OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Circulation-Cardiovascular Imaging is 5. 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 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Disentangling the Links Between Psychosocial Stress and Cardiovascular Disease	93
Relationship Between Cardiac Fibroblast Activation Protein Activity by Positron Emission Tomography and Cardiovascular Disease	92
Diffuse Myocardial Inflammation in COVID-19 Associated Myocarditis Detected by Multiparametric Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging	76
Prognostic Impact of Late Gadolinium Enhancement by Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance in Myocarditis	70
Diagnosis of Infective Endocarditis by Subtype Using ¹⁸ F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography	68
State of the Art: Imaging for Myocardial Viability: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association	64
Myocardial Inflammation and Dysfunction in COVID-19–Associated Myocardial Injury	57
Prognostic Value of Late Gadolinium Enhancement for the Prediction of Cardiovascular Outcomes in Dilated Cardiomyopathy	57
Treatment of Psoriasis With Biologic Therapy Is Associated With Improvement of Coronary Artery Plaque Lipid-Rich Necrotic Core	54
Left Ventricular Global Longitudinal Strain Is Associated With Long-Term Outcomes in Moderate Aortic Stenosis	52
Usefulness of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Aortic Stenosis	42
Coronary ¹⁸ F-Fluoride Uptake and Progression of Coronary Artery Calcification	41
Remnant Cholesterol and Common Carotid Artery Intima-Media Thickness in Patients With Ischemic Stroke	37
Relationship Between Left Ventricular Geometry and Invasive Hemodynamics in Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension	37
Association of White Matter Hyperintensities and Cardiovascular Disease	37
COVID-19–Associated Stress (Takotsubo) Cardiomyopathy	35
Prognostic Importance of Right Ventricular-Vascular Uncoupling in Acute Decompensated Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction	35
Multiparametric Early Detection and Prediction of Cardiotoxicity Using Myocardial Strain, T1 and T2 Mapping, and Biochemical Markers: A Longitudinal Cardiac Resonance Imaging Study During 2 Years of F	34
Imaging Cardiovascular and Lung Macrophages With the Positron Emission Tomography Sensor ⁶⁴ Cu-Macrin in Mice, Rabbits, and Pigs	34
Analysis of 3-Dimensional Arch Anatomy, Vascular Flow, and Postnatal Outcome in Cases of Suspected Coarctation of the Aorta Using Fetal Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging	34
Deep Learning–Based Automated Echocardiographic Quantification of Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction: A Point-of-Care Solution	33
Imaging and Surveillance of Chronic Aortic Dissection: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association	33
Cardiovascular Imaging in Infective Endocarditis	33
Radiomics	32
Prognostic Value of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance–Derived Right Ventricular Remodeling Parameters in Pulmonary Hypertension	32

Early Onset of Coronary Artery Calcification in Women With Previous Preeclampsia	32
ASNC/AHA/ASE/EANM/HFSA/ISA/SCMR/SNMMI Expert Consensus Recommendations for Multimodality Imaging in Cardiac Amyloidosis: Part 1 of 2—Evidence Base and Standardized Methods of Imaging	31
Global Left Ventricular Myocardial Work Efficiency and Long-Term Prognosis in Patients After ST-Segment–Elevation Myocardial Infarction	31
Association of Carotid Artery Plaque With Cardiovascular Events and Incident Coronary Artery Calcium in Individuals With Absent Coronary Calcification	30
Unsupervised Cluster Analysis of Patients With Aortic Stenosis Reveals Distinct Population With Different Phenotypes and Outcomes	29
Predictive Value of Coronary Artery Calcium Score Categories for Coronary Events Versus Strokes: Impact of Sex and Race	28
Contraction Patterns of the Right Ventricle Associated with Different Degrees of Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction	27
Prognostic Relationship Between Coronary Artery Calcium Score, Perfusion Defects, and Myocardial Blood Flow Reserve in Patients With Suspected Coronary Artery Disease	26
Global Left Atrial Longitudinal Strain Using 3-Beat Method Improves Risk Prediction of Stroke Over Conventional Echocardiography in Atrial Fibrillation	26
Diffusion Tensor Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance in Cardiac Amyloidosis	25
