Published in Crit Rev Oncol Hematol on October 01, 2005
Association between levels of C-reactive protein and leukocytes and cancer: three repeated measurements in the Swedish AMORIS study. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev (2011) 1.00
Introduction to the use of belatacept: a fusion protein for the prevention of posttransplant kidney rejection. Biologics (2012) 0.81
Grover's Disease after Heart Transplantation: A Case Report. Case Rep Transplant (2012) 0.75
Twelve-month efficacy and safety of the conversion to everolimus in maintenance heart transplant recipients. World J Transplant (2015) 0.75
Are patients with inflammatory eye disease treated with systemic immunosuppressive therapy at increased risk of malignancy? J Ophthalmic Inflamm Infect (2013) 0.75
Organ allocation waiting time during extracorporeal bridge to lung transplant affects outcomes. Chest (2013) 1.99
Long-term outcome and risk stratification in dilated cardiolaminopathies. J Am Coll Cardiol (2008) 1.97
Sutureless aortic valve replacement as an alternative treatment for patients belonging to the "gray zone" between transcatheter aortic valve implantation and conventional surgery: a propensity-matched, multicenter analysis. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2012) 1.83
Prognostic relevance of the echocardiographic assessment of right ventricular function in patients with idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension. Int J Cardiol (2008) 1.71
Clinical and hemodynamic outcomes of "all-comers" undergoing transapical aortic valve implantation: results from the Italian Registry of Trans-Apical Aortic Valve Implantation (I-TA). J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2011) 1.64
Port-access surgery as elective approach for mitral valve operation in re-do procedures. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2009) 1.48
Arrow CorAide left ventricular assist system: initial experience of the cardio-thoracic surgery center in Pavia. Ann Thorac Surg (2007) 1.47
Gelsolin secretion in interleukin-4-treated bronchial epithelia and in asthmatic airways. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2005) 1.45
Intra aortic balloon pump insertion through left axillary artery in patients with severe peripheral arterial disease. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg (2009) 1.44
Impact of TAVI on mitral regurgitation: a prospective echocardiographic study. Echocardiography (2012) 1.44
Rapid pacing for the off-pump insertion of the Jarvik left ventricular assist device. Ann Thorac Surg (2011) 1.42
Long-term outcome after pulmonary endarterectomy. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2008) 1.20
Desmin accumulation restrictive cardiomyopathy and atrioventricular block associated with desmin gene defects. Eur J Heart Fail (2005) 1.16
Rationale and design of a trial evaluating the effects of losartan vs. nebivolol vs. the association of both on the progression of aortic root dilation in Marfan syndrome with FBN1 gene mutations. J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) (2009) 1.16
A simple method for cardioplegia administration and suture control using foley catheter during ascending aorta replacement and aortic root surgery. Heart Lung Circ (2010) 1.10
Port-access minimally invasive surgery for atrial septal defects: a 10-year single-center experience in 166 patients. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2009) 1.10
Impact of human metapneumovirus and human cytomegalovirus versus other respiratory viruses on the lower respiratory tract infections of lung transplant recipients. J Med Virol (2006) 1.07
Molecular histogenesis of posttransplantation lymphoproliferative disorders. Blood (2003) 1.03
Regulatory CD4+CD25+ T cells in the peripheral blood of lung transplant recipients: correlation with transplant outcome. Transplantation (2004) 1.02
Two cases of aneurysm of the anterior mitral valve leaflet associated with transcatheter aortic valve endocarditis: a mere coincidence? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2010) 1.02
Iatrogenic circumflex coronary lesion in mitral valve surgery: case report and review of the literature. Tex Heart Inst J (2008) 1.01
On-pump versus off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery in high-risk patients: operative results of a prospective randomized trial (on-off study). J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2011) 0.99
Acute ventricular septal defect treated with an Impella recovery as a 'bridge therapy' to heart transplantation. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg (2007) 0.98
