World Heart Day article collection

Today is World Heart Day!

In honor of this meaningful day dedicated to cardiovascular health, Elsevier is pleased to provide free access to some of the top articles from our cardiology journals. All articles are freely available through October 31, 2025. Help us spread awareness and important cardiovascular research in celebration of this day by reading and sharing them with your colleagues!

American Journal of Preventive Cardiology South Asians and cardiometabolic health: A framework for comprehensive care for the individual, community, and population - An American society for preventive cardiology clinical practice statement
American Heart Journal Design and Rationale of Lp(a)HORIZON Trial: Assessing the Effect of Lipoprotein(a) Lowering With Pelacarsen on Major Cardiovascular Events in Patients With CVD and Elevated Lp(a)
American Heart Journal Plus: Cardiology Research and Practice Telemedicine for the detection and management of in-hospital and out-of-hospital sudden cardiac arrest: Status quo and quo vadis
The American Journal of Cardiology Comparative Prognostic Value of Risk Factors for Predicting Pacemaker Implantation After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis
Archives of Cardiovascular Diseases Diffuse coronary artery disease: A challenge in diagnosis and treatment
Atherosclerosis The Brussels International Declaration on Lipoprotein(a) Testing and Management
Atherosclerosis Plus Emerging oral therapeutic strategies for inhibiting PCSK9
Canadian Journal of Cardiology Advancing Fairness in Cardiac Care: Strategies for Mitigating Bias in Artificial Intelligence Models Within Cardiology
Cardiovascular Pathology Temporal and demographic disparities in mortality trends for heart failure and COPD-associated heart failure in U.S. Adults: A 1999–2020 analysis of CDC WONDER data
CJC Open Wearable Devices for Exercise Prescription and Physical Activity Monitoring in Patients with Various Cardiovascular Conditions
CJC Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease A Discourse on Percutaneous Closure of the Patent Ductus Arteriosus in Premature Neonates: Controversy, Remedy, or Paradox of Choice?
Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine Comparative outcomes of clopidogrel vs aspirin monotherapy in post- pci patients: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis
CASE Multimodal Imaging Diagnosis of Doubly Committed Juxta-Arterial Ventricular Septal Defect and Persistent Left Cranial Vena Cava in a Goat
Current Problems in Cardiology The top 100 most cited articles in cardiovascular research: A bibliometric perspective
Heart & Lung Rising cardiovascular mortality among obstructive sleep apnea patients: United States epidemiological trends (1999–2019
Heart, Lung and Circulation National Heart Foundation of Australia & Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand: Comprehensive Australian Clinical Guideline for Diagnosing and Managing Acute Coronary Syndromes 2025
Heart Rhythm A novel ECG algorithm for accurate localization of manifest accessory pathways in both children and adults: SMART-WPW
Heart Rhythm Case Reports A case report of persistent phrenic nerve injury by pulsed field ablation: Lessons from anatomical reconstruction and electrode positioning
Heart Rhythm O2 Argentina’s most important contributions in the field of electrophysiology
Hellenic Journal of Cardiology The impact of cardiovascular drugs on hyperglycemia and diabetes: a review of ‘unspoken' side effects
International Journal of Cardiology Interpretation and management of T wave inversion in athletes: An expert opinion statement of the Italian Society of Sports Cardiology (SICSPORT)
International Journal of Cardiology Congenital Heart Disease Pregnancy outcomes and effects on cardiac function among patients with Tetralogy of Fallot: A single-center cohort study
International Journal of Cardiology: Cardiovascular Risk and Prevention Effects of coenzyme Q10 administration on blood pressure and heart rate in adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Indian Heart Journal A contemporary review of the head-up tilt test: Utility and limitations
IJC Heart & Vasculature SAVR and TAVI comparison across the globe based on current regional registry evidence – A meta-analysis of reconstructed time-to-event data
JACC: Journal of the American College of Cardiology Early Intra-Aortic Balloon Support for Heart Failure-Related Cardiogenic Shock: A Randomized Clinical Trial
JACC: Advances Longitudinal Data From the KETO-CTA Study: Plaque Predicts Plaque, ApoB Does Not
JACC: Asia Epidemiology and Burden of Heart Failure in Asia
JACC: Basic to Translational Science Recent Pathophysiological Insights Are Advancing the Treatment of Venous Thromboembolism
JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging The Last Decade in Cardiac Amyloidosis: Advances in Understanding Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Quantification, Prognosis, Treatment Strategies, and Monitoring Response
JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions Effect of Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter-2 Inhibitors on the Progression of Aortic Stenosis
JACC: CardioOncology Anthracycline Cardiotoxicity in Adult Cancer Patients: JACC: CardioOncology State-of-the-Art Review
JACC: Case Reports The Right Ventricular Moderator Band: From Leonardo da Vinci’s Drawings to Current Cardiac Imaging
JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology State of the Art in Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion
JACC: Heart Failure Revisiting ICD Therapy for Primary Prevention in Patients With Heart Failure and Reduced Ejection Fraction
Journal of Cardiac Failure The Continuum of Prevention and Heart Failure in Cardiovascular Medicine: A Joint Scientific Statement from the Heart Failure Society of America and The American Society for Preventive Cardiology
Journal of Cardiac Failure – Intersections Patient Perspectives on Genetic Testing in Transthyretin Amyloid Cardiomyopathy: Framing the Conversation to Improve Implementation
Journal of Cardiology The role of POCUS in diagnosing acute heart failure in the emergency department: A meta-analysis
Journal of Cardiology Cases Spontaneous resolution of right ventricular thrombus in congestive heart failure due to alcoholic cardiomyopathy: A case report
Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography Cardiac computed tomography for prosthetic heart valve assessment. An expert consensus document of the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT), the American College of Cardiology (ACC), the European Society of Cardiovascular Radiology (ESCR), the North American Society of Cardiovascular Imaging (NASCI), the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (SCAI) and Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS)
Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance reference values (“normal values”) in cardiovascular magnetic resonance: 2025 update
Journal of Clinical Lipidology LDL cholesterol management simplified in adults—Lower for longer is better: Guidance from the National Lipid Association
Journal of Electrocardiology Double sequential external defibrillation for refractory ventricular fibrillation: the science, the controversies and the future.
Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology Maternal shift work during pregnancy and cardiovascular health impacts on mother and offspring
Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology Plus Cardioprotective strategies in myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury: Implications for improving clinical translation
Journal of Nuclear Cardiology Laboratory considerations on the use of F-18 myocardial perfusion imaging radiotracers: An Information Statement from the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology
Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography Prevalence of Diastolic and Systolic Mitral Annular Disjunction in Patients With Mitral Valve Prolapse
Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions SCAI Expert Consensus Statement on the Management of Calcified Coronary Lesions
Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Diseases Mediterranean diet: Why a new pyramid? An updated representation of the traditional Mediterranean diet by the Italian Society of Human Nutrition (SINU)
Pregnancy Hypertension The unintended consequences of modernity: Pollution and its effect on reproductive, maternal and fetal health
Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases Anti-consumption agents: Tirzepatide and semaglutide for treating obesity-related diseases and addictions, and improving life expectancy
Progress in Pediatric Cardiology Heart murmurs in pediatric practice
Structural Heart Bicuspid Aortic Valve Disease: Classifications, Treatments, and Emerging Transcatheter Paradigms
Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine The role of finerenone in heart failure