OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of BMC Cardiovascular Disorders is 28. 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 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)

Article	Citations
The prevalence of permanent pacemaker implantation after open-heart surgeries; eight years of experience in Tehran heart center	343
Surgical outcomes of bridge-to-bridge therapy with extracorporeal left ventricular assist device for acute myocardial infarction in cardiogenic shock	78
Choice of home blood pressure monitoring device: the role of device characteristics among Alaska Native and American Indian peoples	66
Risk factors and the CCTA application in patients with vulnerable coronary plaque in type 2 diabetes: a retrospective study	62
Improving outcomes in single chamber leadless pacemakers: strategies for minimizing vascular complications	58
The role and mechanism of NRG1/ErbB4 in inducing the differentiation of induced pluripotent stem cells into cardiomyocytes	52
Prolonged pain-to-balloon time still impairs midterm left ventricular function following STEMI	48
Recovery time of atrioventricular conduction and its influencing factors in patients presenting late with inferior wall acute myocardial infarction and atrioventricular block	47
Exploring the relationship between ventricular fibrillation recurrence after defibrillation in myocardial infarction and the effectiveness of renal sympathetic denervation therapy	46
Clinical characteristics and misdiagnosis of spontaneous isolated superior mesenteric artery dissection	44
The relationship between leukocyte to albumin ratio and atrial fibrillation severity	43
A nomogram model for assessing predictors and prognosis of postoperative delirium in patients receiving acute type A aortic dissection surgery	42
Efficacy and safety of colchicine in patients with acute coronary syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	40
Why follow-up matters in survival analysis: comparing cox proportional hazard regression and random survival forest for predicting heart failure outcomes	38
Exploratory analysis of predictors of ventricular aneurysm in a cohort of 291 patients with acute myocardial infarction	36
Electrogram transition patterns in left bundle branch pacing: a case report	35
Evaluation of the effectiveness of basic cardiopulmonary resuscitation training on willingness to perform CPR among high school students	35
Assessment of adherence to treatment recommendations among patients with heart failure: a cross-sectional study	34
The effect of catheter-based sham renal denervation in hypertension: systematic review and meta-analysis	34
Ablation by three-dimensional electroanatomical mapping versus anti-arrhythmic drug therapy: a cost-utility analysis in the treatment of idiopathic ventricular arrhythmias	33
The impact of early rehabilitation program on exercise tolerance in post-myocardial infarction patients: a 5-week intervention study	32
Removal of an entrapped guidewire by excimer laser coronary angioplasty in patients with chronic total occlusion intervention	31
Developing a risk score for B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) ≥ 100 pg/ml levels: the suita study	31
Association between serum apolipoprotein A1 and atrial fibrillation in the Chinese population: a case–control study	30
Correction: Predictive value of the CHA₂DS₂-VASc-HSF score for slow flow during rotational atherectomy in patients with severe coronary artery calcification	30

Electrocardiographic patterns predict the presence of collateral circulation and in-hospital mortality in acute total left main occlusion	30
Validity and reliability studies of the Indonesian version of Atrial Fibrillation Severity Scale (AFSS)	29
Long-term inorganic nitrate administration protects against myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury in female rats	29
Serum zinc concentration in patients with myocardial infarction: a retrospective study	28
Spatial correction improves accuracy of catheter positioning during ablation of premature ventricular contractions: differences between ventricular outflow tracts and other localizations	28
The frequencies of CYP2C192, 3, and *17 alleles and their impact on the clinical efficacy of doubled maintenance dose of clopidogrel in Syrian patients with coronary artery disease	28
Development and evaluation of the model for acute kidney injury in patients with cardiac arrest after successful resuscitation	28