OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Cardiovascular Research is 46. 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 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)

Article	Citations
The backstage of the Russian–Ukrainian war: refugees in urgent need of cardiovascular management	2175
Accelerating developments in heart failure	298
Cardioprotection in cardio-oncology: a case for concern?	221
The role of uremic toxin indoxyl sulfate in the pathophysiology of aortic valve stenosis	160
Should we resurrect acetazolamide as a diuretic for congestion due to heart failure?	140
Inhibition of novel lipoprotein(a) receptor major facilitator superfamily domain containing 5 (MFSD5) reduces development of aortic valve calcification	137
Inflammation-induced arterial dysfunction in atherosclerosis; the modulating action of mesenchymal stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles	130
In vivo calcium and voltage mapping of the zebrafish heart	129
Blockers of Hyperpolarization-activated Cyclic Nucleotide-gated channels exhibit antimuscarinic properties in human atrial cardiomyocytes	128
Novel ex-vivo calcification model for human aortic valves reveals patient-specific effect of compound	125
Clinical Case 08—A challenging clinical case: acute limb ischemia as a presentation of a left ventricular thrombus in a patient with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction	122
Timing of capillary enlargement after adenoviral VEGF gene transfer does not support post-ischemic skeletal muscle recovery in hyperlipidemic mice	108
FABP4 as potential indicator for GDM-induced fetal endothelial dysfunction	105
Exogenous Growth Differentiation Factor 15 (GDF15) exerts direct cardioprotective properties towards myocardial ischemia reperfusion injury	102
Hypoxic preconditioning effects change in hypertrophied or insulin resistant rat hearts	97
Increased oxidative stress alters coronary microvascular tone in exercising swine with multiple comorbidities	97
Oral Presentation No. 019 Bi-directional cross talk between coagulation, fibrinolysis and inflammatory pathways in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction	82
Investigating the cardiotoxicity of particulate matter air pollution using a mouse model	82
Elderberry extract inhibits tumour necrosis factor induced monocyte adhesion to endothelial cells via modulation of the NF-κB pathway	81
Impaired autophagy mechanisms associated with phospholamban-R14del disease	80
The mechanistic role of connexin 43 in maturation of hiPSC cardiomyocytes	80
Propafenone as potential AgoKir: exploration of long-term effects and mechanisms of propafenone on Kir2.1 channel	75
Poster No. 106 Can we optimize d-dimer cut off value to predict pulmonary embolism in covid-19 patients?	71
Micromanaging atherosclerosis: myeloid cell-specific microRNA-26b attenuates atherosclerosis development	71
Clinical Case 18—Management of patient with cancer and confirmed systemic thrombosis and rectal bleeding	69

Early biomarkers of disease in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: does telomere length matter?	67
Telomerase and myocardin co-expressing mesenchymal cells increase survival and induce cardiac and vascular markers in cardiac stromal cells undergoing simulated ischemia/reperfusion	63
Annexin A1: a promising target for preventing aortic dissections	59
Ecto-CD38-NADase inhibition modulates cardiac metabolism and protects mice against doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity	58
Marine omega-3 fatty acid supplementation and prevention of cardiovascular disease: update on the randomized trial evidence	57
Mapping the developing human cardiac endothelium at single-cell resolution identifies MECOM as a regulator of arteriovenous gene expression	57
Decreasing microtubule detyrosination modulates Nav1.5 subcellular distribution and restores sodium current in mdx cardiomyocytes	56
Corrigendum to: CHARGE syndrome-associated CHD7 acts at ISL1-regulated enhancers to modulate second heart field gene expression	54
Aircraft noise exposure induces pro-inflammatory vascular conditioning and amplifies vascular dysfunction and impairment of cardiac function after myocardial infarction	54
Double-stranded DNA enhances platelet activation, thrombosis, and myocardial injury via cyclic GMP-AMP synthase	53
PRDM16, a new kid on the block in cardiovascular health and disease	53
Matrix metalloproteinase-3 joins a growing list of proteases that regulate vascular calcification	51
The proarrhythmogenic role of autonomics and emerging neuromodulation approaches to prevent sudden death in cardiac ion channelopathies	51
Rapamycin reduces atherosclerotic plaque inflammation in aged mice	51
SARS-CoV-2 induced vascular endothelial dysfunction: direct or indirect effects?	50
Defining HFpEF in rodents: a systematic review	49
TNF-α protects from exacerbated myocarditis and cardiac death by suppressing expansion of activated heart-reactive CD4+ T cells	49
Circulating dimethylguanidino valeric acid, dietary factors, and risk of coronary heart disease	48
Corrigendum to: Transient stabilization of human cardiovascular progenitor cells from human pluripotent stem cells in vitro reflects stage-specific heart development in vivo	47
FgF23 and soluble klotho effects on the myocardium: an ex vivo study	46
MiR-92b-3p modulates apoptosis in smooth muscle cells through BCL2L11 regulation, unravelling novel therapeutic strategies for unstable plaques	46
Keep your guard up: blood–brain barrier protection by empagliflozin after acute ischaemic stroke	46
Poster No. 043 A Case of Post Thrombotic Syndrome and AV Fistula arising from Recurrent DVT Secondary to May – Thurner Syndrome (MTS) in an Elderly Woman	46
Targeting serotonin receptor 7 to improve survival after myocardial infarction	46