The Journal of Clinical Medicine (JCM, ISSN: 2077-0383) is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal published semimonthly online by MDPI. The International Bone Research Association (IBRA), Italian Resuscitation Council (IRC), Spanish Society of Hematology and Hemotherapy (SEHH), Japan Association for Clinical Engineers (JACE), European Independent Foundation in Angiology/ Vascular Medicine (VAS) and others are all affiliated with JCM, and their members receive a discount on the article processing charges. Section “Cardiology” is dedicated to publishing high-quality original research, reviews or perspectives that contribute to advancing clinical health and medicine.

Section "Cardiology" follows the same open access format as the rest of JCM, meaning that you have free and unlimited access to the full texts of all published articles. We invite you to read our most frequently cited papers published in 2021 and 2022 below:

1. "Epidemiological Impact of Myocarditis"
by Ainoosh Golpour, Dimitri Patriki, Paul J. Hanson, Bruce McManus and Bettina Heidecker
J. Clin. Med. 2021, 10(4), 603; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10040603
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/4/603

2. "Systemic Inflammation and COVID-19 Mortality in Patients with Major Noncommunicable Diseases: Chronic Coronary Syndromes, Diabetes and Obesity"
by Andreea-Luciana Buicu, Simona Cernea, Imre Benedek, Corneliu-Florin Buicu and Theodora Benedek
J. Clin. Med. 2021, 10(8), 1545; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10081545
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/8/1545

3. "Predictors and Prognostic Implications of Cardiac Arrhythmias in Patients Hospitalized for COVID-19"
by Maura M. Zylla, Uta Merle, Johannes A. Vey, Grigorios Korosoglou, Eva Hofmann, Michael Müller, Felix Herth, Werner Schmidt, Erwin Blessing, Christoph Göggelmann et al.
J. Clin. Med. 2021, 10(1), 133; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10010133
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/1/133

4. "A Review of the Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Cardiac Fibrosis and Atrial Fibrillation"
by Grażyna Sygitowicz, Agata Maciejak-Jastrzębska and Dariusz Sitkiewicz
J. Clin. Med. 2021, 10(19), 4430; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10194430
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/19/4430

5. "Clinical Factors Associated with Atrial Fibrillation Detection on Single-Time Point Screening Using a Hand-Held Single-Lead ECG Device"
by Giuseppe Boriani, Pietro Palmisano, Vincenzo Livio Malavasi, Elisa Fantecchi, Marco Vitolo, Niccolo’ Bonini, Jacopo F. Imberti, Anna Chiara Valenti, Renate B. Schnabel and Ben Freedman
J. Clin. Med. 2021, 10(4), 729; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10040729
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/4/729

6. "Exercise Training in Post-COVID-19 Patients: The Need for a Multifactorial Protocol for a Multifactorial Pathophysiology"
by Gaia Cattadori, Silvia Di Marco, Massimo Baravelli, Anna Picozzi and Giuseppe Ambrosio
J. Clin. Med. 2022, 11(8), 2228; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm11082228
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/11/8/2228

7. "Clinical Characteristics, Exercise Capacity and Pulmonary Function in Post-COVID-19 Competitive Athletes"
by Klara Komici, Antonio Bianco, Fabio Perrotta, Antonio Dello Iacono, Leonardo Bencivenga, Vito D'Agnano, Aldo Rocca, Andrea Bianco, Giuseppe Rengo and Germano Guerra
J. Clin. Med. 2021, 10(14), 3053; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10143053
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/14/3053

8. "Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Remote Monitoring of Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices in Italy: Results of a Survey Promoted by AIAC (Italian Association of Arrhythmology and Cardiac Pacing)"
by Massimiliano Maines, Pietro Palmisano, Maurizio Del Greco, Donato Melissano, Silvana De Bonis, Stella Baccillieri, Gabriele Zanotto, Antonio D’Onofrio, Renato Pietro Ricci, Roberto De Ponti et al.
J. Clin. Med. 2021, 10(18), 4086; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10184086
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/18/4086

9. "The Role of Uric Acid in Acute and Chronic Coronary Syndromes"
by Alessandro Maloberti, Marco Biolcati, Giacomo Ruzzenenti, Valentina Giani, Filippo Leidi, Massimiliano Monticelli, Michela Algeri, Sara Scarpellini, Stefano Nava, Francesco Soriano et al.
J. Clin. Med. 2021, 10(20), 4750; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10204750
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/20/4750

