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The role of F18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography in identifying patients at high risk for lethal arrhythmias from cardiac sarcoidosis and the use of serial scanning to guide therapy. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging (2013) 0.77

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Comparison of coronary sinus morphology in patients with and without atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia by intracardiac echocardiography. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol (2004) 1.46

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Increases in P-wave dispersion predict postoperative atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Anesth Analg (2004) 1.19

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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

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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

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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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Detection of coronary plaque by computed tomography with a novel plaque analysis system, 'Plaque Map', and comparison with intravascular ultrasound and angioscopy. Circ J (2005) 0.99

Comparison of nifedipine retard with angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors in Japanese hypertensive patients with coronary artery disease: the Japan Multicenter Investigation for Cardiovascular Diseases-B (JMIC-B) randomized trial. Hypertens Res (2004) 0.98

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A haplotype of the CYP4F2 gene is associated with cerebral infarction in Japanese men. Am J Hypertens (2008) 0.96

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Fifteen years of experience with ATS mechanical heart valve prostheses. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2009) 0.96

Phase III clinical pharmacology study of tolvaptan. Cardiovasc Drugs Ther (2011) 0.96

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Angioscopic evaluation of neointima coverage: sirolimus drug-eluting stent versus bare metal stent. Am Heart J (2006) 0.94

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