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  1. Varicose veins and venous thromboembolism in inflammatory rheumatic diseases: vascular complications and rehabilitation approaches

    Article • Rheumatology International, February 2026, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Olena Zimba

  2. Social media platforms for ethical post-publication promotion

    Article • Clinical Rheumatology, January 2026, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Olena Zimba

  3. Publication and Retraction Activity in the Field of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: Origins, Concerns, and Perspectives

    Article • Journal of Korean Medical Science, January 2026, XMLink

    Dr Olena Zimba

  4. Altmetric Activity and Scientific Integrity: A Retraction Analysis of PubMed-Indexed Social Media-Related Publications

    Article • Journal of Korean Medical Science, January 2026, XMLink

    Dr Olena Zimba

  5. Healthcare professionals’ perceptions of nurses’ qualifications and roles in extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: an online cross-sectional survey

    Article • Rheumatology International, December 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Olena Zimba

  6. Hand function in immune-mediated inflammatory rheumatic diseases: assessment and rehabilitation approaches

    Article • Rheumatology International, November 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Olena Zimba

  7. Intensive care unit admission and mortality in rheumatic diseases

    Article • Rheumatology International, November 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Olena Zimba

  8. Sarcopenia in rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases: pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management

    Article • Rheumatology International, November 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Olena Zimba

  9. The grey zone of online rehabilitation

    Article • Clinical Rheumatology, November 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Olena Zimba

  10. Social media landscape: a cross-sectional survey of health professionals

    Article • Rheumatology International, October 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Olena Zimba

  11. Cardiovascular risk in axial spondyloarthritis: the interplay of inflammation, traditional risk factors, and management strategies

    Article • Rheumatology International, September 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Olena Zimba

  12. Social media landscape of rheumatology journals

    Article • Rheumatology International, September 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Olena Zimba

  13. Rheumatoid hand massage therapy to mitigate sarcopenia and improve patients’ quality of life: a hypothesis

    Article • Rheumatology International, July 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Olena Zimba

  14. Physical activity of older patients with rheumatoid arthritis

    Article • Rheumatology International, June 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Olena Zimba

  15. Late-onset rheumatoid arthritis: clinical features, diagnostic challenges, and treatment approaches

    Article • Rheumatology International, June 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Olena Zimba

  16. Global practice guidelines in rheumatology: a cross-sectional altmetric and citation analysis

    Article • Rheumatology International, June 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Olena Zimba

  17. Massage therapy in rheumatoid arthritis

    Article • Rheumatology International, March 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Olena Zimba

  18. YouTube as a source of information for stroke rehabilitation: a cross-sectional analysis of quality and reliability of videos

    Article • Rheumatology International, March 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Olena Zimba

  19. Clinical implications of teleradiology in rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases: improving rheumatic care

    Article • Rheumatology International, February 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Olena Zimba

  20. Late-onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

    Article • Rheumatology International, January 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Olena Zimba

  21. Open infrastructures in conflict zones: a case study of DOAJ and Ukrainian journals

    Article • Insights the UKSG journal, January 2025, Ubiquity Press, Ltd.

    Dr Olena Zimba

  22. Artificial Intelligence in Peer Review: Enhancing Efficiency While Preserving Integrity

    Article • Journal of Korean Medical Science, January 2025, XMLink

    Dr Olena Zimba

  23. Evaluating the Quality and Reliability of YouTube as a Source of Information on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: A Call to Publish More Quality Videos by Professionals

    Article • Journal of Korean Medical Science, January 2025, XMLink

    Dr Olena Zimba

  24. Healthcare Professionals' Knowledge, Views, and Perceptions of the Roles and Functions of Research Ethics Committees: A Web-Based Cross-Sectional Survey

