OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Netherlands Heart Journal 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
Older patients with non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction: which treatment strategies do we currently use?	51
Does it take two to tango?	36
Reply to ‘Cost-effectiveness of long term left ventricular assist devices’	24
A young man with DiGeorge syndrome and tachycardia	22
Current gaps in knowledge in inherited arrhythmia syndromes	18
Impact of geriatric co-management on outcomes in hospitalised cardiology patients aged 85 and over	17
Studies on ICD guidelines, cardiac amyloidosis in HFpEF, and remote monitoring outcomes	16
Electrocardiographic ST-segment elevation with prominent R waves in precordial leads	15
Omega-3 fatty acids in heart disease—why accurately measured levels matter	14
Stacking of antithrombotic drugs in cardiology: evidence-based customisation	13
Cardiac resynchronisation therapy in optima forma	12
Changes in demographics, treatment and outcomes in a consecutive cohort who underwent transcatheter aortic valve implantation between 2005 and 2020	11
Defining left bundle branch block according to the new 2021 European Society of Cardiology criteria	11
Arterial stiffness and atrial fibrillation recurrence: another risk marker or a call for better management of concomitant disease?	11
Impact of lesion preparation and stent optimisation on lesion-oriented events in PCI with drug-eluting stents: 5-year results from the AIDA trial	11
Renal denervation revisited; should we pay attention?	11
No substantial excess all-cause mortality among cardiac implantable electronic device patients during the first COVID‑19 lockdown in the Leiden area	10
The benefit of vaccination against COVID-19 outweighs the potential risk of myocarditis and pericarditis	10
2021 European Society of Cardiology guidelines on cardiac pacing and cardiac resynchronisation therapy	10
Timelines, targets, and transitions in cardiovascular care	10
Data quality and auditing within the Netherlands Heart Registration: using the PCI registry as an example	9
Intramyocardial left anterior descending unroofing using a minimally invasive off-pump approach	9
Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator shocks and nonsustained rapid ventricular rhythms	9
Characteristics and outcomes of COVID-19 in heart transplantation recipients in the Netherlands	9
COVID-19-mediated patient delay caused increased total ischaemic time in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction	9

A young man with DiGeorge syndrome and tachycardia	8
Pulsed field versus cryoballoon ablation for atrial fibrillation: a real-world observational study on procedural outcomes and efficacy	8
Demographics and outcomes of patients younger than 75 years undergoing aortic valve interventions in Rotterdam	8
SCN5A-1795insD founder variant: a unique Dutch experience spanning 7 decades	8
The spells of iatrogeny	8
CT is the new standard for the diagnosis of coronary artery disease in daily practice	8
Improved prehospital triage for acute cardiac care: results from HART-c, a multicentre prospective study	8
Abnormal repolarisation after a game of Jass	8
Novel sites for pacemaker lead implantation and different routes for their extraction	7
The role of artificial intelligence in coronary CT angiography	7
Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators in non-ischaemic cardiomyopathy: a need or not?	7
The impact of the multidisciplinary Endocarditis Team on the management of infective endocarditis	7
A rare finding on computed tomography angiography performed to exclude pulmonary embolism	7
A heart shaped coronary aneurysm	7
Essential thrombocytosis: diagnosis, differential diagnosis, complications and treatment considerations of relevance for a cardiologist	7
How often are imaging studies for thoracic aortic aneurysm necessary?	6
Subclinical congestion assessed by whole-body bioelectrical impedance analysis in HFrEF outpatients	6
Yield of family screening for dilated cardiomyopathy: 10-year experience at a multidisciplinary cardiogenetic outpatient clinic	6
The Netherlands Heart Tissue Bank	6
A rare cause of narrow QRS complex tachycardia: the tortoise and the hare	6
The Dutch Idiopathic Ventricular Fibrillation Registry: progress report on the quest to identify the unidentifiable	6
Atrial fibrillation and what else?	5
Diagnostic accuracy of on-site coronary computed tomography-derived fractional flow reserve in the diagnosis of stable coronary artery disease	5
