OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of BMC Cardiovascular Disorders is 35. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Risk factors and the CCTA application in patients with vulnerable coronary plaque in type 2 diabetes: a retrospective study	503
Ablation by three-dimensional electroanatomical mapping versus anti-arrhythmic drug therapy: a cost-utility analysis in the treatment of idiopathic ventricular arrhythmias	107
Developing a risk score for B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) ≥ 100 pg/ml levels: the suita study	78
Association between serum apolipoprotein A1 and atrial fibrillation in the Chinese population: a case–control study	76
The effect of non-insulin dependent insulin resistance indices on the prediction in the recurrence of late atrial fibrillation after modified maze procedure concomitant with valvular heart surgery	74
Management of under-expansion stent using intravascular lithotripsy under OCT guidance: a case report and systematic review	59
Left ventricular dissecting haematoma and aneurysm formation in a patient who uses methamphetamines: a case report	59
Why follow-up matters in survival analysis: comparing cox proportional hazard regression and random survival forest for predicting heart failure outcomes	58
Electrogram transition patterns in left bundle branch pacing: a case report	57
The effect of catheter-based sham renal denervation in hypertension: systematic review and meta-analysis	52
Association between serum uric acid and homocysteine levels among adults in the United States: a cross-sectional study	51
Treatment outcomes and associated factors among chronic ambulatory heart failure patients at Jimma Medical Center, South West Ethiopia: prospective observational study	47
Role of electrograms recorded from mini electrodes in catheter ablation of atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia: a retrospective study	45
Prolonged pain-to-balloon time still impairs midterm left ventricular function following STEMI	45
Epicardial adipose tissue thickness is related to early subclinical myocardial dysfunction, particularly in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a case control study	45
Focal ischemic myocardial fibrosis assessed by late gadolinium enhancement cardiovascular magnetic resonance in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy	44
Improving outcomes in single chamber leadless pacemakers: strategies for minimizing vascular complications	43
CAVI (Cardio-Ankle Vascular Index) as an independent predictor of hypertensive response to exercise	42
A global analysis of the burden of ischemic heart disease attributable to diet low in fiber between 1990 and 2019	42
Relationship between methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase C677T gene polymorphism and neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin in early renal injury in H-type hypertension	40
Bartonella quintana endocarditis presenting with severe coombs-positive anemia: a case report	40
Comparing functional and quality of life outcomes in transcatheter aortic valve implantation and surgical aortic valve replacement for aortic stenosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis	40
The prevalence of permanent pacemaker implantation after open-heart surgeries; eight years of experience in Tehran heart center	39
Correction: Predictive value of the CHA₂DS₂-VASc-HSF score for slow flow during rotational atherectomy in patients with severe coronary artery calcification	39
Triglyceride glucose-body mass index as a novel predictor of slow coronary flow phenomenon in patients with ischemia and nonobstructive coronary arteries (INOCA)	39

Rat models for arterial calcification associated with chronic kidney disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis	38
Bee sting-induced myocardial infarction: a systematic review with illustrative case	37
Coronary heart disease offspring: identification of short-term cardiovascular risk factors and construction of digital technology-integrated personalized health education pathways	37
Mortality after urgent versus elective transcatheter aortic valve replacement: a systematic review and meta-analysis using reconstructed individual patient data from Kaplan–Meier curves	36
Characteristics and correlation of body fat distribution and brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity in adults aged 20–59 years: a cross-sectional study	36
Development and evaluation of the model for acute kidney injury in patients with cardiac arrest after successful resuscitation	36
Echocardiographic evaluations of right ventricular functions and dimensions in children with bronchial asthma in Ile-Ife, Nigeria	35
Toxic heavy metal exposure and heart health: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 324,331 patients	35
Long-term inorganic nitrate administration protects against myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury in female rats	35
Association of systemic immune inflammatory index with all-cause and cause-specific mortality among individuals with type 2 diabetes	35