OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging is 7. 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
Angiography-derived index of microcirculatory resistance (IMRangio) as a novel pressure-wire-free tool to assess coronary microvascular dysfunction in acute coronary syndromes and stable coronary arte	52
Multiclass machine learning vs. conventional calculators for stroke/CVD risk assessment using carotid plaque predictors with coronary angiography scores as gold standard: a 500 participants study	50
Imaging in COVID-19-related myocardial injury	41
Ultrasound-based internal carotid artery plaque characterization using deep learning paradigm on a supercomputer: a cardiovascular disease/stroke risk assessment system	37
Evaluation of complex congenital heart disease in infants using low dose cardiac computed tomography	29
Use of the new Lake Louise Criteria improves CMR detection of atypical forms of acute myocarditis	29
Evaluation of left ventricular global functions with speckle tracking echocardiography in patients recovered from COVID-19	26
Incremental prognostic role of left atrial reservoir strain in asymptomatic patients with moderate aortic stenosis	24
Regional shape, global function and mechanics in right ventricular volume and pressure overload conditions: a three-dimensional echocardiography study	22
Quantification of calcium burden by coronary CT angiography compared to optical coherence tomography	22
The prognostic value of right ventricular longitudinal strain and 3D ejection fraction in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy	22
Deep-learning-based cardiac amyloidosis classification from early acquired pet images	21
COVID 19 disease independently predicted endothelial dysfunction measured by flow-mediated dilatation	19
Impairment of right ventricular longitudinal strain associated with severity of pneumonia in patients recovered from COVID-19	18
Statistical shape analysis of the left atrial appendage predicts stroke in atrial fibrillation	18
Coronary artery calcification and epicardial adipose tissue as independent predictors of mortality in COVID-19	17
Lower extremity CT angiography in peripheral arterial disease: from the established approach to evolving technical developments	17
Role of artificial intelligence in cardiovascular risk prediction and outcomes: comparison of machine-learning and conventional statistical approaches for the analysis of carotid ultrasound features a	17
Feasibility and diagnostic reliability of quantitative flow ratio in the assessment of non-culprit lesions in acute coronary syndrome	17
Echocardiographic assessment of the right ventricle in COVID-19: a systematic review	17
Long term effects of mild severity COVID‑19 on right ventricular functions	17
Serial magnetic resonance imaging detects a rapid reduction in plaque lipid content under PCSK9 inhibition with alirocumab	16
Maximum plaque height in carotid ultrasound predicts cardiovascular disease outcomes: a population-based validation study of the American society of echocardiography’s grade II–III plaque characteriza	16
Stereoscopic virtual reality does not improve knowledge acquisition of congenital heart disease	16
Left ventricular global longitudinal strain in low cardiac risk outpatients who recently recovered from coronavirus disease 2019	16

Inter-vendor variability in strain measurements depends on software rather than image characteristics	16
Value of territorial work efficiency estimation in non-ST-segment-elevation acute coronary syndrome: a study with non-invasive left ventricular pressure–strain loops	16
Does left ventricular function predict cardiac outcome in Anderson–Fabry disease?	15
The effect of moderate and severe COVID-19 pneumonia on short-term right ventricular functions: a prospective observational single pandemic center analysis	14
Cardiovascular magnetic resonance predicts all-cause mortality in pulmonary hypertension associated with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction	14
Myocardial work is associated with significant left ventricular myocardial fibrosis in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy	14
Prediction of response to cardiac resynchronization therapy using a multi-feature learning method	14
A deep learning methodology for the automated detection of end-diastolic frames in intravascular ultrasound images	14
Inflammation as a determinant of healing response after coronary stent implantation	14
Implantation depth and its influence on complications after TAVI with self-expanding valves	14
Automated estimation of echocardiogram image quality in hospitalized patients	13
Left atrial strain rate during atrial contraction predicts raised pulmonary capillary wedge pressure: evidence for left atrio-ventricular interaction	13
Incomplete neo-endothelialization of left atrial appendage closure devices is frequent after 6 months: a pilot imaging study	13
Non‐invasive left ventricular myocardial work indices in healthy adolescents at rest	13
Assessment of right ventricular reserve utilizing exercise provocation in systemic sclerosis	13
Clinical, echocardiographic and hemodynamic predictors of right heart failure after LVAD placement	12
A deep learning approach with temporal consistency for automatic myocardial segmentation of quantitative myocardial contrast echocardiography	12
Comparison between myocardial function assessed by echocardiography during hospitalization for COVID-19 and at 4 months follow-up	12
Underfilling decreases left ventricular function in pulmonary arterial hypertension	12
The corrected left ventricular ejection fraction: a potential new measure of ventricular function	12
Prognostic significance of cardiac magnetic resonance-based markers in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy	12
LA reservoir strain: a sensitive parameter for estimating LV filling pressure in patients with preserved EF	12
Incremental diagnostic role of left atrial strain analysis in thrombotic risk assessment of nonvalvular atrial fibrillation patients planned for electrical cardioversion	12
Imaging data in COVID-19 patients: focused on echocardiographic findings	11
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	11
Relationship among clinical characteristics, morphological culprit plaque features, and long-term prognosis in patients with acute coronary syndrome	11
Peak strain dispersion within the left ventricle detected by two-dimensional speckle tracking in patients with uncomplicated systemic lupus erythematosus	11
Age-changes in right ventricular function–pulmonary circulation coupling: from pediatric to adult stage in 1899 healthy subjects. The RIGHT Heart International NETwork (RIGHT-NET)	11
