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1 High-dose folic acid pretreatment blunts cardiac dysfunction during ischemia coupled to maintenance of high-energy phosphates and reduces postreperfusion injury. Circulation 2008 2.47
2 Immunohistochemical characterisation of dendritic cells in human atherosclerotic lesions: possible pitfalls. Pathology 2011 2.07
3 Functional adiponectin resistance at the level of the skeletal muscle in mild to moderate chronic heart failure. Circ Heart Fail 2010 2.04
4 Flow-mediated vasodilation: a diagnostic instrument, or an experimental tool? Chest 2005 1.78
5 Deep vein thrombosis after transfemoral endomyocardial biopsy in cardiac transplant recipients. J Heart Lung Transplant 2003 1.42
6 Usefulness of type D personality in predicting five-year cardiac events above and beyond concurrent symptoms of stress in patients with coronary heart disease. Am J Cardiol 2006 1.28
7 Cytokines and immune activation in systolic heart failure: the role of Type D personality. Brain Behav Immun 2003 1.25
8 Combined endurance-resistance training vs. endurance training in patients with chronic heart failure: a prospective randomized study. Eur Heart J 2008 1.12
9 Predictive value of social inhibition and negative affectivity for cardiovascular events and mortality in patients with coronary artery disease: the type D personality construct. Psychosom Med 2013 1.11
10 Importance of suitable reference gene selection for quantitative real-time PCR: special reference to mouse myocardial infarction studies. PLoS One 2011 1.10
11 Flow cytometric detection of endothelial microparticles (EMP): effects of centrifugation and storage alter with the phenotype studied. Thromb Res 2010 1.09
12 Automatic assessment of stent neointimal coverage by intravascular optical coherence tomography. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging 2013 1.06
13 Feasibility of tissue magnetic resonance imaging: a pilot study in comparison with tissue Doppler imaging and invasive measurement. J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 1.02
14 Quantification of circulating endothelial progenitor cells: a methodological comparison of six flow cytometric approaches. J Immunol Methods 2008 1.01
15 Type D personality is associated with increased levels of tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha and TNF-alpha receptors in chronic heart failure. Int J Cardiol 2005 1.00
16 Current perspective of pathophysiological and interventional effects on endothelial progenitor cell biology: focus on PI3K/AKT/eNOS pathway. Int J Cardiol 2010 1.00
17 Quantification of circulating CD34+/KDR+/CD45dim endothelial progenitor cells: analytical considerations. Int J Cardiol 2012 0.99
18 A maximal exercise bout increases the number of circulating CD34+/KDR+ endothelial progenitor cells in healthy subjects. Relation with lipid profile. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2008 0.97
19 Combined endurance/resistance training reduces NT-proBNP levels in patients with chronic heart failure. Eur Heart J 2004 0.97
20 Exercise training improves function of circulating angiogenic cells in patients with chronic heart failure. Basic Res Cardiol 2010 0.96
21 Exercise acutely reverses dysfunction of circulating angiogenic cells in chronic heart failure. Eur Heart J 2010 0.96
22 Decreased number of circulating plasmacytoid dendritic cells in patients with atherosclerotic coronary artery disease. Coron Artery Dis 2006 0.96
23 Effect of folic acid on endothelial function following acute myocardial infarction. Am J Cardiol 2006 0.96
24 Comparing Type D personality and older age as correlates of tumor necrosis factor-alpha dysregulation in chronic heart failure. Brain Behav Immun 2008 0.95
25 Mechanisms and potential therapeutic targets for folic acid in cardiovascular disease. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2008 0.95
26 Proteasome inhibitor bortezomib promotes a rupture-prone plaque phenotype in ApoE-deficient mice. Basic Res Cardiol 2009 0.94
27 Multimodal in vivo imaging reveals limited allograft survival, intrapulmonary cell trapping and minimal evidence for ischemia-directed BMSC homing. BMC Biotechnol 2012 0.89
28 Immunohistostaining assays for detection of Chlamydia pneumoniae in atherosclerotic arteries indicate cross-reactions with nonchlamydial plaque constituents. J Clin Microbiol 2004 0.89
29 Impaired fibrillin-1 function promotes features of plaque instability in apolipoprotein E-deficient mice. Circulation 2009 0.89
30 Anger, suppressed anger, and risk of adverse events in patients with coronary artery disease. Am J Cardiol 2010 0.89
31 Human C-reactive protein activates monocyte-derived dendritic cells and induces dendritic cell-mediated T-cell activation. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2008 0.87
32 Exercise training reverses adiponectin resistance in skeletal muscle of patients with chronic heart failure. Heart 2011 0.87
33 Unraveling new mechanisms of exercise intolerance in chronic heart failure: role of exercise training. Heart Fail Rev 2013 0.86
34 Dendritic cells in human atherosclerosis: from circulation to atherosclerotic plaques. Mediators Inflamm 2011 0.86
