OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Korean Circulation 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 2021-07-01 to 2025-07-01.)

Article	Citations
Gender Is Not Predictor for Clinical Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Coronary Bifurcation	45
Consumption of Ultra-Processed Food and Blood Pressure in Korean Adults	30
Comparison of Thick Biolimus A9-Eluting Stent and Thin Zotarolimus-Eluting Stent in Multi-Vessel Percutaneous Coronary Intervention	25
Association Between Body Mass Index and Clinical Outcomes According to Diabetes in Patients Who Underwent Percutaneous Coronary Intervention	23
Seven-day and In-hospital Mortality According to Left and Right Ventricular Dysfunction in Patients With Septic Shock	21
Strategy of Patient-Specific Therapeutics in Cardiovascular Disease Through Single-Cell RNA Sequencing	21
A Case of SCN5A Mutation-Associated Isolated Left Atrial Standstill and Ischemic Stroke	20
Beyond Biventricular Pacing: Revisiting CRT Strategies in the Asian Heart Failure Population	19
Fulminant Myocarditis After SARS-CoV-2 mRNA Vaccine Successfully Managed With Biventricular Impella Support: Multimodality Imaging Follow-Up	19
The Gut-Heart Axis: Updated Review for The Roles of Microbiome in Cardiovascular Health	18
Epigenetic Modulation in Heart Failure: HDAC Inhibitors as Emerging Therapeutic Allies	17
Cost-effectiveness of Fractional Flow Reserve Versus Intravascular Ultrasound to Guide Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Results From the FLAVOUR Study	17
Clinical Course of Suspected Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tumor Thrombotic Microangiopathy: A 10-Year Experience of Rapid Progressive Right Ventricular Failure Syndrome in Advanced Cancer Patients	15
Will Cryoballoon Ablation Cool Down Atrial Fibrillation in Korea?	15
Clinical Utility of Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography, Beyond the Gatekeeper for Invasive Coronary Angiography	15
Deep Learning-Based Intravascular Ultrasound Images Segmentation in Coronary Artery Disease: A Start Developing the Cornerstone	14
Another Reason to Cut Down on Alcohol?	14
Beta Blockers in Contemporary Cardiology: Is It Better to Cast Them Out?	14
Impacts of Pre-transplant Panel-Reactive Antibody on Post-transplantation Outcomes: A Study of Nationwide Heart Transplant Registry Data	14
Right Heart Catheterization in Patients With Advanced Heart Failure: Novel Hemodynamic Parameters for Risk Stratification	13
Simple and Practical Way of Assessing Diastolic Function: Diastolic Heart Failure Revisited	13
Percutaneous Patent Foramen Ovale Closure After Stroke	12
Thick or Thin, Durable or Biodegradable Polymers: Does Stent Design Still Matter?	12
Author’s Reply to Cryptogenic Stroke, Patent Foramen Ovale Closure, and Mid to Long-term Outcomes: Rising Shadows of Doubt	11
Critical Determinants of Chronic Limb Threatening Ischemia After Endovascular Treatment	11

Establishment of an International Evidence Sharing Network Through Common Data Model for Cardiovascular Research	11
Identification of Coronary Healed Plaque Using a Combined High-Definition 35–65 MHz Intravascular Ultrasound and Near-Infrared Spectroscopy	11
Beyond the Valve: Lifelong Management of Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Lesion in Adult Congenital Heart Disease	11
A Bicentric Propensity Matched Analysis of 158 Patients Comparing Porcine Versus Bovine Stented Bioprosthetic Valves in Pulmonary Position	10
A ‘Gender Paradox’ of Female as a Stroke Risk in Atrial Fibrillation: Do Women Live Longer Than Men?	10
Pivot-Balloon: A First Step Toward a Novel Transcatheter Treatment for Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation	10
Bridging the Gap in Mechanical Circulatory Support Strategies Before Heart Transplantation	9
Current Trends and Movements in Managing Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension in Korea	9
Treatment Outcomes in Children With Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia: A Single Institutional Experience	9
Pulsta Valve, Unique Self-Expandable Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve	9
The Obesity Paradox: An Epiphenomenon vs. A Clue for the Hidden Pathophysiology of Adiposity	8
CircZNF609 Aggravated Myocardial Ischemia Reperfusion Injury via Mediation of miR-214-3p/PTGS2 Axis	8
Left Atrial Strain Predicts Poor Exercise Capacity in Patients With Indeterminate Diastolic Function	8
