OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of European Heart Journal is 101. 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
SARS-CoV2 infection: functional and morphological cardiopulmonary changes in elite handball players	8506
Long-term follow-up of early leaflet thrombosis after transcatheter aortic valve replacement	4043
Associations between changing patterns of ST-T waves morphologies in rest electrocardiography and cardiovascular risk in an asymptomatic low risk population: a report from Ansan-Ansung cohort study	3533
Lipid testing trends before and after hospitalization for myocardial infarction among adults in the U.S., 2008–2019	2141
Prognostic value of cardiac magnetic resonance in elderly patients soon after ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction	2025
Influence of diabetes, heart failure, and NT-proBNP on cardiovascular outcomes in patients with atrial fibrillation – insights from a cohort study of 7,412 patients with extended follow-up	1640
The role of bystander-initiated basic life support in exercise-related sudden cardiac arrest: a systematic review	1522
Comparison of valve durability among different transcatheter and surgical aortic valve prostheses: a network meta-analysis	1292
Left main coronary artery dimension and variation in Thai population	1143
Protective effects of dapagliflozin on vascular remodeling in the carotid artery following balloon injury – potential role of angiotensin and purinergic signaling	1042
Leukocyte telomerase concentration is inversely associated with central wave reflection in patients with hypertension	893
The bimodal rise and fall acute coronary syndromes curves paralleling COVID-19 outbreaks	770
Novel insights into the management of German patients with very high cardiovascular risk eligible for PCSK9 inhibitor treatment: baseline characteristics from the PERI-DYS study	715
Clinical characteristics and natural history of pre-adolescent non-syndromic hypertrophic cardiomyopathy	700
Cardiac reparative therapy with adipose graft transposition procedure (AGTP) improves electrophysiological remodeling of chronic myocardial infarction	696
The impact of diabetes mellitus on carotid atherosclerosis and arterial stiffness; results from the Corinthia study	666
Percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with peripheral artery disease and adverse cardiovascular adverse event and bleeding	636
Percutaneous bioprosthetic aortic valve durability: results a single center after ten years of follow-up ago	635
Human pericardial fluid exosomes regulate macrophage immunophenotype: new prospective for cardiovascular myocardium-epicardium crosstalk in coronary artery disease	567
Speckle tracking-derived left atrial stiffness predicts adverse events after successful electrical cardioversion	535
Initial combination therapy for hypertension in patients of African ancestry: a systematic review and meta-analysis	470
Cohort of patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and alpha tropomyosin 1 variants followed up at a national reference center	453
Coronary perforations and its clinical impact during CTO recanalization: a 2054 patients pooled analysis from the Latin American (LATAM) CTO registry	424
Impact of left heart disease risk factors on risk stratification and treatment response in pulmonary arterial hypertension	379
Staging cardiac damage in aortic valve disease: one size fits all?	374

Gender bias in ACS management	343
Concomitant real-time measurement and correlation of contact force to baseline local impedance and local impedance drops in RF ablation of left and right atrial procedures	316
Impact of catheter ablation on functional tricuspid regurgitation in patients with atrial fibrillation	308
Blood pressure response during treadmill exercise testing and the risk for future cardiovascular events and new-onset hypertension	288
TAPSE or right-to-lleft ventricle diameter ratio at echocardiography to predict death in patients with acute pulmonary embolism: a meta-analysis	276
The effect of prolonged Intraaortic ballon pump (IABP) support on right ventricular function in end-stage heart failure	271
Comparison of mortality prediction scores in elderly patients with ICD for heart failure with reduced ejection fraction	224
Pericardiocentesis over 3 years at a tertiary referral Australian hospital	223
Left atrial strain evaluation and prognostic value in constrictive pericarditis patients undergoing pericardiectomy	220
Exploring the cross-talk between liver and vessels through increased morning blood pressure in hypertension	212
Correction to: 2020 ESC Guidelines for the management of acute coronary syndromes in patients presenting without persistent ST-segment elevation: The Task Force for the management of acute coronary sy	211
Characteristics of warfarin underprescription in older adults with atrial fibrillation	209
Incidentally induced atrial fibrillation during programmed electrical stimulation in patients with depressed left ventricular systolic function after an acute myocardial infarction: a CARISMA substudy	207
Correlation of Seattle Angina Questionnaire score and post-procedural outcomes in patients undergoing multi-vessel coronary intervention	206
Wild-type transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis: the need for a comprehensive geriatric assessment beyond age	200
Induction of RAGE-NFkB signalling axis enhances SHP-2 tyrosine phosphatase expression resulting in deviant activation of diabetic monocytes	191
Dynamic optimization of CRT pacing using a novel algorithm improves survival in a real-world cohort of patients	190
Identification of potential therapeutic targets for coronary artery disease based on protein array and Mendelian Randomization analysis	184
Impact of left atrial strain assessed with feature-tracking computed tomography on long-term mortality after transcatheter aortic valve implantation	180
Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty associated with a comparable risk of mortality in old patients with severe lower extremities arterial disease	178
Validity and utility of the questionnaire-based FRAIL scale in elderly patients with heart failure: findings from the FRAGILE-HF	172
Leadless pacemaker implant in the elderly: a safe and feasible solution	172
Use of sirolimus-coated balloon in de novo small vessel coronary lesions; Long-term follow-up from a single centre registry	170
Adherence to guidelines of diagnostic and therapeutic practices for suspected infections of cardiac implantable electronic devices	165
Two types of humoral response in acute myocardial infraction	151
Protective effects of different types of bariatric surgeries on myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury in non-obese non-diabetic rats	148
Long-term outcomes in patients with left bundle branch block after transcatheter aortic valve replacement	147
Myocardial performance is impaired in cardiac amyloidosis: role of myocardial work-derived parameter in differential diagnosis with phenocopies and prognostic implications	145
