Published in Respiration on June 05, 2008
Spiruchostatin A inhibits proliferation and differentiation of fibroblasts from patients with pulmonary fibrosis. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol (2012) 0.89
Single gene expression as a prognostic marker in idiopathic interstitial pneumonia? Respiration (2008) 0.75
Randomized comparison of strategies for type B aortic dissection: the INvestigation of STEnt Grafts in Aortic Dissection (INSTEAD) trial. Circulation (2009) 2.78
Retrograde ascending aortic dissection during or after thoracic aortic stent graft placement: insight from the European registry on endovascular aortic repair complications. Circulation (2009) 2.74
Endovascular repair of type B aortic dissection: long-term results of the randomized investigation of stent grafts in aortic dissection trial. Circ Cardiovasc Interv (2013) 2.69
Release of neuron-specific enolase and S100 after implantation of cardioverters/defibrillators. Crit Care Med (2003) 2.57
Interdisciplinary expert consensus document on management of type B aortic dissection. J Am Coll Cardiol (2013) 2.24
The vacuum-assisted closure system for the treatment of deep sternal wound infections after cardiac surgery. Ann Thorac Surg (2002) 1.97
Novel insights into the mechanisms and treatment of intramural hematoma affecting the entire thoracic aorta. Ann Thorac Surg (2008) 1.76
Midterm follow-up of tricuspid valve reconstruction due to active infective endocarditis. Ann Thorac Surg (2007) 1.74
Long-term treatment with oral sildenafil in addition to continuous IV epoprostenol in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension. Chest (2003) 1.73
Endovascular aortic arch repair after aortic arch de-branching. Ann Thorac Surg (2009) 1.72
Prognostic value of lymphangiogenesis and lymphovascular invasion in invasive breast cancer. Ann Surg (2004) 1.72
Evidence, lack of evidence, controversy, and debate in the provision and performance of the surgery of acute type A aortic dissection. J Am Coll Cardiol (2011) 1.59
Endovascular treatment of patients with types A and B thoracic aortic dissection using Relay thoracic stent-grafts: results from the RESTORE Patient Registry. J Endovasc Ther (2011) 1.58
Gender differences in clinical presentation and surgical outcome of aortic stenosis. Heart (2010) 1.50
Neurocognitive deficit following mitral valve surgery. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2003) 1.49
The location of the primary entry tear in acute type B aortic dissection affects early outcome. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2012) 1.48
Outcome of combined stenotic and regurgitant aortic valve disease. J Am Coll Cardiol (2013) 1.47
Midterm results after endovascular treatment of acute, complicated type B aortic dissection. Ann Thorac Surg (2010) 1.43
Mechanical aortic valve prostheses in the small aortic root: Top Hat versus standard CarboMedics aortic valve. Ann Thorac Surg (2008) 1.42
Should aortic arch replacement be performed during initial surgery for aortic root aneurysm in patients with Marfan syndrome? Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2013) 1.40
Antitumor activity of rituximab plus thalidomide in patients with relapsed/refractory mantle cell lymphoma. Blood (2004) 1.30
Natural history of very severe aortic stenosis. Circulation (2009) 1.27
Elevated HSP27, HSP70 and HSP90 alpha in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: markers for immune activation and tissue destruction. Clin Lab (2009) 1.27
Mechanisms of failure and outcome of secondary surgical interventions after thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR). Ann Thorac Surg (2011) 1.24
VEGF-C expressing tumor-associated macrophages in lymph node positive breast cancer: impact on lymphangiogenesis and survival. Surgery (2006) 1.24
Acute type A aortic dissection and pregnancy: a population-based study. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2011) 1.24
Systematic review of clinical outcomes in hybrid procedures for aortic arch dissections and other arch diseases. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2012) 1.21
Vasoactive intestinal peptide as a new drug for treatment of primary pulmonary hypertension. J Clin Invest (2003) 1.21
Evidence for lymphangiogenesis and its prognostic implications in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. J Pathol (2005) 1.21
Discrimination of clinical stages in non-small cell lung cancer patients by serum HSP27 and HSP70: a multi-institutional case-control study. Clin Chim Acta (2012) 1.18
Acute aortic dissection determines the fate of initially untreated aortic segments in Marfan syndrome. Circulation (2013) 1.09
Supra-aortic transposition for combined vascular and endovascular repair of aortic arch pathology. Ann Thorac Surg (2008) 1.07
Ten-year comparison of pericardial tissue valves versus mechanical prostheses for aortic valve replacement in patients younger than 60 years of age. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2012) 1.04
Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair (TEVAR) for the treatment of aortic diseases: a position statement from the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS) and the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), in collaboration with the European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions (EAPCI). Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2012) 1.04
Left ventricular assist devices decrease fixed pulmonary hypertension in cardiac transplant candidates. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2007) 1.03
Interaction of C/EBPalpha and the glucocorticoid receptor in vivo and in nontransformed human cells. FASEB J (2002) 1.03
Should intentional endovascular stent-graft coverage of the left subclavian artery be preceded by prophylactic revascularisation? Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2011) 1.02
Expression of VEGF-A/C, VEGF-R2, PDGF-alpha/beta, c-kit, EGFR, Her-2/Neu, Mcl-1 and Bmi-1 in Merkel cell carcinoma. Mod Pathol (2008) 1.01
Mortality of patients with pulmonary embolism. Wien Klin Wochenschr (2002) 1.00
Co-expression of Bmi-1 and podoplanin predicts overall survival in patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck treated with radio(chemo)therapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys (2009) 1.00
Treatment of symptomatic coral reef aorta by endovascular stent-graft placement. Ann Thorac Surg (2008) 0.99
MDCT detection of airway stent complications: comparison with bronchoscopy. AJR Am J Roentgenol (2008) 0.98
Strategies for subacute/chronic type B aortic dissection: the Investigation Of Stent Grafts in Patients with type B Aortic Dissection (INSTEAD) trial 1-year outcome. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2010) 0.98
Lymphatic microvessels in the rat remnant kidney model of renal fibrosis: aminopeptidase p and podoplanin are discriminatory markers for endothelial cells of blood and lymphatic vessels. J Am Soc Nephrol (2003) 0.97
Endovascular repair of acute type B aortic dissection: long-term follow-up of true and false lumen diameter changes. Ann Thorac Surg (2007) 0.93
Fluid dynamics, wall mechanics, and oxygen transfer in peripheral bypass anastomoses. Ann Biomed Eng (2002) 0.93
Evidence for genetic heterogeneity in lymphedema-cholestasis syndrome. J Pediatr (2003) 0.93
What makes the difference between the natural course of a remaining type B dissection after type A repair and a primary type B aortic dissection? Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2012) 0.92
Late vascular complications after extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support. Ann Thorac Surg (2006) 0.92
Secondary surgical interventions after endovascular stent-grafting of the thoracic aorta. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2004) 0.91
Neurocognitive function in patients with ventricular assist devices: a comparison of pulsatile and continuous blood flow devices. ASAIO J (2006) 0.91
Cognitive deficit after aortic valve replacement. Ann Thorac Surg (2002) 0.91
Quantitative nuclear texture features analysis confirms WHO classification 2004 for lung carcinomas. Mod Pathol (2006) 0.90
Telomerase-immortalized lymphatic and blood vessel endothelial cells are functionally stable and retain their lineage specificity. Microcirculation (2004) 0.90
Increased serum levels of HSP27 as a marker for incipient chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in young smokers. Respiration (2012) 0.90
Disseminated infection with Nattrassia mangiferae in an immunosuppressed patient. J Clin Microbiol (2004) 0.90
Direct epicardial shock wave therapy improves ventricular function and induces angiogenesis in ischemic heart failure. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2009) 0.89
Prognostic value of lymphatic and blood vessel invasion in neuroendocrine tumors of the lung. Am J Surg Pathol (2005) 0.88
Repair of stent graft-induced retrograde type A aortic dissection using the E-vita open prosthesis. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2012) 0.88
Value and limitations of aortic valve resistance with particular consideration of low flow-low gradient aortic stenosis: an in vitro study. Eur Heart J (2004) 0.88
Intraoperative iatrogenic type A aortic dissection and perioperative outcome. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg (2005) 0.88
Neurocognitive deficit following coronary artery bypass grafting: a prospective study of surgical patients and nonsurgical controls. Ann Thorac Surg (2004) 0.86
Adhesion of small cell lung cancer cells to E- and P-selectin under physiological flow conditions: implications for metastasis formation. Histochem Cell Biol (2011) 0.86
The interaction between CD44 on tumour cells and hyaluronan under physiologic flow conditions: implications for metastasis formation. Histochem Cell Biol (2012) 0.86
An alternative approach in treating an aortic arch aneurysm with an anatomic variant by supraaortic reconstruction and stent-graft placement. J Vasc Surg (2005) 0.86
