OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Europace is 44. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Sustained ventricular tachycardia as a predictor of major adverse cardiac events in acute coronary syndrome patients	227
Comparison of conventionally performed and electroanatomic mapping system guided catheter ablation for AV nodal reentrant tachycardia - prospective single-centre study	224
Fibrosis biomarkers as a predictive tool for clinical outcome in PLNR14Del patients	208
Does cardiac arrhythmia surgery improve a patient"s quality of life? a systematic review and meta-analysis	203
Comparative effectiveness of ventricular tachycardia ablation versus escalated antiarrhythmic drug therapy by location of myocardial infarction: A sub-study of the VANISH trial	187
Instrumental markers of frequent symptomatic atrial fibrillation in patients with arterial hypertension	174
Accuracy comparison of the new and previous kodex occlusion tool software versions to assess pulmonary vein occlusion in atrial fibrillation cryoablation	149
Late gadolinium enhancement is a strong predictor of life threatening arrhythmias in patients with non-ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy undergoing ICD implantation for primary prevention of sudden card	144
CHA2DS2-VASc score in acute coronary syndrome	142
Interpolation of electrophysiology parameters using OpenEP: technology development and clinical application	134
Left bundle branch area pacing: predictors of success	125
Discussions on implantable cardioverter defibrillator deactivation in patients receiving radiation therapy	120
Prevalence and clinical impact of major incidental findings detected on routine cardiovascular resonance imaging prior to catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation	106
Failed shocks in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy patients: prevalence, predictors and outcome	79
Utilising the pericardial CO2 insufflation technique to facilitate endo-epicardial AF ablation, achieving linear radiofrequency lesion sets, for persistent atrial fibrillation	77
Impaired heart rate variability triangular index predicts stroke and systemic embolism in patients with atrial fibrillation	74
Pre-diabetes increases the risk of heart failure among patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation	73
High-density sequential mapping of repetitive atrial conduction patterns during atrial fibrillation	71
Advanced vascular aging in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation - Data from RACE V	69
Atrial endomysial fibrosis is associated with sex, atrial fibrillation, heart failure and age in cardiac surgery patients: results from the Catch-Me consortium	69
Left atrial appendage closure in the presence of thrombus: incidence, technique and outcomes	66
The accuracy of physician interpretation of PPG vs single-lead ECG vs 12-lead ECG for the detection of atrial fibrillation	65
Effect of infarct size on the risk of ventricular arrhythmias in patients with chronic total coronary occlusion	64
Clinical impact of capsulectomy during cardiac implantable electronic device generator replacement: a prospective randomized trial	64
Coronary sinus cannulation as real time anatomical landmark to facilitate left bundle branch area pacing	63

Adherence to a mobile health-based atrial fibrillation screening program: a subanalysis from STROKESTOP I and II	61
Identification of a real-world clinical model associated with atrial fibrillation in a large french primary care database	59
Early detection of fluid retention with a multisensory algorithm in chronic heart failure patients	59
Prognostic significance of diabetes mellitus in patients with atrial fibrillation	58
The role of local impedance drop in the acute lesion efficacy during pulmonary vein isolation performed with a new contact force sensing catheter	54
The novel POLARx ablation system improves cryothermal single-shot guided pulmonary vein isolation: impact of individual pulmonary vein anatomy	54
Artificial intelligence: an attempt to automate remote device follow-up	54
EHRA certification: a 15-year journey of attesting excellence in arrhythmia healthcare	53
Zero-fluoroscopy trans-septal puncture and catheter ablation of a left atrial tachycardia in a pregnant woman with a prosthetic mitral valve	52
Anti-tachycardia pacing in ARVC: should a transvenous or subcutaneous system be used?	48
Prevalence of glucose metabolism disorders and its association with left atrial remodelling before and after catheter ablation in patients with atrial fibrillation	47
The link between ischaemic stroke, ischaemic heart disease, and atrial fibrillation	46
Pulmonary vein isolation with the novel radiofrequency balloon catheter: predictors of single-shot isolation	45
Prevalence and characteristics of arrhythmias during the pregnancy	45
Appropriate therapy for implantable cardioverter defibrillators used as primary versus secondary prophylaxis	45
Initial heart rate score predicts new-onset atrial tachyarrhythmias in pacemaker patients	45
Management of modifiable risk factors and comorbidities in atrial fibrillation: suggestions for improvement from a patient perspective	44
New onset, recurrence and progression of atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery during 2.5 years of continuous rhythm monitoring	44
Extended use of preprocedural data to detect expiratory airflow limitation in patients with atrial fibrillation scheduled for ablation	44