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Title |
Journal |
Year |
PubWeight™‹?› |
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1
|
Renal resistive index and cardiovascular and renal outcomes in essential hypertension.
|
Hypertension
|
2012
|
3.15
|
|
2
|
Pulmonary venous flow and risk of cardiovascular disease in essential hypertension.
|
J Hypertens
|
2008
|
2.05
|
|
3
|
Coronary calcification in patients with chronic kidney disease and coronary artery disease.
|
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol
|
2009
|
1.95
|
|
4
|
Hybrid cell-gene therapy for pulmonary hypertension based on phagocytosing action of endothelial progenitor cells.
|
Circulation
|
2003
|
1.86
|
|
5
|
Genetic variations of regulator of G-protein signaling 2 in hypertensive patients and in the general population.
|
J Hypertens
|
2005
|
1.84
|
|
6
|
Treatment of acquired perforating dermatosis with narrowband ultraviolet B.
|
J Am Acad Dermatol
|
2004
|
1.59
|
|
7
|
Inhibitory effect of C-type natriuretic peptide (CNP) on cultured cardiac myocyte hypertrophy: interference between CNP and endothelin-1 signaling pathways.
|
Endocrinology
|
2004
|
1.53
|
|
8
|
Masked hypertension and target organ damage in treated hypertensive patients.
|
Am J Hypertens
|
2006
|
1.52
|
|
9
|
Treatment of chronic actinic dermatitis with tacrolimus ointment.
|
J Am Acad Dermatol
|
2002
|
1.45
|
|
10
|
Serial changes in renal function as a prognostic indicator in advanced heart failure patients with left ventricular assist system.
|
Ann Thorac Surg
|
2012
|
1.39
|
|
11
|
C-type natriuretic peptide, a novel antifibrotic and antihypertrophic agent, prevents cardiac remodeling after myocardial infarction.
|
J Am Coll Cardiol
|
2005
|
1.31
|
|
12
|
Adiponectin and renal function, and implication as a risk of cardiovascular disease.
|
Am J Cardiol
|
2006
|
1.30
|
|
13
|
Regulator of G-protein signaling subtype 4 mediates antihypertrophic effect of locally secreted natriuretic peptides in the heart.
|
Circulation
|
2008
|
1.23
|
|
14
|
Diagnostic and prognostic value of plasma brain natriuretic peptide in non-dialysis-dependent CRF.
|
Am J Kidney Dis
|
2004
|
1.20
|
|
15
|
Association of hypoadiponectinemia with smoking habit in men.
|
Hypertension
|
2005
|
1.08
|
|
16
|
Plasma asymmetric dimethylarginine and coronary and peripheral endothelial dysfunction in hypertensive patients.
|
Am J Hypertens
|
2004
|
1.04
|
|
17
|
Uric acid, left ventricular mass index, and risk of cardiovascular disease in essential hypertension.
|
Hypertension
|
2005
|
1.02
|
|
18
|
Calcineurin-nuclear factor of activated T cells pathway-dependent cardiac remodeling in mice deficient in guanylyl cyclase A, a receptor for atrial and brain natriuretic peptides.
|
Circulation
|
2005
|
1.02
|
|
19
|
Effects of UV irradiation on the sebaceous gland and sebum secretion in hamsters.
|
J Dermatol Sci
|
2003
|
1.01
|
|
20
|
Relationship between home blood pressure and longitudinal changes in target organ damage in treated hypertensive patients.
|
Hypertens Res
|
2002
|
0.99
|
|
21
|
Effects of the creation of arteriovenous fistula for hemodialysis on cardiac function and natriuretic peptide levels in CRF.
|
Am J Kidney Dis
|
2002
|
0.98
|
|
22
|
Circulating CD14+ CD16+ monocytes are expanded in sarcoidosis patients.
|
J Dermatol
|
2003
|
0.97
|
|
23
|
Association of renal resistive index with target organ damage in essential hypertension.
|
Am J Hypertens
|
2012
|
0.97
|
|
24
|
Influence of plasma aldosterone on left ventricular geometry and diastolic function in treated essential hypertension.
|
Hypertens Res
|
2002
|
0.97
|
|
25
|
Adiponectin and inflammatory markers in peripheral arterial occlusive disease.
|
Atherosclerosis
|
2006
|
0.97
|
|
26
|
Ghrelin suppresses cardiac sympathetic activity and prevents early left ventricular remodeling in rats with myocardial infarction.
|
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol
|
2007
|
0.96
|
|
27
|
Natriuretic Peptide Signaling via Guanylyl Cyclase (GC)-A: An Endogenous Protective Mechanism of the Heart.