Left ventricular strain values using 3D speckle-tracking echocardiography in healthy adults aged 20 to 72 years	11
Myocardial involvement in eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis evaluated with cardiopulmonary magnetic resonance	10
Acute recoordination rather than functional hemodynamic improvement determines reverse remodelling by cardiac resynchronisation therapy	10
Diagnostic accuracy of quantitative flow ratio (QFR) and vessel fractional flow reserve (vFFR) estimated retrospectively by conventional radiation saving X-ray angiography	10
Prevalence of newly diagnosed sarcoidosis in patients with ventricular arrhythmias: a cardiac magnetic resonance and 18F-FDG cardiac PET study	10
Multi-modality assessment and role of left atrial function as an imaging biomarker in cardiovascular disease	10
The predictive value of left ventricular and left atrial mechanics for atrial fibrillation and heart failure in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: a prospective cohort study	10
SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging identifies myocardial ischemia in patients with a history of COVID-19 without coronary artery disease	10
Left atrial contractile longitudinal strain determines intrinsic left atrial function regardless of load status and left ventricular deformation	10
Contemporary use of cardiac imaging for COVID-19 patients: a three center experience defining a potential role for cardiac MRI	9
Cardiac magnetic resonance features of left dominant arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy: differential diagnosis with myocarditis	9
Association of type 2 diabetes mellitus with the development of new-onset atrial fibrillation in patients with non-ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy: impact of SGLT2 inhibitors	9
Use of radiomics to differentiate left atrial appendage thrombi and mixing artifacts on single-phase CT angiography	9
Contemporary use of coronary computed tomography angiography in the planning of percutaneous coronary intervention	9
Effect of empagliflozin on myocardial structure and function in patients with type 2 diabetes at high cardiovascular risk: the SIMPLE randomized clinical trial	9
Epicardial fat and the risk of atrial tachy-arrhythmia recurrence post pulmonary vein isolation: a computed tomography study	9
Assessment of single and double coronary bifurcation stenting techniques using multimodal imaging and 3D modeling in reanimated swine hearts using Visible Heart® methodologies	9
Sex differences in coronary plaque changes assessed by serial computed tomography angiography	9
Cardiac MRI findings to differentiate athlete's heart from hypertrophic (HCM), arrhythmogenic right ventricular (ARVC) and dilated (DCM) cardiomyopathy	9
Feasibility, repeatability, and reproducibility of contemporary diastolic parameters and classification	9
Association of whole blood viscosity with thrombus presence in patients undergoing transoesophageal echocardiography	9
Accuracy of echocardiographic estimates of pulmonary artery pressures in pulmonary hypertension: insights from the KARUM hemodynamic database	8

Feature-tracking cardiac magnetic resonance left ventricular global longitudinal strain improves 6 months after kidney transplantation associated with reverse remodeling, not myocardial tissue charact	8
Clinical, echocardiographic and cardiac MRI predictors of outcomes in patients with apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy	8
Mechanical concordance between left atrium and left atrial appendage in nonvalvular atrial fibrillation: can it be exploited to avoid transesophageal echocardiography prior to electrical cardioversion	8
The predictive value of epicardial adipose tissue volume assessed by cardiac magnetic resonance for atrial fibrillation in patients with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy	8
Quantitative assessment of left ventricular myocardial work in chronic kidney disease patients by a novel non-invasive pressure–strain loop analysis method	8
Detection of cardiac allograft vasculopathy by multi-layer left ventricular longitudinal strain in heart transplant recipients	8
Estimated pulse wave velocity (ePWV) as a potential gatekeeper for MRI-assessed PWV: a linear and deep neural network based approach in 2254 participants of the Netherlands Epidemiology of Obesity stu	8
Aortic root dimensions as a correlate for aortic regurgitation’s severity	8
Left ventricular strain and left atrial strain are impaired during hemodialysis in children	8
Impaired left atrial strain in the presence of interatrial block in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus	8
Safety and tolerability of regadenoson in comparison with adenosine stress cardiovascular magnetic resonance: Data from a multicentre prospective registry	8
Gender differences in primary mitral regurgitant volumes at specific regurgitant fractions as assessed by magnetic resonance imaging	7
Accuracy of global and regional longitudinal strain at peak of dobutamine stress echocardiography to detect significant coronary artery disease	7
Prognostic value and clinical predictors of intramyocardial hemorrhage measured by CMR T2* sequences in STEMI	7
Impairment of left atrial function in pediatric patients with repaired tetralogy of Fallot: a cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging study	7
Transthoracic echocardiographic reference values of the aortic root: results from the Hamburg City Health Study	7
The relation between left ventricular global longitudinal strain and troponin levels in patients hospitalized with COVID-19 pneumonia	7
Role of cardiovascular magnetic resonance in early detection and treatment of cardiac dysfunction in oncology patients	7
Incremental improvement of diagnostic performance of coronary CT angiography for the assessment of coronary stenosis in the presence of calcium using a dual-layer spectral detector CT: validation by i	7
Predicting the need of aortic valve surgery in patients with chronic aortic regurgitation: a comparison between cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging and transthoracic echocardiography	7
Feasibility, safety and long-term outcomes of complex left main bifurcation treatment using the nano-inverted-t stenting: a multicentre prospective registry	7
Predictors of pacemaker implantation after TAVI in a registry including self, balloon and mechanical expandable valves	7
Femoral plaque burden by ultrasound is a better indicator of significant coronary artery disease over ankle brachial index	7
Evolution of cardiac geometry and function in women with severe preeclampsia from immediately post-delivery to 1 year postpartum	7
Association between myocardial mechanical dispersion and ventricular arrhythmogenicity in chagas cardiomyopathy	7