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The use of propensity score methods with survival or time-to-event outcomes: reporting measures of effect similar to those used in randomized experiments. Stat Med (2013) 2.32
Graphical assessment of internal and external calibration of logistic regression models by using loess smoothers. Stat Med (2013) 2.13
A Tutorial and Case Study in Propensity Score Analysis: An Application to Estimating the Effect of In-Hospital Smoking Cessation Counseling on Mortality. Multivariate Behav Res (2011) 2.06
Lifetime analysis of hospitalizations and survival of patients newly admitted with heart failure. Circ Heart Fail (2012) 1.92
Interpreting the concordance statistic of a logistic regression model: relation to the variance and odds ratio of a continuous explanatory variable. BMC Med Res Methodol (2012) 1.71
The effect of a charted history of depression on emergency department triage and outcomes in patients with acute myocardial infarction. CMAJ (2011) 1.66
A comparison of 12 algorithms for matching on the propensity score. Stat Med (2013) 1.58
Public release of performance data in changing the behaviour of healthcare consumers, professionals or organisations. Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2011) 1.58
Moving towards best practice when using inverse probability of treatment weighting (IPTW) using the propensity score to estimate causal treatment effects in observational studies. Stat Med (2015) 1.57
Discriminating clinical features of heart failure with preserved vs. reduced ejection fraction in the community. Eur Heart J (2012) 1.53
Using methods from the data-mining and machine-learning literature for disease classification and prediction: a case study examining classification of heart failure subtypes. J Clin Epidemiol (2013) 1.50
A tutorial on methods to estimating clinically and policy-meaningful measures of treatment effects in prospective observational studies: a review. Int J Biostat (2011) 1.28
Regression trees for predicting mortality in patients with cardiovascular disease: what improvement is achieved by using ensemble-based methods? Biom J (2012) 1.28
Introduction to the Analysis of Survival Data in the Presence of Competing Risks. Circulation (2016) 1.17
Reduction in Clostridium difficile infection rates after mandatory hospital public reporting: findings from a longitudinal cohort study in Canada. PLoS Med (2012) 1.01
Association between physician quality improvement incentives and ambulatory quality measures. Am J Manag Care (2012) 0.93
An international cross-sectional survey on the Quality and Costs of Primary Care (QUALICO-PC): recruitment and data collection of places delivering primary care across Canada. BMC Fam Pract (2015) 0.93
Reporting of quality indicators and improvement in hospital performance: the P.Re.Val.E. Regional Outcome Evaluation Program. Health Serv Res (2012) 0.90
The average lifespan of patients discharged from hospital with heart failure. J Gen Intern Med (2012) 0.86
Predictive accuracy of risk factors and markers: a simulation study of the effect of novel markers on different performance measures for logistic regression models. Stat Med (2012) 0.86
Revenue, relationships and routines: the social organization of acute myocardial infarction patient transfers in the United States. Soc Sci Med (2012) 0.85
Events per variable (EPV) and the relative performance of different strategies for estimating the out-of-sample validity of logistic regression models. Stat Methods Med Res (2014) 0.85
Optimal full matching for survival outcomes: a method that merits more widespread use. Stat Med (2015) 0.85
Double propensity-score adjustment: A solution to design bias or bias due to incomplete matching. Stat Methods Med Res (2016) 0.84
Using Ensemble-Based Methods for Directly Estimating Causal Effects: An Investigation of Tree-Based G-Computation. Multivariate Behav Res (2012) 0.84
What has to happen before we report radical prostatectomy outcomes of individual surgeons to the public? Urol Oncol (2010) 0.83
Developing points-based risk-scoring systems in the presence of competing risks. Stat Med (2016) 0.82
Effect of marriage on duration of chest pain associated with acute myocardial infarction before seeking care. CMAJ (2011) 0.82
Implementing composite quality metrics for bipolar disorder: towards a more comprehensive approach to quality measurement. Gen Hosp Psychiatry (2010) 0.81
Effect of public reporting on intensive care unit discharge destination and outcomes. Ann Am Thorac Soc (2015) 0.81
Delayed educational reminders for long-term medication adherence in ST-elevation myocardial infarction (DERLA-STEMI): protocol for a pragmatic, cluster-randomized controlled trial. Implement Sci (2012) 0.80
Variance estimation when using inverse probability of treatment weighting (IPTW) with survival analysis. Stat Med (2016) 0.79
Benchmarking facilities providing care: An international overview of initiatives. SAGE Open Med (2015) 0.79
Primary Angioplasty and Thrombolysis for the Treatment of Acute ST-Segment Elevated Myocardial Infarction: An Evidence Update. Ont Health Technol Assess Ser (2010) 0.78
Do inter-hospital comparisons of in-hospital, acute myocardial infarction case-fatality rates serve the purpose of fostering quality improvement? An evaluative study. BMC Health Serv Res (2010) 0.77
Predictive accuracy of novel risk factors and markers: A simulation study of the sensitivity of different performance measures for the Cox proportional hazards regression model. Stat Methods Med Res (2015) 0.77
