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Papers

(The median citation count of Vasa-European Journal of Vascular Medicine is 2. 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
A shift toward personalized Popliteal artery aneurysm management?	55
It is all about inflammation	40
Duration of post-sclerotherapy hyperpigmentation in patients with and without anticoagulation	36
Epidemiology of lower limb peripheral artery disease in urban areas of the Estuaire Province, Gabon	24
Weakness of lower limb muscle in symptomatic peripheral artery disease with media sclerosis detected by ultrasound shear wave elastography	22
Warfarin and DOAC impact on cardiovascular and limb outcomes in patients with peripheral arterial disease	22
Wall shear rate and energy loss coefficient measures using conventional Doppler ultrasound do not predict carotid plaque progression	19
Intravascular lithotripsy in peripheral lesions with severe calcification and its use in TAVI procedure – a meta-analysis	19
Cardiovascular outcomes in kidney transplant patients with pre-existing peripheral arterial disease and diabetes mellitus	18
Thoracic endovascular aortic repair compared with medical treatment in patients with type B intramural hematoma	16
Association of endothelial function and lower extremity perfusion in peripheral artery disease	16
Modified Mansoor’s self-report tool for cardiovascular risk assessment predicts major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events and amputations in peripheral artery disease	16
Hospital frailty risk and CHA2DS2-VA scores in the mortality assessment of older patients with peripheral artery disease	15
Balancing technical success with patient-centered outcomes – Endovascular treatment in nonagenarians with peripheral arterial disease	13
Exercise therapy for chronic symptomatic peripheral artery disease	13
Dependencies of vein diameters and venous valve function on patient positioning during duplex ultrasound examination	13
The preliminary European multi-centre experience with G-Branch Endograft	13
Cardiovascular risk factors in Sub-Saharan African women	13
Daily fenugreek intake does not attenuate abdominal aortic aneurysm growth in rats	12
Lower prevalence of stump reflux after endovenous laser flush ablation of the great saphenous vein	12
Optimised CT Pulmonary angiography in pregnant women – first line or last resort?	12
Covered balloon-expandable stents in isolated abdominal aortic stenosis or occlusion in 54 patients, predominantly women	12
Incidence of myocardial injury in patients submitted to carotid endarterectomy	11
Endovascular salvage of thrombosed haemodialysis vascular access	11
VA-ECMO and thrombus aspiration in a pulmonary embolism patient with cardiac arrest and contraindications to thrombolytic therapy	11

The right lymphatic duct: basic anatomy and clinical relevance	11
Outcomes of endovascular treatment in nonagenarians with symptomatic peripheral arterial disease	10
Clinical outcomes of a balloon-expandable stent for symptomatic obstructions of the subclavian or innominate arteries	10
Meta-analysis and meta-regression of the total endovascular aortic repair in aortic arch	10
High prevalence of peripheral and carotid artery disease in patients with interstitial lung diseases	9
“Cul-de-sac” or hope for the future?	9
The year in vascular medicine: Highlights in Vasa – European Journal of Vascular Medicine 2023	9
Vascular risk assessment and management	9
Vascular handlebar syndrome with blunt injury of common femoral artery	9
Ultrasound-guided venous pressure measurement	8
Combined chocolate drug-coatedballoon treatment of femoropopliteal artery lesions in patients with Rutherford Grade 3–6	8
Cutting-edge European guidelines for managing lower extremity peripheral arterial disease – Featuring selected insights on PAD management	8
The effects of adding physiotherapy to compression therapy on function and oedema in chronic venous insufficiency	8
Efficacy and safety of aspirin in venous thromboembolism prevention after total hip arthroplasty, total knee arthroplasty or fracture	8
Association between atherogenic index of plasma and peripheral arterial disease	7
Intracranial pressure and veins	7
Feasibility of obtaining endothelial cells from major surgery and critically ill patients	7
Clinical evolution of patients with lower extremity peripheral artery disease during the COVID-19 pandemic (the COVID-PAD study)	7
Diagnostic test accuracy of the walking impairment questionnaire in individuals with intermittent claudication	7
Mixed reality: a promising technology for Therapeutic Patient Education	7
Intravascular ultrasound for peripheral vessels – what are we waiting for?	7
Health effects of e-cigarettes and their use for smoking cessation from a vascular perspective	7
The Postthrombotic syndrome, where are we now?	7
Management of isolated distal deep vein thrombosis	6
