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Title |
Journal |
Year |
PubWeight™‹?› |
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1
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Value of natriuretic peptides in assessment of patients with possible new heart failure in primary care.
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Lancet
|
1997
|
6.48
|
|
2
|
Incidence and aetiology of heart failure; a population-based study.
|
Eur Heart J
|
1999
|
4.56
|
|
3
|
The epidemiology of heart failure.
|
Eur Heart J
|
1997
|
4.31
|
|
4
|
Natural course of peripartum cardiomyopathy.
|
Circulation
|
1971
|
3.60
|
|
5
|
Coronary artery disease as the cause of incident heart failure in the population.
|
Eur Heart J
|
2001
|
3.49
|
|
6
|
Prevalence of heart failure in three general practices in north west London.
|
Br J Gen Pract
|
1992
|
2.88
|
|
7
|
Survival of patients with a new diagnosis of heart failure: a population based study.
|
Heart
|
2000
|
2.86
|
|
8
|
Heart failure in a district general hospital.
|
J R Coll Physicians Lond
|
1992
|
2.61
|
|
9
|
Hospitalization of patients with heart failure: a population-based study.
|
Eur Heart J
|
2002
|
2.54
|
|
10
|
Comparison of streptokinase and heparin in treatment of isolated acute massive pulmonary embolism.
|
Br Med J
|
1971
|
2.06
|
|
11
|
The natural course of alcoholic cardiomyopathy.
|
Ann Intern Med
|
1974
|
1.85
|
|
12
|
Anticoagulation for cardioversion of atrial arrhythmias.
|
Eur Heart J
|
1998
|
1.54
|
|
13
|
Assortative marriage for smoking habits.
|
Ann Hum Biol
|
1981
|
1.52
|
|
14
|
Complete heart block and severe tricuspid regurgitation after radiotherapy. Case report and review of the literature.
|
Chest
|
1995
|
1.50
|
|
15
|
Is aspirin safe for patients with heart failure?
|
Br Heart J
|
1995
|
1.49
|
|
16
|
Pericardial and myocardial disease associated with serological evidence of infection by agents of the psittacosis-lymphogranuloma venereum group (Chamydiaceae).
|
Circulation
|
1967
|
1.48
|
|
17
|
Predictors of prognosis in severe chronic heart failure.
|
Am Heart J
|
1992
|
1.46
|
|
18
|
A case of fatal peri-partum cardiomyopathy.
|
Br Heart J
|
1970
|
1.46
|
|
19
|
Clinical course and late prognosis of treated subacute massive, acute minor, and chronic pulmonary thromboembolism.
|
Br Heart J
|
1977
|
1.41
|
|
20
|
Long-term prognosis of treated acute massive pulmonary embolism.
|
Br Heart J
|
1977
|
1.37
|
|
21
|
Workplace health in primary care premises.
|
BMJ
|
1995
|
1.37
|
|
22
|
Translocation portals for the substrates and products of a viral transcription complex: the bluetongue virus core.
|
EMBO J
|
2001
|
1.35
|
|
23
|
The structure of a cypovirus and the functional organization of dsRNA viruses.
|
Nat Struct Biol
|
1999
|
1.35
|
|
24
|
Comparison by controlled clinical trial of streptokinase and heparin in treatment of life-threatening pulmonay embolism.
|
Br Med J
|
1974
|
1.35
|
|
25
|
Will you still need me, will you still screen me, when I'm past 64?
|
BMJ
|
1997
|
1.28
|
|
26
|
Salbutamol in treatment of heart failure.
|
Br Heart J
|
1980
|
1.27
|
|
27
|
Mortality and distribution of income. Widening income inequalities cause poorer health.
|
BMJ
|
1998
|
1.26
|
|
28
|
A Rapid Access Heart Failure Clinic provides a prompt diagnosis and appropriate management of new heart failure presenting in the community.
|
Eur J Heart Fail
|
2000
|
1.24
|
|
29
|
Treatment of pulmonary embolism with streptokinase. A preliminary report.
|
Br Med J
|
1969
|
1.23
|
|
30
|
Angiosarcoma of the heart.
|
Br Heart J
|
1979
|
1.18
|
|
31
|
Clinical diagnosis of acute massive pulmonary embolism.
