Journal of the Saudi Heart Association
Produced and hosted on behalf of King Saud University
Peer Review under the responsibility of King Saud University
The Journal of the Saudi Heart Association is an English language, peer-reviewed scholarly publication in the area of cardiovascular disease. Journal of the Saudi Heart Association publishes original papers, reviews, case studies and letters on:
• Adult cardiac surgery
• Adult congenital heart disease
• Cardiac imaging
• Cardiac nursing
• Cardiac rehabilitation
• Cardiomyopathy
• Congenital heart disease
• Electrophysiological heart disease
• Extracorporeal circulation and cardiac perfusion
• Heart failure
• Hypertensive heart disease
• Ischaemic heart disease
• Pediatric cardiac surgery
• Preventive cardiology
• Rheumatic valvular disease
Journal of the Saudi Heart Association is the official publication of the Saudi Heart Association and is published by King Saud University in collaboration with Elsevier and is edited by an international group of eminent researchers.
Editors-in-Chief Hani K. Najm , Mohamad Arafah
Imprint: Elsevier
ISSN: 1016-7315
Most cited
Top 10 Cited (articles published in the last five years)
Extracted from Scopus (on Thu May 23)Al-Nozha, M.M. | Al-Mazrou, Y.Y. | Arafah, M.R. | Al-Maatouq, M.A. | Khalil, M.Z. | Khan, N.B. | Al-Khadra, A. | Al-Marzouki, K. | Al-Harthi, S.S. | Abdullah, M. | Al-Shahid, M.S. | Al-Mobeireek, A. | Nouh, M.S. Smoking in Saudi Arabia and its relation to coronary artery disease Journal of the Saudi Heart Association, Volume 21, Issue 3, 2009-07-01, Pages 169-176 Ayyub Ghori, M. | Bakir, S. | Ellahham, S. | Al Nassir, A. | Al Zubaidi, A. | Augustin, N. | Abdelaziz, M.A. | Turrin, N.P. | Al Mahmeed, W.A. Tenecteplase in prosthetic mitral valve thrombosis Journal of the Saudi Heart Association, Volume 23, Issue 2, 2011-04-01, Pages 93-95 Al Shimemeri, A. Cardiovascular disease in Hajj pilgrims Journal of the Saudi Heart Association, Volume 24, Issue 2, 2012-04-01, Pages 123-127 AlHabib, K.F. | Hersi, A. | AlFaleh, H. | AlNemer, K. | AlSaif, S. | Taraben, A. | Kashour, T. | Bakheet, A. | Qarni, A.A. | Soomro, T. | Malik, A. | Ahmed, W.H. | Abuosa, A.M. | Butt, M.A. | AlMurayeh, M.A. | Zaidi, A.A. | Hussein, G.A. | Balghith, M.A. | Abu-Ghazala, T. Baseline characteristics, management practices, and in-hospital outcomes of patients with acute coronary syndromes: Results of the Saudi project for assessment of coronary events (SPACE) registry Journal of the Saudi Heart Association, Volume 23, Issue 4, 2011-10-01, Pages 233-239 Sulaiman, K. | Panduranga, P. | Al-Zakwani, I. Gender-related differences in the presentation, management, and outcomes among patients with acute coronary syndrome from Oman Journal of the Saudi Heart Association, Volume 23, Issue 1, 2011-01-01, Pages 17-22 Ahmad, M. | Arifi, A.A. | Onselen, R.V. | Alkodami, A.A. | Zaibag, M. | Khaldi, A.A.A. | Najm, H.K. Gender differences in the surgical management and early clinical outcome of coronary artery disease: Single centre experience Journal of the Saudi Heart Association, Volume 22, Issue 2, 2010-04-01, Pages 47-53 Saad, M.H. | Roushdy, A.M. | Elsayed, M.H. Immediate- and medium-term effects of balloon pulmonary valvuloplasty in infants with critical pulmonary stenoses during the first year of life: A prospective single center study Journal of the Saudi Heart Association, Volume 22, Issue 4, 2010-10-01, Pages 195-201 Mortell, M. A