OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Acta Cardiologica is 1. 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 2021-03-01 to 2025-03-01.)

Article	Citations
A late diagnosis of vascular ring: right-sided aortic arch with Kommerell diverticulum and aberrant left subclavian artery in an adolescent	19
The effect of content knowledge and repeated teaching on teaching and learning basic life support: a cluster randomised controlled trial	18
Detection of myocardial ischaemia: the importance of novel tools	16
Impact of moderate altitude exposure on cardiovascular risk	16
Valvular heart disease and heart-related disease: a bibliometric and visual analysis from 2000 to 2023	15
Pulmonary artery intima sarcoma mimicking pulmonary artery embolism	15
Direct oral anticoagulants and therapeutic adherence: do not let your guard down	14
Pacing lead entanglement in pulmonary artery: computed tomography diagnosis & management	13
Myocardial strain: speckle tracking or early disease tracking?	12
Rapidly growing cardiac haemangioma in a patient with Tetralogy of Fallot: case report and brief literature review	11
L-wave in severe mitral stenosis	11
Deep vein thrombosis due to left iliac vein compression syndrome complicated by acute pulmonary thromboembolism and cerebral infarction	10
Retraction	10
Aggravating effect of obstructive sleep apnoea on left ventricular remodelling and function disorder in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a case-control study by 3D speckle tracking echocardiogr	10
Evaluation of reliability and radiation dose reduction in coronary artery calcium scoring by using a low tube current and low kilo-voltage peak with advanced modelled iterative reconstruction	9
Give it time to SOBER up – GITSU- a new strategy in percutaneous coronary intervention for chronic total occlusion	9
Torsemide vs. furosemide in congestive heart failure: a systematic-review and meta-analysis on mortality and rehospitalization	9
Additional value of 3D transthoracic echocardiography to visualize the coronary arteries	8
Intra-brachial ergonovine, not acetylcholine, is associated with radial artery vasospasm in patients with coronary vasospasm	8
Comparison of major bleeding events of uninterrupted non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants versus uninterrupted vitamin K antagonist during catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation: a meta-anal	8
A response to percutaneous mitral commissurotomy in women with asymptomatic severe mitral stenosis before pregnancy	7
Pheochromocytoma leading to Takotsubo and Ogilvie syndrome, a pathophysiological triad	7
Wide irregular QRS tachycardia: is there something hidden?*	7
Simple electrocardiography algorithm for localizing accessory pathway in patients with Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome	7
Torsade de pointe due to QT prolongation following erythromycin administration in a preterm infant	7

Bridging perspectives from prevention, diagnosis, management to economic aspects: the voice of Belgian cardiologists	7
Anomalous origin of right coronary artery from pulmonary artery in a patient with tetralogy of Fallot	6
Coronary artery compression by a mediastinal paraganglioma - clinical case report	6
Coronary anatomy with three-dimensional echocardiogram. Hands-on approach	6
The potential of triglyceride-glucose index in improving the prediction of post-percutaneous coronary intervention clinical outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis	6
Association between periodontal disease and heart failure: a systematic review and meta-analysis	6
Very long versus overlapping drug eluting stents for the management of long coronary artery lesions	6
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation versus sutureless aortic valve replacement: a single-centre cost analysis	6
Systematic review of leadless pacemaker	6
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection of two coronary arteries in a young female patient: a case report	6
Papillary muscle rupture diagnosed by transesophageal echocardiography after admission with acute inferior myocardial infarction	6
Tumour necrosis factor-alpha serum level is an independent predictor of medium-term all-cause mortality after transcatheter aortic valve replacement	6
Review and critical appraisal of the indications for cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in the ESC guidelines	6
The effect of COVID-19 on the thromboembolic outcomes in atrial fibrillation patients in the long run	6
The burden of alcohol-related cardiovascular complications in young and middle-aged adults: rising burden of atrial fibrillation and hypertensive heart disease	6
Ischaemic and haemorrhagic risk distribution in real-life patients with acute coronary syndromes	6
AMPK/mTOR-mediated therapeutic effect of metformin on myocardial ischaemia reperfusion injury in diabetic rat	5
Incidence of cardiovascular events when watching intense football matches – sex differences	5
The forgotten specific ECG sign of idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy: Goldberger’s triad revisited	5
Severe coronary artery spasm after administration of a 5-hydroxytryptamine type 1 receptor agonist and SARS-CoV2 vaccination: Comment	5
