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data-testid="sections-container-0"><div class=" text-bmj-silver-800 whitespace-pre-wrap font-normal leading-[1.625rem] mt-0 flex flex-col md:mt-4 md:flex-row [&>div:last-of-type]:pr-0 [&>div]:mt-6 [&>div]:pr-0 [&>div]:md:mt-0 [&>div]:md:pr-4 [&>div:nth-of-type(1)]:w-full [&>div:nth-of-type(1)]:md:w-[100.00%] " data-testid="sections-subsection-content-container-0"><div data-testid="sections-column-0" class="inline md:inline [&_h2]:mt-0">Each year the Heart editorial team selects the most meritorious research papers to receive the Heart Best Research Paper Award. Primary considerations are the relevance of the clinical question addressed by the research, the quality of the research study design and data presentation, and the interest generated by the paper among other researchers, clinical cardiologists and the general public. We are pleased to announce the winner and finalists for the Heart Best Research Paper Award 2024 in recognition of high quality and clinical impact. The 2024 award is for the best research paper published in the journal in 2023.</div></div></div><div class="border-t-[1px] border-solid border-bmj-silver-100 mt-4" data-testid="sections-container-1"><h2 data-testid="sections-section-title" class="relative mb-0 [&>a]:absolute [&>a]:mt-[-20px]">Winner</h2><div class=" text-bmj-silver-800 whitespace-pre-wrap font-normal leading-[1.625rem] mt-0 flex flex-col md:mt-4 md:flex-row [&>div:last-of-type]:pr-0 [&>div]:mt-6 [&>div]:pr-0 [&>div]:md:mt-0 [&>div]:md:pr-4 [&>div:nth-of-type(1)]:w-full [&>div:nth-of-type(1)]:md:w-[100.00%] " data-testid="sections-subsection-content-container-0"><div data-testid="sections-column-0" class="inline md:inline [&_h2]:mt-0">Divan Ishak, Suleman Aktaa, Lars Lindhagen, Joakim Alfredsson, Tatendashe Bernadette Dondo, Claes Held, Tomas Jernberg, Troels Yndigegn, Chris P Gale, Gorav Batra <em>Association of beta-blockers beyond 1 year after myocardial infarction and cardiovascular outcomes</em> <a href="/content/109/15/1159">Paper >></a> <h2>Finalists</h2> Anna Norhammar, Johan Bodegard, Marc Vanderheyden, Navdeep Tangri, Avraham Karasik, Aldo Pietro Maggioni, Kari Anne Sveen, Tiago Taveira-Gomes, Manuel Botana, Lukas Hunziker, Marcus Thuresson, Amitava Banerjee, Johan Sundstr枚m, Andreas Bollmann <i>Prevalence, outcomes and costs of a contemporary, multinational population with heart failure </i><a href="/content/109/7/548">Paper >></a> Thomas Burgoine, David Austin, Jianhua Wu, Tom Quinn, Pam Shurmer, Chris P Gale, Chris Wilkinson <em>Automated external defibrillator location and socioeconomic deprivation in Great Britain</em> <a href="/content/110/3/188">Paper >></a></div></div></div><div class="border-t-[1px] border-solid border-bmj-silver-100 mt-4" data-testid="sections-container-2"><h2 data-testid="sections-section-title" class="relative mb-0 [&>a]:absolute [&>a]:mt-[-20px]">PREVIOUS YEARS</h2><div class=" text-bmj-silver-800 whitespace-pre-wrap font-normal leading-[1.625rem] mt-0 flex flex-col md:mt-4 md:flex-row [&>div:last-of-type]:pr-0 [&>div]:mt-6 [&>div]:pr-0 [&>div]:md:mt-0 [&>div]:md:pr-4 [&>div:nth-of-type(1)]:w-full [&>div:nth-of-type(1)]:md:w-[100.00%] " data-testid="sections-subsection-content-container-0"><div data-testid="sections-column-0" class="inline md:inline [&_h2]:mt-0"><h3>2023 winner</h3> Claudio Barbiellini Amidei, Caterina Trevisan, Matilde Dotto, Eliana Ferroni, Marianna Noale, Stefania Maggi, Maria Chiara Corti, Giovannella Baggio, Ugo Fedeli, Giuseppe Sergi <em>Association of physical activity trajectories with major cardiovascular diseases in elderly people</em> <a href="/content/108/5/360">Paper >></a> <h3>2022 winner</h3> Ki-Chul Sung, Yun Soo Hong, Jong-Young Lee, Seung-Jae Lee, Yoosoo Chang, Seungho Ryu, Di Zhao, Juhee Cho, Eliseo Guallar, Joao A C Lima <i>Physical activity and the progression of coronary artery calcification</i> <a href="/cgi/content/full/heartjnl-2021-319346?ijkey=rv0onp37pKEss&keytype=ref&siteid=bmjjournals">Paper >></a> <h3>2021 winner</h3> Julia Hippisley-Cox, Duncan Young, Carol Coupland, Keith M Channon, Pui San Tan, David A Harrison, Kathryn Rowan, Paul Aveyard, Ian D Pavord, Peter J Watkinson <em>Risk of severe COVID-19 disease with ACE inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers: cohort study including 8.3 million people </em><a style="background-color: var(--global--color-background); font-family: var(--global--font-secondary); font-size: var(--global--font-size-base);" href="/content/106/19/1503" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Paper >></a> <h3>2020 winner</h3> Ralph Kwame Akyea, Joe Kai, Nadeem Qureshi, Barbara Iyen, Stephen F Weng <em>Sub-optimal cholesterol response to initiation of statins and future risk of cardiovascular disease</em> <a href="/content/105/13/975" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Paper >></a> <h3>2019 winner</h3> Sean Lee Zheng, Fiona T. Chan, Adam A. Nabeebaccus, Ajay M. Shah, Theresa McDonagh, Darlington O. Okonko, Salma Ayis <em>Drug treatment effects on outcomes in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: a systematic review and meta-analysis</em> <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/heartjnl-2017-311652" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Paper >></a> <h3>2018 winner</h3> Elizabeth Mostofsky,聽Martin Berg Johansen,聽Anne Tj酶nneland,聽Harpreet S. Chahal,聽Murray A. Mittleman,聽Kim Overvad <em>Chocolate intake and risk of clinically apparent atrial fibrillation: the Danish Diet, Cancer, and Health Study</em> <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/heartjnl-2016-310357" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Paper >></a> <h3>2017 winner</h3> Nicole K Valtorta, Mona Kanaan, Simon Gilbody, Sara Ronzi, Barbara Hanratty <em>Loneliness and social isolation as risk factors for coronary heart disease and stroke: systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal observational studies</em> <a href="/content/102/13/1009">Paper >></a> <h3>2016 joint winners</h3> Edward W Carlton, Louise Cullen, Martin Than, James Gamble, Ahmed Khattab, Kim Greaves <em>A novel diagnostic protocol to identify patients suitable for discharge after a single high-sensitivity troponin</em> <a href="/content/early/2015/02/17/heartjnl-2014-307288.full">Paper >></a> Chun Shing Kwok, S Matthijs Boekholdt, Marleen A H Lentjes, Yoon K Loke, Robert N Luben, Jessica K Yeo, Nicholas J Wareham, Phyo K Myint, Kay-Tee Khaw <em>Habitual chocolate consumption and risk of cardiovascular disease among healthy men and women</em> <a href="/content/early/2015/05/20/heartjnl-2014-307050.full">Paper >></a> <h3>2015 winner</h3> Sonia Bouri, Matthew James Shun-Shin, Graham D. Cole, Jamil Mayet and Darrel P. 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Primary considerations are the relevance of the clinical question addressed by the research, the quality of the research study design and data presentation, and the interest generated by the paper among other researchers, clinical cardiologists and the general public.\r\n\r\nWe are pleased to announce the winner and finalists for the Heart Best Research Paper Award 2024 in recognition of high quality and clinical impact. The 2024 award is for the best research paper published in the journal in 2023."],"layoutType":"A"}]},{"sectionTitle":"Winner","subsections":[{"columnsContent":["Divan Ishak, Suleman Aktaa, Lars Lindhagen, Joakim Alfredsson, Tatendashe Bernadette Dondo, Claes Held, Tomas Jernberg, Troels Yndigegn, Chris P Gale, Gorav Batra\r\n\u003cem\u003eAssociation of beta-blockers beyond 1 year after myocardial infarction and cardiovascular outcomes\u003c/em\u003e\r\n\u003ca href=\"https://heart.bmj.com/content/109/15/1159\"\u003ePaper \u0026gt;\u0026gt;\u003c/a\u003e\r\n\u003ch2\u003eFinalists\u003c/h2\u003e\r\nAnna Norhammar, Johan Bodegard, Marc Vanderheyden, Navdeep Tangri, Avraham Karasik, Aldo Pietro Maggioni, Kari Anne Sveen, Tiago Taveira-Gomes, Manuel Botana, Lukas Hunziker, Marcus Thuresson, Amitava Banerjee, Johan