The Pathophysiology of Acute Coronary Syndromes

Dear Colleagues,

Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the leading cause of mortality worldwide. Acute coronary syndrome accounting for a large part of the mortality burden related to CVD. Recent years have witnessed amazing progress in this field, with key discoveries in basic mechanisms, clinical pathophysiology and biomarkers leading to a consistent improvement in patient treatments. Despite this, residual risk remains a challenge even with optimal management.

This special issue focuses on current gaps and possible solutions in the field of Acute Coronary Syndrome. Novel research approaches such as multi-omics, personalized medicine and artificial intelligence are leveraging recent and ongoing achievements in this field, including new drug treatments for dyslipidemia and antithrombotic drugs to support LV function, into a unique and unprecedented opportunity.

We welcome the submission of original research and review articles on pertinent topics, including:

- Molecular mechanisms underlying atherosclerosis and the development of acute coronary syndromes;

- Cardiovascular risk stratification and the prevention of acute coronary syndrome;

- Treatment of acute coronary syndrome;

- Intracoronary diagnostics for the management of patients with acute coronary syndrome;

- Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in special populations (young patients, elderly, diabetics, achd);

- ACS without obstructive coronary artery disease (ACS-NNOCA);

- Personalized medicine and Artificial Intelligence in ACS.

Prof. Salvatore De Rosa

Guest Editor

Manuscripts should be submitted via our online editorial system at https://imr.propub.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to start your submission. Manuscripts can be submitted now or up until the deadline. All papers will go through peer-review process. Accepted papers will be published in the journal (as soon as accepted) and meanwhile listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, reviews as well as short communications are preferred. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office to announce on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts will be thoroughly refereed through a double-blind peer-review process. Please visit the Instruction for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) in this open access journal is 2200 USD. Submitted manuscripts should be well formatted in good English.