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Massage therapy for osteoarthritis of the knee: a randomized dose-finding trial. PLoS One (2012) 1.11

The Impact of Massage Therapy on Function in Pain Populations-A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials: Part III, Surgical Pain Populations. Pain Med (2016) 0.99

Effect of back massage intervention on anxiety, comfort, and physiologic responses in patients with congestive heart failure. J Altern Complement Med (2012) 0.94

The effect of lavender essential oil on anxiety level in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery: A double-blinded randomized clinical trial. Iran J Nurs Midwifery Res (2014) 0.92

Effect of massage on pain management for thoracic surgery patients. Int J Ther Massage Bodywork (2011) 0.91

The effectiveness of integrative medicine interventions on pain and anxiety in cardiovascular inpatients: a practice-based research evaluation. BMC Complement Altern Med (2014) 0.90

Durability of effect of massage therapy on blood pressure. Int J Prev Med (2013) 0.81

Development of a manualized protocol of massage therapy for clinical trials in osteoarthritis. Trials (2012) 0.81

The effects of massage therapy on multiple sclerosis patients' quality of life and leg function. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med (2014) 0.78

Measuring the effects of massage on exercise performance and cardiopulmonary response in children with and without heart disease: a pilot study. Int J Ther Massage Bodywork (2010) 0.78

Acupuncture provides short-term pain relief for patients in a total joint replacement program. Pain Med (2015) 0.77

Spontaneous normal sinus rhythm conversion using integrative medicine in atrial fibrillation. Glob Adv Health Med (2012) 0.75

The effect of massage therapy on occupational stress of Intensive Care Unit nurses. Iran J Nurs Midwifery Res (2015) 0.75

The perception of primiparous mothers of comfortable resources in labor pain (a qualitative study). Iran J Nurs Midwifery Res (2016) 0.75

The Effectiveness of Hand Massage on Pain in Critically Ill Patients After Cardiac Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial Protocol. JMIR Res Protoc (2016) 0.75

Comparing the effects of two Swedish massage techniques on the vital signs and anxiety of healthy women. Iran J Nurs Midwifery Res (2016) 0.75

Development of a Hospital-based Massage Therapy Course at an Academic Medical Center. Int J Ther Massage Bodywork (2015) 0.75

2014 AHA/ACC guideline for the management of patients with valvular heart disease: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines. J Am Coll Cardiol (2014) 7.41

Intensive intraoperative insulin therapy versus conventional glucose management during cardiac surgery: a randomized trial. Ann Intern Med (2007) 6.00

2014 AHA/ACC Guideline for the Management of Patients With Valvular Heart Disease: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines. Circulation (2014) 4.34

2014 AHA/ACC guideline for the management of patients with valvular heart disease: executive summary: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines. J Am Coll Cardiol (2014) 4.20

2014 AHA/ACC guideline for the management of patients with valvular heart disease: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2014) 3.59

Surgical treatment of cardiac papillary fibroelastoma: a single center experience with eighty-eight patients. Ann Thorac Surg (2005) 3.38

Reemergence of anaerobic bacteremia. Clin Infect Dis (2007) 3.28

Expert consensus document on the treatment of descending thoracic aortic disease using endovascular stent-grafts. Ann Thorac Surg (2008) 3.04

2014 AHA/ACC Guideline for the Management of Patients With Valvular Heart Disease: executive summary: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines. Circulation (2014) 2.91

The Cox maze III procedure for atrial fibrillation: long-term efficacy in patients undergoing lone versus concomitant procedures. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2003) 2.82

Incidence of aortic complications in patients with bicuspid aortic valves. JAMA (2011) 2.58

Simple risk models to predict surgical mortality in acute type A aortic dissection: the International Registry of Acute Aortic Dissection score. Ann Thorac Surg (2007) 2.44

Survival advantage and improved durability of mitral repair for leaflet prolapse subsets in the current era. Ann Thorac Surg (2006) 2.39

Disruptions in surgical flow and their relationship to surgical errors: an exploratory investigation. Surgery (2007) 2.32

Acute aortic syndromes and thoracic aortic aneurysm. Mayo Clin Proc (2009) 2.10

Ministernotomy versus conventional sternotomy for aortic valve replacement: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2008) 2.06

Development and evaluation of an observational tool for assessing surgical flow disruptions and their impact on surgical performance. World J Surg (2010) 2.06

The ARCH Projects: design and rationale (IAASSG 001). Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2013) 2.06

The influence of mechanical properties on wall stress and distensibility of the dilated ascending aorta. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2003) 2.05

Syncope Evaluation in the Emergency Department Study (SEEDS): a multidisciplinary approach to syncope management. Circulation (2004) 2.04

Noninfectious ascending aortitis: a case series of 64 patients. J Rheumatol (2009) 2.01

