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Lack of exercise is a major cause of chronic diseases. Compr Physiol (2012) 2.19

Durability of class I American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association clinical practice guideline recommendations. JAMA (2014) 1.79

A regional quality improvement effort to increase beta blocker administration before vascular surgery. J Vasc Surg (2011) 1.61

Prolapse and incontinence surgery in older women. J Urol (2008) 1.39

Effect of perioperative beta blockade in patients with diabetes undergoing major non-cardiac surgery: randomised placebo controlled, blinded multicentre trial. BMJ (2006) 1.27

The GRADE system for rating clinical guidelines. PLoS Med (2009) 1.20

Clinical role and efficacy of landiolol in the intensive care unit. J Anesth (2008) 1.18

BSE procedure guidelines for the clinical application of stress echocardiography, recommendations for performance and interpretation of stress echocardiography: a report of the British Society of Echocardiography Policy Committee. Heart (2004) 1.12

Procedure guidelines for radionuclide myocardial perfusion imaging. Heart (2004) 1.11

Image-guided radiofrequency ablation of lung neoplasm in 100 consecutive patients by a thoracic surgical service. Ann Thorac Surg (2009) 1.03

Preoperative status and risk of complications in patients with hip fracture. J Gen Intern Med (2005) 1.00

How to manage patients with need for antiplatelet therapy in the setting of (un-)planned surgery. Clin Res Cardiol (2008) 0.99

Safety of liver resections in obese and overweight patients. World J Surg (2010) 0.96

How is risk defined in high-risk surgical patient management? Crit Care (2005) 0.94

Clinical value of multidetector CT coronary angiography as a preoperative screening test before non-coronary cardiac surgery. Heart (2006) 0.92

Analysis of anesthesia-related medical disputes in the 2009-2014 period using the Korean Society of Anesthesiologists database. J Korean Med Sci (2015) 0.91

Role of clevidipine butyrate in the treatment of acute hypertension in the critical care setting: a review. Vasc Health Risk Manag (2010) 0.90

Sodium nitroprusside in 2014: A clinical concepts review. J Anaesthesiol Clin Pharmacol (2014) 0.88

Model for end-stage liver disease score versus Child score in predicting the outcome of surgical procedures in patients with cirrhosis. World J Gastroenterol (2008) 0.87

Routine preoperative medical testing for cataract surgery. Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2012) 0.84

A Dutch guideline for the treatment of scoliosis in neuromuscular disorders. Scoliosis (2008) 0.84

Plasma N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide as long-term prognostic marker after major vascular surgery. Heart (2006) 0.84

Routine preoperative medical testing for cataract surgery. Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2009) 0.83

Correlates of physical activity among lung cancer survivors. Psychooncology (2009) 0.82

C-Reactive protein predicts acute myocardial infarction during high-risk noncardiac and vascular surgery. Clinics (Sao Paulo) (2011) 0.82

Assessment of cardiac risk before non-cardiac general surgery. Heart (2006) 0.82

Early postoperative mortality in the elderly: a pilot study. BMC Res Notes (2009) 0.81

Postoperative B-type natriuretic Peptide levels associated with prolonged hospitalization in hypertensive patients after non-cardiac surgery. Korean Circ J (2012) 0.80

Early-Stage Breast Cancer in the Elderly: Confronting an Old Clinical Problem. J Breast Cancer (2015) 0.80

Preoperative brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) is a better predictor of adverse cardiac events compared to preoperative scoring system in patients who underwent abdominal surgery. World J Surg (2012) 0.80

Perioperative all-cause mortality and cardiovascular events in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: comparison with unaffected controls and persons with diabetes mellitus. Arthritis Rheum (2012) 0.80

Anaerobic threshold, is it a magic number to determine fitness for surgery? Perioper Med (Lond) (2013) 0.79

Effect of antiplatelet therapy on patients undergoing gastroenterological surgery: thromboembolic risks versus bleeding risks during its perioperative withdrawal. World J Surg (2015) 0.79

Utility of B-type natriuretic Peptide for predicting perioperative cardiovascular events in patients without history of cardiovascular disease undergoing major non-cardiac surgery. Korean Circ J (2011) 0.79

Platelet activation increases in patients undergoing vascular surgery. Thromb Res (2014) 0.78

Preoperative screening for coronary disease: who needs it and how do you do it? Heart (2007) 0.78

Ability of preoperative falls to predict postsurgical outcomes in non-selected patients undergoing elective surgery at an academic medical centre: protocol for a prospective cohort study. BMJ Open (2016) 0.78

Dobutamine stress echocardiography in patients undergoing orthotopic liver transplantation: a pooled analysis of accuracy, perioperative and long term cardiovascular prognosis. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging (2013) 0.78

Myocardial infarction in major noncardiac surgery: Epidemiology, pathophysiology and prevention. Heart Int (2006) 0.77

Predictive value of plasma brain natriuretic peptide for cardiac outcome after vascular surgery. Heart (2006) 0.77

Rehabilitative considerations for dental implants in the diabetic patient. J Indian Prosthodont Soc (2012) 0.77

