Aims and Scope
Journal of Rare Cardiovascular Diseases (JRCD) is an international, quarterly issued, peer-reviewed, open access, online journal that keeps cardiologists and non-cardiologists up-to-date with rare disorders of the heart and vessels.
The Journal publishes fine quality review articles, original, basic and clinical sciences research papers, either positive or negative, case reports and articles on public health issues in the field of rare cardiovascular diseases and orphan cardiovascular drugs.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to the following areas:
(1) rare diseases of systemic circulation
(2) rare diseases of pulmonary circulation
(3) rare diseases of the heart (cardiomyopathies)
(4) rare congenital cardiovascular diseases
(5) rare arrhythmias
(6) cardiac tumors and cardiovascular diseases in malignancy
(7) cardiovascular diseases in pregnancy
(8) basic science
Journal of Rare Cardiovascular Diseases follows the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals. JRCD respects publication ethics as set out by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
Submission of a manuscript to the Journal of Rare Cardiovascular Diseases implies that all authors have read and agreed to its content and that the manuscript conforms to the journal’s policies.
JRCD accepts submissions from all international regions.
Announcements
Thanks to reviewers: Thanks to reviewers: 2016 |
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Let me thank, on behalf of the Editorial Board and Editorial Office Members, each and all of the following colleagues for their significant contribution to the development of the Journal by reviewing articles submitted to the Journal in 2016. |
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| Posted: 2017-02-02 | More... |
Evaluation by the Index Copernicus International 2016 |
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| Dear Readers, It is my great pleasure to inform, that once again, Journal of Rare Cardiovascular Diseases successfully underwent evaluation by the Index Copernicus International and has been indexed in the IC Journal Master List receiving Index Copernicus Value of 87.76 points. |
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| Posted: 2017-01-18 | More... |
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Vol 3, No 3 (2017)
Table of Contents
Editorial
| “Let (the hospital) serve!”. Pope John Paul II. Visit at the John Paul II Hospital in Krakow, 9 June 1997 | |
| Podolec P | 71-72 |
Review Article
Rare arrhythmias
| Brugada syndrome: current diagnostics, epidemiology, genetic data and novel mechanisms (RCD code: V‑1A.1) | |
| Matusik P T, Pudło J, Rydlewska A, Podolec J, Lelakowski J, Podolec P | 73-80 |
Original Paper
Diseases of the Heart
| Electrocardiographic abnormalities in patients with pulmonary sarcoidosis (RCD code: III) | |
| Błaut-Jurkowska J, Kaźnica-Wiatr M, Żygadło A, Tomkiewicz- Pająk L, Podolec P, Olszowska M | 81-85 |
Case Report
Rare congenital cardiovascular diseases
| Coronary sinus atrial septal defect in adult (RCD code: IV‑2B.1) | |
| Barabash O, Ivaniv Y, Ivaniv I, Predzemirska O | 86-88 |
Rare arrhythmias
| Broad QRS complex tachycardia in a patient with myotonic dystrophy (Steinert disease) (RCD code: V‑4O) | |
| Majewski J, Lelakowski J | 89-91 |
| Exercise ECG unmasked Brugada sign: manifestation of the risk of sports‑associated sudden cardiac arrest (RCD code: V‑1A.1) | |
| Matusik P T, Komar M, Podolec J, Karkowski G, Lelakowski J, Podolec P | 92-97 |
Rare diseases of the heart
| Isolated right ventricular endomyocardial fibrosis in a young male with chronic myeloid leukemia (RCD code: III‑3F.2) | |
| Sultan F T, Hasan Y | 98-100 |
Reports
| Report from the 66th American College of Cardiology Congress 2016 in Washington, DC, USA | |
| Rubis P | 101-102 |