Interaction of inherited genetic variants in the NLRP3 inflammasome/IL-6 pathway with acquired clonal hematopoiesis to modulate mortality risk in patients with HFrEF	144
Pregnancy in women with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: observational data from the tertiary referral center registry	144
Simulating atrial fibrillation patterns and screening strategies using virtual patient-level models	142
Stroke volume but not ejection fraction predicts prognosis in acute heart failure	142
Real-world performance of a fully automatic antitachycardia pacing algorithm	141
Prognosis of diastolic dysfunction in patients with preserved LVEF. Value of left atrial strain	139
Atrial fibrillation organisation correlates with ventricular response regularity in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation	137
Release velocity improvement with a new metronome-guided chest compression protocol: preliminary results of the RITMICO study	136
Impact of a 12-week supervised exercise program on weight loss trajectory, daily physical activity levels and sedentary behaviors after bariatric surgery	135
Subclavian versus axillary vein puncture for implantation of cardiac electronic devices. A meta-analysis	135
Heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: predicting exercise intolerance with echocardiography	135
Effect of antimicrobial therapy on the embolic events in patients with infective endocarditis	134
A variant noncoding region regulates Prrx1 and predisposes to atrial arrhythmias	131
Association between plasma desmosine, a marker of elastin degradation, and total atherosclerotic burden measured by whole body magnetic resonance angiography	130
Absence of exercise capacity improvement after in-hospital short-term cardiac rehabilitation is associated with long-term clinical outcome in heart failure patients	129
Less dementia in patients with newly diagnosed atrial fibrillation adhering with a clustering of healthy lifestyle behaviours: a nationwide population-based cohort study	129
Safety and efficacy of cerebral embolic protection devices in transcatheter aortic valve implantation: a meta-analysis	128
Global burden of metabolic diseases: data from Global Burden of Disease 2000-2019. A cosortium of metabolic disease	123
Trends in infective endocarditis mortality in the United Kingdom and EU 15+ countries between 1990–2019: an analysis of the Global Burden of Diseases database	120
Corrigendum to: Backup natural pacemaker found in the heart	119
Predictive value of the left ventricular function in coronary artery disease: should we tailor risk-stratification for men and women?	118
Protective effects of renal denervation based on MRI assessment of the brain in patients with resistant hypertension	118

Cumulative prognostic effect of diabetes and myocardial injury in patients attended in the emergency room	116
Elevated markers of liver function are associated with poorer outcomes in HFREF: an analysis of DAPA-HF	116
Secondary prevention of cerebrovascular events in patients with “asymptomatic” atherosclerotic stenosis of the vertebral arteries	116
Feasibility of remote support for electrophysiological ablation procedures during CoVid-19 pandemics	115
Prediction of early left ventricular recovery and adverse remodelling in patients with acute myocardial infarction: the role of non-invasive myocardial work evaluation	115
Eisenmenger syndrome: is it the same entity in adulthood and pediatric age?	115
The impact of non-pharmacological therapies on cardiovascular outcomes in patients with refractory angina: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	113
Peripheral vascular involvement in transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis. A comparative analysis with AL amyloidosis	113
Effect of LPA gene on CAD risk among diabetic patients	112
Impact of COVID-19 pandemics on the incidence and mortality in Takotsubo syndrome: a report from Swedish Coronary Angiography and Angioplasty Registry	110
Association of liver dysfunction with outcomes after percutaneous coronary intervention - a systematic review and meta-analysis	110
Allied health professional-physician collaboration to enhance guideline-directed medical therapy of heart failure: expanding therapeutic opportunities	110
Beta-blockers after STEMI: prognostic impact and predictors of adherence, results from the real-world FAST-STEMI registry	109
The expression of selected microRNAs enables identification of patients with functional atrial tricuspid regurgitation. New insights into TR pathophysiology	109
Effects of pirfenidone on scar size and ventricular remodeling after myocardial infarction: a preclinical study	109
Acute infections and inflammatory biomarkers in patients with acute pulmonary embolism	108
Comparison of mechanical circulatory support with venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation or Impella for patients with cardiogenic shock: a propensity-matched analysis	107
Artificial intelligence-assisted examination of cardiac health status through electrocardiogram	107
Clinical profile and incidence of 36-month cardiovascular events in patients with MINOCA: a regional registry of 126 patients in a tertiary cardiology hospital	106
Evaluating the safety and long-term efficacy of triple vasodilator therapy for pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with congenital heart disease	105
Pulmonary artery aneurysm in pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with congenital heart disease	104
Associations of maternal exposure to multiple plasma metals with the risk of fetal congenital heart defects: a prospective nested case-control study	104
Microtransesophageal echocardiographic guidance of patent foramen ovale percutaneous closure	103
Amiodarone and the risk for pulmonary fibrosis. A Danish nationwide study	103
Coronary rotational atherectomy in patients with severe aortic stenosis	102
Cumulative accelerometer-based sedentary time from childhood through young adulthood with progressive left ventricular remodelling in British youth: a 13-year longitudinal study	102
Reporting quality of randomized controlled trials of percutaneous patent foramen ovale closure for the treatment of migraine based on the CONSORT statement	101
Early lowering of LDL-C is a more cost-effective strategy than lowering LDL-C later in life: a cost-effectiveness analysis using Mendelian Randomisation	101
Outcomes of chronic total occlussion recanalization in patients with prior bypass-surgery: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis of real world registries	101
Estimation of antihypertensive effect after initiating continuous positive airway pressure treatment in Japanese patients with sleep disordered breathing	101
Feasibility and efficacy of a novel 6 french sheathless guiding catheter equipped with peel-off type external dilator for PCI with distal radial approach - a Japanese multicenter study	101