Published in JAMA on March 10, 2004
A comprehensive view of sex-specific issues related to cardiovascular disease. CMAJ (2007) 2.35
Women with coronary artery disease report worse health-related quality of life outcomes compared to men. Health Qual Life Outcomes (2004) 1.53
The relationship between body mass index, treatment, and mortality in patients with established coronary artery disease: a report from APPROACH. Eur Heart J (2009) 1.48
Sex/gender medicine. The biological basis for personalized care in cardiovascular medicine. Circ J (2009) 1.01
Evaluation of tumour necrosis factor alpha, interleukin-2 soluble receptor, nitric oxide metabolites, and lipids as inflammatory markers in type 2 diabetes mellitus. Mediators Inflamm (2006) 0.89
Sex, socioeconomic status, access to cardiac catheterization, and outcomes for acute coronary syndromes in the context of universal healthcare coverage. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes (2014) 0.85
Risk-taking attitudes and their association with process and outcomes of cardiac care: a cohort study. BMC Cardiovasc Disord (2009) 0.81
Referrals in acute coronary events for CARdiac catheterization: The RACE CAR trial. Can J Cardiol (2010) 0.81
A multi-region assessment of population rates of cardiac catheterization and yield of high-risk coronary artery disease. BMC Health Serv Res (2011) 0.79
Evaluation of supply-side initiatives to improve access to coronary bypass surgery. BMC Health Serv Res (2012) 0.78
Sex differences in independent factors associated with coronary artery disease. Wien Klin Wochenschr (2014) 0.78
Economic evaluation of increasing population rates of cardiac catheterization. BMC Health Serv Res (2011) 0.75
Influence of sex on outcomes after percutaneous coronary intervention in patients over 75 years of age with coronary heart disease. Clin Interv Aging (2014) 0.75
Interpreting angina: symptoms along a gender continuum. Open Heart (2016) 0.75
Outcomes following percutaneous coronary revascularization among South Asian and Chinese Canadians. BMC Cardiovasc Disord (2017) 0.75
Predictors of common femoral artery access site complications in patients on oral anticoagulants and undergoing a coronary procedure. Ther Clin Risk Manag (2017) 0.75
Sex differences in mortality after coronary artery bypass graft surgery. JAMA (2004) 0.75
Patient sex does not modify ejection fraction as a predictor of death in heart failure: insights from the APPROACH cohort. J Gen Intern Med (2008) 0.75
The occurrence of adverse events in relation to time after registration for coronary artery bypass surgery: a population-based observational study. J Cardiothorac Surg (2013) 0.75
Coding algorithms for defining comorbidities in ICD-9-CM and ICD-10 administrative data. Med Care (2005) 30.41
The Canadian Adverse Events Study: the incidence of adverse events among hospital patients in Canada. CMAJ (2004) 21.24
Increasing incidence and prevalence of the inflammatory bowel diseases with time, based on systematic review. Gastroenterology (2011) 12.09
Active smoking and the risk of type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis. JAMA (2007) 7.79
New ICD-10 version of the Charlson comorbidity index predicted in-hospital mortality. J Clin Epidemiol (2004) 7.20
D-dimer for the exclusion of acute venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism: a systematic review. Ann Intern Med (2004) 6.15
Association of alcohol consumption with selected cardiovascular disease outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ (2011) 6.11
Validity of information on comorbidity derived rom ICD-9-CCM administrative data. Med Care (2002) 5.92
Physician wellness: a missing quality indicator. Lancet (2009) 5.50
Comparison of the Elixhauser and Charlson/Deyo methods of comorbidity measurement in administrative data. Med Care (2004) 5.12
Acetylcysteine in the prevention of contrast-induced nephropathy: a case study of the pitfalls in the evolution of evidence. Arch Intern Med (2006) 4.90
Assessing validity of ICD-9-CM and ICD-10 administrative data in recording clinical conditions in a unique dually coded database. Health Serv Res (2008) 4.25
Validity of procedure codes in International Classification of Diseases, 9th revision, clinical modification administrative data. Med Care (2004) 4.15
The reporting of methodological factors in randomized controlled trials and the association with a journal policy to promote adherence to the Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) checklist. Control Clin Trials (2002) 3.62
Adapting the Charlson Comorbidity Index for use in patients with ESRD. Am J Kidney Dis (2003) 3.60
Survival after coronary revascularization in the elderly. Circulation (2002) 3.17
Chelation therapy for ischemic heart disease: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA (2002) 3.13
Cost analysis of ongoing care of patients with end-stage renal disease: the impact of dialysis modality and dialysis access. Am J Kidney Dis (2002) 3.06
Early risk of stroke after transient ischemic attack: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Arch Intern Med (2007) 3.06
