OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine is 6. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Editorial commentary: The enigma of the left atrial septal pouch	316
Editorial Board	155
Editorial commentary: Is it the atrial arrhythmia or the atrial myopathy? Yes! (It's both)	126
Cardiac implantable electronic device infection	122
Editorial: Artificial intelligence in cardio-obstetrics — A technological leap toward safer pregnancies	117
Percutaneous suture-based patent foramen ovale closure: A state-of-the-art review	116
Head-to-head comparison between left atrial appendage occlusion and non-vitamin K oral anticoagulants in non-valvular atrial fibrillation patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis study	111
Editorial commentary: CardioVerse: Buying the stairway to heaven	69
Editorial commentary: Factors underlying improved mortality in patients with atrial fibrillation	67
Editorial commentary: Simplifying diagnostics in wide complex tachycardia: Not so simple	61
Physiologic guidance for percutaneous coronary intervention: State of the evidence	55
Editorial commentary: Unraveling intricacies of cardiovascular disease at the single-cell resolution	54
Editorial commentary: Role of inflammatory cytokines in genesis and treatment of atherosclerosis. Looking at foam cells through a different lens	51
Editorial commentary: Air pollution: The most important environmental threat to the cardiovascular system	50
Editorial commentary: Ventricular arrhythmias and older women	49
Gender and race-related disparities in the management of ventricular arrhythmias	44
Premature ventricular complexes and non-sustained ventricular tachycardia in older women	42
Editorial commentary: The evolution of prosthetic heart valves and related preventative antithrombotic therapy: Different paths with divergent progression	42
Editorial commentary: Polygenic risk and coronary artery calcium score: Joining forces in preventive cardiology	42
Editorial commentary: “Three steps to ACM diagnosis – is it that easy?”	40
Advances in the screening, diagnosis, and treatment of transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy: New insights and future directions	36
Surgical vs transcatheter aortic valve replacement in bicuspid aortic valve stenosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis	36
Invasive management of unroofed coronary sinus: A systematic review	35
Editorial commentary: Finerenone as an additional therapeutic strategy in heart failure	35
Regression and stabilization of atherogenic plaques	34

Editorial commentary: Epicardial Adipose Tissue and Heart Failure.	34
Radial artery or saphenous vein?	32
Coronary artery embolism and acute coronary syndrome: A critical appraisal of existing data	32
Editorial commentary: Respect or resect? Patient tailored approach	31
Editorial commentary: Heart failure incidence and etiologies at young adult age	27
Editorial commentary: Diagnosis of pulmonary embolism: Know your strengths well, and know your weaknesses better	27
Unmet clinical needs in the prevention and treatment of cancer-associated venous thromboembolism	25
Innovations in cardiovascular imaging	24
Access routes, devices and guidance methods for intrapericardial delivery in cardiac conditions	24
Editorial Board	23
Thromboembolic risk and oral anticoagulation in subclinical atrial fibrillation	23
Role of platelet function and genetic testing in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention	23
Editorial Commentary: Spotlight on ATTR cardiomyopathy: the unexpected journey of a once considered “orphan disease”	23
Bridging the evidence gap in POTS: From small studies to precision medicine	22
Non-invasive ablation of arrhythmias with stereotactic ablative radiotherapy	22
Editorial commentary: Cardiovascular-liver-metabolic health: Time to integrate liver assessment into cardiology practice?	21
Editorial commentary: Exercise recommendations in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy shouldn't end at the recommendation	20
Editorial commentary: The heart at high altitude	19
Editorial commentary: COVID-19 as a cardiovascular disease risk factor	19
Atrial septal pouches and ridges: Morphological features and potential implications in clinical practice	19
Effects of different exercise methods and intensities on the incidence and prognosis of atrial fibrillation	19
Inflammatory cardiomyopathy framing the invisible in precision medicine	19
Editorial commentary: Fibromuscular Dysplasia and Cervical Artery Dissection: Eyes do not see what the mind does not know	19
Pulmonary hypertension in aortic valve stenosis	18
Editorial Board	18
Editorial commentary: Highlighting important (selected) issues in hypertension therapeutics	18
Understanding the pathogenesis of coronary slow flow: Recent advances	18
Responses to the letter by Feka et al. regarding oral hydroquinidine as an alternative to intravenous quinidine	18
Editorial Board	18
Editorial commentary: Cardiac MRI imaging in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction	17
Rare but impactful: Primary cardiac masses through the lens of CMR	17
Unexplained sudden cardiac arrest and sudden cardiac death in the young: What is killing these young people when nothing is found?	17
Letter to the Editor Response to the Editorial Commentary: The Relationship Between Alcohol Intake and Cardiovascular Health: Gaps in Knowledge	17
Update on the epidemiology, diagnosis, and management of infective endocarditis: A review	17
Current insights and challenges in the management of left ventricular thrombus	16
Robotic applications for intracardiac and endovascular procedures	16
Editorial commentary: Lyme carditis - “a ray of light revealed in a dark story” of dilated cardiomyopathy	15
Editorial commentary: Robotic applications for intracardiac and endovascular procedures: Are we ready for robotic takeover?	15
Cardiac neuromodulation for ventricular arrhythmias: Current state and future perspectives. A comprehensive review	15
Editorial commentary: Applying guidelines directed medical therapy for heart failure: The cardiologist hard job	15
Adverse effects of right ventricular pacing on cardiac function: prevalence, prevention and treatment with physiologic pacing	15
