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 2020-07-01 to 2024-07-01.)
ArticleCitations
Prevalence of post-COVID-19 symptoms in hospitalized and non-hospitalized COVID-19 survivors: A systematic review and meta-analysis327
Hyperuricaemia and gout in cardiovascular, metabolic and kidney disease173
Electrocardiographic features of patients with COVID-19 pneumonia107
Incidence of acute pulmonary embolism in COVID-19 patients: Systematic review and meta-analysis.102
SARS-CoV-2 vaccines: Lights and shadows95
Mobile health technology-supported atrial fibrillation screening and integrated care: A report from the mAFA-II trial Long-term Extension Cohort91
Hepatic consequences of COVID-19 infection. Lapping or biting?81
Uric acid in metabolic syndrome: Does uric acid have a definitive role?73
Low serum albumin: A neglected predictor in patients with cardiovascular disease71
Use of hydroxychloroquine in hospitalised COVID-19 patients is associated with reduced mortality: Findings from the observational multicentre Italian CORIST study67
Optimizing antibiotic therapies to reduce the risk of bacterial resistance64
Protective role of chronic treatment with direct oral anticoagulants in elderly patients affected by interstitial pneumonia in COVID-19 era61
Anakinra for patients with COVID-19: a meta-analysis of non-randomized cohort studies.60
Factors associated with persistence of symptoms 1 year after COVID-19: A longitudinal, prospective phone-based interview follow-up cohort study56
Mechanisms of weight regain.55
The 2020 International Society of Hypertension global hypertension practice guidelines - key messages and clinical considerations54
SARS-CoV-2 antibody kinetics eight months from COVID-19 onset: Persistence of spike antibodies but loss of neutralizing antibodies in 24% of convalescent plasma donors51
The Brain-Gut-Microbiotal Axis: A framework for understanding functional GI illness and their therapeutic interventions48
Drug-induced liver injury: Pathogenesis, epidemiology, clinical features, and practical management47
Tocilizumab for the treatment of immune-related adverse events: a systematic literature review and a multicentre case series46
Prognostic impact of coronary microvascular dysfunction in patients with myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary arteries45
The pivotal link between ACE2 deficiency and SARS-CoV-2 infection: One year later44
Bleeding in COVID-19 severe pneumonia: The other side of abnormal coagulation pattern?44
“Is medical cannabis safe for my patients?” A practical review of cannabis safety considerations40
Beyond the 2020 guidelines on atrial fibrillation of the European society of cardiology40
Safety and Tolerability of Neurohormonal Antagonism in Cardiac Amyloidosis40
Blood pressure increase after Pfizer/BioNTech SARS-CoV-2 vaccine39
Transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy: An uncharted territory awaiting discovery38
Device-detected atrial high rate episodes and the risk of stroke/thrombo-embolism and atrial fibrillation incidence: a systematic review and meta-analysis36
Consumer-led screening for atrial fibrillation using consumer-facing wearables, devices and apps: A survey of health care professionals by AF-SCREEN international collaboration35
Gastroprotection in patients on antiplatelet and/or anticoagulant therapy: a position paper of National Association of Hospital Cardiologists (ANMCO) and the Italian Association of Hospital Gastroente34
COVID-19, vaccines and deficiency of ACE2 and other angiotensinases. Closing the loop on the "Spike effect"34
How does SARS-CoV-2 targets the elderly patients? A review on potential mechanisms increasing disease severity33
Epidemiology of portal vein thrombosis in liver cirrhosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis33
Pneumothorax/pneumomediastinum in non-intubated COVID-19 patients: Differences between first and second Italian pandemic wave32
Comparing atrial fibrillation guidelines: Focus on stroke prevention, bleeding risk assessment and oral anticoagulant recommendations30
Comparison of bias and accuracy using cystatin C and creatinine in CKD-EPI equations for GFR estimation30
Screening for pulmonary arterial hypertension in systemic sclerosis: A systematic literature review.30
Therapeutic strategies for virus-negative myocarditis: a comprehensive review30
Seventeen-year trend (2001–2017) in pacemaker and implantable cardioverter-defibrillator utilization based on hospital discharge database data: An analysis by age groups29
