Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging

Aims & Scope

Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging, an American Heart Association journal, presents high-quality, patientcentric articles focusing on observational studies, clinical trials, and advances in applied (translational) research featuring innovative, multimodality approaches to diagnosis and risk stratification of cardiovascular disease.

Modalities covered in this monthly journal include echocardiography, cardiac computed tomography, cardiac magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy, magnetic resonance angiography, cardiac positron emission tomography, noninvasive assessment of vascular and endothelial function, radionuclide imaging, molecular imaging, and others.

Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging considers the following article types: Original Research, Research Letters, Advances in Cardiovascular Imaging, Clinical Implications of Molecular Imaging Research, How to Use Imaging, Translating Novel Imaging Technologies into Clinical Applications, and Cardiovascular Images.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	7
2024	6.50

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	1935

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1417

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.690

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	138

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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.

• Prediction of All-Cause Mortality From Global Longitudinal Speckle Strain

  Citation: 762

  Authors: Tony, Rodel, Thomas H.

• Assessment of Echocardiography and Biomarkers for the Extended Prediction of Cardiotoxicity in Patients Treated With Anthracyclines, Taxanes, and Trastuzumab

  Citation: 646

  Authors: Heloisa, Igal A., Juan Carlos, James L., Bonnie, Timothy C., Victor, Jose, Joseph R., Susan E., Randolph P., Michael H., Robert E., Elkan F., Jonathan, Irene, Marielle

• Left Atrial Strain and Strain Rate in Patients With Paroxysmal and Persistent Atrial Fibrillation

  Citation: 601

  Authors: Suman S., Nazem, Nathan S., Troy J., Eugene G., Sathya, Swati N., Joshua, Eric N., Edward V.R., Rob S., Christopher, Sheldon E., Nassir F.

• ^99m Tc-Pyrophosphate Scintigraphy for Differentiating Light-Chain Cardiac Amyloidosis From the Transthyretin-Related Familial and Senile Cardiac Amyloidoses

  Citation: 543

  Authors: Sabahat, Adam, Ted, Susan, Farhana, Mathew S.

• Identification and Assessment of Anderson-Fabry Disease by Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Noncontrast Myocardial T1 Mapping

  Citation: 432

  Authors: Daniel M., Steven K., Stefan K., Sanjay M., Thomas, Gabriella, Marianna, Viviana, Andrew S., Matthew D., Robin H., Elaine, Atul, Derralynn, Stefan, Perry M., James C.

• Left Atrial Function in Diastolic Heart Failure

  Citation: 399

  Authors: Mustafa, Jianwen, Guillermo, Sherif F.

• Infarct Tissue Heterogeneity Assessed With Contrast-Enhanced MRI Predicts Spontaneous Ventricular Arrhythmia in Patients With Ischemic Cardiomyopathy and Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator

  Citation: 391

  Authors: Stijntje D., C. Jan Willem, Rob J., Jos J.M., Nina Ajmone, Theodorus A.M., Johan H.C., Katja, Hildo J., Albert, Martin J., Jeroen J.

• Bicuspid Aortic Valve Is Associated With Altered Wall Shear Stress in the Ascending Aorta

  Citation: 379

  Authors: Alex J., Michael, Jonas, Ramona, Jelena, Simon, Jeanette, Florian

• Validation of the Tricuspid Annular Plane Systolic Excursion/Systolic Pulmonary Artery Pressure Ratio for the Assessment of Right Ventricular-Arterial Coupling in Severe Pulmonary Hypertension

  Citation: 376

  Authors: Khodr, Jun, Antonia, Rebecca, Hossein A., Robert, Fritz, Emad, Werner, Ulrike, Natascha, Henning, Manuel J.

• Outcome Prediction by Quantitative Right Ventricular Function Assessment in 575 Subjects Evaluated for Pulmonary Hypertension

  Citation: 375

  Authors: Nowell M., Libo, Paul M., Robert P., Patricia A., Jae K., Garvan C.

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