Acta Cardiologica

Article	Citations
Association between low-density lipoprotein cholesterol level and all-cause mortality in idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy patients: a single-institutional study	45
The potential of triglyceride-glucose index in improving the prediction of post-percutaneous coronary intervention clinical outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis	31
Trends and outcomes in transcatheter aortic valve implantation in Belgium: a 13-year single centre experience	29
Careful cardiovascular risk assessment and management is essential in patients receiving bevacizumab	27
Belgian contributions to contemporary cardiovascular research: linking science, practice, and outcomes	24
The intriguing relationships between atrial fibrillation and heart failure: insights from cardiac implantable electronic devices	23
Off-label use of Occlutech ® Atrial Flow Regulator Device for re-direction blood flow at anomaly of systemic venous return	23
Evaluation the value of H2FPEF score and HFA-PEFF step E score in the diagnosis of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction	17
Very long versus overlapping drug eluting stents for the management of long coronary artery lesions	17
The unmasking of a massive pericardial effusion: a rare and unlucky outcome	16
Left atrial phasic volumes and functions changes in asymptomatic patients with sarcoidosis: evaluation by three-dimensional echocardiography	16
Double aortic arch with bicarotid trunk in a patient with tetralogy of Fallot	14
Anomalous origin of right coronary artery from pulmonary artery in a patient with tetralogy of Fallot	13
Obstructive – Nonobstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: differences and predictors	12
Potential harm of midodrine in renal failure patients with concomitant heart failure with reduced ejection fraction	12
Study of psychosocial factors and endothelial dysfunction in coronary heart disease patients	11
Valvular heart disease and atrial fibrillation: advances in mechanisms, risk stratification, and therapeutic approaches	11
Sub-aortic bilobed membranous interventricular septum aneurysm: the importance of multimodality imaging	11
Diagnostic accuracy of global longitudinal strain in prediction of severity and extent of coronary artery stenosis in patients with acute coronary syndrome	11
Tumour necrosis factor-alpha serum level is an independent predictor of medium-term all-cause mortality after transcatheter aortic valve replacement	11
Trends and outcomes in transcatheter aortic valve implantation: evolution of a revolution	11
The non-invasive echocardiographic assessment of right ventricular myocardial work in a healthy population	11
Anomalous band in the right atrium: depiction on virtual dissection	10
Prognostic value of sst2 in long-term mortality in acute heart failure	10
Double outlet right atrium with malaligned ventricular septum: a rare configuration with three separate atrioventricular orifices	10

Image focus: giant spontaneous pseudoaneurysm of the ascending aorta	10
Sex-specific differences between C-reactive protein and appendicular lean soft tissue index in heart failure: findings from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey	9
Edoxaban-associated leukocytoclastic vasculitis: an unusual adverse reaction	9
Multimodality imaging for the diagnosis of right atrial capillary haemangioma	9
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 retros	9
Meta-analysis of cardiovascular outcome trials assessing the impact of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists on major cardiac arrhythmias	9
Coronary slow flow and angiography-derived index of microcirculatory resistance as prognostic predictors in patients with angina and normal coronary arteries: a retrospective cohort study	9
Left ventricle hypertrophy – What else is there?	8
For the love of muscles: a bodybuilder with complicated left ventricular heart failure	8
Cardiac computed tomography angiography findings in a case of spontaneous coronary artery dissection	8
Assessing the prognostic significance of platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) for coronary artery lesions in Kawasaki disease	8
AMPK/Sirt1-mediated inflammation is positively correlated with myocardial fibrosis during ageing	8
Occult malignancy in patients with pericarditis and concurrent cardiovascular diseases: a population-based cohort study	8
Accessory mitral valve tissue causing left ventricular outflow obstruction	8
The role of late gadolinium enhancement in predicting arrhythmic events in cardiac sarcoidosis patients – a mini-review	8
Levoatrial cardinal vein in mitral atresia with intact interatrial septum	8
When cardiology meets endocrinology: could subclinical hypothyroidism be a reliable predictor of worsened cardiovascular outcomes following acute myocardial infarction in patients with diabetes?	8