Assessing the impact of COVID-19 on the health of geriatric patients: The European GeroCovid Observational Study29
Management of chronic refractory cough in adults27
Physical activity in management of persons with obesity27
Physical decline and cognitive impairment in frail hypertensive elders during COVID-1927
Monkeypox infection: An update for the practicing physician27
The efficacies of entecavir and tenofovir in terms of enhancing prognosis after curative treatment of hepatitis B virus–related hepatocellular carcinoma26
Incident atrial fibrillation and its risk prediction in patients developing COVID-19: A machine learning based algorithm approach26
kinetics of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies over time. Results of 10 month follow up in over 300 seropositive Health Care Workers26
Obesity as an adipose tissue dysfunction disease and a risk factor for infections – Covid-19 as a case study25
Obesity and sleep disturbances: The “chicken or the egg” question25
Effect of SGLT-2 inhibitors on cardiovascular outcomes in heart failure patients: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials25
Smoking habit and hospitalization for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)-related pneumonia: The unsolved paradox behind the evidence.24
Interleukin-6 receptor blockade with subcutaneous tocilizumab improves coagulation activity in patients with COVID-1924
Acute kidney injury associated with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs24
Serum IgG4 level predicts COVID-19 related mortality24
The discriminatory power of bleeding assessment tools in adult patients with a mild to moderate bleeding tendency24
The power of choice: Experimental evidence that freedom to choose a vaccine against COVID-19 improves willingness to be vaccinated24
Hyperhomocysteinemia in patients with acute porphyrias: A potentially dangerous metabolic crossroad?24
A snapshot of cancer-associated thromboembolic disease in 2018–2019: First data from the TESEO prospective registry24
The impact of nutrition and lifestyle modification on health23
ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 effectiveness during an unprecedented surge in SARS COV-2 infections23
Long-term outcomes of postoperative atrial fibrillation following non cardiac surgery: A systematic review and metanalysis23
Patient motivation to lose weight: Importance of healthcare professional support, goals and self-efficacy23
Both lean and fat body mass associate with blood pressure23
Standardizing PaO2 for PaCO2 in P/F ratio predicts in-hospital mortality in acute respiratory failure due to Covid-19: A pilot prospective study22
Recent advances in pericarditis22
Primary adrenal insufficiency associated with Oxford-AstraZeneca ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia (VITT)22
COVID-19 vaccination and a severe pain in the neck22
Varicella-Zoster virus reactivation following severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 vaccination or infection: New insights22
Serial investigation of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme in sarcoidosis patients treated with Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitor22
Venous thromboembolism during pregnancy and postpartum period22
Spirometry: A practical lifespan predictor of global health and chronic respiratory and non-respiratory diseases22
Active smoking and COVID-19: a double-edged sword21
Efficacy and safety of rituximab biosimilar (CT-P10) in IgG4-related disease: an observational prospective open-label cohort study21
Uric acid associated with acute heart failure presentation in Acute Coronary Syndrome patients21
Sarcopenia measurement in research and clinical practice21
No double-edged sword and no doubt about the relation between smoking and COVID-19 severity21
Efficacy and safety of molnupiravir for COVID-19 patients21
Associations of Post-Acute COVID syndrome with physiological and clinical measures 10 months after hospitalization in patients of the first wave21
Screening for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus using transient elastography - a prospective, cross sectional study21
Impact of admission serum acid uric levels on in-hospital outcomes in patients with acute coronary syndrome21
Identification and management of acute alcohol intoxication20
Clinical phenotypes and prediction of chronicity in sarcoidosis using cluster analysis in a prospective cohort of 694 patients20
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) Registry20
Inhaled long-acting muscarinic antagonists in asthma – A narrative review20
