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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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
Reviews:
How the brain impacts the heart: lessons from ischaemic stroke and other neurological disorders25 December 2024
Valvular heart disease:
New wearable cardiac acoustic monitoring technology for evaluation of subclinical leaflet thrombosis after transcatheter aortic valve replacement25 December 2024
Editorials:
Cardiology training in crisis? A call to action from the Joint British Cardiovascular Societies25 December 2024
Aortic and vascular disease:
Bacteraemia after transcatheter aortic valve implantation: a nationwide cohort study21 December 2024
Heart failure and cardiomyopathies:
Prevalence and functional impact of chronotropic incompetence in amyloid cardiomyopathy: a multicentre analysis21 December 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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Prescot
This joint post is for a Consultant Cardiologist with a special interest in heart failure and complex implantable cardiac devices.Recruiter: Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Consultant Cardiologist in Adult Congenital Heart Disease
Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire
An opportunity has arisen for a dynamic, innovative and motivated clinician to join the specialist teamRecruiter: Golden Jubilee National Hospital
Specialist Doctor in Health Care of Older People - GHH
Birmingham, West Midlands
The Specialist is an established role in our department that supports experienced and motivated colleagues in working alongside consultant colleagu...Recruiter: University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Locum Consultant in Cardiology - Interest in Cardiac Imaging
West Midlands
We are seeking to recruit an innovative and progressive Locum Consultant with an interest in imaging and heart failure to join our Cardiology teamRecruiter: Sandwell & West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust
Consultant Cardiologist with interest in Imaging
Peterborough
Are you a proactive, motivated, and compassionate physician looking to join an innovative Cardiology and Radiology ServiceRecruiter: North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust