OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of European Heart Journal is 104. 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Meet the European Society of Cardiology Gold Medallists 2022	4133
Correction to: The year in cardiovascular medicine 2022: the top 10 papers in heart failure and cardiomyopathies	3301
Weekly journal scan: a hard RAFTing to improve long-term survival in heart failure with severely reduced ejection fraction	2571
Additional value of 18fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography combined with intracardiac echocardiography to detect lead vegetations	2497
Taking inspiration from birds to improve flow in prosthetic heart valves: an European Research Council granted project	2280
Elevated serum xylitol levels and cardiovascular risk: an active component or an innocent bystander?	2260
Pulmonary haemodynamics and pulmonary congestion: where are we now?	2237
A rare case of a dorsal mass caused by descending thoracic aortic dissection	2018
Residual leaks after transcatheter left atrial appendage closure: why and how to assess it?	1846
Intricacies of aortic risk assessment studies: not a simple matter	1465
Bulgarian Society of Cardiology: 50 years on	1293
Weekly Journal Scan: no CLEAR evidence of cardiovascular benefits of colchicine after acute myocardial infarction	1140
Early vascular disease of Olympian Paavo Nurmi despite a healthy lifestyle	934
Weekly Journal Scan: The promise of small interfering RNA in reducing lipoprotein(a)	793
Dementia in individuals with severe hypercholesterolemia: Korean nationwide cohort study	672
Recent cardiac rehabilitation and its impact on cardiopulmonary exercise test variables in Brazilian cardiac transplant recipients	566
Differences in left atrial stain, endothelial glycocalyx, arterial elasticity and myocardial efficiency between ESUS, lacunar, cardioembolic and atherosclerotic type of stroke	455
The gender difference in cause of death in Japanese atrial fibrillation patients: The Fushimi AF Registry	420
Acute infections and inflammatory biomarkers in patients with acute pulmonary embolism	323
Multiparametric risk predictions for morbidity and mortality in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension: insights from a nation-wide registry	317
Cardiac troponin fragmentation in marathon runners. The MaraCat2 study	309
Echocaridographic assessment of pulmonary hypertension: improving the probability	307
Evaluating the safety and long-term efficacy of triple vasodilator therapy for pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with congenital heart disease	300
Physiological disease pattern as assessed by PPGI in vessels with FFR and iFR discordance	295
Cumulative accelerometer-based light physical activity from childhood through young adulthood progressively decreases left ventricular mass in British youth: a 13-year longitudinal study	270

Novel cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging heterogeneity biomarkers to diagnose and predict cardiovascular disease: a UK Biobank CMR strain study	270
Clinical outcomes of deferred lesions by IVUS versus FFR-guided treatment decision: the FLAVOUR trial substudy	270
T regulatory cells lose their protective phenotype in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD)	256
Prevalence of diabetic nephropathy and subsequent cardiovascular outcomes: a nationwide study of 74,014 patients with type 2 diabetes	247
Real-time electrophysiological characterization of acute and chronic radiofrequency ablation lesions	237
Association between the changes in walking speed during 6 months after discharge and subsequent prognosis in older patients with heart failure: report from a multicenter prospective cohort study	225
New definition of hypotension in patients with reflex syncope using 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (SynABPM Study)	224
Spontaneous, independent, single-center renal denervation registry of a resistant hypertension multidisciplinary team	219
Deep learning for fully automated echocardiographic measurements of left ventricular wall thickness and chamber dimensions in the parasternal long-axis view	211
Management of hospital resources for patients with myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary arteries (MINOCA) - an approach to deescalate ?	208
The expression of selected microRNAs enables identification of patients with functional atrial tricuspid regurgitation. New insights into TR pathophysiology	206
Early diastolic strain rate and its associations with estimated glomerular filtration rate and albuminuria	203
Atherogenic lipoprotein profile associated with anthropometric indices of obesity and their association with cardiometabolic risk markers: a cross-sectional study in community	199
Post-systolic shortening index by echocardiography evaluation of dyssynchrony in the non-dilated and hypertrophied left ventricle	197
Survival penalty in patients undergoing transcatheter versus surgical aortic valve replacement: is it just a question of frailty? Insights from a large cohort with demographic matching	196
Right ventricular free wall longitudinal strain (RVFWSL) a new outcome predictor in patients candiate for TAVI	196
Permanent pacemaker implantation is associated with an increased risk of heart failure hospitalization in transcatheter aortic valve implantation patients with reduced systolic function	186
Implementing dynamic atrioventricular delay optimization for cardiac resynchronization therapy: an economic analysis in the EU5 countries	183
Practicing what you preach. Do cardiology trainees in the United Kingdom follow the lifestyle advice that they would give to patients?	179
What is there to EAARN with a CRT implantation? Predictive factors of mortality or clinical deterioration in patients receiving cardiac resynchronization therapy based on pre-implant factors	176
Improving early mortality risk detection in light-chain cardiac amyloidosis patients with routine echocardiographic indicators and mayo staging	174
Extraction of leadless and tranvenous pacemakers: occurrence, causes and complications from a national US database	173
Factors for incorrect automated atrial fibrillation identification in large-scale screening	165
Dietary sodium intake and outcomes: a secondary analysis from SODIUM - HF	159
Does the quality index of adherence to the evidence-based guidelines predict mortality in patients with myocardial infarction?	158
Duration of sinus rhythm after direct current cardioversion does not predict recurrence of atrial fibrillation after subsequent catheter ablation: a multicentre study	156
Basal natriuresis as a predictor of diuretic resistance and clinical evolution in acute heart failure	155
iRight4Me: individualisation of P2Y12 inihibitors in the realworld practice - an interim report	155
