Heiner C Bucher

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1 Randomized trials stopped early for benefit: a systematic review. JAMA 2005 8.43
2 Stopping randomized trials early for benefit and estimation of treatment effects: systematic review and meta-regression analysis. JAMA 2010 5.90
3 The effect of combined antiretroviral therapy on the overall mortality of HIV-infected individuals. AIDS 2010 5.85
4 When to initiate combined antiretroviral therapy to reduce mortality and AIDS-defining illness in HIV-infected persons in developed countries: an observational study. Ann Intern Med 2011 5.35
5 Effect of procalcitonin-based guidelines vs standard guidelines on antibiotic use in lower respiratory tract infections: the ProHOSP randomized controlled trial. JAMA 2009 5.34
6 Bariatric surgery versus non-surgical treatment for obesity: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. BMJ 2013 5.08
7 Procalcitonin-guided antibiotic use vs a standard approach for acute respiratory tract infections in primary care. Arch Intern Med 2008 4.66
8 Antibiotics for adults with clinically diagnosed acute rhinosinusitis: a meta-analysis of individual patient data. Lancet 2008 4.33
9 Effects of low-carbohydrate vs low-fat diets on weight loss and cardiovascular risk factors: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Arch Intern Med 2006 4.19
10 Association between change in high density lipoprotein cholesterol and cardiovascular disease morbidity and mortality: systematic review and meta-regression analysis. BMJ 2009 3.39
11 Meta-analysis: accuracy of rapid tests for malaria in travelers returning from endemic areas. Ann Intern Med 2005 3.08
12 Association of alcohol consumption and HIV surrogate markers in participants of the swiss HIV cohort study. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2013 3.02
13 Death without prior appropriate implantable cardioverter-defibrillator therapy: a competing risk study. Circulation 2008 2.57
14 Effect of different antilipidemic agents and diets on mortality: a systematic review. Arch Intern Med 2005 2.55
15 Non-AIDS-defining deaths and immunodeficiency in the era of combination antiretroviral therapy. AIDS 2009 2.50
16 Effects of early treatment with statins on short-term clinical outcomes in acute coronary syndromes: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. JAMA 2006 2.38
17 Unsafe sex and increased incidence of hepatitis C virus infection among HIV-infected men who have sex with men: the Swiss HIV Cohort Study. Clin Infect Dis 2005 2.35
18 Procalcitonin to initiate or discontinue antibiotics in acute respiratory tract infections. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2012 2.31
19 Procalcitonin to initiate or discontinue antibiotics in acute respiratory tract infections. Evid Based Child Health 2013 2.12
20 Long-term antibiotic cost savings from a comprehensive intervention program in a medical department of a university-affiliated teaching hospital. Clin Infect Dis 2004 2.08
21 Effects of antithyroid drugs on radioiodine treatment: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. BMJ 2007 2.07
22 Definition and Classification of Intraoperative Complications (CLASSIC): Delphi Study and Pilot Evaluation. World J Surg 2015 1.95
23 Correlates of self-reported nonadherence to antiretroviral therapy in HIV-infected patients: the Swiss HIV Cohort Study. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2006 1.95
24 Meta-analysis comparing Mediterranean to low-fat diets for modification of cardiovascular risk factors. Am J Med 2011 1.87
25 Prognostic importance of anaemia in HIV type-1-infected patients starting antiretroviral therapy: collaborative analysis of prospective cohort studies. Antivir Ther 2008 1.83
26 Transient ischemic attack versus transient ischemic attack mimics: frequency, clinical characteristics and outcome. Cerebrovasc Dis 2011 1.82
27 Effects of statins on stroke prevention in patients with and without coronary heart disease: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Am J Med 2004 1.79
28 Longitudinal analysis of patterns and predictors of changes in self-reported adherence to antiretroviral therapy: Swiss HIV Cohort Study. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2010 1.75