Combined treatment of dysfunctional dialysis access with cutting balloon and paclitaxel-coated balloon in real world	6
Relationship between LE8 score and peripheral arterial disease from NHANES perspective	6
Large-bore rotational thrombectomy and balloon angioplasty for thrombus fragmentation and removal from occluded iliofemoral or inferior vena cava stents	6
CXCR4 – a possible serum marker for risk stratification of abdominal aortic aneurysms	6
Because we’re worth it!	6
Impact of concomitant popliteal vein thrombosis in patients with acute iliofemoral deep vein thrombosis treated with endovascular early thrombus removal	6
The guidewire crosses but nothing else does – a pictorial review	6
Prognostic impact of optimal lifestyle advice and medical therapy in patients with peripheral arterial disease	6
Statins and statin intensity in peripheral artery disease	6
Awareness of smoking cessation amongst German vascular surgeons	6
Atherogenic index of plasma – a new frontier in predicting peripheral arterial disease risk?	5
Quality of warfarin anticoagulation in adults with short bowel syndrome on home parenteral nutrition	5
S3-Leitlinie zur Diagnostik, Therapie und Nachsorge der peripheren arteriellen Verschlusskrankheit	5
Atherosclerotic plaque stabilization and regression	5
Early outcomes of the Third-generation of ClosureFast radiofrequency ablation for great saphenous vein reflux	5
Spontaneous dissection of the superior mesenteric artery related to COVID-19	5
Endovascular endothelial cell biopsy – a systematic review	5
Influence of pseudoxanthoma elasticum on the lipid profile and prognostic implications	5
Chronic venous disease – an update on pathophysiology, diagnosis and management	5
Clinical benefits of paclitaxel-coated balloons in the treatment of infrapopliteal limb-threatening peripheral artery disease	5
Structured magnetic resonance imaging-based characterization of the marginal vein reveals limits of the Weber-classification	4
Health and quality of life in patients with leg lymphedema during maintenance phase	4
Best crossing of peripheral chronic total occlusions	4
Prevalent use of high-intensity statin therapy and LDL-C target attainment among PAD patients undergoing angioplasty	4
Exercise training in women with lipedema – A systematic review	4
Subclinical vascular damage in Schistosoma spp. endemic regions	4

Ovarian vein embolization in recurrent varicose veins – how invasive should varicose treatment be?	4
Intraluminal thrombus volume correlates with the crural vessel runoff in popliteal artery aneurysms upon initial presentation	4
Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty of femoropopliteal veins for treatment of post-thrombotic syndrome	4
Clinical outcomes in intermittent claudication – time for a change?	4
Men with erectile dysfunction (ED) should be screened for cardiovascular risk factors – Cost-benefit considerations in Swiss men	4
53. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Angiologie – Gesellschaft für Gefäßmedizin e.V. und 8. DGA-Interventionskongress	4
Advantages of implementing a hybrid operating room for endovascular aortic aneurysm repair at a new vascular surgery centre	4
Clinical and patient-reported outcomes after drug-coated balloon angioplasty for femoropopliteal peripheral artery disease	3
Co-prevalence of arterial aneurysm location – a correlation analysis based on a retrospective cross-sectional observational study	3
Outcome following open TAAA repair after TEVAR compared to conventional open type II TAAA repair	3
Mechanical atherothrombectomy improves endothelial function through plaque burden reduction in PAD	3
Correction to Wei et al. (2022)	3
Needle INsitu Fenestration Aortic repair (NINFA) – Short term results of a multicentre registry	3
Association between platelet distribution width and peripheral arterial disease in elderly patients	3
Intravascular Lithotripsy-Enhanced Treatment of Paravisceral Coral Reef Aorta	3
Caffeine and nicotine acutely inhibit flow-mediated vasodilation, but not both are necessarily harmful in the long term	3
Overlaps of risk factors between different cardiovascular phenotypes	3
Intravascular ultrasound evaluation of BYCROSS™ Atherectomy	3
The MULAN Trial – RCT on the use of MUsic in Cath-Lab to reduce ANxiety during peripheral vascular interventions	3
Prospective study of the duo-hybrid venous stent for treatment of iliac vein obstruction	3
The prognostic value of clinical frailty and American Society of Anesthesiology score in patients with chronic limb threatening ischaemia	3
Objective performance goals after open and endovascular intervention for critical limb ischaemia	3
Association between the on-site availability of treatment options of endarterectomy or stenting and the outcomes after carotid revascularisation	3
Polyvascular disease, pulse pressure and mortality	3
