Acta Cardiologica

Papers
(The TQCC of Acta Cardiologica is 3. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)
ArticleCitations
Wide irregular QRS tachycardia: is there something hidden?*36
Association between low-density lipoprotein cholesterol level and all-cause mortality in idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy patients: a single-institutional study26
Off-label use of Occlutech ® Atrial Flow Regulator Device for re-direction blood flow at anomaly of systemic venous return22
The intriguing relationships between atrial fibrillation and heart failure: insights from cardiac implantable electronic devices22
Tumour necrosis factor-alpha serum level is an independent predictor of medium-term all-cause mortality after transcatheter aortic valve replacement20
Very long versus overlapping drug eluting stents for the management of long coronary artery lesions19
Evaluation the value of H2FPEF score and HFA-PEFF step E score in the diagnosis of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction18
Careful cardiovascular risk assessment and management is essential in patients receiving bevacizumab17
Freedom in the chest16
A response to percutaneous mitral commissurotomy in women with asymptomatic severe mitral stenosis before pregnancy15
Diagnostic accuracy of global longitudinal strain in prediction of severity and extent of coronary artery stenosis in patients with acute coronary syndrome14
Left atrial phasic volumes and functions changes in asymptomatic patients with sarcoidosis: evaluation by three-dimensional echocardiography14
Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in right ventricular outflow tract arrhythmia: a retrospective analysis from a tertiary care centre in South India13
The unmasking of a massive pericardial effusion: a rare and unlucky outcome13
The potential of triglyceride-glucose index in improving the prediction of post-percutaneous coronary intervention clinical outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis11
Double aortic arch with bicarotid trunk in a patient with tetralogy of Fallot11
Anomalous origin of right coronary artery from pulmonary artery in a patient with tetralogy of Fallot10
Obstructive – Nonobstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: differences and predictors10
Impact of moderate altitude exposure on cardiovascular risk9
Potential harm of midodrine in renal failure patients with concomitant heart failure with reduced ejection fraction9
Trends and outcomes in transcatheter aortic valve implantation in Belgium: a 13-year single centre experience8
Patients with diabetes mellitus and atrial fibrillation treated with non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants8
The non-invasive echocardiographic assessment of right ventricular myocardial work in a healthy population8
Study of psychosocial factors and endothelial dysfunction in coronary heart disease patients8
The association of galectin-3 level with ventricular arrhythmias and left ventricular strain in heart failure patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillator8
Sub-aortic bilobed membranous interventricular septum aneurysm: the importance of multimodality imaging8
Trends and outcomes in transcatheter aortic valve implantation: evolution of a revolution8
Coronary slow flow and angiography-derived index of microcirculatory resistance as prognostic predictors in patients with angina and normal coronary arteries: a retrospective cohort study7
Multimodality imaging for the diagnosis of right atrial capillary haemangioma7
Meta-analysis of cardiovascular outcome trials assessing the impact of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists on major cardiac arrhythmias7
Left ventricle hypertrophy – What else is there?7
When cardiology meets endocrinology: could subclinical hypothyroidism be a reliable predictor of worsened cardiovascular outcomes following acute myocardial infarction in patients with diabetes?7
AMPK/Sirt1-mediated inflammation is positively correlated with myocardial fibrosis during ageing7
Predictive models for adverse clinical outcomes in Chinese patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention with stenting7
Double outlet right atrium with malaligned ventricular septum: a rare configuration with three separate atrioventricular orifices7
Prognostic value of sst2 in long-term mortality in acute heart failure7
Characteristics, treatment and prognosis of patients with chronic heart failure according to ejection fraction. Results of an Ecuadorian registry7
Anomalous band in the right atrium: depiction on virtual dissection7
Exercise and coronary flow velocity reserve: these are words that go together well7
Edoxaban-associated leukocytoclastic vasculitis: an unusual adverse reaction7
Image focus: giant spontaneous pseudoaneurysm of the ascending aorta7
Comparison of postoperative pain and quality of life between left anterior thoracotomy and median sternotomy off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery in multivessel coronary revascularization: a retros7
Radiomics and machine learning for predicting valve vegetation in infective endocarditis: a comparative analysis of mitral and aortic valves using TEE imaging7