Differential Prognostic Implications of Pre- and Post-Stent Fractional Flow Reserve in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention	8
Aneroid Auscultatory Sphygmomanometers and Automated Oscillometric Devices as Mercury-Free Alternatives in Children	8
A Broken Railway: A Subclavian Arterial Stent Fracture	8
Multimodality Imaging for Pericardial Epithelioid Angiosarcoma Presenting With Pericardial Effusion and Constrictive Pericarditis	8
Outcomes of Deferring Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Without Physiologic Assessment for Intermediate Coronary Lesions	8
Insights for Tailoring Exercise Recommendations in Home-based Cardiac Rehabilitation: Patients’ Perspectives	8
Circular RNAs: New Therapeutic Targets for Cardiovascular Diseases	7
The Clinical Application of Three-Dimensional Speckle Tracking Echocardiography and Two-Dimensional Echocardiography for Left Ventricular and Right Ventricular Assessment in Patients With Septic Cardi	7
Pragmatic Clinical Studies: An Emerging Clinical Research Discipline for Improving Evidence-Based Practice of Cardiovascular Diseases in Asia	7
The Use of New Emerging Technology in Echocardiography-Glass View	7
The Role of Long Non-Coding RNA (LncRNA) in Acute Myocardial Infarction: Novel Strategy for the Treatment of Acute Myocardial Infarction	7
LOXL1-AS1/miR-761/PTEN as a Novel Signaling Pathway in Myocardial Ischemia and Reperfusion Injury (MIRI): Epigenetic Regulation by Long Non-Coding RNA (LncRNA) in MIRI	7
The Association Between Cutaneous Wounds and Infective Endocarditis: A Nationwide Self-Controlled Case Series Study in Taiwan	6
Lifestyle Modification in the Management of Metabolic Syndrome: Statement From Korean Society of CardioMetabolic Syndrome (KSCMS)	6
Potential of Grape Seed Extract to Prevent Calcification of Bioprosthetic Heart Valve	6
Functional Insufficiency of Mitral and Tricuspid Valves Associated With Atrial Fibrillation: Impact of Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation Recurrence on Surgical Outcomes	6
Atrial Strain as a Predictive Tool for Poor Exercise Capacity in Patients With Indeterminate Diastolic Function: The Utility and Challenges in Clinical Practice	6
Pre-Hospital Delay and Outcomes in Myocardial Infarction With Nonobstructive Coronary Arteries	6
Early Versus Late Post Cesarean Section Warfarin Initiation and Increased Risk of Maternal Complications in Patients With Mechanical Heart Valves: A Randomized, Open-Label Pilot Study	6
Long-Term Outcomes of Modified Cone Reconstruction for Ebstein’s Anomaly in Pediatric Patients in a Single Center	6
The Clinical Impact of β-Blocker Therapy on Patients With Chronic Coronary Artery Disease After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention	5
Early Aortic Valve Replacement in Symptomatic Normal-Flow, Low-Gradient Severe Aortic Stenosis: A Propensity Score–Matched Retrospective Cohort Study	5
Left Ventricular Apical Aneurysm: Atypical Feature of Cardiac Sarcoidosis Diagnosed by Multimodality Imaging	5
Misguided Blood Flow Near the Atrial Septum	5
Device-Detected Subclinical Atrial Fibrillation as Fire Under the Ashes	5
Long-term Clinical Outcomes and Prognostic Factors After Endovascular Treatment in Patients With Chronic Limb Threatening Ischemia	5
Myocardial Ischemia Caused by Left Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm in a Healthy Young Woman	5
Merging CT on Fluoroscopic Imaging Using the Trachea as a Reference Without Contrast	5
Acute Left Main Coronary Artery Occlusion by Embolization of Vegetation in Patient With Infective Endocarditis	5
Lower Atrial Fibrillation Risk With Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitors Than With Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4 Inhibitors in Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes: A Nationwide Cohort Study	5
The Newer-Generation DES, Really Nothing to Special?	5
Anti-Inflammatory Effect of Vitamin D via Suppression of YKL-40 Production: One of the Possible Mechanisms for Cardiovascular Protection	5
Underexpanded Stent and Force-Focused Double Buddy-Wire	5
Ischemic Burden Assessment Using Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography in Single Vessel Chronic Total Occlusion of Coronary Artery	5
Recurrent Pericardial and Pleural Effusion due to Pericardial Pleomorphic Mesothelioma	5
Pericardial Versus Porcine Valves for Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement	5
