European Journal of Internal Medicine

Papers
(The median citation count of European Journal of Internal Medicine is 1. 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.)
ArticleCitations
The yield of F18 FDG PET-CT for the investigation of fever of unknown origin, compared with diagnostic CT371
Role of sex and gender-related variables in development of metabolic syndrome: A prospective cohort study105
Interventions targeting LGBTQIA+ populations to advance health equity101
Event rates and risk factors for venous thromboembolism and major bleeding in a population of hospitalized adult patients with acute medical illness receiving enoxaparin thromboprophylaxis97
Unexpected myocardium: Benign finding or pathological debut?75
Trial sequential analysis methodology for interpreting meta-analytical findings71
Novel technique of measuring diaphragm thickness using computed tomography and its potential for predicting prognosis of pneumonia65
Telemedicine in internal medicine: A statement by the European Federation of Internal Medicine.60
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 evolution: How mutations affect XBB.1.5 variant60
Does biological sex matter in solid organ transplantation?52
Prevalence, awareness, and treatment of isolated diastolic hypertension in the United States51
Self-publishing in the history of medicine: The paradoxical case of Edward Jenner's science-changing monograph (1798)50
“Let me choose my COVID-19 vaccine”49
Active fluid de-resuscitation in critically ill patients with septic shock: A systematic review and meta-analysis48
Admission in Internal Medicine: The Italian issue47
Minimally invasive puncture and drainage guided by 3D printed guide plate for the treatment of primary brain stem hemorrhage46
Role of emergency department physician in the management of osteoporotic fragility fractures in the elderly trauma patient41
Safety of apixaban and rivaroxaban in patients with atrial fibrillation on hemodialysis40
Risk prediction of major cardiac adverse events and all-cause death following covid-19 hospitalization at one year follow-up: The HOPE-2 score39
Autoantibodies against an immunodominant epitope from apolipoprotein B and risk of cardiovascular events in subjects with type 2 diabetes36
Validation of the AF-ESUS score to identify patients with embolic stroke of undetermined source and low risk of device-detected atrial fibrillation35
Structural evolution of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2: Implications for adhesivity to angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 receptors and vaccines34
Interstitial pneumonia with autoimmune features: Evaluation of connective tissue disease incidence during follow-up32
Incidence and risk factors for preneoplastic and neoplastic lesions of the colon and rectum in patients under 50 referred for colonoscopy31
Clinical characteristics of BRASH syndrome: Systematic scoping review31
Characteristics of familial Mediterranean fever after 65 years of age30
Efficacy of canakinumab for mosaic tumor necrosis factor receptor associated periodic syndrome30
Artificial intelligence in scientific medical writing: Legitimate and deceptive uses and ethical concerns30
Comparison of different frailty instruments for prediction of functional decline in older hypertensive outpatients (HYPER-FRAIL pilot study 2)29
Refining metabolic health assessment in inflammatory bowel disease risk prediction29
Direct oral anticoagulants or vitamin K antagonists in adult patients with congenital heart disease?29
Evolution and outcomes of aortic dilations in giant cell arteritis28
The clinical relevance of the reversal of coronary atherosclerotic plaque28
Prognostic interplay of kidney function with sarcopenia, anemia, disability and cognitive impairment. The GLISTEN study27
Cannabis is associated with blood pressure reduction in older adults – A 24-hours ambulatory blood pressure monitoring study27
Reduced COVID-19 mortality linked with early antibodies against SARS-CoV-2, irrespective of age27
Adherence to an integrated care pathway for stroke is associated with lower risk of major cardiovascular events: A report from the Athens Stroke Registry26
Might midodrine be useful in patients with decompensated and worsening chronic heart failure?26
Ultrasonography as a diagnostic tool for sarcopenia in patients with cirrhosis: Examining the pros and cons26
Sex-based differences in the comprehensive geriatric assessment in elderly hospitalized patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation26
Catheter-based renal artery denervation: facts and expectations26
Sepsis scoring systems: Mindful use in clinical practice26
Predictors of relapse in Takayasu arteritis25
Asymptomatic vs. symptomatic atrial fibrillation: Clinical outcomes in heart failure patients25
Hepatitis C Elimination in the Netherlands (CELINE): How nationwide retrieval of lost to follow-up hepatitis C patients contributes to micro-elimination25
The Atrial fibrillation Better Care (ABC) pathway and cardiac complications in atrial fibrillation: a potential sex-based difference. The ATHERO-AF study25
