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Thomas F. Lüscher

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About the journal

The European Heart Journal (EHJ) is an official Journal of the European Society of Cardiology, publishing the highest quality material, both clinical and scientific, on all aspects of Cardiovascular Medicine.

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Systemic inflammation and arrhythmic risk: lessons from rheumatoid arthritis

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Implantable cardioverter defibrillators for primary prevention of death in left ventricular dysfunction with and without ischaemic heart disease: a meta-analysis of 8567 patients in the 11 trials [Free]

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A score model to predict risk of events in patients with Brugada Syndrome [Free]

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Daily remote monitoring of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators: insights from the pooled patient-level data from three randomized controlled trials (IN-TIME, ECOST, TRUST) [Free]

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Issue@aGlance

Arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death: substrates, monitoring, and prevention

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Acute coronary syndromes and sudden cardiac death in the modern era

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Prevention: further insights on age and lipids

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Gender issues in arrhythmias: from atrial fibrillation to CRT and arrhythmogenic ventricular cardiomyopathy

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Virtual Issues from the ESC

Coronary Artery Disease & Interventional Cardiology

This issue, guest edited by Professor William Wijns, celebrates the EuroPCR 2017 meeting in Paris with a selection of related articles from across the ESC Journal Family.

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Heart Failure

Marking the Heart Failure 2017 meeting in Paris guest editor, Professor Scott Solomon, highlights a selection of must-see articles on from across the ESC Journal Family.

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Preventive Cardiology

To celebrate EuroPrevent 2017, this virtual issue highlights some of the must read articles on prevention, epidemiology and lipids from across the ESC Journal Family.

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Cardiovascular Imaging

To mark the ESC's 2016 EuroEcho-Imaging meeting in Leipzig, this Virtual Issue highlights some of the must read articles on Cardiovascular Imaging from across the ESC Journal Family.

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Virtual Issues

EHJ in the news

Discover EHJ research to hit the international headlines. From how ‘broken heart syndrome’ can also be trigged by happy events, to how cardiologists are now using 3D printing to personalise treatment for heart disease.

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EHJ at the ESC Congress 2016

Read the latest Hotline Papers, 2016 Guidelines, Epidemiological Update, and more published around the ESC Congress 2016.

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The Year in Cardiology 2016

The 2016 Year in Cardiology series wraps up the hot topics from the last 12 months; from Peripheral Circulation to Heart Failure, and Prevention to Imaging.

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EHJ Today

Watch interviews on hot topics and the latest news in modern cardiology with pioneers and key opinion leaders. Over 100,000 hits!

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CardioPulse

Read comments on hot topics, key messages from conferences and ESC Guidelines, informative features on cardiology personalities, and political aspects effecting cardiology.

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ESC Virtual Journal: Latest Issue

Showcasing the best quality science from the ESC Journals Family, the latest issue of the ESC Virtual Journal focuses on Preventive Cardiology in anticipation of EuroPrevent 2017.

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The new app for the ESC Journals will allow access to cutting-edge cardiology research anytime, anywhere.

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Your institution could be eligible to free or heavily discounted online access to the European Heart Journal through the Oxford Developing Countries Initiative.

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EHJ publishes high quality clinical and scientific papers relating to all aspects of cardiovascular disease. It includes articles related to research findings, technical evaluations, and reviews.

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ESC Journal Family Manuscript Sharing

Authors submitting to the European Heart Journal (EHJ) will, where appropriate, be given the option for their manuscript to be considered by the relevant sub-specialty journal when EHJ is unable to accept their manuscript for publication.

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Cardio Image Bank

The Cardio Image Bank contains quality, original images from the European Heart Journal. Organised by subject area, each image consists of a thumbnail, title, reference, and legend.

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Continuing Medical Education

Fulfil your professional development with the European Heart Journal and Oxford E-Learning. As well as taking new tests, you can browse your results from previous tests and generate certificates within your Oxford e-Learning account.

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