OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Cardiovascular Research is 47. 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Matrix metalloproteinase-3 joins a growing list of proteases that regulate vascular calcification	1744
Is hypothermia more neuroprotective than avoiding fever after cardiac arrest?	239
Corrigendum to: CHARGE syndrome-associated CHD7 acts at ISL1-regulated enhancers to modulate second heart field gene expression	216
The backstage of the Russian–Ukrainian war: refugees in urgent need of cardiovascular management	188
Aircraft noise exposure induces pro-inflammatory vascular conditioning and amplifies vascular dysfunction and impairment of cardiac function after myocardial infarction	152
SARS-CoV-2 induced vascular endothelial dysfunction: direct or indirect effects?	134
Accelerating developments in heart failure	123
Marine omega-3 fatty acid supplementation and prevention of cardiovascular disease: update on the randomized trial evidence	121
Cardioprotection in cardio-oncology: a case for concern?	120
Circulating dimethylguanidino valeric acid, dietary factors, and risk of coronary heart disease	118
The proarrhythmogenic role of autonomics and emerging neuromodulation approaches to prevent sudden death in cardiac ion channelopathies	111
Mapping the developing human cardiac endothelium at single-cell resolution identifies MECOM as a regulator of arteriovenous gene expression	105
Cardiovascular effects of non-insulin glucose-lowering agents: a comprehensive review of trial evidence and potential cardioprotective mechanisms	105
Decreasing microtubule detyrosination modulates Nav1.5 subcellular distribution and restores sodium current in mdx cardiomyocytes	102
Annexin A1: a promising target for preventing aortic dissections	101
Ecto-CD38-NADase inhibition modulates cardiac metabolism and protects mice against doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity	94
Should we resurrect acetazolamide as a diuretic for congestion due to heart failure?	93
TNF-α protects from exacerbated myocarditis and cardiac death by suppressing expansion of activated heart-reactive CD4+ T cells	91
Inhibition of novel lipoprotein(a) receptor major facilitator superfamily domain containing 5 (MFSD5) reduces development of aortic valve calcification	91
In vivo calcium and voltage mapping of the zebrafish heart	86
Blockers of Hyperpolarization-activated Cyclic Nucleotide-gated channels exhibit antimuscarinic properties in human atrial cardiomyocytes	86
Inflammation-induced arterial dysfunction in atherosclerosis; the modulating action of mesenchymal stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles	86
Timing of capillary enlargement after adenoviral VEGF gene transfer does not support post-ischemic skeletal muscle recovery in hyperlipidemic mice	84
FABP4 as potential indicator for GDM-induced fetal endothelial dysfunction	83
Novel ex-vivo calcification model for human aortic valves reveals patient-specific effect of compound	83

The role of uremic toxin indoxyl sulfate in the pathophysiology of aortic valve stenosis	79
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	74
Hypoxic preconditioning effects change in hypertrophied or insulin resistant rat hearts	69
Exogenous Growth Differentiation Factor 15 (GDF15) exerts direct cardioprotective properties towards myocardial ischemia reperfusion injury	69
Increased oxidative stress alters coronary microvascular tone in exercising swine with multiple comorbidities	66
Investigating the cardiotoxicity of particulate matter air pollution using a mouse model	64
Oral Presentation No. 019 Bi-directional cross talk between coagulation, fibrinolysis and inflammatory pathways in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction	63
Standardized measurement of coronary inflammation using cardiovascular computed tomography: integration in clinical care as a prognostic medical device	61
Elderberry extract inhibits tumour necrosis factor induced monocyte adhesion to endothelial cells via modulation of the NF-κB pathway	58
The mechanistic role of connexin 43 in maturation of hiPSC cardiomyocytes	57
Impaired autophagy mechanisms associated with phospholamban-R14del disease	56
Micromanaging atherosclerosis: myeloid cell-specific microRNA-26b attenuates atherosclerosis development	55
Propafenone as potential AgoKir: exploration of long-term effects and mechanisms of propafenone on Kir2.1 channel	55
Poster No. 106 Can we optimize d-dimer cut off value to predict pulmonary embolism in covid-19 patients?	54
Early biomarkers of disease in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: does telomere length matter?	53
Rapamycin reduces atherosclerotic plaque inflammation in aged mice	53
Clinical Case 18—Management of patient with cancer and confirmed systemic thrombosis and rectal bleeding	53
Telomerase and myocardin co-expressing mesenchymal cells increase survival and induce cardiac and vascular markers in cardiac stromal cells undergoing simulated ischemia/reperfusion	52
PRDM16, a new kid on the block in cardiovascular health and disease	50
Double-stranded DNA enhances platelet activation, thrombosis, and myocardial injury via cyclic GMP-AMP synthase	49
Acidic environments trigger intracellular H+-sensing FAK proteins to re-balance sarcolemmal acid–base transporters and auto-regulate cardiomyocyte pH	47
Corrigendum to: Transient stabilization of human cardiovascular progenitor cells from human pluripotent stem cells in vitro reflects stage-specific heart development in vivo	47