Heart
is an international journal from BMJ and BCS publishing important research and reviews in cardiovascular disease.
Impact Factor: 5.1
Citescore: 10.3
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Authors
Heart considers unsolicited submissions of a variety of article types, including original research, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, and image challenge questions. Review articles are usually commissioned but unsolicited reviews may be considered for topics of interest to the journal's readers.
Information is also provided on editorial policies and open access.
All manuscripts should be submitted online.
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Latest Articles
Valvular heart disease:
Clinical and echocardiographic parameters associated with outcomes in patients with moderate secondary mitral regurgitation4 October 2024
Editorials:
Managing cardiogenic shock and left ventricular outflow tract obstruction in Takotsubo syndrome: current insights and challenges4 October 2024
Cardiac risk factors and prevention:
New-onset atrial fibrillation after coronary surgery and stroke risk: a nationwide cohort study4 October 2024
Arrhythmias and sudden death:
Genetic variants associated with cardiac hypertrophy-related sudden cardiac death and cardiovascular outcomes in a Finnish population3 October 2024
Arrhythmias and sudden death:
Motor vehicle crash risk after cardioverter-defibrillator implantation: a population-based cohort study25 September 2024
Best research paper award
Each year the Heart editorial team selects the most meritorious research papers to receive the Heart Best Research Paper Award.
We are pleased to announce the winner and finalists for the Heart Best Research Paper Award 2024 in recognition of high quality and clinical impact. The 2024 award is for the best research paper published in the journal in 2023.
Winner
Divan Ishak, Suleman Aktaa, Lars Lindhagen, Joakim Alfredsson, Tatendashe Bernadette Dondo, Claes Held, Tomas Jernberg, Troels Yndigegn, Chris P Gale, Gorav Batra
Association of beta-blockers beyond 1 year after myocardial infarction and cardiovascular outcomes
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Heart - Our Full Story
Listen to Editor-in-Chief of Heart, Kazem Rahimi, talk about the journal's aims and scope, the advice he has for authors thinking about submitting to the journal, what the journal has to offer to readers and what the journal has planned for 2024.
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