| Rank |
Title |
Journal |
Year |
PubWeight™‹?› |
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1
|
Comparison of the Atkins, Ornish, Weight Watchers, and Zone diets for weight loss and heart disease risk reduction: a randomized trial.
|
JAMA
|
2005
|
9.61
|
|
2
|
Chronic kidney disease as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality: a pooled analysis of community-based studies.
|
J Am Soc Nephrol
|
2004
|
8.21
|
|
3
|
Profiling care provided by different groups of physicians: effects of patient case-mix (bias) and physician-level clustering on quality assessment results.
|
Ann Intern Med
|
2002
|
4.24
|
|
4
|
Myocardial perfusion imaging for evaluation and triage of patients with suspected acute cardiac ischemia: a randomized controlled trial.
|
JAMA
|
2002
|
3.65
|
|
5
|
Level of kidney function as a risk factor for atherosclerotic cardiovascular outcomes in the community.
|
J Am Coll Cardiol
|
2003
|
3.48
|
|
6
|
Out-of-hospital administration of intravenous glucose-insulin-potassium in patients with suspected acute coronary syndromes: the IMMEDIATE randomized controlled trial.
|
JAMA
|
2012
|
3.41
|
|
7
|
Parental perspectives on end-of-life care in the pediatric intensive care unit.
|
Crit Care Med
|
2002
|
2.81
|
|
8
|
Level of kidney function as a risk factor for cardiovascular outcomes in the elderly.
|
Kidney Int
|
2003
|
2.77
|
|
9
|
Uric acid and incident kidney disease in the community.
|
J Am Soc Nephrol
|
2008
|
2.44
|
|
10
|
An independently derived and validated predictive model for selecting patients with myocardial infarction who are likely to benefit from tissue plasminogen activator compared with streptokinase.
|
Am J Med
|
2002
|
2.12
|
|
11
|
Predicting mortality in incident dialysis patients: an analysis of the United Kingdom Renal Registry.
|
Am J Kidney Dis
|
2011
|
2.01
|
|
12
|
The Framingham predictive instrument in chronic kidney disease.
|
J Am Coll Cardiol
|
2007
|
2.00
|
|
13
|
Waist-to-hip ratio, body mass index, and subsequent kidney disease and death.
|
Am J Kidney Dis
|
2008
|
1.92
|
|
14
|
Albuminuria, cognitive functioning, and white matter hyperintensities in homebound elders.
|
Am J Kidney Dis
|
2008
|
1.91
|
|
15
|
Kidney disease as a risk factor for recurrent cardiovascular disease and mortality.
|
Am J Kidney Dis
|
2004
|
1.88
|
|
16
|
Elapsed time in emergency medical services for patients with cardiac complaints: are some patients at greater risk for delay?
|
Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes
|
2009
|
1.71
|
|
17
|
Evidence of systematic duplication by new percutaneous coronary intervention programs.
|
Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes
|
2013
|
1.66
|
|
18
|
A percutaneous coronary intervention lab in every hospital?
|
Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes
|
2011
|
1.63
|
|
19
|
The relationship between nontraditional risk factors and outcomes in individuals with stage 3 to 4 CKD.
|
Am J Kidney Dis
|
2008
|
1.53
|
|
20
|
Use of the electrocardiograph-based thrombolytic predictive instrument to assist thrombolytic and reperfusion therapy for acute myocardial infarction. A multicenter, randomized, controlled, clinical effectiveness trial.
|
Ann Intern Med
|
2002
|
1.49
|
|
21
|
External validity of predictive models: a comparison of logistic regression, classification trees, and neural networks.
|
J Clin Epidemiol
|
2003
|
1.35
|
|
22
|
Improving the reliability of physician performance assessment: identifying the "physician effect" on quality and creating composite measures.
|
Med Care
|
2009
|
1.29
|
|
23
|
Comparative effectiveness of ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction regionalization strategies.
|
Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes
|
2010
|
1.28
|
|
24
|
Effects of anemia and left ventricular hypertrophy on cardiovascular disease in patients with chronic kidney disease.
