Published in Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes on August 04, 2009
Analysis of the impact of early surgery on in-hospital mortality of native valve endocarditis: use of propensity score and instrumental variable methods to adjust for treatment-selection bias. Circulation (2010) 2.01
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Surgery in current therapy for infective endocarditis. Vasc Health Risk Manag (2011) 0.97
Insomnia, comorbidity, and risk of injury among insured Americans: results from the America Insomnia Survey. Sleep (2012) 0.95
Clinimetrics corner: the many faces of selection bias. J Man Manip Ther (2010) 0.81
What are the differences in outcomes between right-sided active infective endocarditis with and without left-sided infection? Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg (2011) 0.76
Does Higher Spending Improve Survival Outcomes for Myocardial Infarction? Examining the Cost-Outcomes Relationship Using Time-Varying Covariates. Health Serv Res (2015) 0.75
External adjustment sensitivity analysis for unmeasured confounding: an application to coronary stent outcomes, Pennsylvania 2004-2008. Health Serv Res (2012) 0.75
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Optimal timing for early surgery in infective endocarditis: a meta-analysis†. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg (2015) 0.75
Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized and nonrandomized trials on safety and efficacy of video-assisted thoracic surgery lobectomy for early-stage non-small-cell lung cancer. J Clin Oncol (2009) 5.88
The pace of shifting climate in marine and terrestrial ecosystems. Science (2011) 4.97
Impact of EGFR inhibitor in non-small cell lung cancer on progression-free and overall survival: a meta-analysis. J Natl Cancer Inst (2013) 3.63
Pegylated liposomal Doxorubicin and Carboplatin compared with Paclitaxel and Carboplatin for patients with platinum-sensitive ovarian cancer in late relapse. J Clin Oncol (2010) 3.46
Visualizing lipid structure and raft domains in living cells with two-photon microscopy. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2003) 3.17
The commission on social determinants of health: tackling the social roots of health inequities. PLoS Med (2006) 2.84
ABCA1 and ABCG1 synergize to mediate cholesterol export to apoA-I. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol (2005) 2.46
The ARCH Projects: design and rationale (IAASSG 001). Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2013) 2.06
Transapical wire-assisted endovascular repair of thoracic aortic dissection. J Endovasc Ther (2011) 2.04
Health care exposure and age in infective endocarditis: results of a contemporary population-based profile of 1536 patients in Australia. Eur Heart J (2010) 1.95
Left atrial compression and the mechanism of exercise impairment in patients with a large hiatal hernia. J Am Coll Cardiol (2011) 1.76
Type of liver dysfunction in heart failure and its relation to the severity of tricuspid regurgitation. Am J Cardiol (2002) 1.70
Coronary artery bypass grafting with and without manipulation of the ascending aorta--a meta-analysis. Heart Lung Circ (2011) 1.70
Investigation of the relationship between sleep duration, all-cause mortality, and preexisting disease. Sleep Med (2013) 1.65
Suppression of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis by selective blockade of encephalitogenic T-cell infiltration of the central nervous system. Nat Med (2003) 1.62
Unusual features of apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Am J Cardiol (2010) 1.61
The monocytic lineage specific soluble CD163 is a plasma marker of coronary atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis (2005) 1.60
Roles of ATP binding cassette transporters A1 and G1, scavenger receptor BI and membrane lipid domains in cholesterol export from macrophages. Curr Opin Lipidol (2006) 1.59
Three-dimensional and two-dimensional quantitative coronary angiography, and their prediction of reduced fractional flow reserve. Eur Heart J (2010) 1.58
Prognostic features of long-term survivors after surgical management of malignant pleural mesothelioma. Ann Thorac Surg (2009) 1.54
Prognostic impact of the Charlson comorbidity index on mortality following acute pulmonary embolism. Respiration (2012) 1.53
Intracoronary shear-related up-regulation of platelet P-selectin and platelet-monocyte aggregation despite the use of aspirin and clopidogrel. Blood (2010) 1.52
Drug-eluting stents versus coronary artery bypass grafting for the treatment of coronary artery disease: a meta-analysis of randomized and nonrandomized studies. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2010) 1.47
Aortic valve-sparing operations in aortic root aneurysms: remodeling or reimplantation? Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg (2011) 1.47
A systematic review of extrapleural pneumonectomy for malignant pleural mesothelioma. J Thorac Oncol (2010) 1.34
Domain-specific lipid distribution in macrophage plasma membranes. J Lipid Res (2005) 1.31
Coexistence of foam cells and hypocholesterolemia in mice lacking the ABC transporters A1 and G1. Circ Res (2007) 1.27