Atrial fibrillation organisation correlates with ventricular response regularity in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation	153
Quantitative assessment of myocardial fibrosis by digital image analysis: an adjunctive tool for pathologist ground truth	152
Impact of aortic valve calcium score on conductive disturbances after transcatheter aortic valve implantation: a monocentre retrospective study	151
Optimal CW-Doppler derived parameter for the diagnosis of iatrogenic mitral stenosis during transcatheter edge-to-edge repair for mitral regurgitation	151
Impact of the thin-walled sheath on the distal radial artery occlusion: a randomized trial	149
Prognostic role of data transmitted by implanted cardiac electric devices in patients with advanced heart failure referred for heart transplantation	148
Incidentally induced atrial fibrillation during programmed electrical stimulation in patients with depressed left ventricular systolic function after an acute myocardial infarction: a CARISMA substudy	148
The role of seasonal influenza immunisation in cardiovascular care: a survey of cardiologists	143
Comparative study of the effects of left ventricular and biventricular pacing on indices of cardiac function and clinical status of heart failure patients: preliminary results of READAPT study	143
Ultra-processed food consumption and risk of cardiovascular mortality in Australia: preliminary results from prospective observational study	142
Dynamic changes of excessive trabeculation in dilated cardiomyopathy: a longitudinal cardiovascular magnetic resonance study	141
Acute deterioration in dyssynchrony and systolic function from Lot-CRT to LBBB pacing	141
Comparison of fully angiography-derived versus a hybrid of angiography and pressure-wire-derived approach to assess coronary microvascular resistance: the OxAMI-Hybrid study	133
Multi-biomarker approach for predicting cardiac magnetic resonance parameters at 30 days after ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction	133
The added value of advanced echocardiography in dilated cardiomyopathy: looking at the right heart	132
Prognosis of diastolic dysfunction in patients with preserved LVEF. Value of left atrial strain	131
Cumulative accelerometer-based sedentary time from childhood through young adulthood with progressive left ventricular remodelling in British youth: a 13-year longitudinal study	131
Trimethylamine N-oxide as a Novel Biomarker for Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction and Functional Remodeling in ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Patients	131
Endothelial dysfunction in acute coronary syndrome: a complex association with cardiovascular risk factors, sleep quality and cardiorespiratory capacity	130
Survival in STEMI in resource limited settings - obstacles and potential solutions. Critical lesson learnt thorough a prospective observational study	127
Long-term outcomes following DCB vs. DES for ISR treatment	127
Associated factors and clinical implications of dynamic changes in late gadolinium enhancement after acute myocarditis	127

Feasibility and efficacy of a novel 6 french sheathless guiding catheter equipped with peel-off type external dilator for PCI with distal radial approach - a Japanese multicenter study	127
Plaque phenotyping using deep learning in optical coherence tomography imaging	124
Evaluating off-target drug effects seen in RCTs using proteomics and mendelian randomisation	123
Ischemic stroke in patients with congenital heart disease and atrial fibrillation	122
Association between plasma desmosine, a marker of elastin degradation, and total atherosclerotic burden measured by whole body magnetic resonance angiography	122
Real-world data from the use of ranolazine in patients with stable angina pectoris: the RANGER study	121
NOAC in adult congenital heart disease patients: a single-center experience	120
Prognostic value of cardiac magnetic resonance in elderly patients soon after ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction	118
Usefulness of CineECG method in identification of P-wave morphology variants in an elderly epidemiologic cohort	117
Echocardiography in acute pulmonary embolism for the prediction of subsequent CTEPH	116
Phenotyping of heart failure with preserved ejection faction using health electronic records and echocardiography	115
Phenotyping coronary plaque by computed tomography in premature coronary artery disease	114
The specificity of cardiac troponin elevations for myocardial infarction declines with age	114
Impaired right ventricular strain is associated with worse prognosis in patients with liver cirrhosis	114
Microvascular functional assessment using microvascular resistance reserve in patients undergoing elective fractional flow reserve-guided percutaneous coronary intervention	114
Safety, tolerability, and basic pharmacokinetic parameters of AUX-001, a once-daily extended release nicorandil in healthy volunteers under fasting and fed conditions	113
How can the detection of AF be improved? Insights from patient journeys and primary care clinicians	113
The impact of worsening heart failure (WHF) status on subsequent outcomes among patients with HFrEF: History of WHF events is associated with worse subsequent outcomes regardless of extent of GDMT	113
Discovering an unknown risk. The unnoticed, potientially life-threatening risk to people with an inherited cardaic arrhythmia during the non-cardiac perioperative period.	113
Safety and effectiveness of glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors in acute coronary syndromes: insights from the SPUM-ACS study	111
Prediction of outcome in malignant hypertension patients using machine learning: a report from the West Birmingham malignant hypertension registry	108
Safety of electrophysiological study in atrioventricular block risk stratification in new-onset persistent left bundle brunch block following transcathether aortic valve implantation	108
Much ado about nothing: the impact of coronary angiography on kidney function in individuals with chronic kidney disease	107
Artificial intelligence-assisted examination of cardiac health status through electrocardiogram	107
Cardiovascular etiologies and risk factors of survival outcomes after resuscitation for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: data from the KoCARC registry	106
A larger reduction of spatial mean QRS-T angle during cardiac resynchronisation therapy is associated with a lower risk of mortality and heart failure hospitalisation	106
Quantifying cardiac tissue heterogeneity using high-density grid catheter: validation in porcine model	106
Blood pressure polygenic risk scores associate with resistant hypertension in individuals with type 1 diabetes	105
Diagnostic accuracy of handheld single-lead electrocardiographic devices to detect atrial fibrillation: an examination using more than 30,000 rhythm traces in a randomised control trial	105