Clinical Research in Cardiology

Article	Citations
NAFLD and cardiovascular diseases: a clinical review	277
Effects of surgical and FFP2/N95 face masks on cardiopulmonary exercise capacity	232
Impaired cardiac function is associated with mortality in patients with acute COVID-19 infection	97
Onco-Cardiology: Consensus Paper of the German Cardiac Society, the German Society for Pediatric Cardiology and Congenital Heart Defects and the German Society for Hematology and Medical Oncology	71
Poor humoral and T-cell response to two-dose SARS-CoV-2 messenger RNA vaccine BNT162b2 in cardiothoracic transplant recipients	68
Diagnosis and treatment of cardiac amyloidosis: position statement of the German Cardiac Society (DGK)	63
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cardiovascular mortality and catherization activity during the lockdown in central Germany: an observational study	58
Echocardiographic characteristics of patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection	55
COVID-19 among heart transplant recipients in Germany: a multicenter survey	55
Impact of COVID-19 outbreak on regional STEMI care in Germany	50
Temporal trends in the presentation of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular emergencies during the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany: an analysis of health insurance claims	50
Decline of emergency admissions for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events after the outbreak of COVID-19	45
Impact of oral anticoagulation on clinical outcomes of COVID-19: a nationwide cohort study of hospitalized patients in Germany	43
Mobile health solutions for atrial fibrillation detection and management: a systematic review	40
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and its implications for cardiovascular care: expert document from the German Cardiac Society and the World Heart Federation	40
Radiosurgery for ventricular tachycardia: preclinical and clinical evidence and study design for a German multi-center multi-platform feasibility trial (RAVENTA)	38
Intravenous iron for heart failure with evidence of iron deficiency: a meta-analysis of randomised trials	37
31 days of COVID-19—cardiac events during restriction of public life—a comparative study	33
The ACURATE neo2 valve system for transcatheter aortic valve implantation: 30-day and 1-year outcomes	33
Autopsy-based histopathological characterization of myocarditis after anti-SARS-CoV-2-vaccination	31
The importance of including uric acid in the definition of metabolic syndrome when assessing the mortality risk	30
Diagnostic value of cardiovascular magnetic resonance in comparison to endomyocardial biopsy in cardiac amyloidosis: a multi-centre study	30
Collateral damage of COVID-19-lockdown in Germany: decline of NSTE-ACS admissions	29
Non-statin lipid-lowering therapy over time in very-high-risk patients: effectiveness of fixed-dose statin/ezetimibe compared to separate pill combination on LDL-C	29
Pulmonary embolism in patients with COVID-19: characteristics and outcomes in the Cardio-COVID Italy multicenter study	28

Cardiogenic shock: incidence, survival and mechanical circulatory support usage 2007–2017-insights from a national registry	28
Pathomechanisms and therapeutic opportunities in radiation-induced heart disease: from bench to bedside	28
Estimated plasma volume status in heart failure: clinical implications and future directions	28
Biopsy-proven lymphocytic myocarditis following first mRNA COVID-19 vaccination in a 40-year-old male: case report	27
The impact of SSRIs on mortality and cardiovascular events in patients with coronary artery disease and depression: systematic review and meta-analysis	27
Short-term cardiac outcome in survivors of COVID-19: a systematic study after hospital discharge	26
Physical activity, sedentary behavior and risk of coronary artery disease, myocardial infarction and ischemic stroke: a two-sample Mendelian randomization study	26
Effect of frailty on treatment, hospitalisation and death in patients with chronic heart failure	25
Global longitudinal strain by feature tracking for optimized prediction of adverse remodeling after ST-elevation myocardial infarction	25
Occurrence of acute infarct-like myocarditis following COVID-19 vaccination: just an accidental co-incidence or rather vaccination-associated autoimmune myocarditis?	25
Atrial fibrillation ablation strategies and technologies: past, present, and future	25