10. "Frailty in Acute and Chronic Coronary Syndrome Patients Entering Cardiac Rehabilitation"
by Francesco Giallauria, Anna Di Lorenzo, Elio Venturini, Mario Pacileo, Antonello D’Andrea, Umberto Garofalo, Felice De Lucia, Crescenzo Testa, Gianluigi Cuomo, Gabriella Iannuzzo et al.
J. Clin. Med. 2021, 10(8), 1696; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10081696
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/8/1696

11. "Clinical Significance of Carotid Intima-Media Complex and Carotid Plaque Assessment by Ultrasound for the Prediction of Adverse Cardiovascular Events in Primary and Secondary Care Patients"
by Anna Kabłak-Ziembicka and Tadeusz Przewłocki
J. Clin. Med. 2021, 10(20), 4628; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10204628
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/20/4628

12. "Validation of Noninvasive Remote Dielectric Sensing System to Quantify Lung Fluid Levels"
by Teruhiko Imamura, Wataru Gonoi, Masakazu Hori, Yohei Ueno, Nikhil Narang, Hiroshi Onoda, Shuhei Tanaka, Makiko Nakamura, Naoya Kataoka, Ryuichi Ushijima et al.
J. Clin. Med. 2022, 11(1), 164; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm11010164
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/11/1/164

13. "Fibrin Clot Properties in Atherosclerotic Vascular Disease: From Pathophysiology to Clinical Outcomes"
by Michał Ząbczyk, Joanna Natorska and Anetta Undas
J. Clin. Med. 2021, 10(13), 2999; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10132999
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/13/2999

14. "Diabetes Mellitus and Heart Failure"
by Filippos Triposkiadis, Andrew Xanthopoulos, Alexandra Bargiota, Takeshi Kitai, Niki Katsiki, Dimitrios Farmakis, John Skoularigis, Randall C. Starling and Efstathios Iliodromitis
J. Clin. Med. 2021, 10(16), 3682; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10163682
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/16/3682

15. "Acute Coronary Syndrome in the Older Patient"
by Sergio García-Blas, Alberto Cordero, Pablo Diez-Villanueva, Maria Martinez-Avial, Ana Ayesta, Albert Ariza-Solé, Gemma Mateus-Porta, Manuel Martínez-Sellés, David Escribano, Ana Gabaldon-Perez et al.
J. Clin. Med. 2021, 10(18), 4132; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10184132
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/18/4132

16. "Association between Lung Fluid Levels Estimated by Remote Dielectric Sensing Values and Invasive Hemodynamic Measurements"
by Teruhiko Imamura, Masakazu Hori, Yohei Ueno, Nikhil Narang, Hiroshi Onoda, Shuhei Tanaka, Makiko Nakamura, Naoya Kataoka, Mitsuo Sobajima, Nobuyuki Fukuda et al.
J. Clin. Med. 2022, 11(5), 1208; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm11051208
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/11/5/1208

17. "Current Knowledge and Future Challenges in Takotsubo Syndrome: Part 2—Treatment and Prognosis"
by Francesco Santoro, Adriana Mallardi, Alessandra Leopizzi, Enrica Vitale, Elias Rawish, Thomas Stiermaier, Ingo Eitel and Natale D. Brunetti
J. Clin. Med. 2021, 10(3), 468; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10030468
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/3/468

18. "Current Knowledge and Future Challenges in Takotsubo Syndrome: Part 1—Pathophysiology and Diagnosis"
by Elias Rawish, Thomas Stiermaier, Francesco Santoro, Natale D. Brunetti and Ingo Eitel
J. Clin. Med. 2021, 10(3), 479; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10030479
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/3/479

19. "Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction: PET, CMR and CT Assessment"
by Elisabetta Tonet, Graziella Pompei, Evelina Faragasso, Alberto Cossu, Rita Pavasini, Giulia Passarini, Matteo Tebaldi and Gianluca Campo
J. Clin. Med. 2021, 10(9), 1848; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10091848
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/9/1848

20. "Radiological Cardiothoracic Ratio in Evidence-Based Medicine"
by Krystian Truszkiewicz, Rafał Poręba and Paweł Gać
J. Clin. Med. 2021, 10(9), 2016; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10092016
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/9/2016