OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Vasa-European Journal of Vascular Medicine is 1. 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
TIPIC Syndrome – an entity that deserves more attention	54
Prognostic interaction between age and sex on outcomes following carotid endarterectomy	31
Weakness of lower limb muscle in symptomatic peripheral artery disease with media sclerosis detected by ultrasound shear wave elastography	29
Wall shear rate and energy loss coefficient measures using conventional Doppler ultrasound do not predict carotid plaque progression	27
Duration of post-sclerotherapy hyperpigmentation in patients with and without anticoagulation	23
Association of endothelial function and lower extremity perfusion in peripheral artery disease	22
Intravascular lithotripsy in peripheral lesions with severe calcification and its use in TAVI procedure – a meta-analysis	21
Warfarin and DOAC impact on cardiovascular and limb outcomes in patients with peripheral arterial disease	20
Cardiovascular outcomes in kidney transplant patients with pre-existing peripheral arterial disease and diabetes mellitus	19
Epidemiology of lower limb peripheral artery disease in urban areas of the Estuaire Province, Gabon	17
An 18 year data-linkage study on the association between air pollution and acute limb ischaemia	16
BioMimics 3D vascular stent system for femoropopliteal interventions	16
Hospital frailty risk and CHA2DS2-VA scores in the mortality assessment of older patients with peripheral artery disease	15
Cardiovascular risk factors in Sub-Saharan African women	14
Exercise therapy for chronic symptomatic peripheral artery disease	14
Impact of chemotherapeutic effects on the pathophysiology of the arterial wall – insights from peripheral arterial disease	14
Doubts reduced – end of paclitaxel discussion in sight	13
Endovascular salvage of thrombosed haemodialysis vascular access	13
Daily fenugreek intake does not attenuate abdominal aortic aneurysm growth in rats	13
Meta-analysis and meta-regression of the total endovascular aortic repair in aortic arch	12
VA-ECMO and thrombus aspiration in a pulmonary embolism patient with cardiac arrest and contraindications to thrombolytic therapy	12
Clinical outcomes of a balloon-expandable stent for symptomatic obstructions of the subclavian or innominate arteries	12
The right lymphatic duct: basic anatomy and clinical relevance	12
Optimised CT Pulmonary angiography in pregnant women – first line or last resort?	11
Incidence of myocardial injury in patients submitted to carotid endarterectomy	10

Lower prevalence of stump reflux after endovenous laser flush ablation of the great saphenous vein	10
4PEPS – a new pretest probability score to reduce imaging testing for suspected pulmonary embolism?	10
Combined chocolate drug-coatedballoon treatment of femoropopliteal artery lesions in patients with Rutherford Grade 3–6	9
Cutting-edge European guidelines for managing lower extremity peripheral arterial disease – Featuring selected insights on PAD management	9
The year in vascular medicine: Highlights in Vasa – European Journal of Vascular Medicine 2023	8
High prevalence of peripheral and carotid artery disease in patients with interstitial lung diseases	8
Vascular risk assessment and management	8
Vascular handlebar syndrome with blunt injury of common femoral artery	8
Efficacy and safety of aspirin in venous thromboembolism prevention after total hip arthroplasty, total knee arthroplasty or fracture	7
Ultrasound-guided venous pressure measurement	7
The Postthrombotic syndrome, where are we now?	7
Lower extremity arterial disease – call for a standardized and comprehensive name of the disease to improve public awareness	7
Safety and effectiveness of Phoenix atherectomy for endovascular treatment in calcified common femoral artery lesions	7
Association between atherogenic index of plasma and peripheral arterial disease	7
“Cul-de-sac” or hope for the future?	7
Endothelial inflammation and dysfunction in COVID-19	7
Mixed reality: a promising technology for Therapeutic Patient Education	7
The interrelationship between diabetes mellitus and peripheral arterial disease	6
Large-bore rotational thrombectomy and balloon angioplasty for thrombus fragmentation and removal from occluded iliofemoral or inferior vena cava stents	6
Chronic unilateral arm lymphedema correlates with increased intima-media thickness in the brachial artery	6
Diagnostic test accuracy of the walking impairment questionnaire in individuals with intermittent claudication	6
Clinical evolution of patients with lower extremity peripheral artery disease during the COVID-19 pandemic (the COVID-PAD study)	6