Clinical Implications of a Proteomics-Based Approach for Cardiomyopathy and Heart Failure	4

Ultimately, the Problem Lies in the Arterial Diameter	4
Frailty, Sarcopenia, Cachexia, and Malnutrition in Heart Failure	4
Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in Pediatric Patients and Congenital Heart Disease: What Issues Remain to Solve?	4
Effectiveness and Approach of Rehabilitation in Patients With Acute Heart Failure: A Review	4
The Outcome of Long QT Syndrome, a Korean Single Center Study	4
Uncommon Cause of Myocarditis After COVID-19 Protein Subunit Vaccine	4
What Is Better Predictor of Late Recurrence after Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation?	4
Programmed Follow-up and Quality Control of Treatment Techniques Enhance Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension Management: Lessons From a Multidisciplinary Team	4
Efficacy and Safety of Sirolimus-Eluting Stent With Biodegradable Polymer Ultimaster™ in Unselected Korean Population: A Multicenter, Prospective, Observational Study From Korean Multicenter Ultimaste	4
Association Between Vasoactive Inotropic Score and Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Fulminant Myocarditis	4
Efficiency of MVP ECG Risk Score for Prediction of Long-Term Atrial Fibrillation in Patients With ICD for Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction	4
Current Unmet Needs and Clues to the Solution in the Management of Tricuspid Regurgitation	4
UPF1 Alleviates Myocardial Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury by Regulating SMURF2-Mediated Ubiquitination Degradation of FOXA2	3
Safety and Feasibility of Robot-Assisted Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Using the AVIAR 2.0 System: A Prospective, Multi-Center, Single-Arm, Open, Investigator-Initiated, Post-Approval Clinical Tr	3
Should We Leave Something There?	3
Erratum: Correction of Text in the Article “The Long-term Outcomes and Risk Factors of Complications After Fontan Surgery: From the Korean Fontan Registry (KFR)”	3
Prevalence and Characteristics of Atrial Tachycardia From Noncoronary Aortic Cusp During Atrial Fibrillation Catheter Ablation	3
The Association of Smoking Status and Clustering of Obesity and Depression on the Risk of Early–Onset Cardiovascular Disease in Young Adults: A Nationwide Cohort Study	3
Epidemiology of PAH in Korea: An Analysis of the National Health Insurance Data, 2002–2018	3
Identifying Atrial Fibrillation With Sinus Rhythm Electrocardiogram in Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source: A Validation Study With Insertable Cardiac Monitors	3
Is Any ABCDE Stress Echocardiography Score Equivalent to Stress-Induced Ischaemia? Reply With a Modified 2-Stage Approach	3
Comparison of Novel Telemonitoring System Using the Single-lead Electrocardiogram Patch With Conventional Telemetry System	3
Effect of Vitamin D on YKL-40: Rat Hypercholesterolemia Model	3
Clinical Usefulness of Virtual Ablation Guided Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation Targeting Restitution Parameter-Guided Catheter Ablation: CUVIA-REGAB Prospective Randomized Study	3
Symptomatic Gastroparesis After Cryoballoon Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation	3
Deep Learning-Based Lumen and Vessel Segmentation of Intravascular Ultrasound Images in Coronary Artery Disease	3
The Impact of Right Atrial Size to Predict Success of Direct Current Cardioversion in Patients With Persistent Atrial Fibrillation	3
Generation and Application of Directly Reprogrammed Endothelial Cells	3
Pathway of Leadless Pacemaker in Korea: From Now to Future	3
Feasibility and Effectiveness of a Ring-Type Blood Pressure Measurement Device Compared With 24-Hour Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring Device	3
Extensive Papillary Muscle Calcification in Adult Anomalous Left Coronary Artery from Pulmonary Artery	3
Stem Cell and Exosome Therapy in Pulmonary Hypertension	3
Pregnancy Outcomes in Women With Fontan Circulation: Single Tertiary Center Experience	3
End-of-Life Care for End-stage Heart Failure Patients	3
Growth in Children with Congenital Heart Disease: Filling the Gap With Nationwide Evidence	3
Clinical Results of Drug-Coated Balloon Treatment in a Large-Scale Multicenter Korean Registry Study	3
LOXL1-AS1 Aggravates Myocardial Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury Through the miR-761/PTEN Axis	3
Smoking and Cardiovascular Disease in Young Adults: Can We Restore the Risk by Cessation Alone?	3