Association between right-sided cardiac function and ultrasound-based pulmonary congestion on acutely decompensated heart failure: findings from a pooled analysis of four cohort studies	24
SARS-CoV-2, myocardial injury and inflammation: insights from a large clinical and autopsy study	24
Real-world applicability and impact of early rhythm control for European patients with atrial fibrillation: a report from the ESC-EHRA EORP-AF Long-Term General Registry	24
Concomitant tricuspid regurgitation severity and its secondary reduction determine long-term prognosis after transcatheter mitral valve edge-to-edge repair	24
The mystery of “missing” visits in an emergency cardiology department, in the era of COVID-19.; a time-series analysis in a tertiary Greek General Hospital	23
Outcome of patients treated with extracorporeal life support in cardiogenic shock complicating acute myocardial infarction: 1-year result from the ECLS-Shock study	23
Energy intake during hospital stay predicts all-cause mortality after discharge independently of nutritional status in elderly heart failure patients	23
Effects of face masks on performance and cardiorespiratory response in well-trained athletes	23
Machine learning in the detection and management of atrial fibrillation	23
Comparisons of the risk of myopericarditis between COVID-19 patients and individuals receiving COVID-19 vaccines: a population-based study	22
Multi-proteomic approach to predict specific cardiovascular events in patients with diabetes and myocardial infarction: findings from the EXAMINE trial	22
Colchicine in ischemic heart disease: the good, the bad and the ugly	22
Prognostic value of NT-proBNP for myocardial recovery in peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM)	21
Influence of receptor selectivity on benefits from SGLT2 inhibitors in patients with heart failure: a systematic review and head-to-head comparative efficacy network meta-analysis	21
Temporal trends of TAVI treatment characteristics in high volume centers in Germany 2013–2020	20
Re-appraisal of the obesity paradox in heart failure: a meta-analysis of individual data	20
Left atrial appendage closure in patients with chronic kidney disease: results from the German multicentre LAARGE registry	20
Re-introducing immunotherapy in patients surviving immune checkpoint inhibitors-mediated myocarditis	20
Prognostic implications of pericardial and pleural effusion in patients with cardiac amyloidosis	20
Clinical and cardiac magnetic resonance findings in post-COVID patients referred for suspected myocarditis	19
Early onset of hyperuricemia is associated with increased cardiovascular disease and mortality risk	19
Patients with acute myocarditis and preserved systolic left ventricular function: comparison of global and regional longitudinal strain imaging by echocardiography with quantification of late gadolini	19
Transcatheter and surgical aortic valve replacement in patients with bicuspid aortic valve	19
Acute myocardial infarction due to coronary stent thrombosis in a symptomatic COVID-19 patient	19
Pulmonary embolism response team (PERT) implementation and its clinical value across countries: a scoping review and meta-analysis	19
Prognostic impact of plasma volume estimated from hemoglobin and hematocrit in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction	19
Pulsed-field ablation-based pulmonary vein isolation: acute safety, efficacy and short-term follow-up in a multi-center real world scenario	19
Bacterial biofilms in infective endocarditis: an in vitro model to investigate emerging technologies of antimicrobial cardiovascular device coatings	18
Long-term safety of paclitaxel drug-coated balloon-only angioplasty for de novo coronary artery disease: the SPARTAN DCB study	18
Heyde syndrome: prevalence and outcomes in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation	18
Incidence and outcomes of perioperative myocardial infarction/injury diagnosed by high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I	18
Timely and individualized heart failure management: need for implementation into the new guidelines	18
Effects of surgical and FFP2/N95 face masks on cardiopulmonary exercise capacity: the numbers do not add up	18
PASCAL versus MitraClip-XTR edge-to-edge device for the treatment of tricuspid regurgitation: a propensity-matched analysis	18
Automatic positive airway pressure for obstructive sleep apnea in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction	18
Outcomes of conduction system pacing compared to right ventricular pacing as a primary strategy for treating bradyarrhythmia: systematic review and meta-analysis	17
