Journal of Cardiology

Article	Citations
Prediction of clinical outcomes following return of spontaneous circulation	232
Are updated diagnosis criteria for sarcopenia appropriate?	74
African Americans have worse outcomes after transcatheter and surgical aortic valve replacement: A national inpatient sample analysis from 2015 to 2020	61
Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation with left ventricular systolic dysfunction: Potential approach to the cause of heart failure–authors' reply	60
Cardiovascular event risk estimated by myocardial perfusion SPECT combined with clinical data	54
Corrigendum to ``Serum soluble Klotho is inversely related to coronary artery calcification assessed by intravascular ultrasound in patients with stable coronary artery disease'' [J. Cardiol. 77 (2021	53
Early rehabilitation after acute myocardial infarction: A nationwide inpatient database study	52
Prognostic values of atrial high-rate episodes on mortality risks in CIED patients	48
Factors involved in discontinuation or dose reduction of angiotensin receptor-neprilysin inhibitor: A retrospective analysis in 200 patients	42
Implications of asymptomatic hypotension for patients prescribed sacubitril/valsartan: Insight from the REVIEW-HF registry	42
Optimal management of high bleeding risk patients undergoing percutaneous coronary interventions: Where do we stand?	41
Prognostic value of the optimal measurement location of on-site CT-derived fractional flow reserve	40
4D flow MRI-derived energy loss and RV workload in adults with tetralogy of Fallot	36
In-hospital predictors for primary prevention of sudden death after acute myocardial infarction with cardiac dysfunction	31
Effectiveness and safety of transcatheter left atrial appendage closure	31
Clinical usefulness of left ventricular outflow tract velocity time integral for heart failure with reduced ejection fraction with rapid atrial fibrillation during landiolol treatment	30
Detailed analysis of the lesion formation using a diamond tip catheter in an ex vivo experimental model	29
Left atrial appendage closure for stroke prevention in nonvalvular atrial fibrillation: A current overview	25
The cardiac computed tomography-derived extracellular volume fraction predicts patient outcomes and left ventricular mass reductions after transcatheter aortic valve implantation for aortic stenosis	23
Impact of CADILLAC and GRACE risk scores on short- and long-term clinical outcomes in patients with acute myocardial infarction	22
Effects of neuromuscular electrical stimulation on functional capacity and quality of life among patients after cardiac surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis	22
Coronary physiologic assessment based on angiography and intracoronary imaging	22
Usefulness of exercise stress echocardiography for predicting cardiovascular events and atrial fibrillation in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy	22
Echocardiographic factors associated with thromboembolic events in patients with cardiac amyloidosis without atrial fibrillation	22
Periprocedural myocardial infarction in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention	21

Impact of atrial fibrillation and the clinical outcomes in patients with acute myocardial infarction from the K-ACTIVE registry	21
Blood flow analysis with computational fluid dynamics and 4D-flow MRI for vascular diseases	21
Additional prognostic impact of plaque characterization with on-site CT-derived fractional flow reserve in coronary CT angiography	20
Low-density lipoprotein receptor and apolipoprotein A 5, myocardial infarction biomarkers in plasma-derived exosomes	20
Nutritional management of heart failure	20
Decline in eGFR over time and incidence of cardiovascular events: Shinken database analysis	20
Factors associated with discordance between fractional flow reserve and resting full-cycle ratio	19
Stem cell therapy for acute myocardial infarction - focusing on the comparison between Muse cells and mesenchymal stem cells	19
Evaluation of renal tubulointerstitial damage as a residual renal risk factor for adverse cardiac events in patients with myocardial infarction	19
Moderate potassium lowering effect of exogenous atrial natriuretic peptide in patients with acute heart failure	18
Impact of glycemic variability on coronary and peripheral endothelial dysfunction in patients with coronary artery disease	18
Pathophysiological role of right ventricular function and interventricular functional mismatch in the development of pulmonary edema in acute heart failure	18
Mechanisms of gradual pressure drop in angiographically normal left anterior descending and right coronary artery: Insights from wave intensity analysis	18
