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Title |
Journal |
Year |
PubWeight™‹?› |
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1
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Spironolactone for heart failure with preserved ejection fraction.
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N Engl J Med
|
2014
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7.48
|
|
2
|
Efficacy and safety of exercise training in patients with chronic heart failure: HF-ACTION randomized controlled trial.
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JAMA
|
2009
|
6.36
|
|
3
|
Coronary CT angiography versus standard evaluation in acute chest pain.
|
N Engl J Med
|
2012
|
4.72
|
|
4
|
Evolution of the lipid trial protocol of the Action to Control Cardiovascular Risk in Diabetes (ACCORD) trial.
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Am J Cardiol
|
2007
|
4.14
|
|
5
|
Interventions to promote physical activity and dietary lifestyle changes for cardiovascular risk factor reduction in adults: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association.
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Circulation
|
2010
|
3.63
|
|
6
|
Digoxin reduces 30-day all-cause hospital admission in older patients with chronic systolic heart failure.
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Am J Med
|
2013
|
3.46
|
|
7
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Effects of digoxin on morbidity and mortality in diastolic heart failure: the ancillary digitalis investigation group trial.
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Circulation
|
2006
|
3.40
|
|
8
|
Heart failure and a controlled trial investigating outcomes of exercise training (HF-ACTION): design and rationale.
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Am Heart J
|
2007
|
3.34
|
|
9
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Effect of lower targets for blood pressure and LDL cholesterol on atherosclerosis in diabetes: the SANDS randomized trial.
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JAMA
|
2008
|
3.16
|
|
10
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6-min walk test provides prognostic utility comparable to cardiopulmonary exercise testing in ambulatory outpatients with systolic heart failure.
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J Am Coll Cardiol
|
2012
|
3.03
|
|
11
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Exercise and heart failure: A statement from the American Heart Association Committee on exercise, rehabilitation, and prevention.
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Circulation
|
2003
|
3.01
|
|
12
|
ACCF/AHA 2011 expert consensus document on hypertension in the elderly: a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation Task Force on Clinical Expert Consensus documents developed in collaboration with the American Academy of Neurology, American Geriatrics Society, American Society for Preventive Cardiology, American Society of Hypertension, American Society of Nephrology, Association of Black Cardiologists, and European Society of Hypertension.
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J Am Coll Cardiol
|
2011
|
2.83
|
|
13
|
Exercise standards for testing and training: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association.
|
Circulation
|
2013
|
2.82
|
|
14
|
Pulse wave velocity is an independent predictor of the longitudinal increase in systolic blood pressure and of incident hypertension in the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging.
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J Am Coll Cardiol
|
2008
|
2.75
|
|
15
|
Effects of cardiac autonomic dysfunction on mortality risk in the Action to Control Cardiovascular Risk in Diabetes (ACCORD) trial.
|
Diabetes Care
|
2010
|
2.42
|
|
16
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Factors related to morbidity and mortality in patients with chronic heart failure with systolic dysfunction: the HF-ACTION predictive risk score model.
|
Circ Heart Fail
|
2011
|
2.28
|
|
17
|
Outcomes in ambulatory chronic systolic and diastolic heart failure: a propensity score analysis.
|
Am Heart J
|
2006
|
2.10
|
|
18
|
Nitric oxide inhibition as a mechanism for blood pressure increase during salt loading in normotensive postmenopausal women.
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J Hypertens
|
2003
|
2.04
|
|
19
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ACCF/AHA 2011 expert consensus document on hypertension in the elderly: a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation Task Force on Clinical Expert Consensus Documents.
|
Circulation
|
2011
|
1.97
|
|
20
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Rationale and design of the treatment of preserved cardiac function heart failure with an aldosterone antagonist trial: a randomized, controlled study of spironolactone in patients with symptomatic heart failure and preserved ejection fraction.
|
Am Heart J
|
2011
|
1.95
|
|
21
|
Body mass index and the risk of COPD.
|
Chest
|
2002
|
1.91
|
|
22
|
Secondary prevention of coronary heart disease in the elderly (with emphasis on patients > or =75 years of age): an American Heart Association scientific statement from the Council on Clinical Cardiology Subcommittee on Exercise, Cardiac Rehabilitation, and Prevention.
|
Circulation
|
2002
|
1.86
|
|
23
|
Reproducibility of peak oxygen uptake and other cardiopulmonary exercise testing parameters in patients with heart failure (from the Heart Failure and A Controlled Trial Investigating Outcomes of exercise traiNing).
|
Am J Cardiol
|
2008
|
1.79
|
|
24
|
Estimating cardiorespiratory fitness in well-functioning older adults: treadmill validation of the long distance corridor walk.
|
J Am Geriatr Soc
|
2006
|
1.77
|
|
25
|
The relation of fasting and 2-h postchallenge plasma glucose concentrations to mortality: data from the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging with a critical review of the literature.