The Atrial fibrillation Better Care (ABC) pathway and cardiac complications in atrial fibrillation: a potential sex-based difference. The ATHERO-AF study20
Sweet taste and obesity19
Knowing the new Omicron BA.2.75 variant (‘Centaurus’): A simulation study19
Neurological diseases of unknown etiology: Brain-biopsy diagnostic yields and safety19
Age-Related Changes in Clinical Presentation of Covid-19: the EPICOVID19 Web-Based Survey19
The coupling between sarcopenia and COVID-19 is the real problem19
Surveillance and management of colorectal dysplasia and cancer in inflammatory bowel disease: Current practice and future perspectives18
Thrombosis with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome associated with viral vector COVID-19 vaccines18
Joint effect of heart failure and coronary artery disease on the risk of death during hospitalization for COVID-1918
Chronic cough in adults18
Identification of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension on CTPAs performed for diagnosing acute pulmonary embolism depending on level of expertise18
Serum uric acid and mortality thresholds among men and women in the Irish health system: A cohort study18
Detection of subclinical atrial fibrillation after cryptogenic stroke using implantable cardiac monitors18
Prevalence and impact on outcome of sodium and potassium disorders in patients with community-acquired pneumonia: A retrospective analysis18
The use of β-blockers in patients with heart failure and comorbidities: Doubts, certainties and unsolved issues17
A new simplified model for predicting 30-day mortality in older medical emergency department patients: The rise up score17
Erectile dysfunction and adherence to antihypertensive therapy: Focus on β-blockers17
Hypernatremia and moderate-to-severe hyponatremia are independent predictors of mortality in septic patients at emergency department presentation: A sub-group analysis of the need-speed trial17
The yield of F18 FDG PET-CT for the investigation of fever of unknown origin, compared with diagnostic CT17
Cannabis is associated with blood pressure reduction in older adults – A 24-hours ambulatory blood pressure monitoring study17
Covid-19 cases in a no-Covid-19 geriatric acute care setting. A sporadic occurrence?17
Rifabutin-Based Triple Therapy Or Bismuth-Based Quadruple Regimen As Rescue Therapies For Helicobacter pylori Infection17
Hyperhomocysteinemia in patients with acute porphyrias: a possible effect of ALAS1 modulation by siRNAm therapy and its control by vitamin supplementation17
Direct oral anticoagulants versus vitamin K antagonists in antiphospholipid syndrome: A meta-analysis.17
Coffee Consumption is Associated with a Decreased Risk of Incident Chronic Kidney Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Cohort Studies16
Venous lactate improves the prediction of in-hospital adverse outcomes in normotensive pulmonary embolism16
COVID-19: Timing is Important16
Early osteopontin levels predict mortality in patients with septic shock16
“Let me choose my COVID-19 vaccine”16
Adherence to the “Atrial fibrillation Better Care” (ABC) pathway in patients with atrial fibrillation and cancer: A report from the ESC-EHRA EURObservational Research Programme in atrial fibrillation 16
Timeline analysis of clinical severity of COVID-19 in the general population16
Acute hemolysis by hydroxycloroquine was observed in G6PD-deficient patient with severe COVD-19 related lung injury16
Management and outcomes of post-acute COVID-19 patients in Northern Italy16
High-sensitivity troponins for outcome prediction in the general population: a systematic review and meta-analysis16
Lung ultrasonography: A prognostic tool in non-ICU hospitalized patients with COVID-19 pneumonia16
Sympathetic activation and outcomes in chronic heart failure: Does the neurohormonal hypothesis apply to mid-range and preserved ejection fraction patients?15
Effects of non-invasive respiratory supports on inspiratory effort in moderate-severe COVID-19 patients. A randomized physiological study15
Blood pressure increase during hospitalization for COVID-1915
Predictive value of Killip classification in MINOCA patients15
Future directions in obesity pharmacotherapy15
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: identical etiologic factors in patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes15
How epigenetics impacts on human diseases15
Epidemiology of subclinical atrial fibrillation in patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices: A systematic review and meta-regression15