Safety and effectiveness of coronary intravascular lithotripsy in eccentric calcified coronary lesions: a patient-level pooled analysis from the Disrupt CAD I and CAD II Studies	17
Venting during venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation	17
Analysis of length of stay after transfemoral transcatheter aortic valve replacement: results from the FRANCE TAVI registry	17

Biomarkers as predictors of recurrence of atrial fibrillation post ablation: an updated and expanded systematic review and meta-analysis	17
CMR feature tracking strain patterns and their association with circulating cardiac biomarkers in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy	16
Effect of renal denervation in attenuating the stress of morning surge in blood pressure: post-hoc analysis from the SPYRAL HTN-ON MED trial	16
Continuation or discontinuation of oral anticoagulants after HAS-BLED scores increase in patients with atrial fibrillation	16
COVID-19 vaccination and carditis in children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis	16
Elevated markers of thrombo-inflammatory activation predict outcome in patients with cardiovascular comorbidities and COVID-19 disease: insights from the LEOSS registry	16
PASCAL mitral valve repair system versus MitraClip: comparison of transcatheter edge-to-edge strategies in complex primary mitral regurgitation	15
Short- and long-term outcomes after heart transplantation in cardiac sarcoidosis and giant-cell myocarditis: a systematic review and meta-analysis	15
Comparative effectiveness and safety of non-vitamin K antagonists for atrial fibrillation in clinical practice: GLORIA-AF Registry	15
Prognostic impact of atrial fibrillation in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: a systematic review	15
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation in patients with a small aortic annulus: performance of supra-, intra- and infra-annular transcatheter heart valves	15
Outcomes in patients with acute myocardial infarction and new atrial fibrillation: a nationwide analysis	15
Complications and mortality after catheter ablation of ventricular arrhythmias: risk in VT ablation (RIVA) score	14
Assessment of coronary artery disease during hospitalization for cancer treatment	14
Pacemaker lead-associated tricuspid regurgitation in patients with or without pre-existing right ventricular dilatation	14
Ultrasound indices of congestion in patients with acute heart failure according to body mass index	14
Sex disparities and adverse cardiovascular and kidney outcomes in patients with chronic kidney disease: results from the KNOW-CKD	14
Influence of sex, age and race on coronary and heart failure events in patients with diabetes and post-acute coronary syndrome	14
Use of fixed-dose combination antihypertensives in Germany between 2016 and 2020: an example of guideline inertia	14
Machine learning-based risk prediction of intrahospital clinical outcomes in patients undergoing TAVI	14
Comparison of mechanical circulatory support with venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation or Impella for patients with cardiogenic shock: a propensity-matched analysis	13
Expert opinion paper on cardiac imaging after ischemic stroke	13
Midregional pro atrial natriuretic peptide: a novel important biomarker for noise annoyance-induced cardiovascular morbidity and mortality?	13
Obstructive sleep apnoea but not central sleep apnoea is associated with left ventricular remodelling after acute myocardial infarction	13
Factors associated with in-hospital mortality and adverse outcomes during the vulnerable post-discharge phase after the first episode of acute heart failure: results of the NOVICA-2 study	13
Dabigatran versus vitamin K antagonists for atrial fibrillation in clinical practice: final outcomes from Phase III of the GLORIA-AF registry	13
Pulmonary artery sensor system pressure monitoring to improve heart failure outcomes (PASSPORT-HF): rationale and design of the PASSPORT-HF multicenter randomized clinical trial	13
No adequate evidence indicating hypertension as an independent risk factor for COVID-19 severity	13
Catheter ablation of short-coupled variant of torsade de pointes	12
Cardiac sympathetic denervation in patients with nonischemic cardiomyopathy and refractory ventricular arrhythmias: a single-center experience	12
Reduction in cardiovascular emergency admissions in Monaco during the COVID-19 pandemic	12
Echocardiographic assessment of mitral regurgitation: discussion of practical and methodologic aspects of severity quantification to improve diagnostic conclusiveness	12
