N A Boon

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1 Randomized placebo-controlled trial of continuous positive airway pressure on blood pressure in the sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2001 2.68
2 New deal for old hearts. BMJ 1991 1.90
3 Endothelial dysfunction, impaired endogenous fibrinolysis, and cigarette smoking: a mechanism for arterial thrombosis and myocardial infarction. Circulation 1999 1.79
4 A 'same day' direct-access chest pain clinic: improved management and reduced hospitalization. QJM 1998 1.77
5 Measurement of specific [3H]-ouabain binding to different types of human leucocytes. Br J Clin Pharmacol 1984 1.56
6 Aortic stenosis, atherosclerosis, and skeletal bone: is there a common link with calcification and inflammation? Eur Heart J 2013 1.55
7 Progressive coronary calcification despite intensive lipid-lowering treatment: a randomised controlled trial. Heart 2006 1.55
8 Aortic valve calcification on computed tomography predicts the severity of aortic stenosis. Clin Radiol 2003 1.52
9 Randomised controlled trial of continuous positive airway pressure and standard oxygen therapy in acute pulmonary oedema; effects on plasma brain natriuretic peptide concentrations. Eur Heart J 2002 1.52
10 Platelet glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors in acute coronary syndromes. Lancet 2002 1.46
11 Fibrinolytic actions of intra-arterial angiotensin II and bradykinin in vivo in man. Cardiovasc Res 2000 1.43
12 Hyperinsulinaemia in ischaemic heart disease: the importance of myocardial infarction and left ventricular function. Q J Med 1994 1.39
13 Heart muscle disease related to HIV infection: prognostic implications. BMJ 1994 1.37
14 Cation transport functions in vitro in patients with untreated essential hypertension: a comparison of erythrocytes and leucocytes. Clin Sci (Lond) 1985 1.34
15 Impaired coronary tissue plasminogen activator release is associated with coronary atherosclerosis and cigarette smoking: direct link between endothelial dysfunction and atherothrombosis. Circulation 2001 1.32
16 Comparison of forearm vasodilatation to substance P and acetylcholine: contribution of nitric oxide. Clin Sci (Lond) 1997 1.27
17 Thyroid disease and the heart. Heart 2000 1.18
18 A comparison of alpha 2-adrenoreceptor binding characteristics of intact human platelets identified by [3H]-yohimbine and [3H]-dihydroergocryptine. J Auton Pharmacol 1983 1.15
19 A comparison of symptoms and intra-arterial ambulatory blood pressure during long term dual chamber atrioventricular synchronous (DDD) and ventricular demand (VVI) pacing. Br Heart J 1987 1.11
20 Enhancement of specific [3H]ouabain binding and ouabain sensitive 86rubidium influx in intact human lymphocytes by a dialysable factor in human and fetal calf serum. Clin Sci (Lond) 1987 1.10
21 A review of endocarditis in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and human immunodeficiency virus infection. Eur Heart J 1995 1.07
22 Peripheral vascular tone in patients with cirrhosis: role of the renin-angiotensin and sympathetic nervous systems. Cardiovasc Res 1998 1.04
23 Myocardial dysfunction in patients infected with HIV: prevalence and risk factors. Br Heart J 1992 1.02
24 Dietary salt and hypertension: treatment and prevention. Br Med J (Clin Res Ed) 1985 1.02
25 Intra-arterial substance P mediated vasodilatation in the human forearm: pharmacology, reproducibility and tolerability. Br J Clin Pharmacol 1997 1.01
26 Phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibition does not reverse endothelial dysfunction in patients with coronary heart disease. Heart 2005 1.01
27 An in vivo model for the assessment of acute fibrinolytic capacity of the endothelium. Thromb Haemost 1997 1.00
28 Cardiac autoimmunity in HIV related heart muscle disease. Heart 1998 1.00
29 Emerging medical treatments for aortic stenosis: statins, angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors, or both? Heart 2006 0.99
30 Cation transport abnormalities in vivo in untreated essential hypertension. Clin Sci (Lond) 1986 0.98
31 A method for the study of cation transport in vivo: effects of digoxin administration and of chronic renal failure on the disposition of an oral load of rubidium chloride. Clin Sci (Lond) 1984 0.97
32 Functional interplay between platelet activation and endothelial dysfunction in patients with coronary heart disease. Platelets 2006 0.97
33 Association between calcific aortic stenosis and hypercholesterolemia: is there a need for a randomized controlled trial of cholesterol-lowering therapy? Clin Cardiol 2001 0.95
34 HIV cardiomyopathy: a dark cloud with a silver lining? Br Heart J 1991 0.90
35 Potentiation of bradykinin-induced tissue plasminogen activator release by angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibition. J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 0.89
