Red Flower Publications

Editorial-Chief	Dharmendra K.
ISSNp	2454-7123
ISSNe	2455-8303
Frequency	Semiannual
IC Value	IC Value: 2021: 86.20, 2020: 86.07, 2018: 90.35, 2016: 77.25, 2015: 65.86
Impact Factor	-
Publishing Year	2015
Affiliated to	RFPPL own journal
Readership	Cardiologists, cardiovascular surgeons and physicians
Abstracting and Indexing information	Index Copernicus, Poland (IC Value: 2021: 86.20, 2020: 86.07, 2018: 90.35, 2016: 77.25, 2015: 65.86) Gaudeamus Academia Science Library Index International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE)
About the Journal	The Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine and Surgery is a half-yearly peer-reviewed journal that publishes clinical and research activities in basic cardiovascular science, clinical cardiology, cardiac surgery, cardiac anesthesia, cardiac critical care and focuses on emerging cardiovascular disease topics. Topics covered ischemic heart disease, heart disease, vascular heart disease, vascular disease, hypertension, ventricular disorders, congenital heart disease, pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment, new diagnostic technologies, and cardiovascular imaging. The journal accepts original papers, current reviews, short communication and letters to editors, and addresses clinical practice and research in all areas of cardiovascular disease.
Current Issue	Volume 9,Number 3-4 2023
	Original Article

	Frequency of Fragmented QRS in Psoriasis: A Prospective Case Control Study

	M.A. Arumugam, Associate Professor, Department of Cardiology, Government Kilpauk Medical College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600010, India

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	Compliance to Therapeutic Mind-Body Interventional Rajyoga Meditation

	Professor, Department of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, Delhi 110029, India

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	A Retrospective Observational Study to Study the Effect of Mean Arterial Pressure on Renal Function During Cardiopulmonary Bypass

	Vijayant Devenraj, Associate Professor, Department of CVTS, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 226003, India

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	On-pump Beating Heart Versus Arrested Heart Mitral Valve Replacement - Efficacy and Safety

	Vivek Tewarson, Assistant Professor, Department of CVTS, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 226003, India

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	Evaluation of Outcomes of Tricuspid Valve Flexible Ring Annuloplasty with Left Sided Heart Valve Surgery

	Kinnaresh Baria Assistant Professor, Department of Cardio vascular and Thoracic Surgery, U.N. Mehta Institute of Cardiology and Research Center, (Affiliated to B. J. Medical College), New Civil Hospital Campus, Asarwa, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 380016, India.

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	Study of Clinico-Etiological Profile of Patients with in-Stent Restenosis in Population of Western India

	Rakesh Tirmale Senior Resident, Department of Cardiology, U. N. Mehta Institute of Cardiology and Research Centre, Civil Hospital Campus, Asarwa, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 380016, India

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	Study of Efficacy of Balloon Mitral Valvotomy in Adult Rheumatic Mitral Stenosis

	Virupakshappa V, Professor and Head, Department of General Medicine, Shimoga Institute of Medical Sciences, Shivamogga, Karnataka 577201, India.

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	Analysis of Preoperative Hba1c Levels as Outcome Predictor after off Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery

	Associate Professor, Cardiac surgery, Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular sciences & Research, Bangalore, Karnataka 560069, India.

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	Left Ventricular Mass Regression in Aortic Valve Replacement for Severe Aortic Stenosis

	Rakesh Seetharaman, Assistant Professor, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research, Bannerughatta Main Road, Jayanagar 9th Block, Bangalore 560069 Karnataka, India.

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	Myocardial Infarction in “Women”: Clinical Profile and Risk Factors

	Priyanka Kiyawat, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Pathology, MGM Medical College & M.Y. Hospital, Indore, Madhya Pradesh 452001, India.

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	Clinical course of patients with Tombstoning ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction

	Deepa N. Alloli, Department of Anaesthesiology, Al-Ameen Medical College Athani Road, Vijayapur, Karnataka 586108, India

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	Changes in left Ventricular Function after Double valve Replacement for Combined Aortic and Mitral valve Diseases

	Divya Mallikarjun, Assistant Professor, Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research, Bangalore, Karnataka 560069, India

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	Morning Blood Pressure Surge and it's Relation to Hypertensive end Organ Damage and Severity of Coronary Artery Disease

	Ashida T.S, Assistant Professor, Department of Cardiology, Sri Manakula Vinayagar Medical College and Hospital, Puducherry 605107, India.

