OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine is 56. 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

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	275
Recurrence rate and predictors in non-ischemic reversible bradyarrhythmias	248
Concomitant ablation for non-paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: combined energy versus cryoablation alone	202
Tricuspid regurgitation: a hidden risk factor for atrial fibrillation related stroke?	165
Right subaxillary small incision on low-age and low-weight infants with congenital heart disease	145
Editorial: Insights in heart failure and transplantation: 2023	132
Convergent approach to persistent atrial fibrillation ablation: long-term single-centre safety and efficacy	114
Assessing the performance of genetic risk score for stratifying risk of post-sepsis cardiovascular complications	114
Editorial: Global excellence in cardiovascular medicine: Central and South America	112
Left ventricular assist device bioinformatics identify possible hubgenes and regulatory networks involved in the myocardium of patients with left ventricular assist device	108
The associations between skin advanced glycation end-products and Framingham cardiovascular risk in different age groups	108
Specific inflammatory profile of acute ischemic stroke patients with left atrial enlargement	103
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	94
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	93
Relationship between personality traits and spontaneous coronary artery dissection risk: evidence from Mendelian randomization	93
Comparison of ADO-II percutaneous occlusion and traditional surgery in the treatment of doubly committed subarterial ventricular septal defects in children	92
Case report: Surgery combined with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for a patient with type A aortic dissection complicated with myocardial infarction after percutaneous coronary intervention	90
Healthcare needs in elderly patients with chronic heart failure in view of a personalized blended collaborative care intervention: a cross sectional study	88
Editorial: Mechanical circulatory support therapy for biventricular failure	88
Comparison of the short-term efficacy of different Amplatzer models and similar occluders in the treatment of patent foramen ovale	86
Screening and regulatory mechanism exploration of M1 macrophage polarization and efferocytosis-related biomarkers in coronary heart disease	83
Editorial: Simultaneous multiparametric and multidimensional cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging	81
Editorial: Epigenetic regulation in cardiovascular diseases, volume II	81
Case Report: Stepwise noninvasive diagnosis of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy in an elderly patient–From ECG clues to echocardiographic and CTA confirmation	80

Dilated thoracoabdominal and epigastric veins in a hemodialysis patient with SVC occlusion: case report and literature review	80
A case report on pheochromocytoma mimicking as fulminant myocarditis—a diagnostic challenge	78
Electrocardiographic criteria for localization of ventricular premature complexes from the inferior right ventricular outflow tract	78
Case Report: Complex tricuspid valve repair and entrapped right ventricle foreign body extraction in an IVDU patient—early diagnosis and treatment considerations	77
Case report: A novel surgical technique for rapid valve-in-ring implantation into the native aortic annulus during left ventricular assist device implantation	77
Prediction of prognosis in elderly patients with chronic heart failure based on random survival forest	76
Alterations of sympathetic dynamics after atrial fibrillation ablation by analysis sympathetic nerve activity provide prognostic value for recurrence and mechanistic insights into ablation	74
Editorial: Precision medicine for antithrombotic therapy in patients after percutaneous coronary interventions	73
Systematic total arch replacement with thoraflex hybrid graft in acute type A aortic dissection: A single centre experience	73
Editorial: New insights of cardiac rehabilitation: from basic to translational and clinical research	72
Effects of the flow diversion technique on nucleotide levels in intra-cranial aneurysms: A feasibility study providing new research perspectives	72
Impact of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation on Right Ventricular Function After Heart Transplantation	72
Case report: Aborted sudden cardiac death as a first presentation of severe mitral annulus disjunction—a case series and review of the literature	71
Case report: Perioperative management of a patient with shapiro syndrome during on-pump cardiac surgery	70
Geometric reconstruction of the left ventricle on a beating heart through a minimally invasive approach from the left anterolateral thoracotomy: case report	70
The surgical strategy of hormonally active primary cardiac paraganglioma sarcoma: A case report	70
Impact of route of access and stenosis subtype on outcome after transcatheter aortic valve replacement	68
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)	68
Massive pleural effusion following high-power and short-duration radiofrequency ablation for treatment of atrial fibrillation: A case report and review of the literature	65
Case Report: Heart aneurysm of unknown origin in a two-year-old child diagnosed in the course of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children	63
Editorial: Organ support in cardiac intensive care	63
Compatibility assessment of a temperature-controlled radiofrequency catheter with a novel electroanatomical mapping system	61
A preliminary study on the early warning role of DL-malic acid in atrial fibrillation occurrence among patients with hyperuricemia	59
Predictive value of echocardiographic parameter of diastolic dysfunction (Ea/Aa) combined with electrocardiographic P-wave dispersion for the detection of early recurrence of atrial fibrillation after	59
Development and validation of a nomogram based on LASSO-logistic regression for predicting carotid atherosclerosis in patients with hypertension	59
Case report: Reconstruction of the long-gap unilateral absence of right pulmonary artery with contralateral pulmonary artery flap and autologous pericardial graft	59
Case report: Mitral valve replacement for Libman-Sacks endocarditis and cerebral embolism of primary antiphospholipid syndrome	58
Shexiang Baoxin Pill (MUSKARDIA) reduces major adverse cardiovascular events in women with stable coronary artery disease: A subgroup analysis of a phase IV randomized clinical trial	58
Impact of Prasugrel and Ticagrelor on Platelet Reactivity in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome: A Meta-Analysis	58
Detection of arterial remodeling using epicardial adipose tissue assessment from CT calcium scoring scan	57
PD-1/PD-L1 and coronary heart disease: a mendelian randomization study	57
Research trends in cardiovascular tissue engineering from 1992 to 2022: a bibliometric analysis	56
A study on the correlation between TCM syndrome types, TCM symptoms and myocardial injury markers in patients with coronary heart disease	56
Clinical outcomes in recently diagnosed atrial fibrillation related to mitral stenosis compared to non-valvular atrial fibrillation	56
In-hospital and one-year outcomes in cancer patients receiving percutaneous coronary intervention for acute myocardial infarction: A real-world study	56
Building a successful minimally invasive mitral valve repair program before introducing the robotic approach: The Massachusetts General Hospital experience	56
Effect of concurrent mitral valve surgery for secondary mitral regurgitation upon mortality after aortic valve replacement or coronary artery bypass surgery	56
Clinical characteristics of patients with heart failure and intracardiac thrombus	56