OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Circulation-Cardiovascular Imaging 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Interesting Cause of Pseudopleural Effusion: Giant Left Atrium	67
Routine Coronary Atherosclerosis Imaging in the Cardiovascular Risk Assessment of Prediabetes and Diabetes	51
Multimodal Imaging and Endomyocardial Biopsy in the Assessment and Diagnosis of a Cardiac Melanoma	50
Ischemic Anterolateral Papillary Muscle Rupture During Pandemic	48
Bursting Mass in the Aortic Root	48
In This Issue of the Journal	44
‘Form fruste’ Aortoventricular Tunnel: Preoperative Computed Tomographic Virtual Dissection Defines This Unusual Variant	43
Deep Learning to Predict Cardiac Magnetic Resonance–Derived Left Ventricular Mass and Hypertrophy From 12-Lead ECGs	41
MRI-Extracellular Volume Fraction Versus Histological Amyloid Load in Cardiac Amyloidosis: The Importance of T2 Mapping	41
In This Issue of the Journal	38
Value of Ischemia in Prognosis and Guiding Revascularization Among Patients With Chronic Coronary Artery Disease	35
Primary Atriopathy in Mitral Valve Prolapse: Echocardiographic Evidence and Clinical Implications	35
Imaging-Based FFR: How Many Steps Toward Replacement for Wire-Based FFR on A Journey of A Thousand Miles	34
Echocardiography: Past, Present, and Future	31
Usefulness of Aortic Valve Calcification in Patients With Low-Flow Aortic Stenosis	30
Chronic Subepicardial Hematoma: A Multimodality Imaging Diagnostic Approach After Elective Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty	29
Correction to: Culprit of Unstable Angina: A Large Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Pseudoaneurysm	29
Correction to: Left Atrial Reservoir Strain-Based Left Ventricular Diastolic Function Grading and Incident Heart Failure in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy	29
Complete Resolution of Technetium Pyrophosphate Uptake After Treatment of Transthyretin Cardiac Amyloidosis	28
In This Issue of the Journal	28
Mechanical Mitral Valve Avulsion and Mitral-Aortic Junction Pseudoaneurysm Following Surgical Treatment of Mitral Valve Aneurysm and Severe Aortic Insufficiency in a Patient With Spondyloarthropathy:	27
Aortic Coarctation: The Fetal Cardiologist’s Achilles Heel	27
Early Appearance of Myocardial Fibrosis in Restrictive Diabetic Cardiomyopathy	26
Surgical Intervention of a Rare Case of Complex Coarctation of Descending Aorta	26
Stress-Only CMR Perfusion: Ready for Clinical Application?	26

In This Issue of the Journal	25
Correction to: Mahmod et al, “Differentiating Left Ventricular Remodeling in Aortic Stenosis From Systemic Hypertension”	23
Deep Learning-Derived Cardiac Chamber Volumes and Mass From PET/CT Attenuation Scans: Associations With Myocardial Flow Reserve and Heart Failure	23
Multimodality Imaging in a Case of Coronary to Pulmonary Artery Fistula With Multiple Aneurysms via a Vieussens Arterial Ring	23
Elevated Lipoprotein(a) With Zero Coronary Artery Calcium: A Silent Threat or a Clinical Paradox?	22
Left Atrial Strain During Exercise: A Window to Atrioventricular Coupling in Heart Failure	21
Mitral Stenosis and Pulmonary Pressure: Rewriting the Classics or Stuck in the Past?	20
Ultrafast Myocardial Contrast Echocardiography for the Assessment of Coronary Artery Disease: First In-Human Study	20
Modeling of the Tricuspid Valve and Right Ventricle in Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome With a Fontan Circulation	20
3D Reconstruction of Pulmonary Vascular Lesions in Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension	19
Unique Case of Coronary Artery Rupture and Acute Myocardial Infarction Triggered by a Karate Punch: Evaluation of the Hit Site by CT Imaging	19
How to Use Imaging: Complex Cases of Atherosclerosis, Myocardial Inflammation, and Cardiomyopathy in Cardio-Oncology	19
Correction to: Hepatic T1-Time Predicts Cardiovascular Risk in All-Comers Referred for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance: A Post-Hoc Analysis	19
In This Issue of the Journal	18
Ghostly Cystic Mass Attached to a Watchman Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Device Following Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia	18
