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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Risk factors for recurrent ischemic events in symptomatic carotid artery stenosis on CT angiography	30
Altered platelet phenotype in patients with type II endoleaks following abdominal aortic aneurysm repair	28
Carotid artery calcification as a predictor of systemic vascular events	26
Death certificate documentation is inaccurate for most patients with acute pulmonary embolism	26
The effects of acute exposure to prolonged sitting, with and without interruption, on central and peripheral pulse wave velocity: A systematic review and meta-analysis	25
Thromboprophylaxis for COVID-19: Time to ask for an extension?	24
Images in Vascular Medicine: Celiac truncus agenesis with median arcuate ligament syndrome	24
Comparing DOAC and warfarin outcomes in an obese population using the ‘real-world’ Michigan Anticoagulation Quality Improvement Initiative (MAQI²) registry	22
Implementation of supervised exercise therapy in a veteran population with symptomatic claudication	22
Presidential Address: Bigger and better	22
Circulating biomarkers of cardiovascular disease are related to aneurysm volume in abdominal aortic aneurysm	22
Images in Vascular Medicine: Intravascular lipoma of a common femoral vein - an uncommon cause of recurrent deep vein thrombosis	22
Images in Vascular Medicine: Idiopathic internal mammary artery aneurysms	20
Implementation science in vascular medicine: Translating research findings into everyday practice	19
Corrigendum to “Examining health care access disparities in Hispanic populations with peripheral artery disease and diabetes”	19
Improving the care of patients with spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD): Are we doing enough?	19
Spotlight on the vascular zebras	17
Advances in lymphedema: An under-recognized disease with a hopeful future for patients	16
SVM Communications: Membership spotlight and highlights from the Fellows and Advanced Practice Provider course	16
Changes in the reactive hyperemia index after continuous and interval exercise	16
Variable dysregulation of circulating lipocalin-2 in different obese phenotypes: Association with vasodilator dysfunction	16
SVM Communications: Finding a job after fellowship – a conversation with (gainfully employed) experts	15
Patient and limb outcomes 10 years after endovascular revascularization of the superficial femoral artery for peripheral artery disease: The Boston Femoral Artery Endovascular Revascularization Outcom	15
Venoactive drug treatment for patients with pelvic varicose veins: Results of the single-center, randomized, open-label study (VENOTREAT)	15
Qualitative experience implementing an emergency department-based outpatient low-risk pulmonary embolism management pathway	14

Caution: Inferior vena cava filters in distal deep vein thrombosis	13
Multidisciplinary coordinated care of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (Osler–Weber–Rendu disease)	13
Prognostic value of the Hospital Frailty Risk Score (HFRS) and outcomes in peripheral artery disease and end-stage kidney disease	13
Prevalence of dilated mid-ascending aorta in individuals 15 years and older: In search of optimal diagnostic criteria and their effect on the burden of disease	12
Society Communications: 2024 Committee Updates	11
Smaller size is more suitable for pharmacotherapy among undersized abdominal aortic aneurysm: A systematic review and meta-analysis	11
The Vascular Frontier: Exploring the diagnosis and management of vascular conditions in spaceflight	11
Highlights from the 2023 SVM Vascular Scientific Sessions	11
Corrigendum to The impact of standing desks on cardiometabolic and vascular health	11
Images in Vascular Medicine: Stenosis of the distal aorta unmasked by hemodynamic measures	10
Images in Vascular Medicine: Chronic penetrating nail injury of the common carotid artery	10
Long-term results of the RANGER II SFA randomized trial of the Ranger drug-coated balloon vs standard percutaneous transluminal angioplasty for femoropopliteal artery treatment	10
Reviewer and Guest Editor Acknowledgements: 2020-2021	10
Minimal clinically important differences in daily physical activity outcomes following supervised and home-based exercise in peripheral artery disease	10
