Published in Stroke on April 10, 2008
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Regulation of heparanase expression in coronary artery disease in diabetic, hyperlipidemic swine. Atherosclerosis (2010) 0.89
Vulnerable carotid arterial plaque causing repeated ischemic stroke can be detected with B-mode ultrasonography as a mobile component: Jellyfish sign. Neurosurg Rev (2010) 0.83
Detecting microcalcifications in atherosclerotic plaques by a simple trichromic staining method for epoxy embedded carotid endarterectomies. Eur J Histochem (2010) 0.83
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Advanced techniques for MRI of atherosclerotic plaque. Top Magn Reson Imaging (2009) 0.78
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Cystathionine γ-lyase is expressed in human atherosclerotic plaque microvessels and is involved in micro-angiogenesis. Sci Rep (2016) 0.77
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Correlating hemodynamic magnetic resonance imaging with high-field intracranial vessel wall imaging in stroke. J Radiol Case Rep (2014) 0.76
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Influence of material property variability on the mechanical behaviour of carotid atherosclerotic plaques: a 3D fluid-structure interaction analysis. Int J Numer Method Biomed Eng (2015) 0.76
Principal Strain Vascular Elastography: Simulation and Preliminary Clinical Evaluation. Ultrasound Med Biol (2017) 0.75
Fibrous cap thickness and rupture in carotid atheromata: still hunting in the dark? Stroke (2008) 0.75
Quest for the Vulnerable Atheroma: Carotid Stenosis and Diametric Strain-A Feasibility Study. Ultrasound Med Biol (2015) 0.75
Atherosclerotic plaque fibrous cap assessment under an oblique scan plane orientation in carotid MRI. Quant Imaging Med Surg (2014) 0.75
Local blood pressure associates with the degree of luminal stenosis in patients with atherosclerotic disease in the middle cerebral artery. Biomed Eng Online (2016) 0.75
Validation and refinement of scores to predict very early stroke risk after transient ischaemic attack. Lancet (2007) 7.27
Effect of aspirin on long-term risk of colorectal cancer: consistent evidence from randomised and observational studies. Lancet (2007) 7.11
Early decompressive surgery in malignant infarction of the middle cerebral artery: a pooled analysis of three randomised controlled trials. Lancet Neurol (2007) 6.15
Prevalence, incidence, and factors associated with pre-stroke and post-stroke dementia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Lancet Neurol (2009) 4.60
Effects of antihypertensive-drug class on interindividual variation in blood pressure and risk of stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Lancet (2010) 4.06
Genetic risk factors for ischaemic stroke and its subtypes (the METASTROKE collaboration): a meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies. Lancet Neurol (2012) 3.93
Assessing and reporting heterogeneity in treatment effects in clinical trials: a proposal. Trials (2010) 3.45
Genome-wide association study identifies a variant in HDAC9 associated with large vessel ischemic stroke. Nat Genet (2012) 3.40
Effects of regular aspirin on long-term cancer incidence and metastasis: a systematic comparison of evidence from observational studies versus randomised trials. Lancet Oncol (2012) 3.37
Risk of stroke early after transient ischaemic attack: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Lancet Neurol (2007) 3.19
Carotid artery stenosis: accuracy of noninvasive tests--individual patient data meta-analysis. Radiology (2009) 2.94
Addition of brain and carotid imaging to the ABCD² score to identify patients at early risk of stroke after transient ischaemic attack: a multicentre observational study. Lancet Neurol (2010) 2.87
National Stroke Association guidelines for the management of transient ischemic attacks. Ann Neurol (2006) 2.82
Initial validation of a self-report measure of the extent of and reasons for medication nonadherence. Med Care (2012) 2.70
Timing of birth and risk of multiple sclerosis: population based study. BMJ (2004) 2.56
Risk of myocardial infarction and vascular death after transient ischemic attack and ischemic stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Stroke (2005) 2.38
Mitochondrial DNA haplogroups and risk of transient ischaemic attack and ischaemic stroke: a genetic association study. Lancet Neurol (2010) 2.33
Systematic review of methods and results of studies of the genetic epidemiology of ischemic stroke. Stroke (2003) 2.32
