Published in J Am Coll Cardiol on August 18, 2009
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Colchicine for prevention of early atrial fibrillation recurrence after pulmonary vein isolation: a randomized controlled study. J Am Coll Cardiol (2012) 3.02
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Increased heart failure risk in normal-weight people with metabolic syndrome compared with metabolically healthy obese individuals. J Am Coll Cardiol (2011) 2.27
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Left ventricular hypertrophy as a determinant of renal outcome in patients with high cardiovascular risk. J Hypertens (2010) 2.14
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Effects of continuous positive airway pressure on blood pressure in hypertensive patients with obstructive sleep apnea: a 3-year follow-up. J Hypertens (2013) 2.03
The dominant role of the systolic component of nondipping status on target-organ damage in never-treated hypertensives. Am J Hypertens (2010) 2.02
Impressive blood pressure and heart rate response after percutaneous renal denervation in a woman with morbid obesity and severe drug-resistant hypertension. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich) (2013) 2.00
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Carotid artery stenting versus carotid endarterectomy: a comprehensive meta-analysis of short-term and long-term outcomes. Stroke (2011) 1.88
Myocardial redox state predicts in-hospital clinical outcome after cardiac surgery effects of short-term pre-operative statin treatment. J Am Coll Cardiol (2012) 1.79
Adherence to the Mediterranean food pattern predicts the prevalence of hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, diabetes and obesity, among healthy adults; the accuracy of the MedDietScore. Prev Med (2006) 1.76
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Anxiety in relation to inflammation and coagulation markers, among healthy adults: the ATTICA study. Atherosclerosis (2005) 1.68
Terminology for high-risk and vulnerable coronary artery plaques. Report of a meeting on the vulnerable plaque, June 17 and 18, 2003, Santorini, Greece. Eur Heart J (2004) 1.68
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The role of nitric oxide on endothelial function. Curr Vasc Pharmacol (2012) 1.65
Acute systemic inflammation increases arterial stiffness and decreases wave reflections in healthy individuals. Circulation (2005) 1.64
Status and management of blood lipids in Greek adults and their relation to socio-demographic, lifestyle and dietary factors: the ATTICA Study. Blood lipids distribution in Greece. Atherosclerosis (2004) 1.64
Left ventricular hypertrophy versus chronic kidney disease as predictors of cardiovascular events in hypertension: a Greek 6-year-follow-up study. J Hypertens (2009) 1.62
White-coat hypertension and cardiovascular events: a meta-analysis. J Hypertens (2016) 1.62
Is fibrinogen a marker of inflammation in coronary artery disease? Hellenic J Cardiol (2010) 1.61
Fibrinogen genes modify the fibrinogen response to ambient particulate matter. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2009) 1.60
Colchicine treatment for the prevention of bare-metal stent restenosis in diabetic patients. J Am Coll Cardiol (2013) 1.60
Microalbuminuria is closely related to impaired arterial elasticity in untreated patients with essential hypertension. Nephron Clin Pract (2003) 1.59
The Mediterranean diet contributes to the preservation of left ventricular systolic function and to the long-term favorable prognosis of patients who have had an acute coronary event. Am J Clin Nutr (2010) 1.59
Myocardial mechanics for the early detection of cardiac sarcoidosis. Int J Cardiol (2013) 1.57
Association of passive smoking with masked hypertension in clinically normotensive nonsmokers. Am J Hypertens (2009) 1.56
The acute effect of green tea consumption on endothelial function in healthy individuals. Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil (2008) 1.56
Quantitative analysis of carotid plaque vasa vasorum by CEUS and correlation with histology after endarterectomy. Vasa (2013) 1.56
Methods for evaluating endothelial function: a position statement from the European Society of Cardiology Working Group on Peripheral Circulation. Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil (2011) 1.55
The effect of Ca2+ channel antagonists on plasma concentrations of matrix metalloproteinase-2 and -9 in essential hypertension. Am J Hypertens (2004) 1.54
The diagnostic value of adenosine stress-contrast echocardiography for diagnosis of coronary artery disease in hypertensive patients: comparison to Tl-201 single-photon emission computed tomography. Am J Hypertens (2007) 1.53
Distinct role of electrocardiographic criteria in echocardiographic diagnosis of left ventricular hypertrophy according to age, in the general population: the Ikaria Study. J Hypertens (2011) 1.53