Novel concepts and endovascular techniques for complex aortic pathologies	3
Cholesterol-lowering therapy in patients with symptomatic peripheral arterial disease – real life data in a German population	3
Role of Lp(a) in patients with erectile dysfunction undergoing angioplasty for symptomatic pelvic artery disease	3
Intravascular ultrasound in peripheral artery disease – Bridging visualization and precision therapy	3
Ta panta rhei in vascular medicine	3
From the societies	3
Comparative outcomes and costs of AngioJet™ versus lysis-first strategy in acute limb ischemia treatment	3
Web-based lifestyle application as support for secondary prevention in patients with intermittent claudication	3
High-density lipoprotein dysfunction in carotid artery stenosis	3
Regulation of cells of the arterial wall by hypoxia and its role in the development of atherosclerosis	3
Usability of a telehealth-nurse supported home-based walking training for peripheral arterial disease – The Keep Pace! pilot study	2
The role of duplex ultrasound surveillance after prosthetic femoropopliteal bypass	2
Endovascular treatment of severely calcified aortoiliac occlusive disease: long-term outcomes from a single-centre cohort	2
Active sac management for prevention of type II endoleaks after endovascular aneurysm repair	2
Spot-stent grafting revisited – mid-term results of the treatment of Stanford type B aortic dissection and intramural haematoma	2
Supervised exercise training in patients with lower extremity peripheral artery disease	2
Venous disorders as an occupational disease – a systematic review on epidemiology, pathophysiology, and modification strategies	2
From acute pulmonary embolism to post-pulmonary embolism sequelae	2
4D – Designer D-dimer DVT diagnosis	2
Cardiovascular manifestations of thalidomide embryopathy	2
First experiences of ultrasound vector flow imaging at the femoropopliteal artery in peripheral arterial disease	2
51. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Angiologie – Gesellschaft für Gefäßmedizin e.V. und 6. DGA-Interventionskongress in Kooperation mit der DDG Herbsttagung	2
Influenza vaccination coverage and determinants of vaccination in peripheral arterial disease patients	2
Safety and efficiency of the Gore Viabahn VBX as a bail-out option in complex vascular procedures	2
Carotid and femoral bifurcation plaques detected by ultrasound as predictors of cardiovascular events	2
Drug coated balloon angioplasty for femoropopliteal lesions: “keep it safe and effective”	2
Treating native arteries, bypasses and in-stent-restenosis with rotational athero-thrombectomy – two-year results from the Rotarex-PMCF trial	2
Curbing diagnostic delay in peripheral arterial disease – Time to shift from late recognition to early diagnosis	2
Dual pathway inhibition in patients with peripheral artery disease in Germany	2
Bypass versus endovascular revascularization for patients with atherosclerotic occlusive disease of the superficial femoral artery	2
Advances in the management of venous thromboembolism	2
Impact of ovarian vein embolization in recurrent varicose veins of the lower extremity	2
The effect of diabetes on abdominal aortic aneurysm growth – updated systematic review and meta-analysis	2
Correction to H. Jalaie et al. (2021)	2
Prof. Dr. Hans Jörg Leu	2
iCover as bridging stent graft in complex endovascular aortic repair	2
Cost-effectiveness analysis of intravascular ultrasound-guided peripheral vascular interventions in patients with femoropopliteal peripheral artery disease	2
Distinct patient characteristics are associated with clinical presentation and prognosis in thromboangiitis obliterans	2
The TOPOS study	2
Temporal trends and outcomes for the treatment of acute aortic occlusion from 2009 to 2020 in Germany	2
Spontaneous walking characteristics of patients with peripheral arterial disease	2
Volume reduction in leg lymphedema after comprehensive inpatient rehabilitation	2
Atherectomy-assisted treatment or balloon angioplasty for atherosclerotic common femoral artery disease?	2
Comparison of ultrasound-assisted thrombolysis and mechanical thrombectomy in intermediate-high-risk pulmonary embolism	2
Hepatocyte growth factor as indicator for subclinical atherosclerosis	2
Reinhardt Sternitzky	2
Delphi consensus on diagnostic and therapeutic pathways for pelvic venous disorders – A multidisciplinary algorithm	2
The Future of Vascular Medicine in Europe – Insights from the ESVM Survey on Training Experiences and Career Perspectives	2
Anticoagulation in embolic acute limb ischaemia-an observational study	2
Large language models in rare disease: accuracy in addressing fibromuscular dysplasia questions	2
Infrapopliteal bypass surgery in the endovascular era	2
Technical aspects of the new BYCROSS^TM atherectomy device – preliminary results after 28 patients	2
Preclinical atherosclerosis and the risk of cardiovascular events	2