Sundstr枚m, Andreas Bollmann\r\n\u003ci\u003ePrevalence, outcomes and costs of a contemporary, multinational population with heart failure\r\n\u003c/i\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://heart.bmj.com/content/109/7/548\"\u003ePaper \u0026gt;\u0026gt;\u003c/a\u003e\r\n\r\nThomas Burgoine, David Austin, Jianhua Wu, Tom Quinn, Pam Shurmer, Chris P Gale, Chris Wilkinson\r\n\u003cem\u003eAutomated external defibrillator location and socioeconomic deprivation in Great Britain\u003c/em\u003e\r\n\u003ca href=\"https://heart.bmj.com/content/110/3/188\"\u003ePaper \u0026gt;\u0026gt;\u003c/a\u003e"],"layoutType":"A"}]},{"sectionTitle":"PREVIOUS YEARS","subsections":[{"columnsContent":["\u003ch3\u003e2023 winner\u003c/h3\u003e\r\nClaudio Barbiellini Amidei, Caterina Trevisan, Matilde Dotto, Eliana Ferroni, Marianna Noale, Stefania Maggi, Maria Chiara Corti, Giovannella Baggio, Ugo Fedeli, Giuseppe Sergi\r\n\u003cem\u003eAssociation of physical activity trajectories with major cardiovascular diseases in elderly people\u003c/em\u003e\r\n\u003ca href=\"https://heart.bmj.com/content/108/5/360\"\u003ePaper \u0026gt;\u0026gt;\u003c/a\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003e2022 winner\u003c/h3\u003e\r\nKi-Chul Sung, Yun Soo Hong, Jong-Young Lee, Seung-Jae Lee, Yoosoo Chang, Seungho Ryu, Di Zhao, Juhee Cho, Eliseo Guallar, Joao A C Lima\r\n\u003ci\u003ePhysical activity and the progression of coronary artery calcification\u003c/i\u003e\r\n\u003ca href=\"http://heart.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/heartjnl-2021-319346?ijkey=rv0onp37pKEss\u0026amp;keytype=ref\u0026amp;siteid=bmjjournals\"\u003ePaper \u0026gt;\u0026gt;\u003c/a\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003e2021 winner\u003c/h3\u003e\r\nJulia Hippisley-Cox, Duncan Young, Carol Coupland, Keith M Channon, Pui San Tan, David A Harrison, Kathryn Rowan, Paul Aveyard, Ian D Pavord, Peter J Watkinson\r\n\u003cem\u003eRisk of severe COVID-19 disease with ACE inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers: cohort study including 8.3 million people\r\n\u003c/em\u003e\u003ca style=\"background-color: var(--global--color-background); font-family: var(--global--font-secondary); font-size: var(--global--font-size-base);\" href=\"https://heart.bmj.com/content/106/19/1503\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ePaper \u0026gt;\u0026gt;\u003c/a\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003e2020 winner\u003c/h3\u003e\r\nRalph Kwame Akyea, Joe Kai, Nadeem Qureshi, Barbara Iyen, Stephen F Weng\r\n\u003cem\u003eSub-optimal cholesterol response to initiation of statins and future risk of cardiovascular disease\u003c/em\u003e\r\n\u003ca href=\"https://heart.bmj.com/content/105/13/975\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003ePaper \u0026gt;\u0026gt;\u003c/a\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003e2019 winner\u003c/h3\u003e\r\nSean Lee Zheng, Fiona T. Chan, Adam A. Nabeebaccus, Ajay M. Shah, Theresa McDonagh, Darlington O. Okonko, Salma Ayis\r\n\u003cem\u003eDrug treatment effects on outcomes in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: a systematic review and meta-analysis\u003c/em\u003e\r\n\u003ca href=\"http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/heartjnl-2017-311652\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003ePaper \u0026gt;\u0026gt;\u003c/a\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003e2018 winner\u003c/h3\u003e\r\nElizabeth Mostofsky,聽Martin Berg Johansen,聽Anne Tj酶nneland,聽Harpreet S. Chahal,聽Murray A. Mittleman,聽Kim Overvad\r\n\u003cem\u003eChocolate intake and risk of clinically apparent atrial fibrillation: the Danish Diet, Cancer, and Health Study\u003c/em\u003e\r\n\u003ca href=\"http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/heartjnl-2016-310357\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003ePaper \u0026gt;\u0026gt;\u003c/a\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003e2017 winner\u003c/h3\u003e\r\nNicole K Valtorta, Mona