The incidence of transient neurologic dysfunction after ascending aortic replacement with circulatory arrest. Ann Thorac Surg (2003) 0.85
Prophylactic low-energy shock wave therapy improves wound healing after vein harvesting for coronary artery bypass graft surgery: a prospective, randomized trial. Ann Thorac Surg (2008) 0.85
Antegrade selective cerebral perfusion and moderate hypothermia in aortic arch surgery: clinical outcomes in elderly patients. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2012) 0.85
Long-term results after operations for active infective endocarditis in native and prosthetic valves. Ann Thorac Surg (2012) 0.84
Mid-term results after endovascular stent-graft placement due to penetrating atherosclerotic ulcers of the thoracic aorta. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2008) 0.84
Diffusion-weighted MR imaging of the normal fetal lung. Eur Radiol (2007) 0.83
Treatment of acute type a dissection by percutaneous endovascular stent-graft placement. Ann Thorac Surg (2006) 0.83
Motility-related protein-1/CD9 expression in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Head Neck (2003) 0.83
A new mechanism by which an acute type B aortic dissection is primarily complicated, becomes complicated, or remains uncomplicated. Ann Thorac Surg (2012) 0.83
Cellular senescence-like features of lung fibroblasts derived from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis patients. Aging (Albany NY) (2015) 0.82
Antegrade cerebral protection in thoracic aortic surgery: lessons from the past decade. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2010) 0.81
Increased soluble serum markers caspase-cleaved cytokeratin-18, histones, and ST2 indicate apoptotic turnover and chronic immune response in COPD. J Clin Lab Anal (2009) 0.81
Neurocognitive deficit following aortic valve replacement with biological/mechanical prosthesis. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2003) 0.80
Huge ruptured and infected pseudoaneurysm of the ascending aorta and aortic arch with erosion of sternum after previous cardiac surgery. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2012) 0.80
Burning HOT: revisiting guidelines associated with home oxygen therapy. Int J Burns Trauma (2012) 0.80
Combined surgical and endovascular treatment of acute aortic dissection type A: preliminary results. Ann Thorac Surg (2002) 0.80
Abnormal pulmonary arterial pressure limits exercise capacity in patients with COPD. Wien Klin Wochenschr (2008) 0.80
Impact of surgical era on outcomes of patients undergoing elective atherosclerotic ascending aortic aneurysm operations. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2004) 0.80
Endovascular repair of the descending aorta and the aortic arch with the Relay stent graft. Ann Thorac Surg (2009) 0.80
Dose modulated retrospective ECG-gated versus non-gated 64-row CT angiography of the aorta at the same radiation dose: comparison of motion artifacts, diagnostic confidence and signal-to-noise-ratios. Eur J Radiol (2011) 0.79
The calcium channel blocker amlodipine exerts its anti-proliferative action via p21(Waf1/Cip1) gene activation. FASEB J (2004) 0.79
Primary or delayed closure for the treatment of poststernotomy wound infections? Ann Plast Surg (2004) 0.79
Experimental stent-graft treatment of ascending aortic dissection. Ann Thorac Surg (2008) 0.79
Endovascular stent graft placement in patients with acute thoracic aortic syndromes. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2003) 0.79
Endovascular repair of the thoracic aorta necessitating anchoring of the stent graft across the arch vessels. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2006) 0.79
Cathelicidin LL-37, granzymes, TGF-beta1 and cytokines levels in induced sputum from farmers with and without COPD. Ann Agric Environ Med (2009) 0.79
Treatment of type V endoleaks by endovascular redo stent-graft placement. Ann Thorac Surg (2007) 0.78
The impact of asymptomatic carotid artery disease on the intraoperative course of coronary artery bypass surgery. Perfusion (2003) 0.78
Autotransfusion system or integrated automatic suction device in minimized extracorporeal circulation: influence on coagulation and inflammatory response. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2011) 0.78
Symptomatic spinal cord malperfusion after stent-graft coverage of the entire descending aorta. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2010) 0.78
Final operative and midterm results of the European experience in the RELAY Endovascular Registry for Thoracic Disease (RESTORE) study. J Vasc Surg (2010) 0.78
Long-term survival (>10 years) of patients >60 years with induction therapy after cardiac transplantation. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2003) 0.78
Stent graft placement of the thoracoabdominal aorta in a patient with Marfan syndrome. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2003) 0.77
Vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) receptor expression in monocyte-derived macrophages from COPD patients. Peptides (2009) 0.77