Aims & Scope
HeartRhythm, the official Journal of the Heart Rhythm Society and the Cardiac Electrophysiology Society, is a unique journal for fundamental discovery and clinical applicability.
HeartRhythm integrates the entire cardiac electrophysiology (EP) community from basic and clinical academic researchers, private practitioners, engineers, allied professionals, industry, and trainees, all of whom are vital and interdependent members of our EP community.
The Heart Rhythm Society is the international leader in science, education, and advocacy for cardiac arrhythmia professionals and patients, and the primary information resource on heart rhythm disorders.
Its mission is to improve the care of patients by promoting research, education, and optimal health care policies and standards.
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Impact Factor
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 5.7 |
| 2024 | 5.60 |
SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)
| Year | Value |
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| 2024 | 1.929 |
Quartile
| Year | Value |
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| 2024 | Q1 |
h-index
| Year | Value |
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| 2024 | 165 |
Journal Rank
| Year | Value |
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| 2024 | 1548 |
Journal Citation Indicator
| Year | Value |
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| 2024 | 3603 |
Impact Factor Trend
Abstracting & Indexing
Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.
Subjects & Keywords
Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Medicine, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.
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.
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2017 HRS/EHRA/ECAS/APHRS/SOLAECE expert consensus statement on catheter and surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation
Citation: 1648
Authors: Hugh, Gerhard, Riccardo, Young-Hoon, Eduardo B., Luis, Joseph G., Vinay, Josep, John, Peng-Sheng, Shih-Ann, Mina K., Jens Cosedis, Anne B., D. Wyn, John D., André, N.M.S. (Natasja), Luigi, Mattias, James R., Kenneth A., Patrick T., Sabine, Guilherme, Edward P., David E., Michel, Robert H., Elaine, Warren M., Jose, Jonathan M., Josef, Hans, Karl Heinz, Koichiro, Richard, Thorsten, Bruce D., Laurent, Moussa, Francis E., Gregory F., Hiroshi, Andrea, Stanley, Ken, Douglas, Evgeny, Matthew R., Prashanthan, Mauricio, Richard, Claudio, Hsuan-Ming, Atul, David J., Teiichi
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HRS/EHRA/APHRS Expert Consensus Statement on the Diagnosis and Management of Patients with Inherited Primary Arrhythmia Syndromes
Citation: 1606
Authors: Silvia G., Arthur A., Minoru, Yongkeun, Elijah R., Charles, Nico, Josep, Chern-En, Heikki, Prince, Andrew, Antoine, Arthur, Peter J., Wataru, Gordon, Cynthia
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2012 HRS/EHRA/ECAS Expert Consensus Statement on Catheter and Surgical Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation: Recommendations for Patient Selection, Procedural Techniques, Patient Management and Follow-up, Definitions, Endpoints, and Research Trial Design
Citation: 1328
Authors: Hugh, Karl Heinz, Riccardo, Josep, A. John, Shih-Ann, Harry J.G., Ralph J., D. Wyn, John, James, Kenneth, Michael D., David E., Michel, Gerhard, Yoshito, Warren, José, Pierre, Jonathan, David, Young-Hoon, Paulus, George, Hans, Koichiro, Bruce D., Moussa, Francis E., Patrick M., J. Lluis, Fred, Koonlawee, Hiroshi, Andrea, Stanley, Douglas L., Carlo, Eric, Antonio, Vivek, Jeremy N., Richard J., Hsuan-Ming, David
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HRS Expert Consensus Statement on the Diagnosis and Management of Arrhythmias Associated With Cardiac Sarcoidosis
Citation: 1209
Authors: David H., William H., Frank, Joshua M., Daniel A., Claire S., Marc A., Jordana, Davendra, Jens, Amit R., Tohru, Pekka, Kyoko
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HRS/EHRA/ECAS Expert Consensus Statement on Catheter and Surgical Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation: Recommendations for Personnel, Policy, Procedures and Follow-Up
Citation: 1044
Authors: Hugh, Josep, Douglas L., Riccardo, Shih-Ann, Harry J.G., Ralph J., D. Wyn, David E., Michel, Yoshito, Warren, Pierre, Hans, Karl Heinz, Bruce D., Francis E., Patrick M., J. Lluis, Fred, Koonlawee, Andrea, Carlo, Eric, Antonio, Jeremy N., Richard J.
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2017 HRS expert consensus statement on cardiovascular implantable electronic device lead management and extraction
Citation: 934
Authors: Fred M., Mark H., Bruce L., Charles I., Ulrika M., Roger, Yong-Mei, Jude, Jean-Claude, Kenneth A., Derek, Ayman A., Charles, Andrew, Richard, Charles J., Ruth A., Hector Alfredo, JoEllyn Carol, Jeffrey, Kristen K., Marc A., Kimberly A., Morio, Komandoor, Neil F., Charles D., Christine, Oussama
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HRS/EHRA Expert Consensus Statement on the State of Genetic Testing for the Channelopathies and Cardiomyopathies
Citation: 905
Authors: Michael J., Silvia G., Stephan, Charles, Ramon, Hugh, A. John, Patrick T., Michael, Robert, Ray E., Daniel P., Hervè, William J., Eric, Chris, Jeffrey A., Hugh, Arthur, Christian, Douglas P.
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2015 Heart Rhythm Society Expert Consensus Statement on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Postural Tachycardia Syndrome, Inappropriate Sinus Tachycardia, and Vasovagal Syncope
Citation: 790
Authors: Robert S., Blair P., Brian, Win-Kuang, Hugh, Michele, Satish R., Andrew D., Carlos A., Julian M., Richard, Paola, Karen J., Denise Tessariol, Mitchell I., Dennis H., Kenneth A., Jeffrey P., Roopinder K., Khalil
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Transvenous Lead Extraction: Heart Rhythm Society Expert Consensus on Facilities, Training, Indications, and Patient Management
Citation: 781
Authors: Bruce L., Charles J., Charles L., Maria Grazia, Roger G., George H., Laurence M., Richard A., Charles E.H., Przemyslaw, Raymond H.M., Oussama M.
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An international compendium of mutations in the SCN5A-encoded cardiac sodium channel in patients referred for Brugada syndrome genetic testing
Citation: 638
Authors: Jamie D., David J., Marielle, Begoña, Myriam, Josep, Pedro, Véronique, Alejandra, Carole, Shiro, Florence, Tamara T., Yoshihiro, Ryan, Guido D., Vincent, Sven, Matteo, Jeffrey A., Wataru, Eric, Charles, Benjamin A., Pascale, Arthur A.M., Ramon, Jean-Jacques, Michael J.