OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Vascular Medicine is 3. 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
Effects of intermittent negative pressure treatment on circulating vascular biomarkers in patients with intermittent claudication	168
Vascular Disease Patient Information Page: Leg cramps	59
Images in Vascular Medicine: Intravascular lipoma of a common femoral vein - an uncommon cause of recurrent deep vein thrombosis	30
National trends in utilization of thrombolytic therapy for acute pulmonary embolism	26
Images in Vascular Medicine: Asymptomatic stage IV intravascular leiomyomatosis – A diagnostic difficulty	25
Decreased PDLIM1 expression in endothelial cells contributes to the development of intracranial aneurysm	22
Trends in drug-coated device use for peripheral artery disease: Insights from the Vascular Quality Initiative (VQI)	22
Vascular Disease Patient Information Page: Intracranial aneurysms	22
Risk of nonmajor bleeding upon use of direct oral anticoagulants for preventing and treating venous thromboembolism: A network meta-analysis	21
Frailty and outcomes following revascularization of lower-extremity peripheral artery disease: Insights from the Vascular Quality Initiative (VQI)	20
Cardiovascular manifestations of Erdheim–Chester disease: A narrative review with two cases	19
Original Research Abstracts Presented at the 2024 Vascular Scientific Sessions of the Society for Vascular Medicine	19
Venous thromboembolic outcomes in patients with lymphedema and lipedema: An analysis from the National Inpatient Sample	19
Use of drug-coated balloons and stents in patients with femoropopliteal artery disease and severe chronic kidney disease	18
Altered platelet phenotype in patients with type II endoleaks following abdominal aortic aneurysm repair	18
Outcomes of contemporary stents with deep femoral artery coverage	18
Advanced Raynaud’s disease: A vascular medicine-initiated team-based approach and nationwide cohort analysis	18
Dysregulated platelet function in patients with postacute sequelae of COVID-19	17
Vascular Disease Patient Information Page: External iliac artery endofibrosis	16
SVM Communications: Message from the Scientific Program Committee Chair	15
Reduced calf pump function and proximal deep vein incompetence are predictors for ipsilateral deep vein thrombosis	15
Risk factors for recurrent ischemic events in symptomatic carotid artery stenosis on CT angiography	15
North American lower-extremity revascularization and amputation during COVID-19: Observations from the Vascular Quality Initiative	15
Impact of postprocedural minimum lumen area on clinical outcome after femoropopliteal drug-eluting stent implantation	14
Vascular Disease Patient Information Page: Addressing disparities in peripheral artery disease-related amputation	14

Connecting the past to the present: A historical review of exercise training for peripheral artery disease	14
Angiographic flow velocity predicts lower limb outcomes after endovascular therapy: Application of the frame count method	14
Presidential Address: Bigger and better	14
Images in Vascular Medicine: Celiac truncus agenesis with median arcuate ligament syndrome	13
Is lipedema a progressive disease?	12
Clinical Case Abstracts Presented at the Society for Vascular Medicine Vascular Scientific Sessions	12
Vascular Disease Patient Information Page: Post-pulmonary embolism syndrome, CTEPD, and CTEPH	12
Executive Summary of Standard Operating Procedures for Society for Vascular Medicine (SVM) publications	11
Relationship between calf muscle pump function and severity of chronic venous disease	11
Propensity-matched analysis does not support angiosome-guided revascularization of multilevel peripheral artery disease (PAD)	11
Death certificate documentation is inaccurate for most patients with acute pulmonary embolism	11
Sex-based differences in supervised exercise therapy outcomes for symptomatic peripheral artery disease	10
Implementation of supervised exercise therapy in a veteran population with symptomatic claudication	10
Carotid siphon calcifications are associated with all-cause mortality: Results from the Atahualpa Project	10
Association between guideline-directed medical therapy and reintervention risk following peripheral vascular interventions in patients with peripheral artery disease	10
Vasa vasorum interna in the carotid wall of active forms of Takayasu arteritis evidenced by ultrasound localization microscopy	10
