OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Cardiology Research and Practice 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 2020-05-01 to 2024-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Alzheimer’s Disease and Cardiovascular Disease: A Particular Association	76
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Cardiovascular Diseases: An Unexpected Alliance	47
Effect of Stress on Autonomic and Cardiovascular Systems in Military Population: A Systematic Review	41
The Role of SGLT2 Inhibitors in Heart Failure: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	21
Ezetimibe and Improving Cardiovascular Outcomes: Current Evidence and Perspectives	16
The Effect of the Teach-Back Method on Knowledge, Performance, Readmission, and Quality of Life in Heart Failure Patients	14
Radial Artery Calcification in Predicting Coronary Calcification and Atherosclerosis Burden	14
Racial and Socioeconomic Disparities in Out-Of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Outcomes: Artificial Intelligence-Augmented Propensity Score and Geospatial Cohort Analysis of 3,952 Patients	14
Dapagliflozin in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	13
The Role of Gender in the Importance of Risk Factors for Coronary Artery Disease	12
Cardiac Outpouchings: Definitions, Differential Diagnosis, and Therapeutic Approach	12
Exercise Improves Endothelial Function via the lncRNA MALAT1/miR-320a Axis in Obese Children and Adolescents	12
Cardiac Injury Biomarkers and the Risk of Death in Patients with COVID-19: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	12
Effect of PCSK9 Inhibitor on Blood Lipid Levels in Patients with High and Very-High CVD Risk: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	11
Assessment of Concentrations of Heavy Metals in Postmyocardial Infarction Patients and Patients Free from Cardiovascular Event	11
Electrocardiographic Characteristics of Breast Cancer Patients Treated with Chemotherapy	11
The Association between Trimethylamine N-Oxide and Its Predecessors Choline, L-Carnitine, and Betaine with Coronary Artery Disease and Artery Stenosis	10
Factors Associated with Prehospital Delay among Men and Women Newly Experiencing Acute Coronary Syndrome: A Qualitative Inquiry	10
In-Stent Restenosis and a Drug-Coated Balloon: Insights from a Clinical Therapeutic Strategy on Coronary Artery Diseases	10
Echocardiographic Features of Cardiomyopathy in Emery-Dreifuss Muscular Dystrophy	9
The Value of Serum YKL-40 and TNF-α in the Diagnosis of Acute ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction	8
Heparin-Binding Protein: A Novel Biomarker Linking Four Different Cardiovascular Diseases	8
Correlation between the Serum Platelet-Derived Growth Factor, Angiopoietin-1, and Severity of Coronary Heart Disease	8
Identifying a Serum Exosomal-Associated lncRNA/circRNA-miRNA-mRNA Network in Coronary Heart Disease	8
The Association of New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation and Risk of Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	8

Atorvastatin Inhibits Ferroptosis of H9C2 Cells by regulatingSMAD7/Hepcidin Expression to Improve Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury	7
Comparison of the Different Anesthesia Strategies for Atrial Fibrillation Catheter Ablation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	7
Atrial Arrhythmias in Patients with Severe COVID-19	7
Value of Plasma NGAL and Creatinine on First Day of Admission in the Diagnosis of Cardiorenal Syndrome Type 1	7
Agarwood Alcohol Extract Ameliorates Isoproterenol-Induced Myocardial Ischemia by Inhibiting Oxidation and Apoptosis	7
Distinguishing Cardiac Amyloidosis and Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy by Thickness and Myocardial Deformation of the Right Ventricle	7
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Its Impact on Selected Cardiovascular Risk Factors, and Correlation with Duration of Illness: A Pilot Study	7
Distinct Features of Gut Microbiota in High-Altitude Tibetan and Middle-Altitude Han Hypertensive Patients	7
The Beneficial Role of Nrf2 in the Endothelial Dysfunction of Atherosclerosis	7
Association between NT-proBNP Level and the Severity of COVID-19 Pneumonia	7
