European Journal of Internal Medicine

Article	Citations
Electrocardiographic changes associated with hypothermia	319
Non-pharmacological home remedies used by primary care patients	265
The role of age in recognizing cognitive impairment in the emergency department	226
Effects of the implementation of the dynamic silver code in the emergency department	226
A man with brown macules on the limbs	204
Impact of L-arginine and liposomal vitamin C supplementation on quality of life and daily life activities in patients with COPD: a randomized, multicenter, single blind, placebo-controlled trial (ILDA	150
Effects of statins on clinical outcomes in hospitalized patients with COVID-19	112
Natural history of ‘silent’ atrial fibrillation from subclinical to asymptomatic: State of the art and need for research	106
The peculiarities of COVID-19 in older people: Considerations after two years	100
A woman with purple-brown skin lesions after immunosuppressive therapy	88
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 profes	87
Structural evolution of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2: Implications for adhesivity to angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 receptors and vaccines	72
Refining metabolic health assessment in inflammatory bowel disease risk prediction	71
Refining risk assessment for intra-abdominal infections in immunocompromised intensive care unit patients	66
Prevalence of post-COVID symptoms one-year after SARS-CoV-2 infection in patients with interstitial lung disease	62
Recurrent vomiting	60
Prognostic impact of hypertension grading	54
Sodium-glucose cotransporter2 inhibitor-associated ketoacidosis in nondiabetic patients	54
Aspirin and P2Y12 inhibitors in treating COVID-19	51
The higher the serum albumin, the better? Findings from the PRACTICE study	50
Considerations on socioeconomic and hormonal factors in sex- and gender-specific risk of metabolic syndrome	47
The impact of hypoalbuminemia on the long-term prognosis of patients with acute heart failure: The modifying role of carbohydrate antigen 125	47
Adrenal insufficiency following systemic glucocorticoid therapy: a systematic review and meta-analysis	47
Efficacy and safety assessment of mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists in patients with chronic kidney disease	46
Systolic blood pressure, a predictor of mortality and life expectancy following heart failure hospitalization, 2010–2023	46

Potential mechanisms of vaccine-induced thrombosis	45
No evidence of a “July Effect” on mortality	44
Oral semaglutide in HFpEF: Real-world evidence and causal considerations	43
Scurvy in a hemodialysis patient after prolonged hospitalization	43
A systematic review and meta-analysis of all sham and placebo controlled trials for resistant hypertension	42
Impact of thoracoabdominal imaging on diagnosis and management in patients with suspected infective endocarditis	42
Trial sequential analysis methodology for interpreting meta-analytical findings	42
The impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on hypertension phenotypes (ESH ABPM COVID-19 study)	42
Telemedicine in internal medicine: A statement by the European Federation of Internal Medicine.	41
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 fibrillation	41
Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD). Assessing metabolic dysfunction, cardiovascular risk factors, and lifestyle habits	40
Clinical characteristics of BRASH syndrome: Systematic scoping review	39
A hidden cause of sudden epigastric pain in a middle-aged man	39
Different impact of chronic kidney disease in older patients with heart failure according to frailty	39
To dilate or not to dilate: the puzzle of phenotyping heart failure with mildly reduced ejection fraction	38
Antibiotic use in hospitalized older adults according to WHO AWaRe classification: data from the REPOSI register	38
How the theory of centralized aerobic-anaerobic energy balance compensation explains sudden cardiac death in young athletes	38
Endothelin-1 as dual marker for renal function decline and associated cardiovascular complications in patients with chronic kidney disease	37
Bridging the gap: Phenotype-specific considerations for rituximab therapy in IgG4-related disease	37
Uncomplicated outpatient deep venous thrombosis management with a novel care pathway: Is it ready for prime time?	37
Comparative analysis of obesity indices in discrimination and reclassification of cardiovascular disease risk: The ATTICA study (2002–2022)	36
Risk trajectory of cardiovascular events after an exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis	36
Impact of adherence to EULAR quality indicators on the quality of life of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus	36
Abatacept in RA-ILD: defining rather than assuming a pulmonary window of opportunity	35
Association between interleukin-6, C-reactive protein and chronic kidney disease outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis	34
Non-invasive testing and risk-stratification in patients with MASLD	34
Challenges in using the clock drawing test for prognosis prediction in patients with non-specific complaints	33
