Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease

Management and Challenges in Peripheral Arterial Disease

edited by

and

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 15679 | Submission Open

Keywords: peripheral vascular interventions; endovascular/hybrid/surgical therapy; peripheral perfusion; primary prevention; secondary prevention; peripheral artery disease

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cardiovascular Clinical Research)

Women and Cardiovascular Disease: The Gender Gap

edited by Sandra Eifert

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 12433 | Submission Open

Keywords: interventional and surgical treatment of women and cardiovascular disease; heart failure; coronary and valvular heart disease; aortic pathologies; arrhythmias and related basic science; risk factors; hormones

Heart Rhythm Disorders: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Management

edited by Rajeev K. Pathak

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10189 | Submission Open

Keywords: tachyarrhythmias; bradyarrhythmias; myocardial strain; cardiac MRI; myocardial scar; atrial fibrillation ablation; ventricular arrhythmia ablation; physiological pacing; sudden cardiac death

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrophysiology and Cardiovascular Physiology)

New Advances in Minimally Invasive Coronary Surgery

edited by Ferdi Akca

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4780 | Submission Open

Keywords: minimally invasive coronary surgery; MICS-CABG; endoscopic mammary artery harvest; MIDCAB; robotic-assisted coronary surgery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cardiac Surgery)

Epidemiological, Basic Science and Clinical Research Studies in Heart Failure

edited by

Imo A. Ebong

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3494 | Submission Open

Keywords: heart failure; cardiomyopathy; hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; sarcoidosis; amyloidosis; HFpEF; HFrEF; HFmrEF; advanced heart failure

(This special issue belongs to the Section Epidemiology, Lifestyle, and Cardiovascular Health)

Risk Factors and Prevention of Cardiovascular Diseases—Second Edition

edited by Małgorzata Poręba

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2468 | Submission Open

Keywords: cardiovascular diseases; cardiovascular risk factors; smoking; hypertension; hypercholesterolemia; lipids; diabetes; obesity; overweight; diet; occupational factors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Epidemiology, Lifestyle, and Cardiovascular Health)

How Should We Assess Stenosis for Revascularization: Fractional Flow Reserve (FFR) Versus Intravascular Ultrasound (IVUS)

edited by Indrė Čeponienė

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2094 | Submission Open

Keywords: fractional flow reserve; invasive plaque assessment; intravascular ultrasound; revascularization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Imaging)

Minimal Access Cardiac Surgery: State of the Art and Future Perspectives, 2nd Edition

edited by

Jason M. Ali

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 164 | Submission Open

Keywords: minimal access; minimally invasive; robotic; robot-assisted; cardiac surgery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cardiac Surgery)

Effects of Pharmaceutical Intervention on Cardiovascular Risk

edited by Giuseppe Marazzi and

Giuseppe Caminiti

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 11175 | Submission Open

Keywords: cardiovascular risk factors; primary prevention; hypercholesterolemia; diabetes; hypertension

(This special issue belongs to the Section Epidemiology, Lifestyle, and Cardiovascular Health)

Modern Approach to Complex Arrhythmias, 2nd Edition

edited by

Matteo Bertini

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3620 | Submission Open

Keywords: arrhythmias; ablation; zerofluorsocopy; ultra-density mapping; new energy forms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrophysiology and Cardiovascular Physiology)

Leaders in Cardiovascular Research: A Special Issue Dedicated to Professor Patrick Serruys

edited by Christos Bourantas and

Scot Garg

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3221 | Submission Open

Keywords: coronary artery disease; intravascular imaging; percutaneous coronary interventions; transcatheter aortic valve implantation; coronary angiography; risk stratification; computed tomography coronary angiography; drug coated balloon

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cardiovascular Clinical Research)

Clinical Burden of Comorbidities on Cardiovascular System and Beyond: 2nd Edition

edited by

Zbigniew Siudak

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2405 | Submission Open

Keywords: co-morbidity; inflammation; valves; stents; epidemiology; coronary; diabetes; gender; age; markers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cardiovascular Clinical Research)

Cardiovascular Imaging in Heart Failure and in Valvular Heart Disease

edited by

Daniel A. Morris

and

Evgeny Belyavskiy

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1857 | Submission Open

Keywords: heart failure; valvular heart disease; aortic valve stenosis; mitral valve regurgitation; tricuspid valve regurgitation; aortic valve regurgitation; echocardiography; cardiovascular magnetic resonance; cardiac computed tomography

(This special issue belongs to the Section Imaging)