Device-related risk of atrial fibrillation after closure of patent foramen ovale: a systematic review and meta-analysis	12
Protected risk stratification with the wearable cardioverter-defibrillator: results from the WEARIT-II-EUROPE registry	12
10-year follow-up of interventional electrophysiology: updated German survey during the COVID-19 pandemic	12
Clinical risk predictors in atrial fibrillation patients following successful coronary stenting: ENTRUST-AF PCI sub-analysis	12
Risk modeling in transcatheter aortic valve replacement remains unsolved: an external validation study in 2946 German patients	12
Reduction of permanent pacemaker implantation by using the cusp overlap technique in transcatheter aortic valve replacement: a meta-analysis	12
Global longitudinal strain improves risk assessment after ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: a comparative prognostic evaluation of left ventricular functional parameters	12
Echocardiography versus computed tomography and cardiac magnetic resonance for the detection of left heart thrombosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis	11
Clinical outcomes and thrombus resolution in patients with solid left atrial appendage thrombi: results of a single-center real-world registry	11
Transcatheter or surgical aortic valve implantation in chronic dialysis patients: a German Aortic Valve Registry analysis	11
The SGLT2 inhibitor empagliflozin reduces tissue sodium content in patients with chronic heart failure: results from a placebo-controlled randomised trial	11
Impact of real-time angiographic co-registered optical coherence tomography on percutaneous coronary intervention: the OPTICO-integration II trial	11
The diagnostic benefit of 16S rDNA PCR examination of infective endocarditis heart valves: a cohort study of 146 surgical cases confirmed by histopathology	11
Interplay of COVID-19 and cardiovascular diseases in Africa: an observational snapshot	11
“Get with the Guidelines Heart Failure Risk Score” for mortality prediction in patients undergoing MitraClip	11
Cost-effectiveness of noninvasive telemedical interventional management in patients with heart failure: health economic analysis of the TIM-HF2 trial	11
Morbidity and mortality in adults with congenital heart defects in the third and fourth life decade	11
Diagnostic value of the novel CMR parameter “myocardial transit-time” (MyoTT) for the assessment of microvascular changes in cardiac amyloidosis and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy	11
Aortic valve replacement in Germany in 2019	11
Cardiovascular profiling in the diabetic continuum: results from the population-based Gutenberg Health Study	10
Combined renal and common hepatic artery denervation as a novel approach to reduce cardiometabolic risk: technical approach, feasibility and safety in a pre-clinical model	10
Analysis of YouTube videos as a source of information for myocarditis during the COVID-19 pandemic	10
Guideline-directed medical therapy in real-world heart failure patients with low blood pressure and renal dysfunction	10
Prevention of coronary obstruction in patients at risk undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation: the Hamburg BASILICA experience	10
Clinical impact of changes in mitral regurgitation severity after medical therapy optimization in heart failure	10
Impact of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease on 10-year mortality after percutaneous coronary intervention and bypass surgery for complex coronary artery disease: insights from the SYNTAX Extended	10
Clinical and echocardiographic risk factors for device-related thrombus after left atrial appendage closure: an analysis from the multicenter EUROC-DRT registry	10
Disturbing effect of lockdown for COVID-19 on the incidence of infective endocarditis: a word of caution	10
Outcome of aortic stenosis according to invasive cardiac damage staging after transcatheter aortic valve replacement	10
Serum potassium dynamics during acute heart failure hospitalization	10
Guideline-directed medical therapy is similarly effective in heart failure with mildly reduced ejection fraction	9
Metabolomic profiling of patients with high gradient aortic stenosis undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement	9
Intensive lipid-lowering therapy for early achievement of guideline-recommended LDL-cholesterol levels in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (“Jena auf Ziel”)	9
COVID-19 sends STEMI to quarantine!?	9
