Published in Heart Vessels on March 18, 2011
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Characterization of the effect of serum bilirubin concentrations on coronary endothelial function via measurement of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol. Heart Vessels (2012) 0.80
Remodeling pattern is related to the degree of coronary plaque regression induced by pitavastatin: a sub-analysis of the TOGETHAR trial with intravascular ultrasound and coronary angioscopy. Heart Vessels (2014) 0.79
Contribution of apolipoprotein A-I to the reduction in high-sensitivity C-reactive protein levels by different statins: comparative study of pitavastatin and atorvastatin. Heart Vessels (2014) 0.79
Effect of the Kv1.3 voltage-gated potassium channel blocker PAP-1 on the initiation and progress of atherosclerosis in a rat model. Heart Vessels (2014) 0.76
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Qualitative and quantitative changes in coronary plaque associated with atorvastatin therapy. Circ J (2009) 1.56
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Association of leukocyte subtype counts with coronary atherosclerotic regression following pravastatin treatment. Am J Cardiol (2009) 1.00
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Intensive cholesterol-lowering therapy improves large artery elasticity in acute myocardial infarction patients. Heart Vessels (2009) 0.82
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Relation of change in apolipoprotein B/apolipoprotein A-I ratio to coronary plaque regression after Pravastatin treatment in patients with coronary artery disease. Am J Cardiol (2010) 0.76
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Effect of pravastatin on coronary plaque volume. Am J Cardiol (2003) 0.75
A trilogy of primary prevention statin trials. Panel discussion. Atheroscler Suppl (2007) 0.75
Nationwide public-access defibrillation in Japan. N Engl J Med (2010) 2.65
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Time-dependent effectiveness of chest compression-only and conventional cardiopulmonary resuscitation for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest of cardiac origin. Resuscitation (2010) 2.38
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Congenital dermoid cyst at the anterior fontanelle: neuroimaging before and after fontanelle closure. J Nippon Med Sch (2012) 1.97
Influence of serotonin transporter gene polymorphism on depressive symptoms and new cardiac events after acute myocardial infarction. Am Heart J (2005) 1.86
Retracted Regional cerebral oxygen saturation on hospital arrival is a potential novel predictor of neurological outcomes at hospital discharge in patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Resuscitation (2011) 1.78
Correlation between dry eye and rheumatoid arthritis activity. Am J Ophthalmol (2005) 1.68
Randomized trial of angiotensin II-receptor blocker vs. dihydropiridine calcium channel blocker in the treatment of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation with hypertension (J-RHYTHM II study). Europace (2010) 1.63
Reduced collateral circulation to the infarct-related artery in elderly patients with acute myocardial infarction. J Am Coll Cardiol (2004) 1.61
Adult murine skeletal muscle contains cells that can differentiate into beating cardiomyocytes in vitro. PLoS Biol (2005) 1.60
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Nationwide improvements in survival from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in Japan. Circulation (2012) 1.59
Low circulating CD34+ cell count is associated with poor prognosis in chronic hemodialysis patients. Kidney Int (2008) 1.58
Diffuse pulmonary hemorrhage as a fatal complication of Schönlein-Henoch purpura. J Dermatol (2007) 1.55
B7-H1-induced apoptosis as a mechanism of immune privilege of corneal allografts. J Immunol (2006) 1.52
Reduced effectiveness of vasopressin in repeated doses for patients undergoing prolonged cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Resuscitation (2009) 1.52
Regional cerebral oxygen saturation predicts poor neurological outcome in patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Resuscitation (2010) 1.47
Expression of Foxp2, a gene involved in speech and language, in the developing and adult striatum. J Neurosci Res (2003) 1.47