Atrial Fibrillation: New Insights and Perspectives

edited by Jean-Baptiste Guichard and

Antoine Da Costa

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 779 | Submission Open

Keywords: atrial fibrillation; electroporation; thermal ablation; pulmonary vein isolation; pulsed field ablation; Marshall alcoholization; clinical trials; dispersion; mapping

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrophysiology and Cardiovascular Physiology)

Ventricular Arrhythmias: Mechanisms and Management

edited by

Faisal F. Syed

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 116 | Submission Open

Keywords: arrhythmia mechanisms; risk prediction; ventricular tachycardia; premature ventricular complex; ventricular fibrillation; catheter ablation; heart failure device therapies; autonomic modulation; GLP-1 agonists; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrophysiology and Cardiovascular Physiology)

Further Understanding of Myocardial Infarction: Risk Factors, Treatment, and Clinical Outcomes

edited by Joanna Sikora

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 507 | Submission Open

Keywords: myocardial infarction; antiplatelet therapy; acute coronary syndromes; cardiovascular risk

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cardiovascular Clinical Research)

Sports Cardiology: From Diagnosis to Clinical Management, 2nd Edition

edited by

Stavros Dimopoulos

,

Christos Kourek

and

Eleftherios Karatzanos

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 16337 | Submission Open

Keywords: sports cardiology; cardiovascular risk factors; diabetes mellitus; arterial hypertension; obesity; diagnosis; chronic coronary syndromes; coronary artery bypass graft surgery; heart failure; valvular heart disease; pulmonary hypertension; congenital heart disease; cardiomyopathies; ventricular assist devices; sudden cardiac death; exercise training; rehabilitation; risk stratification

(This special issue belongs to the Section Epidemiology, Lifestyle, and Cardiovascular Health)

Advances in Cardiovascular Imaging—Computed Tomography (CT) Focus Issue

edited by

Gudrun Feuchtner

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 13306 | Submission Open

Keywords: cardiovascular imaging; structural heart disease; valvular heart disease; congenital heart disease; computed tomography (CT); photon counting CT

(This special issue belongs to the Section Imaging)

10th Anniversary of JCDD—Modern Diagnostic and Therapeutic Strategies in Advanced Heart Failure and Heart Transplantation

edited by

Stavros Dimopoulos

,

Alexandros Briasoulis

and Paulino A. Alvarez

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7849 | Submission Open

Keywords: heart failure; heart transplantation; ECMO; impella; tandemHeart; cardiogenic shock; cardiopulmonary exercise testing; exercise training; organ donation; echocardiography; haemodynamics; right ventricle dysfunction; IABP

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cardiovascular Clinical Research)

Transcatheter and Surgical Approaches to Complications of Transcatheter Procedures: Current Trends and Future Challenges

edited by

Antonio Nenna

,

Giuseppe Patti

and Giovanni Casali

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5389 | Submission Open

Keywords: transcatheter; complications; cardiac surgery; heart valve surgery; complications; TAVR

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cardiac Surgery)

State of the Art in Mitral Valve Disease

edited by Gilles D. Dreyfus

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3556 | Submission Open

Keywords: mitral valve pathophysiology and echocardiography; mitral valve stenosis; mitral valve regurgitation (primary; secondary; atrial ...); standard vs minimally invasive mitral valve surgery; resection or no resection; TEER mitral valve “ repair” or treatment; TEER mitral valve replacement: which prosthesis for which patient?; mitral valve replacement; mitral valve repair failures: why?; the future of mitral valve regurgitation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cardiac Surgery)

Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance in Cardiology Practice: 2nd Edition

edited by

Sebastian Kelle

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3481 | Submission Open

Keywords: cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging; cardiac MRI; CMR; ischemia; cardiomyopathies; inflammation; vascular; stress testing; education; cardiovascular disease; non-invasive imaging

(This special issue belongs to the Section Imaging)

Hybrid Ablation of the Atrial Fibrillation

edited by Massimiliano Marini

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2154 | Submission Open

Keywords: atrial fibrillation; ablation; hybrid ablation; techniques; videothoracoscopic approach

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrophysiology and Cardiovascular Physiology)

Contemporary Controversies and Evolving Paradigms in Cardiovascular Surgery

edited by

Dimitrios E. Magouliotis

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1596 | Submission Open

Keywords: cardiovascular surgery; aortic valve replacement (TAVR vs. SAVR); thoracic aortic aneurysms; surgical revascularization; aortic arch disease; ischemic heart failure

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cardiac Surgery)

Heart Failure: Focus on Management and Prognosis

edited by

Massimiliano Maines

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 858 | Submission Open

Keywords: heart failure; remote monitoring; telemedicine; device; patient management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cardiovascular Clinical Research)

