Acta Cardiologica

Papers
(The TQCC of Acta Cardiologica is 2. 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)
ArticleCitations
A late diagnosis of vascular ring: right-sided aortic arch with Kommerell diverticulum and aberrant left subclavian artery in an adolescent24
The effect of content knowledge and repeated teaching on teaching and learning basic life support: a cluster randomised controlled trial21
Pulmonary artery intima sarcoma mimicking pulmonary artery embolism19
Valvular heart disease and heart-related disease: a bibliometric and visual analysis from 2000 to 202317
First-in-man concomitant mitral transcatheter edge-to-edge repair and atrial fibrillation ablation16
Clonal haematopoiesis of indeterminate potential and risk of atrial fibrillation15
The non-invasive echocardiographic assessment of right ventricular myocardial work in a healthy population14
Pacing lead entanglement in pulmonary artery: computed tomography diagnosis & management14
Myocardial strain: speckle tracking or early disease tracking?13
L-wave in severe mitral stenosis12
Deep vein thrombosis due to left iliac vein compression syndrome complicated by acute pulmonary thromboembolism and cerebral infarction12
Rapidly growing cardiac haemangioma in a patient with Tetralogy of Fallot: case report and brief literature review12
Retraction11
Aggravating effect of obstructive sleep apnoea on left ventricular remodelling and function disorder in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a case-control study by 3D speckle tracking echocardiogr11
Torsemide vs. furosemide in congestive heart failure: a systematic-review and meta-analysis on mortality and rehospitalization10
Evaluation of reliability and radiation dose reduction in coronary artery calcium scoring by using a low tube current and low kilo-voltage peak with advanced modelled iterative reconstruction10
Intra-brachial ergonovine, not acetylcholine, is associated with radial artery vasospasm in patients with coronary vasospasm10
Give it time to SOBER up – GITSU- a new strategy in percutaneous coronary intervention for chronic total occlusion10
Comparison of major bleeding events of uninterrupted non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants versus uninterrupted vitamin K antagonist during catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation: a meta-anal9
Additional value of 3D transthoracic echocardiography to visualize the coronary arteries9
A response to percutaneous mitral commissurotomy in women with asymptomatic severe mitral stenosis before pregnancy8
Simple electrocardiography algorithm for localizing accessory pathway in patients with Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome8
Torsade de pointe due to QT prolongation following erythromycin administration in a preterm infant8
Wide irregular QRS tachycardia: is there something hidden?*8
Review and critical appraisal of the indications for cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in the ESC guidelines7
Tumour necrosis factor-alpha serum level is an independent predictor of medium-term all-cause mortality after transcatheter aortic valve replacement7
Autonomic nervous system assessment using heart rate variability7
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation versus sutureless aortic valve replacement: a single-centre cost analysis7
Very long versus overlapping drug eluting stents for the management of long coronary artery lesions7
Anomalous origin of right coronary artery from pulmonary artery in a patient with tetralogy of Fallot7
Pheochromocytoma leading to Takotsubo and Ogilvie syndrome, a pathophysiological triad7
Coronary artery compression by a mediastinal paraganglioma - clinical case report6
Coronary anatomy with three-dimensional echocardiogram. Hands-on approach6
Papillary muscle rupture diagnosed by transesophageal echocardiography after admission with acute inferior myocardial infarction6
Systematic review of leadless pacemaker6
Association between periodontal disease and heart failure: a systematic review and meta-analysis6
Ischaemic and haemorrhagic risk distribution in real-life patients with acute coronary syndromes6
The effect of COVID-19 on the thromboembolic outcomes in atrial fibrillation patients in the long run6
The burden of alcohol-related cardiovascular complications in young and middle-aged adults: rising burden of atrial fibrillation and hypertensive heart disease6
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection of two coronary arteries in a young female patient: a case report6
Calycosin action against atherosclerosis: integrating network pharmacology and in-silico investigation5
