OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal is 2. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Effect of maturation on parasympathetic modulation during exercise and recovery	12
Evaluation of a nomogram model for predicting in-hospital mortality risk in patients with acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction and acute heart failure post-PCI	9
A comparison of risk scores’ long-term predictive abilities for patients diagnosed with ST elevation myocardial infarction who underwent early percutaneous coronary intervention	9
A nomogram for prediction of early mortality in patients undergoing cardiac surgery for infective endocarditis: a retrospective single-center study	9
Value of preparticipation cardiovascular evaluation of master athletes by self-reported symptoms and cardiovascular risk-score	9
Women with atrial fibrillation undergoing pulmonary vein isolation are more symptomatic but improve more in health-related quality of life and symptom burden than men	8
Diastolic function and cardiovascular risk among patients with severe obesity referred to a lifestyle-program – a pilot study	8
Glucose and high-sensitivity troponin T predict a low risk of major adverse cardiac events in emergency department chest pain patients	8
Regulatory bodies and health care systems should systematically evaluate the safety and cost-effectiveness of new cardiovascular treatments in health care registries using prospectively designed proto	8
Sudden cardiac death in long-term follow-up in patients treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention	8
The a’ velocity by tissue-Doppler echocardiography correlates to invasive mean left atrial pressure in patients with normal ejection fraction	8
Outcome and survival after open heart surgery for adults with congenital heart disease – a single center experience	7
Single center outcomes after temporary mechanical circulatory assist device prior to Heartmate 3 implantation – a retrospective cohort study	7
Outcomes of descending and thoracoabdominal aortic repair in connective tissue disorder patients	7
Hybrid type II and frozen elephant trunk in acute Stanford type A aortic dissections	7
Improved health-related quality of life in patients 6 and 12 months after surgical aortic valve replacement	6
Management of bifurcation lesions with active side branch protection strategies	6
Minimally invasive mitral valve surgery in a non-high volume center	6
The ESCAPER study—exploring protective mechanisms against cardiovascular disease in subjects at high risk: rationale, study protocol, and first results	6
Long-term outcomes of mechanical versus biological valve prosthesis in native mitral valve infective endocarditis	5
Expanding the evidence base of new cardiovascular treatments by systematic registry-based evaluation of their implementation in clinical practice	5
Long-term adherence to flecainide as a rhythm control therapy in recurrent atrial fibrillation – a retrospective cohort study	5
Dobutamine effects on systolic and diastolic left ventricular long-axis excursion and timing – significance for the interpretation of s′ and e′	5
Urinary orosomucoid is associated with diastolic dysfunction and carotid arteriopathy in the general population. Cross-sectional data from the Tromsø study	4
Cardiogenic shock and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: etiology and 1-year survival	4

Ex vivo evaluation of the whole heart function allowing selective investigation of the right and left heart	4
Diagnostic and prognostic value of the electrocardiogram in stable outpatients with type 2 diabetes	4
Exercise-induced change in circulating NT-proBNP could not distinguish between patients with and without coronary artery disease: the CADENCE study	4
Survival after PCI or CABG for left main stem coronary stenosis. A single institution registry from the NOBLE study period	4
Atrial septal defect patients have an elevated risk for infective endocarditis	4
Effect of stress-induced hyperglycemia on long-term mortality in non-diabetic patients with acute type A aortic dissection: a retrospective analysis	4
Hyperglycemia-simulating environment attenuated experimentally induced calcification in cultured human aortic valve interstitial cells	4
Biomarkers of inflammation and coagulation after minimally invasive mitral valve surgery: a prospective comparison to conventional surgery	4
Patient-reported physical activity, pain, and fear of movement after cardiac surgery: a descriptive cross-sectional study	4
Physical activity levels and associated biopsychosocial characteristics among attendees to exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation	4
Holistic review and meta-analysis of independent impact of the residual SYNTAX score on prognosis in patients with acute coronary syndrome	3
First Norwegian case of hereditary ATTR amyloidosis with a novel transthyretin variant	3
Association of Tp-e/QT ratio with SYNTAX score II in patients with coronary artery disease	3
Symptoms during pregnancy in primiparous women with congenital heart disease	3
Serum microRNA-125b-5p expression in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy combined with heart failure and its effect on myocardial fibrosis	3
Digitalis therapy in patients with ventricular tachyarrhythmias	3
Third-generation computed tomography angiography after coronary chronic total occlusion intervention in ruling out significant in-stent restenosis at long-term follow-up	3