Molecular echoes of CPAP: Tracking hypoxia-sensitive non-coding RNAs in obstructive sleep apnea	33
Prognosis of hospitalized patients during different pandemic waves in Greece: Omicron innocent until proven guilty?	33
A typical but rare cause of hemoptysis	33
Recurrence rates and risk factors for recurrence after first episode of acute pancreatitis: A systematic review and meta-analysis	33
Development and validation of a clinical risk score for all-cause mortality in patients with acquired long QT syndrome	32
Predictive performance of hepatocellular carcinoma risk scores in chronic hepatitis C patients with advanced fibrosis after achieving sustained virological response: Insights from European Association	32
Managing invasive fungal infections in critical illness: reflections on recent American Thoracic Society recommendations	32
Enhancing the understanding of hyperhomocysteinemia and MASLD: Addressing methodological limitations and future directions	32
A man with fever, headache, and ulcers	31
Identifying COPD patients with poor health status and low exercise tolerance through the five-repetition sit-to-stand test and modified Medical Research Council Dyspnea Score	31
Cardiac outcomes in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy treated with beta-blockers or verapamil	31
Outcomes of initial intravenous diuretic dose in acute heart failure	31
From attribution to precision-care action: risk stratification in patients with patent foramen ovale and embolic stroke of undetermined source	31
Constrictive pericarditis and tuberculosis: A second look	30
Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors may increase iron availability with beneficial effects on erythropoiesis and cardiovascular mortality in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Author’s Repl	30
Infectious complications of ANCA-associated vasculitis: Description and associated outcome	29
Ring-like late gadolinium enhancement	29
Strengthening insights into sleep duration and chronic diseases: A call for comprehensive consideration of family history, socioeconomic factors, dietary patterns, and age dynamics	29
Point of care ultrasound in internal medicine in Portugal – where we are and where we should go?	28
Reshaping care in the aftermath of the pandemic. Implications for cardiology health systems	28
Inaccurate description of staged consent	28
Understanding the biological success of SARS-CoV-2: Immunoevasion strategies and beyond	28
Identifying patients at risk for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension	28

AMA-positivity in AIH-patients with bile duct lesions running in between. Novel findings and perspectives	27
Gastrointestinal adverse events of semaglutide in patients with overweight or obesity	27
Would a single centralized ethical review in Europe be feasible for multinational trials in public health emergencies?	27
Beyond eligibility – the relevance of individualized heart failure therapy across specialties	26
Optimizing tezepelumab use in severe asthma: future research directions	26
Impact of ABC (Atrial Fibrillation Better Care) pathway adherence in high-risk subgroups with atrial fibrillation: A report from the ESC-EHRA EORP-AF long-term general registry	26
Association of non-cardiac comorbidities and sex with long-term Re-hospitalization for heart failure	25
Target systolic blood pressure in patients with left ventricular hypertrophy	25
Intimate partner violence as a risk factor for venous thromboembolism in women on combined oral contraceptives: An international matched case-control study	25
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 of	25
Prognostic value of N-terminal prohormone B-type natriuretic peptide modified by renal function in patients with acute heart failure	25
Growth differentiation factor-15 in patients presenting with acute chest pain: Diagnostic and prognostic utility	24
Device-based therapies for cardiorenal syndrome: A comprehensive, mechanism-driven framework for next-generation decongestion	24
It’s time to improve antithrombotic therapy! A global perspective for antithrombotic stewardship	24
Abatacept in usual and in non-specific interstitial pneumonia associated with rheumatoid arthritis	24
A deceptive lung mass in a smoker man	24
The new nomenclature SLD and categories provided better classification for elderly Chinese with liver steatosis	24
Gender-specific insights into the irritable bowel syndrome pathophysiology. Focus on gut dysbiosis and permeability	23
Shaping rheumatoid arthritis treatment: Clinical and demographic drivers of tsDMARDs versus bDMARDs prescription post-EMA pronouncement on JAK inhibitors. Insights from the AMBI-RA study	23
Risk of infection shortly before and after a diagnosis of liver cirrhosis: a nationwide, population-based study in Sweden	23
The diagnostic approach and management of hypertension in the emergency department	23
Lipoprotein(a) and prothrombotic effects: Evidence from a genetic association study	23
Retinal microcirculation as a window to coronary artery disease	23
Comparison of missed adenomas in deep-sedated and unsedated colonoscopy: A multicenter retrospective study	23
