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Title |
Journal |
Year |
PubWeight™‹?› |
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1
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Is worsening renal function an ominous prognostic sign in patients with acute heart failure? The role of congestion and its interaction with renal function.
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Circ Heart Fail
|
2011
|
2.28
|
|
2
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Worsening renal function in patients hospitalised for acute heart failure: clinical implications and prognostic significance.
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Eur J Heart Fail
|
2008
|
2.11
|
|
3
|
n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in the prevention of atrial fibrillation recurrences after electrical cardioversion: a prospective, randomized study.
|
Circulation
|
2011
|
1.71
|
|
4
|
Marked improvement in left ventricular ejection fraction during long-term beta-blockade in patients with chronic heart failure: clinical correlates and prognostic significance.
|
Am Heart J
|
2003
|
1.67
|
|
5
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The role of n-3 PUFAs in preventing the arrhythmic risk in patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy.
|
Cardiovasc Drugs Ther
|
2008
|
1.63
|
|
6
|
Prospective assessment of integrating the existing emergency medical system with automated external defibrillators fully operated by volunteers and laypersons for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: the Brescia Early Defibrillation Study (BEDS).
|
Eur Heart J
|
2005
|
1.52
|
|
7
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Beta-blocker therapy influences the hemodynamic response to inotropic agents in patients with heart failure: a randomized comparison of dobutamine and enoximone before and after chronic treatment with metoprolol or carvedilol.
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J Am Coll Cardiol
|
2002
|
1.49
|
|
8
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High sensitivity C-reactive protein: a predictor for recurrence of atrial fibrillation after successful cardioversion.
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Intern Emerg Med
|
2009
|
1.44
|
|
9
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Usefulness of cardiac calcification on two-dimensional echocardiography for distinguishing ischaemic from nonischaemic dilated cardiomyopathy: a preliminary report.
|
J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown)
|
2006
|
1.43
|
|
10
|
Acute myocardial infarction in a young woman with antiphospholipid syndrome and occasional cocaine abuse.
|
Int J Cardiol
|
2005
|
1.40
|
|
11
|
[Plasma brain natriuretic peptide levels in the diagnostic and prognostic assessment of patients with heart failure. Pros].
|
Ital Heart J
|
2003
|
1.38
|
|
12
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Effects of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids on left ventricular function and functional capacity in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy.
|
J Am Coll Cardiol
|
2011
|
1.34
|
|
13
|
Beta-blocker treatment of patients with diastolic heart failure and arterial hypertension. A prospective, randomized, comparison of the long-term effects of atenolol vs. nebivolol.
|
Eur J Heart Fail
|
2003
|
1.25
|
|
14
|
The role of the kidney in heart failure.
|
Eur Heart J
|
2012
|
1.16
|
|
15
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Effects of the long-term administration of nebivolol on the clinical symptoms, exercise capacity, and left ventricular function of patients with diastolic dysfunction: results of the ELANDD study.
|
Eur J Heart Fail
|
2011
|
1.16
|
|
16
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Serum levels of carbohydrate antigen 125 in patients with chronic heart failure: relation to clinical severity, hemodynamic and Doppler echocardiographic abnormalities, and short-term prognosis.
|
J Am Coll Cardiol
|
2003
|
1.13
|
|
17
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The role of plasma biomarkers in acute heart failure. Serial changes and independent prognostic value of NT-proBNP and cardiac troponin-T.
|
Eur J Heart Fail
|
2007
|
1.08
|
|
18
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The 6 minute walking test in chronic heart failure: indications, interpretation and limitations from a review of the literature.
|
Eur J Heart Fail
|
2004
|
1.05
|
|
19
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Total arterial myocardial revascularization with composite grafts improves results of coronary surgery in elderly: a prospective randomized comparison with conventional coronary artery bypass surgery.
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Circulation
|
2003
|
1.05
|
|
20
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Percutaneous coronary angioplasty in a patient with anomalous single coronary artery arising from the right sinus of Valsalva.
