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Title |
Journal |
Year |
PubWeight™‹?› |
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1
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Changes in aortic pulse wave velocity of patients undergoing endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms.
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J Endovasc Ther
|
2012
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2.65
|
|
2
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The beneficial effects of a direct thrombin inhibitor, dabigatran etexilate, on the development and stability of atherosclerotic lesions in apolipoprotein E-deficient mice : dabigatran etexilate and atherosclerosis.
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Cardiovasc Drugs Ther
|
2012
|
2.22
|
|
3
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The impact of endograft type on inflammatory response after endovascular treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysm.
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J Vasc Surg
|
2013
|
2.07
|
|
4
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Conversion to open repair after endografting for abdominal aortic aneurysm: a review of causes, incidence, results, and surgical techniques of reconstruction.
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J Endovasc Ther
|
2010
|
1.85
|
|
5
|
Carotid artery stenting-induced hemodynamic instability.
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J Endovasc Ther
|
2013
|
1.62
|
|
6
|
The anti-inflammatory effects of exercise training in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
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Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil
|
2007
|
1.61
|
|
7
|
The chimney graft technique for preserving visceral vessels during endovascular treatment of aortic pathologies.
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J Vasc Surg
|
2012
|
1.55
|
|
8
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Hybrid open endovascular technique for aortic thoracoabdominal pathologies.
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Circulation
|
2011
|
1.48
|
|
9
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Differential effects of stent-graft fabrics on arterial stiffness in patients undergoing endovascular aneurysm repair.
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J Endovasc Ther
|
2014
|
1.46
|
|
10
|
Artificial blood vessel: the Holy Grail of peripheral vascular surgery.
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J Vasc Surg
|
2005
|
1.38
|
|
11
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Matrix metalloproteinases: contribution to pathogenesis, diagnosis, surveillance and treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms.
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Curr Med Res Opin
|
2004
|
1.14
|
|
12
|
Effects of cyclic strain on vascular cells.
|
Endothelium
|
2004
|
1.10
|
|
13
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The chimney-graft technique for preserving supra-aortic branches: a review.
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Ann Cardiothorac Surg
|
2013
|
1.09
|
|
14
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A systematic review and meta-analysis of hybrid aortic arch replacement.
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Ann Cardiothorac Surg
|
2013
|
1.04
|
|
15
|
Matrix metalloproteinases and diabetic vascular complications.
|
Angiology
|
2005
|
1.01
|
|
16
|
Internal carotid artery occlusion: association with atherosclerotic disease in other arterial beds and vascular risk factors.
|
Angiology
|
2007
|
0.95
|
|
17
|
Endovascular repair of popliteal artery pseudoaneurysm with arteriovenous fistula after knee arthroscopy: case report and literature review.
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Vasc Endovascular Surg
|
2013
|
0.95
|
|
18
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Flow-diverting stents for the treatment of arterial aneurysms.
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J Vasc Surg
|
2012
|
0.94
|
|
19
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The relationship between serum levels of vascular calcification inhibitors and carotid plaque vulnerability.
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J Vasc Surg
|
2008
|
0.94
|
|
20
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Hybrid repair of ruptured infected anastomotic femoral pseudoaneurysms: Emergent stent-graft implantation and secondary surgical debridement.
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J Vasc Surg
|
2009
|
0.93
|
|
21
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Effects of rosiglitazone and metformin treatment on apelin, visfatin, and ghrelin levels in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
|
Metabolism
|
2009
|
0.93
|
|
22
|
Thromboangiitis obliterans (Buerger's disease): searching for a therapeutic strategy.
|
Angiology
|
2007
|
0.92
|
|
23
|
An update on markers of carotid atherosclerosis in patients with Type 2 diabetes.
|
Biomark Med
|
2010
|
0.91
|
|
24
|
The impact of aerobic exercise training on novel adipokines, apelin and ghrelin, in patients with type 2 diabetes.
|
Med Sci Monit
|
2012
|
0.91
|
|
25
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Mortality in diabetic and nondiabetic patients after amputations performed from 1996 to 2005 in a tertiary hospital population: a 3-year follow-up study.