|
Diabetes Care
|
2005
|
1.70
|
|
26
|
Baseline characteristics of patients in the treatment of preserved cardiac function heart failure with an aldosterone antagonist trial.
|
Circ Heart Fail
|
2012
|
1.62
|
|
27
|
Effect of exercise on blood pressure in older persons: a randomized controlled trial.
|
Arch Intern Med
|
2005
|
1.60
|
|
28
|
Safety profile of extended-release niacin in the AIM-HIGH trial.
|
N Engl J Med
|
2014
|
1.56
|
|
29
|
Intensive blood pressure treatment does not improve cardiovascular outcomes in centrally obese hypertensive individuals with diabetes: the Action to Control Cardiovascular Risk in Diabetes (ACCORD) Blood Pressure Trial.
|
Diabetes Care
|
2012
|
1.55
|
|
30
|
Age and gender affect ventricular-vascular coupling during aerobic exercise.
|
J Am Coll Cardiol
|
2004
|
1.37
|
|
31
|
The combination of high fruit and vegetable and low saturated fat intakes is more protective against mortality in aging men than is either alone: the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging.
|
J Nutr
|
2005
|
1.36
|
|
32
|
Changes in leisure time physical activity and risk of all-cause mortality in men and women: the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging.
|
Prev Med
|
2007
|
1.35
|
|
33
|
Higher New York Heart Association classes and increased mortality and hospitalization in patients with heart failure and preserved left ventricular function.
|
Am Heart J
|
2006
|
1.32
|
|
34
|
Exaggerated exercise blood pressure is related to impaired endothelial vasodilator function.
|
Am J Hypertens
|
2004
|
1.30
|
|
35
|
Comparison of cardiorespiratory fitness versus leisure time physical activity as predictors of coronary events in men aged < or = 65 years and > 65 years.
|
Am J Cardiol
|
2002
|
1.27
|
|
36
|
Relation between volume of exercise and clinical outcomes in patients with heart failure.
|
J Am Coll Cardiol
|
2012
|
1.20
|
|
37
|
Design of the Rule Out Myocardial Ischemia/Infarction Using Computer Assisted Tomography: a multicenter randomized comparative effectiveness trial of cardiac computed tomography versus alternative triage strategies in patients with acute chest pain in the emergency department.
|
Am Heart J
|
2012
|
1.15
|
|
38
|
Modest increase in peak VO2 is related to better clinical outcomes in chronic heart failure patients: results from heart failure and a controlled trial to investigate outcomes of exercise training.
|
Circ Heart Fail
|
2012
|
1.12
|
|
39
|
Relationship of Doppler-Echocardiographic left ventricular diastolic function to exercise performance in systolic heart failure: the HF-ACTION study.
|
Am Heart J
|
2009
|
1.11
|
|
40
|
Effects of aerobic exercise training in community-based subjects aged 80 and older: a pilot study.
|
J Am Geriatr Soc
|
2002
|
1.10
|
|
41
|
Relationship of lipoproteins to cardiovascular events: the AIM-HIGH Trial (Atherothrombosis Intervention in Metabolic Syndrome With Low HDL/High Triglycerides and Impact on Global Health Outcomes).
|
J Am Coll Cardiol
|
2013
|
1.10
|
|
42
|
ACCF/AHA 2011 expert consensus document on hypertension in the elderly: a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation Task Force on Clinical Expert Consensus Documents developed in collaboration with the American Academy of Neurology, American Geriatrics Society, American Society for Preventive Cardiology, American Society of Hypertension, American Society of Nephrology, Association of Black Cardiologists, and European Society of Hypertension.
|
J Am Soc Hypertens
|
2011
|
1.09
|
|
43
|
The sex-specific impact of systolic hypertension and systolic blood pressure on arterial-ventricular coupling at rest and during exercise.
|
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol
|
2008
|
1.08
|
|
44
|
Examination of lower targets for low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and blood pressure in diabetes--the Stop Atherosclerosis in Native Diabetics Study (SANDS).
|
Am Heart J
|
2006
|
1.08
|
|
45
|
A more efficient magnetic resonance imaging-based strategy for measuring quadriceps muscle volume.
|
Med Sci Sports Exerc
|
2003
|
1.08
|
|
46
|
Left ventricular remodeling with age in normal men versus women: novel insights using three-dimensional magnetic resonance imaging.
|
Am J Cardiol
|
2002
|
1.06
|
|
47
|
Secular trends in leisure-time physical activity in men and women across four decades.
|
Prev Med
|
2003
|
1.04
|
|
48
|
Oral potassium supplement use and outcomes in chronic heart failure: a propensity-matched study.