Addressing disparities in sudden cardiac arrest care and the underutilization of effective therapies. Am Heart J (2010) 0.77
Translating disparities research to policy: a qualitative study of state mental health policymakers' perceptions of mental health care disparities report cards. Psychol Serv (2014) 0.76
Care Setting Intensity and Outcomes After Emergency Department Presentation Among Patients With Acute Heart Failure. J Am Heart Assoc (2016) 0.75
Report cards for cardiac care. JAMA (2010) 0.75
Ambient Fine Particulate Matter and Mortality among Survivors of Myocardial Infarction: Population-Based Cohort Study. Environ Health Perspect (2016) 0.75
Impact of Nitrate Use on Survival in Acute Heart Failure: A Propensity-Matched Analysis. J Am Heart Assoc (2016) 0.75
Unintentional Discontinuation of Chronic Medications for Seniors in Nursing Homes: Evaluation of a National Medication Reconciliation Accreditation Requirement Using a Population-Based Cohort Study. Medicine (Baltimore) (2015) 0.75
Rationale, design, and methods for Canadian alliance for healthy hearts and minds cohort study (CAHHM) - a Pan Canadian cohort study. BMC Public Health (2016) 0.75
Getting (Along) With the Guidelines: Reconciling Patient Autonomy and Quality Improvement Through Shared Decision Making. Acad Med (2016) 0.75
The Cardiovascular Health in Ambulatory Care Research Team performance indicators for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease: a modified Delphi panel study. CMAJ Open (2017) 0.75
Influences on the start, selection and duration of treatment with antibiotics in long-term care facilities. CMAJ (2017) 0.75
Rates of hyperkalemia after publication of the Randomized Aldactone Evaluation Study. N Engl J Med (2004) 11.44
Outcome of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction in a population-based study. N Engl J Med (2006) 10.58
Sedentary time and its association with risk for disease incidence, mortality, and hospitalization in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Ann Intern Med (2015) 7.13
Relationship between adherence to evidence-based pharmacotherapy and long-term mortality after acute myocardial infarction. JAMA (2007) 7.11
Predicting mortality among patients hospitalized for heart failure: derivation and validation of a clinical model. JAMA (2003) 6.39
A population-based study of the drug interaction between proton pump inhibitors and clopidogrel. CMAJ (2009) 6.21
Bisphosphonate use and the risk of subtrochanteric or femoral shaft fractures in older women. JAMA (2011) 5.33
A modification of the Elixhauser comorbidity measures into a point system for hospital death using administrative data. Med Care (2009) 5.13
Metformin use and all-cause and prostate cancer-specific mortality among men with diabetes. J Clin Oncol (2013) 4.75
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and breast cancer mortality in women receiving tamoxifen: a population based cohort study. BMJ (2010) 4.73
Adverse cardiovascular events during treatment with pioglitazone and rosiglitazone: population based cohort study. BMJ (2009) 4.44
Proportion of hospital readmissions deemed avoidable: a systematic review. CMAJ (2011) 4.37
Risks associated with statin therapy: a systematic overview of randomized clinical trials. Circulation (2006) 4.35
Comparison of coding of heart failure and comorbidities in administrative and clinical data for use in outcomes research. Med Care (2005) 4.30
Thiazolidinediones and cardiovascular outcomes in older patients with diabetes. JAMA (2007) 4.25
Reader's guide to critical appraisal of cohort studies: 2. Assessing potential for confounding. BMJ (2005) 3.94
Effect of age on stroke prevention therapy in patients with atrial fibrillation: the atrial fibrillation investigators. Stroke (2009) 3.89
Propensity score methods gave similar results to traditional regression modeling in observational studies: a systematic review. J Clin Epidemiol (2005) 3.76
Lipid-lowering therapy with statins in high-risk elderly patients: the treatment-risk paradox. JAMA (2004) 3.61
Derivation and validation of an index to predict early death or unplanned readmission after discharge from hospital to the community. CMAJ (2010) 3.60
A multinational cohort study of in-center daily hemodialysis and patient survival. Kidney Int (2012) 3.47
Epidural anaesthesia and survival after intermediate-to-high risk non-cardiac surgery: a population-based cohort study. Lancet (2008) 3.22
Effect of discharge summary availability during post-discharge visits on hospital readmission. J Gen Intern Med (2002) 3.21
The risk of hip fracture after initiating antihypertensive drugs in the elderly. Arch Intern Med (2012) 3.10
Rates and risk factors for prolonged opioid use after major surgery: population based cohort study. BMJ (2014) 3.06
Risk-treatment mismatch in the pharmacotherapy of heart failure. JAMA (2005) 3.05
Socioeconomic status and mortality after acute myocardial infarction. Ann Intern Med (2006) 3.02
Levothyroxine dose and risk of fractures in older adults: nested case-control study. BMJ (2011) 2.97
Comparing hierarchical modeling with traditional logistic regression analysis among patients hospitalized with acute myocardial infarction: should we be analyzing cardiovascular outcomes data differently? Am Heart J (2003) 2.88
Deriving ethnic-specific BMI cutoff points for assessing diabetes risk. Diabetes Care (2011) 2.87