Thoracic aortic arteriosclerosis in patients with degenerative aortic stenosis with and without coexisting coronary artery disease. Ann Thorac Surg (2008) 1.45
Anomalous vertebral arteries in the extra- and intraosseous regions of the craniovertebral junction visualized by 3-dimensional computed tomographic angiography: analysis of 100 consecutive surgical cases and review of the literature. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2012) 1.45
Involvement of an essential gene, mviN, in murein synthesis in Escherichia coli. J Bacteriol (2008) 1.44
Long-term clinical outcome after surgical or percutaneous coronary revascularization in hemodialysis patients. Circ J (2014) 1.43
Effect of fluvastatin on progression of coronary atherosclerotic plaque evaluated by virtual histology intravascular ultrasound. JACC Cardiovasc Interv (2009) 1.43
Proteinuria and Reduced Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate Are Independent Risk Factors for Contrast-Induced Nephropathy After Cardiac Catheterization. Circ J (2015) 1.42
Assessment of lower limb ischemia with measurement of skin perfusion pressure in patients on hemodialysis. Ther Apher Dial (2007) 1.41
Multimarker approach to risk stratification for long-term mortality in patients on chronic hemodialysis. Circ J (2015) 1.41
Cervical dural arteriovenous fistula presenting with brainstem dysfunction: case report and review. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2006) 1.41
Isolated noncompaction of the ventricular myocardium in a 94-year-old patient: depiction at echocardiography and magnetic resonance imaging. Int J Cardiol (2007) 1.41
Severe immune thrombocytopenia possibly elicited by the anti-influenza viral agent peramivir. Intern Med (2014) 1.40
Xenon and nitrous oxide do not depress cardiac function in an isolated rat heart model. Can J Anaesth (2002) 1.40
A polymorphism in MAPKAPK3 affects response to interferon therapy for chronic hepatitis C. Gastroenterology (2009) 1.39
Myocardial protective effect of human atrial natriuretic Peptide in cardiac surgery. -hANP Shot” in clinical safety trial-. Circ J (2011) 1.39
Effect of catheter tip-tissue surface contact on three-dimensional left atrial and pulmonary vein geometries: potential anatomic distortion of 3D ultrasound, fast anatomical mapping, and merged 3D CT-derived images. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol (2012) 1.38
Optimal duration of dual antiplatelet therapy following treatment with the endeavor zotarolimus-eluting stent in real-world Japanese patients with coronary artery disease (OPERA): study design and rationale. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv (2013) 1.37
Identification of a developmentally regulated striatum-enriched zinc-finger gene, Nolz-1, in the mammalian brain. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2004) 1.34
Clarithromycin suppresses lipopolysaccharide-induced interleukin-8 production by human monocytes through AP-1 and NF-kappa B transcription factors. J Antimicrob Chemother (2002) 1.31
C5 palsy following anterior decompression and spinal fusion for cervical degenerative diseases. Eur Spine J (2010) 1.27
Non-dipping is a potent predictor of cardiovascular mortality and is associated with autonomic dysfunction in haemodialysis patients. Nephrol Dial Transplant (2003) 1.19
Double left anterior descending artery arising from the left and right coronary arteries: depiction at multidetector-row computed tomography. Int J Cardiol (2007) 1.18
Metastatic brain tumors from non-small cell lung cancer with EGFR mutations: distinguishing influence of exon 19 deletion on radiographic features. Lung Cancer (2012) 1.17
Immunological characteristics of amniotic epithelium. Cornea (2006) 1.17
Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: A review of the Japanese literature. Resuscitation (2010) 1.15
Early esophageal cancer can be detected by screening endoscopy assisted with narrow-band imaging (NBI). Hepatogastroenterology (2009) 1.14
Protection of the retina by rapid diffusion of hydrogen: administration of hydrogen-loaded eye drops in retinal ischemia-reperfusion injury. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci (2009) 1.13
Mannose-binding lectin gene polymorphism is a modulating factor in repeated respiratory infections. Chest (2004) 1.12