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Int J Cardiol
|
2006
|
1.05
|
|
21
|
Postdischarge assessment after a heart failure hospitalization: the next step forward.
|
Circulation
|
2010
|
1.00
|
|
22
|
How often we need to measure brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) blood levels in patients admitted to the hospital for acute severe heart failure? Role of serial measurements to improve short-term prognostic stratification.
|
Int J Cardiol
|
2009
|
0.97
|
|
23
|
Role of beta-adrenergic receptor gene polymorphisms in the long-term effects of beta-blockade with carvedilol in patients with chronic heart failure.
|
Cardiovasc Drugs Ther
|
2010
|
0.95
|
|
24
|
Off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery technique for total arterial myocardial revascularization: a prospective randomized study.
|
Ann Thorac Surg
|
2003
|
0.91
|
|
25
|
Absence of inferior vena cava as a rare cause of deep venous thrombosis complicated by liver and lung embolism.
|
Int J Cardiol
|
2003
|
0.90
|
|
26
|
Lack of association of coeliac disease with idiopathic and ischaemic dilated cardiomyopathies.
|
Scand J Clin Lab Invest
|
2008
|
0.90
|
|
27
|
Nebivolol: haemodynamic effects and clinical significance of combined beta-blockade and nitric oxide release.
|
Drugs
|
2010
|
0.90
|
|
28
|
Effect of spironolactone on left ventricular ejection fraction and volumes in patients with class I or II heart failure.
|
Am J Cardiol
|
2010
|
0.90
|
|
29
|
Role of beta1- and alpha2c-adrenergic receptor polymorphisms and their combination in heart failure: a case-control study.
|
Eur J Heart Fail
|
2005
|
0.89
|
|
30
|
Left internal thoracic artery-radial artery composite grafts as the technique of choice for myocardial revascularization in elderly patients: a prospective randomized evaluation.
|
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
|
2004
|
0.89
|
|
31
|
Homocysteine and heart failure: an overview.
|
Recent Pat Cardiovasc Drug Discov
|
2009
|
0.88
|
|
32
|
The 6-min walking test early after cardiac surgery. Reference values and the effects of rehabilitation programme.
|
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg
|
2007
|
0.88
|
|
33
|
How should we measure left atrium size and function?
|
J Clin Ultrasound
|
2012
|
0.87
|
|
34
|
Acute heart failure: multiple clinical profiles and mechanisms require tailored therapy.
|
Int J Cardiol
|
2010
|
0.87
|
|
35
|
Should beta-blocker therapy be reduced or withdrawn after an episode of decompensated heart failure? Results from COMET.
|
Eur J Heart Fail
|
2007
|
0.86
|
|
36
|
Cardiovascular and noncardiovascular comorbidities in patients with chronic heart failure.
|
J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown)
|
2011
|
0.86
|
|
37
|
Non-obstructive membranes of the left atrial appendage.
|
Cardiovasc J Afr
|
2012
|
0.85
|
|
38
|
The pathophysiology of acute heart failure--it is a lot about fluid accumulation.
|
Am Heart J
|
2007
|
0.85
|
|
39
|
Dynamic mild subaortic left ventricular obstruction caused by an accessory mitral valve attached to the anterior mitral valve in a young pregnant woman.
|
Eur J Echocardiogr
|
2008
|
0.84
|
|
40
|
Long-term prognostic value of the right ventricular myocardial performance index compared to other indexes of right ventricular function in patients with moderate chronic heart failure.
|
Echocardiography
|
2012
|
0.84
|
|
41
|
Pulmonary embolism complicated by impending paradoxical embolism - a case report and a review of literature.
|
Kardiol Pol
|
2010
|
0.84
|
|
42
|
Can we prevent or treat renal dysfunction in acute heart failure?
|
Heart Fail Rev
|
2012
|
0.83
|
|
43
|
Early regression of left ventricular mass associated with diastolic improvement after transcatheter aortic valve implantation.
|
J Am Soc Echocardiogr
|
2012
|
0.83
|
|
44
|
Effect of the long-term administration of nebivolol on clinical symptoms, exercise capacity and left ventricular function in patients with heart failure and preserved left ventricular ejection fraction: background, aims and design of the ELANDD study.
|
Clin Res Cardiol
|
2009
|
0.82
|
|
45
|
Psoriasis and cardiovascular diseases.
|
Acta Cardiol
|
2010
|
0.82
|
|
46
|
A difficult diagnosis: right unilateral cardiogenic pulmonary edema. Usefulness of biochemical markers of heart failure for the correct diagnosis.