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J Diabetes Complications
|
2008
|
0.91
|
|
26
|
Effects of exercise training on the severity and composition of atherosclerotic plaque in apoE-deficient mice.
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J Vasc Res
|
2011
|
0.90
|
|
27
|
The role of STAT-3 in the mediation of smooth muscle cell response to cyclic strain.
|
Int J Biochem Cell Biol
|
2005
|
0.89
|
|
28
|
Aggressive lipid-lowering is more effective than moderate lipid-lowering treatment in carotid plaque stabilization.
|
J Vasc Surg
|
2009
|
0.89
|
|
29
|
Cardiorespiratory capacity is associated with favourable cardiovascular risk profile in patients with Type 2 diabetes.
|
J Diabetes Complications
|
2008
|
0.87
|
|
30
|
Arterial stiffness and novel biomarkers in patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms.
|
Regul Pept
|
2012
|
0.87
|
|
31
|
Retrograde transpopliteal approach of iliofemoral lesions.
|
Vasc Endovascular Surg
|
2011
|
0.82
|
|
32
|
Exercise training ameliorates the effects of rosiglitazone on traditional and novel cardiovascular risk factors in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
|
Metabolism
|
2009
|
0.81
|
|
33
|
Effects of atorvastatin on apelin, visfatin (nampt), ghrelin and early carotid atherosclerosis in patients with type 2 diabetes.
|
Acta Diabetol
|
2011
|
0.81
|
|
34
|
Outcome after preservation of infected abdominal aortic endografts.
|
J Endovasc Ther
|
2014
|
0.81
|
|
35
|
Are statins an option in the management of abdominal aortic aneurysms?
|
Vasc Endovascular Surg
|
2008
|
0.81
|
|
36
|
Stent-graft repair of isolated iliac aneurysms with wide or ectatic necks with use of inverted zenith device legs.
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J Vasc Interv Radiol
|
2009
|
0.80
|
|
37
|
Serum levels of fetuin-A, osteoprotegerin and osteopontin in patients with coronary artery disease: effects of statin (HMGCoA-reductase inhibitor) therapy.
|
Clin Drug Investig
|
2014
|
0.80
|
|
38
|
Impact of atorvastatin on serum vaspin levels in hypercholesterolemic patients with moderate cardiovascular risk.
|
Regul Pept
|
2011
|
0.79
|
|
39
|
Leptin: a promising therapeutic target with pleiotropic action besides body weight regulation.
|
Curr Drug Targets
|
2006
|
0.79
|
|
40
|
Advances in assessment and management of carotid body tumors.
|
Vascular
|
2011
|
0.79
|
|
41
|
Current role of biomarkers in carotid disease: a systematic review.
|
Int J Stroke
|
2011
|
0.79
|
|
42
|
Peripheral arterial disease: a missed opportunity to administer statins so as to reduce cardiac morbidity and mortality.
|
Curr Med Chem
|
2005
|
0.79
|
|
43
|
Telomerase expression on aortic wall endothelial cells is attenuated in abdominal aortic aneurysms compared to healthy nonaneurysmal aortas.
|
J Vasc Surg
|
2011
|
0.79
|
|
44
|
Balloon angioplasty vs nitinol stent placement in the treatment of venous anastomotic stenoses of hemodialysis grafts after surgical thrombectomy.
|
J Vasc Surg
|
2011
|
0.79
|
|
45
|
New cerebral ischemic lesions after carotid endarterectomy.
|
Ann Vasc Surg
|
2013
|
0.78
|
|
46
|
Endograft accommodation on the aortic bifurcation: an overview of anatomical fixation and implications for long-term stent-graft stability.
|
J Endovasc Ther
|
2011
|
0.78
|
|
47
|
Education in vascular surgery: critical issues around the globe-training and qualification in vascular surgery in Europe.
|
J Vasc Surg
|
2008
|
0.78
|
|
48
|
Carotid artery atherosclerosis: what is the evidence for drug action?
|
Curr Pharm Des
|
2007
|
0.78
|
|
49
|
The association of carotid plaque inflammation and Chlamydia pneumoniae infection with cerebrovascular symptomatology.