PCSK9 expression in fibrous cap possesses a marker for rupture in advanced plaque	10
RETRACTION NOTICE: Circular RNA suppression of vascular smooth muscle apoptosis through the miR-545-3p/CKAP4 axis during abdominal aortic aneurysm formation	8
Manifestations of circulatory assist devices in noninvasive arterial duplex evaluation: A pictorial review	8
Research priorities for peripheral artery disease: A statement from the Society for Vascular Medicine	8
Frailty scoring in vascular and endovascular surgery: A systematic review	8
Polygenic risk score for peripheral artery disease: A tool to refine risk stratification	8
Impact of vascular medicine specialists on inpatient utilization and management of inferior vena cava filters	7
Cardiovascular manifestations of hypermobile Ehlers–Danlos syndrome and hypermobility spectrum disorders	7
Vascular Disease Patient Information Page: Venous thrombosis at unusual sites	7
Images in Vascular Medicine: Madelung disease – A rare fat deposition disorder	7
Trends and disparities in pulmonary embolism mortality among patients with cancer	7
Nondipping blood pressure pattern predicts cardiovascular events and mortality in patients with atherosclerotic peripheral vascular disease	6
Elevated serum homocysteine levels are associated with the development of chronic venous ulcers	6
Exercise therapy for peripheral artery disease in 2022: Progress and a prediction	6
Inframalleolar stenosis: To treat or not to treat, that is the question	6
Lower extremity symptoms and ankle–brachial index screening as predictors of cardiovascular outcomes in Black adults	6
SCAI/ACR/APMA/SCVS/SIR/SVM/SVS/VESS Position Statement on Competencies for Endovascular Specialists Providing CLTI Care	6
The financial implications of cardiac stress testing prior to abdominal aortic aneurysm repair	6
What does the future hold for structured exercise training for people with PAD? Ideas from two Masters of the Society for Vascular Medicine	6
Images in Vascular Medicine: Clinical and radiological features of Maffucci syndrome	6
Evaluation of short-term mortality in patients with Medicare undergoing endovascular interventions for chronic limb-threatening ischemia	5
Assessment of bleeding risk in low-weight patients receiving prophylactic subcutaneous unfractionated heparin	5
Capillaroscopic differences between primary Raynaud phenomenon and healthy controls indicate potential microangiopathic involvement in benign vasospasms	5
Original Research Abstracts Presented at the 2024 Vascular Scientific Sessions of the Society for Vascular Medicine	5
Mechanical aspiration thrombectomy for the treatment of pulmonary embolism: A systematic review and meta-analysis	5
Patient knowledge and activation are key to improving outcomes in peripheral artery disease	5
Outcomes among patients with peripheral artery disease in the Aspirin Dosing: A Patient-Centric Trial Assessing Benefits and Long-Term Effectiveness (ADAPTABLE) study	5
Reduced calf pump function and proximal deep vein incompetence are predictors for ipsilateral deep vein thrombosis	5
Images in Vascular Medicine: Saccular aneurysm of the ulnar artery with mural thrombus and microembolization	5
Systematic review of tracking-based technology for patients with claudication	5
Efficacy and safety of aspirin plus clopidogrel versus aspirin alone in ischemic stroke or high-risk transient ischemic attack: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	5
Advanced Raynaud’s disease: A vascular medicine-initiated team-based approach and nationwide cohort analysis	5
Modulation of arterial wall remodeling by mechanical stress: Focus on abdominal aortic aneurysm	5
Macrovascular and microvascular responses to prolonged sitting with and without bodyweight exercise interruptions: A randomized cross-over trial	4
Images in Vascular Medicine: Internal carotid artery aplasia	4
Relationship between calf muscle pump function and severity of chronic venous disease	4

Venous thromboembolic outcomes in patients with lymphedema and lipedema: An analysis from the National Inpatient Sample	4
Vascular Disease Patient Information Page: Genetic testing for inherited vascular diseases associated with aneurysm and dissection	4
Funding for vascular medicine fellowships: Learning from the past and planning for the future	4
Images in Vascular Medicine: Cerebral infarction secondary to traumatic external carotid artery dissection	4