|
Ital Heart J
|
2005
|
0.82
|
|
47
|
n-3 PUFAs and cardiovascular disease prevention.
|
Future Cardiol
|
2010
|
0.82
|
|
48
|
Serum levels of different tumour markers in patients with chronic heart failure.
|
Eur J Heart Fail
|
2005
|
0.81
|
|
49
|
Diagnosis of cor triatriatum sinister in patient with pulmonary edema and severe pulmonary arterial hypertension: assessment by three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography.
|
Echocardiography
|
2011
|
0.81
|
|
50
|
Long-term prognostic value of CA 125 serum levels in mild to moderate heart failure patients.
|
J Card Fail
|
2011
|
0.81
|
|
51
|
Effects of spironolactone on long-term mortality and morbidity in patients with heart failure and mild or no symptoms.
|
Am J Med Sci
|
2014
|
0.81
|
|
52
|
Renal dysfunction in acute heart failure: epidemiology, mechanisms and assessment.
|
Heart Fail Rev
|
2012
|
0.81
|
|
53
|
Treatment of heart failure in the elderly: never say it's too late.
|
Eur Heart J
|
2009
|
0.80
|
|
54
|
Troponin T levels in patients with acute heart failure: clinical and prognostic significance of their detection and release during hospitalisation.
|
Clin Res Cardiol
|
2012
|
0.80
|
|
55
|
A focus on antiarrhythmic properties of ranolazine.
|
J Cardiovasc Pharmacol Ther
|
2012
|
0.79
|
|
56
|
CA 125 tumoral marker plasma levels relate to systolic and diastolic ventricular function and to the clinical status of patients with chronic heart failure.
|
Echocardiography
|
2008
|
0.79
|
|
57
|
One biologic marker (carbohydrate antigen-CA 125), two different diseases (ovarian cancer and congestive heart failure): practical implications of monitoring CA 125 serum levels. A case report.
|
Ital Heart J
|
2003
|
0.79
|
|
58
|
Cardiological features in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies.
|
J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown)
|
2010
|
0.79
|
|
59
|
Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest caused by transient left ventricular apical ballooning syndrome.
|
Int J Cardiol
|
2007
|
0.79
|
|
60
|
Recurrent ventricular fibrillation during a febrile illness and hyperthermia in a patient with dilated cardiomyopathy and automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator. An example of reversible electrical storm.
|
Int J Cardiol
|
2005
|
0.79
|
|
61
|
Role of beta1- and beta2-adrenoceptor polymorphisms in heart failure: a case-control study.
|
Eur Heart J
|
2004
|
0.79
|
|
62
|
Infectious endocarditis during pregnancy, problems in the decision-making process: a case report.
|
Cases J
|
2009
|
0.79
|
|
63
|
A scombroid poisoning causing a life-threatening acute pulmonary edema and coronary syndrome in a young healthy patient.
|
Cardiovasc Toxicol
|
2011
|
0.79
|
|
64
|
Successful switch to sitaxsentan in a patient with HIV-related pulmonary arterial hypertension and late intolerance to nonselective endothelin receptor blockade.
|
Ther Adv Respir Dis
|
2009
|
0.78
|
|
65
|
Preoperative cardiac evaluation and perioperative cardiac therapy in patients undergoing open surgery for abdominal aortic aneurysms: effects on cardiovascular outcome.
|
Ann Vasc Surg
|
2012
|
0.78
|
|
66
|
Persistence of left superior vena cava, absence of coronary sinus and cerebral ictus.
|
Int J Cardiol
|
2008
|
0.78
|
|
67
|
[Erythropoietin: a new perspective in cardiovascular therapy].
|
Monaldi Arch Chest Dis
|
2008
|
0.78
|
|
68
|
Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic characteristics of beta-blockers: when differences may matter.
|
J Card Fail
|
2006
|
0.78
|
|
69
|
Bisoprolol in the treatment of chronic heart failure: from pathophysiology to clinical pharmacology and trial results.
|
Ther Clin Risk Manag
|
2007
|
0.78
|
|
70
|
A case report of alveolar haemorrhage associated with severe thrombocytopenia induced by abciximab infusion in a patient with an acute coronary syndrome.