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation under 75 years of age: only for high surgical risk patients; but for how long?	5
The PLN Foundation is striving for a cure, but who owns the disease?	5
‘An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure’	5
The MIS-HF in clinical practice	5
CT-derived FFR: beyond anatomy	5
Rationale and design of the iCORONARY trial: improving the cost-effectiveness of coronary artery disease diagnosis	5
Data quality within the Netherlands Heart Registration: Ready for prime time?	5
Pre-hospital rule-out of acute coronary syndrome by modified HEART score assessment including point-of-care troponin	5
Cardiac rehabilitation for patients with obesity: lessons learned from the OPTICARE XL trial	5
Building a patient-centred nationwide integrated cardiac care registry: intermediate results from the Netherlands	4
Ethnic minorities treated with new-generation drug-eluting coronary stents in two European randomised clinical trials	4
Welcome from the new editor-in-chief	4
Integration of sex and gender in cardiovascular medicine: a scientific and clinical imperative	4
A rare electrocardiographic sign of acute inferior myocardial infarction	4
The WOEST 2 registry	4
Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation for refractory cardiac arrest: an overview of current practice and evidence	4
Global longitudinal strain: an early marker for cardiotoxicity in patients treated for breast cancer	4
Atrial fibrillation and what else?	4
Major threats to early safety after transcatheter aortic valve implantation in a contemporary cohort of real-world patients	4
National indication document and aortic valve replacement landscape in the Netherlands	4
Extraction of non-infected redundant pacing and defibrillator leads does not result in better patient outcomes	4
Is there anything else to fish out of this “fishy” electrocardiogram?	4
Percutaneous left stellate ganglion block for refractory ventricular tachycardia in structural heart disease: our single-centre experience	4
Initial experience with combined heart-liver transplantation in the Netherlands: Exploring the boundaries of isolated and combined transplantation	4
NuRse-led home CardiovErsion for control of atrial fibrillation—RACE 6	4
Should we offer preventive treatment to all carriers of PLN p.(Arg14del) variant?	4
Anatomical features of percutaneously closed patent foramen ovale in patients with cryptogenic stroke	4

Interventions to prevent postoperative atrial fibrillation in Dutch cardiothoracic centres: a survey study	4
Bioprosthetic mitral valve thrombosis	3
Desmoplakin cardiomyopathy—an inherited cardiomyopathy presenting with recurrent episodes of acute myocardial injury	3
ECPELLA as a bridge-to-decision in refractory cardiogenic shock: a single-centre experience	3
Percutaneous closure of postsurgical thoracic aorta pseudoaneurysms: the why, when, and how	3
Coronary subclavian steal	3
Sex difference in outcomes after coronary artery bypass grafting: follow-up data of the Netherlands Heart Registration	3
Electrocardiographic ST-segment elevation with prominent R waves in precordial leads	3
Biomarkers for cardiovascular risk prediction: from pioneering to evidence-based use in clinical practice	3
Prevalence of transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy in an unselected cohort with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction	3
To shock or not to shock?	3
Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation in stable angina pectoris: a narrative review on current evidence and underlying physiological mechanisms	3
Focal myocardial effects in infective endocarditis	3
Myocardial infarction care in low and high socioeconomic environments: claims data analysis	3
Design and rationale of the South-East Netherlands Heart Registry (ZON-HR)	3
Combined strategy of upfront CTCA and optimal treatment for stable chest pain: rationale and design of the CLEAR-CAD trial	3
Impact of symptom duration and mechanical circulatory support on prognosis in cardiogenic shock complicating acute myocardial infarction	3
Introducing nhj.nl—a website companion to the Netherlands Heart Journal	3
Left bundle branch pacing: a promising modality for cardiac resynchronisation therapy	3
Primary prevention ICD in non-ischaemic cardiomyopathy: an ongoing search for improvement of current indications	3
Advancing cardiovascular care—key insights from the Netherlands Heart Journal 2024	3