International Journal of Cardiology

Article	Citations
Letter to the Editor: “Changes in walking speed 6 months after discharge may be more sensitive to subsequent prognosis than handgrip strength in patients hospitalized for heart failure”	96
The association between microvascular complication in T2DM with HFpEF patients attending Hospital Al-Sultan Ahmad Shah	81
Editorial Board	62
Risk of cardioembolic ischemic events and relation to atrial fibrillation/flutter in patients with arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy during a long-term follow-up	59
Daily and automatic remote monitoring of implantable cardiac monitors: A descriptive analysis of transmitted episodes	59
Mitral annular disjunction: A myocardial abnormality too?	59
Stroke in ATTR cardiac amyloidosis: Does only rhythm matter?	58
Seeking precision in percutaneous coronary revascularization: The best stent for each setting	55
Where's the beef in anomalous coronary artery origin from an opposite aortic sinus?	53
The psychosomatic impacts of social isolation on cardiac disease symptom frequency and severity	51
The role of FDG-PET imaging in arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy	49
An 18-year evolution of congenital heart disease in China: An echocardiographic database-based study	48
Predicting antepartum arrhythmias in congenital heart disease: A step forward?	46
FGF23 predicts outcomes in heart failure but questions remain unanswered	46
The C2HEST and mC2HEST scores to predict the risk of new onset atrial fibrillation after presentation with acute coronary syndrome	46
Impact of residual transvalvular gradient on clinical outcomes following valve-in-valve transcatheter aortic valve replacement	46
Commentary to: “Prognosis of spontaneous myocardial infarction and various definitions of periprocedural myocardial infarction in patients who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention”	46
Non-compaction cardiomyopathy and cardiovascular outcomes: A further plus point in favour of left ventricular twist	45
Is there a relationship between NOAC and the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio?	45
Sex disparity in prognosis and costs of type 2 myocardial infarction	44
Clinical history and gastrointestinal bleeding in patients taking oral anticoagulants	43
Editorial Board	43
Unstable angina: A clinical entity on the verge of extinction?	41
Deep vein thrombosis of upper extremities in the era of direct Oral anticoagulants	41
Electrocardiographic heterogeneity of patients with variant transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy: Genotype-phenotype correlations	40

The role of cardiac injury biomarkers as risk predictors for peripheral artery disease: Where do we go from here?	39
Distal radial artery access for percutaneous coronary intervention: Convincing the sceptical cardiologist	39
The Utilization, Expenditure, and Price of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors and Angiotensin Receptor Blockers in the US Medicaid Programs: Trends Over a 31 Year Period	39
Coronary angiography- or fractional flow reserve-guided complete revascularization in multivessel disease STEMI: A Bayesian hierarchical network meta-analysis	39
Acute neurological dysfunction: The missing link in the pathophysiology of takotsubo syndrome	39
Indications, implications and safety of cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging in Malaysian population from the Multicentre Malaysian CMR Registry	38
A peek into Malaysian Cardio oncology data – The New Kid on The Block- Single Centre experience of 10-year analysis of Neoplastic Pericardial Effusion requiring Pericardiocentensis	37
Systematic review and meta-analysis of the association between all-cause mortality and statin therapy in patients with preserved ejection fraction heart failure (HFpEF)	35
COVID-19 pandemic: National outbreak and acute coronary syndrome. Collateral damages?	35
Review on appropriate direct acting oral anticoagulant (DOAC) dose in atrial fibrillation (AF) patients in Hospital Pulau Pinang (HPP)	34
Any influence on outcome of hospitalized heart failure patients when ejection fraction of 60% is used as a cutoff?	34
A novel genetically engineered mouse model for investigating heart failure mechanisms and therapeutic interventions	34
Acute heart failure admission and outcome: A single centre contemporary appraisal	34
Patient characteristics of the Malaysian National Cardiovascular Disease-Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Registry 2019-2020	33
Electrocardiogram (ECG) risk score model in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF): Predictor of sudden cardiac death	33
The associations of cardiac functions with glycaemic control parameters in type 2 diabetic (T2DM) patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) following sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT-2) inhibito	32
Use of intravenous iron therapy in heart failure patient with iron deficiency	32
Observational analysis of cardiovascular risk reduction clinic (CRRC) – a single centre experience	32
Prevalence of pulmonary hypertension and WHO classification among young patients	31
Appropriateness of troponin I testing and its impact on patient management	31
Myocardial infarction with no obstructive coronary artery (MINOCA): Prevalence, demographic pattern and 1-month outcome from Serdang PPCI STEMI Registry over 7 years	31