Diagnostic accuracy of global longitudinal strain in prediction of severity and extent of coronary artery stenosis in patients with acute coronary syndrome5
Sarcoidosis presenting as acute pericarditis. A case report and review of pericardial sarcoidosis5
Pulmonary artery pulsatility index as a prognostic marker in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction5
Retroesophageal left brachiocephalic vein in tetralogy of fallot: an anomalous course depicted on computed tomography angiography5
Cerebral embolic protection devices during transcatheter aortic valve implantation, the current state of the art5
AMPK/mTOR-mediated therapeutic effect of metformin on myocardial ischaemia reperfusion injury in diabetic rat5
The forgotten specific ECG sign of idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy: Goldberger’s triad revisited5
Slow pathway elimination using antegrade conduction improvement with fast atrial pacing during AVNRT radiofrequency ablation: a proof-of-concept study5
Possible effects of subclinical hypothyroidism on right ventricular myocardial work parameters5
Diagnosis of coronary artery disease: potential complications of imaging techniques5
Potential harm of midodrine in renal failure patients with concomitant heart failure with reduced ejection fraction5
Influence of HIV on in-hospital outcomes in patients with atrial fibrillation5
Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in right ventricular outflow tract arrhythmia: a retrospective analysis from a tertiary care centre in South India5
An unexpected response to adenosine in broad QRS tachycardia5
Sutureless bioprosthesis thrombosis5
Severe coronary artery spasm after administration of a 5-hydroxytryptamine type 1 receptor agonist and SARS-CoV2 vaccination: Comment5
Frequency and predictors of no-reflow phenomenon in patients with COVID-19 presenting with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction4
Belgian Society of Cardiology 44th Annual Congress: Cover4
Coronary artery compression by left ventricular pseudoaneurysm – clinical case report4
Left atrial phasic volumes and functions changes in asymptomatic patients with sarcoidosis: evaluation by three-dimensional echocardiography4
Left ventricular compression from giant emphysematous bulla4
Infective endocarditis following mitral transcatheter edge-to-edge repair4
Mid-aortic syndrome in a 5-year-old girl: multimodal imaging approaches and treatment and successful external anatomic bypass surgery4
Anomalous origin of posterior descending artery from the first septal perforating branch on cardiac computed tomography4
Freedom in the chest4
Evaluation the value of H2FPEF score and HFA-PEFF step E score in the diagnosis of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction4
The intriguing relationships between atrial fibrillation and heart failure: insights from cardiac implantable electronic devices4
Prostaglandin G/H synthase 1 promotes thrombosis in atrial fibrillation through modulation of platelet activation, macrophage infiltration, inflammation, and autophagy inhibition4
Investigation of miR-26a-5p and miR-19a-3p expression levels in angiographically confirmed coronary artery disease4
A journey in structural heart failure4
Heart failure as a complication of COVID-19 infection: systematic review and meta-analysis4
The unmasking of a massive pericardial effusion: a rare and unlucky outcome4
Experience with implantation of Select Secure® leads in paediatric patients4
Efficacy and safety of direct oral anticoagulants for treatment of left ventricular thrombus; a systematic review4
Focus issue on cardiomyopathies4
Impact of cardiac rehabilitation on left ventricular diastolic function and exercise capacity in patients treated with percutaneous coronary intervention after acute coronary event4
Severe tricuspid regurgitation and right heart failure secondary to carcinoid heart disease4
Trends and outcomes in transcatheter aortic valve implantation in Belgium: a 13-year single centre experience4
Editorial: evaluating simple clinical tools for aortic disease prediction4
Determinants of participation in cardiac telerehabilitation during the first surge of COVID-194
Predictive value of post-procedural hyponatremia on contrast-induced nephropathy in patients who underwent coronary angiography or percutaneous coronary intervention4
Urgent cardiac surgery for aortic dissection in a 3-year-old: the role of 3D printing4
State of the art review: coronary artery disease in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: mechanisms, prevalence, and outcomes4
Unexpected giant coronary aneurysm4
Assessment of the QT interval in right bundle branch block4
Sacubitril/valsartan alleviates myocardial infarction-induced inflammation in mice by promoting M2 macrophage polarisation via regulation of PI3K/Akt pathway4
