OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Circulation-Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology is 32. 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
Discrimination Between Anterior and Posterior Left Atrial Roof Area Ablation by a Cryoballoon	167
Long-Term Risk Assessment in Athletes With Complex Ventricular Arrhythmias	145
Myocarditis and Sudden Cardiac Death in the Community: Clinical and Pathological Insights From a National Registry in the United Kingdom	123
Engineering of Generative Artificial Intelligence and Natural Language Processing Models to Accurately Identify Arrhythmia Recurrence	92
Multicenter Prospective Randomized Study Comparing the Incidence of Periprocedural Cerebral Embolisms Caused by Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation Between Cryoballoon and Radiofrequency Ablation	90
Impact of Baseline Left Atrial Size on Outcomes Following Catheter Ablation for AF in Patients With Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction	81
Inappropriate Shock Rates and Long-Term Complications due to Subcutaneous Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators in Patients With and Without Heart Failure: Results From a Multicenter, International	78
Risk Factors for the Development of New-Onset Persistent Atrial Fibrillation: Subanalysis of the VITAL Study	78
The Science Behind the Standardization of Chest Protectors: Is Marketing Alone Enough to Sell Chest Protectors?... Not Anymore!	69
Intraoperative Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation During Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation in High-Risk Heart Failure Patients	65
Brugada Syndrome: New Insights From Cardiac Magnetic Resonance and Electroanatomical Imaging	64
Identification of Circumferential Pulmonary Vein Isolation Gaps and Critical Atrial Substrate From HD Grid Maps in Atrial Fibrillation Patients: Insights From Omnipolar Technology	61
Learning Before Burning: Mapping With Reversible Pulsed Field Ablation	59
Tetralogy of Fallot: A Long Journey but Getting Closer to Perfection	57
Nonsustained Ventricular Tachycardia Is Independently Associated With Sustained Ventricular Arrhythmias in Nonischemic Dilated Cardiomyopathy	56
CKAP4 Promotes Atrial Fibrosis and Enhances Atrial Fibrillation Vulnerability via WNT/β-Catenin Activation	54
Left Atrial Thrombus Occurring in Sinus Rhythm: Role of Variants of the Atrial Septum	52
Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Assessment of the Risk of Sudden Death in Cardiac Sarcoidosis: What Is Extensive or Significant Late Gadolinium Enhancement?	51
GENESIS: Gene-Specific Machine Learning Models for Variants of Uncertain Significance Found in Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia and Long QT Syndrome-Associated Genes	51
Understanding Circadian Mechanisms of Sudden Cardiac Death: A Report From the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Workshop, Part 2: Population and Clinical Considerations	49
Relationship Between Time-to-First Atrial Tachyarrhythmia Recurrence and Atrial Fibrillation Burden: Implications for Trial Design	45
Scar Voltage Mapping in Fast Ventricular Tachycardia for Identifying Functional Substrates of Tachycardia Isthmuses: A Proof-of-Concept Study	44
Correction to: Orthostatic Hypotension: Management of a Complex, But Common, Medical Problem	43
Physiologic Effects of Right-Sided Intravascular Cervical Sympathetic Nerve Stimulation	41
Correction to: Gagyi et al, New Possibilities in the Treatment of Brief Episodes of Highly Symptomatic Atrial Tachycardia: The Usefulness of Single-Position Single-Beat Charge Density Mapping	41

Transesophageal Echocardiography Following Left Atrial Appendage Electrical Isolation: Diagnostic Pitfalls and Clinical Implications	40
Stroke Mortality in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter: Overall Trends and Sex Differences in the United States	40
Voltage Map Guided Nonocclusive Balloon Cryoablation to Achieve Antral Pulmonary Vein Isolation	40
Targeting the RyR2 to Prevent Atrial Fibrillation	37
Artificial Sweeteners: A New Dietary Environmental Risk Factor for Atrial Fibrillation?	35
Multicenter, Phase 2, Randomized Controlled Study of the Efficacy and Safety of Etripamil Nasal Spray for the Acute Reduction of Rapid Ventricular Rate in Patients With Symptomatic Atrial Fibrillation	35
Left Bundle Branch Pacing Versus Biventricular Pacing for Acute Cardiac Resynchronization in Patients With Heart Failure	33