Published in Ultrasound Med Biol on March 01, 2003
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Simvastatin with or without ezetimibe in familial hypercholesterolemia. N Engl J Med (2008) 14.01
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Effects of dietary fatty acids and carbohydrates on the ratio of serum total to HDL cholesterol and on serum lipids and apolipoproteins: a meta-analysis of 60 controlled trials. Am J Clin Nutr (2003) 6.83
Trans fatty acids and cardiovascular disease. N Engl J Med (2006) 6.67
Effect of rosuvastatin on progression of carotid intima-media thickness in low-risk individuals with subclinical atherosclerosis: the METEOR Trial. JAMA (2007) 6.02
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MTHFR 677C-->T polymorphism and risk of coronary heart disease: a meta-analysis. JAMA (2002) 5.29
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Relation between blood pressure and vascular events and mortality in patients with manifest vascular disease: J-curve revisited. Hypertension (2011) 3.11
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The importance of reducing SFA to limit CHD. Br J Nutr (2011) 2.60
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Effect of online hemodiafiltration on all-cause mortality and cardiovascular outcomes. J Am Soc Nephrol (2012) 2.55
High dietary glycemic load and glycemic index increase risk of cardiovascular disease among middle-aged women: a population-based follow-up study. J Am Coll Cardiol (2007) 2.47
Heart rate-corrected QT interval prolongation predicts risk of coronary heart disease in black and white middle-aged men and women: the ARIC study. J Am Coll Cardiol (2004) 2.46
Effect of torcetrapib on carotid atherosclerosis in familial hypercholesterolemia. N Engl J Med (2007) 2.41
Measuring carotid intima-media thickness: extensive ultrasound protocols have value. J Am Soc Echocardiogr (2012) 2.39
Diet, nutrition and the prevention of hypertension and cardiovascular diseases. Public Health Nutr (2004) 2.24
Dispositional optimism and all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in a prospective cohort of elderly dutch men and women. Arch Gen Psychiatry (2004) 2.15
Dietary alpha-linolenic acid is associated with reduced risk of fatal coronary heart disease, but increased prostate cancer risk: a meta-analysis. J Nutr (2004) 2.11
The term prospective trial is a pleonasm. Lancet (2002) 2.04
Genome-wide association and genetic functional studies identify autism susceptibility candidate 2 gene (AUTS2) in the regulation of alcohol consumption. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2011) 2.01
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Cholesteryl ester transfer protein inhibitor torcetrapib and off-target toxicity: a pooled analysis of the rating atherosclerotic disease change by imaging with a new CETP inhibitor (RADIANCE) trials. Circulation (2008) 1.91
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Improvements in risk stratification for the occurrence of cardiovascular disease by imaging subclinical atherosclerosis: a systematic review. Heart (2011) 1.80
Effect of fish oil on heart rate in humans: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Circulation (2005) 1.80
Is the association between flow-mediated dilation and cardiovascular risk limited to low-risk populations? J Am Coll Cardiol (2005) 1.79
Age at menopause, cause-specific mortality and total life expectancy. Epidemiology (2005) 1.78
Hemodialysis arteriovenous fistula patency revisited: results of a prospective, multicenter initiative. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol (2008) 1.77
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Eligibility for renal denervation: experience at 11 European expert centers. Hypertension (2014) 1.68
Stenting versus surgery in patients with carotid stenosis after previous cervical radiation therapy: systematic review and meta-analysis. Stroke (2011) 1.64
Weight-loss diets for the prevention and treatment of obesity. N Engl J Med (2009) 1.61
Higher usual dietary intake of phytoestrogens is associated with lower aortic stiffness in postmenopausal women. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol (2002) 1.61
Dietary fructooligosaccharides affect intestinal barrier function in healthy men. J Nutr (2006) 1.61
Conversion of alpha-linolenic acid in humans is influenced by the absolute amounts of alpha-linolenic acid and linoleic acid in the diet and not by their ratio. Am J Clin Nutr (2006) 1.59
Measurement of carotid intima-media thickness to assess progression and regression of atherosclerosis. Nat Clin Pract Cardiovasc Med (2008) 1.57
Docosahexaenoic acid concentrations are higher in women than in men because of estrogenic effects. Am J Clin Nutr (2004) 1.57
Does a routinely measured blood pressure in young adolescence accurately predict hypertension and total cardiovascular risk in young adulthood? J Hypertens (2003) 1.53
Long-term exposure to air pollution and vascular damage in young adults. Epidemiology (2010) 1.53
Extensive or restricted ultrasound protocols to measure carotid intima-media thickness: analysis of completeness rates and impact on observed rates of change over time. J Am Soc Echocardiogr (2011) 1.52
Bread cofortified with folic acid and vitamin B-12 improves the folate and vitamin B-12 status of healthy older people: a randomized controlled trial. Am J Clin Nutr (2008) 1.51
4G/4G genotype of PAI-1 gene is associated with reduced risk of stroke in elderly. Stroke (2003) 1.50
The effects of music on physiological responses and sedation scores in sedated, mechanically ventilated patients. J Clin Nurs (2010) 1.50
