OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine is 7. 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
Is it the atrial arrhythmia or the atrial myopathy? Yes! (It's both)	232
Editorial commentary: Air pollution: The most important environmental threat to the cardiovascular system	129
Editorial commentary: Unraveling intricacies of cardiovascular disease at the single-cell resolution	113
Assessing functional status of cardiac lymphatics: From macroscopic imaging to molecular profiling	109
Editorial Board	97
Cardiac implantable electronic device infection	92
Editorial commentary: The enigma of the left atrial septal pouch	87
Gender and race-related disparities in the management of ventricular arrhythmias	79
Editorial commentary: CardioVerse: Buying the stairway to heaven	77
Percutaneous suture-based patent foramen ovale closure: A state-of-the-art review	58
Editorial commentary: Polygenic risk and coronary artery calcium score: Joining forces in preventive cardiology	56
Editorial commentary: Factors underlying improved mortality in patients with atrial fibrillation	53
Editorial commentary: Role of inflammatory cytokines in genesis and treatment of atherosclerosis. Looking at foam cells through a different lens	45
Editorial commentary: Simplifying diagnostics in wide complex tachycardia: Not so simple	44
Physiologic guidance for percutaneous coronary intervention: State of the evidence	44
Editorial commentary: The evolution of prosthetic heart valves and related preventative antithrombotic therapy: Different paths with divergent progression	40
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	40
Editorial commentary: Heart failure incidence and etiologies at young adult age	38
Premature ventricular complexes and non-sustained ventricular tachycardia in older women	38
Editorial Board	37
Thromboembolic risk and oral anticoagulation in subclinical atrial fibrillation	36
Editorial commentary: Respect or resect? Patient tailored approach	35
Epicardial Adipose Tissue and Heart Failure.	33
Editorial commentary: “Three steps to ACM diagnosis – is it that easy?”	33
Radial artery or saphenous vein?	32

Access routes, devices and guidance methods for intrapericardial delivery in cardiac conditions	32
Spotlight on ATTR cardiomyopathy: the unexpected journey of a once considered “orphan disease”	32
Editorial commentary: Diagnosis of pulmonary embolism: Know your strengths well, and know your weaknesses better	31
Unmet clinical needs in the prevention and treatment of cancer-associated venous thromboembolism	31
Innovations in cardiovascular imaging	30
Coronary artery embolism and acute coronary syndrome: A critical appraisal of existing data	29
Invasive management of unroofed coronary sinus: A systematic review	28
Non-invasive ablation of arrhythmias with stereotactic ablative radiotherapy	27
Role of platelet function and genetic testing in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention	26
Regression and stabilization of atherogenic plaques	23
Surgical vs transcatheter aortic valve replacement in bicuspid aortic valve stenosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis	22
Advances in the screening, diagnosis, and treatment of transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy: New insights and future directions	22
Editorial Board	21
Understanding the pathogenesis of coronary slow flow: Recent advances	21
Pulmonary hypertension in aortic valve stenosis	21
Editorial Board	21
Editorial commentary: Fibromuscular Dysplasia and Cervical Artery Dissection: Eyes do not see what the mind does not know	20
Editorial commentary: Exercise recommendations in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy shouldn't end at the recommendation	19
Effects of different exercise methods and intensities on the incidence and prognosis of atrial fibrillation	19
Editorial commentary: COVID-19 as a cardiovascular disease risk factor	18
Atrial septal pouches and ridges: Morphological features and potential implications in clinical practice	18
Editorial commentary: The heart at high altitude	18
Unexplained sudden cardiac arrest and sudden cardiac death in the young: What is killing these young people when nothing is found?	17
Editorial commentary: Cardiovascular-liver-metabolic health: Time to integrate liver assessment into cardiology practice?	17
Responses to the letter by Feka et al. regarding oral hydroquinidine as an alternative to intravenous quinidine	17
Letter to the Editor Response to the Editorial Commentary: The Relationship Between Alcohol Intake and Cardiovascular Health: Gaps in Knowledge	17
Editorial commentary: Highlighting important (selected) issues in hypertension therapeutics	17
Editorial commentary: Cardiac MRI imaging in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction	16
Adverse effects of right ventricular pacing on cardiac function: prevalence, prevention and treatment with physiologic pacing	16
Editorial commentary: Lyme carditis - “a ray of light revealed in a dark story” of dilated cardiomyopathy	16
Update on the epidemiology, diagnosis, and management of infective endocarditis: A review	16
Cardiac neuromodulation for ventricular arrhythmias: Current state and future perspectives. A comprehensive review	16
Atrial fibrillation in patients with cardiomyopathy – Protecting the vulnerable	15
Robotic applications for intracardiac and endovascular procedures	15
Editorial Board	14
