Published in J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg on February 18, 2010
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The complex relationship between center volume and outcome in patients undergoing the Norwood operation. Ann Thorac Surg (2011) 1.75
Perioperative methylprednisolone and outcome in neonates undergoing heart surgery. Pediatrics (2012) 1.75
Association of center volume with mortality and complications in pediatric heart surgery. Pediatrics (2012) 1.73
Risk factors for hospital morbidity and mortality after the Norwood procedure: A report from the Pediatric Heart Network Single Ventricle Reconstruction trial. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2012) 1.46
Variation in perioperative care across centers for infants undergoing the Norwood procedure. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2012) 1.16
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Variation in models of care delivery for children undergoing congenital heart surgery in the United States. World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg (2010) 0.91
Existing data analysis in pediatric critical care research. Front Pediatr (2014) 0.87
Perioperative mechanical circulatory support in children: an analysis of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2013) 0.86
Outcomes in adult congenital heart surgery: analysis of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons database. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2011) 0.82
A systematic review of the impact of volume of surgery and specialization in Norwood procedure. BMC Pediatr (2014) 0.77
Delayed sternal closure after pediatric cardiac operations; single center experience: a retrospective study. J Cardiothorac Surg (2012) 0.75
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Radiographic signs of open median sternotomy in neonates and infants. Pediatr Radiol (2011) 0.75
Hypoplastic left heart syndrome with atrial level restriction in the era of prenatal diagnosis. Ann Thorac Surg (2007) 2.10
Improved survival of patients undergoing palliation of hypoplastic left heart syndrome: lessons learned from 115 consecutive patients. Circulation (2002) 1.95
Cardiac surgery in infants with low birth weight is associated with increased mortality: analysis of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Database. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2008) 1.85
Survival after reconstructive surgery for hypoplastic left heart syndrome: A 15-year experience from a single institution. Circulation (2000) 1.78
Risk factors for interstage death after stage 1 reconstruction of hypoplastic left heart syndrome and variants. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2008) 1.69
Evolving strategies and improving outcomes of the modified norwood procedure: a 10-year single-institution experience. Ann Thorac Surg (2001) 1.67
Management and outcomes of delayed sternal closure after cardiac surgery in neonates and infants. Crit Care Med (2000) 1.63
Outcomes after the stage I reconstruction comparing the right ventricular to pulmonary artery conduit with the modified Blalock Taussig shunt. Ann Thorac Surg (2005) 1.63
Risk factors for mortality after the Norwood procedure. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2002) 1.54
"Early" delayed sternal closure following pediatric cardiac surgery. Ann Thorac Surg (2005) 1.50
Delayed sternal closure: a life-saving measure in neonatal open heart surgery; could it be predictable? Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2002) 1.45
Hypoplastic left heart syndrome: consensus and controversies in 2007. Cardiol Young (2007) 1.44
Relationship of surgical approach to neurodevelopmental outcomes in hypoplastic left heart syndrome. Pediatrics (2005) 1.31
Nosocomial infections after cardiac surgery in infants and children: incidence and risk factors. J Hosp Infect (2003) 1.23
Ten-year institutional experience with palliative surgery for hypoplastic left heart syndrome. Risk factors related to stage I mortality. Circulation (1995) 1.18
Inflammatory reaction and capillary leak syndrome related to cardiopulmonary bypass in neonates undergoing cardiac operations. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (1996) 1.09
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Postoperative mediastinitis in children: epidemiology, microbiology and risk factors for Gram-negative pathogens. Pediatr Infect Dis J (2005) 1.01
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Bloodstream infections after median sternotomy at a children's hospital. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2007) 0.96
Pediatric poststernotomy mediastinitis. Ann Thorac Surg (2005) 0.92
Capillary leak syndrome in children who undergo cardiopulmonary bypass: clinical outcome in comparison with complement activation and C1 inhibitor. Intensive Care Med (2001) 0.86
A policy of elective delayed sternal closure does not improve the outcome after arterial switch. Ann Thorac Surg (2001) 0.83
Perioperative monitoring of total body water by bio-electrical impedance in children undergoing open heart surgery. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (1991) 0.83
The pathophysiology of atypical tamponade in infants undergoing cardiac surgery. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (1989) 0.79
Rapid molecular detection of tuberculosis and rifampin resistance. N Engl J Med (2010) 32.89
Ethical and scientific implications of the globalization of clinical research. N Engl J Med (2009) 11.42
