Published in Circulation on July 07, 2008
Systematic review: benefits and harms of in-hospital use of recombinant factor VIIa for off-label indications. Ann Intern Med (2011) 2.68
Recombinant factor VII is associated with worse survival in complex cardiac surgical patients. Ann Thorac Surg (2014) 2.09
Intraoperative use of low-dose recombinant activated factor VII during thoracic aortic operations. Ann Thorac Surg (2012) 1.08
Safety and efficacy of prothrombin complex concentrate as first-line treatment in bleeding after cardiac surgery. Crit Care (2016) 0.90
The evidence for the use of recombinant factor VIIa in massive bleeding: revision of the transfusion policy framework. Transfus Med (2012) 0.86
The utility of recombinant factor VIIa as a last resort in trauma. World J Emerg Surg (2012) 0.85
Use of Activated Recombinant Factor VII in Severe Bleeding - Evidence for Efficacy and Safety in Trauma, Postpartum Hemorrhage, Cardiac Surgery, and Gastrointestinal Bleeding. Transfus Med Hemother (2012) 0.84
Salvage use of activated recombinant factor VII in the management of refractory bleeding following cardiac surgery. J Blood Med (2011) 0.76
The prophylactic use of recombinant factor VIIa in a patient with DeBakey type III aortic dissection -A case report-. Korean J Anesthesiol (2011) 0.75
Perioperative management of the bleeding patient. Br J Anaesth (2016) 0.75
Getting it right: optimizing transfusion management during the procedure. J Extra Corpor Technol (2009) 0.75
Prothrombin Complex Concentrates for Bleeding in the Perioperative Setting. Anesth Analg (2016) 0.75
Recombinant activated factor VII for uncontrolled bleeding postcardiac surgery. J Saudi Heart Assoc (2016) 0.75
One-year outcomes in survivors of the acute respiratory distress syndrome. N Engl J Med (2003) 11.77
Functional disability 5 years after acute respiratory distress syndrome. N Engl J Med (2011) 9.96
Perioperative blood transfusion and blood conservation in cardiac surgery: the Society of Thoracic Surgeons and The Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists clinical practice guideline. Ann Thorac Surg (2007) 5.32
A multicenter risk index for atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery. JAMA (2004) 5.20
A comparison of aprotinin and lysine analogues in high-risk cardiac surgery. N Engl J Med (2008) 5.20
2011 update to the Society of Thoracic Surgeons and the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists blood conservation clinical practice guidelines. Ann Thorac Surg (2011) 4.84
Perioperative and anaesthetic-related mortality in developed and developing countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Lancet (2012) 4.77
The safety of addition of nitrous oxide to general anaesthesia in at-risk patients having major non-cardiac surgery (ENIGMA-II): a randomised, single-blind trial. Lancet (2014) 3.70
A propensity score case-control comparison of aprotinin and tranexamic acid in high-transfusion-risk cardiac surgery. Transfusion (2006) 3.56
Epidural anaesthesia and survival after intermediate-to-high risk non-cardiac surgery: a population-based cohort study. Lancet (2008) 3.22
Acute kidney injury after cardiac surgery: focus on modifiable risk factors. Circulation (2009) 3.10
Aspirin "resistance" and risk of cardiovascular morbidity: systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ (2008) 2.98
Derivation and validation of a simplified predictive index for renal replacement therapy after cardiac surgery. JAMA (2007) 2.89
Selective β1-antagonism with bisoprolol is associated with fewer postoperative strokes than atenolol or metoprolol: a single-center cohort study of 44,092 consecutive patients. Anesthesiology (2013) 2.69
Alpha-2 adrenergic agonists to prevent perioperative cardiovascular complications: a meta-analysis. Am J Med (2003) 2.54
Skeletonized internal thoracic artery harvest reduces pain and dysesthesia and improves sternal perfusion after coronary artery bypass surgery: a randomized, double-blind, within-patient comparison. Circulation (2006) 2.54
Bone marrow-derived cardiomyocytes are present in adult human heart: A study of gender-mismatched bone marrow transplantation patients. Circulation (2003) 2.42
Two-year outcomes, health care use, and costs of survivors of acute respiratory distress syndrome. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2006) 2.39
Outcomes and processes of care related to preoperative medical consultation. Arch Intern Med (2010) 2.34
Perioperative myocardial infarction. Circulation (2009) 2.30
Advance targeted transfusion in anemic cardiac surgical patients for kidney protection: an unblinded randomized pilot clinical trial. Anesthesiology (2012) 2.29