|
Intern Emerg Med
|
2008
|
0.78
|
|
71
|
Effects of supplementation with polyunsaturated fatty acids in patients with heart failure.
|
Intern Emerg Med
|
2011
|
0.77
|
|
72
|
Endothelial damage due to air pollution.
|
Heart Int
|
2006
|
0.76
|
|
73
|
Effect of short-term infusive dobutamine therapy on thyroid hormone profile and hemodynamic parameters in patients with acute worsening heart failure and low-triiodothyronine syndrome.
|
J Investig Med
|
2012
|
0.76
|
|
74
|
Hemodynamic progression and outcome of asymptomatic aortic stenosis in primary care.
|
Am J Cardiol
|
2011
|
0.76
|
|
75
|
[Heart rate: a risk factor or an epiphenomenon?].
|
G Ital Cardiol (Rome)
|
2010
|
0.76
|
|
76
|
Beta-blocker therapy of heart failure: an update.
|
Expert Opin Pharmacother
|
2007
|
0.76
|
|
77
|
Use of inotropic agents in patients with advanced heart failure: lessons from recent trials and hopes for new agents.
|
Drugs
|
2011
|
0.76
|
|
78
|
Efficacy and tolerability of the long-term administration of carvedilol in patients with chronic heart failure with and without concomitant diabetes mellitus.
|
Eur J Heart Fail
|
2003
|
0.76
|
|
79
|
Atrial flutter: from ECG to electroanatomical 3D mapping.
|
Heart Int
|
2006
|
0.75
|
|
80
|
Sudden death prevention in heart failure: The case of CIBIS III.
|
Heart Int
|
2006
|
0.75
|
|
81
|
The combination of Ezetimibe and Statin: a new treatment for hypercholesterolemia.
|
Heart Int
|
2007
|
0.75
|
|
82
|
Diagnostic value of the head-up tilt test and the R-test in patients with syncope.
|
Heart Int
|
2006
|
0.75
|
|
83
|
Improved graft patency rates and mid-term outcome of diabetic patients undergoing total arterial myocardial revascularization.
|
Heart Int
|
2006
|
0.75
|
|
84
|
Anemia and heart failure: a cause of progression or only a consequence?
|
Heart Int
|
2007
|
0.75
|
|
85
|
Endocannabinoids and cardiovascular prevention: real progress?
|
Heart Int
|
2007
|
0.75
|
|
86
|
Non-compaction of the ventricular myocardium.
|
Heart Int
|
2006
|
0.75
|
|
87
|
Nitric oxide and cardiovascular risk factors.
|
Heart Int
|
2007
|
0.75
|
|
88
|
The study of left ventricular diastolic function by Doppler echocardiography: the essential for the clinician.
|
Heart Int
|
2007
|
0.75
|
|
89
|
[Efficacy of ACE-inhibitors in patients with recent myocardial infarction. Studies with zofenopril].
|
G Ital Cardiol (Rome)
|
2012
|
0.75
|
|
90
|
Early experience with a new approach for percutaneous intervention of totally occluded saphenous vein graft: is the flow the best thrombolytic?
|
EuroIntervention
|
2010
|
0.75
|
|
91
|
QT dispersion on ECG Holter monitoring and risk of ventricular arrhythmias in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy.
|
Heart Int
|
2006
|
0.75
|
|
92
|
An unusual echocardiographic image of a hiatal hernia.
|
Kardiol Pol
|
2011
|
0.75
|
|
93
|
Biological drugs: classic adverse effects and new clinical evidences.
|
Cardiovasc Toxicol
|
2012
|
0.75
|
|
94
|
[Prognostic evaluation in patients with heart failure].
|
Ital Heart J Suppl
|
2003
|
0.75
|
|
95
|
Current guidelines in the pharmacological management of chronic heart failure.
|
J Renin Angiotensin Aldosterone Syst
|
2004
|
0.75
|
|
96
|
Jugular pacing lead extraction with laser sheath: a case report.
|
Europace
|
2010
|
0.75
|
|
97
|
[Infective complications in patients with implantable cardiac devices: catheter extraction].
|
G Ital Cardiol (Rome)
|
2010
|
0.75
|
|
98
|
Hypertensive crisis and acute, reversible, left ventricular systolic dysfunction: a case report.
