Published in Can J Anaesth on April 01, 2007
Critical role of extracellular heat shock cognate protein 70 in the myocardial inflammatory response and cardiac dysfunction after global ischemia-reperfusion. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol (2008) 1.24
Myocardial TLR4 is a determinant of neutrophil infiltration after global myocardial ischemia: mediating KC and MCP-1 expression induced by extracellular HSC70. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol (2009) 1.18
Administration of amiodarone during resuscitation is associated with higher tumor necrosis factor-α levels in the early postarrest period in the swine model of ischemic ventricular fibrillation. J Interferon Cytokine Res (2013) 0.75
A novel method of standardized myocardial infarction in aged rabbits. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol (2017) 0.75
Minimal changes of serum creatinine predict prognosis in patients after cardiothoracic surgery: a prospective cohort study. J Am Soc Nephrol (2004) 7.79
Arterial puncture closing devices compared with standard manual compression after cardiac catheterization: systematic review and meta-analysis. JAMA (2004) 3.41
Clinical outcomes of health-care-associated infections and antimicrobial resistance in patients admitted to European intensive-care units: a cohort study. Lancet Infect Dis (2010) 3.23
Second internal thoracic artery versus radial artery in coronary artery bypass grafting: a long-term, propensity score-matched follow-up study. Circulation (2011) 3.09
Posterior vitreomacular adhesion: a potential risk factor for exudative age-related macular degeneration? Am J Ophthalmol (2007) 2.82
Impact of minimal increases in serum creatinine on outcome in patients after cardiothoracic surgery: do we have to revise current definitions of acute renal failure? Crit Care Med (2008) 2.51
Gender-related differences in intensive care: a multiple-center cohort study of therapeutic interventions and outcome in critically ill patients. Crit Care Med (2003) 2.40
Adaptive designs for confirmatory clinical trials. Stat Med (2009) 2.30
Continuous lateral rotation therapy to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia. Crit Care Med (2010) 2.07
Short versus prolonged bed rest after uncomplicated acute myocardial infarction: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Clin Epidemiol (2003) 2.01
N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide is an independent predictor of outcome in an unselected cohort of critically ill patients. Crit Care Med (2007) 1.87
The advantages and disadvantages of adaptive designs for clinical trials. Drug Discov Today (2004) 1.87
Testing and estimation in flexible group sequential designs with adaptive treatment selection. Stat Med (2005) 1.80
The impact of LH-containing gonadotropins on diploidy rates in preimplantation embryos: long protocol stimulation. Hum Reprod (2008) 1.73
A graphical approach to sequentially rejective multiple test procedures. Stat Med (2009) 1.71
The La-related protein LARP7 is a component of the 7SK ribonucleoprotein and affects transcription of cellular and viral polymerase II genes. EMBO Rep (2008) 1.68
Cardiac hypertrophy and heart failure development through Gq and CaM kinase II signaling. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol (2010) 1.61
Plasma concentrations of interleukin-6, organ failure, vasopressor support, and successful coronary revascularization in predicting 30-day mortality of patients with cardiogenic shock complicating acute myocardial infarction. Crit Care Med (2006) 1.58
Colony-stimulating factor-1 transfection of myoblasts improves the repair of failing myocardium following autologous myoblast transplantation. Cardiovasc Res (2008) 1.54
Vascular dysfunction after coarctation repair is related to the age at surgery. Int J Cardiol (2005) 1.53
Gender differences in clinical presentation and surgical outcome of aortic stenosis. Heart (2010) 1.50
Early assessment of outcome in cardiogenic shock: relevance of plasma N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide and interleukin-6 levels. Crit Care Med (2009) 1.48
25-gauge vs 20-gauge system for pars plana vitrectomy: a prospective randomised clinical trial. Br J Ophthalmol (2007) 1.47
New insights regarding the incidence, presentation and treatment options of aorto-oesophageal fistulation after thoracic endovascular aortic repair: the European Registry of Endovascular Aortic Repair Complications. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2013) 1.45
