Published in Eur Heart J on April 11, 2005
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A randomized trial comparing conventional and endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms. N Engl J Med (2004) 6.26
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A comparison of on-pump and off-pump coronary bypass surgery in low-risk patients. N Engl J Med (2003) 4.52
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Risk of rupture of unruptured intracranial aneurysms in relation to patient and aneurysm characteristics: an updated meta-analysis. Stroke (2007) 3.59
Unrecognized heart failure in elderly patients with stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Eur Heart J (2005) 3.58
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Endogenous sex hormones and metabolic syndrome in aging men. J Clin Endocrinol Metab (2005) 2.89
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Peri-coronary epicardial adipose tissue is related to cardiovascular risk factors and coronary artery calcification in post-menopausal women. Eur Heart J (2007) 2.60
Dietary phytoestrogens and breast cancer risk. Am J Clin Nutr (2004) 2.55
Effect of online hemodiafiltration on all-cause mortality and cardiovascular outcomes. J Am Soc Nephrol (2012) 2.55
Estimating interaction on an additive scale between continuous determinants in a logistic regression model. Int J Epidemiol (2007) 2.54
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Preoperative diagnosis of carotid artery stenosis: accuracy of noninvasive testing. Stroke (2002) 2.37
Asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis and the risk of new vascular events in patients with manifest arterial disease: the SMART study. Stroke (2007) 2.36
Thyroid hormone concentrations, disease, physical function, and mortality in elderly men. J Clin Endocrinol Metab (2005) 2.35
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Self-measurement of blood pressure at home reduces the need for antihypertensive drugs: a randomized, controlled trial. Hypertension (2007) 2.33
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