|
Int J Cardiol
|
2009
|
1.02
|
|
49
|
PREVENTION OF ATHEROSCLEROSIS WITH LDL-C LOWERING - LIPOPROTEIN CHANGES AND INTERACTIONS: THE SANDS STUDY.
|
J Clin Lipidol
|
2009
|
1.02
|
|
50
|
Secondary prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease in older adults: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association.
|
Circulation
|
2013
|
1.02
|
|
51
|
Clinical characteristics, response to exercise training, and outcomes in patients with heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: findings from Heart Failure and A Controlled Trial Investigating Outcomes of Exercise TraiNing (HF-ACTION).
|
Am Heart J
|
2012
|
1.00
|
|
52
|
Role of nondiagnostic exercise-induced ST-segment abnormalities in predicting future coronary events in asymptomatic volunteers.
|
Circulation
|
2002
|
0.99
|
|
53
|
Epidemiology of arrhythmias and conduction disorders in older adults.
|
Clin Geriatr Med
|
2012
|
0.96
|
|
54
|
Carotid magnetic resonance imaging for monitoring atherosclerotic plaque progression: a multicenter reproducibility study.
|
Int J Cardiovasc Imaging
|
2014
|
0.95
|
|
55
|
Relationship between androgenic hormones and arterial stiffness, based on longitudinal hormone measurements.
|
Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab
|
2005
|
0.95
|
|
56
|
Clinical role of exercise training in the management of patients with chronic heart failure.
|
J Cardiopulm Rehabil Prev
|
2010
|
0.94
|
|
57
|
Race, exercise training, and outcomes in chronic heart failure: findings from Heart Failure - a Controlled Trial Investigating Outcomes in Exercise TraiNing (HF-ACTION).
|
Am Heart J
|
2013
|
0.94
|
|
58
|
2012 ACCF/AHA/ACR/SCAI/SIR/STS/SVM/SVN/SVS Key data elements and definitions for peripheral atherosclerotic vascular disease: a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Data Standards (Writing Committee to develop Clinical Data Standards for peripheral atherosclerotic vascular disease).
|
J Am Coll Cardiol
|
2011
|
0.93
|
|
59
|
Regional bone mineral density after resistive training in young and older men and women.
|
Scand J Med Sci Sports
|
2004
|
0.90
|
|
60
|
2012 ACCF/AHA/ACR/SCAI/SIR/STS/SVM/SVN/SVS key data elements and definitions for peripheral atherosclerotic vascular disease: a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Data Standards (Writing Committee to Develop Clinical Data Standards for Peripheral Atherosclerotic Vascular Disease).
|
Circulation
|
2011
|
0.89
|
|
61
|
Safety and feasibility of achieving lower systolic blood pressure goals in persons with type 2 diabetes: the SANDS trial.
|
J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich)
|
2009
|
0.89
|
|
62
|
Use of the Frank-Starling mechanism during exercise is linked to exercise-induced changes in arterial load.
|
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol
|
2011
|
0.89
|
|
63
|
High-risk coronary plaque at coronary CT angiography is associated with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, independent of coronary plaque and stenosis burden: results from the ROMICAT II trial.
|
Radiology
|
2014
|
0.88
|
|
64
|
Hospitalizations due to unstable angina pectoris in diastolic and systolic heart failure.
|
Am J Cardiol
|
2006
|
0.88
|
|
65
|
MRI and echocardiographic assessment of the diastolic dysfunction of normal aging: altered LV pressure decline or load?
|
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol
|
2003
|
0.87
|
|
66
|
Heart failure management in skilled nursing facilities: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association and the Heart Failure Society of America.
|
Circ Heart Fail
|
2015
|
0.87
|
|
67
|
Sex differences in the effectiveness of early coronary computed tomographic angiography compared with standard emergency department evaluation for acute chest pain: the rule-out myocardial infarction with Computer-Assisted Tomography (ROMICAT)-II Trial.
|
Circulation
|
2013
|
0.85
|
|
68
|
Oxidative stress and hemorheological changes induced by acute treadmill exercise.
|
Clin Hemorheol Microcirc
|
2003
|
0.84
|
|
69
|
Effect of light-to-moderate alcohol consumption on age-associated arterial stiffening.
|
Am J Cardiol
|
2005
|
0.82
|
|
70
|
Relationship of age and exercise performance in patients with heart failure: the HF-ACTION study.
|
Am Heart J
|
2009
|
0.82
|
|
71
|
Abnormalities in arterial-ventricular coupling in older healthy persons are attenuated by sodium nitroprusside.
|
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol
|
2011
|
0.82
|
|
72
|
Heart failure in very old adults.
|
Curr Heart Fail Rep
|
2013
|
0.82
|
|
73
|
Location of cardiac arrests in the public access defibrillation trial.
|
Prehosp Emerg Care
|
2006
|
0.82
|
|
74
|
Are there negative responders to exercise training among heart failure patients?
