Published in Circ Heart Fail on September 24, 2009
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A population-based study of the drug interaction between proton pump inhibitors and clopidogrel. CMAJ (2009) 6.21
Continuous positive airway pressure for central sleep apnea and heart failure. N Engl J Med (2005) 6.20
Bisphosphonate use and the risk of subtrochanteric or femoral shaft fractures in older women. JAMA (2011) 5.33
The relation between the availability of neonatal intensive care and neonatal mortality. N Engl J Med (2002) 5.18
A modification of the Elixhauser comorbidity measures into a point system for hospital death using administrative data. Med Care (2009) 5.13
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The risk of hip fracture after initiating antihypertensive drugs in the elderly. Arch Intern Med (2012) 3.10
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Effectiveness of public report cards for improving the quality of cardiac care: the EFFECT study: a randomized trial. JAMA (2009) 3.08
Cardiovascular safety of inhaled long-acting bronchodilators in individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. JAMA Intern Med (2013) 3.05
Risk-treatment mismatch in the pharmacotherapy of heart failure. JAMA (2005) 3.05
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Levothyroxine dose and risk of fractures in older adults: nested case-control study. BMJ (2011) 2.97
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Deriving ethnic-specific BMI cutoff points for assessing diabetes risk. Diabetes Care (2011) 2.87
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Administrative Data Feedback for Effective Cardiac Treatment: AFFECT, a cluster randomized trial. JAMA (2005) 2.54
Sleepiness and sleep in patients with both systolic heart failure and obstructive sleep apnea. Arch Intern Med (2006) 2.53
Risk of development of diabetes mellitus after diagnosis of gestational diabetes. CMAJ (2008) 2.52
Effectiveness and safety of drug-eluting stents in Ontario. N Engl J Med (2007) 2.50
Safety and efficacy of drug-eluting and bare metal stents: comprehensive meta-analysis of randomized trials and observational studies. Circulation (2009) 2.40
Nocturnal rostral fluid shift: a unifying concept for the pathogenesis of obstructive and central sleep apnea in men with heart failure. Circulation (2010) 2.38
L-type Ca2+ channels provide a major pathway for iron entry into cardiomyocytes in iron-overload cardiomyopathy. Nat Med (2003) 2.38
Outcomes and processes of care related to preoperative medical consultation. Arch Intern Med (2010) 2.34
Use of Medicare claims data to monitor provider-specific performance among patients with severe chronic illness. Health Aff (Millwood) (2004) 2.33
Effects of contemporary troponin assay sensitivity on the utility of the early markers myoglobin and CKMB isoforms in evaluating patients with possible acute myocardial infarction. Clin Chim Acta (2007) 2.31
The use of the propensity score for estimating treatment effects: administrative versus clinical data. Stat Med (2005) 2.31
Improved outcomes with early collaborative care of ambulatory heart failure patients discharged from the emergency department. Circulation (2010) 2.29
IScore: a risk score to predict death early after hospitalization for an acute ischemic stroke. Circulation (2011) 2.29
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Variation in the practice of preoperative medical consultation for major elective noncardiac surgery: a population-based study. Anesthesiology (2012) 2.26
Continuity of care and patient outcomes after hospital discharge. J Gen Intern Med (2004) 2.26
Comparison of provincial prescription drug plans and the impact on patients' annual drug expenditures. CMAJ (2008) 2.23
The potential economic impact of restricted access to angiotensin-receptor blockers. CMAJ (2011) 2.22
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