Terutroban versus aspirin in patients with cerebral ischaemic events (PERFORM): a randomised, double-blind, parallel-group trial. Lancet (2011) 2.16
Aspirin in the chemoprevention of colorectal neoplasia: an overview. Cancer Prev Res (Phila) (2011) 2.03
Systematic review and pooled analysis of published and unpublished validations of the ABCD and ABCD2 transient ischemic attack risk scores. Stroke (2010) 2.01
Underestimation of the early risk of recurrent stroke: evidence of the need for a standard definition. Stroke (2004) 2.01
Lead editorial: trials - using the opportunities of electronic publishing to improve the reporting of randomised trials. Trials (2006) 1.98
Aortic root and hemiarch replacement in osteogenesis imperfecta. Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann (2012) 1.98
Effect of urgent treatment for transient ischaemic attack and minor stroke on disability and hospital costs (EXPRESS study): a prospective population-based sequential comparison. Lancet Neurol (2009) 1.87
Meta-analysis in more than 17,900 cases of ischemic stroke reveals a novel association at 12q24.12. Neurology (2014) 1.85
Common variants at 6p21.1 are associated with large artery atherosclerotic stroke. Nat Genet (2012) 1.81
Stroke Genetics Network (SiGN) study: design and rationale for a genome-wide association study of ischemic stroke subtypes. Stroke (2013) 1.80
Low risk of ipsilateral stroke in patients with asymptomatic carotid stenosis on best medical treatment: a prospective, population-based study. Stroke (2009) 1.75
Genetic heritability of ischemic stroke and the contribution of previously reported candidate gene and genomewide associations. Stroke (2012) 1.68
Transient isolated brainstem symptoms preceding posterior circulation stroke: a population-based study. Lancet Neurol (2012) 1.61
Medical academia is failing patients and clinicians. BMJ (2006) 1.59
Increased cerebral arterial pulsatility in patients with leukoaraiosis: arterial stiffness enhances transmission of aortic pulsatility. Stroke (2012) 1.57
Fetal hemoglobin in sickle cell anemia: genetic studies of the Arab-Indian haplotype. Blood Cells Mol Dis (2013) 1.54
Self-reported long-term needs after stroke. Stroke (2011) 1.53
Outcome after spontaneous and arteriovenous malformation-related intracerebral haemorrhage: population-based studies. Brain (2008) 1.53
Population-based study of incidence and outcome of acute aortic dissection and premorbid risk factor control: 10-year results from the Oxford Vascular Study. Circulation (2013) 1.53
Vessel wall contrast enhancement: a diagnostic sign of cerebral vasculitis. Cerebrovasc Dis (2008) 1.52
Shared genetic susceptibility to ischemic stroke and coronary artery disease: a genome-wide analysis of common variants. Stroke (2013) 1.51
Costs of stroke using patient-level data: a critical review of the literature. Stroke (2008) 1.50
Cost-effectiveness of diagnostic strategies prior to carotid endarterectomy. Ann Neurol (2005) 1.47
Feasibility, safety and cost of outpatient management of acute minor ischaemic stroke: a population-based study. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry (2012) 1.45
Making the most of secondary prevention. Stroke (2007) 1.42
Reporting of consistency of blood pressure control in randomized controlled trials of antihypertensive drugs: a systematic review of 1372 trial reports. J Hypertens (2012) 1.40
Carotid artery imaging for secondary stroke prevention: both imaging modality and rapid access to imaging are important. Stroke (2009) 1.40
Antithrombotic drug use, cerebral microbleeds, and intracerebral hemorrhage: a systematic review of published and unpublished studies. Stroke (2010) 1.39
ABCD2 score predicts severity rather than risk of early recurrent events after transient ischemic attack. Stroke (2010) 1.37
Addition of brain infarction to the ABCD2 Score (ABCD2I): a collaborative analysis of unpublished data on 4574 patients. Stroke (2010) 1.35
Waiting times for carotid endarterectomy in UK: observational study. BMJ (2009) 1.34
Effects of visit-to-visit variability in systolic blood pressure on macrovascular and microvascular complications in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: the ADVANCE trial. Circulation (2013) 1.32
Identification, prognosis, and management of patients with carotid artery near occlusion. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol (2005) 1.30
Local versus general anaesthesia for carotid endarterectomy. Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2008) 1.26
The implications of Big Five standing for the distribution of trait manifestation in behavior: fifteen experience-sampling studies and a meta-analysis. J Pers Soc Psychol (2009) 1.25
