OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Cardiovascular Engineering and Technology is 4. 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 2020-05-01 to 2024-05-01.)

Article	Citations
The Glycocalyx and Its Role in Vascular Physiology and Vascular Related Diseases	68
Considerations in the Development of Small-Diameter Vascular Graft as an Alternative for Bypass and Reconstructive Surgeries: A Review	58
3D Automatic Segmentation of Aortic Computed Tomography Angiography Combining Multi-View 2D Convolutional Neural Networks	45
Analysis of Turbulence Effects in a Patient-Specific Aorta with Aortic Valve Stenosis	30
Overview of the Whole Heart and Heart Chamber Segmentation Methods	24
Left Atrial Remodeling Mechanisms Associated with Atrial Fibrillation	24
Transcellular Model for Neutral and Charged Nanoparticles Across an In Vitro Blood–Brain Barrier	20
Delivery of siRNA to Endothelial Cells In Vivo Using Lysine/Histidine Oligopeptide-Modified Poly(β-amino ester) Nanoparticles	19
3D Bioprinting the Cardiac Purkinje System Using Human Adipogenic Mesenchymal Stem Cell Derived Purkinje Cells	17
Similar but Distinct Roles of Membrane and Interior Fluid Viscosities in Capsule Dynamics in Shear Flows	16
A Proof of Concept of a Non-Invasive Image-Based Material Characterization Method for Enhanced Patient-Specific Computational Modeling	15
The Mitochondrial-Derived Peptide MOTS-c Attenuates Oxidative Stress Injury and the Inflammatory Response of H9c2 Cells Through the Nrf2/ARE and NF-κB Pathways	14
Predictive Model for Thrombus Formation After Transcatheter Valve Replacement	14
Deep Learning Forecasts the Occurrence of Sleep Apnea from Single-Lead ECG	13
Endothelial Glycocalyx-Mediated Intercellular Interactions: Mechanisms and Implications for Atherosclerosis and Cancer Metastasis	13
Computational Modeling of Right Ventricular Motion and Intracardiac Flow in Repaired Tetralogy of Fallot	13
A Brush–Spin–Coating Method for Fabricating In Vitro Patient-Specific Vascular Models by Coupling 3D-Printing	13
Anisodamine Hydrobromide Protects Glycocalyx and Against the Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Increases in Microvascular Endothelial Layer Permeability and Nitric Oxide Production	12
Cell-Laden Bioactive Poly(ethylene glycol) Hydrogels for Studying Mesenchymal Stem Cell Behavior in Myocardial Infarct-Stiffness Microenvironments	12
Relationship of Catheter Contact Angle and Contact Force with Contact Area on the Surface of Heart Muscle Tissue in Cardiac Catheter Ablation	11
The Role of Tricellular Junctions in the Transport of Macromolecules Across Endothelium	10
An Image-Based Computational Fluid Dynamics Study of Mitral Regurgitation in Presence of Prolapse	10
Role of Occlusion Position in Coronary Artery Fistulas with Terminal Aneurysms: A Hemodynamic Perspective	10
Biomechanical Assessment of Bicuspid Aortic Valve Phenotypes: A Fluid–Structure Interaction Modelling Approach	10
Deep Learning to Automatically Segment and Analyze Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm from Computed Tomography Angiography	10

Neural Network Vessel Lumen Regression for Automated Lumen Cross-Section Segmentation in Cardiovascular Image-Based Modeling	10
A CNN Model for Cardiac Arrhythmias Classification Based on Individual ECG Signals	9
Hemodynamic Study of a Patient-Specific Intracranial Aneurysm: Comparative Assessment of Tomographic PIV, Stereoscopic PIV, In Vivo MRI and Computational Fluid Dynamics	9
Evaluation of the Effect of Crosslinking Method of Poly(Vinyl Alcohol) Hydrogels on Thrombogenicity	9
Validated Guidelines for Simulating Centrifugal Blood Pumps	8
Segmentation of Coronary Arteries Images Using Spatio-temporal Feature Fusion Network with Combo Loss	8
In Vitro Assessment of Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Anatomy and Valve Orientation Effects on Bioprosthetic Pulmonary Valve Hemodynamics	8
Proper Orthogonal Decomposition Analysis of the Flow Downstream of a Dysfunctional Bileaflet Mechanical Aortic Valve	8
An Accelerated Thrombosis Model for Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulations in Rotary Blood Pumps	8
Numerical Analysis for Non-Uniformity of Balloon-Expandable Stent Deployment Driven by Dogboning and Foreshortening	7
On Valve Interstitial Cell Signaling: The Link Between Multiscale Mechanics and Mechanobiology	7
