Published in Eur J Cardiothorac Surg on February 25, 2011
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Phosphodiesterase-5 inhibition prevents postcardiopulmonary bypass acute kidney injury in swine. Ann Thorac Surg (2011) 1.46
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Mild renal dysfunction in patients undergoing cardiac surgery as a new risk factor for EuroSCORE. Heart (2010) 1.40
Saphenous vein harvest with the Mayo extraluminal dissector: is endothelial function preserved? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2008) 1.39
Orally administered penicillamine is a potent inhibitor of neointimal and medial thickening in porcine saphenous vein-carotid artery interposition grafts. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2007) 1.39
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Increased perioperative mortality following aprotinin withdrawal: a real-world analysis of blood management strategies in adult cardiac surgery. Intensive Care Med (2013) 1.37
Increased mortality, morbidity, and cost associated with red blood cell transfusion after cardiac surgery. Curr Opin Cardiol (2008) 1.34
Propofol is cardioprotective in a clinically relevant model of normothermic blood cardioplegic arrest and cardiopulmonary bypass. Exp Biol Med (Maywood) (2005) 1.24
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Does oxidative stress change ceruloplasmin from a protective to a vasculopathic factor? Atherosclerosis (2006) 1.15
Increased mortality, morbidity, and cost associated with red blood cell transfusion after cardiac surgery. Curr Opin Anaesthesiol (2008) 1.14
Analysis of cannabis seizures in NSW, Australia: cannabis potency and cannabinoid profile. PLoS One (2013) 1.12
Pharmacological therapies for the prevention of acute kidney injury following cardiac surgery: a systematic review. Heart Fail Rev (2011) 1.12
Myocardial protection with intermittent cold blood during aortic valve operation: antegrade versus retrograde delivery. Ann Thorac Surg (2003) 1.11
Iloprost inhibits superoxide formation and gp91phox expression induced by the thromboxane A2 analogue U46619, 8-isoprostane F2alpha, prostaglandin F2alpha, cytokines and endotoxin in the pig pulmonary artery. Br J Pharmacol (2004) 1.10
Beating heart against cardioplegic arrest studies (BHACAS 1 and 2): quality of life at mid-term follow-up in two randomised controlled trials. Eur Heart J (2004) 1.10
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A statherin and calcium enriched layer at the air interface of human parotid saliva. Biochem J (2005) 1.06
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A case of primary cardiac lymphoma: analysis of the role of echocardiography in early diagnosis. Echocardiography (2007) 1.04
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Long-term reduction of medial and intimal thickening in porcine saphenous vein grafts with a polyglactin biodegradable external sheath. J Vasc Surg (2004) 1.01
Predictive models for kidney disease: improving global outcomes (KDIGO) defined acute kidney injury in UK cardiac surgery. Crit Care (2014) 1.00
Reactive oxygen species, vascular disease and cardiovascular surgery. Curr Vasc Pharmacol (2004) 0.99
Effect of hydrogen sulphide-donating sildenafil (ACS6) on erectile function and oxidative stress in rabbit isolated corpus cavernosum and in hypertensive rats. BJU Int (2009) 0.98
Sildenafil citrate and sildenafil nitrate (NCX 911) are potent inhibitors of superoxide formation and gp91phox expression in porcine pulmonary artery endothelial cells. Br J Pharmacol (2005) 0.98
Differential gene expression in mouse primary hepatocytes exposed to the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha agonists. BMC Bioinformatics (2006) 0.98
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Transcriptomic analysis of patients with tetralogy of Fallot reveals the effect of chronic hypoxia on myocardial gene expression. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2010) 0.98
Bedside tool for predicting the risk of postoperative atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery: the POAF score. J Am Heart Assoc (2014) 0.96
Concise review: MicroRNAs as modulators of stem cells and angiogenesis. Stem Cells (2014) 0.95
Effect of sildenafil citrate and a nitric oxide donating sildenafil derivative, NCX 911, on cavernosal relaxation and superoxide formation in hypercholesterolaemic rabbits. Eur J Pharmacol (2005) 0.95
Treatment options for contagious ovine digital dermatitis. Vet Rec (2011) 0.95
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The effect of diabetes mellitus on patients undergoing coronary surgery: a risk-adjusted analysis. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2006) 0.92
On the biology of saphenous vein grafts fitted with external synthetic sheaths and stents. Biomaterials (2006) 0.92
An open randomized controlled trial of median sternotomy versus anterolateral left thoracotomy on morbidity and health care resource use in patients having off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery: the Sternotomy Versus Thoracotomy (STET) trial. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2012) 0.92
Superoxide auto-augments superoxide formation and upregulates gp91(phox) expression in porcine pulmonary artery endothelial cells: inhibition by iloprost. Eur J Pharmacol (2006) 0.92
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Predictors of new malignant ventricular arrhythmias after coronary surgery: a case-control study. J Am Coll Cardiol (2004) 0.90
Transforming growth factor-beta is activated by plasmin and inhibits smooth muscle cell death in human saphenous vein. J Vasc Res (2005) 0.90
A randomized trial of an external Dacron sheath for the prevention of vein graft disease: the Extent study. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2007) 0.90
Systemic inflammatory response after endoluminal stenting of the descending thoracic aorta. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg (2007) 0.89