Journal of the Saudi Heart Association is an English language, peer-reviewed scholarly publication in the area of cardiovascular disease. Journal of the Saudi Heart Association publishes original articles, reviews articles, case reports, editorial and letters.
Journal of the Saudi Heart Association is the official journal of the Saudi Heart Association.
Annual Journal Metrics
2025 Citation Impact
1.4 – Journal Impact Factor (JIF) 0.8 - 5-year Impact Factor 1.4 - Scopus CiteScore 0.378 - SNIP (Source Normalized Impact per Paper) 0.227 - SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)
2025 Rankings
Web of Science (Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems)
Rank: 172/237 Quartile: Q3 Percentile: 27.6
Scopus (Cardiology & Cardiovascular Medicine)
Rank: 284/409 Quartile: Q3 Percentile: 30th
See our Aims and Scope for a complete coverage of the journal.
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SPECIAL ISSUE: Impact of COVID-19 on Cardiac Services in Saudi Arabia
Current Issue: Volume 38, Issue 2 (2026)
Original Articles
Determinants of Early Mortality After Congenital Heart Surgery: A 7-Year Single-Center Experience in Saudi Arabia
Saud Abdulaziz Bahaidarah, Jowana Mahmoud Aljinaid, Amal Ahmad Alzahrani, Jana Mohammad Banjer, Lujain Abdulsalam Kofiyah, Nesmah Amin Noaman, Rahaf Adel Badkook, Raghad Abdulaziz Aljabri, Raghad Saeed Alghamdi, Renad Mohammed Alamoudi, Sarah Salem Bawazir, and Gaser Abdelmohsen Abdelmohsen
Patent ductus arteriosus spasm during percutaneous device occlusion in infants and children
Hani M. Adel and Ashraf K. Mahmoud
Intravenous Atropine in Reducing Reperfusion Arrhythmias, Conduction Abnormalities, and Hypotension in Inferior ST-elevation Myocardial Infarction Undergoing Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Mohamed Ismail Rashed, Islam Mahmoud Bastawy, Ahmed Lotfy Mohamed, and Mohamed Gamaleldin Elewa
Right Ventricular–Pulmonary Artery Coupling Predicts Early Myocardial Strain Improvement in SGLT2 Inhibitor-Treated HFrEF
Mohammad Ali Hammad, Ramy Magdy Elgamal, Arwa Mohsen Abouelkhir, Osama Abouelfetouh Elshaer, Mohamed Shokry Fahmy, Reda Nabil Dawoud, Reda Biomy, and Mohamed Kamal Salama
Value of the non-enhanced cardiac computed tomography scan analysis in determination of the appropriate coronary CT angiography scan protocol Improving image quality while minimizing radiation
Osama A Smettei, Sawsan A Sayed, . Fatin M Ahmed, Tawfeeq H Alharbi, Mohammed Saied, and Rami M Abazid
Quantifying Patient Positioning Errors and Radiation Dose Variation in Cardiac Computed Tomography Angiography
Yasser H. Hadi, Hassan B. Hawsawi, Niamh Moore, Helle Precht, Andrew England, and Mark McEntee
EVALUATION OF RADIAL ARTERY ANATOMY WITH VARIOUS ANATOMICAL VARIANTS IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING TRANSRADIAL CATHETERIZATION
Nisarg Desai, Sharadkumar Jain, Kunal Parwani, Pooja Vyas, and Yaqub Sidatar
Review Articles
Intermittent Fasting in Chronic Heart Failure: A Systematic Review of Safety and Physiological Outcomes
Zulrahman Erlangga and Prenali Dwisthi Sattwika
Pediatric Cardiac Imaging with Second- and Third-Generation Dual Source CT Scanners: Radiation Dose, and Diagnostic Accuracy in Comparison with Echocardiography and MRI—A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Lamia Ghazi Jamjoom and Razan Kamal Daghistani
Letters to the Editor
Comments on the Letter – Intraoperative Tissue Oxygenation and Postoperative Creatinine Rise: Interpreting the Microcirculatory Context
Bhakti Banerjee, Haripada Das, Lini Srivastava, Snigdha Pramanik, and Diptimay Majumder
Intraoperative Tissue Oxygenation and Postoperative Creatinine Rise: Interpreting the Microcirculatory Context
Bedirhan Buğra Bayıcı, and Fatih Kızılyel
Bridging the Gap: The Critical Next Steps for Implementing Genetic Risk Scores in Myocardial Infarction Prevention in Saudi Arabia
Ahmed Almohammadi
Comments on the Rapid Access Chest Pain Assessment Clinic: an Australian Virtual Care Experience
Marwan Shawki and Ali H. Al-Fiadh