Surgical treatment of an unusual case of a giant symptomatic cardiac lipoma6
Advancing strategies for valvular heart disease and pulmonary hypertension: insights and perspectives6
Successful pregnancy and postpartum complications in patient with interrupted aortic arch type B6
Accessory mitral valve tissue causing left ventricular outflow obstruction6
DR1-CSE/H 2 S pathway upregulates autophagy and inhibits H9C2 cells damage induced by high glucose6
Complete heart block due to extensive leukemic endocardial infiltration6
Prognostic value of pulmonary artery pulsatility index in chronic heart failure patients with reduced ejection fraction6
Persistent atrial thrombus after replace the mitral valve with a bioprosthesis anchored via a transapical approach6
The effect of nicorandil on cardiac function and clinical outcomes in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention: a randomised trial6
Relation of thumb-palm test with ascending aortic diameter and aortic regurgitation6
Occult malignancy in patients with pericarditis and concurrent cardiovascular diseases: a population-based cohort study6
Levoatrial cardinal vein in mitral atresia with intact interatrial septum6
Assessing the prognostic significance of platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) for coronary artery lesions in Kawasaki disease6
Addition of the duration of ST segment depression to Duke treadmill score for diagnostic accuracy of exercise electrocardiography to predict obstructive coronary artery disease6
Biomarkers and inflammation in coronary artery disease: key insights6
Unusual late presentation of symptomatic type II popliteal artery entrapment syndrome in a 62 years adult6
The role of late gadolinium enhancement in predicting arrhythmic events in cardiac sarcoidosis patients – a mini-review6
For the love of muscles: a bodybuilder with complicated left ventricular heart failure6
Cardiac computed tomography angiography findings in a case of spontaneous coronary artery dissection6
Constrictive pericarditis following cardiac transplantation: a report of two cases and a literature review6
Causal correlation between gut microbiota and stable angina pectoris: a two-sample Mendelian randomisation study6
Special issue on heart failure6
Determinants of lipid lowering therapy intensification in very high risk patients with dyslipidaemia eligible for PCSK9 monoclonal antibodies: 1-year outcomes of the PERI-DYS study5
Platelet distribution widths and white blood cell are associated with cardiovascular diseases: data mining approaches5
Establishment of a new arrhythmia model in SD rats induced by isoproterenol5
A prospective, multi-center, randomised controlled trial for evaluation of the effectiveness of the Blimp scoring balloon in lesions not crossable with a conventional balloon or microcatheter: the BLI5
The prognostic value of C-reactive protein to albumin ratio in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation5
Syndromic pulmonary artery aneurysm5
Cardiac arrest in a young female: the potentially fatal synergy of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and recreational marijuana use5
Impact of recurrent COVID-19 disease waves on acute myocardial infarction epidemics: results from a regional network5
Anthracycline-induced cardiotoxicity in women without cardiovascular diseases: molecular and genetic predictors5
Right heart and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: the dark side of the moon5
Does the heart eat along? A two years lifestyle intervention in shift workers5
Sex differences in patients with atrial fibrillation and acute coronary syndrome or undergoing PCI: a real-world study5
Right heart failure due to arteriovenous fistula after spine surgery treated with endovascular repair5
Enhancing predictive accuracy of the 13-item Acute Coronary Syndrome checklist: a novel approach to improving risk assessment and diagnosis5
Increased levels of low density neutrophils (LDNs) in myocardial infarction5
Aetiology, clinical characteristics, and risk factors influencing mortality in patients with infective endocarditis: a retrospective study5
Association of HbA1c with carotid artery plaques in patients with coronary heart disease: a retrospective clinical study4
Midline crossing pulmonary vein: a rare anatomical variant4
Beneficial effects of doxycycline on atrial electrical remodelling in a rat model of atrial fibrillation4
Pulmonary artery pulsatility index is superior to right ventricular stroke work index in predicting elevated right atrial pressure4
Myocardial strain: speckle tracking or early disease tracking?4
Impact of chronic total occlusion in a non-infarct-related coronary artery on contrast-associated nephropathy in acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction4
Cardiac ‘quartet’: a rare case of quadricuspid aortic valve combined with ascending aortic aneurysm4
Evaluation of pulsed-field ablation for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: a systematic review4
Real-time three-dimensional echocardiography for detection of cardiac sarcoidosis in the early stage: a cross-sectional single-centre study4
Investigation of miR-26a-5p and miR-19a-3p expression levels in angiographically confirmed coronary artery disease4