Venous Thromboembolism (VTE): Risk, Prevention and Management

edited by

Jorge Moisés

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 209 | Submission Open

Keywords: pulmonary embolism; cardiogenic shock; right ventricle failure; biomarkers; risk stratification; PE treatment; reperfusion; artificial intelligence; bleeding

Feature Papers in Imaging—Second Edition

edited by

Nina Ajmone Marsan

and

Tea Gegenava

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 145 | Submission Open

Keywords: echocardiography; cardiac magnetic resonance imaging; cardiac computed tomography; nuclear cardiology; cardiovascular disease

(This special issue belongs to the Section Imaging)

Coronary Artery Disease: Risk Stratification and Optimization of Intervention Strategies

edited by Antonella Tommasino

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6629 | Submission Open

Keywords: coronary artery disease (CAD); risk stratification; acute coronary syndromes (ACSs); percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI); predictive models; diagnostic imaging; imaging-guided complex PCI; adjunctive therapies; complication avoidance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Acquired Cardiovascular Disease)

Emerging Trends and Advances in Interventional Cardiology

edited by Vlasis Ninios and

Georgios Papadopoulos

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5800 | Submission Open

Keywords: interventional cardiology; coronary artery disease; structural heart disease; percutaneous coronary intervention; aortic stenosis; mitral regurgitation; tricuspid regurgitation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cardiovascular Clinical Research)

Models and Methods for Computational Cardiology: 2nd Edition

edited by

Richard L. Goodwin

and

Sandra Rugonyi

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3772 | Submission Open

Keywords: cardiovascular development; congenital heart disease; cardiovascular imaging; patient-specific cardiovascular modeling; cardiovascular growth and remodeling; cardiovascular computational fluid dynamics; cardiovascular flow tissue interaction; hemodynamics; mechanotransduction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Basic and Translational Cardiovascular Research)

Advanced Cardiovascular Imaging in Structural Heart Disease: Diagnostic, Prognostic, and Therapeutic Perspectives

edited by

Alfonso Campanile

, Oliviero Caleo and

Carmine Izzo

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2513 | Submission Open

Keywords: transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI); coronary artery disease (CAD); computed tomography angiography (CTA); cardiovascular disease (CVD); valvular heart disease (VHD); cardiovascular imaging; multimodal imaging; preprocedural imaging

(This special issue belongs to the Section Imaging)

Stroke in the Young

edited by

Narayanaswamy Venketasubramanian

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2241 | Submission Open

Keywords: young; neonate; child; cerebrovascular disease; stroke; cerebral infarction; intracerebral haemorrhage; subarachnoid haemorrhage; risk factors; mechanisms; prognosis; outcomes; complications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disease)

Acute Myocardial Infarction: Pharmacological and Interventional Treatment

edited by

Antonino Nicosia

and Giuseppe Giacchi

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2095 | Submission Open

Keywords: acute coronary syndromes (ACS); ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI); thrombotic coronary lesions; antithrombotic therapy; antiplatelet therapy; thrombus aspiration; mechanical thrombus aspiration; rheolytic thrombectomy

Recent Advances in Fetal Cardiology

edited by Luís Guedes-Martins

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1822 | Submission Open

Keywords: prenatal diagnosis; fetal cardiology; fetal doppler; fetal medicine; congenital heart disease; genetic testing; pediatric cardiology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Cardiology and Congenital Heart Disease)

Feature Review Papers in the ‘Genetics’ Section

edited by

Maria Grazia Andreassi

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1427 | Submission Open

Keywords: genetics; genomics; polygenic risk scores; genome-wide association studies (GWAS); rare variants; pharmacogenomics; exposome; gene– environment interactions; multi-omics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetics)

Advances in Cardiac Pacing and Cardiac Resynchronisation Therapy

edited by Chi Keong Ching and Sofian Johar

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1038 | Submission Open

Keywords: pacing in heart failure; His bundle pacing; left bundle branch area pacing; conduction system pacing; cardiac resynchronization therapy; atrioventricular nodal block

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrophysiology and Cardiovascular Physiology)

The Present and Future of Sports Cardiology and Exercise, 2nd Edition

edited by

Elena Cavarretta

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 309 | Submission Open

Keywords: sports cardiology; exercise; exercise prescription; electrocardiogram; echocardiography; oxidative stress; cardiomyopathy; heart valve disease; preventive cardiology; cardiac rehabilitation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Epidemiology, Lifestyle, and Cardiovascular Health)

