Reviews

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Reviews should not exceed 6000 words (excluding abstract, references, tables and figures) and may include up to 8 figures and/or tables and up to 120 references. Additional figures, tables and references should be submitted as supplement.
The article should be divided into the following sections: Title page, Abstract, Keywords, Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion, Acknowledgements (funding, conflict of interest).
The abstract can be unstructured and should not exceed 400 words. Note: the abstract needs to be data and information rich (see above).

Reviews include the following:
- Literature review
- State-of-the-art reviews
- Systematic review
- Meeting reports
- Mini-reviews / Facts & numbers reviews
Note: Mini-reviews and Facts & Numbers reviews should not exceed 1500 words (excluding abstract, references) and have no more than 3 tables and figures, and they may include up to 40 references

Safety and efficacy of left atrial appendage closure in cancer versus non-cancer patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Muhammad Ahmed, Fatima Muskan, Mohsin Zaheer, Manesh Kumar, Sawera Gul, Abdul Hadi Ansari, Muhammad Sameer Jamal, Muhammad Sohaib Asghar, M. Chadi Alraies, Shiny Teja Kolli, Praveen Kumar Komminni, Priya Hotwani, Vishal Reddy Bejugam

https://doi.org/10.4081/cardio.2025.72

425

PDF: 85

Supplementary: 32

HTML: 23

iCARDIO Alliance Global Implementation Guidelines on Heart Failure 2025

Vijay Chopra, Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, Magdy Abdelhamid, William T. Abraham, Offer Amir, Stefan D. Anker, John J. Atherton, Fernando Bacal, Ralph Stephan von Bardeleben, Dulce Brito, Lucrecia Maria Burgos, Javed Butler, Maria Rosa Costanzo, Albertino Damasceno, Justin A. Ezekowitz, Ishaque Hameed, Sivadasanpillai Harikrishnan, Tiny Jaarsma, Anuradha Lala, Ileana L. Piña, Clara Saldarriaga, David Sim, John R. Teerlink, Nqoba Tsabedze, Hiroyuki Tsutsui, Jing Yu, Yuhui Zhang, Mohammad Zubaid, Nikhil Balankhe, Juan Esteban Gomez-Mesa, James L. Januzzi, Marvin Konstam, Rhonda Monroe, Elijah Ogola, Vinayagam Palaniappan, Mark C. Petrie, Fausto J. Pinto, Girish C. Rajadhyaksha, Amina Rakisheva, Carlos E. Ramos, Victor Rossel, Naoki Sato, P. Christian Schulze, Andrew Sindone, Hadi N. Skouri, Harriette G.C. Van Spall, Aistė Štaraitė, Lynne Warner Stevenson, Kadhim Sulaiman, Tzung-Dau Wang, Michael Böhm, Andrew J.S. Coats, Shelley Zieroth

https://doi.org/10.4081/cardio.2025.70

7101

PDF: 4596

Appendix: 813

Cardiac wasting in patients with advanced cancer: state of the art review

Laibah Arshad Khan, Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, Rania Usman Latif, Markus S. Anker

https://doi.org/10.4081/cardio.2025.65

1786

PDF: 323

HTML: 2

Impella vs intra-aortic balloon pump in patients with acute myocardial infarction complicated with cardiogenic shock: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis

Muhammad Ahmed, Serish Bano, Mutahira Asif, F.N.U. Sidra, Meva Ram, Shahida Bibi

https://doi.org/10.4081/cardio.2025.61

2478

PDF: 540

Supplementary: 359

HTML: 0

Carvedilol versus metoprolol in preventing post-operative atrial fibrillation: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Amir Askarinejad, Erfan Kohansal, Soudabeh Shafiee Ardestani, Mohammadhossein Mozafarybazargany, Hamed Hesami, Amirreza Sabahizadeh, Seyed Abbas Pakmehr, Majid Haghjoo

https://doi.org/10.4081/cardio.2024.51

2496

PDF: 374

Appendix A: 306

Appendix B: 417

HTML: 1

Modulation of cardiac metabolism in heart failure

Giuseppe M.C. Rosano, Andrew J.S. Coats

https://doi.org/10.4081/cardio.2024.30

2185

PDF: 623

HTML: 3

Using multiple primary endpoints in clinical trials with a focus on heart failure

