Finn Gustafsson

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1 N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide, C-reactive protein, and urinary albumin levels as predictors of mortality and cardiovascular events in older adults. JAMA 2005 4.46
2 Plasma adiponectin, body mass index, and mortality in patients with chronic heart failure. Circulation 2005 2.81
3 Eplerenone survival benefits in heart failure patients post-myocardial infarction are independent from its diuretic and potassium-sparing effects. Insights from an EPHESUS (Eplerenone Post-Acute Myocardial Infarction Heart Failure Efficacy and Survival Study) substudy. J Am Coll Cardiol 2011 2.29
4 Extended heart failure clinic follow-up in low-risk patients: a randomized clinical trial (NorthStar). Eur Heart J 2012 2.21
5 High-sensitivity C-reactive protein is only weakly related to cardiovascular damage after adjustment for traditional cardiovascular risk factors. J Hypertens 2006 2.03
6 Effect of increasing pump speed during exercise on peak oxygen uptake in heart failure patients supported with a continuous-flow left ventricular assist device. A double-blind randomized study. Eur J Heart Fail 2014 1.99
7 Transcatheter treatment of heart failure with preserved or mildly reduced ejection fraction using a novel interatrial implant to lower left atrial pressure. Eur J Heart Fail 2014 1.60
8 Impact of fixed pulmonary hypertension on post-heart transplant outcomes in bridge-to-transplant patients. J Heart Lung Transplant 2010 1.53
9 Severely impaired von Willebrand factor-dependent platelet aggregation in patients with a continuous-flow left ventricular assist device (HeartMate II). J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 1.51
10 Cardiovascular risk prediction by N-terminal pro brain natriuretic peptide and high sensitivity C-reactive protein is affected by age and sex. J Hypertens 2008 1.45
11 High mortality among heart failure patients treated with antidepressants. Int J Cardiol 2010 1.42
12 Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation is uncommon in outpatients with chronic heart failure. Scand Cardiovasc J 2008 1.40
13 [The Mechanical Heart--HeartMate 1--Danish results]. Ugeskr Laeger 2007 1.40
14 [Hyperkalemia and impaired renal function in patients taking spironolactone for congestive heart failure. A retrospective analysis of 125 consecutive cases]. Ugeskr Laeger 2004 1.38
15 N-terminal pro brain natriuretic peptide is inversely related to metabolic cardiovascular risk factors and the metabolic syndrome. Hypertension 2005 1.31
16 N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide, but not high sensitivity C-reactive protein, improves cardiovascular risk prediction in the general population. Eur Heart J 2007 1.30
17 Hemodynamic and neuroendocrine responses to changes in sodium intake in compensated heart failure. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2005 1.12
18 Determinants and consequences of renal function variations with aldosterone blocker therapy in heart failure patients after myocardial infarction: insights from the Eplerenone Post-Acute Myocardial Infarction Heart Failure Efficacy and Survival Study. Circulation 2011 1.06
19 How prevalent is hyperkalemia and renal dysfunction during treatment with spironolactone in patients with congestive heart failure? J Card Fail 2004 1.05
20 Tacrolimus versus cyclosporine as primary immunosuppression after heart transplantation: systematic review with meta-analyses and trial sequential analyses of randomised trials. Eur J Clin Pharmacol 2010 1.04
21 Clinical characteristics and major comorbidities in heart failure patients more than 85 years of age compared with younger age groups. Eur J Heart Fail 2011 1.02
22 Incidence of ventricular arrhythmias in patients on long-term support with a continuous-flow assist device (HeartMate II). J Heart Lung Transplant 2009 1.01
23 Prevalence and prognostic significance of hyponatraemia in outpatients with chronic heart failure. Eur J Heart Fail 2011 1.00
24 Long-term clinical variation of NT-proBNP in stable chronic heart failure patients. Eur Heart J 2007 0.99
25 Age-dependent values of N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide are superior to a single cut-point for ruling out suspected systolic dysfunction in primary care. Eur Heart J 2010 0.98
26 Unexplained week-to-week variation in BNP and NT-proBNP is low in chronic heart failure patients during steady state. Eur J Heart Fail 2006 0.94
27 An integrated approach to diagnosis and therapeutic management of patients with systolic heart failure in the Copenhagen metropolitan area. Am Heart J 2002 0.93
28 Prevalence and prognostic significance of atrial fibrillation in outpatients with heart failure due to left ventricular systolic dysfunction. Eur J Heart Fail 2006 0.91
29 Combination therapy with metolazone and loop diuretics in outpatients with refractory heart failure: an observational study and review of the literature. Cardiovasc Drugs Ther 2005 0.90
30 Kidneys extract BNP and NT-proBNP in healthy young men. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2005 0.90
