Published in Clin Chem on March 12, 2009
An independent and external validation of QRISK2 cardiovascular disease risk score: a prospective open cohort study. BMJ (2010) 4.46
Safe exclusion of pulmonary embolism using the Wells rule and qualitative D-dimer testing in primary care: prospective cohort study. BMJ (2012) 2.38
Reporting performance of prognostic models in cancer: a review. BMC Med (2010) 1.65
Critical appraisal and data extraction for systematic reviews of prediction modelling studies: the CHARMS checklist. PLoS Med (2014) 1.35
Clinical prediction models for bronchopulmonary dysplasia: a systematic review and external validation study. BMC Pediatr (2013) 0.92
Diagnostic prediction models for suspected pulmonary embolism: systematic review and independent external validation in primary care. BMJ (2015) 0.86
Adaptation of clinical prediction models for application in local settings. Med Decis Making (2012) 0.84
DNA promoter hypermethylation in nipple fluid: a potential tool for early breast cancer detection. Oncotarget (2016) 0.80
Independent validation of an existing model enables prediction of hearing loss after childhood bacterial meningitis. PLoS One (2013) 0.79
A decision rule to aid selection of patients with abdominal sepsis requiring a relaparotomy. BMC Surg (2013) 0.77
Development and validation of a prehospital prediction model for acute traumatic coagulopathy. Crit Care (2016) 0.76
Human immunodeficiency virus, syphilis and hepatitis C virus prevalence trends among cross-border migrant Vietnamese female sex workers in Guangxi, China. BMC Public Health (2015) 0.75
Ruling Out Pulmonary Embolism in Primary Care: Comparison of the Diagnostic Performance of "Gestalt" and the Wells Rule. Ann Fam Med (2016) 0.75
Predicting mortality in acutely hospitalized older patients: a retrospective cohort study. Intern Emerg Med (2016) 0.75
External validation of the diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma survival prediction model: a collaborative report from the International DIPG Registry and the SIOPE DIPG Registry. J Neurooncol (2017) 0.75
2013 ESH/ESC Guidelines for the management of arterial hypertension: the Task Force for the management of arterial hypertension of the European Society of Hypertension (ESH) and of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). J Hypertens (2013) 18.17
Genetic variants in novel pathways influence blood pressure and cardiovascular disease risk. Nature (2011) 13.25
2013 ESH/ESC guidelines for the management of arterial hypertension: the Task Force for the Management of Arterial Hypertension of the European Society of Hypertension (ESH) and of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). Eur Heart J (2013) 12.73
Genome-wide association study identifies eight loci associated with blood pressure. Nat Genet (2009) 12.44
Plasma HDL cholesterol and risk of myocardial infarction: a mendelian randomisation study. Lancet (2012) 12.10
Delirium as a predictor of mortality in mechanically ventilated patients in the intensive care unit. JAMA (2004) 11.27
Review: a gentle introduction to imputation of missing values. J Clin Epidemiol (2006) 8.87
Severe hypoglycemia and risks of vascular events and death. N Engl J Med (2010) 8.54
Criteria for evaluation of novel markers of cardiovascular risk: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association. Circulation (2009) 8.11
Using the outcome for imputation of missing predictor values was preferred. J Clin Epidemiol (2006) 7.83
Urinary albumin excretion predicts cardiovascular and noncardiovascular mortality in general population. Circulation (2002) 7.25
The same sequence variant on 9p21 associates with myocardial infarction, abdominal aortic aneurysm and intracranial aneurysm. Nat Genet (2008) 6.72
Prognosis and prognostic research: validating a prognostic model. BMJ (2009) 6.54
A randomized trial comparing conventional and endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms. N Engl J Med (2004) 6.26
Effectiveness of antipsychotic drugs in first-episode schizophrenia and schizophreniform disorder: an open randomised clinical trial. Lancet (2008) 6.24
Effects of fibrates on cardiovascular outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Lancet (2010) 6.23
