OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Veterinary Cardiology 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Clinical and echocardiographic variables associated with the type of congestive heart failure manifestation in cats	51
Systemic reactive angioendotheliomatosis mimicking hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in a domestic shorthair cat	32
Diagnosis of congestive heart failure by combining echocardiography and blood biomarkers in cats with cardiomyopathy	27
Pre-operative left atrial size and functions are predictors of left atrial reverse remodelling after mitral valvuloplasty for myxomatous mitral valve disease in dogs	19
Clinical use of tissue plasminogen activator for systemic thrombolysis in dogs and cats	14
Toceranib phosphate resolves right heart obstruction secondary to a heart base neoplasm in a dog	13
Evaluation of two probes for transesophageal echocardiography in small dogs: imaging capabilities, image quality, and usability	13
Validation of heart rate spot-check protocol to measure circadian variation and heart rate in healthy dogs and dogs with atrial fibrillation	13
Spontaneous type A aortic dissection in a dog	12
Outcome clinical audit: analyses of interventional closure of patent ductus arteriosus in dogs	12
The ACVIM consensus statement definition of left ventricular enlargement in myxomatous mitral valve disease does not always represent left ventricular enlargement	11
Pre-procedural femoral vessel ultrasound in dogs with patent ductus arteriosus: diameter, image quality and relationship with arterial catheterization	10
Unilateral external jugular vein aneurysm in a dog	10
Pulmonary artery dissection following pulmonary balloon valvuloplasty in dogs	10
Accuracy of visually estimated left heart size by echocardiography in dogs with myxomatous mitral valve disease	9
Surgical repair of an unroofed coronary sinus in a dog	8
Spectral Doppler of aortic and carotid blood flow in horses with aortic valve regurgitation	8
Echocardiographic evaluation of regurgitant fraction in dogs with subclinical myxomatous mitral valve disease: Method comparison, effects of pimobendan, and reproducibility	8
Echocardiographic findings in apparently healthy Czechoslovakian wolfdogs	8
Journal title page and editorial board	8
Long-term outcome and troponin I concentrations in Great Danes screened for dilated cardiomyopathy: an observational retrospective epidemiological study	7
Systolic function in dogs with pulmonic stenosis of different severities and the effect of balloon valvuloplasty	7
A review of the underlying genetics and emerging therapies for canine cardiomyopathies	7
Physiological shift of the ventricular mean electrical axis in healthy French Bulldogs: a retrospective electrocardiographic analysis of 80 healthy dogs	7
Selected hematological, biochemical, and echocardiographic variables as predictors of survival in canine patients with myxomatous mitral valve disease and congestive heart failure	6

Idiopathic spontaneous intracardiac microbubbles in an adult dog	6
Comparison of manual compression, Z-stitch, and suture-mediated vascular closure device techniques in dogs undergoing percutaneous transvenous intervention	6
Use of two- and three-dimensional echocardiography for assessment of the left ventricular outflow tract and aortic orifice areas in dogs	6
Clinical and imaging characteristics of patent ductus arteriosus in Standard poodles and their crossbreeds	6
Persistent left cranial vena cava and right cranial vena cava aplasia in a French bulldog and a Cavalier King Charles spaniel with severe pulmonic stenosis	6
Screening for dilated cardiomyopathy in dogs	6
Correlation of transthoracic echocardiographic and angiographic measurements of pulmonary valve annular diameter in dogs with pulmonary stenosis	6
Surgical correction of ventricular septal defect in a cat	5
Ventricular pre-excitation in cats: 17 cases	5
Clinical presentation, echocardiographic findings, treatment strategies, and prognosis of dogs with myxomatous mitral valve disease presented with pericardial effusion due to suspected left atrial tea	5
Advanced imaging in an adult dog with anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery and extensive collateral coronary circulation	5
Two-dimensional speckle tracking-derived global longitudinal strain in healthy Doberman Pinschers: method evaluation, variability, and reference values	5
Double outlet right atrium in a dog	5
Diagnosis of congenital aneurysmal giant right auricle in a dog	5
A multicenter prospective evaluation of owner medication adherence for feline cardiovascular disease in the referral setting	5
Veterinary echocardiographers' preferences for left atrial size assessment in dogs: the BENEFIT project	5
Three-dimensional echocardiography: technical aspects and imaging modalities	5
Insulation break of the ventricular lead in a dog with a pacemaker	4
