OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Cardiovascular Ultrasound is 5. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Reduced left atrial contractile strain with speckle tracking analysis predicts abnormal plasma NTproBNP in an asymptomatic community population	19
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
Multimodal imaging in young male with bicuspid aortic valve, right-sided aorto-atrial fistula and single coronary artery	15
Ultrasound parameters of arteries and heart in normal fetuses	15
Deep learning for automated left ventricular outflow tract diameter measurements in 2D echocardiography	15
Cardiac dimensions and hemodynamics in healthy juvenile Landrace swine	14
Validation of noninvasive indices of right ventricular diastolic function. Simultaneous echocardiography and pressure-volume catheterization studies	13
Tissue Doppler derived biphasic velocities during the pre and post-ejection phases: patterns, concordance and hemodynamic significance in health and disease	12
Cardioembolic sources and stroke prevention: a systematic review	12
Myocardial contrast echocardiography assessment of perfusion abnormalities in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy	11
Transthoracic echocardiographic assessment of ventricular function in functional single ventricle: a comprehensive review	11
Relationship between epicardial fat tissue, endothelial function, and coronary flow reserve in coronary microvascular disease patients	11
Life-threatening paradoxical thromboembolism in a patient with patent foramen ovale	11
Segmental and global myocardial work in hypertensive patients with different left ventricular geometry	10
Effects of smoking cessation on endothelial function as assessed by flow-mediated total dilation	9
Three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiographic evaluation of pulmonary vein anatomy prior to cryoablation: validation with cardiac CT scan	8
Left atrial morpho-functional remodeling in atrial fibrillation assessed by three dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography and its value in atrial fibrillation screening	7
Prenatal diagnosis of anomalous left brachiocephalic vein courses using high-definition flow render mode and spatiotemporal image correlation	7
Peak left atrial longitudinal strain is associated with all-cause mortality in patients with ventricular functional mitral regurgitation	6
Correction: Longitudinal strain correlates with 6-minute walk distance whereas ejection fraction and diastolic parameters do not	6
Diagnostic characteristics of multimodality imaging for left ventricular lipoma: new insights on surgical intervention	6
Echocardiographic characteristics of PRKAG2 syndrome: a research using three-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography compared with sarcomeric hypertrophic cardiomyopathy	5
The predictive value of right ventricle speckle tracking echocardiography in patients undergoing cardiac surgery, a systematic review and meta-analysis	5