Kanaan, Simon Gilbody, Sara Ronzi, Barbara Hanratty\r\n\u003cem\u003eLoneliness and social isolation as risk factors for coronary heart disease and stroke: systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal observational studies\u003c/em\u003e\r\n\u003ca href=\"/content/102/13/1009\"\u003ePaper \u0026gt;\u0026gt;\u003c/a\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003e2016 joint winners\u003c/h3\u003e\r\nEdward W Carlton, Louise Cullen, Martin Than, James Gamble, Ahmed Khattab, Kim Greaves\r\n\u003cem\u003eA novel diagnostic protocol to identify patients suitable for discharge after a single high-sensitivity troponin\u003c/em\u003e\r\n\u003ca href=\"/content/early/2015/02/17/heartjnl-2014-307288.full\"\u003ePaper \u0026gt;\u0026gt;\u003c/a\u003e\r\n\r\nChun Shing Kwok, S Matthijs Boekholdt, Marleen A H Lentjes, Yoon K Loke, Robert N Luben, Jessica K Yeo, Nicholas J Wareham, Phyo K Myint, Kay-Tee Khaw\r\n\u003cem\u003eHabitual chocolate consumption and risk of cardiovascular disease among healthy men and women\u003c/em\u003e\r\n\u003ca href=\"/content/early/2015/05/20/heartjnl-2014-307050.full\"\u003ePaper \u0026gt;\u0026gt;\u003c/a\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003e2015 winner\u003c/h3\u003e\r\nSonia Bouri, Matthew James Shun-Shin, Graham D. Cole, Jamil Mayet and Darrel P. Francis\r\n\u003cem\u003eMeta-analysis of secure randomised controlled trials of 脽-blockade to prevent perioperative death in non-cardiac surgery\u003c/em\u003e\r\n\u003ca href=\"/content/100/6/456.full\"\u003ePaper \u0026gt;\u0026gt;\u003c/a\u003e"],"layoutType":"A"}]}],"seoMetadata":[{"key":"title","property":"title","content":"Best Research Paper Award | Heart"},{"key":"robots","property":"robots","content":"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1"},{"key":"canonical","property":"canonical","content":"https://heart.bmj.com/pages/best-paper-award"},{"key":"og_locale","property":"og:locale","content":"en_GB"},{"key":"og_type","property":"og:type","content":"article"},{"key":"og_title","property":"og:title","content":"Best Research Paper Award | Heart"},{"key":"og_description","property":"og:description","content":"Annual award for best research paper published in Heart"},{"key":"description","name":"description","content":"Annual award for best research paper published in Heart"},{"key":"og_url","property":"og:url","content":"https://heart.bmj.com/pages/best-paper-award"},{"key":"og_site_name","property":"og:site_name","content":"Heart"},{"key":"og_image","property":"og:image","content":"https://heart.bmj.com/heart/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/BMJ_logo_400x400.jpeg"},{"key":"og_image_width","property":"og:image:width","content":298},{"key":"og_image_height","property":"og:image:height","content":298},{"key":"twitter_image","property":"twitter:image","content":"https://heart.bmj.com/heart/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/BMJ_logo_400x400.jpeg"},{"key":"article_modified_time","property":"article:modified_time","content":"2024-09-02T09:54:21+00:00"},{"key":"twitter_card","property":"twitter:card","content":"summary_large_image"}],"title":"Best Research Paper Award","breadcrumbsBarData":{"breadcrumbs":[{"pageName":"Home","url":"/"},{"pageName":"Best Research Paper Award"}],"emailAlertsLink":"https://myaccount.bmj.com/myaccount/signup.html?regService=etoc-alerts\u0026corpusCode=heartjnl\u0026fwdUrl=https://heart.bmj.com/"},"adSlots":null,"gtmContainerCode":"GTM-TGC34S","adsLazyLoad":true,"pageBuildInfo":null,"isPreview":false,"baiduCode":"","associationLogos":[{"title":"BCS","link":"https://www.britishcardiovascularsociety.org/","src":"https://heart.bmj.com/heart/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/05/society-logo-bcs-1.png","alt":"BCS society logo","width":209,"height":90}]},"__N_SSG":true},"page":"/pages/[slug]","query":{"slug":"best-paper-award"},"buildId":"h2AV0bapsBDJb7BhBXuJL","isFallback":false,"isExperimentalCompile":false,"gsp":true,"scriptLoader":[]}</script></body></html>