Editorial Board	15
Editorial commentary: Role of autonomic neuromodulation for the treatment of heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: The jury is still out	14
Primary aldosteronism	13
Isolated myocardial edema in cardiac magnetic resonance – in search of a management strategy	13
Editorial Board	13
The Uphill Battle to improve diet in cardiovascular health	13
ANGPTL3 inhibition, dyslipidemia, and cardiovascular diseases	13
Editorial commentary: Left atrial appendage occlusion for prevention of thromboembolism in atrial fibrillation: Is it ready for first line therapy?	12
Editorial commentary: Uncomplicated type B aortic dissections - Optimizing a window of opportunity for endovascular intervention	12

The current state and future of renal denervation: A review	12
Editorial commentary: Emergence of nephrocardiology: Integrating management of cardiovascular and kidney diseases for holistic patient care	12
Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease and the cardiovascular system	12
Editorial commentary: Atrial fibrillation in patients with cardiomyopathy – Protecting the vulnerable	12
Gender and Sex-related differences in Type 2 Myocardial Infarction: the undervalued side of a neglected disease	11
Transcatheter valvular interventions after heart transplantation: A systematic review	11
Editorial Board	11
Personalization of primary prevention: Exploring the role of coronary artery calcium and polygenic risk score in cardiovascular diseases	11
Editorial commentary: Cardiac allograft vasculopathy: Caveats and perspectives	11
Editorial commentary: Primary aldosteronism-induced dilated cardiomyopathy: an old villain under the radar	10
Magnetic resonance imaging safety in patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices	10
Editorial Board	10
Artificial Intelligence and Transcatheter Interventions for Structural Heart Disease: A glance at the (near) future	10
Concurrent percutaneous left atrial appendage occlusion and catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation: State-of-the-art review	10
Mechanical valve thrombosis: Current management and differences between guidelines	10
Editorial commentary: Myocardial edema: Bonum et laudabile	10
Depression pandemic and cardiovascular risk in the COVID-19 era and long COVID syndrome: Gender makes a difference	10
Type 2 MI and the sex divide: Moving from awareness to action	10
Inflammation and arrhythmias – the never-ending quest for actionable items	10
The right ventricle in “Left-sided” cardiomyopathies: The dark side of the moon	9
Use of direct oral anticoagulants in patients on chronic hemodialysis: Contemporary appraisal on the role for patients with atrial fibrillation	9
Translational insights from single-cell technologies across the cardiovascular disease continuum	9
Zika & heart: A systematic review	9
Editorial Board	9
Consultation in the CardioVerse : The doctor will see your avatar now	9
The role of modern cardiovascular imaging in (suspected) coronary artery disease in competitive athletes	9
Editorial commentary: Functional mitral regurgitation - a moving target in patients with heart failure	9
Space for improvement: ZIP codes should not determine cardiovascular longevity, a scoping review	9
Editorial Board	9
The role of artificial intelligence in cardio-obstetrics – current applications and future directions	9
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection: Overview of pathophysiology	8
The role of finerenone in heart failure	8
Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction assessed by cardiac magnetic resonance: From clinical uses to emerging techniques	8
Editorial commentary: Adequate blood pressure control unattainable without adequate recognition and treatment of primary aldosteronism	8
Multimodality imaging for the global evaluation of aortic stenosis: The valve, the ventricle, the afterload	8
Coronary computed tomography angiography in patients with stable coronary artery disease	8
Editorial commentary: Heart failure home monitoring: Are we monitoring the patient or the disease?	8
Editorial commentary: FAME, ISCHEMIA and outcomes: Coronary physiology vs. plaque instability and myocardial infarction	8
Safety and outcomes of pulsed field ablation in the management of supraventricular arrhythmia: A systematic review	7
Editorial commentary: Adiposity, altered inflammatory pathways, and atrial fibrillation: Mechanistic links or an epiphenomenon?	7
Editorial commentary: Screening for aortic stenosis in at risk older patients – A new paradigm in valvular heart disease care?	7
Stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation	7
New Perspective on Pathophysiology and Management of Functional Mitral Regurgitation	7
Editorial commentary: Enhanced cardiac PET: Illuminating the path to better CAD care—18F labeled myocardial perfusion PET	6
New trends in non-pharmacological approaches for cardiovascular disease: Therapeutic ultrasound	6
State-of-the Art Cardiac Magnetic Resonance in Pulmonary Hypertension – An Update on Diagnosis, Risk Stratification and Treatment	6
Editorial Board	6
Editorial commentary: Enjoy the silence and darkness at sleep: new milestones on the road towards an exposomic approach to cardiovascular prevention	6
Cardiorespiratory fitness in children with surgically corrected congenital heart disease: A meta-analysis and meta-regression	6
Editorial commentary: To screen or not to screen - and other pending questions within the enigma of coronary artery anomalies	6
Circulating adipose tissue proteins involved in atrial fibrillation: An explorative scoping review	6
Editorial commentary: A new era for preventive cardiology	6
Editorial commentary: Who is at high-risk in J wave syndromes?	6
Editorial commentary: Infective endocarditis: Harnessing the power of advanced imaging	6
Redefining Care: The Four Pillars of Women’s Cardiovascular Programs	6
Cardiometabolic perturbations arising from treatment with novel anticancer therapies	6
Editorial commentary: Extending the success of transcatheter valvular interventions to transplanted hearts	6
Removing the complexity from wide complex tachycardia	6
Patient-centered care in geriatric cardiology	6