OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Korean Circulation Journal is 4. 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
Korea Heart Disease Fact Sheet 2020: Analysis of Nationwide Data	71
Modifiable Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease in Korea and Japan	30
Sodium/glucose Co-Transporter 2 Inhibitor, Empagliflozin, Alleviated Transient Expression of SGLT2 after Myocardial Infarction	29
Ethnic Difference of Thrombogenicity in Patients with Cardiovascular Disease: a Pandora Box to Explain Prognostic Differences	29
Thirty-six Year Trends in Mortality from Diseases of Circulatory System in Korea	27
Lifestyle Modification in the Management of Metabolic Syndrome: Statement From Korean Society of CardioMetabolic Syndrome (KSCMS)	26
Vascular Calcification in Chronic Kidney Disease: Distinct Features of Pathogenesis and Clinical Implication	22
Optimal Rhythm Control Strategy in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation	22
Biomaterials-based Approaches for Cardiac Regeneration	19
Role of Inflammation in Arterial Calcification	19
Challenges and Limitations of Strategies to Promote Therapeutic Potential of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Cell-Based Cardiac Repair	18
Major Clinical Issues in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy	18
The 10-Year Trend of Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrests: a Korean Nationwide Population-Based Study	18
Economic Burden of Heart Failure in Asian Countries with Different Healthcare Systems	17
Genetics of Cardiomyopathy: Clinical and Mechanistic Implications for Heart Failure	16
Sex-Specific Trends in the Prevalence of Hypertension and the Number of People With Hypertension: Analysis of the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES) 1998–2018	16
Physiologic Assessment after Coronary Stent Implantation	16
Ticagrelor Monotherapy After 3-Month Dual Antiplatelet Therapy in Acute Coronary Syndrome by High Bleeding Risk: The Subanalysis From the TICO Trial	15
Prevalence and Predictors of Clinically Relevant Atrial High-Rate Episodes in Patients with Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices	15
Pulsatile Hemodynamics and Coronary Artery Disease	15
Global Awareness of Myocardial Infarction Symptoms in General Population	15
Pearls and Pitfalls of Pulsed Field Ablation	14
Reimbursement of Digital Therapeutics: Future Perspectives in Korea	14
Coronary Intravascular Lithotripsy Versus Rotational Atherectomy in an Asian Population: Clinical Outcomes in Real-World Patients	13
Consumption of Ultra-Processed Food and Blood Pressure in Korean Adults	13

Association of Quantitative Flow Ratio with Lesion Severity and Its Ability to Discriminate Myocardial Ischemia	12
2021 Korean Society of Myocardial Infarction Expert Consensus Document on Revascularization for Acute Myocardial Infarction	12
IgA Levels Are Associated with Coronary Artery Lesions in Kawasaki Disease	12
Prognostic Impact of Left Atrial Strain After Mitral Valve Repair Surgery in Patients With Severe Mitral Regurgitation	11
Medical Management of Patients With Heart Failure and Reduced Ejection Fraction	11
Long-term Clinical Outcomes and Prognostic Factors After Endovascular Treatment in Patients With Chronic Limb Threatening Ischemia	11
Impact of Non-Vitamin K Antagonist Oral Anticoagulants on the Change of Antithrombotic Regimens in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention	11
Stem Cell and Exosome Therapy in Pulmonary Hypertension	11
Interventions for Adherence Improvement in the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Diseases: Expert Consensus Statement	11
Sodium-glucose Co-transporter 2 Inhibitors: a New Path for Heart Failure Treatment	11
End-of-Life Care for End-stage Heart Failure Patients	11
Comparison of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement between Self-Expanding versus Balloon-Expandable Valves in Patients with Small Aortic Annulus	11
The Advent of Cuffless Mobile Device Blood Pressure Measurement: Remaining Challenges and Pitfalls	10
Clinical Outcomes of Atherectomy Plus Drug-coated Balloon Versus Drug-coated Balloon Alone in the Treatment of Femoropopliteal Artery Disease	10
Long-Term Efficacy of Prophylactic Cavotricuspid Isthmus Ablation during Atrial Fibrillation Ablation in Patients Without Typical Atrial Flutter: a Prospective, Multicentre, Randomized Trial	10
