OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine is 58. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Performance of Sequential Organ Failure Assessment and Simplified Acute Physiology Score II for Post-Cardiac Surgery Patients in Intensive Care Unit	199
Global pattern of cardiovascular disease management in patients with cancer and impact of COVID-19 on drug selection: IRAQ—IC-OS survey-based study	193
Value of the triglyceride–glucose index and related parameters in heart failure patients	181
Recurrence rate and predictors in non-ischemic reversible bradyarrhythmias	171
Predictive model for severe thrombocytopenia after transfemoral transcatheter aortic valve replacement	141
Concomitant ablation for non-paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: combined energy versus cryoablation alone	127
Tricuspid regurgitation: a hidden risk factor for atrial fibrillation related stroke?	123
Effect of concurrent mitral valve surgery for secondary mitral regurgitation upon mortality after aortic valve replacement or coronary artery bypass surgery	118
Right subaxillary small incision on low-age and low-weight infants with congenital heart disease	109
Editorial: Insights in heart failure and transplantation: 2023	102
Assessing the performance of genetic risk score for stratifying risk of post-sepsis cardiovascular complications	100
Convergent approach to persistent atrial fibrillation ablation: long-term single-centre safety and efficacy	95
Editorial: Global excellence in cardiovascular medicine: Central and South America	94
Sex-specific differences in the association between triglyceride glucose index and carotid plaque in a cardiovascular high-risk population: a cross-sectional study based on a Chinese community-dwellin	93
Development and validation of LCMM prediction algorithms to estimate recovery pattern of postoperative AKI in type A aortic dissection: a retrospective study	89
Comparison of “Huaxi-1” or “histidine-tryptophan-ketoglutarate” cardioplegia in an animal model	87
The associations between skin advanced glycation end-products and Framingham cardiovascular risk in different age groups	87
Biosocial predictors and blood pressure goal attainment among postmenopausal women with hypertension	85
Novel device therapies in heart failure: focus on patient selection	85
Feasibility of relaxation along a fictitious field in the 2nd rotating frame (TRAFF2) mapping in the human myocardium at 3 T	83
Effect of anticoagulation on the incidence of venous thromboembolism, major bleeding, and mortality among hospitalized COVID-19 patients: an updated meta-analysis	83
Left ventricular assist device bioinformatics identify possible hubgenes and regulatory networks involved in the myocardium of patients with left ventricular assist device	82
Specific inflammatory profile of acute ischemic stroke patients with left atrial enlargement	78
The pressure-derived microvascular resistance reserve and its correlation to Doppler MRR measurement—a proof of concept study	77
Comparison of ADO-II percutaneous occlusion and traditional surgery in the treatment of doubly committed subarterial ventricular septal defects in children	73

Development and validation of a machine learning model for online predicting the risk of in heart failure: based on the routine blood test and their derived parameters	73
Relationship between personality traits and spontaneous coronary artery dissection risk: evidence from Mendelian randomization	73
The ratio of QRS/RV6-V1: a new electrocardiographic predictor of short- and long-term adverse clinical outcomes in patients with acute myocardial infarction combined with new-onset right bundle branch	73
Understanding the hidden burden: prevalence and factors linked to left ventricular hypertrophy in hypertensive patients receiving care in Harari region, Ethiopia	72
Case report: Surgery combined with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for a patient with type A aortic dissection complicated with myocardial infarction after percutaneous coronary intervention	71
Editorial: Mechanical circulatory support therapy for biventricular failure	70
Recommendations for prediction models in clinical practice guidelines for cardiovascular diseases are over-optimistic: a global survey utilizing a systematic literature search	70
Healthcare needs in elderly patients with chronic heart failure in view of a personalized blended collaborative care intervention: a cross sectional study	70
Comparison of the short-term efficacy of different Amplatzer models and similar occluders in the treatment of patent foramen ovale	67
Corrigendum: Case report: An unusual case of desmin myopathy associated with heart failure and arrhythmia	66
Immunological response and temporal associations in myocarditis after COVID-19 vaccination using cardiac magnetic resonance imaging: An amplified T-cell response at the heart of it?	66
Screening and regulatory mechanism exploration of M1 macrophage polarization and efferocytosis-related biomarkers in coronary heart disease	65
Editorial: Simultaneous multiparametric and multidimensional cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging	65
Editorial: Epigenetic regulation in cardiovascular diseases, volume II	65
Knowledge of Symptoms of Acute Myocardial Infarction, Reaction to the Symptoms, and Ability to Perform Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: Results From a Cross-sectional Survey in Four Regions in Germany	65
Dilated thoracoabdominal and epigastric veins in a hemodialysis patient with SVC occlusion: case report and literature review	64
Association of type D personality with vascular health in adolescents	64
Impact of myocardial bridge on lesion morphology and clinical outcomes in patients undergoing IVUS-guided PCI for LAD CTO	64
Reduced plasma levels of neuregulin-1 are associated with adverse outcomes in patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease	64
Case Report: Stepwise noninvasive diagnosis of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy in an elderly patient–From ECG clues to echocardiographic and CTA confirmation	63
Mitochondrial dysfunction as a central hub linking Na+/Ca2+ homeostasis and inflammation in ischemic arrhythmias: therapeutic implications	63
Dynamic arterial elastance as a predictor of arterial pressure response to norepinephrine weaning in mechanically ventilated patients with vasoplegic syndrome—a systematic review and meta-analysis	62
Advanced magnetic resonance imaging in human placenta: insights into fetal growth restriction and congenital heart disease	61
Case report: Mitral valve replacement for Libman-Sacks endocarditis and cerebral embolism of primary antiphospholipid syndrome	60
A case report on pheochromocytoma mimicking as fulminant myocarditis—a diagnostic challenge	60
Two-year clinical outcome of patients with mildly reduced ejection fraction after acute myocardial infarction: insights from the prospective KAMIR-NIH Registry	60
Electrocardiographic criteria for localization of ventricular premature complexes from the inferior right ventricular outflow tract	60
The role of retinal vessel geometry as an indicator of systemic arterial stiffness assessed by cardio-ankle vascular index	60
miR-190a-5p Partially Represses the Abnormal Electrical Activity of SCN3B in Cardiac Arrhythmias by Downregulation of IL-2	59
Incidence of Arterial Hypertension in People With Periodontitis and Characterization of the Oral and Subgingival Microbiome: A Study Protocol	59
Impact of advanced liver fibrosis on atrial fibrillation recurrence after ablation in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease patients	59
Editorial: Oxidative Stress in Cardiovascular Diseases and Pulmonary Hypertension	59
Case report: A novel surgical technique for rapid valve-in-ring implantation into the native aortic annulus during left ventricular assist device implantation	58
Case Report: Complex tricuspid valve repair and entrapped right ventricle foreign body extraction in an IVDU patient—early diagnosis and treatment considerations	58
Role of inflammation and immunity in vascular calcification: a bibliometric and visual analysis, 2000–2022	58
Cardiometabolic shock: understanding the final turns of the downward spiral	58
A predictive patient-specific computational model of coronary artery bypass grafts for potential use by cardiac surgeons to guide selection of graft configurations	58