Possible effects of subclinical hypothyroidism on right ventricular myocardial work parameters	5
Cerebral embolic protection devices during transcatheter aortic valve implantation, the current state of the art	5
Influence of HIV on in-hospital outcomes in patients with atrial fibrillation	5
A successful transvenous extraction of giant pacemaker lead endocarditis	5
Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in right ventricular outflow tract arrhythmia: a retrospective analysis from a tertiary care centre in South India	5
An unexpected response to adenosine in broad QRS tachycardia	5
Sutureless bioprosthesis thrombosis	5
Potential harm of midodrine in renal failure patients with concomitant heart failure with reduced ejection fraction	5
Diagnostic accuracy of global longitudinal strain in prediction of severity and extent of coronary artery stenosis in patients with acute coronary syndrome	5
Calycosin action against atherosclerosis: integrating network pharmacology and in-silico investigation	5
Sarcoidosis presenting as acute pericarditis. A case report and review of pericardial sarcoidosis	5
Pulmonary artery pulsatility index as a prognostic marker in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction	5
Retroesophageal left brachiocephalic vein in tetralogy of fallot: an anomalous course depicted on computed tomography angiography	5
Investigation of miR-26a-5p and miR-19a-3p expression levels in angiographically confirmed coronary artery disease	4
Diagnosis of coronary artery disease: potential complications of imaging techniques	4
Slow pathway elimination using antegrade conduction improvement with fast atrial pacing during AVNRT radiofrequency ablation: a proof-of-concept study	4
Prostaglandin G/H synthase 1 promotes thrombosis in atrial fibrillation through modulation of platelet activation, macrophage infiltration, inflammation, and autophagy inhibition	4
Evaluation the value of H₂FPEF score and HFA-PEFF step E score in the diagnosis of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction	4
Experience with implantation of Select Secure^® leads in paediatric patients	4
Severe tricuspid regurgitation and right heart failure secondary to carcinoid heart disease	4
The intriguing relationships between atrial fibrillation and heart failure: insights from cardiac implantable electronic devices	4
Multimodal assessment of left main arterial origin	4
Determinants of participation in cardiac telerehabilitation during the first surge of COVID-19	4
Left atrial phasic volumes and functions changes in asymptomatic patients with sarcoidosis: evaluation by three-dimensional echocardiography	4
Left ventricular compression from giant emphysematous bulla	4
Urgent cardiac surgery for aortic dissection in a 3-year-old: the role of 3D printing	4
Belgian Society of Cardiology 44th Annual Congress: Cover	4
Diuretic therapy in congestive heart failure	4
Trends and outcomes in transcatheter aortic valve implantation in Belgium: a 13-year single centre experience	4
Coronary artery compression by left ventricular pseudoaneurysm – clinical case report	4

Predictive value of post-procedural hyponatremia on contrast-induced nephropathy in patients who underwent coronary angiography or percutaneous coronary intervention	4
A journey in structural heart failure	4
The faecal abundance of short chain fatty acids is increased in men with a non-dipping blood pressure profile	4
Editorial: evaluating simple clinical tools for aortic disease prediction	4
Infective endocarditis following mitral transcatheter edge-to-edge repair	4
Impact of cardiac rehabilitation on left ventricular diastolic function and exercise capacity in patients treated with percutaneous coronary intervention after acute coronary event	4
Frequency and predictors of no-reflow phenomenon in patients with COVID-19 presenting with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction	4
Off-label use of Occlutech ^® Atrial Flow Regulator Device for re-direction blood flow at anomaly of systemic venous return	3
Correction	3
The non-invasive echocardiographic assessment of right ventricular myocardial work in a healthy population	3
LncRNA PVT1 inhibits endothelial cells apoptosis in coronary heart disease through regulating MAPK1 expression via miR-532-3p	3
Left atrial reservoir and pump function after catheter ablation with persistent atrial fibrillation: a two-dimensional speckle tracking imaging study	3
Serum circRNA (Circ)_0051386 assists in the diagnosis of acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction and prediction of the occurrence of major adverse cardiovascular events after percutaneous cor	3
Obstructive – Nonobstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: differences and predictors	3
Effectiveness of out-patient based acute heart failure care: a pilot randomised controlled trial	3
Dynamic assessment of atrial function in decompensated heart failure	3
Impact of shock index before IABP implantation on recent prognosis of patients with cardiogenic shock complicating acute myocardial infarction	3
Double aortic arch with bicarotid trunk in a patient with tetralogy of Fallot	3
Focus issue on cardiomyopathies	3
Assessment of the QT interval in right bundle branch block	3
Prognostic value of statin therapy in patients with myocardial infarction with nonobstructive coronary arteries (MINOCA): a meta-analysis	3
