Published in Health Serv Res on April 01, 2005
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A qualitative study of increasing beta-blocker use after myocardial infarction: Why do some hospitals succeed? JAMA (2001) 2.90
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Participation in cancer clinical trials: race-, sex-, and age-based disparities. JAMA (2004) 14.05
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Exposure to low-dose ionizing radiation from medical imaging procedures. N Engl J Med (2009) 11.51
Telemonitoring in patients with heart failure. N Engl J Med (2010) 10.82
Delayed time to defibrillation after in-hospital cardiac arrest. N Engl J Med (2008) 8.36
Strategies for reducing the door-to-balloon time in acute myocardial infarction. N Engl J Med (2006) 8.18
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The obesity paradox: body mass index and outcomes in patients with heart failure. Arch Intern Med (2005) 5.86
Sex-based differences in the effect of digoxin for the treatment of heart failure. N Engl J Med (2002) 5.74
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Sex and racial differences in the management of acute myocardial infarction, 1994 through 2002. N Engl J Med (2005) 5.49
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National and regional trends in heart failure hospitalization and mortality rates for Medicare beneficiaries, 1998-2008. JAMA (2011) 5.16
Association of serum digoxin concentration and outcomes in patients with heart failure. JAMA (2003) 5.09
Hospital quality for acute myocardial infarction: correlation among process measures and relationship with short-term mortality. JAMA (2006) 5.06
Beta-blocker therapy and symptoms of depression, fatigue, and sexual dysfunction. JAMA (2002) 4.92
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National trends in use of computed tomography in the emergency department. Ann Emerg Med (2011) 4.72
The ADVANTAGE seeding trial: a review of internal documents. Ann Intern Med (2008) 4.70
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Representation of the elderly, women, and minorities in heart failure clinical trials. Arch Intern Med (2002) 4.45
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Consequences of inadequate sign-out for patient care. Arch Intern Med (2008) 4.39
Efficacy and safety of low-carbohydrate diets: a systematic review. JAMA (2003) 4.38
Trends in length of stay and short-term outcomes among Medicare patients hospitalized for heart failure, 1993-2006. JAMA (2010) 4.36
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Association of physician certification and outcomes among patients receiving an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator. JAMA (2009) 4.29
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Recent national trends in readmission rates after heart failure hospitalization. Circ Heart Fail (2009) 3.95
Time to treatment in primary percutaneous coronary intervention. N Engl J Med (2007) 3.95
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Times to treatment in transfer patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention in the United States: National Registry of Myocardial Infarction (NRMI)-3/4 analysis. Circulation (2005) 3.78
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Decision making in advanced heart failure: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association. Circulation (2012) 3.61
Prevalence, predictors, and outcomes of premature discontinuation of thienopyridine therapy after drug-eluting stent placement: results from the PREMIER registry. Circulation (2006) 3.45
Racial and ethnic differences in time to acute reperfusion therapy for patients hospitalized with myocardial infarction. JAMA (2004) 3.45
Transfers of patient care between house staff on internal medicine wards: a national survey. Arch Intern Med (2006) 3.43
Long-term prognosis of acute kidney injury after acute myocardial infarction. Arch Intern Med (2008) 3.42
Relation between Medicare screening reimbursement and stage at diagnosis for older patients with colon cancer. JAMA (2006) 3.40
Relationship between heart failure treatment and development of worsening renal function among hospitalized patients. Am Heart J (2004) 3.37
Automated external defibrillators and survival after in-hospital cardiac arrest. JAMA (2010) 3.36
Recent declines in hospitalizations for acute myocardial infarction for Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries: progress and continuing challenges. Circulation (2010) 3.32
Hospital variation in time to defibrillation after in-hospital cardiac arrest. Arch Intern Med (2009) 3.27
Monitoring clinical changes in patients with heart failure: a comparison of methods. Am Heart J (2005) 3.26
Contraindicated initiation of β-blocker therapy in patients hospitalized for heart failure. JAMA Intern Med (2013) 3.26
Glucometrics in patients hospitalized with acute myocardial infarction: defining the optimal outcomes-based measure of risk. Circulation (2008) 3.19
Outcomes in heart failure patients with preserved ejection fraction: mortality, readmission, and functional decline. J Am Coll Cardiol (2003) 3.19
Achieving rapid door-to-balloon times: how top hospitals improve complex clinical systems. Circulation (2006) 3.16
Contemporary evidence about hospital strategies for reducing 30-day readmissions: a national study. J Am Coll Cardiol (2012) 3.12
Most hospitalized older persons do not meet the enrollment criteria for clinical trials in heart failure. Am Heart J (2003) 3.11
The effect of age and chronic illness on life expectancy after a diagnosis of colorectal cancer: implications for screening. Ann Intern Med (2006) 3.09
Pharmaceutical company payments to physicians: early experiences with disclosure laws in Vermont and Minnesota. JAMA (2007) 3.03
Avoidance of generic competition by Abbott Laboratories' fenofibrate franchise. Arch Intern Med (2012) 2.95
Impact of race on the professional lives of physicians of African descent. Ann Intern Med (2007) 2.92
Hospital strategies for reducing risk-standardized mortality rates in acute myocardial infarction. Ann Intern Med (2012) 2.86
Management of implantable cardioverter defibrillators in end-of-life care. Ann Intern Med (2004) 2.84
Use of fibrates in the United States and Canada. JAMA (2011) 2.82
Opening of specialty cardiac hospitals and use of coronary revascularization in medicare beneficiaries. JAMA (2007) 2.81
Pooled analysis of rofecoxib placebo-controlled clinical trial data: lessons for postmarket pharmaceutical safety surveillance. Arch Intern Med (2009) 2.80
Patients with depressive symptoms have lower health status benefits after coronary artery bypass surgery. Circulation (2005) 2.80
Translational Research Investigating Underlying Disparities in Acute Myocardial Infarction Patients' Health Status (TRIUMPH): design and rationale of a prospective multicenter registry. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes (2011) 2.77
Race, quality of care, and outcomes of elderly patients hospitalized with heart failure. JAMA (2003) 2.77
Admission glucose and mortality in elderly patients hospitalized with acute myocardial infarction: implications for patients with and without recognized diabetes. Circulation (2005) 2.69
What distinguishes top-performing hospitals in acute myocardial infarction mortality rates? A qualitative study. Ann Intern Med (2011) 2.65
Racial differences in survival after in-hospital cardiac arrest. JAMA (2009) 2.65
Changes in outcomes for internal medicine inpatients after work-hour regulations. Ann Intern Med (2007) 2.64
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Factors associated with racial differences in myocardial infarction outcomes. Ann Intern Med (2009) 2.54