OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging is 6. 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 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)

Article	Citations
Percutaneous treatment of torrential tricuspid regurgitation with prior dehisced tricuspid annuloplasty ring	52
Characteristic localization patterns of thrombus on various brands of bileaflet mitral mechanical heart valves as assessed by three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography and their relationship	28
Impaction of regurgitation jet on anterior mitral leaflet is associated with diastolic dysfunction in patients with bicuspid aortic valve and mild insufficiency: a cardiovascular magnetic resonance st	24
Comparable neointimal healing in patients with stable coronary lesions and acute coronary syndrome: 3-month optical coherence tomography analysis	24
Prevalence and clinical correlates of exercise-induced ventricular arrhythmias in arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy	22
Extracellular volume fraction by T1 mapping predicts improvement of left ventricular ejection fraction after catheter ablation in patients with non-ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy and atrial fibrillat	21
Pericardial effusion in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy patients: increased right atrial pressure as a common denominator	21
Evaluation of complex congenital heart disease with prospective ECG-gated cardiac CT in a single heartbeat at low tube voltage (70 kV) and adaptive statistical iterative reconstruction in infants: a s	20
Usefulness of a multiparametric evaluation including global longitudinal strain for an early diagnosis of acute myocarditis	20
Left ventricular ejection fraction: how to improve an established index?	19
Do we need cardiovascular computed tomography angiography in the setting of acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction?	19
Incremental prognostic role of left atrial reservoir strain in asymptomatic patients with moderate aortic stenosis	18
Appropriate use criteria implementation with modified Haller index for predicting stress echocardiographic results and outcome in a population of patients with suspected coronary artery disease	18
Cardiac magnetic resonance left atrial volumes and function to predict appropriate device therapy and death	17
Obesity in the absence of comorbidities is not related to clinically meaningful left ventricular hypertrophy	17
Value of echocardiography using knowledge-based reconstruction in determining right ventricular volumes in pulmonary sarcoidosis: comparison with cardiac magnetic resonance imaging	17
Prediction of stroke risk based on left atrial appendage morphology: from pareidolia to artificial intelligence	16
Feasibility of using a non-sedation protocol for evaluation of neonatal congenital heart disease by using a 16-cm wide-detector computed tomography with a low radiation dose: preliminary experience fr	15
Reference values for left and right ventricular systolic-to-diastolic duration ratio (SDR) found using both spectral and tissue Doppler of fetal heart between 20 and 36+6 weeks of gestation	14
AL cardiac amyloidosis with widespread myocardial infiltration in the absence of hyperenhancement on conventional magnitude late gadolinium enhancement cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging	14
Parkes-Weber Syndrome and double orifice atrial septal defect as a combined rare cause of severe pulmonary hypertension	14
Pulmonary artery fungal infection with imaging findings resembling pulmonary artery sarcoma	13
Implementation of zero or near-zero fluoroscopy catheter ablation for idiopathic ventricular arrhythmia originating from the aortic sinus cusp	13
The effect of spironolactone on diastolic function in haemodialysis patients	13
New approach of contrast echocardiography: differential diagnosis between pulmonary thrombi and tumors in the pulmonary arteries	12

