OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging is 6. 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Editor’s choice to the november 2021 issue	26
Usefulness of a multiparametric evaluation including global longitudinal strain for an early diagnosis of acute myocarditis	22
New approach of contrast echocardiography: differential diagnosis between pulmonary thrombi and tumors in the pulmonary arteries	21
Do we need cardiovascular computed tomography angiography in the setting of acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction?	18
Value of echocardiography using knowledge-based reconstruction in determining right ventricular volumes in pulmonary sarcoidosis: comparison with cardiac magnetic resonance imaging	18
Gender differences in primary mitral regurgitant volumes at specific regurgitant fractions as assessed by magnetic resonance imaging	16
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	15
Association between exposure to heavy occupational lifting and cardiac structure and function: a cross-sectional analysis from the Copenhagen City Heart Study	15
Long term effects of mild severity COVID‑19 on right ventricular functions	14
Estimated pulse wave velocity (ePWV) as a potential gatekeeper for MRI-assessed PWV: a linear and deep neural network based approach in 2254 participants of the Netherlands Epidemiology of Obesity stu	14
The incidence of stroke in patients with early echocardiography after acute myocardial infarction	12
Assessing left main disease with FFR-CT and its challenges	12
Prognostic impact of non-improvement of global longitudinal strain in patients with revascularized acute myocardial infarction	11
Normal values of MAPSE and TAPSE in the paediatric population established by cardiovascular magnetic resonance	11
Features of a covert cardiomyopathy are present in patients with unexplained syncope and incident ventricular tachycardia	11
Left atrial contractile longitudinal strain determines intrinsic left atrial function regardless of load status and left ventricular deformation	10
Application progress of multiple imaging modalities in Takayasu arteritis	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	10
Clinical implication of multimodality imaging of aortic root intramural hematoma	10
Association of whole blood viscosity with thrombus presence in patients undergoing transoesophageal echocardiography	9
Femoral plaque burden by ultrasound is a better indicator of significant coronary artery disease over ankle brachial index	9
Low-gradient severe aortic stenosis with preserved ejection fraction: how fast should we act?	9
Accuracy of echocardiography in pulmonary hypertension: thinking outside of the box beyond the Achilles’ heel of right atrial pressure estimation	9
Clinical experience with regadenoson SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging: insights into patient characteristics, safety, and impact of results on clinical management	9
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:	9

Aortic root dimensions as a correlate for aortic regurgitation’s severity	8
Assessing the prevalence and predicting factors of an abnormal gated myocardial perfusion SPECT in asymptomatic patients with type 2 diabetes	8
Correction to: Usefulness of echocardiography for predicting ventricular tachycardia detected by implantable loop recorder in syncope patients	8
Cardiac magnetic resonance features of left dominant arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy: differential diagnosis with myocarditis	8
How does iron deposition modify the myocardium? A feature-tracking cardiac magnetic resonance study	8
Effect of age and sex on fully automated deep learning assessment of left ventricular function, volumes, and contours in cardiac magnetic resonance imaging	7
Risk stratification in coronary artery disease using NH3-PET myocardial flow reserve and CAD-RADS on coronary CT angiography	7
Anterior STEMI associated with decreased strain in remote cardiac myocardium	7
Myocardial strain and refractory angina: an intriguing puzzle	7
3D-printed visualization of a double right coronary artery with intra-atrial course	7
Evaluation of ımpact of sigmoid septum on periprocedural outcomes following transcatheter aortic valve ımplantation	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
Editor’s Note to the July 2021 issue	6
Pericardial effusion in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy patients: increased right atrial pressure as a common denominator	6
Development of a nomogram for predicting the risk of left ventricular diastolic function in subjects with type-2 diabetes mellitus	6
The multiform sonographic spectrum of arterial duct in right aortic arch	6
Functional recovery after percutaneous revascularization of coronary chronic total occlusions: insights from cardiac magnetic resonance tissue tracking	6
Layer-specific and whole wall global longitudinal strain predict major adverse cardiovascular events in patients with stable angina pectoris	6
The prognostic value of right ventricular longitudinal strain and 3D ejection fraction in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy	6