OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine is 55. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Case Report: Pulsed field ablation for epicardial right-sided accessory pathway	179
Incidence of Arterial Hypertension in People With Periodontitis and Characterization of the Oral and Subgingival Microbiome: A Study Protocol	158
Massive pleural effusion following high-power and short-duration radiofrequency ablation for treatment of atrial fibrillation: A case report and review of the literature	154
Effect of concurrent mitral valve surgery for secondary mitral regurgitation upon mortality after aortic valve replacement or coronary artery bypass surgery	148
Prognostic Potential of Heart Rate and Hypertension in Multiple Myeloma Patients	137
Compatibility assessment of a temperature-controlled radiofrequency catheter with a novel electroanatomical mapping system	133
Modulation of Peripheral CD4+CD25+Foxp3+ Regulatory T Cells Ameliorates Surgical Stress-Induced Atherosclerotic Plaque Progression in ApoE-Deficient Mice	120
Detection of arterial remodeling using epicardial adipose tissue assessment from CT calcium scoring scan	95
Risk factors for heart, cerebrovascular, and kidney diseases: evaluation of potential side effects of medications to control hypertension, hyperglycemia, and hypercholesterolemia	95
5 Year Outcomes of Patients With Aortic Structural Valve Deterioration Treated With Transcatheter Valve in Valve – A Single Center Prospective Registry	94
Case report: Recurrence of inflammatory cardiomyopathy detected by magnetocardiography	91
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	91
Editorial: Stress echocardiography in cardiovascular diseases	91
Editorial: Global excellence in cardiovascular medicine: Central and South America	88
Rate of atrial fibrillation and flutter induced tachycardiomyopathy in a cohort of hospitalized patients with heart failure and detection of indicators for improved diagnosis	88
The Association Between Route of Post-menopausal Estrogen Administration and Blood Pressure and Arterial Stiffness in Community-Dwelling Women	86
The role of retinal vessel geometry as an indicator of systemic arterial stiffness assessed by cardio-ankle vascular index	84
Central Systolic Blood Pressure Is Associated With Early Vascular Damage in Children and Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes	81
Combining electrocardiographic criteria for predicting acute total left main coronary artery occlusion	80
Comparative Risks of Fracture Among Direct Oral Anticoagulants and Warfarin: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis	76
Metastatic patterns and prognosis of patients with primary malignant cardiac tumor	75
Predictive model for severe thrombocytopenia after transfemoral transcatheter aortic valve replacement	75
Baseline demographics of a contemporary Belgian atrial fibrillation cohort included in a large randomised clinical trial on targeted education and integrated care (AF-EduCare/AF-EduApp study)	73
The effect of hospital-to-home transitional care using a digital messaging application on the health outcomes of patients undergoing CABG and their family caregivers: a randomized controlled trial stu	73
The surgical strategy of hormonally active primary cardiac paraganglioma sarcoma: A case report	72

Assessing the performance of genetic risk score for stratifying risk of post-sepsis cardiovascular complications	69
Editorial: Precision medicine for antithrombotic therapy in patients after percutaneous coronary interventions	69
Editorial: Non-Invasive Measures of Cardiovascular Function and Health: Special Considerations for Assessing Lifestyle Behaviours	69
Massive Right Atrial Thrombosis: Are You Brave Enough to Start Anticoagulation? A Case Report	68
Specific inflammatory profile of acute ischemic stroke patients with left atrial enlargement	68
Midterm prognosis following total correction of tetralogy of fallot in adult patients	68
A Bayesian network-based approach for identifying risk factors and predicting ischemic stroke in infective endocarditis patients	67
Case Report: Double-Decker Repair of Partial Pulmonary Venous Return Into the Coronary Sinus	66
Machine Learning-Based Personalized Risk Prediction Model for Mortality of Patients Undergoing Mitral Valve Surgery: The PRIME Score	66
Cardiorenal Syndrome in COVID-19 Patients: A Systematic Review	65
Global pattern of cardiovascular disease management in patients with cancer and impact of COVID-19 on drug selection: IRAQ—IC-OS survey-based study	64
The Novel Peptide AEDPPE Alleviates Trophoblast Cell Dysfunction Associated With Preeclampsia by Regulating the NF-κB Signaling Pathway	63
MiR-3064 in Epicardial Adipose-Derived Exosomes Targets Neuronatin to Regulate Adipogenic Differentiation of Epicardial Adipose Stem Cells	62
Plasma Heat Shock Protein 70 Is Associated With the Onset of Acute Myocardial Infarction and Total Occlusion in Target Vessels	62
Case report: Conquer a complex variant: Coronary-pulmonary artery fistulas, atrial septal defect and bicuspid pulmonary valve, under beating heart surgery	62
Visit-to-Visit Heart Rate Variability Is Positively Associated With the Risk of Adverse Cardiovascular Outcomes	61
Case report: Reconstruction of the long-gap unilateral absence of right pulmonary artery with contralateral pulmonary artery flap and autologous pericardial graft	60
Differences in the impact of impaired glucose status on clinical outcomes in younger and older adults: Over a decade of follow-up in the Tehran lipid and glucose study	60
Epigenetic modifications in abdominal aortic aneurysms: from basic to clinical	60
In-hospital and one-year outcomes in cancer patients receiving percutaneous coronary intervention for acute myocardial infarction: A real-world study	60
Novel insights into exhaustive exercise-induced myocardial injury: Focusing on mitochondrial quality control	60
Editorial: Oxidative Stress in Cardiovascular Diseases and Pulmonary Hypertension	60
Improvement of LV Reverse Remodeling Using Dynamic Programming of Fusion-Optimized Atrioventricular Intervals in Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy	59
Electrocardiographic criteria for localization of ventricular premature complexes from the inferior right ventricular outflow tract	58
Heart-Rate Recovery at 1 Min After Exercise Predicts Response to Balloon Pulmonary Angioplasty in Patients With Inoperable Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension	58
Case report: Mitral valve replacement for Libman-Sacks endocarditis and cerebral embolism of primary antiphospholipid syndrome	57
Tricuspid regurgitation: a hidden risk factor for atrial fibrillation related stroke?	57
Case report: Perioperative management of a patient with shapiro syndrome during on-pump cardiac surgery	56
Case report: Aborted sudden cardiac death as a first presentation of severe mitral annulus disjunction—a case series and review of the literature	56
Editorial: Epigenetic regulation in cardiovascular diseases, volume II	55