Multi-modality imaging assessment for the diagnosis of constrictive pericarditis4
Prognostic value of statin therapy in patients with myocardial infarction with nonobstructive coronary arteries (MINOCA): a meta-analysis4
Dynamic assessment of atrial function in decompensated heart failure3
Usefulness of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio for predicting acute pericarditis outcomes3
Cardiac angiosarcoma3
Highlights of imaging heart structure and function3
Sub-aortic bilobed membranous interventricular septum aneurysm: the importance of multimodality imaging3
Percutaneous closure of a left main coronary artery aneurysm3
The use of glucagon-like-peptide-1 receptor agonist in the cardiology practice3
Porcelain left atrium in rheumatic mitral stenosis3
Multimodal assessment of left main arterial origin3
Association between low-density lipoprotein cholesterol level and all-cause mortality in idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy patients: a single-institutional study3
Bridging perspectives from prevention, diagnosis, management to economic aspects: the voice of Belgian cardiologists3
Serum circRNA (Circ)_0051386 assists in the diagnosis of acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction and prediction of the occurrence of major adverse cardiovascular events after percutaneous cor3
Left atrial reservoir and pump function after catheter ablation with persistent atrial fibrillation: a two-dimensional speckle tracking imaging study3
Infarct-related artery only revascularization versus multi-vessel revascularization for patients with Killip I-IV acute myocardial infarction and multivessel disease3
Obstructive – Nonobstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: differences and predictors3
The clinical significance of neopterin and NT-pro BNP in chronic heart failure: a systematic review3
The use of cardiac troponins and B-type natriuretic peptide in COVID-193
Incidence of cardiovascular events when watching intense football matches – sex differences3
An unusual cause of severe tricuspid regurgitation: migration of left renal vein stent in nutcracker syndrome3
Libman-Sacks endocarditis3
Special issue on atrial fibrillation3
The nonlinear correlation between lipoprotein (a) and the prevalence of aortic valve calcification in patients with new-onset acute myocardial infarction3
A rare catastrophic aortic pseudoaneurysm made of stone3
Detection of myocardial ischaemia: the importance of novel tools3
LncRNA PVT1 inhibits endothelial cells apoptosis in coronary heart disease through regulating MAPK1 expression via miR-532-3p3
The potential of triglyceride-glucose index in improving the prediction of post-percutaneous coronary intervention clinical outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis3
Atrial fibrillation is an independent risk factor for new-onset myocardial infarction: a prospective study3
Off-label use of Occlutech ® Atrial Flow Regulator Device for re-direction blood flow at anomaly of systemic venous return3
Cardiac response to pharmacological stress in heart failure reduced and heart failure preserved ejection fraction3
Double aortic arch with bicarotid trunk in a patient with tetralogy of Fallot3
Direct oral anticoagulants and therapeutic adherence: do not let your guard down3
Impact of moderate altitude exposure on cardiovascular risk3
The right ventricular marathon: endurance and adaptation in elderly with secondary tricuspid regurgitation3
Iatrogenic atrial septal defect persistence after percutaneous mitral valve repair: a meta-analysis3
Correction3
Microcatheter-versus wire-based measurement of the fractional flow reserve3
Impact of shock index before IABP implantation on recent prognosis of patients with cardiogenic shock complicating acute myocardial infarction3
Advancing cardiovascular risk assessment and diagnostics3
Effectiveness of out-patient based acute heart failure care: a pilot randomised controlled trial3
Neovascularised Giant Left Atrial Mass3
Prevalence of hypertension and its associated factors among professional drivers: a population-based study3
Kearns-Sayre Syndrome: a rare mitochondrial cytopathy complicated with complete heart block in a teenager3
Economical aspects of coronary angiography for diagnostic purposes: a Belgian perspective3
When the artefact becomes fact2
Reperfusion injury in STEMI patients: another piece of the puzzle2
Trends and outcomes in transcatheter aortic valve implantation: evolution of a revolution2
Noncompaction and the novel variant c.425A>T in TPM12
Left ventricular hypertrophy: do not forget Fabry disease. Diagnostic work-up and differential diagnosis2