29 Prevalence of unsafe sexual behavior among HIV-infected individuals: the Swiss HIV Cohort Study. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2003 1.70
30 Procalcitonin to guide initiation and duration of antibiotic treatment in acute respiratory infections: an individual patient data meta-analysis. Clin Infect Dis 2012 1.67
31 The hepatitis C epidemic among HIV-positive MSM: incidence estimates from 1990 to 2007. AIDS 2011 1.65
32 Pretreatment CD4 cell slope and progression to AIDS or death in HIV-infected patients initiating antiretroviral therapy--the CASCADE collaboration: a collaboration of 23 cohort studies. PLoS Med 2010 1.65
33 An internationally generalizable risk index for mortality after one year of antiretroviral therapy. AIDS 2013 1.64
34 Effectiveness of distant healing for patients with chronic fatigue syndrome: a randomised controlled partially blinded trial (EUHEALS). Psychother Psychosom 2008 1.58
35 Tenofovir use is associated with a reduction in calculated glomerular filtration rates in the Swiss HIV Cohort Study. Antivir Ther 2007 1.55
36 Is it safe to discontinue primary Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia prophylaxis in patients with virologically suppressed HIV infection and a CD4 cell count <200 cells/microL? Clin Infect Dis 2010 1.54
37 San Francisco Syncope Rule to predict short-term serious outcomes: a systematic review. CMAJ 2011 1.48
38 Economic evaluation of procalcitonin-guided antibiotic therapy in acute respiratory infections: a US health system perspective. Clin Chem Lab Med 2015 1.48
39 Numbers needed to treat derived from meta-analysis: a word of caution. ACP J Club 2003 1.46
40 Assessing work ability--a cross-sectional study of interrater agreement between disability claimants, treating physicians, and medical experts. Scand J Work Environ Health 2014 1.45
41 Renal function in patients with HIV starting therapy with tenofovir and either efavirenz, lopinavir or atazanavir. AIDS 2012 1.42
42 Switching from protease inhibitors to efavirenz: differences in efficacy and tolerance among risk groups: a case-control study from the Swiss HIV Cohort. AIDS 2002 1.41
43 Neighbourhood socio-economic position, late presentation and outcomes in people living with HIV in Switzerland. AIDS 2015 1.41
44 Patient-reported respiratory symptoms and pre-bronchodilator airflow limitation among smokers in Switzerland. Prim Care Respir J 2010 1.39
45 Effectiveness of protease inhibitor monotherapy versus combination antiretroviral maintenance therapy: a meta-analysis. PLoS One 2011 1.38
46 Lipid profiles for antiretroviral-naive patients starting PI- and NNRTI-based therapy in the Swiss HIV cohort study. Antivir Ther 2005 1.36
47 Tenofovir use is associated with an increase in serum alkaline phosphatase in the Swiss HIV Cohort Study. Antivir Ther 2008 1.29
48 A smoking cessation programme in HIV-infected individuals: a pilot study. Antivir Ther 2006 1.27
49 Impact of antiretroviral therapy on tuberculosis incidence among HIV-positive patients in high-income countries. Clin Infect Dis 2012 1.25
50 Resurgence of HIV infection among men who have sex with men in Switzerland: mathematical modelling study. PLoS One 2012 1.25
51 Long-term mortality in HIV-positive individuals virally suppressed for >3 years with incomplete CD4 recovery. Clin Infect Dis 2014 1.25
52 Association between ambient air pollution and diabetes mellitus in Europe and North America: systematic review and meta-analysis. Environ Health Perspect 2015 1.24
53 Ruling a diagnosis in or out with "SpPIn" and "SnNOut": a note of caution. BMJ 2004 1.18
54 Prohormones for prediction of adverse medical outcome in community-acquired pneumonia and lower respiratory tract infections. Crit Care 2010 1.17
55 Estimating loss to follow-up in HIV-infected patients on antiretroviral therapy: the effect of the competing risk of death in Zambia and Switzerland. PLoS One 2011 1.15
56 Self-reported non-adherence to antiretroviral therapy repeatedly assessed by two questions predicts treatment failure in virologically suppressed patients. Antivir Ther 2008 1.14
57 CD4 decline in seroconverter and seroprevalent individuals in the precombination of antiretroviral therapy era. AIDS 2010 1.14
