OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Cardiovascular Translational Research is 5. 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Intrapericardial Administration to Achieve Localized and Targeted Treatment for Cardiac Disease	37
Induction of Controllable Vortical Flow in a Dual-Stenosis Aorta Model: A Replication of Disordered Eddies Flow in Aneurysms	36
Past Trends and Future Directions of Cardiac Regenerative Medicine – A Systematic Analysis of Clinical Trial Registries	35
Circulating Extracellular Vesicles from Heart Failure Patients Inhibit Human Cardiomyocyte Activities	34
The link between ferroptosis and autophagy in myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury: new directions for therapy	28
Augmenting Prediction of Intracranial Aneurysms’ Risk Status Using Velocity-Informatics: Initial Experience	27
Best Paper of the Year 2023	24
Role of Pyruvate Kinase M2 (PKM2) in Cardiovascular Diseases	24
Understanding Cardiac Physiological Hypertrophy in a LncRNA Way	22
Suppression of the Inhibitory Effect of circ_0036176-Translated Myo9a-208 on Cardiac Fibroblast Proliferation by miR-218-5p	21
Chaetocin attenuates atherosclerosis progression and inhibits vascular smooth muscle cell phenotype switching	21
p16INK4a Aggravated Sepsis-associated Cardiac Injury by Inhibiting the PI3K/AKT Pathway and Inducing Redox Imbalance	21
Multimodal Imaging of a Culotte Bifurcation Procedure in the Left Main Coronary Artery of a Perfusion-Fixed Human Heart: Step-by-Step with Serial Micro-CT Analyses	20
The Genetic Factors Influencing Cardiomyopathies and Heart Failure across the Allele Frequency Spectrum	20
Correction to: Exosomes Derived from AT2R-Overexpressing BMSC Prevent Restenosis After Carotid Artery Injury by Attenuating the Injury-Induced Neointimal Hyperplasia	19
Correction to: Systemic Inflammatory Burden Correlates with Severity and Predicts Outcomes in Patients with Cardiogenic Shock Supported by a Percutaneous Mechanical Assist Device	19
Correction to: Computational Fluid Dynamics Support for Fontan Planning in Minutes, Not Hours: The Next Step in Clinical Pre-Interventional Simulations	19
Computational Modeling Studies of the Roles of Left Ventricular Geometry, Afterload, and Muscle Contractility on Myocardial Strains in Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction	17
Weak UVB Irradiation Promotes Macrophage M2 Polarization and Stabilizes Atherosclerosis	17
Pharmacological inhibition of Rac1 attenuates myocardial abnormalities in tail-suspended mice	17
Investigation into the Health Effects of Reduced Chymase Function Using Predicted Loss-of-Function Mutations in CMA1	17
Could Selective Re-look Angiography Improve the Outcome of Cardiogenic Shock in Patients Under Veno-arterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenator?	16
Customizable Angioplasty Balloon-Forming Machine: Towards Precision Medicine in Coronary Bifurcation Lesion Interventions	16
Unlocking the Non-invasive Assessment of Conduit and Reservoir Function in the Aorta	16
Adaptation of Aortic Bioprosthetic Valves for Pulmonary Position: Comparative Analysis of Transcatheter and Surgical Valves	15

ALK1 Deficiency Impairs the Wound-Healing Process and Increases Mortality in Murine Model of Myocardial Infarction	15
NO-Donation Increases Visceral Circulation in a Porcine Model of Abdominal Hypertension	15
Changes in Cardiac Electrical Biomarker in Response to Coronary Arterial Occlusion: An Experimental Observation	14
Polygenic Risk Score Assessment for Coronary Artery Disease in Asian Indians	14
Heart Failure with Preserved vs. Reduced Ejection Fraction: Patient Characteristics, In-hospital Treatment and Mortality—DanAHF, a Nationwide Prospective Study	14
NAT10 Modulates Atherosclerosis Progression Mediated by Macrophage Polarization Through Regulating ac4C Modification of TLR9	13
Correction to: Evaluation of a Rabbit Model of Vascular Stent Healing: Application of Optical Coherence Tomography	13
