OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Netherlands Heart Journal 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors in cardiology: Slow start and sweet passage	36
Enhancing heart failure detection and patient engagement with the Maastricht Decompensation Questionnaire	22
Integration of sex and gender in cardiovascular medicine: a scientific and clinical imperative	19
Impact of stenosis resistance and coronary flow capacity on fractional flow reserve and instantaneous wave-free ratio discordance: a combined analysis of DEFINE-FLOW and IDEAL	16
A ‘ghost’ after transvenous intracardiac lead extraction	14
Infarct-related chronic total coronary occlusion and the risk of ventricular tachyarrhythmic events in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survivors	14
Chest pain triage: gut feeling or protocol-based care?	13
An appeal to our government for nationwide policies in the prevention of cardiovascular disease	13
Atrial fibrillation and what else?	12
Large saccular aneurysm of the right coronary artery	12
Handheld echocardiography in patients with cardiovascular disease: to use or not to use, that is the question	12
A sneak preview	12
Transcatheter edge-to-edge repair of tricuspid regurgitation in the Netherlands: state of the art and future perspectives	10
A bizarre electrocardiogram with a fruitful recovery	9
The Staphylococcus aureus cardiac snake	9
Older patients with non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction: which treatment strategies do we currently use?	9
Welcome from the new editor-in-chief	9
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation amid the COVID-19 pandemic: a nationwide analysis of the first COVID-19 wave in the Netherlands	8
Changes in healthcare utilisation during implementation of remote atrial fibrillation management: TeleCheck-AF project	8
Omega-3 fatty acids in heart disease—why accurately measured levels matter	8
Sex differences in coronary artery disease	8
Diverging from the traditional RCT paradigm	8
Outcomes of emergent cardiac surgery after transcatheter aortic valve implantation	8
Report on outcomes of valve-in-valve transcatheter aortic valve implantation and redo surgical aortic valve replacement in the Netherlands	8
Accuracy of mobile 6-lead electrocardiogram device for assessment of QT interval: a prospective validation study	7

Chances and challenges of questionnaires in heart failure care	7
Embedding routine health care data in clinical trials: with great power comes great responsibility	7
Patients with (familial) atrial fibrillation: take off the sweater	7
Intra-pericardial thrombin injection as bailout strategy in iatrogenic pericardial tamponade	7
Strengthening NVVC endorsements for ESC guidelines	7
Impact of geriatric co-management on outcomes in hospitalised cardiology patients aged 85 and over	6
Should we offer preventive treatment to all carriers of PLN p.(Arg14del) variant?	6
Emergency transfemoral valve-in-valve transcatheter aortic valve implantation in patient with chronic type A aortic dissection	6
A systematic literature review of economic evaluations and cost-of-illness studies of inherited cardiomyopathies	6
National indication document and aortic valve replacement landscape in the Netherlands	6
A young man with DiGeorge syndrome and tachycardia	6
Budget impact of endovascular treatment for acute ischaemic stroke patients in the Netherlands for 2015–2021	6
Brief lifestyle advice in cardiac care: an experimental study on message source and framing	5
Does it take two to tango?	5
Left bundle branch pacing as an alternative to biventricular pacing for cardiac resynchronisation therapy	5
Non-invasive physiological assessment of coronary artery obstruction on coronary computed tomography angiography	5
Dealing with a new disease	5
Sex differences in treatment strategy for coronary artery aneurysms: Insights from the international Coronary Artery Aneurysm Registry	5
Prognostic analysis of Behçet’s disease with aortic regurgitation or involvement	5
Current gaps in knowledge in inherited arrhythmia syndromes	5
Should we offer preventive treatment to all carriers of PLN p.(Arg14del) variant?	5
Applying the HEART score is safe and saves	5
Improved ROSC rates in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients after introduction of a text message alert system for trained volunteers	5
Antiplatelet strategy during ad-hoc percutaneous coronary intervention in elective patients: how aggressive should we be?	5
Is there anything else to fish out of this “fishy” electrocardiogram?	5
Percutaneous coronary intervention timing and coronary physiology in transcatheter aortic valve implantation patients	4
Nicolaas (Nico) Westerhof	4
Renal denervation revisited; should we pay attention?	4
Arterial stiffness and atrial fibrillation recurrence: another risk marker or a call for better management of concomitant disease?	4
Long-term residual cardiovascular risk after acute coronary syndrome: antithrombotic treatment options	4
Multiple culprit lesions in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction with cardiogenic shock: a case of simultaneous thrombosis of two infarct-related arteries	4
Initial experience, feasibility and safety of permanent left bundle branch pacing: results from a prospective single-centre study	4
Cardiac output, cerebral blood flow and cognition in patients with severe aortic valve stenosis undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation: design and rationale of the CAPITA study	4
The spells of iatrogeny	4
In sync or out of sync?	4
Career perspectives for young cardiologists in the Netherlands: an update	4
Cardiac resynchronisation therapy in optima forma	4
Novel advances in cardiac rehabilitation	4
Electrocardiographic ST-segment elevation with prominent R waves in precordial leads	4
Why not try harder to prove that a text message alert system for trained volunteers saves lives after cardiac arrest?	4
Changing haemodynamic status of patients referred for transcatheter aortic valve intervention during the COVID-19 pandemic	4
Improving patient-centred decisions in severe aortic stenosis care	4