58 Procalcitonin guided antibiotic therapy and hospitalization in patients with lower respiratory tract infections: a prospective, multicenter, randomized controlled trial. BMC Health Serv Res 2007 1.14
59 The effect of efavirenz versus nevirapine-containing regimens on immunologic, virologic and clinical outcomes in a prospective observational study. AIDS 2012 1.11
60 The effect of antiretroviral treatment of different durations in primary HIV infection. AIDS 2008 1.11
61 Accuracy of B-type natriuretic peptide tests to exclude congestive heart failure: systematic review of test accuracy studies. Arch Intern Med 2006 1.10
62 Learning from failure--rationale and design for a study about discontinuation of randomized trials (DISCO study). BMC Med Res Methodol 2012 1.10
63 Development and validation of a coronary risk prediction model for older U.S. and European persons in the Cardiovascular Health Study and the Rotterdam Study. Ann Intern Med 2012 1.10
64 Impact of HIV-1 subtype on CD4 count at HIV seroconversion, rate of decline, and viral load set point in European seroconverter cohorts. Clin Infect Dis 2012 1.09
65 Communication training and antibiotic use in acute respiratory tract infections. A cluster randomised controlled trial in general practice. Swiss Med Wkly 2006 1.08
66 Completion and Publication Rates of Randomized Controlled Trials in Surgery: An Empirical Study. Ann Surg 2015 1.06
67 Subgroup analyses in randomised controlled trials: cohort study on trial protocols and journal publications. BMJ 2014 1.03
68 Validity of the Framingham point scores in the elderly: results from the Rotterdam study. Am Heart J 2007 1.03
69 Self-reported alcohol consumption and its association with adherence and outcome of antiretroviral therapy in the Swiss HIV Cohort Study. Antivir Ther 2009 1.03
70 Decline of CD4⁺ T-cell count before start of therapy and immunological response to treatment in antiretroviral-naive individuals. AIDS 2011 1.01
71 CD4+ T-cell count increase in HIV-1-infected patients with suppressed viral load within 1 year after start of antiretroviral therapy. Antivir Ther 2007 0.99
72 Determinants of knowledge gain in evidence-based medicine short courses: an international assessment. Open Med 2010 0.98
73 Procalcitonin-guided antibiotic use versus a standard approach for acute respiratory tract infections in primary care: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial and baseline characteristics of participating general practitioners [ISRCTN73182671]. BMC Fam Pract 2005 0.98
74 Self-reported nonadherence to antiretroviral therapy as a predictor of viral failure and mortality. AIDS 2015 0.95
75 Clinical outcomes of primary stenting versus balloon angioplasty in patients with myocardial infarction: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Am J Med 2004 0.95
76 Meta-analysis of combined therapy with angiotensin receptor antagonists versus ACE inhibitors alone in patients with heart failure. PLoS One 2010 0.95
77 Adherence as a predictor of the development of class-specific resistance mutations: the Swiss HIV Cohort Study. PLoS One 2013 0.95
78 Stable partnership and progression to AIDS or death in HIV infected patients receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy: Swiss HIV cohort study. BMJ 2004 0.93
79 Virological and immunological responses to efavirenz or boosted lopinavir as first-line therapy for patients with HIV. Antivir Ther 2009 0.92
80 Productivity costs and determinants of productivity in HIV-infected patients. Clin Ther 2004 0.92
81 Is unsafe sexual behaviour increasing among HIV-infected individuals? AIDS 2004 0.91
82 Design and methodology of the Swiss Transplant Cohort Study (STCS): a comprehensive prospective nationwide long-term follow-up cohort. Eur J Epidemiol 2013 0.91
83 Treatment and prognosis of AIDS-related lymphoma in the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy: findings from the Swiss HIV Cohort Study. Antivir Ther 2007 0.91
84 Stopping randomized trials early for benefit: a protocol of the Study Of Trial Policy Of Interim Truncation-2 (STOPIT-2). Trials 2009 0.89
85 Effect of prolonged treatment with compression stockings to prevent post-thrombotic sequelae: a randomized controlled trial. J Vasc Surg 2008 0.89
