About the Journal
Focus and Scope
Rhythmos is a quarterly medical journal, aiming at apprising colleagues and readers of the latest events and developments in Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacing and in General Cardiology. It publishes editorials, reviews, interviews, original articles, case reports, images in Cardiology and cardiovascular news. Manuscripts should be submitted online to undergo the peer-review process at our website: www.rhythmos.gr/. The Journal is using the Open Journal Systems and all papers are available to all readers in the pdf format.
Indexing
Google Scholar, Index Copernicus, Ebsco, DOAJ, CiteFactor, Xjournals, GFMER, OAJSE
Peer Review Process
Submitted papers undergo peer-review via an online reviewing process.
Publication Frequency
Quarterly
Open Access Policy
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.
Editorial Team
Rhythmos
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: Antonis S. Manolis, MD, FACC, FESC, FHRS
ASSOCIATE EDITOR: Costas Pantos, MD, PhD
ASSISTANT EDITOR: Sokratis Pastromas, MD
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT: Ector Anninos, MD
EDITORIAL STAFF: Costas Pantos, MD, Iordanis Mourouzis, MD, Sokratis Pastromas, MD, Effie Rouska, MD, Ektor Anninos, MD, Konstantinos Triantafyllou, MD
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: www.rhythmos.gr/
Editorial Board
Rhythmos
EDITORIAL BOARD
Cardiac Electrophysiology & Pacing
Serge S. Barold, MD (USA), Pedro Brugada, MD (BE), N.A. Mark Estes III, MD (USA), Kostas Gatzoulis, MD (GR), Efstathios Iliodromitis, MD (GR), Spyridon Koulouris, MD (GR), Antonis S. Manolis, MD (GR), Themos Maounis, MD (GR), Vassilis Skeberis, MD (GR), George Theodorakis, MD (GR), Vassilis Vassilikos, MD (GR), Paul J. Wang, MD (USA)
Cardiac MRI
Peter Danias, MD (GR), Theodoros Kratimenos, MD (GR)
Cardiology
Harisios Boudoulas, MD (GR), Dennis V. Cokkinos, MD (GR), Stavros Drakos, MD (USA), Gerasimos Filippatos, MD (GR), Haralambos Gavras, MD (USA), Efstathios Iliodromitis, MD (GR), Spyros Koulouris, MD (GR), Dimitrios Kremastinos, MD (GR), George Lazaros, MD (GR), John Madias, MD (USA), Thanos Pipilis, MD (GR), Filippos Tryposkiadis, MD (GR)
Echocardiography
Effie Rouska, MD (GR), Athanasios Kranidis, MD (GR), Petros Nihoyannopoulos, MD (UK), Natesa Pandian, MD (USA), Ioannis Pyrros, MD (GR)
Epidemiology - Genetics
Stamatis Alahiotis, MD (GR)
Heart and Thoracic Surgery
Panagiotis Dedeilias, MD (GR), John Elefteriades, MD (USA), John Kokotsakis, MD (GR)
Thalassemia
George Hahalis, MD (GR)
Infectious Diseases
George Saroglou, MD (GR), Athanasios Skoutelis, MD (GR)
Intensive care
Charis Roussos, MD (GR), Panagiotis Politis, MD (GR)
Internal Medicine
Athanasios Skoutelis, MD (GR), Nikolaos Madias, MD (USA), Theodore Mountokalakis, MD (GR), George Stergiou, MD (GR)
Interventional Cardiology
Dimitrios Alexopoulos, MD (GR), Ioannis Iakovou, MD (GR), Antonios Polydorou, MD (GR), Christodoulos Stefanadis, MD (GR), Costas Stratos, MD (GR), Konstantinos Triantafyllou, MD (GR)
Molecular & Experimental Medicine
Silvia G. Priori, MD (IT)
Nephrology
Theofanis Apostolou, MD (GR), Dimitrios Goumenos, MD (GR), Nicolaos Madias, MD (USA), John Vlachojannis, MD (GR)
Pharmacology
Christodoulos Flordellis, MD (GR), Iordanis Mourouzis, MD (GR), Costas, Pantos, MD (GR), Theoharis Theoharides, PhD, MD (USA)
Pediatric Cardiology & Adult Congenital Heart Disease
Michael Gatzoulis, MD (UK), Spyros Rammos, MD (GR), Vasileios Thanopoulos, MD (GR)
Pediatrics
Nicholas G. Beratis, MD (GR), George Chrousos, MD (GR)
Rheumatology/Immunology
Haralambos Moutsopoulos, MD (GR), Michael Papamichael, MD (GR)
Journal History
Rhythmos was started out in 2006 as a Bulletin of heart rhythm disorders and a supspecialty journal of Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacing. It was a continuation of a special Bulletin of the EP & Pacing Working Group of the Hellenic Cardiac Society, a bulletin established by Prof. Antonis S. Manolis in 2000, then President of the Working Group of EP & Pacing. It is a quarterly medical journal, aiming at apprising colleagues and readers of the latest events and developments in Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacing and in General Cardiology.