| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
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| 1 | Stent thrombosis with drug-eluting and bare-metal stents: evidence from a comprehensive network meta-analysis | Lancet, The | 2012 | 854 |
| 2 | Does the Left Atrial Appendage Morphology Correlate With the Risk of Stroke in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation? | Journal of the American College of Cardiology | 2012 | 683 |
| 3 | A systematic review and meta-analysis on the hazards of discontinuing or not adhering to aspirin among 50 279 patients at risk for coronary artery disease | European Heart Journal | 2006 | 636 |
| 4 | Cardiovascular events and target organ damage in primary aldosteronism compared with essential hypertension: a systematic review and meta-analysis | Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology,the | 2018 | 582 |
| 5 | Impact of Intracoronary Cell Therapy on Left Ventricular Function in the Setting of Acute Myocardial Infarction | Journal of the American College of Cardiology | 2007 | 484 |
| 6 | Interleukin-1 Blockade With Anakinra to Prevent Adverse Cardiac Remodeling After Acute Myocardial Infarction (Virginia Commonwealth University Anakinra Remodeling Trial [VCU-ART] Pilot Study) | American Journal of Cardiology | 2010 | 346 |
| 7 | Desflurane and Sevoflurane in Cardiac Surgery: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials | Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia | 2007 | 305 |
| 8 | Long-Term Follow-Up of Patients With Short QT Syndrome | Journal of the American College of Cardiology | 2011 | 301 |
| 9 | Clinical Outcomes With Bioabsorbable Polymer- Versus Durable Polymer-Based Drug-Eluting and Bare-Metal Stents | Journal of the American College of Cardiology | 2014 | 269 |
| 10 | Review and Meta-Analysis of Incidence and Clinical Predictors of Anthracycline Cardiotoxicity | American Journal of Cardiology | 2013 | 264 |
| 11 | Incidence of Silent Cerebral Thromboembolic Lesions After Atrial Fibrillation Ablation May Change According to Technology Used: Comparison of Irrigated Radiofrequency, Multipolar Nonirrigated Catheter and Cryoballoon | Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology | 2011 | 261 |
| 12 | Benefits of blockers in patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction: network meta-analysis | BMJ, The | 2013 | 232 |
| 13 | Long-Term Prognosis of Patients With Takotsubo Syndrome | Journal of the American College of Cardiology | 2018 | 224 |
| 14 | COVID-19 in Europe: the Italian lesson | Lancet, The | 2020 | 210 |
| 15 | Are propensity scores really superior to standard multivariable analysis? | Contemporary Clinical Trials | 2011 | 206 |
| 16 | TIMI, GRACE and alternative risk scores in Acute Coronary Syndromes: A meta-analysis of 40 derivation studies on 216,552 patients and of 42 validation studies on 31,625 patients | Contemporary Clinical Trials | 2012 | 190 |
| 17 | Revisiting Sex Equality With Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Outcomes | Journal of the American College of Cardiology | 2015 | 183 |
| 18 | Occupational Health Risks in Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory Workers | Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions | 2016 | 181 |
| 19 | A collaborative systematic review and meta-analysis on 1278 patients undergoing percutaneous drug-eluting stenting for unprotected left main coronary artery disease | American Heart Journal | 2008 | 170 |
| 20 | Long-Term Clinical Results of 2 Different Ablation Strategies in Patients With Paroxysmal and Persistent Atrial Fibrillation | Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology | 2008 | 169 |
| 21 | Adjusted prognostic association of depression following myocardial infarction with mortality and cardiovascular events: individual patient data meta-analysis | British Journal of Psychiatry | 2013 | 166 |
| 22 | Incidence and predictors of coronary stent thrombosis: Evidence from an international collaborative meta-analysis including 30 studies, 221,066 patients, and 4276 thromboses | International Journal of Cardiology | 2013 | 160 |
| 23 | Optical Coherence Tomography Assessment of In Vivo Vascular Response After Implantation of Overlapping Bare-Metal and Drug-Eluting Stents | JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions | 2010 | 157 |
| 24 | Fenoldopam Reduces the Need for Renal Replacement Therapy and In-Hospital Death in Cardiovascular Surgery: A Meta-Analysis | Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia | 2008 | 152 |
| 25 | Early glycoprotein IIb-IIIa inhibitors in primary angioplasty (EGYPT) cooperation: an individual patient data meta-analysis | Heart | 2008 | 135 |
