| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|
| 1 | Ethical authorship and publishing | International Journal of Cardiology | 2009 | 2,087 |
| 2 | The relationship of autonomic imbalance, heart rate variability and cardiovascular disease risk factors | International Journal of Cardiology | 2010 | 1,638 |
| 3 | Ethics in the authorship and publishing of scientific articles | International Journal of Cardiology | 2010 | 812 |
| 4 | Regulation of uric acid metabolism and excretion | International Journal of Cardiology | 2016 | 801 |
| 5 | The annual global economic burden of heart failure | International Journal of Cardiology | 2014 | 683 |
| 6 | Mortality from ischaemic heart disease by country, region, and age: Statistics from World Health Organisation and United Nations | International Journal of Cardiology | 2013 | 680 |
| 7 | The incidence and evolution of cardiomyopathy in Duchenne muscular dystrophy | International Journal of Cardiology | 1990 | 623 |
| 8 | Atrial fibrillation: Profile and burden of an evolving epidemic in the 21st century | International Journal of Cardiology | 2013 | 523 |
| 9 | International standardization of diagnostic criteria for microvascular angina | International Journal of Cardiology | 2018 | 494 |
| 10 | Angiographic findings of Takayasu arteritis: New classification | International Journal of Cardiology | 1996 | 489 |
| 11 | How accurate is pulse rate variability as an estimate of heart rate variability? | International Journal of Cardiology | 2013 | 487 |
| 12 | Flow-mediated dilation and cardiovascular risk prediction: A systematic review with meta-analysis | International Journal of Cardiology | 2013 | 461 |
| 13 | Kounis syndrome (allergic angina and allergic myocardial infarction): A natural paradigm? | International Journal of Cardiology | 2006 | 459 |
| 14 | Takotsubo cardiomyopathy or transient left ventricular apical ballooning syndrome: A systematic review | International Journal of Cardiology | 2008 | 444 |
| 15 | Cardiovascular effects of Danshen | International Journal of Cardiology | 2007 | 430 |
| 16 | Functional assessment of heart rate variability: physiological basis and practical applications | International Journal of Cardiology | 2002 | 426 |
| 17 | A prospective validation of the HEART score for chest pain patients at the emergency department | International Journal of Cardiology | 2013 | 421 |
| 18 | Exosomes secreted from GATA-4 overexpressing mesenchymal stem cells serve as a reservoir of anti-apoptotic microRNAs for cardioprotection | International Journal of Cardiology | 2015 | 385 |
| 19 | Myocardial ischemia/reperfusion-injury, a clinical view on a complex pathophysiological process | International Journal of Cardiology | 2005 | 378 |
| 20 | Cardiac side-effects of cancer chemotherapy | International Journal of Cardiology | 2010 | 371 |
| 21 | Intraventricular conduction delay: a prognostic marker in chronic heart failure | International Journal of Cardiology | 1999 | 365 |
| 22 | Suspected myocardial injury in patients with COVID-19: Evidence from front-line clinical observation in Wuhan, China | International Journal of Cardiology | 2020 | 360 |
| 23 | Abnormalities of skeletal muscle in patients with chronic heart failure | International Journal of Cardiology | 1988 | 359 |
| 24 | Prevalence of atrial fibrillation in the general population of Japan: An analysis based on periodic health examination | International Journal of Cardiology | 2009 | 358 |
| 25 | Elderly patients diagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension: Results from the COMPERA registry | International Journal of Cardiology | 2013 | 357 |
| 26 | A questionnaire to assess premonitory symptoms of myocardial infarction | International Journal of Cardiology | 1987 | 351 |
| 27 | Exosomes/microvesicles from induced pluripotent stem cells deliver cardioprotective miRNAs and prevent cardiomyocyte apoptosis in the ischemic myocardium | International Journal of Cardiology | 2015 | 350 |
| 28 | Diabetes mellitus is a strong, independent risk for atrial fibrillation and flutter in addition to other cardiovascular disease | International Journal of Cardiology | 2005 | 341 |
| 29 | Coronary artery fistulas: Clinical and therapeutic considerations | International Journal of Cardiology | 2006 | 339 |
| 30 | Fitbit®: An accurate and reliable device for wireless physical activity tracking | International Journal of Cardiology | 2015 | 336 |
| 31 | How to RECOVER from RENAISSANCE? The significance of the results of RECOVER, RENAISSANCE, RENEWAL and ATTACH | International Journal of Cardiology | 2002 | 335 |
| 32 | Reperfusion injury: a review of the pathophysiology, clinical manifestations and therapeutic options | International Journal of Cardiology | 1997 | 334 |
| 33 | Sleep disorders in systolic heart failure: A prospective study of 100 male patients. The final report | International Journal of Cardiology | 2006 | 326 |
| 34 | What is an acceptable risk of major adverse cardiac event in chest pain patients soon after discharge from the Emergency Department? | International Journal of Cardiology | 2013 | 324 |
| 35 | The role of oxidative stress in the pathogenesis and perpetuation of atrial fibrillation | International Journal of Cardiology | 2007 | 323 |
| 36 | Pathology of fatal perioperative myocardial infarction: implications regarding pathophysiology and prevention | International Journal of Cardiology | 1996 | 319 |
| 37 | Integrated guidance on the care of familial hypercholesterolaemia from the International FH Foundation | International Journal of Cardiology | 2014 | 316 |
| 38 | Macrophage roles following myocardial infarction | International Journal of Cardiology | 2008 | 302 |
| 39 | Prognostic relevance of the echocardiographic assessment of right ventricular function in patients with idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension | International Journal of Cardiology | 2010 | 301 |
| 40 | Statement on authorship and publishing ethics in the international journal of cardiology | International Journal of Cardiology | 2011 | 300 |
| 41 | Diagnostic criteria for Takayasu arteritis | International Journal of Cardiology | 1996 | 297 |
| 42 | iPhone ECG application for community screening to detect silent atrial fibrillation: A novel technology to prevent stroke | International Journal of Cardiology | 2013 | 293 |
| 43 | Oxidative stress and neutrophil activation—the two keystones of ischemia/reperfusion injury | International Journal of Cardiology | 2002 | 288 |
| 44 | Exercise training modulates cytokines activity in coronary heart disease patients | International Journal of Cardiology | 2005 | 288 |
| 45 | Pulmonary arterial hypertension in congenital heart disease: An epidemiologic perspective from a Dutch registry | International Journal of Cardiology | 2007 | 287 |
| 46 | Lapse of care as a predictor for morbidity in adults with congenital heart disease | International Journal of Cardiology | 2008 | 287 |
| 47 | Diagnosis of arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy: The Padua criteria | International Journal of Cardiology | 2020 | 283 |
| 48 | Do results of the ENABLE (Endothelin Antagonist Bosentan for Lowering Cardiac Events in Heart Failure) study spell the end for non-selective endothelin antagonism in heart failure? | International Journal of Cardiology | 2002 | 277 |
| 49 | Depression and anxiety in adult congenital heart disease: Predictors and prevalence | International Journal of Cardiology | 2009 | 276 |
| 50 | First-in-man safety evaluation of renal denervation for chronic systolic heart failure: Primary outcome from REACH-Pilot study | International Journal of Cardiology | 2013 | 274 |
