OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of European Journal of Preventive Cardiology is 33. 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 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)

Article	Citations
Association of blood pressure classification using the 2017 ACC/AHA guidelines with the progression of coronary artery calcification	347
Diastolic dysfunction of left ventricle as a consequence of lipotoxic myocardial damage in epicardial obesity	283
Attainment of the 2019 ESC/EAS recommended LDL-C goal in Greek patients with established atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease	142
Electrocardiogram characteristics of Black and Mixed-race young Brazilian football players: addressing the ‘African/Afro-Caribbean pattern’	110
Secondary prevention after an acute cardiovascular event: far from targets and large room for improvement	109
Refining prediction of stroke in sinus node dysfunction patients without atrial fibrillation using a P-combined score: a multi-centre study	108
Homocysteine, a predictor of cardiovascular adverse events in coronary artery disease	100
Cognitive impairment, health literacy, secondary prevention capacity and behaviours in acute coronary syndrome patients at early discharge: a prospective observational study	97
Assessment of left ventricular myocardial deformation according to Speckle-tracking echocardiography in the long-term period in patients with takotsubo syndrome	92
Stratifying the risk in chronic coronary syndromes: a ray of hope for ischaemia?	82
Neuromuscular electrical stimulation in early rehabilitation of patients with postoperative complications after cardiovascular surgery	81
Favourable lifestyle reduces cardiovascular disease risks in hypertensive patients	72
Long-term physical activity time-in-target range in young adults with cardiovascular events in later life	66
Artificial intelligence and anaerobic threshold: the winner is human physiology	60
On the characterization of athlete’s heart using 3D echocardiography	58
Effectiveness of a preoperative breathing exercises intervention on patients undergoing cardiac surgery: a systematic review	55
Focus on cardiovascular risk factor control	53
Gender Differences in Cardiovascular Events among Patients with Sleep Apnoea Syndrome: A Real-World Data Analysis of a Nationwide Epidemiological Dataset	48
Autonomic cardiac control independently predicts incident hypertension and systolic blood pressure in a multi-ethnic population: The HELIUS study	47
Association between alcohol consumption and peripheral artery disease: two de novo prospective cohorts and a systematic review with meta-analysis	46
The mysterious lipoprotein(a): moving towards further understanding of its atherogenic role	44
Does risk factor control beat familial predisposition for myocardial infarction?	42
Day-to-day home blood pressure variability and risk of atrial fibrillation in a general Japanese population: the Hisayama Study	41
Progrostic impact of a pre-existing heart failure with preserved ejection fraction in patients with acute pulmonary embolism or paroxysmal atrial fibrillation	41
Clinical impact of transoesophageal echocardiography in acute brain ischaemia: who should we select?	39

Exploring the physiological determinants of marathon performance	38
Life"s simple 7 and the risk of stroke in Finnish men: a prospective cohort study	38
Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation: different angles to grasp its beauty	37
Willingness of non-participants of conventional cardiac rehabilitation to participate in cardiac telerehabilitation: results of semi-structured interviews	35
The role of histamine H2 receptor antagonist in heart failure: a potential game-changer?	35
What people really know about hypertension and other cardiovascular disease risk factors. Recommendations vs reality	34
Cardiac rehabilitation barriers in the Czech Republic: Determination of key barriers in East-Central Europe	34
Telemedicine and health care pathway of atrial fibrillation patient	34
An artificial intelligence model to predict 12-month mortality among patients with myocardial infarction	33
Blood pressure target attainment according to the recent ESC cardiovascular prevention guidelines	33
Bempedoic acid and PCSK9 inhibitor eligibility in a contemporary population with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease	33
Changes in antihypertensive treatment in surviving patients SARS-CoV-2 respiratory infection and its cardiovascular impact after one year of follow-up	33