Journal of the Saudi Heart Association is an English language, peer-reviewed scholarly publication in the area of cardiovascular disease. Journal of the Saudi Heart Association publishes original articles, reviews articles, case reports, editorial and letters.
Journal of the Saudi Heart Association is the official journal of the Saudi Heart Association.
Annual Journal Metrics
2022 Citation Impact
0.8 - 2-year Impact Factor 0.9 - 5-year Impact Factor 0.5 - SNIP (Source Normalized Impact per Paper) 0.24 - SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)
2023 Speed
< 28 days submission to first editorial decision for all manuscripts (Median) < 45 days submission to accept (Median) < 70 days submission to article available online
2023 Usage
33,356 downloads in 2023
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SPECIAL ISSUE: Impact of COVID-19 on Cardiac Services in Saudi Arabia
Current Issue: Volume 36, Issue 4 (2024)
Original Articles
Pediatric pulmonary arterial hypertension; is it possible to predict its outcome?
Hala Mounir Agha, Ranya Hegazy, Ahmed Gamal, Ranya Essam, Antoine Abd Elmessih, Ahmed Behairy, Nagib Dahdah, Ahmed Abdelwahed, Nesrine Sobhy, and Noha Ali
Platelet-to-White Blood Cell Ratio (PWR) : A Novel Prognostic Biomarker for Spontaneous Reperfusion after Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention.
Gökhan Alıcı, Tayfur Erdoğdu, Arafat Yıldırım, Özge Özcan Abacıoğlu, Ömer Genç, Ceyhun Yücel, Örsan Deniz Urgun, Abdullah Yıldırım, and Şerafettin Demir
Assessment of Coronary Collaterals among Patients with ST-segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Undergoing Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention and its Impact on In-hospital and 30-day Mortality: A Prospective Observational Study
Zafar Iqbal, Muhammad Naeem Mengal, Tariq Ashraf, Bashir Ahmed Salongi, Rajesh Kumar, Khalid Iqbal Bhatti, Bilal Ahmed, Abdul Samad Achakzai, and Tahir Saghir
Perspectives of Policymakers on Barriers to and Enablers of the Uptake of Cardiac Rehabilitation in Saudi Arabia: A Qualitative Study
Ahmed Mohammed Almoghairi, Jane O’Brien, and Jed Duff
Review Articles
Zilebesiran and Hypertension: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Mohamed Lemine, Saif Almuzainy, Rayan Aljubeh, and Ahmad Alilo
Caffeine and arrhythmias: A critical analysis of cardiovascular responses and arrhythmia susceptibility
Adel Khalifa Sultan Hamad
Comparative Efficacy and Safety of Transcatheter Versus Mitral-Valve Surgery in Elderly Patients with Mitral Regurgitation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Saif Almuzainy, Mohamed Lemine, Rayan Aljubeh, and Sami Alsalem
Guideline
A Saudi Heart Association Position Statement on Cardiovascular Diseases and Diabetes Mellitus
Waleed Alhabeeb, Abdelfatah Elasfar, Abdulhalim Kinsara, Ahmed Aljizeeri, Ibrahim Jelaidan, Kamal Alghalayini, Mohammed F. AlKheraiji., Mousa Akbar, Sameh Lawand, Sarah M. Alyousif, Saud Alsifri, and Taher Hassan
Case Report
REDO MINIMALLY INVASIVE RIGHT ATRIAL MASS REMOVAL AFTER SURGICAL ATRIAL SEPTAL DEFECT CLOSURE
Chirag Doshi, Pratyaksha Rana, Vidur Bansal, Megha M Sheth, and Dinesh Patel
Letters to the Editor
Reply to author regarding the letter “Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation After Cardiac Surgery”
Yasuhiko Imashuku, Susumu Hiraoka, Motoi Inoue, Takayoshi Mizuno, Misuzu Oyagi, and Hirotoshi Kitagawa
Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation After Cardiac Surgery
Mesut Engin, Abdulkerim Özkan, and Abdurrahman Demirel