Stefan D. Anker, Javed Butler, Khawaja M. Talha, Tim Friede

https://doi.org/10.4081/cardio.2024.33

5173

PDF: 584

HTML: 56

The impact of diurnal fasting during Ramadan on patients with established cardiac disease: a systematic review

Marwan M. Refaat, Nadim El Jamal, Hebah M. El-Rayess, Anthony Gebran, Amar M. Salam

https://doi.org/10.4081/cardio.2024.32

2085

PDF: 578

HTML: 1

The effect of SGLT2 inhibitors on health status in patients with heart failure: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Muhammad Shariq Usman, Arsalan Hamid, Shurjeel Uddin Qazi, Mikhail N. Kosiborod, Deepak L. Bhatt, Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, Muthiah Vaduganathan, Javed Butler

https://doi.org/10.4081/cardio.2024.35

2113

PDF: 552

Conflict of interest: 297

SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL: 246

HTML: 4

Epidemiology of peripartum cardiomyopathy in Africa

Kamilu M. Karaye, Abdulrazaq G. Habib, Karen Sliwa

https://doi.org/10.4081/cardio.2024.31

2023

PDF: 443

HTML: 11

Acute interventional management of spontaneous coronary artery dissection: case series and literature review

Enrico Cerrato, Ilaria Meynet, Giorgio Quadri, Federico Giacobbe, Cristina Rolfo, Francesco Tomassini, Fabio Ferrari, Fabio Mariani, Luca Lo Savio, Matteo Bianco, Paola Destefanis, Alessia Luciano, Carol Gravinese, Emanuele Tizzani, Sara Giolitto, Antonella Corleto, Fabrizio D’Ascenzo, Umberto Barbero, Fernando Macaya, Javier Escaned, Roberto Pozzi, Ferdinando Varbella

https://doi.org/10.4081/cardio.2024.22

3531

PDF: 140

HTML: 19

The scientific targets: the myocardium, the vasculature and the body’s response to heart failure

Rafael Vidal-Pérez, Ewa A. Jankowska

https://doi.org/10.4081/cardio.2024.19

2467

PDF: 127

HTML: 17

COVID-19 myocarditis

Reinaldo B. Bestetti, Rosemary Furlan-Daniel, Luciano P. Pereira

https://doi.org/10.4081/cardio.2024.21

2357

PDF: 138

HTML: 14

Intervention options: depression and cardiovascular disease during COVID-19

Eirini Flouda, Athena Stefanatou, Tinia Apergi

https://doi.org/10.4081/cardio.2023.5

1603

pdf: 141

HTML: 4

Reviews

All Items

Safety and efficacy of left atrial appendage closure in cancer versus non-cancer patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

iCARDIO Alliance Global Implementation Guidelines on Heart Failure 2025

Cardiac wasting in patients with advanced cancer: state of the art review

Impella vs intra-aortic balloon pump in patients with acute myocardial infarction complicated with cardiogenic shock: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis

Carvedilol versus metoprolol in preventing post-operative atrial fibrillation: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Modulation of cardiac metabolism in heart failure

Using multiple primary endpoints in clinical trials with a focus on heart failure

The impact of diurnal fasting during Ramadan on patients with established cardiac disease: a systematic review

The effect of SGLT2 inhibitors on health status in patients with heart failure: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Epidemiology of peripartum cardiomyopathy in Africa

Acute interventional management of spontaneous coronary artery dissection: case series and literature review

The scientific targets: the myocardium, the vasculature and the body’s response to heart failure

COVID-19 myocarditis

Intervention options: depression and cardiovascular disease during COVID-19

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