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Papers

(The TQCC of Vascular Pharmacology is 5. 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
Corrigendum to “Elucidating the crosstalk between endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EndoMT) and endothelial autophagy in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis” [Vascular Pharmacology 155 (2024) 107	109
Patterns of medication use and potential drug-drug interactions in post-PCI patients: A study from Iran	101
The transfer of gut microbiota/metabolites from children to mice affects cardiometabolic development and induces sex-dimorphism in recipients	50
The MEK-ERK-Egr-1 axis and its regulation in cardiovascular disease	45
Prevalence of antiphospholipid antibodies in COVID-19 patients: A meta-analysis	38
Molecular mechanisms of flavonoids in myocardial ischemia reperfusion injury: Evidence from in-vitro and in-vivo studies	26
Therapy and guideline adherence at a multidisciplinary hypertension clinic: A prospective, observational study	25
Animal experimental models of ischemic limbs – A systematic review	25
Graphical abstract TOC	24
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Biobanks: The unmet need in heart failure management	24
Prevention of cardiovascular complications in elderly cancer patients	21
Changes in arterial myocyte excitability induced by subarachnoid hemorrhage in a rat model	21
Editorial Board	20
Editorial Board	20
Diabetes and vascular disease: New therapeutic avenues	20
Indobufen versus aspirin in patients with indication for antiplatelet therapy: A systematic review and meta-analysis	20
MicroRNAs and their regulators: Potential therapeutic targets in pulmonary arterial hypertension	19
A random shuffle method to expand a narrow dataset: A heart failure cohort example	19
The future of group 2 pulmonary hypertension: Exploring clinical trials and therapeutic targets	19
Editorial Board	18
Optical stimulation of endothelial colony forming cells plated on light-sensitive conjugated polymers induces a TRPV1-mediated increase in intracellular Ca2+ concentration	18
Doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity enhance SARS-CoV-2 infection susceptibility in human cardiomyocytes	18
Interaction of FOXO1 and SUMOylated PPARγ1 induced by hyperlipidemia and hyperglycemia favors vascular endothelial insulin resistance and dysfunction	17
Exploiting endothelial functions in bone regenerative medicine	17

Diabetic neuropathy: Molecular approach a treatment opportunity	17
Ticagrelor inhibits platelet aggregation and reduces inflammatory burden more than clopidogrel in patients with stages 4 or 5 chronic kidney disease	17
Adipsin in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular diseases	16
Global and endothelial G-protein coupled receptor 75 (GPR75) knockout relaxes pulmonary artery and mitigates hypoxia-induced pulmonary hypertension	16
Graphical abstract TOC	15
Circulating osteonectin predicts postural imbalance and cardiac dysfunction in heart failure	15
Targeting the Ca2+ signaling toolkit as an alternative strategy to mitigate SARS-CoV-2-induced cardiovascular adverse events	15
Dynamic co-culture of endothelial and smooth muscle cells as a platform for pathophysiological investigations of vascular calcifications	14
The impact of proangiogenic microRNA modulation on blood flow recovery following hind limb ischemia. A systematic review and meta-analysis of animal studies	14
A novel multidisciplinary approach in an LMNA-mutated patient: the importance of considering the overall clinical picture for the early diagnosis	14
Novel NLRP3 inflammasome inhibitors INF150 and INF195 attenuate isoproterenol-induced hypertrophy in H9c2 rat cardiac myoblast	14
Deleterious effects of levamisole, a cocaine adulterant, in rabbit aorta	14
Corrigendum to “Non-coding RNAs regulate angiogenic processes” [Vascular pharmacology 133–134 (2020) 106778]	14
Β-blockers activate autophagy on infantile hemangioma-derived endothelial cells in vitro	14
Graphical abstract TOC	14
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Angina pectoris 2023: With and without obstructive coronary artery disease: Epidemiology, diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment	13
3-methoxycatechol causes vasodilation likely via KV channels: ex vivo, in silico docking and in vivo study	13
Interplay between CD28 and PD-1 in T cell immunotherapy	13
Myocardial energy balance and metabolism as causes of myocardial ischemia	13
