OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Global Heart 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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Cardiac Rehabilitation Delivery around the World	94
World Heart Federation Cholesterol Roadmap 2022	50
Global, Regional, and National Trends of Chagas Disease from 1990 to 2019: Comprehensive Analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study	48
Global Burden of Aortic Aneurysm and Attributable Risk Factors from 1990 to 2017	31
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)	30
Effect of Nurse-Based Management of Hypertension in Rural Western Kenya	22
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	21
Clinical Profiles and Outcomes of Heart Failure in Five African Countries: Results from INTER-CHF Study	19
Persistent Hypertension Up to One Year Postpartum among Women with Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnancy in a Low-Resource Setting: A Prospective Cohort Study	15
Implementing Single-Pill Combination Therapy for Hypertension: A Scoping Review of Key Health System Requirements in 30 Low- and Middle-Income Countries	13
Accuracy of 23 Equations for Estimating LDL Cholesterol in a Clinical Laboratory Database of 5,051,467 Patients	13
Urbanization, Altitude and Cardiovascular Risk	13
Development of the International Cardiac Rehabilitation Registry Including Variable Selection and Definition Process	13
Cost-Effectiveness of Improved Hypertension Management in India through Increased Treatment Coverage and Adherence: A Mathematical Modeling Study	12
Association of Hypertension and Diabetes with Ischemic Heart Disease and Stroke Mortality in India: The Million Death Study	12
High Rates of Uncontrolled Blood Pressure in Malawian Adults Living with HIV and Hypertension	11
Prevalence and Associations of Hypertension in Sri Lankan Adults: Estimates from the SLHAS 2018–19 Survey Using JNC7 and ACC/AHA 2017 Guidelines	11
Interventions to Ensure the Continuum of Care for Hypertension During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Five Indian States—India Hypertension Control Initiative	10
Assessment of Arterial Stiffness by Cardio-Ankle Vascular Index for Prediction of Five-Year Cardiovascular Events After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery	10
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	8
Trends for Readmission and Mortality After Heart Failure Hospitalisation in Malaysia, 2007 to 2016	7
Health System Capacity and Access Barriers to Diagnosis and Treatment of CVD and Diabetes in Nepal	7
Ambulatory Patients with Cardiometabolic Disease and Without Evidence of COVID-19 During the Pandemic. The CorCOVID LATAM Study	7
Association between Blood Pressure and HIV Status in Rural Uganda: Results of Cross-Sectional Analysis	7
Validation of the Chinese Version of the Coronary Artery Disease Education Questionnaire – Short Version: A Tool to Evaluate Knowledge of Cardiac Rehabilitation Components	7

Determinants of Self-Care and Home-Based Management of Hypertension: An Integrative Review	7
Cardiovascular Mortality During the COVID-19 Pandemics in a Large Brazilian City: A Comprehensive Analysis	6
Oral Ferrous Sulphate Improves Functional Capacity on Heart Failure Patients with Iron Deficiency Anemia	6
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	6
Vital Signs During the COVID-19 Outbreak: A Retrospective Analysis of 19,960 Participants in Wuhan and Four Nearby Capital Cities in China	6
The Cost-Effectiveness of Hyperlipidemia Medication in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Review	6
Risk of Thromboembolism in Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation With or Without Clinical Hyperthyroidism	5
Trends in Mortality from Ischemic Heart Disease in the Region of the Americas, 2000–2019	5
Prevalence of Structural Heart Diseases Detected by Handheld Echocardiographic Device in School-Age Children in Iran: The SHED LIGHT Study	5
Prevalence of Hypertension, Diabetes, and Other Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in Two Indigenous Municipalities in Rural Guatemala: A Population-Representative Survey	5
Is Lone Hypertension a Risk Factor for More Severe COVID-19 Outcomes?	5
Cardiometabolic Multimorbidity Associated with Moderate and Severe Disabilities: Results from the Study on Global AGEing and Adult Health (SAGE) Wave 2 in Ghana and South Africa	5
Community Perspectives on Primary Prevention of Rheumatic Heart Disease in Uganda	5
Effect of Dapagliflozin in Patients with Heart Failure: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	5
QT Interval Monitoring with Handheld Heart Rhythm ECG Device in COVID-19 Patients	5
The RHD Action Small Grants Programme: Small Investment, Big Return!	5