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The Art of Timing: Recognizing Signs and Symptoms of Advanced Heart Failure to Guide Timely Referral to Advanced Heart Failure Specialists

Announcing a new article publication for Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications journal. This editorial highlights the critical importance of early recognition and referral of patients with advanced heart failure to specialist care.

The article provides frontline clinicians with a practical overview of disease progression, emphasizing the use of the “I NEED HELP” mnemonic as a simple screening tool to identify patients who may benefit from advanced therapies such as mechanical circulatory support, heart transplantation, and specialized multidisciplinary management.

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Socioeconomic, Lifestyle, and Clinical Factors Associated with Cardiovascular Events in the U.S. Cancer Population

Announcing a new article publication for Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications journal. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a leading cause of mortality among cancer survivors, yet the contributions of socioeconomic, lifestyle, and clinical factors to CVD remain unexplored.

This study was aimed at examining associations between these factors and prevalent CVD in adults with prior cancer and comparing them with those in a matched non-cancer cohort.

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Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications Achieves a 2025 Journal Impact Factor of 2.6 and Advances to Q2 in Journal Citation Reports

June 17, 2026

Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications (CVIA) is pleased to announce that, according to the 2025 edition of the Journal Citation Reports (JCR), released by Clarivate on June 17, 2026, the journal has received a Journal Impact Factor™ of 2.6 and advanced to Quartile 2 (Q2) within its subject category.

This achievement marks the fourth consecutive year of Impact Factor growth, reflecting the journal’s continued development, increasing visibility, and growing engagement within the global cardiovascular research community.

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Left Bundle Branch Area Pacing: A Promising Strategy to Mitigate Pacing-Induced Cardiomyopathy

Announcing a new article publication for Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications journal. This editorial examines the growing clinical interest in Left Bundle Branch Area Pacing (LBBAP) as a more physiological alternative to conventional right ventricular pacing for patients requiring long-term cardiac pacing. As evidence continues to emerge linking chronic right ventricular pacing with pacing-induced cardiomyopathy and heart failure, the authors review the mechanisms underlying these complications and explore how LBBAP may help preserve ventricular synchrony, maintain cardiac function, and improve clinical outcomes.

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Statistical Methods for Longitudinal Cardiovascular Disease Research Design: A Narrative Review

Announcing a new article publication for Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications journal. Cardiovascular disease develops through gradual accumulation of risk factors and progressive vascular damage. Longitudinal studies are well suited to determine when and how these changes occur, but they introduce several analytic challenges, including repeated measurements on the same individuals, irregular or sparse follow-up schedules, missing data, and non-linear trajectories.

The authors of this article conducted a narrative, application-focused review categorizing methods into five major classes: traditional or marginal models, mixed-effect models, joint models, trajectory and mixture models, and functional or machine-learning approaches. For each class, we provide intuitive descriptions, typical cardiovascular applications, and a balanced discussion of assumptions, strengths, limitations, and recommended sensitivity analyses.

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Association Between Weight Change and the Risk of Atrial Fibrillation: Results from the Kailuan Cohort Study in China

Announcing a new article publication for Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications journal. The long-term effects of sustained weight gain and loss on atrial fibrillation (AF) risk remain unclear. The authors of this article examined associations between long-term weight change and incident AF.

64,119 AF-free participants from the Kailuan cohort whose height and weight were measured in 2006–2007 and 2010–2011 were examined. Weight change was assessed as changes in body mass index (BMI), body weight, and percentage weight changes. Incident AF was ascertained according to International Classification of Diseases codes and biennial electrocardiograms. Multivariable Cox models estimated hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs).

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Reimagining Heart Failure Care: The Essential Role of Early Palliative Integration

Announcing a new article publication for Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications journal. Thie editorial highlights the growing evidence that type 2 inflammation may represent an important biological link between asthma and cardiovascular disease. The article examines how chronic inflammatory pathways driven by type 2 immune responses can contribute not only to respiratory symptoms but also to vascular dysfunction, atherosclerosis, and adverse cardiovascular outcomes. By exploring shared mechanisms across these conditions, the authors emphasize the need for a more integrated approach to patient care and suggest that targeting type 2 inflammation could offer new opportunities to improve outcomes for patients with both asthma and cardiovascular disease.

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The Impact of Sedentary Behavior on Stroke Prognosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies

Announcing a new article publication for Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications journal. The article highlights Stroke survivors often experience physical dysfunction, fatigue, and cognitive impairment, and may also spend prolonged periods engaged in sedentary behavior because of daily living demands. However, the specific effects of sedentary behavior on stroke prognosis remain unclear.A comprehensive search of PubMed, Embase, the Cochrane Library, and Web of Science, covering all records from database inception to March 2026, was conducted through both computer-based and manual methods.

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Asprosin in Cardiovascular Disease: Mechanistic Insights, Context-Dependent Effects, and Translational Perspectives

Announcing a new article publication for Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications journal highlighting the asprosin biology in the cardiovascular system. The study investigates molecular signaling pathways and tissue‑specific effects, moving beyond a disease‑centered descriptive framework, carefully differentiating exploratory hypotheses from validated conclusions, thereby strengthening the foundation for precision cardiovascular research and therapeutic innovation.

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Performance Comparison of Machine Learning Classifiers and Cardio-Sense Ensemble for Heart Disease Detection

Announcing a new article publication for Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications journal. Heart disease remains a leading cause of global mortality; consequently, accurate, reliable, and interpretable predictive models are needed for early diagnosis. This study was aimed at developing a robust hybrid ensemble learning framework that improves heart disease predictive accuracy while preserving clinical interpretability.

The Cardio-Sense Ensemble Framework (CSEF) for heart disease prediction was developed by using the publicly available Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System dataset. Laplacian binary optimization was used for optimized feature selection, to eliminate redundancy and enhance discriminative information. The refined feature set was used to train multiple baseline classifiers, including logistic regression, random forest, (more…)

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