OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Global Heart is 2. 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 2020-03-01 to 2024-03-01.)

Article	Citations
The Relationship of COVID-19 Severity with Cardiovascular Disease and Its Traditional Risk Factors: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	100
Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Cardiac Rehabilitation Delivery around the World	84
WHF IASC Roadmap on Chagas Disease	72
Age and Sex Differences in Heart Rate Variability and Vagal Specific Patterns – Baependi Heart Study	41
Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment and Control of Hypertension in Nigeria: Data from a Nationwide Survey 2017	36
World Heart Federation Cholesterol Roadmap 2022	34
Mediterranean-Style Diet for the Primary and Secondary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease: A Cochrane Review	29
Reducing Premature Mortality from Cardiovascular and Other Non-Communicable Diseases by One Third: Achieving Sustainable Development Goal Indicator 3.4.1	28
Global, Regional, and National Trends of Chagas Disease from 1990 to 2019: Comprehensive Analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study	27
Global Burden of Aortic Aneurysm and Attributable Risk Factors from 1990 to 2017	24
Disparities in Cardiovascular Research Output and Disease Outcomes among High-, Middle- and Low-Income Countries – An Analysis of Global Cardiovascular Publications over the Last Decade (2008–2017)	18
Effect of Nurse-Based Management of Hypertension in Rural Western Kenya	16
Sex-Specific Incidence Rates and Risk Factors for Hypertension During 13 Years of Follow-up: The Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study	15
The Gender-Based Differences in Vulnerability to Ambient Air Pollution and Cerebrovascular Disease Mortality: Evidences Based on 26781 Deaths	15
Persistent Hypertension Up to One Year Postpartum among Women with Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnancy in a Low-Resource Setting: A Prospective Cohort Study	13
Clinical Profiles and Outcomes of Heart Failure in Five African Countries: Results from INTER-CHF Study	13
Cardiac Rehabilitation in India: Results from the International Council of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation’s Global Audit of Cardiac Rehabilitation	13
Effectiveness and Acceptability of a Mobile Phone Text Messaging Intervention to Improve Blood Pressure Control (TEXT4BP) among Patients with Hypertension in Nepal: A Feasibility Randomised Controlled	12
Development of the International Cardiac Rehabilitation Registry Including Variable Selection and Definition Process	11
Cost-Effectiveness of Improved Hypertension Management in India through Increased Treatment Coverage and Adherence: A Mathematical Modeling Study	10
Association of Hypertension and Diabetes with Ischemic Heart Disease and Stroke Mortality in India: The Million Death Study	10
Smoking and Provision of Smoking Cessation Interventions among Inpatients with Acute Coronary Syndrome in China: Findings from the Improving Care for Cardiovascular Disease in China-Acute Coronary Syn	9
Urbanization, Altitude and Cardiovascular Risk	8
Prevalence and Correlates of Cardiovascular Autonomic Neuropathy Among Patients with Diabetes in Uganda: A Hospital-Based Cross-sectional Study	7
Integrating the Prevention and Control of Rheumatic Heart Disease into Country Health Systems: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	7