Clinical outcomes in patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia and infected ulcers following endovascular therapy are pathogen dependent: A single-center experience from 2012 to 2021	10
Images in Vascular Medicine: KILT syndrome – deep venous thrombosis, inferior vena caval agenesis, and kidney dysgenesis	9
Procedural interventions for erythromelalgia: A narrative review	9
From Doppler to duplex: A personal early history of the vascular laboratory	9
Comparing DOAC and warfarin outcomes in an obese population using the ‘real-world’ Michigan Anticoagulation Quality Improvement Initiative (MAQI²) registry	9
Circulating biomarkers of cardiovascular disease are related to aneurysm volume in abdominal aortic aneurysm	8
SVM Communications: Message from the President – Strength in Members	8
Regular cannabis smoking and carotid artery calcification in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA)	8
Arterial aneurysm and dissection with systemic vascular endothelial growth factor inhibitors: A review of cases reported to the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System and published in the literature	8
Acute effects of sedentary breaks on vascular health in adults at risk for type 2 diabetes: A systematic review	8
Corrigendum to ‘An estimate of the economic burden of venous leg ulcers associated with deep venous disease’	7
Popliteal artery aneurysm ultrasound criteria for reporting characteristics	7
Thromboprophylaxis for COVID-19: Time to ask for an extension?	7
The impact of standing desks on cardiometabolic and vascular health	6
Machine learning-based classification of arterial spectral waveforms for the diagnosis of peripheral artery disease in the context of diabetes: A proof-of-concept study	6
Outcomes among patients with peripheral artery disease in the Aspirin Dosing: A Patient-Centric Trial Assessing Benefits and Long-Term Effectiveness (ADAPTABLE) study	6
Retrocarotid dissection technique compared to the caudocranial approach for the surgical treatment of carotid body tumors: A 15-year experience	6
Factor XI/XIa inhibitors for the prevention and treatment of venous and arterial thromboembolism: A narrative review	6
Recurrence patterns and clinical outcomes following paclitaxel-coated balloon angioplasty in femoropopliteal artery disease: Results of the CRESCENT study	6
The EUCLIDian perspective of global peripheral artery disease (PAD)	6
Angiopoietin-2 correlates with pulmonary embolism severity, right ventricular dysfunction, and intensive care unit admission	6
Three-year clinical course after fluoropolymer-based drug-eluting stent implantation for femoropopliteal lesions	6
Intravascular ultrasound in peripheral venous and arterial interventions: A contemporary systematic review and grading of the quality of evidence	6
Association between carotid wall layers and invasively measured central blood pressure	6
Cumulative impact of procedural and anatomical factors on in-hospital bleeding complications in endovascular therapy for lower-extremity artery disease: A nationwide registry study in Japan	5
An estimate of the economic burden of venous leg ulcers associated with deep venous disease	5
Temporal dynamics of nitric oxide wave in early vasculogenesis	5
Fluoroquinolones increase susceptibility to aortic aneurysm and aortic dissection: Molecular mechanism and clinical evidence	5
What is the impact of aerobic fitness and movement interventions on low-flow-mediated vasoconstriction? A systematic review of observational and intervention studies	5
Multicomponent interventions designed to support adherence to guideline-recommended therapy in patients with peripheral artery disease: A scoping review	5
Oral anticoagulation therapies among Medicare beneficiaries: Utilization and costs	5
Vascular Medicine Patient Information Page: Popliteal vein aneurysm	5
In Memoriam: William R. Hiatt, MD, MSVM (1950–2020)	5
Trends in patient characteristics and mortality among Medicare patients diagnosed with peripheral artery disease	5

Intensity-dependent effects of exercise therapy on walking performance and aerobic fitness in symptomatic patients with lower-extremity peripheral artery disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis	4
Impact of comorbid opioid use disorder and major depressive disorder on healthcare utilization outcomes in patients with peripheral artery disease: A National Readmission Database analysis	4
Lymphedema and lipedema: More than a swollen limb?	4
