OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Editor’s choice to the november 2021 issue	19
New approach of contrast echocardiography: differential diagnosis between pulmonary thrombi and tumors in the pulmonary arteries	18
Value of echocardiography using knowledge-based reconstruction in determining right ventricular volumes in pulmonary sarcoidosis: comparison with cardiac magnetic resonance imaging	15
Do we need cardiovascular computed tomography angiography in the setting of acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction?	14
Gender differences in primary mitral regurgitant volumes at specific regurgitant fractions as assessed by magnetic resonance imaging	14
Association between exposure to heavy occupational lifting and cardiac structure and function: a cross-sectional analysis from the Copenhagen City Heart Study	12
Optical coherence tomography tissue coverage and characterization at six months after implantation of bioresorbable scaffolds versus conventional everolimus eluting stents in the ISAR-Absorb MI trial	11
Assessing left main disease with FFR-CT and its challenges	11
Normal values of MAPSE and TAPSE in the paediatric population established by cardiovascular magnetic resonance	10
Exploration of the efficacy of radiomics applied to left ventricular tomograms obtained from D-SPECT MPI for the auxiliary diagnosis of myocardial ischemia in CAD	9
Clinical implication of multimodality imaging of aortic root intramural hematoma	9
Clinical experience with regadenoson SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging: insights into patient characteristics, safety, and impact of results on clinical management	8
Low-gradient severe aortic stenosis with preserved ejection fraction: how fast should we act?	7
INtra-procedural ultraSound Imaging for DEtermination of atrial wall thickness and acute tissue changes after isolation of the pulmonary veins with radiofrequency, cryoballoon or laser balloon energy:	7
Association of whole blood viscosity with thrombus presence in patients undergoing transoesophageal echocardiography	7
3D-printed visualization of a double right coronary artery with intra-atrial course	6
Assessing the prevalence and predicting factors of an abnormal gated myocardial perfusion SPECT in asymptomatic patients with type 2 diabetes	6
Impaction of regurgitation jet on anterior mitral leaflet is associated with diastolic dysfunction in patients with bicuspid aortic valve and mild insufficiency: a cardiovascular magnetic resonance st	6
Anterior STEMI associated with decreased strain in remote cardiac myocardium	6
Pericardial effusion in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy patients: increased right atrial pressure as a common denominator	6
Cardiac magnetic resonance features of left dominant arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy: differential diagnosis with myocarditis	6
Development of a nomogram for predicting the risk of left ventricular diastolic function in subjects with type-2 diabetes mellitus	5
Editor’s choice to the October 2021 issue	5
Functional recovery after percutaneous revascularization of coronary chronic total occlusions: insights from cardiac magnetic resonance tissue tracking	5
Value of layer-specific speckle tracking echocardiography for early detection of myocardial injury caused by chemotherapy in breast cancer patients with cardiovascular risk	5

Evaluation of ımpact of sigmoid septum on periprocedural outcomes following transcatheter aortic valve ımplantation	5
Editor’s choice to the January 2022 issue	5
Layer-specific and whole wall global longitudinal strain predict major adverse cardiovascular events in patients with stable angina pectoris	5
Comparing downstream consequences of normal exercise stress echocardiograms and cardiac computed tomography angiography scans in patients suspected of having of obstructive coronary artery disease: a	4
Subclinical leaflet thrombosis after transcatheter aortic valve implantation: no association with left ventricular reverse remodeling at 1-year follow-up	4
Importance of saline contrast transthoracic echocardiography for evaluating large right-to-left shunt in patent foramen ovale associated with cryptogenic stroke	4
Subclinical myocardial dysfunction and reduced left ventricular global longitudinal strain in patients with COVID-19	4
Determinants and prognostic relevance of aortic stiffness in patients with recent ST-elevation myocardial infarction	4
Echocardiography and EuroSCORE II for the stratification of low-gradient severe aortic stenosis and preserved left ventricular ejection fraction	3
Myocardial early systolic lengthening predicts mid-term outcomes in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy	3
Cardiac remodeling induced by exercise in Caucasian male master athletes: a cross-sectional study	3
A very rare cause of mitral regurgitation in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: the quadricuspid mitral valve	3
Clinical, echocardiographic and cardiac MRI predictors of outcomes in patients with apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy	3
ESCR Abstracts 2021	3
Impact of sigmoid septum on periprocedural outcomes following transcatheter aortic valve implantation using current-generation valves	3
Determinants of exercise intolerance symptoms considered non-specific for heart failure in patients with stage A and B: role of the left atrium in the transition phase to overt heart failure	3
The relationship between triglyceride/high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio and coronary slow-flow phenomenon	3
Subclinic arterial and left ventricular systolic impairment in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease with preserved renal functions	3
Bachmann bundle impairment following linear ablation of left anterior wall: impact on left atrial function	3
The role of three dimensional transesophageal echocardiography novel-score in the success of redo percutaneous balloon mitral valvuloplasty	3
Coronary CT angiography derived FFR in patients with left main disease	3
Correction to: Effect of long term CPAP therapy on cardiac parameters assessed with cardiac MRI	3
Patterns of vascular response immediately after passive mobilization in patients with sepsis: an observational transversal study	3
Left ventricular dyssynchrony in long-term childhood cancer survivors treated with anthracyclines: a retrospective cross-sectional study	3
Ventriculo-arterial coupling in patients with stable ischemic heart disease undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention	2
Mechanical concordance between left atrium and left atrial appendage in nonvalvular atrial fibrillation: can it be exploited to avoid transesophageal echocardiography prior to electrical cardioversion	2
Global longitudinal strain in heart transplantation recipients using different vendors: reliability and validity in a tertiary hospital in Colombia	2
Impact of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) on coronary collaterals in patients with a chronic total occlusion (CTO)	2
4D imaging of fetal right ventricle—feasibility study and a review of the literature	2
Idiopathic pericardial effusion in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy	2
Major adverse cardiac events in symptomatic women with non-obstructive CAD on coronary CTA: pooled analysis from PROMISE and SCOT-HEART	2
Clinical, echocardiographic and hemodynamic predictors of right heart failure after LVAD placement	2
The arterial duct and the right aortic arch: telescope into the prenatal defective heart	2
Computed tomography derived left ventricular inward displacement as a novel tool for quantification of segmental wall motion abnormalities	2
Prospective analysis of myocardial strain through the evolution of Chagas disease in the hamster animal model	2
Does chance really favor (only) the prepared mind? The role of MRI tissue-tagging in solving a most vexing problem for the interventionalist	2
Is image integration with preprocedural CT a necessity?	2
The relation between left ventricular systolic function parameters and preceding or prepreceding beat-to-beat distance in patients with atrial fibrillation: an echocardiographic study	2