Health effects of e-cigarettes and their use for smoking cessation from a vascular perspective	5
Short and long-term outcome after common femoral artery hybrid procedure in patients with intermittent claudication and chronic limb threatening ischemia	5
Relationship between LE8 score and peripheral arterial disease from NHANES perspective	5
Swirling flow vascular stent for the treatment of femoropopliteal lesions	5
Awareness of smoking cessation amongst German vascular surgeons	5
Post-thrombotic syndrome	5
Intravascular ultrasound for peripheral vessels – what are we waiting for?	5
Intracranial pressure and veins	5
Management of isolated distal deep vein thrombosis	5
When the largest organ meets the longest one	5
Combined treatment of dysfunctional dialysis access with cutting balloon and paclitaxel-coated balloon in real world	4
Statins and statin intensity in peripheral artery disease	4
Perioperative risk prediction using the POSSUM and V-POSSUM models in symptomatic carotid stenosis	4
Prognostic impact of optimal lifestyle advice and medical therapy in patients with peripheral arterial disease	4
Influence of pseudoxanthoma elasticum on the lipid profile and prognostic implications	4
Early outcomes of the Third-generation of ClosureFast radiofrequency ablation for great saphenous vein reflux	4
Frequency and anatomic distribution of arterial obstructions in patients with vasculogenic erectile dysfunction not responding to intracavernous prostaglandin	4
A personal obituary for Prof. Dr. med. Giancarlo Biamino	4
Quality of warfarin anticoagulation in adults with short bowel syndrome on home parenteral nutrition	4
Prevalent use of high-intensity statin therapy and LDL-C target attainment among PAD patients undergoing angioplasty	4
Impact of concomitant popliteal vein thrombosis in patients with acute iliofemoral deep vein thrombosis treated with endovascular early thrombus removal	4
Photoablative atherectomy followed by a paclitaxel-coated balloon to inhibit restenosis in instent femoro-popliteal obstructions (PHOTOPAC)	4
Effect of cannabis consumption on characteristics and evolution of thromboangitis obliterans	4
Spontaneous dissection of the superior mesenteric artery related to COVID-19	4
CXCR4 – a possible serum marker for risk stratification of abdominal aortic aneurysms	4
Lipid-lowering and anti-thrombotic therapy in patients with peripheral arterial disease	3
Do we need another position paper?	3
Clinical outcomes in intermittent claudication – time for a change?	3

Atherosclerotic plaque stabilization and regression	3
Atherogenic index of plasma – a new frontier in predicting peripheral arterial disease risk?	3
Structured magnetic resonance imaging-based characterization of the marginal vein reveals limits of the Weber-classification	3
Best crossing of peripheral chronic total occlusions	3
Ta panta rhei in vascular medicine	3
Association between carotid revascularization for asymptomatic stenosis and cognitive functions	3
Intraluminal thrombus volume correlates with the crural vessel runoff in popliteal artery aneurysms upon initial presentation	3
Men with erectile dysfunction (ED) should be screened for cardiovascular risk factors – Cost-benefit considerations in Swiss men	3
Ovarian vein embolization in recurrent varicose veins – how invasive should varicose treatment be?	3
Prospective study of the duo-hybrid venous stent for treatment of iliac vein obstruction	3
Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty of femoropopliteal veins for treatment of post-thrombotic syndrome	3
S3-Leitlinie zur Diagnostik, Therapie und Nachsorge der peripheren arteriellen Verschlusskrankheit	3
Subclinical vascular damage in Schistosoma spp. endemic regions	3
Co-prevalence of arterial aneurysm location – a correlation analysis based on a retrospective cross-sectional observational study	2
Role of Lp(a) in patients with erectile dysfunction undergoing angioplasty for symptomatic pelvic artery disease	2
Mechanical atherothrombectomy improves endothelial function through plaque burden reduction in PAD	2
The MULAN Trial – RCT on the use of MUsic in Cath-Lab to reduce ANxiety during peripheral vascular interventions	2
High-density lipoprotein dysfunction in carotid artery stenosis	2
Anticoagulation in embolic acute limb ischaemia-an observational study	2
International public awareness of peripheral artery disease	2
The prognostic value of clinical frailty and American Society of Anesthesiology score in patients with chronic limb threatening ischaemia	2