Effect of rosuvastatin on progression of carotid intima-media thickness in low-risk individuals with subclinical atherosclerosis: the METEOR Trial. JAMA (2007) 6.02
Polysaccharide conjugate vaccine against pneumococcal pneumonia in adults. N Engl J Med (2015) 5.86
Effect of intracranial pressure monitoring and targeted intensive care on functional outcome after severe head injury. Crit Care Med (2005) 5.85
Expansion of the prognostic assessment of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: the updated BODE index and the ADO index. Lancet (2009) 5.51
Impact of anesthesia management characteristics on severe morbidity and mortality. Anesthesiology (2005) 5.17
Cognitive outcome after off-pump and on-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery: a randomized trial. JAMA (2002) 5.06
Two-year outcomes after conventional or endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms. N Engl J Med (2005) 5.02
Effects of an oral ghrelin mimetic on body composition and clinical outcomes in healthy older adults: a randomized trial. Ann Intern Med (2008) 4.85
Effect of testosterone supplementation on functional mobility, cognition, and other parameters in older men: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA (2008) 4.83
Effects of a fixed-dose combination strategy on adherence and risk factors in patients with or at high risk of CVD: the UMPIRE randomized clinical trial. JAMA (2013) 4.82
Effect of lowering blood pressure on cardiovascular events and mortality in patients on dialysis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. Lancet (2009) 4.73
Influence of weight reduction on blood pressure: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Hypertension (2003) 4.71
Emergence of azole resistance in Aspergillus fumigatus and spread of a single resistance mechanism. PLoS Med (2008) 4.68
A comparison of on-pump and off-pump coronary bypass surgery in low-risk patients. N Engl J Med (2003) 4.52
Prognosis and prognostic research: what, why, and how? BMJ (2009) 4.46
Prognosis and prognostic research: application and impact of prognostic models in clinical practice. BMJ (2009) 4.38
Prognosis and prognostic research: Developing a prognostic model. BMJ (2009) 4.38
Transparent Reporting of a multivariable prediction model for Individual Prognosis or Diagnosis (TRIPOD): the TRIPOD statement. Ann Intern Med (2015) 4.32
Long-term outcome of open or endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm. N Engl J Med (2010) 3.70
Common carotid intima-media thickness measurements in cardiovascular risk prediction: a meta-analysis. JAMA (2012) 3.67
Development and validation of MIX: comprehensive free software for meta-analysis of causal research data. BMC Med Res Methodol (2006) 3.67
Unrecognized heart failure in elderly patients with stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Eur Heart J (2005) 3.58
Constrictive bronchiolitis in soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. N Engl J Med (2011) 3.58
Imputation of missing values is superior to complete case analysis and the missing-indicator method in multivariable diagnostic research: a clinical example. J Clin Epidemiol (2006) 3.28
The Wells rule does not adequately rule out deep venous thrombosis in primary care patients. Ann Intern Med (2005) 3.21
The global burden of diabetes and its complications: an emerging pandemic. Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil (2010) 3.20
Prognosis Research Strategy (PROGRESS) 3: prognostic model research. PLoS Med (2013) 3.13
Relation between blood pressure and vascular events and mortality in patients with manifest vascular disease: J-curve revisited. Hypertension (2011) 3.11
Effectiveness of electronic fetal monitoring with additional ST analysis in vertex singleton pregnancies at >36 weeks of gestation: an individual participant data metaanalysis. Am J Obstet Gynecol (2013) 3.10
Risk prediction models: II. External validation, model updating, and impact assessment. Heart (2012) 3.05
Dealing with missing outcome data in randomized trials and observational studies. Am J Epidemiol (2011) 3.03
Immortal time bias in critical care research: application of time-varying Cox regression for observational cohort studies. Crit Care Med (2009) 2.96
Endogenous sex hormones and metabolic syndrome in aging men. J Clin Endocrinol Metab (2005) 2.89
