OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine is 49. 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
Long COVID 19 Syndrome: Is It Related to Microcirculation and Endothelial Dysfunction? Insights From TUN-EndCOV Study	127
Role of Lipid Accumulation and Inflammation in Atherosclerosis: Focus on Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms	114
Hydrophilic or Lipophilic Statins?	113
Vascular Tissue Engineering: Polymers and Methodologies for Small Caliber Vascular Grafts	108
Systemic immune-inflammation index as a potential biomarker of cardiovascular diseases: A systematic review and meta-analysis	93
The Role of the VEGF Family in Coronary Heart Disease	88
The Triglyceride-Glucose Index, an Insulin Resistance Marker, Was Non-linear Associated With All-Cause and Cardiovascular Mortality in the General Population	86
Foam Cells in Atherosclerosis: Novel Insights Into Its Origins, Consequences, and Molecular Mechanisms	85
COVID-19 in Relation to Hyperglycemia and Diabetes Mellitus	83
Targeting PAI-1 in Cardiovascular Disease: Structural Insights Into PAI-1 Functionality and Inhibition	83
Association Between Periodontal Disease and Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Diseases: Revisited	82
Mechanisms of Oxidized LDL-Mediated Endothelial Dysfunction and Its Consequences for the Development of Atherosclerosis	82
COVID-19 and Heart Failure: From Epidemiology During the Pandemic to Myocardial Injury, Myocarditis, and Heart Failure Sequelae	81
Pivotal Role of TGF-β/Smad Signaling in Cardiac Fibrosis: Non-coding RNAs as Effectual Players	77
Association Between Triglyceride-Glucose Index and Hypertension: A Meta-Analysis	71
Application of Machine Learning in Diagnosis of COVID-19 Through X-Ray and CT Images: A Scoping Review	70
Relationship Between Sarcopenia and Cardiovascular Diseases in the Elderly: An Overview	68
Overview of Veno-Arterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (VA-ECMO) Support for the Management of Cardiogenic Shock	67
A Bibliometric Analysis of Exosomes in Cardiovascular Diseases From 2001 to 2021	64
Therapeutic Potential of Quercetin to Alleviate Endothelial Dysfunction in Age-Related Cardiovascular Diseases	64
First in-human quantitative plaque characterization with ultra-high resolution coronary photon-counting CT angiography	64
Myocarditis in SARS-CoV-2 infection vs. COVID-19 vaccination: A systematic review and meta-analysis	61
Early Detection of Checkpoint Inhibitor-Associated Myocarditis Using 68Ga-FAPI PET/CT	61
A Serpin With a Finger in Many PAIs: PAI-1's Central Function in Thromboinflammation and Cardiovascular Disease	60
SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein Induces Degradation of Junctional Proteins That Maintain Endothelial Barrier Integrity	60

Recent Development in Therapeutic Cardiac Patches	58
Endothelial Cells in Emerging Viral Infections	58
The Association of Plant-Based Diet With Cardiovascular Disease and Mortality: A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review of Prospect Cohort Studies	58
COVID-19 and the Heart: A Systematic Review of Cardiac Autopsies	57
The Link Between Ferroptosis and Cardiovascular Diseases: A Novel Target for Treatment	56
Long COVID-19 and Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome- Is Dysautonomia to Be Blamed?	56
circSnx12 Is Involved in Ferroptosis During Heart Failure by Targeting miR-224-5p	55
Cardiotoxicity of Anticancer Drugs: Molecular Mechanisms and Strategies for Cardioprotection	54
miR-21 in Human Cardiomyopathies	53
CD4+ T-lymphocytes exhibit biphasic kinetics post-myocardial infarction	53
Risk of Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Events in Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Women: A Meta-Analysis of Cohort Studies	53
Regulation of PCSK9 Expression and Function: Mechanisms and Therapeutic Implications	53
Anti-inflammatory role of SGLT2 inhibitors as part of their anti-atherosclerotic activity: Data from basic science and clinical trials	53
Use of Multi-Modal Data and Machine Learning to Improve Cardiovascular Disease Care	53
Adipose Tissue Immunomodulation: A Novel Therapeutic Approach in Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases	53
Procedure-Related Complications of Left Bundle Branch Pacing: A Single-Center Experience	52
Inflammation in Metabolic Cardiomyopathy	52
Lipid Profile Features and Their Associations With Disease Severity and Mortality in Patients With COVID-19	51
Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) Inhibitors vs. Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4 (DPP4) Inhibitors for New-Onset Dementia: A Propensity Score-Matched Population-Based Study With Competing Risk Analysis	51
Sex and gender differences in myocarditis and dilated cardiomyopathy: An update	51
Sodium-Glucose Co-transporter-2 Inhibitor of Dapagliflozin Attenuates Myocardial Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury by Limiting NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation and Modulating Autophagy	51
Optimizing Outcomes in Cardiac Rehabilitation: The Importance of Exercise Intensity	50
Association of Systemic Immune-Inflammation Index With Short-Term Mortality of Congestive Heart Failure: A Retrospective Cohort Study	50
Wall shear stress and its role in atherosclerosis	49
Cardiac Fibrosis: Cellular Effectors, Molecular Pathways, and Exosomal Roles	49
Biomarkers for Heart Failure Prognosis: Proteins, Genetic Scores and Non-coding RNAs	49
The Predictive Value of Right Ventricular Longitudinal Strain in Pulmonary Hypertension, Heart Failure, and Valvular Diseases	49