Ventricular pre-excitation in an elderly cat	4
Echocardiographic and electrocardiographic effects of atenolol versus sotalol in dogs with severe subaortic stenosis	4
Determining the optimal Holter monitoring duration for detecting ventricular arrhythmia in dogs: a Bayesian approach	4
Echocardiographic assessment of dilated cardiomyopathy in dogs	4
Journal title page and editorial board	4
Transvenous correction of patent ductus arteriosus in two toy-breed dogs with the Amplatzer™ Vascular Plug 4	4
Canine cardiomyopathies	4
Myocardial injury in dogs: a retrospective analysis on etiological, echocardiographic, electrocardiographic, therapeutic, and outcome findings in 102 cases	4
Journal title page and editorial board	4
Journal title page and editorial board	4
Use of combined cutting balloon and high-pressure balloon technique for the treatment of double-chambered right ventricle or primary infundibular stenosis: a case series	4
Trifoliate left atrioventricular valve with and without intact septal structures in four dogs: echocardiographic findings and surgical repair	4
Current use of real-time three-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography in animals	4
Multimodal imaging of congenital double-inlet left ventricle with hypoplastic right ventricle and ventricular septal defect in a young cat	4
Corrigendum to ‘Presumptive vagally-mediated atrial flutter in a dog’ [J Vet Cardiol (2022) 39, 46–50]	4
Acquired infundibular pulmonary stenosis associated with a congenital membranous ventricular septal defect (Gasul phenomenon) in a dog and discussion regarding causes of infundibular stenosis	4
Dilated cardiomyopathy in cats: survey of veterinary cardiologists and retrospective evaluation of a possible association with diet	4
Journal title page and editorial board	4
Comparative transcatheter intervention for pulmonary valve stenosis: multicenter collaborative study across pediatric and veterinary cardiology centers	4
Hybrid balloon valvuloplasty for management of severe mitral stenosis in four symptomatic, adult dogs	4
Effect of sampling time on urinary electrolytes following oral furosemide administration in dogs with myxomatous mitral valve disease	4
The role of vector-borne pathogens and cardiac Striatin genotype on survival in boxer dogs with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy	3
The longitudinal outcome of canine (K9) myxomatous mitral valve disease (LOOK-Mitral) registry: Baseline treatment characteristics	3
Surgical correction of an infundibular pulmonic stenosis and ventricular septal defect in a Shetland Sheepdog	3
Percutaneous balloon angioplasty as a treatment for cor triatriatum sinister in a cat	3
Echocardiographic caudal vena cava measurements in healthy cats and in cats with congestive heart failure and non-cardiac causes of cavitary effusions	3
Aorto-left atrial fistula secondary to aortic infective endocarditis in a dog with a bicuspid aortic valve	3
Pacemaker-twiddler's syndrome in a seven-year-old male domestic shorthaired cat	3
Non-deflating balloon during pulmonary valvuloplasty	3
Transvenous detachable coiling of patent ductus arteriosus in small dogs	3
Intra-operative use of transesophageal echocardiography in dogs undergoing interventional procedures for pulmonic stenosis: a case series	3
The effect of excipients on the oral absorption of pimobendan in healthy dogs	3

Clinical presentation, management, and survival in dogs with persistent atrial standstill in the United Kingdom	3
Cardiovascular changes in horses with atrial fibrillation and high thyroid hormone concentration: a case–control study	3
Current use of transesophageal echocardiography in animals	3
Clinical signs associated with severe ST segment elevation in three cats with a hypertrophic cardiomyopathy phenotype	3
Three-dimensional activation maps of sinus rhythm and focal atrial tachycardia in a dog	3
Hypereosinophilic syndrome with cardiac infiltration and congestive heart failure in a cat	3
Evaluation of bioequivalence of pimobendan oral solution and pimobendan oral capsules in healthy Beagle dogs	3
Arterial thromboembolism in a cat with transient myocardial thickening	3
Assessment of longitudinal systolic function using tissue motion annular displacement in dogs with degenerative mitral valve disease	3
Heart base tumors in French Bulldogs: a case series	3
Echocardiographic measurement of the mitral valve in normal Cavalier King Charles spaniels: repeatability, optimal future study methods, and preliminary reference intervals	3
Mitral annular disjunction and myxomatous mitral valve disease in a dog	3
Valvular mitral stenosis in adult cats: knowledge gained from the clinical and pathological workup of 18 cases	3
Change of Vertebral Left Atrial Size in Dogs With Preclinical Myxomatous Mitral Valve Disease Prior to the Onset of Congestive Heart Failure	3