4D-Flow Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Versus 3D Transesophageal Echocardiography in Multifenestrated Atrial Septal Defect	17
Inheritance of Imaging Parameters of Arrhythmic Risk in Mitral Valve Prolapse: A Pedigree Study	17
Longitudinal Assessment of Subclinical Arterial Inflammation in Patients Receiving Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors by Sequential [ ¹⁸ F]FDG PET Scans	16
In This Issue of the Journal	16
Hepatic Tissue Alterations in STEMI: New Insights Into the Prognostic Significance of Cardio-Hepatic Interplay	15
Association of Lipoprotein(a) With Changes in Coronary Atherosclerosis in Patients Treated With Alirocumab	15
Comparison of Stress-Rest and Stress-LGE Analysis Strategy in Patients Undergoing Stress Perfusion Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance	15
Is Right Ventricular Strain the New TAPSE to Estimate Right Ventricular Arterial Coupling in Children?	14
Relationship of Ketosis With Myocardial Glucose Uptake Among Patients Undergoing FDG PET/CT for Evaluation of Cardiac Sarcoidosis	13
Absolute Myocardial Blood Flow Quantification With PET: Should Diagnostic Cutoffs Be Tracer Specific?	12
Sudden Cardiac Arrest With Acute Myocardial Infarction Due to Myocardial Bridging and Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy	12
Three-Dimensional Multimodality Image-Guided Transcatheter Device Closure of Ruptured Aortic Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm	12
Prevalence of Left Ventricular Noncompaction in Newborns	12
Right Ventricular Function: Deep Learning’s Prognostic Edge in Mitral Regurgitation	12
Imaging of the Acute and Chronic Cardiovascular Complications of Radiation Therapy	12
Deep Learning and Artificial Intelligence: What Does the Cardiologist Really Need to Know?	12
Rare Cause of Acute Myocardial Infarction in Children: Congenital Hypoplastic Left Coronary Cusp Associated With a Small Opening Into the Left Coronary Sinus	12
Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging’s Top 10 Reviewers of 2022-2023	12
Intracardiac Echocardiography in Alterra Prestent Constrained by the Native Pulmonary Valve Leaflet	12
Stress Cardiac Magnetic Resonance in Patients With Prior Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Gatekeeper Before Repeating Invasive Angiography	12
Deep Learning–Enabled Assessment of Right Ventricular Function Improves Prognostication After Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair for Mitral Regurgitation	12
Letter by Aldous et al Regarding Article, “Epicardial Adipose Tissue Assessed by Computed Tomography and Echocardiography Are Associated With Adverse Cardiovascular Outcomes: A Systematic Review and M	11
Differences in Myocardial Remodeling and Tissue Characteristics in Chronic Isolated Aortic and Mitral Regurgitation	11
Two Facets of Shear Stress Post Drug Coating Balloon: Angiography Versus Optical Coherence Tomography Fusion Approach	10
L’Équilibre Périlleux: Mental Stress and Inflammation in Women	10
Tissue-Based Predictors of Impaired Right Ventricular Strain in Coronary Artery Disease: A Multicenter Stress Perfusion Study	10
In This Issue of the Journal	10
[ ^99m Tc]-PentixaTec SPECT/CT for Imaging of Chemokine Receptor 4 Expression After Myocardial Infarction	10
Response by Majmundar et al to Letter Regarding Article, “Predictors of Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events in Patients With Moderate Aortic Stenosis: Implications for Aortic Valve Replacement”	10
Age- and Sex-Specific Myocardial Blood Flow Values in Patients Without Coronary Atherosclerosis on Rb-82 PET Myocardial Perfusion Imaging	10
Left Ventricular Hypertrophy Following Aortic Valve Replacement: Bruce Banner or the Hulk?	10
Pericardial Late Gadolinium Enhancement After Cardiac Surgery: Defining Disease Begins With Understanding Normal	9
Feasibility and Diagnostic Performance of Functional SYNTAX Score Derived From Dynamic CT Myocardial Perfusion Imaging	9
Left Atrial Strain Predicts Subclinical Atrial Fibrillation Detected by Long-term Continuous Monitoring in Elderly High-Risk Individuals	9
Machine Learning and Bias in Medical Imaging: Opportunities and Challenges	9

Association of Tricuspid Regurgitation With Outcome in Acute Heart Failure	9
