Günter Breithardt

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1 Rivaroxaban versus warfarin in nonvalvular atrial fibrillation. N Engl J Med 2011 28.99
2 Short-term versus long-term antiarrhythmic drug treatment after cardioversion of atrial fibrillation (Flec-SL): a prospective, randomised, open-label, blinded endpoint assessment trial. Lancet 2012 5.00
3 Sirolimus-eluting stents for treatment of patients with long atherosclerotic lesions in small coronary arteries: double-blind, randomised controlled trial (E-SIRIUS). Lancet 2003 4.68
4 Atrial fibrillation management: a prospective survey in ESC member countries: the Euro Heart Survey on Atrial Fibrillation. Eur Heart J 2005 4.46
5 Renal dysfunction as a predictor of stroke and systemic embolism in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation: validation of the R(2)CHADS(2) index in the ROCKET AF (Rivaroxaban Once-daily, oral, direct factor Xa inhibition Compared with vitamin K antagonism for prevention of stroke and Embolism Trial in Atrial Fibrillation) and ATRIA (AnTicoagulation and Risk factors In Atrial fibrillation) study cohorts. Circulation 2012 4.10
6 Mutations in the desmosomal protein plakophilin-2 are common in arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy. Nat Genet 2004 3.88
7 Prevention of atrial fibrillation after cardioversion: results of the PAFAC trial. Eur Heart J 2004 2.78
8 Implantable cardioverter/defibrillator therapy in arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy: single-center experience of long-term follow-up and complications in 60 patients. Circulation 2004 2.77
9 Rivaroxaban compared with warfarin in patients with atrial fibrillation and previous stroke or transient ischaemic attack: a subgroup analysis of ROCKET AF. Lancet Neurol 2012 2.77
10 Age- and training-dependent development of arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy in heterozygous plakoglobin-deficient mice. Circulation 2006 2.76
11 Genetic variations of KCNQ1, KCNH2, SCN5A, KCNE1, and KCNE2 in drug-induced long QT syndrome patients. J Mol Med (Berl) 2004 2.68
12 Genotype-phenotype relationship in Brugada syndrome: electrocardiographic features differentiate SCN5A-related patients from non-SCN5A-related patients. J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 2.58
13 The Registry of the German Competence NETwork on Atrial Fibrillation: patient characteristics and initial management. Europace 2009 2.52
14 Anterior-posterior versus anterior-lateral electrode positions for external cardioversion of atrial fibrillation: a randomised trial. Lancet 2002 2.49
15 Incidence and prevalence of atrial fibrillation: an analysis based on 8.3 million patients. Europace 2012 2.30
16 Sodium channel gene (SCN5A) mutations in 44 index patients with Brugada syndrome: different incidences in familial and sporadic disease. Hum Mutat 2003 2.24
17 Outcomes of discontinuing rivaroxaban compared with warfarin in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation: analysis from the ROCKET AF trial (Rivaroxaban Once-Daily, Oral, Direct Factor Xa Inhibition Compared With Vitamin K Antagonism for Prevention of Stroke and Embolism Trial in Atrial Fibrillation). J Am Coll Cardiol 2013 2.17
18 Pacemaker channel dysfunction in a patient with sinus node disease. J Clin Invest 2003 2.14
19 The ajmaline challenge in Brugada syndrome: diagnostic impact, safety, and recommended protocol. Eur Heart J 2003 2.10
20 Atrial fibrillation in stroke-free patients is associated with memory impairment and hippocampal atrophy. Eur Heart J 2008 2.09
21 Role of programmed ventricular stimulation in patients with Brugada syndrome: a meta-analysis of worldwide published data. Eur Heart J 2007 1.98
22 Real-life observations of clinical outcomes with rhythm- and rate-control therapies for atrial fibrillation RECORDAF (Registry on Cardiac Rhythm Disorders Assessing the Control of Atrial Fibrillation). J Am Coll Cardiol 2011 1.91
23 Dynamic regulation of MEK/Erks and Akt/GSK-3beta in human end-stage heart failure after left ventricular mechanical support: myocardial mechanotransduction-sensitivity as a possible molecular mechanism. Cardiovasc Res 2003 1.91
24 Outcome parameters for trials in atrial fibrillation: executive summary. Eur Heart J 2007 1.90
25 Chronic kidney disease in patients with chronic heart failure--impact on intracardiac conduction, diastolic function and prognosis. Int J Cardiol 2006 1.80
26 Reduction of dispersion of repolarization and prolongation of postrepolarization refractoriness explain the antiarrhythmic effects of quinidine in a model of short QT syndrome. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2007 1.79