Use of fibrates in the United States and Canada. JAMA (2011) 2.82
A systematic review and meta-analysis of studies comparing readmission rates and mortality rates in patients with heart failure. Arch Intern Med (2004) 2.68
Association of temporal trends in risk factors and treatment uptake with coronary heart disease mortality, 1994-2005. JAMA (2010) 2.61
Care and outcomes of patients newly hospitalized for heart failure in the community treated by cardiologists compared with other specialists. Circulation (2003) 2.61
Revisiting Rose: strategies for reducing coronary heart disease. BMJ (2006) 2.53
Effectiveness and safety of drug-eluting stents in Ontario. N Engl J Med (2007) 2.50
Association of hospital spending intensity with mortality and readmission rates in Ontario hospitals. JAMA (2012) 2.47
The association of left ventricular ejection fraction, mortality, and cause of death in stable outpatients with heart failure. J Am Coll Cardiol (2003) 2.34
Outcomes and processes of care related to preoperative medical consultation. Arch Intern Med (2010) 2.34
Proliferation of prenatal ultrasonography. CMAJ (2010) 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
Survival after implantable cardioverter-defibrillator implantation in the elderly. Circulation (2013) 2.30
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
Sex differences in carotid endarterectomy outcomes: results from the Ontario Carotid Endarterectomy Registry. Stroke (2003) 2.28
Inhaled anticholinergic drug therapy and the risk of acute urinary retention in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a population-based study. Arch Intern Med (2011) 2.27
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
Hospital volume and 30-day mortality for three common medical conditions. N Engl J Med (2010) 2.20
Effect of selective cyclooxygenase 2 inhibitors and naproxen on short-term risk of acute myocardial infarction in the elderly. Arch Intern Med (2003) 2.18
Trends in risk factors for cardiovascular disease in Canada: temporal, socio-demographic and geographic factors. CMAJ (2009) 2.16
Effect of cardiac and noncardiac conditions on survival after defibrillator implantation. J Am Coll Cardiol (2007) 2.15
Intensive hemodialysis associates with improved survival compared with conventional hemodialysis. J Am Soc Nephrol (2012) 2.15
Surgical outcomes and transfusion of minimal amounts of blood in the operating room. Arch Surg (2012) 2.08
Racial composition of residential areas associates with access to pre-ESRD nephrology care. J Am Soc Nephrol (2010) 2.07
Bundle branch block patterns and long-term outcomes in heart failure. Int J Cardiol (2010) 2.07
Longer wait times increase overall mortality in patients with bladder cancer. J Urol (2009) 2.05
Cardiovascular complications and mortality after diabetes diagnosis for South Asian and Chinese patients: a population-based cohort study. Diabetes Care (2013) 2.04
Effectiveness and efficiency of different guidelines on statin treatment for preventing deaths from coronary heart disease: modelling study. BMJ (2006) 2.03
Prophylactic implantable cardioverter-defibrillator therapy in patients with left ventricular systolic dysfunction: a pooled analysis of 10 primary prevention trials. J Am Coll Cardiol (2004) 2.03
Prevalence and extent of obstructive coronary artery disease among patients undergoing elective coronary catheterization in New York State and Ontario. JAMA (2013) 2.03
Use of niacin in the United States and Canada. JAMA Intern Med (2013) 2.02
Cardiac dysfunction and noncardiac dysfunction as precursors of heart failure with reduced and preserved ejection fraction in the community. Circulation (2011) 2.00
Postoperative medical complications associated with anesthesia in older adults with dementia. J Am Geriatr Soc (2014) 1.99
Life expectancy after an index hospitalization for patients with heart failure: a population-based study. Am Heart J (2008) 1.92
Lifetime analysis of hospitalizations and survival of patients newly admitted with heart failure. Circ Heart Fail (2012) 1.92
A population-based description of atrial fibrillation in the emergency department, 2002 to 2010. Ann Emerg Med (2013) 1.91
Comparison of cardiovascular risk profiles among ethnic groups using population health surveys between 1996 and 2007. CMAJ (2010) 1.85
Use of ezetimibe in the United States and Canada. N Engl J Med (2008) 1.85
Early deaths in patients with heart failure discharged from the emergency department: a population-based analysis. Circ Heart Fail (2010) 1.83
Temporal trends in the use of percutaneous coronary intervention and coronary artery bypass surgery in New York State and Ontario. Circulation (2010) 1.82
Sex differences in implantable cardioverter-defibrillator outcomes: findings from a prospective defibrillator database. Ann Intern Med (2012) 1.80
Regional differences in process of care and outcomes for older acute myocardial infarction patients in the United States and Ontario, Canada. Circulation (2006) 1.78
Product Quality Research Institute evaluation of cascade impactor profiles of pharmaceutical aerosols, part 1: background for a statistical method. AAPS PharmSciTech (2007) 1.78
Diuretic dose and long-term outcomes in elderly patients with heart failure after hospitalization. Am Heart J (2010) 1.76
Geography and service supply do not explain socioeconomic gradients in angiography use after acute myocardial infarction. CMAJ (2003) 1.76
Impact of the choice of benchmark on the conclusions of hospital report cards. Am Heart J (2004) 1.72