Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine

Aims & Scope

Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine is a monthly publication of the Italian Federation of Cardiology.

It publishes original research articles, epidemiological studies, new methodological clinical approaches, case reports, design and goals of clinical trials, review articles, points of view, editorials and Images in cardiovascular medicine.

Submitted articles undergo a preliminary review by the editor.

Some articles may be returned to authors without further consideration.

Those being considered for publication will undergo further assessment and peer-review by the editors and those invited to do so from a reviewer pool. ​

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2
2024	2.90

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	9602

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	677

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.604

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	59

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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

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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.

• Incidence rate of primary cardiac tumors

  Citation: 118

  Authors: Alberto, Mario, Mattia, Piero, Marco, Francesca, Francesco, Eugenia, Marta, Silva

• The role of dietary n-6 fatty acids in the prevention of cardiovascular disease

  Citation: 108

  Authors: Walter C

• Medical therapy of pericardial diseases

  Citation: 107

  Authors: Massimo, Antonio, Bongani M, Francesco Giuseppe, Chiara, Antonio, Rita, David H, Yehuda

• Triage and management of pericardial effusion

  Citation: 100

  Authors: Massimo, Bongani M, Antonio, Gal, Rita, David H, Yehuda

• Pathophysiology of cardiotoxicity induced by nonanthracycline chemotherapy

  Citation: 95

  Authors: Clelia, Martino, Alessandra, Christian, Laura, Marco, Giovanna, Mario, Giuseppe

• Risk factors for atrial fibrillation recurrence

  Citation: 93

  Authors: Enrico, Antonio, Maria G., Francesca, Elena, Laura, Riccardo, Filippo, Ivano, Luca, Antonio, Livio

• Usefulness of frailty profile for targeting older heart failure patients in disease management programs: a cost-effectiveness, pilot study

  Citation: 92

  Authors: Giovanni, Donatella, Andrea, Luigi, Giovanni, Dario, Maria Denitza, Luca, Giovanni

• The prognostic value of circulating microRNAs in heart failure

  Citation: 92

  Authors: Huseyin Altug, Ender, Baris, Hasan Ali, Bilgehan, Necip Ozan, Kadriye, Vural Ali

• Vitamin E increases the risk of developing heart failure after myocardial infarction: results from the GISSI-Prevenzione trial

  Citation: 89

  Authors: Roberto, Giacomo, Alejandro, Rosa Maria, Gian Luigi, Luigi, Gianni, Franco

• Protection of organs other than the heart by remote ischemic conditioning

  Citation: 86

  Authors: Luciano, Abdul, Derek J.

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