Incidence, characteristics and intervention decisions of newly diagnosed valvular heart diseases: A single tertiary centre study	30
TASH Two TASH	29
Prediction of short- and long-term mortality in Asian ACS patients using stacked ensemble learning	29
Temporary mechanical support in acute fulminant myocarditis: We need to know more	29
Female, the dominant gender– a study of the Serdang Pulmonary Hypertension Registry	28
Association between QRS shortening and mortality after cardiac resynchronization therapy: Results from the DANISH study	28
Heparin dosing in patients with Impella-supported cardiogenic shock	28
Real world experience with sacubitril/valsartan initiation during and after acute decompensated heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: A single-center, retrospective analysis	28
Sports cardiology: An emerging discipline and research field	27
The mechanistic insights into new-onset atrial fibrillation induced by SARS-CoV-2 infection	27
Society title page	27
Editorial Board	27
Outcomes of atrial septostomy and effect on long-term survival in patients with idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension: A single-center cohort	27
The prognostic value of beta-1 blockers in patients with non-small-cell lung carcinoma treated with pembrolizumab	26
Editorial Board	26
Exploring non-conventional risk factors in patients with polyvascular disease	26
Inflammation in chronic kidney disease – Something old, something new	26
Myocardial mass affects diagnostic performance of non-hyperemic pressure-derived indexes in the assessment of coronary stenosis	26
To blank or not to blank – that is the question: Time to shorten the blanking period after AF ablation	26
Higher Edmonton Frail Scale prior to transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation is related to longer hospital stay and mortality	26
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection: A look back to build momentum	26
Early intravenous nitroglycerin use in prehospital setting and in the emergency department to treat patients with acute heart failure: Insights from the EAHFE Spanish registry	26
Reply to: The role of CT in acute type A aortic intramural hematoma	25
Editorial Board	25
Trends in treatment and outcomes of patients with diabetes and acute myocardial infarction: Insights from the nationwide AMIS plus registry	25
Geographic disparity in 10-year mortality after coronary artery revascularization in the SYNTAXES trial	25
Association between higher serum uric acid levels and plasma N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide concentrations in patients with coronary artery disease and without overt heart failure	24
Association between kaolin-induced maximum amplitude and slow-flow/no-reflow in ST elevation myocardial infarction patients treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention	24
New evidences recommend an active lifestyle in young HCM patients	24

Practice patterns and clinical outcomes of severe coronary artery disease in dialysis patients	24
Troponin elevation in COVID-19 patients: An important stratification biomarker with still some open questions	24
Associations between cardiorespiratory fitness, sex and long term mortality amongst adults undergoing exercise treadmill testing	24
Impact of veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation on mortality in cardiogenic shock after acute myocardial infarction: Real-world evidence	24
Short-term mortality differs between men and women according to the presence of previous cardiovascular disease: Insights from a nationwide STEMI cohort	24
Influenza virus and cardiovascular death: Looking through and beyond myocardial injury	24
Can a new biomarker complement the current diagnostic gap in the management of patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome?	24
Comparison of efficacy and safety of intracoronary nicardipine and adenosine for fractional flow reserve assessment of coronary stenosis	23
LncRNA MALAT1 aggravates calcific aortic valve disease by sponging miR-195	23
Gender, an additional cardiovascular risk factor?	23
Work from home culture and acute cardiovascular events: A bidirectional conundrum yet to be resolved!	23
Looking beyond the established cut-off	23
Serial measurement of B-type natriuretic peptide and future cardiovascular events in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus without known cardiovascular disease	23
Identification of acute aortic syndromes based on cross-sectional variability of Hounsfield units	23
Chronic total occlusion of infarct-related artery: A bystander or a risk factor of electrical storm?	23
Electroanatomic mapping in athletes: Why and when. An expert opinion paper from the Italian Society of Sports Cardiology	22
Cocaine and methamphetamine use and hospitalization for acute heart failure: Epidemiological evidence from a nationwide dataset	22
Editorial conflicts of interest related to the management of stable ischemic heart disease	22
AC 002: Unveiling the unexpected: NC balloon snap during angioplasty and its effective management with a 4 FR snare catheter	22
Non ST-elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) patients with total coronary artery occlusion: More than meets the eye	22
Cardiovascular magnetic resonance of alcohol induced cardiomyopathy: Lost in the labyrinth of non-ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy	22
Association between trajectories in cardiac damage and clinical outcomes after transcatheter aortic valve replacement	22