|
Lancet
|
1969
|
1.15
|
|
32
|
Right atrial thrombus presenting in a patient with heart failure and disseminated intravascular coagulation.
|
Eur Heart J
|
1996
|
1.11
|
|
33
|
Assessment of left ventricular function by single plane cineangiographic volume analysis.
|
Br Heart J
|
1971
|
1.10
|
|
34
|
Improving survival in the 6 months after diagnosis of heart failure in the past decade: population-based data from the UK.
|
Heart
|
2009
|
1.09
|
|
35
|
A long-term prevention study with oxprenolol in coronary heart disease.
|
N Engl J Med
|
1982
|
1.08
|
|
36
|
Calcium antagonist drugs in chronic stable angina. Comparison of verapamil and nifedipine.
|
Br Heart J
|
1981
|
1.05
|
|
37
|
Double-blind comparison of captopril alone against frusemide plus amiloride in mild heart failure.
|
Lancet
|
1987
|
1.03
|
|
38
|
Acute massive pulmonary embolism. Clinical and haemodynamic findings in 23 patients studied by cardiac catheterization and pulmonary arteriography.
|
Br Heart J
|
1970
|
1.02
|
|
39
|
Bedside haemodynamic monitoring: experience in a general hospital.
|
Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)
|
1983
|
0.99
|
|
40
|
Relationship between quantitated precordial movement and left ventricular function.
|
Circulation
|
1970
|
0.97
|
|
41
|
ACE inhibitors in heart failure. What dose?
|
Postgrad Med J
|
1995
|
0.96
|
|
42
|
Clinical studies with beta 2 adrenoceptor agonists in heart failure.
|
Eur Heart J
|
1982
|
0.95
|
|
43
|
Stress-induced left ventricular outflow tract obstruction: a potential cause of dyspnea in the elderly.
|
J Am Coll Cardiol
|
1997
|
0.95
|
|
44
|
Treatment of chronic heart failure with pirbuterol: acute haemodynamic responses.
|
Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)
|
1981
|
0.94
|
|
45
|
Primary myocardial disease and alcoholism. The clinical manifestations and course of the disease in a selected population of patients observed for three or more years.
|
Circulation
|
1967
|
0.94
|
|
46
|
Right ventricular endocardial potential in acute massive pulmonary embolism.
|
Br Heart J
|
1972
|
0.93
|
|
47
|
Maximum acceleration of blood from the left ventricle in patients with ischaemic heart disease.
|
Clin Sci Mol Med
|
1974
|
0.93
|
|
48
|
Early continuous ST segment monitoring in unstable angina: prognostic value additional to the clinical characteristics and the admission electrocardiogram.
|
Heart
|
1996
|
0.92
|
|
49
|
Quantitation of precordial movement. I. Normal subjects.
|
Circulation
|
1967
|
0.92
|
|
50
|
Antithrombotic agents in coronary artery disease.
|
Chest
|
1998
|
0.91
|
|
51
|
Echocardiographic features and brain natriuretic peptides in patients presenting with heart failure and preserved systolic function.
|
Heart
|
2005
|
0.90
|
|
52
|
The variable effects of angiotensin converting enzyme inhibition on myocardial ischaemia in chronic stable angina.
|
Br Heart J
|
1989
|
0.88
|
|
53
|
Abnormal ventricular activation and repolarisation during dobutamine stress echocardiography in coronary artery disease.
|
Heart
|
1998
|
0.88
|
|
54
|
Single-dose and dose-response studies with oral pirbuterol, a new beta agonist in chronic heart failure.
|
Am Heart J
|
1981
|
0.88
|
|
55
|
The core of bluetongue virus binds double-stranded RNA.
|
J Virol
|
2002
|
0.87
|
|
56
|
Treatment of acute massive pulmonary embolism by streptokinase during labour and delivery.
|
Br Med J
|
1972
|
0.87
|
|
57
|
Complete heart block in patients with peroneal muscular atrophy.
|
Postgrad Med J
|
1971
|
0.87
|
|
58
|
Aorto-right atrial fistula. A rare complication of aortic dissection.