High- versus low-dose losartan and uric acid: An analysis from HEAAL	17
Insights into the invasive diagnostic challenges of coronary artery vasospasm – A systematic review	17
Relationship between serum uric acid levels and the incidence of cardiovascular events after percutaneous coronary intervention	16
Incidence, predictors, and sex differences in acute coronary syndrome overdiagnosis among patients presenting to the emergency department with acute chest pain	16
Post-procedural quantitative flow ratio gradient and target lesion revascularization after drug-coated balloon or plain-old balloon angioplasty	16
Unveiling the new era of heart failure management using mobile health: A pilot study of “heart sign” focusing on user experience and quality of life	16
Influence of obesity on incidence of thrombosis and disease severity in patients with COVID-19: From the CLOT-COVID study	16
Early mobilization for acute heart failure: A scoping and a systematic review	15
Shorter door-to-balloon time, better long-term clinical outcomes in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction patients: J-MINUET substudy	15
Frailty assessment using photographs in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement	15
Detailed association between dominant right coronary artery and acute occlusion of unprotected left main coronary artery	14
Benefit of prehospital electrocardiogram on door-to-device time in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction with cardiogenic shock: Data from the Kanagawa Acute Cardiovascular Registry	14
Transcatheter tricuspid valve interventions: Current devices and clinical evidence	13
An evidence-based tool for screening for heart failure with preserved ejection fraction in primary care: The BREATH2 score	13
Impact of mitral versus aortic bioprosthetic valve position on thromboembolism and bleeding risk in patients with atrial fibrillation	13
Current knowledge about infective endocarditis prevention among dentists affiliated with the Japanese Dental Association	13
Serum NT-proBNP levels and histopathological myocardial fibrosis in autopsied cases from a Japanese community: The Hisayama Study	13
Risk factors including preoperative echocardiographic parameters for post-induction hypotension in general anesthesia	13
One-year outcomes of the pivotal clinical trial of a balloon-expandable transcatheter aortic valve implantation in Japanese dialysis patients	13
Association of acute improvement in left ventricular longitudinal function after transcatheter aortic valve implantation with outcomes for severe aortic stenosis and preserved ejection fraction	13
Initial practice of left atrial appendage closure device in Japan; single-center experience	13
Impact of rotational atherectomy on the incidence of side branch compromise in calcified bifurcation lesions undergoing elective percutaneous coronary intervention	13
Application of an echocardiographic scoring system of left ventricular filling pressure to diagnose acute heart failure in patients complaining dyspnea	13
Impact of serum lactate dehydrogenase on the short-term prognosis of COVID-19 with pre-existing cardiovascular diseases	12
Tofogliflozin, a sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor, improves pulmonary vascular remodeling due to left heart disease in mice	12
Clinical characteristics and outcomes in takotsubo syndrome -Review of insights from the InterTAK Registry-	12
Significance of coronary artery calcification for predicting major adverse cardiovascular events: results from the NADESICO study in Japan	12
Sex-related differences in the clinical characteristics of wild-type transthyretin amyloidosis cardiomyopathy	12
Author's reply	12
Prevalence of atrial septal defects and patent foramen ovale in a cohort of sudden cardiac death patients undergoing autopsy	11
Author's reply	11
Relationship between epicardial adipose tissue and coronary artery stenoses on computed tomography in patients scheduled for carotid artery revascularization	11
Impact of FFR-CT before coronary angiography on the management of non-culprit lesions among high-risk NSTE-ACS patients	11
Characteristics of the aortic root morphology in conotruncal anomaly of the congenital heart disease	11
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with latent obstruction: Clinical characteristics and surgical results	11
Clinical outcomes of ST elevation myocardial infarction patients without standard modifiable risk factors	11
Comparison of original and modified Academic Research Consortium for High Bleeding Risk definitions in real-world practice	11