Clinical outcomes of drug-coated balloon in coronary lesions: a real-world, all-comers study	9
Efficacy and safety of intravenous iron repletion in patients with heart failure: a systematic review and meta-analysis	9
Instant rule-out of suspected non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction using high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T with Copeptin versus a single low high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T: findings f	9
Prognostic value of the chest X-ray in patients hospitalised for heart failure	9
Gut microbiota-dependent metabolite trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO) and cardiovascular risk in patients with suspected functionally relevant coronary artery disease (fCAD)	9
TAVI in patients with low-flow low-gradient aortic stenosis–short-term and long-term outcomes	9
Functional and prognostic implications of cardiac magnetic resonance feature tracking-derived remote myocardial strain analyses in patients following acute myocardial infarction	9
One- and 3-year outcomes of percutaneous bifurcation left main revascularization with modern drug-eluting stents: a systematic review and meta-analysis	9
Anticoagulants for stroke prevention in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction	9
Multivessel versus culprit-only PCI in STEMI patients with multivessel disease: meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	9
Comorbidities complicating heart failure: changes over the last 15 years	9
Iron deficiency and short-term adverse events in patients with decompensated heart failure	9
The differential diagnostic value of selected cardiovascular biomarkers in Takotsubo syndrome	9
The INFluence of Remote monitoring on Anxiety/depRession, quality of lifE, and Device acceptance in ICD patients: a prospective, randomized, controlled, single-center trial	9

Echocardiography-derived total atrial conduction time (PA-TDI duration): risk stratification and guidance in atrial fibrillation management	9
Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on acute coronary syndromes in Germany during the first wave: the COVID-19 collateral damage study	9
High interindividual variability in LDL-cholesterol reductions after inclisiran administration in a real-world multicenter setting in Germany	8
Heart rate variability and atrial fibrillation in the general population: a longitudinal and Mendelian randomization study	8
Impact of effective regurgitant orifice area on outcome of secondary mitral regurgitation transcatheter repair	8
Capacity changes in German certified chest pain units during COVID-19 outbreak response	8
Drug-coated balloons for small coronary artery disease in patients with chronic kidney disease: a pre-specified analysis of the BASKET-SMALL 2 trial	8
Non-invasive evaluation of retinal vascular remodeling and hypertrophy in humans: intricate effect of ageing, blood pressure and glycaemia	8
Epicardial access for VT ablation: analysis of two different puncture techniques, incidence of adhesions and complication management	8
Echocardiographic diagnosis of atrial cardiomyopathy allows outcome prediction following pulmonary vein isolation	8
Gender-specific differences in COPD symptoms and their impact for the diagnosis of cardiac comorbidities	8
The predictive value of high sensitivity troponin measurements in patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors	8
Diagnostic value of 18F-FDG PET/CT in infective endocarditis	8
The impact of epicardial adipose tissue in patients with acute myocardial infarction	8
Early arrhythmia recurrence after catheter ablation for persistent atrial fibrillation: is it predictive for late recurrence?	8
Paclitaxel drug-coated balloon-only angioplasty for de novo coronary artery disease in elective clinical practice	8
Omega-3 fatty acid blood levels are inversely associated with cardiometabolic risk factors in HFpEF patients: the Aldo-DHF randomized controlled trial	8
Outcomes of acute coronary syndromes in coronavirus disease 2019	8
Predictors of high residual gradient after transcatheter aortic valve replacement in bicuspid aortic valve stenosis	8
Critical appraisal of the 2020 ESC guideline recommendations on diagnosis and risk assessment in patients with suspected non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome	8
Long-term outcome of perimembranous VSD closure using the Nit-Occlud® Lê VSD coil system	8
Non-aortic cardiovascular disease in Marfan syndrome: a nationwide epidemiological study	8