Factors predicting long-term outcomes of percutaneous angioplasty and stenting of the superior mesenteric artery for chronic mesenteric ischemia	2
Inferior vena cava-syndrome	2
53. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Angiologie – Gesellschaft für Gefäßmedizin e.V. und 8. DGA-Interventionskongress	2
Association between platelet distribution width and peripheral arterial disease in elderly patients	2
Effects of standing on leg volume – not all people respond equally	2
The effect of diabetes on abdominal aortic aneurysm growth – updated systematic review and meta-analysis	2
Prof. Dr. Hans Jörg Leu	2
Caffeine and nicotine acutely inhibit flow-mediated vasodilation, but not both are necessarily harmful in the long term	2
Correction to Wei et al. (2022)	2
Polyvascular disease, pulse pressure and mortality	2
Walking instead of standing	2
Regulation of cells of the arterial wall by hypoxia and its role in the development of atherosclerosis	2
Intravascular ultrasound evaluation of BYCROSS™ Atherectomy	2
A systematic review of cardiovascular risk factors in patients with traumatic spinal cord injury	2
Effect of ACEI and ARB treatment on nitric oxide-dependent endothelial function	2
4D – Designer D-dimer DVT diagnosis	2
Large language models in rare disease: accuracy in addressing fibromuscular dysplasia questions	1
Hepatocyte growth factor as indicator for subclinical atherosclerosis	1
Spontaneous walking characteristics of patients with peripheral arterial disease	1
Temporal trends and outcomes for the treatment of acute aortic occlusion from 2009 to 2020 in Germany	1
Transient perivascular inflammation of the carotid artery (TIPIC) syndrome	1
The atherosclerosis burden score	1
Cost-effectiveness analysis of intravascular ultrasound-guided peripheral vascular interventions in patients with femoropopliteal peripheral artery disease	1
Preclinical atherosclerosis and the risk of cardiovascular events	1
Advances in the management of venous thromboembolism	1
Usability of a telehealth-nurse supported home-based walking training for peripheral arterial disease – The Keep Pace! pilot study	1
Reinhardt Sternitzky	1
Distinct patient characteristics are associated with clinical presentation and prognosis in thromboangiitis obliterans	1
Pelvic congestion syndrome: A widespread disease of women, but a gap of knowledge of medical professionals	1
Bailout stenting in femoropopliteal arterial segment	1
Impact of ovarian vein embolization in recurrent varicose veins of the lower extremity	1
First experiences of ultrasound vector flow imaging at the femoropopliteal artery in peripheral arterial disease	1
From acute pulmonary embolism to post-pulmonary embolism sequelae	1
The prospective GermanVasc cohort study	1
Vascular education through e-Learning	1
No pain, no gain in PAD	1
Endovascular inferior mesenteric artery revascularisation for chronic mesenteric ischaemia in selected clinical scenarios	1
Angioplastycombined with intravascular ultrasound vs angioplasty alone in the treatment of peripheral arterial disease	1
First experiences of local pulse wave velocity measurements in 4D-MRI in focally stented femoropopliteal arteries	1
Influenza vaccination coverage and determinants of vaccination in peripheral arterial disease patients	1
Socioeconomic factors and the onset of peripheral artery disease in older adults	1
A novel management strategy for treatment of pelvic venous disorders utilizing a clinical screening score and non-invasive imaging	1
51. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Angiologie – Gesellschaft für Gefäßmedizin e.V. und 6. DGA-Interventionskongress in Kooperation mit der DDG Herbsttagung	1
Venous disorders as an occupational disease – a systematic review on epidemiology, pathophysiology, and modification strategies	1
50 years Vasa	1
Supervised exercise training in patients with lower extremity peripheral artery disease	1
Association between circulating Galectin-3 and arterial stiffness in older adults	1
Comparison of the standardized Valsalva manoeuvre versus the cuff deflation method to elicit venous reflux	1
BEST-CLI and BASIL-2 – and now?	1
Technical aspects of the new BYCROSS^TM atherectomy device – preliminary results after 28 patients	1
The TOPOS study	1
Comparison of ultrasound-assisted thrombolysis and mechanical thrombectomy in intermediate-high-risk pulmonary embolism	1
Correction to Mühlberger et al. (2020)	1
Dual pathway inhibition in patients with peripheral artery disease in Germany	1
21. Unionstagung der Schweizerischen Gesellschaft für Gefässkrankheiten gemeinsam mit der Schweizerischen Gesellschaft für Ultraschall in der Medizin Sektion Ge	1