Recent Advances in Transcatheter Closure of Atrial Septal Defects (ASD) and Ventricular Septal Defects (VSD)

edited by Mario Carminati, Israel Valverde and Xiangbin Pan

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 179 | Submission Open

Keywords: ASD; VSD; multiple septal defects; transcatheter closure; reabsorbable devices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Cardiology and Congenital Heart Disease)

Advanced Cardiovascular Imaging in Cardiomyopathy

edited by

Luca Arcari

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 133 | Submission Open

Keywords: cardiomyopathies; hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; dilated cardiomyopathy; cardiac amyloidosis; arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy; non-dilated left ventricular cardiomyopathy; cardiac magnetic resonance imaging; computed tomography; echocardiography; nuclear imaging

Risk Factors and Outcomes in Cardiac Surgery: 2nd Edition

edited by Jae Hwan Choi

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 120 | Submission Open

Keywords: cardiac surgery; outcomes research; risk factor analysis; mechanical circulatory support; heart transplantation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cardiac Surgery)

Controversies in Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disease

edited by

Alan P. Sawchuk

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 106 | Submission Open

Keywords: stroke treatment; prevention of large vessel ischemic stroke; anticoagulant therapy for embolic stroke; cryptogenic stroke; neurointerventional management; lytic therapy; blood pressure management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disease)

Feature Review Papers in Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disease: 2nd Edition

edited by

Narayanaswamy Venketasubramanian

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 63 | Submission Open

Keywords: stroke; cerebrovascular disease; transient ischemic attack; ischemic stroke; intracerebral hemorrhage; subarachnoid hemorrhage

(This special issue belongs to the Section Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disease)

Congenital Heart Disease: Technological Innovations in Cardiac Surgery and Interventional Therapy

edited by Martin Schweiger

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7645 | Submission Open

Keywords: minimal invasive procedures in pediatric cardiac surgery; 3D printing; advanced imaging modalities; bioresorbable devices; artificial intelligence; tissue engineering; growth

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Cardiology and Congenital Heart Disease)

Feature Review Papers in Cardiovascular Clinical Research

edited by

Jochen Wöhrle

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 12764 | Submission Open

Keywords: cardiovascular disease; interventional therapy; drugs; medication; prognosis; rehabilitation; acute cardiovascular care; Intensive cardiovascular care

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cardiovascular Clinical Research)

Cardiovascular Disease in Patients with Familial Hypercholesterolemia

edited by Genovefa D. Kolovou, Evangelos Liberopoulos and Haralampos J. Milionis

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2271 | Submission Open

Keywords: familial hypercholesterolemia; atherosclerosis; LDL cholesterol; genetic mutations; lipid-lowering therapies; premature heart disease; risk assessment; early diagnosis; pharmacological treatment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Epidemiology, Lifestyle, and Cardiovascular Health)

Critical Care Update: Cardiology

edited by

Sasa Rajsic

and

Benedikt Treml

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1131 | Submission Open

Keywords: critical care; cardiology; resuscitation; PCA; myocardial infarct; acute illness; intensive care; shock; cardiogenic shock; ECMO; arrhythmias; STEMI

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cardiovascular Clinical Research)

Pulmonary Hypertension: Far from a Rare Disease—a Journey from Diagnosis to Treatment

edited by Giovanna Manzi, Silvia Papa and Tommaso Recchioni

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 898 | Submission Open

Keywords: pulmonary hypertension; pathophysiology; diagnosis; treatment; molecular mechanisms; cellular pathways; genetic factors; environmental influences; advanced imaging; biomarkers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Acquired Cardiovascular Disease)

Heart Failure: Advanced Imaging and New Treatments

edited by

Antonello D’Andrea

,

Alfredo Mauriello

and Adriana Correra

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 121 | Submission Open

Keywords: heart failure; biomarkers; cardiomyopathies; device therapy; echocardiography; imaging; arrythmias; cardiac rehabilitation; heart valve disease

Advances in Thrombosis Diagnosis and Antithrombotic Therapy

edited by Ovidio De Filippo,

Fabrizio D’Ascenzo

and Francesco Antonio Veneziano

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 95 | Submission Open

Keywords: antithrombotic therapy; ischemic heart disease; risk stratification; personalized medicine; dual antiplatelet therapy; bleeding risk; coronary artery disease; artificial intelligence

Atrial Fibrillation: Current Considerations for Diagnosis, Therapy, and Management

edited by

Giulio Molon

and Stefano Bonapace

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 74 | Submission Open

Keywords: rhythm control; anticoagulation; catheter ablation; pulsed-field ablation; cryoablation; paroxysmal AF; persistent AF; left atrial appendage (LAA); antiarrhythmic drug

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrophysiology and Cardiovascular Physiology)

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