The effect of prior COVID-19 infection on coronary microvascular dysfunction4
Calycosin action against atherosclerosis: integrating network pharmacology and in-silico investigation4
Editorial: evaluating simple clinical tools for aortic disease prediction4
Summary of 2020 ESC guidelines on non-STE ACS, adult congenital heart disease, sports cardiology and atrial fibrillation4
Torsade de pointe due to QT prolongation following erythromycin administration in a preterm infant4
Economical aspects of coronary angiography for diagnostic purposes: a Belgian perspective4
Impact of different glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitor infusion routes on infarct size and microvascular obstruction in patients with high thrombotic risk ST elevation myocardial infarction4
Long-term administration of proton pump inhibitors, risk of adverse cardiovascular outcomes? and ChatGPT: correspondence4
Olfactory schwannoma with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: incidental association?4
Left atrial strain as a surrogate parameter for successful percutaneous ballon mitral valvotomy?4
Sutureless bioprosthesis thrombosis4
Multi-modality imaging assessment for the diagnosis of constrictive pericarditis4
Belgian Society of Cardiology 42nd Annual Congress4
Association between the triglyceride-glucose index and the severity of coronary artery disease in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and coronary artery disease: a retrospective study4
The overlooked right atrial appendage4
Early SGLT2 inhibitor use is associated with improved left atrial strain following acute coronary syndrome4
First-in-man concomitant mitral transcatheter edge-to-edge repair and atrial fibrillation ablation4
The critically low levels of vitamin D predicts the resolution of the ST-segment elevation after the primary percutaneous coronary intervention4
Torsemide vs. furosemide in congestive heart failure: a systematic-review and meta-analysis on mortality and rehospitalization4
Impact of shock index before IABP implantation on recent prognosis of patients with cardiogenic shock complicating acute myocardial infarction4
Acute coronary syndrome in a patient with single coronary artery and double left anterior descending artery coexistence: a case report of an extremely rare congenital coronary artery anomaly4
Clonal haematopoiesis of indeterminate potential and risk of atrial fibrillation4
Determinants of participation in cardiac telerehabilitation during the first surge of COVID-194
The challenging management of cardiac involvement in systemic sarcoidosis4
A rare case of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma related eosinophilic endomyocardial disease4
TAVI in the COVID-19 pandemic. How to balance waiting list concerns and straightforward management4
Is hybrid cardiac rehabilitation superior to traditional cardiac rehabilitation?4
Review and critical appraisal of the indications for cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in the ESC guidelines4
Highlights of imaging heart structure and function4
Association of anthropometric and body composition parameters with the presence of hypertension in the Central European population: results from KardioVize 2030 study4
Focus issue on diagnostic work-up and prognostic assessment in cardiac disease4
Conduction system disease management in patients candidate and/or treated for the aortic valve disease: an Italian Survey promoted by Italian Association of Arrhythmology and Cardiac Pacing (AIAC)4
The use of glucagon-like-peptide-1 receptor agonist in the cardiology practice4
High-risk phenotypes of arrhythmic mitral valve prolapse: a systematic review and meta-analysis4
Low-gradient normal-flow aortic stenosis: don’t forget the assessment of the flow rate4
Give it time to SOBER up – GITSU- a new strategy in percutaneous coronary intervention for chronic total occlusion4
Comparison of frequency of silent cerebral infarction as assessed by serum neuron specific enolase in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation: Warfarin versus direct oral anticoagulant4
Infective endocarditis following mitral transcatheter edge-to-edge repair4
The value of handheld ultrasound in point-of-care or at home EF prediction4
Conduction disorders in cardiac sarcoidosis4
Mid-aortic syndrome in a 5-year-old girl: multimodal imaging approaches and treatment and successful external anatomic bypass surgery4
MiR-23b targets GATA6 to down-regulate IGF-1 and promote the development of congenital heart disease3
Heart failure worsens leg muscle strength and endurance in coexistence patients with COPD and heart failure reduced ejection fraction3
Giant coronary artery aneurysm of the proximal left anterior descending artery in a patient with two vessel coronary artery disease presented with angina pectoris3
Relationship between lifestyle factors and hypertension: a cross-sectional analysis from the Gubbio study3
Durable LVAD in a SLE patient – no anticoagulation for >6 years3
Belgian Heart Rhythm Meeting 2021: Book of Abstracts3
Heart of lymphoma: a case report3
A simple method of axillary venipuncture using single landmark for pacemaker leads implantation3
