Published in Cardiol Clin on August 01, 2005
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Inhalation of fine particulate air pollution and ozone causes acute arterial vasoconstriction in healthy adults. Circulation (2002) 4.71
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Prevalence of chronic kidney disease in US adults with undiagnosed diabetes or prediabetes. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol (2010) 3.12
Dialysis outcomes and analysis of practice patterns suggests the dialysis schedule affects day-of-week mortality. Kidney Int (2012) 3.02
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Insights into the mechanisms and mediators of the effects of air pollution exposure on blood pressure and vascular function in healthy humans. Hypertension (2009) 2.88
Evaluation of pulmonary artery stiffness in pulmonary hypertension with cardiac magnetic resonance. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging (2009) 2.56
Altered tetrahydrobiopterin metabolism in atherosclerosis: implications for use of oxidized tetrahydrobiopterin analogues and thiol antioxidants. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol (2002) 2.53
Long-term dipeptidyl-peptidase 4 inhibition reduces atherosclerosis and inflammation via effects on monocyte recruitment and chemotaxis. Circulation (2011) 2.52
Radiation dose and cancer risk estimates in 16-slice computed tomography coronary angiography. J Nucl Cardiol (2008) 2.33
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Airborne particulate matter selectively activates endoplasmic reticulum stress response in the lung and liver tissues. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol (2010) 2.06
Quality of life in chronic kidney disease (CKD): a cross-sectional analysis in the Renal Research Institute-CKD study. Am J Kidney Dis (2005) 2.05
Prognostic implications of the urinary albumin to creatinine ratio in veterans of different ages with diabetes. Arch Intern Med (2010) 2.03
Air pollution exposure potentiates hypertension through reactive oxygen species-mediated activation of Rho/ROCK. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol (2008) 1.97
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Longer dialysis session length is associated with better intermediate outcomes and survival among patients on in-center three times per week hemodialysis: results from the Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (DOPPS). Nephrol Dial Transplant (2012) 1.88
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Chronic fine particulate matter exposure induces systemic vascular dysfunction via NADPH oxidase and TLR4 pathways. Circ Res (2011) 1.83
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Improved detection of myocardial involvement in acute inflammatory cardiomyopathies using T2 mapping. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging (2011) 1.75
Dialysate sodium concentration and the association with interdialytic weight gain, hospitalization, and mortality. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol (2011) 1.74
Serum potassium and outcomes in CKD: insights from the RRI-CKD cohort study. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol (2010) 1.69
Air pollution: the "Heart" of the problem. Curr Hypertens Rep (2003) 1.65
Long-term exposure to ambient fine particulate pollution induces insulin resistance and mitochondrial alteration in adipose tissue. Toxicol Sci (2011) 1.65
Haemodialysis vascular access problems in Canada: results from the Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (DOPPS II). Nephrol Dial Transplant (2005) 1.62
Visceral adipose inflammation in obesity is associated with critical alterations in tregulatory cell numbers. PLoS One (2011) 1.60
Particulate matter, air pollution, and blood pressure. J Am Soc Hypertens (2010) 1.58
Pulmonary arterial hypertension: noninvasive detection with phase-contrast MR imaging. Radiology (2007) 1.52
Association between markers of collagen turnover, arterial stiffness and left ventricular hypertrophy in chronic kidney disease (CKD): the Renal Research Institute (RRI)-CKD study. Nephrol Dial Transplant (2011) 1.50
Relative contributions of PM2.5 chemical constituents to acute arterial vasoconstriction in humans. Inhal Toxicol (2004) 1.49
Diesel exhaust exposure induces angiogenesis. Toxicol Lett (2009) 1.48
Dialysis dose scaled to body surface area and size-adjusted, sex-specific patient mortality. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol (2012) 1.47
Survival on dialysis post-kidney transplant failure: results from the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients. Am J Kidney Dis (2007) 1.47
Multislice computed tomography in the exclusion of coronary artery disease in patients with presurgical valve disease. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging (2009) 1.46
Air pollution and cardiac remodeling: a role for RhoA/Rho-kinase. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol (2009) 1.44
Sustained vascular endothelial growth factor delivery enhances angiogenesis and perfusion in ischemic hind limb. Pharm Res (2005) 1.43
Travel time to dialysis as a predictor of health-related quality of life, adherence, and mortality: the Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (DOPPS). Am J Kidney Dis (2008) 1.42
Inhibitor κB kinase 2 is a myosin light chain kinase in vascular smooth muscle. Circ Res (2013) 1.42
Simultaneous right and left heart real-time, free-breathing CMR flow quantification identifies constrictive physiology. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging (2012) 1.40
Ambient air particulate matter exposure and tissue factor expression in atherosclerosis. Inhal Toxicol (2008) 1.40