What is the current optimal antithrombotic therapy after transcatheter aortic valve implantation? Current evidence from Japan and the world	11
Author’s reply: Prognostic implication of exercise echocardiography in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, by Teruhiko Imamura	11
Association of remote dielectric sensing and six-minute walk distance among those with severe aortic stenosis	11
Is modulation (desensitization) of the beta-adrenergic receptors a cause or an epiphenomenon of takotsubo syndrome?	11
Regulation of myocardial glucose metabolism by YAP/TAZ signaling	11
Imaging characteristics of patients with cardiac sarcoidosis who presented with ventricular arrhythmias	11
Embracing the extraordinary: Rare leaflet complications during transcatheter aortic valve implantation	10
Intravascular ultrasound predictors of long-term outcomes following ABSORB bioresorbable scaffold implantation: A pooled analysis of the ABSORB III and ABSORB Japan trials	10
Additional diagnostic value of electron microscopic examination in endomyocardial biopsy in patients with suspected non-ischemic cardiomyopathy	10
Cost-Effectiveness of long-term tolvaptan administration for chronic heart failure treatment in Japan	10
Difficulty initiating sleep in patients with heart failure: Impact of left atrial pressure	10
A new pre-test probability score for diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis in patients before surgery	10
Comparison of the efficacy of primary percutaneous coronary intervention in super-old and old aged patients in an advanced aging society	10
Ten-year trends in non-surgical patients requiring intensive care: Long-term prognostic differences by year of admission	10
Update of takotsubo syndrome in the era of COVID-19	10
Non-cardiovascular readmissions after transcatheter aortic valve replacement: Insights from a Japanese nationwide registry of transcatheter valve therapies	10
Long-term outcomes of balloon-expandable transcatheter aortic valve replacement in Japanese patients	9
Ying and Yang of Stat3 in pathogenesis of aortic dissection	9
Optimal diagnostic strategy for hemoptysis utilizing cardiac catheterization	9
ECG as a risk stratification tool in patients with wearable cardioverter-defibrillator	9
Hibiscus score: Developing and validating a predictive tool for intravenous immunoglobulin treatment resistance in Malaysian children with Kawasaki disease	9
Heart failure management guidelines: New recommendations and implementation	9
A novel procedure of puncture to access the pulmonary venous atrium in complex congenital heart disease with surgical correction	9
Work status before admission relates to prognosis in older patients with heart failure partly through social frailty	9
Can a best practice advisory improve anticoagulation prescribing to reduce stroke risk in patients with atrial fibrillation?	9
Venous thromboembolism: Recent advancement and future perspective	9
EphrinB2-RhoA upregulation attenuates sympathetic hyperinnervation and decreases the incidence of ventricular arrhythmia after myocardial infarction	9
Caregiver experience with decision-making difficulties in end-of-life care for patients with cardiovascular diseases	9
Trends of anticoagulant use and outcomes of patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation: Findings from the RAFFINE registry	9
Clinical implications of malnutrition on 30-day adverse events in patients with Takotsubo syndrome	8
Vascular occlusion with 0.035-inch hydrogel expandable coils in congenital heart diseases and vascular anomalies	8
Gout is associated with the development of abdominal aortic aneurysm	8
Transcatheter mitral valve replacement	8
Kampo medicine for the holistic approach to older adults with heart failure	8
Performance, safety, and biocompatibility of a novel PFO closure device in a long-term porcine model	8
Optimal interruption time of dabigatran oral administration to ablation (O-A time) in patients with atrial fibrillation: Integrated analysis of 2 randomized controlled clinical trials	8
Right ventricular branch compromise after percutaneous coronary intervention and baseline chronic kidney disease: A high-risk combination associated with long-term prognoses in acute inferior myocardi	8
Derivation and validation of a clinical predictive model of NT-proBNP ≥125 pg/mL to detect pre-heart failure	8
Single-cell RNA sequencing reveals the diversity and biology of valve cells in cardiac valve disease	8
Author's reply	8
Ultrasound-assisted catheter-directed thrombolysis versus anticoagulation alone for management of submassive pulmonary embolism	8