27 Long-term prognosis of individuals with right precordial ST-segment-elevation Brugada syndrome. Circulation 2005 1.78
28 Proarrhythmia as a class effect of quinolones: increased dispersion of repolarization and triangulation of action potential predict torsades de pointes. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2007 1.68
29 Cardiac autonomic dysfunction in Brugada syndrome. Circulation 2002 1.68
30 Load-reducing therapy prevents development of arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy in plakoglobin-deficient mice. J Am Coll Cardiol 2011 1.65
31 Gene dose-dependent atrial arrhythmias, heart block, and brady-cardiomyopathy in mice overexpressing A(3) adenosine receptors. Cardiovasc Res 2004 1.60
32 Knock-in gain-of-function sodium channel mutation prolongs atrial action potentials and alters atrial vulnerability. Heart Rhythm 2010 1.59
33 Impaired myocardial perfusion and perfusion reserve associated with increased coronary resistance in persistent idiopathic atrial fibrillation. Eur Heart J 2007 1.58
34 Idiopathic atrial fibrillation revisited in a large longitudinal clinical cohort. Europace 2011 1.57
35 Autonomic trigger patterns and anti-arrhythmic treatment of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: data from the Euro Heart Survey. Eur Heart J 2008 1.57
36 Impact of sympathetic innervation on recurrent life-threatening arrhythmias in the follow-up of patients with idiopathic ventricular fibrillation. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 2006 1.55
37 Diastolic isthmus length and 'vertical' isthmus angulation identify patients with difficult catheter ablation of typical atrial flutter: a pre-procedural MRI study. Europace 2008 1.54
38 Acute inhibition of the Na(+)/Ca(2+) exchanger reduces proarrhythmia in an experimental model of chronic heart failure. Heart Rhythm 2011 1.54
39 Ischaemic cardiac outcomes in patients with atrial fibrillation treated with vitamin K antagonism or factor Xa inhibition: results from the ROCKET AF trial. Eur Heart J 2013 1.53
40 Symmetrical dimethylarginine: a new combined parameter for renal function and extent of coronary artery disease. J Am Soc Nephrol 2006 1.51
41 Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator therapy in patients with congenital long-QT syndrome: a long-term follow-up. Heart Rhythm 2005 1.50
42 Isolated non-compaction cardiomyopathy. Dtsch Arztebl Int 2010 1.49
43 Outcome parameters for trials in atrial fibrillation: recommendations from a consensus conference organized by the German Atrial Fibrillation Competence NETwork and the European Heart Rhythm Association. Europace 2007 1.46
44 Congenital heart defects in adulthood. Dtsch Arztebl Int 2011 1.45
45 Spontaneous Brugada electrocardiogram patterns are rare in the German general population: results from the KORA study. Europace 2009 1.45
46 Phytanic acid accumulation is associated with conduction delay and sudden cardiac death in sterol carrier protein-2/sterol carrier protein-x deficient mice. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2004 1.43
47 Guideline-adherent antithrombotic treatment is associated with improved outcomes compared with undertreatment in high-risk patients with atrial fibrillation. The Euro Heart Survey on Atrial Fibrillation. Am Heart J 2007 1.42
48 Gender-related differences in presentation, treatment, and outcome of patients with atrial fibrillation in Europe: a report from the Euro Heart Survey on Atrial Fibrillation. J Am Coll Cardiol 2007 1.42
49 Baseline characteristics of patients from Poland enrolled in the global registry of patients with recently diagnosed atrial fibrillation (RecordAF). Kardiol Pol 2010 1.41
50 Physician-induced torsade de pointes--therapeutic implications. Cardiovasc Drugs Ther 2002 1.40
51 Direct epicardial mapping predicts the recovery of left ventricular dysfunction in chronic ischaemic myocardium. Eur Heart J 2004 1.39
52 Recommendations for improving the quality of the interdisciplinary medical care of grown-ups with congenital heart disease (GUCH). Int J Cardiol 2010 1.39
53 Divergent proarrhythmic potential of macrolide antibiotics despite similar QT prolongation: fast phase 3 repolarization prevents early afterdepolarizations and torsade de pointes. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 2002 1.39
54 Effect of pacing and mexiletine on dispersion of repolarisation and arrhythmias in DeltaKPQ SCN5A (long QT3) mice. Cardiovasc Res 2003 1.39
55 Dilated cardiomyopathy in mice deficient for the lysosomal cysteine peptidase cathepsin L. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2002 1.37
