Published in Circulation on November 22, 2004
Measurement of post-operative cognitive dysfunction after cardiac surgery: a systematic review. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand (2010) 1.28
Preexisting cognitive impairment in women before cardiac surgery and its relationship with C-reactive protein concentrations. Anesth Analg (2006) 1.06
Coronary revascularization in the elderly with stable angina. J Geriatr Cardiol (2015) 0.93
Fixing the heart: must the brain pay the price? Circulation (2004) 0.85
Preoperative anxiety in candidates for heart surgery. Iran J Psychiatry Behav Sci (2014) 0.79
Composite outcomes in coronary bypass surgery versus percutaneous intervention. Ann Thorac Surg (2014) 0.78
Coronary artery stenosis. Ann R Coll Surg Engl (2006) 0.75
Clinical Trials Versus Clinical Practice: When Evidence and Practice Diverge-Should Nondiabetic Patients With 3-Vessel Disease and Stable Ischemic Heart Disease Be Preferentially Treated With CABG? JACC Cardiovasc Interv (2015) 0.75
Perceived Cognition after Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Association with Quality of Life, Mood and Fatigue in the THORESCI Study. Int J Behav Med (2016) 0.75
Optimal medical therapy with or without PCI for stable coronary disease. N Engl J Med (2007) 25.17
2010 ACCF/AHA guideline for assessment of cardiovascular risk in asymptomatic adults: a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines. J Am Coll Cardiol (2010) 7.54
Effect of herpes simplex suppression on incidence of HIV among women in Tanzania. N Engl J Med (2008) 7.49
Guidelines on the management of stable angina pectoris: executive summary: The Task Force on the Management of Stable Angina Pectoris of the European Society of Cardiology. Eur Heart J (2006) 5.79
A randomized comparison of off-pump and on-pump multivessel coronary-artery bypass surgery. N Engl J Med (2004) 5.76
Glucose-independent, black-white differences in hemoglobin A1c levels: a cross-sectional analysis of 2 studies. Ann Intern Med (2010) 4.87
Predicting outcome after traumatic brain injury: practical prognostic models based on large cohort of international patients. BMJ (2008) 4.60
2010 ACCF/AHA guideline for assessment of cardiovascular risk in asymptomatic adults: a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines. Circulation (2010) 4.56
ACCF 2012 expert consensus document on practical clinical considerations in the interpretation of troponin elevations: a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation task force on Clinical Expert Consensus Documents. J Am Coll Cardiol (2012) 4.45
The effect of routine, early invasive management on outcome for elderly patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes. Ann Intern Med (2004) 3.78
Remote Ischemic Preconditioning and Outcomes of Cardiac Surgery. N Engl J Med (2015) 3.60
Off-pump vs conventional coronary artery bypass grafting: early and 1-year graft patency, cost, and quality-of-life outcomes: a randomized trial. JAMA (2004) 3.48
Monitoring clinical changes in patients with heart failure: a comparison of methods. Am Heart J (2005) 3.26
Impact of aciclovir on genital and plasma HIV-1 RNA in HSV-2/HIV-1 co-infected women: a randomized placebo-controlled trial in South Africa. AIDS (2009) 2.97
Obstructive coronary atherosclerosis and ischemic heart disease: an elusive link! J Am Coll Cardiol (2012) 2.93
Treatments, trends, and outcomes of acute myocardial infarction and percutaneous coronary intervention. J Am Coll Cardiol (2010) 2.86
Bivalirudin started during emergency transport for primary PCI. N Engl J Med (2013) 2.80
Randomized trial to compare bilateral vs. single internal mammary coronary artery bypass grafting: 1-year results of the Arterial Revascularisation Trial (ART). Eur Heart J (2010) 2.67
Midwall fibrosis is an independent predictor of mortality in patients with aortic stenosis. J Am Coll Cardiol (2011) 2.66
A risk score to predict bleeding in patients with acute coronary syndromes. J Am Coll Cardiol (2010) 2.62
Predictors of long-term survival after coronary artery bypass grafting surgery: results from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database (the ASCERT study). Circulation (2012) 2.54
Impact of ethnicity and gender differences on angiographic coronary artery disease prevalence and in-hospital mortality in the American College of Cardiology-National Cardiovascular Data Registry. Circulation (2008) 2.53
Coronary calcium measurement improves prediction of cardiovascular events in asymptomatic patients with type 2 diabetes: the PREDICT study. Eur Heart J (2008) 2.52
Contemporary mortality risk prediction for percutaneous coronary intervention: results from 588,398 procedures in the National Cardiovascular Data Registry. J Am Coll Cardiol (2010) 2.49
