It is the official journal of the Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe (CIRSE) and is published by Springer Science+Business Media. Abrams and Eberhard Zeitler, CVIR is the oldest journal in the field and publishes peer-reviewed, original research work including laboratory and clinical investigations, technical notes, case reports, letters to the Editor, review articles and opinion papers from the fields of cardiac, vascular and interventional radiology. Over the years, the journal has become known for its cutting-edge research, quick manuscript processing times and high impact factor.