Health-related quality of life is improved after coronary artery bypass graft surgery: a 1-year follow-up study	3
Multivariate and survival analysis of prognosis and surgical benefits in infective endocarditis	3
Common practice of underreporting and downplaying adverse events and exaggerating benefits in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention of chronic total occlusions	3
Long-term survival of Icelandic women following acute myocardial infarction	3
Vasomotor and fibrinolytic effects of leptin in man	3
First description of Portuguese patients with cardiac amyloidosis and p.Val142Ile: more evidence of an “African variant” in Caucasians	3
Assessment of patients with a suspected cardioembolic ischemic stroke. A national consensus statement	3
The use of antiarrhythmic drugs for atrial fibrillation in Finland 2007–2018	3
Long-term prognosis after a first myocardial infarction: eight years follow up of the case-control study PAROKRANK	3
Percutaneous coronary intervention in nonagenarians	3
Sleep duration and quality, physical activity and cardiometabolic multimorbidity: findings from the English Longitudinal study of Ageing	3
Aortic events and relative survival in patients with moderately dilated proximal thoracic aorta	3
Shrunken pore syndrome in heart transplantation: a pore ready to close?	3
Long-term effects of cardiac rehabilitation after heart valve surgery - results from the randomised CopenHeart _VR trial	2
Non-invasive pressure-volume loops show high arterial elastance in children with repaired tetralogy of Fallot	2
ICD harm and benefit: risk scores applied to the Swedish ICD-treated LQTS population	2
Mortality due to circulatory causes in hot and cold environments in Greece	2
The effect of early follow-up after open cardiac surgery in a student clinic	2
Implementing screening for myocardial injury in non-cardiac surgery: perspectives of an ad-hoc interdisciplinary expert group	2
Feasibility of screening for atrial fibrillation in a domiciliary setting: opportunistic one-time screening at preventive home visits in municipalities	2
Lower heart rate in patients with acute heart failure: the role of left ventricular ejection fraction	2
Examining the impact of renal dysfunction and diabetes on post-myocardial infarction mortality: insights from a comprehensive retrospective cohort study across different age groups	2
Clinical value of BRE-AS1 in myocardial infarction and its role in myocardial infarction-induced cardiac muscle cell apoptosis	2
Glyceraldehyde-derived advanced glycation end-products are associated with left ventricular ejection fraction and brain natriuretic peptide in patients with diabetic adverse cardiac remodeling	2
Five basic rules for making non-inferiority trials more meaningful	2
Decreasing national trends in diabetic complications hide regional differences: a prospective population-based study using health care registers in Finland	2
Association between inflammatory markers and survival in comatose, resuscitated out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients	2
The effect of COVID-19 on cardiovascular function and exercise tolerance in healthy middle-age and older individuals	2
Effect of centrifugal and roller pumps on blood and myocardial structure in a normothermic machine-perfused ex vivo porcine heart model	2
Long-term improvement of symptoms of angina pectoris after successful revascularization of coronary artery chronic total occlusions	2
Clinical significance and prognostic value of ST segment depression on ECG during exercise treadmill test in asymptomatic patients with moderate or severe aortic stenosis	2
Less invasive aortic valve replacement using the trifecta bioprosthesis	2
The relationship between six-minute walked distance and health-related quality of life in patients with chronic heart failure	2

Decrease in accelerometer assessed physical activity during the first-year post-myocardial infarction: a prospective cohort study	2
Aiming toWards Evidence baSed inTerpretation of Cardiac biOmarkers in patients pResenting with chest pain using Point of Care Testing (WESTCOR-POC): study design	2
Valvular heart diseases in immigrants and Swedish-born individuals: a national cohort study	2
Evaluation of cerebrovascular events via retinal angiography during transcatheter aortic valve implantation	2
Atrial fibrillation incidence after coronary artery bypass graft surgery and percutaneous coronary intervention: the prospective AFAF cohort study	2
Reduced left ventricular function and sustained hypertension in women seven years after severe preeclampsia	2
The risk factors for radial artery and saphenous vein graft occlusion are different	2
In Nordic countries 30-day mortality rate is half that estimated with EuroSCORE II in high-risk adult patients given aprotinin and undergoing mainly complex cardiac procedures	2
Segmental myocardial viability by echocardiography at rest	2
Anatomy-based characteristics of far-field SVC electrograms in right superior pulmonary veins after isolation	2
Accuracy of subtraction fractional flow reserve with computed tomography in identifying early revascularization in patients with coronary artery disease	2
Diagnosis and treatment of the rare procedural complication of malpositioned pacing leads in the left heart: a single center experience	2