Cardiovascular Ultrasound

 The cardiology and echo community mourn Maurizio Galderisi who passed away for pulmonary complications after Covid-19 infection. Maurizio Galderisi was one of the first invited members of the editorial board of Cardiovascular Ultrasound since its foundation by Eugenio Picano. He was an enthusiastic supporter of the journal and contributed with original research, point of views and tens of manuscript reviews. He never declined an invitation and he was always available for the journal. He was a lot more than that:  our collaboration dates back in the years as shown by many articles we co-authored. His strong pathophysiologic background on coronary circulation was fundamental to develop  some of his most original work on the clinical use of Doppler-derived coronary flow reserve. He was a good friend and, even when we did not share the same views, we always kept a personal and affectionate relation. He loved his work, his university, his patients. He was a wonderful mentor for his fellows who could count on his advice, help and consideration. He was generous and loving with them and Federico II University lost one of his outstanding faculty members. Our thoughts are for  his daughter and wife who, in this terrible time for our country, are not alone in mourning Maurizio. He is one of the too many physicians lost to the pandemic, a toll too high to be paid by the medical community. We will miss his good humor, his companionship, his superb hospitality in Naples. RIP  
_{Rosa Sicari, MD, PhD, FESC}

As a result of the significant disruption that is being caused by the COVID-19 pandemic we are very aware that many researchers will have difficulty in meeting the timelines associated with our peer review process during normal times.  Please do let us know if you need additional time. Our systems will continue to remind you of the original timelines but we intend to be highly flexible at this time.