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Title |
Journal |
Year |
PubWeight™‹?› |
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1
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Coronary calcium as a predictor of coronary events in four racial or ethnic groups.
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N Engl J Med
|
2008
|
18.34
|
|
2
|
Effect of rosuvastatin on progression of carotid intima-media thickness in low-risk individuals with subclinical atherosclerosis: the METEOR Trial.
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JAMA
|
2007
|
6.02
|
|
3
|
Intensive diabetes therapy and carotid intima-media thickness in type 1 diabetes mellitus.
|
N Engl J Med
|
2003
|
5.87
|
|
4
|
Coronary artery calcification compared with carotid intima-media thickness in the prediction of cardiovascular disease incidence: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA).
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Arch Intern Med
|
2008
|
5.86
|
|
5
|
Associations between C-reactive protein, coronary artery calcium, and cardiovascular events: implications for the JUPITER population from MESA, a population-based cohort study.
|
Lancet
|
2011
|
4.06
|
|
6
|
Common carotid intima-media thickness measurements in cardiovascular risk prediction: a meta-analysis.
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JAMA
|
2012
|
3.67
|
|
7
|
Cognitive impairment and decline are associated with carotid artery disease in patients without clinically evident cerebrovascular disease.
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Ann Intern Med
|
2004
|
3.66
|
|
8
|
Prevalence and progression of subclinical atherosclerosis in younger adults with low short-term but high lifetime estimated risk for cardiovascular disease: the coronary artery risk development in young adults study and multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis.
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Circulation
|
2009
|
3.37
|
|
9
|
Incidence, manifestations, and predictors of worsening white matter on serial cranial magnetic resonance imaging in the elderly: the Cardiovascular Health Study.
|
Stroke
|
2004
|
3.26
|
|
10
|
LDL particle subclasses, LDL particle size, and carotid atherosclerosis in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA).
|
Atherosclerosis
|
2007
|
3.08
|
|
11
|
Association between carotid atherosclerosis and markers of inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis patients and healthy subjects.
|
Arthritis Rheum
|
2003
|
2.29
|
|
12
|
Prospective study of particulate air pollution exposures, subclinical atherosclerosis, and clinical cardiovascular disease: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis and Air Pollution (MESA Air).
|
Am J Epidemiol
|
2012
|
2.23
|
|
13
|
Diabetes and progression of carotid atherosclerosis: the insulin resistance atherosclerosis study.
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Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol
|
2003
|
2.12
|
|
14
|
Relative contribution of cardiovascular risk factors and rheumatoid arthritis clinical manifestations to atherosclerosis.
|
Arthritis Rheum
|
2005
|
2.02
|
|
15
|
Prevalence of asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis in the general population: an individual participant data meta-analysis.
|
Stroke
|
2010
|
1.97
|
|
16
|
Carotid intima-media thickness and coronary atherosclerosis: weak or strong relations?
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Eur Heart J
|
2007
|
1.94
|
|
17
|
Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies from the CHARGE consortium identifies common variants associated with carotid intima media thickness and plaque.
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Nat Genet
|
2011
|
1.92
|
|
18
|
White matter grade and ventricular volume on brain MRI as markers of longevity in the cardiovascular health study.
|
Neurobiol Aging
|
2006
|
1.88
|
|
19
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Elevated carotid artery intima-media thickness levels in individuals who subsequently develop type 2 diabetes.
|
Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol
|
2003
|
1.86
|
|
20
|
Common carotid artery intima-media thickness progression as a predictor of stroke in multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis.
|
Stroke
|
2011
|
1.78
|
|
21
|
Association between obesity, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein ≥2 mg/L, and subclinical atherosclerosis: implications of JUPITER from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis.
|
Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol
|
2011
|
1.72
|
|
22
|
The value of carotid artery plaque and intima-media thickness for incident cardiovascular disease: the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis.
|
J Am Heart Assoc
|
2013
|
1.71
|
|
23
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Segment-specific associations of carotid intima-media thickness with cardiovascular risk factors: the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) study.
|
Stroke
|
2009
|
1.70
|
|
24
|
Progression of carotid artery intima-media thickness during 12 years in the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial/Epidemiology of Diabetes Interventions and Complications (DCCT/EDIC) study.
|
Diabetes
|
2011
|
1.63
|
|
25
|
Coronary artery calcium, carotid artery wall thickness, and cardiovascular disease outcomes in adults 70 to 99 years old.
|
Am J Cardiol
|
2008
|
1.63
|
|
26
|
Arterial stiffness is associated with regional ventricular systolic and diastolic dysfunction: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis.
|
Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol
|
2007
|
1.61
|
|
27
|
Risk of cardiovascular disease in a cohort of HIV-infected adults: a study using carotid intima-media thickness and coronary artery calcium score.
|
Clin Infect Dis
|
2006
|
1.54
|
|
28
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Subclinical atherosclerosis and incipient regional myocardial dysfunction in asymptomatic individuals: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA).
|
J Am Coll Cardiol
|
2006
|
1.53
|
|
29
|
Extensive or restricted ultrasound protocols to measure carotid intima-media thickness: analysis of completeness rates and impact on observed rates of change over time.
