Published in Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol on September 23, 2005
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Critical role of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1/CC chemokine ligand 2 in the pathogenesis of ischemic cardiomyopathy. Circulation (2007) 2.14
Critical role of endogenous thrombospondin-1 in preventing expansion of healing myocardial infarcts. Circulation (2005) 2.09
A pivotal role for endogenous TGF-beta-activated kinase-1 in the LKB1/AMP-activated protein kinase energy-sensor pathway. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2006) 2.03
Optimal noninvasive assessment of left ventricular filling pressures: a comparison of tissue Doppler echocardiography and B-type natriuretic peptide in patients with pulmonary artery catheters. Circulation (2004) 2.00
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Impact of left ventricular ejection fraction on estimation of left ventricular filling pressures using tissue Doppler and flow propagation velocity. Am J Cardiol (2003) 1.92
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Left ventricular untwisting rate by speckle tracking echocardiography. Circulation (2007) 1.74
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Localizing and quantifying ablation lesions in the left ventricle by myocardial contrast echocardiography. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol (2004) 1.62
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Effects of pulmonary vein ablation on regional atrial vagal innervation and vulnerability to atrial fibrillation in dogs. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol (2005) 1.52
The role of platelet-derived growth factor signaling in healing myocardial infarcts. J Am Coll Cardiol (2006) 1.52
Myozenin 2 is a novel gene for human hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Circ Res (2007) 1.51
CD44 is critically involved in infarct healing by regulating the inflammatory and fibrotic response. J Immunol (2008) 1.51
Development of murine ischemic cardiomyopathy is associated with a transient inflammatory reaction and depends on reactive oxygen species. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2003) 1.50
Growth of a left atrial sarcoma followed by resection and autotransplantation. Ann Thorac Surg (2005) 1.48
Comparative accuracy of two- and three-dimensional transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography in identifying mitral valve pathology in patients undergoing mitral valve repair: initial observations. J Am Soc Echocardiogr (2011) 1.48
Lack of specificity of fibroblast-specific protein 1 in cardiac remodeling and fibrosis. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol (2013) 1.46
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The role of IL-1 in the pathogenesis of heart disease. Arch Immunol Ther Exp (Warsz) (2009) 1.45
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Induction of the CXC chemokine interferon-gamma-inducible protein 10 regulates the reparative response following myocardial infarction. Circ Res (2009) 1.28
Incremental predictive power of B-type natriuretic peptide and tissue Doppler echocardiography in the prognosis of patients with congestive heart failure. J Am Coll Cardiol (2005) 1.28
Effects of diet-induced obesity on inflammation and remodeling after myocardial infarction. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol (2006) 1.27
Impact of contrast echocardiography on evaluation of ventricular function and clinical management in a large prospective cohort. J Am Coll Cardiol (2009) 1.23
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MCSF expression is induced in healing myocardial infarcts and may regulate monocyte and endothelial cell phenotype. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol (2003) 1.20
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Comparative accuracy of B-type natriuretic peptide and tissue Doppler echocardiography in the diagnosis of congestive heart failure. Am J Cardiol (2004) 1.12
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Downregulation of connexin40 and increased prevalence of atrial arrhythmias in transgenic mice with cardiac-restricted overexpression of tumor necrosis factor. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol (2006) 1.02
Endogenous IRAK-M attenuates postinfarction remodeling through effects on macrophages and fibroblasts. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol (2012) 1.02
Determinants of cardiac electrophysiological properties in mice. J Interv Card Electrophysiol (2004) 1.02
Mast cell tryptase may modulate endothelial cell phenotype in healing myocardial infarcts. J Pathol (2005) 1.01
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Solving the inverse problem of electrocardiography using a Duncan and Horn formulation of the Kalman filter. IEEE Trans Biomed Eng (2004) 1.01
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