Indian Heart Journal

Welcome To Indian Heart Journal

Indian Heart Journal (IHJ) is the official open access journal of Cardiological Society of India and accepts articles for publication from across the globe.

The journal aims to promote high quality research and serve as a platform for dissemination of scientific information in cardiology with particular focus on South Asia. The journal aims to publish cutting edge research in the field of clinical as well as non-clinical cardiology including cardiovascular medicine and surgery.

The Indian Heart Journal is the most widely read cardiology journal in the India reaching more than 27,000 hospital specialists and primary care physicians every two months.

The only bi-monthly journal which provides primary and secondary care with original research, clinical reviews, commentaries and news across a broad range of cardiovascular topics.

Exclusive original coverage of the fast developing field of cardiology written from the Indian viewpoint.

Extensive opportunities for special projects including supplements, symposia reports and practical guidelines.

The Indian Heart Journal provides reviews and discussions of current developments in cardiology and other relevant specialties to cardiologists and general practitioners with an interest in this field.

Review Article

Safety and efficacy of omecamtiv mecarbil for heart failure: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Original Article

Clinical profile and one-year outcomes of patients with mural infective endocarditis: – A tertiary care centre study based on data from a seven-year registry

Cardiac complications of COVID-19: Incidence and outcomes

Safety and efficacy of ARNI (valsartan/sacubitril) vs ACEI (enalapril) in acute heart failure – A prospective observational study

Impact of drug-eluting stent-associated coronary artery spasm on 3-year clinical outcomes: A propensity score matching analysis

A community-based study on electrocardiographic abnormalities of adult population from South India – Findings from a cross sectional survey

Identifying high risk patients post myocardial infarction with reduced left ventricular function using loop recorders INSPIRE-ELR clinical study

Minimizing scattered radiation dose in cardiac catheterization laboratory during interventional procedures using lead free drape – MILD study

Effect of left ventricular geometric remodeling on restrictive filling pattern and survival in ischemic cardiomyopathy

Efficacy and speed of conversion of recent onset atrial fibrillation using oral propafenone versus parenteral amiodarone: A randomized controlled comparative study

Dual left anterior descending artery: Case series based on novel classification and its therapeutic implications

Correlation of serum ST2 levels with severity of diastolic dysfunction on echocardiography and findings on cardiac MRI in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction

Research Brief

Pre-pregnancy obesity and the risk of peripartum cardiomyopathy: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Single center experience of transcatheter closure of mitral and aortic Paravalvular leaks using the new rechristened rectangular Amplatzer PVL plug

The effect of mobile application-based technology use on medication compliance and modification of risk factors in post PTCA cohort of patients

Development of an interview-based warfarin nomogram predicting the time spent in the therapeutic INR range: A cost-effective, and non-invasive strategy building from a cross sectional study in a low resource setting

Prognostic utility of neutrophil gelatinase associated lipocalin in cardiac ICU: A prospective study

Opinion Paper

Meta-analysis of ProGlide versus MANTA vascular closure devices for large-bore access site management

Short Communication

In-hospital antithrombotic therapy and outcomes of elderly patients on warfarin undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention: Insights from the WAR-STENT registry

The principles of ultra-low contrast percutaneous coronary intervention

Letter to the Editor

Changes in LA volume and diameter correlate with mechanisms of recurrence after paroxysmal AF ablation

Atrial fibrillation recurrence post pulmonary vein isolation: The complex secrets of left atrial geometry