OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Cardiovascular Research is 50. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
The backstage of the Russian–Ukrainian war: refugees in urgent need of cardiovascular management	368
Inhibition of novel lipoprotein(a) receptor major facilitator superfamily domain containing 5 (MFSD5) reduces development of aortic valve calcification	282
Inflammation-induced arterial dysfunction in atherosclerosis; the modulating action of mesenchymal stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles	208
In vivo calcium and voltage mapping of the zebrafish heart	195
Novel ex-vivo calcification model for human aortic valves reveals patient-specific effect of compound	162
Blockers of Hyperpolarization-activated Cyclic Nucleotide-gated channels exhibit antimuscarinic properties in human atrial cardiomyocytes	162
Clinical Case 08—A challenging clinical case: acute limb ischemia as a presentation of a left ventricular thrombus in a patient with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction	148
Timing of capillary enlargement after adenoviral VEGF gene transfer does not support post-ischemic skeletal muscle recovery in hyperlipidemic mice	141
FABP4 as potential indicator for GDM-induced fetal endothelial dysfunction	139
Exogenous Growth Differentiation Factor 15 (GDF15) exerts direct cardioprotective properties towards myocardial ischemia reperfusion injury	130
Hypoxic preconditioning effects change in hypertrophied or insulin resistant rat hearts	125
Increased oxidative stress alters coronary microvascular tone in exercising swine with multiple comorbidities	124
Investigating the cardiotoxicity of particulate matter air pollution using a mouse model	121
Oral Presentation No. 019 Bi-directional cross talk between coagulation, fibrinolysis and inflammatory pathways in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction	113
Elderberry extract inhibits tumour necrosis factor induced monocyte adhesion to endothelial cells via modulation of the NF-κB pathway	111
The mechanistic role of connexin 43 in maturation of hiPSC cardiomyocytes	109
Impaired autophagy mechanisms associated with phospholamban-R14del disease	104
Micromanaging atherosclerosis: myeloid cell-specific microRNA-26b attenuates atherosclerosis development	101
Poster No. 106 Can we optimize d-dimer cut off value to predict pulmonary embolism in covid-19 patients?	91
Clinical Case 18—Management of patient with cancer and confirmed systemic thrombosis and rectal bleeding	90
Corrigendum to: CHARGE syndrome-associated CHD7 acts at ISL1-regulated enhancers to modulate second heart field gene expression	87
Ecto-CD38-NADase inhibition modulates cardiac metabolism and protects mice against doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity	87
Accelerating developments in heart failure	84
SARS-CoV-2 induced vascular endothelial dysfunction: direct or indirect effects?	82
Aircraft noise exposure induces pro-inflammatory vascular conditioning and amplifies vascular dysfunction and impairment of cardiac function after myocardial infarction	82

Marine omega-3 fatty acid supplementation and prevention of cardiovascular disease: update on the randomized trial evidence	75
Elevated soluble ST2 and in-hospital mortality in patients with type A aortic dissection	72
Cardioprotection in cardio-oncology: a case for concern?	71
PRDM16, a new kid on the block in cardiovascular health and disease	71
Rapamycin reduces atherosclerotic plaque inflammation in aged mice	70
The role of uremic toxin indoxyl sulfate in the pathophysiology of aortic valve stenosis	68
Defining HFpEF in rodents: a systematic review	67
ChemR23 signalling as a potential therapeutic target in atherosclerosis and cardiovascular diseases	67
Early biomarkers of disease in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: does telomere length matter?	65
Double-stranded DNA enhances platelet activation, thrombosis, and myocardial injury via cyclic GMP-AMP synthase	59
The proarrhythmogenic role of autonomics and emerging neuromodulation approaches to prevent sudden death in cardiac ion channelopathies	58
Telomerase and myocardin co-expressing mesenchymal cells increase survival and induce cardiac and vascular markers in cardiac stromal cells undergoing simulated ischemia/reperfusion	58
Propafenone as potential AgoKir: exploration of long-term effects and mechanisms of propafenone on Kir2.1 channel	58
Circulating dimethylguanidino valeric acid, dietary factors, and risk of coronary heart disease	56
Endothelial Rho kinase controls blood vessel integrity and angiogenesis	56
Should we resurrect acetazolamide as a diuretic for congestion due to heart failure?	56
Matrix metalloproteinase-3 joins a growing list of proteases that regulate vascular calcification	56
TNF-α protects from exacerbated myocarditis and cardiac death by suppressing expansion of activated heart-reactive CD4+ T cells	55
Decreasing microtubule detyrosination modulates Nav1.5 subcellular distribution and restores sodium current in mdx cardiomyocytes	55
Corrigendum to: Transient stabilization of human cardiovascular progenitor cells from human pluripotent stem cells in vitro reflects stage-specific heart development in vivo	54
Keep your guard up: blood–brain barrier protection by empagliflozin after acute ischaemic stroke	53
MiR-92b-3p modulates apoptosis in smooth muscle cells through BCL2L11 regulation, unravelling novel therapeutic strategies for unstable plaques	52
Targeting serotonin receptor 7 to improve survival after myocardial infarction	51
Single cell RNA-seq analysis reveals involvement of the interferon-I pathway and cellular senescence in calcific progression of human aortic valve cells	50
Poster No. 142 An unusal heart-kidney connection: from diagnosis to staging of renal cell carcinoma	50
Metabolic regulation of endothelial reactive oxygen species production in obesity	50