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	Cardiac Surgery Procedures in a Rural Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital: Our Experience

	A. Arun kumar, Assistant Professor, Department of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery, Sri Manakula Vinayagar Medical College and Hospital, Puducherry 605107, India

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	Correlation of the Spirometric and Arterial Blood Gas Variables with Pulmonary Artery Systolic Pressure in Predicting Pulmonary Hypertension in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients

	Vivekanand N. Waghmare, Associate Professor, Dept. of Respiratory Medicine, Dr. V. M. Government Medical College, Solapur, Maharashtra 413003, India.

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	Echocardiographic Comparison in Diastolic Failure Patients with and without Left Ventricular Hypertrophy

	Neha Bhangdiya, Assistant Professor, Department of Radiology, Mahatma Gandhi Mission Institute of Health Sciences, Kamothe, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra 410209, India.

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	Outcome of Semicontinuous, Non Pledgetted Mono Filament Suture Technique for Aortic Valve Replacement

	Manish Pangi, Associate Professor, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences & Research, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560069, India

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	Transradial Versus Transfemoral Arterial Access During Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Acute Coronary Syndromes: A Five Year Retrospective Analysis From a Large Tertiary Care Cardiac Centre of North India

	Sudarshan Kumar Vijay, Associate professor, Department of Cardiology, Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 226010, India.

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	Evaluation of Left Ventricular Strain and Deformation in Hypertensive Patients by Speckle Tracking Echocardiography

	Sudarshan Kumar Vijay, Associate Professor, Department of Cardiology, Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 226010, India

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	Correlation Between Electrocardiography and Echocardiography in Patients with Left Ventricular Hypertrophy

	Vinay Kumar K., Assistant Professor, Department of Cardiology, JSS Medical College, Mysore, Karnataka 560060, India.

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	Correlation of Clinical Outcome with Intraoperative Neuro-monitoring of Spinal Tumours of Thoracic Region: Our Experience

	responding Author: Shivani Rastogi, Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesia, RML Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 226010, India.

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	Left Atrial Appendage Function in Patients with Left Ventricular Dysfunction and Thrombotic Potential in Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation

	Pabba Anish, Junior Resident, Department of General Medicine, Prathima Institute of Medical Sciences, Karimnagar, Telangana 505417, India.

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	Study of Efficacy of Balloon Mitral Valvotomy in Juvenile Rheumatic Mitral Stenosis

	Virupakshappa V., Professor and Head, Department of General Medicine, Shimoga Institute of Medical Sciences, Shivamogga, Karnataka 577201, India.

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	Etiology, Management & Outcome of Ventricular Tachycardia in Structural Heart Disease Patients in Indian Context

	Jayesh Prajapati, Professor & Head, Department of Cardiology, U.N. Mehta Institute of Cardiology and Research Center (Affiliated to B.J. Medical College), Civil Hospital Campus, Asarwa, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 380016, India.

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	Subclinical Hypothyroidism in Cardiac Surgery, A Post-operative Quagmire: Case Review

	O. Morara, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya.

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	Cardiac Co-morbidities in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Prospective Observational Study

	Nidhi Gupta, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, B.J. Medical College, Civil Hospital, Asarwa, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 380018, India.

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	Correlation between Serum High Sensitivity C-reactive Protein Level and Severity of Coronary Atherosclerosis Assessed by Angiographic Gensini Score in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome

	Priyanka Kiyawat, Assistant Professor, MGM Medical College & M.Y. Hospital, Indore, Madhya Pradesh 452001, India.

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	Study on Clinical Profile and risk factors of Coronary Artery Disease in Indian Women

	Bhupinder Kaur Anand, Professor, Department of Community Medicine, SGT Medical University, Gurugram, Haryana 122505, India.

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	Comparison of Clinical Outcomes of Different Approaches of Atrial Septal Defect Closure: Our Experience

	Dharmendra Kumar Srivastava, Professor (junior grade), Department of Cardiothoracic and vascular surgery, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 226010, India.

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	CKMB Role as Cardiac Toxicity Prognostic Marker in Acute Organophosphorus Poisoning

	Vinay Kumar K, Assistant Professor, Department of Cardiology, JSS Medical College, Mysore, Karnataka 570015, India.

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	Frequency of Non Obstructive Epicardial Coronary Arteries in Patients with Typical Cardiac Chest Pain

	Naveen Jamwal, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Cardiology, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 226010, India.