Deep Learning to Predict Cardiac Magnetic Resonance–Derived Left Ventricular Mass and Hypertrophy From 12-Lead ECGs	25
Breast Arterial Calcification: a Novel Cardiovascular Risk Enhancer Among Postmenopausal Women	24
Redefining Adverse and Reverse Left Ventricular Remodeling by Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Following ST-Segment–Elevation Myocardial Infarction and Their Implications on Long-Term Prognosis	24
Noninvasive Echocardiographic Left Ventricular Stroke Work Index Predicts Mortality in Cardiac Intensive Care Unit Patients	23
Cardiac Amyloidosis: Multimodal Imaging of Disease Activity and Response to Treatment	23
Safety and Prognostic Value of Vasodilator Stress Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance in Patients With Heart Failure and Reduced Ejection Fraction	23
Myocarditis Associated With COVID-19 Vaccination	21
Right Heart Dysfunction in Adults With Coarctation of Aorta: Prevalence and Prognostic Implications	21
Impaired Right Ventricular Longitudinal Strain Without Pulmonary Hypertension in Patients Who Have Recovered From COVID-19	21
Event-Free Survival Following Successful Percutaneous Intervention in Acute Myocardial Infarction Depends on Microvascular Perfusion	21
Accuracy and Reproducibility of Myocardial Blood Flow Quantification by Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography Imaging in Patients With Known or Suspected Coronary Artery Disease	20
Admission Bedside Lung Ultrasound Reclassifies Mortality Prediction in Patients With ST-Segment–Elevation Myocardial Infarction	20
Association of Body Mass Index With Coronary Artery Calcium and Subsequent Cardiovascular Mortality	20
Fibroblast Growth Factor 23 and Long-Term Cardiac Function	20
Cardiac Magnetic Resonance–Derived Extracellular Volume Mapping for the Quantification of Hepatic and Splenic Amyloid	20
Female Athlete’s Heart	20
Radiogenomics and Artificial Intelligence Approaches Applied to Cardiac Computed Tomography Angiography and Cardiac Magnetic Resonance for Precision Medicine in Coronary Heart Disease: A Systematic Re	20
Complementary Diagnostic and Prognostic Contributions of Cardiac Computed Tomography for Infective Endocarditis Surgery	19
Myosin Inhibition and Left Ventricular Diastolic Function in Patients With Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Referred for Septal Reduction Therapy: Insights From the VALOR-HCM Study	19
Understanding the Aortic Root Using Computed Tomographic Assessment: A Potential Pathway to Improved Customized Surgical Repair	19
Left Atrial Reservoir Strain-Based Left Ventricular Diastolic Function Grading and Incident Heart Failure in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy	19
Right Ventricular Ejection Fraction for the Prediction of Major Adverse Cardiovascular and Heart Failure-Related Events	19
Effect of Liraglutide on Arterial Inflammation Assessed as [ ¹⁸ F]FDG Uptake in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial	19
Examining the Relationship and Prognostic Implication of Diabetic Status and Extracellular Matrix Expansion by Cardiac Magnetic Resonance	18
Prognostic Value of Pulmonary Transit Time by Cardiac Magnetic Resonance on Mortality and Heart Failure Hospitalization in Patients With Advanced Heart Failure and Reduced Ejection Fraction	18
Spatially Weighted Coronary Artery Calcium Score and Coronary Heart Disease Events in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis	17
Multimodality Imaging in Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy	17
Late Gadolinium Enhancement–Dispersion Mapping	17
Left Atrial End-Diastolic Volume Index as a Predictor of Cardiovascular Outcomes	16
Computed Tomography-Aortography Versus Color-Duplex Ultrasound for Surveillance of Endovascular Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair	16
Left Atrial Volumetric/Mechanical Coupling Index	16
Cardiac Power Output Is Independently and Incrementally Associated With Adverse Outcomes in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction	16
Quantification of Myocardial Extracellular Volume With Planning Computed Tomography for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement to Identify Occult Cardiac Amyloidosis in Patients With Severe Aortic Ste	16
Normal Values for Myocardial Work Indices Derived From Pressure-Strain Loop Analyses: From the CCHS	16
Myocardial Work in Echocardiography	16