Highlights from the 2022 SVM Vascular Scientific Sessions	4
Images in Vascular Medicine: Rapid limb deterioration due to polyarteritis nodosa	4
Connecting the past to the present: A historical review of exercise training for peripheral artery disease	4
Frailty and outcomes following revascularization of lower-extremity peripheral artery disease: Insights from the Vascular Quality Initiative (VQI)	4
Correlation of patient-reported outcome measures and the ankle–brachial index in patients who underwent revascularization for peripheral artery disease	4
Effect of balloon angioplasty on inframalleolar stenosis in patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia	4
Disease-specific knowledge among veterans with peripheral artery disease	4
Retrocarotid dissection technique compared to the caudocranial approach for the surgical treatment of carotid body tumors: A 15-year experience	4
Oral anticoagulation therapies among Medicare beneficiaries: Utilization and costs	4
Images in Vascular Medicine: A case of recurrent hemorrhagic bullae from enoxaparin and then fondaparinux	4
Lymphedema and lipedema: More than a swollen limb?	4
Images in Vascular Medicine: Nonuremic calciphylaxis secondary to occult malignancy	3
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Task Force initiatives within the Society for Vascular Medicine: Current status and future challenges	3
Five-year outcomes of the GORE VIABAHN Endoprosthesis for the treatment of complex femoropopliteal lesions from a Japanese postmarket surveillance study	3
Images in Vascular Medicine: Valsalva purpura secondary to balloon occlusion of the cavoatrial junction during intervention for lead-induced SVC syndrome	3
Immunologic profiles in patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia undergoing endovascular revascularization	3
Cause of death in patients with acute pulmonary embolism	3
Medical therapies, comorbid conditions, and functional performance in people with peripheral artery disease enrolled in clinical trials between 2004 and 2021	3
Quantifying patients’ preferences on tradeoffs between mortality risk and reduced need for target vessel revascularization for claudication	3
Vascular Disease Patient Information Page: Venous leg ulcers	3
Association of health status and hospitalization risk for peripheral artery disease in the PORTRAIT registry	3
Contemporary insights into the management of pulmonary embolism in women	3
Predictors of incident stroke among individuals without coronary artery calcification: A pooled cohort analysis from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis, Jackson Heart Study, and Framingham Hear	3
Most preoperative stress tests fail to comply with practice guideline indications and do not reduce cardiac events	3
Sitting knee-flexion angle does not influence endothelial-dependent vasodilation in laboratory or free-living conditions	3
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	3
Review of venous thromboembolism (VTE) risk, evaluation, and treatment in individuals on estrogen-based gender-affirming hormone therapy	3
2022-23 Reviewer and Guest Editor Acknowledgements	3
Primary results of the SAVAL randomized trial of a paclitaxel-eluting nitinol stent versus percutaneous transluminal angioplasty in infrapopliteal arteries	3
Preoperative evaluation and perioperative management of patients undergoing major vascular surgery	3
Vascular Disease Patient Information Page: Achenbach syndrome (paroxysmal finger hematoma)	3
Subclinical coronary artery disease and perioperative cardiac events in patients undergoing peripheral artery bypass surgery	3
No difference in outcome between therapeutic and preventive anticoagulation in patients with superficial vein thrombosis involving the saphenous–femoral junction	3
Preprocedural imaging modalities in patients undergoing iliocaval venous recanalization and stent placement	3
Endovenous thermal ablation in the treatment of large great saphenous veins of diameters > 12 mm: A systematic review meta-analysis and meta-regression	3
Images in Vascular Medicine: Sudden mental status change and speech disturbance due to aortic echinococcosis	3
Images in Vascular Medicine: Radiologic confirmation of Pemberton’s sign	3
Total body recumbent stepping vs treadmill walking in supervised exercise therapy: A pilot study	3