Published in Ann Thorac Surg on April 01, 2005
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Rates of hyperkalemia after publication of the Randomized Aldactone Evaluation Study. N Engl J Med (2004) 11.44
Outcome of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction in a population-based study. N Engl J Med (2006) 10.58
Relation between age and cardiovascular disease in men and women with diabetes compared with non-diabetic people: a population-based retrospective cohort study. Lancet (2006) 6.64
Predicting mortality among patients hospitalized for heart failure: derivation and validation of a clinical model. JAMA (2003) 6.39
Adherence with statin therapy in elderly patients with and without acute coronary syndromes. JAMA (2002) 6.30
A population-based study of the drug interaction between proton pump inhibitors and clopidogrel. CMAJ (2009) 6.21
Bisphosphonate use and the risk of subtrochanteric or femoral shaft fractures in older women. JAMA (2011) 5.33
A modification of the Elixhauser comorbidity measures into a point system for hospital death using administrative data. Med Care (2009) 5.13
Metformin use and all-cause and prostate cancer-specific mortality among men with diabetes. J Clin Oncol (2013) 4.75
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and breast cancer mortality in women receiving tamoxifen: a population based cohort study. BMJ (2010) 4.73
A multicenter study of the coding accuracy of hospital discharge administrative data for patients admitted to cardiac care units in Ontario. Am Heart J (2002) 4.65
Adverse cardiovascular events during treatment with pioglitazone and rosiglitazone: population based cohort study. BMJ (2009) 4.44
Proportion of hospital readmissions deemed avoidable: a systematic review. CMAJ (2011) 4.37
Comparison of coding of heart failure and comorbidities in administrative and clinical data for use in outcomes research. Med Care (2005) 4.30
Clinical and pathophysiological implications of a bicuspid aortic valve. Circulation (2002) 3.98
Reader's guide to critical appraisal of cohort studies: 2. Assessing potential for confounding. BMJ (2005) 3.94
Effect of age on stroke prevention therapy in patients with atrial fibrillation: the atrial fibrillation investigators. Stroke (2009) 3.89
Warfarin use and the risk for stroke and bleeding in patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing dialysis. Circulation (2014) 3.78
Propensity score methods gave similar results to traditional regression modeling in observational studies: a systematic review. J Clin Epidemiol (2005) 3.76
Derivation and validation of an index to predict early death or unplanned readmission after discharge from hospital to the community. CMAJ (2010) 3.60
A propensity score case-control comparison of aprotinin and tranexamic acid in high-transfusion-risk cardiac surgery. Transfusion (2006) 3.56
Relation of disease pathogenesis and risk factors to heart failure with preserved or reduced ejection fraction: insights from the framingham heart study of the national heart, lung, and blood institute. Circulation (2009) 3.55
A multinational cohort study of in-center daily hemodialysis and patient survival. Kidney Int (2012) 3.47
Assessing the association of appropriateness of coronary revascularization and clinical outcomes for patients with stable coronary artery disease. J Am Coll Cardiol (2012) 3.45
Effect of socioeconomic status on treatment and mortality after stroke. Stroke (2002) 3.44
Epidural anaesthesia and survival after intermediate-to-high risk non-cardiac surgery: a population-based cohort study. Lancet (2008) 3.22
Effect of discharge summary availability during post-discharge visits on hospital readmission. J Gen Intern Med (2002) 3.21
Results of surgery for aortic root aneurysm in patients with Marfan syndrome. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2003) 3.17
Potentially preventable strokes in high-risk patients with atrial fibrillation who are not adequately anticoagulated. Stroke (2008) 3.14
Acute kidney injury after cardiac surgery: focus on modifiable risk factors. Circulation (2009) 3.10
The risk of hip fracture after initiating antihypertensive drugs in the elderly. Arch Intern Med (2012) 3.10
Prognosis and determinants of survival in patients newly hospitalized for heart failure: a population-based study. Arch Intern Med (2002) 3.09
Effectiveness of public report cards for improving the quality of cardiac care: the EFFECT study: a randomized trial. JAMA (2009) 3.08
Risk-treatment mismatch in the pharmacotherapy of heart failure. JAMA (2005) 3.05
Socioeconomic status and mortality after acute myocardial infarction. Ann Intern Med (2006) 3.02
Levothyroxine dose and risk of fractures in older adults: nested case-control study. BMJ (2011) 2.97
Rhythm versus rate control therapy and subsequent stroke or transient ischemic attack in patients with atrial fibrillation. Circulation (2012) 2.96
Comparing hierarchical modeling with traditional logistic regression analysis among patients hospitalized with acute myocardial infarction: should we be analyzing cardiovascular outcomes data differently? Am Heart J (2003) 2.88
Deriving ethnic-specific BMI cutoff points for assessing diabetes risk. Diabetes Care (2011) 2.87
Impact of hospital nursing care on 30-day mortality for acute medical patients. J Adv Nurs (2007) 2.85
Use of fibrates in the United States and Canada. JAMA (2011) 2.82
