OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of European Journal of Preventive Cardiology is 37. 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
Association of blood pressure classification using the 2017 ACC/AHA guidelines with the progression of coronary artery calcification	323
Diastolic dysfunction of left ventricle as a consequence of lipotoxic myocardial damage in epicardial obesity	171
Attainment of the 2019 ESC/EAS recommended LDL-C goal in Greek patients with established atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease	157
Secondary prevention after an acute cardiovascular event: far from targets and large room for improvement	129
Homocysteine, a predictor of cardiovascular adverse events in coronary artery disease	124
Cognitive impairment, health literacy, secondary prevention capacity and behaviours in acute coronary syndrome patients at early discharge: a prospective observational study	118
Assessment of left ventricular myocardial deformation according to Speckle-tracking echocardiography in the long-term period in patients with takotsubo syndrome	117
Neuromuscular electrical stimulation in early rehabilitation of patients with postoperative complications after cardiovascular surgery	110
Favourable lifestyle reduces cardiovascular disease risks in hypertensive patients	91
Effectiveness of a preoperative breathing exercises intervention on patients undergoing cardiac surgery: a systematic review	80
Progrostic impact of a pre-existing heart failure with preserved ejection fraction in patients with acute pulmonary embolism or paroxysmal atrial fibrillation	79
Clinical impact of transoesophageal echocardiography in acute brain ischaemia: who should we select?	76
Exploring the physiological determinants of marathon performance	71
Life"s simple 7 and the risk of stroke in Finnish men: a prospective cohort study	66
Willingness of non-participants of conventional cardiac rehabilitation to participate in cardiac telerehabilitation: results of semi-structured interviews	65
Cardiac rehabilitation barriers in the Czech Republic: Determination of key barriers in East-Central Europe	58
What people really know about hypertension and other cardiovascular disease risk factors. Recommendations vs reality	57
Telemedicine and health care pathway of atrial fibrillation patient	56
An artificial intelligence model to predict 12-month mortality among patients with myocardial infarction	55
Bempedoic acid and PCSK9 inhibitor eligibility in a contemporary population with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease	55
Changes in antihypertensive treatment in surviving patients SARS-CoV-2 respiratory infection and its cardiovascular impact after one year of follow-up	54
Blood pressure target attainment according to the recent ESC cardiovascular prevention guidelines	52
Successful perindopril/amlodipine+indapamide treatment as second line in uncontrolled hypertensive patients in line with european guidelines	47
SARS-CoV-2 associated cardiac abnormalities in elite athletes: results from the prospective, longitudinal COMMIT cohort	47
A conversational-based dietary assessment tool for cardiovascular patients	46

Shorter cardiac rehabilitation programs: taking time is taking effectiveness?	45
Flow mediated dilatation: searching high and low for a technique	45
Monitoring pulmonary arterial pressures during cardiac rehabilitation using the CardioMEMS device	43
Cardiac practice during the second year of COVID-19 pandemic: are we going back to normal?	42
Baseline carotid intima-media complex echogenicity associates with the 3-year progression of intima-media thickness	41
Reference ranges for functional and structural echocardiographic parameters in asian athletes: a systematic review and meta-analysis	41
Israel's first national remote cardiac rehabilitation program - patient response and potential factors affecting successful completion	39
Cardiorespiratory reference data in norwegian post-myocardial infarction patients	39
The impact of nonoptimal lipids on the progression of coronary artery calcification in asymptomatic young adults: results from the KOICA registry	39
Long-term follow-up of incident acute coronary syndrome: results from the French MONICA registries over the 2009-2017 period	39
SGLT2 inhibitors in heart failure with preserved and reduced ejection fraction: a systematic review and meta-analysis	38
Prevalence of Physiological Electrocardiographic Findings in a Brazilian Cohort of Young Football Players: B-Pro Foot ECG Pilot Study	38
Type D personality, cardiovascular risk factors and risk of recurrent major adverse cardiac events in outpatients with coronary heart disease	37
Temporal trends in myocardial infarction case fatality: methodological challenges and prevention targets	37
Heart rate recovery and risk of cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality: a systematic review of prospective cohort studies	37