Aspirin and coumadin after acute coronary syndromes (the ASPECT-2 study): a randomised controlled trial. Lancet (2002) 2.85
Beta-blockers may reduce mortality and risk of exacerbations in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Arch Intern Med (2010) 2.82
Coffee, decaffeinated coffee, and tea consumption in relation to incident type 2 diabetes mellitus: a systematic review with meta-analysis. Arch Intern Med (2009) 2.79
Urine neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin moderately predicts acute kidney injury in critically ill adults. J Am Soc Nephrol (2009) 2.77
Risk prediction models: I. Development, internal validation, and assessing the incremental value of a new (bio)marker. Heart (2012) 2.76
Transparent Reporting of a multivariable prediction model for Individual Prognosis or Diagnosis (TRIPOD): explanation and elaboration. Ann Intern Med (2015) 2.71
Torcetrapib and carotid intima-media thickness in mixed dyslipidaemia (RADIANCE 2 study): a randomised, double-blind trial. Lancet (2007) 2.65
Cognitive outcomes 7.5 years after angioplasty compared with off-pump coronary bypass surgery. Ann Thorac Surg (2013) 2.64
Postmenopausal status and early menopause as independent risk factors for cardiovascular disease: a meta-analysis. Menopause (2006) 2.64
Acute stress affects heart rate variability during sleep. Psychosom Med (2004) 2.64
2013 ESH/ESC Practice Guidelines for the Management of Arterial Hypertension. Blood Press (2013) 2.62
Carotid intima-media thickness measurements in intervention studies: design options, progression rates, and sample size considerations: a point of view. Stroke (2003) 2.61
Heart rate characteristics: novel physiomarkers to predict neonatal infection and death. Pediatrics (2005) 2.60
Clinical decision rules for excluding pulmonary embolism: a meta-analysis. Ann Intern Med (2011) 2.57
Dietary phytoestrogens and breast cancer risk. Am J Clin Nutr (2004) 2.55
Estimating interaction on an additive scale between continuous determinants in a logistic regression model. Int J Epidemiol (2007) 2.54
Large-scale gene-centric meta-analysis across 39 studies identifies type 2 diabetes loci. Am J Hum Genet (2012) 2.53
Ensuring trial validity by data quality assurance and diversification of monitoring methods. Clin Trials (2008) 2.50
High dietary glycemic load and glycemic index increase risk of cardiovascular disease among middle-aged women: a population-based follow-up study. J Am Coll Cardiol (2007) 2.47
Alpha-blockers as medical expulsive therapy for ureteral stones. Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2014) 2.45
Combined anatomical and clinical factors for the long-term risk stratification of patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention: the Logistic Clinical SYNTAX score. Eur Heart J (2012) 2.43
Meta-analysis of MR imaging in the diagnosis of breast lesions. Radiology (2007) 2.43
Blood pressure response to fish oil supplementation: metaregression analysis of randomized trials. J Hypertens (2002) 2.42
Effect of torcetrapib on carotid atherosclerosis in familial hypercholesterolemia. N Engl J Med (2007) 2.41
The financial impact of health information exchange on emergency department care. J Am Med Inform Assoc (2011) 2.38
Safe exclusion of pulmonary embolism using the Wells rule and qualitative D-dimer testing in primary care: prospective cohort study. BMJ (2012) 2.38
Missing covariate data in medical research: to impute is better than to ignore. J Clin Epidemiol (2010) 2.37
Thyroid hormone concentrations, disease, physical function, and mortality in elderly men. J Clin Endocrinol Metab (2005) 2.35
Comparing the diagnostic performance of 2 clinical decision rules to rule out deep vein thrombosis in primary care patients. Ann Fam Med (2011) 2.34
Self-measurement of blood pressure at home reduces the need for antihypertensive drugs: a randomized, controlled trial. Hypertension (2007) 2.33
Heart disease risk determines menopausal age rather than the reverse. J Am Coll Cardiol (2006) 2.32
Prognosis research strategy (PROGRESS) 1: a framework for researching clinical outcomes. BMJ (2013) 2.31
Dietary fiber and blood pressure: a meta-analysis of randomized placebo-controlled trials. Arch Intern Med (2005) 2.30
Incidence and predictors of short- and long-term complications in pacemaker therapy: the FOLLOWPACE study. Heart Rhythm (2011) 2.29