Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery publishes scientific papers on cardiac, thoracic and vascular surgery.

Manuscripts may be submitted in the form of editorials, original articles, review articles, case reports, therapeutical notes, special articles and letters to the Editor.

Manuscripts are expected to comply with the instructions to authors which conform to the Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Editors by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (www.icmje.org).

Articles not conforming to international standards will not be considered for acceptance.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.5

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.660

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.

• Cardiopulmonary bypass time: every minute counts

  Citation: 53

  Authors: Sudharsan, Siew-Pang, Wei-Chuan, Jolane, Bowen, Hai-Dong, Leok-Kheng K.

• Diabetic foot management: multidisciplinary approach for advanced lesion rescue

  Citation: 51

  Authors: Enrico, Sasa, Mariagrazia, Christine, Marino, Giovanni, Raffaella, William, Antonio

• BAD transmission and SAD distribution: a new scenario for critical limb ischemia

  Citation: 46

  Authors: Roberto, Giovanni, Fabrizio, Nicola, Diego, Carlo, Luca

• Infrapopliteal calcification patterns in critical limb ischemia: diagnostic, pathologic and therapeutic implications in the search for the endovascular holy grail

  Citation: 39

  Authors: Jihad A., Larry J., Fadi

• Guidelines on the management of abdominal aortic aneurysms: updates from the Italian Society of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery (SICVE)

  Citation: 36

  Authors: Carlo, Davide, Dimitrios, Luca, Raffaello, Filippo, Ilaria, Stefano, Andrea, Aaron T., Elisabetta, Antonio, Edoardo, Vittorio, Raffaella, Claudio, Chiara, Matteo, Paolo, Gabriele, Rodolfo, Alessandro, Michelangelo, Alfonso, Maurizio, Pierfrancesco, Fabio, Erica, Massimiliano

• The PETTICOAT concept for endovascular treatment of type B aortic dissection

  Citation: 33

  Authors: Luca, Enrico, Germano, Roberto

• Changes in abdominal aortic aneurysm epidemiology

  Citation: 29

  Authors: Fredrik, Anders, Kevin

• Total endovascular arch repair is the procedure of the future

  Citation: 26

  Authors: Konstantinos, Nikolaos, Fiona, Sabine, Christian, Christian-Alexander, Sebastian E., Tilo

• The long-term follow-up of large-diameter Dacron® vascular grafts in surgical practice: a review

  Citation: 20

  Authors: Cristiano, Alberto, Raffaele, Marcella, Massimo, Bart

• Extended repair for acute type A aortic dissection: long-term outcomes of the frozen elephant trunk technique beyond 10 years

  Citation: 20

  Authors: Wei-Guo, Yu, Wei, Qing, Jian-Rong, Jun, Yong-Min, Jun-Ming, Li-Zhong

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