    Article • Journal of Korean Medical Science, January 2025, XMLink

    Dr Olena Zimba

  25. Artificial Intelligence in Detecting Statistical Errors: Implications for Authors, Reviewers, and Editors

    Article • Journal of Korean Medical Science, January 2025, XMLink

    Dr Olena Zimba

  26. Ethical Use of Artificial Intelligence for Processing Medical Images

    Article • Journal of Korean Medical Science, January 2025, XMLink

    Dr Olena Zimba

  27. Use of platelet-rich plasma in rheumatic diseases

    Article • Rheumatology International, December 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Olena Zimba

  28. A comparison of comorbidities and their risk factors prevalence across rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis and axial spondyloarthritis with focus on cardiovascular diseases: data from a single center real-world cohort

    Article • Rheumatology International, November 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Olena Zimba

  29. Enhancing chronic disease management through physical activity and pedometry-based health monitoring

    Article • Rheumatology International, October 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Olena Zimba

  30. Healthcare professionals’ knowledge and perceptions of post-stroke rehabilitation in the peripandemic period: an online cross-sectional survey

    Article • Rheumatology International, October 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Olena Zimba

  31. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: unmet needs and perspectives

    Article • Rheumatology International, October 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Olena Zimba

  32. CIRCUMVENTING PREDATORY CONFERENCES AND PREDATORY JOURNALS IN MEDICAL SCIENCES ISSUES BY BOGUS AGENCIES

    Article • Proceedings of the Shevchenko Scientific Society Medical Sciences, June 2024, Danylo Halytskyi Lviv National Medical University

    Dr Olena Zimba

  33. MYOCARDIAL BRIDGING AND WPW PHENOMENON: CASE-BASED REVIEW

    Article • Proceedings of the Shevchenko Scientific Society Medical Sciences, June 2024, Danylo Halytskyi Lviv National Medical University

    Dr Olena Zimba

  34. Knowledge, perceptions, and practices of axial spondyloarthritis diagnosis and management among healthcare professionals: an online cross-sectional survey

    Article • Rheumatology International, June 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Olena Zimba

  35. Living with axial spondyloarthritis: a cross-sectional survey of patient knowledge and perceptions

    Article • Rheumatology International, June 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Olena Zimba

  36. Diagnosis, monitoring, and management of axial spondyloarthritis

    Article • Rheumatology International, May 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Olena Zimba

  37. Nurses’ roles, interventions, and implications for management of rheumatic diseases

    Article • Rheumatology International, May 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Olena Zimba

  38. Axial Spondyloarthritis: an overview of the disease

    Article • Rheumatology International, April 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Olena Zimba

  39. Pain catastrophizing in rheumatic diseases: prevalence, origin, and implications

    Article • Rheumatology International, April 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Olena Zimba

  40. Diagnostic delays in systemic vasculitides

    Article • Rheumatology International, April 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Olena Zimba

  41. Borrelia burgdorferi and autoimmune mechanisms: implications for mimicry, misdiagnosis, and mismanagement in Lyme disease and autoimmune disorders

    Article • Rheumatology International, April 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Olena Zimba

  42. Examining the clinical and radiological landscape of rhupus: navigating the challenges in disease classification

    Article • Rheumatology International, March 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Olena Zimba

  43. The interplay between rheumatic diseases and pulmonary health

    Article • Rheumatology International, March 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Olena Zimba

  44. Rehabilitation of patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases and comorbidities: unmet needs

    Article • Rheumatology International, January 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Olena Zimba

  45. Post-stroke rehabilitation in the peri-pandemic COVID-19 era

    Article • Rheumatology International, January 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Olena Zimba

  46. Advancing Research, Writing, and Publishing in Nursing: Addressing Challenges and Improving Standards

    Article • Journal of Korean Medical Science, January 2024, XMLink

    Dr Olena Zimba

  47. Ethics for Disseminating Health-Related Information on YouTube

    Article • Journal of Korean Medical Science, January 2024, XMLink

    Dr Olena Zimba

  48. Medical Education Challenges in the Era of Internationalization and Digitization

    Article • Journal of Korean Medical Science, January 2024, XMLink

    Dr Olena Zimba

  49. BEYOND BOUNDARIES: THE LEGACY OF DMYTRO ZERBINO

    Article • Anti-Aging Eastern Europe, December 2023, Medical Center "Edem Medical" LLC