Development of an online tool to determine appropriateness for an epilepsy surgery evaluation. Neurology (2012) 2.97
Dealing with missing data in a multi-question depression scale: a comparison of imputation methods. BMC Med Res Methodol (2006) 2.81
Validation of a case definition to define hypertension using administrative data. Hypertension (2009) 2.74
Characteristics and outcomes of patients with acute myocardial infarction and angiographically normal coronary arteries. Am J Cardiol (2005) 2.69
An observational study found that authors of randomized controlled trials frequently use concealment of randomization and blinding, despite the failure to report these methods. J Clin Epidemiol (2004) 2.58
Statins are associated with better outcomes after carotid endarterectomy in symptomatic patients. Stroke (2005) 2.50
The association among renal insufficiency, pharmacotherapy, and outcomes in 6,427 patients with heart failure and coronary artery disease. J Am Coll Cardiol (2004) 2.32
Hospital and surgeon determinants of carotid endarterectomy outcomes. Arch Neurol (2002) 2.30
Cardiac rehabilitation attendance and outcomes in coronary artery disease patients. Circulation (2012) 2.30
Effectiveness of interventions targeting frequent users of emergency departments: a systematic review. Ann Emerg Med (2011) 2.19
Development of a frailty index for patients with coronary artery disease. J Am Geriatr Soc (2010) 2.18
Cross-national comparative performance of three versions of the ICD-10 Charlson index. Med Care (2007) 2.14
Current perspectives on coronary chronic total occlusions: the Canadian Multicenter Chronic Total Occlusions Registry. J Am Coll Cardiol (2012) 2.11
Outcomes after aortic and mitral valve replacement surgery in Canada: 1994/95 to 1999/2000. Can J Cardiol (2004) 2.11
Defining the optimal treatment of locally advanced esophageal cancer: a systematic review and decision analysis. Ann Thorac Surg (2007) 2.06
Coronary revascularization for patients with severe left ventricular dysfunction. Ann Thorac Surg (2013) 2.06
Aspirin use and outcomes in a community-based cohort of 7352 patients discharged after first hospitalization for heart failure. Circulation (2006) 2.05
Sex differences in access to coronary revascularization after cardiac catheterization: importance of detailed clinical data. Ann Intern Med (2002) 2.03
Overview of a formal scoping review on health system report cards. Implement Sci (2010) 1.95
Access to health care among status Aboriginal people with chronic kidney disease. CMAJ (2008) 1.91
Associations between acute kidney injury and cardiovascular and renal outcomes after coronary angiography. Circulation (2011) 1.85
Association of socio-economic status with diabetes prevalence and utilization of diabetes care services. BMC Health Serv Res (2006) 1.80
Effectiveness of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease-management programs: systematic review and meta-analysis. Am J Med (2008) 1.76
Cardiovascular health: the importance of measuring patient-reported health status: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association. Circulation (2013) 1.73
Development and validation of a surname list to define Chinese ethnicity. Med Care (2006) 1.71
Quality of life after coronary revascularization in the elderly. Eur Heart J (2006) 1.66
Multiple imputation versus data enhancement for dealing with missing data in observational health care outcome analyses. J Clin Epidemiol (2002) 1.65
Variation in health services utilization among ethnic populations. CMAJ (2006) 1.64
Population rates of cardiac catheterization and yield of high-risk coronary artery disease. CMAJ (2005) 1.64
Assessing accuracy of diagnosis-type indicators for flagging complications in administrative data. J Clin Epidemiol (2004) 1.62
Kaplan-Meier methods yielded misleading results in competing risk scenarios. J Clin Epidemiol (2006) 1.58
The Enhancing Secondary Prevention in Coronary Artery Disease trial. CMAJ (2009) 1.57
Systematic review and meta-analysis: anti-tumor necrosis factor α therapy and cardiovascular events in rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) (2011) 1.55
Women with coronary artery disease report worse health-related quality of life outcomes compared to men. Health Qual Life Outcomes (2004) 1.53
Accuracy of city postal code coordinates as a proxy for location of residence. Int J Health Geogr (2004) 1.52
Venous thromboembolic disease: comparison of the diagnostic process in blacks and whites. Arch Intern Med (2003) 1.51
Public versus private institutional performance reporting: what is mandatory for quality improvement? Am Heart J (2006) 1.50
Acute kidney injury following coronary angiography is associated with a long-term decline in kidney function. Kidney Int (2010) 1.50
Outcomes of cardiac resynchronization therapy in patients with versus those without atrial fibrillation: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Heart Rhythm (2011) 1.48
Relation of T-axis abnormalities to coronary artery disease and survival after cardiac catheterization. Am J Cardiol (2005) 1.48
Exploring the treatment-risk paradox in coronary disease. Arch Intern Med (2007) 1.48