|
Curr Cardiol Rev
|
2009
|
0.96
|
|
28
|
Development of a new mouse model (xeroderma pigmentosum a-deficient, stem cell factor-transgenic) of ultraviolet B-induced melanoma.
|
J Invest Dermatol
|
2005
|
0.95
|
|
29
|
Impaired recovery of blood flow after hind-limb ischemia in mice lacking guanylyl cyclase-A, a receptor for atrial and brain natriuretic peptides.
|
Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol
|
2009
|
0.95
|
|
30
|
Chronic administration of adrenomedullin attenuates the hypertension and increases renal nitric oxide synthase in Dahl salt-sensitive rats.
|
Regul Pept
|
2005
|
0.94
|
|
31
|
Carotid intima-media thickness is correlated with impairment of coronary flow reserve in hypertensive patients without coronary artery disease.
|
Hypertens Res
|
2003
|
0.94
|
|
32
|
C-reactive protein, left ventricular mass index, and risk of cardiovascular disease in essential hypertension.
|
Hypertens Res
|
2007
|
0.93
|
|
33
|
XPA gene-deficient, SCF-transgenic mice with epidermal melanin are resistant to UV-induced carcinogenesis.
|
J Invest Dermatol
|
2004
|
0.93
|
|
34
|
Prostacyclin agonist with thromboxane synthase inhibitory activity (ONO-1301) attenuates bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis in mice.
|
Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol
|
2005
|
0.92
|
|
35
|
Genetic variations of CYP2C9 in 724 Japanese individuals and their impact on the antihypertensive effects of losartan.
|
Hypertens Res
|
2008
|
0.90
|
|
36
|
Association of carotid atherosclerosis with genetic polymorphisms of the klotho gene in patients with hypertension.
|
Geriatr Gerontol Int
|
2010
|
0.89
|
|
37
|
Direct effects of high glucose and insulin on protein synthesis in cultured cardiac myocytes and DNA and collagen synthesis in cardiac fibroblasts.
|
Metabolism
|
2004
|
0.89
|
|
38
|
Effect of early nephrology referral on the initiation of hemodialysis and survival in patients with chronic kidney disease and cardiovascular diseases.
|
Circ J
|
2007
|
0.89
|
|
39
|
Genetic polymorphisms of L-type calcium channel alpha1C and alpha1D subunit genes are associated with sensitivity to the antihypertensive effects of L-type dihydropyridine calcium-channel blockers.
|
Circ J
|
2009
|
0.89
|
|
40
|
Plasma atrial natriuretic peptide concentration inversely correlates with left atrial collagen volume fraction in patients with atrial fibrillation: plasma ANP as a possible biochemical marker to predict the outcome of the maze procedure.
|
J Am Coll Cardiol
|
2002
|
0.88
|
|
41
|
Three novel missense mutations of WNK4, a kinase mutated in inherited hypertension, in Japanese hypertensives: implication of clinical phenotypes.
|
Am J Hypertens
|
2004
|
0.88
|
|
42
|
Additive interaction of metabolic syndrome and chronic kidney disease on cardiac hypertrophy, and risk of cardiovascular disease in hypertension.
|
Am J Hypertens
|
2009
|
0.87
|
|
43
|
Association of genetic polymorphisms of ACADSB and COMT with human hypertension.
|
J Hypertens
|
2007
|
0.87
|
|
44
|
Plasma adrenomedullin as an independent predictor of future cardiovascular events in high-risk patients: comparison with C-reactive protein and adiponectin.
|
Peptides
|
2007
|
0.87
|
|
45
|
Close association of endothelial dysfunction with insulin resistance and carotid wall thickening in hypertension.
|
Am J Hypertens
|
2004
|
0.87
|
|
46
|
Interleukin-6 as an independent predictor of future cardiovascular events in high-risk Japanese patients: comparison with C-reactive protein.
|
Cytokine
|
2010
|
0.87
|
|
47
|
Monocyte-derived multinucleated giant cells and sarcoidosis.
|
J Dermatol Sci
|
2003
|
0.86
|
|
48
|
Associations of hypertension and its complications with variations in the xanthine dehydrogenase gene.
|
Hypertens Res
|
2008
|
0.85
|
|
49
|
Masked hypertension: subtypes and target organ damage.
|
Clin Exp Hypertens
|
2008
|
0.85
|
|
50
|
Protein tyrosine kinase 2beta as a candidate gene for hypertension.