Time to explore strategy for each malperfusion: The unsolved pathology of aortic dissection	22
Editorial Board	22
Digital health intervention in patients with recent hospitalization for acute heart failure: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials	22
High microvascular resistance and reduced left atrial strain in patients with coronary microvascular dysfunction: The micro-strain study	22
Veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for cardiogenic shock after acute myocardial infarction: Insights from a French nationwide database	22
Single versus double use of a suture-based closure device for transfemoral aortic valve implantation	22
The tricuspid annulus in repaired tetralogy of Fallot – what does it play and what does it not?	22
Supra-renal aortic atheroma extent and composition predict acute kidney injury after transcatheter aortic valve replacement: A three-dimensional computed tomography study	21
Could serum carboxyterminal telopeptide of collagen type I (CITP) have a role in the early diagnosis of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF)?	21
Age-specific mortality risk of mild diastolic dysfunction among hospitalized patients with preserved ejection fraction	21
Comparison between multimodality imaging approaches for measurement of the tricuspid annulus in severe tricuspid regurgitation	21
Three main factors associated with fatal destiny of infective endocarditis	21
Editorial Board	21
Editorial Board	21
Patient monitoring and education over a tailored digital application platform for congenital heart disease: A feasibility pilot study	21
Measuring apixaban levels in the elderly patient with non-valvular atrial fibrillation	20
Differential prediction of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin-I, but not N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide, in different pitavastatin doses on cardiovascular events in stable coronary artery dis	20
Reproductive lifespan and incident stroke risk among post-menopausal women: Is it time for sex-specific risk prediction tools?	20
The total thrombus-formation analysis system in infective endocarditis patients undergoing valve replacement: Does it have predictive value?	20
Editorial to: The role of Saccharibacteria (TM7) in the oral microbiome as a predictor for secondary cardiovascular events	20
More cardiopulmonary effort testing needed in HFpEF!	20
Reply to the letter: “Kounis syndrome: Towards a new classification”	20
Evolution of right ventricular dysfunction and tricuspid regurgitation after TAVI: A prospective study	20
The importance of evaluating coronary sinus blood flow during the coronary sinus reducer treatment	20
16α-OHE1, a novel oestrogen metabolite, attenuates dysfunction of left ventricle contractility via regulation of autophagy after myocardial ischemia and reperfusion	20
Insight into a real-world experience with completion of cardiac rehabilitation	20
Non-hyperemic, non pressure wire, coronary physiology. A further step towards the generalization of physiology in the cath-lab?	20
Impact of a pharmacist-based multidimensional intervention aimed at decreasing the risk of hyperkalemia in heart failure patients: A Latin-American experience	19
How much is it to mend a broken heart? Results from the US Nationwide Readmission Database	19
Methicillin sensitive staphylococcus aureus causing pericardial tamponade: A case report	19
Blocking lncRNA H19/miR-194-5p/SIRT1 axis in cardiac myocyte is responsible for doxycycline inhibiting autophagy	19
Associations of pro-protein convertase subtilisin-like kexin type 9, soluble low-density lipoprotein receptor and coronary artery disease	19
Percutaneous left atrial appendage closure vs oral anticoagulation: The scariest might be the cheepest	19
Hepatitis B virus associated with disseminated diffuse large B-cell lymphoma invading the heart: A case report	19
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy: A case report	19
DAPT: Ischemic versus bleeding risk-between Scylla and Charybdis	19
A case of misdiagnosed vasospastic angina in the last of us?	19
No antiarrhythmic effect of direct oral anticoagulants versus vitamin K antagonists in paroxysmal atrial fibrillation patients undergoing catheter ablation	19
Exercise mean PAP to CO relationship: An insightful endpoint for testing therapeutic interventions in heart failure	19
Expectations for synergistically favorable effects of the combination therapy with DPP-4 inhibitor and SGLT2 inhibitor on cholesterol synthesis and absorption	18
Impact of sex on the assessment of the microvascular resistance reserve	18
Editorial Board	18
Disparities in transcatheter mitral valve repair - Disparities being corrected little by little?	18
RV dysfunction in Covid-19 ARDS: Is there a difference in the impact of mechanical ventilation and ECMO?	18
Reply to Letter to the Editor - in response to: Cardiac injury prediction and lymphocyte immunity and inflammation analysis in hospitalized patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)	18
Prognostic implications of prior contrast reaction in patients with emergency premedication before undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention	18
Catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation in heart failure: Getting closer to the full picture in the whole population	18
Precipitating factors in patients with spontaneous coronary artery dissection: Clinical, laboratoristic and prognostic implications	18