36 In vivo cation transport during short-term and long-term digoxin therapy. Br J Clin Pharmacol 1986 0.87
37 A sensitive high-temperature electrothermal atomic absorption analysis for Rb+ in erythrocytes and plasma of normal and hypertensive persons. Clin Chem 1985 0.87
38 Head-up tilt testing. The balance of evidence. Br Heart J 1994 0.86
39 Reduced responsiveness to endothelin-1 in peripheral resistance vessels of patients with syndrome X. J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 0.86
40 Multiple neoplasia in a patient on dialysis presenting with haematuria. Br J Urol 1984 0.86
41 Effects of dual-chamber pacing in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy without obstruction. Lancet 1992 0.86
42 Enalapril overdose and the corrective effect of intravenous angiotensin II. Br J Clin Pharmacol 1995 0.86
43 Cardiac involvement in human immunodeficiency virus infection. Q J Med 1993 0.85
44 Caffeine restriction has no role in the management of patients with symptomatic idiopathic ventricular premature beats. Heart 1996 0.84
45 Placebo-controlled comparison of candoxatril, an orally active neutral endopeptidase inhibitor, and captopril in patients with chronic heart failure. Eur J Heart Fail 1999 0.84
46 Successful balloon dilatation of the pulmonary valve in carcinoid heart disease. Int J Cardiol 1994 0.83
47 Solvent abuse and the heart. Br Med J (Clin Res Ed) 1987 0.83
48 Indications for pulmonary embolectomy. Lancet 1988 0.83
49 Incidence and significance of rising blood acetate levels during hemodialysis. Clin Nephrol 1979 0.82
50 Candoxatril improves exercise capacity in patients with chronic heart failure receiving angiotensin converting enzyme inhibition. Eur Heart J 1998 0.82
51 Endogenous angiotensin II contributes to basal peripheral vascular tone in sodium deplete but not sodium replete man. Cardiovasc Res 1997 0.81
52 The L-arginine/nitric oxide pathway contributes to the acute release of tissue plasminogen activator in vivo in man. Cardiovasc Res 1998 0.81
53 Immediate coronary angioplasty for acute myocardial infarction. BMJ 1993 0.81
54 Transvenous pacemaker electrodes placed unintentionally in the left ventricle: three cases. Postgrad Med J 1989 0.79
55 Atrial pacing: who do we pace and what do we expect? Experiences with 100 atrial pacemakers. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 1990 0.79
56 Regulation of peripheral vascular tone in patients with heart failure: contribution of angiotensin II. Heart 1998 0.79
57 Hypercholesterolaemia and lipid lowering treatment do not affect the acute endogenous fibrinolytic capacity in vivo. Heart 2002 0.78
58 Support ventilation versus conventional oxygen. Lancet 2001 0.78
59 Effects of acute methionine loading and vitamin C on endogenous fibrinolysis, endothelium-dependent vasomotion and platelet aggregation. Clin Sci (Lond) 2001 0.78
60 Effects of abstinence on alcoholic heart muscle disease. Am J Cardiol 1991 0.77
61 Platelet alpha-adrenoreceptors in borderline and established essential hypertension. Clin Sci (Lond) 1983 0.77
62 Antiplatelet treatment in unstable angina: aspirin, clopidogrel, glycoprotein IIb/IIIa antagonist, or all three? Heart 2002 0.77
63 Effect of cardiac tamponade on atrial natriuretic peptide concentrations: influence of stretch and pressure. Clin Sci (Lond) 1990 0.77
64 Early vasodilator treatment in myocardial infarction: appropriate for the majority or minority? Br Heart J 1992 0.76
65 Dilated cardiomyopathy in haemophiliacs infected with the human immunodeficiency virus. Scott Med J 1993 0.76
66 A century of cardiac pacing. BMJ 1989 0.75
67 Psoriasis developing during dialysis. Br Med J 1979 0.75
68 Lower cardiac mortality in smokers following thrombolysis. QJM 1999 0.75
69 The long-term effects of metoprolol and epanolol on tissue-type plasminogen activator and plasminogen activator inhibitor 1 in patients with ischaemic heart disease. Eur J Clin Pharmacol 1994 0.75
70 Cardiac dysfunction in paediatric HIV infection. J Infect 1993 0.75
71 Endogenous angiotensin II does not contribute to sympathetic venoconstriction in dorsal hand veins of healthy humans. Clin Pharmacol Ther 1997 0.75
72 Effects of haemodialysis and continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis on abnormalities of ion transport in vivo in patients with chronic renal failure. Clin Sci (Lond) 1993 0.75
73 An in vivo study of cation transport in essential hypertension. J Hypertens Suppl 1984 0.75
74 Long-term survival following pericardiectomy for Staphylococcus aureus pericarditis in an HIV-positive drug user. Eur Heart J 1997 0.75
75 Tissue plasminogen activator genetic polymorphisms do not influence tissue plasminogen activator release in patients with coronary heart disease. J Thromb Haemost 2006 0.75
76 Long-term clinical safety and efficacy of NIROYAL vs. NIR intracoronary stent. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2001 0.75