New Trends in Interventional Cardiology
A Special Issue of Medicina (ISSN 1648-9144) belonging to the section "Cardiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 January 2027 | Viewed by 1258
Editor
Interests: interventional cardiology; coronary artery disease; structural heart disease
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Dear Colleagues,
Interventional cardiology is undergoing a period of unprecedented innovation, driven by advances in device technology, intracoronary imaging, physiology-guided interventions, structural heart disease therapies and the integration of digital health and artificial intelligence into clinical practice. As cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, there is an urgent need to optimize patient selection, procedural outcomes and long-term management through evidence-based and technologically advanced approaches.
Over the past decade, significant progress has been achieved in the treatment of coronary artery disease, valvular heart disease, heart failure and complex cardiovascular conditions. Contemporary interventional strategies increasingly incorporate precision medicine principles, multimodality imaging, computational modeling and minimally invasive techniques. At the same time, challenges persist regarding procedural complexity, patient-specific risk stratification, access to novel therapies and the translation of emerging evidence into routine clinical practice. These developments create exciting opportunities for researchers and clinicians to redefine standards of care and improve cardiovascular outcomes globally.
This Special Issue aims to present and disseminate the most recent advances related to interventional cardiology, encompassing both established and emerging therapeutic approaches. We welcome original research articles, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, clinical studies, translational research and expert perspectives addressing innovations in coronary, structural and peripheral cardiovascular interventions, as well as technologies that support decision-making and procedural success.
Topics of interest for publication include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Coronary artery disease and contemporary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) treatment;
- Complex and high-risk coronary interventions;
- Intracoronary imaging (IVUS, OCT) and physiology-guided revascularization;
- Chronic total occlusion interventions;
- Structural heart disease interventions, including transcatheter aortic, mitral and tricuspid valve therapies;
- Left atrial appendage closure and transcatheter management of congenital heart diseases;
- Mechanical circulatory support and cardiogenic shock interventions;
- Peripheral and endovascular interventions;
- Artificial intelligence, machine learning and computational modeling in interventional cardiology;
- Digital health, telemedicine and remote patient monitoring;
- Precision medicine and personalized interventional strategies;
- Clinical outcomes, registries and real-world evidence in interventional practice;
- Future directions and emerging concepts in cardiovascular interventions.
We look forward to receiving high-quality contributions that advance scientific knowledge and foster innovation in this rapidly evolving field.
Dr. Nikolaos Ktenopoulos
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- interventional cardiology
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- coronary artery disease
- structural heart disease
- transcatheter aortic valve implantation
- mitral valve intervention
- tricuspid valve intervention
- intracoronary imaging
- chronic total occlusion
- artificial intelligence
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