The Egyptian Heart Journal is the official journal of the Egyptian Society of Cardiology (EgSC). The society was founded in 1951 by Professor Mohamed Ibrahim and is a non-profit organisation. The EgSC comprises 17 working groups; they all work actively to ensure the best updated practice in all subspecialties. The society organizes the prestigious annual international congress [CardioEgypt] where cardiologists from countries across the world come together to share and exchange experiences in the field. It has over 3,000 members and works with different societies all over the world.
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Aortic valve calcium volume as measured by native versus contrast-enhanced computer tomography and the implications for the diagnosis of severe aortic stenosis in TAVR patients with low-gradient aortic stenosis
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Correlation between endothelial dysfunction and occurrence of no-reflow in patients undergoing post-thrombolysis early invasive percutaneous intervention for ST-elevation myocardial infarction
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Role of Strauss ECG criteria as predictor of response in patients undergoing cardiac resynchronization therapy
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The blood pressure variability in patients with cryptogenic stroke
The Correction to this article has been published in The Egyptian Heart Journal 2022 74:73
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Once versus twice daily antihypertensive medications for the control of nocturnal blood pressure: a comparative study
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Guideline-directed medical therapy in heart failure patients: impact of focused care provided by a heart failure clinic in comparison to general cardiology out-patient department
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Cardiovascular disease in COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 10,898 patients and proposal of a triage risk stratification tool
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Demographics, clinical characteristics, and outcomes among hospitalized heart failure patients across different regions of Egypt
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Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) as independent predictors of outcome in infective endocarditis (IE)
About the Society
Aims and scope
The Egyptian Heart Journal is the official journal of the Egyptian Society of Cardiology. It is an international journal that publishes peer-reviewed articles on all aspects of cardiovascular disease, including original clinical studies and translational investigations. The journal publishes research, review articles, case reports and commentary articles, as well as editorials interpreting and commenting on the research presented. In addition, it provides a forum for the exchange of information on all aspects of cardiovascular medicine, including educational issues.
About the Editors
Hala Mahfouz Badran, Editor-in-Chief
Hala Mahfouz Badran is a Professor of Cardiology at Menoufia University and is the Chairman of Egyptian Working Group of Echocardiography (EEWG). She is the Director of Yacoub Research Unit at Menoufia University and is a Fellow of the European Society of Cardiology (FESC). Professor Hala has been a member of the European Society of Cardiology since 2007 and a member of the European Association of Echocardiography (EAE) since 2006. In addition, she is also a member of the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI) and has been a reviewer for the Egyptian Universities Promotion Committee (EUPC) Cardiology Division.
Professor Hala has been a member of the Egyptian Universities Promotion Committee Board, Head of the Cardiology Department at Menoufia University and a Fellow of Cardiology at the University of Tennessee in Memphis, USA. She has also acted as a reviewer in over 12 international journals.
Affiliated with
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The Egyptian Heart Journal is affiliated with Egyptian Society of Cardiology.
Annual Journal Metrics
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Citation Impact
1.4 - CiteScore
0.663 - SNIP (Source-Normalized Impact per Paper)
0.304 - SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)Speed
19 days to first decision for all manuscripts (Median)
43 days to first decision for reviewed manuscripts only (Median)Usage
176,859 downloads (2021)
116 Altmetric mentions (2021)
- ISSN: 2090-911X (electronic)