European Journal of Heart Failure

Aims & Scope

The European Journal of Heart Failure is the international journal of the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology dedicated to the advancement of knowledge in the field of heart failure.

The journal publishes reviews and editorials in order to improve the understanding, prevention, investigation and treatment of heart failure.

Molecular and cellular biology, pathology, physiology, electrophysiology, pharmacology, as well as the clinical, social and population sciences all form part of the discipline that is heart failure.

Accordingly, submission of manuscripts on basic, clinical and population sciences is invited.

Original contributions on nursing, care of the elderly, primary care, health economics and other specialist fields related to heart failure are also welcome.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	10.8
2024	16.90

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	242

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	6319

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	5.559

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	185

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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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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.

• 2016 ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure

  Citation: 5286

  Authors: Piotr, Adriaan A., Stefan D., Héctor, John G. F., Andrew J. S., Volkmar, José Ramón, Veli‐Pekka, Ewa A., Mariell, Cecilia, Petros, John T., Burkert, Jillian P., Giuseppe M. C., Luis M., Frank, Frans H., Peter

• 2021 ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure

  Citation: 1611

  Authors: Theresa A., Marco, Marianna, Roy S., Andreas, Michael, Haran, Javed, Jelena, Ovidiu, John G.F., Andrew J.S., Maria G., Dimitrios, Martine, Stephane, Arno W., Tiny, Ewa A., Mitja, Carolyn S.P., Alexander R., John J.V., Alexandre, Richard, Claudio, Massimo, Susanna, Giuseppe M.C., Frank, Anne

• Epidemiology of heart failure

  Citation: 1504

  Authors: Amy, Frans H., Arend, Arno W.

• ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure 2012

  Citation: 1439

  Authors: John J.V., Stamatis, Stefan D., Angelo, Michael, Kenneth, Volkmar, Gerasimos, Cândida, Miguel Angel, Tiny, Lars, Gregory Y.H., Aldo Pietro, Alexander, Burkert M., Bogdan A., Per K., Frans H., Juerg, Petar, Janina, Pedro T., Adriaan A., Faiez, Andreas, Jeroen J., Helmut, Claudio, Veronica, Christi, Robert, Christian, David, Arno, Paulus, Juhani, Philippe, Theresa, Cyril, Bogdan A., Željko, Udo, Per Anton, Michal, Adam, Alec, Stephan, Theresa, Udo, Luis Almenar, Panayiotis, Hisham A., Michele, Antonio, Peter, Henry, Perry, Frank Arnold, Guido Francesco, Suzanna, Bernard, Bela, Christian, John N., Olav Wendelboe, Stein, John T., Piotr

• ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure 2008‡

  Citation: 1425

  Authors: Kenneth, Alain, Gerasimos, John J.V., Piotr, Philip Alexander, Anna, Dirk J., Dan, Arno W., Andre, Alexandre, Markku, Silvia Giuliana, Karl, Alec, John, Raffaele, Veronica, Kenneth, Gerasimos, Christian, Irene, Steen Dalby, Keith, Udo, Sigmund, Michal, Petr, Jose Luis, Michal, Angelo, Jeroen, Michael, Ugo, Paolo, Perry M., Ferenc, Mihai, Yonathan, Anders, Tiny, Michel, Ran, Massimo, Bernard, Luigi, Jean‐Luc, Freek W. A., Jose Luis, Faiez

• Universal definition and classification of heart failure: a report of the Heart Failure Society of America, Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology, Japanese Heart Failure Society and Writing Committee of the Universal Definition of Heart Failure

  Citation: 1135

  Authors: Biykem, Andrew J.S., Hiroyuki, Ca Magdy, Stamatis, Nancy, Stefan D., John, Michael, Javed, Mark H., G., Gerasimos, Mona, Gregg C., Juan‐Esteban, Paul, Teruhiko, Ewa A., James, Prateeti, Koichiro, Carolyn S.P., Yuya, Marco, Tomohito, Massimo, Piotr, Giuseppe M.C., Yasushi, Petar, Randall C., John R., Orly, Kazuhiro, Clyde, Jian, Shelley

• Aliskiren, ALTITUDE, and the implications for ATMOSPHERE

  Citation: 1015

  Authors: John J.V., William T., Kenneth, Lars, Barry M., Henry

• Current state of knowledge on Takotsubo syndrome: a Position Statement from the Taskforce on Takotsubo Syndrome of the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology

  Citation: 923

  Authors: Alexander R., Eduardo, Birke, Udo, Rodolfo, S. Richard, Mary N., Gemma A., Guido, Yoshihiro J., Frank, Gerasimos, Alexandre, Elmir

• The use of diuretics in heart failure with congestion — a position statement from the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology

  Citation: 836

  Authors: Wilfried, Kevin, Veli‐Pekka, Alexandre, Hans‐Peter, Pieter, Jeffrey M., W.H. Wilson, Francesco, Patrick, Marco, Gerasimos, Petar M., Frank, Andrew J.

• Current state of knowledge on aetiology, diagnosis, management, and therapy of peripartum cardiomyopathy: a position statement from the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology Working Group on peripartum cardiomyopathy

  Citation: 824

  Authors: Karen, Denise, Mark C., Alexandre, Burkert, Eckhart, Vera, Maria, Luigi, Dirk J., Hugh, Ajay J., Petar M., Uri, Sabine, Zoltan, Frederic, John J.V.

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