Systemic markers of inflammation and immune activation in patients with obstructive sleep apnea and paroxysmal atrial fibrillation	23
Exercise-based prehabilitation programs reduces hospital stay and postoperative complications in surgical patients with cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis	22
Interpreting the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Severity, case mix, and clinical utility	22
Intravenous continuous home inotropic therapy in advanced heart failure: Insights from an observational retrospective study	22
Clinical characteristics and outcomes of Takotsubo syndrome in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	22
Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease: Evolution of the final terminology	22
Diagnostic yield of head-up tilt testing in suspected vasovagal syncope	22
Left atrial enlargement without atrial fibrillation: a warning signal rather than a treatment target	22
Seasonality of diabetic ketoacidosis in hot climate	21
Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation in older patients: The need for a comprehensive evaluation and management	21
Clinical interpretation and limitations of the prehospital-to-inhospital lactate ratio in severe hyperglycemic emergencies	21
Should Ticagrelor in association with aspirin be still considered the standard dual antiplatelet treatment for acute coronary syndromes?	21
HbA1c% level patterns as a marker for malignancy in diabetic patients	21
Different loop diuretic dosing and administration in acute heart failure (DIUR-AHF): a multicenter prospective observational open-label study	21
How to promote healthy aging across the life cycle	21
Ethics of death pronouncement	21
A potential novel stratification model to predict cardiovascular disease in patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease	21
A man with chronic progressive mucositis and extensive skin detachment	21
COVID-19, vaccines and deficiency of ACE2 and other angiotensinases. Closing the loop on the "Spike effect"	21
Varicella-Zoster virus reactivation following severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 vaccination or infection: New insights	21
Renal outcomes following anticoagulation in atrial fibrillation: urgent need for randomized evidence	20
Optimization of antimicrobial prescription in the hospital	20
Prevention of venous thromboembolism in critically ill patients: current state and future perspectives	20
Disease activity and disability influence CV risk estimation and management of rheumatoid arthritis patients	20
Cardiovascular siRNA therapeutics: A global clinical trial landscape analysis	20
Extra-articular manifestations in rheumatoid arthritis: Incidence and predisposing factors	20
Acute heart failure – an EFIM guideline critical appraisal and adaptation for internists	20
Lack of efficacy of Interferon β-1a in COVID-19 patients with mild to moderate pneumonia	20
Safety and efficacy of colchicine for the prevention of recurrent atrial fibrillation post-catheter ablation	20
Targets for deprescribing in patients with hypertension and reflex syncope	20
Up and down in gastrointestinal cancer and bleeding with direct oral anticoagulants	20
Blurred vision: Hitting the bull's eye	20
Wheels within wheels: Diagnostic and risk modifiers for familial hypercholesterolemia in the community	19
Prognostic value of positive blood cultures and culture results on outcomes in emergency medical admissions	19
Organization and delivery of home-based care for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients receiving long-term home non-invasive ventilation: a systematic review	19
Management of asymptomatic patients with abnormal liver function tests	19
Sudden death in young athletes: Is it preventable?	19
Fractional exhaled nitric oxide in acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Beyond pooled means to individual precision	19
Telerehabilitation in patients with long COVID-19 syndrome	19
Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary disease: Association with exercise-induced pulmonary hypertension and right ventricle adaptation over time	19
Associations of cannabis use and body mass index–The Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) study	19
Discharge medical treatment implementation and predictors of a successful decongestion in patients with acute heart failure: first data from the BRING-UP 3 Heart Failure Study	18
Facial swelling with unexpected pelvic hypermetabolism	18
Anemia in cardiorenal disease: From pathogenesis to treatment	18
Long non-coding RNAs H19 and NKILA are associated with the risk of death and lacunar stroke in the elderly population	18
Switching from hospital centered to community based, person centered and integrated social health and care systems; Mission impossible or key objective?	18
Survival outcomes with LUCAS-AssiSTED VS MANUal CPR in in-hospital cardiac arrest obese patients	18
Quality-of-life outcomes after sleeve gastrectomy versus Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: looking beyond mean differences	18
Hepatobiliary diseases	18
