OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Vasa-European Journal of Vascular Medicine is 4. 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
Inferior vena cava filter – comprehensive overview of current indications, techniques, complications and retrieval rates	47
The interrelationship between diabetes mellitus and peripheral arterial disease	36
Endovascular mechanical thrombectomy versus thrombolysis in patients with iliofemoral deep vein thrombosis – a systematic review and meta-analysis	32
Superior vena cava syndrome	28
The prospective GermanVasc cohort study	23
Statins and statin intensity in peripheral artery disease	22
Management of chronic peripheral artery disease patients with indication for endovascular revascularization	18
Lipid-lowering and anti-thrombotic therapy in patients with peripheral arterial disease	18
Post-thrombotic syndrome	15
Demographic and procedural characteristics in the RECording COurses of vasculaR Diseases (RECCORD) registry – the first 1000 patients	13
Safety and effectiveness of Phoenix atherectomy for endovascular treatment in calcified common femoral artery lesions	13
Long-term incidence of cancer after index treatment for symptomatic peripheral arterial disease – a health insurance claims data analysis	13
BioMimics 3D vascular stent system for femoropopliteal interventions	13
Postimplantation syndrome in endovascular aortic aneurysm repair – a systematic review	12
International public awareness of peripheral artery disease	12
Aortic stiffness and related complications after endovascular repair of blunt thoracic aortic injury in young patients	12
Transient perivascular inflammation of the carotid artery (TIPIC) syndrome	12
A prospective survey study on the education and awareness about walking exercise amongst inpatients with symptomatic peripheral arterial disease in Germany	11
Neopterin derivatives – a novel therapeutic target rather than biomarker for atherosclerosis and related diseases	11
Venous thromboembolism in patients with COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2 infection) – a position paper of the German Society of Angiology (DGA)	11
Endothelial inflammation and dysfunction in COVID-19	10
COVID-19 complicated by pulmonary embolism treated with catheter directed thrombectomy	10
Venovo venous stent for treatment of non-thrombotic or post-thrombotic iliac vein lesions – long-term efficacy and safety results from the Arnsberg venous registry	10
A cross-sectional survey study on the nutrition patterns of patients with peripheral artery disease	9
Effect of ACEI and ARB treatment on nitric oxide-dependent endothelial function	9

Supervised exercise training in patients with lower extremity peripheral artery disease	8
Clinical characteristics and factors influencing the prognosis of Behçet’s disease complicated with vascular involvement	8
Inferior vena cava-syndrome	7
Best crossing of peripheral chronic total occlusions	7
Early clinical outcomes for treatment of post-thrombotic syndrome and common iliac vein compression with a hybrid Oblique self-expanding nitinol stent – the TOPOS study	7
Braided nitinol stent for chronic iliofemoral venous disease – the real-world BLUEFLOW registry	7
How German vascular surgeons and angiologists judge walking exercise for patients with PAD	7
A novel management strategy for treatment of pelvic venous disorders utilizing a clinical screening score and non-invasive imaging	7
Association of biomarker S100B and cerebral oximetry with neurological changes during carotid endarterectomy performed in awake patients	7
Why to evaluate the functional capacity in PAD patients?	6
Lack of durability after transarterial ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer-embolization of type II endoleak following endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair	6
Phlebosclerosis in lower extremities veins – a systematic review	6
The impact of percutaneous peripheral interventions on endothelial function	6
Calf deep vein thrombosis – clinical relevance, diagnostic approaches and therapeutic options	6
Lower prevalence of stump reflux after endovenous laser flush ablation of the great saphenous vein	6
Large vessel vasculitis secondary to granulocyte-colony stimulating factor	6
Distal embolization during percutaneous revascularization of the lower extremity arteries	6
External valvuloplasty of the saphenofemoral junction in insufficient great saphenous veins – six weeks results of a prospective multicentre trial	6
Vascular adhesion protein-1 (VAP-1) in vascular inflammatory diseases	6
Directional atherectomy and drug-coated balloon angioplasty vs. bare nitinol stent angioplasty for femoropopliteal artery lesions	6
Endovascular versus medical treatment of venous compression syndrome of the iliac vein – a systematic review	6
A systematic review of cardiovascular risk factors in patients with traumatic spinal cord injury	5
Endovascular therapy of arterioureteral fistulas	5
Computed tomography venography versus intravascular ultrasound in the diagnosis of iliofemoral vein stenosis	5
Incidence and severity of postthrombotic syndrome after iliofemoral thrombosis – results of the Iliaca-PTS – Registry	5
Intravascular ultrasound in the diagnosis and treatment of central venous diseases	5
Abnormal photoplethysmography waveforms are associated with chemotherapy induced neuropathy	5
Efficacy of near-infrared spectroscopy cerebral oximetry on detection of critical cerebral perfusion during carotid endarterectomy under regional anesthesia	5
Evaluation of mortality following paclitaxel drug-coated balloon angioplasty of femoropopliteal lesions in patients with ulcerations and gangrene – a single center experience	5
Endovascular salvage of thrombosed haemodialysis vascular access	5
Sex-related differences in outcome after endovascular revascularization for lower extremity artery disease	5
Photoablative atherectomy followed by a paclitaxel-coated balloon to inhibit restenosis in instent femoro-popliteal obstructions (PHOTOPAC)	5
Prognostic interaction between age and sex on outcomes following carotid endarterectomy	5
A thought-provoking statement regarding the treatment of patients with peripheral arterial disease	5
Health effects of e-cigarettes and their use for smoking cessation from a vascular perspective	5
Screening cardiovascular patients for aortic aneurysms (SCAN) – high prevalence of abdominal aortic aneurysms in coronary heart disease patients requiring intervention	5
Impact of ovarian vein embolization in recurrent varicose veins of the lower extremity	5
The atherosclerosis burden score	5
From acute pulmonary embolism to post-pulmonary embolism sequelae	5
Incentivizing physical activity through activity monitoring interventions in PAD – a pilot study	5
Practical guide of vascular ultrasound in arteriovenous fistulae	4
VA-ECMO and thrombus aspiration in a pulmonary embolism patient with cardiac arrest and contraindications to thrombolytic therapy	4
Prevalent use of high-intensity statin therapy and LDL-C target attainment among PAD patients undergoing angioplasty	4
Spatial analysis of factors impacting lower limb major amputation rates in Hungary	4
Novel cardiovascular biomarkers associated with peripheral arterial disease in men screened for abdominal aortic aneurysm	4
Can we predict and prevent the postthrombotic syndrome?	4
Impact of concomitant popliteal vein thrombosis in patients with acute iliofemoral deep vein thrombosis treated with endovascular early thrombus removal	4
Day case angioplasty in a secondary care setting – initial experience	4
Mechanical atherothrombectomy improves endothelial function through plaque burden reduction in PAD	4
Provisional focal stenting of complex femoropopliteal lesions using the Multi-LOC multiple stent delivery system – 12-month results from the LOCOMOTIVE EXTENDED study	4

PAD screening: why? whom? when? how? – a systematic review	4
Stroke rate after thoracic endovascular aortic repair using de-airing of stentgrafts with high-volume of saline solution	4