OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine is 5. 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Editorial commentary: The right ventricle in “left-sided” cardiomyopathies. Where are we and where are we heading	209
Editorial commentary: Coronary artery disease in patients with HIV: A call for clinical evidence to inform tailored treatment strategies	174
Conduction system disease in cardiac amyloidosis	120
Editorial commentary: “The allure of the pericardial space: How to get there and what to do”	107
Editorial commentary: Screening, preventing, treating coronary disease in young versus adult athletes: a complex discussion	107
Editorial Board	92
Editorial commentary: Is it finally prime time for artificial intelligence to improve the care of patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy?	87
Editorial commentary: Factors underlying improved mortality in patients with atrial fibrillation	79
Editorial Board	75
Cardiac tumors: Updated classifications and main clinico-pathologic findings	68
Editorial Board	57
The role of modern cardiovascular imaging in (suspected) coronary artery disease in competitive athletes	54
Colchicine for the treatment of coronary artery disease	53
Zika & heart: A systematic review	49
Editorial commentary: Pulmonary hypertension in patients with aortic stenosis	48
Editorial Commentary: The use of transcutaneous oxygen pressure measurement during exercise to assess buttock claudication: The importance to test interventions	44
Editorial commentary: Simplifying diagnostics in wide complex tachycardia: Not so simple	43
Editorial commentary: Paradigm shift in the circadian and septadian patterns of sudden cardiac death: Fact or fiction?	42
Editorial commentary: Understanding the pathology of plaque progression and regression	38
Editorial Board	37
Editorial Board	35
Editorial commentary: Preventing venous thromboembolism in non-major orthopedic surgery: Generalizing recommendations for heterogenous patient populations	35
Happy heart syndrome – The impact of different triggers on the characteristics of takotsubo syndrome	33
Coronary drug-coated balloons: A comprehensive review of clinical applications and controversies	31
Editorial commentary: Functional mitral regurgitation - a moving target in patients with heart failure	31

Editorial commentary: FAME, ISCHEMIA and outcomes: Coronary physiology vs. plaque instability and myocardial infarction	31
Editorial commentary: Revisiting time-restricted-eating interventions for cardiometabolic risk reduction: Do they have a clinically relevant role?	31
The role of statins in diabetic retinopathy	29
Editorial commentary: Genetic testing for congenital heart disease: The future is now	29
Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction assessed by cardiac magnetic resonance: From clinical uses to emerging techniques	29
Editorial Board	28
Editorial commentary: The evolution of prosthetic heart valves and related preventative antithrombotic therapy: Different paths with divergent progression	27
Head-to-head comparison between left atrial appendage occlusion and non-vitamin K oral anticoagulants in non-valvular atrial fibrillation patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis study	27
Editorial commentary: Is it really a slam-dunk that reducing Lp(a) will decrease risk for cardiovascular events? Not so fast	27
Editorial Commentary: Cardiac Magnetic Resonance in Pulmonary Hypertension	26
Editorial commentary: Coronary embolism as a cause for acute coronary syndromes: When you hear hoofbeats, it may be wise to sometimes think of zebras	25
Editorial commentary: The striking prevalence of amiodarone induced hypothyroidism: an endocrinologist's perspective	24
Editorial commentary: Genetics keeps on giving: A possible vaccine for heart disease	24
Editorial commentary: What's the ability to cure atrial fibrillation with ablation?	22
Editorial commentary: Air pollution: The most important environmental threat to the cardiovascular system	22
Editorial Board	22
The right ventricle in “Left-sided” cardiomyopathies: The dark side of the moon	22
Physiologic guidance for percutaneous coronary intervention: State of the evidence	20
Editorial commentary: COVID-19 and COVID-19 vaccination: Observations on thrombosis and thrombocytopenia	20
Precision medicine: Hype or hope?	19
Editorial commentary: Pursuing the holy grail of cardiac pacing	19
Editorial Board	18
Is it the atrial arrhythmia or the atrial myopathy? Yes! (It's both)	17
Editorial commentary: CardioVerse: Buying the stairway to heaven	17
Cardiac implantable electronic device infection	17
Causes of sudden cardiac death in young athletes and non-athletes: systematic review and meta-analysis	17
Editorial Board	17
Mechanical valve thrombosis: Current management and differences between guidelines	16
Editorial commentary: Polygenic risk and coronary artery calcium score: Joining forces in preventive cardiology	16
Editorial commentary: Role of inflammatory cytokines in genesis and treatment of atherosclerosis. Looking at foam cells through a different lens	16
Advancing personalised care in atrial fibrillation and stroke: The potential impact of AI from prevention to rehabilitation	16
Consultation in the CardioVerse : The doctor will see your avatar now	16
Critical update and discussion of the prevalence, nature, mechanisms of action, and treatment options in potentially serious coronary anomalies	15
Editorial commentary: Ventricular arrhythmias in severe cardiac failure – what is the role of radiotherapy?	15
Multimodality imaging for the global evaluation of aortic stenosis: The valve, the ventricle, the afterload	15
Editorial commentary: Towards gene based recommendations in cardiomyopathy	15
Use of direct oral anticoagulants in patients on chronic hemodialysis: Contemporary appraisal on the role for patients with atrial fibrillation	14