|
Pharmacogenet Genomics
|
2007
|
0.85
|
|
51
|
Increased hydrogen peroxide generation by neutrophils from patients with acne inflammation.
|
Int J Dermatol
|
2003
|
0.85
|
|
52
|
Early ghrelin treatment after myocardial infarction prevents an increase in cardiac sympathetic tone and reduces mortality.
|
Endocrinology
|
2008
|
0.85
|
|
53
|
PIG7/LITAF gene mutation and overexpression of its gene product in extramammary Paget's disease.
|
Int J Cancer
|
2004
|
0.84
|
|
54
|
Relationship between insulin resistance and the renin-angiotensin system: analysis for patients with essential and renovascular hypertension.
|
Clin Exp Hypertens
|
2007
|
0.84
|
|
55
|
The photocarcinogenesis of antibiotic lomefloxacin and UVA radiation is enhanced in xeroderma pigmentosum group A gene-deficient mice.
|
J Invest Dermatol
|
2005
|
0.83
|
|
56
|
Insertion/deletion polymorphism in clusterin gene influences serum lipid levels and carotid intima-media thickness in hypertensive Japanese females.
|
Biochem Biophys Res Commun
|
2005
|
0.83
|
|
57
|
Association of intima-media thickening of carotid artery with genetic polymorphisms of the regulator of G-protein signaling 2 gene in patients with hypertension and in the general population.
|
Hypertens Res
|
2011
|
0.83
|
|
58
|
Asymptomatic renal infarction, due to fibromuscular dysplasia, in a young woman with 11 years of follow-up.
|
Clin Exp Nephrol
|
2005
|
0.83
|
|
59
|
Ventricular nonmyocytes inhibit doxorubicin-induced myocyte apoptosis: involvement of endogenous endothelin-1 as a paracrine factor.
|
Endocrinology
|
2004
|
0.82
|
|
60
|
The thiazide-sensitive Na(+)-Cl(-) cotransporter gene, C1784T, and adrenergic receptor-beta3 gene, T727C, may be gene polymorphisms susceptible to the antihypertensive effect of thiazide diuretics.
|
Hypertens Res
|
2004
|
0.82
|
|
61
|
Association between left ventricular diastolic dysfunction and renal hemodynamic change in patients with treated essential hypertension.
|
Hypertens Res
|
2003
|
0.82
|
|
62
|
Association of genetic polymorphisms of endothelin-converting enzyme-1 gene with hypertension in a Japanese population and rare missense mutation in preproendothelin-1 in Japanese hypertensives.
|
Hypertens Res
|
2007
|
0.82
|
|
63
|
Adrenomedullin reflects cardiac dysfunction, excessive blood volume, and inflammation in hemodialysis patients.
|
Kidney Int
|
2005
|
0.81
|
|
64
|
Decreased coronary flow reserve in haemodialysis patients.
|
Nephrol Dial Transplant
|
2008
|
0.81
|
|
65
|
Immunosuppressive effects of photodynamic therapy by topical aminolevulinic acid.
|
J Dermatol
|
2007
|
0.81
|
|
66
|
Adrenomedullin inhibits doxorubicin-induced cultured rat cardiac myocyte apoptosis via a cAMP-dependent mechanism.
|
Endocrinology
|
2002
|
0.81
|
|
67
|
Primary aldosteronism combined with preclinical Cushing's syndrome in an elderly patient.
|
Circ J
|
2005
|
0.80
|
|
68
|
The effect of pituitary adenylate cyclase activating polypeptide on cultured rat cardiocytes as a cardioprotective factor.
|
Regul Pept
|
2002
|
0.80
|
|
69
|
Treatment of persistent severe atopic dermatitis in 113 Japanese patients with oral psoralen photo-chemotherapy.
|
J Dermatol
|
2003
|
0.80
|
|
70
|
Effects of UVB on fascin expression in dendritic cells and Langerhans cells.
|
J Dermatol Sci
|
2005
|
0.80
|
|
71
|
Ultraviolet B radiation suppresses Langerhans cell migration in the dermis by down-regulation of alpha4 integrin.
|
Photodermatol Photoimmunol Photomed
|
2006
|
0.80
|
|
72
|
Endothelin a receptor blockade and endothelin B receptor blockade improve hypokalemic nephropathy by different mechanisms.
|
J Am Soc Nephrol
|
2003
|
0.80
|
|
73
|
Midregional proadrenomedullin reflects cardiac dysfunction in haemodialysis patients with cardiovascular disease.
