Published in Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes on February 08, 2011
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US trends in prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension, 1988-2008. JAMA (2010) 13.94
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Cigarette smoking among adults and trends in smoking cessation - United States, 2008. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep (2009) 6.04
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Current status and outcomes of coronary revascularization 1999 to 2002: 148,396 surgical and percutaneous procedures. Ann Thorac Surg (2004) 1.17
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Temporal changes in coronary revascularization procedures, outcomes, and costs in the bare-metal stent and drug-eluting stent eras: results from the US Medicare program. Circulation (2009) 1.07
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Changes in patterns of coronary revascularization strategies for patients with acute coronary syndromes (from the CRUSADE Quality Improvement Initiative). Am J Cardiol (2007) 0.96
A case against low-volume percutaneous coronary intervention centers. Circulation (2009) 0.90
Trends in percutaneous coronary interventions in new South Wales, Australia. Int J Environ Res Public Health (2009) 0.82
The immediate impact of the Clinical Outcomes Utilizing Revascularization and Aggressive Drug Evaluation (COURAGE) trial on the management of stable angina. Clin Cardiol (2009) 0.81
Nationwide trends in the utilization of multivessel percutaneous coronary intervention (MVPCI) in the United States across different gender and ethnicities. J Interv Cardiol (2009) 0.81
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A primer and comparative review of major US mortality databases. Ann Epidemiol (2002) 6.59
Microsatellites are preferentially associated with nonrepetitive DNA in plant genomes. Nat Genet (2002) 5.98
Accuracy and completeness of mortality data in the Department of Veterans Affairs. Popul Health Metr (2006) 4.04
Two brief alcohol-screening tests From the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT): validation in a female Veterans Affairs patient population. Arch Intern Med (2003) 3.45
Racial differences in diabetic nephropathy, cardiovascular disease, and mortality in a national population of veterans. Diabetes Care (2003) 3.19
The relationship between repeated epidural steroid injections and subsequent opioid use and lumbar surgery. Arch Phys Med Rehabil (2008) 2.29
Coronary artery wall shear stress is associated with progression and transformation of atherosclerotic plaque and arterial remodeling in patients with coronary artery disease. Circulation (2011) 2.27
Elevated prevalence of hepatitis C infection in users of United States veterans medical centers. Hepatology (2005) 2.21
Pilot randomized clinical trial of prehospital induction of mild hypothermia in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients with a rapid infusion of 4 degrees C normal saline. Circulation (2007) 2.18
Extreme population-dependent linkage disequilibrium detected in an inbreeding plant species, Hordeum vulgare. Genetics (2005) 2.13
Control of flowering time in temperate cereals: genes, domestication, and sustainable productivity. J Exp Bot (2007) 2.10
Trajectories of kidney function decline in the 2 years before initiation of long-term dialysis. Am J Kidney Dis (2012) 2.10
From mutations to MAGIC: resources for gene discovery, validation and delivery in crop plants. Curr Opin Plant Biol (2008) 2.10
Prognostic implications of the urinary albumin to creatinine ratio in veterans of different ages with diabetes. Arch Intern Med (2010) 2.03
Methods for linkage disequilibrium mapping in crops. Trends Plant Sci (2007) 2.00
The patient-centered medical home in the Veterans Health Administration. Am J Manag Care (2013) 1.99
Computer-based rhythm diagnosis and its possible influence on nonexpert electrocardiogram readers. J Electrocardiol (2011) 1.99
Cerebral Performance Category and long-term prognosis following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Crit Care Med (2013) 1.97
Posttraumatic stress disorder in female veterans: association with self-reported health problems and functional impairment. Arch Intern Med (2004) 1.94
Retention in methadone maintenance drug treatment for prescription-type opioid primary users compared to heroin users. Addiction (2009) 1.88
The prevalence of knee pain and symptomatic knee osteoarthritis among veteran traumatic amputees and nonamputees. Arch Phys Med Rehabil (2005) 1.81
Prediction of the localization of high-risk coronary atherosclerotic plaques on the basis of low endothelial shear stress: an intravascular ultrasound and histopathology natural history study. Circulation (2008) 1.74
Screening for post-traumatic stress disorder in female Veteran's Affairs patients: validation of the PTSD checklist. Gen Hosp Psychiatry (2002) 1.65
A case-control study of endoscopy and mortality from adenocarcinoma of the esophagus or gastric cardia in persons with GERD. Gastrointest Endosc (2003) 1.63
Population-based resequencing reveals that the flowering time adaptation of cultivated barley originated east of the Fertile Crescent. Mol Biol Evol (2008) 1.61
A comparison of sequence-based polymorphism and haplotype content in transcribed and anonymous regions of the barley genome. Genome (2004) 1.61
