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Papers

(The TQCC of Vascular Pharmacology 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Corrigendum to “Elucidating the crosstalk between endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EndoMT) and endothelial autophagy in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis” [Vascular Pharmacology 155 (2024) 107	111
Patterns of medication use and potential drug-drug interactions in post-PCI patients: A study from Iran	106
The transfer of gut microbiota/metabolites from children to mice affects cardiometabolic development and induces sex-dimorphism in recipients	55
Prevalence of antiphospholipid antibodies in COVID-19 patients: A meta-analysis	52
Animal experimental models of ischemic limbs – A systematic review	40
Graphical abstract TOC	31
Biobanks: The unmet need in heart failure management	27
Molecular mechanisms of flavonoids in myocardial ischemia reperfusion injury: Evidence from in-vitro and in-vivo studies	25
Therapy and guideline adherence at a multidisciplinary hypertension clinic: A prospective, observational study	25
Graphical abstract TOC	25
Editorial Board	24
Prevention of cardiovascular complications in elderly cancer patients	24
The MEK-ERK-Egr-1 axis and its regulation in cardiovascular disease	24
Diabetic neuropathy: Molecular approach a treatment opportunity	23
Editorial Board	23
Diabetes and vascular disease: New therapeutic avenues	21
Changes in arterial myocyte excitability induced by subarachnoid hemorrhage in a rat model	21
Adipsin in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular diseases	20
The future of group 2 pulmonary hypertension: Exploring clinical trials and therapeutic targets	19
Indobufen versus aspirin in patients with indication for antiplatelet therapy: A systematic review and meta-analysis	19
Doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity enhance SARS-CoV-2 infection susceptibility in human cardiomyocytes	18
A random shuffle method to expand a narrow dataset: A heart failure cohort example	18
MicroRNAs and their regulators: Potential therapeutic targets in pulmonary arterial hypertension	17
Exploiting endothelial functions in bone regenerative medicine	17
Optical stimulation of endothelial colony forming cells plated on light-sensitive conjugated polymers induces a TRPV1-mediated increase in intracellular Ca2+ concentration	17

Interaction of FOXO1 and SUMOylated PPARγ1 induced by hyperlipidemia and hyperglycemia favors vascular endothelial insulin resistance and dysfunction	16
Global and endothelial G-protein coupled receptor 75 (GPR75) knockout relaxes pulmonary artery and mitigates hypoxia-induced pulmonary hypertension	16
Graphical abstract TOC	16
Ticagrelor inhibits platelet aggregation and reduces inflammatory burden more than clopidogrel in patients with stages 4 or 5 chronic kidney disease	16
Circulating osteonectin predicts postural imbalance and cardiac dysfunction in heart failure	15
A novel multidisciplinary approach in an LMNA-mutated patient: the importance of considering the overall clinical picture for the early diagnosis	15
Deleterious effects of levamisole, a cocaine adulterant, in rabbit aorta	15
Targeting the Ca2+ signaling toolkit as an alternative strategy to mitigate SARS-CoV-2-induced cardiovascular adverse events	14
Β-blockers activate autophagy on infantile hemangioma-derived endothelial cells in vitro	14
Graphical abstract TOC	14
Novel NLRP3 inflammasome inhibitors INF150 and INF195 attenuate isoproterenol-induced hypertrophy in H9c2 rat cardiac myoblast	13
3-methoxycatechol causes vasodilation likely via KV channels: ex vivo, in silico docking and in vivo study	13
Graphical abstract TOC	13
Angina pectoris 2023: With and without obstructive coronary artery disease: Epidemiology, diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment	13
Myocardial energy balance and metabolism as causes of myocardial ischemia	13
Dynamic co-culture of endothelial and smooth muscle cells as a platform for pathophysiological investigations of vascular calcifications	13
Interplay between CD28 and PD-1 in T cell immunotherapy	13