Cardiac Computed Tomography for Personalized Management of Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus	16
Prognostic Value of Complementary Echocardiography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging Quantitative Evaluation for Isolated Tricuspid Regurgitation	16
Novel Approach to Imaging Active Takayasu Arteritis Using Somatostatin Receptor Positron Emission Tomography/Magnetic Resonance Imaging	15
Cardioprotective Effect of Empagliflozin and Circulating Ketone Bodies During Acute Myocardial Infarction	15
Prognostic Implications of Left Ventricular Myocardial Work Indices in Patients With Secondary Mitral Regurgitation	14

Tissue Sodium Storage in Patients With Heart Failure: A New Therapeutic Target?	14
Prognostic Value of Phase Analysis for Predicting Adverse Cardiac Events Beyond Conventional Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography Variables: Results From the REFINE SPECT Registry	13
Low Shear Stress at Baseline Predicts Expansion and Aneurysm-Related Events in Patients With Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm	13
Impact of Flow on Prosthesis-Patient Mismatch Following Transcatheter and Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement	13
Novel Echocardiographic Approach to Hemodynamic Phenotypes Predicts Outcome of Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure	13
ASNC/AHA/ASE/EANM/HFSA/ISA/SCMR/SNMMI Expert Consensus Recommendations for Multimodality Imaging in Cardiac Amyloidosis: Part 2 of 2—Diagnostic Criteria and Appropriate Utilization	13
Ejection Fraction by Echocardiography for a Selective Use of Magnetic Resonance After Infarction	13
Sex Differences in Factors Associated With Progression of Aortic Valve Calcification in the General Population	13
Heritability of Coronary Artery Disease: Insights From a Classical Twin Study	13
Concordance and Discordance of Echocardiographic Parameters Recommended for Assessing the Severity of Mitral Regurgitation	13
High Prevalence of Severe Aortic Stenosis in Low-Flow State Associated With Atrial Fibrillation	13
Higher Acceleration/Ejection Time Ratio Predicts Impaired Outcome in Aortic Valve Stenosis	12
Role of Echocardiography for Assessment of Cardiac Remodeling in Congenitally Corrected Transposition of Great Arteries	12
Reverse Remodeling Following Valve Replacement in Coexisting Aortic Stenosis and Transthyretin Cardiac Amyloidosis	12
Fully Automatic Atrial Fibrosis Assessment Using a Multilabel Convolutional Neural Network	12
Myocarditis Associated With COVID-19 Booster Vaccination	12
Deep Learning for Explainable Estimation of Mortality Risk From Myocardial Positron Emission Tomography Images	12
Automated Left Ventricular Dimension Assessment Using Artificial Intelligence Developed and Validated by a UK-Wide Collaborative	12
Greater Neurobiological Resilience to Chronic Socioeconomic or Environmental Stressors Associates With Lower Risk for Cardiovascular Disease Events	11
Dimensionless Index in Patients With Low-Gradient Severe Aortic Stenosis and Preserved Ejection Fraction	11
Left Ventricular Magnetic Resonance Imaging Strain Predicts the Onset of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy–Associated Cardiomyopathy	11
Association Between Sleep Disordered Breathing and Left Ventricular Function	11
Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance/European Society of Cardiovascular Imaging/American Society of Echocardiography/Society for Pediatric Radiology/North American Society for Cardiovascular	11
Association Between Mental Stress-Induced Inferior Frontal Cortex Activation and Angina in Coronary Artery Disease	11
Single-View Echocardiography by Nonexpert Practitioners to Detect Rheumatic Heart Disease: A Prospective Study of Diagnostic Accuracy	11
Left Atrial Strain in the Assessment of Diastolic Function in Heart Failure: A Machine Learning Approach	10
Synthetic Extracellular Volume in Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Without Blood Sampling: a Reliable Tool to Replace Conventional Extracellular Volume	10
Impaired Exercise Tolerance in Repaired Tetralogy of Fallot Is Associated With Impaired Biventricular Contractile Reserve: An Exercise-Stress Real-Time Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Study	10
Explainable Artificial Intelligence and Cardiac Imaging: Toward More Interpretable Models	10
Multicenter Study on the Diagnostic Performance of Native-T1 Cardiac Magnetic Resonance of Chronic Myocardial Infarctions at 3T	10