86 Cost-effectiveness of drug-eluting stents in a US Medicare setting:a cost-utility analysis with 3-year clinical follow-up data. Value Health 2011 0.87
87 Long-term safety and effectiveness of lopinavir/ritonavir in antiretroviral-experienced HIV-1-infected children. Arch Dis Child 2010 0.87
88 Effect of Cumulating Exposure to Abacavir on the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease Events in Patients From the Swiss HIV Cohort Study. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2015 0.87
89 Long-term safety of discontinuation of secondary prophylaxis against Pneumocystis pneumonia: prospective multicentre study. AIDS 2004 0.87
90 Implementation of raltegravir in routine clinical practice: selection criteria for choosing this drug, virologic response rates, and characteristics of failures. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2010 0.87
91 Statins for acute coronary syndrome. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2014 0.87
92 Determinants of sustained viral suppression in HIV-infected patients with self-reported poor adherence to antiretroviral therapy. PLoS One 2012 0.87
93 Adjunctive corticosteroids for Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia in patients with HIV infection. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2015 0.86
94 Statins for acute coronary syndrome. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2011 0.86
95 Propofol sedation alone or in combination with pharyngeal lidocaine anesthesia for routine upper GI endoscopy: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, non-inferiority trial. Gastrointest Endosc 2011 0.85
96 Contribution of genetic background, traditional risk factors, and HIV-related factors to coronary artery disease events in HIV-positive persons. Clin Infect Dis 2013 0.85
97 2010 guidelines for antiretroviral treatment of HIV from the International AIDS Society-USA Panel. JAMA 2010 0.85
98 Adjunctive corticosteroids for Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia in patients with HIV infection: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. BMC Infect Dis 2005 0.85
99 Shared-decision making in general practice: do patients with respiratory tract infections actually want it? Swiss Med Wkly 2007 0.84
100 Accuracy of drug advertisements in medical journals under new law regulating the marketing of pharmaceutical products in Switzerland. BMC Med Inform Decis Mak 2008 0.84
101 Comparative effectiveness of tenofovir in treatment-naïve HIV-infected patients: systematic review and meta-analysis. HIV Clin Trials 2015 0.84
102 Updated evidence on early statin therapy for acute coronary syndromes: meta-analysis of 18 randomized trials involving over 14,000 patients. Int J Cardiol 2011 0.83
103 Virologic and immunologic response to cART by HIV-1 subtype in the CASCADE collaboration. PLoS One 2013 0.83
104 Clinical outcomes of stents versus balloon angioplasty in non-acute coronary artery disease. A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Eur Heart J 2004 0.83
105 Body fat changes among antiretroviral-naive patients on PI- and NNRTI-based HAART in the Swiss HIV cohort study. Antivir Ther 2005 0.81
106 Intravenous opiate maintenance in a cohort of injecting drug addicts. Drug Alcohol Depend 2003 0.81
107 Rosuvastatin in patients with elevated C-reactive protein. N Engl J Med 2009 0.81
108 Premature Discontinuation of Randomized Trials in Critical and Emergency Care: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Crit Care Med 2016 0.80
109 Predictors of optimal viral suppression in patients switched to abacavir, lamivudine, and zidovudine: the Swiss HIV Cohort Study. AIDS 2007 0.80
110 Reporting of adverse events in surgical trials: critical appraisal of current practice. World J Surg 2015 0.80
111 Risk of cardiovascular events and blood pressure control in hypertensive HIV-infected patients: Swiss HIV Cohort Study (SHCS). J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2013 0.79
112 CD4(+) T-cell recovery after initiation of antiretroviral therapy in a resource-limited setting: a prospective cohort analysis. Antivir Ther 2013 0.79
113 Inflammatory bowel perforation during immune restoration after one year of antiretroviral and antituberculous therapy in an HIV-1-infected patient: report of a case. Dis Colon Rectum 2002 0.79