Impact of combat deployment and posttraumatic stress disorder on newly reported coronary heart disease among US active duty and reserve forces. Circulation (2014) 1.57
Impact of rapid ventricular pacing during percutaneous balloon aortic valvuloplasty in patients with critical aortic stenosis: should we be using it? Catheter Cardiovasc Interv (2010) 1.57
Expert consensus statement on the use of fractional flow reserve, intravascular ultrasound, and optical coherence tomography: a consensus statement of the Society of Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv (2013) 1.56
Active surface cooling protocol to induce mild therapeutic hypothermia after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a retrospective before-and-after comparison in a single hospital. Crit Care Med (2009) 1.54
Retrograde versus antegrade percutaneous aortic balloon valvuloplasty: immediate, short- and long-term outcome at 2 years. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv (2009) 1.54
Health extension in new Mexico: an academic health center and the social determinants of disease. Ann Fam Med (2010) 1.52
Effects of ethnicity and nephropathy on lower-extremity amputation risk among diabetic veterans. Diabetes Care (2003) 1.49
The impact of financial incentives on physician productivity in medical groups. Health Serv Res (2002) 1.47
The complex origins of domesticated crops in the Fertile Crescent. Trends Ecol Evol (2008) 1.46
Changing volumes, risk profiles, and outcomes of coronary artery bypass grafting and percutaneous coronary interventions. Ann Thorac Surg (2009) 1.45
Current operator volumes of invasive coronary procedures in Medicare patients: implications for future manpower needs in the catheterization laboratory. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv (2012) 1.44
A "health commons" approach to oral health for low-income populations in a rural state. Am J Public Health (2002) 1.43
Left ventricular end-diastolic pressure as an independent predictor of outcome during balloon aortic valvuloplasty. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv (2013) 1.43
Transforming the delivery of care in the post-health reform era: what role will community health workers play? Am J Public Health (2011) 1.43
Occupational health hazards of interventional cardiologists in the current decade: Results of the 2014 SCAI membership survey. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv (2015) 1.42
Estimating risk of alcohol dependence using alcohol screening scores. Drug Alcohol Depend (2009) 1.42
The Health Commons and care of New Mexico's uninsured. Ann Fam Med (2006) 1.40
The failure of years of experience with electrocardiographic transmission from paramedics to the hospital emergency department to reduce the delay from door to primary coronary intervention below the 90-minute threshold during acute myocardial infarction. J Electrocardiol (2006) 1.38
Rapid-exchange guide catheter extension for extending the reach of an AL3 guide in a patient with a long, dilated ascending aorta. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv (2012) 1.38
From theory to practice: implementation of pre-hospital electrocardiogram transmission in ST-elevation myocardial infarction - a multicenter experience. J Invasive Cardiol (2010) 1.38
Sequence polymorphism in polyploid wheat and their d-genome diploid ancestor. Genetics (2004) 1.30
Pilot study of rapid infusion of 2 L of 4 degrees C normal saline for induction of mild hypothermia in hospitalized, comatose survivors of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Circulation (2005) 1.29
Detection of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) using isothermal amplification of target DNA sequences. BMC Biotechnol (2009) 1.25
Predicting risk of hospitalization or death among patients receiving primary care in the Veterans Health Administration. Med Care (2013) 1.22
Winter respiratory viruses and health care use: a population-based study in the northwest United States. Clin Infect Dis (2003) 1.22
Natural history of experimental coronary atherosclerosis and vascular remodeling in relation to endothelial shear stress: a serial, in vivo intravascular ultrasound study. Circulation (2010) 1.19
Problem-based learning of research skills. J Electrocardiol (2005) 1.15
Community health workers and medicaid managed care in New Mexico. J Community Health (2012) 1.15
Strengthening the oral health safety net: delivery models that improve access to oral health care for uninsured and underserved populations. Am J Public Health (2004) 1.14
Diabetes-related utilization and costs for inpatient and outpatient services in the Veterans Administration. Diabetes Care (2004) 1.14
The association of sex and payer status on management and subsequent survival in acute myocardial infarction. Arch Intern Med (2002) 1.14
Effect of patient activation on self-management in patients with heart failure. J Cardiovasc Nurs (2012) 1.13
Comparative sequence analysis of the region harboring the hardness locus in barley and its colinear region in rice. Plant Physiol (2004) 1.11
Augmented expression and activity of extracellular matrix-degrading enzymes in regions of low endothelial shear stress colocalize with coronary atheromata with thin fibrous caps in pigs. Circulation (2011) 1.11