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J Am Soc Echocardiogr
|
2011
|
1.52
|
|
30
|
Carotid atherosclerosis predicts incident acute coronary syndromes in rheumatoid arthritis.
|
Arthritis Rheum
|
2011
|
1.49
|
|
31
|
Algorithms to measure carotid intima-media thickness in trials: a comparison of reproducibility, rate of progression and treatment effect.
|
J Hypertens
|
2011
|
1.47
|
|
32
|
Alcohol consumption and carotid atherosclerosis in older adults: the Cardiovascular Health Study.
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Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol
|
2003
|
1.23
|
|
33
|
10-year follow-up of subclinical cardiovascular disease and risk of coronary heart disease in the Cardiovascular Health Study.
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Arch Intern Med
|
2006
|
1.21
|
|
34
|
Acceleration of atherosclerosis during the course of rheumatoid arthritis.
|
Atherosclerosis
|
2006
|
1.14
|
|
35
|
Effect of glucocorticoids on the arteries in rheumatoid arthritis.
|
Arthritis Rheum
|
2004
|
1.14
|
|
36
|
Subclinical cardiovascular disease in older adults: insights from the Cardiovascular Health Study.
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Am J Geriatr Cardiol
|
2004
|
1.10
|
|
37
|
Genetic basis of variation in carotid artery plaque in the San Antonio Family Heart Study.
|
Stroke
|
2002
|
1.07
|
|
38
|
Multiple imputation of missing repeated outcome measurements did not add to linear mixed-effects models.
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J Clin Epidemiol
|
2012
|
1.07
|
|
39
|
Associations of cardiovascular risk factors, carotid intima-media thickness and left ventricular mass with inter-adventitial diameters of the common carotid artery: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA).
|
Atherosclerosis
|
2011
|
1.05
|
|
40
|
Associations of edge-detected and manual-traced common carotid intima-media thickness measurements with Framingham risk factors: the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis.
|
Stroke
|
2011
|
1.03
|
|
41
|
Relationship of carotid distensibility and thoracic aorta calcification: multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis.
|
Hypertension
|
2009
|
1.03
|
|
42
|
Decreased bone mineral density is correlated with increased subclinical atherosclerosis in older, but not younger, Mexican American women and men: the San Antonio Family Osteoporosis Study.
|
Calcif Tissue Int
|
2007
|
1.00
|
|
43
|
Measuring Effects on intima media Thickness: an Evaluation Of Rosuvastatin in subclinical atherosclerosis--the rationale and methodology of the METEOR study.
|
Cardiovasc Drugs Ther
|
2004
|
0.99
|
|
44
|
Genetics of coronary artery calcification among African Americans, a meta-analysis.
|
BMC Med Genet
|
2013
|
0.99
|
|
45
|
Changes in carotid intima-media thickness during the cardiac cycle: the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis.
|
J Am Heart Assoc
|
2012
|
0.95
|
|
46
|
Site-specific progression of carotid artery intimal-medial thickness.
|
Atherosclerosis
|
2003
|
0.94
|
|
47
|
Prevention Conference VI: Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease: Writing Group III: risk assessment in persons with diabetes.
|
Circulation
|
2002
|
0.92
|
|
48
|
Carotid artery plaque and progression of coronary artery calcium: the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis.
|
J Am Soc Echocardiogr
|
2013
|
0.89
|
|
49
|
Genetic architecture of carotid artery intima-media thickness in Mexican Americans.
|
Circ Cardiovasc Genet
|
2013
|
0.85
|
|
50
|
Common carotid intima-media thickness measurements do not improve cardiovascular risk prediction in individuals with elevated blood pressure: the USE-IMT collaboration.
|
Hypertension
|
2014
|
0.85
|
|
51
|
Family history of type 2 diabetes is associated with increased carotid artery intimal-medial thickness in Mexican Americans.
|
Diabetes Care
|
2005
|
0.83
|
|
52
|
Effect of rosuvastatin on the echolucency of the common carotid intima-media in low-risk individuals: the METEOR trial.
|
J Am Soc Echocardiogr
|
2012
|
0.82
|
|
53
|
The use of plaque score measurements to assess changes in atherosclerotic plaque burden induced by lipid-lowering therapy over time: the METEOR study.
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J Atheroscler Thromb
|
2011
|
0.80
|
|
54
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Inter-reader differences in common carotid artery intima-media thickness: implications for cardiovascular risk assessment and vascular age determination.
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J Ultrasound Med
|
2011
|
0.79
|
|
55
|
Incident stroke is associated with common carotid artery diameter and not common carotid artery intima-media thickness.
|
Stroke
|
2014
|
0.77
|
|
56
|
Does baseline carotid intima-media thickness modify the effect of rosuvastatin when compared with placebo on carotid intima-media thickness progression? The METEOR study.
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Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil
|
2010
|
0.77
|
|
57
|
Biologically implausible carotid intima-media thickness measurement values: effects on rate of change over time.
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Curr Med Res Opin
|
2012
|
0.76
|
|
58
|
Carotid intima-media thickness in low-risk individuals with asymptomatic atherosclerosis: baseline data from the METEOR study.
|
Curr Med Res Opin
|
2007
|
0.76
|
|
59
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Sample size requirements in trials using repeated measurements and the impact of trial design.
|
Curr Med Res Opin
|
2012
|
0.76
|
|
60
|
Rate of change in carotid intima-media thickness and vascular events: meta-analyses can not solve all the issues. A point of view.
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J Hypertens
|
2012
|
0.75
|