|
Br Heart J
|
1973
|
0.85
|
|
59
|
Subacute massive pulmonary embolism.
|
Br Heart J
|
1981
|
0.85
|
|
60
|
Ventricular dysrhythmias following intravenous dipyridamole during "stress" myocardial imaging.
|
Br J Radiol
|
1983
|
0.84
|
|
61
|
Symptoms, haemodynamics, and exercise capacity during long term treatment of chronic heart failure. Experience with pirbuterol.
|
Br Heart J
|
1983
|
0.84
|
|
62
|
Measurement of left ventricular volume after anterior myocardial infarction: comparison of magnetic resonance imaging, echocardiography, and radionuclide ventriculography.
|
Int J Cardiovasc Imaging
|
2002
|
0.84
|
|
63
|
Detection of clinically significant coronary artery disease in hypertensive patients. Echocardiographic study.
|
Br Heart J
|
1981
|
0.83
|
|
64
|
Causes of death, right ventricular hypertrophy, and congenital heart disease in scoliosis.
|
Clin Orthop Relat Res
|
1978
|
0.83
|
|
65
|
Clinical signs of severe acute mitral regurgitation.
|
Am J Cardiol
|
1967
|
0.83
|
|
66
|
Assessment of homograft replacement of mitral valve by chest radiographs.
|
Br Heart J
|
1972
|
0.82
|
|
67
|
Salbutamol in cardiogenic shock complicating acute myocardial infarction.
|
Br Heart J
|
1980
|
0.82
|
|
68
|
Beta 2 adrenoceptor agonists. Pharmacology, metabolic effects and arrhythmias.
|
Eur Heart J
|
1982
|
0.81
|
|
69
|
Newly diagnosed heart failure: change in quality of life, mood, and illness beliefs in the first 6 months after diagnosis.
|
Br J Health Psychol
|
2011
|
0.81
|
|
70
|
Comparison of methods to assess coronary heart disease prevalence in South Asians.
|
Natl Med J India
|
1998
|
0.81
|
|
71
|
Comparison of streptokinase and heparin in treatment of isolated acute massive pulmonary embolism.
|
Br Heart J
|
1971
|
0.80
|
|
72
|
Objective assessment of the response to treatment of severe heart failure using a 9-minute walk test on a patient-powered treadmill.
|
J Card Fail
|
1996
|
0.80
|
|
73
|
The prevalence, aetiology and management of heart failure.
|
Br J Gen Pract
|
1996
|
0.80
|
|
74
|
Angiographic assessment of left ventricular function in patients with ischaemic heart disease without clinical heart failure.
|
Br Heart J
|
1971
|
0.79
|
|
75
|
Acute haemodynamic comparison of amrinone and pirbuterol in chronic heart failure. Additional effects of isosorbide dinitrate.
|
Br Heart J
|
1983
|
0.79
|
|
76
|
New perspectives on heart failure due to myocardial ischaemia.
|
Eur Heart J
|
1999
|
0.79
|
|
77
|
Evaluation of a method for quantifying the angiographic severity of major pulmonary embolism.
|
Am J Roentgenol Radium Ther Nucl Med
|
1975
|
0.78
|
|
78
|
Effects of combined alpha and beta adrenoceptor blockade in patients with angina pectoris. A double blind study comparing labetalol with placebo.
|
Br Heart J
|
1985
|
0.78
|
|
79
|
Antithrombotic agents in coronary artery disease.
|
Chest
|
1995
|
0.77
|
|
80
|
Left ventricular volume in thrombolysed patients with acute anterior myocardial infarction: the effect of captopril and xamoterol.
|
Int J Cardiol
|
1995
|
0.76
|
|
81
|
Differences between acute and long-term metabolic and endocrine effects of oral beta-adrenoceptor agonist therapy with pirbuterol for cardiac failure.
|
Br J Clin Pharmacol
|
1987
|
0.76
|
|
82
|
Nonrheumatic subvalvular mitral regurgitation. Etiology and clinical aspects.
|
Circulation
|
1973
|
0.76
|
|
83
|
Comparison between streptokinase and heparin in life-threatening pulmonary embolism.
|
Br J Haematol
|
1973
|
0.76
|
|
84
|
Double-blind, randomised, cross-over comparison of oral captopril and enoximone added to diuretic treatment in patients with severe heart failure.
