''Cardiology'' is a bi-monthly

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published by Karger Publishers. Established in 1937 as ''Cardiologia'' by Bruno Kisch and Wilhelm Löffler, the journal was published under the name ''Cardiology'' from 1971 and in 2005 it incorporated the medical journal ''Heart Drug''.

Scope

The journal covers clinical, pre-clinical, and fundamental research as well as topical comprehensive reviews in selected areas of

cardiovascular disease Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is any disease involving the heart or blood vessels. CVDs constitute a class of diseases that includes: coronary artery diseases (e.g. angina, heart attack), heart failure, hypertensive heart disease, rheumati ...

. Following the incorporation of the journal ''Heart Drug'', ''Cardiology'' has included coverage of issues relating to cardiovascular

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and drug trials.

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is indexed in, but not limited to,: *

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Editors-in-Chief

Founders: Bruno Kisch and Wilhelm Löffler (doctor) Successors: *R. Hegglin (1962-1969) *I. Mahaim (1962-1965) *P. Moret (1966-1969) *P.M. Galletti (1966-1979) *Jan J. Kellermann (1980-1990) *Joseph S. Alpert (1990-2005) *Jeffrey S. Borer (2006-2018) * Dan Atar (2019-present)

References

External links

* {{Official website, http://www.karger.com/crd Cardiology journals Bimonthly journals Academic journals established in 1937 English-language journals Karger academic journals