56 Comprehensive risk reduction in patients with atrial fibrillation: emerging diagnostic and therapeutic options--a report from the 3rd Atrial Fibrillation Competence NETwork/European Heart Rhythm Association consensus conference. Europace 2011 1.35
57 Dilemmas in the management of atrial fibrillation in chronic kidney disease. J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 1.30
58 Inhibition of the Na+/Ca2+ exchanger suppresses torsades de pointes in an intact heart model of long QT syndrome-2 and long QT syndrome-3. Heart Rhythm 2008 1.27
59 Impact of global geographic region on time in therapeutic range on warfarin anticoagulant therapy: data from the ROCKET AF clinical trial. J Am Heart Assoc 2013 1.26
60 Outcomes after cardioversion and atrial fibrillation ablation in patients treated with rivaroxaban and warfarin in the ROCKET AF trial. J Am Coll Cardiol 2013 1.23
61 The RecordAF study: design, baseline data, and profile of patients according to chosen treatment strategy for atrial fibrillation. Am J Cardiol 2009 1.21
62 Usefulness of tissue Doppler imaging for estimation of filling pressures in patients with primary or secondary pure mitral regurgitation. Am J Cardiol 2004 1.18
63 ISHNE/EHRA expert consensus on remote monitoring of cardiovascular implantable electronic devices (CIEDs). Europace 2012 1.18
64 Personalized management of atrial fibrillation: Proceedings from the fourth Atrial Fibrillation competence NETwork/European Heart Rhythm Association consensus conference. Europace 2013 1.16
65 Transmural dispersion of repolarization as a key factor of arrhythmogenicity in a novel intact heart model of LQT3. Cardiovasc Res 2005 1.15
66 Prolonged action potential durations, increased dispersion of repolarization, and polymorphic ventricular tachycardia in a mouse model of proarrhythmia. Basic Res Cardiol 2003 1.15
67 Idiopathic left ventricular aneurysm and sudden cardiac death in young adults. Europace 2006 1.15
68 Amiodarone-induced postrepolarization refractoriness suppresses induction of ventricular fibrillation. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 2003 1.14
69 G-CSF/SCF reduces inducible arrhythmias in the infarcted heart potentially via increased connexin43 expression and arteriogenesis. J Exp Med 2006 1.13
70 ICD leads: design and chronic dysfunctions. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 2003 1.13
71 Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy. Antiarrhythmic drugs, catheter ablation, or ICD? Herz 2005 1.10
72 Mortality, morbidity, and complications in 3344 patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators: results fron the German ICD Registry EURID. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 2003 1.08
73 An international survey of physician and patient understanding, perception, and attitudes to atrial fibrillation and its contribution to cardiovascular disease morbidity and mortality. Europace 2010 1.08
74 Tissue Doppler imaging in patients with moderate to severe aortic valve stenosis: clinical usefulness and diagnostic accuracy. Am Heart J 2004 1.07
75 Usefulness of tissue Doppler imaging for estimation of left ventricular filling pressures in patients with systolic and diastolic heart failure. Am J Cardiol 2005 1.06
76 Identification and functional characterization of a novel KCNE2 (MiRP1) mutation that alters HERG channel kinetics. J Mol Med (Berl) 2002 1.05
77 Relationship of late loss in lumen diameter to coronary restenosis in sirolimus-eluting stents. Circulation 2005 1.04
78 Oral anticoagulation use by patients with atrial fibrillation in Germany. Adherence to guidelines, causes of anticoagulation under-use and its clinical outcomes, based on claims-data of 183,448 patients. Thromb Haemost 2012 1.04
79 Role of sequence variations in the human ether-a-go-go-related gene (HERG, KCNH2) in the Brugada syndrome. Cardiovasc Res 2005 1.03
80 Autonomic modulation and antiarrhythmic therapy in a model of long QT syndrome type 3. Cardiovasc Res 2010 1.03
81 Damage to the esophagus after atrial fibrillation ablation: Just the tip of the iceberg? High prevalence of mediastinal changes diagnosed by endosonography. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol 2010 1.02
82 Early and comprehensive management of atrial fibrillation: proceedings from the 2nd AFNET/EHRA consensus conference on atrial fibrillation entitled 'research perspectives in atrial fibrillation'. Europace 2009 1.01
83 Progression of atrial fibrillation in the REgistry on Cardiac rhythm disORDers assessing the control of Atrial Fibrillation cohort: clinical correlates and the effect of rhythm-control therapy. Am Heart J 2012 1.01