Surgical management of anomalous aortic origin of a coronary artery. Ann Thorac Surg (2009) 1.90

Ten-year experience with the Cox-maze procedure for atrial fibrillation: how do we define success? Ann Thorac Surg (2007) 1.88

Patient safety in the cardiac operating room: human factors and teamwork: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association. Circulation (2013) 1.86

Importance of refractory pain and hypertension in acute type B aortic dissection: insights from the International Registry of Acute Aortic Dissection (IRAD). Circulation (2010) 1.84

Identifying patients at particular risk of injury during repeat sternotomy: analysis of 2555 cardiac reoperations. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2010) 1.82

Severe symptomatic tricuspid valve regurgitation due to permanent pacemaker or implantable cardioverter-defibrillator leads. J Am Coll Cardiol (2005) 1.78

Validation of clinical scores predicting severe acute kidney injury after cardiac surgery. Am J Kidney Dis (2010) 1.75

Can late survival of patients with moderate ischemic mitral regurgitation be impacted by intervention on the valve? Ann Thorac Surg (2002) 1.73

Surgical correction of mitral regurgitation in the elderly: outcomes and recent improvements. Circulation (2006) 1.73

Long-term risk of aortic events following aortic valve replacement in patients with bicuspid aortic valves. Am J Cardiol (2010) 1.72

Identifying methods to improve heart surgery: an operative approach and strategy for implementation on an organizational level. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2008) 1.67

Thromboembolic complications after surgical correction of mitral regurgitation incidence, predictors, and clinical implications. J Am Coll Cardiol (2008) 1.66

Role and results of surgery in acute type B aortic dissection: insights from the International Registry of Acute Aortic Dissection (IRAD). Circulation (2006) 1.66

Novel NOTCH1 mutations in patients with bicuspid aortic valve disease and thoracic aortic aneurysms. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2007) 1.64

Altered patterns of gene expression distinguishing ascending aortic aneurysms from abdominal aortic aneurysms: complementary DNA expression profiling in the molecular characterization of aortic disease. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2003) 1.63

Aortic root enlargement: what are the operative risks? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2007) 1.59

Aortic valve replacement in patients aged 50 to 70 years: improved outcome with mechanical versus biologic prostheses. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2008) 1.56

Systolic anterior motion after mitral valve repair: is surgical intervention necessary? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2006) 1.55

Superiority of cut-and-sew technique for the Cox maze procedure: comparison with radiofrequency ablation. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2007) 1.54

Natural history of asymptomatic patients with normally functioning or minimally dysfunctional bicuspid aortic valve in the community. Circulation (2008) 1.53

Recurrent mitral regurgitation after repair: should the mitral valve be re-repaired? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2006) 1.53

Fifty years of open heart surgery at the Mayo Clinic. Mayo Clin Proc (2005) 1.52

Risk factors for leg harvest surgical site infections after coronary artery bypass graft surgery. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2003) 1.51

Is the "sterile cockpit" concept applicable to cardiovascular surgery critical intervals or critical events? The impact of protocol-driven communication during cardiopulmonary bypass. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2010) 1.51

Left atrial ganglion ablation as an adjunct to atrial fibrillation surgery in valvular heart disease. Ann Thorac Surg (2011) 1.51

Delayed paraplegia after thoracic and thoracoabdominal aneurysm repair: a continuing risk. Ann Thorac Surg (2003) 1.51

Robotic mitral valve repair for all prolapse subsets using techniques identical to open valvuloplasty: establishing the benchmark against which percutaneous interventions should be judged. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2011) 1.51

Improving cardiac surgical care: a work systems approach. Appl Ergon (2010) 1.49

Descending aortic diameter of 5.5 cm or greater is not an accurate predictor of acute type B aortic dissection. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2011) 1.49

Spectrum and outcome of reoperations after the Ross procedure. Circulation (2010) 1.47

Surgical management of descending thoracic aortic disease: open and endovascular approaches: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association. Circulation (2010) 1.47

Surgery for aneurysms of the aortic root: a 30-year experience. Circulation (2004) 1.45

Intermediate-term results of ascending-descending posterior pericardial bypass of complex aortic coarctation. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2007) 1.44

A prospective, randomized comparison of 3 contemporary bioprosthetic aortic valves: should hemodynamic performance influence device selection? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2012) 1.44

Surgery for aortic dilatation in patients with bicuspid aortic valves: A statement of clarification from the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2015) 1.42

Marfan syndrome-diagnosis and management. Curr Probl Cardiol (2008) 1.41

Role of age in acute type A aortic dissection outcome: report from the International Registry of Acute Aortic Dissection (IRAD). J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2010) 1.41

What is the optimal myocardial preservation strategy at re-operation for aortic valve replacement in the presence of a patent internal thoracic artery? Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2011) 1.40