Sonothrombolysis Improves Myocardial Dynamics and Microvascular Obstruction Preventing Left Ventricular Remodeling in Patients With ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction	10
Visual Coronary and Aortic Calcium Scoring on Chest Computed Tomography Predict Mortality in Patients With Low-Density Lipoprotein-Cholesterol ≥190 mg/dL	9
Hemodynamics and Clinical Implications of Occult Left Ventricular Dysfunction in Adults Undergoing Ebstein Anomaly Repair	9
Left Ventricular Mass Index Is Associated With Cognitive Function in Middle-Age	9
Machine Learning From Quantitative Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography Predicts Fractional Flow Reserve–Defined Ischemia and Impaired Myocardial Blood Flow	9
Association of Lipoprotein (a) With Coronary-Computed Tomography Angiography–Assessed High-Risk Coronary Disease Attributes and Cardiovascular Outcomes	9
Clinical Significance of Partial Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connections (Isolated and Atrial Septal Defect Associated) Determined by Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance	9
Remnant Cholesterol and the Risk of Coronary Artery Calcium Progression: Insights From the CARDIA and MESA Study	9
Loss of Pulmonary Vascular Volume as a Predictor of Right Ventricular Dysfunction and Mortality in Acute Pulmonary Embolism	9
Reverse Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy as a Cause of Acute Chest Pain in a Young Woman Following COVID-19 Vaccination	8
Molecular Mechanisms of Adenosine Stress T1 Mapping	8
Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging Techniques and Applications for Pericardial Diseases	8
Carotid Plaque Composition and Prediction of Incident Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease	8
Pulmonary Congestion During Exercise Stress Echocardiography in Ischemic and Heart Failure Patients	8
Incremental Detection of Severe Congenital Heart Disease by Fetal Echocardiography Following a Normal Second Trimester Ultrasound Scan in Québec, Canada	8
Pericoronary Adipose Tissue Attenuation in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome Versus Stable Coronary Artery Disease	8
Atrial Dysfunction in Significant Atrial Functional Mitral Regurgitation: Phenotypes and Prognostic Implications	8
Patient-Level, Institutional, and Temporal Variations in Use of Imaging Modalities to Confirm Pulmonary Embolism	8
Imaging Methods: Magnetic Resonance Imaging	8
Remnant Cholesterol	8
Patient-Specific 3-Dimensional Printed Modeling of the Tricuspid Valve for MitraClip Procedure Planning	8
Impact of New Grading System and New Hemodynamic Classification on Long-Term Outcome in Patients With Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation	8
Myocardial Parametric Mapping by Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Pediatric Cardiology and Congenital Heart Disease	8
Machine Learning for Prediction of Adverse Cardiovascular Events in Adults With Repaired Tetralogy of Fallot Using Clinical and Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging Variables	7
Long-Term Prognostic Value of Stress Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance in Patients With History of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention	7
Association Between Impaired Myocardial Flow Reserve on ⁸² Rubidium Positron Emission Tomography Imaging and Adverse Events in Patients With Autoimmune Rheumatic Dis	7
Type A Dissection in a Patient With Alport Syndrome	7
Abnormal Mechanics Relate to Myocardial Fibrosis and Ventricular Arrhythmias in Patients With Mitral Valve Prolapse	7
Epicardial Adipose Tissue Assessed by Computed Tomography and Echocardiography Are Associated With Adverse Cardiovascular Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	7
Myocardial Perfusion in Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome	7
18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography for the Detection of Myocardial Inflammation in Arrhythmogenic Left Ventricular Cardiomyopathy	7
Myocardial Ischemia in the Management of Chronic Coronary Artery Disease	7
Favorable Cardiovascular Health Is Associated With Lower Prevalence, Incidence, Extent, and Progression of Extracoronary Calcification: MESA	7
¹⁸ F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Uptake Pattern in Noninfected Transcatheter Aortic Valves	7
Relative Prognostic Significance of Positron Emission Tomography Myocardial Perfusion Imaging Markers in Cardiomyopathy	7