Variation in the practice of preoperative medical consultation for major elective noncardiac surgery: a population-based study. Anesthesiology (2012) 2.26
Systematic review: prediction of perioperative cardiac complications and mortality by the revised cardiac risk index. Ann Intern Med (2010) 2.24
Mortality and myocardial infarction following surgical versus percutaneous revascularization of isolated left anterior descending artery disease: a meta-analysis. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2005) 2.19
Improving the diagnosis of acute heart failure using a validated prediction model. J Am Coll Cardiol (2009) 2.18
Smooth muscle progenitor cells in human blood. Circulation (2002) 2.15
The effects of volatile anesthetics on cardiac ischemic complications and mortality in CABG: a meta-analysis. Can J Anaesth (2006) 2.10
Radial artery graft treatment with phenoxybenzamine is clinically safe and may reduce perioperative myocardial injury. Ann Thorac Surg (2007) 2.10
The independent association of massive blood loss with mortality in cardiac surgery. Transfusion (2004) 2.09
Does off-pump or minimally invasive coronary artery bypass reduce mortality, morbidity, and resource utilization when compared with percutaneous coronary intervention? A meta-analysis of randomized trials. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2007) 2.05
Treatment with a highly selective β₁ antagonist causes dose-dependent impairment of cerebral perfusion after hemodilution in rats. Anesth Analg (2013) 2.04
Calcium antagonists are associated with reduced mortality after cardiac surgery: a propensity analysis. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2004) 2.03
Microplegia during coronary artery bypass grafting was associated with less low cardiac output syndrome: a propensity-matched comparison. Ann Thorac Surg (2013) 2.00
Hyperchloremia after noncardiac surgery is independently associated with increased morbidity and mortality: a propensity-matched cohort study. Anesth Analg (2013) 1.99
Canadian guidelines for training in adult perioperative transesophageal echocardiography. Recommendations of the Cardiovascular Section of the Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society and the Canadian Society of Echocardiography. Can J Anaesth (2006) 1.97
HapX-mediated adaption to iron starvation is crucial for virulence of Aspergillus fumigatus. PLoS Pathog (2010) 1.93
Neoangiogenesis and the presence of progenitor cells in the venous limb of an arteriovenous fistula in the rat. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol (2007) 1.88
Association of intraoperative hypotension with acute kidney injury after elective noncardiac surgery. Anesthesiology (2015) 1.86
Simulation-based training improves physicians' performance in patient care in high-stakes clinical setting of cardiac surgery. Anesthesiology (2010) 1.83
The Medical Event Reporting System for Transfusion Medicine: will it help get the right blood to the right patient? Transfus Med Rev (2002) 1.80
Smooth muscle cells in human coronary atherosclerosis can originate from cells administered at marrow transplantation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2003) 1.70
Reoperation of left heart valve bioprostheses according to age at implantation. Circulation (2011) 1.68
Risk of elective major noncardiac surgery after coronary stent insertion: a population-based study. Circulation (2012) 1.67
Mechanical versus bioprosthetic valve replacement in middle-aged patients. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2006) 1.64
Transfusion triggers for guiding RBC transfusion for cardiovascular surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis*. Crit Care Med (2014) 1.61
Enlargement of the small aortic root during aortic valve replacement: is there a benefit? Ann Thorac Surg (2008) 1.60
Relationship between preventability of death after coronary artery bypass graft surgery and all-cause risk-adjusted mortality rates. Circulation (2008) 1.56
Non-invasive cardiac stress testing before elective major non-cardiac surgery: population based cohort study. BMJ (2010) 1.55
Transfusion of ABO-nonidentical platelets is not associated with adverse clinical outcomes in cardiovascular surgery patients. Transfusion (2002) 1.54
In vivo gene transfer of the O2-sensitive potassium channel Kv1.5 reduces pulmonary hypertension and restores hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction in chronically hypoxic rats. Circulation (2003) 1.54
Association between Intraoperative Hypotension and Myocardial Injury after Vascular Surgery. Anesthesiology (2016) 1.53