|
Med Sci Sports Exerc
|
2014
|
0.82
|
|
75
|
Role and benefits of exercise in the management of patients with heart failure.
|
Heart Fail Rev
|
2010
|
0.81
|
|
76
|
Left ventricular diastolic function and exercise capacity in community-dwelling adults ≥65 years of age without heart failure.
|
Am J Cardiol
|
2011
|
0.80
|
|
77
|
Breathing not properly during exercise: prognostic implications in heart failure.
|
J Am Coll Cardiol
|
2010
|
0.80
|
|
78
|
Attenuated cardiovascular reserve during prolonged submaximal cycle exercise in healthy older subjects.
|
J Am Coll Cardiol
|
2002
|
0.80
|
|
79
|
Effects of normal aging on left ventricular lusitropic, inotropic, and chronotropic responses to dobutamine.
|
J Am Coll Cardiol
|
2006
|
0.80
|
|
80
|
Relationship of glycemia control to lipid and blood pressure lowering and atherosclerosis: the SANDS experience.
|
J Diabetes Complications
|
2011
|
0.80
|
|
81
|
Achieving lipid targets in adults with type 2 diabetes: the Stop Atherosclerosis in Native Diabetics Study.
|
J Clin Lipidol
|
2010
|
0.79
|
|
82
|
Serum digoxin concentration and outcomes in women with heart failure: A bi-directional effect and a possible effect modification by ejection fraction.
|
Eur J Heart Fail
|
2005
|
0.79
|
|
83
|
Anemia and associated clinical outcomes in patients with heart failure due to reduced left ventricular systolic function.
|
Clin Cardiol
|
2013
|
0.78
|
|
84
|
Heart failure management in skilled nursing facilities: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association and the Heart Failure Society of America.
|
J Card Fail
|
2015
|
0.78
|
|
85
|
Usefulness of Doppler echocardiographic left ventricular diastolic function and peak exercise oxygen consumption to predict cardiovascular outcomes in patients with systolic heart failure (from HF-ACTION).
|
Am J Cardiol
|
2012
|
0.77
|
|
86
|
Oxygen pulse during exercise is related to resting systolic and diastolic left ventricular function in older persons with mild hypertension.
|
Am Heart J
|
2005
|
0.77
|
|
87
|
Prevalence and prognostic significance of exercise-induced nonsustained ventricular tachycardia in asymptomatic volunteers: BLSA (Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging).
|
J Am Coll Cardiol
|
2013
|
0.77
|
|
88
|
Cost-effectiveness of lower targets for blood pressure and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol in diabetes: the Stop Atherosclerosis in Native Diabetics Study (SANDS) .
|
J Clin Lipidol
|
2010
|
0.77
|
|
89
|
Differential impacts of blood pressure and lipid lowering on regression of ventricular and arterial mass: the Stop Atherosclerosis in Native Diabetics Trial.
|
Hypertension
|
2011
|
0.77
|
|
90
|
A pedometer-based intervention to improve physical activity, fitness, and coronary heart disease risk in National Guard personnel.
|
Mil Med
|
2011
|
0.77
|
|
91
|
Physical activity as anti-inflammatory therapy for cardiovascular disease.
|
Prev Cardiol
|
2005
|
0.76
|
|
92
|
Transdermal 17 beta-oestradiol reduces salt sensitivity of blood pressure in postmenopausal women.
|
J Hypertens
|
2003
|
0.76
|
|
93
|
Predictors of mortality and hospitalization in women with heart failure in the Digitalis Investigation Group trial.
|
Am J Ther
|
2006
|
0.76
|
|
94
|
Adverse Cardiovascular Response to Aerobic Exercise Training: Is This a Concern?
|
Med Sci Sports Exerc
|
2016
|
0.75
|
|
95
|
Cost effectiveness of two army physical fitness programs.
|
Mil Med
|
2013
|
0.75
|
|
96
|
Reply: To PMID 23177293.
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J Am Coll Cardiol
|
2013
|
0.75
|
|
97
|
Improving exercise tolerance in chronic heart failure: a tale of inspiration?
|
J Am Coll Cardiol
|
2008
|
0.75
|
|
98
|
Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction.
|
N Engl J Med
|
2006
|
0.75
|
|
99
|
Army Physical Fitness Test scores predict coronary heart disease risk in Army National Guard soldiers.
|
Mil Med
|
2009
|
0.75
|
|
100
|
Statin Use Is Associated With Fewer High-Risk Plaques on Coronary CT Angiography.
|
JACC Cardiovasc Imaging
|
2016
|
0.75
|
|
101
|
Prioritizing Functional Capacity as a Principal End Point for Therapies Oriented to Older Adults With Cardiovascular Disease: A Scientific Statement for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association.
|
Circulation
|
2017
|
0.75
|