Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal

Aims & Scope

The principal aim of Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal is to promote cardiovascular research that crosses the borders between disciplines.

The journal is a forum for the entire field of cardiovascular research, basic and clinical including: • Cardiology - Interventional and non-invasive • Cardiovascular epidemiology • Cardiovascular anaesthesia and intensive care • Cardiovascular surgery • Cardiovascular radiology • Clinical physiology • Transplantation of thoracic organs

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1
2024	1.20

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.452

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	51

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	12597

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	193

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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.

• Validity of the diagnoses atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter in a Danish patient registry

  Citation: 184

  Authors: Thomas Andersen, Sam, Kim, Søren, Erik Berg, Albert Marni

• Characteristics and survival of adult Swedish PAH and CTEPH patients 2000–2014

  Citation: 133

  Authors: Göran, Barbro, Björn, Flemming, Bengt, Sofia Berg, Carola, Roger, Monica, Björn, Magnus, Liselotte, Henrik, Maria, Bengt, Kent, Gerhard, Maria, Kjell

• Safe orthotopic transplantation of hearts harvested 24 hours after brain death and preserved for 24 hours

  Citation: 123

  Authors: Stig, Audrius, Qiuming, Trygve

• Incidence and precipitating factors of delirium after coronary artery bypass grafting

  Citation: 120

  Authors: Ieva, Donata, Irina, Robertas, Rimas, Alis, Giedrius

• Acute type A aortic dissection – a review

  Citation: 112

  Authors: Tomas, Anders, Arnar, Jarmo, Vibeke, Anders, Ari, Igor, Christian

• Autologous stem cell transplantation in acute myocardial infarction: The ASTAMI randomized controlled trial. Intracoronary transplantation of autologous mononuclear bone marrow cells, study design and safety aspects

  Citation: 111

  Authors: Ketil, Svein, Svend, Harald, Michael, Kolbjørn

• Patient-centred home-based management of heart failure

  Citation: 104

  Authors: Ewa, Patrik, Filippa, Bengt, Hans, Michael, Inger

• Short-term ECG for out of hospital detection of silent atrial fibrillation episodes

  Citation: 95

  Authors: Peter Sobocinski, Viveka, MÃ¥rten

• A novel marker for predicting severity of acute pulmonary embolism: systemic immune-inflammation index

  Citation: 90

  Authors: Murat, Alparslan

• Short-term effects of inspiratory muscle training in coronary artery bypass graft surgery: A randomized controlled trial

  Citation: 89

  Authors: Sema, Betul, Melda, Hulya, Deniz, Hatice Nur, Metin

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