BEST REVIEW PRIZE (2021)
The Best Review Prize (2021) is an early career prize given to the eligible first author of the best review paper published in a 2019 (Volume 28) print edition of Heart, Lung and Circulation (HLC).

Finalist and PRIZE WINNER: Amer Harky
First author of the review:The Future of Open Heart Surgery in the Era of Robotic and Minimal Surgical Interventions.

Finalist and Highly Commended: Harsh V. Thakkar
First author of the review:Masked Hypertension: A Systematic Review.

Finalist and Highly Commended: Nicole K. Bart
First author of the review:Amyloid Cardiomyopathy.

HIGH IMPACT AWARDS (2021)
Awarded to the most successful (“high impact”) original research paper or papers published in a print edition in 2020, as judged by 3 criteria: citations; downloads and alternative metrics-PlumX Metrics.

2021 High Impact Award for Original Research (Citations)
Elevated Triglycerides to High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (TG/HDL-C) Ratio Predicts Long-Term Mortality in High-Risk Patients
Sultani R, Tong DC, Peverelle M, Lee YS, Baradi A, Wilson AM.

2021 High Impact Award for Original Research (Downloads)
Development of Use of Prediction Models for Classification of Cardiovascular Risk of Remote Indigenous Australians.
Tran-Duy A, McDermott R, Knight J, Hua X, Barr ELM, Arabena K, Palmer A, Clarke PM.

2021 High Impact Award for Original Research (Alternative Metrics)
Pharmacological Treatment of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension in Australia: Current Trends and Challenges
Anderson JA, Lavender M, Lau E, Celermajer D, Collins N, Keating D, Keogh A, Kotlyar E, Ng B, Proudman S, Steele P, Thakkar V, Weintraub R, Whitford H, Williams T, Wrobel J, Strange G.

CARDIOVASCULAR SCIENCE AWARD (2021)
Heart, Lung and Circulation (HLC)'s Cardiovascular Science Award goes to the most outstanding original research cardiovascular science paper from an Australasian contributor/s published in a 2020 (Volume 29) print edition.
The 2021 Cardiovascular Science Award: NOT AWARDED.

HIGH IMPACT AWARDS (2020)
Awarded to the most successful (“high impact”) original research paper or papers published in a print edition in 2019, as judged by 3 criteria: citations; downloads and alternative metrics-PlumX Metrics.

2020 High Impact Award for Original Research (Citations)
Ventricular Ectopy in the Context of Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction: Risk Factors and Outcomes Following Catheter Ablation
Lee A, Denman R, Haqqani H.

2020 High Impact Award for Original Research (Downloads)
Evaluating the Effectiveness of an Online Cardiac Rehabilitation Resource (www.svhhearthealth.com.au) in Improving Knowledge and Confidence for Patients with Newly Diagnosed Cardiac Conditions: A Pre-Experimental Pilot Study
Molan N, Emmanuel S, Langley T, Holloway C.

2020 High Impact Award for Original Research (Alternative Metrics)
3D Modelling and Printing Technology to Produce Patient-Specific 3D Models
Birbara NS, Otton JM, Pather N.

BEST REVIEW PRIZE
Epidemiology of Sudden Cardiac Death: Global and Regional Perspectives
Christopher X. Wong et al.

FRANKLIN ROSENFELDT AWARD
Platelet Activity Measured by VerifyNow Aspirin Sensitivity Test Identifies Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery Patients at Increased Risk for Postoperative Bleeding and Transfusion
Sophie Chatterton et al.

RARAY Operation: Operative Description and Early Results for Achieving Total Arterial Coronary Revascularisation
Alistair Royse et al.

CARDIOVASCULAR SCIENCE AWARD
Doxorubicin-induced Myocardial Fibrosis Involves the Neurokinin-1 Receptor and Direct Effects on Cardiac Fibroblasts
Scott P. Levick et al.

Best Review Prize
Mechanisms of the Improvement in Peak VO2 With Exercise Training in Heart Failure With Reduced or Preserved Ejection Fraction
Wesley J. Tucker, Cecilia C. Lijauco, Christopher M. Hearon Jr., Siddhartha S. Angadi, Michael D. Nelson, Satyam Sarma, Shane Nanayakkara, André La Gerche, Mark J. Haykowsky

2019 High Impact Award for Original Research

2019 High Impact Award for Original Research: Citations
Mitochondrial DAMPs Are Released During Cardiopulmonary Bypass Surgery and Are Associated With Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation
Nicola Sandler, Elzbieta Kaczmarek, Kiyoshi Itagaki, Yi Zheng, Leo Otterbein, Kamal Khabbaz, David Liu, Venkatachalam Senthilnathan, Russell L. Gruen, Carl J. Hauser

2019 High Impact Award for Original Research: Downloads
Management of Adults With Congenital Heart Disease and Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension in the UK: Survey of Current Practice, Unmet Needs and Expert Commentary
Robert Tulloh, Kostas Dimopoulos, Robin Condliffe, Paul Clift, on behalf of the CHAMPION Steering Committee

2019 High Impact Award for Original Research: Alternative Metrics
“Eight Days of Nightmares … ” – Octogenarian Patients’ Experiences of Postoperative Delirium after Transcatheter or Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement
Irene Instenes, Eva Gjengedal, Leslie S.P. Eide, Karel K.J. Kuiper, Anette H. Ranhoff, Tone M/ Norekval, on behalf of the CARDELIR Investigators

Cardiovascular Science Award 2019
Human Connexin40 Mutations Slow Conduction and Increase Propensity for Atrial Fibrillation
Ajita Kanthan, Peter Fahmy, Renuka Rao, Jim Pouliopoulos, Ian E. Alexander, Stuart P. Thomas and Eddy Kizana