OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Cardiovascular Ultrasound is 2. 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Reduced left atrial contractile strain with speckle tracking analysis predicts abnormal plasma NTproBNP in an asymptomatic community population	17
Multimodal imaging in young male with bicuspid aortic valve, right-sided aorto-atrial fistula and single coronary artery	15
Global longitudinal strain for detection of cardiac iron overload in patients with thalassemia: a meta-analysis of observational studies with individual-level participant data	15
Deep learning for automated left ventricular outflow tract diameter measurements in 2D echocardiography	15
Ultrasound parameters of arteries and heart in normal fetuses	14
Cardioembolic sources and stroke prevention: a systematic review	13
Cardiac dimensions and hemodynamics in healthy juvenile Landrace swine	13
Validation of noninvasive indices of right ventricular diastolic function. Simultaneous echocardiography and pressure-volume catheterization studies	12
Myocardial contrast echocardiography assessment of perfusion abnormalities in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy	11
Tissue Doppler derived biphasic velocities during the pre and post-ejection phases: patterns, concordance and hemodynamic significance in health and disease	11
Intracardiac vs. Transesophageal echocardiography in left atrial appendage occlusion: real-world comparative effectiveness from a propensity-matched cohort	11
Transthoracic echocardiographic assessment of ventricular function in functional single ventricle: a comprehensive review	10
Relationship between epicardial fat tissue, endothelial function, and coronary flow reserve in coronary microvascular disease patients	9
Segmental and global myocardial work in hypertensive patients with different left ventricular geometry	8
Prenatal diagnosis of anomalous left brachiocephalic vein courses using high-definition flow render mode and spatiotemporal image correlation	7
Life-threatening paradoxical thromboembolism in a patient with patent foramen ovale	7
Three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiographic evaluation of pulmonary vein anatomy prior to cryoablation: validation with cardiac CT scan	7
Effects of smoking cessation on endothelial function as assessed by flow-mediated total dilation	7
Diagnostic characteristics of multimodality imaging for left ventricular lipoma: new insights on surgical intervention	6
Correction: Longitudinal strain correlates with 6-minute walk distance whereas ejection fraction and diastolic parameters do not	5
The predictive value of right ventricle speckle tracking echocardiography in patients undergoing cardiac surgery, a systematic review and meta-analysis	5
Predictors of functional and morphological arterial wall properties in coronary artery disease patients with increased lipoprotein (a) levels before and after treatment with proprotein convertase subt	5
Peak left atrial longitudinal strain is associated with all-cause mortality in patients with ventricular functional mitral regurgitation	5
Longitudinal strain correlates with 6-minute walk distance whereas ejection fraction and diastolic parameters do not	4
Global longitudinal strain assessment in contrast-enhanced echocardiography in breast cancer patients: a feasibility study	4

Prevalence, one-year-incidence and predictors of carcinoid heart disease	4
Can transthoracic echocardiography be used to a greater extent in the diagnostics of infective endocarditis to avoid unnecessary transoesophageal examinations without jeopardising accuracy?	4
The role of left atrio-ventricular coupling index and left atrial ejection fraction in predicting onset of atrial fibrillation and adverse cardiac events in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy	3
Mini 3D transesophageal probe: technical advances and clinical applications	3
Catheter navigation by intracardiac echocardiography enables zero-fluoroscopy linear lesion formation and bidirectional cavotricuspid isthmus block in patients with typical atrial flutter	3
Left atrial dysfunction relates to symptom onset in patients affected by severe degenerative mitral regurgitation	3
Performance of a point-of-care ultrasound platform for artificial intelligence-enabled assessment of pulmonary B-lines	3
Left ventricular and atrial myocardial strain in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: the evidence so far and prospects for phenotyping strategy	3
Feasibility and reproducibility of semi-automated longitudinal strain analysis: a comparative study with conventional manual strain analysis	3
A new insight on imaging characteristics of pericoronary adipose tissue for cardiovascular risk	3
Echocardiogram by apical-subcostal protocol in prone position during invasive mechanical ventilation in cardiovascular intensive care unit	3
Subclinical myocardial dysfunction detected by speckletracking in asymptomatic individuals with exerciseinduced premature ventricular complexes	3
Can prenatal diagnosis of parachute mitral valve be achieved? A case report of fetal parachute mitral valve	2
The velocity ratio as a predictor of valve calcium degeneration in aortic stenosis with low flow status	2
A novel echocardiographic right ventricular dysfunction score can identify hemodynamic severity profiles in left ventricular dysfunction	2
Cardiac imaging in athlete’s heart: current status and future prospects	2
Left ventricular flow dynamics by cardiac imaging techniques in heart failure patients: state of the art	2
MAD or MADness?	2
Is myocardial fibrosis appropriately assessed by calibrated and 2D strain derived integrated backscatter?	2
Prevalence and prognostic implications of different aetiologies of low flow aortic stenosis	2
Echocardiographic imaging in patients with conduction system pacing	2
Variable exposure to echocardiography core competencies when applying minimum recommended procedural numbers for cardiology fellows in training	2