Published in J Heart Lung Transplant on March 01, 2002
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Modulation of NF-kappaB-dependent transcription and cell survival by the SIRT1 deacetylase. EMBO J (2004) 11.00
Comparison of two methods to detect publication bias in meta-analysis. JAMA (2006) 7.34
Surgical treatment of moderate ischemic mitral regurgitation. N Engl J Med (2014) 7.23
Recommendations for examining and interpreting funnel plot asymmetry in meta-analyses of randomised controlled trials. BMJ (2011) 6.80
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Acute kidney injury is associated with increased long-term mortality after cardiothoracic surgery. Circulation (2009) 3.75
The cytochrome P450 2B6 (CYP2B6) is the main catalyst of efavirenz primary and secondary metabolism: implication for HIV/AIDS therapy and utility of efavirenz as a substrate marker of CYP2B6 catalytic activity. J Pharmacol Exp Ther (2003) 3.71
The PHD finger of the chromatin-associated protein ING2 functions as a nuclear phosphoinositide receptor. Cell (2003) 3.36
Blood transfusion and infection after cardiac surgery. Ann Thorac Surg (2013) 3.35
To RCT or not to RCT: deciding when 'more evidence is needed' for public health policy and practice. J Epidemiol Community Health (2011) 3.26
Two-Year Outcomes of Surgical Treatment of Severe Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation. N Engl J Med (2015) 3.11
Central cannulation is safe in acute aortic dissection repair. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2006) 2.98
How vague is vague? A simulation study of the impact of the use of vague prior distributions in MCMC using WinBUGS. Stat Med (2005) 2.95
Contour-enhanced meta-analysis funnel plots help distinguish publication bias from other causes of asymmetry. J Clin Epidemiol (2008) 2.93
The role of methylene blue in serotonin syndrome following cardiac transplantation: a case report and review of the literature. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2012) 2.86
Surgical ventricular restoration in the treatment of congestive heart failure due to post-infarction ventricular dilation. J Am Coll Cardiol (2004) 2.62
Video-assisted thoracic surgery versus open lobectomy for lung cancer: a secondary analysis of data from the American College of Surgeons Oncology Group Z0030 randomized clinical trial. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2010) 2.31
Monitoring mortality rates in general practice after Shipman. BMJ (2003) 2.26
STS database risk models: predictors of mortality and major morbidity for lung cancer resection. Ann Thorac Surg (2010) 2.25
Early outcomes using the Florida sleeve repair for correction of aortic insufficiency due to root aneurysms. Ann Thorac Surg (2009) 2.24
A systematic review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses of animal experiments with guidelines for reporting. J Environ Sci Health B (2006) 2.23
Pathologic lymph node ratio is a predictor of survival in esophageal cancer. Ann Thorac Surg (2012) 2.20
RIFLE criteria for acute kidney injury in aortic arch surgery. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2007) 2.17
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Factors affecting uptake of childhood immunisation: a Bayesian synthesis of qualitative and quantitative evidence. Lancet (2002) 1.91
Ischemia-reperfusion injury after lung transplantation increases risk of late bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome. Ann Thorac Surg (2002) 1.91
Finding qualitative research: an evaluation of search strategies. BMC Med Res Methodol (2004) 1.89
Mechanism-based inactivation of CYP3A by HIV protease inhibitors. J Pharmacol Exp Ther (2004) 1.89
Performance of the trim and fill method in the presence of publication bias and between-study heterogeneity. Stat Med (2007) 1.83
Alveolar macrophage activation is a key initiation signal for acute lung ischemia-reperfusion injury. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol (2006) 1.80
Intrathoracic vacuum-assisted management of persistent and infected pleural spaces. Ann Thorac Surg (2010) 1.74
Ex vivo rehabilitation of non-heart-beating donor lungs in preclinical porcine model: delayed perfusion results in superior lung function. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2012) 1.73
Ineffectiveness of histone deacetylase inhibitors to induce apoptosis involves the transcriptional activation of NF-kappa B through the Akt pathway. J Biol Chem (2003) 1.73
A randomized controlled trial of adaptive ventilation for Cheyne-Stokes breathing in heart failure. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2003) 1.72