Focus issue on diagnostic work-up and prognostic assessment in cardiac disease2
Predictive models for adverse clinical outcomes in Chinese patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention with stenting2
Strategies and pitfalls during minimally invasive total coronary artery revascularization via left anterior minithoracotomy: a promising future2
Hitting the bull’s eye: managing multiple pulmonary arteriovenous malformations with minimal percutaneous closure devices2
The association of galectin-3 level with ventricular arrhythmias and left ventricular strain in heart failure patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillator2
A rare coronary anomaly: left anterior descending coronary artery to right ventricular fistula2
Long-term impact of transcatheter closure interatrial shunts on disabling migraine2
Increasing modified CHA2DS2-VASc risk score is associated with acute cardiac injury in hospitalised COVID-19 patients2
Q wave in paediatric myocarditis: an underinvestigated, readily available prognostic factor2
Anomalous inferior vena cava unmasked 48 years later: a rare case of hypoxaemia in an adult with repaired atrial septal defect2
Atrial myxoma presenting as bilateral cerebellar infarct and mitral obstruction2
Meta-analysis of cardiovascular outcome trials assessing the impact of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists on major cardiac arrhythmias2
Vericiguat versus sacubitril/valsartan for the treatment of heart failure with reduced ejection fraction in China: a cost-utility analysis2
Prognostic value of sst2 in long-term mortality in acute heart failure2
Volume challenge in women with congenital heart disease during reproductive age and pregnancy outcomes2
The role of cardiopulmonary exercise testing in risk stratification and prognosis of atrial fibrillation: a scoping review of the literature2
Safety and effectiveness of the short (0-1h) high sensitive troponin protocol in real-life practice2
The association between sodium/glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors and adverse clinical events in patients with chronic kidney disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled tr2
Myocardial work in ischaemic heart disease2
Belgian Society of Cardiology2
Is atrial fibrillation the same clinical entity in all cardiac settings?2
Deterioration of endothelial function as a risk factor for osteoporosis in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and MAFLD2
Double outlet right atrium with malaligned ventricular septum: a rare configuration with three separate atrioventricular orifices2
The non-HDL-C/HDL-C ratio is a strong and independent predictor of the no-reflow phenomenon in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction2
Prognostic value of Doppler echocardiographic coronary flow velocity assessment at rest in elderly patients2
Assessment of right ventricular sequelae by speckle tracking echocardiography in recovered COVID-19 patients2
Recognition and management of occult oesophageal perforation following radiofrequency ablation2
Inflammation influences thrombus burden in STEMI?2
Valvular and supravalvular aortic stenosis fifteen years after coronary artery bypass grafting in a patient with familial hypercholesterolaemia2
Transcatheter edge-to-edge repair of a torrential tricuspid regurgitation with a single 4th generation TriClipTM system2
A novel echocardiographic index for prediction of malnutrition in acute heart failure2
Cardiac amyloidosis: a review of the literature2
Left atrial function index and left atrial electromechanical functions in anxiety disorders2
Impact of chronic total occlusion in a non-infarct-related coronary artery on contrast-associated nephropathy in acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction2
AMPK/Sirt1-mediated inflammation is positively correlated with myocardial fibrosis during ageing2
Patients with diabetes mellitus and atrial fibrillation treated with non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants2
Massive thrombus… not only in the pulmonary artery2
A simple method of axillary venipuncture using single landmark for pacemaker leads implantation2
The association between the single-nucleotide polymorphism of site rs1333040 in region 9p21 and the risk of coronary heart disease in Chinese population2
Anomalous band in the right atrium: depiction on virtual dissection2
The microbiome and rheumatic heart disease: current knowledge and future perspectives2
Coronary slow flow and angiography-derived index of microcirculatory resistance as prognostic predictors in patients with angina and normal coronary arteries: a retrospective cohort study2