Effect of hemodiafiltration on quality of life over time. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol (2012) 1.50
Clinical prediction rule to estimate the absolute 3-year risk of major cardiovascular events after carotid endarterectomy. Stroke (2012) 1.50
The cost-utility of haemodiafiltration versus haemodialysis in the Convective Transport Study. Nephrol Dial Transplant (2013) 1.49
Pulse pressure amplification and risk of cardiovascular disease. Am J Hypertens (2008) 1.48
Validation of the kidney failure risk equation in European CKD patients. Nephrol Dial Transplant (2013) 1.48
Algorithms to measure carotid intima-media thickness in trials: a comparison of reproducibility, rate of progression and treatment effect. J Hypertens (2011) 1.47
Cardiovascular risk factors and increased carotid intima-media thickness in healthy young adults: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Young Adults (ARYA) Study. Arch Intern Med (2003) 1.46
Results from a carotid intima-media thickness trial as a decision tool for launching a large-scale morbidity and mortality trial. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging (2012) 1.46
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Ultrasound protocols to measure carotid intima-media thickness: one size does not fit all. J Am Soc Echocardiogr (2012) 1.43
Predicting the risk of multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 for patients with commonly occurring endocrine tumors. Eur J Endocrinol (2012) 1.43
Endogenous sex hormones and progression of carotid atherosclerosis in elderly men. Circulation (2004) 1.43
The effect of alcohol on atherosclerotic plaque composition and cardiovascular events in patients with arterial occlusive disease. J Vasc Surg (2011) 1.42
Annual rupture risk of abdominal aortic aneurysm enlargement without detectable endoleak after endovascular abdominal aortic repair. J Vasc Surg (2011) 1.41
High dietary menaquinone intake is associated with reduced coronary calcification. Atherosclerosis (2008) 1.40
Effect of animal and industrial trans fatty acids on HDL and LDL cholesterol levels in humans--a quantitative review. PLoS One (2010) 1.39
Cardiogenetic screening of first-degree relatives after sudden cardiac death in the young: a population-based approach. Europace (2011) 1.39
Is blood donation induced low iron status associated with favourable levels of OxLDL, s-ICAM-1, sVCAM-1 and vWF-antigen in healthy men. Atherosclerosis (2004) 1.39
Umbilical coiling index in normal and complicated pregnancies. Obstet Gynecol (2006) 1.38
Exercise-related out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in the general population: incidence and prognosis. Eur Heart J (2013) 1.38
MASTERPLAN: study of the role of nurse practitioners in a multifactorial intervention to reduce cardiovascular risk in chronic kidney disease patients. J Nephrol (2008) 1.30
Risk factors for progression of atherosclerosis measured at multiple sites in the arterial tree: the Rotterdam Study. Stroke (2003) 1.30
Contribution of caffeine to the homocysteine-raising effect of coffee: a randomized controlled trial in humans. Am J Clin Nutr (2002) 1.27
Prevalence of asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis according to age and sex: systematic review and metaregression analysis. Stroke (2009) 1.27
Betaine supplementation lowers plasma homocysteine in healthy men and women. J Nutr (2003) 1.26
Multifactorial intervention with nurse practitioners does not change cardiovascular outcomes in patients with chronic kidney disease. Kidney Int (2012) 1.24
Omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids and coronary heart disease. Am J Clin Nutr (2009) 1.24
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Haemodiafiltration: promise for the future? Nephrol Dial Transplant (2007) 1.24
Flavonol and flavone intakes in US health professionals. J Am Diet Assoc (2002) 1.23
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Effect of low doses of n-3 fatty acids on cardiovascular diseases in 4,837 post-myocardial infarction patients: design and baseline characteristics of the Alpha Omega Trial. Am Heart J (2010) 1.19
Effect of increased convective clearance by on-line hemodiafiltration on all cause and cardiovascular mortality in chronic hemodialysis patients - the Dutch CONvective TRAnsport STudy (CONTRAST): rationale and design of a randomised controlled trial [ISRCTN38365125]. Curr Control Trials Cardiovasc Med (2005) 1.17
Alternatives to low-fat diets. Am J Clin Nutr (2006) 1.17
Alcohol intake and aortic stiffness in young men and women. J Hypertens (2005) 1.16
Obstetric management and outcome of pregnancy in women with a history of caesarean section in the Netherlands. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol (2006) 1.16
Chlorogenic acid, quercetin-3-rutinoside and black tea phenols are extensively metabolized in humans. J Nutr (2003) 1.16
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Serum carotenoids and vitamins in relation to markers of endothelial function and inflammation. Eur J Epidemiol (2004) 1.15
Parental smoking and vascular damage in their 5-year-old children. Pediatrics (2011) 1.14
Emergency peripartum hysterectomy: A prospective study in The Netherlands. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol (2005) 1.13
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Nitrate in foods: harmful or healthy? Am J Clin Nutr (2009) 1.13
The association between abdominal visceral fat and carotid stiffness is mediated by circulating inflammatory markers in uncomplicated type 2 diabetes. J Clin Endocrinol Metab (2004) 1.12