OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine is 56. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Associations between polygenic risk of coronary artery disease and type 2 diabetes, lifestyle, and cardiovascular mortality: A prospective UK Biobank study	214
Rate of atrial fibrillation and flutter induced tachycardiomyopathy in a cohort of hospitalized patients with heart failure and detection of indicators for improved diagnosis	186
Interaction Analysis of Abnormal Lipid Indices and Hypertension for Ischemic Stroke: A 10-Year Prospective Cohort Study	170
Machine Learning-Based Personalized Risk Prediction Model for Mortality of Patients Undergoing Mitral Valve Surgery: The PRIME Score	167
Heart-Rate Recovery at 1 Min After Exercise Predicts Response to Balloon Pulmonary Angioplasty in Patients With Inoperable Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension	165
Effects of Heparin and Bivalirudin on Thrombin-Induced Platelet Activation: Differential Modulation of PAR Signaling Drives Divergent Prothrombotic Responses	130
Differences in the impact of impaired glucose status on clinical outcomes in younger and older adults: Over a decade of follow-up in the Tehran lipid and glucose study	111
The surgical strategy of hormonally active primary cardiac paraganglioma sarcoma: A case report	108
5 Year Outcomes of Patients With Aortic Structural Valve Deterioration Treated With Transcatheter Valve in Valve – A Single Center Prospective Registry	105
Circulating Small Extracellular Vesicles Profiling and Thrombin Generation as Potential Markers of Thrombotic Risk in Glioma Patients	103
Detection of arterial remodeling using epicardial adipose tissue assessment from CT calcium scoring scan	98
Clinical Analysis of Risk Factors for Mortality in Type A Acute Aortic Dissection: A Single Study From China	90
A multi-center, randomized, double-blinded, parallel, placebo-controlled study to assess the efficacy and safety of Shenqisuxin granule in complex coronary artery disease after PCI: Study protocol	90
Cardiovascular Aging and Physical Activity: Insights From Metabolomics	88
Association of Metabolic Syndrome With Long-Term Cardiovascular Risks and All-Cause Mortality in Elderly Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea	85
Outcome of Patients Supported by Large Impella Systems After Re-implantation Due to Continued or Recurrent Need of Temporary Mechanical Circulatory Support	85
Response: Commentary: Case Report: Hyperbilirubinemia in Gilbert Syndrome Attenuates Covid-19-Induced Metabolic Disturbances	84
The prevalence of cardiorenal anemia syndrome among patients with heart failure and its association with all-cause hospitalizations: a retrospective single-center study from the Middle East	82
GSVMA: A Genetic Support Vector Machine ANOVA Method for CAD Diagnosis	81
Delayed Cerebral Ischemia After Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: Is There a Relevant Experimental Model? A Systematic Review of Preclinical Literature	81
Editorial: Non-Invasive Measures of Cardiovascular Function and Health: Special Considerations for Assessing Lifestyle Behaviours	80
Mastering the learning curve of endoscopic mitral valve surgery	79
Geometric reconstruction of the left ventricle on a beating heart through a minimally invasive approach from the left anterolateral thoracotomy: case report	76
Assessment of absolute risk of life-threatening cardiac events in long QT syndrome patients	76
Cardiorenal Syndrome in COVID-19 Patients: A Systematic Review	74

The neglected association between central obesity markers and abdominal aortic aneurysm presence: A systematic review and meta-analysis	73
The efficacy and safety of different endovascular modalities for infrapopliteal arteries lesions: A network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	72
The Deleterious Effects of Impaired Fibrinolysis on Skeletal Development Are Dependent on Fibrin(ogen), but Independent of Interlukin-6	71
Augmented Cardiac Mitochondrial Capacity in High Capacity Aerobic Running “Disease-Resistant” Phenotype at Rest Is Lost Following Ischemia Reperfusion	69
Case report: Conquer a complex variant: Coronary-pulmonary artery fistulas, atrial septal defect and bicuspid pulmonary valve, under beating heart surgery	69
ECG-Based Techniques to Optimize Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters: Rationale for Tip Positioning and Practical Use	68
Case report: Perioperative management of a patient with shapiro syndrome during on-pump cardiac surgery	67
Impact of route of access and stenosis subtype on outcome after transcatheter aortic valve replacement	66
Chlorpromazine Efficiently Treats the Crisis of Pheochromocytoma: Four Case Reports and Literature Review	65
Comparison of mid-term clinical outcome in heart transplantation patients using mycophenolate mofetil vs. enteric-coated mycophenolate sodium	65
The Role of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance in Myocardial Infarction and Non-obstructive Coronary Arteries	65
Epigenetic modifications in abdominal aortic aneurysms: from basic to clinical	64
Modulation of left ventricular hypertrophy in spontaneously hypertensive rats by acetylcholinesterase and ACE inhibitors: physiological, biochemical, and proteomic studies	64
Baseline demographics of a contemporary Belgian atrial fibrillation cohort included in a large randomised clinical trial on targeted education and integrated care (AF-EduCare/AF-EduApp study)	64
Knowledge gaps and future directions in cognitive functions in children and adolescents with primary arterial hypertension: A systematic review	64
Massive pleural effusion following high-power and short-duration radiofrequency ablation for treatment of atrial fibrillation: A case report and review of the literature	63
Systematic total arch replacement with thoraflex hybrid graft in acute type A aortic dissection: A single centre experience	63
In-hospital and one-year outcomes in cancer patients receiving percutaneous coronary intervention for acute myocardial infarction: A real-world study	62
Efficacy and safety of switching from bosentan or ambrisentan to macitentan in pulmonary arterial hypertension: A systematic review and meta-analysis	62
Clinical characteristics of patients with heart failure and intracardiac thrombus	61
Evaluation of C-reactive protein as predictor of adverse prognosis in acute myocardial infarction after percutaneous coronary intervention: A systematic review and meta-analysis from 18,715 individual	60
Beyond Vessel Diameters: Non-invasive Monitoring of Flow Patterns and Immune Cell Recruitment in Murine Abdominal Aortic Disorders by Multiparametric MRI	60
HATCH Score and Left Atrial Size Predict Atrial High-Rate Episodes in Patients With Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices	60
Knowledge domain and emerging trends in diabetic cardiomyopathy: A scientometric review based on CiteSpace analysis	59
Chimney Graft Technique Combined With Embolization for Treating Ruptured Aortic Arch Lesions	58
Neutrophil infiltration and myocarditis in patients with severe COVID-19: A post-mortem study	58
Transcatheter mitral valve replacement versus redo surgery for mitral prosthesis failure: A systematic review and meta-analysis	57
Latest advances in biomimetic nanomaterials for diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease	57
Editorial: Precision medicine for antithrombotic therapy in patients after percutaneous coronary interventions	57
Editorial: Stress echocardiography in cardiovascular diseases	56
Research progress on the predictive value of electrocardiographic indicators in the diagnosis and prognosis of children with vasovagal syncope	56
Role of mitochondrial metabolism in immune checkpoint inhibitors-related myocarditis	56
Case Report: Double-Decker Repair of Partial Pulmonary Venous Return Into the Coronary Sinus	56