    Dr Olena Zimba

  50. Revisiting articular syndrome in the peri-pandemic COVID-19 era

    Article • Rheumatology International, September 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Olena Zimba

  51. Diabetes mellitus in rheumatic diseases: clinical characteristics and treatment considerations

    Article • Rheumatology International, September 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Olena Zimba

  52. New-onset systemic vasculitis following SARS-CoV-2 infection and vaccination: the trigger, phenotype, and outcome

    Article • Clinical Rheumatology, July 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Olena Zimba

  53. REMOTE MONITORING FOR 5P (PREDICTIVE, PREVENTIVE, PARTICIPATORY, PERSONALIZED, AND PRECISION) CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE: PROGRESS AMIDST COVID-19 PANDEMIC

    Article • Proceedings of the Shevchenko Scientific Society Medical Sciences, June 2023, Danylo Halytskyi Lviv National Medical University

    Dr Olena Zimba

  54. Cardiovascular issues in rheumatic diseases

    Article • Clinical Rheumatology, June 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Olena Zimba

  55. PSYCHOLOGICAL INTERVENTIONS IN THE TIME OF CRISIS

    Article • Anti-Aging Eastern Europe, April 2023, Medical Center "Edem Medical" LLC

    Dr Olena Zimba

  56. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on patients with systemic vasculitis: a single-centre retrospective study

    Article • Rheumatology International, January 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Olena Zimba

  57. Beyond the Keyboard: Academic Writing in the Era of ChatGPT

    Article • Journal of Korean Medical Science, January 2023, XMLink

    Dr Olena Zimba

  58. Comorbidities in the COVID-19 Pandemic: Scopus-Based Bibliometric Analysis

    Article • Journal of Korean Medical Science, January 2023, XMLink

    Dr Olena Zimba

  59. Designing, Conducting, and Reporting Survey Studies: A Primer for Researchers

    Article • Journal of Korean Medical Science, January 2023, XMLink

    Dr Olena Zimba

  60. Ethics Committees: Structure, Roles, and Issues

    Article • Journal of Korean Medical Science, January 2023, XMLink

    Dr Olena Zimba

  61. Refugee Health: A Global and Multidisciplinary Challenge

    Article • Journal of Korean Medical Science, January 2023, XMLink

    Dr Olena Zimba

  62. Research Integrity: Where We Are and Where We Are Heading

    Article • Journal of Korean Medical Science, January 2023, XMLink

    Dr Olena Zimba

  63. COMPREHENSIVE AND MULTIDISCIPLINARY REHABILITATION IN THE TIME OF CRISIS

    Article • Anti-Aging Eastern Europe, December 2022, Medical Center "Edem Medical" LLC

    Dr Olena Zimba

  64. Physicians’ perceptions about antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis: an online survey report in the time of the COVID-19 pandemic

    Article • Clinical Rheumatology, November 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Olena Zimba

  65. Interplay of diabetes mellitus and rheumatic diseases amidst the COVID-19 pandemic: influence on the risk of infection, outcomes, and immune responses

    Article • Clinical Rheumatology, September 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Olena Zimba

  66. CAN PULMONARY SURFACTANT PROTEINS BE RELIABLE INDICATORS OF COVID-19-ASSOCIATED PULMONARY INJURY?

    Article • Central Asian Journal of Medical Hypotheses and Ethics, August 2022, South Kazakhstan Medical Academy

    Dr Olena Zimba

  67. Revisiting reactive arthritis during the COVID-19 pandemic

    Article • Clinical Rheumatology, July 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Olena Zimba

