Percutaneous coronary interventions in facilities without cardiac surgery on site: a report from the National Cardiovascular Data Registry (NCDR).

Race and timeliness of transfer for revascularization in patients with acute myocardial infarction. Med Care (2011) 0.90

Racial disparities in the use of cardiac revascularization: does local hospital capacity matter? PLoS One (2013) 0.81

In-hospital outcomes after elective and non-elective percutaneous coronary interventions in hospitals with and without on-site cardiac surgery backup. Clin Res Cardiol (2009) 0.80

Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Left Main Coronary Artery Disease - A Single Hospital Experience without On-Site Cardiac Surgery. Zhonghua Minguo Xin Zang Xue Hui Za Zhi (2015) 0.78

Off-site primary percutaneous coronary intervention in a new centre is safe: comparing clinical outcomes with a hospital with surgical backup. Neth Heart J (2016) 0.75

Evaluation of a regional ST-elevation myocardial infarction primary percutaneous coronary intervention program at the Rouge Valley Health System. BMC Health Serv Res (2014) 0.75

Interventional cardiology. Nonprimary PCI at centres without onsite surgical backup. Nat Rev Cardiol (2015) 0.75

Predicting emergency coronary artery bypass graft following PCI: application of a computational model to refer patients to hospitals with and without onsite surgical backup. Open Heart (2015) 0.75

In-Hospital and One-Year Clinical Outcome of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in a Tertiary Hospital in Oman: Oman PCI Registry. Oman Med J (2017) 0.75

The trials and tribulations of percutaneous coronary intervention in hospitals without on-site CABG surgery. JAMA (2011) 0.75

Interventional cardiology. PCI without surgical backup--evidence-based, but wise? Nat Rev Cardiol (2013) 0.75

Optimal medical therapy with or without PCI for stable coronary disease. N Engl J Med (2007) 25.17

2013 ACC/AHA guideline on the treatment of blood cholesterol to reduce atherosclerotic cardiovascular risk in adults: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines. Circulation (2013) 16.52

Association of testosterone therapy with mortality, myocardial infarction, and stroke in men with low testosterone levels. JAMA (2013) 12.37

Ethical and scientific implications of the globalization of clinical research. N Engl J Med (2009) 11.42

2013 ACC/AHA guideline on the assessment of cardiovascular risk: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines. Circulation (2013) 10.24

ACC/AHA 2007 guidelines for the management of patients with unstable angina/non-ST-Elevation myocardial infarction: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Revise the 2002 Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Unstable Angina/Non-ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction) developed in collaboration with the American College of Emergency Physicians, the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons endorsed by the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation and the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine. J Am Coll Cardiol (2007) 10.19

Effect of Sitagliptin on Cardiovascular Outcomes in Type 2 Diabetes. N Engl J Med (2015) 9.70

Low diagnostic yield of elective coronary angiography. N Engl J Med (2010) 9.38

Application of new cholesterol guidelines to a population-based sample. N Engl J Med (2014) 8.22

Door-to-balloon time and mortality among patients undergoing primary PCI. N Engl J Med (2013) 8.08

2013 ACCF/AHA guideline for the management of ST-elevation myocardial infarction: a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines. J Am Coll Cardiol (2012) 7.94

Clopidogrel use and long-term clinical outcomes after drug-eluting stent implantation. JAMA (2006) 7.81

Risk of adverse outcomes associated with concomitant use of clopidogrel and proton pump inhibitors following acute coronary syndrome. JAMA (2009) 7.78

ACCF/ACR/SCCT/SCMR/ASNC/NASCI/SCAI/SIR 2006 appropriateness criteria for cardiac computed tomography and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging: a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation Quality Strategic Directions Committee Appropriateness Criteria Working Group, American College of Radiology, Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography, Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, North American Society for Cardiac Imaging, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, and Society of Interventional Radiology. J Am Coll Cardiol (2006) 7.77

Effect of medication nonadherence on hospitalization and mortality among patients with diabetes mellitus. Arch Intern Med (2006) 7.54

2010 ACCF/AHA guideline for assessment of cardiovascular risk in asymptomatic adults: a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines. J Am Coll Cardiol (2010) 7.54

ACCF/SCAI/STS/AATS/AHA/ASNC 2009 Appropriateness Criteria for Coronary Revascularization: a report by the American College of Cardiology Foundation Appropriateness Criteria Task Force, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, Society of Thoracic Surgeons, American Association for Thoracic Surgery, American Heart Association, and the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology Endorsed by the American Society of Echocardiography, the Heart Failure Society of America, and the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography. J Am Coll Cardiol (2009) 7.36

Depressive symptoms and health-related quality of life: the Heart and Soul Study. JAMA (2003) 7.01