|
Eur J Heart Fail
|
2002
|
0.75
|
|
99
|
A giant interatrial mass: an unusual presentation of primary amyloidosis.
|
Kardiol Pol
|
2009
|
0.75
|
|
100
|
[Insulin-resistance and cardiovascular risk].
|
G Ital Cardiol (Rome)
|
2010
|
0.75
|
|
101
|
[Undesired left ventricular pacing].
|
G Ital Cardiol (Rome)
|
2011
|
0.75
|
|
102
|
[Indications for statin therapy in patients with acute coronary syndrome of ischemic origin].
|
G Ital Cardiol (Rome)
|
2010
|
0.75
|
|
103
|
Risk factors for atrial fibrillation recurrence: a literature review.
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J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown)
|
2014
|
0.75
|
|
104
|
[Pharmacological therapy of chronic heart failure in the elderly].
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Ital Heart J
|
2004
|
0.75
|
|
105
|
Secondary prevention of sudden cardiac death.
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Ital Heart J
|
2005
|
0.75
|
|
106
|
[Appropriate pharmacological therapy after surgical or percutaneous myocardial revascularization].
|
G Ital Cardiol (Rome)
|
2010
|
0.75
|
|
107
|
An echo-guided case report of rapid regression of unstable mobile thrombus aortic atheroma after aggressive statin and antiplatelet combination therapy.
|
Am J Ther
|
2014
|
0.75
|
|
108
|
Is it safe to allow patients with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators to drive? Learnings from a single center experience.
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J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown)
|
2008
|
0.75
|
|
109
|
[Percutaneous treatment of valvular heart diseases].
|
G Ital Cardiol (Rome)
|
2012
|
0.75
|
|
110
|
The link between intracranial haemorrhage and cardiogenic shock: a case of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy.
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Acta Cardiol
|
2012
|
0.75
|
|
111
|
[Treatment of heart failure patients with inotropic drugs: beyond traditional agents].
|
G Ital Cardiol (Rome)
|
2010
|
0.75
|
|
112
|
[The study of left ventricular diastolic function by Doppler echocardiography: the essential for the clinician].
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Monaldi Arch Chest Dis
|
2009
|
0.75
|
|
113
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Young woman affected by a rare form of familial connective tissue disorder associated with multiple arterial pulmonary stenosis and severe pulmonary hypertension.
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Circ J
|
2008
|
0.75
|
|
114
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Data Sharing: A New Editorial Initiative of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors. Implications for the Editors' Network.
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Kardiol Pol
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2017
|
0.75
|
|
115
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Active-fixation coronary sinus pacing lead extraction: a hybrid approach.
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Int J Cardiol
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2011
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0.75
|
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116
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[Heart failure: should treatment favor prognosis or quality of life? Opinion... in favor of prognosis].
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Ital Heart J
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2002
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0.75
|
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117
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[Beta-blockers in the treatment of heart failure].
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Ital Heart J
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2005
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0.75
|
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118
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Carbohydrate antigen 125: a new biomarker in heart failure.
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Cardiol Rev
|
2012
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0.75
|
|
119
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Clinical trials update from the World Congress of Cardiology 2006.
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Expert Opin Pharmacother
|
2007
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0.75
|
|
120
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A pinball game in the left atrium.
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Int J Cardiol
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2011
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0.75
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121
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[Chronic heart failure therapy: where we are and where we are going to].
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G Ital Cardiol (Rome)
|
2012
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0.75
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122
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D-dimer serum levels in a case of type B aortic dissection. A rapid test for the early diagnosis of acute aortic disease?
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J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown)
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2006
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0.75
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123
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[Role of nutrition in heart failure patients].
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G Ital Cardiol (Rome)
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2012
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0.75
|
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124
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Biventricular pacing for patients with severe congestive heart failure: a single center experience.
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Ital Heart J
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2002
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0.75
|
|
125
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Sustained torsade de pointes occurring early during oral sotalol therapy for atrial fibrillation recurrence prophylaxis in a patient without heart disease.
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Int J Cardiol
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2005
|
0.75
|
|
126
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When should we use nitrates in congestive heart failure?
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Cardiovasc Ther
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2013
|
0.75
|
|
127
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[New pharmacological approaches to ischemic heart disease].
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G Ital Cardiol (Rome)
|
2012
|
0.75
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