Outcomes and long-term survival for patients undergoing mitral valve repair versus replacement: effect of age and concomitant coronary artery bypass grafting. Circulation (2003) 2.45
Long-term follow-up of coronary artery disease presenting in young adults. J Am Coll Cardiol (2003) 2.30
Prevalence and outcomes of same-day discharge after elective percutaneous coronary intervention among older patients. JAMA (2011) 2.29
Randomized, controlled trial of coronary artery bypass surgery versus percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with multivessel coronary artery disease: six-year follow-up from the Stent or Surgery Trial (SoS). Circulation (2008) 2.26
Value of primordial and primary prevention for cardiovascular disease: a policy statement from the American Heart Association. Circulation (2011) 2.08
Metaanalysis of randomized trials of the efficacy and safety of donepezil, galantamine, and rivastigmine for the treatment of Alzheimer disease. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry (2004) 2.05
Chronic kidney disease, anemia, and incident stroke in a middle-aged, community-based population: the ARIC Study. Kidney Int (2003) 2.04
Association between novel oxidative stress markers and C-reactive protein among adults without clinical coronary heart disease. Atherosclerosis (2005) 2.02
Health status identifies heart failure outpatients at risk for hospitalization or death. J Am Coll Cardiol (2006) 1.98
Understanding the pathophysiology of apical ballooning syndrome: a step closer. Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther (2014) 1.97
Position article for the use of extracorporeal life support in adult patients. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2011) 1.93
The Tailor of Gloucester: a jacket for the Marfan's aorta. Lancet (2004) 1.91
Low levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and increased risk of cardiovascular events in stable ischemic heart disease patients: A post-hoc analysis from the COURAGE Trial (Clinical Outcomes Utilizing Revascularization and Aggressive Drug Evaluation). J Am Coll Cardiol (2013) 1.86
Sex differences in hospital mortality after coronary artery bypass surgery: evidence for a higher mortality in younger women. Circulation (2002) 1.85
Baseline stress myocardial perfusion imaging results and outcomes in patients with stable ischemic heart disease randomized to optimal medical therapy with or without percutaneous coronary intervention. Am Heart J (2012) 1.84
Patient health status and costs in heart failure: insights from the eplerenone post-acute myocardial infarction heart failure efficacy and survival study (EPHESUS). Circulation (2009) 1.82
Trials and tribulations of non-inferiority: the ximelagatran experience. J Am Coll Cardiol (2005) 1.75
Long-term mortality data from the balloon pump-assisted coronary intervention study (BCIS-1): a randomized, controlled trial of elective balloon counterpulsation during high-risk percutaneous coronary intervention. Circulation (2012) 1.75
Coronary stent restenosis in patients treated with cilostazol. Circulation (2005) 1.73
Contemporary evaluation and management of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Circulation (2002) 1.73
PENDULUM--a guideline-based approach to the interpretation of STR mixtures. Forensic Sci Int (2005) 1.66
Diagnosing and managing cutaneous pigmented lesions: primary care physicians versus dermatologists. J Gen Intern Med (2006) 1.65
Prognostic value of health status in patients with heart failure after acute myocardial infarction. Circulation (2004) 1.63
The relationship between plasma levels of oxidized and reduced thiols and early atherosclerosis in healthy adults. J Am Coll Cardiol (2006) 1.59
Impact of metabolic syndrome and diabetes on prognosis and outcomes with early percutaneous coronary intervention in the COURAGE (Clinical Outcomes Utilizing Revascularization and Aggressive Drug Evaluation) trial. J Am Coll Cardiol (2011) 1.58
The relationship between B-type natriuretic peptide and health status in patients with heart failure. J Card Fail (2005) 1.58
Angiographic disease progression and residual risk of cardiovascular events while on optimal medical therapy: observations from the COURAGE Trial. Circ Cardiovasc Interv (2011) 1.56
Retracted Nonsurgical reduction of the interventricular septum in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. N Engl J Med (2002) 1.56
A contemporary overview of percutaneous coronary interventions. The American College of Cardiology-National Cardiovascular Data Registry (ACC-NCDR). J Am Coll Cardiol (2002) 1.54
Predicting cardiovascular events with coronary calcium scoring. N Engl J Med (2008) 1.53
Economic analysis of a transesophageal echocardiography-guided approach to cardioversion of patients with atrial fibrillation: the ACUTE economic data at eight weeks. J Am Coll Cardiol (2004) 1.52