Meta-analysis of high power short duration in atrial fibrillation ablation – a superior efficient ablation strategy2
Value of repeated measurements of lipoprotein (a) to assess cardiovascular risk: a retrospective study2
Newly defined biomarker for the no reflow phenomenon in patients with non-ST elevation acute coronary syndrome; uric acid to creatinine ratio2
Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm: another brick in the wall2
Enhancing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) outcomes through virtual proctoring: a case series analysis2
Diurnal variation of pulmonary artery pressure in ambulatory heart failure patients2
Giant abdominal aortic aneurysm2
Trifid or double-notched aortic Doppler: an aortic ‘Trishula’ sign2
Special issue on ischaemic heart disease2
Performance of ChatGPT as an AI-assisted decision support tool in medicine: a proof-of-concept study for interpreting symptoms and management of common cardiac conditions (AMSTELHEART-2)2
Durable LVAD in a SLE patient – no anticoagulation for >6 years2
Advancing coronary artery disease diagnosis with 2D-Speckle Tracking Echocardiography2
What lies beneath peripheral oedema and atrioventricular block2
Study of psychosocial factors and endothelial dysfunction in coronary heart disease patients2
Should we routinely assess coronary artery Doppler in daily echocardiography practice?2
Left atrial myopathy in rheumatic mitral stenosis; three-dimensional and speckle tracking echocardiography study2
Belgian Society of Cardiology 42nd Annual Congress2
Predictors of left atrial thrombosis in atrial fibrillation patients treated with direct oral anticoagulants2
Incidental finding of an aneurysmal dilatation of pericardial patch closure of ventricular septal defect, completed by multi-modality imaging2
A case of myocarditis following ChAdOx1 nCov-19 vaccination2
Giant coronary artery aneurysm of the proximal left anterior descending artery in a patient with two vessel coronary artery disease presented with angina pectoris2
Fifteen years of experience with the melody TPV for percutaneous pulmonary valve replacement2
Effects of berberine hydrochloride on left ventricular structure and function in rats with myocardial hypertrophy2
Heart surgery waiting list management in an ultra-peripheral region: impact of a risk-stratified queuing method2
Risk of left ventricular apical thrombus formation in patients with acute anterior ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction? Think about the CHA2DS2VASc score!2
Exercise and coronary flow velocity reserve: these are words that go together well2
Transcatheter mitral paravalvular closure: a single centre experience with techniques and outcomes2
Unicuspid aortic valve and infective endocarditis2
Gender differences in risk factor management and pharmacological treatment among CHD patients: Belgian results of the EUROASPIRE IV and EUROASPIRE V surveys2
ALCAPA – the great masquerader2
Serum aldosterone in right ventricular failure versus left ventricular failure before and after mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists: case-control clinical trial2
Multimodality imaging for the diagnosis of right atrial capillary haemangioma2
Special Issue on ischemic heart disease2
Edoxaban-associated leukocytoclastic vasculitis: an unusual adverse reaction2
Correlation between obstructive sleep apnea and ventricular function: a cross-sectional hospital-based study2
A Belgian consensus on sotatercept for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension2
Early rhythm control in atrial fibrillation anno 20242
Involuntary arm movements post-pacemaker insertion – real or Reel syndrome?2
Role of TGF-β1/Smad3 signalling pathway in renal tubulointerstitial fibrosis and renal damage in elderly rats with isolated systolic hypertension induced by increased pulse pressure2
Extreme arterial tortuosity with ascending aortic aneurysm in a child with suspected Cutis Laxa syndrome2
Giant tumour thrombus with congestive hepatopathy: value of multimodality imaging2
Metastatic fireworks2
Successful surgical treatment of cardiac implantable electronic device – related infection2
Highlights and advances in cardiology research2
Image focus: giant spontaneous pseudoaneurysm of the ascending aorta2
‘The role of the triglyceride-glucose index in assessing coronary artery disease risk in diabetes mellitus’2
Remodelling is inversely proportional to left ventricular dimensions in a real-life population of patients with chronic heart failure after therapy with sacubitril/valsartan2
Syncope in Kearns–Sayre syndrome may not only be due to AV-block, but may also have other causes due to the multiorgan nature of the disease2
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