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National Emphysema Treatment Trial Research Group

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1 A randomized trial comparing lung-volume-reduction surgery with medical therapy for severe emphysema. N Engl J Med 2003 10.40
2 Patients at high risk of death after lung-volume-reduction surgery. N Engl J Med 2001 5.76
3 Sex differences in severe pulmonary emphysema. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2007 2.77
4 Long-term follow-up of patients receiving lung-volume-reduction surgery versus medical therapy for severe emphysema by the National Emphysema Treatment Trial Research Group. Ann Thorac Surg 2006 2.53
5 Six-minute walk distance in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: reproducibility and effect of walking course layout and length. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2003 2.03
6 The effects of pulmonary rehabilitation in the national emphysema treatment trial. Chest 2005 1.94
7 Cost effectiveness of lung-volume-reduction surgery for patients with severe emphysema. N Engl J Med 2003 1.79
8 The effect of lung volume reduction surgery on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2007 1.68
9 Predictors of operative mortality and cardiopulmonary morbidity in the National Emphysema Treatment Trial. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 1.46
10 Weight gain after lung reduction surgery is related to improved lung function and ventilatory efficiency. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2012 1.43
11 Pulmonary hypertension and computed tomography measurement of small pulmonary vessels in severe emphysema. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2009 1.36
12 Advanced emphysema in African-American and white patients: do differences exist? Chest 2006 1.24
13 Measurement of health-related quality of life in the national emphysema treatment trial. Chest 2004 1.21
14 Variability of spirometry in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: results from two clinical trials. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2006 1.14
15 Longitudinal change in the BODE index predicts mortality in severe emphysema. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2008 1.05
16 Physiological and computed tomographic predictors of outcome from lung volume reduction surgery. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2009 1.04
17 Safety and efficacy of median sternotomy versus video-assisted thoracic surgery for lung volume reduction surgery. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 1.00
18 Effect of lung volume reduction surgery on resting pulmonary hemodynamics in severe emphysema. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2007 0.97
19 Lung volume reduction surgery in patients with emphysema and alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency. Ann Thorac Surg 2007 0.93
20 Effects of lung volume reduction surgery on gas exchange and breathing pattern during maximum exercise. Chest 2009 0.90
21 Effects of lung volume reduction surgery on sleep quality and nocturnal gas exchange in patients with severe emphysema. Chest 2005 0.90
22 A clinician's guide to the use of lung volume reduction surgery. Proc Am Thorac Soc 2008 0.89
23 Perfusion scintigraphy and patient selection for lung volume reduction surgery. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2010 0.89
24 Multivariate models of determinants of health-related quality of life in severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. J Rehabil Res Dev 2009 0.87
25 Severe chronic bronchitis in advanced emphysema increases mortality and hospitalizations. COPD 2013 0.86
26 Factors to inform clinicians about the end of life in severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. J Pain Symptom Manage 2013 0.84
27 Changes in arterial oxygenation and self-reported oxygen use after lung volume reduction surgery. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2008 0.84
28 Methodologic issues in terminating enrollment of a subgroup of patients in a multicenter randomized trial. Clin Trials 2004 0.77
29 Sequential cognitive skills in emphysema patients following lung volume reduction surgery: a 2-year longitudinal study. J Cardiopulm Rehabil Prev 2011 0.75