35 Chronic heart failure: an example of a systemic chronic inflammatory disease resulting in cachexia. Int J Cardiol 2002 0.85
36 Decreased numbers of peripheral blood dendritic cells in patients with coronary artery disease are associated with diminished plasma Flt3 ligand levels and impaired plasmacytoid dendritic cell function. Clin Sci (Lond) 2011 0.85
37 Intracellular monocyte cytokine production and CD 14 expression are up-regulated in severe vs mild chronic heart failure. J Heart Lung Transplant 2005 0.84
38 Comparison of magnetic resonance imaging of aortic valve stenosis and aortic root to multimodality imaging for selection of transcatheter aortic valve implantation candidates. Am J Cardiol 2011 0.84
39 Changes in blood dendritic cell counts in relation to type of coronary artery disease and brachial endothelial cell function. Coron Artery Dis 2010 0.84
40 Depressed expression of MuRF1 and MAFbx in areas remote of recent myocardial infarction: a mechanism contributing to myocardial remodeling? Basic Res Cardiol 2009 0.84
41 Multi-slice computed tomography with N1177 identifies ruptured atherosclerotic plaques in rabbits. Basic Res Cardiol 2009 0.83
42 Cost-effectiveness of contemporary vascular closure devices for the prevention of vascular complications after percutaneous coronary interventions in an all-comers PCI population. EuroIntervention 2014 0.83
43 Selective intestinal decontamination in advanced chronic heart failure: a pilot trial. Eur J Heart Fail 2004 0.83
44 β-blockers modify the prognostic value of adiponectin in chronic heart failure. Int J Cardiol 2010 0.82
45 Unfavorable outcome of heart transplantation in recipients with type D personality. J Heart Lung Transplant 2007 0.82
46 Exercise training reduces circulating adiponectin levels in patients with chronic heart failure. Clin Sci (Lond) 2010 0.82
47 Assessment of endothelial dysfunction in childhood obesity and clinical use. Oxid Med Cell Longev 2013 0.81
48 The effect of acute exercise on endothelial progenitor cells is attenuated in chronic heart failure. Eur J Appl Physiol 2011 0.81
49 Methodological considerations and practical recommendations for the application of peripheral arterial tonometry in children and adolescents. Int J Cardiol 2013 0.81
50 Quantitative coronary arteriography on digital flat-panel system. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2004 0.81
51 Chlamydia pneumoniae-based atherosclerosis: a smoking gun. Acta Cardiol 2007 0.81
52 Endothelial microparticles (EMP) for the assessment of endothelial function: an in vitro and in vivo study on possible interference of plasma lipids. PLoS One 2012 0.81
53 Circulating CD34+/KDR+ endothelial progenitor cells are reduced in chronic heart failure patients as a function of Type D personality. Clin Sci (Lond) 2009 0.81
54 Coronary spasm after the topical use of cocaine in nasal surgery. Am J Case Rep 2013 0.80
55 Endothelium dependent vasomotion and in vitro markers of endothelial repair in patients with severe sepsis: an observational study. PLoS One 2013 0.80
56 Clinical relevance of clopidogrel unresponsiveness during elective coronary stenting: experience with the point-of-care platelet function assay-100 C/ADP. Am Heart J 2010 0.79
57 Expression of dendritic cell markers CD11c/BDCA-1 and CD123/BDCA-2 in coronary artery disease upon activation in whole blood. J Immunol Methods 2010 0.79
58 Stereology: a simplified and more time-efficient method than planimetry for the quantitative analysis of vascular structures in different models of intimal thickening. Cardiovasc Pathol 2007 0.79
59 B-type natriuretic peptide and assessment of jeopardised myocardium in acute myocardial infarction. Int J Cardiol 2006 0.79
60 Endothelial dysfunction in acute brain injury and the development of cerebral ischemia. J Neurosci Res 2015 0.79
61 Implications of antibodies to heat-shock proteins in ischemic heart disease. Int J Cardiol 2007 0.78
62 Heart failure and cachexia: insights offered from molecular biology. Front Biosci 2008 0.78
63 Coronary artery-pulmonary artery fistula in a heart-transplanted patient. Eur J Echocardiogr 2009 0.78
64 The role of multi-imaging modality in primary mitral regurgitation. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging 2011 0.78
65 Resolute and Xience V polymer-based drug-eluting stents compared in an atherosclerotic rabbit double injury model. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2012 0.78
66 Superior efficacy of pulmonary vein isolation with online contact force measurement persists after the learning period: a prospective case control study. J Interv Card Electrophysiol 2015 0.77
67 Tissue cardiovascular magnetic resonance demonstrates regional diastolic dysfunction in remote tissue early after inferior myocardial infarction. J Cardiovasc Magn Reson 2007 0.77
68 Red cell distribution width as a marker of impaired exercise tolerance in patients with chronic heart failure. Eur J Heart Fail 2011 0.77
69 Maintaining physical fitness of patients with chronic heart failure: a randomized controlled trial. Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil 2010 0.77
