Rank |
Title |
Journal |
Year |
PubWeight™‹?› |
1
|
Heart disease and stroke statistics--2011 update: a report from the American Heart Association.
|
Circulation
|
2010
|
30.07
|
2
|
Heart disease and stroke statistics--2007 update: a report from the American Heart Association Statistics Committee and Stroke Statistics Subcommittee.
|
Circulation
|
2006
|
19.43
|
3
|
Chronic disease management: what will it take to improve care for chronic illness?
|
Eff Clin Pract
|
1999
|
16.57
|
4
|
Universal definition of myocardial infarction.
|
Circulation
|
2007
|
11.69
|
5
|
ACC/AHA 2007 guidelines for the management of patients with unstable angina/non-ST-Elevation myocardial infarction: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Revise the 2002 Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Unstable Angina/Non-ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction) developed in collaboration with the American College of Emergency Physicians, the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons endorsed by the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation and the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine.
|
J Am Coll Cardiol
|
2007
|
10.19
|
6
|
Missed diagnoses of acute cardiac ischemia in the emergency department.
|
N Engl J Med
|
2000
|
9.52
|
7
|
Estimating risk of cancer associated with radiation exposure from 64-slice computed tomography coronary angiography.
|
JAMA
|
2007
|
8.88
|
8
|
Myocardial infarction redefined--a consensus document of The Joint European Society of Cardiology/American College of Cardiology Committee for the redefinition of myocardial infarction.
|
Eur Heart J
|
2000
|
8.43
|
9
|
ACC/AHA 2007 guidelines for the management of patients with unstable angina/non ST-elevation myocardial infarction: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Revise the 2002 Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Unstable Angina/Non ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction): developed in collaboration with the American College of Emergency Physicians, the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons: endorsed by the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation and the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine.
|
Circulation
|
2007
|
6.78
|
10
|
A clinical trial of a chest-pain observation unit for patients with unstable angina. Chest Pain Evaluation in the Emergency Room (CHEER) Investigators.
|
N Engl J Med
|
1998
|
5.67
|
11
|
A 2-h diagnostic protocol to assess patients with chest pain symptoms in the Asia-Pacific region (ASPECT): a prospective observational validation study.
|
Lancet
|
2011
|
5.61
|
12
|
ACC/AHA 2002 guideline update for the management of patients with unstable angina and non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction--summary article: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association task force on practice guidelines (Committee on the Management of Patients With Unstable Angina).
|
J Am Coll Cardiol
|
2002
|
4.64
|
13
|
The association between hospital overcrowding and mortality among patients admitted via Western Australian emergency departments.
|
Med J Aust
|
2006
|
4.08
|
14
|
A randomized controlled trial of multi-slice coronary computed tomography for evaluation of acute chest pain.
|
J Am Coll Cardiol
|
2007
|
3.83
|
15
|
2-Hour accelerated diagnostic protocol to assess patients with chest pain symptoms using contemporary troponins as the only biomarker: the ADAPT trial.
|
J Am Coll Cardiol
|
2012
|
3.15
|
16
|
National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2004 emergency department summary.
|
Adv Data
|
2006
|
3.06
|
17
|
An emergency department-based protocol for rapidly ruling out myocardial ischemia reduces hospital time and expense: results of a randomized study (ROMIO).
|
J Am Coll Cardiol
|
1996
|
2.46
|
18
|
2011 ACCF/AHA Focused Update of the Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Unstable Angina/ Non-ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (Updating the 2007 Guideline): a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines.
|
Circulation
|
2011
|
2.45
|
19
|
Clinical value of acute rest technetium-99m tetrofosmin tomographic myocardial perfusion imaging in patients with acute chest pain and nondiagnostic electrocardiograms.
|
J Am Coll Cardiol
|
1998
|
2.10
|
20
|
Safety and efficiency of emergency department assessment of chest discomfort.
|
CMAJ
|
2004
|
2.09
|
21
|
Decreased health care quality associated with emergency department overcrowding.
|
Eur J Emerg Med
|
1999
|
2.01
|
22
|
Chest pain in the emergency room: value of the HEART score.
|
Neth Heart J
|
2008
|
1.83
|
23
|
Development of a clinical prediction rule for 30-day cardiac events in emergency department patients with chest pain and possible acute coronary syndrome.
|
Ann Emerg Med
|
2011
|
1.78
|
24
|
Chest pain in the emergency room: a multicenter validation of the HEART Score.
|
Crit Pathw Cardiol
|
2010
|
1.74
|
25
|
Methodology, feasibility, safety and diagnostic accuracy of dobutamine stress echocardiography.
|
J Am Coll Cardiol
|
1997
|
1.72
|
26
|
Emergency department care in the United States: a profile of national data sources.
|
Ann Emerg Med
|
2010
|
1.72
|
27
|
The HEART Pathway randomized trial: identifying emergency department patients with acute chest pain for early discharge.
|
Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes
|
2015
|
1.72
|
28
|
A critical pathway for patients with acute chest pain and low risk for short-term adverse cardiac events: role of outpatient stress testing.