New technologies for intensive prevention programs after myocardial infarction: rationale and design of the NET-IPP trial	8
Short- and long-term outcome of patients with spontaneous echo contrast or thrombus in the left atrial appendage in the era of the direct acting anticoagulants	8
Mid-term hemodynamic and functional results after transcatheter mitral valve leaflet repair with the new PASCAL device	8
Impact of cancer history on clinical outcome in patients undergoing transcatheter edge-to-edge mitral repair	8
Propensity matched comparison of TAVI and SAVR in intermediate-risk patients with severe aortic stenosis and moderate-to-severe chronic kidney disease: a subgroup analysis from the German Aortic Valve	7
Safety and patient-reported outcomes in index ablation versus repeat ablation in atrial fibrillation: insights from the German Ablation Registry	7
Ethnic comparison in takotsubo syndrome: novel insights from the International Takotsubo Registry	7
Developing and validating models to predict sudden death and pump failure death in patients with heart failure and preserved ejection fraction	7
Ten-year clinical outcomes of polymer-free versus durable polymer new-generation drug-eluting stent in patients with coronary artery disease with and without diabetes mellitus	7
Therapeutic value of tafamidis in patients with wild-type transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTRwt) with cardiomyopathy based on cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging	7
Establishing a cardiac training group for patients with heart failure: the “HIP-in-Würzburg” study	7
Medical and cardio-vascular emergency department visits during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020: is there a collateral damage? A retrospective routine data analysis	7
Early results of a real-world series with two transapical transcatheter mitral valve replacement devices	7
Pre-medication with oral anticoagulants is associated with better outcomes in a large multinational COVID-19 cohort with cardiovascular comorbidities	7
Immunothrombosis and new-onset atrial fibrillation in the general population: the Rotterdam Study	7
Incidence, predictors, and outcomes associated with acute kidney injury in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement: from the BRAVO-3 randomized trial	7
Impact of early ablation of atrial fibrillation on long-term outcomes: results from phase II/III of the GLORIA-AF registry	7
Impact of pulse pressure on clinical outcome in extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (eCPR) patients	7
Deferral of non-emergency cardiac procedures is associated with increased early emergency cardiovascular hospitalizations	7
Serum markers of fibrosis, cardiovascular and all-cause mortality in hemodialysis patients: the AURORA trial	7
Thromboembolic complications in adult congenital heart disease: the knowns and the unknowns	7
Admission blood glucose level and outcome in patients requiring venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation	7
Body fluid regulation via chronic inhibition of sodium–glucose cotransporter-2 in patients with heart failure: a post hoc analysis of the CANDLE trial	7
Long-term follow-up of patients undergoing renal sympathetic denervation	7
Impact of wearing a facial covering on aerobic exercise capacity in the COVID-19 era: is it more than a feeling?	7
Determinants of fibrotic atrial cardiomyopathy in atrial fibrillation. A multicenter observational study of the RETAC (reseau européen de traîtement d’arrhythmies cardiaques)-group	7
Complex vs. non-complex percutaneous coronary intervention with newer-generation drug-eluting stents: an analysis from the randomized BIOFLOW trials	7
Impact of frailty on periprocedural health care utilization in patients undergoing transcatheter edge-to-edge mitral valve repair	7
Quantitative flow ratio (QFR) identifies functional relevance of non-culprit lesions in coronary angiographies of patients with acute myocardial infarction	7
Expert proposal to characterize cardiac diseases with normal or preserved left ventricular ejection fraction and symptoms of heart failure by comprehensive echocardiography	7
How long is long enough? Good neurologic outcome in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survivors despite prolonged resuscitation: a retrospective cohort study	7
Pregnancy-related acute myocardial infarction: a review of the recent literature	7
Prospective blinded evaluation of smartphone-based ECG for differentiation of supraventricular tachycardia from inappropriate sinus tachycardia	7