The Gut-Heart Axis: Updated Review for The Roles of Microbiome in Cardiovascular Health	10
The Role of Multimodality Imaging in Cardiac Sarcoidosis	10
Korean Society of Heart Failure Guidelines for the Management of Heart Failure: Definition and Diagnosis	10
Global Awareness of Myocardial Infarction Symptoms in General Population: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	9
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy in Infants from the Perspective of Cardiomyocyte Maturation	9
Korean Society of Heart Failure Guidelines for the Management of Heart Failure: Treatment	9
Self-Monitoring of Blood Pressure and Feed-back Using APP in TReatment of UnconTrolled Hypertension (SMART-BP): A Randomized Clinical Trial	9
Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Hypertension Screening in the Korea National Health Screening Program	9
Establishment of an International Evidence Sharing Network Through Common Data Model for Cardiovascular Research	8
Implementation of National Health Policy for the Prevention and Control of Cardiovascular Disease in South Korea: Regional-Local Cardio-Cerebrovascular Center and Nationwide Registry	8
Comparative Surgical Outcomes of Prosthetic and Native Valve Endocarditis	8
Updates in Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation	8
Sudden Death and Ventricular Arrhythmias in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction	8
Association between Body Mass Index and Clinical Outcomes of Peripheral Artery Disease after Endovascular Therapy: Data from K-VIS ELLA Registry	8
Aortic Stenosis: New Insights in Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention	7
Korean Society of Heart Failure Guidelines for the Management of Heart Failure: Management of the Underlying Etiologies and Comorbidities of Heart Failure	7
Economic Burden of Heart Failure in Asian Countries Based on Real-world Data	7
Prasugrel-based De-Escalation of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Patients With STEMI	7
Treatment Strategies of Improving Quality of Care in Patients With Heart Failure	7
Trends in Regional Disparity in Cardiovascular Mortality in Korea, 1983–2019	7
Effectiveness and Approach of Rehabilitation in Patients With Acute Heart Failure: A Review	7
Prevention of Dementia in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation	7
Suboptimal Management Status of Younger Hypertensive Population in Korea	7
LncRNA AC005332.7 Inhibited Ferroptosis to Alleviate Acute Myocardial Infarction Through Regulating miR-331-3p/CCND2 Axis	7
Heart Failure Is Associated with Increased Risk of Long-Term Venous Thromboembolism	6
The Importance of Arrhythmia Burden for Outcomes and Management Related to Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation	6
Esophageal Thermal Injury after Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation with High-Power (50 Watts) Radiofrequency Energy	6
Pathophysiology of Cardiorenal Syndrome and Use of Diuretics and Ultrafiltration as Volume Control	6
Ventricular Arrhythmia Burden as a Marker of Success Following Catheter Ablation of Ventricular Arrhythmias in Patients with Structural Heart Disease	6
Effect of Vitamin D on YKL-40: Rat Hypercholesterolemia Model	6
Cryoballoon Catheter Ablation in Korean Patients With Paroxysmal and Persistent Atrial Fibrillation: One Year Outcome From the Cryo Global Registry	6
Sex- and Age-Specific Trends in Cardiovascular Health in Korea, 2007–2018	6
CircZNF609 Aggravated Myocardial Ischemia Reperfusion Injury via Mediation of miR-214-3p/PTGS2 Axis	6
Clinical Results of Drug-Coated Balloon Treatment in a Large-Scale Multicenter Korean Registry Study	6
Benefit of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation before Revascularization in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction Complicated by Profound Cardiogenic Shock after Resuscitated Cardiac Arrest	6

High Level of Real Urban Air Pollution Promotes Cardiac Arrhythmia in Healthy Mice	6
An Open-label, Single-arm, Multicenter Feasibility Study Evaluating the Safety of Catheter-based Renal Denervation with DENEX™ in Patients with Uncontrolled Hypertension on Standard Medical Therapy	6
Gender Difference of Cardiac Remodeling in University Athletes: Results from 2015 Gwangju Summer Universiade	6
Association between a Multidisciplinary Team Approach and Clinical Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in the Emergency Department	6
Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Yields Favorable Neurological Outcomes in Patients with Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation	6
Role of Genetics in Preventive Cardiology: Focused on Dyslipidemia	6
Coronary Physiology-Based Approaches for Plaque Vulnerability: Implications for Risk Prediction and Treatment Strategies	6
Efficiency of MVP ECG Risk Score for Prediction of Long-Term Atrial Fibrillation in Patients With ICD for Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction	5
Causal Association Between Alcohol Consumption and Atrial Fibrillation: A Mendelian Randomization Study	5
Recurrent Infective Endocarditis Following Transcatheter edge-to-Edge Mitral Valve Repair with MitraClip System	5
Association of Gender With Clinical Outcomes in a Contemporary Cohort of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation Receiving Oral Anticoagulants	5
Risk of Atrial Fibrillation and Adverse Outcomes in Patients With Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices	5
Electrical Remodeling of Left Atrium Is a Better Predictor for Recurrence Than Structural Remodeling in Atrial Fibrillation Patients Undergoing Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation	5
Effect of Pulmonary Valve Replacement in the Repaired Tetralogy of Fallot Patients with Trans-annular Incision: More than 20 Years of Follow-up	5
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Versus Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting for Revascularization of Left Main Coronary Artery Disease	5
Korean Society of Heart Failure Guidelines for the Management of Heart Failure: Advanced and Acute Heart Failure	5
Stroke and Bleeding Risk Assessment in Atrial Fibrillation: Where Are We Now?	5
Critical Determinants of Chronic Limb Threatening Ischemia After Endovascular Treatment	5
Effects of Smoking on Long-Term Clinical Outcomes and Lung Cancer in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction	5
Strategy of Patient-Specific Therapeutics in Cardiovascular Disease Through Single-Cell RNA Sequencing	5
Percutaneous Transcatheter Closure of Congenital Ventricular Septal Defects	5
Differential Prognostic Implications of Pre- and Post-Stent Fractional Flow Reserve in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention	5
Advancing Cardio-Oncology in Asia	5
Strategies for Renal Protection in Cardiovascular Interventions	5
Cardiac Toxicities Associated with Immune Checkpoints Inhibitors: Mechanisms, Manifestations and Management	5
Erectile Dysfunction in Men With Adult Congenital Heart Disease: A Prevalent but Neglected Issue	4
Association Between Plasma Homocysteine Level and Mortality: A Mendelian Randomization Study	4
Elevated On-Treatment Diastolic Blood Pressure and Cardiovascular Outcomes in the Presence of Achieved Systolic Blood Pressure Targets	4
Long-term Outcome of Fontan-Associated Protein-Losing Enteropathy: Treatment Modality and Predictive Factor of Mortality	4
Growth Pattern of the Neo-Aorta after Arterial Switch Operation during Childhood	4
Community-Dwelling Individuals with Coronary Artery Disease Have Higher Risk of Depression than the General Population in Female, But Not in Male	4
Esophageal Endoscopy after High-power and Short-duration Ablation in Atrial Fibrillation Patients	4
Impact of Pulmonary Arterial Elastance on Right Ventricular Mechanics and Exercise Capacity in Repaired Tetralogy of Fallot	4
Pericardial Versus Porcine Valves for Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement	4
Hospital Case Volume, Health Care Providers, and Mortality in Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: a Nationwide Cohort Study in South Korea	4
The Association of Smoking Status and Clustering of Obesity and Depression on the Risk of Early–Onset Cardiovascular Disease in Young Adults: A Nationwide Cohort Study	4
Antiarrhythmic Effect of Artemisinin in an Ex-vivo Model of Brugada Syndrome Induced by NS5806	4
Feasibility and Effectiveness of a Ring-Type Blood Pressure Measurement Device Compared With 24-Hour Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring Device	4
The Outcome of Long QT Syndrome, a Korean Single Center Study	4
Balancing Between Ischemic and Bleeding Risk in PCI Patients With ‘Bi-Risk’	4
Contemporary Interventional Approach to Calcified Coronary Artery Disease	4
Late Coronary Aneurysm Formation after Kawasaki Disease: a Review of Mechanistic and Clinical Aspects	4