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: 1.284
Imprint: Elsevier
ISSN: 0914-5087
Most cited
Top 10 Cited (articles published in the last five years)
Extracted from Scopus (on Thu May 2)73 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 41 Zakynthinos, E. | Pappa, N. Inflammatory biomarkers in coronary artery disease Journal of Cardiology, Volume 53, Issue 3, 2009-06-01, Pages 317-333 34 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 28 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 27 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 24 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 Nademanee, K. | Lockwood, E. | Oketani, N. | Gidney, B. Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation guided by complex fractionated atrial electrogram mapping of atrial fibrillation substrate Journal of Cardiology, Volume 55, Issue 1, 2010-01-01, Pages 1-12 21 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 21 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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