Unmeasured confounders in residual OSA: The roles of polypharmacy, loop gain, and weight trajectory	18
Nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy and glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists: Evaluating a potential association	18
Chronic inflammatory diseases increase the risk of post-thrombotic syndrome: A prospective cohort study	17
Cocaine-induced ANCA-associated vasculitis: A diagnostic challenge at the interface of toxic exposure and autoimmunity	17
Rethinking readmission prediction in multiple chronic conditions: Clinical utility over accuracy	17
Opportunistic infections in a patient with T-cell lymphocytopenia of unclear cause	17
Role of anti-tumor necrosis factor-alpha agents in treatment of sarcoidosis: A meta-analysis	17

Understanding the threat of West Nile virus infection. Comment on prevention and therapy	17
Targeting the kidney-gut axis in chronic kidney disease: From biological insight to therapeutic opportunity	17
Hypertensive heart disease in older patients: considerations for clinical practice	17
A hierarchized proposal to integrate steatotic liver disease in cardiometabolic care: A new mindset to evaluate MASLD in Internal medicine	17
Navigating the challenges: Would onboarding bootcamps enhance comfort and wellbeing of residents in medicine?	17
Critical considerations on uric acid in HFmrEF: from biomarker to metabolic integrator	17
Serum uric acid variation and the risk of cardiovascular disease: A prospective cohort study	17
Diagnostic and therapeutic inertia for LDL cholesterol management of consecutively verified patients with acute myocardial infarction	17
Window of opportunity with abatacept in Rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease	17
External factors affecting weight loss during intermittent fasting	16
Which events to consider in the study of venous thromboses in pancreatic cancer patients? Authors' reply	16
Alzheimer's disease and increasing the uptake of influenza vaccination	16
Ultrafiltration in decompensated heart failure: Is time to look forward?	16
Environmental costs of noninvasive cardiac testing for acute chest pain after ED discharge	16
Insights into recurrence of hypertriglyceridemia-associated acute pancreatitis: Methodological challenges	16
A man with darkened neck	16
A prediction model for differentiating recurrent Kawasaki disease from other febrile illnesses	16
Can we use platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) to differentiate JAK2-unmutated erythrocytosis from polycythemia vera?	16
Chest pain, inflammatory syndrome and headache	16
Association between cumulative dose of hydroxychloroquine and electrocardiographic abnormalities in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus	16
Estimation of renal function: Different markers for different outcomes?	16
Generalized erythematous scaly rash after glucocorticoids	16
Variability in blood testing policy in internal medicine and clinical outcomes	16
Blood pressure control in the hypertensive population. Factors involved and perspectives	16
Clinical trial landscape for pulmonary arterial hypertension targeted therapy: Beyond vasodilators	15
Recurrent bilateral infrapatellar subcutaneous nodules: what is the diagnosis?	15
Direct oral anticoagulant-associated bleeding complications in patients with gastrointestinal cancer and venous thromboembolism	15
Evidence that adequate provision of vitamin D reduces cardiovascular disease risks	15
Breakthrough advances enhancing care in ATTR amyloid cardiomyopathy	15
Prevalence and clinical predictors of vasodepressor syncope during head up tilt test	15
One year later: Prevalence of long-COVID symptoms	15
A red herring electrocardiogram	15
Epicardial fat enhances prediction of exercise-induced hypertension and ventricular arrhythmias in asymptomatic normotensive individuals	15
Traceability of point-of-care ultrasound: The PACS integration process in a tertiary hospital	15
Publisher's note	15
Doctor on board: Ethical, legal, and practical reflections on responding to in-flight medical emergencies	15
Infarct severity and outcomes in ST-elevation myocardial infarction patients without standard modifiable risk factors – A multicenter cardiac magnetic resonance study	15
Mechanistic insights into heart failure progression and therapeutic target discovery through plasma microRNA profiling: Findings from HOMAGE	15
Modulation of hypoxia-sensitive non-coding RNAs following continuous positive airway pressure therapy in obstructive sleep apnea in peripheral blood	15
Infections as a dynamic trigger for venous thromboembolism: toward clinically actionable risk stratification	14
From mid-range to mildly reduced ejection fraction heart failure: A call to treat	14
Association between sPESI score and 90-day hospital readmissions in patients with acute pulmonary embolism	14
A woman with fever, feet hypostesia and disseminated papules	14
Is the steady-state concentration, duration of action, or molecular weight of GLP-1RA associated with cardiovascular and renal outcomes in type 2 diabetes?	14
Detection of left ventricular hypertrophy through ECG: diagnostic performance and comparison of ten ECG scores in different hypertrophic conditions	14