|
Ann Emerg Med
|
2006
|
1.64
|
29
|
Myeloperoxidase in the diagnosis of acute coronary syndromes: the importance of spectrum.
|
Am Heart J
|
2011
|
1.59
|
30
|
Part 9: Acute coronary syndromes: 2010 International Consensus on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care Science With Treatment Recommendations.
|
Circulation
|
2010
|
1.45
|
31
|
A prospective validation of the HEART score for chest pain patients at the emergency department.
|
Int J Cardiol
|
2013
|
1.43
|
32
|
Can the HEART score safely reduce stress testing and cardiac imaging in patients at low risk for major adverse cardiac events?
|
Crit Pathw Cardiol
|
2011
|
1.43
|
33
|
From theory to practice: implementation of pre-hospital electrocardiogram transmission in ST-elevation myocardial infarction - a multicenter experience.
|
J Invasive Cardiol
|
2010
|
1.38
|
34
|
Electronic medical record review as a surrogate to telephone follow-up to establish outcome for diagnostic research studies in the emergency department.
|
Acad Emerg Med
|
2005
|
1.32
|
35
|
Stress cardiac magnetic resonance imaging with observation unit care reduces cost for patients with emergent chest pain: a randomized trial.
|
Ann Emerg Med
|
2010
|
1.27
|
36
|
Issues regarding radiation dosage of cardiac nuclear and radiography procedures.
|
J Nucl Cardiol
|
2006
|
1.19
|
37
|
The effect of physician risk tolerance and the presence of an observation unit on decision making for ED patients with chest pain.
|
Am J Emerg Med
|
2010
|
1.09
|
38
|
Patient related factors in frequent readmissions: the influence of condition, access to services and patient choice.
|
BMC Health Serv Res
|
2010
|
1.09
|
39
|
Stress CMR imaging observation unit in the emergency department reduces 1-year medical care costs in patients with acute chest pain: a randomized study for comparison with inpatient care.
|
JACC Cardiovasc Imaging
|
2011
|
1.07
|
40
|
Standardized reporting guidelines for studies evaluating risk stratification of ED patients with potential acute coronary syndromes.
|
Acad Emerg Med
|
2004
|
1.04
|
41
|
Critical pathways for patients with acute chest pain at low risk.
|
J Thromb Thrombolysis
|
2002
|
0.97
|
42
|
Do emergency physicians use serum D-dimer effectively to determine the need for CT when evaluating patients for pulmonary embolism? Review of 5,344 consecutive patients.
|
AJR Am J Roentgenol
|
2009
|
0.96
|
43
|
Guideline implementation research: exploring the gap between evidence and practice in the CRUSADE Quality Improvement Initiative.
|
Acad Emerg Med
|
2007
|
0.90
|
44
|
Provider-directed imaging stress testing reduces health care expenditures in lower-risk chest pain patients presenting to the emergency department.
|
Circ Cardiovasc Imaging
|
2011
|
0.89
|
45
|
Role of a quantitative D-dimer assay in determining the need for CT angiography of acute pulmonary embolism.
|
AJR Am J Roentgenol
|
2004
|
0.87
|
46
|
Risk stratification of emergency department patients with chest pain: the need for standardized reporting guidelines.
|
Ann Emerg Med
|
2004
|
0.87
|
47
|
False positive dobutamine stress echocardiograms: characterization of clinical, echocardiographic and angiographic findings.
|
J Am Coll Cardiol
|
1994
|
0.86
|
48
|
Inappropriate use of D-dimer assay and pulmonary CT angiography in the evaluation of suspected acute pulmonary embolism.
|
Am J Med Qual
|
2011
|
0.85
|
49
|
Predictors of image quality of coronary computed tomography in the acute care setting of patients with chest pain.
|
Eur J Radiol
|
2009
|
0.82
|
50
|
The false positive stress test. Multivariate analysis of 215 subjects with hemodynamic, angiographic and clinical data.
|
Am J Cardiol
|
1977
|
0.82
|
51
|
Re-admissions among patients with acute chest pain who were discharged from the emergency department.
|
Eur J Emerg Med
|
1996
|
0.81
|
52
|
Emergency department patient compliance with follow-up for outpatient exercise stress testing: a randomized controlled trial.
|
CJEM
|
2007
|
0.81
|
53
|
Performance of the EDACS-accelerated Diagnostic Pathway in a Cohort of US Patients with Acute Chest Pain.
|
Crit Pathw Cardiol
|
2015
|
0.80
|
54
|
Characteristics and long-term outcome of patients with acute chest pain or other symptoms raising suspicion of acute myocardial infarction in relation to whether they were hospitalized or directly discharged from the emergency department.
|
Coron Artery Dis
|
2002
|
0.78
|
55
|
Adherence to an Accelerated Diagnostic Protocol for Chest Pain: Secondary Analysis of the HEART Pathway Randomized Trial.
|
Acad Emerg Med
|
2015
|
0.78
|
56
|
Physician practice patterns in acute coronary syndromes: an initial report of an individual quality improvement program.
|
Crit Pathw Cardiol
|
2010
|
0.75
|
57
|
Appraisal of false positive results in nuclear cardiac imaging.
|
Am Heart J
|
1990
|
0.75
|