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Papers

(The TQCC of Netherlands Heart Journal is 3. 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
Does it take two to tango?	36
Reply to ‘Cost-effectiveness of long term left ventricular assist devices’	29
A young man with DiGeorge syndrome and tachycardia	27
Current gaps in knowledge in inherited arrhythmia syndromes	23
Medication adherence to lipid-lowering agents after percutaneous coronary intervention: nationwide real-world data in the Netherlands	22
Studies on ICD guidelines, cardiac amyloidosis in HFpEF, and remote monitoring outcomes	22
Older patients with non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction: which treatment strategies do we currently use?	21
Omega-3 fatty acids in heart disease—why accurately measured levels matter	21
Impact of geriatric co-management on outcomes in hospitalised cardiology patients aged 85 and over	19
Timelines, targets, and transitions in cardiovascular care	16
2021 European Society of Cardiology guidelines on cardiac pacing and cardiac resynchronisation therapy	15
Impact of lesion preparation and stent optimisation on lesion-oriented events in PCI with drug-eluting stents: 5-year results from the AIDA trial	15
Data quality and auditing within the Netherlands Heart Registration: using the PCI registry as an example	14
Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator shocks and nonsustained rapid ventricular rhythms	14
Characteristics and outcomes of COVID-19 in heart transplantation recipients in the Netherlands	12
Improved prehospital triage for acute cardiac care: results from HART-c, a multicentre prospective study	12
A young man with DiGeorge syndrome and tachycardia	12
Encircled by stone	11
SCN5A-1795insD founder variant: a unique Dutch experience spanning 7 decades	11
Pulsed field versus cryoballoon ablation for atrial fibrillation: a real-world observational study on procedural outcomes and efficacy	10
Intramyocardial left anterior descending unroofing using a minimally invasive off-pump approach	10
CT is the new standard for the diagnosis of coronary artery disease in daily practice	9
A heart shaped coronary aneurysm	9
Abnormal repolarisation after a game of Jass	9
The spells of iatrogeny	9

A burning mystery: one artery to rule them all?	9
Understanding an aorto-atrial fistula in a patient with heart failure	9
Optimising the atrial fibrillation ablation pathway using vascular closure devices: effects on length of stay, procedure time and outcomes	9
Essential thrombocytosis: diagnosis, differential diagnosis, complications and treatment considerations of relevance for a cardiologist	9
A rare finding on computed tomography angiography performed to exclude pulmonary embolism	8
The role of artificial intelligence in coronary CT angiography	8
Beyond ST elevation: Recognizing STEMI-Equivalent patterns	8
Demographics and outcomes of patients younger than 75 years undergoing aortic valve interventions in Rotterdam	8
Technology and evidence in daily cardiovascular practice	7
Beyond ST elevation: Recognizing STEMI-Equivalent patterns	7
Mortality rates and causes of death after cardiac interventions: real-world short- and long-term insights from the Netherlands	7
Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators in non-ischaemic cardiomyopathy: a need or not?	7
Data quality within the Netherlands Heart Registration: Ready for prime time?	7
The Dutch Idiopathic Ventricular Fibrillation Registry: progress report on the quest to identify the unidentifiable	7
Yield of family screening for dilated cardiomyopathy: 10-year experience at a multidisciplinary cardiogenetic outpatient clinic	7
Subclinical congestion assessed by whole-body bioelectrical impedance analysis in HFrEF outpatients	7
Rationale and design of the iCORONARY trial: improving the cost-effectiveness of coronary artery disease diagnosis	6
The PLN Foundation is striving for a cure, but who owns the disease?	6
NuRse-led home CardiovErsion for control of atrial fibrillation—RACE 6	6
The MIS-HF in clinical practice	6
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation under 75 years of age: only for high surgical risk patients; but for how long?	6
CT-derived FFR: beyond anatomy	6
Pre-hospital rule-out of acute coronary syndrome by modified HEART score assessment including point-of-care troponin	6
Cardiac rehabilitation for patients with obesity: lessons learned from the OPTICARE XL trial	6
Ethnic minorities treated with new-generation drug-eluting coronary stents in two European randomised clinical trials	6
Sex-specific performance of clinical diagnostic algorithms for HFpEF across two independent cohorts	5
Global longitudinal strain: an early marker for cardiotoxicity in patients treated for breast cancer	5
Initial experience with combined heart-liver transplantation in the Netherlands: Exploring the boundaries of isolated and combined transplantation	5
Welcome from the new editor-in-chief	5
Anatomical features of percutaneously closed patent foramen ovale in patients with cryptogenic stroke	5
National indication document and aortic valve replacement landscape in the Netherlands	5
Extraction of non-infected redundant pacing and defibrillator leads does not result in better patient outcomes	5
Building a patient-centred nationwide integrated cardiac care registry: intermediate results from the Netherlands	5
Percutaneous left stellate ganglion block for refractory ventricular tachycardia in structural heart disease: our single-centre experience	5
Should we offer preventive treatment to all carriers of PLN p.(Arg14del) variant?	5
Microvascular Resistance Reserve (MRR): a new concept to understand the coronary microcirculation	5
Introducing cardiology in numbers	5
A matter of time: Cardiac aneurysm and recurrent thromboembolic events	5
Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation for refractory cardiac arrest: an overview of current practice and evidence	5
‘An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure’	5
Integration of sex and gender in cardiovascular medicine: a scientific and clinical imperative	5
A very, very, very late complication of a myocardial infarction	5
A rare electrocardiographic sign of acute inferior myocardial infarction	5
Desmoplakin cardiomyopathy—an inherited cardiomyopathy presenting with recurrent episodes of acute myocardial injury	4
Persistent high major adverse cardiac outcome of 7% with chronic total occlusion intervention in patients with stable coronary artery disease	4
Severe mitral regurgitation with bidirectional Coanda effect	4
Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation in stable angina pectoris: a narrative review on current evidence and underlying physiological mechanisms	4
Sex difference in outcomes after coronary artery bypass grafting: follow-up data of the Netherlands Heart Registration	4
2023 European Society of Cardiology guidelines for the management of infective endocarditis	4
Prevalence of transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy in an unselected cohort with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction	4

