Published in N Engl J Med on March 25, 2010
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Obstructive sleep apnea as a risk factor for stroke and death. N Engl J Med (2005) 13.14
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Exposure to low-dose ionizing radiation from medical imaging procedures. N Engl J Med (2009) 11.51
Telemonitoring in patients with heart failure. N Engl J Med (2010) 10.82
Twelve or 30 months of dual antiplatelet therapy after drug-eluting stents. N Engl J Med (2014) 10.54
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A population-based study of the drug interaction between proton pump inhibitors and clopidogrel. CMAJ (2009) 6.21
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Sex-based differences in the effect of digoxin for the treatment of heart failure. N Engl J Med (2002) 5.74
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Association of serum digoxin concentration and outcomes in patients with heart failure. JAMA (2003) 5.09
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Beta-blocker therapy and symptoms of depression, fatigue, and sexual dysfunction. JAMA (2002) 4.92
Reporting the recruitment process in clinical trials: who are these patients and how did they get there? Ann Intern Med (2002) 4.80
Use of cardiac rehabilitation by Medicare beneficiaries after myocardial infarction or coronary bypass surgery. Circulation (2007) 4.74
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The ADVANTAGE seeding trial: a review of internal documents. Ann Intern Med (2008) 4.70
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Representation of the elderly, women, and minorities in heart failure clinical trials. Arch Intern Med (2002) 4.45
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The Society of Thoracic Surgeons 2008 cardiac surgery risk models: part 1--coronary artery bypass grafting surgery. Ann Thorac Surg (2009) 4.39
Consequences of inadequate sign-out for patient care. Arch Intern Med (2008) 4.39
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RIM1alpha forms a protein scaffold for regulating neurotransmitter release at the active zone. Nature (2002) 4.37
Trends in length of stay and short-term outcomes among Medicare patients hospitalized for heart failure, 1993-2006. JAMA (2010) 4.36
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