Guowei Tu, MD

Department of Cardiac Intensive Care Centre, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China

Interests: intensive care; hemodynamic monitoring; acute kidney injury; ECMO

Special Issues in IMR Press journals

Special Issue in Perioperative Management in Cardiac Surgery
Special Issue in Monitoring and Organ Support in Cardiac Intensive Care
Ying Su, MD

Cardiac Intensive Care Center, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China

Interests: acute kidney injury; renal replacement therapy; cardiogenic shock; extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; perioperative management
Ming-hao Luo, MD

Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany

Interests: systemic inflammation; organ dysfunction; immunomodulation; cardiogenic shock; sepsis

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The clinical management of heart failure has evolved from a singular cardiac intervention approach to a systemic perspective that considers multi-organ interactions. This shift is driven by a deeper understanding of the complex dialogue between the heart and other organs. Whether the patient is in acute cardiogenic shock or chronic heart failure, cardiac dysfunction often leads to dysregulation of multiple organs such as the lungs, kidneys, and liver. These secondary organ injuries further exacerbate the cardiac burden, creating a vicious cycle. For instance, approximately 36% of patients with cardiogenic shock experience single-organ failure, and nearly half develop multiple-organ failure (MOF), significantly increasing in-hospital mortality rates. These pathophysiological processes involve mechanisms such as neurohormonal imbalance, inflammatory activation, and metabolic disorders, thereby necessitating interdisciplinary research to optimize therapeutic strategies.

This special issue, "Organ Interactions in Heart Failure: Physiology, Pathophysiology, and Therapeutics", will compile multidisciplinary research findings to facilitate the translation of mechanistic discoveries into clinical practice. We invite submissions in the following areas, including but not limited to: early diagnosis, risk stratification, organ support, therapeutic optimization, and interdisciplinary collaboration.

Dr. Guo-wei Tu, Ying Su and Ming-hao Luo
Guest Editors

Keywords

cardiogenic shock

heart failure

multiple organ failure

organ interactions

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Rev. Cardiovasc. Med. Print ISSN 1530-6550 Electronic ISSN 2153-8174