A one-stage approach to the treatment of intravenous leiomyomatosis extending to the right heart. J Vasc Surg (2010) 0.98
ECMO as a bridge to transplantation in biventricular dysfunction due to primary spontaneous coronary artery dissection. Transpl Int (2008) 0.97
Human cardiac progenitor cell grafts as unrestricted source of supernumerary cardiac cells in healthy murine hearts. Stem Cells (2011) 0.96
Occlusion of both caval veins by an endovascular occluder. Heart Lung Circ (2012) 0.96
Posterior ventricular septal defect in presence of cardiogenic shock: early implantation of the impella recover LP 5.0 as a bridge to surgery. Tex Heart Inst J (2011) 0.96
Bacteriology of infected extracted pacemaker and ICD leads. J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) (2009) 0.94
Treatment of ascending aorta disease with Bentall-De Bono operation using a mini-invasive approach. J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) (2008) 0.94
Mycotic pseudoaneurysm as aortic complication after heart transplantation. Transpl Int (2009) 0.94
A simple device to secure ventricular assist device driveline and prevent exit-site infection. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg (2014) 0.93
Aortic valve replacement by ministernotomy in redo patients with previous left internal mammary artery patent grafts. Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2010) 0.93
Everolimus with reduced cyclosporine versus MMF with standard cyclosporine in de novo heart transplant recipients. Transplantation (2009) 0.91
Minimally invasive video-assisted approach for left atrial myxoma resection. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg (2009) 0.88
Aortic valve replacement and mitral valve repair as treatment of complications after percutaneous core valve implantation. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2009) 0.88
Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm after pericardiocentesis. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg (2008) 0.87
Medium term outcomes of transapical aortic valve implantation: results from the Italian Registry of Trans-Apical Aortic Valve Implantation. Ann Thorac Surg (2013) 0.87
Bronchogenic cyst: unexpected finding in a large aneurysm of the pars membranacea septi. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2006) 0.87
Conventional surgery, sutureless valves, and transapical aortic valve replacement: what is the best option for patients with aortic valve stenosis? A multicenter, propensity-matched analysis. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2013) 0.87
Return to work after thoracic organ transplantation in a clinically-stable population. Eur J Heart Fail (2007) 0.86
Reverse right ventricular remodeling after pulmonary endarterectomy. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2006) 0.86
Ten years of "extended" life: quality of life among heart transplantation survivors. Transplantation (2004) 0.86
Impact of high titre of antiphospholipid antibodies on postoperative outcome following pulmonary endarterectomy. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg (2009) 0.86
Nonpenetrating right atrial and pericardial trauma. Ann Thorac Surg (2003) 0.85
Getting old with a new heart: impact of age on depression and quality of life in long-term heart transplant recipients. J Heart Lung Transplant (2007) 0.85
Depression and quality of life in patients living 10 to 18 years beyond heart transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant (2005) 0.85
Ascending aortic aneurysms treated by cuneiform resection and end-to-end anastomosis through a ministernotomy. Ann Thorac Surg (2002) 0.84
Myocardial insulin-like growth factor-1 and insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3 gene expression in failing hearts harvested from patients undergoing cardiac transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant (2009) 0.84
PPARγ in coronary atherosclerosis: in vivo expression pattern and correlations with hyperlipidemic status and statin treatment. Atherosclerosis (2011) 0.84
Should we perform heart retransplantation in early graft failure? Transpl Int (2009) 0.83
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as a "bridge to recovery" in a case of myotomy for myocardial bridge complicated by biventricular dysfunction. J Artif Organs (2010) 0.83
Safety and effectiveness of low dosing of double antiplatelet therapy during long-term left ventricular support with the INCOR system. J Artif Organs (2010) 0.82
Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid proteome in bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome: possible role for surfactant protein A in disease onset. J Heart Lung Transplant (2007) 0.82