|
J Am Soc Nephrol
|
2005
|
1.28
|
|
25
|
Relationship of HIV viral loads, CD4 counts, and HAART use to health-related quality of life.
|
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr
|
2002
|
1.26
|
|
26
|
Lowest systolic blood pressure is associated with stroke in stages 3 to 4 chronic kidney disease.
|
J Am Soc Nephrol
|
2007
|
1.25
|
|
27
|
Depression and cognitive function in maintenance hemodialysis patients.
|
Am J Kidney Dis
|
2010
|
1.24
|
|
28
|
Study design for the Immediate Myocardial Metabolic Enhancement During Initial Assessment and Treatment in Emergency Care (IMMEDIATE) Trial: A double-blind randomized controlled trial of intravenous glucose, insulin, and potassium for acute coronary syndromes in emergency medical services.
|
Am Heart J
|
2012
|
1.15
|
|
29
|
Random treatment assignment using mathematical equipoise for comparative effectiveness trials.
|
Clin Transl Sci
|
2011
|
1.14
|
|
30
|
Kidney disease, Framingham risk scores, and cardiac and mortality outcomes.
|
Am J Med
|
2007
|
1.08
|
|
31
|
Effect of bone mineral guideline target achievement on mortality in incident dialysis patients: an analysis of the United Kingdom Renal Registry.
|
Am J Kidney Dis
|
2010
|
1.05
|
|
32
|
Smoking cessation in primary care: a clinical effectiveness trial of two simple interventions.
|
Prev Med
|
2004
|
1.05
|
|
33
|
Emergency medical service predictive instrument-aided diagnosis and treatment of acute coronary syndromes and ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction in the IMMEDIATE trial.
|
Prehosp Emerg Care
|
2011
|
1.05
|
|
34
|
Comparison of mortality benefit of immediate thrombolytic therapy versus delayed primary angioplasty for acute myocardial infarction.
|
Am J Cardiol
|
2007
|
1.01
|
|
35
|
Successful dissemination of a community-based strength training program for older adults by peer and professional leaders: the people exercising program.
|
J Am Geriatr Soc
|
2008
|
0.99
|
|
36
|
A geospatial analysis of emergency transport and inter-hospital transfer in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction.
|
Am J Cardiol
|
2007
|
0.97
|
|
37
|
Interindividual variability and intra-individual reproducibility of glycemic index values for commercial white bread.
|
Diabetes Care
|
2007
|
0.96
|
|
38
|
Time-dependent predictors of primary cardiac arrest in patients with acute myocardial infarction.
|
Am J Cardiol
|
2003
|
0.96
|
|
39
|
Temporal trends in health-related quality of life among hemodialysis patients in the United States.
|
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol
|
2009
|
0.94
|
|
40
|
A percutaneous coronary intervention-thrombolytic predictive instrument to assist choosing between immediate thrombolytic therapy versus delayed primary percutaneous coronary intervention for acute myocardial infarction.
|
Am J Cardiol
|
2008
|
0.89
|
|
41
|
The impact of electrocardiographic left ventricular hypertrophy and bundle branch block on the triage and outcome of ED patients with a suspected acute coronary syndrome: a multicenter study.
|
Am J Emerg Med
|
2004
|
0.88
|
|
42
|
Hematocrit and left ventricular mass: the Framingham Heart study.
|
J Am Coll Cardiol
|
2004
|
0.88
|
|
43
|
Tissue plasminogen activator was cost-effective compared to streptokinase in only selected patients with acute myocardial infarction.
|
J Clin Epidemiol
|
2004
|
0.87
|
|
44
|
Acute resting myocardial perfusion imaging in patients with diabetes mellitus: results from the Emergency Room Assessment of Sestamibi for Evaluation of Chest Pain (ERASE Chest Pain) trial.
|
J Nucl Cardiol
|
2004
|
0.84
|
|
45
|
Tufts CTSI: comparative effectiveness research as a conceptual framework for a focus on impact.
|
Clin Transl Sci
|
2010
|
0.80
|
|
46
|
Clinical features, triage, and outcome of patients presenting to the ED with suspected acute coronary syndromes but without pain: a multicenter study.
|
Am J Emerg Med
|
2004
|
0.79
|