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J Vasc Surg
|
2006
|
0.77
|
|
50
|
Metallothionein expression in the high-risk carotid atherosclerotic plaque.
|
Curr Med Res Opin
|
2007
|
0.77
|
|
51
|
Combined open and endovascular treatment of thoracoabdominal aortic pathologies: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
|
Ann Cardiothorac Surg
|
2012
|
0.77
|
|
52
|
Beneficial effects of combined treatment with rosiglitazone and exercise on cardiovascular risk factors in patients with type 2 diabetes.
|
Diabetes Care
|
2007
|
0.77
|
|
53
|
Results of carotid artery stenting with transcervical access.
|
J Vasc Surg
|
2013
|
0.77
|
|
54
|
Optimal medical management of peripheral arterial disease.
|
Vasc Endovascular Surg
|
2007
|
0.76
|
|
55
|
Adipokines: a novel link between adiposity and carotid plaque vulnerability.
|
Eur J Clin Invest
|
2012
|
0.76
|
|
56
|
Perioperative/periprocedural effects of statin treatment for patients undergoing vascular surgery or endovascular procedures: an update.
|
Curr Vasc Pharmacol
|
2013
|
0.76
|
|
57
|
Vascular surgery training and certification: an international perspective.
|
J Vasc Surg
|
2007
|
0.76
|
|
58
|
Regarding "routine early postoperative duplex scanning is unnecessary following uncomplicated carotid endarterectomy".
|
Vasc Endovascular Surg
|
2003
|
0.75
|
|
59
|
Regarding bare metal stent infections: case report and review of the literature.
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J Vasc Surg
|
2008
|
0.75
|
|
60
|
Regarding "Long-term incidence of myocardial infarct, stroke, and mortality in patients operated on for abdominal aortic aneurysms".
|
J Vasc Surg
|
2012
|
0.75
|
|
61
|
Identifying asymptomatic carotid stenosis patients at high risk of cerebrovascular events: the missing piece of the puzzle?
|
Angiology
|
2012
|
0.75
|
|
62
|
Severe, but not moderate, carotid atherosclerosis may predict concomitant vascular disease in other arterial beds.
|
Stroke
|
2010
|
0.75
|
|
63
|
Effects of limited work hours on surgical training.
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J Am Coll Surg
|
2003
|
0.75
|
|
64
|
Reply: To PMID 23391092.
|
J Endovasc Ther
|
2013
|
0.75
|
|
65
|
Reply: To PMID 23317524.
|
J Vasc Surg
|
2013
|
0.75
|
|
66
|
Secondary prevention of ischemic cerebrovascular disease. What is the evidence?
|
Angiology
|
2005
|
0.75
|
|
67
|
Are symptomatic patients currently appropriate candidates for carotid artery stenting? Yes.
|
Vascular
|
2010
|
0.75
|
|
68
|
Letter by Antonopoulos et al regarding article, "Carotid artery stenting versus carotid endarterectomy: a comprehensive meta-analysis of short-term and long-term outcomes".
|
Stroke
|
2011
|
0.75
|
|
69
|
A novel computerized tool to stratify risk in carotid atherosclerosis using kinematic features of the arterial wall.
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IEEE J Biomed Health Inform
|
2014
|
0.75
|
|
70
|
Re-defining outcome measurements in endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair: mortality rates are just not enough.
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Ann Vasc Surg
|
2008
|
0.75
|
|
71
|
Should the size threshold for elective abdominal aortic aneurysm repair be lowered in the endovascular era? No.
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Angiology
|
2010
|
0.75
|
|
72
|
Abdominal aortic endograft proximal collapse resulting in aortic aneurysm rupture.
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Vascular
|
2011
|
0.75
|
|
73
|
The hypothesis regarding the benefit of carotid endarterectomy under locoregional anesthesia in prevention of stroke may be unanswered.
|
Angiology
|
2010
|
0.75
|
|
74
|
A semantically-aided architecture for a web-based monitoring system for carotid atherosclerosis.
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Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc
|
2015
|
0.75
|
|
75
|
Low molecular weight heparins: the optimal treatment for venous thromboembolism.
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Curr Med Res Opin
|
2004
|
0.75
|
|
76
|
Management of atherosclerotic renovascular disease: the effect of renal artery stenting on renal function and blood pressure.
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Int Urol Nephrol
|
2006
|
0.75
|