Effects of physical training on cardiovascular control after heart transplantation. Int J Cardiol (2006) 0.82
Acute bioprosthetic thrombosis immediately after aortic valve replacement. J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) (2009) 0.82
Port-access redo mitral valve surgery in a 13-year-old child. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2013) 0.82
Left main coronary artery ostial repair with autologous ring-shaped aortic patch for iatrogenic aortic dissection. J Card Surg (2014) 0.82
Evaluation of cytomegalovirus DNAaemia versus pp65-antigenaemia cutoff for guiding preemptive therapy in transplant recipients: a randomized study. Antivir Ther (2007) 0.82
EBV positive primary cutaneous CD30+ large T-cell lymphoma in a heart transplanted patient: case report. Am J Transplant (2004) 0.82
Minimally invasive video-assisted cardiac surgery: operative techniques, application fields and clinical outcomes. Future Cardiol (2011) 0.81
Introduction to the use of belatacept: a fusion protein for the prevention of posttransplant kidney rejection. Biologics (2012) 0.81
Oral sildenafil: potential role in heart transplantation. Review of the literature and personal experience. J Cardiol (2010) 0.81
Unexpected long durability of a low-profile porcine Liotta bioprosthesis in mitral position. J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) (2009) 0.81
B-cell posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorders in heart and/or lungs recipients: clinical and molecular-histogenetic study of 17 cases from a single institution. Transplantation (2006) 0.81
Kinetics of T-lymphocyte subsets and posttransplant opportunistic infections in heart and kidney transplant recipients. Transplantation (2012) 0.81
Impact of previous cardiac operations on patients undergoing transapical aortic valve implantation: results from the Italian Registry of Transapical Aortic Valve Implantation. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2012) 0.81
Old prosthesis with a modern concept: 41-year survival with a sutureless Magovern-Cromie aortic valve prosthesis. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2011) 0.80
Human cytomegalovirus pp67 mRNAemia versus pp65 antigenemia for guiding preemptive therapy in heart and lung transplant recipients: a prospective, randomized, controlled, open-label trial. Transplantation (2003) 0.80
Long-term patency of saphenous vein patch plasty for left main coronary artery ostial disease. J Card Surg (2011) 0.80
Oxidative stress induces myeloperoxidase expression in endocardial endothelial cells from patients with chronic heart failure. Basic Res Cardiol (2008) 0.80
One-year follow-up of conduction disturbances following transcatheter aortic valve implantation. J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) (2015) 0.80
Cyclosporine monotherapy in cardiac transplantation: review of the literature. Transplant Rev (Orlando) (2011) 0.79
Valve-sparing removal of aortic fibroelastoma through ministernotomy. J Heart Valve Dis (2007) 0.79
Cribriform atrial septal aneurysm. J Am Coll Cardiol (2009) 0.79
Mesothelial cyst of the pericardium, absent on earlier computed tomography. Tex Heart Inst J (2010) 0.79
Nail gun penetrating injury of the heart mimicking an acute coronary syndrome. Int J Emerg Med (2010) 0.79
Usefulness and limits of transthoracic echocardiography in the evaluation of patients with primary and chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension. J Am Soc Echocardiogr (2002) 0.78
Clodronate treatment of established bone loss in cardiac recipients: a randomized study. Transplantation (2003) 0.78
Bronchoalveolar lavage cytokine profile in a cohort of lung transplant recipients: a predictive role of interleukin-12 with respect to onset of bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome. J Heart Lung Transplant (2004) 0.78
Lung transplantation: is it still an experimental procedure? Curr Opin Crit Care (2010) 0.78
Intraoperative vancomycin pharmacokinetics in cardiac surgery with or without cardiopulmonary bypass. Ann Pharmacother (2013) 0.78
Functional assessment and quality of life before and after pulmonary endoarterectomy. G Ital Med Lav Ergon (2016) 0.78
Effect of CMV-immunoglobulins (cytotect biotest) prophylaxis on CMV pneumonia after lung transplantation. New Microbiol (2011) 0.78
Candidemia after cardiac surgery in the intensive care unit: an observational study. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg (2010) 0.78
Type 2 diabetes mellitus is associated with faster degeneration of bioprosthetic valve: results from a propensity score-matched Italian multicenter study. Circulation (2011) 0.78