Longitudinal changes of left and right cardiac structure and function in patients with end-stage renal disease on replacement therapy15
The importance of recognizing cerebral venous thrombosis following anti-COVID-19 vaccination15
Sepsis-driven atrial fibrillation and ischaemic stroke. Is there enough evidence to recommend anticoagulation?15
Metabolically healthy obesity: Misleading phrase or healthy phenotype?15
C-reactive protein and 10-year cardiovascular risk in rheumatoid arthritis15
Prevalence and risk factors for pulmonary embolism in patients with suspected acute exacerbation of COPD: a multi-center study.15
Prognostic impact of Vitamin D deficiency in patients with coronary artery disease undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention15
Atrial cardiomyopathy markers and new-onset atrial fibrillation risk in patients with acute myocardial infarction14
Non-HACEK gram negative bacilli endocarditis: Analysis of a national prospective cohort.14
Validation of the AF-ESUS score to identify patients with embolic stroke of undetermined source and low risk of device-detected atrial fibrillation14
Phenotyping congestion in patients with acutely decompensated heart failure with preserved and reduced ejection fraction: The Decongestion duRing therapY for acute decOmpensated heart failure in HFpEF14
A systematic review of the discrimination and absolute mortality predicted by the National Early Warning Scores according to different cut-off values and prediction windows14
Covid-19 in Italy: Lesson from the Veneto Region14
Negligible HCC risk during stringently defined untreated immune-tolerant phase of chronic hepatitis B14
Humoral SARS-COV-2 IgG decay within 6 months in COVID-19 healthy vaccinees: The need for a booster vaccine dose?14
Pre-transplant diabetes predicts atherosclerotic vascular events and cardiovascular mortality in liver transplant recipients: a long-term follow-up study14
Lessons from pathophysiology: Use of individualized combination treatments with immune interventional agents to tackle severe respiratory failure in patients with COVID-1914
Prevalence of markers of atrial cardiomyopathy in embolic stroke of undetermined source: A systematic review14
Mortality and causes of death in systemic lupus erythematosus over the last decade: Data from a large population-based study13
The effect of sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors on cardiac structure remodeling and function: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials13
Quality of care after AKI development in the hospital: Consensus from the 22nd Acute Disease Quality Initiative (ADQI) conference13
Outcome of SARS CoV-2 inpatients treated with convalescent plasma: One-year of data from the Veneto region (Italy) Registry13
Clinical significance of anti-Ro52 (TRIM21) antibodies in adult patients with connective tissue diseases13
Response to mepolizumab according to disease manifestations in patients with eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis13
Estimated 10-year cardiovascular risk in a large Italian cohort of rheumatoid arthritis patients: Data from the Cardiovascular Obesity and Rheumatic DISease (CORDIS) Study Group13
Impact of point of care ultrasound on the number of diagnostic examinations in elderly patients admitted to an internal medicine ward13
Cardiac involvement in eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (formerly Churg-Strauss syndrome): Prospective evaluation at a tertiary referral centre13
COVID-19 randomized controlled trials in medRxiv and PubMed13
Hyperglycemia drives the transition from pre-frailty to frailty: The Monteforte study13
SARS-CoV-2 infection among asymptomatic homebound subjects in Milan, Italy13
Effectiveness of telemedicine in patients with heart failure according to frailty phenotypes: Insights from the iCOR randomised controlled trial13
Adiponectin involved in portal flow hepatic extraction of 13C-methacetin in obesity and non-alcoholic fatty liver12
The link between nutritional status and outcomes in COVID-19 patients in ICU: Is obesity or sarcopenia the real problem?12
Infective endocarditis in patients with solid organ transplantation. A nationwide descriptive study12
Embolic risk stratification and prognostic impact of early surgery in left-sided infective endocarditis12
Prevalence, risk factors and proteomic bioprofiles associated with heart failure in rheumatoid arthritis: The RA-HF study12
Pre-operative physical performance as a predictor of in-hospital outcomes in older patients undergoing elective cardiac surgery12
Associations of relative fat mass, a new index of adiposity, with type-2 diabetes in the general population12
