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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Older patients with non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction: which treatment strategies do we currently use?	58
Does it take two to tango?	28
Reply to ‘Cost-effectiveness of long term left ventricular assist devices’	23
A young man with DiGeorge syndrome and tachycardia	22
Omega-3 fatty acids in heart disease—why accurately measured levels matter	19
Studies on ICD guidelines, cardiac amyloidosis in HFpEF, and remote monitoring outcomes	17
Current gaps in knowledge in inherited arrhythmia syndromes	17
Electrocardiographic ST-segment elevation with prominent R waves in precordial leads	16
Stacking of antithrombotic drugs in cardiology: evidence-based customisation	14
Impact of geriatric co-management on outcomes in hospitalised cardiology patients aged 85 and over	14
Cardiac resynchronisation therapy in optima forma	13
Renal denervation revisited; should we pay attention?	13
Changes in demographics, treatment and outcomes in a consecutive cohort who underwent transcatheter aortic valve implantation between 2005 and 2020	12
Defining left bundle branch block according to the new 2021 European Society of Cardiology criteria	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
Arterial stiffness and atrial fibrillation recurrence: another risk marker or a call for better management of concomitant disease?	11
Timelines, targets, and transitions in cardiovascular care	10
The benefit of vaccination against COVID-19 outweighs the potential risk of myocarditis and pericarditis	10
No substantial excess all-cause mortality among cardiac implantable electronic device patients during the first COVID‑19 lockdown in the Leiden area	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
COVID-19-mediated patient delay caused increased total ischaemic time in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction	9
Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator shocks and nonsustained rapid ventricular rhythms	9
A young man with DiGeorge syndrome and tachycardia	9
2021 European Society of Cardiology guidelines on cardiac pacing and cardiac resynchronisation therapy	9

SCN5A-1795insD founder variant: a unique Dutch experience spanning 7 decades	9
Characteristics and outcomes of COVID-19 in heart transplantation recipients in the Netherlands	9
Essential thrombocytosis: diagnosis, differential diagnosis, complications and treatment considerations of relevance for a cardiologist	8
Abnormal repolarisation after a game of Jass	8
Improved prehospital triage for acute cardiac care: results from HART-c, a multicentre prospective study	8
The spells of iatrogeny	8
CT is the new standard for the diagnosis of coronary artery disease in daily practice	8
Demographics and outcomes of patients younger than 75 years undergoing aortic valve interventions in Rotterdam	8
Pulsed field versus cryoballoon ablation for atrial fibrillation: a real-world observational study on procedural outcomes and efficacy	8
The impact of the multidisciplinary Endocarditis Team on the management of infective endocarditis	7
A heart shaped coronary aneurysm	7
A rare finding on computed tomography angiography performed to exclude pulmonary embolism	7
The role of artificial intelligence in coronary CT angiography	7
Novel sites for pacemaker lead implantation and different routes for their extraction	7
The Dutch Idiopathic Ventricular Fibrillation Registry: progress report on the quest to identify the unidentifiable	6
A rare cause of narrow QRS complex tachycardia: the tortoise and the hare	6
The MIS-HF in clinical practice	6
Subclinical congestion assessed by whole-body bioelectrical impedance analysis in HFrEF outpatients	6
The Netherlands Heart Tissue Bank	6
Data quality within the Netherlands Heart Registration: Ready for prime time?	6
Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators in non-ischaemic cardiomyopathy: a need or not?	6
Yield of family screening for dilated cardiomyopathy: 10-year experience at a multidisciplinary cardiogenetic outpatient clinic	6
Pre-hospital rule-out of acute coronary syndrome by modified HEART score assessment including point-of-care troponin	6
Atrial fibrillation and what else?	6
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation under 75 years of age: only for high surgical risk patients; but for how long?	5
Percutaneous left stellate ganglion block for refractory ventricular tachycardia in structural heart disease: our single-centre experience	5
Global longitudinal strain: an early marker for cardiotoxicity in patients treated for breast cancer	5
Rationale and design of the iCORONARY trial: improving the cost-effectiveness of coronary artery disease diagnosis	5
Cardiac rehabilitation for patients with obesity: lessons learned from the OPTICARE XL trial	5
NuRse-led home CardiovErsion for control of atrial fibrillation—RACE 6	5
Initial experience with combined heart-liver transplantation in the Netherlands: Exploring the boundaries of isolated and combined transplantation	5
CT-derived FFR: beyond anatomy	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
Ethnic minorities treated with new-generation drug-eluting coronary stents in two European randomised clinical trials	4
National indication document and aortic valve replacement landscape in the Netherlands	4
Design and rationale of the South-East Netherlands Heart Registry (ZON-HR)	4
Electrocardiographic ST-segment elevation with prominent R waves in precordial leads	4
Desmoplakin cardiomyopathy—an inherited cardiomyopathy presenting with recurrent episodes of acute myocardial injury	4
Sex-specific performance of clinical diagnostic algorithms for HFpEF across two independent cohorts	4
Is there anything else to fish out of this “fishy” electrocardiogram?	4
Building a patient-centred nationwide integrated cardiac care registry: intermediate results from the Netherlands	4
Atrial fibrillation and what else?	4
A rare electrocardiographic sign of acute inferior myocardial infarction	4
Extraction of non-infected redundant pacing and defibrillator leads does not result in better patient outcomes	4
2023 European Society of Cardiology guidelines for the management of infective endocarditis	4
Integration of sex and gender in cardiovascular medicine: a scientific and clinical imperative	4
Welcome from the new editor-in-chief	4
Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation for refractory cardiac arrest: an overview of current practice and evidence	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
The WOEST 2 registry	4
Bioprosthetic mitral valve thrombosis	4
Should we offer preventive treatment to all carriers of PLN p.(Arg14del) variant?	4
Introducing nhj.nl—a website companion to the Netherlands Heart Journal	3
Percutaneous closure of postsurgical thoracic aorta pseudoaneurysms: the why, when, and how	3
ECPELLA as a bridge-to-decision in refractory cardiogenic shock: a single-centre experience	3
Myocardial infarction care in low and high socioeconomic environments: claims data analysis	3
Sex difference in outcomes after coronary artery bypass grafting: follow-up data of the Netherlands Heart Registration	3
Advancing cardiovascular care—key insights from the Netherlands Heart Journal 2024	3
To shock or not to shock?	3
Impact of symptom duration and mechanical circulatory support on prognosis in cardiogenic shock complicating acute myocardial infarction	3
Left bundle branch pacing: a promising modality for cardiac resynchronisation therapy	3
Prevalence of transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy in an unselected cohort with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction	3
Primary prevention ICD in non-ischaemic cardiomyopathy: an ongoing search for improvement of current indications	3
Combined strategy of upfront CTCA and optimal treatment for stable chest pain: rationale and design of the CLEAR-CAD trial	3
Focal myocardial effects in infective endocarditis	3
Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation in stable angina pectoris: a narrative review on current evidence and underlying physiological mechanisms	3
Coronary subclavian steal	3
Biomarkers for cardiovascular risk prediction: from pioneering to evidence-based use in clinical practice	3
Detection of atrial fibrillation in persons aged 65 years and above using a mobile electrocardiogram device	3