OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of International Journal of Cardiology is 36. 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 2021-10-01 to 2025-10-01.)

Article	Citations
The axillary vein puncture for implantable cardiac defibrillator implantation: 14 years of experience. Analysis of the results	107
Patterns of atrial fibrillation, relevant cardiac structural and functional changes predict functional and cognitive outcomes in patients with ischemic stroke and atrial fibrillation	100
Three-dimensional echocardiography reveals early mitral valve alterations in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy genetic mutation carriers	78
Sex differences outcomes in conduction system pacing for patients with typical left bundle branch block	74
Drug-induced increase in dispersion of ventricular repolarization in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction	69
Prognostic value of exercise tolerance and exercise-induced diastolic dysfunction in elderly patients referred for exercise stress echocardiography	67
Admission and discharge sodium: Chloride ratio in acute heart failure – The importance of electrolytes	66
Angiography-derived index of microcirculatory resistance as a novel tool to assess coronary microvascular dysfunction in patients with diabetic cardiomyopathy	60
Letter to “Trajectory, correlates, and outcomes of pulmonary congestion by lung ultrasound in patients hospitalized for acute pulmonary edema”	55
Critical aortic stenosis – The long-term burden	55
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	55
Impact of veno-venous collaterals on outcome after the total cavopulmonary connection	54
Signature of standard modifiable CV factors as unrecognizable risk factor of in-hospital mortality in patients with acute myocardial infarction	52
Utilization rates and heart transplantation outcomes of donation after circulatory death donors with prior cardiopulmonary resuscitation	52
Periprocedural anticoagulation therapy in patients undergoing micra leadless pacemaker implantation	49
The association of bisphosphonates, calcium levels and PTH levels with bioprosthetic aortic valve degeneration	46
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	46
High low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels in people with HIV by individual cardiovascular risk: A retrospective observational study	44
Contemporary outcomes of surgical aortic valve replacement in patients referred for a transcatheter approach	44
Clinical implication of hypoalbuminemia in acute heart failure: Insights from Malaysia Heart Failure (MyHF) Registry	43
The use of bisoprolol in treatment for heart failure and its effects of dose titration on blood pressure and heart rate	43
Editorial Board	43
To blank or not to blank – that is the question: Time to shorten the blanking period after AF ablation	41
Left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in patients with heart failure with mildly reduced ejection fraction	41
Case series of infective endocarditis with mycotic aneurysm	39

Risk score for early risk prediction by cardiac magnetic resonance after acute myocardial infarction	39
Complete electrical reverse remodeling of native conduction after resynchronization therapies	39
Editorial Board	39
Long-term clinical outcomes in patients with a working diagnosis of myocardial infarction with non-obstructed coronary arteries (MINOCA) assessed by cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging	38
Long-term outcome of left atrial appendage occlusion with multiple devices	38
Assessment of the left atrial volume and function following percutaneous mitral balloon valvuloplasty: Insights into acute and late impact of atrial fibrillation on atrial remodeling	37
WITHDRAWN: Comparative effectiveness of oral therapies targeting the prostacyclin pathway in pulmonary arterial hypertension: A systematic review and network meta-analysis	37
Effect of PCSK9 antibodies on coronary plaque regression and stabilization derived from intravascular imaging in patients with coronary artery disease: A meta-analysis	37
Sex-related differences among young adults with heart failure: Does sex matter?	36
Burden of Rheumatic Heart Disease as a Barometer of Effective Policy Implementation	36
Electroanatomical voltage mapping with contact force sensing for diagnosis of arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy	36