Rabies in Europe: An epidemiological and clinical update12
Inappropriate use of carbapenems in an internal medicine ward: Impact of a carbapenem-focused antimicrobial stewardship program12
Screening for atrial fibrillation in the elderly: A network meta-analysis of randomized trials12
Efficacy and safety of steroid-sparing treatments in giant cell arteritis according to the glucocorticoids tapering regimen: A systematic review and meta-analysis12
Waste in COVID-19 clinical trials conducted in western Europe12
Refining age stratum of the C2HEST score for predicting incident atrial fibrillation in a hospital-based Chinese population12
Autologous fecal microbiota transplantation can retain the metabolic achievements of dietary interventions12
Cardiopulmonary exercise test with stress echocardiography in COVID-19 survivors at 6 months follow-up12
Definition of tachycardia for risk stratification of pulmonary embolism12
The COVID-19 burden for health care professionals: Results of a global survey12
Diagnostic accuracy of D-Dimer testing for recurrent venous thromboembolism: A systematic review with meta-analysis.12
Active smoking and severity of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): The use of significance testing leads to an erroneous conclusion12
SARS-CoV-2 vaccine-induced cerebral venous thrombosis11
De-escalation of antiplatelet therapy in patients with coronary artery disease: Time to change our strategy?11
Prognostic value of NT-proBNP and CA125 across glomerular filtration rate categories in acute heart failure11
Pulmonary embolism severity and in-hospital mortality: An international comparative study between COVID-19 and non-COVID patients11
Treatment with COLchicine in hospitalized patients affected by COVID-19: The COLVID-19 trial11
Thrombotic events following Covid-19 vaccines compared to Influenza vaccines11
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 evolution: How mutations affect XBB.1.5 variant11
Interstitial pneumonia with autoimmune features: Evaluation of connective tissue disease incidence during follow-up11
Pharmacist-driven medication recognition/ reconciliation in older medical patients11
Exploring the recovery curve for long-term post-COVID dyspnea and fatigue11
Serum albumin and cardiovascular disease: Does low serum albumin contribute to the emergence and worsening of some cardiovascular diseases?11
Optimization of antimicrobial prescription in the hospital11
Alcoholic liver disease and autoimmune hepatitis: Sometimes a closer look under the surface is needed11
Sex-specific differences in the presentation, clinical course, and quality of life of patients with acute venous thromboembolism according to baseline risk factors. Insights from the PREFER in VTE11
Potential mechanisms of vaccine-induced thrombosis11
Sex-specific outcomes and management in critically ill septic patients11
Gender gap in authorship: a study of 44,000 articles published in 100 high-impact general medical journals11
Interleukin-6 inhibitors reduce mortality in coronavirus disease-2019: An individual patient data meta-analysis from randomized controlled trials11
Low Creatinine Potentially Overestimates Glomerular Filtration Rate in Older Fracture Patients: A Plea for an Extensive Use of Cystatin C?11
Multidisciplinary team led by internists improves diabetic foot ulceration outcomes a before-after retrospective study11
POCUS in dyspnea, nontraumatic hypotension, and shock; a systematic review of existing evidence11
Renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system inhibition in patients affected by heart failure: efficacy, mechanistic effects and practical use of sacubitril/valsartan. Position Paper of the Italian Society of11
Effects of Anti-vitamin k oral anticoagulants on bone and cardiovascular health11
Myocardial infarction during giant cell arteritis: A cohort study10
Growth differentiation factor-15 predicts major adverse cardiac events and all-cause mortality in patients with atrial fibrillation10
Gut microbes in metabolic disturbances. Promising role for therapeutic manipulations?10
Use of intravenous iron in patients with iron deficiency and chronic heart failure: Real-world evidence10
Long-term recurrence risk after a first venous thromboembolism in men and women under 50 years old: A French prospective cohort10
Mycobacterium marinum: A brief update for clinical purposes10
Neuraminidase inhibitors are effective and safe in reducing influenza complications: meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.10
