European Heart Journal: Acute Cardiovascular Care

Aims & Scope

European Heart Journal: Acute Cardiovascular Care publishes high quality peer-reviewed material, both clinical and scientific, on all aspects of acute cardiac care such as acute coronary syndromes, cardiogenic shock, cardiac arrest, cardiac arrhythmias and acute heart failure.

It offers a unique integrative approach combining the expertise of the different subspecialties of cardiology, emergency and intensive care medicine in the management of patients with acute cardiovascular syndromes.

The journal includes articles that discuss interdisciplinary daily clinical practice, with space also dedicated to educational materials such as reviews, clinical case discussions, practical tips & tricks, how-to articles.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	4.6
2024	3.90

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	2961

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1208

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.332

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	57

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Abstracting & Indexing

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

• Scopus
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• Web of Science
• Medline
• PubMed
• 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.

• Mental health care for medical staff and affiliated healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic

  Citation: 528

  Authors: Matthew, Esther, Michael D

• Atherosclerosis, platelets and thrombosis in acute ischaemic heart disease

  Citation: 287

  Authors: Lina, Teresa, Gemma

• Prevalence of spontaneous coronary artery dissection in patients with acute coronary syndrome

  Citation: 218

  Authors: Tsuyoshi, Atsushi, Yuichi, Akira, Shota, Haruyuki, Tetsuya, Satoshi, Yasushi, Takashi

• How is cardiac troponin released from injured myocardium?

  Citation: 190

  Authors: Johannes, Bertil, Ola, Christian, Evangelos, Kurt, Martin, Mario, Kristian, Allan S

• 2023 ESC Guidelines for the management of acute coronary syndromes

  Citation: 164

  Authors: Robert A, Xavier, J J, Emanuele, Colin, Alaide, Marc J, Gheorghe-Andrei, Marc R, Mary, Martine, Lynne, Ewa A, Peter, Takeshi, Vijay, Margret, Roberto, Roberto F E, Angelos G, Maria, Holger, Pascal, Sven, Nanette Kass, Borja, Sigrun, Stefan, Magdy, Victor, Nina Ajmone, Sotiris, Riccardo, Maria, Davide, Ruben, Salvatore, Jelena, Maja, Jean-Philippe, Gregory, Volkmar, Laurent, Tobias, Diana A, Lene, Tiny, Hywel Wynne, Lars, Konstantinos C, Dipak, Konstantin A, Ulf, George, Basil S, Bertil, Ales, Maja-Lisa, Mamas A, John William, Borislava, Richard, Christian, Lis, Josef, Jens Cosedis, Alexander, Valeria, Agnes A, Steffen E, Eva, Amina, Bianca, Giuseppe M C, Leyla Elif, François, Jolanta M, Christian, Robert F, Matthias, Christiaan, Stephan, Rune, Adam, Mohammed, Hamlet, Bernhard, Patrizio, Mugdim, Kiril, Andreas, Petr, Rikke, Tamer, Toomas, Essi, Jean-Philippe, Archil, Julinda, Periklis, Dávid, Ingibjörg Jóna, James, Yigal, Ciro, Orazbek, Shpend, Medet, Andrejs, Nicolas, Hisham, Olivija, Philippe, Matthew Mercieca, Aurel, Zouhair, Jurriën, Hristo, Kristin, Adam, Manuel, Ovidiu, Luca, Sinisa, Martin, Peter, Jose Luis, Annica, Lorenz, Mohammed Yassin Bani, Majed, Aylin, Alexander, Adrian Paul, Eva, Stefan, Elena, Colin, Michael A, Sergio, Borja, Lars, Konstantinos C, John William, Borislava, Richard, Lis, Jens Cosedis, Agnes A, Amina, Bianca, Xavier, Ilonca, Christiaan, Adam, Katja

• Acute Cardiovascular Care Association position statement for the diagnosis and treatment of patients with acute myocardial infarction complicated by cardiogenic shock: A document of the Acute Cardiovascular Care Association of the European Society of Cardiology

  Citation: 148

  Authors: Uwe, Hector, Christopher B, Judith, Kurt, Maddalena, Susanna, Francois, Marco, Pascal, Doron, Holger

• Editor’s Choice- Pathophysiology, diagnosis and management of MINOCA: an update

  Citation: 134

  Authors: Giancarla, Giampaolo, Filippo

• Transient attenuation of the amplitude of the QRS complexes in the diagnosis of Takotsubo syndrome

  Citation: 132

  Authors: John E

• Intra-aortic balloon pump protects against hydrostatic pulmonary oedema during peripheral venoarterial-extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

  Citation: 122

  Authors: Nicolas, Pierre, Francesca, Guillaume, Tai, Apostolos, Laetitia, Charles-Edouard, Matthieu, Guillaume, Philippe, Jean, Pascal, Alain

• Diagnosis and risk stratification of chest pain patients in the emergency department: focus on acute coronary syndromes. A position paper of the Acute Cardiovascular Care Association

  Citation: 117

  Authors: Janina, Maddelena, Ingo, Hector, Luis, Abdo, Patrizio, Christian, Thomas, Anna, Roberta, Maria Rubini, Doron, Christiaan JM, Sigrun, Elia, Gregory YH, Roberta, Marc, Kurt

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