Rare Cardiac Duo: Double Orifice Mitral Valve and Bicuspid Aortic Valve	9
Rapid Plaque Progression Is Independently Associated With Hyperglycemia and Low HDL Cholesterol in Patients With Stable Coronary Artery Disease: A PARADIGM Study	9
Predictors of Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events in Patients With Moderate Aortic Stenosis: Implications for Aortic Valve Replacement	8
Moving Beyond Right Ventricular Ejection Fraction: Incremental Prognostic Role of Right Ventricular Strain on Postcardiac Transplant Outcomes	8
Theranostic Contribution of Extracellular Matrix Metalloprotease Inducer-Paramagnetic Nanoparticles Against Acute Myocardial Infarction in a Pig Model of Coronary Ischemia-Reperfusion	8
Myocardial Infarction in the Absence of Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease Due to Coronary Embolism Clarified by Cardiac Computed Tomography	8
CMR Findings in the Long-Term Outcomes After Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MUSIC) Study	8
Can We Make the Next Step in Precision Risk Stratification of Dilated Cardiomyopathy?	7
Letter by Natale et al Regarding Article, “Association of Lipoprotein(a) With Changes in Coronary Atherosclerosis in Patients Treated With Alirocumab”	7
Stress Cardiac Magnetic Resonance, Revascularization, and All-Cause Mortality: Do We Have a Final Answer?	7
Subclinical Leaflet Thrombosis After Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Implantation: Two Clinical Concerns	7
Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography Versus Invasive Coronary Angiography in Stable Chest Pain: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials	7
Aortic Valve Calcification: Clarifying Severity and Prognosis in Low-Flow Aortic Stenosis	7
Artificial Intelligence-Enhanced Analysis of Echocardiography-Based Radiomic Features for Myocardial Hypertrophy Detection and Etiology Differentiation	7
Combined Assessment of Quantitative Coronary Plaque Characteristics and Perivascular Inflammation for Better Detection of High Risk	7
Race- and Sex-Specific Age at Which Coronary Artery Calcium Becomes Detectable Among Young Adults	7
Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve-in-Valve Intervention for Severe Bioprosthetic Structural Valve Deterioration in a Cardiac Allograft	7
Aortic Valve Calcification Density Measured by MDCT in the Assessment of Aortic Stenosis Severity	7
Impact of Sex and Cardiovascular Risk Factors on Myocardial T1, Extracellular Volume Fraction, and T2 at 3 Tesla: Results From the Population-Based, Hamburg City Health Study	6
Lipoprotein(a) and Coronary Plaque in Asymptomatic Individuals: The Miami Heart Study at Baptist Health South Florida	6
In This Issue of the Journal	6
Multiparametric Strategy to Predict Early Disease Decompensation in Asymptomatic Severe Aortic Regurgitation	6
Progressive LV Dysfunction and Adverse Outcomes After Aortic Valve Replacement With Bioprosthetic Valves in Young Patients	6
Good Things in Small Packages: Growth and Potential of Theragnostic Platforms in Cardiovascular Medicine	6
Giant Cell Myocarditis and Left Ventricular Apical Aneurysm in a Child With Severe Combined Immunodeficiency	6
In This Issue of the Journal	6
Identifying People at High Risk for Severe Aortic Stenosis: Aortic Valve Calcium Versus Lipoprotein(a) and Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol	6
Flow by Any Other Name: A Correlative Assessment of Multimodality Myocardial Flow	6
Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor Mimicking Pulmonary Artery Sarcoma and Causing Pulmonary Artery Obstruction: A Rare Case Report	6
Radiogenomics and Artificial Intelligence Approaches Applied to Cardiac Computed Tomography Angiography and Cardiac Magnetic Resonance for Precision Medicine in Coronary Heart Disease: A Systematic Re	6
Sex Differences in the Density of Lipidic Plaque Materials: Insights From the REASSURE-NIRS MultiCenter Registry	5
Thin Disguise: Workup of a Left Atrial Appendage Anomaly	5
Long-term Consequence of Mediastinal Radiation Therapy for Thymoma on Cardiovascular System Confirmed by Cardiovascular Imaging	5
Ischemia-Guided Management Using Cardiac SPECT: Reconciling Real-World Evidence in a Post-ISCHEMIA Trial World	5