resuscitation "dilemma" theory-practice-ethics. Is there a theory-practice-ethics gap? Journal of the Saudi Heart Association, Volume 21, Issue 3, 2009-07-01, Pages 149-152 Alsoufi, B. | Rao, V. | Tang, A. | Maganti, M. | Cusimano, R. Risk modeling for ventricular assist device support in post-cardiotomy shock Journal of the Saudi Heart Association, Volume 24, Issue 2, 2012-04-01, Pages 69-72 AlNemer, K.A. | AlFaleh, H.F. | AlHabib, K.F. | Ullah, A. | Hersi, A. | AlSaif, S. | Taraben, A. | Hussein, G. | Butt, M. Impact of diabetes on hospital adverse cardiovascular outcomes in acute coronary syndrome patients: Data from the Saudi project of acute coronary events Journal of the Saudi Heart Association, Volume 24, Issue 4, 2012-10-01, Pages 225-231 - View all items
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Thu May 231 Takako Mikami | Tatsuya Kawasaki | Tadaaki Kamitani Azygos lobe Journal of the Saudi Heart Association, Available online 22 May 2013 2 Manfred Mortell | Hanan H. Balkhy | Elias B. Tannous | Mei Thiee Jong Physician 𢀘defiance𢀙 towards hand hygiene compliance: Is there a theory𢀓practice𢀓ethics gap? Journal of the Saudi Heart Association, Available online 9 May 2013 3 Cem Arıtürk | Murat Ökten | Sinan Dağdelen | Fevzi Toraman | Hasan Karabulut A hybrid therapy as a third approach for type 1 proximal endoleak of thoracic endovascular aortic replacement: Caroticocarotid bypass and re-redo endovascular therapy Journal of the Saudi Heart Association, Available online 9 May 2013 4 Fayez Bokhari | Moayad AlQurashi | Omar Raslan | Nabil Alama Right atrial appendage tachycardia: A rare cause of tachycardia induced cardiomyopathy with successful radiofrequency ablation using the 3D mapping system Journal of the Saudi Heart Association, Available online 7 May 2013 5 Abdullah M. Alshehri | Ayman M. Azoz | Hosam A. Shaheen | Yahya A. Farrag | Mohie Aldeen A. Khalifa | Adel Youssef Acute effects of cigarette smoking on the cardiac diastolic functions Journal of the Saudi Heart Association, Available online 6 April 2013 6 W. El-Hammady | A. Shawky | A. El-Annany Short term follow-up of prediabetics undergoing elective percutaneous coronary intervention Journal of the Saudi Heart Association, Volume 25, Issue 2, April 2013, Pages 57-65 7 <ce:underline>Waheed</ce:underline> <ce:underline>Raedi</ce:underline> | Majid Al Fayyadh | Momdouh Al Ahmadi | Bahaa Alsoufi Current outcomes of the Glenn bidirectional cavopulmonary connection for single ventricle palliation Journal of the Saudi Heart Association, Volume 25, Issue 2, April 2013, Pages 170- 8 Mohammed Salem | Fouad Khalel | <ce:underline>Hassan</ce:underline> <ce:underline>Khalaf</ce:underline> | Sawsan Sayed | Yasir Barima | Badr Al Bishry Validity of automatic function imaging to measure peak systolic strain for detection of myocardial viability as compared with Thalium MPI Journal of the Saudi Heart Association, Volume 25, Issue 2, April 2013, Pages 134- 9 Arwa Othman | Ahmed Al-motarreb | Masood HA 3 Human leukocyte antigen class II genetic variants are highly associated with rheumatic heart disease in Yemeni patients Journal of the Saudi Heart Association, Volume 25, Issue 2, April 2013, Pages 126- 10 Ahmed Ibrahim Rezk Short-term outcome of coronary artery bypass graft surgery in end stage renal failure dialysis-dependent patients Journal of the Saudi Heart Association, Volume 25, Issue 2, April 2013, Pages 120-121 - View all items
