Published in Circulation on June 07, 2010
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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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A multicenter study of the coding accuracy of hospital discharge administrative data for patients admitted to cardiac care units in Ontario. Am Heart J (2002) 4.65
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Thiazolidinediones and cardiovascular outcomes in older patients with diabetes. JAMA (2007) 4.25
Warfarin use and the risk for stroke and bleeding in patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing dialysis. Circulation (2014) 3.78
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Association of timing of surgery for hip fracture and patient outcomes. JAMA (2004) 3.51
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Deriving ethnic-specific BMI cutoff points for assessing diabetes risk. Diabetes Care (2011) 2.87
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Use of fibrates in the United States and Canada. JAMA (2011) 2.82
Prevalence, predictors, and outcomes of primary nonadherence after acute myocardial infarction. Circulation (2008) 2.76
Automated variable selection methods for logistic regression produced unstable models for predicting acute myocardial infarction mortality. J Clin Epidemiol (2004) 2.69
Association of temporal trends in risk factors and treatment uptake with coronary heart disease mortality, 1994-2005. JAMA (2010) 2.61
Care and outcomes of patients newly hospitalized for heart failure in the community treated by cardiologists compared with other specialists. Circulation (2003) 2.61
Administrative Data Feedback for Effective Cardiac Treatment: AFFECT, a cluster randomized trial. JAMA (2005) 2.54
Revisiting Rose: strategies for reducing coronary heart disease. BMJ (2006) 2.53
Culprit vessel percutaneous coronary intervention versus multivessel and staged percutaneous coronary intervention for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction patients with multivessel disease. JACC Cardiovasc Interv (2010) 2.51
Association of hospital spending intensity with mortality and readmission rates in Ontario hospitals. JAMA (2012) 2.47
Body size, mammographic density, and breast cancer risk. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev (2006) 2.44
Risk factors for cardiovascular disease in homeless adults. Circulation (2005) 2.44
Safety and efficacy of drug-eluting and bare metal stents: comprehensive meta-analysis of randomized trials and observational studies. Circulation (2009) 2.40
Proliferation of prenatal ultrasonography. CMAJ (2010) 2.33
Effects of contemporary troponin assay sensitivity on the utility of the early markers myoglobin and CKMB isoforms in evaluating patients with possible acute myocardial infarction. Clin Chim Acta (2007) 2.31
The use of the propensity score for estimating treatment effects: administrative versus clinical data. Stat Med (2005) 2.31
Improved outcomes with early collaborative care of ambulatory heart failure patients discharged from the emergency department. Circulation (2010) 2.29
IScore: a risk score to predict death early after hospitalization for an acute ischemic stroke. Circulation (2011) 2.29
Sex differences in carotid endarterectomy outcomes: results from the Ontario Carotid Endarterectomy Registry. Stroke (2003) 2.28
Comparison of provincial prescription drug plans and the impact on patients' annual drug expenditures. CMAJ (2008) 2.23
The potential economic impact of restricted access to angiotensin-receptor blockers. CMAJ (2011) 2.22
Trends in risk factors for cardiovascular disease in Canada: temporal, socio-demographic and geographic factors. CMAJ (2009) 2.16
Effect of cardiac and noncardiac conditions on survival after defibrillator implantation. J Am Coll Cardiol (2007) 2.15
Bundle branch block patterns and long-term outcomes in heart failure. Int J Cardiol (2010) 2.07
Aspirin use and outcomes in a community-based cohort of 7352 patients discharged after first hospitalization for heart failure. Circulation (2006) 2.05
Cardiovascular complications and mortality after diabetes diagnosis for South Asian and Chinese patients: a population-based cohort study. Diabetes Care (2013) 2.04
Effectiveness and efficiency of different guidelines on statin treatment for preventing deaths from coronary heart disease: modelling study. BMJ (2006) 2.03
Prevalence and extent of obstructive coronary artery disease among patients undergoing elective coronary catheterization in New York State and Ontario. JAMA (2013) 2.03
Use of niacin in the United States and Canada. JAMA Intern Med (2013) 2.02
Long-term trends in use of and expenditures for cardiovascular medications in Canada. CMAJ (2009) 2.02
The striking effect of the Heart Outcomes Prevention Evaluation (HOPE) on ramipril prescribing in Ontario. CMAJ (2003) 1.94
Life expectancy after an index hospitalization for patients with heart failure: a population-based study. Am Heart J (2008) 1.92
Lifetime analysis of hospitalizations and survival of patients newly admitted with heart failure. Circ Heart Fail (2012) 1.92
Comparison of cardiovascular risk profiles among ethnic groups using population health surveys between 1996 and 2007. CMAJ (2010) 1.85
Mortality in Medicare beneficiaries following coronary artery bypass graft surgery in states with and without certificate of need regulation. JAMA (2002) 1.85
Use of ezetimibe in the United States and Canada. N Engl J Med (2008) 1.85
Association of proton pump inhibitor use on cardiovascular outcomes with clopidogrel and ticagrelor: insights from the platelet inhibition and patient outcomes trial. Circulation (2012) 1.84
A risk score to predict in-hospital mortality for percutaneous coronary interventions. J Am Coll Cardiol (2006) 1.84
Risk score for predicting long-term mortality after coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Circulation (2012) 1.83
Early deaths in patients with heart failure discharged from the emergency department: a population-based analysis. Circ Heart Fail (2010) 1.83
Sex differences in implantable cardioverter-defibrillator outcomes: findings from a prospective defibrillator database. Ann Intern Med (2012) 1.80
Regional differences in process of care and outcomes for older acute myocardial infarction patients in the United States and Ontario, Canada. Circulation (2006) 1.78
Diuretic dose and long-term outcomes in elderly patients with heart failure after hospitalization. Am Heart J (2010) 1.76
Geography and service supply do not explain socioeconomic gradients in angiography use after acute myocardial infarction. CMAJ (2003) 1.76
Effects of radial versus femoral artery access in patients with acute coronary syndromes with or without ST-segment elevation. J Am Coll Cardiol (2012) 1.73
Impact of the choice of benchmark on the conclusions of hospital report cards. Am Heart J (2004) 1.72
Hospitalization rates and length of stay for cardiovascular conditions in Canada, 1994 to 1999. Can J Cardiol (2003) 1.71
Emergency department triage of acute myocardial infarction patients and the effect on outcomes. Ann Emerg Med (2009) 1.71
Inpatient smoking-cessation counseling and all-cause mortality in patients with acute myocardial infarction. Am Heart J (2007) 1.69
The identification and development of Canadian coronary artery bypass graft surgery quality indicators. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2005) 1.68
The effect of a charted history of depression on emergency department triage and outcomes in patients with acute myocardial infarction. CMAJ (2011) 1.66
Population rates of cardiac catheterization and yield of high-risk coronary artery disease. CMAJ (2005) 1.64