OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Vasa-European Journal of Vascular Medicine is 3. 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 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)

Article	Citations
Wall shear rate and energy loss coefficient measures using conventional Doppler ultrasound do not predict carotid plaque progression	44
The prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in hospitalized tobacco smokers with peripheral artery disease	25
Caffeine and nicotine acutely inhibits flow-mediated vasodilation, but not both are necessarily harmful in the long term	23
4D – Designer D-dimer DVT diagnosis	20
“Hemostasis-sparing anticoagulation” in the prevention of postoperative VTE – fact or future?	20
Incentivizing physical activity through activity monitoring interventions in PAD – a pilot study	19
Isolated femoral artery revascularisation with or without iliac inflow improvement – a less invasive surgical option in critical limb ischemia	16
Vascular education through e-Learning	15
Prognostic interaction between age and sex on outcomes following carotid endarterectomy	14
No pain, no gain in PAD	14
How German vascular surgeons and angiologists judge walking exercise for patients with PAD	14
When the largest organ meets the longest one	13
Weakness of lower limb muscle in symptomatic peripheral artery disease with media sclerosis detected by ultrasound shear wave elastography	12
BEST-CLI and BASIL-2 – and now?	12
Frequency and anatomic distribution of arterial obstructions in patients with vasculogenic erectile dysfunction not responding to intracavernous prostaglandin	11
Comparison of the standardized Valsalva manoeuvre versus the cuff deflation method to elicit venous reflux	11
Effects of standing on leg volume – not all people respond equally	10
Prof. Dr. Hans Jörg Leu	10
BioMimics 3D vascular stent system for femoropopliteal interventions	10
Duration of post-sclerotherapy hyperpigmentation in patients with and without anticoagulation	9
Abnormal photoplethysmography waveforms are associated with chemotherapy induced neuropathy	9
Midterm survival after aortic repair versus conservative treatment in patients with penetrating aortic ulcer	9
Directional atherectomy and drug-coated balloon angioplasty vs. bare nitinol stent angioplasty for femoropopliteal artery lesions	8
Impact of concomitant popliteal vein thrombosis in patients with acute iliofemoral deep vein thrombosis treated with endovascular early thrombus removal	8
Statins and statin intensity in peripheral artery disease	7

TIPIC Syndrome – an entity that deserves more attention	7
The atherosclerosis burden score	7
Effect of ACEI and ARB treatment on nitric oxide-dependent endothelial function	7
From acute pulmonary embolism to post-pulmonary embolism sequelae	7
Photoablative atherectomy followed by a paclitaxel-coated balloon to inhibit restenosis in instent femoro-popliteal obstructions (PHOTOPAC)	7
A systematic review of endovenous ablation for the treatment of small saphenous varicose veins	6
Peripheral arterial disease in women	6
Intravascular lithotripsy in peripheral lesions with severe calcification and its use in TAVI procedure – a meta-analysis	6
International public awareness of peripheral artery disease	6
Combined treatment of dysfunctional dialysis access with cutting balloon and paclitaxel-coated balloon in real world	6
The S2k guideline on the diagnosis and treatment of venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism	6
The effect of diabetes on abdominal aortic aneurysm growth – updated systematic review and meta-analysis	6
Relationship between LE8 score and peripheral arterial disease from NHANES perspective	5
Association of endothelial function and lower extremity perfusion in peripheral artery disease	5
Cardiovascular risk factors in Sub-Saharan African women	5
Importance of pseudoaneurysms after TAVI – a retrospective analysis of 2063 patients	5
Exercise therapy for chronic symptomatic peripheral artery disease	5
Thermovision controlled lumbar sympathetic blockade in chronic limb-threatening ischemia treatment – pilot trial	5
Spontaneous dissection of the superior mesenteric artery related to COVID-19	5
Anticoagulation in embolic acute limb ischaemia-an observational study	5
Impact of ovarian vein embolization in recurrent varicose veins of the lower extremity	5
A potentially dangerous complication of ovarian vein embolization for pelvic congestion syndrome treatment	5
Inferior vena cava filter implantation according to strength of clinical indication	5
Cilostazol for peripheral arterial disease – a position paper from the Italian Society for Angiology and Vascular Medicine	4
Influence of pseudoxanthoma elasticum on the lipid profile and prognostic implications	4
First experiences of ultrasound vector flow imaging at the femoropopliteal artery in peripheral arterial disease	4
Deep vein thrombosis after sclerotherapy and endovenous laser ablation of varicose veins – an observational study	4
Safety and efficacy of endovenous thermal ablation for treatment of symptomatic varicose veins during summertime	4
An angiosome-centred approach for TcpO2 electrode positioning	4
Effect of cannabis consumption on characteristics and evolution of thromboangitis obliterans	4
Vascular adhesion protein-1 (VAP-1) in vascular inflammatory diseases	4
On the rise but still underutilized – why statins are the Achilles’ heel of secondary prevention in peripheral arterial disease	4
Salvaging the thrombosed and stenotic vascular access in the end-stage renal disease population: Lessons learned from recently published studies	4
Bleeding – who is at risk?	4
Quality of warfarin anticoagulation in adults with short bowel syndrome on home parenteral nutrition	4
Outcome after bilateral deep vein thrombosis	4
Arterial stiffness as an ultrasound biomarker of radiation-induced carotid artery disease	4
Spontaneous walking characteristics of patients with peripheral arterial disease	3
Perioperative risk prediction using the POSSUM and V-POSSUM models in symptomatic carotid stenosis	3
Diabetes mellitus and femoropopliteal in-stent restenosis	3
Prevalent use of high-intensity statin therapy and LDL-C target attainment among PAD patients undergoing angioplasty	3
Intimal angiosarcoma masquerading as retroperitoneal fibrosis	3
The role of Proenkephalin A 119–159 in the detection of acute kidney injury after open thoracoabdominal aortic repair	3
In-patient characteristics of peripheral artery disease in Germany	3
Hepatocyte growth factor as indicator for subclinical atherosclerosis	3
50 years Vasa	3
Higher long-term cardiovascular morbidity after open surgery for intermittent claudication caused by infrainguinal atherosclerotic disease in patients with diabetes – a nationwide observational cohort	3
Coagulation-monitored, dose-adjusted catheter-directed thrombolysis or pharmaco-mechanical thrombus removal in deep vein thrombosis	3
An 18 year data-linkage study on the association between air pollution and acute limb ischaemia	3
Prognostic impact of optimal lifestyle advice and medical therapy in patients with peripheral arterial disease	3

The burden of lymphedema on quality of life	3
PAD screening: why? whom? when? how? – a systematic review	3
Low lipid levels – now!	3
Neopterin derivatives – a novel therapeutic target rather than biomarker for atherosclerosis and related diseases	3
CXCR4 – a possible serum marker for risk stratification of abdominal aortic aneurysms	3
A personal obituary for Prof. Dr. med. Giancarlo Biamino	3
Impact of post-implantation syndrome on outcomes in acute type B aortic syndrome patients undergoing endovascular repair	3