Association between cardiometabolic index and myocardial Infarction: based on NHANES database3
Precompetitive evaluation of the coronary arteries with 3D transthoracic echocardiography3
Massive thrombus… not only in the pulmonary artery3
Mortality predictor in heart failure patients with preserved ejection fraction: pulmonary artery pulsatility index3
Differential diagnosis of mediastinal cysts: a case series3
Effect of dapagliflozin on the no-reflow phenomenon in patients with acute myocardial infarction and type II diabetes mellitus3
Chromium picolinate supplementation improves cardiac performance in hypoxic rats3
Coronary computed tomography angiography enables detection of coronary–right ventricular fistula missed by selective coronary angiography: a case report3
The importance of identifying a possible shunt in cases of suspicious high-velocity doppler flow in the right heart3
Triglyceride/high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio associates major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events: a 13-year prospective cohort study3
Blood pressure variability ratio: a novel marker associated with metabolic syndrome in patients without known cardiovascular disease3
“Full thickness calcium fracture by coronary intravascular lithotripsy on optical coherence tomography (OCT)” – cross it, crack it!!3
Association between serum phosphate, magnesium, calcium and aortic valve sclerosis: a propensity score-matched case-control study3
Supracardiac totally anomalous pulmonary venous connection with an unusual drainage pathway3
Effect of successful percutaneous balloon mitral valvotomy on aortic elastic properties in mitral stenosis3
NT-proBNP and D-Dimer in acute decompensated heart failure: assessment of diagnostic accuracy and correlation with echocardiographic parameters3
Successful surgical treatment of cardiac implantable electronic device – related infection3
Tracing the source: suspicious right atrial mass3
Advancing coronary artery disease diagnosis with 2D-Speckle Tracking Echocardiography3
Remodelling is inversely proportional to left ventricular dimensions in a real-life population of patients with chronic heart failure after therapy with sacubitril/valsartan3
Rare spontaneous closure of a coronary pulmonary artery fistula: a case report3
Comparison of de novo implantation vs. upgrade cardiac resynchronisation therapy: a multicentre experience3
Should we routinely assess coronary artery Doppler in daily echocardiography practice?3
The significance of 3-D echocardiography in identifying mitral clefts3
3D reconstruction of the left atrium for precise localisation and ablation of accessory pathway3
René Gerónimo Favaloro (1923–2000): the challenging dream of a heart surgeon3
Correlation between vascular endothelial function and bone mineral density in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients with MAFLD3
Association of high-sensitivity troponin T with left ventricular dysfunction in prediabetes3
Comment to the article: ‘left atrial phasic volumes and functions changes in asymptomatic patients with sarcoidosis: evaluation by three-dimensional echocardiography’3
Time difference for the presence of coronary calcium in those with and without coronary risk factors and statin use3
Constrictive epicarditis in adult-onset still’s disease3
Infectious pseudoaneurysm of the apex of the left cardiac ventricle in a drug addict patient: report of a case3
Predictors of left atrial thrombosis in atrial fibrillation patients treated with direct oral anticoagulants3
Extremely high-origin of right coronary artery with malignant Inter-Arterial course in acyanotic CHD: a silent threat3
Left atrial function index and left atrial electromechanical functions in anxiety disorders3
Hidden in plain sight: complex tachycardias in a young thalassaemia patient3
Left atrial myopathy in rheumatic mitral stenosis; three-dimensional and speckle tracking echocardiography study3
Transcatheter edge-to-edge repair of a torrential tricuspid regurgitation with a single 4th generation TriClipTM system3
Silent threat: navigating subacute cardiac tamponade following atrial fibrillation ablation3
Watchman 2.5TM versus Watchman FLXTM device in atypical left atrial anatomies: old fashion never dies3
ALCAPA – the great masquerader3
Right coronary ostial atresia with Vieussens’ arterial ring3
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy triggered by a single dose of flecainide in patient with focal atrial tachycardia3
Advances in cardiovascular care from risk assessment to intervention3
The comparative efficacy and safety of Tiger II versus judkins catheters in coronary angiogram via the radial artery access: a meta-analysis3
Percutaneous mitral commissurotomy, mitral stenosis and atrial fibrillation: the good, the bad and the ugly3
Advancing heart failure management: innovations and future directions3
Diagnostic and prognostic yields of ambulatory blood pressure measurements in haemodialysis patients: a 6-year longitudinal study3
New approaches to cardiovascular diseases3
A unique triad: arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy, isolated persistent left superior vena cava, and coronary-pulmonary artery fistulas3
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