2013 ACCF/AHA guideline for the management of ST-elevation myocardial infarction: a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines. Circulation (2012) 6.94

Relationship between early physician follow-up and 30-day readmission among Medicare beneficiaries hospitalized for heart failure. JAMA (2010) 6.91

ACC/AHA 2007 guidelines for the management of patients with unstable angina/non ST-elevation myocardial infarction: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Revise the 2002 Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Unstable Angina/Non ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction): developed in collaboration with the American College of Emergency Physicians, the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons: endorsed by the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation and the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine. Circulation (2007) 6.78

2009 focused updates: ACC/AHA guidelines for the management of patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (updating the 2004 guideline and 2007 focused update) and ACC/AHA/SCAI guidelines on percutaneous coronary intervention (updating the 2005 guideline and 2007 focused update) a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines. J Am Coll Cardiol (2009) 6.61

Optimal medical therapy with or without percutaneous coronary intervention to reduce ischemic burden: results from the Clinical Outcomes Utilizing Revascularization and Aggressive Drug Evaluation (COURAGE) trial nuclear substudy. Circulation (2008) 6.30

Efficacy and safety of edifoligide, an E2F transcription factor decoy, for prevention of vein graft failure following coronary artery bypass graft surgery: PREVENT IV: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA (2005) 5.93

Association between hospital process performance and outcomes among patients with acute coronary syndromes. JAMA (2006) 5.78

Comparative effectiveness of revascularization strategies. N Engl J Med (2012) 5.49

ACCF/AHA 2007 clinical expert consensus document on coronary artery calcium scoring by computed tomography in global cardiovascular risk assessment and in evaluation of patients with chest pain: a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation Clinical Expert Consensus Task Force (ACCF/AHA Writing Committee to Update the 2000 Expert Consensus Document on Electron Beam Computed Tomography) developed in collaboration with the Society of Atherosclerosis Imaging and Prevention and the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography. J Am Coll Cardiol (2007) 5.40

Progesterone and the risk of preterm birth among women with a short cervix. N Engl J Med (2007) 5.36

Medication adherence: its importance in cardiovascular outcomes. Circulation (2009) 5.30

Endoscopic versus open vein-graft harvesting in coronary-artery bypass surgery. N Engl J Med (2009) 5.19

Time to treatment with intravenous tissue plasminogen activator and outcome from acute ischemic stroke. JAMA (2013) 5.05

2013 AHA/ACC/TOS guideline for the management of overweight and obesity in adults: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines and The Obesity Society. Circulation (2013) 5.02

Incidence and prognostic importance of acute renal failure after percutaneous coronary intervention. Circulation (2002) 4.99

Sex and racial differences in the use of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators among patients hospitalized with heart failure. JAMA (2007) 4.89

Glucose-independent, black-white differences in hemoglobin A1c levels: a cross-sectional analysis of 2 studies. Ann Intern Med (2010) 4.87

2009 Focused Updates: ACC/AHA Guidelines for the Management of Patients With ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (updating the 2004 Guideline and 2007 Focused Update) and ACC/AHA/SCAI Guidelines on Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (updating the 2005 Guideline and 2007 Focused Update): a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines. Circulation (2009) 4.75

ACCF/AHA 2007 clinical expert consensus document on coronary artery calcium scoring by computed tomography in global cardiovascular risk assessment and in evaluation of patients with chest pain: a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation Clinical Expert Consensus Task Force (ACCF/AHA Writing Committee to Update the 2000 Expert Consensus Document on Electron Beam Computed Tomography). Circulation (2007) 4.66

AHA/ACCF Secondary Prevention and Risk Reduction Therapy for Patients with Coronary and other Atherosclerotic Vascular Disease: 2011 update: a guideline from the American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology Foundation. Circulation (2011) 4.65

2014 AHA/ACC Guideline for the Management of Patients with Non-ST-Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines. J Am Coll Cardiol (2014) 4.57

2010 ACCF/AHA guideline for assessment of cardiovascular risk in asymptomatic adults: a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines. Circulation (2010) 4.56

ACCF 2012 expert consensus document on practical clinical considerations in the interpretation of troponin elevations: a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation task force on Clinical Expert Consensus Documents. J Am Coll Cardiol (2012) 4.45

Impact of medication therapy discontinuation on mortality after myocardial infarction. Arch Intern Med (2006) 4.44

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons 2008 cardiac surgery risk models: part 1--coronary artery bypass grafting surgery. Ann Thorac Surg (2009) 4.39

Appropriateness of percutaneous coronary intervention. JAMA (2011) 4.33

Compliance with results reporting at ClinicalTrials.gov. N Engl J Med (2015) 4.17