84 Sudden infant death syndrome and long QT syndrome: an epidemiological and genetic study. Int J Legal Med 2005 1.01
85 Significant gender-related differences in radiofrequency catheter ablation therapy. J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 1.00
86 Venice Chart International Consensus document on ventricular tachycardia/ventricular fibrillation ablation. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2010 1.00
87 Early and comprehensive management of atrial fibrillation: executive summary of the proceedings from the 2nd AFNET-EHRA consensus conference 'research perspectives in AF'. Eur Heart J 2009 1.00
88 Reversible activation of nuclear factor-kappaB in human end-stage heart failure after left ventricular mechanical support. Cardiovasc Res 2002 0.99
89 Absence of pathognomonic or inflammatory patterns in cardiac biopsies from patients with Brugada syndrome. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol 2008 0.99
90 A trial of self-adhesive patch electrodes and hand-held paddle electrodes for external cardioversion of atrial fibrillation (MOBIPAPA). Eur Heart J 2005 0.97
91 Impact of renin-angiotensin-aldosterone blockade by angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors or AT-1 blockers on frequency of contrast medium-induced nephropathy: a post-hoc analysis from the Dialysis-versus-Diuresis (DVD) trial. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2009 0.96
92 Atrial Arrhythmias in long-QT syndrome under daily life conditions: a nested case control study. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2008 0.96
93 Angiotensin II-antagonist in paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (ANTIPAF) trial. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol 2011 0.96
94 Trends in cardiovascular risk factors among patients with coronary heart disease: results from the EUROASPIRE I, II, and III surveys in the Münster region. Dtsch Arztebl Int 2012 0.96
95 Doppler tissue analysis of mitral annular velocities: evidence for systolic abnormalities in patients with diastolic heart failure. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 2003 0.96
96 Comparison of the prognostic usefulness of N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic Peptide in patients with heart failure with versus without chronic kidney disease. Am J Cardiol 2008 0.95
97 Electrophysiologic characterization of the antipsychotic drug sertindole in a rabbit heart model of torsade de pointes: low torsadogenic potential despite QT prolongation. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 2002 0.95
98 PKC delta-induced activation of MAPK pathway is required for bFGF-stimulated proliferation of coronary smooth muscle cells. Cardiovasc Res 2005 0.95
99 Acute heart failure syndromes in patients with coronary artery disease early assessment and treatment. J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 0.95
100 Comparison of the in vitro electrophysiologic and proarrhythmic effects of amiodarone and sotalol in a rabbit model of acute atrioventricular block. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 2004 0.94
101 Prognostic value of tissue Doppler imaging in patients with chronic congestive heart failure. Int J Cardiol 2005 0.94
102 Intracranial hemorrhage among patients with atrial fibrillation anticoagulated with warfarin or rivaroxaban: the rivaroxaban once daily, oral, direct factor Xa inhibition compared with vitamin K antagonism for prevention of stroke and embolism trial in atrial fibrillation. Stroke 2014 0.94
103 Abnormal myocardial presynaptic norepinephrine recycling in patients with Brugada syndrome. Circulation 2004 0.93
104 Efficacy and safety of rivaroxaban in patients with heart failure and nonvalvular atrial fibrillation: insights from ROCKET AF. Circ Heart Fail 2013 0.93
105 Endocardial mapping of right ventricular outflow tract tachycardia using noncontact activation mapping. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2003 0.93
106 Clinical assessment of a new real time 3D quantitative coronary angiography system: evaluation in stented vessel segments. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2006 0.93
107 Electrophysiological effects of flecainide and sotalol in the human atrium during persistent atrial fibrillation. Basic Res Cardiol 2005 0.92
108 Amiodarone-induced pulmonary toxicity--a fatal case report and literature review. Cardiovasc Drugs Ther 2013 0.92
109 Age and gender related reference values for transthoracic Doppler-echocardiography in the anesthetized CD1 mouse. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 2006 0.92
110 Improving outcomes in patients with atrial fibrillation: rationale and design of the Early treatment of Atrial fibrillation for Stroke prevention Trial. Am Heart J 2013 0.91
