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 2020-05-01 to 2024-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Suspected myocardial injury in patients with COVID-19: Evidence from front-line clinical observation in Wuhan, China	312
Diagnosis of arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy: The Padua criteria	290
The cardiovascular burden of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) with a focus on congenital heart disease	189
Right ventricular dysfunction in critically ill COVID-19 ARDS	80
Cardiopulmonary exercise testing in COVID-19 patients at 3 months follow-up	78
Unusual arterial thrombotic events in Covid-19 patients	64
An anti-oxidative therapy for ameliorating cardiac injuries of critically ill COVID-19-infected patients	62
Explainable artificial intelligence to detect atrial fibrillation using electrocardiogram	59
Antithrombotic therapy in patients with COVID-19? -Rationale and Evidence-	55
Fulminant myocarditis and systemic hyperinflammation temporally associated with BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 vaccination in two patients	54
Filamin C variants are associated with a distinctive clinical and immunohistochemical arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy phenotype	53
Acute pulmonary embolism in COVID-19 disease: Preliminary report on seven patients	50
Arrhythmic profile and 24-hour QT interval variability in COVID-19 patients treated with hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin	46
Hepatocellular carcinoma and the Fontan circulation: Clinical presentation and outcomes	46
Strategies of left ventricular unloading during VA-ECMO support: a network meta-analysis	45
A prospective study on the consequences of SARS-CoV-2 infection on the heart of young adult competitive athletes: Implications for a safe return-to-play	44
Early detection of ST-segment elevated myocardial infarction by artificial intelligence with 12-lead electrocardiogram	44
Short term outcomes of Impella in cardiogenic shock: A review and meta-analysis of observational studies	42
Impact of COVID-19 lockdown on lifestyle adherence in stay-at-home patients with chronic coronary syndromes: Towards a time bomb	40
Left atrial strain as a pre-operative prognostic marker for patients with severe mitral regurgitation	39
Serial change of perivascular fat attenuation index after statin treatment: Insights from a coronary CT angiography follow-up study	39
Cardiotoxicity of the BCR-ABL1 tyrosine kinase inhibitors: Emphasis on ponatinib	39
LncRNA ZFAS1 confers inflammatory responses and reduces cholesterol efflux in atherosclerosis through regulating miR-654-3p-ADAM10/RAB22A axis	39
The effect of low-volume high-intensity interval training on cardiovascular health outcomes in type 2 diabetes: A randomised controlled trial	39
Native T1 and T2 provide distinctive signatures in hypertrophic cardiac conditions – Comparison of uremic, hypertensive and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy	39

MiR-135b protects cardiomyocytes from infarction through restraining the NLRP3/caspase-1/IL-1β pathway	39
Cost of inpatient heart failure care and 30-day readmissions in the United States	39
Detection of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy by an artificial intelligence electrocardiogram in children and adolescents	39
Current trends in mitral valve surgery: A multicenter national comparison between full-sternotomy and minimally-invasive approach	39
Diagnosis and Management of Rare Cardiomyopathies in Adult and Paediatric Patients. A Position Paper of the Italian Society of Cardiology (SIC) and Italian Society of Paediatric Cardiology (SICP)	39
Worldwide differences of hospitalization for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction during COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis	39
Pharmacological therapy for the prevention of cardiovascular events in patients with myocardial infarction with non-obstructed coronary arteries (MINOCA): Insights from a multicentre national registry	38
Circulating interleukins in relation to coronary artery disease, atrial fibrillation and ischemic stroke and its subtypes: A two-sample Mendelian randomization study	38
“Concealed cardiomyopathy” as a cause of previously unexplained sudden cardiac arrest	37
Gender differences in the prevalence of frailty in heart failure: A systematic review and meta-analysis	37
Prevalence and clinical implications of eligibility criteria for prolonged dual antithrombotic therapy in patients with PEGASUS and COMPASS phenotypes: Insights from the START-ANTIPLATELET registry	37
External validation of a deep learning electrocardiogram algorithm to detect ventricular dysfunction	36
Improved ventilation in premature babies after transcatheter versus surgical closure of patent ductus arteriosus	36
Current challenges for hypertension management: From better hypertension diagnosis to improved patients' adherence and blood pressure control	36
An Utstein-based model score to predict survival to hospital admission: The UB-ROSC score	36
Temporal changes in the incidence of infective endocarditis in Denmark 1997–2017: A nationwide study	36