Patchy reversible renal vasoconstriction25
Myocardial infarction during giant cell arteritis: A cohort study24
The importance of recognizing cerebral venous thrombosis following anti-COVID-19 vaccination23
Non-infectious gastrointestinal manifestations of Good syndrome23
Primary adrenal insufficiency associated with Oxford-AstraZeneca ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia (VITT)23
Epidemiology of sarcoidosis in northern Spain, 1999-2019: A population-based study23
A call to action: The need to apply guidelines recommendations with ABC or SOS to improve stroke prevention and cardiovascular outcomes in patients with atrial fibrillation23
Is coronary microvascular dysfunction a cause or a marker of worse outcomes in MINOCA patients?22
Serum-ascites albumin gradient – A false dichotomy in the approach to ascites22
Low bleeding and thromboembolic risk with continued dabigatran during cardiovascular interventions: the GLORIA-AF study22
Prevalence of post-COVID symptoms one-year after SARS-CoV-2 infection in patients with interstitial lung disease22
Efficacy and safety of molnupiravir for COVID-19 patients22
Incidence of endocrine and exocrine insufficiency in patients with autoimmune pancreatitis at diagnosis and after treatment: a systematic review and meta-analysis22
Unexpected high mortality associated with very low lipoprotein(a) after acute myocardial infarction: Identifying the unknown21
Itchy papular and nodular skin lesions in chronic kidney disease patient21
Pulsatile neck veins and hepatomegaly, and icterus in an elderly female21
Future directions in obesity pharmacotherapy21
Comment to: Non-specific clinical presentations are not prognostic and do not anticipate hospital length of stay or resource utilization21
Minimal portosystemic encephalopathy: A new nosological entity in patients with hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia21
Diagnosis of hepatitis C-related liver disease in patients with mild hemophilia20
Sustainable and personalized nutrition: From earth health to public health20
A model based on routine liver tests can reliably exclude intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy20
Non–Specific Clinical Presentations are Not Prognostic and do not Anticipate Hospital Length of Stay or Resource Utilization20
Consumer-led screening for atrial fibrillation: What is the next step?20
When is it reasonable to extrapolate during a pandemic?: The case of broad UK labeling for AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine19
Non-pharmacological home remedies used by primary care patients19
An unusual cause of ischemic stroke19
Extra respiratory comorbidities in adult patients with cystic fibrosis19
No evidence of a “July Effect” on mortality19
Mid-term Prognostic Implication of hospitalized COVID-19 patients with Prior Heart Failure diagnosis19
Diagnostic accuracy of D-Dimer testing for recurrent venous thromboembolism: A systematic review with meta-analysis.19
New insights in endocarditis caused by Gram negative bacilli not included in the HACEK group18
Phenotyping pleural effusion in patients hospitalized in Internal Medicine wards with decompensated heart failure18
Clinical presentation of secondary infectious complications in COVID-19 patients in intensive care unit treated with tocilizumab or standard of care18
Oral anticoagulants in patients with atrial fibrillation and end-stage renal disease: Walking the tightrope between thromboembolic and bleeding risk18
18F-FDG PET-CT versus contrast enhanced CT for the diagnosis of fever of unknown origin18
Effectiveness of telemedicine in patients with heart failure according to frailty phenotypes: Insights from the iCOR randomised controlled trial17
Is serum hyperosmolality related with myocardial dysfunction in septic shock patients?17
Hyperpigmentation on the dorsal tongue17
Beyond atrial fibrillation detection: how digital tools impact the care of patients with atrial fibrillation17
Optimal duration of anticoagulation therapy for venous thromboembolism in autoimmune diseases17
A systematic review and meta-analysis of all sham and placebo controlled trials for resistant hypertension17
Toxic nephropathy: Adverse renal effects caused by drugs17
Procedural myocardial infarction and major myocardial injury after percutaneous coronary interventions in chronic coronary syndrome: Is the fog really waning?17
Representativity of women and racial/ethnic minorities in randomized clinical trials on bempedoic acid: Positive efforts and lacking data17
Insight into increased risk of portal vein thrombosis in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease16
‘Pragmatic’ or ‘streamlined’: Which term best fits the REMAP-CAP trial16
A man with bright-golden orange phlegm16
High prevalence of incidental endoscopic findings at routine endoscopy after atrial fibrillation ablation: Do we need a screening endoscopy for the upper gastrointestinal tract in the general populati16
Hypertension and myocarditis following COVID-19 vaccination. Two sides of the coin?16
Impact of thoracoabdominal imaging on diagnosis and management in patients with suspected infective endocarditis16
