Journal of Cardiology
Official Journal of the Japanese College of Cardiology
The official journal of the Japanese College of Cardiology is an international, English language, peer-reviewed journal publishing the latest findings in cardiovascular medicine. The Journal of Cardiology (JC) aims to publish the highest-quality material covering original basic and clinical research on all aspects of cardiovascular disease. Topics covered include ischemic heart disease, cardiomyopathy, valvular heart disease, vascular disease, hypertension, arrhythmia, congenital heart disease, pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment, new diagnostic techniques, and cardiovascular imaging. JC also publishes a selection of review articles, clinical trials, short communications, and important messages and letters to the editor.
Editor-in-Chief: A. Hirayama
Impact factor: 2.298
Imprint: Elsevier
ISSN: 0914-5087
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Extracted from Scopus (on Sun Jun 30)74 Yasue, H. | Nakagawa, H. | Itoh, T. | Harada, E. | Mizuno, Y. Coronary artery spasm - Clinical features, diagnosis, pathogenesis, and treatment Journal of Cardiology, Volume 51, Issue 1, 2008-01-01, Pages 2-17 44 Zakynthinos, E. | Pappa, N. Inflammatory biomarkers in coronary artery disease Journal of Cardiology, Volume 53, Issue 3, 2009-06-01, Pages 317-333 35 Takenaka, T. | Teraguchi, H. | Yoshida, A. | Taguchi, S. | Ninomiya, K. | Umekita, Y. | Yoshida, H. | Horinouchi, M. | Tabata, K. | Yonezawa, S. | Yoshimitsu, M. | Higuchi, K. | Nakao, S. | Anan, R. | Minagoe, S. | Tei, C. Terminal stage cardiac findings in patients with cardiac Fabry disease: An electrocardiographic, echocardiographic, and autopsy study Journal of Cardiology, Volume 51, Issue 1, 2008-01-01, Pages 50-59 32 Shimokawa, H. | Yasuda, S. Myocardial ischemia: Current concepts and future perspectives Journal of Cardiology, Volume 52, Issue 2, 2008-10-01, Pages 67-78 29 Nishikimi, T. | Kuwahara, K. | Nakao, K. Current biochemistry, molecular biology, and clinical relevance of natriuretic peptides Journal of Cardiology, Volume 57, Issue 2, 2011-03-01, Pages 131-140 29 Mizuguchi, Y. | Oishi, Y. | Miyoshi, H. | Iuchi, A. | Nagase, N. | Oki, T. Concentric left ventricular hypertrophy brings deterioration of systolic longitudinal, circumferential, and radial myocardial deformation in hypertensive patients with preserved left ventricular pump function Journal of Cardiology, Volume 55, Issue 1, 2010-01-01, Pages 23-33 25 Sawada, T. | Shite, J. | Shinke, T. | Tanino, Y. | Ogasawara, D. | Kawamori, H. | Kato, H. | Miyoshi, N. | Yoshino, N. | Hirata, K.-I. Very late thrombosis of sirolimus-eluting stent due to late malapposition: Serial observations with optical coherence tomography Journal of Cardiology, Volume 52, Issue 3, 2008-12-01, Pages 290-295 22 Yamada, R. | Okura, H. | Kume, T. | Neishi, Y. | Kawamoto, T. | Watanabe, N. | Toyota, E. | Yoshida, K. Histological characteristics of plaque with ultrasonic attenuation: A comparison between intravascular ultrasound and histology Journal of Cardiology, Volume 50, Issue 4, 2007-12-01, Pages 223-228 22 Ogata, H. | Ishikawa, Y. | Ishikawa, Y. | Minami, R. Beneficial effects of beta-blockers and angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors in Duchenne muscular dystrophy Journal of Cardiology, Volume 53, Issue 1, 2009-02-01, Pages 72-78 22 Matoh, F. | Satoh, H. | Shiraki, K. | Odagiri, K. | Saitoh, T. | Urushida, T. | Katoh, H. | Takehara, Y. | Sakahara, H. | Hayashi, H. The usefulness of delayed enhancement magnetic resonance imaging for diagnosis and evaluation of cardiac function in patients with cardiac sarcoidosis Journal of Cardiology, Volume 51, Issue 3, 2008-06-01, Pages 179-188 - View all items
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Sun Jun 301 Epaminondas Zakynthinos | Nikolitsa Pappa Inflammatory biomarkers in coronary artery disease Journal of Cardiology, Volume 53, Issue 3, June 2009, Pages 317-333 2 Hirofumi Yasue | Hitoshi Nakagawa | Teruhiko Itoh | Eisaku Harada | Yuji Mizuno Coronary artery spasm𢀔Clinical features, diagnosis, pathogenesis, and treatment Journal of Cardiology, Volume 51, Issue 1, February 2008, Pages 2-17 3 Toshio Nishikimi | Koichiro Kuwahara | Kazuwa Nakao Current biochemistry, molecular biology, and clinical relevance of natriuretic peptides Journal of Cardiology, Volume 57, Issue 2, March 2011, Pages 131-140 4 Pravin M. Shah Current concepts in mitral valve prolapse𢀔Diagnosis and management Journal of Cardiology, Volume 56, Issue 2, September 2010, Pages 125-133 5 Nandan S. Anavekar | Jae K. Oh Doppler echocardiography: A contemporary review Journal of Cardiology, Volume 54, Issue 3, December 2009, Pages 347-358 6 Norihiko Takeda | Koji Maemura Circadian clock and cardiovascular disease Journal of Cardiology, Volume 57, Issue 3, May 2011, Pages 249-256 7 Takahiro Sumide | Kazunori Shimada | Hirotoshi Ohmura | Tomo Onishi | Kazunobu Kawakami | Yoshiyuki Masaki | Kosuke Fukao | Miho Nishitani | Atsumi Kume | Hiroyuki Sato | Satoshi Sunayama | Sachio Kawai | Akie Shimada | Taira Yamamoto | Keita Kikuchi | Atsushi Amano | Hiroyuki Daida Relationship between exercise tolerance and muscle strength following cardiac rehabilitation: Comparison of patients after cardiac surgery and patients with myocardial infarction Journal of Cardiology, Volume 54, Issue 2, October 2009, Pages 273-281 8 Takashi Akasaka | Takashi Kubo | Masato Mizukoshi | Atsushi Tanaka | Hironori Kitabata | Takashi Tanimoto | Toshio Imanishi Pathophysiology of acute coronary syndrome assessed by optical coherence tomography Journal of Cardiology, Volume 56, Issue 1, July 2010, Pages 8-14 9 Dae-Won Sohn Heart failure due to abnormal filling function of the heart Journal of Cardiology, Volume 57, Issue 2, March 2011, Pages 148-159 10 Koonlawee Nademanee | Evan Lockwood | Naoya Oketani | Brett Gidney Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation guided by complex fractionated atrial electrogram mapping of atrial fibrillation substrate Journal of Cardiology, Volume 55, Issue 1, January 2010, Pages 1-12 - View all items
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