Editorial commentary: Role of autonomic neuromodulation for the treatment of heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: The jury is still out	14
Editorial commentary: Trends in cardiovascular medicine From deep in the heart – An emerging role of cardiac lymphatics	14
Primary aldosteronism	14
Management of atrial fibrillation after transcatheter aortic valve replacement: Challenges and therapeutic considerations	14
Editorial commentary: Robotic applications for intracardiac and endovascular procedures: Are we ready for robotic takeover?	13
Isolated myocardial edema in cardiac magnetic resonance – in search of a management strategy	13
Editorial commentary: Applying guidelines directed medical therapy for heart failure: The cardiologist hard job	13
Editorial commentary: Atrial fibrillation in TAVR patients: A new therapeutic challenge	12
ANGPTL3 inhibition, dyslipidemia, and cardiovascular diseases	12
Editorial Board	12
Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease and the cardiovascular system	12
Editorial commentary: Non-invasive tools for risk stratification and treatment in Brugada syndrome: Less is more?	12
The current state and future of renal denervation: A review	11
Editorial commentary: Left atrial appendage occlusion for prevention of thromboembolism in atrial fibrillation: Is it ready for first line therapy?	11
Artificial Intelligence and Transcatheter Interventions for Structural Heart Disease: A glance at the (near) future	11

Magnetic resonance imaging safety in patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices	10
Editorial commentary: Emergence of nephrocardiology: Integrating management of cardiovascular and kidney diseases for holistic patient care	10
Depression pandemic and cardiovascular risk in the COVID-19 era and long COVID syndrome: Gender makes a difference	10
Editorial commentary: Uncomplicated type B aortic dissections - Optimizing a window of opportunity for endovascular intervention	10
Concurrent percutaneous left atrial appendage occlusion and catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation: State-of-the-art review	10
Editorial commentary: Cardiac allograft vasculopathy: Caveats and perspectives	9
Editorial Board	9
Editorial commentary: Functional mitral regurgitation - a moving target in patients with heart failure	9
The right ventricle in “Left-sided” cardiomyopathies: The dark side of the moon	9
Use of direct oral anticoagulants in patients on chronic hemodialysis: Contemporary appraisal on the role for patients with atrial fibrillation	9
Personalization of primary prevention: Exploring the role of coronary artery calcium and polygenic risk score in cardiovascular diseases	9
Editorial commentary: Myocardial edema: Bonum et laudabile	9
Editorial Board	9
Consultation in the CardioVerse : The doctor will see your avatar now	9
Multimodality imaging for the global evaluation of aortic stenosis: The valve, the ventricle, the afterload	9
Transcatheter valvular interventions after heart transplantation: A systematic review	9
Editorial commentary: FAME, ISCHEMIA and outcomes: Coronary physiology vs. plaque instability and myocardial infarction	9
Space for improvement: ZIP codes should not determine cardiovascular longevity, a scoping review	9
Mechanical valve thrombosis: Current management and differences between guidelines	9
The role of modern cardiovascular imaging in (suspected) coronary artery disease in competitive athletes	9
Translational insights from single-cell technologies across the cardiovascular disease continuum	8
Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction assessed by cardiac magnetic resonance: From clinical uses to emerging techniques	8
Editorial commentary: Heart failure home monitoring: Are we monitoring the patient or the disease?	8
Zika & heart: A systematic review	8
Editorial Board	8
Editorial commentary: Adequate blood pressure control unattainable without adequate recognition and treatment of primary aldosteronism	8
The role of finerenone in heart failure	8
Editorial commentary: Screening for aortic stenosis in at risk older patients – A new paradigm in valvular heart disease care?	8
Editorial commentary: A new era for preventive cardiology	8
Editorial commentary: Extending the success of transcatheter valvular interventions to transplanted hearts	7
Editorial commentary: Adiposity, altered inflammatory pathways, and atrial fibrillation: Mechanistic links or an epiphenomenon?	7
Patient-centered care in geriatric cardiology	7
Editorial commentary: Enjoy the silence and darkness at sleep: new milestones on the road towards an exposomic approach to cardiovascular prevention	7
Cardiorespiratory fitness in children with surgically corrected congenital heart disease: A meta-analysis and meta-regression	7
Coronary computed tomography angiography in patients with stable coronary artery disease	7
Removing the complexity from wide complex tachycardia	7
New Perspective on Pathophysiology and Management of Functional Mitral Regurgitation	7
Editorial commentary: Infective endocarditis: Harnessing the power of advanced imaging	7
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection: Overview of pathophysiology	7
Stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation	7
Editorial commentary: Who is at high-risk in J wave syndromes?	7
New trends in non-pharmacological approaches for cardiovascular disease: Therapeutic ultrasound	7