|
Nephrol Dial Transplant
|
2007
|
0.80
|
|
74
|
Effect of pulsatile left ventricular assist system implantation on Doppler measurements of renal hemodynamics in patients with advanced heart failure.
|
Artif Organs
|
2011
|
0.80
|
|
75
|
Incidence and risk factors for restenosis, and its impact on blood pressure control after percutaneous transluminal renal angioplasty in hypertensive patients with renal artery stenosis.
|
J Hypertens
|
2016
|
0.79
|
|
76
|
Identification of gene polymorphism in lipocalin-type prostaglandin D synthase and its association with carotid atherosclerosis in Japanese hypertensive patients.
|
Biochem Biophys Res Commun
|
2004
|
0.79
|
|
77
|
Genetic variations of HSD11B2 in hypertensive patients and in the general population, six rare missense/frameshift mutations.
|
Hypertens Res
|
2006
|
0.79
|
|
78
|
Response to renal resistive index and cardiovascular and renal outcomes in essential hypertension.
|
Hypertension
|
2013
|
0.79
|
|
79
|
Plasma adrenomedullin concentration is increased in patients with peripheral arterial occlusive disease associated with vascular inflammation.
|
Regul Pept
|
2004
|
0.79
|
|
80
|
Control of home blood pressure with an amlodipine- or losartan-based regimen and progression of carotid artery intima-media thickness in hypertensive patients: the HOSP substudy.
|
Clin Exp Hypertens
|
2013
|
0.78
|
|
81
|
One dose of ghrelin prevents the acute and sustained increase in cardiac sympathetic tone after myocardial infarction.
|
Endocrinology
|
2012
|
0.78
|
|
82
|
Langhans-type and foreign-body-type multinucleated giant cells in cutaneous lesions of sarcoidosis.
|
Acta Derm Venereol
|
2003
|
0.78
|
|
83
|
Effects of calcium concentration on the SOD activity and UVB-induced cytotoxicity in cultured human keratinocytes.
|
Photodermatol Photoimmunol Photomed
|
2005
|
0.78
|
|
84
|
Reverse white-coat effect as an independent risk for microalbuminuria in treated hypertensive patients.
|
Nephrol Dial Transplant
|
2006
|
0.78
|
|
85
|
Clinical implications of assessing coronary flow velocity reserve and plasma endothelin-1 in hypertensive patients.
|
Hypertens Res
|
2005
|
0.78
|
|
86
|
Ultraviolet B radiation suppresses endocytosis, subsequent maturation, and migration activity of langerhans cell-like dendritic cells.
|
J Invest Dermatol
|
2004
|
0.77
|
|
87
|
Response of adrenomedullin system to cytokine in cardiac fibroblasts-role of adrenomedullin as an antifibrotic factor.
|
Cardiovasc Res
|
2005
|
0.77
|
|
88
|
Adrenomedullin as a sensitive marker for coronary and peripheral arterial complications in patients with atherosclerotic risks.
|
Peptides
|
2004
|
0.77
|
|
89
|
Clinical effect of vitamin D3 analogues is not inactivated by subsequent UV exposure.
|
Photodermatol Photoimmunol Photomed
|
2008
|
0.77
|
|
90
|
Possible involvement of oxidative stress in hypoxia-induced adrenomedullin secretion in cultured rat cardiomyocytes.
|
Eur J Pharmacol
|
2002
|
0.77
|
|
91
|
Exogenous ghrelin attenuates the progression of chronic hypoxia-induced pulmonary hypertension in conscious rats.
|
Endocrinology
|
2007
|
0.77
|
|
92
|
A case of neurally mediated syncope induced by laughter successfully treated with combination of propranolol and midodrine.
|
Int Heart J
|
2007
|
0.76
|
|
93
|
A novel missense mutation, F826Y, in the mineralocorticoid receptor gene in Japanese hypertensives: its implications for clinical phenotypes.
|
Hypertens Res
|
2005
|
0.76
|
|
94
|
Six missense mutations of the epithelial sodium channel beta and gamma subunits in Japanese hypertensives.
|
Hypertens Res
|
2004
|
0.76
|
|
95
|
Association of PLA2G7 polymorphisms with carotid atherosclerosis in hypertensive Japanese.
|
Hypertens Res
|
2009
|
0.76
|
|
96
|
[Human monocyte-derived multinucleated giant cells].
|
Nihon Hansenbyo Gakkai Zasshi
|
2004
|
0.76
|
|
97
|
Ultraviolet radiation-induced impairment of tumor rejection is enhanced in xeroderma pigmentosum a gene-deficient mice.
