We are pleased to announce that Cardiogenetics (ISSN: 2035-8148) has obtained its first CiteScore of 1.4 (2024) and an increased Impact Factor of 0.9 (JCR 2024). These milestones reflect the journal’s growing reputation and ongoing commitment to publishing high-quality research in cardiovascular genetics.

Please feel free to read the journal’s 2023 and 2024 highly cited papers, which are listed below:

1. “Sarcomeric versus Non-Sarcomeric HCM”
by Felice Borrelli, Maria Angela Losi, Grazia Canciello, Gaetano Todde, Errico Federico Perillo, Leopoldo Ordine, Giulia Frisso, Giovanni Esposito and Raffaella Lombardi
Cardiogenetics 2023, 13(2), 92–105; https://doi.org/10.3390/cardiogenetics13020009
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2035-8148/13/2/9

2. “Lower Circulating Cell-Free Mitochondrial DNA Is Associated with Heart Failure in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients”
by Tetiana A. Berezina, Mykola P. Kopytsya, Olga V. Petyunina, Alexander A. Berezin, Zeljko Obradovic, Lukas Schmidbauer, Michael Lichtenauer and Alexander E. Berezin
Cardiogenetics 2023, 13(1), 15–30; https://doi.org/10.3390/cardiogenetics13010003
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2035-8148/13/1/3

3. “Brugada Syndrome within Asian Populations: State-of-the-Art Review”
by Muzamil Khawaja, Yusuf Kamran Qadeer, Rehma Siddiqui, Mihail G. Chelu, Noppawit Aiumtrakul, June K. Pickett, Ramon Brugada, Josep Brugada, Pedro Brugada and Chayakrit Krittanawong
Cardiogenetics 2023, 13(2), 61–74; https://doi.org/10.3390/cardiogenetics13020007
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2035-8148/13/2/7

4. “Diagnosis and Treatment of Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy”
by Gaetano Todde, Grazia Canciello, Felice Borrelli, Errico Federico Perillo, Giovanni Esposito, Raffaella Lombardi and Maria Angela Losi
Cardiogenetics 2023, 13(2), 75–91; https://doi.org/10.3390/cardiogenetics13020008
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2035-8148/13/2/8

5. “Sex Differences in Fatty Acid Metabolism and Blood Pressure Response to Dietary Salt in Humans”
by Jeanne A. Ishimwe, Jane F. Ferguson and Annet Kirabo
Cardiogenetics 2023, 13(1), 33–46; https://doi.org/10.3390/cardiogenetics13010005
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2035-8148/13/1/5

6. “Prevalence of Polymorphisms of Genes Responsible for Coagulation System and Folate Metabolism and Their Predictive Value for Thrombosis Development in MINOCA Patients: Immediate and Long-Term Prognoses”
by Sofia Kruchinova, Vladimir Shvartz, Alim Namitokov, Milana Gendugova, Maria Karibova and Elena Kosmacheva
Cardiogenetics 2023, 13(2), 47–60; https://doi.org/10.3390/cardiogenetics13020006
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2035-8148/13/2/6

7. “Exploring the Role of Genetics in Sarcoidosis and Its Impact on the Development of Cardiac Sarcoidosis”
by Sanjay Sivalokanathan
Cardiogenetics 2024, 14(2), 106–121; https://doi.org/10.3390/cardiogenetics14020009
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2035-8148/14/2/9

8. “Gene Polymorphisms LEP, LEPR, 5HT2A, GHRL, NPY, and FTO-Obesity Biomarkers in Metabolic Risk Assessment: A Retrospective Pilot Study in Overweight and Obese Population in Romania”
by Ovidiu Nicolae Penes, Bernard Weber, Anca Lucia Pop, Mihaela Bodnarescu-Cobanoglu, Valentin Nicolae Varlas, Aleksandru Serkan Kucukberksun, Dragos Cretoiu, Roxana Georgiana Varlas and Cornelia Zetu
Cardiogenetics 2024, 14(2), 93–105; https://doi.org/10.3390/cardiogenetics14020008
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2035-8148/14/2/8

9. “Functional Characterization of the A414G Loss-of-Function Mutation in HCN4 Associated with Sinus Bradycardia”
by Arie O. Verkerk and Ronald Wilders
Cardiogenetics 2023, 13(3), 117–134; https://doi.org/10.3390/cardiogenetics13030012
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2035-8148/13/3/12

10. “Gene-Specific Discriminative Echocardiogram Findings in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Determined Using Artificial Intelligence: A Pilot Study”
by Mila Glavaški, Aleksandra Ilić and Lazar Velicki
Cardiogenetics 2024, 14(1), 1–25; https://doi.org/10.3390/cardiogenetics14010001
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2035-8148/14/1/1

11. “From Natural History to Contemporary Management of Aortic Diseases: A State-of-the-Art Review of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm”
by Yuliya Paulenka, Christopher Lee, Mays Tawayha, Sam Dow, Kajal Shah, Stanislav Henkin and Wassim Mosleh
Cardiogenetics 2023, 13(4), 154–172; https://doi.org/10.3390/cardiogenetics13040015
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2035-8148/13/4/15

12. “Anderson–Fabry Disease Homozygosity: Rare Case of Late-Onset Variant”
by Gabriela Dostalova, Jaroslav Januska, Michaela Veselá, Petra Reková, Anna Taborska, Martin Pleva, David Zemanek and Aleš Linhart
Cardiogenetics 2024, 14(2), 74–83; https://doi.org/10.3390/cardiogenetics14020006
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2035-8148/14/2/6

13. “Beyond the Beat: Understanding Inherited Risk and Therapeutic Opportunities in Cardiovascular Diseases with Emphasis on Inherited Cardiomyopathies and Inherited Arrhythmic Syndromes”
by Antea Krsek, Lara Baticic and Vlatka Sotosek
Cardiogenetics 2024, 14(3), 149–169; https://doi.org/10.3390/cardiogenetics14030012
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2035-8148/14/3/12