''Cardiovascular Research'' is a

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published monthly by the

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on behalf of the ''

European Society of Cardiology The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) is an independent non-profit, non-governmental professional association that works to advance the prevention, diagnosis and management of diseases of the heart and blood vessels, and improve scientific un ...

''. The journal publishes original and review articles from all areas of basic, translational, and clinical cardiovascular disease. According to the ''

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'', the impact factor was 10.787 in 2020, ranking the journal 12th out of 138 journals in the 'Cardiac & Cardiovascular systems' category. The

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is Tomasz J. Guzik.

History

The journal was established in 1967 by the

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on behalf of the

British Cardiovascular Society The British Cardiovascular Society (BCS) is a United Kingdom-wide health organisation based in London. It aims to represent all healthcare professionals working in the field of cardiology, set standards for prevention, diagnosis, and clinical care, ...

, with John P. Shillingford as the founding editor-in-chief. In 1995, ownership of the journal moved to the European Society of Cardiology and Elsevier became the publisher.

Editors-in-chief

John P. Shillingford 1967-1974 R. J. Linden 1975-1982 Peter Sleight 1983-1991 David J. Hearse 1992-1995 Michiel J. Janse 1995- 2003 Hans Michael Piper 2003-2013 Karin Sipido 2013-2018 Tomasz J. Guzik 2018-

References

{{Reflist English-language journals Cardiology journals Academic journals associated with learned and professional societies Oxford University Press academic journals Academic journals established in 1967