Published in Ann Thorac Surg on December 01, 2010
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Comparison of human cardiac gene expression profiles in paired samples of right atrium and left ventricle collected in vivo. Physiol Genomics (2011) 0.82
A simple score to assess mortality risk in patients waiting for coronary artery bypass grafting. Ann Thorac Surg (2006) 0.81
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Sustained heparin effect contributes to reduced plasma thrombin generation capacity early after cardiac surgery. Thromb Res (2012) 0.77
High density sphere culture of adult cardiac cells increases the levels of cardiac and progenitor markers and shows signs of vasculogenesis. Biomed Res Int (2012) 0.76
Cell salvage of cardiotomy suction blood improves the balance between pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines after cardiac surgery. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2013) 0.76
Pulmonary hemodynamics as predictors of mortality in patients awaiting lung transplantation. Transpl Int (2007) 0.76
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Intravital fluorescent microscopic evaluation of bacterial cellulose as scaffold for vascular grafts. J Biomed Mater Res A (2010) 0.75
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Stuck mechanical tricuspid valve prosthesis: the valve that does not move. Circulation (2012) 0.75
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The relationship between mixed venous and regional venous oxygen saturation during cardiopulmonary bypass. Perfusion (2002) 0.75
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The relationship between ASAT, CKMB, troponin-T and mortality after cardiac surgery. Scand Cardiovasc J (2007) 0.75
[Free trade agreements make the drugs more expensive]. Lakartidningen (2010) 0.75
Carotid sinus massage in the echocardiography laboratory. Echocardiography (2013) 0.75
Heart failure following creation of an arteriovenous fistula for hemodialysis. Echocardiography (2013) 0.75
Tumor necrosis factor gene polymorphisms and inflammatory response in coronary artery bypass grafting patients. Scand Cardiovasc J (2004) 0.75
Defend the human rights of the Ebola victims! Trop Doct (2002) 0.75
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Intermittent entrapment of a prosthetic mitral valve disc: what you see is not what you get. Circulation (2014) 0.75
Increased arterial stiffness in cyclosporine-treated lung transplant recipients early after transplantation. Clin Transplant (2004) 0.75
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