Published in Ann Thorac Surg on November 01, 2004
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Outcome of patients surviving to heart transplantation after being mechanically bridged for more than 100 days. J Heart Lung Transplant (2003) 0.91
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High level of cerebral microembolization in patients supported with the DeBakey left ventricular assist device. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2005) 0.85
Ischemic preconditioning by unstable angina reduces the release of CK-MB following CABG and stimulates left ventricular HSP-72 protein expression. J Card Surg (2005) 0.84
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An electrophysiological investigation of non-symbolic magnitude processing: numerical distance effects in children with and without mathematical learning disabilities. Cortex (2012) 0.82
Can Doppler time domain analysis of microembolic signals discriminate between gaseous and solid microemboli in patients with left ventricular assist device? Neurol Res (2005) 0.82
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Studies on the cardenolide sequestration in African milkweed butterflies (Danaidae). Toxicon (2005) 0.81
Two different therapeutic strategies in ICD lead defects: additional combined lead versus replacement of the lead. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol (2007) 0.81
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Amniotic air insufflation during minimally invasive fetoscopic fetal cardiac interventions is safe for the fetal brain in sheep. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2004) 0.81
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Fetal reduction for hyperreactio luteinalis. Fertil Steril (2011) 0.80
Analysis of platelet function during left ventricular support with the Incor and Excor system. Heart Surg Forum (2004) 0.80
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A mediator model to predict workplace influenza vaccination behaviour--an application of the health action process approach. Psychol Health (2012) 0.80