Aims A J-shaped relationship between exercise and atrial fibrillation (AF) or atrial flutter (AFL) has been described, but the influence of specific sport disciplines is unknown. Purpose To examine the relationship between endurance exercise and AF/AFL prevalence in middle-aged men. Methods and ...
Latest articles
Aims Pulsed field ablation (PFA) is increasingly used for atrial fibrillation and is being extended beyond pulmonary vein isolation to right atrial (RA) and superior vena cava (SVC) targets. As its use expands, interactions with cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) have become an ...
Aims Right ventricular dysfunction (RVD) is common in cardiogenic shock (CS) due to left ventricular failure and associated with increased mortality, but its impact in patients requiring temporary mechanical circulatory support (tMCS) remains unclear. We explored RVD and its association with ...
Aims Risk stratification in infective endocarditis (IE) does not incorporate structural substrates involved in early disease initiation. The aim of this study was to examine the association between mitral annulus calcification (MAC) burden and the risk of IE. Methods This substudy utilized the ...
Aims In patients with a systemic right ventricle (sRV), the sRV is faced with an increased afterload compared to a right ventricle in sub-pulmonary position leading to the development of fibrosis followed by ventricular dysfunction. Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) T1 mapping (T1), and its derived ...
Most read
Left bundle branch area pacing is being increasingly adopted in routine clinical practice as a more physiological alternative to right ventricular and biventricular pacing. Understanding the concepts of this pacing modality may be a hurdle for the non-electrophysiologist and specialists alike. This review article aims to ...
Menopause hormone replacement therapy (HRT) remains the main strategy for managing menopausal symptoms and preventing osteoporosis in postmenopausal women. However, its cardiovascular effects are complex and influenced by multiple factors. Early initiation of HRT within 10 years of menopause onset consistently demonstrates ...
Aims Approximately two-thirds of obesity-related mortality is attributable to cardiovascular disease (CVD). The aim of this analysis is to examine predicted CVD risk reduction following weight loss in persons with obesity for primary prevention between tirzepatide and semaglutide, and projected CVD events that could be ...
Aims To assess the impact of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACE-Is) and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) on all-cause and cardiovascular (CV) mortality, as well as CV, cerebrovascular, and renal outcomes in patients at high/very-high CV risk without heart failure by a systematic review and meta-analysis of ...
Aims Transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis (ATTR-CA) is an important cause of heart failure (HF). Several therapies demonstrated an efficacy in reducing hard and surrogate endpoints. We compared the relative efficacy of therapies evaluated in completed phase III trials. Methods and results We conducted a network meta-analysis ...
There is a growing appreciation that the methods and analyses of medical studies should be tailored towards the type of research question. However, frequent conflation exists with respect to the reasons for statistically adjusting for variables in analyses and the methods that should be used for variable selection in ...
-
4.32025 Impact Factor
-
60/237Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems (Rank by Impact Factor)
-
5.62025 CiteScore
-
102/409Cardiology And Cardiovascular Medicine (Rank by CiteScore)
New Collection: Heart and Stroke
Explore an EHJ Open collection focusing on heart disease with a stroke component. This multi-disciplinary collection is in collaboration with the ESC Council on Stroke.
Read this collection
Mental Health and Cardiovascular Disease
Explore this EHJ Open collection on mental health.
We welcome high-quality original research, review articles, and short communications on topics including - but not limited to - diagnostic assessment and screening, treatment strategies, effect on outcomes, multidisciplinary management, prevention, and other innovative approaches that can move the field forward.
Follow @ehjopen on X
Connect with Editor-in-Chief, Magnus Bäck, and stay up to date with the latest news and content from EHJ Open.
Join the conversation with #EHJOpen
Subject Sections
Discover European Heart Journal Open’s top 20 most read articles published within the past 12 months.
Explore the collection
Discover European Heart Journal Open's most cited articles of all time.
Explore the collection
Visit the ESC Publications website to browse journals, books, guidelines, and online resources from the ESC. Stay up to date with the latest journal news.
Explore ESC Publications
Discover the top 5 reasons to publish your research with European Heart Journal Open:
-
Open access publishing
-
Visible worldwide
-
Quality peer review
-
Simple submission
-
Enhanced reputation
Learn more and join our prestigious author community
