OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of International Journal of Cardiology is 34. 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
Three-dimensional echocardiography reveals early mitral valve alterations in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy genetic mutation carriers	150
Drug-induced increase in dispersion of ventricular repolarization in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction	101
Patterns of atrial fibrillation, relevant cardiac structural and functional changes predict functional and cognitive outcomes in patients with ischemic stroke and atrial fibrillation	85
Signature of standard modifiable CV factors as unrecognizable risk factor of in-hospital mortality in patients with acute myocardial infarction	78
Mitral valve reoperation: Refining risk stratification for better outcomes	77
Sudden death of an athlete with concealed arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy	70
Using machine learning to guide imaging in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy - from lessening the burden of our day-to-day clinical decisions to more cost-effective resource utilization	68
Contemporary outcomes of surgical aortic valve replacement in patients referred for a transcatheter approach	68
The association of bisphosphonates, calcium levels and PTH levels with bioprosthetic aortic valve degeneration	68
Impact of veno-venous collaterals on outcome after the total cavopulmonary connection	67
Prognostic value of exercise tolerance and exercise-induced diastolic dysfunction in elderly patients referred for exercise stress echocardiography	67
Letter to the editor: Duration of atrial fibrillation and cardiac biomarkers are associated with cardiovascular outcomes in early permanent atrial fibrillation: Data from the RACE II study	66
Letter to “Trajectory, correlates, and outcomes of pulmonary congestion by lung ultrasound in patients hospitalized for acute pulmonary edema”	59
Reply to “Tertiary-centric data and AMI-CS care: Does it reflect real-world adherence?”	59
Non-hyperemic, non pressure wire, coronary physiology. A further step towards the generalization of physiology in the cath-lab?	55
Anticoagulation control in Malaysia: Reports of time in therapeutic range, bleeding, and thromboembolic complications	50
Levosimendan versus dobutamine in acute heart failure: Insight into short and long term mortality	49
Female, the dominant gender– a study of the Serdang Pulmonary Hypertension Registry	45
The total thrombus-formation analysis system in infective endocarditis patients undergoing valve replacement: Does it have predictive value?	45
Potential mechanisms uncovered for the cardioprotective effects of high-intensity interval training	44
Elevated lipoprotein (a) another significant predictor of first-onset myocardial infarction among Malaysian adults	42
P 013: Purulent pericardial effusion: A rare and silent life-threatening disease	41
Indications, implications and safety of cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging in Malaysian population from the Multicentre Malaysian CMR Registry	41
Comparative efficacy of vericiguat to sacubitril/valsartan for patients with heart failure reduced ejection fraction: Systematic review and network meta-analysis	40
Association between QRS shortening and mortality after cardiac resynchronization therapy: Results from the DANISH study	40

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection: A look back to build momentum	40
Myocardial infarction with no obstructive coronary artery (MINOCA): Prevalence, demographic pattern and 1-month outcome from Serdang PPCI STEMI Registry over 7 years	39
TASH Two TASH	37
P 032: Acute ruptured chordae tendinea in infective endocarditis	36
Can cuproptosis-related genes be involved in the pathogenesis of dilated cardiomyopathy?	36
Aortic root/left ventricular diameters golden ratio in competitive athletes	36
Sex-related differences among young adults with heart failure: Does sex matter?	36
The effects of Thrombospondin-1 on cardiovascular disease: Friend or foe?	35
Burden of Rheumatic Heart Disease as a Barometer of Effective Policy Implementation	35
Acute heart failure admission and outcome: A single centre contemporary appraisal	34