Characteristics and outcomes of COVID-19-associated pulmonary embolism16
Serum cystatin C, cystatin C level change and risk of atrial fibrillation16
Heart failure: An autopsy case15
Informed consent process in the ISPY COVID trial is ethically acceptable15
Pregnancy-related venous thromboembolism: Progress but questions remain15
Chest pain in a Ukrainian woman living in Italy immediately after news of homeland Russian invasion.15
A woman with purple-brown skin lesions after immunosuppressive therapy15
Internists or specialists-that is the question!15
Chilblain-like acral lesions15
Long-term lung ultrasound follow-up in patients after COVID-19 pneumonia hospitalization: A prospective comparative study with chest computed tomography15
Embolic stroke of undetermined source and atrial cardiopathy: Towards a personalized antithrombotic strategy for secondary stroke prevention15
The importance of consensus statements on the prevention and treatment of cancer-associated thrombosis15
Derivation and validation of the nonalcoholic fatty liver disease cirrhosis score (NCS) to distinguish bridging fibrosis from cirrhosis14
A diagonal earlobe crease14
Clinical significance of Staphylococcus aureus bacteriuria14
Acute abdominal pain following esophagogastroduodenoscopy14
Abdominal aortic aneurysm and gas in the kidney in a diabetes patient14
Adult anaphylaxis: To the heart of the matter14
Concerns regarding result analysis and the corresponding risk of pulmonary embolism severity and in-hospital mortality14
Gender distribution in boards of internal medicine societies and paper authorship: Networking is the key to success14
Learning in times of stress: Lessons from COVID-19 that will last throughout this century14
Telangiectasias in a row14
Associating enterococcal endocarditis and colorectal neoplasia: is colonoscopy mandatory? – Authors’ reply13
Efficacy and safety of Janus kinase inhibitors in patients with ankylosing spondylitis: A systematic review and meta-analysis13
Malar rash with pancytopenia13
Renal denervation trials in hypertension – what we wait for in 2023/202413
Health differences between adults with and without intellectual disabilities at the internal medicine department: A first step to improve awareness of intellectual disabilities among healthcare profes13
Ultrasound evaluation of bowel vasculopathy in systemic sclerosis but…13
Pitfalls for blood culture diagnostic stewardship13
The peculiarities of COVID-19 in older people: Considerations after two years13
The COVID-19 pandemic – How many times were we warned before?13
Aspirin and P2Y12 inhibitors in treating COVID-1913
Effects of the implementation of the dynamic silver code in the emergency department13
Exploring sarcoidosis systemic treatment: Patient factors and therapeutic strategies12
Body Mass Index (BMI): Still be used?12
Young woman with red eyes and shock12
Gadolinium deposition disease (GDD): Does the missing link exist? -A suggested pathologic model12
Personal protective equipment portraits in the era of COVID-1912
Pruritic papules and reticular pigmentation12
Uncomplicated outpatient deep venous thrombosis management with a novel care pathway: Is it ready for prime time?12
Inotropes administration in patients with acute infective endocarditis and indication for urgent cardiac surgery12
COVID-19 research waste: An analysis on terminated clinical trials on medicines on ClinicalTrials.gov12
Influenza vaccine among patients with coronary artery disease12
Deep vein thrombosis symptoms and 30-day mortality in acute pulmonary embolism12
When to prescribe oral anticoagulation for patients with device-detected subclinical atrial fibrillation? Insights from the NOAH-AFNET 6 and ARTESiA trials12
Stressful experiences and venous thromboembolism12
Publication and citation inequalities faced by African researchers12
Intravenous immunoglobulin therapy in antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis12
The higher the serum albumin, the better? Findings from the PRACTICE study12
Safety and efficacy of ultrafiltration versus diuretics in patients with decompensated heart failure: A systematic review and meta-analysis12
Persistent fever, bloody diarrhea, and skin necrosis in a young female12
Association between direct oral anticoagulants and risk of gastrointestinal bleeding12
Relation between high-sensitivity troponin I serum levels and myocardial ischemia in patients with suspected chronic coronary syndrome: The RESET-MI study12
Truly unexplained falls after evaluation for syncope: A new diagnostic entity with severe prognosis11
Autoantibody positivity predicts severity of rheumatic immune-related adverse events to immune-checkpoint inhibitors11
Efficacy and safety assessment of mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists in patients with chronic kidney disease11
Physical decline and cognitive impairment in frail hypertensive elders during COVID-1911
Use of hydroxychloroquine to control immune response and hypercoagulability in patients with primary antiphospholipid syndrome11
Effects of statins on clinical outcomes in hospitalized patients with COVID-1911
