Published in J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg on July 01, 2005
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Coarctation Long-term Assessment (COALA): significance of arterial hypertension in a cohort of 404 patients up to 27 years after surgical repair of isolated coarctation of the aorta, even in the absence of restenosis and prosthetic material. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2007) 1.56
NADPH oxidase mediates tissue factor-dependent surface procoagulant activity by thrombin in human vascular smooth muscle cells. Circulation (2002) 1.52
Tranexamic acid versus ɛ-aminocaproic acid: efficacy and safety in paediatric cardiac surgery. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2010) 1.51
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Long-term myocardial scarring after operation for anomalous left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery. Ann Thorac Surg (2011) 1.49
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Percutaneous closure of a periprosthetic leakage after mitral valve reoperation due to recurrent endocarditis. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv (2009) 1.44
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Catheter ablation of left atrial focal tachycardia guided by electroanatomic mapping and new insights into interatrial electrical conduction. Heart Rhythm (2005) 1.41
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Recommendations for improving the quality of the interdisciplinary medical care of grown-ups with congenital heart disease (GUCH). Int J Cardiol (2010) 1.39
Posttraumatic stress symptoms and predicted mortality in patients with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators: results from the prospective living with an implanted cardioverter-defibrillator study. Arch Gen Psychiatry (2008) 1.37
Targeted genomic deletion of the lens-specific intermediate filament protein CP49. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci (2002) 1.35
Diameters of the thoracic aorta throughout life as measured with helical computed tomography. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2002) 1.35
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Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation using the Navx-/Ensite-system and a CT-/MRI-guided approach. Clin Res Cardiol (2009) 1.31
Left atrial tachycardia after circumferential pulmonary vein ablation for atrial fibrillation: incidence, electrophysiological characteristics, and results of radiofrequency ablation. Europace (2006) 1.29
Characterization of a mutation in the lens-specific CP49 in the 129 strain of mouse. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci (2004) 1.29
Biatrial multisite mapping of atrial premature complexes triggering onset of atrial fibrillation. Am J Cardiol (2002) 1.28
Livedoid vasculopathy associated with plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 promoter homozygosity (4G/4G) treated successfully with tissue plasminogen activator. Arch Dermatol (2006) 1.28
Redox-sensitive regulation of the HIF pathway under non-hypoxic conditions in pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells. Biol Chem (2004) 1.23
More accurate quantification of pulmonary blood flow by magnetic resonance imaging than by lung perfusion scintigraphy in patients with fontan circulation. Circulation (2002) 1.23
Management of emergencies in adults with congenital cardiac disease. Am J Cardiol (2007) 1.22
Targeted deletion of the lens fiber cell-specific intermediate filament protein filensin. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci (2003) 1.19
Prospective randomized comparison of durability of bidirectional conduction block in the cavotricuspid isthmus in patients after ablation of common atrial flutter using cryothermy and radiofrequency energy: the CRYOTIP study. Heart Rhythm (2009) 1.14
Do airport metal detectors interfere with implantable pacemakers or cardioverter-defibrillators? J Am Coll Cardiol (2003) 1.13
Hearts late after fontan operation have normal mass, normal volume, and reduced systolic function: a magnetic resonance imaging study. J Am Coll Cardiol (2003) 1.12
Rescue ablation of electrical storm in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy: a potential-guided ablation approach by modifying substrate of intractable, unmappable ventricular tachycardias. Heart Rhythm (2005) 1.10
Occurrence and management of atrial arrhythmia after long-term Fontan circulation. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2004) 1.09
The serum- and glucocorticoid-inducible kinase Sgk-1 is involved in pulmonary vascular remodeling: role in redox-sensitive regulation of tissue factor by thrombin. Circ Res (2006) 1.08
Mapping of intraatrial reentrant tachycardias by remote magnetic navigation in patients with d-transposition of the great arteries after mustard or senning procedure. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol (2008) 1.08
Atypical access to typical atrial flutter. Heart Rhythm (2005) 1.08
The adult patient with eisenmenger syndrome: a medical update after dana point part I: epidemiology, clinical aspects and diagnostic options. Curr Cardiol Rev (2010) 1.06
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Impaired elastic properties of the ascending aorta in newborns before and early after successful coarctation repair: proof of a systemic vascular disease of the prestenotic arteries? Circulation (2005) 1.05
Acute and long-term results of radiofrequency ablation of common atrial flutter and the influence of the right atrial isthmus ablation on the occurrence of atrial fibrillation. Eur Heart J (2003) 1.04
Routine clinical cardiovascular magnetic resonance in paediatric and adult congenital heart disease: patients, protocols, questions asked and contributions made. J Cardiovasc Magn Reson (2008) 1.03
Comparison of accuracy of axial slices versus short-axis slices for measuring ventricular volumes by cardiac magnetic resonance in patients with corrected tetralogy of fallot. Am J Cardiol (2009) 1.03
Acute and long-term results of slow pathway ablation in patients with atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia--an analysis of the predictive factors for arrhythmia recurrence. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol (2005) 1.03
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Effect of PPARgamma inhibition on pulmonary endothelial cell gene expression: gene profiling in pulmonary hypertension. Physiol Genomics (2009) 1.02
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The presence of Down syndrome is not a risk factor in complete atrioventricular septal defect repair. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2007) 1.00
The expression of the NADPH oxidase subunit p22phox is regulated by a redox-sensitive pathway in endothelial cells. Free Radic Biol Med (2005) 1.00
The hypoxia-inducible factor-2alpha is stabilized by oxidative stress involving NOX4. Antioxid Redox Signal (2010) 0.99
Acute effects and long-term outcome of pulmonary vein isolation in combination with electrogram-guided substrate ablation for persistent atrial fibrillation. Am J Cardiol (2007) 0.99
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Radiofrequency ablation of complex fractionated atrial electrograms (CFAE): preferential sites of acute termination and regularization in paroxysmal and persistent atrial fibrillation. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol (2007) 0.98
Necessity for biatrial ablation to achieve bidirectional cavotricuspid isthmus conduction block in a patient following senning operation. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol (2004) 0.97
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The blood sparing effect and the safety of aprotinin compared to tranexamic acid in paediatric cardiac surgery. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2008) 0.95
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Effect of depression on mortality in implantable cardioverter defibrillator recipients--findings from the prospective LICAD study. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol (2011) 0.94
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Mapping of atrial tachycardia by remote magnetic navigation in postoperative patients with congenital heart disease. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol (2010) 0.93
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Thrombin activates the p21-activated kinase in pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells. Role in tissue factor expression. Thromb Haemost (2005) 0.91
Transcatheter closure of a non-restrictive patent ductus arteriosus with an Amplatzer muscular ventricular septal defect occluder. Int J Cardiol (2006) 0.90
What was the impact of the introduction of extracardiac completion for a single center performing total cavopulmonary connections? Cardiol Young (2004) 0.90
Diagnostic power of aortic elastic properties in young patients with Marfan syndrome. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2005) 0.90
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Minor symptoms of depression in patients with congenital heart disease have a larger impact on quality of life than limited exercise capacity. Int J Cardiol (2010) 0.90
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