Author's reply	8
Prominent atrial fibrosis and its correlation with atrial tachyarrhythmia and dilated atrium long after classic Fontan surgery	8
Drug discovery focused on novel pathogenic proteins for pulmonary arterial hypertension	8
Clinical impact of very early recurrence of atrial fibrillation after radiofrequency catheter ablation	8
A new disease entity: Atrial functional mitral regurgitation	8
Static balloon atrial septostomy in Japan in shortage of standard balloon septostomy catheter	8
Characterization of tolvaptan response and its impact on the outcome for patients with heart failure	8
Comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation program for peripheral arterial diseases	8
Conduction system pacing: Current status and prospects	8
FFR=1.0 flow changes after percutaneous coronary intervention	8
Exosomal microRNAs: potential targets for the prevention and treatment of diabetic cardiomyopathy	8
Clinical and echocardiographic characteristics of cardiac blood cysts	8
Comparison of noninvasive follow-up testing in patients after percutaneous coronary intervention with drug-eluting stent implantation	7
Unawareness of being prescribed medications for diabetes and incident cardiovascular disease	7
Hepatic steatosis evidenced by computed tomography in patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention for acute myocardial infarction	7
Sex-related differences in coronary vasomotor disorders: Comparisons between Western and Japanese populations	7
Validation study of EuroSCORE II for dialysis patients: A single-center study in Japan	7
Feasibility and safety of coronary catheterization with the distal radial approach for hemodialysis patients	7
Association between high oxidized high-density lipoprotein levels and increased pericoronary inflammation determined by coronary computed tomography angiography	7
Achilles tendon thickness is associated with coronary lesion severity in acute coronary syndrome patients without familial hypercholesterolemia	7
Impact of controlled blood pressure and pulse rate at discharge on clinical outcomes in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction	7
Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation as a predictor of pacemaker implantation in patients with unexplained syncope	7
Oxygen inhalation can selectively dilate pulmonary arteries in patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension before balloon angioplasty	7
Re-worsening left ventricular ejection fraction after response to cardiac resynchronization therapy	7
Effect of increase in heart rate after anthracycline chemotherapy on subsequent left ventricular dysfunction	7
Status of adult outpatients with congenital heart disease in Japan: The Japanese Network of Cardiovascular Departments for Adult Congenital Heart Disease Registry	7
LncRNA MIAT knockdown alleviates oxygen-glucose deprivation‑induced cardiomyocyte injury by regulating JAK2/STAT3 pathway via miR-181a-5p	7
Anatomical SYNTAX score and major adverse cardiac events following CABG in the REGROUP trial	7
Prognostic impact of early aortic volume changes at hospital discharge in patients with acute type B aortic dissection	7
A proposed interval for evaluation of renal function during anticoagulation therapy using direct oral anticoagulants in patients with atrial fibrillation	7
The role of the renal resistance index in patients with heart failure with reduced or preserved ejection fraction	7
Inhibitory effects of RAGE-aptamer on development of monocrotaline-induced pulmonary arterial hypertension in rats	7
Incidence and risk factors of hypotension-related adverse events among Japanese patients with heart failure receiving sacubitril/valsartan or enalapril: Results from the PARALLEL-HF study	7
New paradigm shift in the pharmacotherapy for heart failure-where are we now and where are we heading?	7
Impact of adaptive cardiac resynchronization therapy in patients with systolic heart failure: Beyond QRS duration and morphology	7
Cardiac reverse remodeling following catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation	7
Prognostic impact of xanthine oxidoreductase activity in patients with heart failure and atrial fibrillation	7
Coronary anomalies in single ventricles: Insights from selective angiographic assessment	7
Greetings from the new Editor-in-Chief	7

Influence of left ventricular ejection fraction on the reduction in N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide by canagliflozin in patients with heart failure and type 2 diabetes: A sub analysis of the	7
Features of asymptomatic contralateral limb in patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia	7