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
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
Relationship between early physician follow-up and 30-day readmission among Medicare beneficiaries hospitalized for heart failure. JAMA (2010) 6.91
Randomized trial of pulsed corticosteroid therapy for primary treatment of Kawasaki disease. N Engl J Med (2007) 6.22
Comparative effectiveness of revascularization strategies. N Engl J Med (2012) 5.49
Comparison of shunt types in the Norwood procedure for single-ventricle lesions. N Engl J Med (2010) 5.43
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
Sex and racial differences in the use of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators among patients hospitalized with heart failure. JAMA (2007) 4.89
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Prevalence, predictors, and outcomes of premature discontinuation of thienopyridine therapy after drug-eluting stent placement: results from the PREMIER registry. Circulation (2006) 3.45
Racial and ethnic differences in time to acute reperfusion therapy for patients hospitalized with myocardial infarction. JAMA (2004) 3.45
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons 2008 cardiac surgery risk models: part 2--isolated valve surgery. Ann Thorac Surg (2009) 3.45
Number of coronary heart disease risk factors and mortality in patients with first myocardial infarction. JAMA (2011) 3.44
Bedside tool for predicting the risk of postoperative dialysis in patients undergoing cardiac surgery. Circulation (2006) 3.38
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
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
Use of aldosterone antagonists in heart failure. JAMA (2009) 3.00
Cross-reactive immunologic material status affects treatment outcomes in Pompe disease infants. Mol Genet Metab (2010) 2.99
Long-term outcomes and costs of ventricular assist devices among Medicare beneficiaries. JAMA (2008) 2.96
Laparoscopic versus open appendectomy: outcomes comparison based on a large administrative database. Ann Surg (2004) 2.95
Peer-reviewed publication of clinical trials completed for pediatric exclusivity. JAMA (2006) 2.92
A decade of change--risk profiles and outcomes for isolated coronary artery bypass grafting procedures, 1990-1999: a report from the STS National Database Committee and the Duke Clinical Research Institute. Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Ann Thorac Surg (2002) 2.91
Outcomes following transcatheter aortic valve replacement in the United States. JAMA (2013) 2.88
Isolated aortic valve replacement in North America comprising 108,687 patients in 10 years: changes in risks, valve types, and outcomes in the Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Database. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2009) 2.87
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons: 30-day operative mortality and morbidity risk models. Ann Thorac Surg (2003) 2.86
Treatments, trends, and outcomes of acute myocardial infarction and percutaneous coronary intervention. J Am Coll Cardiol (2010) 2.86
Verification of data in congenital cardiac surgery. Cardiol Young (2008) 2.84
Identifying frailty in hospitalized older adults with significant coronary artery disease. J Am Geriatr Soc (2006) 2.82
Use of both internal thoracic arteries in diabetic patients increases deep sternal wound infection. Ann Thorac Surg (2007) 2.82
A taxonomy for disease management: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association Disease Management Taxonomy Writing Group. Circulation (2006) 2.81
Coronary artery involvement in children with Kawasaki disease: risk factors from analysis of serial normalized measurements. Circulation (2007) 2.76
Identification of cross-linked peptides from complex samples. Nat Methods (2012) 2.70
The value of statistical analysis plans in observational research: defining high-quality research from the start. JAMA (2012) 2.69
Variation in outcomes for benchmark operations: an analysis of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database. Ann Thorac Surg (2011) 2.67
Racial differences in survival after in-hospital cardiac arrest. JAMA (2009) 2.65
Outcome of unroofing procedure for repair of anomalous aortic origin of left or right coronary artery. Ann Thorac Surg (2003) 2.64
Predictors of adherence to performance measures in patients with acute myocardial infarction. Am J Med (2012) 2.64
Impact of body weight and extreme obesity on the presentation, treatment, and in-hospital outcomes of 50,149 patients with ST-Segment elevation myocardial infarction results from the NCDR (National Cardiovascular Data Registry). J Am Coll Cardiol (2011) 2.63
Quality measurement in adult cardiac surgery: part 1--Conceptual framework and measure selection. Ann Thorac Surg (2007) 2.60
Quality measurement in adult cardiac surgery: part 2--Statistical considerations in composite measure scoring and provider rating. Ann Thorac Surg (2007) 2.59
EST mining and functional expression assays identify extracellular effector proteins from the plant pathogen Phytophthora. Genome Res (2003) 2.57
Association of intravenous morphine use and outcomes in acute coronary syndromes: results from the CRUSADE Quality Improvement Initiative. Am Heart J (2005) 2.55
Patient and implanting physician factors associated with mortality and complications after implantable cardioverter-defibrillator implantation, 2002-2005. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol (2008) 2.55