  68. AGING AND ANTI-AGING RESEARCH AND PUBLISHING PRIORITIES

    Article • Anti-Aging Eastern Europe, June 2022, Medical Center "Edem Medical" LLC

    Dr Olena Zimba

  69. Systemic lupus erythematosus in the light of the COVID-19 pandemic: infection, vaccination, and impact on disease management

    Article • Clinical Rheumatology, May 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Olena Zimba

  70. CYTOKINES AS POTENTIAL MARKERS OF COVID-19 SEVERITY AND OUTCOMES

    Article • Central Asian Journal of Medical Hypotheses and Ethics, March 2022, South Kazakhstan Medical Academy

    Dr Olena Zimba

  71. Reactive arthritis before and after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic

    Article • Clinical Rheumatology, March 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Olena Zimba

  72. Bibliometric and Altmetric Analysis of Retracted Articles on COVID-19

    Article • Journal of Korean Medical Science, January 2022, XMLink

    Dr Olena Zimba

  73. Global Health Strategies in the Face of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Other Unprecedented Threats

    Article • Journal of Korean Medical Science, January 2022, XMLink

    Dr Olena Zimba

  74. Knowledge and Perceptions of Reactive Arthritis Diagnosis and Management Among Healthcare Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Online Survey

    Article • Journal of Korean Medical Science, January 2022, XMLink

    Dr Olena Zimba

  75. Sustainable Development Goals in the Time of Crisis

    Article • Journal of Korean Medical Science, January 2022, XMLink

    Dr Olena Zimba

  76. The Clinical Significance of the Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte Ratio in Hemorrhagic Vasculitis Coexisting with Nonalcoholic Steatohepatosis

    Article • Family Medicine, December 2021, Professional Event, LLC

    Dr Olena Zimba

  77. BIOLOGICAL AGE ESTIMATION BASED ON HEART RATE VARIABILITY: A PILOT STUDY

    Article • Proceedings of the Shevchenko Scientific Society Medical Sciences, December 2021, Danylo Halytskyi Lviv National Medical University

    Dr Olena Zimba

  78. COVID-19 from a rheumatology perspective: bibliometric and altmetric analysis

    Article • Rheumatology International, October 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Olena Zimba

  79. Highly cited papers in Takayasu arteritis on Web of Science and Scopus: cross-sectional analysis

    Article • Clinical Rheumatology, September 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Olena Zimba

  80. RESULTS OF 24-HOUR ELECTROCARDIOGRAM MONITORING DEPENDING ON GALLBLADDER CONDITION

    Article • Proceedings of the Shevchenko Scientific Society Medical Sciences, June 2021, Danylo Halytskyi Lviv National Medical University

    Dr Olena Zimba

  81. SOCIAL MEDIA USE AMONG RESEARCHERS FROM EASTERN EUROPE DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC: A CROSS-SECTIONAL SURVEY STUDY

    Article • Proceedings of the Shevchenko Scientific Society Medical Sciences, June 2021, Danylo Halytskyi Lviv National Medical University

    Dr Olena Zimba

  82. Mechanisms of thrombosis in ANCA-associated vasculitis

    Article • Clinical Rheumatology, June 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Olena Zimba

  83. Challenges in diagnosis of limited granulomatosis with polyangiitis

    Article • Rheumatology International, April 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Olena Zimba

  84. COVID-19 and the clinical course of rheumatic manifestations

    Article • Clinical Rheumatology, March 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Olena Zimba

  85. EMERGING ONLINE TOOLS AND PLATFORMS FOR SCHOLARLY ACTIVITIES

    Article • Central Asian Journal of Medical Hypotheses and Ethics, January 2021, South Kazakhstan Medical Academy

    Dr Olena Zimba

  86. Comorbidities in rheumatic diseases need special consideration during the COVID-19 pandemic

    Article • Rheumatology International, January 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Olena Zimba

