OOIR: Observatory of International Research

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 2020-03-01 to 2024-03-01.)

Article	Citations
Chloroquine-induced QTc prolongation in COVID-19 patients	73
Cardiac telerehabilitation as an alternative to centre-based cardiac rehabilitation	48
Cardiac function in relation to myocardial injury in hospitalised patients with COVID-19	43
Return to sports after COVID-19: a position paper from the Dutch Sports Cardiology Section of the Netherlands Society of Cardiology	34
Impact of COVID-19 lockdown on physical activity and sedentary behaviour in Dutch cardiovascular disease patients	24
Psychological and clinical characteristics of female patients with spontaneous coronary artery dissection	23
The risk of QTc-interval prolongation in COVID-19 patients treated with chloroquine	23
Recommendations on how to provide cardiac rehabilitation services during the COVID-19 pandemic	21
Ischaemia with no obstructive coronary arteries	19
Predictors of cardiac rehabilitation referral, enrolment and completion after acute myocardial infarction: an exploratory study	17
Using real-world data to monitor and improve quality of care in coronary artery disease: results from the Netherlands Heart Registration	15
Waiting list mortality and the potential of donation after circulatory death heart transplantations in the Netherlands	15
Surgical treatment of transcatheter aortic valve infective endocarditis	15
Renin-angiotensin system inhibition in COVID-19 patients	15
An international survey in Latin America on the practice of interventional cardiology during the COVID-19 pandemic, with a particular focus on myocardial infarction	14
SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19: a primer for cardiologists	13
Lifestyle management to prevent atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease: evidence and challenges	13
Coronary physiology before and after chronic total occlusion treatment: what does it tell us?	12
The Coronary Sinus Reducer; 5-year Dutch experience	12
Differences in guideline-recommended heart failure medication between Dutch heart failure clinics: an analysis of the CHECK-HF registry	11
Preoperative frailty parameters as predictors for outcomes after transcatheter aortic valve implantation: a systematic review and meta-analysis	11
Rationale and design of the PHOspholamban RElated CArdiomyopathy intervention STudy (i-PHORECAST)	10
Incidence and outcomes of chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention in the Netherlands: data from a nationwide registry	10
TrimetaziDine as a Performance-enhancING drug in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (DoPING-HFpEF): rationale and design of a placebo-controlled cross-over intervention study	10
Percutaneous coronary intervention versus medical therapy for chronic total coronary occlusions: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised trials	10

Complications of chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention	10
Determining the optimal interval for imaging surveillance of ascending aortic aneurysms	10
URGENT 1.5: diagnostic accuracy of the modified HEART score, with fingerstick point-of-care troponin testing, in ruling out acute coronary syndrome	9
Two patients with COVID-19 and a fever-induced Brugada-like electrocardiographic pattern	9
Emergency medical services evaluations for chest pain during first COVID-19 lockdown in Hollands-Midden, the Netherlands	9
A single-centre prospective evaluation of left bundle branch area pacemaker implantation characteristics	9
Assessment of the MANTA closure device in transfemoral transcatheter aortic valve replacement: a single-centre observational study	9
The first multicentre study on coronary anomalies in the Netherlands: MuSCAT	9
Immune checkpoint inhibitor–associated myocarditis	8
Data quality and auditing within the Netherlands Heart Registration: using the PCI registry as an example	8
Impact of COVID-19 outbreak on hospital admissions and outcome of acute coronary syndromes in a single high-volume centre in southeastern Europe	8
2020 ESC Guidelines on acute coronary syndrome without ST-segment elevation	8
Performance of a simplified HEART score and HEART-GP score for evaluating chest pain in urgent primary care	8
Patients who do not complete cardiac rehabilitation have an increased risk of cardiovascular events during long-term follow-up	8
Transcatheter tricuspid valve repair: early experience in the Netherlands	8
How often and to what extent do admitted COVID-19 patients have signs of cardiac injury?	8
Left bundle branch pacing as an alternative to biventricular pacing for cardiac resynchronisation therapy	8
Mitral prolapsing volume is associated with increased cardiac dimensions in patients with mitral annular disjunction	7
Infective endocarditis in the Netherlands: current epidemiological profile and mortality	7
BIO FOr CARE: biomarkers of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy development and progression in carriers of Dutch founder truncating MYBPC3 variants—design and status	7
Long-term follow-up after bypass surgery or coronary stenting in elderly with multivessel disease	7