Economical aspects of coronary angiography for diagnostic purposes: a Belgian perspective	3
Autonomic nervous system assessment using heart rate variability	3
State of the art review: coronary artery disease in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: mechanisms, prevalence, and outcomes	3
Neovascularised Giant Left Atrial Mass	3
Special issue on atrial fibrillation	3
Clonal haematopoiesis of indeterminate potential and risk of atrial fibrillation	3
Association between low-density lipoprotein cholesterol level and all-cause mortality in idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy patients: a single-institutional study	3
Infarct-related artery only revascularization versus multi-vessel revascularization for patients with Killip I-IV acute myocardial infarction and multivessel disease	3
A rare catastrophic aortic pseudoaneurysm made of stone	3
Heart failure as a complication of COVID-19 infection: systematic review and meta-analysis	3
The nonlinear correlation between lipoprotein (a) and the prevalence of aortic valve calcification in patients with new-onset acute myocardial infarction	3
Usefulness of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio for predicting acute pericarditis outcomes	3
Sacubitril/valsartan alleviates myocardial infarction-induced inflammation in mice by promoting M2 macrophage polarisation via regulation of PI3K/Akt pathway	3
Anomalous origin of posterior descending artery from the first septal perforating branch on cardiac computed tomography	3
Freedom in the chest	3
Mid-aortic syndrome in a 5-year-old girl: multimodal imaging approaches and treatment and successful external anatomic bypass surgery	3
The use of glucagon-like-peptide-1 receptor agonist in the cardiology practice	3
The use of cardiac troponins and B-type natriuretic peptide in COVID-19	3
Kearns-Sayre Syndrome: a rare mitochondrial cytopathy complicated with complete heart block in a teenager	3
Microcatheter-versus wire-based measurement of the fractional flow reserve	3
First-in-man concomitant mitral transcatheter edge-to-edge repair and atrial fibrillation ablation	3
The unmasking of a massive pericardial effusion: a rare and unlucky outcome	3
Prevalence of hypertension and its associated factors among professional drivers: a population-based study	3
Cardiac response to pharmacological stress in heart failure reduced and heart failure preserved ejection fraction	3
Atrial fibrillation is an independent risk factor for new-onset myocardial infarction: a prospective study	3
The clinical significance of neopterin and NT-pro BNP in chronic heart failure: a systematic review	3
Unexpected giant coronary aneurysm	3
Serum uric acid and risk of prehypertension: a dose–response meta-analysis of 17 observational studies of approximately 79 thousand participants	3
Efficacy and safety of direct oral anticoagulants for treatment of left ventricular thrombus; a systematic review	3
Multi-modality imaging assessment for the diagnosis of constrictive pericarditis	3
Double outlet right atrium with malaligned ventricular septum: a rare configuration with three separate atrioventricular orifices	2
The role of cardiopulmonary exercise testing in risk stratification and prognosis of atrial fibrillation: a scoping review of the literature	2
Increasing modified CHA2DS2-VASc risk score is associated with acute cardiac injury in hospitalised COVID-19 patients	2
Atrial myxoma presenting as bilateral cerebellar infarct and mitral obstruction	2
Special Issue on ischemic heart disease	2
ALCAPA – the great masquerader	2
The right ventricular marathon: endurance and adaptation in elderly with secondary tricuspid regurgitation	2
Left ventricular hypertrophy: do not forget Fabry disease. Diagnostic work-up and differential diagnosis	2
Recognition and management of occult oesophageal perforation following radiofrequency ablation	2
Porcelain left atrium in rheumatic mitral stenosis	2
Reperfusion injury in STEMI patients: another piece of the puzzle	2
Percutaneous closure of a left main coronary artery aneurysm	2
Safety and effectiveness of the short (0-1h) high sensitive troponin protocol in real-life practice	2
Highlights of imaging heart structure and function	2
Value of repeated measurements of lipoprotein (a) to assess cardiovascular risk: a retrospective study	2
Prognostic value of Doppler echocardiographic coronary flow velocity assessment at rest in elderly patients	2
Anomalous inferior vena cava unmasked 48 years later: a rare case of hypoxaemia in an adult with repaired atrial septal defect	2
Remodelling is inversely proportional to left ventricular dimensions in a real-life population of patients with chronic heart failure after therapy with sacubitril/valsartan	2
‘The role of the triglyceride-glucose index in assessing coronary artery disease risk in diabetes mellitus’	2
Incidental finding of an aneurysmal dilatation of pericardial patch closure of ventricular septal defect, completed by multi-modality imaging	2
Noncompaction and the novel variant c.425A>T in TPM1	2
Long-term impact of transcatheter closure interatrial shunts on disabling migraine	2
Early rhythm control in atrial fibrillation anno 2024	2
A simple method of axillary venipuncture using single landmark for pacemaker leads implantation	2