Diagnostic accuracy of postexercise toe–brachial index for identifying peripheral artery disease (PAD): A pilot study	4
Investigating the impact of suboptimal prescription of preoperative antiplatelets and statins on race and ethnicity-related disparities in major limb amputation	4
Images in Vascular Medicine: Manifestation of vascular collaterals in particle disease	4
Macrovascular and microvascular responses to prolonged sitting with and without bodyweight exercise interruptions: A randomized cross-over trial	4
Cost-effectiveness of early placement of vena cava filters to prevent symptomatic pulmonary embolism in patients with contraindications to prophylactic anticoagulant	4
Long-term outcome of percutaneous endovascular stenting in external iliac artery endofibrosis	4
Interaction of anxiety symptoms with peripheral artery disease treatment strategies and health status outcomes	4
Effect of anterior communicating artery patency on the flow velocity in bilateral carotid artery stenosis after carotid endarterectomy	4
Images in Vascular Medicine: Severe acrocyanosis with capillaroscopic findings	4
Images in Vascular Medicine: A case of recurrent hemorrhagic bullae from enoxaparin and then fondaparinux	4
SVM Communications: Highlights from the 32nd SVM Scientific Sessions	4
Corrigendum to “First International Consensus on the diagnosis and management of fibromuscular dysplasia”	4
Variable dysregulation of circulating lipocalin-2 in different obese phenotypes: Association with vasodilator dysfunction	4
Images in Vascular Medicine: Internal carotid artery aplasia	4
Corrigendum to “Examining health care access disparities in Hispanic populations with peripheral artery disease and diabetes”	3
The effect of the stented iliac lesions TASC-II C, D on the femoropopliteal bypass patency: Propensity score-matched observational study	3
Consistent smoking and development of arterial stiffening in adult men: Results of the Olivetti Heart Study	3
Improvement in walking impairment following surgical and endovascular revascularization: Insights from VOYAGER PAD	3
Spotlight on the vascular zebras	3
Competing risk analysis to estimate amputation incidence and risk in lower-extremity peripheral artery disease	3
Clinical presentation and long-term follow-up of 45 patients with Mondor disease: A single-center longitudinal study	3
Highlights from the 2024 SVM Vascular Scientific Sessions	3
Highlights from the 2022 SVM Vascular Scientific Sessions	3
Association of electronic cigarette use with circulating angiogenic cell levels in healthy young adults: Evidence for chronic systemic injury	3
The time is now for vascular medicine	3
Relevance of immobility as a risk factor for symptomatic proximal and isolated distal deep vein thrombosis in acutely ill medical inpatients	3
Deep venous thrombosis in patients with atresia of the inferior vena cava and right kidney hypoplasia (KILT syndrome): Systematic review of the literature	3
The RANGER II superficial femoral artery trial: 1-year results of the long lesion cohort	3
Assessment of the burden of disease for patients with peripheral artery disease undergoing revascularization in England	3
Vascular Disease Patient Information Page: Coping with a serious vascular disease diagnosis	3
Examining health care access disparities in Hispanic populations with peripheral artery disease and diabetes	3
Association of adding antiplatelet therapy to warfarin for management of venous thromboembolism with bleeding and other adverse events	3
Images in Vascular Medicine: Idiopathic internal mammary artery aneurysms	3
Impact of chronic kidney disease on the outcomes of infrapopliteal venous, and heparin-bonded expanded polytetrafluoroethylene bypass surgeries: A retrospective cohort study	3
Raise your hand—The key to a successful career in vascular medicine	3
Infective native aneurysms of the infrapopliteal arteries – A systematic literature review and report of two cases	3
Vascular response to stress: Protective action of the bisphosphonate alendronate	3
Vascular Disease Patient Information Page: Subclavian artery stenosis	3
SVM Communications: Supervised exercise therapy for symptomatic peripheral artery disease – A conversation with the experts	3
Vascular Disease Patient Information Page: Genetic testing for inherited vascular diseases associated with aneurysm and dissection	3
Correlation of patient-reported outcome measures and the ankle–brachial index in patients who underwent revascularization for peripheral artery disease	3