Mapping Renal Innervations by Renal Nerve Stimulation and Characterizations of Blood Pressure Response Patterns	12
The Gut Microbiome Affects Atherosclerosis by Regulating Reverse Cholesterol Transport	12
Metabolic Reprogramming in Cardiovascular Diseases	12
Microcirculatory Changes in Pediatric Patients During Congenital Heart Defect Corrective Surgery	12
Correction: MicroRNA-208a: a Good Diagnostic Marker and a Predictor of no-Reflow in STEMI Patients Undergoing Primary Percutaneuos Coronary Intervention	12
Assessment of Paravalvular Leak Severity and Thrombogenic Potential in Transcatheter Bicuspid Aortic Valve Replacements Using Patient-Specific Computational Modeling	11
Modified Exosomes: a Good Transporter for miRNAs within Stem Cells to Treat Ischemic Heart Disease	11
Morphology Optimization of Leaflet for Surgical Reconstruction of the Aortic Valve: In Vitro Test and Simulation-Based DOE Study	11
In Vitro Mitral Valve Model with Unrestricted Ventricular Access: Using Vacuum to Close the Valve and Enable Static Trans-Mitral Pressure	11
Cellular and Extracellular Non-coding RNAs in Cardiac Physiology and Diseases	11
Dual Specific Phosphatase 7 Exacerbates Dilated Cardiomyopathy, Heart Failure, and Cardiac Death by Inactivating the ERK1/2 Signaling Pathway	11
The Inverse Relationship Between Endothelium-Dependent Vasodilation and Blood Pressure is Lost After Cardiopulmonary Bypass	11
LINC01013 Is a Determinant of Fibroblast Activation and Encodes a Novel Fibroblast-Activating Micropeptide	11
Identification of Gravida Serum Biomarkers for Noninvasive Prenatal Diagnosis Fetal Congenital Heart Disease	10
The Role of Gut Microbiota and Trimethylamine N-oxide in Cardiovascular Diseases	10
Quantification of Cardiomyocyte Contraction In Vitro and Drug Screening by MyocytoBeats	10
Nε-Carboxymethyl-Lysine Mediates Vascular Calcification in Diabetes Caused by Impaired Osteoclastic Resorption Activity Through NFATc1-GNPTAB	10
Comparative Study of Different Acupoints for Treating Acute Myocardial Ischemia in Mice	10
Aortic Dissection Detection Risk Score and D-Dimer for Acute Aortic Syndromes in the Chinese Population: Exploration of Optimal Thresholds and Integrated Diagnostic Value	10
Screening for Biomarkers Associated with Left Ventricular Function During Follow-up After Acute Coronary Syndrome	10
Myeloid But Not Endothelial Expression of the CB2 Receptor Promotes Atherogenesis in the Context of Elevated Levels of the Endocannabinoid 2-Arachidonoylglycerol	10
Inflow from a Cardiopulmonary Assist System to the Pulmonary Artery and Its Implications for Local Hemodynamics—a Computational Fluid Dynamics Study	10
Urinary Marker Profiles in Heart Failure with Reduced Versus Preserved Ejection Fraction	10
Immune-Mediated Denervation of the Pineal Gland: a Potential Mechanism for Sleep Disturbance in Cardiac Disease	9
HIPK1: a New Druggable Kinase Target for Treating Pathological Cardiac Hypertrophy	9
Noninvasive Electrical Mapping Compared with the Paced QRS Complex for Optimizing CRT Programmed Settings and Predicting Multidimensional Response	9
Correction: New Insights into the Genetics of Cardiomyopathies	9
Heart Failure with Recovered Ejection Fraction in Patients with Vinculin Loss-of-function Variants	9
Characterization of Plasma SDS-Protein Aggregation Profile of Patients with Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction	9
The Advantages, Challenges, and Future of Human-Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Lines in Type 2 Long QT Syndrome	9
Attitudes About Artificially Intelligent Interactive Voice Response Systems Using Amazon Alexa in Cardiovascular Clinics: Insights from the VOICE-COVID-19 Study	9
Early and Accurate Detection of Radiation-induced Heart Damage by Cardiodynamicsgram	9
Exercise Training Improves Brachial Artery Endothelial Function, but Does Not Alter Inflammatory Biomarkers in Patients with Peripheral Artery Disease: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis	8