111 Haemoglobin-related mortality in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary interventions. Eur Heart J 2003 0.91
112 Prospective, multicentre validation of a simple, patient-operated electrocardiographic system for the detection of arrhythmias and electrocardiographic changes. Europace 2009 0.91
113 A new mechanism preventing proarrhythmia in chronic heart failure: rapid phase-III repolarization explains the low proarrhythmic potential of amiodarone in contrast to sotalol in a model of pacing-induced heart failure. Eur J Heart Fail 2011 0.91
114 Catheter ablation of atrial tachycardia due to recipient-to-donor transatrial conduction after orthotopic heart transplantation. Europace 2004 0.91
115 Regional, age-dependent, and genotype-dependent differences in ventricular action potential duration and activation time in 410 Langendorff-perfused mouse hearts. Basic Res Cardiol 2009 0.90
116 Ventricular arrhythmias, increased cardiac calmodulin kinase II expression, and altered repolarization kinetics in ANP receptor deficient mice. J Mol Cell Cardiol 2004 0.90
117 Reentrant circuits in the canine atrioventricular node during atrial and ventricular echoes: electrophysiological and histological correlation. Circulation 2003 0.90
118 Safe performance of magnetic resonance imaging on a patient with an ICD. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 2005 0.89
119 Grade of chronic renal failure, and acute and long-term outcome after percutaneous coronary interventions. Kidney Int 2003 0.89
120 Doppler echocardiography and tissue Doppler imaging in the healthy rabbit: differences of cardiac function during awake and anaesthetised examination. Int J Cardiol 2006 0.89
121 Cardiac sympathetic dysfunction in genotyped patients with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy and risk of recurrent ventricular tachyarrhythmias. J Nucl Med 2011 0.89
122 Electrophysiological characteristics of ventricular tachyarrhythmias in cardiac sarcoidosis versus arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy. Heart Rhythm 2012 0.88
123 Cardiac arrhythmias and sudden death in infancy: implication for the medicolegal investigation. Int J Legal Med 2006 0.88
124 Proarrhythmia in a non-failing murine model of cardiac-specific Na+/Ca 2+ exchanger overexpression: whole heart and cellular mechanisms. Basic Res Cardiol 2012 0.88
125 Predictors for contrast media-induced nephropathy and long-term survival: prospectively assessed data from the randomized controlled Dialysis-Versus-Diuresis (DVD) trial. Can J Cardiol 2008 0.87
126 Comprehensive risk reduction in patients with atrial fibrillation: Emerging diagnostic and therapeutic options. Executive summary of the report from the 3rd AFNET/EHRA consensus conference. Thromb Haemost 2011 0.87
127 Impact of different stages of chronic kidney disease on in-hospital costs in patients with coronary heart disease. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2007 0.87
128 Sirolimus-eluting stents at two years: a pooled analysis of SIRIUS, E-SIRIUS, and C-SIRIUS with emphasis on late revascularizations and stent thromboses. Am J Cardiol 2006 0.87
129 Short QT interval and short QT syndromes. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2005 0.86
130 Electrophysiologic profile of dronedarone on the ventricular level: beneficial effect on postrepolarization refractoriness in the presence of rapid phase 3 repolarization. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 2012 0.86
131 Body surface area of ST elevation and the presence of late potentials correlate to the inducibility of ventricular tachyarrhythmias in Brugada syndrome. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2002 0.86
132 Clinical outcomes with rivaroxaban in patients transitioned from vitamin K antagonist therapy: a subgroup analysis of a randomized trial. Ann Intern Med 2013 0.86
133 The impact of new and emerging clinical data on treatment strategies for atrial fibrillation. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2010 0.86
134 Molecular site of action of the antiarrhythmic drug propafenone at the voltage-operated potassium channel Kv2.1. Mol Pharmacol 2003 0.86
135 Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator therapy in arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy: a role for genotyping in decision-making? J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 0.86
136 Physician stated atrial fibrillation management in light of treatment guidelines: data from an international, observational prospective survey. Clin Cardiol 2010 0.85