A young man with amnesia after drug overdose11
Prognostic Implications of Residual Pleural Effusions at Discharge in Patients with Acute Decompensated Heart Failure11
Delaying clinical events among patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation treated with oral anticoagulants: Insights from the ARISTOPHANES study11
Hyperhomocysteinemia in patients with acute porphyrias: a possible effect of ALAS1 modulation by siRNAm therapy and its control by vitamin supplementation11
Refining the understanding of cardiovascular risk following COPD exacerbations: Opportunities for stratified and multidisciplinary approaches11
Functional and metabolic frailty predicts mortality in patients undergoing TAVI: Insights from the OBSERVANT II study11
Phenotyping of non-high-risk acute pulmonary embolism patients: different initial manifestations of clinical deterioration11
Reconsidering the Edelman equation: impact of plasma sodium concentration, edema and body weight11
Management of diabetic ketoacidosis11
Effects of valsartan vs amlodipine and achieved lower blood pressure on the incidence of end-stage kidney disease: The VALUE Trial11
Beyond the 2020 guidelines on atrial fibrillation of the European society of cardiology11
Asymptomatic coronary artery disease assessed by coronary computed tomography in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: A systematic review and meta-analysis11
Refining risk assessment for intra-abdominal infections in immunocompromised intensive care unit patients11
“Is medical cannabis safe for my patients?” A practical review of cannabis safety considerations11
A simple method to validate medical bed number calculations11
Current approaches for the diagnosis and management of immune thrombocytopenia10
Natural history of ‘silent’ atrial fibrillation from subclinical to asymptomatic: State of the art and need for research10
The coupling between sarcopenia and COVID-19 is the real problem10
Potential mechanisms of vaccine-induced thrombosis10
The effect of COPD on the incidence and mortality of hospitalized patients with pulmonary embolism: A nationwide population-based study (2016-2018)10
Recurrence rates and risk factors for recurrence after first episode of acute pancreatitis: A systematic review and meta-analysis10
Frailty in nursing home residents10
Exploring the Landscape of Familial Hypercholesterolemia: Unraveling Genetic Complexity and Clinical Implications10
Effect of direct oral anticoagulants in patients with cerebral venous thrombosis10
Safety of treatment with chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine: A ten-year systematic review and meta-analysis10
Baseline and incident hypochloremia in chronic heart failure outpatients: Clinical correlates and prognostic role10
Predictors of cardiovascular events in patients with primary systemic vasculitis: A 5 years prospective observational study10
Prognostic impact of hypertension grading10
Sodium glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors protect the cardiorenal axis: Update on recent mechanistic insights related to kidney physiology10
Association between diagnostic outcomes and symptom pattern in fever and inflammation of unknown origin10
Outcome of SARS CoV-2 inpatients treated with convalescent plasma: One-year of data from the Veneto region (Italy) Registry10
Measuring the risk of clinical adverse events (RISK ACE) by quantifying liver function: A patient-centric model10
Cardiac involvement in eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (formerly Churg-Strauss syndrome): Prospective evaluation at a tertiary referral centre10
FIB-4 score association with operative outcomes, truth or fibs?10
Inhaled long-acting muscarinic antagonists in asthma – A narrative review10
Anticoagulation strategies and long-term recurrence in patients with venous thromboembolism in the era of direct oral anticoagulants10
The efficacies of entecavir and tenofovir in terms of enhancing prognosis after curative treatment of hepatitis B virus–related hepatocellular carcinoma10
Uric acid associated with acute heart failure presentation in Acute Coronary Syndrome patients10
Urgent and emergency care in europe: Time for a rational network?10
Novel potassium binders to optimize RAASi therapy in heart failure: A systematic review and meta-analysis10
How the theory of centralized aerobic-anaerobic energy balance compensation explains sudden cardiac death in young athletes10
Identification and management of acute alcohol intoxication9
Serum uric acid and outcomes in patients with chronic heart failure through the whole spectrum of ejection fraction phenotypes: Analysis of the ESC-EORP Heart Failure Long-Term (HF LT) Registry9
The role of age in recognizing cognitive impairment in the emergency department9
Pre-operative physical performance as a predictor of in-hospital outcomes in older patients undergoing elective cardiac surgery9
Pyrin-associated autoinflammatory disease with p.Thr577Ala MEFV somatic mutation9
Venous thromboembolism treatment duration in autoimmune diseases. Research trends9
The new ESC 2024 guidelines on the management of peripheral arterial and aortic diseases: Lights and shadows9