Glucagon-like peptide–1 receptor agonist for patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction and obesity	14
Short-term prognosis of changes in plasma potassium following an episode of hyperkalaemia in patients with chronic heart failure	14
Optimizing cardiorenal protection in HFrEF: From pharmacological mechanisms to clinical implementation	14
High risk of complications and acute-on-chronic liver failure in cirrhosis patients with acute pancreatitis	14
Phenotypic Profiles Among 72 Caucasian and Afro-Caribbean Patients with Antisynthetase Syndrome Involving Anti-PL7 or Anti-PL12 Autoantibodies	14
SARS-CoV-2 infection, viral burden, and variant-specific outcomes in hospitalized patients with heart failure	14
Low-dose ondansetron: A candidate prospective precision medicine to treat alcohol use disorder endophenotypes	14
Pulmonary artery dilation in pulmonary arterial hypertension: haemodynamic determinants and association with sudden death	14
New genetic drivers in hemorrhagic hereditary telangiectasia	13
Monitoring time-to-detection of recurrent atrial fibrillation in patients with transient new-onset atrial fibrillation detected initially during hospitalization for noncardiac surgery or medical illne	13
Early vasopressin in septic shock: Which evidence should we trust?	13
Beyond the absolute value: A critical appraisal of the prognostic everest of lactate ratio in diabetic ketoacidosis	13
Ultra-processed foods and cardio-kidney-metabolic syndrome: A review of recent evidence	13
Acute cardio-renal and Reno-Cardiac syndromes in critical care	13
Does T90 reflect OSA-specific hypoxic burden or underlying pulmonary disease?	13
Severe acute refractory hyperkalaemia associated with liposomal amphotericin B infusion	13
Does T90 reflect OSA-specific hypoxic burden or underlying pulmonary disease? Author's reply	13
Vasovagal syncope: An overview of pathophysiological mechanisms	13
The impact of colchicine on patients with acute and chronic coronary artery disease	13
Type 1 diabetes-related distress: Current implications in care	13
Resistant hypertension: Diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment practical approach	13
Combining L-arginine and vitamin C improves physical frailty in hypertensive elders	13
New strategies for the treatment of hyperkalemia	13
Role of 12-lead electrocardiogram for identifying very low mortality risk patients with non-hypotensive acute pulmonary embolism	13
Robustness of randomized controlled trial evidence for SGLT2 inhibitors in heart failure with preserved and mildly reduced ejection fraction	13
TLR4 and TNF-α single nucleotide polymorphisms in patients with brucellosis: Association with infection complications	13
Bleeding heralding the diagnosis of essential thrombocythemia	12
A HIV-positive subject with dermatomal and generalized vesicular skin lesions	12
Left atrial appendage closure in patients with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia and atrial fibrillation: a prospective study and systematic review	12
Influence of vaccination and immunosuppressive treatments on the coronavirus disease 2019 outcomes in patients with systemic autoimmune diseases	12
Biological therapy in Takayasu arteritis. Results from the REVAS registry	12
Managing and discharging COPD patients hospitalized because of an exacerbation of respiratory symptoms: An opportunity to improve outcomes	12
Dropped fingers	12
‘Impact of Haemophilus spp. as a sexually transmitted disease’	12
New therapeutic options for IgA nephropathy: Balancing risks and benefits	12
DNA methylation levels of the ACE2 promoter are not associated with symptoms-severity and related-disability in previously hospitalized COVID-19 survivors	12
Pulmonary metastases and bleeding in the anticoagulated oncology patient with thrombosis: is the risk solely influenced by the location of distant disease?	12
Integrated care and lean management in internal medicine: An ideal mix for a functioning health system?	12
Hospitalist co-management in multimorbid medical and surgical patients: Insights from the United States and Europe	12
In the line of fire: Sleep well as the first step of care	12
Recent cancer history and its impact on cardiovascular outcomes and mortality after an incident ischemic stroke	12
Evaluation of the concordance between clinical diagnosis and biopsy in cutaneous vasculitis	12
Long-term cardiovascular events, graft failure, and mortality in kidney transplant recipients	12
Frailty measurement in research and clinical practice: An updated review	12
Effects of moderate caffeine intake in athletes	12
Adverse effects of late sleep on physical health in a large cohort of community-dwelling adults	11
Baseline or dynamic prediction after venous thromboembolism? Clarifying the clinical use of the CAVE score for occult cancer	11
Fractional exhaled nitric oxide in acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: From pooled means to prediction-informed clinical interpretation	11
Aetiology of inflammatory abdominal aortic aneurysms influences prognosis	11
Rethinking renal protection in patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction	11