Cardiovascular Pathology

Aims & Scope

Cardiovascular Pathology is a bimonthly journal that presents articles on topics covering the entire spectrum of cardiovascular disease.

The Journal's primary objective is to publish papers on disease-oriented morphology and pathogenesis from clinicians and scientists in the cardiovascular field.

Subjects covered include cardiovascular biology, prosthetic devices, molecular biology and experimental models of cardiovascular disease.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.9
2024	2.30

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.584

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	83

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	9939

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	335

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science
• Medline
• Embase

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Medicine, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• 2011 Consensus statement on endomyocardial biopsy from the Association for European Cardiovascular Pathology and the Society for Cardiovascular Pathology

  Citation: 448

  Authors: Ornella, John P., Annalisa, Ulrik T., Cristina, Gerald, Patrick, Margaret, Jagdish, Fiorella, Giulia, William D., John T., Michael C., Patrick J., Marc K., Bruce, Angela, E. René, Jeffrey E., Mary N., Charles, James R., Carmela, Gaetano, Allard C., Gayle L.

• The pathophysiology of heart failure

  Citation: 444

  Authors: Clinton D., John V.

• Vascular endothelium, hemodynamics, and the pathobiology of atherosclerosis

  Citation: 363

  Authors: Michael A., Guillermo

• Myocardial ischemia and reperfusion injury

  Citation: 363

  Authors: L. Maximilian

• Chapter 13 Principles underlying the role of adsorbed plasma proteins in blood interactions with foreign materials

  Citation: 335

  Authors: Thomas A.

• The emerging spectrum of cardiopulmonary pathology of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): Report of 3 autopsies from Houston, Texas, and review of autopsy findings from other United States cities

  Citation: 327

  Authors: Louis Maximilian, Dwayne A., Bihong, Bindu, Michelle, Laura, Noah, Giulia, M. Tarek, Daniel Ocazionez, Gabriel M., Mohammad, Biswajit

• Chapter 4 Mechanisms of inflammation and infection with implanted devices

  Citation: 309

  Authors: James M.

• Biopolymeric delivery matrices for angiogenic growth factors

  Citation: 291

  Authors: Andreas H., Matthias P., Jeffrey A.

• Consensus statement on surgical pathology of the aorta from the Society for Cardiovascular Pathology and the Association for European Cardiovascular Pathology: I. Inflammatory diseases

  Citation: 281

  Authors: James R., Patrick, Annalisa, Giovanni, Cristina, Lubov, L. Maximilian, Jagdish, Giulia, John T., Adriana C., Rosa H., Marc K., Karen L., Ivana, Ornella, Silvio H., Joseph J., Dylan V., Richard N., Stephen D., Angela, Stanley J., E. Rene, Mary N., S. Kim, Carmela D., Gaetano, Allard C., John P.

• Myocarditis is rare in COVID-19 autopsies: cardiovascular findings across 277 postmortem examinations

  Citation: 251

  Authors: Marc K., Richard S.

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