Brief report: Focused transthoracic echocardiography training in a cohort of Canadian anesthesiology residents: a pilot study. Can J Anaesth (2012) 1.53
Pro: Steroids should be used for cardiopulmonary bypass. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth (2005) 1.53
Predictors of low cardiac output syndrome after isolated coronary artery bypass surgery: trends over 20 years. Ann Thorac Surg (2011) 1.52
Aortic dissection and hypothermic arrest in a Jehovah's Witness patient: a case for recombinant factor VIIa? Can J Anaesth (2006) 1.52
Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Study (LAAOS): a randomized clinical trial of left atrial appendage occlusion during routine coronary artery bypass graft surgery for long-term stroke prevention. Am Heart J (2003) 1.52
N-acetylcysteine is associated with increased blood loss and blood product utilization during cardiac surgery. Crit Care Med (2009) 1.51
Effects of cell-based angiogenic gene therapy at 6 months: persistent angiogenesis and absence of oncogenicity. Ann Thorac Surg (2007) 1.50
Neuroprotective effect of mild hypothermia in patients undergoing coronary artery surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass: five-year follow-up of a randomized trial. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2007) 1.49
Fundamentals of reperfusion injury for the clinical cardiologist. Circulation (2002) 1.49
Serotonin syndrome following cardiac surgery. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg (2008) 1.49
Sternal plating for primary and secondary sternal closure; can it improve sternal stability? J Cardiothorac Surg (2009) 1.49
Off-pump coronary artery surgery for reducing mortality and morbidity: meta-analysis of randomized and observational studies. J Am Coll Cardiol (2005) 1.49
Myocardial injury after noncardiac surgery: a large, international, prospective cohort study establishing diagnostic criteria, characteristics, predictors, and 30-day outcomes. Anesthesiology (2014) 1.47
Endoscopic Vascular Harvest in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery: A Consensus Statement of the International Society of Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery (ISMICS) 2005. Innovations (Phila) (2005) 1.47
Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery for Lung Cancer Resection: A Consensus Statement of the International Society of Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery (ISMICS) 2007. Innovations (Phila) (2007) 1.47
Effects of shed mediastinal blood on cardiovascular and pulmonary function: a randomized, double-blind study. Ann Thorac Surg (2008) 1.46
Endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor in human internal mammary artery is 11,12-epoxyeicosatrienoic acid and causes relaxation by activating smooth muscle BK(Ca) channels. Circulation (2003) 1.46
The role of recombinant factor VIIa in on-pump cardiac surgery: proceedings of the Canadian Consensus Conference. Can J Anaesth (2007) 1.46
Alpha-2 adrenergic agonists for the prevention of cardiac complications among patients undergoing surgery. Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2009) 1.46
Delirium following vascular surgery: increased incidence with preoperative beta-blocker administration. Can J Anaesth (2009) 1.45
Calcium antagonists reduce cardiovascular complications after cardiac surgery: a meta-analysis. J Am Coll Cardiol (2003) 1.45
Update on blood conservation for cardiac surgery. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth (2011) 1.45
Effects of alveolar recruitment on arterial oxygenation in patients after cardiac surgery: a prospective, randomized, controlled clinical trial. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth (2006) 1.44
Benefit of Neoral C2 monitoring in de novo cardiac transplant recipients receiving basiliximab induction. Transplantation (2008) 1.44
Kinesin-2 mediates physical and functional interactions between polycystin-2 and fibrocystin. Hum Mol Genet (2006) 1.43
Clinical outcomes in patients undergoing elective coronary artery bypass graft surgery with and without utilization of pulmonary artery catheter-generated data. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth (2006) 1.43
Low-dose intrathecal morphine does not delay early extubation after cardiac surgery. Can J Anaesth (2005) 1.42
Aged human cells rejuvenated by cytokine enhancement of biomaterials for surgical ventricular restoration. J Am Coll Cardiol (2012) 1.42
Pro: Aprotinin has a good efficacy and safety profile relative to other alternatives for prevention of bleeding in cardiac surgery. Anesth Analg (2006) 1.42