🫀 HCM is more than wall thickness. What can we learn beyond echocardiography? ECG, CMR, cardiac CT, biomarkers and genetic testing each add another piece to the diagnostic picture. 🔗 imrpress.com/journal/RCM/27/… #HCM #Cardiology #CardiacImaging

🫀 New Special Issue | Congenital Heart Disease Across the Lifespan Explore advances in CHD diagnosis, imaging, interventions, and lifelong care. Guest Editor: Pier Paolo Bassareo, MD, PhD Submission deadline: 30 Nov 2027 🔗 imrpress.com/journal/RCM/spe… #CHD #Cardiology

🫀 Q waves after STEMI: still a warning sign in the PCI era? In 116 patients treated with timely PCI, 14% developed new pathological Q waves—but these were not associated with higher 1-year readmission. Authors: Lihi Levi-Gofman, Shaul Atar, Gassan Moady Affiliations: Azrieli Faculty of Medicine, Bar-Ilan University, Safed, Israel Department of Cardiology, Galilee Medical Center, Nahariya, Israel 🔗 imrpress.com/journal/RCM/27/… #Cardiology #STEMI #ECG

📢 RCM is delighted to welcome Prof. Alexander H. Maass, MD, PhD, as a new Editorial Board Member! Prof. Maass is an Internist and Cardiologist at the University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Netherlands. He trained at Bonn University, the University of Texas Houston, and Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York as a Friedrich Ebert scholar. His clinical and research expertise covers pacemaker, ICD, CRT, sudden cardiac death, cardiomyopathies, cardiogenetics, and exercise. 👏 #RCM #EditorialBoard #Cardiology

🫀 New Special Issue | Contemporary Management of Acute and Advanced Heart Failure This Special Issue explores emerging strategies in acute and advanced heart failure, including risk stratification, novel therapies, cardiogenic shock management, mechanical circulatory support, and precision cardiovascular medicine. Guest Editor: Andreas V. Xanthopoulos, MD, PhD Submission deadline: 31 Aug 2027 🔗imrpress.com/journal/RCM/spe… #HeartFailure #Cardiology #CardiovascularResearch

We are pleased to share that 65 Editorial Board Members of Reviews in Cardiovascular Medicine (RCM) were featured in the World’s Top 2% Scientists 2026 list. We are deeply grateful to our editorial board members for their dedication and expertise, and we sincerely thank our authors, reviewers, and readers for their continued support.🫀 #Top2Scientists #CardiovascularMedicine #AcademicPublishing

🫀 Metabolic health may influence AF outcomes after catheter ablation. A systematic review and meta-analysis found that MASLD was associated with a higher risk of atrial fibrillation recurrence after catheter ablation. Authors: Panagiotis Theofilis @PTheofilis, Paschalis Karakasis @PaschalisKarak1, Panayotis K. Vlachakis @vlachpanos , Konstantinos Pamporis, Aikaterini Vordoni, Evangelos Oikonomou, Kyriakos Dimitriadis @KyriakosDimitr1, Gerasimos Siasos, Konstantinos Tsioufis, Dimitris Tousoulis Affiliations: “Hippokration” General Hospital of Athens, Greece Ippokrateio General Hospital of Thessaloniki, Greece Sotiria General Hospital, Greece imrpress.com/journal/RCM/27/… #Cardiology #AtrialFibrillation #HeartHealth

🫀 Why do some patients develop excessive inflammation after TAVI? Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) triggers an inflammatory response in almost all patients — but its intensity and clinical impact vary widely. A review explores how patient characteristics, procedural factors, and inflammatory biomarkers may help identify high-risk inflammatory profiles and guide future personalized management. 📄 Read more: imrpress.com/journal/RCM/27/… ✍️ Authors: Mihail Celeski, Michele Marchetta @marchetta97560 , Emanuele Sammartini @samking950 , Antonio Sorropago @a_sorropago , Mattia Basile @MattiaBasile97 , Matteo Morello @Matteomore98571 , Carmine Salzillo, Marco Bernardi @MarcoBernardiMD , Pasquale Mollo, Francisco José Romeo @FJRomeoMD , Arturo Cesaro @arturocesaro , Michele Golino @micheleg1390 #Cardiology #TAVI #StructuralHeart