|
J Cardiovasc Pharmacol
|
1988
|
0.76
|
|
85
|
Why clinical audit doesn't work. Clinical audit in nursing homes has proved ineffective.
|
BMJ
|
1998
|
0.75
|
|
86
|
Major detachment of aortic prosthetic valves.
|
Br Heart J
|
1970
|
0.75
|
|
87
|
Incoordinate left ventricular wall motion after acute myocardial infarction. Serial echocardiographic assessment.
|
Br Heart J
|
1984
|
0.75
|
|
88
|
Diagnosis of severe mitral regurgitation due to non-rheumatic chordal abnormalities.
|
Br Heart J
|
1973
|
0.75
|
|
89
|
Supravalvar aortic stenosis: a complication of aortic valve surgery.
|
Br Heart J
|
1990
|
0.75
|
|
90
|
N-terminal brain natriuretic peptide and subsequent hospital admission for worsening heart failure.
|
Heart
|
2005
|
0.75
|
|
91
|
Is housing a public health issue?
|
BMJ
|
1991
|
0.75
|
|
92
|
Psychological factors in breast cancer.
|
BMJ
|
1991
|
0.75
|
|
93
|
Signs of pericardial constriction in rupture of ventricular septum complicating myocardial infarction.
|
Br Heart J
|
1972
|
0.75
|
|
94
|
Restoration of sinus rhythm during two consecutive pregnancies in a woman with congenital complete heart block.
|
Br Heart J
|
1990
|
0.75
|
|
95
|
Screening for breast cancer. Screen women over 65.
|
BMJ
|
1994
|
0.75
|
|
96
|
Disseminated chlamydial infection. Infection by intracellular parasites, Chlamydiae, has a great variance in clinical appearance and increasing frequency of appearance.
|
IMJ Ill Med J
|
1971
|
0.75
|
|
97
|
A medico-social experience in 1946 in Thule, Greenland.
|
Arctic Med Res
|
1992
|
0.75
|
|
98
|
Computer-assisted diagnosis in acute abdominal pain.
|
Lancet
|
1989
|
0.75
|
|
99
|
Serologic evidence of a sporadic outbreak in Illinois of infection by Chlamydia (psittacosis-LGV agent) in patients with primary myocardial disease and respiratory disease.
|
Am Heart J
|
1971
|
0.75
|
|
100
|
Quantitation of precordial movement. II. Mitral regurgitation.
|
Circulation
|
1967
|
0.75
|
|
101
|
Atenolol or nicardipine alone is as efficacious in stable angina as their combination: a double blind randomised trial.
|
Int J Cardiol
|
1993
|
0.75
|
|
102
|
Health for All by the year 1990? Progress in Yorkshire.
|
J Public Health Med
|
1993
|
0.75
|
|
103
|
The value of the plain radiograph in acute massive pulmonary embolism.
|
Br J Radiol
|
1971
|
0.75
|
|
104
|
Solitary tumour metastasis: a rare cause of right ventricular outflow tract obstruction and sudden death.
|
Eur Heart J
|
1984
|
0.75
|
|
105
|
Cardioversion of atrial arrhythmias: audit of anticoagulation management.
|
J R Coll Physicians Lond
|
1997
|
0.75
|
|
106
|
Yellow book, red alert: managing change in the NHS.
|
Health Bull (Edinb)
|
1987
|
0.75
|
|
107
|
[Mitral valve substitutes with homograft valves. Evaluation of the results of surgery on the basis of the radiography of the thorax. Preliminary report].
|
Schweiz Med Wochenschr
|
1972
|
0.75
|
|
108
|
A comparison of hemodynamic effects of one-month oral captopril and enoximone treatment for severe congestive heart failure.
|
Am J Cardiol
|
1987
|
0.75
|
|
109
|
Alcoholic cardiomyopathy.
|
Dis Mon
|
1971
|
0.75
|
|
110
|
Family planning.
|
Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)
|
1988
|
0.75
|
|
111
|
Maximum acceleration of blood from the left ventricle of patients with ischaemic heart disease.
|
Clin Sci
|
1972
|
0.75
|