Article ID: CJ-66-0109
Dear Colleagues,
On behalf of the Circulation Journal, I would like to let you know the top 33 papers most frequently cited in the 2014 issues of the Circulation Journal. The number in the parenthesis denotes the number of citations in Circulation Journal in the year of 2014.
1. (17) Inoue H, Okumura K, Atarashi H, Yamashita T, Origasa H, Kumagai N, et al. Target international normalized ratio values for preventing thromboembolic and hemorrhagic events in Japanese patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation: Results of the J-RHYTHM Registry. Circ J 2013; 77: 2264–2270.
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(11) Granger CB, Alexander JH, McMurray JJ, Lopes RD, Hylek EM, Hanna M, et al; ARISTOTLE Committees and Investigators. Apixaban versus warfarin in patients with atrial fibrillation. N Engl J Med 2011; 365: 981–992.
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(9) Matsuo S, Imai E, Horio M, Yasuda Y, Tomita K, Nitta K; Collaborators developing the Japanese equation for estimated GFR. Revised equations for estimated GFR from serum creatinine in Japan. Am J Kidney Dis 2009; 53: 982–992.
(9) Camm AJ, Lip GY, De Caterina R, Savelieva I, Atar D, Hohnloser SH; ESC Committee for Practice Guidelines (CPG). 2012 focused update of the ESC Guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation: An update of the 2010 ESC Guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation. Developed with the special contribution of the European Heart Rhythm Association. Eur Heart J 2012; 33: 2719–2747.
(9) Shibayama K, Watanabe H, Tabata M, Sasaki S, Fukui T, Umemura J, et al. Impact of ejection fraction on long-term outcome after elective aortic valve replacement in octogenarians with aortic stenosis. Circ J 2012; 76: 1761–1767.
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(7) McKee PA, Castelli WP, McNamara PM, Kannel WB. The natural history of congestive heart failure: The Framingham study. N Engl J Med 1971; 285: 1441–1446.
(7) Hori M, Matsumoto M, Tanahashi N, Momomura S, Uchiyama S, Goto S, et al. Rivaroxaban vs. warfarin in Japanese patients with atrial fibrillation: The J-ROCKET AF Study. Circ J 2012; 76: 2104–2111.
(7) Atarashi H, Inoue H, Okumura K, Yamashita T, Kumagai N, Origasa H; J-RHYTHM Registry Investigators. Present status of anticoagulation treatment in Japanese patients with atrial fibrillation: A report from the J-RHYTHM Registry. Circ J 2011; 75: 1328–1333.
(7) Inoue H, Fujiki A, Origasa H, Ogawa S, Okumura K, Kubota I, et al. Prevalence of atrial fibrillation in the general population of Japan: An analysis based on periodic health examination. Int J Cardiol 2009; 137: 102–107.
(7) Sakata Y, Shimokawa H. Epidemiology of heart failure in Asia. Circ J 2013; 77: 2209–2217. (Review)
(7) Ohira T, Iso H. Cardiovascular disease epidemiology in Asia: An overview. Circ J 2013; 77: 1646–1652. (Review)
(7) Hata J, Kiyohara Y. Epidemiology of stroke and coronary artery disease in Asia. Circ J 2013; 77: 1923–1932. (Review)
(7) Lip GY, Lane DA. Stroke prevention with oral anticoagulation therapy in patients with atrial fibrillation: Focus on the elderly. Circ J 2013; 77: 1380–1388. (Review)
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(6) Wolf PA, Abbott RD, Kannel WB. Atrial fibrillation as an independent risk factor for stroke: The Framingham Study. Stroke 1991; 22: 983–988.
(6) Go AS, Hylek EM, Phillips KA, Chang Y, Henault LE, Selby JV, et al. Prevalence of diagnosed atrial fibrillation in adults: National implications for rhythm management and stroke prevention: The AnTicoagulation and Risk Factors in Atrial Fibrillation (ATRIA) Study. JAMA 2001; 285: 2370–2375.
(6) Cutlip DE, Windecker S, Mehran R, Boam A, Cohen DJ, van Es GA, et al; Academic Research Consortium. Clinical end points in coronary stent trials: A case for standardized definitions. Circulation 2007; 115: 2344–2351.
(6) Stone GW, Ellis SG, Cox DA, Hermiller J, O’Shaughnessy C, Mann JT, et al; TAXUS-IV Investigators. A polymer-based, paclitaxel-eluting stent in patients with coronary artery disease. N Engl J Med 2004; 350: 221–231.
(6) Wittstein IS, Thiemann DR, Lima JA, Baughman KL, Schulman SP, Gerstenblith G, et al. Neurohumoral features of myocardial stunning due to sudden emotional stress. N Engl J Med 2005; 352: 539–548.
(6) Lip GY, Nieuwlaat R, Pisters R, Lane DA, Crijns HJ. Refining clinical risk stratification for predicting stroke and thromboembolism in atrial fibrillation using a novel risk factor-based approach: The Euro Heart Survey on atrial fibrillation. Chest 2010; 137: 263–272.
(6) Pisters R, Lane DA, Nieuwlaat R, de Vos CB, Crijns HJ, Lip GY. A novel user-friendly score (HAS-BLED) to assess 1-year risk of major bleeding in patients with atrial fibrillation: The Euro Heart Survey. Chest 2010; 138: 1093–1100.
(6) Matsuzawa Y, Nakamura T, Takahashi M, Ryo M, Inoue S, Ikeda Y, et al. New criteria for ‘obesity disease’ in Japan. Circ J 2002; 66: 987–992. (Review)
(6) Calkins H, Kuck KH, Cappato R, Brugada J, Camm AJ, Chen SA, et al. 2012 HRS/EHRA/ECAS expert consensus statement on catheter and surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation: Recommendations for patient selection, procedural techniques, patient management and follow-up, definitions, endpoints, and research trial design: A report of the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) Task Force on Catheter and Surgical Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation. Developed in partnership with the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA), a registered branch of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and the European Cardiac Arrhythmia Society (ECAS); and in collaboration with the American College of Cardiology (ACC), American Heart Association (AHA), the Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society (APHRS), and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS). Endorsed by the governing bodies of the American College of Cardiology Foundation, the American Heart Association, the European Cardiac Arrhythmia Society, the European Heart Rhythm Association, the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, the Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society, and the Heart Rhythm Society. Heart Rhythm 2012; 9: 632–696, e21, doi:10.1016/j.hrthm.2011.12.016.
(6) Olesen JB, Lip GY, Hansen ML, Hansen PR, Tolstrup JS, Lindhardsen J, et al. Validation of risk stratification schemes for predicting stroke and thromboembolism in patients with atrial fibrillation: Nationwide cohort study. BMJ 2011; 342: d124, doi:10.1136/bmj.d124.
(6) Giugliano RP, Ruff CT, Braunwald E, Murphy SA, Wiviott SD, Halperin JL, et al. Edoxaban versus warfarin in patients with atrial fibrillation. N Engl J Med 2013; 369: 2093–2104.
(6) Swift DL, Lavie CJ, Johannsen NM, Arena R, Earnest CP, O’Keefe JH, et al. Physical activity, cardiorespiratory fitness, and exercise training in primary and secondary coronary prevention. Circ J 2013; 77: 281–292. (Review)
(6) Maeda K, Kuratani T, Mizote I, Shimamura K, Takeda Y, Torikai K, et al. Early experiences of transcatheter aortic valve replacement in Japan. Circ J 2013; 77: 359–362.
The Editorial Team looks forward to receiving manuscripts with high scientific impact from all over the world.
(Released online September 28, 2015)