OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of International Journal of Cardiology is 36. 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 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Suspected myocardial injury in patients with COVID-19: Evidence from front-line clinical observation in Wuhan, China	311
Diagnosis of arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy: The Padua criteria	282
The cardiovascular burden of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) with a focus on congenital heart disease	189
Cardiopulmonary exercise testing in COVID-19 patients at 3 months follow-up	77
Right ventricular dysfunction in critically ill COVID-19 ARDS	77
An anti-oxidative therapy for ameliorating cardiac injuries of critically ill COVID-19-infected patients	62
Unusual arterial thrombotic events in Covid-19 patients	62
Explainable artificial intelligence to detect atrial fibrillation using electrocardiogram	57
Fulminant myocarditis and systemic hyperinflammation temporally associated with BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 vaccination in two patients	54
Antithrombotic therapy in patients with COVID-19? -Rationale and Evidence-	54
Filamin C variants are associated with a distinctive clinical and immunohistochemical arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy phenotype	53
Acute pulmonary embolism in COVID-19 disease: Preliminary report on seven patients	50
Arrhythmic profile and 24-hour QT interval variability in COVID-19 patients treated with hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin	46
Hepatocellular carcinoma and the Fontan circulation: Clinical presentation and outcomes	44
Strategies of left ventricular unloading during VA-ECMO support: a network meta-analysis	44
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	43
Early detection of ST-segment elevated myocardial infarction by artificial intelligence with 12-lead electrocardiogram	42
Impact of COVID-19 lockdown on lifestyle adherence in stay-at-home patients with chronic coronary syndromes: Towards a time bomb	40
Short term outcomes of Impella in cardiogenic shock: A review and meta-analysis of observational studies	39
Serial change of perivascular fat attenuation index after statin treatment: Insights from a coronary CT angiography follow-up study	39
Native T1 and T2 provide distinctive signatures in hypertrophic cardiac conditions – Comparison of uremic, hypertensive and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy	39
Current trends in mitral valve surgery: A multicenter national comparison between full-sternotomy and minimally-invasive approach	39
Left atrial strain as a pre-operative prognostic marker for patients with severe mitral regurgitation	38
MiR-135b protects cardiomyocytes from infarction through restraining the NLRP3/caspase-1/IL-1β pathway	38
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	38

LncRNA ZFAS1 confers inflammatory responses and reduces cholesterol efflux in atherosclerosis through regulating miR-654-3p-ADAM10/RAB22A axis	38
Diagnostic delay in wild type transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis – A clinical challenge	38
Worldwide differences of hospitalization for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction during COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis	37
The effect of low-volume high-intensity interval training on cardiovascular health outcomes in type 2 diabetes: A randomised controlled trial	37
Cardiotoxicity of the BCR-ABL1 tyrosine kinase inhibitors: Emphasis on ponatinib	37
Cost of inpatient heart failure care and 30-day readmissions in the United States	37
“Concealed cardiomyopathy” as a cause of previously unexplained sudden cardiac arrest	37
Circulating interleukins in relation to coronary artery disease, atrial fibrillation and ischemic stroke and its subtypes: A two-sample Mendelian randomization study	37
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)	36
Detection of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy by an artificial intelligence electrocardiogram in children and adolescents	36
Current challenges for hypertension management: From better hypertension diagnosis to improved patients' adherence and blood pressure control	36
Gender differences in the prevalence of frailty in heart failure: A systematic review and meta-analysis	36