Rates of obstetric intervention among low-risk women giving birth in private and public hospitals in NSW: a population-based descriptive study. BMJ Open (2012) 1.27
Reliability, construct validity, and responsiveness of the neck disability index, patient-specific functional scale, and numeric pain rating scale in patients with cervical radiculopathy. Am J Phys Med Rehabil (2010) 1.23
Compensation for nucleotide bias in a genome by representation as a discrete channel with noise. Bioinformatics (2002) 1.21
Animal models for the assessment of novel vascular conduits. J Vasc Surg (2010) 1.19
A meta-analysis of deep hypothermic circulatory arrest versus moderate hypothermic circulatory arrest with selective antegrade cerebral perfusion. Ann Cardiothorac Surg (2013) 1.19
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation for high-risk patients with severe aortic stenosis: A systematic review. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2009) 1.18
Lumen loss in the first year in saphenous vein grafts is predominantly a result of negative remodeling of the whole vessel rather than a result of changes in wall thickness. Circulation (2006) 1.15
Consensus on hypothermia in aortic arch surgery. Ann Cardiothorac Surg (2013) 1.13
Apolipoprotein A-1 interaction with plasma membrane lipid rafts controls cholesterol export from macrophages. FASEB J (2004) 1.12
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Effect of bearing size on the long-term wear, wear debris, and ion levels of large diameter metal-on-metal hip replacements-An in vitro study. J Biomed Mater Res B Appl Biomater (2008) 1.09
Serum biomarkers of neurologic injury in cardiac operations. Ann Thorac Surg (2012) 1.08
Rare non-synonymous variations in the transcriptional activation domains of GATA5 in bicuspid aortic valve disease. J Mol Cell Cardiol (2012) 1.07
A multilayered synthetic human elastin/polycaprolactone hybrid vascular graft with tailored mechanical properties. Acta Biomater (2010) 1.06
Summary of prognostic factors and patient selection for extrapleural pneumonectomy in the treatment of malignant pleural mesothelioma. Ann Surg Oncol (2011) 1.05
Long-term cardiovascular and noncardiovascular mortality of 1023 patients with confirmed acute pulmonary embolism. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes (2010) 1.04
Short sleep duration is associated with risk of future diabetes but not cardiovascular disease: a prospective study and meta-analysis. PLoS One (2013) 1.03
Thoracic endovascular aortic repair--indications and evidence. Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2011) 1.03
Short and long sleep duration are associated with prevalent cardiovascular disease in Australian adults. J Sleep Res (2011) 1.01
The role of vitamin E in atherosclerosis. Prog Lipid Res (2003) 1.00
Rheumatic heart disease in indigenous populations. Heart Lung Circ (2010) 0.97
The genetic and molecular basis of bicuspid aortic valve associated thoracic aortopathy: a link to phenotype heterogeneity. Ann Cardiothorac Surg (2013) 0.97
Early decline in cancer antigen 125 as a surrogate for progression-free survival in recurrent ovarian cancer. J Natl Cancer Inst (2011) 0.96
Interaural level differences and sound source localization for bilateral cochlear implant patients. Ear Hear (2014) 0.95
Development and validation of a time-dependent risk model for predicting mortality in infective endocarditis. Eur Heart J (2009) 0.95
Apolipoprotein A-I-stimulated apolipoprotein E secretion from human macrophages is independent of cholesterol efflux. J Biol Chem (2004) 0.95
Management of the ascending aorta in patients with bicuspid aortic valve disease. Heart Lung Circ (2008) 0.95
Regulation of endogenous apolipoprotein E secretion by macrophages. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol (2008) 0.95
Cardiac troponin-T and the prediction of acute and long-term mortality after acute pulmonary embolism. Int J Cardiol (2011) 0.94
Peri-procedural anticoagulation and the incidence of haematoma formation after permanent pacemaker implantation in the elderly. Heart Lung Circ (2010) 0.94
Extrapleural pneumonectomy for malignant pleural mesothelioma: outcomes of treatment and prognostic factors. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2009) 0.93
Synthesis and SAR studies of very potent imidazopyridine antiprotozoal agents. Bioorg Med Chem Lett (2006) 0.93
Secretion of apolipoprotein E from macrophages occurs via a protein kinase A and calcium-dependent pathway along the microtubule network. Circ Res (2007) 0.92
Thrombocytopenia and mortality in infective endocarditis. J Am Coll Cardiol (2008) 0.92
Improving survival results after surgical management of malignant pleural mesothelioma: an Australian institution experience. Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2011) 0.91
Image-guided surgery influences perioperative morbidity from endoscopic sinus surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg (2013) 0.91
Cyclosporin A and atherosclerosis--cellular pathways in atherogenesis. Pharmacol Ther (2010) 0.90