The importance of anti-fibrotic drugs as first-line therapy in patients with arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia	18
Comorbidity profile and outcomes in patients with chronic heart failure in a Latin American country: Insights from the Colombian heart failure registry (RECOLFACA)	18
Tackling PTEN induced putative kinase 1 in angiotensin II-induced myocardial injury	18
IVUS guided PCI in patients with acute myocardial infarction – The route toward a “plaque oriented” PCI	18
Editorial Board	18
Reply to “Comment on aortic size predicts aortic dissection in Turner syndrome - A 25-year prospective cohort study” by Salman Khazaei	18
P 032: Acute ruptured chordae tendinea in infective endocarditis	18
Potential mechanisms of infection in pathogenesis of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease	18
ExosomesHBO-based therapy: A promising strategy for therapeutic angiogenesis	18
P 033: Risk of sarcopenia in heart failure patients: A longitudinal study using the SARC-F questionnaire as a predictor for hospitalisation	18

Towards affordable diagnostics and risk management in cardiology: As simple as counting cells?	18
Editorial Board	18
Successful pregnancy in a patient with uncorrected atrial septal defect (ASD) complicated by pulmonary hypertension: A case report	18
P 013: Purulent pericardial effusion: A rare and silent life-threatening disease	18
P 011: Myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary arteries (MINOCA) induced by stimulant ‘Kopi Jantan’	18
Prevalence of atherosclerotic diseases and cardiovascular risk factors in military health care centres	17
The impact of mechanical properties on aortic dilation in patients with COPD and emphysema	17
Guideline recommended therapy and outcomes from a heart failure clinic in a Malaysian non-cardiology tertiary referral centre	17
Infective endocarditis in patients with heart transplantation	17
Potential mechanisms uncovered for the cardioprotective effects of high-intensity interval training	17
Apical approach of pericardiocentesis for pericardial effusion in advanced breast cancer patient	17
For the management of protein-losing enteropathy, Gut-heart-relation in patients with Fontan circulation	17
The effects of Thrombospondin-1 on cardiovascular disease: Friend or foe?	17
Catheter directed thrombolysis for deep vein thrombosis in 2022: Rationale, evidence base and future directions	17
Barriers to ankle foot orthosis use in calf claudication; Can we overcome them?	17
Schimitar syndrome in elderly lady	17
Pericarditis in long COVID-19	17
Mechanical complications after STEMI: Another collateral damage of the COVID-19 pandemic	16
Right ventricular strain in Fabry disease: Prognostic implications	16
Rate-pressure product from exercise treadmill test corresponds to Duke treadmill score	16
How reproducible is the diagnosis of borderline rheumatic heart disease?	16
Another tool in the armamentarium for the percutaneous treatment of degenerated bioprosthetic valves and surgical rings	16
Elevated lipoprotein (a) another significant predictor of first-onset myocardial infarction among Malaysian adults	16
Reply to: “Do we still need to perform FFR and PCI”	16
Telemedicine and its impact on heart failure morbidity and mortality	16
Mortality prediction of elderly Asian patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) using interpretable machine learning algorithm	16
Saving time saves lives! A time focused evaluation of a single-view echocardiographic screening protocol for subclinical rheumatic heart disease	16
Pericardial Empyema – TB or not TB?	16
Optimizing LDL-cholesterol management in ACS patients: Breaking inertia and implementing intensified therapies	16
Editorial Board	16
Relationship between resting heart rate and long-term outcomes in stabilized patients with myocardial infarction: A prospective community-based cohort study	16
Actual management costs of patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation treated with percutaneous left atrial appendage closure or oral anticoagulation	16
Editorial Board	16
Validation of the updated SCORE2, revised PCEs and WHO CVD risk charts in an Asian population	16
Multimodality imaging in functional mitral regurgitation: Valvular disease and the chamber remodeling quantification	16
Levosimendan versus dobutamine in acute heart failure: Insight into short and long term mortality	16
Is our healthcare improving? A comparison of national and global burden of Ischemic Heart Disease (IHD) from GBD 2019 study	16
How to appropriately update practicing clinicians on innovations in heart failure therapy waiting for the new version of the guidelines?	16
Confusing heart failure ischemic etiology prevalence trend and the definition of composite events	16
Editorial Board	16
Response to Yu and Khan	16
Anticoagulation control in Malaysia: Reports of time in therapeutic range, bleeding, and thromboembolic complications	16
Editorial Board	15
Characteristics, indications and complications in patients undergoing cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED): A single centre experience	15
Escape echo bigeminy secondary to mild hyperkalemia	15
Hematocrit change as a predictor of readmission for decompensated heart failure: A retrospective single centre study	15
Incidence of lead erosion in a real-world cohort and a case of successful treatment with an antimicrobial mesh	15