Equivalent Scalar Stress Formulation Taking into Account Non-Resolved Turbulent Scales	7
Surgical Ablation of Cardiac Tissue with Nanosecond Pulsed Electric Fields in Swine	7
Influence of Tissue Technology on Pannus Formation on Bioprosthetic Heart Valves	7
Influence of Distal Re-entry Tears on False Lumen Thrombosis After Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair in Type B Aortic Dissection Patients: A Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulation	7
Multi-Objective Optimization of Bioresorbable Magnesium Alloy Stent by Kriging Surrogate Model	6
Prosthetic Valve Monitoring via In Situ Pressure Sensors: In Silico Concept Evaluation using Supervised Learning	6
4D Flow Patterns and Relative Pressure Distribution in a Left Ventricle Model by Shake-the-Box and Proper Orthogonal Decomposition Analysis	6
Hydrodynamics in Acute Ischemic Stroke Catheters Under Static and Cyclic Aspiration Conditions	6
Radiopacity of Coronary Stents, an In Vitro Comparative Study	6
A Percutaneous Catheter for In Vivo Hyperspectral Imaging of Cardiac Tissue: Challenges, Solutions and Future Directions	6
Development of Multifunctional Commercial Pure Titanium-Polyethylene Glycol Drug-Eluting Substrates with Enhanced Optical and Antithrombotic Properties	6
ECG Signal Quality Assessments of a Small Bipolar Single-Lead Wearable Patch Sensor	5
A 1D–3D Hybrid Model of Patient-Specific Coronary Hemodynamics	5
In Vitro Clot Trapping Efficiency of the FDA Generic Inferior Vena Cava Filter in an Anatomical Model: An Experimental Fluid–Structure Interaction Benchmark	5
How does the Nature of an Excipient and an Atheroma Influence Drug-Coated Balloon Therapy?	5
Validating In Silico and In Vitro Patient-Specific Structural and Flow Models with Transcatheter Bicuspid Aortic Valve Replacement Procedure	5
Development of Custom Wall-Less Cardiovascular Flow Phantoms with Tissue-Mimicking Gel	5
Computational Assessment of Valvular Dysfunction in Discrete Subaortic Stenosis: A Parametric Study	5
An IMU-Based Wearable System for Respiratory Rate Estimation in Static and Dynamic Conditions	5
Computational Fluid–Structure Interaction Study of a New Wave Membrane Blood Pump	5
Effect of Cyclic Uniaxial Mechanical Strain on Endothelial Progenitor Cell Differentiation	4
Cell Cycle Withdrawal Limit the Regenerative Potential of Neonatal Cardiomyocytes	4
Influences of Stent Design on In-Stent Restenosis and Major Cardiac Outcomes: A Scoping Review and Meta-Analysis	4
Patient-Specific Modelling and Parameter Optimisation to Simulate Dilated Cardiomyopathy in Children	4
Cavitation Suppression of Bileaflet Mechanical Heart Valves	4
Effect of the Center Post Establishment and Its Design Variations on the Performance of a Centrifugal Rotary Blood Pump	4
The Glycocalyx and Pressure-Dependent Transcellular Albumin Transport	4
Assessment of LAA Strain and Thrombus Mobility and Its Impact on Thrombus Resolution—Added-Value of a Novel Echocardiographic Thrombus Tracking Method	4
Residual Stress Estimates from Multi-cut Opening Angles of the Left Ventricle	4
Chondroitin Sulfate Promotes Interstitial Cell Activation and Calcification in an In Vitro Model of the Aortic Valve	4
Establishment of a Modular Hemodynamic Simulator for Accurate In Vitro Simulation of Physiological and Pathological Pressure Waveforms in Native and Bioartificial Blood Vessels	4
3D-Encoded DENSE MRI with Zonal Excitation for Quantifying Biventricular Myocardial Strain During a Breath-Hold	4
In Vitro Study of a Stentless Aortic Bioprosthesis Made of Bacterial Cellulose	4
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Thrombogenesis: A Foreign Materials Perspective	4
Association of Left Atrial Sphericity with Risk of Stroke in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation. Sub-Analysis of the ASSAM Study	4
Feasibility of Linear Irreversible Electroporation Ablation in the Coronary Sinus	4
Coupled Hemodynamics and Oxygen Diffusion in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: A Computational Sensitivity Study	4
Influence of the Adopted Balloon Modeling Strategies in the Stent Deployment Procedure: An In-Silico Analysis	4
Simulating Radial Pressure Waveforms with a Mock Circulatory Flow Loop to Characterize Hemodynamic Monitoring Systems	4