''Circulation'' is a
scientific journal
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Content
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published by
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins for the
American Heart Association
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. The journal publishes articles related to research in and the practice of cardiovascular diseases, including
observational studies, clinical trials, epidemiology, health services and outcomes studies, and advances in applied (translational) and basic research. Its 2020 impact factor is 29.690, ranking it third among journals in the Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems category and first in the Peripheral Vascular Disease category.
[2020 Journal Citation Reports (Clarivate Analytics, 2021)] Articles become
open access
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after a 12-month
embargo period.
2008 saw the appearance of six subspecialty journals. The first edition of ''Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology'' appeared in April 2008, followed by an edition dedicated to
heart failure
Heart failure (HF), also known as congestive heart failure (CHF), is a syndrome, a group of signs and symptoms caused by an impairment of the heart's blood pumping function. Symptoms typically include shortness of breath, excessive fatigue, ...
in May titled ''Circulation: Heart Failure''. The remaining four journals launched once per month from July through October 2008. In order of release they were, ''
Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging'', ''Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions'', ''Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes'', and ''Circulation: Cardiovascular Genetics'' (now published as ''Circulation: Genomic and Precision Medicine'' since January 2018).
See also
* ''
Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging''
* ''
Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions''
* ''
Journal of the American College of Cardiology''
* ''
European Heart Journal''
References
External links
''Circulation''home page
''Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology''home page
''Circulation: Heart Failure''home page
''Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging''home page
''Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions''home page
''Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes''home page
''Circulation: Genomic and Precision Medicine''home page
''American Heart Association''home page
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Cardiology journals
Publications established in 1950
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins academic journals
Weekly journals
1950 establishments in the United States
American Heart Association academic journals