Prevalence, predictors, and outcomes of primary nonadherence after acute myocardial infarction. Circulation (2008) 2.76
Mitral valve surgery in patients with extensive calcification of the mitral annulus. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2003) 2.71
Automated variable selection methods for logistic regression produced unstable models for predicting acute myocardial infarction mortality. J Clin Epidemiol (2004) 2.69
Association of temporal trends in risk factors and treatment uptake with coronary heart disease mortality, 1994-2005. JAMA (2010) 2.61
Care and outcomes of patients newly hospitalized for heart failure in the community treated by cardiologists compared with other specialists. Circulation (2003) 2.61
Administrative Data Feedback for Effective Cardiac Treatment: AFFECT, a cluster randomized trial. JAMA (2005) 2.54
Effectiveness and safety of drug-eluting stents in Ontario. N Engl J Med (2007) 2.50
Safety and efficacy of drug-eluting and bare metal stents: comprehensive meta-analysis of randomized trials and observational studies. Circulation (2009) 2.40
Chronic ischemic mitral regurgitation: repair, replace or rethink? Ann Thorac Surg (2006) 2.34
Outcomes and processes of care related to preoperative medical consultation. Arch Intern Med (2010) 2.34
The use of the propensity score for estimating treatment effects: administrative versus clinical data. Stat Med (2005) 2.31
Effects of contemporary troponin assay sensitivity on the utility of the early markers myoglobin and CKMB isoforms in evaluating patients with possible acute myocardial infarction. Clin Chim Acta (2007) 2.31
Advance targeted transfusion in anemic cardiac surgical patients for kidney protection: an unblinded randomized pilot clinical trial. Anesthesiology (2012) 2.29
Improved outcomes with early collaborative care of ambulatory heart failure patients discharged from the emergency department. Circulation (2010) 2.29
IScore: a risk score to predict death early after hospitalization for an acute ischemic stroke. Circulation (2011) 2.29
Sex differences in carotid endarterectomy outcomes: results from the Ontario Carotid Endarterectomy Registry. Stroke (2003) 2.28
Inhaled anticholinergic drug therapy and the risk of acute urinary retention in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a population-based study. Arch Intern Med (2011) 2.27
Variation in the practice of preoperative medical consultation for major elective noncardiac surgery: a population-based study. Anesthesiology (2012) 2.26
Continuity of care and patient outcomes after hospital discharge. J Gen Intern Med (2004) 2.26
Comparison of provincial prescription drug plans and the impact on patients' annual drug expenditures. CMAJ (2008) 2.23
The potential economic impact of restricted access to angiotensin-receptor blockers. CMAJ (2011) 2.22
Effect of selective cyclooxygenase 2 inhibitors and naproxen on short-term risk of acute myocardial infarction in the elderly. Arch Intern Med (2003) 2.18
Trends in risk factors for cardiovascular disease in Canada: temporal, socio-demographic and geographic factors. CMAJ (2009) 2.16
Effect of cardiac and noncardiac conditions on survival after defibrillator implantation. J Am Coll Cardiol (2007) 2.15
Intensive hemodialysis associates with improved survival compared with conventional hemodialysis. J Am Soc Nephrol (2012) 2.15
The independent association of massive blood loss with mortality in cardiac surgery. Transfusion (2004) 2.09
Surgical outcomes and transfusion of minimal amounts of blood in the operating room. Arch Surg (2012) 2.08
Racial composition of residential areas associates with access to pre-ESRD nephrology care. J Am Soc Nephrol (2010) 2.07
Bundle branch block patterns and long-term outcomes in heart failure. Int J Cardiol (2010) 2.07
Longer wait times increase overall mortality in patients with bladder cancer. J Urol (2009) 2.05
Aspirin use and outcomes in a community-based cohort of 7352 patients discharged after first hospitalization for heart failure. Circulation (2006) 2.05
Cardiovascular complications and mortality after diabetes diagnosis for South Asian and Chinese patients: a population-based cohort study. Diabetes Care (2013) 2.04
Guidelines for reporting mortality and morbidity after cardiac valve interventions. Ann Thorac Surg (2008) 2.04
Prevalence and extent of obstructive coronary artery disease among patients undergoing elective coronary catheterization in New York State and Ontario. JAMA (2013) 2.03
Use of niacin in the United States and Canada. JAMA Intern Med (2013) 2.02
Long-term trends in use of and expenditures for cardiovascular medications in Canada. CMAJ (2009) 2.02
Microplegia during coronary artery bypass grafting was associated with less low cardiac output syndrome: a propensity-matched comparison. Ann Thorac Surg (2013) 2.00
Postoperative medical complications associated with anesthesia in older adults with dementia. J Am Geriatr Soc (2014) 1.99
Vascular matrix remodeling in patients with bicuspid aortic valve malformations: implications for aortic dilatation. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2003) 1.96
The striking effect of the Heart Outcomes Prevention Evaluation (HOPE) on ramipril prescribing in Ontario. CMAJ (2003) 1.94
Life expectancy after an index hospitalization for patients with heart failure: a population-based study. Am Heart J (2008) 1.92