European Heart Journal - Quality of Care and Clinical Outcomes

Aims & Scope

About the journal Aims and Scope European Heart Journal - Quality of Care & Clinical Outcomes is an English language, peer reviewed journal publishing cardiovascular outcomes research.

It is an official journal of the European Society of Cardiology and has a close alliance with the European Heart Health Institute.

The journal publishes original research as well as topical reviews from health scientists around the world, focusing on quality of care as it affects cardiovascular outcomes at hospital, national, and international level.

It provides a forum for showcasing the best cardiovascular outcomes research to inform cardiovascular public health policy globally.

In addition, it aims to encourage young investigators and support growth of the outcomes research community.

Exemplar topics of relevance to the journal include novel treatment strategies and their effects on patient outcomes, electronic health record prognosis research and cost-effectiveness analyses.

A global perspective with a focus on policy consequences and quality of life are important components of the material selected for publication in the journal.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	4.6
2024	4.80

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	952

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1274

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	2.507

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	42

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Abstracting & Indexing

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

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• Web of Science
• Medline
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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.

• Global, regional, and national burden of ischaemic heart disease and its attributable risk factors, 1990–2017: results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

  Citation: 235

  Authors: Haijiang, Arsalan Abu, Elad, Elad, Arwa, Yawen, Yao, Xinyao, Jingxian, Nicola Luigi

• Global, regional, and national prevalence, incidence, mortality, and risk factors for atrial fibrillation, 1990–2017: results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

  Citation: 214

  Authors: Haijiang, Quanyu, Arsalan Abu, Elad, Amit, Roy, Salim, Yao, Nicola Luigi, Jianhong

• Atrial fibrillation in the UK: predicting costs of an emerging epidemic recognizing and forecasting the cost drivers of atrial fibrillation-related costs

  Citation: 192

  Authors: Paul, Gregory Y H

• Admission of patients with STEMI since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic: a survey by the European Society of Cardiology

  Citation: 176

  Authors: Guilherme, Christian F, Parag, Giovanni Luigi, Celine, Cecile, José Luis, Franz, Stephan, Aldo P, Chris P, Athena, Barbara

• The role of mHealth for improving medication adherence in patients with cardiovascular disease: a systematic review

  Citation: 169

  Authors: Yousuf, Sina, Heval M., Satish, Bruno, Michael J., Garth, Francoise A., Seth S.

• New York Heart Association (NYHA) classification in adults with congenital heart disease: relation to objective measures of exercise and outcome

  Citation: 156

  Authors: Charlene, Margherita, Alexander, Rafael, Lorna, Anselm, Gerhard-Paul, Michael A, Konstantinos

• The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the care and management of patients with acute cardiovascular disease: a systematic review

  Citation: 132

  Authors: Pauline, Cheryl, Carinna, Sanne A E

• Barriers and facilitators to public access defibrillation in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a systematic review

  Citation: 103

  Authors: Christopher M., Sarah N., Mohammed O., Theodoros N., Rachael, Christopher, Mark H., Gavin D.

• European Society of Cardiology: cardiovascular disease statistics 2021: Executive Summary

  Citation: 99

  Authors: Adam, Panos, Nick, Aleksandra, Hugo, Delphine, Chris P, Aldo P, Steffen E, Radu, Dzianis, Victor de Benito, Barbara, Zahra, Agnieszka, Efstratios, Roderick, Dan, John F, Alex, Isabel, Ian, Marcus, Perry, Elias A, Franz, Stephan

• Efficacy and safety of rivaroxaban vs. warfarin in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation and a history of cancer: observations from ROCKET AF

  Citation: 98

  Authors: Sean T, Anne S, Richard C, Scott D, Günter, Keith A A, Werner, Jonathan L, Graeme J, Kenneth W, Christopher C, Jonathan P, Daniel E, Manesh R, Chiara

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