31 Effect of beta-blockade and ACE inhibition on B-type natriuretic peptides in stable patients with systolic heart failure. Cardiovasc Drugs Ther 2008 0.90
32 Hyperkalaemia and impaired renal function in patients taking spironolactone for congestive heart failure: retrospective study. BMJ 2003 0.90
33 Sildenafil and diastolic dysfunction after acute myocardial infarction in patients with preserved ejection fraction: the Sildenafil and Diastolic Dysfunction After Acute Myocardial Infarction (SIDAMI) trial. Circulation 2013 0.89
34 Effects of body mass index and age on N-terminal pro brain natriuretic peptide are associated with glomerular filtration rate in chronic heart failure patients. Clin Chem 2007 0.88
35 Prognostic threshold levels of NT-proBNP testing in primary care. Eur Heart J 2008 0.87
36 Three decades of heart transplantation in Scandinavia: long-term follow-up. Eur J Heart Fail 2012 0.87
37 Patient adherence to evidence-based pharmacotherapy in systolic heart failure and the transition of follow-up from specialized heart failure outpatient clinics to primary care. Eur J Heart Fail 2013 0.86
38 Adding serial N-terminal pro brain natriuretic peptide measurements to optimal clinical management in outpatients with systolic heart failure: a multicentre randomized clinical trial (NorthStar monitoring study). Eur J Heart Fail 2013 0.85
39 Tolerability of beta-blocker initiation and titration with bisoprolol and carvedilol in congestive heart failure -- a randomized comparison. Cardiology 2004 0.85
40 Influence of atrial fibrillation on plasma von willebrand factor, soluble E-selectin, and N-terminal pro B-type natriuretic peptide levels in systolic heart failure. Chest 2008 0.85
41 The relationship between N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide and risk for hospitalization and mortality is curvilinear in patients with chronic heart failure. Am Heart J 2007 0.84
42 Decreased mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation capacity in the human heart with left ventricular systolic dysfunction. Eur J Heart Fail 2012 0.84
43 Effects of a nurse-based heart failure clinic on drug utilization and admissions in a community hospital setting. Scand Cardiovasc J 2005 0.84
44 A model of physical factors in the structural adaptation of microvascular networks in normotension and hypertension. Physiol Meas 2003 0.84
45 Prediction of outcome by highly sensitive troponin T in outpatients with chronic systolic left ventricular heart failure. Am J Cardiol 2012 0.84
46 Plasma copeptin levels and prediction of outcome in heart failure outpatients: relation to hyponatremia and loop diuretic doses. J Card Fail 2012 0.83
47 The role of Lamin A/C mutations in Danish patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy. Eur J Heart Fail 2009 0.83
48 Central and peripheral blood flow during exercise with a continuous-flow left ventricular assist device: constant versus increasing pump speed: a pilot study. Circ Heart Fail 2011 0.81
49 Plasma insulin-like growth factor I as predictor of progression and all cause mortality in chronic heart failure. Growth Horm IGF Res 2009 0.81
50 Interleukin-2 receptor antagonists as induction therapy after heart transplantation: systematic review with meta-analysis of randomized trials. J Heart Lung Transplant 2008 0.81
51 Hemodynamic stress echocardiography in patients supported with a continuous-flow left ventricular assist device. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging 2010 0.81
52 Constrictive pericarditis in a contemporary Danish cohort: aetiology and outcome. Scand Cardiovasc J 2015 0.81
53 Prognostic significance of cardiovascular biomarkers and renal dysfunction in outpatients with systolic heart failure: a long term follow-up study. Int J Cardiol 2013 0.81
54 Local electric stimulation causes conducted calcium response in rat interlobular arteries. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2002 0.80
55 Long-term follow-up of lung and heart transplant recipients with pre-transplant malignancies. J Heart Lung Transplant 2012 0.80
56 Plasma YKL-40 levels are elevated in patients with chronic heart failure. Scand Cardiovasc J 2010 0.80
57 Driveline infections in patients supported with a HeartMate II: incidence, aetiology and outcome. Scand Cardiovasc J 2011 0.79
58 Plasma von Willebrand factor and soluble E-selectin levels in stable outpatients with systolic heart failure: the Frederiksberg heart failure study. Int J Cardiol 2006 0.79
59 Exercise-induced changes in left ventricular filling pressure after myocardial infarction assessed with simultaneous right heart catheterization and Doppler echocardiography. Int J Cardiol 2013 0.79
60 Incidence and predictors of end-stage renal disease in outpatients with systolic heart failure. Circ Heart Fail 2013 0.79
61 Plasma sodium and mortality risk in patients with myocardial infarction and a low LVEF. Eur J Clin Invest 2011 0.78
62 Design and methodology of the NorthStar Study: NT-proBNP stratified follow-up in outpatient heart failure clinics -- a randomized Danish multicenter study. Am Heart J 2008 0.78
