OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Heart Rhythm is 39. 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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
COVID-19 cardiac injury: Implications for long-term surveillance and outcomes in survivors	223
2020 APHRS/HRS expert consensus statement on the investigation of decedents with sudden unexplained death and patients with sudden cardiac arrest, and of their families	180
2023 HRS/APHRS/LAHRS guideline on cardiac physiologic pacing for the avoidance and mitigation of heart failure	158
Left bundle branch–optimized cardiac resynchronization therapy (LOT-CRT): Results from an international LBBAP collaborative study group	134
Clinical outcomes of left bundle branch area pacing compared to right ventricular pacing: Results from the Geisinger-Rush Conduction System Pacing Registry	131
Association of SGLT2 inhibitors with arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death in patients with type 2 diabetes or heart failure: A meta-analysis of 34 randomized controlled trials	126
Physiology-based electrocardiographic criteria for left bundle branch capture	122
The possible association between COVID-19 and postural tachycardia syndrome	107
European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA)/Heart Rhythm Society (HRS)/Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society (APHRS)/Latin American Heart Rhythm Society (LAHRS) Expert Consensus Statement on the State of Gen	100
Cryoballoon ablation of pulmonary veins for persistent atrial fibrillation: Results from the multicenter STOP Persistent AF trial	100
Clinical outcomes of conduction system pacing compared to biventricular pacing in patients requiring cardiac resynchronization therapy	94
Marshall bundle elimination, Pulmonary vein isolation, and Line completion for ANatomical ablation of persistent atrial fibrillation (Marshall-PLAN): Prospective, single-center study	90
Intermediate-term performance and safety of His-bundle pacing leads: A single-center experience	88
Atrial fibrillation is an independent predictor for in-hospital mortality in patients admitted with SARS-CoV-2 infection	80
Left bundle branch pacing compared to left ventricular septal myocardial pacing increases interventricular dyssynchrony but accelerates left ventricular lateral wall depolarization	80
Epicardial course of the septopulmonary bundle: Anatomical considerations and clinical implications for roof line completion	74
Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome as a sequela of COVID-19	71
Dysautonomia following COVID-19 is not associated with subjective limitations or symptoms but is associated with objective functional limitations	68
Off-label dosing of non–vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants and clinical outcomes in Asian patients with atrial fibrillation	66
2021 PACES Expert Consensus Statement on the Indications and Management of Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Devices in Pediatric Patients	62
Fixation beats: A novel marker for reaching the left bundle branch area during deep septal lead implantation	60
Rescue left bundle branch area pacing in coronary venous lead failure or nonresponse to biventricular pacing: Results from International LBBAP Collaborative Study Group	59
Electrophysiological characteristics of septal perforation during left bundle branch pacing	56
Effects of hydroxychloroquine treatment on QT interval	54
Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation using ablation index–guided high power (50 W) for pulmonary vein isolation with or without esophageal temperature probe (the AI-HP ESO II)	54

Cardioneuroablation for vasovagal syncope: A systematic review and meta-analysis	53
Evolution of risk stratification and sudden death prevention in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: Twenty years with the implantable cardioverter-defibrillator	51
A circadian clock in the sinus node mediates day-night rhythms in Hcn4 and heart rate	49
Validation of an algorithm for continuous monitoring of atrial fibrillation using a consumer smartwatch	49
His-bundle and left bundle pacing with optimized atrioventricular delay achieve superior electrical synchrony over endocardial and epicardial pacing in left bundle branch block patients	49
High-throughput discovery of trafficking-deficient variants in the cardiac potassium channel KV11.1	43
His-bundle pacing vs biventricular pacing following atrioventricular nodal ablation in patients with atrial fibrillation and reduced ejection fraction: A multicenter, randomized, crossover study—The A	43
Cardiac potassium inward rectifier Kir2: Review of structure, regulation, pharmacology, and arrhythmogenesis	41
Subcutaneous versus transvenous implantable defibrillator: An updated meta-analysis	40
Ectopy-triggering ganglionated plexuses ablation to prevent atrial fibrillation: GANGLIA-AF study	40
Leadless left ventricular stimulation with WiSE-CRT System – Initial experience and results from phase I of SOLVE-CRT Study (nonrandomized, roll-in phase)	40
Filamin-C variant-associated cardiomyopathy: A pooled analysis of individual patient data to evaluate the clinical profile and risk of sudden cardiac death	40
Major adverse clinical events associated with implantation of a leadless intracardiac pacemaker	39
Bipolar radiofrequency ablation for ventricular tachycardias originating from the interventricular septum: Safety and efficacy in a pilot cohort study	39