| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
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| 1 | Histological study on the distribution of autonomic nerves in the human heart | Heart and Vessels | 2003 | 322 |
| 2 | Pathological studies on Takayasu arteritis | Heart and Vessels | 1992 | 219 |
| 3 | Takayasu arteritis in Japan | Heart and Vessels | 1992 | 202 |
| 4 | The possible role of hydrogen sulfide as a smooth muscle cell proliferation inhibitor in rat cultured cells | Heart and Vessels | 2004 | 166 |
| 5 | Elevated levels of circulating heat shock protein 70 (Hsp70) in peripheral and renal vascular disease | Heart and Vessels | 2000 | 162 |
| 6 | Acute vasodilator effects of inhaled fasudil, a specific Rho-kinase inhibitor, in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension | Heart and Vessels | 2010 | 151 |
| 7 | A new noninvasive measurement system for wave intensity: evaluation of carotid arterial wave intensity and reproducibility | Heart and Vessels | 2002 | 137 |
| 8 | Relationship between the pressure and diameter of the carotid artery in humans | Heart and Vessels | 2000 | 132 |
| 9 | Efficacy of continuous positive airway pressure on arrhythmias in obstructive sleep apnea patients | Heart and Vessels | 2010 | 130 |
| 10 | Characterization of gut microbiota profiles in coronary artery disease patients using data mining analysis of terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism: gut microbiota could be a diagnostic marker of coronary artery disease | Heart and Vessels | 2017 | 130 |
| 11 | Intramyocardial sustained delivery of basic fibroblast growth factor improves angiogenesis and ventricular function in a rat infarct model | Heart and Vessels | 2003 | 128 |
| 12 | What stops the flow of blood from the heart? | Heart and Vessels | 1988 | 119 |
| 13 | The prognostic impact of malnutrition in patients with severely decompensated acute heart failure, as assessed using the Prognostic Nutritional Index (PNI) and Controlling Nutritional Status (CONUT) score | Heart and Vessels | 2018 | 113 |
| 14 | A comparison of ultrastructural changes on endomyocardial biopsy specimens obtained from patients with diabetes mellitus with and without hypertension | Heart and Vessels | 1997 | 109 |
| 15 | Clinical usefulness of carotid arterial wave intensity in assessing left ventricular systolic and early diastolic performance | Heart and Vessels | 2003 | 105 |
| 16 | Quantitative approach to the histopathology of the biopsied right ventricular myocardium in patients with diabetes mellitus | Heart and Vessels | 1985 | 104 |
| 17 | On-line noninvasive one-point measurements of pulse wave velocity | Heart and Vessels | 2002 | 104 |
| 18 | Dynamic nonlinear vago-sympathetic interaction in regulating heart rate | Heart and Vessels | 1998 | 103 |
| 19 | C-Reactive protein elevation predicts the occurrence of atrial structural remodeling in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation | Heart and Vessels | 2005 | 100 |
| 20 | Comparative effects of levosimendan and dobutamine on right ventricular function in patients with biventricular heart failure | Heart and Vessels | 2009 | 99 |
| 21 | Mechanical efficiency of the left ventricle as a function of preload, afterload, and contractility | Heart and Vessels | 1985 | 97 |
| 22 | Coronary artery lesions in Takayasu arteritis: Pathological considerations | Heart and Vessels | 1992 | 97 |
| 23 | Takayasu arteritis in China: A report of 530 cases | Heart and Vessels | 1992 | 96 |
| 24 | Strength, elasticity and viscoelastic properties of cerebral aneurysms | Heart and Vessels | 1989 | 95 |
| 25 | Takayasu arteritis in India | Heart and Vessels | 1992 | 94 |
| 26 | Mechanical stretch increases intracellular calcium concentration in cultured ventricular cells from neonatal rats | Heart and Vessels | 1997 | 90 |
| 27 | Hydrogen peroxide-induced vascular relaxation in porcine coronary arteries is mediated by Ca2+-activated K+ channels | Heart and Vessels | 1998 | 88 |
| 28 | Oxidative stress versus antioxidant defenses in patients with acute myocardial infarction | Heart and Vessels | 2011 | 87 |
| 29 | Compression and expansion wavefront travel in canine ascending aortic flow: wave intensity analysis | Heart and Vessels | 2002 | 86 |
| 30 | Effects of long-term renal sympathetic denervation on heart failure after myocardial infarction in rats | Heart and Vessels | 2002 | 85 |
| 31 | Basic flow structure in saccular aneurysms: A flow visualization study | Heart and Vessels | 1987 | 80 |
| 32 | Hyperhomocyst(e)inemia induces multiorgan damage | Heart and Vessels | 2000 | 79 |
| 33 | Metformin inhibits nuclear factor κB activation and decreases serum high-sensitivity C-reactive protein level in experimental atherogenesis of rabbits | Heart and Vessels | 2009 | 79 |
| 34 | Circulating interleukin-6 family cytokines and their receptors in patients with congestive heart failure | Heart and Vessels | 2004 | 77 |
| 35 | Perioperative depression or anxiety and postoperative mortality in cardiac surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis | Heart and Vessels | 2017 | 77 |
| 36 | Milk casein-derived tripeptides, VPP and IPP induced NO production in cultured endothelial cells and endothelium-dependent relaxation of isolated aortic rings | Heart and Vessels | 2011 | 76 |
| 37 | Validation of numerical simulation methods in aortic arch using 4D Flow MRI | Heart and Vessels | 2017 | 76 |
| 38 | Effects of atorvastatin on inflammation and oxidative stress | Heart and Vessels | 2005 | 75 |
| 39 | Takayasu arteritis in Korea: Clinical and angiographic features | Heart and Vessels | 1992 | 74 |
| 40 | Pregnancy in Takayasu arteritis from the view of internal medicine | Heart and Vessels | 1992 | 73 |
| 41 | Human heart-type cytoplasmic fatty acid-binding protein as an indicator of acute myocardial infarction | Heart and Vessels | 1995 | 72 |
| 42 | Heart rate variability power spectrogram as a potential noninvasive signature of cardiac regulatory system response, mechanisms, and disorders | Heart and Vessels | 1987 | 71 |
| 43 | Hereditary factors of Takayasu arteritis | Heart and Vessels | 1992 | 71 |
| 44 | Caloric restriction reverses high-fat diet-induced endothelial dysfunction and vascular superoxide production in C57Bl/6 mice | Heart and Vessels | 2010 | 71 |
| 45 | Cardiac hemangioma: a report of two cases and review of the literature | Heart and Vessels | 2003 | 70 |
| 46 | Correlation of NLRP3 with severity and prognosis of coronary atherosclerosis in acute coronary syndrome patients | Heart and Vessels | 2016 | 70 |
| 47 | Current characteristics and management of ST elevation and non-ST elevation myocardial infarction in the Tokyo metropolitan area: from the Tokyo CCU network registered cohort | Heart and Vessels | 2016 | 69 |
| 48 | Development of atherosclerosis in osteopontin transgenic mice | Heart and Vessels | 2002 | 68 |
| 49 | Taurine prevents myocardial ischemia/reperfusion-induced oxidative stress and apoptosis in prolonged hypothermic rat heart preservation | Heart and Vessels | 2005 | 67 |
| 50 | Meta-analysis of randomized, controlled clinical trials in angiogenesis: gene and cell therapy in peripheral arterial disease | Heart and Vessels | 2009 | 67 |
