3. Structural Heart Disease: Transcatheter Therapies, Procedural Outcomes, and Complication Management
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Dear Colleagues,
Structural heart disease (SHD) encompasses a broad spectrum of congenital and acquired cardiac abnormalities involving the heart valves, septa, myocardium, and great vessels. Over the past decade, the management of these conditions has been revolutionized by the rapid evolution of transcatheter and minimally invasive therapeutic approaches.
Transcatheter therapies—including transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), transcatheter mitral and tricuspid valve interventions, left atrial appendage closure, paravalvular leak repair, and septal defect closure—have significantly expanded treatment options for patients considered high-risk or unsuitable for conventional surgery. Advances in imaging guidance, device technology, and procedural techniques have further enhanced procedural safety and clinical outcomes.
Despite these remarkable achievements, important challenges remain. Procedural complications such as vascular injury, conduction disturbances, device malposition, residual regurgitation, thrombosis, and structural valve degeneration continue to impact both short- and long-term outcomes. Moreover, optimal patient selection, procedural planning, and post-procedural management require continued refinement and evidence-based guidance.
This Special Issue aims to provide a comprehensive overview of current innovations and clinical evidence in structural heart interventions, with a focus on:
- Advances in transcatheter valve therapies (aortic, mitral, tricuspid, and pulmonary)
- Septal defect closure and left atrial appendage occlusion
- Imaging-guided procedural planning and optimization
- Clinical outcomes and long-term durability of transcatheter devices
- Complication prevention, recognition, and management strategies
- Risk stratification and patient selection in structural heart disease
- Emerging technologies and next-generation devices
We invite the submission of original research articles, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, and short communications that address contemporary challenges and future directions in structural heart disease management.
Guest Editor
Dr. Jalal K Ghali
Manuscript Submission Information
Manuscripts should be submitted through the journal’s online submission system at:
https://auctoresonline.org/journals/clinical-cardiology-and-cardiovascular-interventions
Authors are required to register and log in before submitting their manuscripts. All submissions undergo initial editorial screening followed by a rigorous single-blind peer-review process.
Accepted papers will be published online immediately upon acceptance and will be collected under the Special Issue webpage. The journal welcomes original research articles, review articles, and short communications. Authors planning to submit may send a provisional title and a short abstract (approximately 250 words) to the Editorial Office for preliminary evaluation.
Submitted manuscripts must be original, not previously published, and not under consideration elsewhere (except conference proceedings). Authors are encouraged to carefully follow the journal’s Instructions for Authors and ensure high standards of scientific quality, formatting, and English language clarity prior to submission.
Keywords
- Structural Heart Disease; Transcatheter Therapies; Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR); Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair; Mitral Valve Interventions; Tricuspid Valve Interventions; Left Atrial Appendage Closure (LAAC)
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