Thoracic endovascular aortic repair for hyperacute, acute, subacute and chronic type B aortic dissection: Meta-analysis of reconstructed time-to-event data	14
Editorial commentary: The enigma of the left atrial septal pouch	14
Percutaneous suture-based patent foramen ovale closure: A state-of-the-art review	14
One-year mortality and causes of death after stereotactic radiation therapy for refractory ventricular arrhythmias: A systematic review and pooled analysis	14
Importance of resting heart rate	13
Gender and race-related disparities in the management of ventricular arrhythmias	13
Translational insights from single-cell technologies across the cardiovascular disease continuum	12
Assessing functional status of cardiac lymphatics: From macroscopic imaging to molecular profiling	12
Editorial commentary: Unraveling intricacies of cardiovascular disease at the single-cell resolution	12
Vigorous exercise and sports participation in individuals with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy	12
Editorial commentary: Targeting CLOCK: BMAL1 for treatment of ischemia/reperfusion injury	12
One gene, two modes of inheritance, four diseases: A systematic review of the cardiac manifestation of pathogenic variants in JPH2-encoded junctophilin-2	11
Mechanistic insight: Linking cardiovascular complications of inflammatory bowel disease	11

Editorial commentary: The promise of MicroRNAs in myocardial infarction: Mirage or reality?	11
Editorial commentary: Future of transcatheter mitral valve interventions for secondary mitral regurgitation	10
Molecular imaging of atrial myopathy: Towards early AF detection and non-invasive disease management	10
The role of inflammation in stress cardiomyopathy	9
Update review on myocardial bridging: New insights	9
Myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury and the influence of inflammation	9
Pulmonary artery denervation for pulmonary arterial hypertension	9
Space for improvement: ZIP codes should not determine cardiovascular longevity, a scoping review	9
Editorial commentary: The need for a streamlined approach to STEMI management during the COVID-19 pandemic	9
Effects of music on the cardiovascular system	9
A systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta regression of the sham controlled renal denervation randomized controlled trials	9
The relationship between atrial fibrillation and coronary artery disease: Understanding common denominators	9
COVID-19 and thrombosis: From bench to bedside	9
Editorial commentary: Antiplatelet therapy post PCI: Evaluating a personalized medicine approach	9
Semaglutide for the treatment of obesity	9
Pulsed field catheter ablation in atrial fibrillation	9
The role of cardiac CT and MRI in the diagnosis and management of primary cardiac lymphoma: A comprehensive review	9
Editorial commentary: Adequate blood pressure control unattainable without adequate recognition and treatment of primary aldosteronism	8
Cardiac allograft vasculopathy after heart transplantation: Pathophysiology, detection approaches, prevention, and treatment management	8
Advances in the screening, diagnosis, and treatment of transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy: New insights and future directions	8
Flow-mediated vasodilation through mechanosensitive G protein-coupled receptors in endothelial cells	8
Epicardial Adipose Tissue and Heart Failure.	8
Editorial commentary: A new era for preventive cardiology	7
Benefits of early rhythm control of atrial fibrillation	7
Editorial Board	7
Editorial Board	7
Editorial Board	7
Editorial commentary: Diagnosis of pulmonary embolism: Know your strengths well, and know your weaknesses better	7
The selection of transcatheter heart valves in transcatheter aortic valve replacement	7
Editorial Board	7
Editorial commentary: “Three steps to ACM diagnosis – is it that easy?”	7
Removing the complexity from wide complex tachycardia	6
Editorial commentary: Heart failure incidence and etiologies at young adult age	6
Editorial commentary: Exercise and the risk of atrial fibrillation at both ends of the pathological and physiological hypertrophy spectrum	6
Editorial commentary: Therapeutic ultrasound in atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease	6
Advances and challenges in pursuing biomarkers for obstructive sleep apnea: Implications for the cardiovascular risk	6
Cardio obstetrics: Bridging heart and pregnancy health	6
Editorial Board	6
Editorial Board	6
Patient-centered care in geriatric cardiology	6
From cardiorenal syndrome to nephrocardiology: The journey of exploring the interconnection between nephrology and cardiovascular medicine	6
Regression and stabilization of atherogenic plaques	6
Editorial commentary: Respect or resect? Patient tailored approach	5
Thromboembolic risk and oral anticoagulation in subclinical atrial fibrillation	5
Editorial commentary: Renal denervation for hypertension: A new meta-analysis promotes further discussion	5
Editorial commentary: The present and future of aortic stenosis assessment, prognostication and management	5
Editorial Board	5
Editorial commentary: The complex interplay between periodontal and cardiovascular disease: The eyes to know the soul, the mouth to see the heart	5
Radial artery or saphenous vein?	5
Editorial commentary: Who is at high-risk in J wave syndromes?	5
Role of inflammatory cytokines in genesis and treatment of atherosclerosis	5
Unmet clinical needs in the prevention and treatment of cancer-associated venous thromboembolism	5
Innovations in cardiovascular imaging	5
Editorial commentary: Heart transplantation: Looking for the North Star	5
Editorial commentary: Adiposity, altered inflammatory pathways, and atrial fibrillation: Mechanistic links or an epiphenomenon?	5