All Special Topics (32)

Ongoing Special Topics (7)

Topic: Exosomes (Extracellular Vesicles; EVs) in Vascular Biology, Cardiovascular Physiology and Medicine: Intercellular Communication and Therapeutics

Prof. Narasimham L. Parinandi

Submission deadline: 20 Feb 2027

Published articles: 0

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Topic: The Future of PFO Closure: Beyond Secondary Prevention

Prof. Bernhard Meier

Submission deadline: 1 Feb 2027

Published articles: 0

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Topic: Artificial Intelligence and Digital Twins in Cardiovascular Medicine and Surgery: From Innovation to Clinical Translation

Prof. Fabrizio Monaco

Submission deadline: 31 Jan 2027

Published articles: 0

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Topic: A Decade of Vessel Plus : Past, Now and Future Perspectives in Vascular Medicine

Prof. Aijun Sun

Submission deadline: 31 Dec 2026

Published articles: 0

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Topic: APS and Other Immune-mediated Vascular Disorders: Mechanisms, Biomarkers and Therapeutic Opportunities

Prof. Ricard Cervera; Dr. Giuseppe Barilaro

Submission deadline: 31 Dec 2026

Published articles: 0

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Topic: Microvascular Damage

Prof. Xiao-Jun Du; Assoc. Prof. Xiaoyu Tian; Prof. Yi Zhang

Submission deadline: 30 Sep 2026

Published articles: 0

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Topic: Supplement Issue of the 2027 XiaoXiang-International Cardiology Conference (X²-ICC 2027)

Prof. Shenghua Zhou; Prof. Aijun Sun

Submission deadline: 30 Sep 2026

Published articles: 0

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Completed Special Topics (22)

Topic: Atrial Fibrillation: Diagnosis and Therapeutic Advances

Prof. Tong Liu

Published articles: 8 Download Articles Viewed:

Topic: Panvascular Aging

Prof. Depei Liu; Prof. Yi Tang; Dr. Yang Zhang

Published articles: 12 Read Online Viewed: Download Articles Viewed:

Topic: Innovations in Aortic Surgery and Valve Repair

Prof. Ruggero De Paulis, MD

Published articles: 6 Read Online Viewed: Download Articles Viewed:

Topic: Advances in Vasculitis: from Pathogenesis to Novel Therapeutic Strategies

Prof. Luca Quartuccio, MD, PhD

Published articles: 4 Download Articles Viewed:

Topic: The Clinical and Biologic Treatment of Coronary Artery Disease

Prof. Frank W. Sellke

Published articles: 14 Read Online Viewed: Download Articles Viewed:

Topic: Thoracic Aortic Pathologies: Causes, Diagnosis, and Treatments

Prof. Joseph S. Coselli

Published articles: 18 Read Online Viewed: Download Articles Viewed:

Topic: Aortic Dissection: New Frontiers in Diagnosis and Management

Prof. Davide Pacini, MD, PhD; Dr. Luca Di Marco

Published articles: 5 Read Online Viewed: Download Articles Viewed:

Topic: Current States and Future Challenges of Coronary Artery Revascularization

Prof. Giuseppe Andò; Prof. Paolo Calabrò; Dr. Felice Gragnano

Published articles: 5 Read Online Viewed: Download Articles Viewed:

Topic: Challenges in Infective Endocarditis: What We Know and the Gap in Knowledge

Prof. Carlos A. Mestres; Dr. Eduard Quintana

Published articles: 4 Download Articles Viewed:

Topic: Insights into Congenital Heart Disease: Diagnosis and Management

Dr. P. Syamasundar Rao

Published articles: 12 Read Online Viewed: Download Articles Viewed:

Topic: Current State of Knowledge: Atrial Fibrillation and Cardiac Surgery

Prof. Annie Laurie W. Shroyer; Prof. Gdossein Hossein Almassi; Prof. Thomas V. Bilfinger

Published articles: 16 Read Online Viewed: Download Articles Viewed:

Topic: Advances in the Management of Cardiac Amyloidosis

Prof. Livi Ugolino; Prof. Gianfranco Sinagra

Published articles: 12 Read Online Viewed: Download Articles Viewed:

Topic: Advancements in Cerebral Cavernous Malformations

Dr. Jun Zhang, PhD

Published articles: 6 Read Online Viewed: Download Articles Viewed:

Topic: Update on ANCA-Associated Vasculitis: Towards the Best Stratification in Different Phenotypes by Genetics and Pathogenesis, Clinical Features and Treatment Options

Prof. Luca Quartuccio, MD, PhD

Published articles: 5 Read Online Viewed: Download Articles Viewed:

Topic: Varicose Veins: Risk Factors, Diagnosis, Therapies

Prof. Dr. med. René Gordon Holzheimer

Published articles: 5 Read Online Viewed: Download Articles Viewed:

Topic: Metabolism for Inflammation and Atherosclerosis

Prof. Maurizio Averna

Published articles: 4 Download Articles Viewed:

Topic: Current Status and Future Prospects of Percutaneous Treatment of Mitral Valve Disease: Repair vs. Replacement

Prof. Manel Sabaté, MD, PhD

Published articles: 6 Read Online Viewed: Download Articles Viewed:

Topic: Latest Prevention and Management Strategies of Stroke

Prof. Chung Y. Hsu, MD, PhD

Published articles: 12 Read Online Viewed: Download Articles Viewed:

Topic: Open Questions in Aortic Surgery

Dr. Cristiano Spadaccio, MD, PhD; Dr. Lizhong Sun, MD, PhD; Dr. Junmin Zhu, MD, PhD; Dr. Haiou Hu, MD, PhD; Dr. Antonio Nenna, MD, PhD

Published articles: 10 Read Online Viewed: Download Articles Viewed:

Topic: Microvesicles and Exosomes in Vascular Biology

Dr. Narasimham Parinandi

Published articles: 13 Read Online Viewed: Download Articles Viewed:

Topic: State of the Art in Cardiovascular Surgery

Dr. Cristiano Spadaccio, MD, PhD; Dr. Antonio Nenna, MD; Dr. Sanjeet Singh Avtaar Singh, MSc

Published articles: 9 Read Online Viewed: Download Articles Viewed:

Topic: Vascular Remodeling 2018: the Updates

Prof. Alexander D. Verin, PhD; Dr. Evgenia V. Gerasimovskaya, PhD

Published articles: 7 Read Online Viewed: Download Articles Viewed:

Closed Special Topics (3)

Topic: Mechanical Overload-Induced Cardiac Remodeling

Assoc. Prof. Jian Wu

Submission deadline: 31 Aug 2026

Published articles: 1

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Topic: Interventional Cardiology: Recent Advances in Clinical and Translational Research

Prof. Shenghua Zhou; Prof. Xianbao Liu

Submission deadline: 31 Mar 2026

Published articles: 4

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Topic: Current Knowledge and Future Applications of Non-Coding RNAs in Cardiomyopathies and Heart Failure

Prof. Chen Chen, MD, PhD

Submission deadline: 31 Dec 2025

Published articles: 11

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