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Lawrence H Muhlbaier

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Top papers

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1 Long-term adherence to evidence-based secondary prevention therapies in coronary artery disease. Circulation 2006 3.96
2 Laparoscopic versus open appendectomy: outcomes comparison based on a large administrative database. Ann Surg 2004 2.95
3 Clinical predictors of major infections after cardiac surgery. Circulation 2005 2.27
4 Regulatory and ethical considerations for linking clinical and administrative databases. Am Heart J 2009 1.75
5 Hypertension control among patients followed by cardiologists. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes 2012 1.62
6 Effects of C5 complement inhibitor pexelizumab on outcome in high-risk coronary artery bypass grafting: combined results from the PRIMO-CABG I and II trials. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2010 1.60
7 Is early too early? Effect of shorter stays after bypass surgery. Ann Thorac Surg 2007 1.54
8 Patient reactions to confidentiality, liability, and financial aspects of informed consent in cardiology research. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes 2010 1.50
9 Multifaceted intervention to promote beta-blocker use in heart failure. Am Heart J 2006 1.48
10 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA): must there be a trade-off between privacy and quality of health care, or can we advance both? Circulation 2003 1.48
11 Impact of mitral valve regurgitation evaluated by intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography on long-term outcomes after coronary artery bypass grafting. Circulation 2005 1.18
12 Incidence of and preoperative risk factors for Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia and chest wound infection after cardiac surgery. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2009 0.99
13 Do income level and race influence survival in patients receiving hemodialysis? Am J Med 2009 0.98
14 Epidemiology and outcome of major postoperative infections following cardiac surgery: risk factors and impact of pathogen type. Am J Infect Control 2012 0.90
15 Trends in postoperative length of stay after bypass surgery. Am Heart J 2006 0.89
16 Risk-adjusted short- and long-term outcomes for on-pump versus off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery. Circulation 2005 0.88
17 Laparoscopic appendectomy in the elderly. Surgery 2004 0.87
18 Underuse of aspirin in a referral population with documented coronary artery disease. Am J Cardiol 2002 0.87
19 The impact of privacy and confidentiality laws on the conduct of clinical trials. Clin Trials 2008 0.85
20 Effects of decreased preoperative endotoxin core antibody levels on long-term mortality after coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Arch Surg 2006 0.85
21 Activity of VNP40101M (Cloretazine) in the treatment of CNS tumor xenografts in athymic mice. Neuro Oncol 2007 0.83
22 Management of immune dysfunction after adult cardiac surgery. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2011 0.82
23 Cost analysis of aprotinin for coronary artery bypass patients: analysis of the randomized trials. Ann Thorac Surg 2004 0.80
24 Re-evaluating the volume-outcome relationship in hemodialysis patients. Health Policy 2008 0.79
25 Patient-reported frequency of taking aspirin in a population with coronary artery disease. Am J Cardiol 2002 0.77
26 Immunotherapy for refractory pulmonary infection after adult cardiac surgery: immune dysregulation syndrome. J Heart Valve Dis 2005 0.76
27 Surgeons' economic profiles: can we get the "right" answers? J Med Syst 2005 0.75