137 Transcriptional profiling of ion channel genes in Brugada syndrome and other right ventricular arrhythmogenic diseases. Eur Heart J 2008 0.85
138 Prevalence and prognostic impact of comorbidities in heart failure patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillator. Europace 2007 0.85
139 Relationship between time in therapeutic range and comparative treatment effect of rivaroxaban and warfarin: results from the ROCKET AF trial. J Am Heart Assoc 2014 0.85
140 Prinzmetal angina: ECG changes and clinical considerations: a consensus paper. Ann Noninvasive Electrocardiol 2014 0.85
141 Molecular mechanisms of inherited ventricular arrhythmias. Herz 2002 0.85
142 Bradyarrhythmias and conduction blocks. Rev Esp Cardiol (Engl Ed) 2012 0.84
143 Isthmus-dependent right atrial flutter as the leading cause of atrial tachycardias after surgical atrial septal defect repair. Int J Cardiol 2013 0.84
144 Coincidence of paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia and panic disorder: two case reports. Ann Gen Psychiatry 2010 0.84
145 Biochemical mechanisms of hibernation and stunning in the human heart. Cardiovasc Res 2002 0.84
146 Ischemic preconditioning by unstable angina reduces the release of CK-MB following CABG and stimulates left ventricular HSP-72 protein expression. J Card Surg 2005 0.84
147 End of study transition from study drug to open-label vitamin K antagonist therapy: the ROCKET AF experience. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes 2013 0.83
148 Paclitaxel and cyclosporine A show supra-additive antiproliferative effects on smooth muscle cells by activation of protein kinase C. Basic Res Cardiol 2002 0.83
149 T-wave integral: an electrocardiographic marker discriminating patients with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy from patients with right ventricular outflow tract tachycardia. Europace 2012 0.83
150 Real-time RT-PCR for gene expression profiling in blood of heart failure patients-a pilot study: gene expression in blood of heart failure patients. Basic Res Cardiol 2004 0.83
151 Risk stratification in chronic heart failure: independent and incremental prognostic value of echocardiography and brain natriuretic peptide and its N-terminal fragment. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 2006 0.83
152 Prevalence and prognostic impact of comorbidities in patients with severe aortic valve stenosis. Clin Res Cardiol 2006 0.83
153 Ivabradine in patients with inappropriate sinus tachycardia. Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol 2010 0.82
154 Diagnostic usefulness and prognostic implications of the mitral E/E' ratio in patients with heart failure and severe secondary mitral regurgitation. Am J Cardiol 2007 0.82
155 N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide, kidney disease and outcome in patients with chronic heart failure. J Heart Lung Transplant 2006 0.82
156 New insights into the beneficial electrophysiologic profile of ranolazine in heart failure: prevention of ventricular fibrillation with increased postrepolarization refractoriness and without drug-induced proarrhythmia. J Card Fail 2012 0.82
157 Antiarrhythmic effects of free polyunsaturated fatty acids in an experimental model of LQT2 and LQT3 due to suppression of early afterdepolarizations and reduction of spatial and temporal dispersion of repolarization. Heart Rhythm 2011 0.82
158 T wave alternans does not assess arrhythmic risk in patients with Brugada syndrome. Ann Noninvasive Electrocardiol 2004 0.81
159 Sodium channel block by ranolazine in an experimental model of stretch-related atrial fibrillation: prolongation of interatrial conduction time and increase in post-repolarization refractoriness. Europace 2013 0.81
160 Impact of female gender on frequency of contrast medium-induced nephropathy: post hoc analysis of dialysis versus diuresis trial. J Womens Health (Larchmt) 2010 0.81
161 Connexin expression patterns in arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy. Am J Cardiol 2013 0.81
162 Flecainide acetate for the treatment of atrial and ventricular arrhythmias. Expert Opin Pharmacother 2013 0.81
163 Drugs that interact with cardiac electro-mechanics: old and new targets for treatment. Prog Biophys Mol Biol 2008 0.81
164 Reduced repolarization reserve due to anthracycline therapy facilitates torsade de pointes induced by IKr blockers. Basic Res Cardiol 2006 0.81
165 Stress and high heart rate provoke ventricular tachycardia in mice expressing triadin. J Mol Cell Cardiol 2007 0.81
166 Effect of ranolazine on ventricular repolarization in class III antiarrhythmic drug-treated rabbits. Heart Rhythm 2012 0.81
