OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Cardiovascular Ultrasound 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Reduced left atrial contractile strain with speckle tracking analysis predicts abnormal plasma NTproBNP in an asymptomatic community population	17
Multimodal imaging in young male with bicuspid aortic valve, right-sided aorto-atrial fistula and single coronary artery	16
Global longitudinal strain for detection of cardiac iron overload in patients with thalassemia: a meta-analysis of observational studies with individual-level participant data	16
Deep learning for automated left ventricular outflow tract diameter measurements in 2D echocardiography	15
Cardiac dimensions and hemodynamics in healthy juvenile Landrace swine	14
Ultrasound parameters of arteries and heart in normal fetuses	14
Validation of noninvasive indices of right ventricular diastolic function. Simultaneous echocardiography and pressure-volume catheterization studies	13
Cardioembolic sources and stroke prevention: a systematic review	13
Myocardial contrast echocardiography assessment of perfusion abnormalities in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy	12
Intracardiac vs. Transesophageal echocardiography in left atrial appendage occlusion: real-world comparative effectiveness from a propensity-matched cohort	12
Relationship between epicardial fat tissue, endothelial function, and coronary flow reserve in coronary microvascular disease patients	11
Segmental and global myocardial work in hypertensive patients with different left ventricular geometry	9
Life-threatening paradoxical thromboembolism in a patient with patent foramen ovale	9
Effects of smoking cessation on endothelial function as assessed by flow-mediated total dilation	8
Transthoracic echocardiographic assessment of ventricular function in functional single ventricle: a comprehensive review	8
Diagnostic characteristics of multimodality imaging for left ventricular lipoma: new insights on surgical intervention	7
Three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiographic evaluation of pulmonary vein anatomy prior to cryoablation: validation with cardiac CT scan	7
Peak left atrial longitudinal strain is associated with all-cause mortality in patients with ventricular functional mitral regurgitation	6
The predictive value of right ventricle speckle tracking echocardiography in patients undergoing cardiac surgery, a systematic review and meta-analysis	6
Can transthoracic echocardiography be used to a greater extent in the diagnostics of infective endocarditis to avoid unnecessary transoesophageal examinations without jeopardising accuracy?	5
Prevalence, one-year-incidence and predictors of carcinoid heart disease	5
Correction: Longitudinal strain correlates with 6-minute walk distance whereas ejection fraction and diastolic parameters do not	5
Global longitudinal strain assessment in contrast-enhanced echocardiography in breast cancer patients: a feasibility study	5
Feasibility and reproducibility of semi-automated longitudinal strain analysis: a comparative study with conventional manual strain analysis	5
Predictors of functional and morphological arterial wall properties in coronary artery disease patients with increased lipoprotein (a) levels before and after treatment with proprotein convertase subt	5

Longitudinal strain correlates with 6-minute walk distance whereas ejection fraction and diastolic parameters do not	5
The role of left atrio-ventricular coupling index and left atrial ejection fraction in predicting onset of atrial fibrillation and adverse cardiac events in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy	4
Performance of a point-of-care ultrasound platform for artificial intelligence-enabled assessment of pulmonary B-lines	4
A new insight on imaging characteristics of pericoronary adipose tissue for cardiovascular risk	4
Mini 3D transesophageal probe: technical advances and clinical applications	3
Echocardiogram by apical-subcostal protocol in prone position during invasive mechanical ventilation in cardiovascular intensive care unit	3
Computer modeling to improve measurement of stroke volume with echocardiography	3
Quantitative assessment of systolic and diastolic left ventricular energy loss using vector flow mapping in healthy participants: a retrospective observational study	3
Left atrial dysfunction relates to symptom onset in patients affected by severe degenerative mitral regurgitation	3
MAD or MADness?	3
Left ventricular and atrial myocardial strain in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: the evidence so far and prospects for phenotyping strategy	3
Subclinical myocardial dysfunction detected by speckletracking in asymptomatic individuals with exerciseinduced premature ventricular complexes	3
Catheter navigation by intracardiac echocardiography enables zero-fluoroscopy linear lesion formation and bidirectional cavotricuspid isthmus block in patients with typical atrial flutter	3
A novel echocardiographic right ventricular dysfunction score can identify hemodynamic severity profiles in left ventricular dysfunction	3
Left ventricular flow dynamics by cardiac imaging techniques in heart failure patients: state of the art	2
Cardiac imaging in athlete’s heart: current status and future prospects	2
Echocardiographic imaging in patients with conduction system pacing	2
Variable exposure to echocardiography core competencies when applying minimum recommended procedural numbers for cardiology fellows in training	2
Current status and advances in ultrasound evaluation of neovascularization within carotid artery plaques: a systematic review	2
The velocity ratio as a predictor of valve calcium degeneration in aortic stenosis with low flow status	2
Prevalence and prognostic implications of different aetiologies of low flow aortic stenosis	2
Evaluation of atherosclerosis as a risk factor in COPD patients by measuring the carotid intima-media thickness	2
Is myocardial fibrosis appropriately assessed by calibrated and 2D strain derived integrated backscatter?	2