Constrictive pericarditis following cardiac transplantation: a report of two cases and a literature review	8
Relation of thumb-palm test with ascending aortic diameter and aortic regurgitation	8
Causal correlation between gut microbiota and stable angina pectoris: a two-sample Mendelian randomisation study	8
Radiomics and machine learning for predicting valve vegetation in infective endocarditis: a comparative analysis of mitral and aortic valves using TEE imaging	7
Complete heart block due to extensive leukemic endocardial infiltration	7
Right heart failure due to arteriovenous fistula after spine surgery treated with endovascular repair	7
DR1-CSE/H 2 S pathway upregulates autophagy and inhibits H9C2 cells damage induced by high glucose	7
Successful pregnancy and postpartum complications in patient with interrupted aortic arch type B	7
Exploring the significance of gut microbiota in cardiovascular health	7
Surgical treatment of an unusual case of a giant symptomatic cardiac lipoma	7
Impact of recurrent COVID-19 disease waves on acute myocardial infarction epidemics: results from a regional network	7
Mitral valve prolapse from childhood to adulthood: morphologic characteristics and mitral regurgitation development. A single-centre echocardiographic study	7
Prognostic value of pulmonary artery pulsatility index in chronic heart failure patients with reduced ejection fraction	7
Special issue on heart failure	7
The effect of nicorandil on cardiac function and clinical outcomes in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention: a randomised trial	7
Characteristics, treatment and prognosis of patients with chronic heart failure according to ejection fraction. Results of an Ecuadorian registry	7
Advancing strategies for valvular heart disease and pulmonary hypertension: insights and perspectives	6
Unusual late presentation of symptomatic type II popliteal artery entrapment syndrome in a 62 years adult	6
Sex differences in patients with atrial fibrillation and acute coronary syndrome or undergoing PCI: a real-world study	6
Right heart and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: the dark side of the moon	6
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 BLI	6
Midline crossing pulmonary vein: a rare anatomical variant	6
Does the heart eat along? A two years lifestyle intervention in shift workers	6
Association between daily sitting time and heart attack and cardiovascular mortality: the mediation effects of serum osmolality	6
Platelet distribution widths and white blood cell are associated with cardiovascular diseases: data mining approaches	6
Cardiac arrest in a young female: the potentially fatal synergy of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and recreational marijuana use	6
Biomarkers and inflammation in coronary artery disease: key insights	6
The prognostic value of C-reactive protein to albumin ratio in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation	6
TAVI in the COVID-19 pandemic. How to balance waiting list concerns and straightforward management	6
A rare case of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma related eosinophilic endomyocardial disease	6
Predictive value of the triglyceride-glucose index combined with inflammatory markers for major adverse cardiovascular events after PCI	6
MRI-characterised tricuspid dysplasia-related regurgitation	6
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 study	6

Persistent atrial thrombus after replace the mitral valve with a bioprosthesis anchored via a transapical approach	6
Syndromic pulmonary artery aneurysm	6
Cardiac ‘quartet’: a rare case of quadricuspid aortic valve combined with ascending aortic aneurysm	6
Olfactory schwannoma with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: incidental association?	6
Enhancing predictive accuracy of the 13-item Acute Coronary Syndrome checklist: a novel approach to improving risk assessment and diagnosis	6
The use of glucagon-like-peptide-1 receptor agonist in the cardiology practice	5
Association of HbA1c with carotid artery plaques in patients with coronary heart disease: a retrospective clinical study	5
High-risk phenotypes of arrhythmic mitral valve prolapse: a systematic review and meta-analysis	5
Conduction disorders in cardiac sarcoidosis	5
Association of anthropometric and body composition parameters with the presence of hypertension in the Central European population: results from KardioVize 2030 study	5
Increased levels of low density neutrophils (LDNs) in myocardial infarction	5
Left atrial strain as a surrogate parameter for successful percutaneous ballon mitral valvotomy?	5
Real-time three-dimensional echocardiography for detection of cardiac sarcoidosis in the early stage: a cross-sectional single-centre study	5
Infective endocarditis following mitral transcatheter edge-to-edge repair	5