| 26 | Lung ultrasound integrated with clinical assessment for the diagnosis of acute decompensated heart failure in the emergency department: a randomized controlled trial | European Journal of Heart Failure | 2019 | 134 |
| 27 | A New Electrocardiographic Marker of Sudden Death in Brugada Syndrome | Journal of the American College of Cardiology | 2016 | 133 |
| 28 | Desmopressin Reduces Transfusion Needs after Surgery | Anesthesiology | 2008 | 132 |
| 29 | Adjusted indirect comparison meta-analysis of prasugrel versus ticagrelor for patients with acute coronary syndromes | International Journal of Cardiology | 2011 | 129 |
| 30 | Silent Cerebral Events/Lesions Related to Atrial Fibrillation Ablation: A Clinical Review | Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology | 2015 | 129 |
| 31 | Efficacy of catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: impact of age, atrial remodelling, and disease progression | Europace | 2010 | 127 |
| 32 | Coronary stenting versus balloon angioplasty for acute myocardial infarction: A meta-regression analysis of randomized trials | International Journal of Cardiology | 2008 | 121 |
| 33 | Reducing Mortality in Cardiac Surgery With Levosimendan: A Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials | Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia | 2010 | 120 |
| 34 | Calmodulin mutations and life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias: insights from the International Calmodulinopathy Registry | European Heart Journal | 2019 | 116 |
| 35 | Meta-Analysis Appraising High Clopidogrel Loading in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention††Conflicts of interest: Dr. Angiolillo is a consultant and on the speaker’s bureau for Bristol Myers Squibb, New York, New York, and Sanofi-Aventis, Paris, France. Dr. Biondi-Zoccai has consulted for Boston Scientific, Natick, Massachusetts, and Cordis, Miami, Florida, and received lecture fees from Bristol Myers Squibb. Dr. Montalescot has been a consultant for and/or received research grants from Sa | American Journal of Cardiology | 2007 | 110 |
| 36 | Risk stratification of the patients with Brugada type electrocardiogram: a community-based prospective study | Europace | 2008 | 109 |
| 37 | Mid-term prognostic value of coronary artery disease in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation: A meta-analysis of adjusted observational results | International Journal of Cardiology | 2013 | 108 |
| 38 | Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials appraising the impact of cilostazol after percutaneous coronary intervention | American Heart Journal | 2008 | 105 |
| 39 | EuroSCORE as predictor of in-hospital mortality after percutaneous coronary intervention | Heart | 2008 | 104 |
| 40 | Infragenicular Stent Implantation for Below-the-Knee Atherosclerotic Disease: Clinical Evidence From an International Collaborative Meta-Analysis on 640 Patients | Journal of Endovascular Therapy | 2009 | 104 |
| 41 | ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Due to Early and Late Stent Thrombosis | Journal of the American College of Cardiology | 2008 | 103 |
| 42 | Volatile Anesthetics Reduce Mortality in Cardiac Surgery | Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia | 2009 | 97 |
| 43 | Next-generation drug-eluting stents in coronary artery disease: focus on everolimus-eluting stent (Xience V®) | Vascular Health and Risk Management | 2008 | 95 |
| 44 | Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials of Statins Versus Placebo in Patients With Heart Failure | American Journal of Cardiology | 2009 | 93 |
| 45 | Survival and Cardiac Remodeling Benefits in Patients Undergoing Late Percutaneous Coronary Intervention of the Infarct-Related Artery | Journal of the American College of Cardiology | 2008 | 92 |
| 46 | Quantitative Coronary Angiography in the Current Era: Principles and Applications | Journal of Interventional Cardiology | 2009 | 92 |
| 47 | Incidence, etiology and predictors of adverse outcomes in 43,315 patients presenting to the Emergency Department with syncope: An international meta-analysis | International Journal of Cardiology | 2013 | 90 |
| 48 | High prevalence at computed coronary tomography of non-calcified plaques in asymptomatic HIV patients treated with HAART: A meta-analysis | Atherosclerosis | 2015 | 89 |
| 49 | Miniaturized cardiopulmonary bypass improves short-term outcome in cardiac surgery: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled studies | Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery | 2010 | 85 |
| 50 | Predictors of cardiovascular events in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE): a systematic review and meta-analysis | European Journal of Preventive Cardiology | 2015 | 85 |