114 Prevalence and influence of diagnostic tests for acute respiratory tract infections in primary care. Swiss Med Wkly 2006 0.79
115 Antiretroviral monotherapy: should we abandon the principles of successful antiretroviral therapy? AIDS 2010 0.78
116 Statin therapy for prevention and treatment of acute and chronic cardiovascular disease: update on recent trials and metaanalyses. Curr Opin Lipidol 2005 0.78
117 Plasma leptin levels in men are not related to the development of lipoatrophy during antiretroviral therapy. AIDS 2005 0.78
118 Sexual risk behavior in HIV-infected injection drug users. Clin Infect Dis 2004 0.78
119 Low levels of mannan-binding lectin or ficolins are not associated with an increased risk of cytomegalovirus disease in HIV-infected patients. PLoS One 2013 0.78
120 Replicative phenotyping adds value to genotypic resistance testing in heavily pre-treated HIV-infected individuals--the Swiss HIV Cohort Study. J Transl Med 2011 0.78
121 When to Monitor CD4 Cell Count and HIV RNA to Reduce Mortality and AIDS-Defining Illness in Virologically Suppressed HIV-Positive Persons on Antiretroviral Therapy in High-Income Countries: A Prospective Observational Study. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2016 0.78
122 Patients' expectations about the benefit of antibiotic treatment: lessons from a randomised controlled trial. Forsch Komplementarmed Klass Naturheilkd 2005 0.77
123 When time is more than money: the allocation of time between work and leisure in HIV-infected patients. Soc Sci Med 2007 0.77
124 Procalcitonin guidance to reduce antibiotic treatment of lower respiratory tract infection in children and adolescents (ProPAED): a randomized controlled trial. PLoS One 2013 0.77
125 The prevalence of erectile dysfunction and its association with antiretroviral therapy in HIV-infected men: the Swiss HIV Cohort Study. Antivir Ther 2012 0.77
126 Hierarchical modeling gave plausible estimates of associations between metabolic syndrome and components of antiretroviral therapy. J Clin Epidemiol 2008 0.77
127 Cost-effectiveness of ramipril in patients at high risk for cardiovascular events: a Swiss perspective. Swiss Med Wkly 2004 0.76
128 Infections requiring hospitalization of injection drug users who participated in an injection opiate maintenance program. Clin Infect Dis 2002 0.76
129 The Use of Systematic Reviews When Designing and Reporting Surgical Trials. Ann Surg 2017 0.75
130 Virological blips and predictors of post treatment viral control after stopping ART started in Primary HIV infection. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2016 0.75
131 Limiting Cumulative HIV Viremia Copy-Years by Early Treatment Reduces Risk of AIDS and Death. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2016 0.75
132 Two versus three-class antiretroviral therapy in antiretroviral-naive patients in different time periods of the HAART era. AIDS 2007 0.75
133 Response by authors. Evid Based Child Health 2013 0.75
134 Copeptin predicts 10-year all-cause mortality in community patients: a 10-year prospective cohort study. Clin Chem Lab Med 2016 0.75
135 Effect of immediate initiation of antiretroviral treatment in HIV-positive individuals aged 50 years or older. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2017 0.75
136 Potential benefit and limitations of a broad access to potent antiretroviral therapy in developing countries. Expert Opin Investig Drugs 2002 0.75
137 Impact of screening and ART on anal cancer incidence in HIV-positive men who have sex with men: mathematical modeling study. AIDS 2017 0.75
138 Impact of screening and antiretroviral therapy on anal cancer incidence in HIV-positive MSM. AIDS 2017 0.75
139 [Lung cancer screening - an overview about chances and risks]. Ther Umsch 2013 0.75
140 Procalcitonin to initiate or discontinue antibiotics in acute respiratory tract infections. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2017 0.75
141 Anxiety in health care workers after exposure to potentially HIV-contaminated blood or body fluids. Swiss Med Wkly 2002 0.75
142 Ecological study of the predictors of successful management of dyslipidemia in HIV-infected patients on ART: the Swiss HIV Cohort Study. HIV Clin Trials 2007 0.75