OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Circulation-Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology is 32. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Discrimination Between Anterior and Posterior Left Atrial Roof Area Ablation by a Cryoballoon	149
Long-Term Risk Assessment in Athletes With Complex Ventricular Arrhythmias	140
Engineering of Generative Artificial Intelligence and Natural Language Processing Models to Accurately Identify Arrhythmia Recurrence	140
Intraoperative Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation During Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation in High-Risk Heart Failure Patients	115
Risk Factors for the Development of New-Onset Persistent Atrial Fibrillation: Subanalysis of the VITAL Study	85
The Science Behind the Standardization of Chest Protectors: Is Marketing Alone Enough to Sell Chest Protectors?... Not Anymore!	78
Inappropriate Shock Rates and Long-Term Complications due to Subcutaneous Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators in Patients With and Without Heart Failure: Results From a Multicenter, International	78
Multicenter Prospective Randomized Study Comparing the Incidence of Periprocedural Cerebral Embolisms Caused by Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation Between Cryoballoon and Radiofrequency Ablation	75
Impact of Baseline Left Atrial Size on Outcomes Following Catheter Ablation for AF in Patients With Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction	71
Brugada Syndrome: New Insights From Cardiac Magnetic Resonance and Electroanatomical Imaging	70
Identification of Circumferential Pulmonary Vein Isolation Gaps and Critical Atrial Substrate From HD Grid Maps in Atrial Fibrillation Patients: Insights From Omnipolar Technology	65
Myocarditis and Sudden Cardiac Death in the Community: Clinical and Pathological Insights From a National Registry in the United Kingdom	61
Nonsustained Ventricular Tachycardia Is Independently Associated With Sustained Ventricular Arrhythmias in Nonischemic Dilated Cardiomyopathy	60
Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Assessment of the Risk of Sudden Death in Cardiac Sarcoidosis: What Is Extensive or Significant Late Gadolinium Enhancement?	58
Tetralogy of Fallot: A Long Journey but Getting Closer to Perfection	53
Learning Before Burning: Mapping With Reversible Pulsed Field Ablation	53
GENESIS: Gene-Specific Machine Learning Models for Variants of Uncertain Significance Found in Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia and Long QT Syndrome-Associated Genes	52
Recovery of Conduction Following High-Power Short-Duration Ablation in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: A Single-Center Experience	51
Targeting the RyR2 to Prevent Atrial Fibrillation	47
Correction to: Gagyi et al, New Possibilities in the Treatment of Brief Episodes of Highly Symptomatic Atrial Tachycardia: The Usefulness of Single-Position Single-Beat Charge Density Mapping	46
Correction to: Orthostatic Hypotension: Management of a Complex, But Common, Medical Problem	46
Voltage Map Guided Nonocclusive Balloon Cryoablation to Achieve Antral Pulmonary Vein Isolation	42
Transesophageal Echocardiography Following Left Atrial Appendage Electrical Isolation: Diagnostic Pitfalls and Clinical Implications	41
Artificial Sweeteners: A New Dietary Environmental Risk Factor for Atrial Fibrillation?	40
Stroke Mortality in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter: Overall Trends and Sex Differences in the United States	39

Physiologic Effects of Right-Sided Intravascular Cervical Sympathetic Nerve Stimulation	39
Mortality, Hospitalization, and Cardiac Interventions in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation Aged <65 Years	38
Understanding Circadian Mechanisms of Sudden Cardiac Death: A Report From the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Workshop, Part 2: Population and Clinical Considerations	38
Left Bundle Branch Pacing Versus Biventricular Pacing for Acute Cardiac Resynchronization in Patients With Heart Failure	35
Shared Decision Making in Cardiac Electrophysiology Procedures and Arrhythmia Management	35
Multicenter, Phase 2, Randomized Controlled Study of the Efficacy and Safety of Etripamil Nasal Spray for the Acute Reduction of Rapid Ventricular Rate in Patients With Symptomatic Atrial Fibrillation	33
Scar Voltage Mapping in Fast Ventricular Tachycardia for Identifying Functional Substrates of Tachycardia Isthmuses: A Proof-of-Concept Study	33
Relationship Between Time-to-First Atrial Tachyarrhythmia Recurrence and Atrial Fibrillation Burden: Implications for Trial Design	32