[Perioperative risk assessment of geriatric patients undergoing noncardiac surgery]. Z Gerontol Geriatr (2014) 0.76

Preoperative cardiac evaluation: when should the surgeon consult the cardiologist? Surg Today (2006) 0.75

Essay for the CIHR/CMAJ award: impact of the Perioperative Ischemic Evaluation (POISE) trial. CMAJ (2011) 0.75

Outcomes of Surgery for Stress Urinary Incontinence in the Older Woman. Clin Geriatr Med (2015) 0.75

Prophylactic beta-blockade to prevent myocardial infarction perioperatively in high-risk patients who undergo general surgical procedures. Can J Surg (2003) 0.75

Using Analytic Morphomics to Understand Short-Term Convalescence after Radical Cystectomy. Bladder Cancer (2016) 0.75

Update in perioperative medicine. J Gen Intern Med (2006) 0.75

Frailty Related to Anesthesia guided by the Index "bispectraL" (FRAIL) study: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials (2017) 0.75

Lung cancer in elderly patients. J Thorac Dis (2016) 0.75

Intraoperative cardiac arrest: A 10-year study of patients undergoing tumorous surgery in a tertiary referral cancer center in China. Medicine (Baltimore) (2017) 0.75

Cardiac anesthesia and surgery in geriatric patients: epidemiology, current surgical outcomes, and future directions. HSR Proc Intensive Care Cardiovasc Anesth (2009) 0.75

Anesthesiologists' preferences for preoperative cardiac evaluation before vascular surgery: results of a mail survey. J Clin Anesth (2010) 0.75

Use of electroconvulsive therapy in an elderly after 5 weeks of myocardial infraction with 30% cardiac output. Ind Psychiatry J (2016) 0.75

Detected troponin elevation is associated with high early mortality after lung resection for cancer. J Cardiothorac Surg (2006) 0.75

Short-term perioperative all-cause mortality and cardiovascular events in women with systemic lupus erythematosus. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) (2013) 0.75

Perioperative risk stratification in non cardiac surgery: role of pharmacological stress echocardiography. Cardiovasc Ultrasound (2004) 0.75

Pre-operative echocardiography among patients with coronary artery disease in the United States Veterans Affairs healthcare system: A retrospective cohort study. BMC Cardiovasc Disord (2016) 0.75

Intentional single-stage revascularization of two different vascular beds in patients with vascular multimorbidity; a feasibility study. Clin Res Cardiol (2007) 0.75

The effects of intensive care environment on postoperative nightmare. J Anesth (2016) 0.75

[Mechanical complications of acute myocardial infarction]. Z Kardiol (2004) 0.75

Combined coronary and femoral revascularization for the treatment of hypoplastic aortoiliac syndrome: report of a case. Surg Today (2008) 0.75

Diagnosis and management of the metabolic syndrome: an American Heart Association/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Scientific Statement. Circulation (2005) 43.74

Harmonizing the metabolic syndrome: a joint interim statement of the International Diabetes Federation Task Force on Epidemiology and Prevention; National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; American Heart Association; World Heart Federation; International Atherosclerosis Society; and International Association for the Study of Obesity. Circulation (2009) 35.24

Optimal medical therapy with or without PCI for stable coronary disease. N Engl J Med (2007) 25.17

Markers of inflammation and cardiovascular disease: application to clinical and public health practice: A statement for healthcare professionals from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Heart Association. Circulation (2003) 23.97

Implications of recent clinical trials for the National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III guidelines. Circulation (2004) 23.07

Standardized myocardial segmentation and nomenclature for tomographic imaging of the heart. A statement for healthcare professionals from the Cardiac Imaging Committee of the Council on Clinical Cardiology of the American Heart Association. Circulation (2002) 21.38

Definition of metabolic syndrome: Report of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute/American Heart Association conference on scientific issues related to definition. Circulation (2004) 20.67

Particulate matter air pollution and cardiovascular disease: An update to the scientific statement from the American Heart Association. Circulation (2010) 19.30

ACC/AHA 2005 Guideline Update for the Diagnosis and Management of Chronic Heart Failure in the Adult: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Update the 2001 Guidelines for the Evaluation and Management of Heart Failure): developed in collaboration with the American College of Chest Physicians and the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation: endorsed by the Heart Rhythm Society. Circulation (2005) 18.90

Clopidogrel and aspirin versus aspirin alone for the prevention of atherothrombotic events. N Engl J Med (2006) 18.25

Prasugrel versus clopidogrel in patients with acute coronary syndromes. N Engl J Med (2007) 17.85

2013 ACC/AHA guideline on the treatment of blood cholesterol to reduce atherosclerotic cardiovascular risk in adults: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines. J Am Coll Cardiol (2013) 17.18

2013 ACC/AHA guideline on the treatment of blood cholesterol to reduce atherosclerotic cardiovascular risk in adults: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines. Circulation (2013) 16.52

Niacin in patients with low HDL cholesterol levels receiving intensive statin therapy. N Engl J Med (2011) 15.30