Sexual dimorphism in aortic aneurysm: A review of the contributions of sex hormones and sex chromosomes	13
Clinical outcomes and safety of sotatercept in pulmonary arterial hypertension: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	13
Bruton's Tyrosine Kinase inhibition by Acalabrutinib does not affect early or advanced atherosclerotic plaque size and morphology in Ldlr mice	12
Editorial Board	12
The use of specific antihypertensive medication and skin cancer risk: A systematic review of the literature and meta-analysis	12
Trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO) impact on endothelial dysfunction: An in vitro study using bovine aortic endothelial cells	12
The diverging roles of insulin-like growth factor binding proteins in pulmonary arterial hypertension	12
Comparative analysis of antiproliferative and vasodilator effects of drugs for pulmonary hypertension: Extensive in vitro study in rats and human	11
Inflammation and the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis	11
Zinc alpha 2-glycoprotein associates with features of plaque stability in patients with carotid atherosclerosis	11
Editorial Board	11
The influence of environmental hypoxia on the goldfish (Carassius auratus) heart: From functional responses to mitochondrial molecular mechanisms	11
Assessment of ACE1 variants and ACE1/ACE2 expression in COVID-19 patients	11
Relevance of real-time analyzers to determine mitochondrial quality in endothelial cells and oxidative stress in preeclampsia	10
Roles of endothelial and smooth muscle cell dysfunction and vasa vasorum in vasomotor disorders in ischemia with no obstructive coronary artery disease	10
Resolvin D2 limits senescent cell accumulation in atherosclerotic plaques	10
Istaroxime follow-on compounds: A new class of selective SERCA2a activators for chronic heart failure treatment	10
The role of histone modifications in pulmonary hypertension: From mechanisms to therapeutic targets	10
A treatment algorithm for ischemic cardiomyopathy	10
Immune response following transcatheter aortic valve procedure	10
Long-term dietary n3 fatty acid prevents aging-related cardiac diastolic and vascular dysfunction	9
Graphical abstract TOC	9
Advancements in non-invasive hyperspectral imaging: Mapping blood oxygen levels and vascular health for clinical and research applications	9
Association of MMP9 with adverse features of plaque progression and residual inflammatory risk in patients with chronic coronary syndrome (CCS)	9
17β-estradiol promotes angiogenesis through non-genomic activation of Smad1 signaling in endometriosis	9
Effects of simvastatin treatment on leptomeningeal collateral vessels: resistance, number and diameter	9
GYY4137, a hydrogen sulfide donor, protects against endothelial dysfunction in porcine coronary arteries exposed to myeloperoxidase and hypochlorous acid	9
Vascular diameter determines sensitivity to soluble guanylate cyclase activation in human mesenteric and renal arteries	9
Eighty years of oral anticoagulation: Learning from history	8
Plasma exosomes after PCI in non-diabetic STEMI patients fed barley beta-D-glucan-enriched pasta reduce oxidative stress-induced endothelial cell senescence	8

TLR4-Myd88 pathway upregulated caveolin-1 expression contributes to coronary artery spasm	8
Empagliflozin decreases ageing-associated arterial stiffening and vascular fibrosis under normoglycemic conditions	8
Potency of miR-144-3p in promoting abdominal aortic aneurysm progression in mice correlates with apoptosis of smooth muscle cells	8
Challenges facing the clinical translation of cardioprotection: 35 years after the discovery of ischemic preconditioning	8
MELAS syndrome: Insights into cardiac mechanics	8
Multi-omics identification of quantitative trait loci associated with vascular pathogenesis and diagnostic potential in chronic venous disease	8
Bioactive lipids improve serum HDL and PON1 activities in coronary artery disease patients: Ex-vivo study	8
Stay connected: The myoendothelial junction proteins in vascular function and dysfunction	7
Effects of mavacamten in human myocardium from hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM) patients: A comparison with disopyramide	7
PI3KC2α: A novel key player in cardiac contractility and DOX-induced cardiotoxicity?	7
Amyloid-β: A potential mediator of aging-related vascular pathologies	7