Chronic kidney disease awareness among individuals with clinical markers of kidney dysfunction. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol (2011) 1.39
Impaired vasoreactivity despite an increase in plasma nitrite in patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms. J Vasc Surg (2002) 1.39
The survival advantage for haemodialysis patients taking vitamin D is questioned: findings from the Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study. Nephrol Dial Transplant (2008) 1.39
US Renal Data System 2015 Annual Data Report: Epidemiology of Kidney Disease in the United States. Am J Kidney Dis (2016) 1.37
Pulmonary vascular hemodynamic response to exercise in cardiopulmonary diseases. Circulation (2013) 1.35
Particulate matter air pollution and atherosclerosis. Curr Atheroscler Rep (2010) 1.29
Long-term fine particulate matter exposure and mortality from diabetes in Canada. Diabetes Care (2013) 1.29
Exposure to ambient particulate matter induces a NASH-like phenotype and impairs hepatic glucose metabolism in an animal model. J Hepatol (2012) 1.28
An emerging role of dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPP4) beyond glucose control: potential implications in cardiovascular disease. Atherosclerosis (2012) 1.27
T-cell costimulation protects obesity-induced adipose inflammation and insulin resistance. Diabetes (2013) 1.27
Validation of CKD and related conditions in existing data sets: A systematic review. Am J Kidney Dis (2010) 1.26
Predialysis serum sodium level, dialysate sodium, and mortality in maintenance hemodialysis patients: the Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (DOPPS). Am J Kidney Dis (2011) 1.25
Effect of hypoxia-inducible factor-1alpha gene therapy on walking performance in patients with intermittent claudication. Circulation (2011) 1.25
Neutral effect on markers of heart failure, inflammation, endothelial activation and function, and vagal tone after high-dose HMG-CoA reductase inhibition in non-diabetic patients with non-ischemic cardiomyopathy and average low-density lipoprotein level. J Am Coll Cardiol (2005) 1.22
Ambient particulate air pollution induces oxidative stress and alterations of mitochondria and gene expression in brown and white adipose tissues. Part Fibre Toxicol (2011) 1.22
Physical exercise among participants in the Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (DOPPS): correlates and associated outcomes. Nephrol Dial Transplant (2010) 1.21
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug use among persons with chronic kidney disease in the United States. Ann Fam Med (2011) 1.20
Cardiovascular remodeling in response to long-term exposure to fine particulate matter air pollution. Circ Heart Fail (2012) 1.20
Reduced metabolic insulin sensitivity following sub-acute exposures to low levels of ambient fine particulate matter air pollution. Sci Total Environ (2012) 1.19
Predictors of heart rate variability and its prognostic significance in chronic kidney disease. Nephrol Dial Transplant (2011) 1.18
Determinants of left ventricular mass in patients on hemodialysis: Frequent Hemodialysis Network (FHN) Trials. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging (2012) 1.16
Prevalence and correlates of septal delayed contrast enhancement in patients with pulmonary hypertension. Am J Cardiol (2007) 1.15
Blood pressure levels and mortality risk among hemodialysis patients in the Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study. Kidney Int (2012) 1.15
Significance of interdialytic weight gain versus chronic volume overload: consensus opinion. Am J Nephrol (2013) 1.14
Effects of concentrated fine ambient particles on rat plasma levels of asymmetric dimethylarginine. Inhal Toxicol (2004) 1.14
Associations of frequency and duration of patient-doctor contact in hemodialysis facilities with mortality. J Am Soc Nephrol (2013) 1.13
A potential role for dendritic cell/macrophage-expressing DPP4 in obesity-induced visceral inflammation. Diabetes (2012) 1.13
Patterns of medication use in the RRI-CKD study: focus on medications with cardiovascular effects. Nephrol Dial Transplant (2005) 1.12
Chronic iron administration increases vascular oxidative stress and accelerates arterial thrombosis. Circulation (2003) 1.11
Clinical correlates and mortality impact of left ventricular hypertrophy among new ESRD patients in the United States. Am J Kidney Dis (2002) 1.10
Association of CKD with disability in the United States. Am J Kidney Dis (2010) 1.10
Public health surveillance of CKD: principles, steps, and challenges. Am J Kidney Dis (2009) 1.08
Ambient particulates alter vascular function through induction of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species. Toxicol Sci (2009) 1.08
Acute DPP-4 inhibition modulates vascular tone through GLP-1 independent pathways. Vascul Pharmacol (2011) 1.07
Sustained release of multiple growth factors from injectable polymeric system as a novel therapeutic approach towards angiogenesis. Pharm Res (2009) 1.07
Air pollution-mediated susceptibility to inflammation and insulin resistance: influence of CCR2 pathways in mice. Environ Health Perspect (2013) 1.05
Dietary acid load and chronic kidney disease among adults in the United States. BMC Nephrol (2014) 1.03
Hemodialysis vascular access training and practices are key to improved access outcomes. Am J Kidney Dis (2010) 1.03
Rapid-onset endothelial dysfunction with adriamycin: evidence for a dysfunctional nitric oxide synthase. Vasc Med (2003) 1.02
Uric acid levels and all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in the hemodialysis population. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol (2011) 1.01
Economic impact of case-mix adjusting the dialysis composite rate. J Am Soc Nephrol (2005) 1.01