Scientific evidence underlying the ACC/AHA clinical practice guidelines. JAMA (2009) 13.69

ACC/AHA 2005 Practice Guidelines for the management of patients with peripheral arterial disease (lower extremity, renal, mesenteric, and abdominal aortic): a collaborative report from the American Association for Vascular Surgery/Society for Vascular Surgery, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, Society for Vascular Medicine and Biology, Society of Interventional Radiology, and the ACC/AHA Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Develop Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Peripheral Arterial Disease): endorsed by the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation; National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; Society for Vascular Nursing; TransAtlantic Inter-Society Consensus; and Vascular Disease Foundation. Circulation (2006) 13.21

Air pollution and cardiovascular disease: a statement for healthcare professionals from the Expert Panel on Population and Prevention Science of the American Heart Association. Circulation (2004) 13.07

A randomized trial of therapies for type 2 diabetes and coronary artery disease. N Engl J Med (2009) 12.15

Universal definition of myocardial infarction. Circulation (2007) 11.69

ACC/AHA/ESC 2006 Guidelines for the Management of Patients with Atrial Fibrillation: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines and the European Society of Cardiology Committee for Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Revise the 2001 Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation): developed in collaboration with the European Heart Rhythm Association and the Heart Rhythm Society. Circulation (2006) 11.49

Early and sustained dual oral antiplatelet therapy following percutaneous coronary intervention: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA (2002) 11.06

Strategies for multivessel revascularization in patients with diabetes. N Engl J Med (2012) 10.79

2013 ACC/AHA guideline on the assessment of cardiovascular risk: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines. Circulation (2013) 10.24

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

2014 AHA/ACC/HRS guideline for the management of patients with atrial fibrillation: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines and the Heart Rhythm Society. J Am Coll Cardiol (2014) 9.96

ACC/AHA 2006 guidelines for the management of patients with valvular heart disease: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (writing committee to revise the 1998 Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Valvular Heart Disease): developed in collaboration with the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists: endorsed by the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Circulation (2006) 9.83

Cytochrome p-450 polymorphisms and response to clopidogrel. N Engl J Med (2008) 9.25

2010 ACCF/AHA/AATS/ACR/ASA/SCA/SCAI/SIR/STS/SVM guidelines for the diagnosis and management of patients with Thoracic Aortic Disease: a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines, American Association for Thoracic Surgery, American College of Radiology, American Stroke Association, Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, Society of Interventional Radiology, Society of Thoracic Surgeons, and Society for Vascular Medicine. Circulation (2010) 9.07

AHA Guidelines for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke: 2002 Update: Consensus Panel Guide to Comprehensive Risk Reduction for Adult Patients Without Coronary or Other Atherosclerotic Vascular Diseases. American Heart Association Science Advisory and Coordinating Committee. Circulation (2002) 9.04

Universal definition of myocardial infarction. Eur Heart J (2007) 9.04

ACC/AHA/HRS 2008 Guidelines for Device-Based Therapy of Cardiac Rhythm Abnormalities: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Revise the ACC/AHA/NASPE 2002 Guideline Update for Implantation of Cardiac Pacemakers and Antiarrhythmia Devices): developed in collaboration with the American Association for Thoracic Surgery and Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Circulation (2008) 8.94

2013 ACC/AHA guideline on the assessment of cardiovascular risk: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines. J Am Coll Cardiol (2013) 8.90

Universal definition of myocardial infarction. J Am Coll Cardiol (2007) 8.68

From vulnerable plaque to vulnerable patient: a call for new definitions and risk assessment strategies: Part I. Circulation (2003) 8.61

Third universal definition of myocardial infarction. J Am Coll Cardiol (2012) 8.59

Comparison of antiarrhythmic drug therapy and radiofrequency catheter ablation in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA (2010) 8.53

Third universal definition of myocardial infarction. Circulation (2012) 8.47

ACC/AHA 2006 guidelines for the management of patients with valvular heart disease: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (writing Committee to Revise the 1998 guidelines for the management of patients with valvular heart disease) developed in collaboration with the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists endorsed by the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons. J Am Coll Cardiol (2006) 8.36

Retracted The impact of anesthesiologists on coronary artery bypass graft surgery outcomes. Anesth Analg (2015) 8.28

Criteria for evaluation of novel markers of cardiovascular risk: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association. Circulation (2009) 8.11

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) 8.03

AHA/ACC guidelines for secondary prevention for patients with coronary and other atherosclerotic vascular disease: 2006 update: endorsed by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. Circulation (2006) 8.01

Third universal definition of myocardial infarction. Eur Heart J (2012) 7.98

2013 ACCF/AHA guideline for the management of ST-elevation myocardial infarction: a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines. J Am Coll Cardiol (2012) 7.94

Effects of dalcetrapib in patients with a recent acute coronary syndrome. N Engl J Med (2012) 7.93

ACC/AHA guidelines for the management of patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction--executive summary: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Revise the 1999 Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction). Circulation (2004) 7.72