Exploring bradykinin: A common mediator in the pathophysiology of sepsis and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease	7
Endothelial dysfunction in acute and long standing COVID−19: A prospective cohort study	7
Risk stratification of patients with SARS-CoV-2 by tissue factor expression in circulating extracellular vesicles	7
The short-chain fatty acid butyrate accelerates vascular calcification via regulation of histone deacetylases and NF-κB signaling	7
Catestatin as a key attenuator of cardiac inflammation in hypertension: Role of macrophage immunosuppression	7
The selective deletion of tyrosyne hydroxylase gene in the endothelium affects cardiovascular function	7
Optimal medical therapy vs revascularization in chronic coronary syndromes: Does ISCHEMIA move the needle toward or away from revascularization??	7
Graphical abstract TOC	7
Extracellular stiffness as a determinant of cardiac dysfunction in Duchenne's muscular dystrophy: A study on human iPSC-derived cardiomyocytes	7
From cine-MRI to computational models of blood flow within the heart	7
Editorial Board	7
Endothelial leptin receptor is dispensable for leptin-induced sympatho-activation and hypertension in male mice	7
Graphical abstract TOC	7
The life cycle of a capillary: Mechanisms of angiogenesis and rarefaction in microvascular physiology and pathologies	7
Melatonin treatment during chronic hypoxic gestation improves neonatal cerebrovascular function	6
Sodium nitroprusside for advanced heart failure. A metanalysis of literature data	6
Emerging therapies in dyslipidaemias	6
Optogenetic manipulation of cardiac electrical dynamics using sub-threshold illumination: Dissecting the role of cardiac alternans in terminating rapid rhythms	6
Empagliflozin restores autophagy and attenuates ponatinib-induced cardiomyocyte senescence and death	6
Is remote conditioning cardioprotection temperature dependent?	6
Matrix metalloproteinases in aortic dissection	6
Mitochondrial DNA and TLR9 activation contribute to SARS-CoV-2-induced endothelial cell damage	6
Beta-blockers in pulmonary arterial hypertension: Time for a second thought?	6
Graphical abstract TOC	6
Editorial Board	6
Macrophage-mediated downregulation of lncRNA Carmn in mouse abdominal aortic aneurysm	6
Stimulation of angiotensin II receptor 2 preserves cognitive function and is associated with an enhanced cerebral vascular density after stroke	6
Elucidating emerging signaling pathways driving endothelial dysfunction in cardiovascular aging	6
Epitranscriptomics in atherosclerosis: Unraveling RNA modifications, editing and splicing and their implications in vascular disease	5
Tetrandrine promotes angiogenesis via transcriptional regulation of VEGF-A	5
An intrinsic mechanism of metabolic resilience influences the cardiac response to stress	5
Contents continued	5
The potential role of thymoquinone in preventing the cardiovascular complications of COVID-19	5
LncRNA MYOSLID contributes to PH via targeting BMPR2 signaling in pulmonary artery smooth muscle cell	5
Aging, sex and NLRP3 inflammasome in cardiac ischaemic disease	5
Emerging effects of non-coding RNA in vascular endothelial cells during strokes	5
Myocardin related transcription factor and galectin-3 drive lipid accumulation in human blood vessels	5
Graphical abstract TOC	5
Apoptosis signal-regulating kinase-1 regulates thrombin-induced endothelial permeability	5
Perivascular adipose tissue-derived nitric oxide compensates endothelial dysfunction in aged pre-atherosclerotic apolipoprotein E-deficient rats	5
Understanding the pathobiology of intermediate filaments to curb acute and chronic cardiac dysfunction	5
Assessing the impact of air pollution on human embryonic cardioids using innovative longitudinal monitoring and machine learning	5
The crosstalk between lipopolysaccharide-induced septic myocardial dysfunction and cardiac lipotoxicity: Toll like receptor 4 as common target of the novel cardioprotective peptide cateslytin	5
Palmitate-induced cardiac lipotoxicity is relieved by Quercetin and its novel acetylated derivative Q2 through inhibition of oxidative stress and inflammation	5
Frataxin deficiency disrupts mitochondrial respiration and pulmonary endothelial cell function	5
Different gene expression patterns between mouse and human brain pericytes revealed by single-cell/nucleus RNA sequencing	5
An AI and Statistical Shape Analysis combined framework to extract features in complex cardiovascular structures	5
Editorial Board	5
Graphical abstract TOC	5