63 Biomarkers of endothelial dysfunction are elevated and related to prognosis in chronic heart failure patients with diabetes but not in those without diabetes. Eur J Heart Fail 2008 0.78
64 Wall motion index, estimated glomerular filtration rate and mortality risk in patients with heart failure or myocardial infarction: a pooled analysis of 18,010 patients. Eur J Heart Fail 2008 0.78
65 Left ventricular assist device as bridge to recovery for anthracycline-induced terminal heart failure. Congest Heart Fail 2012 0.78
66 Prevalence and characteristics of diabetic patients in a chronic heart failure population. Int J Cardiol 2005 0.78
67 Effect of extended follow-up in a specialized heart failure clinic on adherence to guideline recommended therapy: NorthStar Adherence Study. Eur J Heart Fail 2014 0.78
68 Prevalence and characteristics of heart failure clinics in Denmark--design of the Danish heart failure clinics network. Eur J Heart Fail 2005 0.78
69 Exercise hemodynamics in patients with and without diastolic dysfunction and preserved ejection fraction after myocardial infarction. Circ Heart Fail 2012 0.78
70 Relation between pressure and volume unloading during ramp testing in patients supported with a continuous-flow left ventricular assist device. ASAIO J 2015 0.77
71 Copeptin as a biomarker in heart failure. Biomark Med 2014 0.77
72 A high-intensity exercise program improves exercise capacity, self-perceived health, anxiety and depression in heart transplant recipients: a randomized, controlled trial. J Heart Lung Transplant 2012 0.77
73 Long-term outcome in patients treated with combined heart and liver transplantation for familial amyloidotic cardiomyopathy. Clin Transplant 2012 0.77
74 Interval training does not modulate diastolic function in heart transplant recipients. Scand Cardiovasc J 2014 0.77
75 "Sausage-string" appearance of arteries and arterioles can be caused by an instability of the blood vessel wall. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2002 0.77
76 Effect of atrial fibrillation on plasma NT-proBNP in chronic heart failure. Int J Cardiol 2006 0.77
77 Characteristics and long-term outcome of patients with systemic immunoglobulin light-chain amyloidosis. Acta Haematol 2014 0.76
78 Good long-term survival after paediatric heart transplantation. Dan Med J 2012 0.76
79 Renal function at the time of a myocardial infarction maintains prognostic value for more than 10 years. BMC Cardiovasc Disord 2011 0.76
80 Hereditary hemochromatosis (HFE) genotypes in heart failure: relation to etiology and prognosis. BMC Med Genet 2010 0.76
81 Prognostic usefulness of anemia and N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide in outpatients with systolic heart failure. Am J Cardiol 2007 0.75
82 Immunosuppressive T-cell antibody induction for heart transplant recipients. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2013 0.75
83 Renal dysfunction, restrictive left ventricular filling pattern and mortality risk in patients admitted with heart failure: a 7-year follow-up study. BMC Nephrol 2013 0.75
84 Everolimus but not mycophenolate mofetil therapy is associated with soluble HLA-G expression in heart transplant patients. J Heart Lung Transplant 2009 0.75
85 Characteristics and outcome of patients with heart failure due to anabolic-androgenic steroids. Scand Cardiovasc J 2014 0.75
86 Right ventricular failure after implantation of a continuous-flow left ventricular assist device: early haemodynamic predictors. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2013 0.75
87 Sildenafil and diastolic dysfunction after acute myocardial infarction trial: rationale and design. Clin Cardiol 2013 0.75
88 [Destination therapy in end-stage heart failure. A possible alternative to heart transplantation?]. Ugeskr Laeger 2007 0.75
89 Creating interatrial shunts in heart failure and pulmonary hypertension. EuroIntervention 2016 0.75
90 Elevated heart rate is also a risk factor after cardiac transplantation: time to slow down? Int J Cardiol 2013 0.75
91 Ramp Study Hemodynamics, Functional Capacity, and Outcome in Heart Failure Patients with Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Devices. ASAIO J 2016 0.75
92 [MR-skanning af kardial amyloidose]. Ugeskr Laeger 2015 0.75
93 Use of quinine and mortality-risk in patients with heart failure--a Danish nationwide observational study. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 2015 0.75
94 Effect of Calcineurin Inhibitor-Free Everolimus-Based Immunosuppressive Regimen on Albuminuria and Glomerular Filtration Rate after Heart Transplantation. Transplantation 2017 0.75
95 Increased blood pressure and aortic stiffness among abusers of anabolic androgenic steroids: potential effect of suppressed natriuretic peptides in plasma? J Hypertens 2017 0.75
96 Efficacy and safety of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors in patients with left ventricular systolic dysfunction and hyponatremia. J Card Fail 2013 0.75
97 Bisoprolol for congestive heart failure. Expert Opin Pharmacother 2008 0.75
98 [Establishment of a nurse-led heart failure clinic. Design and baseline data from the first two years]. Ugeskr Laeger 2003 0.75