OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine is 57. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Global pattern of cardiovascular disease management in patients with cancer and impact of COVID-19 on drug selection: IRAQ—IC-OS survey-based study	260
Recurrence rate and predictors in non-ischemic reversible bradyarrhythmias	238
Concomitant ablation for non-paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: combined energy versus cryoablation alone	195
Tricuspid regurgitation: a hidden risk factor for atrial fibrillation related stroke?	161
Right subaxillary small incision on low-age and low-weight infants with congenital heart disease	142
Editorial: Insights in heart failure and transplantation: 2023	127
Assessing the performance of genetic risk score for stratifying risk of post-sepsis cardiovascular complications	116
Convergent approach to persistent atrial fibrillation ablation: long-term single-centre safety and efficacy	110
Editorial: Global excellence in cardiovascular medicine: Central and South America	109
Sex-specific differences in the association between triglyceride glucose index and carotid plaque in a cardiovascular high-risk population: a cross-sectional study based on a Chinese community-dwellin	108
The associations between skin advanced glycation end-products and Framingham cardiovascular risk in different age groups	108
Left ventricular assist device bioinformatics identify possible hubgenes and regulatory networks involved in the myocardium of patients with left ventricular assist device	106
Specific inflammatory profile of acute ischemic stroke patients with left atrial enlargement	99
The pressure-derived microvascular resistance reserve and its correlation to Doppler MRR measurement—a proof of concept study	99
Development and validation of a machine learning model for online predicting the risk of in heart failure: based on the routine blood test and their derived parameters	96
The ratio of QRS/RV6-V1: a new electrocardiographic predictor of short- and long-term adverse clinical outcomes in patients with acute myocardial infarction combined with new-onset right bundle branch	92
Relationship between personality traits and spontaneous coronary artery dissection risk: evidence from Mendelian randomization	91
Comparison of ADO-II percutaneous occlusion and traditional surgery in the treatment of doubly committed subarterial ventricular septal defects in children	89
Case report: Surgery combined with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for a patient with type A aortic dissection complicated with myocardial infarction after percutaneous coronary intervention	89
Editorial: Mechanical circulatory support therapy for biventricular failure	88
Healthcare needs in elderly patients with chronic heart failure in view of a personalized blended collaborative care intervention: a cross sectional study	86
Comparison of the short-term efficacy of different Amplatzer models and similar occluders in the treatment of patent foramen ovale	84
Screening and regulatory mechanism exploration of M1 macrophage polarization and efferocytosis-related biomarkers in coronary heart disease	83
Immunological response and temporal associations in myocarditis after COVID-19 vaccination using cardiac magnetic resonance imaging: An amplified T-cell response at the heart of it?	83
Editorial: Epigenetic regulation in cardiovascular diseases, volume II	81

Editorial: Simultaneous multiparametric and multidimensional cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging	80
Association of type D personality with vascular health in adolescents	78
Dilated thoracoabdominal and epigastric veins in a hemodialysis patient with SVC occlusion: case report and literature review	78
Case Report: Stepwise noninvasive diagnosis of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy in an elderly patient–From ECG clues to echocardiographic and CTA confirmation	77
A case report on pheochromocytoma mimicking as fulminant myocarditis—a diagnostic challenge	75
Electrocardiographic criteria for localization of ventricular premature complexes from the inferior right ventricular outflow tract	75
Case report: A novel surgical technique for rapid valve-in-ring implantation into the native aortic annulus during left ventricular assist device implantation	74
Case Report: Complex tricuspid valve repair and entrapped right ventricle foreign body extraction in an IVDU patient—early diagnosis and treatment considerations	74
Editorial: Stress echocardiography in cardiovascular diseases	73
Anatomic rupture location, leukocyte levels and diabetes mellitus as factors influencing in-hospital mortality following percutaneous repair of post-infarction ventricular septal rupture: a single cen	73
Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation Originating From the Inferior Vena Cava: A Case Report and Literature Review	71
Right heart remodeling in end-stage pulmonary arterial hypertension and the impact of treatment intensity	71
Cardiometabolic shock: understanding the final turns of the downward spiral	71
Endovascular treatment of postoperative aortic coarctation aneurysms—a single center experience	70
Identification and exploration of novel M2 macrophage-related biomarkers in the development of acute myocardial infarction	70
Coronary intravascular imaging: a piece of history	70
ECG-XPLAIM: eXPlainable Locally-adaptive Artificial Intelligence Model for arrhythmia detection from large-scale electrocardiogram data	69
Research progress on the predictive value of electrocardiographic indicators in the diagnosis and prognosis of children with vasovagal syncope	69
Case report: The diagnostic challenge of primary cardiac intimal sarcoma	69
Growth stimulation expressed gene 2 (ST2): Clinical research and application in the cardiovascular related diseases	68
Feasibility and accuracy of coronary artery calcium score on virtual non-contrast images derived from a dual-layer spectral detector CT: A retrospective multicenter study	68
Comparative Risks of Fracture Among Direct Oral Anticoagulants and Warfarin: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis	67
The role of retinal vessel geometry as an indicator of systemic arterial stiffness assessed by cardio-ankle vascular index	65
Combining electrocardiographic criteria for predicting acute total left main coronary artery occlusion	61
Alteration of the gut microbiota and metabolite phenylacetylglutamine in patients with severe chronic heart failure	59
Calcium modifying dedicated balloons: a contemporary review	59
Relevance of lipoproteins, membranes, and extracellular vesicles in understanding C-reactive protein biochemical structure and biological activities	59
The effectiveness of liver transplantation in reducing lipid levels in Saudi children with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia	59
A systematic review of multimodal machine learning models for heart failure classification and prognosis prediction	58
Novel insights into exhaustive exercise-induced myocardial injury: Focusing on mitochondrial quality control	58
Gastrointestinal complications after cardiac surgery: a retrospective case–control study and risk score development	57
Body mass index and atrial fibrillation recurrence post ablation: A systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis	57
Reduced plasma levels of neuregulin-1 are associated with adverse outcomes in patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease	57