Eosinophilic Myocarditis Complicated by Massive Right Ventricular Thrombus	5
Multimodality Imaging Assessment and Follow-Up in a Case of Rickettsial Myocarditis: Echocardiographic and Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Features	5
Beware Before Mitral Balloon Valvuloplasty: Parachute Mitral Valve Can Mimic Rheumatic Mitral Stenosis	5
Vasospastic Angina: How Much Can We Know Before Provocative Testing?	5
Unexpected Left Ventricle Pseudoaneurysm With Unusual Origin: History of a Diseased Annulus Broken Into a Diseased Myocardium	5
In This Issue of the Journal	5
Single Meandering Right Pulmonary Vein With Potential Systemic Arterial Fistula: Serial Cardiac MRI Assessment With 4D Flow Characterization	5
Atrial Functional Mitral Regurgitation	5
In This Issue of the Journal	5
AI-Quantitative CT Coronary Plaque Features Associate with a Higher Relative Risk in Women: CONFIRM2-Registry	5
Atrioventricular Longitudinal Mechanics Using Novel Speckle-Tracking Improved Risk Stratification Beyond Baseline Thyroid Hormone in Asymptomatic Subclinical Hypothyroidism	5
A Rare Cause of Syncope: Naxos Disease Caused by Novel Homozygous Deletion in the JUP Gene	5
Beyond Myocarditis: Exploring the Vascular Impact of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors	5
Benign or Malignant Cardiac Mass: Refining the Role of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance	5
Differences in Prognostic Value of Myocardial Perfusion Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography Using High-Efficiency Solid-State Detector Between Men and Women in a Large International Multicenter	5
Characteristics of Coronary Atherosclerosis Related to Plaque Burden Regression During Treatment With Alirocumab: The ARCHITECT Study	5
Response by Chong et al to Letter Regarding Article, “Epicardial Adipose Tissue Assessed by Computed Tomography and Echocardiography Are Associated With Adverse Cardiovascular Outcomes: A Systematic R	5
Atypical Subendocardial Late Gadolinium Enhancement in Anderson-Fabry Cardiomyopathy	5
Prognostic Value of Coronary Flow Capacity by ⁸² Rb PET in Patients With Suspected Coronary Artery Disease and Normal Myocardial Perfusion at Semiquantitative Imagin	5
How to Use Imaging: Cardiac Sarcoidosis	5
High-Intensity Lipid-Lowering Therapies: An Opportunity for Improving Cardiovascular Outcomes in Postmenopausal Women?	5
Platypnea-Orthodeoxia Syndrome After Esophageal Dilation in a Patient With a Dilated Ascending Aorta	5
Aortic Valve Calcium in Relation to Subclinical Cardiac Dysfunction and Risk of Heart Failure	4
Impact of Absolute Myocardial Blood Flow Quantification on the Diagnostic Performance of PET-Based Perfusion Scans Using ⁸² Rubidium	4
Cave Under the Aortic Valve: The Rare Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Pseudoaneurysm With Thrombosis	4
First-In-Human Study of [ ⁶⁴ Cu]Cu-DOTATATE PET/CT in Infective Endocarditis: A Prospective Head-to-Head Comparison With [ ¹⁸ F]FD	4
Diagnosis of Acute Cholecystitis Using T1 and T2 Mapping by Cardiac MRI	4
Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging’s Top 10 Reviewers of 2024-2025	4
Potential Life-Threatening Complication After Transacatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: A Pseudoaneurysm of the Interventricular Septum	4
Coronary Artery Embolism Secondary to Q Fever Endocarditis	4
Editors and Editorial Board	4
Regression of Giant Coronary Aneurysm Validated by Echocardiography in Kawasaki Disease	4
Is PET the Best Screening Tool for Cardiac Assessment Prior to Renal Transplant?	4
Three-Dimensional Modeling Prior to Stage 1 Palliation in a Patient With Heterotaxy Syndrome: Planning for the Future	4
Myocardial Blood Flow in Patients Without Coronary Artery Disease: Slowing Down With Age	4
Nuances in Defining Normal Ranges for Chamber Quantification With Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance	4
Temporal Trends in Noninvasive and Invasive Cardiac Testing From 2010 to 2022 in the US Medicare Population	4
Rare Pseudoaneurysms Complicating From Endocarditis	4
Assessing Atrial Strain to Predict Atrial Fibrillation: Do We Have to See the Whole Staircase to Take the First Step?	4