Electrocardiographic features of patients with COVID-19: One year of unexpected manifestations10
Risk of stroke in CYP2C19 LoF polymorphism carrier coronary artery disease patients undergoing clopidogrel therapy: An ethnicity-based updated meta-analysis10
How many urinalysis and urine cultures are necessary?10
Anticoagulation strategies and long-term recurrence in patients with venous thromboembolism in the era of direct oral anticoagulants10
The ISTH DIC score predicts outcome in non-septic patients admitted to a cardiovascular intensive care unit10
Integrated approach to bronchoalveolar lavage cytology to distinguish interstitial lung diseases10
Remote multiparametric monitoring and management of heart failure patients through cardiac implantable electronic devices10
Point of care ultrasound for rapid assessment and treatment of palliative care patients in acute medical settings10
Hypertension and mortality in SARS-COV-2 infection: A meta-analysis of observational studies after 2 years of pandemic10
Colchicine – new horizons for an ancient drug. Review based on the highest hierarchy of evidence10
Reduced COVID-19 mortality linked with early antibodies against SARS-CoV-2, irrespective of age10
Is the 2020 Sampson equation the best formula for LDL-C estimation?10
Clinical characteristics of BRASH syndrome: Systematic scoping review10
Incidence, risk factors, and evolution of venous thromboembolic events in patients diagnosed with pancreatic carcinoma and treated with chemotherapy on an outpatient basis10
Multidisciplinary prevention and management strategies for colorectal cancer and cardiovascular disease10
Predictors of infection after “de novo” cardiac electronic device implantation10
Why should we use convalescent plasma for COVID-19?10
COVID-19 and hydroxychloroquine: Is the wonder drug failing?10
Long term consequences of COVID-1910
Abnormal ankle-brachial index (ABI) predicts primary and secondary cardiovascular risk and cancer mortality10
Proton pump inhibitors and the risk of cardiovascular events and cardiovascular mortality: A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies9
Gender distribution in boards of internal medicine societies9
Systemic autoimmune disorders associated with thrombotic microangiopathy: A cross-sectional analysis from the French National TMA registry: Systemic autoimmune disease-associated TMA9
Functional and metabolic frailty predicts mortality in patients undergoing TAVI: Insights from the OBSERVANT II study9
Published evidence on COVID-19 in top-ranked journals: A descriptive study9
Giant cell arteritis: Update on clinical manifestations, diagnosis, and management9
Consensus on prevention and treatment of cancer-associated thrombosis (CAT) in controversial clinical situations with low levels of evidence9
Interdependence of VA-ECMO output, pulmonary congestion and outcome after cardiac surgery9
The spike effect of acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 and coronavirus disease 2019 vaccines on blood pressure9
Impact of pre-hospital renal function on the detection of acute kidney injury in acute decompensated heart failure9
Baseline and incident hypochloremia in chronic heart failure outpatients: Clinical correlates and prognostic role9
Incidence of endocrine and exocrine insufficiency in patients with autoimmune pancreatitis at diagnosis and after treatment: a systematic review and meta-analysis9
SGLT2 breast expression could affect the cardiovascular performance in pre-menopausal women with fatty vs. non fatty breast via over-inflammation and sirtuins’ down regulation9
Short term blood pressure alterations in recently COVID-19 vaccinated patients9
Influence of BMI and geographical region on prescription of oral anticoagulants in newly diagnosed atrial fibrillation: The GLORIA-AF Registry Program9
Long-term effectiveness and safety of anticoagulation therapy in oldest old, frail people with atrial fibrillation9
Exploring the possible link between myocarditis and mRNA COVID-19 vaccines9
Multimodal rheumatologic complex treatment in patients with spondyloarthritis - a prospective study9
Sustainable and personalized nutrition: From earth health to public health9
A systematic bias assessment of top-cited full-length original clinical investigations related to COVID-199
Efficacy of endovascular therapy for basilar and vertebral artery occlusion: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials9
Temporal changes in co-morbidities and mortality in patients hospitalized for COVID-19 in Italy9
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