Monitoring of the Evolution of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Myocarditis With Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance	7
Hemodynamic Consequences of an Undersized Extracardiac Conduit in an Adult Fontan Patient Revealed by 4-Dimensional Flow Magnetic Resonance Imaging	7
Long-Term Prognostic Value of Stress Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance–Related Coronary Revascularization to Predict Death: A Large Registry With >200 000 Patient-Years of Follow-Up	7
Right Ventricular Function and Region-Specific Adaptation in Athletes Engaged in High-Dynamic Sports: A Meta-Analysis	7
Myocardial Fibrosis in Pediatric Patients With Ebstein’s Anomaly	6
Left Ventricular Intramyocardial Dissecting Hematoma: A Multimodality Imaging Diagnostic Approach	6
Aortic Valve Calcium in Patients With Transthyretin Cardiac Amyloidosis	6
Risk Factors for Left Ventricular Dysfunction Following Surgical Management of Cardiac Fibroma	6
Positron Emission Tomography Imaging of Regional Versus Global Myocardial Sympathetic Activity to Improve Risk Stratification in Patients With Ischemic Cardiomyopathy	6
Worsened Tricuspid Regurgitation Following Pericardiectomy for Constrictive Pericarditis	6
Optimal Echocardiographic Parameters to Improve the Diagnostic Yield of Tc-99m-Bone Avid Tracer Cardiac Scintigraphy for Transthyretin Cardiac Amyloidosis	6
Bioprosthetic Valve Thrombosis Associated With COVID-19 Infection	6
Guidance and Best Practices for Nuclear Cardiology Laboratories During the COVID-19 Pandemic	6
Myopericarditis, Rhabdomyolysis, and Acute Hepatic Injury	6
Impact of Sex and Cardiovascular Risk Factors on Myocardial T1, Extracellular Volume Fraction, and T2 at 3 Tesla: Results From the Population-Based, Hamburg City Health Study	6

Cardiac Remodeling and Disease Progression in Patients With Repaired Coarctation of Aorta and Aortic Stenosis	6
Sex Differences in the Impact of Aortic Valve Calcium Score on Mortality After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement	5
Comparison of Admission Lung Ultrasound and Left Ventricular End-Diastolic Pressure in Patients Undergoing Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention	5
Left Atrial Function Predicts Atrial Arrhythmia Recurrence Following Ablation of Long-Standing Persistent Atrial Fibrillation	5
Coronary Inflammation and Plaque Vulnerability: A Coronary Computed Tomography and Optical Coherence Tomography Study	5
Implementation of a Myocardial Perfusion Imaging Risk Algorithm to Inform Appropriate Downstream Invasive Testing and Treatment	5
Aortic Coarctation: The Fetal Cardiologist’s Achilles Heel	5
Imaging for Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair for Tricuspid Regurgitation in Ebstein Anomaly	5
Segment Length in Cine Strain Analysis Predicts Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Outcome Beyond Current Guidelines	5
Association Between Myocardial Strain and Frailty in CHS	5
Diagnostic Performance and Safety of a Novel Ferumoxytol-Enhanced Coronary Magnetic Resonance Angiography	5
Heart Shaped Left Ventricle: A Diagnosis of Double-Chambered Left Ventricle by Multimodality Imaging	5
Prognostic Value of Left Ventricular Global Longitudinal Strain in Patients With Congenital Heart Disease	5
Atrioventricular Longitudinal Mechanics Using Novel Speckle-Tracking Improved Risk Stratification Beyond Baseline Thyroid Hormone in Asymptomatic Subclinical Hypothyroidism	5
Using a 3-Dimensional Printed Model to Plan Percutaneous Closure of an Unroofed Coronary Sinus	5
Clinical Value of Stress Transaortic Flow Rate During Dobutamine Echocardiography in Reduced Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction, Low-Gradient Aortic Stenosis: A Multicenter Study	5
Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging Noninvasively Detects Rejection in Pediatric Heart Transplant Recipients	5
Association of Elevated High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol and Particle Concentration With Coronary Artery Calcium	5
Cardiovascular Imaging of Biology and Emotion	5
Longitudinal Evaluation of Mitral Valve Leaflet Remodeling After Acute Myocardial Infarction	5
Coronary Artery Calcium Density and Cardiovascular Events by Volume Level: The MESA	5
Clinical and Economic Implications of Inconclusive Noninvasive Test Results in Stable Patients With Suspected Coronary Artery Disease	5
Biventricular Global Function Index Is Associated With Adverse Outcomes in Repaired Tetralogy of Fallot	5