The effects of doxorubicin on cardiac calcium homeostasis and contractile function	7
Prognostic value of modified coronary flow capacity by 13N-ammonia myocardial perfusion positron emission tomography in patients without obstructive coronary arteries	7
Factors influencing inferior vena cava diameter and its respiratory variation: Simultaneous comparison with hemodynamic data	7
Current status of real-world big data research in the cardiovascular field in Japan	7
The role of myocardial regeneration, cardiomyocyte apoptosis in acute myocardial infarction: A review of current research trends and challenges	7
Application of dynamic display technology to identify gaps after pulmonary vein isolation in catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation	7
Serum soluble Klotho is inversely related to coronary artery calcification assessed by intravascular ultrasound in patients with stable coronary artery disease	7
Association between right ventricular longitudinal strain and cardiovascular events in patients with cardiac sarcoidosis	7
Clinical implication to predict sudden cardiac death in patients with acute myocardial infarction and left ventricular dysfunction	6
Catheter ablation of ventricular tachycardia associated with structural heart disease: Current status and perspectives	6
Fatal ventricular arrhythmias in myocarditis: A review of current indications for defibrillator devices	6
Cirrhotic cardiomyopathy: Predictors of major adverse cardiac events and assessment of reversibility after liver transplant	6
Influence of left ventricular systolic dysfunction on occurrence of pulsus tardus in patients with aortic stenosis	6
Initial national investigation of the prenatal diagnosis of congenital heart malformations in Japan-Regional Detection Rate and Emergency Transfer from 2013 to 2017	6
An aspirin-free strategy and optical coherence tomography observations after percutaneous coronary intervention: Insights from the STOPDAPT-3 trial	6
TAVR in nonagenarians: An analysis investigating safety, efficacy, symptomatic improvement, and long-term survival	6
McConnell's sign predicts normotensive shock in patients with acute pulmonary embolism	6
Impact of statins in patients with vasospastic angina: A multicenter registry study of the Japanese Coronary Spasm Association	6
Cost-effective analysis of automated programming optimization in cardiac resynchronization therapy: Holistic Markov modelling	6
Development of new anticoagulants targeting coagulation factor XI and prospects for clinical use	6
Prevalence of obesity and diabetes in patients with takotsubo syndrome from the Tokyo Cardiovascular Care Unit Network Registry	6
Prognostic impact of Achilles tendon thickness in elderly patients after percutaneous coronary intervention: A 5-year follow-up	6
Expression and diagnostic value of PIWI-interacting RNA by serum in acute myocardial infarction	6
Influence of PACE score and conduction disturbances in the incidence of early new onset atrial fibrillation after typical atrial flutter ablation	6
Left atrial regional strain assessed by novel dedicated three-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography	6
Prognostic impact of arterial stiffness following transcatheter aortic valve replacement	6
Author's reply	6
Impact of diabetes mellitus on post-CABG outcomes in veterans: Insights from the REGROUP trial	6
Comparison of the performance of the AUB-HAS2 Cardiovascular Risk Index in emergency vs elective surgeries	6
Linear late gadolinium enhancement in the basal anterior septum and lateral wall may represent the contrast enhancement of vessels: A CMR and CCTA comparison study	6
In-hospital adverse events and recurrence in hospitalized patients with acute pericarditis	6
Dynamic changes in echocardiographic parameters in acute decompensated heart failure: REALITY-ECHO	6
Paradoxical outcomes in very severe aortic stenosis following TAVI	6
Uric acid and cardiovascular disease: A clinical review	6
Heart failure registries – Future directions	6
Author's reply	6
Predictive value of left atrial function for latent paroxysmal atrial fibrillation as the cause of embolic stroke of undetermined source	6
Complications related to veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in patients with acute myocardial infarction	6
Early vs. late transcatheter aortic valve replacement in acute heart failure hospitalizations: A comparative nationwide analysis	6
Public awareness of palliative care for heart failure in Japan: A cross-sectional study	6
Non-ST elevation myocardial infarction and cardiac arrest: The United States Nationwide Emergency Department Sample	6