Strategies and pitfalls during minimally invasive total coronary artery revascularization via left anterior minithoracotomy: a promising future	2
Trifid or double-notched aortic Doppler: an aortic ‘Trishula’ sign	2
Giant coronary artery aneurysm of the proximal left anterior descending artery in a patient with two vessel coronary artery disease presented with angina pectoris	2
Special issue on ischaemic heart disease	2
Inflammation influences thrombus burden in STEMI?	2

The association of galectin-3 level with ventricular arrhythmias and left ventricular strain in heart failure patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillator	2
The non-HDL-C/HDL-C ratio is a strong and independent predictor of the no-reflow phenomenon in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction	2
Incidence of cardiovascular events in patients with chronic myeloid leukaemia treated with tyrosine kinase inhibitors	2
Giant tumour thrombus with congestive hepatopathy: value of multimodality imaging	2
Libman-Sacks endocarditis	2
Hitting the bull’s eye: managing multiple pulmonary arteriovenous malformations with minimal percutaneous closure devices	2
High sensitivity troponin and COVID-19 outcomes	2
An unusual cause of severe tricuspid regurgitation: migration of left renal vein stent in nutcracker syndrome	2
A case of myocarditis following ChAdOx1 nCov-19 vaccination	2
Exercise and coronary flow velocity reserve: these are words that go together well	2
Anomalous band in the right atrium: depiction on virtual dissection	2
Transcatheter edge-to-edge repair of a torrential tricuspid regurgitation with a single 4th generation TriClip^TM system	2
A late ‘Ebstein-like anomaly‘ after endomyocardial fibrosis in a patient with hypereosinophilia	2
The microbiome and rheumatic heart disease: current knowledge and future perspectives	2
What lies beneath peripheral oedema and atrioventricular block	2
Should we routinely assess coronary artery Doppler in daily echocardiography practice?	2
Edoxaban-associated leukocytoclastic vasculitis: an unusual adverse reaction	2
Performance of ChatGPT as an AI-assisted decision support tool in medicine: a proof-of-concept study for interpreting symptoms and management of common cardiac conditions (AMSTELHEART-2)	2
When the artefact becomes fact	2
The association between sodium/glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors and adverse clinical events in patients with chronic kidney disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled tr	2
Is atrial fibrillation the same clinical entity in all cardiac settings?	2
Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm: another brick in the wall	2
Meta-analysis of high power short duration in atrial fibrillation ablation – a superior efficient ablation strategy	2
Durable LVAD in a SLE patient – no anticoagulation for >6 years	2
Transcatheter mitral paravalvular closure: a single centre experience with techniques and outcomes	2
Trends and outcomes in transcatheter aortic valve implantation: evolution of a revolution	2
Patients with diabetes mellitus and atrial fibrillation treated with non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants	2
Massive thrombus… not only in the pulmonary artery	2
Focus issue on diagnostic work-up and prognostic assessment in cardiac disease	2
Risk of left ventricular apical thrombus formation in patients with acute anterior ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction? Think about the CHA₂DS₂VASc score!	2
Predictors of left atrial thrombosis in atrial fibrillation patients treated with direct oral anticoagulants	2
Unicuspid aortic valve and infective endocarditis	2
Serum aldosterone in right ventricular failure versus left ventricular failure before and after mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists: case-control clinical trial	2
Role of TGF-β1/Smad3 signalling pathway in renal tubulointerstitial fibrosis and renal damage in elderly rats with isolated systolic hypertension induced by increased pulse pressure	2
Correlation between obstructive sleep apnea and ventricular function: a cross-sectional hospital-based study	2
Sub-aortic bilobed membranous interventricular septum aneurysm: the importance of multimodality imaging	2
Left atrial function index and left atrial electromechanical functions in anxiety disorders	2
The association between the single-nucleotide polymorphism of site rs1333040 in region 9p21 and the risk of coronary heart disease in Chinese population	2
A Belgian consensus on sotatercept for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension	2
Heart surgery waiting list management in an ultra-peripheral region: impact of a risk-stratified queuing method	2
Diurnal variation of pulmonary artery pressure in ambulatory heart failure patients	2
Effects of berberine hydrochloride on left ventricular structure and function in rats with myocardial hypertrophy	2
Iatrogenic atrial septal defect persistence after percutaneous mitral valve repair: a meta-analysis	2
Meta-analysis of cardiovascular outcome trials assessing the impact of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists on major cardiac arrhythmias	2
Image focus: giant spontaneous pseudoaneurysm of the ascending aorta	2
A rare coronary anomaly: left anterior descending coronary artery to right ventricular fistula	2