|
J Invest Dermatol
|
2005
|
0.76
|
|
98
|
Cerivastatin, a hydroxymethylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitor, inhibits cardiac myocyte hypertrophy induced by endothelin.
|
Eur J Pharmacol
|
2002
|
0.76
|
|
99
|
Upregulation of intracardiac adrenomedullin and its receptor system in rats with volume overload-induced cardiac hypertrophy.
|
Regul Pept
|
2005
|
0.76
|
|
100
|
The incidence and risk factors of renal artery stenosis in patients with severe carotid artery stenosis.
|
Hypertens Res
|
2007
|
0.76
|
|
101
|
Therapeutic and prophylactic effects of PUVA photochemotherapy on atopic dermatitis-like lesions in NC/Nga mice.
|
Photodermatol Photoimmunol Photomed
|
2005
|
0.76
|
|
102
|
Aggravated renal tubular damage and interstitial fibrosis in mice lacking guanylyl cyclase-A (GC-A), a receptor for atrial and B-type natriuretic peptides.
|
Clin Exp Nephrol
|
2014
|
0.75
|
|
103
|
Fasting plasma glucose is an independent determinant of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in nondiabetic patients with treated essential hypertension.
|
Hypertens Res
|
2002
|
0.75
|
|
104
|
Cellular Injury of Cardiomyocytes during Hepatocyte Growth Factor Gene Transfection with Ultrasound-Triggered Bubble Liposome Destruction.
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J Drug Deliv
|
2010
|
0.75
|
|
105
|
Investigation of concentrations of paddy herbicides and their transformation products in the Sakura River, Japan, and toxicity of the compounds to a diatom and a green alga.
|
Bull Environ Contam Toxicol
|
2011
|
0.75
|
|
106
|
Efficacy of screening for primary aldosteronism by adrenocortical scintigraphy without discontinuing antihypertensive medication.
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Am J Hypertens
|
2003
|
0.75
|
|
107
|
Langhans-type more than foreign body-type multinucleated giant cells are induced from UVB-irradiated monocytes.
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J Dermatol Sci
|
2004
|
0.75
|
|
108
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Impact of concomitant diabetes and chronic kidney disease on preload-induced changes in left ventricular diastolic filling in hypertensive patients.
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J Hypertens
|
2011
|
0.75
|
|
109
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Blood pressure and medication during long-term antihypertensive therapy based on morning home SBP in hypertensive patients: Hypertension Control Based on Home Systolic Pressure (HOSP) substudy.
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Clin Exp Hypertens
|
2010
|
0.75
|
|
110
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Microalbuminuria and cardiovascular events in elderly hypertensive patients without previous cardiovascular complications.
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Hypertens Res
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2003
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0.75
|
|
111
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[Cardioprotective effects of natriuretic peptides].
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Nihon Rinsho
|
2007
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0.75
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112
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[Heart failure and circulatory peptides].
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Nihon Naika Gakkai Zasshi
|
2005
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0.75
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|
113
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Ecological risk assessment of on-site soil washing with iron(III) chloride in cadmium-contaminated paddy field.
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Ecotoxicol Environ Saf
|
2012
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0.75
|
|
114
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Brain natriuretic peptide in hemodialysis patients: predictive value for hemodynamic change during hemodialysis and cardiac function.
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Am J Nephrol
|
2007
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0.75
|
|
115
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Trend of office and home blood pressure control in treated hypertensive patients: changes in antihypertensive medication and salt intake.
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Clin Exp Hypertens
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2014
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0.75
|
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116
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Chronic actinic dermatitis in a patient with adult T-cell leukemia.
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Photodermatol Photoimmunol Photomed
|
2008
|
0.75
|
|
117
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Impact of pump replacement on outcome in advanced heart failure patients with left ventricular assist system.
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Artif Organs
|
2013
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0.75
|
|
118
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The cutoff value of aldosterone-to-renin ratio for the diagnosis of primary aldosteronism in patients taking antihypertensive medicine.
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Clin Exp Hypertens
|
2008
|
0.75
|
|
119
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Renal function in patients with abdominal aortic aneurysm. Comparison with hypertensive patients.
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Kidney Blood Press Res
|
2006
|
0.75
|
|
120
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Evaluation of the risk of mixtures of paddy insecticides and their transformation products to aquatic organisms in the Sakura River, Japan.
|
Environ Toxicol Chem
|
2011
|
0.75
|
|
121
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[Evidence-based treatment of hypertension with organ dysfunction].
|
Nihon Naika Gakkai Zasshi
|
2007
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0.75
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