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
Special populations:
Pacemaker implantation after cardiac surgery: a contemporary, nationwide perspective29 March 2025
Heart failure and cardiomyopathies:
Diagnostic accuracy of late gadolinium enhancement cardiac MRI for coronary artery disease in patients with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction27 March 2025
Cardiac risk factors and prevention:
Synergistic effects of female-specific conditions and genetic risk on cardiometabolic disease: a cohort study26 March 2025
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.
Find out moreOpen Access Articles
Special populations:
Pacemaker implantation after cardiac surgery: a contemporary, nationwide perspective29 March 2025
Heart failure and cardiomyopathies:
Diagnostic accuracy of late gadolinium enhancement cardiac MRI for coronary artery disease in patients with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction27 March 2025
Cardiac risk factors and prevention:
Long-term benefits of atorvastatin on the incidence of cardiovascular events: the ASCOT-Legacy 20-year follow-up26 March 2025
Heart failure and cardiomyopathies:
Percutaneous intramyocardial septal radiofrequency ablation: a novel treatment for drug-refractory non-obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with severe septal hypertrophy7 March 2025
Healthcare delivery, economics and global health:
Missed opportunities to manage complex comorbidity of heart failure, type 2 diabetes mellitus and chronic kidney disease: a retrospective cohort study4 March 2025
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