Systolic blood pressure, a predictor of mortality and life expectancy following heart failure hospitalization, 2010–20239
Combining loop with thiazide diuretics in patients discharged home after a heart failure decompensation: Association with 30-day outcomes9
Effect of sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors on pulmonary arterial wedge pressure9
Negligible HCC risk during stringently defined untreated immune-tolerant phase of chronic hepatitis B9
Exploring the nexus: The place of kidney diseases within the cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome spectrum9
Impact of adherence to EULAR quality indicators on the quality of life of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus9
Hyperhomocysteinemia is linked to MASLD9
The prediction of alterations in plasma sodium levels in acutely ill patients should be more comprehensive9
The impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on hypertension phenotypes (ESH ABPM COVID-19 study)9
Monkeypox: A risk factor for inflammatory diseases?9
Medicine before and after David Cox9
Clinical significance of the anti-Nucleolar Organizer Region 90 antibodies (NOR90) in systemic sclerosis: Analysis of the European Scleroderma Trials and Research (EUSTAR) cohort and a systematic lite9
Evaluating cognitive impairment in emergency department: Challenges with screening tools. Authors’ reply9
Coronary microvascular dysfunction and myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary arteries: Where do we stand?9
The impact of hypoalbuminemia on the long-term prognosis of patients with acute heart failure: The modifying role of carbohydrate antigen 1259
Growth differentiation factor-15 predicts major adverse cardiac events and all-cause mortality in patients with atrial fibrillation9
Prospective study of risk factors for community-acquired acute kidney injury9
Translational medicine in hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia9
Use of betablockers in post-myocardial infarction patients in a real-world setting8
Risk for hospital-treated infections in dermatitis herpetiformis and coeliac disease8
Autonomic dysfunction in post-acute sequelae of COVID-198
Frailty, disability and patient-reported outcomes in apixaban users8
Unmasking eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA)8
Co-management hospitalist services for neurosurgery. Where are we?8
Clinical trial landscape for immune thrombocytopenia: Progress and the long road ahead8
Treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus: Analysis of treatment patterns in adult and paediatric patients across four European countries8
Non-invasive testing and risk-stratification in patients with MASLD8
Association between air temperature, air pollution and hospital admissions for pulmonary embolism and venous thrombosis in Italy8
Different impact of chronic kidney disease in older patients with heart failure according to frailty8
Prognostic impact of different triggers in patients with Takotsubo syndrome and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Author's reply8
Electrocardiographic features of patients with COVID-19: One year of unexpected manifestations8
Autoimmune serology testing in clinical practice: An updated roadmap for the diagnosis of autoimmune hepatitis8
The association between long-acting muscarinic antagonist-based therapy and the risk of urinary tract infection in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease8
Prediction of mortality in heart failure by machine learning. Comparison with statistical modeling8
Functional limitation predicts mortality in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction8
Corrigendum to: Associations of proton pump inhibitors and hospitalization due to hyponatremia: A population–based case–control study. Eur J Intern Med. 2019 Jan;59:65-698
Towards precision medicine in COPD: Targeting type 2 cytokines and alarmins8
Generalized bullous fixed drug eruption8
Length of hospital stay, delayed pneumonia diagnosis and post-discharge mortality. The Pneumonia in Italian Acute Care for Elderly units (PIACE)-SIGOT study8
Acute aortic syndromes: An internist's guide to the galaxy8
Risk trajectory of cardiovascular events after an exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis8
Early palliative care program in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis patients favors at-home and hospice deaths, reduces unplanned medical visits, and prolongs survival: A pilot study8
Diagnosis of acute aortic syndromes with ultrasound and d-dimer: the PROFUNDUS study8
Atrial fibrillation-related mortality trends among adults with comorbid chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the United States from 1999 to 20208
Comparative analysis of level of evidence and class of recommendation for 50 clinical practice guidelines released by the European Society of Cardiology from 2011 to 20228
The environmental cost of unwarranted variation in the use of magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography scans8
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