Midterm results after endovascular treatment of acute, complicated type B aortic dissection. Ann Thorac Surg (2010) 1.43
Endovascular stent-graft placement of aneurysms involving the descending aorta originating from chronic type B dissections. Ann Thorac Surg (2007) 1.43
Phosphatase inhibitor-1-deficient mice are protected from catecholamine-induced arrhythmias and myocardial hypertrophy. Cardiovasc Res (2008) 1.42
Mechanical aortic valve prostheses in the small aortic root: Top Hat versus standard CarboMedics aortic valve. Ann Thorac Surg (2008) 1.42
Matrix metalloproteases and their tissue inhibitor in cardiac transplantation. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2007) 1.41
Airway management with endotracheal tube versus Combitube during parabolic flights. Anesthesiology (2006) 1.40
Hypoxic hepatitis: underlying conditions and risk factors for mortality in critically ill patients. Intensive Care Med (2009) 1.31
Adaptive Dunnett tests for treatment selection. Stat Med (2008) 1.29
In vitro activity of antifungal combinations against Candida albicans biofilms. J Antimicrob Chemother (2009) 1.28
Natural history of very severe aortic stenosis. Circulation (2009) 1.27
Mitochondrial ROS production under cellular stress: comparison of different detection methods. Anal Bioanal Chem (2011) 1.24
Selection and bias--two hostile brothers. Stat Med (2010) 1.24
Mechanisms of failure and outcome of secondary surgical interventions after thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR). Ann Thorac Surg (2011) 1.24
Acute type A aortic dissection and pregnancy: a population-based study. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2011) 1.24
Changes in mitochondrial redox state, membrane potential and calcium precede mitochondrial dysfunction in doxorubicin-induced cell death. Biochim Biophys Acta (2011) 1.22
Isolation and detection of Campylobacter concisus from saliva of healthy individuals and patients with inflammatory bowel disease. J Clin Microbiol (2010) 1.20
Acute reduction of myocardial infarct size by a hydroxymethyl glutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitor is mediated by endothelial nitric oxide synthase. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol (2003) 1.19
Multiple-dose pharmacokinetics of anidulafungin during continuous venovenous haemofiltration. J Antimicrob Chemother (2011) 1.19
An adaptive hierarchical test procedure for selecting safe and efficient treatments. Biom J (2006) 1.19
How nutritional risk is assessed and managed in European hospitals: a survey of 21,007 patients findings from the 2007-2008 cross-sectional nutritionDay survey. Clin Nutr (2010) 1.15
Terminal differentiation, advanced organotypic maturation, and modeling of hypertrophic growth in engineered heart tissue. Circ Res (2011) 1.12
Quality and reproducibility of retinal thickness measurements in two spectral-domain optical coherence tomography machines. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci (2011) 1.11
Impact of hypoxic hepatitis on mortality in the intensive care unit. Intensive Care Med (2011) 1.10
Plasma and tissue pharmacokinetics of cefpirome in patients with sepsis. Crit Care Med (2002) 1.09
Effects of alcohols, povidone-iodine and hydrogen peroxide on biofilms of Staphylococcus epidermidis. J Antimicrob Chemother (2007) 1.09
Ca2+/Calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II δ mediates myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury through nuclear factor-κB. Circ Res (2013) 1.08
Shrinkage estimation in two-stage adaptive designs with midtrial treatment selection. Stat Med (2012) 1.08
Supra-aortic transposition for combined vascular and endovascular repair of aortic arch pathology. Ann Thorac Surg (2008) 1.07
Repeatability and reproducibility of retinal thickness measurements by optical coherence tomography in age-related macular degeneration. Ophthalmology (2010) 1.06
Intensive care-acquired hypernatremia after major cardiothoracic surgery is associated with increased mortality. Intensive Care Med (2010) 1.03
Left ventricular assist devices decrease fixed pulmonary hypertension in cardiac transplant candidates. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2007) 1.03
The angiogenic factor secretoneurin induces coronary angiogenesis in a model of myocardial infarction by stimulation of vascular endothelial growth factor signaling in endothelial cells. Circulation (2012) 1.02
Choroidal blood flow and progression of age-related macular degeneration in the fellow eye in patients with unilateral choroidal neovascularization. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci (2010) 1.02
