Academic Journal
Q2Heart and Vessels
About Heart and Vessels
Heart and Vessels is a scholarly journal published by Springer. SCImago 2025 lists it in Q2, with an SJR of 0.546 and H-index of 57.
Coverage: 1985-2026. Research categories: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine (Q2).
Verified field sources
- Journal Impact Factor: 1.5 — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal metric year and editorial leadership as listed on the Springer Nature journal homepage.
- Impact Factor year: 2025 — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal metric year and editorial leadership as listed on the Springer Nature journal homepage.
- Editor(s): Nobuhisa Hagiwara MD, PhD (Editor-in-Chief) — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal metric year and editorial leadership as listed on the Springer Nature journal homepage.
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Topics in published research
Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics; Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors; Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics; Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments; Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes; Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias.
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Reported open-access list prices
2,790.00 USD; 4,190.00 EUR
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Aims & Scope
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2026-10-03 · DOI: 10.1007/s00380-026-02770-4Component-level associations of anemia and renal dysfunction with competing first events in acute heart failure with atrial fibrillation
Jumpei Yamamoto, Keijiro Nakamura, Hiromasa Hayama, Yoshinari Enomoto et al.
2026-10-03 · DOI: 10.1007/s00380-026-02766-0Clinical outcomes of conservative management for acute Stanford type A intramural hematoma: a multicenter retrospective study
Hiroshi Okada, Tadashi Kitamura, Fumiaki Shikata, Takuya Narita et al.
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2026-09-29 · DOI: 10.1007/s00380-026-02762-4Plaque vulnerability or lesion geometry? Interpreting CT-derived translesional gradients
Yusuf Bozkurt Şahin, Özden Seçkin
2026-09-29 · DOI: 10.1007/s00380-026-02769-xRe: Clinical characteristics and outcomes of isolated severe functional tricuspid regurgitation in a real-world setting
Muhammad Adil Choudhry
2026-09-29 · DOI: 10.1007/s00380-026-02764-2Authors’ Reply to Choudhry on “Clinical characteristics and outcomes of isolated severe functional tricuspid regurgitation in a real-world setting”
Mina Tsukuda, Hidekazu Tanaka
2026-09-29 · DOI: 10.1007/s00380-026-02765-1Correction: Combined assessment of left ventricular and atrial function for transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy
Arisa Senda, Hidekazu Tanaka, Momo Fujiwara, Koya Uemura et al.
2026-09-20 · DOI: 10.1007/s00380-026-02759-zCalcified nodule as a distinct morphological risk factor after intravascular ultrasound-guided percutaneous coronary intervention
Daisuke Kanda, Akihiro Tokushige, Kenta Ohmure, Hirokazu Shimono et al.
2026-09-16 · DOI: 10.1007/s00380-026-02763-3Admission eosinophil count is associated with favorable cardiac remodeling after ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction
Shingo Watanabe, Junichi Onuma, Ryota Ishida, Ryo Masuda et al.
2026-09-16 · DOI: 10.1007/s00380-026-02761-5In response to “Letter to the editor regarding “Aortic calcification and contrast-associated acute kidney injury in patients undergoing urgent coronary angiography””
Masatsugu Miyagawa, Riku Arai, Yasuo Okumura
2026-09-16 · DOI: 10.1007/s00380-026-02757-1Simple risk stratification of patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: based on the modified DanGer shock trial-derived criteria assessed at initial emergency room presentation
Narumi Irie, Yuichi Sawayama, Mikitaka Fujita, Satoki Oka et al.
2026-09-08 · DOI: 10.1007/s00380-026-02754-4Aortic calcification and CA-AKI: clarifying diagnostic performance and clinical utility
Fahrettin Turna
2026-08-28 · DOI: 10.1007/s00380-026-02758-0Methodological caveats in assessing early invasive strategies for NSTEMI patients with renal dysfunction
Jin-Sin Koh
2026-08-24 · DOI: 10.1007/s00380-026-02689-wAuthors’ reply to “Unaddressed research gaps in antithrombotic therapy following drug-coated balloon angioplasty for peripheral artery disease”
Kojiro Miki, Masaharu Ishihara
2026-08-24 · DOI: 10.1007/s00380-026-02756-2Response to the letter to the editor: sympathetic overactivation in patients undergoing transcatheter tricuspid valve repair
Dominik Nelles, Can Öztürk, Christoph Hammerstingl
2026-08-20 · DOI: 10.1007/s00380-026-02745-5Reconsidering the association between transcatheter tricuspid valve repair and sympathetic activity
Maryam Imran Sheikh, Zain Ul Abideen
2026-08-20 · DOI: 10.1007/s00380-026-02746-4Authors’ reply: Risk stratification and determinants of cardiac recovery in hemodialysis patients with reduced ejection fraction
Toshikazu Kashiyama
2026-08-19 · DOI: 10.1007/s00380-026-02752-6Impact of atrial fibrillation on heart failure-related events after endovascular therapy for peripheral artery disease
Yuki Shima, Eiji Karashima, Shingo Kurimoto, Takashi Shimonaga et al.
2026-08-19 · DOI: 10.1007/s00380-026-02749-1Reviews
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