Dedifferentiated fat cells convert to cardiomyocyte phenotype and repair infarcted cardiac tissue in rats. J Mol Cell Cardiol (2009) 1.12
Does location of epicardial adipose tissue correspond to endocardial high dominant frequency or complex fractionated atrial electrogram sites during atrial fibrillation? Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol (2012) 1.12
Correlation of histology and molecular genetic analysis of 1p, 19q, 10q, TP53, EGFR, CDK4, and CDKN2A in 91 astrocytic and oligodendroglial tumors. Clin Cancer Res (2002) 1.10
Effect of Admission Glasgow Coma Scale Motor Score on Neurological Outcome in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Patients Receiving Therapeutic Hypothermia. Circ J (2015) 1.10
Prognostic value of reduced left ventricular ejection fraction at start of hemodialysis therapy on cardiovascular and all-cause mortality in end-stage renal disease patients. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol (2010) 1.09
Prognostic significance of the immunohistochemical index of survivin in glioma: a comparative study with the MIB-1 index. J Neurooncol (2005) 1.09
Impact of biomarkers of inflammation and extracellular matrix turnover on the outcome of atrial fibrillation ablation: importance of matrix metalloproteinase-2 as a predictor of atrial fibrillation recurrence. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol (2011) 1.08
Comments on "the role of the emergency department in acute heart failure clinical trials-Enriching patient identification and enrollment" by Collins et al. Am Heart J (2013) 1.08
Target temperature management for postcardiac arrest patients. Ther Hypothermia Temp Manag (2014) 1.08
Lymphoepithelial cyst of the pancreas associated with elevated CA 19-9 levels. J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Surg (2008) 1.07
Efficacy of multislice computed tomography for the detection of acute coronary syndrome in the emergency department. Circ J (2005) 1.07
Landiolol hydrochloride for prevention of atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass grafting: new evidence from the PASCAL trial. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2011) 1.06
Decreased airway expression of vascular endothelial growth factor in cigarette smoke-induced emphysema in mice and COPD patients. Inhal Toxicol (2008) 1.06
Identification of histological markers for malignant glioma by genome-wide expression analysis: dynein, alpha-PIX and sorcin. Acta Neuropathol (2005) 1.05
Suppression of Bcl-xL deamidation in human hepatocellular carcinomas. Cancer Res (2003) 1.05
Sirolimus-eluting stents vs bare metal stents for coronary intervention in Japanese patients with renal failure on hemodialysis. Circ J (2008) 1.04
Number of yellow plaques detected in a coronary artery is associated with future risk of acute coronary syndrome: detection of vulnerable patients by angioscopy. J Am Coll Cardiol (2006) 1.03
Impact of therapeutic hypothermia in the treatment of patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest from the J-PULSE-HYPO study registry. Circ J (2011) 1.03
Distal protection improved reperfusion and reduced left ventricular dysfunction in patients with acute myocardial infarction who had angioscopically defined ruptured plaque. Circulation (2005) 1.03
Association between epicardial adipose tissue volumes on 3-dimensional reconstructed CT images and recurrence of atrial fibrillation after catheter ablation. Circ J (2011) 1.02
Corneal endothelial cell damage by free radicals associated with ultrasound oscillation. Arch Ophthalmol (2008) 1.01
Association between prehospital time interval and short-term outcome in acute heart failure patients. J Card Fail (2011) 1.01
Rupture of a vertebral artery dissecting aneurysm developing immediately after trapping of a dissecting aneurysm on the contralateral vertebral artery: case report. Neurol Med Chir (Tokyo) (2009) 1.00
Expression of FOXP2 in the developing monkey forebrain: comparison with the expression of the genes FOXP1, PBX3, and MEIS2. J Comp Neurol (2008) 1.00
Deletion of Nrf2 leads to rapid progression of steatohepatitis in mice fed atherogenic plus high-fat diet. J Gastroenterol (2012) 1.00
Association of leukocyte subtype counts with coronary atherosclerotic regression following pravastatin treatment. Am J Cardiol (2009) 1.00