Variation in use of blood transfusion in coronary artery bypass graft surgery. JAMA (2010) 4.13

Effect of door-to-balloon time on mortality in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. J Am Coll Cardiol (2006) 4.11

An empirically based tool for analyzing mortality associated with congenital heart surgery. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2009) 4.10

Incidence of death and acute myocardial infarction associated with stopping clopidogrel after acute coronary syndrome. JAMA (2008) 4.06

Validation of European System for Cardiac Operative Risk Evaluation (EuroSCORE) in North American cardiac surgery. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2002) 3.86

Clinical and economic implications of the Multicenter Automatic Defibrillator Implantation Trial-II. Ann Intern Med (2005) 3.83

Pay for performance, quality of care, and outcomes in acute myocardial infarction. JAMA (2007) 3.79

The effect of routine, early invasive management on outcome for elderly patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes. Ann Intern Med (2004) 3.78

Economic analysis of influenza vaccination and antiviral treatment for healthy working adults. Ann Intern Med (2002) 3.77

Excess dosing of antiplatelet and antithrombin agents in the treatment of non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes. JAMA (2005) 3.72

Conversion of cardiovascular conference abstracts to publications. Circulation (2012) 3.71

Importance of therapy intensification and medication nonadherence for blood pressure control in patients with coronary disease. Arch Intern Med (2008) 3.68

Association between stroke center hospitalization for acute ischemic stroke and mortality. JAMA (2011) 3.68

Association of age and sex with myocardial infarction symptom presentation and in-hospital mortality. JAMA (2012) 3.66

2013 AHA/ACC guideline on lifestyle management to reduce cardiovascular risk: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines. Circulation (2013) 3.63

An updated definition of stroke for the 21st century: a statement for healthcare professionals from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. Stroke (2013) 3.60

2014 AHA/ACC guideline for the management of patients with valvular heart disease: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2014) 3.59

Linking inpatient clinical registry data to Medicare claims data using indirect identifiers. Am Heart J (2009) 3.57

Comparative efficacy of dronedarone and amiodarone for the maintenance of sinus rhythm in patients with atrial fibrillation. J Am Coll Cardiol (2009) 3.54

Off-pump vs conventional coronary artery bypass grafting: early and 1-year graft patency, cost, and quality-of-life outcomes: a randomized trial. JAMA (2004) 3.48

Prevalence, predictors, and outcomes of premature discontinuation of thienopyridine therapy after drug-eluting stent placement: results from the PREMIER registry. Circulation (2006) 3.45

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons 2008 cardiac surgery risk models: part 2--isolated valve surgery. Ann Thorac Surg (2009) 3.45

Racial and ethnic differences in time to acute reperfusion therapy for patients hospitalized with myocardial infarction. JAMA (2004) 3.45

Number of coronary heart disease risk factors and mortality in patients with first myocardial infarction. JAMA (2011) 3.44

Propensity matched analysis of bilateral internal mammary artery versus single left internal mammary artery grafting at 17-year follow-up: validation of a contemporary surgical experience. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2012) 3.41

Medication nonadherence is associated with a broad range of adverse outcomes in patients with coronary artery disease. Am Heart J (2008) 3.40

Standards for statistical models used for public reporting of health outcomes: an American Heart Association Scientific Statement from the Quality of Care and Outcomes Research Interdisciplinary Writing Group: cosponsored by the Council on Epidemiology and Prevention and the Stroke Council. Endorsed by the American College of Cardiology Foundation. Circulation (2005) 3.38

Bedside tool for predicting the risk of postoperative dialysis in patients undergoing cardiac surgery. Circulation (2006) 3.38

2011 ACCF/AHA focused update incorporated into the ACC/AHA 2007 Guidelines for the Management of Patients with Unstable Angina/Non-ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction: a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines developed in collaboration with the American Academy of Family Physicians, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons. J Am Coll Cardiol (2011) 3.37

Standard endoscopy with random biopsies versus narrow band imaging targeted biopsies in Barrett's oesophagus: a prospective, international, randomised controlled trial. Gut (2012) 3.30

Timeliness of tissue-type plasminogen activator therapy in acute ischemic stroke: patient characteristics, hospital factors, and outcomes associated with door-to-needle times within 60 minutes. Circulation (2011) 3.30

Monitoring clinical changes in patients with heart failure: a comparison of methods. Am Heart J (2005) 3.26

Association between physician billing and cardiac stress testing patterns following coronary revascularization. JAMA (2011) 3.19

Risks of intracranial hemorrhage among patients with acute ischemic stroke receiving warfarin and treated with intravenous tissue plasminogen activator. JAMA (2012) 3.07