Incidence and outcome of prosthetic valve endocarditis after transcatheter aortic valve replacement in the Netherlands	7
Sonothrombolysis in the ambulance for ST-elevation myocardial infarction: rationale and protocol	7
Pre-procedural image-guided versus non-image-guided ventricular tachycardia ablation—a review	7
Clinical determinants of early spontaneous conversion to sinus rhythm in patients with atrial fibrillation	6
Surgical treatment and long-term outcome of aortic valve endocarditis with periannular abscess	6
New developments in adult congenital heart disease	6
Prescription patterns of direct oral anticoagulants and concomitant use of interacting medications in the Netherlands	6
Ongoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) practice amidst a global COVID-19 crisis: nurse-led analgesia for transfemoral TAVI	6
From evidence to practice: development of web-based Dutch lipid reference values	6
Outcomes in Dutch DPP6 risk haplotype for familial idiopathic ventricular fibrillation: a focused update	6
Acute myocardial infarction in adolescents: reappraisal of underlying mechanisms	6
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation amid the COVID-19 pandemic: a nationwide analysis of the first COVID-19 wave in the Netherlands	6
Mortality after transcatheter versus surgical aortic valve replacement: an updated meta-analysis of randomised trials	6
Diagnostic approach in patients with angina and no obstructive coronary artery disease: emphasising the role of the coronary function test	6
Defibrillation testing during implantation of the subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator: a necessary standard or becoming redundant?	6
Clinical profile and contemporary management of patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: results from the CHECK-HF registry	6
Improvement in quality of life and angina pectoris: 1-year follow-up of patients with refractory angina pectoris and spinal cord stimulation	6
Outcome of transcatheter aortic valve replacement in patients over 85 years of age versus patients aged 85 and younger	5
Better survival after transcatheter aortic valve replacement by process improvements	5
Echocardiographic estimation of pulmonary hypertension in COVID-19 patients	5
Recent developments in diagnosis and risk stratification of non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome	5
COVID-19-mediated patient delay caused increased total ischaemic time in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction	5
Patient perspectives on priorities for research on conventional and sex- and gender-related cardiovascular risk factors	5
The challenge of choosing in cardiovascular risk management	5
Organisation of care for patients using direct oral anticoagulants	5
Progress in heart failure management in the Netherlands and beyond: long-term commitment to deliver high-quality research and patient care	5
Improvement in left ventricular ejection fraction after pharmacological up-titration in new-onset heart failure with reduced ejection fraction	5
Long-term residual cardiovascular risk after acute coronary syndrome: antithrombotic treatment options	5
IMPROV-ED trial: eHealth programme for faster recovery and reduced healthcare utilisation after CABG	5

Percutaneous coronary intervention in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation: a systematic review and meta-analysis	5
The effects of ACE2 expression mediating pharmacotherapy in COVID-19 patients	5
Recognition of cognitive impairment and depressive symptoms in older patients with heart failure	5
Improved prehospital triage for acute cardiac care: results from HART-c, a multicentre prospective study	5
Randomised comparison of a balloon-expandable and self-expandable valve with quantitative assessment of aortic regurgitation using magnetic resonance imaging	5
Connected care for endocarditis and heart failure patients: a hospital-at-home programme	5
The rationale of using cerebral embolic protection devices during transcatheter aortic valve implantation	5
The role of long-term mechanical circulatory support in patients with advanced heart failure	4
Daylight saving time does not seem to be associated with number of percutaneous coronary interventions for acute myocardial infarction in the Netherlands	4
Accuracy of mobile 6-lead electrocardiogram device for assessment of QT interval: a prospective validation study	4
The history of transcatheter aortic valve implantation: The role and contribution of an early believer and adopter, the Netherlands	4
An appeal to our government for nationwide policies in the prevention of cardiovascular disease	4
Global longitudinal strain: an early marker for cardiotoxicity in patients treated for breast cancer	4
Major threats to early safety after transcatheter aortic valve implantation in a contemporary cohort of real-world patients	4
The 2010s in clinical drug-eluting stent and bioresorbable scaffold research: a Dutch perspective	4
The impact of the multidisciplinary Endocarditis Team on the management of infective endocarditis	4
Aortic valve implantation-induced conduction block as a framework towards a uniform electrocardiographic definition of left bundle branch block	4