SGLT2 Inhibitors as the Backbone of Therapy for Cardiovascular and Renal Protection	8
Inhibition of lncRNA DANCR Prevents Heart Failure by Ameliorating Cardiac Hypertrophy and Fibrosis Via Regulation of the miR-758-3p/PRG4/Smad Axis	8
Rationale and Design of Sympathetic Mapping/Ablation of Renal Nerves Trial (SMART) for the Treatment of Hypertension: a Prospective, Multicenter, Single-Blind, Randomized and Sham Procedure-Controlled	8
Emerging Paradigms in Atherosclerosis: The Impact of LncRNA PSMB8-AS1 on Vascular Inflammation and Plaque Formation	8
Clinical Utility of D-Dimer for Rule-Out or Rule-In of Venous Thromboembolism in Syncope	8
Automated Data Transformation and Feature Extraction for Oxygenation-Sensitive Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Images	8
Transplantation of Human Embryonic Stem Cell–Derived Pericyte-Like Cells Transduced with Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor Promotes Angiogenic Recovery in Mice with Severe Chronic Hindlimb Ischemia	7
A Novel Prediction Model for Post-TAVI MACCE Based on Extracellular Vesicles Concentration Analysis	7
Use of Digital Health Technology in Heart Failure and Diabetes: a Scoping Review	7
Effect of Beta Blockers on the Hemodynamics and Thrombotic Risk of Coronary Artery Aneurysms in Kawasaki Disease	7

Clinical Outcome of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy in Probands with the Founder Variant c.913_914del in MYBPC3: A Slovenian Cohort Study	7
Protective Mechanisms of SGLTi in Ischemic Heart Disease	7
Exploration of the Potential Biomarker FNDC5 for Discriminating Heart Failure in Patients with Coronary Atherosclerosis	7
Macrophage CD36 and TLR4 Cooperation Promotes Foam Cell Formation and VSMC Migration and Proliferation Under Circadian Oscillations	7
AIM2 Deficiency Alleviates Cardiac Inflammation and Hypertrophy in HFD/STZ-Induced Diabetic Mice by Inhibiting the NLRC4/IRF1 Signaling Pathway	7
Apolipoprotein A-I Mimetic Peptide Restores VEGF-induced Angiogenesis in Hypercholesterolemic Ischemic Heart by Reducing HDL Proinflammatory Properties	7
Myocardial Involvement after SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination in Asymptomatic Adolescents: Correspondence	7
Association Between Automated 3D Measurement of Coronary Luminal Narrowing and Risk of Future Myocardial Infarction	7
Non-Coding RNA-Mediated Gene Regulation in Cardiovascular Disorders: Current Insights and Future Directions	7
RNA Therapies in Cardio-Kidney-Metabolic Syndrome: Advancing Disease Management	7
Assessment of CMR Feature-Tracking Age- and Sex-Dependent Right Ventricular Strain in a Healthy Caucasian Cohort	7
Dysfunctional HDL Diagnostic Metrics for Cardiovascular Disease Risk Stratification: Are we Ready to Implement in Clinics?	7
Physical Exercise Protects Against Endothelial Dysfunction in Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases	6
Silencing Survivin: a Key Therapeutic Strategy for Cardiac Hypertrophy	6
The Mechanism Underlying the Regulation of LncRNA-ASLNC18810 Involved in the Abnormal Function of Vascular Endothelial Cell in Atherosclerosis: Its Function as a microRNA (miRNA) Sponge for miR-559	6
Collagen Molecular Damage is a Hallmark of Early Atherosclerosis Development	6
Prediction of Major Adverse Limb Events in Females with Peripheral Artery Disease using Blood-Based Biomarkers and Clinical Features	6
Hyperspectral Imaging for Microcirculatory Assessment of Patients undergoing Transcatheter and Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement-a Prospective Observational Pilot Study	6
Intra-aortic and Intra-caval Balloon Pump Devices in Experimental Non-traumatic Cardiac Arrest and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation	6
Image-Guided Targeted Mitral Valve Tethering with Chordal Encircling Snares as a Preclinical Model of Secondary Mitral Regurgitation	6