Corrigendum to “Non-coding RNAs regulate angiogenic processes” [Vascular pharmacology 133–134 (2020) 106778]	12
Bruton's Tyrosine Kinase inhibition by Acalabrutinib does not affect early or advanced atherosclerotic plaque size and morphology in Ldlr mice	12
Trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO) impact on endothelial dysfunction: An in vitro study using bovine aortic endothelial cells	12
Sexual dimorphism in aortic aneurysm: A review of the contributions of sex hormones and sex chromosomes	11
Assessment of ACE1 variants and ACE1/ACE2 expression in COVID-19 patients	11
Editorial Board	11
The diverging roles of insulin-like growth factor binding proteins in pulmonary arterial hypertension	11
Inflammation and the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis	11
The use of specific antihypertensive medication and skin cancer risk: A systematic review of the literature and meta-analysis	11
Clinical outcomes and safety of sotatercept in pulmonary arterial hypertension: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	11
Editorial Board	11
Roles of endothelial and smooth muscle cell dysfunction and vasa vasorum in vasomotor disorders in ischemia with no obstructive coronary artery disease	10
The influence of environmental hypoxia on the goldfish (Carassius auratus) heart: From functional responses to mitochondrial molecular mechanisms	10
A treatment algorithm for ischemic cardiomyopathy	10
Empagliflozin decreases ageing-associated arterial stiffening and vascular fibrosis under normoglycemic conditions	10
Zinc alpha 2-glycoprotein associates with features of plaque stability in patients with carotid atherosclerosis	10
Association of MMP9 with adverse features of plaque progression and residual inflammatory risk in patients with chronic coronary syndrome (CCS)	9
The role of histone modifications in pulmonary hypertension: From mechanisms to therapeutic targets	9
Long-term dietary n3 fatty acid prevents aging-related cardiac diastolic and vascular dysfunction	9
Effects of simvastatin treatment on leptomeningeal collateral vessels: resistance, number and diameter	9
The chemokine receptor CXCR4 and its ligand CXCL12 (SDF-1) localize to ependymal cilia in brain ventricles	9
Advancements in non-invasive hyperspectral imaging: Mapping blood oxygen levels and vascular health for clinical and research applications	9
Relevance of real-time analyzers to determine mitochondrial quality in endothelial cells and oxidative stress in preeclampsia	9
Graphical abstract TOC	9
Endothelial leptin receptor is dispensable for leptin-induced sympatho-activation and hypertension in male mice	8
GYY4137, a hydrogen sulfide donor, protects against endothelial dysfunction in porcine coronary arteries exposed to myeloperoxidase and hypochlorous acid	8
17β-estradiol promotes angiogenesis through non-genomic activation of Smad1 signaling in endometriosis	8
Plasma exosomes after PCI in non-diabetic STEMI patients fed barley beta-D-glucan-enriched pasta reduce oxidative stress-induced endothelial cell senescence	8
Catestatin as a key attenuator of cardiac inflammation in hypertension: Role of macrophage immunosuppression	8
Bioactive lipids improve serum HDL and PON1 activities in coronary artery disease patients: Ex-vivo study	8
Potency of miR-144-3p in promoting abdominal aortic aneurysm progression in mice correlates with apoptosis of smooth muscle cells	8
Istaroxime follow-on compounds: A new class of selective SERCA2a activators for chronic heart failure treatment	8
Vascular diameter determines sensitivity to soluble guanylate cyclase activation in human mesenteric and renal arteries	8

Comparative analysis of antiproliferative and vasodilator effects of drugs for pulmonary hypertension: Extensive in vitro study in rats and human	8
Resolvin D2 limits senescent cell accumulation in atherosclerotic plaques	8
Immune response following transcatheter aortic valve procedure	8
The selective deletion of tyrosyne hydroxylase gene in the endothelium affects cardiovascular function	8
PI3KC2α: A novel key player in cardiac contractility and DOX-induced cardiotoxicity?	7