Prognostic value of sst2 in long-term mortality in acute heart failure	2
Successful surgical treatment of cardiac implantable electronic device – related infection	2
Valvular and supravalvular aortic stenosis fifteen years after coronary artery bypass grafting in a patient with familial hypercholesterolaemia	2
Multimodality imaging for the diagnosis of right atrial capillary haemangioma	2
Involuntary arm movements post-pacemaker insertion – real or Reel syndrome?	2
Enhancing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) outcomes through virtual proctoring: a case series analysis	2
Cardiac amyloidosis: a review of the literature	2
Highlights and advances in cardiology research	2
A novel echocardiographic index for prediction of malnutrition in acute heart failure	2
Belgian Society of Cardiology 42nd Annual Congress	2
Syncope in Kearns–Sayre syndrome may not only be due to AV-block, but may also have other causes due to the multiorgan nature of the disease	2
Impact of chronic total occlusion in a non-infarct-related coronary artery on contrast-associated nephropathy in acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction	2
Mortality predictor in heart failure patients with preserved ejection fraction: pulmonary artery pulsatility index	1
Belgian Heart Rhythm Meeting 2021: Book of Abstracts	1
Natriuretic peptide-induced hyponatremia in a patient after surgical resection of a left atrial myxoma	1
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation versus surgical aortic valve replacement in severe aortic stenosis patients at low surgical mortality risk: a cost-effectiveness analysis in Belgium	1
Mycotic aneurysm of the ascending aorta due to Escherichia coli: a case report	1
Evaluation of the relationship between para-aortic adipose tissue and ascending aortic diameter using a new method	1
A unique triad: arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy, isolated persistent left superior vena cava, and coronary-pulmonary artery fistulas	1
Thoracic endovascular aortic repair of a large multilobulated, saccular aneurysm	1
Incomplete cor triatriatum dexter and percutaneous closure of atrial septal defects, a single-centre experience	1
Transvenous lead extraction, factors affecting procedural difficulty	1
NT-proBNP and D-Dimer in acute decompensated heart failure: assessment of diagnostic accuracy and correlation with echocardiographic parameters	1
Transcranial direct current stimulation on hypertension: a systematic review and meta-analysis	1
Additive prognostic value of high baseline coronary flow velocity to ejection fraction during resting echocardiography: 3-year prospective study	1
Echocardiographic surveillance of a spontaneous pericardial in situ acute thrombosis sealing an iatrogenic ventricular perforation	1
The effect of nicorandil on cardiac function and clinical outcomes in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention: a randomised trial	1
Right heart failure due to arteriovenous fistula after spine surgery treated with endovascular repair	1
Predictive value of triglyceride/glucose index for cardiac outcomes in non-diabetic renal transplant recipients	1
Relationship between lifestyle factors and hypertension: a cross-sectional analysis from the Gubbio study	1
Addition of the duration of ST segment depression to Duke treadmill score for diagnostic accuracy of exercise electrocardiography to predict obstructive coronary artery disease	1
Prepare our healthcare systems to manage complexity: the case of atrial fibrillation	1
BSC 42nd Annual Congress 2023	1
How useful are the H ₂ FPEF and HFA-PEFF scoring algorithms in the diagnosis of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction?	1
The detrimental interplay between atrial fibrillation and COVID-19: new evidence and unsolved questions	1
MiR-23b targets GATA6 to down-regulate IGF-1 and promote the development of congenital heart disease	1
Dynamics of coronary artery velocity flow during exercise echocardiography	1
Effects of percutaneous balloon mitral valvuloplasty in patients with mitral stenosis and atrial fibrillation: a systematic review and meta-analysis	1
Acute coronary syndrome related to prosthetic valve endocarditis	1
Diagnostic performance of resting full-cycle ratio in identifying coronary lesions causing myocardial ischaemia: a meta-analysis	1
Bleeding risk during anticoagulation: do all patients with non valvular atrial fibrillation need long-term anticoagulation?	1
Hidden in plain sight: complex tachycardias in a young thalassaemia patient	1
Remote monitoring of cardiac implantable electronic devices: from data to clinical actions	1
Constrictive epicarditis in adult-onset still’s disease	1
Anti-inflammatory treatment improves systolic and diastolic tissue doppler parameters in patients with newly diagnosed rheumatoid arthritis	1
Assessing the prognostic significance of platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) for coronary artery lesions in Kawasaki disease	1
Evaluation of analytical and clinical performance of the AFIAS Tn-I plus assay - a new point-of-care	1
Long-term safety and effectiveness of alirocumab and evolocumab in familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) in Belgium	1
News and innovations in heart failure	1