| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|
| 1 | Structure and function of matrix metalloproteinases and TIMPs | Cardiovascular Research | 2006 | 2,620 |
| 2 | The inflammatory response in myocardial infarction | Cardiovascular Research | 2002 | 1,729 |
| 3 | Relationships between preclinical cardiac electrophysiology, clinical QT interval prolongation and torsade de pointes for a broad range of drugs: evidence for a provisional safety margin in drug development | Cardiovascular Research | 2003 | 1,369 |
| 4 | Electrical, contractile and structural remodeling during atrial fibrillation | Cardiovascular Research | 2002 | 1,216 |
| 5 | Morphologic and biochemical hallmarks of apoptosis | Cardiovascular Research | 2000 | 1,116 |
| 6 | COVID-19 and the cardiovascular system: implications for risk assessment, diagnosis, and treatment options | Cardiovascular Research | 2020 | 1,074 |
| 7 | Mitochondrial permeability transition pore opening during myocardial reperfusion—a target for cardioprotection | Cardiovascular Research | 2004 | 1,036 |
| 8 | The Lambeth Conventions: guidelines for the study of arrhythmias in ischaemia, infarction, and reperfusion | Cardiovascular Research | 1988 | 1,003 |
| 9 | The ACE2 expression in human heart indicates new potential mechanism of heart injury among patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 | Cardiovascular Research | 2020 | 912 |
| 10 | New directions for protecting the heart against ischaemia–reperfusion injury: targeting the Reperfusion Injury Salvage Kinase (RISK)-pathway | Cardiovascular Research | 2004 | 873 |
| 11 | Microvascular fluid exchange and the revised Starling principle | Cardiovascular Research | 2010 | 861 |
| 12 | Gap junctions and the connexin protein family | Cardiovascular Research | 2004 | 822 |
| 13 | Molecular mechanisms of blood vessel growth | Cardiovascular Research | 2001 | 813 |
| 14 | The role of TGF-β signaling in myocardial infarction and cardiac remodeling | Cardiovascular Research | 2007 | 800 |
| 15 | Structural and functional characterisation of cardiac fibroblasts | Cardiovascular Research | 2005 | 782 |
| 16 | Advanced glycation end products and vascular inflammation: implications for accelerated atherosclerosis in diabetes | Cardiovascular Research | 2004 | 779 |
| 17 | Role of microRNAs in vascular diseases, inflammation, and angiogenesis | Cardiovascular Research | 2008 | 773 |
| 18 | Transcriptional control of mitochondrial biogenesis: the central role of PGC-1 | Cardiovascular Research | 2008 | 741 |
| 19 | Fifteen years experience with finger arterial pressure monitoring: assessment of the technology | Cardiovascular Research | 1998 | 690 |
| 20 | The biology of vascular endothelial growth factors | Cardiovascular Research | 2005 | 680 |
| 21 | Smooth muscle cell phenotypic switching in atherosclerosis | Cardiovascular Research | 2012 | 672 |
| 22 | Electrophysiological remodeling in hypertrophy and heart failure | Cardiovascular Research | 1999 | 654 |
| 23 | Status of myocardial antioxidants in ischemia–reperfusion injury | Cardiovascular Research | 2000 | 650 |
| 24 | Role of smooth muscle cells in vascular calcification: implications in atherosclerosis and arterial stiffness | Cardiovascular Research | 2018 | 643 |
| 25 | Interactions between NO and reactive oxygen species: pathophysiological importance in atherosclerosis, hypertension, diabetes and heart failure | Cardiovascular Research | 1999 | 637 |
| 26 | Pericytes in the microvasculature | Cardiovascular Research | 1996 | 608 |
| 27 | The sinoatrial node, a heterogeneous pacemaker structure | Cardiovascular Research | 2000 | 608 |
| 28 | TGF-?1 and angiotensin networking in cardiac remodeling | Cardiovascular Research | 2004 | 605 |
| 29 | New concepts in reactive oxygen species and cardiovascular reperfusion physiology | Cardiovascular Research | 2004 | 601 |
| 30 | Extracellular vesicles from human cardiac progenitor cells inhibit cardiomyocyte apoptosis and improve cardiac function after myocardial infarction | Cardiovascular Research | 2014 | 601 |
| 31 | The role of oxidants and free radicals in reperfusion injury | Cardiovascular Research | 2006 | 596 |
| 32 | Forward and backward waves in the arterial system | Cardiovascular Research | 1972 | 586 |
| 33 | Enzymatic function of nitric oxide synthases | Cardiovascular Research | 1999 | 585 |
| 34 | Non-invasive assessment of the age related changes in stiffness of major branches of the human arteries | Cardiovascular Research | 1987 | 576 |
| 35 | The vascular smooth muscle cell in arterial pathology: a cell that can take on multiple roles | Cardiovascular Research | 2012 | 573 |
| 36 | Signaling transduction mechanisms mediating biological actions of the vascular endothelial growth factor family | Cardiovascular Research | 2001 | 572 |
| 37 | MicroRNA expression in response to murine myocardial infarction: miR-21 regulates fibroblast metalloprotease-2 via phosphatase and tensin homologue | Cardiovascular Research | 2009 | 571 |
| 38 | Protective and pathological roles of nitric oxide in endotoxin shock | Cardiovascular Research | 1992 | 565 |
| 39 | Involvement of neutrophils in the pathogenesis of lethal myocardial reperfusion injury | Cardiovascular Research | 2004 | 553 |
| 40 | The role of neutrophils in myocardial ischemia–reperfusion injury | Cardiovascular Research | 1999 | 537 |
| 41 | The enigma of Mayer waves: Facts and models | Cardiovascular Research | 2006 | 532 |
| 42 | Microparticles in cardiovascular diseases | Cardiovascular Research | 2003 | 527 |
| 43 | Mother rotors and fibrillatory conduction: a mechanism of atrial fibrillation | Cardiovascular Research | 2002 | 522 |
| 44 | Cytokines and atherosclerosis: a comprehensive review of studies in mice | Cardiovascular Research | 2008 | 520 |
| 45 | Zebrafish as a model to study cardiac development and human cardiac disease | Cardiovascular Research | 2011 | 518 |
| 46 | Global burden of heart failure: a comprehensive and updated review of epidemiology | Cardiovascular Research | 2023 | 517 |
| 47 | Endothelial aging | Cardiovascular Research | 2005 | 513 |
| 48 | Ionic mechanisms of electrical remodeling in human atrial fibrillation | Cardiovascular Research | 1999 | 510 |
| 49 | Non-coding RNAs as regulators of gene expression and epigenetics | Cardiovascular Research | 2011 | 498 |
| 50 | Regulation of myocardial carbohydrate metabolism under normal and ischaemic conditions Potential for pharmacological interventions | Cardiovascular Research | 1997 | 495 |