Effects of mavacamten in human myocardium from hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM) patients: A comparison with disopyramide	7
Amyloid-β: A potential mediator of aging-related vascular pathologies	7
Editorial Board	7
Optimal medical therapy vs revascularization in chronic coronary syndromes: Does ISCHEMIA move the needle toward or away from revascularization??	7
From cine-MRI to computational models of blood flow within the heart	7
Graphical abstract TOC	7
Graphical abstract TOC	7
Multi-omics identification of quantitative trait loci associated with vascular pathogenesis and diagnostic potential in chronic venous disease	7
Melatonin treatment during chronic hypoxic gestation improves neonatal cerebrovascular function	7
MELAS syndrome: Insights into cardiac mechanics	7
Sodium nitroprusside for advanced heart failure. A metanalysis of literature data	7
Exploring bradykinin: A common mediator in the pathophysiology of sepsis and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease	7
Editorial Board	7
Extracellular stiffness as a determinant of cardiac dysfunction in Duchenne's muscular dystrophy: A study on human iPSC-derived cardiomyocytes	7
Challenges facing the clinical translation of cardioprotection: 35 years after the discovery of ischemic preconditioning	7
Is remote conditioning cardioprotection temperature dependent?	7
TLR4-Myd88 pathway upregulated caveolin-1 expression contributes to coronary artery spasm	7
Stay connected: The myoendothelial junction proteins in vascular function and dysfunction	7
The life cycle of a capillary: Mechanisms of angiogenesis and rarefaction in microvascular physiology and pathologies	7
Macrophage-mediated downregulation of lncRNA Carmn in mouse abdominal aortic aneurysm	6
Optogenetic manipulation of cardiac electrical dynamics using sub-threshold illumination: Dissecting the role of cardiac alternans in terminating rapid rhythms	6
Mitochondrial DNA and TLR9 activation contribute to SARS-CoV-2-induced endothelial cell damage	6
Elucidating emerging signaling pathways driving endothelial dysfunction in cardiovascular aging	6
The short-chain fatty acid butyrate accelerates vascular calcification via regulation of histone deacetylases and NF-κB signaling	6
Graphical abstract TOC	6
Empagliflozin restores autophagy and attenuates ponatinib-induced cardiomyocyte senescence and death	6
Beta-blockers in pulmonary arterial hypertension: Time for a second thought?	6
Matrix metalloproteinases in aortic dissection	6
Endothelial dysfunction in acute and long standing COVID−19: A prospective cohort study	6
Emerging therapies in dyslipidaemias	6
Emerging role of the adaptive immunity in aortic aneurysm and dissection	6
Contents continued	6
Risk stratification of patients with SARS-CoV-2 by tissue factor expression in circulating extracellular vesicles	6
Apoptosis signal-regulating kinase-1 regulates thrombin-induced endothelial permeability	5
An intrinsic mechanism of metabolic resilience influences the cardiac response to stress	5
Frataxin deficiency disrupts mitochondrial respiration and pulmonary endothelial cell function	5
LncRNA MYOSLID contributes to PH via targeting BMPR2 signaling in pulmonary artery smooth muscle cell	5
An AI and Statistical Shape Analysis combined framework to extract features in complex cardiovascular structures	5
Different gene expression patterns between mouse and human brain pericytes revealed by single-cell/nucleus RNA sequencing	5
Perivascular adipose tissue-derived nitric oxide compensates endothelial dysfunction in aged pre-atherosclerotic apolipoprotein E-deficient rats	5
Understanding the pathobiology of intermediate filaments to curb acute and chronic cardiac dysfunction	5
Palmitate-induced cardiac lipotoxicity is relieved by Quercetin and its novel acetylated derivative Q2 through inhibition of oxidative stress and inflammation	5
Editorial Board	5
Graphical abstract TOC	5
Myocardin related transcription factor and galectin-3 drive lipid accumulation in human blood vessels	5
Emerging effects of non-coding RNA in vascular endothelial cells during strokes	5