| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|
| 1 | Coronary artery anomalies--current clinical issues: definitions, classification, incidence, clinical relevance, and treatment guidelines | Texas Heart Institute Journal | 2002 | 254 |
| 2 | Aortic dissection: a 250-year perspective | Texas Heart Institute Journal | 2011 | 145 |
| 3 | Mitochondrial cardiomyopathy: pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management | Texas Heart Institute Journal | 2013 | 138 |
| 4 | Hyperkalemia revisited | Texas Heart Institute Journal | 2006 | 132 |
| 5 | Components of the complete blood count as risk predictors for coronary heart disease: in-depth review and update | Texas Heart Institute Journal | 2013 | 124 |
| 6 | Influenza and cardiovascular disease: is there a causal relationship? | Texas Heart Institute Journal | 2004 | 119 |
| 7 | Transmyocardial laser revascularization. Anatomic evidence of long-term channel patency | Texas Heart Institute Journal | 1994 | 113 |
| 8 | Primary cardiac tumors | Texas Heart Institute Journal | 2011 | 111 |
| 9 | Burckhard F. Kommerell and Kommerell's diverticulum | Texas Heart Institute Journal | 2002 | 108 |
| 10 | CD34-positive stem cells: in the treatment of heart and vascular disease in human beings | Texas Heart Institute Journal | 2011 | 107 |
| 11 | Coronary artery anomalies: a review of more than 10,000 patients from the Clayton Cardiovascular Laboratories | Texas Heart Institute Journal | 1988 | 101 |
| 12 | Giant Coronary Artery Aneurysms: Review and Update | Texas Heart Institute Journal | 2014 | 100 |
| 13 | Surgical treatment of coronary artery anomalies: report of a 37 1/2-year experience at the Texas Heart Institute | Texas Heart Institute Journal | 2002 | 97 |
| 14 | Systemic infections cause exaggerated local inflammation in atherosclerotic coronary arteries: clues to the triggering effect of acute infections on acute coronary syndromes | Texas Heart Institute Journal | 2007 | 92 |
| 15 | The role of interleukin-6 in cases of cardiac myxoma. Clinical features, immunologic abnormalities, and a possible role in recurrence | Texas Heart Institute Journal | 2001 | 91 |
| 16 | Tracheal stenosis aftertracheostomy or intubation: review with special regard to cause and management | Texas Heart Institute Journal | 2005 | 91 |
| 17 | Clinical experience with the TandemHeart percutaneous ventricular assist device | Texas Heart Institute Journal | 2006 | 91 |
| 18 | The epidemic of obesity and diabetes: trends and treatments | Texas Heart Institute Journal | 2011 | 89 |
| 19 | First clinical use of the redesigned HeartMate II left ventricular assist system in the United States: a case report | Texas Heart Institute Journal | 2004 | 88 |
| 20 | Determinants of gastrointestinal complications in cardiac surgery | Texas Heart Institute Journal | 2003 | 86 |
| 21 | Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Heart Failure: Review of Prevalence, Treatment with Continuous Positive Airway Pressure, and Prognosis | Texas Heart Institute Journal | 2018 | 85 |
| 22 | Acute decompensated heart failure: contemporary medical management | Texas Heart Institute Journal | 2009 | 79 |
| 23 | Atrial fibrillation: the most common arrhythmia | Texas Heart Institute Journal | 2000 | 78 |
| 24 | Symptomatic anomalous origination of the left coronary artery from the opposite sinus of valsalva. Clinical presentations, diagnosis, and surgical repair | Texas Heart Institute Journal | 2006 | 77 |
| 25 | Bronchogenic cyst | Texas Heart Institute Journal | 2003 | 76 |
| 26 | Unruptured aneurysm of the left sinus of valsalva causing coronary insufficiency: case report and review of the literature | Texas Heart Institute Journal | 2002 | 75 |
| 27 | The discovery of aspirin's antithrombotic effects | Texas Heart Institute Journal | 2007 | 74 |
| 28 | Amyloid heart disease. New frontiers and insights in pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management | Texas Heart Institute Journal | 2005 | 73 |
| 29 | Popliteal artery entrapment syndrome: diagnosis and management, with report of three cases | Texas Heart Institute Journal | 2000 | 72 |
| 30 | Angioplasty and stenting of the extracranial carotid arteries | Texas Heart Institute Journal | 2000 | 72 |
| 31 | The evaluation and management of electrical storm | Texas Heart Institute Journal | 2011 | 71 |
| 32 | High-Risk Cardiovascular Conditions in Sports-Related Sudden Death: Prevalence in 5,169 Schoolchildren Screened via Cardiac Magnetic Resonance | Texas Heart Institute Journal | 2018 | 68 |
| 33 | Oral ascorbic acid in combination with beta-blockers is more effective than beta-blockers alone in the prevention of atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass grafting | Texas Heart Institute Journal | 2007 | 68 |
| 34 | Cardiac autonomic activity in obstructive sleep apnea: time-dependent and spectral analysis of heart rate variability using 24-hour Holter electrocardiograms | Texas Heart Institute Journal | 2004 | 67 |
| 35 | In vivo evaluation of the HeartWare centrifugal ventricular assist device | Texas Heart Institute Journal | 2007 | 66 |
| 36 | Physician Burnout: Causes, Consequences, and (?) Cures | Texas Heart Institute Journal | 2018 | 65 |
| 37 | Inflammation and C-Reactive Protein in Atrial Fibrillation: Cause or Effect? | Texas Heart Institute Journal | 2014 | 64 |
| 38 | Restrictive cardiomyopathies in childhood. Etiologies and natural history | Texas Heart Institute Journal | 1997 | 64 |
| 39 | Hyposkillia: deficiency of clinical skills | Texas Heart Institute Journal | 2005 | 64 |
| 40 | Meta-Analysis of CHADS2 versus CHA2DS2-VASc for Predicting Stroke and Thromboembolism in Atrial Fibrillation Patients Independent of Anticoagulation | Texas Heart Institute Journal | 2015 | 63 |
| 41 | Primary malignant mesothelioma of the pericardium. Case report and literature review | Texas Heart Institute Journal | 1994 | 63 |
| 42 | Cor triatriatum in adults: three new cases and a brief review | Texas Heart Institute Journal | 1999 | 62 |
| 43 | Surgical treatment of cardiac hydatid disease: A report of 7 cases | Texas Heart Institute Journal | 2006 | 61 |
| 44 | Initial clinical experience with the HeartMate II axial-flow left ventricular assist device | Texas Heart Institute Journal | 2007 | 61 |
| 45 | Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: Comprehensive Review and Present Status | Texas Heart Institute Journal | 2017 | 59 |
| 46 | Aortic valve replacement through right thoracotomy | Texas Heart Institute Journal | 1993 | 59 |
| 47 | C-reactive protein, inflammation, and cardiovascular disease: clinical update | Texas Heart Institute Journal | 2005 | 59 |
| 48 | Prognostic value of 6-minute walk test in stable outpatients with heart failure | Texas Heart Institute Journal | 2007 | 59 |
| 49 | Brain-heart interactions. The neurocardiology of arrhythmia and sudden cardiac death | Texas Heart Institute Journal | 1993 | 58 |
| 50 | Hypertension in cancer patients | Texas Heart Institute Journal | 2011 | 58 |