Direct comparison of predictive performance of PRECISE-DAPT versus PARIS versus CREDO-Kyoto: a subanalysis of the ReCre8 trial	4
Twelve years of circulatory extracorporeal life support at the University Medical Centre Utrecht	4
Heart teams in the Netherlands: From teamwork to data‑driven decision-making	4
Report on outcomes of valve-in-valve transcatheter aortic valve implantation and redo surgical aortic valve replacement in the Netherlands	4
Screening, diagnosis and follow-up of Brugada syndrome in children: a Dutch expert consensus statement	4
Downgrade of cardiac defibrillator devices to pacemakers in elderly heart failure patients: clinical considerations and the importance of shared decision-making	4
Electrocardiogram-based mortality prediction in patients with COVID-19 using machine learning	4
Towards individualised treatment of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients: an update on technical innovations in the prehospital chain of survival	4
Coronary CT angiography for suspected acute coronary syndrome: sex-associated differences	4
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement: impact of pre-procedural FEops HEARTguide assessment on device size selection in borderline annulus size cases	4
A computed tomography algorithm for crossing coronary chronic total occlusions: riding on the wave of the proximal cap and distal vessel segment	4
Initial experience, feasibility and safety of permanent left bundle branch pacing: results from a prospective single-centre study	4
The benefit of vaccination against COVID-19 outweighs the potential risk of myocarditis and pericarditis	4
Transcatheter edge-to-edge repair of tricuspid regurgitation in the Netherlands: state of the art and future perspectives	4
Early N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide is associated with cardiac complications and function during pregnancy in congenital heart disease	4
Cardiogenetics, 25 years a growing subspecialism	4
P2Y12 blocker monotherapy after percutaneous coronary intervention	4
Advances in percutaneous coronary intervention for chronic total occlusions: current antegrade dissection and reentry techniques and updated algorithm	4
Diagnostic value of the electrocardiogram in the assessment of prior myocardial infarction	4
Association between public media and trends in new acute coronary syndrome presentations during the first COVID‑19 wave in the Netherlands	4
Implantable cardioverter defibrillators at the end of life: future perspectives on clinical practice	3
Major adverse cardiovascular events in older emergency department patients presenting with non-cardiac medical complaints	3
Exercise does not influence development of phenotype in PLN p.(Arg14del) cardiomyopathy	3
The outcome of pulmonary hypertension and its association with pulmonary artery dilatation	3
Care and referral patterns in a large, dedicated nurse-led atrial fibrillation outpatient clinic	3
A systematic literature review of economic evaluations and cost-of-illness studies of inherited cardiomyopathies	3
Mitral regurgitation: when to intervene?	3
Reclassification of aortic stenosis by fusion of echocardiography and computed tomography in low-gradient aortic stenosis	3
Immediate versus staged revascularisation of non-culprit arteries in patients with acute coronary syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis	3
Targeting residual inflammatory risk in coronary disease: to catch a monkey by its tail	3
Initial experience with AcQMap catheter for treatment of persistent atrial fibrillation and atypical atrial flutter	3
Prediction of prognosis in patients with left ventricular dysfunction using three-dimensional strain echocardiography and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging	3
Therapeutic options for patients with advanced atrial fibrillation: from lifestyle and medication to catheter and surgical ablation	3
Non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction in the Netherlands: room for improvement!	3
The Netherlands Sports Cardiology Map: a step towards sports cardiology network medicine for patient and athlete care	3
Listing criteria for heart transplantation in the Netherlands	3
Resuscitation with an AED: putting the data to use	3
Paradigm shifts in pathophysiology and management of atrial fibrillation—a tale of the RACE trials in the Netherlands	3
ONCOR: design of the Dutch cardio-oncology registry	3
Impact of cardiovascular disease and cardiovascular risk factors in hospitalised COVID-19 patients	3
Cardiac rehabilitation and telemedicine (and COVID-19)	3
SCN5A-1795insD founder variant: a unique Dutch experience spanning 7 decades	3
Desmoplakin cardiomyopathy—an inherited cardiomyopathy presenting with recurrent episodes of acute myocardial injury	3
Two decades of aortic coarctation treatment in children; evaluating techniques	3
Endovascular renal sympathetic denervation to improve heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: the IMPROVE-HF-I study	3
Physical inactivity in times of a pandemic: another curve to flatten	3
The role of coronary angiography in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients in the absence of ST-segment elevation: A literature review	3