70 Transesophageal echocardiography for cardiac thromboembolic risk assessment in patients with severe, symptomatic aortic valve stenosis referred for potential transcatheter aortic valve implantation. Am J Cardiol 2013 0.77
71 MR image analysis: Longitudinal cardiac motion influences left ventricular measurements. Eur J Radiol 2008 0.77
72 Transglutaminase 2 deficiency decreases plaque fibrosis and increases plaque inflammation in apolipoprotein-E-deficient mice. J Vasc Res 2009 0.77
73 Long-term vascular responses to Resolute® and Xience V® polymer-based drug-eluting stents in a rabbit model of atherosclerosis. J Interv Cardiol 2014 0.76
74 Exercise-induced biphasic increase in circulating NT-proBNP levels in patients with chronic heart failure. Eur J Heart Fail 2008 0.76
75 Exercise in chronic heart failure: does it need to be "anti-remodeling"? J Am Coll Cardiol 2007 0.76
76 Comparison of three methods to identify the anaerobic threshold during maximal exercise testing in patients with chronic heart failure. Am J Phys Med Rehabil 2012 0.76
77 Exercise training in chronic heart failure. Ther Adv Chronic Dis 2013 0.76
78 Assessment of left ventricular volumes and primary mitral regurgitation severity by 2D echocardiography and cardiovascular magnetic resonance. Cardiovasc Ultrasound 2013 0.75
79 Transcript and protein analysis reveals better survival skills of monocyte-derived dendritic cells compared to monocytes during oxidative stress. PLoS One 2012 0.75
80 Cardiac-resynchronization therapy. N Engl J Med 2008 0.75
81 Adiponectin deficiency blunts hypoxia-induced mobilization and homing of circulating angiogenic cells. Stem Cells Int 2013 0.75
82 Managing heart failure patients: when good-old-fashioned clinical care is not enough. Heart 2009 0.75
83 Mechanism of Symptomatic Improvement After Percutaneous Therapy for Secondary Mitral Regurgitation: Resting and Exercise Hemodynamics. J Am Coll Cardiol 2016 0.75
84 Endomyocardial fibrosis. Acta Cardiol 2011 0.75
85 Influence of zero flow pressure on fractional flow reserve. Biomech Model Mechanobiol 2004 0.75
86 Relation of B-type natriuretic peptide early after acute myocardial infarction to left ventricular diastolic function and extent of myocardial damage determined by magnetic resonance imaging. Am J Cardiol 2006 0.75
87 Rate response and cardiac resynchronisation therapy in chronic heart failure: higher cardiac output does not acutely improve exercise performance: a pilot trial. Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil 2008 0.75
88 Altered expression of monocyte and dendritic cell membrane-associated antigens following coronary angiography. Acta Cardiol 2015 0.75
89 The determinants of B-type natriuretic peptide release in acute, non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. Acta Cardiol 2011 0.75
90 TransFix® for delayed flow cytometry of endothelial progenitor cells and angiogenic T cells. Microvasc Res 2012 0.75
91 Importance of physical rehabilitation before and after cardiac transplantation in a patient with myotonic dystrophy: a case report. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2002 0.75
92 Doppler estimation of filling pressures in a patient with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Echocardiography 2003 0.75
93 Systemic amyloidosis: diagnosis before treatment. J Heart Lung Transplant 2002 0.75
94 Association of lipoproteins with cytokines and cytokine receptors in heart failure patients. Differences between ischaemic versus idiopathic cardiomyopathy. Eur Heart J 2003 0.75
95 Isolation of high-quality RNA from stented blood vessels. Microvasc Res 2013 0.75
96 Multivessel variant angina unresponsive to urapidil. Acta Cardiol 2004 0.75
97 Regular use of margarine-containing stanol/sterol esters reduces total and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol and allows reduction of statin therapy after cardiac transplantation: preliminary observations. J Heart Lung Transplant 2003 0.75
98 Images in cardiovascular medicine. Young adult with congenital heart disease presenting with anasarca. Circulation 2008 0.75
99 Difference in clinical target lesion revascularization between a silicon carbide-coated and an uncoated thin strut bare-metal stent: the PRO-Vision study. Can J Cardiol 2013 0.75
100 Late gadolinium enhancement CMR in primary mitral regurgitation. Eur J Clin Invest 2014 0.75
101 Validation of an adiponectin immunoassay in human skeletal muscle biopsies. J Immunol Methods 2010 0.75
102 Initial treatment of acute coronary syndromes. Is there a future for MONA acronym after the 2010 guidelines? Resuscitation 2011 0.75
103 Impact of exercise testing mode on exercise parameters in patients with chronic heart failure. Eur J Prev Cardiol 2011 0.75
104 New-generation drug-eluting stents: focus on Xience V® everolimus-eluting stent and Resolute® zotarolimus-eluting stent. J Interv Cardiol 2013 0.75
105 Effect of short-term treatment with pravastatin on cytokines and cytokine receptors in patients with chronic heart failure due to ischemic and nonischemic disease. J Heart Lung Transplant 2005 0.75
106 Case report: Chest pain, intermittent left bundle branch block and negative T waves. Int J Cardiol 2011 0.75