Journal profile

Methodist DeBakey cardiovascular journal

Publisher: Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center
ISSN1947-6094 | 1947-6108 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed
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Journal Citation Impact

Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.

Impact Factor
3.13
Citation rate 2.33 348 total citations
h5-index 24 h5 depth signal
Cited share 61.5% 96 of 156
Total citations 348 Citation footprint
Metric signal 2.69 External metric anchor
Self-citation 1.1% 4 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 677
India 19
Italy 9
Canada 6
Saudi Arabia 6

Citing Fields of Research

Cardiology 483
Vascular Disorders 93
Congenital Disorders 36
History Of Medicine 32
Respiratory Support 31

Publishing Activity & Reach

Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.

All-time article footprint 1,700 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 156 96 cited publications
Last 12 months 85 8.5 publications/month
Open access share 96.5% 82 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 677 citing publications
Leading citing field Cardiology 483 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 15 September 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v5n2, 2009-
PubMed
v5n2, 2009-
PMC
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Cardiology

Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies

Contributor
Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center

Broad Categories

Cardiology Vascular Diseases

MeSH Descriptors

Cardiovascular Diseases

Latest Publications

Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.

01
DOI 10.14797/mdcvj.1860

Familial Hypercholesterolemia

Open DOI
Iulia Iatan, Jacques Genest
Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a semi-dominant, autosomal, monogenic lipoprotein disorder characterized by severe elevations in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and premature atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCV...
03
Open DOI
Robert Roberts
Plasma low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) is the main cause of coronary artery disease (CAD). All cells synthesize their own cholesterol when needed to form membranes for the cell wall and other cellular structures, including th...
05
Open DOI
Madelyn Boslough, Matthew R. G. Taylor, Luisa Mestroni et al.
Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a leading cause of nonischemic heart failure. Genetic causes are identifiable in 25% to 30% of patients. This review describes the pathophysiology underlying genetic DCM, the genes most strongly associated...
06
Open DOI
Yakubu Bene-Alhasan, Vijay Nambi, Layla A. Abushamat et al.
Lipoprotein(a), or Lp(a), is a genetically determined low-density lipoprotein-like particle that is elevated in approximately one in five individuals worldwide and represents an independent causal risk factor for atherosclerotic cardiova...
07
Open DOI
A. J. Marian
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a primary disease of cardiac myocytes caused by mutations in genes encoding sarcomere proteins. The ensuing phenotype, however, is multicellular, induced by biological and functional changes in myocyt...
08
Open DOI
Rachel E. Wittenberg, Mark E. Lindsay
Thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA) is an important cause of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. TAA may occur due to inheritable genetic variants affecting the TGFβ signaling cascade, the extracellular matrix, or smooth muscle contractio...
09
Open DOI
Ramon Brugada
Inherited cardiac arrhythmias are a major cause of sudden cardiac death in individuals without structural heart disease. These conditions are primarily genetic, resulting from pathogenic variants affecting cardiac ion channels, calcium-h...

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Description based on vol. 5, no.2 (2009); title from cover.

Latest issue consulted: vol. 5, no. 2 (2009).

Print issues ceased with v. 13, no. 1 (2013).

Also issued online.