Replacement of the infected composite aortic root prosthesis. Ann Thorac Surg (2011) 1.39

Doppler echocardiography of 240 normal Carpentier-Edwards Duraflex porcine mitral bioprostheses: a comprehensive assessment including time velocity integral ratio and prosthesis performance index. J Am Soc Echocardiogr (2009) 1.39

Comment on "a randomized trial of massage therapy after heart surgery". Heart Lung (2010) 1.37

The risk factors for deep and superficial chest surgical-site infections after coronary artery bypass graft surgery are different. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2002) 1.36

Low dose nesiritide and the preservation of renal function in patients with renal dysfunction undergoing cardiopulmonary-bypass surgery: a double-blind placebo-controlled pilot study. Circulation (2007) 1.34

Relevance of influenza a virus detection by PCR, shell vial assay, and tube cell culture to rapid reporting procedures. J Clin Microbiol (2006) 1.29

Ischaemic nephropathy secondary to atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis: clinical and histopathological correlates. Nephrol Dial Transplant (2010) 1.28

Early thrombosis risk in patients with biologic valves in the aortic position. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2011) 1.24

Noninvasive, quantitative assessment of left ventricular function in ischemic cardiomyopathy. J Surg Res (2004) 1.24

Pericardial effusion after cardiac surgery: risk factors, patient profiles, and contemporary management. Ann Thorac Surg (2010) 1.24

Risk of repeat mitral valve replacement for failed mitral valve prostheses. Ann Thorac Surg (2004) 1.23

Effect of massage therapy on pain, anxiety, and tension in cardiac surgical patients: a pilot study. Complement Ther Clin Pract (2009) 1.23

Coronary revascularization in the community. A population-based study, 1990 to 2004. J Am Coll Cardiol (2007) 1.21

Early surgery is recommended for mitral regurgitation. Circulation (2010) 1.19

Altered left ventricular geometry changes the border zone temporal distribution of stress in an experimental model of left ventricular aneurysm: a finite element model study. Circulation (2002) 1.18

Penetrating atherosclerotic ulcer of the descending thoracic aorta and arch. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2004) 1.17

Postcardiac surgical cognitive impairment in the aged using diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging. Ann Thorac Surg (2007) 1.14

Vascular abnormalities in primary amyloidosis. Eur Heart J (2007) 1.13

Surgical treatment of saphenous vein graft aneurysms after coronary artery revascularization. Ann Thorac Surg (2009) 1.13

Mechanical properties of dilated human ascending aorta. Ann Biomed Eng (2002) 1.12

Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm of the biliary tract: a real disease? HPB (Oxford) (2009) 1.10

Unruptured sinus of Valsalva aneurysm involving all three sinuses. Ann Thorac Surg (2011) 1.10

Development and pilot evaluation of a preoperative briefing protocol for cardiovascular surgery. J Am Coll Surg (2009) 1.07

Comparison of coronary revascularization procedures in octogenarians: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Nat Clin Pract Cardiovasc Med (2008) 1.07

The benefits of early valve replacement in asymptomatic patients with severe aortic stenosis. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2007) 1.07

Frequency of extrapancreatic neoplasms in intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm of the pancreas: implications for management. Ann Surg (2010) 1.06

The demise of aprotinin: our share of the blame. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2008) 1.06

Pancreatoduodenectomy for ductal adenocarcinoma: implications of positive margin on survival. Arch Surg (2010) 1.06

Detection of left ventricular systolic dysfunction in cardiac amyloidosis with strain rate echocardiography. J Am Soc Echocardiogr (2007) 1.05

Evidence of impaired left ventricular systolic function by Doppler myocardial imaging in patients with systemic amyloidosis and no evidence of cardiac involvement by standard two-dimensional and Doppler echocardiography. Am J Cardiol (2008) 1.05

Cardiotropin-1 and myocardial strain change heterogeneously in cardiomyopathy. J Surg Res (2007) 1.05

Should the proximal arch be routinely replaced in patients with bicuspid aortic valve disease and ascending aortic aneurysm? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2010) 1.04

Deep hypothermic circulatory arrest is not a risk factor for acute kidney injury in thoracic aortic surgery. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2010) 1.04

Reinfection after two-stage revision for periprosthetic infection of total knee arthroplasty. Int Orthop (2011) 1.03

Autologous stem cell transplant after heart transplant for light chain (Al) amyloid cardiomyopathy. J Heart Lung Transplant (2008) 1.03

Tricuspid regurgitation in patients undergoing pericardiectomy for constrictive pericarditis. Ann Thorac Surg (2008) 1.03

Prognostic implications of preoperative atrial fibrillation in patients undergoing aortic valve replacement: is there an argument for concomitant arrhythmia surgery? Ann Thorac Surg (2006) 1.01