Functional interdependence at the chromatin level between the MKK6/p38 and IGF1/PI3K/AKT pathways during muscle differentiation. Mol Cell (2007) 1.70
Primary payer status affects mortality for major surgical operations. Ann Surg (2010) 1.69
Breast cancer metastasis suppressor 1 functions as a corepressor by enhancing histone deacetylase 1-mediated deacetylation of RelA/p65 and promoting apoptosis. Mol Cell Biol (2006) 1.68
The impact of the lung allocation score on short-term transplantation outcomes: a multicenter study. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2007) 1.65
Do you need to clamp a patent left internal thoracic artery-left anterior descending graft in reoperative cardiac surgery? Ann Thorac Surg (2009) 1.63
Comparative analysis of showering protocols for mass-casualty decontamination. Prehosp Disaster Med (2010) 1.62
Methodology and reporting of systematic reviews and meta-analyses of observational studies in psychiatric epidemiology: systematic review. Br J Psychiatry (2012) 1.60
Thirty- and ninety-day outcomes after sublobar resection with and without brachytherapy for non-small cell lung cancer: results from a multicenter phase III study. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2011) 1.59
High dose melphalan in the treatment of advanced neuroblastoma: results of a randomised trial (ENSG-1) by the European Neuroblastoma Study Group. Pediatr Blood Cancer (2005) 1.55
Differences in reported esophageal cancer resection outcomes between national clinical and administrative databases. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2012) 1.54
Cost-analysis of percutaneous pulmonary valve implantation compared to surgical pulmonary valve replacement. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv (2013) 1.53
Smooth muscle phenotypic modulation is an early event in aortic aneurysms. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2009) 1.53
High spatial resolution magnetic resonance imaging of cystic adventitial disease of the popliteal artery. J Vasc Surg (2010) 1.52
Is mitral valve repair superior to replacement in elderly patients? Ann Thorac Surg (2008) 1.52
Comparative metabolic capabilities of CYP3A4, CYP3A5, and CYP3A7. Drug Metab Dispos (2002) 1.52
Percutaneous intentional extraluminal recanalization in patients with chronic critical limb ischemia. Radiology (2004) 1.51
Sleep deprivation does not affect operative results in cardiac surgery. Ann Thorac Surg (2004) 1.51
EUS-FNA as the initial diagnostic modality in centrally located primary lung cancers. J Clin Gastroenterol (2007) 1.51
Efavirenz primary and secondary metabolism in vitro and in vivo: identification of novel metabolic pathways and cytochrome P450 2A6 as the principal catalyst of efavirenz 7-hydroxylation. Drug Metab Dispos (2010) 1.50
Coronary artery bypass with ventricular restoration is superior to coronary artery bypass alone in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2004) 1.50
Proinflammatory response of alveolar epithelial cells is enhanced by alveolar macrophage-produced TNF-alpha during pulmonary ischemia-reperfusion injury. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol (2007) 1.48
A systematic review of molecular and biological tumor markers in neuroblastoma. Clin Cancer Res (2004) 1.47
Is off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting superior to conventional bypass in octogenarians? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2010) 1.47
A biomechanical study of distal interphalangeal joint subluxation after mallet fracture injury. J Hand Surg Am (2008) 1.46
Intraoperative factors and the risk of respiratory complications after pneumonectomy. Ann Thorac Surg (2011) 1.45
Blood product conservation is associated with improved outcomes and reduced costs after cardiac surgery. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2013) 1.45
Visualization of PtdIns3P dynamics in living plant cells. Plant J (2006) 1.44
Comparison of systemic and retrograde delivery of adenosine A2A agonist for attenuation of spinal cord injury after thoracic aortic cross-clamping. Ann Thorac Surg (2006) 1.44
A novel technique for localization and excisional biopsy of small or ill-defined pulmonary lesions. Ann Thorac Surg (2004) 1.43
Additive protection against lung ischemia-reperfusion injury by adenosine A2A receptor activation before procurement and during reperfusion. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2007) 1.42
Flexible parametric models for relative survival, with application in coronary heart disease. Stat Med (2007) 1.40
Replacement of the proximal aorta adds no further risk to aortic valve procedures. Ann Thorac Surg (2007) 1.40
Mitral stenosis caused by an amplatzer occluder device used to treat a paravalvular leak. Ann Thorac Surg (2012) 1.39