Application of myocardial contraction fraction	15
The role of NT-proBNP as a predicting factor for mortality in patient admitted with acute heart failure	15
Kounis syndrome – a silent killer under the blanket	15
Asimmetric uncertainties and account balance. Editorial to “Instantaneous wave-free ratio compared with fractional flow 2 reserve in PCI: A cost-minimization analysis”	15
Pulmonary endarterectomy in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: Relationship between treated branches and outcome	15
Cardiovascular implantable electronic device therapy in patients with left ventricular assist devices: insights from TRAViATA	15
Case series of infective endocarditis with mycotic aneurysm	15
Utility of dutch lipid clinic network score to estimate prevalence of familial hypercholestrolemia in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction	15
3-Year percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) procedures and outcomes in a dedicated cardiovascular centre	15
Role of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in the prediction of left ventricular remodeling after infarction: Emerging new concepts?	15
Risk score for early risk prediction by cardiac magnetic resonance after acute myocardial infarction	15
Unusual huge apical left ventricular mass: A diagnostic dilemma	15
Insulin therapy associated with deterioration in left ventricular ejection fraction in heart failure patients with type 2 diabetes	15
Direct acting oral anticoagulants in the treatment of left ventricular thrombus	15
Single troponin measurement to rule-out acute myocardial infarction in early presenters	15
Prevalence of LVH by ECG criteria in a cohort of primary care patients with hypertension	15
Reply to “GLP1RA versus SGLT2i tended to have more favorable ischemic outcomes including stroke?”	15
Comparative study of mechanical and transcatheter heart valves for aortic valve replacement	15
Myocardial infarction in young versus older adults: A comparison of risk factors, hospital outcome and angiographic characteristic of acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI)	15
Characteristics of exercise intolerance in different subgroups of pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with congenital heart disease	15
Heart failure with reduced ejection fraction and low blood pressure: Overcoming another barrier to guideline-directed medical therapy?	15
Electrophysiology in everyday practise	15
Thrombospondin-1 plasma levels associated with in-hospital major adverse cardiovascular events in patients with acute coronary syndrome	15
Clinical presentation, treatment and 2-year prognosis of myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary arteries (MINOCA): A single centre study in Malaysia	15
Clinical impact of the pathological quantification of myocardial fibrosis and infiltrating T lymphocytes using an endomyocardial biopsy in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy	14
Editorial Board	14
Artificial intelligence-analyzed computed tomography in patients undergoing transcatheter tricuspid valve repair	14
Metal stannum exposure increases the risk of congenital heart defects occurence in offspring: A case-control study in Lanzhou	14
Left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in patients with heart failure with mildly reduced ejection fraction	14
Metabolic disorders as growing risk factors and comorbidities in heart failure	14
Heart failure management guided by remote multiparameter monitoring: A meta-analysis	14
Refining the complete study of the coronary circulation	14
Sudden cardiac death risk prediction in Fabry disease: How many strings do we have on our bow?	14
Ultrasonic flow ratio to diagnose the functional significance of coronary stenosis undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention	14
Effect of loss-of-function CYP2C19 variants on clinical outcomes in coronary artery disease patients treated with clopidogrel: A systematic meta-analysis approach	14
Immune thrombocytopenia increases the risk of thrombosis: A two-sample Mendelian randomization study	14
Indexed aortic valve area using multimodality imaging for assessing the severity of bicuspid aortic stenosis	14
Unmasking tricuspid regurgitation	14
Soluble interleukin-2 receptor predicts acute kidney injury and in-hospital mortality in patients with acute myocardial infarction	14
Malnutrition in real-world patients hospitalized for heart failure with preserved ejection fraction and its potential impact on generalizability of EMPEROR-Preserved trial	14
Effectiveness of aerobic exercise training in cardiac rehabilitation: Are the metrics used so far reliable enough?	14
A novel diagnostic model for fetal coarctation of the aorta with ventricular septal defect	14
Letter to the editor: Defining the cardiovascular phenotype of adults with Alstrom Syndrome	14
The burden of atrial fibrillation on emergency medical services: A population-based cohort study	14
Age-related changes in mitral annular disjunction: A retrospective analysis using enhanced cardiac CT	14
Impact of routine brain imaging on the prognosis of patients with left-sided valve infective endocarditis without neurological manifestations	14
Yeo's index: A novel index that combines anatomic and haemodynamic assessment of the severity of mitral stenosis	14
Reply to: The C2HEST and mC2HEST scores to predict the risk of new onset atrial fibrillation after presentation with acute coronary syndrome	14