Improvement of angiographic and clinical outcomes of percutaneous coronary intervention for chronic total occlusion after implementation of a dedicated team: a single-centre experience	4
Four guidelines on cardiovascular complications and cardiovascular disease, prognosis and treatment in COVID‑19	4
Stacking of antithrombotic drugs in cardiology: evidence-based customisation	4
Changes in demographics, treatment and outcomes in a consecutive cohort who underwent transcatheter aortic valve implantation between 2005 and 2020	4
A rare cause of narrow QRS complex tachycardia: the tortoise and the hare	4
Reply to ‘Cost-effectiveness of long term left ventricular assist devices’	4
Screening, diagnosis and follow-up of Brugada syndrome in children: a Dutch expert consensus statement	4
Desmoplakin cardiomyopathy—an inherited cardiomyopathy presenting with recurrent episodes of acute myocardial injury	3

Morning pulmonary artery pressure measurements by CardioMEMS are most stable and recommended for pressure trends monitoring	3
Giant ‘asymptomatic’ ascending aortic aneurysm	3
Substance of ‘phantom’ cardiac masses confirmed by therapeutic outcome	3
No substantial excess all-cause mortality among cardiac implantable electronic device patients during the first COVID‑19 lockdown in the Leiden area	3
Cardiac medication use in patients with suspected ischaemia without obstructive coronary arteries: sex differences and psychological distress	3
Care and referral patterns in a large, dedicated nurse-led atrial fibrillation outpatient clinic	3
The value of computed tomography for head trauma in patients presenting with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest before emergency percutaneous coronary intervention	3
Revisiting postsurgical aortic pseudoaneurysm mortality and treatment options	3
Sudden onset chest pain after a CT-scan of the aorta	3
The WOEST 2 registry	3
A rare electrocardiographic sign of acute inferior myocardial infarction	3
Prescription patterns of direct oral anticoagulants and concomitant use of interacting medications in the Netherlands	3
Electrocardiographic ST-segment elevation with prominent R waves in precordial leads	3
Clinical decision rules in the pre-hospital triage of patients with chest pain	3
Healthcare consumption of patients with left ventricular assist device: real-world data	3
Left ventricular false tendons	3
Extraction of non-infected redundant pacing and defibrillator leads does not result in better patient outcomes	3
Initial experience with orbital atherectomy in a tertiary centre in the Netherlands	3
A ‘fishy’ ECG in a patient with chest pain	3
2021 European Society of Cardiology guidelines on cardiac pacing and cardiac resynchronisation therapy	2
Connected care for endocarditis and heart failure patients: a hospital-at-home programme	2
Transcatheter closure of postsurgical aortic pseudoaneurysms guided by three-dimensional image reconstruction: a single-centre experience	2
Data quality and auditing within the Netherlands Heart Registration: using the PCI registry as an example	2
Design of the Dutch multicentre study on opportunistic screening of geriatric patients for atrial fibrillation using a smartphone PPG app: the Dutch-GERAF study	2
Do not discriminate only on age for cardiovascular risk management!	2
The benefit of vaccination against COVID-19 outweighs the potential risk of myocarditis and pericarditis	2
Cognitive screening and rehabilitation after cardiac arrest: only a few hurdles to take	2
A sneak preview	2
Call to action: cardiologists should promote influenza vaccination	2
Tricuspid regurgitation: remembering ‘the forgotten valve’	2
Left ventricular haemodynamic effects in a patient with endocarditis	2
Improved prehospital triage for acute cardiac care: results from HART-c, a multicentre prospective study	2
Prognostic value of post-percutaneous coronary intervention diastolic pressure ratio	2
Hospital-at-Home care for acute heart failure: Feasibility and safety pilot	2
Addition of FFRct in the diagnostic pathway of patients with stable chest pain to reduce unnecessary invasive coronary angiography (FUSION)	2
Determining the optimal interval for imaging surveillance of ascending aortic aneurysms	2
Final benefit of primary percutaneous coronary intervention for ST-elevation myocardial infarction in older patients: long-term results of a randomised trial	2
Computed tomography and coronary artery calcium score for screening of coronary artery disease and cardiovascular risk management in asymptomatic individuals	2
Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors: a practical guide for the Dutch cardiologist based on real-world experience	2
Interventions to prevent postoperative atrial fibrillation in Dutch cardiothoracic centres: a survey study	2
Cognitive impairment and depression in heart failure: ‘cardiological giants’	2
Einthoven Dissertation Prizes 2023	2
Einthoven Dissertation Prizes 2022	2
Einthoven Dissertation Prizes 2020	2
Twists and turns: CRT-D with mixed Twiddler and Reel syndromes	2
Defining left bundle branch block according to the new 2021 European Society of Cardiology criteria	2
Family screening in patients with isolated bicuspid aortic valve	2
Noonan syndrome and parasternal pericardiocentesis	2
Recognising and addressing social determinants of health: an important step toward centring equity in cardiovascular care	2
Photon-counting detector computed tomography in cardiac imaging	2
Digoxin-specific antibodies: a novel dosing strategy	2
COVID-19-mediated patient delay caused increased total ischaemic time in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction	2
Impact of lesion preparation and stent optimisation on lesion-oriented events in PCI with drug-eluting stents: 5-year results from the AIDA trial	2
Tracing triggers of cardiac remodelling and heart failure	2
“When you see a fork in the road, take it”—Yogi Berra	2
Pseudoaneurysm of radial artery after heart catheterisation	2
MYH7 p.(Arg1712Gln) is pathogenic founder variant causing hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with overall relatively delayed onset	2