The role of soluble ST2 in atrial fibrillation development and its recurrence after catheter ablation: a systematic review and meta-analysis study	5
Is hybrid cardiac rehabilitation superior to traditional cardiac rehabilitation?	5
Early SGLT2 inhibitor use is associated with improved left atrial strain following acute coronary syndrome	5
The challenging management of cardiac involvement in systemic sarcoidosis	5
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)	5
Impact of chronic kidney disease on the association of high ankle-brachial index with cardiovascular mortality and all-cause mortality	5
Beneficial effects of doxycycline on atrial electrical remodelling in a rat model of atrial fibrillation	5
From image to tactile reality: 3D printing lifts the veil on the isolated cleft of the anterior mitral leaflet	5
The effect of prior COVID-19 infection on coronary microvascular dysfunction	5
Multi-modality imaging assessment for the diagnosis of constrictive pericarditis	5
Impact of different glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitor infusion routes on infarct size and microvascular obstruction in patients with high thrombotic risk ST elevation myocardial infarction	5
Pulmonary artery pulsatility index is superior to right ventricular stroke work index in predicting elevated right atrial pressure	5
Uric acid–to–HDL ratio and hypertension: interpreting non-linear signals and clinical utility	5
Long-term administration of proton pump inhibitors, risk of adverse cardiovascular outcomes? and ChatGPT: correspondence	5
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 study	5
Establishment of a new arrhythmia model in SD rats induced by isoproterenol	5
Aetiology, clinical characteristics, and risk factors influencing mortality in patients with infective endocarditis: a retrospective study	5
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 anticoagulant	5
The critically low levels of vitamin D predicts the resolution of the ST-segment elevation after the primary percutaneous coronary intervention	5
Sutureless bioprosthesis thrombosis	5
The overlooked right atrial appendage	4
Clonal haematopoiesis of indeterminate potential and risk of atrial fibrillation	4
Evaluation of pulsed-field ablation for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: a systematic review	4
Impact of chronic total occlusion in a non-infarct-related coronary artery on contrast-associated nephropathy in acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction	4
Precompetitive evaluation of the coronary arteries with 3D transthoracic echocardiography	4
Heart of lymphoma: a case report	4
Effect of successful percutaneous balloon mitral valvotomy on aortic elastic properties in mitral stenosis	4
Advances in cardiovascular care from risk assessment to intervention	4
Investigation of miR-26a-5p and miR-19a-3p expression levels in angiographically confirmed coronary artery disease	4
Transcatheter edge-to-edge repair of a torrential tricuspid regurgitation with a single 4th generation TriClipTM system	4
Impact of shock index before IABP implantation on recent prognosis of patients with cardiogenic shock complicating acute myocardial infarction	4
Calycosin action against atherosclerosis: integrating network pharmacology and in-silico investigation	4
Left atrial myopathy in rheumatic mitral stenosis; three-dimensional and speckle tracking echocardiography study	4
First-in-man concomitant mitral transcatheter edge-to-edge repair and atrial fibrillation ablation	4
The value of handheld ultrasound in point-of-care or at home EF prediction	4
Low-gradient normal-flow aortic stenosis: don’t forget the assessment of the flow rate	4
Belgian Society of Cardiology 42nd Annual Congress	4
Giant coronary artery aneurysm of the proximal left anterior descending artery in a patient with two vessel coronary artery disease presented with angina pectoris	4
Highlights of imaging heart structure and function	4
Advancing coronary artery disease diagnosis with 2D-Speckle Tracking Echocardiography	4
Effect of dapagliflozin on the no-reflow phenomenon in patients with acute myocardial infarction and type II diabetes mellitus	4
Durable LVAD in a SLE patient – no anticoagulation for >6 years	4
Review and critical appraisal of the indications for cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in the ESC guidelines	4
A simple method of axillary venipuncture using single landmark for pacemaker leads implantation	4
Economical aspects of coronary angiography for diagnostic purposes: a Belgian perspective	4
Editorial: evaluating simple clinical tools for aortic disease prediction	4
Massive thrombus… not only in the pulmonary artery	4
Give it time to SOBER up – GITSU- a new strategy in percutaneous coronary intervention for chronic total occlusion	4
Torsemide vs. furosemide in congestive heart failure: a systematic-review and meta-analysis on mortality and rehospitalization	4