Are hospitalized or ambulatory patients with heart failure treated in accordance with European Society of Cardiology guidelines? Evidence from 12,440 patients of the ESC Heart Failure Long-Term Registry. Eur J Heart Fail (2013) 1.53
Homocysteine and coronary atherosclerosis: from folate fortification to the recent clinical trials. Eur Heart J (2008) 1.52
Transcatheter closure of perimembranous ventricular septal defects in infants and children using the Amplatzer perimembranous ventricular septal defect occluder. Am J Cardiol (2007) 1.52
Correlation between morphologic characteristics and local temperature differences in culprit lesions of patients with symptomatic coronary artery disease. J Am Coll Cardiol (2007) 1.51
Capecitabine may induce coronary artery vasospasm. Hellenic J Cardiol (2012) 1.50
Climatological variations in daily hospital admissions for acute coronary syndromes. Int J Cardiol (2004) 1.50
In vivo aortic valve thermal heterogeneity in patients with nonrheumatic aortic valve stenosis the: first in vivo experience in humans. J Am Coll Cardiol (2008) 1.49
Effect of gender differences on early and mid-term clinical outcome after percutaneous or surgical coronary revascularisation in patients with multivessel coronary artery disease: insights from ARTS I and ARTS II. EuroIntervention (2009) 1.48
Diverse associations of microalbuminuria with C-reactive protein, interleukin-18 and soluble CD 40 ligand in male essential hypertensive subjects. Am J Hypertens (2006) 1.48
Obesity and cardiovascular disease: from pathophysiology to risk stratification. Int J Cardiol (2009) 1.47
General Practice as a career choice among undergraduate medical students in Greece. BMC Med Educ (2007) 1.47
The role of European national journals in education. Heart (2009) 1.46
Role of right ventricular systolic function on long-term outcome in patients with newly diagnosed systolic heart failure. Circ J (2011) 1.46
Inflammation, metabolic syndrome, erectile dysfunction, and coronary artery disease: common links. Eur Urol (2007) 1.46
Association of interleukin-18 levels with global arterial function and early structural changes in men without cardiovascular disease. Am J Hypertens (2010) 1.45
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors modify the effect of beta-blockers on long-term survival of patients with end-stage heart failure and major depression. J Card Fail (2008) 1.45
Impact of lifestyle habits on the prevalence of the metabolic syndrome among Greek adults from the ATTICA study. Am Heart J (2004) 1.44
Association of resistin with urinary albumin excretion in nondiabetic patients with essential hypertension. Am J Hypertens (2010) 1.44
Inflammation, coagulation, and depressive symptomatology in cardiovascular disease-free people; the ATTICA study. Eur Heart J (2004) 1.43
Exercise blood pressure response, albuminuria, and arterial stiffness in hypertension. Am J Med (2008) 1.43
Alpha-1 microglobulin as a new inflammatory marker in newly diagnosed hypertensive patients. Am J Hypertens (2007) 1.43
The association between food patterns and the metabolic syndrome using principal components analysis: The ATTICA Study. J Am Diet Assoc (2007) 1.42
Effects of early administration of atorvastatin treatment on thrombotic process in normocholesterolemic patients with unstable angina. Int J Cardiol (2006) 1.42
The effect of p22(phox) -930A/G, A640G and C242T polymorphisms of NADPH oxidase on peripheral and central pressures in healthy, normotensive individuals. Hypertens Res (2010) 1.42
Estimation of atrial fibrillation recency of onset and safety of cardioversion using NTproBNP levels in patients with unknown time of onset. Heart (2011) 1.42
Amino-terminal pro-C-type natriuretic peptide is associated with the presence, severity, and duration of vasculogenic erectile dysfunction. Eur Urol (2008) 1.41
Differential effect of biventricular and right ventricular DDD pacing on coronary flow reserve in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol (2010) 1.41
Drug eluting stents versus coronary artery bypass surgery in patients with isolated proximal lesion in left anterior descending artery suffering from chronic stable angina. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv (2007) 1.41
Relationship of asymmetric dimethylarginine with penile Doppler ultrasound parameters in men with vasculogenic erectile dysfunction. Eur Urol (2011) 1.41
Different Prognostic Significance of Cardiac Troponin at Presentation and Peak Cardiac Troponin in Patients with Non-ST Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction. Cardiology (2016) 1.40
Renal denervation: the Irish experience. Hellenic J Cardiol (2013) 1.40
Chemical denervation of the renal artery with vincristine for the treatment of resistant arterial hypertension: first-in-man application. Hellenic J Cardiol (2013) 1.39