Multiple organ failure in patients with cardiogenic shock is associated with high plasma levels of interleukin-6. Crit Care Med (2002) 1.02
Antifungal susceptibility of Candida albicans in biofilms. Mycoses (2011) 1.01
Shock wave treatment induces angiogenesis and mobilizes endogenous CD31/CD34-positive endothelial cells in a hindlimb ischemia model: implications for angiogenesis and vasculogenesis. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2013) 1.01
Migraine and weather: a prospective diary-based analysis. Cephalalgia (2010) 1.00
Predictors of mortality at initiation of peritoneal dialysis in children after cardiac surgery. Ann Thorac Surg (2004) 0.99
Renal function and outcome after continuous flow left ventricular assist device implantation. Ann Thorac Surg (2009) 0.99
Prognosis of patients who develop acute renal failure during the first 24 hours of cardiogenic shock after myocardial infarction. Am J Med (2002) 0.99
Conversion of Stratus optical coherence tomography (OCT) retinal thickness to Cirrus OCT values in age-related macular degeneration. Br J Ophthalmol (2011) 0.99
Sex-specific differences in glycemic control and cardiovascular risk factors in older patients with insulin-treated type 2 diabetes mellitus. Gend Med (2010) 0.99
Treatment of symptomatic coral reef aorta by endovascular stent-graft placement. Ann Thorac Surg (2008) 0.99
Efficacy and safety of hydroxyethyl starch 6% 130/0.4 in a balanced electrolyte solution (Volulyte) during cardiac surgery. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth (2011) 0.98
Issues in designing flexible trials. Stat Med (2003) 0.98
Likelihood of inadequate treatment: a novel approach to evaluating drug-resistance patterns. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2009) 0.97
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation is superior to right ventricular assist device for acute right ventricular failure after heart transplantation. Ann Thorac Surg (2004) 0.97
Complicated infective endocarditis necessitating ICU admission: clinical course and prognosis. Crit Care (2002) 0.97
The slow force response to stretch in atrial and ventricular myocardium from human heart: functional relevance and subcellular mechanisms. Prog Biophys Mol Biol (2008) 0.97
What affects the recurrence and clinical outcome of pigmented villonodular synovitis? Clin Orthop Relat Res (2006) 0.96
Renal function after implantation of continuous versus pulsatile flow left ventricular assist devices. J Heart Lung Transplant (2008) 0.96
Mitochondria-cytoskeleton interaction: distribution of β-tubulins in cardiomyocytes and HL-1 cells. Biochim Biophys Acta (2011) 0.96
Differential role of TGF-beta1/bFGF and ET-1 in graft fibrosis in heart failure patients. Am J Transplant (2005) 0.95
Target site penetration of fosfomycin in critically ill patients. J Antimicrob Chemother (2003) 0.95
Mid-term results of supraaortic transpositions for extended endovascular repair of aortic arch pathologies. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2007) 0.95
Mechanisms of symptomatic spinal cord ischemia after TEVAR: insights from the European Registry of Endovascular Aortic Repair Complications (EuREC). J Endovasc Ther (2012) 0.94
Heterogeneous pattern of retinal nerve fiber layer in multiple sclerosis. High resolution optical coherence tomography: potential and limitations. PLoS One (2010) 0.94
A stimulatory role for the La-related protein 4B in translation. RNA (2010) 0.94
Enhanced serotonin transporter function during depression in seasonal affective disorder. Neuropsychopharmacology (2007) 0.93
Post-transplant survival after lowering fixed pulmonary hypertension using left ventricular assist devices. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2007) 0.93
Choroidal neovascularization in pathologic myopia: three-year results after photodynamic therapy. Am J Ophthalmol (2005) 0.93
Prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia in intensive care units: an international online survey. Antimicrob Resist Infect Control (2013) 0.93
Images in cardiovascular medicine. Left ventricular echinococcosis with peripheral embolization. Circulation (2002) 0.92
Late vascular complications after extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support. Ann Thorac Surg (2006) 0.92
beta-Adrenergic receptor stimulated Ncx1 upregulation is mediated via a CaMKII/AP-1 signaling pathway in adult cardiomyocytes. J Mol Cell Cardiol (2009) 0.92
Outcome and functional capacity after prolonged intensive care unit stay. Wien Klin Wochenschr (2006) 0.92