Mid-aortic syndrome in a 5-year-old girl: multimodal imaging approaches and treatment and successful external anatomic bypass surgery	4
Determinants of participation in cardiac telerehabilitation during the first surge of COVID-19	4
ALCAPA – the great masquerader	4
Differential diagnosis of mediastinal cysts: a case series	4
Coronary computed tomography angiography enables detection of coronary–right ventricular fistula missed by selective coronary angiography: a case report	4
Triglyceride/high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio associates major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events: a 13-year prospective cohort study	4
Successful surgical treatment of cardiac implantable electronic device – related infection	4
Focus issue on diagnostic work-up and prognostic assessment in cardiac disease	4
Predictors of left atrial thrombosis in atrial fibrillation patients treated with direct oral anticoagulants	4
What glitters is not always gold: image focus of an intimal sarcoma of the right pulmonary artery	4
Fabry disease in women: still hidden or overlooked diagnosis?	4
Left atrial function index and left atrial electromechanical functions in anxiety disorders	4
Temporal relationship between serum calcium and triglyceride-glucose index and its impact on the incident of the acute coronary syndrome: a cross-lagged panel study	3
NT-proBNP and D-Dimer in acute decompensated heart failure: assessment of diagnostic accuracy and correlation with echocardiographic parameters	3
Supracardiac totally anomalous pulmonary venous connection with an unusual drainage pathway	3
Impact of transcatheter aortic valve implantation on retinal hemodynamics: a Doppler imaging study	3
Hospitalisations during the 30-day period preceding admissions with cardiac arrest	3

Effect of empagliflozin on left ventricular volumes in type 2 diabetes or prediabetes heart failure patients with reduced ejection fraction	3
Short-term results of serial cardiopulmonary exercise testing in adults with repaired coarctation of the aorta	3
New approaches to cardiovascular diseases	3
Therapeutic adherence in patients treated with PCSK9i: focus on skin side effects	3
Correlation between vascular endothelial function and bone mineral density in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients with MAFLD	3
Association between serum phosphate, magnesium, calcium and aortic valve sclerosis: a propensity score-matched case-control study	3
Hereditary transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis proven by endomyocardial biopsy: a single-centre retrospective study and literature review	3
A new marker for the prediction of contrast induced-acute kidney injury following primary percutaneous coronary intervention: logarithm of haemoglobin–albumin product	3
Time difference for the presence of coronary calcium in those with and without coronary risk factors and statin use	3
Prostaglandin G/H synthase 1 promotes thrombosis in atrial fibrillation through modulation of platelet activation, macrophage infiltration, inflammation, and autophagy inhibition	3
A rare case of primary right atrial teratoma in an adult	3
Will quantitative flow ratio replace fractional flow reserve in the cathlab? Commentary to “validity and correlation of quantitative flow ratio with fractional flow reserve for assessment of intermedi	3
A case of anomalous origin of the right coronary artery with an interarterial course	3
Comparison of de novo implantation vs. upgrade cardiac resynchronisation therapy: a multicentre experience	3
Advancing heart failure management: innovations and future directions	3
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy triggered by a single dose of flecainide in patient with focal atrial tachycardia	3
Neovascularised Giant Left Atrial Mass	3
“Full thickness calcium fracture by coronary intravascular lithotripsy on optical coherence tomography (OCT)” – cross it, crack it!!	3
The significance of 3-D echocardiography in identifying mitral clefts	3
Influence of HIV on in-hospital outcomes in patients with atrial fibrillation	3
Relationship between lifestyle factors and hypertension: a cross-sectional analysis from the Gubbio study	3
Silent threat: navigating subacute cardiac tamponade following atrial fibrillation ablation	3
Peak left atrial longitudinal strain and incident atrial fibrillation in the general population: a systematic review and meta-analysis	3
Tracing the source: suspicious right atrial mass	3
Focus on cardiometabolic risk factors	3
Commentary on the role of non-invasive oscillometric methods in assessing aortic stiffness in subclinical hypothyroidism	3
Heart failure worsens leg muscle strength and endurance in coexistence patients with COPD and heart failure reduced ejection fraction	3
Left atrial thrombus disguised as myxoma	3