167 Two different therapeutic strategies in ICD lead defects: additional combined lead versus replacement of the lead. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2007 0.81
168 Risk predictors for adverse outcomes after percutaneous coronary interventions and their related costs. Clin Res Cardiol 2008 0.81
169 G-CSF therapy reduces myocardial repolarization reserve in the presence of increased arteriogenesis, angiogenesis and connexin 43 expression in an experimental model of pacing-induced heart failure. Basic Res Cardiol 2011 0.80
170 Electrocardiography and Doppler echocardiography for risk stratification in patients with chronic heart failure: incremental prognostic value of QRS duration and a restrictive mitral filling pattern. J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 0.80
171 Prevalence of supraventricular tachyarrhythmias in a cohort of 115 patients with Brugada syndrome. Ann Noninvasive Electrocardiol 2008 0.80
172 Body surface potential mapping in patients with Brugada syndrome: right precordial ST segment variations and reverse changes in left precordial leads. Cardiovasc Res 2002 0.80
173 Complex ventricular arrhythmias in patients after heterotopic heart transplantation. Int J Cardiol 2010 0.80
174 Targeted pharmacological reversal of electrical remodeling after cardioversion--rationale and design of the Flecainide Short-Long (Flec-SL) trial. Am Heart J 2005 0.79
175 Safety of endomyocardial biopsy in patients with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy: a study analyzing 161 diagnostic procedures. JACC Cardiovasc Interv 2011 0.79
176 Autonomic dysfunction in patients with Brugada syndrome: further biochemical evidence of altered signaling pathways. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 2011 0.79
177 Low stroke risk after elective cardioversion of atrial fibrillation: an analysis of the Flec-SL trial. Int J Cardiol 2013 0.79
178 Electrocardiographic risk stratification in families with congenital long QT syndrome. Eur Heart J 2006 0.79
179 New concepts for old drugs to maintain sinus rhythm in patients with atrial fibrillation. Heart Rhythm 2007 0.79
180 Vascular injury response in mice is dependent on genetic background. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2005 0.79
181 Recurrent syncope triggered by inappropriate sinus tachycardia. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 2004 0.78
182 CHADS(2) and CHA(2)DS (2)-VASc score of patients with atrial fibrillation or flutter and newly detected left atrial thrombus. Clin Res Cardiol 2012 0.78
183 Is there a role for amiodarone in the era of the implantable cardioverter-defibrillator? Heart Rhythm 2006 0.78
184 Prognostic value of different laboratory measures of renal function for long-term mortality after contrast media-associated renal impairment. Clin Cardiol 2010 0.78
185 Atorvastatin therapy is associated with reduced levels of N-terminal prohormone brain natriuretic peptide and improved cardiac function in patients with heart failure. Clin Cardiol 2008 0.78
186 Antiarrhythmic effect of ranolazine in combination with class III drugs in an experimental whole-heart model of atrial fibrillation. Cardiovasc Ther 2013 0.78
187 Transgenic model of cardiac rhabdomyosarcoma formation. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008 0.78
188 Soluble Flt-1 links microvascular disease with heart failure in CKD. Basic Res Cardiol 2015 0.78
189 Drug-induced sudden cardiac death. Eur Heart J 2005 0.78
190 Prognostic value of a restrictive mitral filling pattern in patients with systolic heart failure and an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator. Am J Cardiol 2006 0.78
191 Functional changes after partial left ventriculectomy and mitral valve repair assessed by gated perfusion SPECT. J Nucl Med 2004 0.78
192 Effect of ventricular fibrillation duration on the defibrillation threshold in humans. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 2002 0.77
193 Response to letter regarding article, "renal dysfunction as a predictor of stroke and systemic embolism in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation: validation of the R2CHADS2 index in the ROCKET AF (Rivaroxaban Once-Daily, Oral, Direct Factor Xa Inhibition Compared With Vitamin K Antagonism for Prevention of Stroke and Embolism Trial in Atrial Fibrillation) and ATRIA (Anticoagulation and Risk Factors in Atrial Fibrillation) study cohorts". Circulation 2013 0.77
194 Interatrial conduction delay and atrioventricular block due to primary cardiac lymphoma. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2005 0.77
195 Myocardial perfusion in nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy with and without atrial fibrillation. J Nucl Med 2009 0.77