Ambulatory Patients with Cardiometabolic Disease and Without Evidence of COVID-19 During the Pandemic. The CorCOVID LATAM Study	7
Assessment of Arterial Stiffness by Cardio-Ankle Vascular Index for Prediction of Five-Year Cardiovascular Events After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery	6
Low Cardiovascular Disease Awareness in Chilean Women: Insights from the ESCI Project	6
Interventions to Ensure the Continuum of Care for Hypertension During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Five Indian States—India Hypertension Control Initiative	6
Trends for Readmission and Mortality After Heart Failure Hospitalisation in Malaysia, 2007 to 2016	6
Infrastructure Availability for the Care of Congenital Heart Disease Patients and Its Influence on Case Volume, Complexity and Access Among Healthcare Institutions in 17 Middle-Income Countries	6
High Rates of Uncontrolled Blood Pressure in Malawian Adults Living with HIV and Hypertension	6
Establishment of a Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Registry in Vietnam: Rationale and Methodology	6
Impact of China’s Low Centralized Medicine Procurement Prices on the Cost-Effectiveness of Statins for the Primary Prevention of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease	6
Prevalence of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in the Gambia: A Systematic Review	6
Implementing Single-Pill Combination Therapy for Hypertension: A Scoping Review of Key Health System Requirements in 30 Low- and Middle-Income Countries	6
Validation of the Chinese Version of the Coronary Artery Disease Education Questionnaire – Short Version: A Tool to Evaluate Knowledge of Cardiac Rehabilitation Components	6
Determinants of Mortality from Cardiovascular Disease in the Slums of Nairobi, Kenya	5
Accuracy of 23 Equations for Estimating LDL Cholesterol in a Clinical Laboratory Database of 5,051,467 Patients	5
Risk of Thromboembolism in Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation With or Without Clinical Hyperthyroidism	5
Cardiovascular Mortality During the COVID-19 Pandemics in a Large Brazilian City: A Comprehensive Analysis	5
Association between Blood Pressure and HIV Status in Rural Uganda: Results of Cross-Sectional Analysis	5
Prevalence of Structural Heart Diseases Detected by Handheld Echocardiographic Device in School-Age Children in Iran: The SHED LIGHT Study	5
Myocardial Involvement in Chagas Disease and Insulin Resistance: A Non-Metabolic Model of Cardiomyopathy	4
Monitoring Study Participants and Implementation with Phone Calls to Support Hypertension Control During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Case of a Multicomponent Intervention Trial in Guatemala	4
Is Lone Hypertension a Risk Factor for More Severe COVID-19 Outcomes?	4
QT Interval Monitoring with Handheld Heart Rhythm ECG Device in COVID-19 Patients	4
Survival of Left-to-Right Shunt Repair in Children with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension at a Tertiary Hospital in a Low-to-Middle-Income Country	4
Association of Periaortic Fat and Abdominal Visceral Fat with Coronary Artery Atherosclerosis in Chinese Middle Aged and Elderly Patients Undergoing Computed Tomography Coronary Angiography	4
Health System Capacity and Access Barriers to Diagnosis and Treatment of CVD and Diabetes in Nepal	4
Prevalence and Associations of Hypertension in Sri Lankan Adults: Estimates from the SLHAS 2018–19 Survey Using JNC7 and ACC/AHA 2017 Guidelines	4
Community Perspectives on Primary Prevention of Rheumatic Heart Disease in Uganda	4
The RHD Action Small Grants Programme: Small Investment, Big Return!	4
Vital Signs During the COVID-19 Outbreak: A Retrospective Analysis of 19,960 Participants in Wuhan and Four Nearby Capital Cities in China	4
Application of the ALBI Scoring System for Mortality Outcome Prediction in Patients with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy	3
Considerations and Guidance for the Structure, Organisation, and Operation of Cardiometabolic Prevention Units: A Consensus Statement of the Inter-American Society of Cardiology	3
Early Stages of Obesity-related Heart Failure Are Associated with Natriuretic Peptide Deficiency and an Overall Lack of Neurohormonal Activation: The Copenhagen Heart Failure Risk Study	3
Determinants of Self-Care and Home-Based Management of Hypertension: An Integrative Review	3
Alternatives to Low Molecular Weight Heparin for Anticoagulation in Pregnant Women with Mechanical Heart Valves in Middle-Income Countries: A Cohort Study	3
Disability-Adjusted Life Years (DALYs) Due to Ischemic Heart Disease (IHD) Associated with Natural Disasters: A Worldwide Population-Based Ecological Study	3
Health System Performance for Multimorbid Cardiometabolic Disease in India: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study	3
Critical Appraisal of Guidelines for Antithrombotic Therapy in Atrial Fibrillation Post-Percutaneous Coronary Intervention	3
Cardiovascular Findings in Severe Malaria: A Review	3
Anticoagulation Therapy by Age and Embolic Risk for Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation in Mexico, an Upper-Middle-Income Country: The CARMEN-AF Registry	2
Prevalence of Cardioprotective Medication Use in Coronary Heart Disease Patients in South America: Systematic review and Meta-Analysis	2
Adiposity Phenotypes and Subclinical Atherosclerosis in Adults from Sub–Saharan Africa: An H3Africa AWI–Gen Study	2
Predictors and Outcomes of Secondary Prevention Medication in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention	2
PM<sub>2.5</sub> Air Pollution and Cardiovascular Disease-Associated Disability among Middle-Aged and Older Adults	2
Polypill Eligibility for Patients with Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction in the ASIAN-HF Registry: A Cross-Sectional Analysis	2
Oral Ferrous Sulphate Improves Functional Capacity on Heart Failure Patients with Iron Deficiency Anemia	2
Empowering Frontline Primary Healthcare Workers in a Global Health Partnership Training of Trainers Intervention to Strengthen the Prevention and Control of Cardiovascular Disease in Mozambique	2
Clinical Manifestation of Cardiac Rupture in Patients with ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction: Early Versus Late Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention	2
Screening for Atrial Fibrillation in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Health Economic Evaluation to Assess the Feasibility in Nigeria	2
The Cost-Effectiveness of Hyperlipidemia Medication in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Review	2
Characteristics and Outcomes of Heart Failure Patients from a Middle-Income Country: The RECOLFACA Registry	2

Risk Factors and Prevalence of Dilated Cardiomyopathy in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review	2
The Trend of Risk for Cardiovascular Diseases During the Past Decade in Iran, Applying No-Lab and Lab-Based Prediction Models	2
Performance of Risk Assessment Models for Prevalent or Undiagnosed Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in a Multi-Ethnic Population—The Helius Study	2
Current Situation of Acute Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Systematic Review	2
Guideline Adherence As An Indicator of the Extent of Antithrombotic Overuse and Underuse: A Systematic Review	2