Current Heart Failure Reports

Aims & Scope

This journal intends to provide clear, insightful, balanced contributions by international experts that review the most important, recently published clinical findings related to the diagnosis, treatment, management, and prevention of heart failure.

We accomplish this aim by appointing international authorities to serve as Section Editors in key subject areas, such as investigative, pharmacologic, and nonpharmacologic therapies, pathophysiology, and prevention.

Section Editors, in turn, select topics for which leading experts contribute comprehensive review articles that emphasize new developments and recently published papers of major importance, highlighted by annotated reference lists.

An international Editorial Board reviews the annual table of contents, suggests articles of special interest to their country/region, and ensures that topics are current and include emerging research.

Commentaries from well-known figures in the field are also provided.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	3.4
2024	3.80

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	2622

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	544

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.421

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	54

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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.

• Inflammation – Cause or Consequence of Heart Failure or Both?

  Citation: 375

  Authors: Sophie, Carsten

• The Emerging Epidemic of Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction

  Citation: 310

  Authors: A. AfÅŸin, Jonathan D., Sanjiv J.

• Acute Heart Failure: Definition, Classification and Epidemiology

  Citation: 272

  Authors: Sameer, Iain

• From Inflammation to Fibrosis—Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Myocardial Tissue Remodelling and Perspectives on Differential Treatment Opportunities

  Citation: 256

  Authors: Navin, Wouter C., Herman H.W., Rudolf A.

• Factors Related to Self-Care in Heart Failure Patients According to the Middle-Range Theory of Self-Care of Chronic Illness: a Literature Update

  Citation: 187

  Authors: Tiny, Jan, Barbara, Anna

• Galectin-3 in Cardiac Remodeling and Heart Failure

  Citation: 185

  Authors: Rudolf A., Lili, Dirk J.

• Cardiac Lipotoxicity: Molecular Pathways and Therapeutic Implications

  Citation: 176

  Authors: Konstantinos, P. Christian

• Understanding the Epidemic of Heart Failure: Past, Present, and Future

  Citation: 174

  Authors: Shannon M., Véronique L.

• Pathophysiology of Sepsis-Related Cardiac Dysfunction: Driven by Inflammation, Energy Mismanagement, or Both?

  Citation: 168

  Authors: Konstantinos, Anastasios, Peter Johannes, Nina, P. Christian, Ira J.

• Pathophysiology of the transition from chronic compensated and acute decompensated heart failure: New insights from continuous monitoring devices

  Citation: 162

  Authors: Philip B.

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