Risk factors for nonfatal overdose at Seattle-area syringe exchanges. J Urban Health (2011) 1.10
Association mapping of partitioning loci in barley. BMC Genet (2008) 1.10
Diabetes and renal disease in veterans. Diabetes Care (2004) 1.08
A "health commons" approach to oral health for low-income populations in a rural state. Am J Public Health (2008) 1.08
Appropriateness of percutaneous coronary interventions in Washington State. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes (2012) 1.06
Predictors of wound complications after laryngectomy: A study of over 2000 patients. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg (2004) 1.03
Diabetes in nonveterans, veterans, and veterans receiving Department of Veterans Affairs health care. Diabetes Care (2004) 1.02
Differentiating ST elevation myocardial infarction and nonischemic causes of ST elevation by analyzing the presenting electrocardiogram. Am J Cardiol (2008) 1.02
Regions of low endothelial shear stress are the sites where coronary plaque progresses and vascular remodelling occurs in humans: an in vivo serial study. Eur Heart J (2007) 1.02
Genotyping by RAD sequencing enables mapping of fatty acid composition traits in perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne (L.)). Plant Biotechnol J (2013) 1.01
Multisociety (AATS, ACCF, SCAI, and STS) expert consensus statement: operator and institutional requirements for transcatheter valve repair and replacement, part 1: transcatheter aortic valve replacement. J Am Coll Cardiol (2012) 1.01
Alcohol screening and risk of postoperative complications in male VA patients undergoing major non-cardiac surgery. J Gen Intern Med (2011) 0.99
Barley: a translational model for adaptation to climate change. New Phytol (2015) 0.98
Survival of veterans with sleep apnea: continuous positive airway pressure versus surgery. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg (2004) 0.98
Predicting risk of hospitalization or death among patients with heart failure in the veterans health administration. Am J Cardiol (2012) 0.96
Race, treatment, and survival of veterans with cancer of the distal esophagus and gastric cardia. Med Care (2002) 0.96
Time-dependent predictors of primary cardiac arrest in patients with acute myocardial infarction. Am J Cardiol (2003) 0.96
Rht-1 and Ppd-D1 associations with height, GA sensitivity, and days to heading in a worldwide bread wheat collection. Theor Appl Genet (2013) 0.96
Servicemembers and veterans with major traumatic limb loss from Vietnam war and OIF/OEF conflicts: survey methods, participants, and summary findings. J Rehabil Res Dev (2010) 0.96
Drug-eluting stent task force: final report and recommendations of the working committees on cost-effectiveness/economics, access to care, and medicolegal issues. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv (2004) 0.94
Haplotype dictionary for the Rht-1 loci in wheat. Theor Appl Genet (2013) 0.94
Declining mortality following acute myocardial infarction in the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care System. BMC Cardiovasc Disord (2009) 0.93
Attenuation of inflammation and expansive remodeling by Valsartan alone or in combination with Simvastatin in high-risk coronary atherosclerotic plaques. Atherosclerosis (2008) 0.93
Multisociety (AATS, ACCF, SCAI, and STS) expert consensus statement: operator and institutional requirements for transcatheter valve repair and replacement, part 1: transcatheter aortic valve replacement. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2012) 0.93
Glycemic and lipid control among patients with diabetes at six U.S. public hospitals. J Health Care Poor Underserved (2008) 0.92
Clopidogrel and long-term outcomes after stent implantation for acute coronary syndrome. Am Heart J (2007) 0.92
Risk for addiction-related disorders following mild traumatic brain injury in a large cohort of active-duty U.S. airmen. Am J Psychiatry (2013) 0.92
Depression and incident lower limb amputations in veterans with diabetes. J Diabetes Complications (2010) 0.91
Posttraumatic stress disorder screening status is associated with increased VA medical and surgical utilization in women. J Gen Intern Med (2006) 0.90
The epidemiology of lower-extremity disease in veterans with diabetes. Diabetes Care (2004) 0.90
Challenges in merging Medicaid and Medicare databases to obtain healthcare costs for dual-eligible beneficiaries: using diabetes as an example. Pharmacoeconomics (2009) 0.90
Comparison of role of early (less than six hours) to later (more than six hours) or no cardiac catheterization after resuscitation from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Am J Cardiol (2011) 0.90
Molecular, phylogenetic and comparative genomic analysis of the cytokinin oxidase/dehydrogenase gene family in the Poaceae. Plant Biotechnol J (2011) 0.89
Regulation of heparanase expression in coronary artery disease in diabetic, hyperlipidemic swine. Atherosclerosis (2010) 0.89
Evolutionary history of barley cultivation in Europe revealed by genetic analysis of extant landraces. BMC Evol Biol (2011) 0.88
Constructing plant radiation hybrid panels. Plant J (2002) 0.88
Multisociety (AATS, ACCF, SCAI, and STS) expert consensus statement: operator and institutional requirements for transcatheter valve repair and replacement, Part 1: transcatheter aortic valve replacement. Ann Thorac Surg (2012) 0.87