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	Intraluminal Papaverine Injection in LIMA Pedicle: Does it improve LIMA flow?

	Ravikumar Nagashetty Kalyane, Associate Professor, Department of CVTS, Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular sciences and research, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560069, India.

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	Retroperitoneal Fibrosis Masquerading as Malignancy: A Clinical Dilemma-Case Report

	Premanand Ponoth Chief-Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery, Hon. Prof. the Tamil Nadu MGR Medical University, Chennai, Dr. Kamakshi Memorial Hospital & Prasanth Super Speciality Hospital Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600100, India. and Consultant at The Karen Hospita

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	Does ‘Micro Ventilation’ during Cardio Pulmonary Bypass Help in Improving Oxygenation in the Immediate Postoperative Period after Cardiac Surgery?

	Sarojam Austin Rajagopal, Assistant Professor, Department of CVTS, Jubilee Mission Medical College & Research Centre, Thrissur, Kerala 680006, India.

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	Lipoprotein A as an Independent Risk Factor of Coronary Artery Disease in Western Indians

	Pranav Sharma, Professor, Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, UN Mehta Institute of Cardiology and Research Center, New Civil Hospital Campus, Asarwa, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 380016, India.

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	Comparison of Limus- Eluting stents vs. Paclitaxel Eluting Stents in Diabetic & Non-Diabetic Patients: Short Term Results

	Pooja Vyas, Assiastant Professor, Department of Cardiology, U.N. Mehta Institute of Cardiology and Research Center, Civil Hospital Campus, Asarwa, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 380016, India.

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	Dor’s Surgery for Left Ventricular Aneurysm: Clinical Study

	Kailash K. Bagale, Associate Professor, Department of CVTS, Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560069, India.

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	Bypass Assisted Beating Heart Mitral Valve Replacement for Rheumatic Mitral Valve Disease with Moderate Left Ventricular Dysfunction: A Surgical Experience

	Shaffeek A. Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery Government Medical College, Trivandrum, Kerala 695011, India.

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	Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors and Socioeconomic Status: A Cross Sectional Study of Children and Adolescents from Western India

	Gajendra Dubey, Assistant Professor, Department of Cardiology, U.N. Mehta Institute of Cardiology and Research Centre, Civil Hospital Campus, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 380016, India.

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	Transverse Split Sternotomy for Repair of Tetralogy of Fallot: Mid Term Results

	Chandrasekaran Ananthanarayanan, Assistant Professor, Department of Cardio Vascular and Thoracic Surgery, U. N. Mehta Institute of Cardiology and Research Centre, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 380016, India.

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	Review Article

	Revisiting Delirium: An Important Aspect of Postoperative Care for Cardiac Surgeons

	Sarvesh Kumar, Assistant professor, Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, King George’s Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 226003, India

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	Unexplained Syncope: A not so Uncommon Mystery

	Premanand Ponoth, Department of Cardiology, The Karen Hospital, PO Box 7424000200 Nairobi, Kenya.

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	Anaesthetic Considerations in Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair

	Karuppiah R., D.M. Resident, Department of Cardiac Anesthesia, U.N. Mehta Institute of Cardiology and Research Center (affiliated to BJ Medical College, Ahmedabad) Ahmedabad, Gujarat 380016, India.

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	Challenges in High Risk Patients Planned for off Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: A Review

	Sambhunath Das, Professor, Department of Cardiac Anaesthesia, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi 110029, India.

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	Air Pollution and its Association with Cardiovascular Diseases

	Melvin George, Assistant Professor, Dept of Clinical Pharmacology, SRM MCH & RC, Kattankulathur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 603203, India.

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	Case Report

	Renal Artery Stenosis Complicated by Thoracic Aortic Dissection: A Case Report

	Anthony Gikonyo, Cardiologist, The Karen Hospital, PO Box 74240- 00200 Nairobi, Kenya.

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	Arrythmoenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia

	Debasish Das, Assistant Professor, Department of Cardiology, AIIMS, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha 751019, India.

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	Subacute Infective Endocarditis of Aortic Valve with Ascending Aorta Aneurysm Caused by Enterococcus Durans : A Case Report and Review of the Literature

	Bhavin Kapadiya, Consultant Microbiologist and Lab Director, Speciality Microtech Lab, 121 Akshar Arcade, opp Memnagar Fire station, Near Vijay Cross Road, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 380009, India.

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	Myxomatous Tricuspid Valve

	Debasish Das, Asst. Professor, Department of Cardiology, AIIMS, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 751019, India.

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