Interventions to prevent postoperative atrial fibrillation in Dutch cardiothoracic centres: a survey study	4
An old drug, a classic signature	4
Preferences regarding preconceptional and genetic counselling and pregnancy check-ups among women with the PLN p. (Arg14del) variant	4
Exercise-induced ventricular tachycardia in a young adult: what lies beneath?	4
Impact of symptom duration and mechanical circulatory support on prognosis in cardiogenic shock complicating acute myocardial infarction	4
ECPELLA as a bridge-to-decision in refractory cardiogenic shock: a single-centre experience	4
Coronary angiography in cardiac arrest patients undergoing extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation	4
Biomarkers for cardiovascular risk prediction: from pioneering to evidence-based use in clinical practice	4
Design and rationale of the South-East Netherlands Heart Registry (ZON-HR)	4
To shock or not to shock?	3
Focal myocardial effects in infective endocarditis	3
Coronary subclavian steal	3
Detection of atrial fibrillation in persons aged 65 years and above using a mobile electrocardiogram device	3
Welcome to the new editor-in-chief	3
Percutaneous closure of postsurgical thoracic aorta pseudoaneurysms: the why, when, and how	3
Stroke and transient ischemic attack recurrence after PFO closure in patients with cryptogenic embolism	3
Combined strategy of upfront CTCA and optimal treatment for stable chest pain: rationale and design of the CLEAR-CAD trial	3
Left bundle branch pacing: a promising modality for cardiac resynchronisation therapy	3
Primary prevention ICD in non-ischaemic cardiomyopathy: an ongoing search for improvement of current indications	3
Transforming cardiology with AI: the eko CORE 500 digital stethoscope	3
Automated monitoring of urine output in hospitalized patients with indwelling urinary catheters: a clinical evaluation on the cardiology ward	3
Advancing cardiovascular care—key insights from the Netherlands Heart Journal 2024	3
Myocardial infarction care in low and high socioeconomic environments: claims data analysis	3
Introducing nhj.nl—a website companion to the Netherlands Heart Journal	3
How to tackle the unknowns in atrial fibrillation?	3
A cardiac-rehab home-based mHealth program to improve physical activity in patients with coronary artery disease: a randomized controlled trial	3