OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia is 32. 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
Salvation Through Evolution	157
Editorial Board	73
Focusing on the Long Game: Updates on Aortic Valve Research From the Valve Academic Research Consortium	68
Masthead	64
Preoperative Care Practice for Female Cardiac Patients: A Survey From the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists	64
Contents	56
Driving the Wrong Way on a One-Way Street: The Reversal of Coronary Flow in Aortic Regurgitation	55
The Price of Keeping the Rhythm: Increased Bleeding Risk in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation Concurrently Prescribed Amiodarone and Factor Xa Inhibitors	55
The Economic Impact of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Low-Surgical-Risk Patients Over 2 Years: The Start of the Conversation, Not the Final Word	52
A Modified 4Ts Score for Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia in the Mechanical Circulatory Support Population	52
Validation of the Association between Nerve Block and Quality of Recovery Using Trial Sequential Analysis	52
Importance of Comprehensive Transesophageal Echocardiography Examination in a Patient With Infective Endocarditis of the Mitral Valve	51
Rescue ECMO for Isolated Right Ventricular Dysfunction in a Trauma Patient	49
Perioperative Cardiovascular Risk Assessment and Management in Liver Transplant Recipients: A Review of the Literature Merging Guidelines and Interventions	47
Cardiac Tamponade in ECMO: Infrequent but Important	44
Semaglutide: A New Medical Swiss Army Knife?	43
Predictive Scoring: Should It Tell Us the Odds?	40
Appropriate Clinical Trial Registration Is the Key to Transparent Reporting and Publication	40
Surgical Site Infections and Inflammatory Reaction After Cardiac Surgery; Bedside Artificial Pancreas Versus Conventional Insulin Therapy: A Propensity Score–Matched Analysis	40
What is the Ideal Tidal Volume During One-Lung Ventilation?	39
Awakening the Future: Exploring Awake or Minimalistic Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement and the Evolving Role of Sedation Strategies	39
Underestimation of Intraprocedural Tricuspid Valve Pressure Gradient by Echocardiography in Patients Undergoing Tricuspid Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair	38
Editorial Board	36
Focused Transesophageal Echocardiography Protocol in Liver Transplantation Surgery	36
Masthead	35

Editorial Board	34
Difficult Endotracheal Intubation in Adult Congenital Heart Disease Patients	34
Masthead	33
High-risk coronary artery bypass grafting: Is there evidence…and do we need it?	33
Add-on Therapies in VA-ECMO for Cardiogenic Shock: The Heart Recovers, Yet Other Organs Suffer	33
Advances in Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy. I. Cardiac Myosin Inhibitors	32
Cardiac Stress in High-Risk Patients Undergoing Major Endovascular Surgery—Focus on Diastolic Function	32