OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of ESC Heart Failure 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Correlation between coronary calcification and cardiac structure in non‐dialysis patients with chronic kidney disease	73
Myocardial viability assessment during Impella support with 18‐fluorodesoxyglucose PET imaging	64
Left atrial reverse remodelling predicts prognosis in patients with acute decompensated heart failure	61
The chronic heart failure evolutions: Different fates and routes	58
Letter to editor regarding the article ‘Prediction of heart failure events based on physiologic sensor data’	57
Device‐therapy in chronic heart failure: Cardiac contractility modulation versus cardiac resynchronization therapy	56
Assessing congestion using estimated plasma volume status: Ready for prime time?	50
Prevalence and characteristics of upfront diuretic resistance in acute heart failure: The P‐Value‐AHF study	49
Acyl ghrelin increases cardiac output while preserving right ventricular‐pulmonary arterial coupling in heart failure	48
Meta‐analysis of cardiac magnetic resonance in prognosticating left ventricular function in peripartum cardiomyopathy	47
Reply to letter to the editor: ‘Evaluating imaging modalities for pulmonary congestion: Beyond chest X‐ray and LDCT’	46
Outcomes of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) in cardiac sarcoidosis patients with a range of ejection fractions	46
Prognostic value of hypoxaemic burden from overnight oximetry in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction	46
Long‐term outcomes of electrical storm patients listed for urgent heart transplantation but not transplanted acutely	43
Electron microscopic findings predict clinical outcomes in patients with non‐ischaemic cardiomyopathy	42
Comparison of incidence, prevalence and death of aortic stenosis and aortic insufficiency in a nationwide Korean study	42
Meta‐Analysis Global Group in Chronic Heart Failure score for the prediction of mortality in valvular heart disease	42
CA‐125 variation in acute heart failure: a single‐centre analysis	41
Elevated blood bicarbonate levels and long‐term adverse outcomes in patients with chronic heart failure	39
Echocardiographic pressure–strain loop‐derived stroke work of the right ventricle: validation against the gold standard	38
Revascularization for controlling hypertension and improving cardiorenal failure in Leriche syndrome	37
Impact of SARS‐Cov‐2 infection in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: results of an international multicentre registry	37
High platelet reactivity is a predictor of left ventricular remodelling in patients with acute myocardial infarction	36
Global longitudinal strain and outcome after endoscopic mitral valve repair	36
Familial risk of dilated and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: a national family study in Sweden	35

Characteristics and management of very elderly patients with heart failure: a retrospective, population cohort study	35
Oral iron supplementation in patients with heart failure: a systematic review and meta‐analysis	34
Impact of global warming on weight in patients with heart failure during the 2019 heatwave in France	34
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with heart failure and ST‐segment elevation of the lateral wall	34
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Dynamic risk stratification using Markov chain modelling in patients with chronic heart failure	34
Berberine up‐regulates miR‐340‐5p to protect myocardial ischaemia/reperfusion from HMGB1‐mediated inflammatory injury	33
Hypotension on cardiopulmonary stress test predicts 90 day mortality after LVAD implantation in INTERMACS 3–6 patients	33
Activating transcription factor 4 drives the progression of diabetic cardiac fibrosis	33
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Cabergoline treatment promotes myocardial recovery in peripartum cardiomyopathy	33