MiRNA-124a: a Potential Biomarker for Neurological Deficits Following Cardiac Surgery in Pediatric Patients	6
CAV1 Protein Encapsulated in Mouse BMSC-Derived Extracellular Vesicles Alleviates Myocardial Fibrosis Following Myocardial Infarction by Blocking the TGF-β1/SMAD2/c-JUN Axis	6
Navigating the Regulatory Pathway for Medical Devices—a Conversation with the FDA, Clinicians, Researchers, and Industry Experts	6
Drp1 Promotes Macrophage M1 Polarization and Inflammatory Response in Autoimmune Myocarditis by Driving Mitochondrial Fission	6
Optimization of Strategy for Modified mRNA Inducing Cardiac-Specific Expression in Mice	6
Circulating Irisin Level as a Biomarker for Pure Aortic Stenosis and Aortic Valve Calcification	6
MSCs-Derived Extracellular Vesicles Carrying miR-212-5p Alleviate Myocardial Infarction-Induced Cardiac Fibrosis via NLRC5/VEGF/TGF-β1/SMAD Axis	6
Mechanical and Geometric Characterization of a Novel 2-Ply Vacuum-Pressed Biological Scaffold Patch Design for Posterior Mitral Valve Reconstruction	6
Beyond the Anatomy of Renal Nerves: Functional Diversity of Renal Nerves	6
The Role of Regulatory T Cells in Heart Repair After Myocardial Infarction	6
A Kernel Attention-based Transformer Model for Survival Prediction of Heart Disease Patients	6
The Role of Extracellular Non-coding RNAs in Atherosclerosis	5
Periplocin Alleviates Cardiac Remodeling in DOCA-Salt–Induced Heart Failure Rats	5
Mesenchymal Stem Cell Exosomes in the Treatment of Myocardial Infarction: a Systematic Review of Preclinical In Vivo Studies	5
Antioxidants Supplementation During Exercise: Friends or Enemies for Cardiovascular Homeostasis?	5
The Fragmented QRS Complex in Lead V1: Time for an Update of the Athlete’s ECG?	5
The Effect of Extracellular Vesicles on Thrombosis	5
Pressure–Volume Profiles in Heart Failure Across Sexes and Phenotypes	5
Evaluating the Arteriotomy Size of a New Sutureless Coronary Anastomosis Using a Finite Volume Approach	5
Pentraxin 3 in Circulating Microvesicles: a Potential Biomarker for Acute Heart Failure After Cardiac Surgery with Cardiopulmonary Bypass	5
Emerging Roles of Extracellular Non-Coding RNAs in Vascular Diseases	5
Long Noncoding RNAs Involved in Cardiomyocyte Apoptosis Triggered by Different Stressors	5
Association of Circulating Biomarkers of lnc-IGSF3-1:1, SCOC-AS1, and SLC8A1-AS1 with Salt Sensitivity of Blood Pressure in Chinese Population	5
Translocation of the Mitral Valve in an Acute Large Animal Model	5
PPARγ Agonist Rosiglitazone and Antagonist GW9662: Antihypertensive Effects on Chronic Intermittent Hypoxia-Induced Hypertension in Rats	5
Negative Impact of Acute Reloading after Mechanical Left Ventricular Unloading	5
Harnessing the Plasma Proteome to Mirror Current and Predict Future Cardiac Remodeling After Myocardial Infarction	5
Long-Term Training Increases Atrial Fibrillation Sustainability in Standardbred Racehorses	5
Matrix Metalloproteinase-Targeted SPECT/CT Imaging for Evaluation of Therapeutic Hydrogels for the Early Modulation of Post-Infarct Myocardial Remodeling	5
New Insights into the Genetics of Cardiomyopathies	5
Role of Anti-Beta-1-Adrenergic Receptor Antibodies in Cardiac Dysfunction in Patients with Cirrhotic Cardiomyopathy	5
The Predictive Value of Lp(a) for Adverse Cardiovascular Event in ACS Patients With an Achieved LDL-C Target at Follow Up After PCI	5
Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, Exercise, and Medical Therapies	5
Dexmedetomidine Inhibits Parthanatos in Cardiomyocytes and in Aortic Banded Mice by the ROS-Mediated NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation	5
Needle-Tipped Catheter Ablation of Papillary Muscle Results in Deeper and Larger Ablation Lesions	5
Harnessing Electronic Medical Records in Cardiovascular Clinical Practice and Research	5
LncRNA HDAC11-AS1 Suppresses Atherosclerosis by Inhibiting HDAC11-Mediated Adropin Histone Deacetylation	5