Localization and speech understanding by a patient with bilateral cochlear implants and bilateral hearing preservation. Ear Hear (2013) 0.90
Cyclodextrins differentially mobilize free and esterified cholesterol from primary human foam cell macrophages. J Lipid Res (2003) 0.89
Acculturation, partner violence, and psychological distress in refugee women from Somalia. J Interpers Violence (2008) 0.89
Synthesis and biological activity of anticoccidial agents: 5,6-diarylimidazo[2,1-b][1,3]thiazoles. Bioorg Med Chem Lett (2008) 0.89
Cellular cholesterol regulates ubiquitination and degradation of the cholesterol export proteins ABCA1 and ABCG1. J Biol Chem (2014) 0.89
Coronary artery stenoses: detection with calcium scoring, CT angiography, and both methods combined. Radiology (2005) 0.89
Expression and stability of two isoforms of ABCG1 in human vascular cells. Atherosclerosis (2009) 0.89
Risk of recurrence, subsequent mode of birth and morbidity for women who experienced severe perineal trauma in a first birth in New South Wales between 2000-2008: a population based data linkage study. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth (2013) 0.88
Coronary ostial morphology after modified Bentall operation assessed with dual-source multidetector computed tomography. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr (2010) 0.88
Lung cancer clinicians' preferences for adjuvant chemotherapy in non-small-cell lung cancer: what makes it worthwhile? Lung Cancer (2011) 0.87
Pulmonary thromboendarterectomy for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension : a systematic review. Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2011) 0.87
Glycosylation and sialylation of macrophage-derived human apolipoprotein E analyzed by SDS-PAGE and mass spectrometry: evidence for a novel site of glycosylation on Ser290. Mol Cell Proteomics (2010) 0.87
The index of microcirculatory resistance predicts myocardial infarction related to percutaneous coronary intervention. Circ Cardiovasc Interv (2012) 0.87
Pathologic shear triggers shedding of vascular receptors: a novel mechanism for down-regulation of platelet glycoprotein VI in stenosed coronary vessels. Blood (2012) 0.87
Expression and regulation of sterol 27-hydroxylase (CYP27A1) in human macrophages: a role for RXR and PPARgamma ligands. Biochem J (2005) 0.86
HPLC analysis of discrete haptoglobin isoform N-linked oligosaccharides following 2D-PAGE isolation. Biochem Biophys Res Commun (2006) 0.86
The pleiotropic effects of HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors: their role in osteoporosis and dementia. Drugs (2003) 0.86
Outcomes of surgical aortic valve replacement in octogenarians. Heart Lung Circ (2013) 0.86
Erectile dysfunction severity as a risk marker for cardiovascular disease hospitalisation and all-cause mortality: a prospective cohort study. PLoS Med (2013) 0.86
Cyclosporin A decreases apolipoprotein E secretion from human macrophages via a protein phosphatase 2B-dependent and ATP-binding cassette transporter A1 (ABCA1)-independent pathway. J Biol Chem (2009) 0.86
The role of left ventricular hypertrophy and diabetes in the presence of transient ischemic dilation of the left ventricle on myocardial perfusion SPECT images. J Nucl Med (2005) 0.85
Long-term fenofibrate therapy increases fibroblast growth factor 21 and retinol-binding protein 4 in subjects with type 2 diabetes. J Clin Endocrinol Metab (2012) 0.85
Atrial and ventricular echocardiographic correlates of the extent of pulmonary embolism in the elderly. J Am Soc Echocardiogr (2006) 0.85
Phase 2 trial of temozolomide and pegylated liposomal doxorubicin in the treatment of patients with glioblastoma multiforme following concurrent radiotherapy and chemotherapy. J Clin Neurosci (2011) 0.85
Translation termination in Arabidopsis thaliana: characterisation of three versions of release factor 1. Gene (2004) 0.85
Prospective evaluation of the impact of diabetes and left ventricular hypertrophy on the relationship between ischemia and transient ischemic dilation of the left ventricle on single-day adenosine Tc-99m myocardial perfusion imaging. J Nucl Cardiol (2008) 0.85
Off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery versus percutaneous coronary intervention: a meta-analysis of randomized and nonrandomized studies. Ann Thorac Surg (2010) 0.85
Quantitative and temporal differences in coagulation, fibrinolysis and platelet activation after on-pump and off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery. Heart Lung Circ (2008) 0.84
Accumulation of zinc in human atherosclerotic lesions correlates with calcium levels but does not protect against protein oxidation. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol (2008) 0.84
Features of glossopharyngeal breathing in breath-hold divers. J Appl Physiol (1985) (2006) 0.84
Coronary disease in indigenous populations: summary from the CSANZ indigenous Cardiovascular Health Conference. Heart Lung Circ (2010) 0.84
A novel parasternal transthoracic echocardiographic window for detecting coronary ostial dilation after modified Bentall surgery. Cardiovasc Ultrasound (2013) 0.84