A comparison of 8 and 16 frames gated SPECT imaging for determination of left ventricular volumes and ejection fraction: effects of gender and myocardial counts	12
Comparing left ventricular mechanical dyssynchrony between diabetic and non-diabetic patients with normal gated SPECT MPI	12
Editor’s choice to the november 2021 issue	12
Myocardial deformation in patients with a single left ventricle using 2D cardiovascular magnetic resonance feature tracking: a case–control study	12
Peak strain dispersion within the left ventricle detected by two-dimensional speckle tracking in patients with uncomplicated systemic lupus erythematosus	12
Two-year change in 18F-sodium fluoride uptake in major arteries of healthy subjects and angina pectoris patients	11
The predictive value of left ventricular and left atrial mechanics for atrial fibrillation and heart failure in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: a prospective cohort study	11
Optical coherence tomography tissue coverage and characterization at six months after implantation of bioresorbable scaffolds versus conventional everolimus eluting stents in the ISAR-Absorb MI trial	11
Echocardiographic assessment of left ventricular filling pressure in patients with acute ST elevation myocardial infarction: an invasive validation study	11
Myocardial area at risk and salvage in reperfused acute MI measured by texture analysis of cardiac T2 mapping and its prediction value of functional recovery in the convalescent stage	10
Electroanatomic voltage mapping and characterisation imaging for “right ventricle arrhythmic syndromes” beyond the arrhythmia definition: a comprehensive review	10
Adoption of a new automated optical coherence tomography software to obtain a lipid plaque spread-out plot	10
Determinants of exercise intolerance symptoms considered non-specific for heart failure in patients with stage A and B: role of the left atrium in the transition phase to overt heart failure	10
3D-printed visualization of a double right coronary artery with intra-atrial course	10
Advanced imaging improves detection of baffle leaks and stenoses after atrial switch compared with transthoracic echocardiography	9
Role of cardiovascular magnetic resonance in early detection and treatment of cardiac dysfunction in oncology patients	9
Effect of contrast medium versus low-molecular-weight dextran for intracoronary optical coherence tomography in renal insufficiency	9
Coronary CT angiography derived FFR in patients with left main disease	9
Morphologies and prognostic significance of left ventricular volume/time curves with cardiac magnetic resonance in patients with non-ischaemic heart failure and left bundle branch block	9
Gender differences in primary mitral regurgitant volumes at specific regurgitant fractions as assessed by magnetic resonance imaging	9
Enlarged left atrium and decreased left atrial strain are associated with atrial fibrillation in patients with hyperthyroidism irrespective of conventional risk factors	9
Prognostic values of coronary artery calcium score and 123I-BMIPP SPECT in patients with non-ischemic heart failure with preserved ejection fraction	9
Predictors of pacemaker implantation after TAVI in a registry including self, balloon and mechanical expandable valves	9
Association between exposure to heavy occupational lifting and cardiac structure and function: a cross-sectional analysis from the Copenhagen City Heart Study	8
Layer-specific and whole wall global longitudinal strain predict major adverse cardiovascular events in patients with stable angina pectoris	8
Is image integration with preprocedural CT a necessity?	8
Sex differences in coronary plaque changes assessed by serial computed tomography angiography	8
A deep learning methodology for the automated detection of end-diastolic frames in intravascular ultrasound images	8
The multiform sonographic spectrum of arterial duct in right aortic arch	8
Tricuspid annular dilation in patients undergoing early mitral valve surgery: is it an old story?	8
Impaired left atrial function in clinically well heart transplant patients	8
Computed tomography derived left ventricular inward displacement as a novel tool for quantification of segmental wall motion abnormalities	8
Left atrial volume and function measured by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging as predictors of shocks and mortality in patients with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators	8
A deep learning approach with temporal consistency for automatic myocardial segmentation of quantitative myocardial contrast echocardiography	7
The effect of external counterpulsation on intrinsic myocardial function evaluated by speckle tracking echocardiography in refractory angina patients: a randomized controlled trial	7
Global longitudinal strain (GLS)	7
Assessing left main disease with FFR-CT and its challenges	7
Left ventricular dyssynchrony in long-term childhood cancer survivors treated with anthracyclines: a retrospective cross-sectional study	7
Does merged three-dimensional mapping improve contact force and long-term procedure outcome in atrial fibrillation ablation? (MICRO-AF study): a prospective randomized controlled study	7
Cardiovascular imaging 2020 in the international journal of cardiovascular imaging: the 10 most downloaded papers in the year 2020	7
Left atrial strain in the assessment of diastolic function: providing new insights into primary myocardial dysfunction in Marfan syndrome	7
Evaluation of ımpact of sigmoid septum on periprocedural outcomes following transcatheter aortic valve ımplantation	7
A novel predictive model for late recurrence after catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation using left appendage volume measured by cardiac computed tomography	7
Atrial strain: an important addition to the armamentarium of non-invasively assessing Fontan function?	7
Sex differences in the manifestation and evolution of coronary artery plaques	6
Relationship between hemoglobin A1C and characteristics of plaque vulnerability in stable coronary disease: an optical coherence tomography study	6
Change in global longitudinal strain following acute coronary syndrome and subsequent risk of heart failure	6
Cardiac remodeling induced by exercise in Caucasian male master athletes: a cross-sectional study	6
Clinical impact of pre-kidney transplant pulmonary hypertension on post-transplant outcomes	6
Prognostic impact of non-improvement of global longitudinal strain in patients with revascularized acute myocardial infarction	6

The corrected left ventricular ejection fraction: a potential new measure of ventricular function	6
Looking to the femoral rather than the carotid bifurcation to predict obstructive coronary artery disease?	6
Implantation depth and its influence on complications after TAVI with self-expanding valves	6
Multi-parametric approach to predict prosthetic valve size using CMR and clinical data: insights from SAVR	6
Role of myocardial strain and rotation for predicting prosthetic aortic valve stenosis	6
Prospective analysis of myocardial strain through the evolution of Chagas disease in the hamster animal model	6
Editor’s note to the June 2021 issue	6
Left bundle branch block without a typical contraction pattern is associated with increased risk of ventricular arrhythmias in cardiac resynchronization therapy patients	6
Training, training and more training	6
Preoperative coupling between right ventricle and pulmonary vasculature is an important determinant of residual symptoms after the closure of atrial septal defect	6