Diffusion-weighted MRI in 300 patients presenting late with subacute transient ischemic attack or minor stroke. Stroke (2004) 1.25
Prognosis of vertebrobasilar transient ischaemic attack and minor stroke. Brain (2003) 1.24
Patient behavior immediately after transient ischemic attack according to clinical characteristics, perception of the event, and predicted risk of stroke. Stroke (2006) 1.23
Systematic review of the operative risks of carotid endarterectomy for recently symptomatic stenosis in relation to the timing of surgery. Stroke (2009) 1.22
Sex differences in heritability of ischemic stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Stroke (2007) 1.22
Population-based study of determinants of initial secondary care costs of acute stroke in the United Kingdom. Stroke (2006) 1.20
A population-based study of the prevalence of fatigue after transient ischemic attack and minor stroke. Stroke (2009) 1.17
A population-based study of hospital care costs during 5 years after transient ischemic attack and stroke. Stroke (2012) 1.15
Population-based study of behavior immediately after transient ischemic attack and minor stroke in 1000 consecutive patients: lessons for public education. Stroke (2010) 1.14
Apolipoprotein(a) genetic sequence variants associated with systemic atherosclerosis and coronary atherosclerotic burden but not with venous thromboembolism. J Am Coll Cardiol (2012) 1.14
Mortality rates for stroke in England from 1979 to 2004: trends, diagnostic precision, and artifacts. Stroke (2008) 1.14
Lifestyle risk factors for ischemic stroke and transient ischemic attack in young adults in the Stroke in Young Fabry Patients study. Stroke (2012) 1.14
Risk of persistent cranial nerve injury after carotid endarterectomy. J Neurosurg (2004) 1.12
Potential confounding by intermediate phenotypes in studies of the genetics of ischaemic stroke. Cerebrovasc Dis (2004) 1.11
Site of carotid plaque ulceration in relation to direction of blood flow: an angiographic and pathological study. Cerebrovasc Dis (2003) 1.11
Quality of life after TIA and stroke: ten-year results of the Oxford Vascular Study. Neurology (2013) 1.08
Global stroke statistics. Int J Stroke (2014) 1.08
Population-based study of disability and institutionalization after transient ischemic attack and stroke: 10-year results of the Oxford Vascular Study. Stroke (2013) 1.07
GALA: an international multicentre randomised trial comparing general anaesthesia versus local anaesthesia for carotid surgery. Trials (2008) 1.06
Stroke: working toward a prioritized world agenda. Stroke (2010) 1.05
Patch angioplasty versus primary closure for carotid endarterectomy. Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2009) 1.05
17q25 Locus is associated with white matter hyperintensity volume in ischemic stroke, but not with lacunar stroke status. Stroke (2013) 1.04
Transient cognitive impairment in TIA and minor stroke. Stroke (2011) 1.04
Reporting of observational studies. BMJ (2007) 1.04
Mapping the modified Rankin scale (mRS) measurement into the generic EuroQol (EQ-5D) health outcome. Med Decis Making (2009) 1.04
Heritability of ischaemic stroke in women compared with men: a genetic epidemiological study. Lancet Neurol (2007) 1.03
Substantial underestimation of the need for outpatient services for TIA and minor stroke. Age Ageing (2007) 1.03
Family history of stroke in patients with transient ischemic attack in relation to hypertension and other intermediate phenotypes. Stroke (2005) 1.02
Carotid endarterectomy for symptomatic carotid stenosis. Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2011) 1.01
Stroke: working toward a prioritized world agenda. Cerebrovasc Dis (2010) 1.01
Age- and sex-specific rates of leukoaraiosis in TIA and stroke patients: population-based study. Neurology (2012) 1.00
Multilocus genetic risk score associates with ischemic stroke in case-control and prospective cohort studies. Stroke (2014) 0.99
Risk of recurrent stroke, other vascular events and dementia after transient ischaemic attack and stroke. Cerebrovasc Dis (2009) 0.99
Pericardial synovial sarcoma. J Card Surg (2009) 0.98
Asymptomatic carotid stenosis: what to do. Curr Opin Neurol (2007) 0.96
Posterior circulation ischaemic stroke and transient ischaemic attack: diagnosis, investigation, and secondary prevention. Lancet Neurol (2013) 0.96
MKL1 and MKL2 play redundant and crucial roles in megakaryocyte maturation and platelet formation. Blood (2012) 0.96
Population-based study of acute- and long-term care costs after stroke in patients with AF. Int J Stroke (2012) 0.95