  87. Formulating Hypotheses for Different Study Designs

    Article • Journal of Korean Medical Science, January 2021, XMLink

    Dr Olena Zimba

  88. Informed Consent for Scholarly Articles during the COVID-19 Pandemic

    Article • Journal of Korean Medical Science, January 2021, XMLink

    Dr Olena Zimba

  89. Plagiarism in Non-Anglophone Countries: a Cross-sectional Survey of Researchers and Journal Editors

    Article • Journal of Korean Medical Science, January 2021, XMLink

    Dr Olena Zimba

  90. Statistical data presentation: a primer for rheumatology researchers

    Article • Rheumatology International, November 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Olena Zimba

  91. Diversifying online rheumatology education options in the era of COVID-19

    Article • Clinical Rheumatology, October 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Olena Zimba

  92. Scholarly publishing and journal targeting in the time of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic: a cross-sectional survey of rheumatologists and other specialists

    Article • Rheumatology International, October 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Olena Zimba

  93. Moving towards online rheumatology education in the era of COVID-19

    Article • Clinical Rheumatology, September 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Olena Zimba

  94. Benefits and adverse effects of hydroxychloroquine, methotrexate and colchicine: searching for repurposable drug candidates

    Article • Rheumatology International, September 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Olena Zimba

  95. Pulmonary involvement in systemic sclerosis: exploring cellular, genetic and epigenetic mechanisms

    Article • Rheumatology International, July 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Olena Zimba

  96. Thrombosis in Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) through the prism of Virchow’s triad

    Article • Clinical Rheumatology, July 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Olena Zimba

  97. LAUNCHING UKRAINIAN COUNCIL OF SCIENCE EDITORS AND EDUCATING REGIONAL JOURNAL EDITORS

    Article • Proceedings of the Shevchenko Scientific Society Medical sciences, April 2020, Danylo Halytskyi Lviv National Medical University

    Dr Olena Zimba

  98. Rheumatologists’ perspective on coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) and potential therapeutic targets

    Article • Clinical Rheumatology, April 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Olena Zimba

  99. Rheumatology in Ukraine

    Article • Rheumatology International, January 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Olena Zimba

  100. Information and Misinformation on COVID-19: a Cross-Sectional Survey Study

    Article • Journal of Korean Medical Science, January 2020, XMLink

    Dr Olena Zimba

  101. Perspectives of Immune Therapy in Coronavirus Disease 2019

    Article • Journal of Korean Medical Science, January 2020, XMLink

    Dr Olena Zimba

  102. Reporting Survey Based Studies – a Primer for Authors

    Article • Journal of Korean Medical Science, January 2020, XMLink

    Dr Olena Zimba

  103. Social media for research, education and practice in rheumatology

    Article • Rheumatology International, December 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Olena Zimba

  104. Prostate involvement in granulomatosis with polyangiitis

    Article • Rheumatology International, May 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Olena Zimba

  105. THU0332 Cardiac involvement in polyarteritis nodosa: a retrospective pathological study of 37 autopsy cases

    Article • Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, June 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Olena Zimba

  106. FRI0341 Clinico-pathological discrepancies and causes of death in takayasu arteritis: a retrospective analysis of 60 fatal cases

    Article • Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, June 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Olena Zimba

  107. 338. VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY IN PATIENTS WITH GRANULOMATOSIS WITH POLYANGIITIS

    Article • Rheumatology, April 2017, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Olena Zimba

  108. SAT0332 Takayasu Arteritis (TA): The Pathological Changes in The Coronary Arteries

    Article • Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, June 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Olena Zimba

  109. Morphological pathology of vessels in granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Wegener’s disease)

    Article • Russian Journal of Archive of Pathology, January 2015, Media Sphere Publishing Group

    Dr Olena Zimba

  110. AB0471 Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (gpa, wegener’s): complications and causes of death

    Article • Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, June 2013, BMJ

    Dr Olena Zimba