Synthesis and Appraisal of Natural Drug-Polymer-Based Matrices Relevant to the Application of Drug-Eluting Coronary Stent Coatings	7
Detection of Coronary Artery Disease by an Erectile Dysfunction Questionnaire	6
NT-proBNP and Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events in Patients with ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Who Received Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Prospective Cohort Study	6
Meta-Analysis of Catheter Ablation versus Medical Therapy for Heart Failure Complicated with Atrial Fibrillation	6
Correlation between Serum Platelet Count and Cognitive Function in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation: A Cross-Sectional Study	6
Risk Factors for No-Reflow in Patients with ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Who Underwent Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Case-Control Study	6
Early and Late Mortality Predictors in Patients with Acute Aortic Dissection Type B	6
Association between Serum Adiponectin and Atrial Fibrillation: A Case-Control Study Stratified by Age and Gender	6
Herceptin-Mediated Cardiotoxicity: Assessment by Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance	6
Initial Experience Using the Radiofrequency Needle Visualization on the Electroanatomical Mapping System for Transseptal Puncture	6
Low Levels of MicroRNA-10a in Cardiovascular Endothelium and Blood Serum Are Related to Human Atherosclerotic Disease	6
Metabolic Modulation and Potential Biomarkers of the Prognosis Identification for Severe Aortic Stenosis after TAVR by a Metabolomics Study	6
Left Ventricular End-Systolic Volume Is a Reliable Predictor of New-Onset Heart Failure with Preserved Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction	6
Efficacy of Novel Noncontrast Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Methods in Indicating Fibrosis in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy	6
Clinical Phenotypes and Age-Related Differences in Presentation, Treatment, and Outcome of Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: A Vietnamese Multicenter Research	6
Model for End-Stage Liver Disease Score Predicts the Mortality of Patients with Coronary Heart Disease Who Underwent Percutaneous Coronary Intervention	5
Vitamin D (1,25-(OH)2D3) Improves Endothelial Progenitor Cells Function via Enhanced NO Secretion in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus	5
Tailoring the Ablative Strategy for Atrial Fibrillation: A State-of-the-Art Review	5
Bioinformatics Analysis Reveals Diagnostic Markers and Vital Pathways Involved in Acute Coronary Syndrome	5
Construction of a circRNA-miRNA-mRNA Regulatory Network for Coronary Artery Disease by Bioinformatics Analysis	5
Programmed Cell Death of Endothelial Cells in Myocardial Infarction and Its Potential Therapeutic Strategy	5
Circulating miRNA-29b and Sclerostin Levels Correlate with Coronary Artery Calcification and Cardiovascular Events in Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients	5
The Prevalence of Cardiovascular Risk Factors among Polish Soldiers: The Results from the MIL-SCORE Program	5
Sex Differences in the Outcomes of Elderly Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome	5
Alterations in the Plasma and Red Blood Cell Properties in Patients with Varicose Vein: A Pilot Study	5
Association of c.56C > G (rs3135506) Apolipoprotein A5 Gene Polymorphism with Coronary Artery Disease in Moroccan Subjects: A Case-Control Study and an Updated Meta-Analysis	5
Protective Role of Platelets in Myocardial Infarction and Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury	5
ANGPTL4 Attenuates Ang II-Induced Atrial Fibrillation and Fibrosis in Mice via PPAR Pathway	5
Serial Changes in Exercise Capacity, NT-proBNP, and Adiponectin in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome before and after Phase II Rehabilitation as well as at the 12-Month Follow-Up	5
Correlation between Galectin-3 and Adverse Outcomes in Myocardial Infarction Patients: A Meta-Analysis	5
Aliskiren Improved the Endothelial Repair Capacity of Endothelial Progenitor Cells from Patients with Hypertension via the Tie2/PI3k/Akt/eNOS Signalling Pathway	5
Efficiency, Safety, and Efficacy of High-Power Short-Duration Radiofrequency Ablation in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation	5