OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of International Journal of Cardiology is 37. 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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Diagnosis of arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy: The Padua criteria	336
Right ventricular dysfunction in critically ill COVID-19 ARDS	87
Cardiopulmonary exercise testing in COVID-19 patients at 3 months follow-up	85
Explainable artificial intelligence to detect atrial fibrillation using electrocardiogram	70
Unusual arterial thrombotic events in Covid-19 patients	67
Antithrombotic therapy in patients with COVID-19? -Rationale and Evidence-	57
Fulminant myocarditis and systemic hyperinflammation temporally associated with BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 vaccination in two patients	55
Hepatocellular carcinoma and the Fontan circulation: Clinical presentation and outcomes	50
Short term outcomes of Impella in cardiogenic shock: A review and meta-analysis of observational studies	50
Higher mortality in acute coronary syndrome patients without standard modifiable risk factors: Results from a global meta-analysis of 1,285,722 patients	48
Detection of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy by an artificial intelligence electrocardiogram in children and adolescents	48
A prospective study on the consequences of SARS-CoV-2 infection on the heart of young adult competitive athletes: Implications for a safe return-to-play	46
Cost of inpatient heart failure care and 30-day readmissions in the United States	45
Serial change of perivascular fat attenuation index after statin treatment: Insights from a coronary CT angiography follow-up study	43
Diagnosis and Management of Rare Cardiomyopathies in Adult and Paediatric Patients. A Position Paper of the Italian Society of Cardiology (SIC) and Italian Society of Paediatric Cardiology (SICP)	43
Impact of COVID-19 lockdown on lifestyle adherence in stay-at-home patients with chronic coronary syndromes: Towards a time bomb	42
The effect of low-volume high-intensity interval training on cardiovascular health outcomes in type 2 diabetes: A randomised controlled trial	42
Worldwide differences of hospitalization for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction during COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis	40
Reduction in all-cause mortality in COVID-19 patients on chronic oral anticoagulation: A population-based propensity score matched study	40
Smartwatch Electrocardiogram and Artificial Intelligence for Assessing Cardiac-Rhythm Safety of Drug Therapy in the COVID-19 Pandemic. The QT-logs study	40
Pharmacological therapy for the prevention of cardiovascular events in patients with myocardial infarction with non-obstructed coronary arteries (MINOCA): Insights from a multicentre national registry	40
Mortality and years of life lost of cardiovascular diseases in China, 2005–2020: Empirical evidence from national mortality surveillance system	40
Left atrial strain as a pre-operative prognostic marker for patients with severe mitral regurgitation	40
Gender differences in the prevalence of frailty in heart failure: A systematic review and meta-analysis	40
Dobutamine stress cardiac MRI is safe and feasible in pediatric patients with anomalous aortic origin of a coronary artery (AAOCA)	39

Cardiotoxic mechanisms of cancer immunotherapy – A systematic review	39
Prevalence and clinical implications of eligibility criteria for prolonged dual antithrombotic therapy in patients with PEGASUS and COMPASS phenotypes: Insights from the START-ANTIPLATELET registry	39
“Concealed cardiomyopathy” as a cause of previously unexplained sudden cardiac arrest	39
Current challenges for hypertension management: From better hypertension diagnosis to improved patients' adherence and blood pressure control	39
Sedentary behaviour in cardiovascular disease patients: Risk group identification and the impact of cardiac rehabilitation	39
Clinical features and complications of Loeys-Dietz syndrome: A systematic review	39
Temporal changes in the incidence of infective endocarditis in Denmark 1997–2017: A nationwide study	39
Vasomotor dysfunction in patients with angina and nonobstructive coronary artery disease is dominated by vasospasm	38
External validation of a deep learning electrocardiogram algorithm to detect ventricular dysfunction	38
Protection of the enhanced Nrf2 deacetylation and its downstream transcriptional activity by SIRT1 in myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury	37
Possible mechanism of late lumen enlargement after treatment for de novo coronary lesions with drug-coated balloon	37
Oral anticoagulation and clinical outcomes in COVID-19: An Italian multicenter experience	37