Association between CHARGE-AF risk score and LA mechanics: LA reservoir strain can be a single parameter for predicting AF risk	3
Necessity of a systematic annual consultation in primary care to better improve detection and control of hypertension?	3
Commentary to “Association between low-density lipoprotein cholesterol level and all-cause mortality in idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy patients: a single-institutional study”	3
TRPC5-mediated NLRP3 inflammasome activation contributes to myocardial cell pyroptosis in chronic intermittent hypoxia rats	3
Aortic thrombosis presenting as acute hypertensive pulmonary edema: a diagnostic challenge	3
Impact of D-dimer levels on no-reflow phenomenon following percutaneous coronary intervention for ST-elevation myocardial infarction: a meta-analysis	3
3D reconstruction of the left atrium for precise localisation and ablation of accessory pathway	3
Pacemaker lead-associated thrombus in JAK2-positive patient	3
René Gerónimo Favaloro (1923–2000): the challenging dream of a heart surgeon	3
A new electrocardiographic parameter terminal D1S + D3R predicts right ventricular dilatation in acute pulmonary embolism	3
Evaluation of coronary arteries and bicuspid aortic valve by three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography	3
Diagnostic and prognostic yields of ambulatory blood pressure measurements in haemodialysis patients: a 6-year longitudinal study	3
A unique triad: arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy, isolated persistent left superior vena cava, and coronary-pulmonary artery fistulas	3
Hidden in plain sight: complex tachycardias in a young thalassaemia patient	3
Kearns-Sayre Syndrome: a rare mitochondrial cytopathy complicated with complete heart block in a teenager	3
Extremely high-origin of right coronary artery with malignant Inter-Arterial course in acyanotic CHD: a silent threat	3
The comparative efficacy and safety of Tiger II versus judkins catheters in coronary angiogram via the radial artery access: a meta-analysis	3
Ischaemic and haemorrhagic risk distribution in real-life patients with acute coronary syndromes	3
Blood pressure variability ratio: a novel marker associated with metabolic syndrome in patients without known cardiovascular disease	3
Watchman 2.5TM versus Watchman FLXTM device in atypical left atrial anatomies: old fashion never dies	3
Right atrium pressure estimation in tricuspid regurgitation: watch the “rainbow” of echocardiographic parameters	3
Rare spontaneous closure of a coronary pulmonary artery fistula: a case report	3
Giant coronary artery aneurysms in Kawasaki disease	3
About a “false-positive” case of elevated troponin levels: differential diagnosis	3
Comment to the article: ‘left atrial phasic volumes and functions changes in asymptomatic patients with sarcoidosis: evaluation by three-dimensional echocardiography’	3
Hypertension during pregnancy unveils a congenital triade	3
A telehealth program benefits discharged patients with heart failure	3
The importance of identifying a possible shunt in cases of suspicious high-velocity doppler flow in the right heart	3
Truncus arteriosus with isolated origin of left subclavian artery from the pulmonary trunk	3
Speckle-tracking echocardiography: a tool for early detection of cardiotoxicity in cancer patients after chemotherapy	3
Association between cardiometabolic index and myocardial Infarction: based on NHANES database	3
Effect of intra-aortic balloon pump on in-hospital mortality in acute myocardial infarction complicating cardiogenic shock at different stages	3
Infectious pseudoaneurysm of the apex of the left cardiac ventricle in a drug addict patient: report of a case	3
The relationship between the new inflammatory markers and disease severity in patients with acute coronary syndrome	3
Association of high-sensitivity troponin T with left ventricular dysfunction in prediabetes	3
Belgian Heart Rhythm Meeting 2022 - Book of Abstracts	3
Severe coronary artery spasm after administration of a 5-hydroxytryptamine type 1 receptor agonist in a patient with new-onset Graves’ disease and myocarditis after SARS-CoV2 vaccination	3
Chromium picolinate supplementation improves cardiac performance in hypoxic rats	3
Evaluation of three-dimensional right ventricular function and reverse remodelling in patients undergoing percutaneous mitral valve repair for functional mitral regurgitation: insights from a multicen	3
What is the optimal site for cardiac pacing in children?	3
Mortality predictor in heart failure patients with preserved ejection fraction: pulmonary artery pulsatility index	3
Bridging perspectives from prevention, diagnosis, management to economic aspects: the voice of Belgian cardiologists	3
Constrictive epicarditis in adult-onset still’s disease	3
Right coronary ostial atresia with Vieussens’ arterial ring	3