Advanced heart failure: feasibility study of long-term continuous axial flow pump support. Eur Heart J (2005) 1.49
Determining the in-hospital cost of bleeding in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention. J Interv Cardiol (2009) 1.47
The evolving pattern of symptomatic coronary artery disease in the United States and Canada: baseline characteristics of the Clinical Outcomes Utilizing Revascularization and Aggressive DruG Evaluation (COURAGE) trial. Am J Cardiol (2006) 1.47
Depressive symptoms after acute myocardial infarction: evidence for highest rates in younger women. Arch Intern Med (2006) 1.47
Relationship between procedure indications and outcomes of percutaneous coronary interventions by American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force Guidelines. Circulation (2005) 1.47
Risk of local adverse events following cardiac catheterization by hemostasis device use and gender. J Invasive Cardiol (2004) 1.47
Association of high serum creatinine and anemia increases the risk of coronary events: results from the prospective community-based atherosclerosis risk in communities (ARIC) study. J Am Soc Nephrol (2003) 1.47
The effect of age on outcomes of coronary artery bypass surgery compared with balloon angioplasty or bare-metal stent implantation among patients with multivessel coronary disease. A collaborative analysis of individual patient data from 10 randomized trials. J Am Coll Cardiol (2012) 1.46
Interatrial septum rupture during balloon measurement of a patent foramen ovale in a young patient presenting cryptogenic stroke. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv (2007) 1.45
Economic outcome of cardiac CT-based evaluation and standard of care for suspected acute coronary syndrome in the emergency department: a decision analytic model. Acad Radiol (2011) 1.45
Long-term follow-up of polytetrafluoroethylene-covered stents implanted during percutaneous coronary intervention for management of acute coronary perforation. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv (2011) 1.44
Prognostic implication of creatine kinase release after elective percutaneous coronary intervention in the pre-IIb/IIIa antagonist era. Am Heart J (2003) 1.44
The current status of stent placement in small coronary arteries < 3.0 mm in diameter. J Invasive Cardiol (2004) 1.44
Many Americans have pre-diabetes and should be considered for metformin therapy. Diabetes Care (2009) 1.43
Quantitative results of baseline angiography and percutaneous coronary intervention in the COURAGE trial. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes (2009) 1.43
Linking the National Cardiovascular Data Registry CathPCI Registry with Medicare claims data: validation of a longitudinal cohort of elderly patients undergoing cardiac catheterization. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes (2012) 1.42
A longitudinal assessment of coronary interventional program quality: a report from the American College of Cardiology-National Cardiovascular Data Registry. JACC Cardiovasc Interv (2009) 1.41
Type A aortic dissection after nonaortic cardiac surgery. Circulation (2013) 1.40
Cardiovascular risk factors one year after a hypertensive disorder of pregnancy. J Womens Health (Larchmt) (2014) 1.40
Does previous percutaneous coronary stenting compromise the long-term efficacy of subsequent coronary artery bypass surgery? A microsimulation study. Ann Thorac Surg (2008) 1.40
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Use of troponin to diagnose periprocedural myocardial infarction: effect on composite endpoints in the British Bifurcation Coronary Study (BBC ONE). Heart (2012) 1.39
The importance of cardiorespiratory fitness in the United States: the need for a national registry: a policy statement from the American Heart Association. Circulation (2013) 1.37
Describing Activity in Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: An Exploration of Denominators. From the HEAT Trial - A Systematic Evaluation of PPCI Activations in Liverpool, Explaining Denominators (HEAT-SEALED). J Invasive Cardiol (2016) 1.37
Multimodality cardiac imaging in the evaluation of mitral annular caseous calcification. Circulation (2011) 1.36
Stable incidence rates of tuberculosis (TB) among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-negative South African gold miners during a decade of epidemic HIV-associated TB. J Infect Dis (2003) 1.36
External aortic root support: a histological and mechanical study in sheep. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg (2013) 1.35
Development of a risk adjustment mortality model using the American College of Cardiology-National Cardiovascular Data Registry (ACC-NCDR) experience: 1998-2000. J Am Coll Cardiol (2002) 1.35