Published in Ann Thorac Surg on February 01, 2002
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Is aortic wall degeneration related to bicuspid aortic valve anatomy in patients with valvular disease? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2008) 1.20
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New insights into brain damage in stroke-prone rats: a nuclear magnetic imaging study. Stroke (2002) 1.18
Cross-sectional analysis of baseline data to identify the major determinants of carotid intima-media thickness in a European population: the IMPROVE study. Eur Heart J (2009) 1.17
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Platelet activation induces cell-surface immunoreactive tissue factor expression, which is modulated differently by antiplatelet drugs. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol (2003) 1.12
The interleukin-8 (IL-8/CXCL8) receptor inhibitor reparixin improves neurological deficits and reduces long-term inflammation in permanent and transient cerebral ischemia in rats. Mol Med (2007) 1.11
EuroSCORE performance in valve surgery: a meta-analysis. Ann Thorac Surg (2010) 1.10
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Measurement of carotid artery intima-media thickness in dyslipidemic patients increases the power of traditional risk factors to predict cardiovascular events. Atherosclerosis (2006) 1.09
Off-pump versus on-pump coronary artery bypass: meta-analysis of currently available randomized trials. Ann Thorac Surg (2003) 1.09
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Oxidative stress induces protein phosphatase 2A-dependent dephosphorylation of the pocket proteins pRb, p107, and p130. J Biol Chem (2003) 1.08
In human endothelial cells rapamycin causes mTORC2 inhibition and impairs cell viability and function. Cardiovasc Res (2008) 1.07
Head-to-head comparison of two- and three-dimensional transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography in the localization of mitral valve prolapse. J Am Coll Cardiol (2006) 1.07
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Treatment with LXR agonists after focal cerebral ischemia prevents brain damage. FEBS Lett (2008) 1.01
Endovascular treatment of a post-traumatic tibial pseudoaneurysm and arteriovenous fistula: case report and review of the literature. J Vasc Surg (2007) 1.00
Upper and lower spinal cord blood supply: the continuity of the anterior spinal artery and the relevance of the lumbar arteries. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2004) 0.99
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An intense and short-lasting burst of neutrophil activation differentiates early acute myocardial infarction from systemic inflammatory syndromes. PLoS One (2012) 0.99
Do statins improve outcomes and delay the progression of non-rheumatic calcific aortic stenosis? Heart (2011) 0.99
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Veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation using Levitronix centrifugal pump as bridge to decision for refractory cardiogenic shock. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2010) 0.98
Neurohormonal activation is associated with increased levels of plasma matrix metalloproteinase-2 in human heart failure. Eur Heart J (2004) 0.98
Isoprostanes and oxidative stress in off-pump and on-pump coronary bypass surgery. Ann Thorac Surg (2006) 0.98
Rosuvastatin treatment prevents progressive kidney inflammation and fibrosis in stroke-prone rats. Am J Pathol (2007) 0.97
Mitral valve repair or replacement for ischemic mitral regurgitation? The Italian Study on the Treatment of Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation (ISTIMIR). J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2012) 0.97
Tissue factor in patients with acute coronary syndromes: expression in platelets, leukocytes, and platelet-leukocyte aggregates. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol (2008) 0.97