196 Transmitral flow patterns and the presence of chronic kidney disease provide independent and incremental prognostic information in patients with heart failure and systolic dysfunction. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 2007 0.77
197 Angiotensin II antagonist in paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (ANTIPAF) trial: rationale and study design. Clin Drug Investig 2007 0.77
198 The Coronary Artery Disease and Renal Failure (CAD-REF) registry: trial design, methods, and aims. Am Heart J 2013 0.77
199 Partial left ventriculectomy and mitral valve repair: favorable short-term results in carefully selected patients with advanced heart failure due to dilated cardiomyopathy. J Heart Lung Transplant 2005 0.77
200 Effect of sotalol and acute ventricular dilatation on action potential duration and dispersion of repolarization after defibrillation shocks. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 2003 0.77
201 Angiotensin AT1 receptor upregulates expression of basic fibroblast growth factor, basic fibroblast growth factor receptor and coreceptor in human coronary smooth muscle cells. Basic Res Cardiol 2004 0.77
202 Gender differences in cardiac arrhythmias. Herz 2005 0.77
203 The ECG in cardiovascular-relevant animal models of electrophysiology. Herzschrittmacherther Elektrophysiol 2013 0.77
204 Low-energy electromagnetic fields promote proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells. Electromagn Biol Med 2008 0.77
205 ISHNE/EHRA expert consensus on remote monitoring of cardiovascular implantable electronic devices (CIEDs). Ann Noninvasive Electrocardiol 2012 0.77
206 Effect of electrode position on the outcome of cardioversion. Card Electrophysiol Rev 2003 0.77
207 Impact of haemoglobin concentration and chronic kidney disease in patients with coronary heart disease undergoing percutaneous coronary interventions. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2007 0.76
208 Left bundle branch block in chronic heart failure-impact on diastolic function, filling pressures, and B-type natriuretic peptide levels. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 2006 0.76
209 Negative T wave in ischemic heart disease: a consensus article. Ann Noninvasive Electrocardiol 2014 0.76
210 Antiarrhythmic therapy in heart failure. Heart Fail Monit 2002 0.76
211 Further evidence of a close anatomical relation between the oesophagus and pulmonary veins. Europace 2005 0.76
212 Catheter ablation of ventricular tachycardia. From indication to three-dimensional mapping technology. Herz 2009 0.76
213 A NavX guided cryoablation of an accessory pathway in a large coronary sinus diverticulum. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2005 0.75
214 Evaluation of defibrillation safety margin in modern implantable cardioverter defibrillators after administration of amiodarone. Clin Res Cardiol 2011 0.75
215 "Zooming in" to new horizons: conduction abnormalities and other research perspectives in atrial fibrillation. Heart Rhythm 2009 0.75
216 Vasoactive peptides during long-term follow-up of patients after cardiac transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant 2004 0.75
217 Quest for the best candidate: how much imaging do we need before prescribing cardiac resynchronization therapy? Circulation 2006 0.75
218 Should all patients with heart failure and left ventricular dysfunction receive combined CRT-ICD therapy? Nat Clin Pract Cardiovasc Med 2007 0.75
219 Primary prevention of sudden cardiac death. Heart 2006 0.75
220 Letter regarding article by McKechnie et al, "prognostic implication of anemia on in-hospital outcomes after percutaneous coronary intervention". Circulation 2005 0.75
221 Drug-eluting stents: do we know enough about safety? Circulation 2004 0.75
222 Direct stenting of native de novo coronary artery lesions with the sirolimus-eluting stent: a post hoc subanalysis of the pooled E- and C-SIRIUS trials. J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 0.75
223 Indications to implantable cardioverter defibrillator in heart failure patients: a comment on the recently released ESC Guidelines on treatment and diagnosis of heart failure. Eur Heart J 2005 0.75
224 Lessons learned from neutral ICD trials. Europace 2006 0.75
225 [Atrial fibrillation: molecular biology bases]. Herz 2002 0.75
226 Microvascular dysfunction in nonfailing arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 2011 0.75
227 [Cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Simpler is more effective: the current guidelines]. Med Klin (Munich) 2003 0.75
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