OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of BMC Cardiovascular Disorders is 29. 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
The prevalence of permanent pacemaker implantation after open-heart surgeries; eight years of experience in Tehran heart center	362
Surgical outcomes of bridge-to-bridge therapy with extracorporeal left ventricular assist device for acute myocardial infarction in cardiogenic shock	81
Choice of home blood pressure monitoring device: the role of device characteristics among Alaska Native and American Indian peoples	68
Risk factors and the CCTA application in patients with vulnerable coronary plaque in type 2 diabetes: a retrospective study	64
Improving outcomes in single chamber leadless pacemakers: strategies for minimizing vascular complications	54
Recovery time of atrioventricular conduction and its influencing factors in patients presenting late with inferior wall acute myocardial infarction and atrioventricular block	50
The role and mechanism of NRG1/ErbB4 in inducing the differentiation of induced pluripotent stem cells into cardiomyocytes	50
Exploring the relationship between ventricular fibrillation recurrence after defibrillation in myocardial infarction and the effectiveness of renal sympathetic denervation therapy	47
Efficacy and safety of colchicine in patients with acute coronary syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	47
Exploratory analysis of predictors of ventricular aneurysm in a cohort of 291 patients with acute myocardial infarction	46
Why follow-up matters in survival analysis: comparing cox proportional hazard regression and random survival forest for predicting heart failure outcomes	46
Electrogram transition patterns in left bundle branch pacing: a case report	41
The effect of catheter-based sham renal denervation in hypertension: systematic review and meta-analysis	40
Ablation by three-dimensional electroanatomical mapping versus anti-arrhythmic drug therapy: a cost-utility analysis in the treatment of idiopathic ventricular arrhythmias	37
The impact of early rehabilitation program on exercise tolerance in post-myocardial infarction patients: a 5-week intervention study	36
Removal of an entrapped guidewire by excimer laser coronary angioplasty in patients with chronic total occlusion intervention	35
Developing a risk score for B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) ≥ 100 pg/ml levels: the suita study	35
Electrocardiographic patterns predict the presence of collateral circulation and in-hospital mortality in acute total left main occlusion	34
Association between serum apolipoprotein A1 and atrial fibrillation in the Chinese population: a case–control study	33
Correction: Predictive value of the CHA₂DS₂-VASc-HSF score for slow flow during rotational atherectomy in patients with severe coronary artery calcification	33
Long-term inorganic nitrate administration protects against myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury in female rats	32
Association between hemoglobin glycation index and myocardial infarction in critically ill patients with diabetes mellitus: a retrospective study based on MIMIC-IV	31
The best QT correction formula in a non-hospitalized population: the Fasa PERSIAN cohort study	31
Clinical outcomes of His bundle pacing vs. right ventricular pacing in patients with conduction disturbances following transcatheter aortic valve replacement	31
Machine learning for classification of advanced rheumatic heart disease using electrocardiogram in cardiology ward	31

Left ventricular dissecting haematoma and aneurysm formation in a patient who uses methamphetamines: a case report	31
Spatial correction improves accuracy of catheter positioning during ablation of premature ventricular contractions: differences between ventricular outflow tracts and other localizations	30
Validity and reliability studies of the Indonesian version of Atrial Fibrillation Severity Scale (AFSS)	30
Characteristics and correlation of body fat distribution and brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity in adults aged 20–59 years: a cross-sectional study	30
Development and evaluation of the model for acute kidney injury in patients with cardiac arrest after successful resuscitation	29
The effect of non-insulin dependent insulin resistance indices on the prediction in the recurrence of late atrial fibrillation after modified maze procedure concomitant with valvular heart surgery	29
The frequencies of CYP2C192, 3, and *17 alleles and their impact on the clinical efficacy of doubled maintenance dose of clopidogrel in Syrian patients with coronary artery disease	29
The association between diabetes and abdominal aortic aneurysms in men: results of two Danish screening studies, a systematic review, and a meta-analysis of population-based screening studies	29
Serum zinc concentration in patients with myocardial infarction: a retrospective study	29