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Christian Couture

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1 An outbreak of severe respiratory tract infection due to human metapneumovirus in a long-term care facility. Clin Infect Dis 2007 2.63
2 Immunohistochemistry is a reliable screening tool for identification of ALK rearrangement in non-small-cell lung carcinoma and is antibody dependent. J Thorac Oncol 2013 2.40
3 Lung eQTLs to help reveal the molecular underpinnings of asthma. PLoS Genet 2012 2.09
4 Oseltamivir-resistant pandemic A/H1N1 virus is as virulent as its wild-type counterpart in mice and ferrets. PLoS Pathog 2010 1.81
5 Canadian anaplastic lymphoma kinase study: a model for multicenter standardization and optimization of ALK testing in lung cancer. J Thorac Oncol 2014 1.55
6 Molecular signature of smoking in human lung tissues. Cancer Res 2012 1.50
7 Smooth muscle in the maintenance of increased airway resistance elicited by methacholine in humans. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2014 1.41
8 Effect of treatment delay on outcome of patients with early-stage head-and-neck carcinoma receiving radical radiotherapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2002 1.22
9 Role for DNA damage signaling in pulmonary arterial hypertension. Circulation 2013 1.11
10 Stress echocardiography to assess stenosis severity and predict outcome in patients with paradoxical low-flow, low-gradient aortic stenosis and preserved LVEF. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging 2013 1.08
11 Association between plasma LDL particle size, valvular accumulation of oxidized LDL, and inflammation in patients with aortic stenosis. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2007 1.06
12 Chyloptysis in adults: presentation, recognition, and differential diagnosis. Chest 2004 1.05
13 Refining susceptibility loci of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with lung eqtls. PLoS One 2013 1.02
14 The 2009 pandemic H1N1 D222G hemagglutinin mutation alters receptor specificity and increases virulence in mice but not in ferrets. J Infect Dis 2011 0.96
15 Life-threatening hemoptysis following the Fontan procedure. Can J Cardiol 2008 0.94
16 Increased biglycan in aortic valve stenosis leads to the overexpression of phospholipid transfer protein via Toll-like receptor 2. Am J Pathol 2010 0.94
17 Validation of conventional and simplified methods to calculate projected valve area at normal flow rate in patients with low flow, low gradient aortic stenosis: the multicenter TOPAS (True or Pseudo Severe Aortic Stenosis) study. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 2010 0.93
18 Subpleural hibernoma. Ann Thorac Surg 2007 0.90
19 Inflammation is associated with the remodeling of calcific aortic valve disease. Inflammation 2013 0.89
20 Modulation of protease activated receptor 1 influences human metapneumovirus disease severity in a mouse model. PLoS One 2013 0.88
21 Incidental mobile aortic valve lesion: a case of aortic valve fenestration. J Heart Valve Dis 2007 0.88
22 Angiotensin receptor blockers are associated with a lower remodelling score of stenotic aortic valves. Eur J Clin Invest 2011 0.87
23 Enhanced lung disease and Th2 response following human metapneumovirus infection in mice immunized with the inactivated virus. J Gen Virol 2007 0.87
24 Corticosteroids and antigen avoidance decrease airway smooth muscle mass in an equine asthma model. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 2012 0.84
25 Airway remodeling and inflammation in competitive swimmers training in indoor chlorinated swimming pools. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2011 0.83
26 Oxidized low-density lipoprotein, angiotensin II and increased waist cirumference are associated with valve inflammation in prehypertensive patients with aortic stenosis. Int J Cardiol 2009 0.82
27 Severe valvular regurgitation and late prosthesis embolization after percutaneous aortic valve implantation. Ann Thorac Surg 2009 0.82
28 Angiotensin receptor blockers are associated with reduced fibrosis and interleukin-6 expression in calcific aortic valve disease. Pathobiology 2013 0.81
29 Resource utilization and costs during the initial years of lung cancer screening with computed tomography in Canada. J Thorac Oncol 2014 0.81
30 Postoperative radiotherapy for lung cancer: improvement in locoregional control using three-dimensional compared with two-dimensional technique. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2010 0.80
31 Amyloid substance within stenotic aortic valves promotes mineralization. Histopathology 2012 0.79
32 Epstein-Barr virus polymerase chain reaction-negative stage IV post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder in a heart transplant patient treated with rituximab. J Heart Lung Transplant 2008 0.78
33 The prophylactic administration of a monoclonal antibody against human metapneumovirus attenuates viral disease and airways hyperresponsiveness in mice. Antivir Ther 2008 0.78
34 Lipoprotein lipase in aortic valve stenosis is associated with lipid retention and remodelling. Eur J Clin Invest 2013 0.78
35 [Low grade fibromyxoid sarcoma: a clinico-pathologic analysis of 7 cases]. Ann Pathol 2006 0.77
36 Does the length dependency of airway smooth muscle force contribute to airway hyperresponsiveness? J Appl Physiol (1985) 2013 0.77
37 Usefulness and limitations of rituximab in managing patients with lymphoproliferative disorder after heart transplantation. Exp Clin Transplant 2012 0.76
38 Genome-wide genetic ancestry measurements to predict lung function in European populations. Eur Respir J 2013 0.76
39 Metabolic syndrome potentiates the cardiac action potential-prolonging action of drugs: a possible 'anti-proarrhythmic' role for amlodipine. Pharmacol Res 2011 0.76
40 Myocardial dysfunction in polymyositis. Can J Cardiol 2006 0.75
41 Relation of mitral valve morphology and motion to mitral regurgitation severity in patients with mitral valve prolapse. Cardiovasc Ultrasound 2012 0.75
42 Severe aortic regurgitation after transradial percutaneous coronary intervention. Circ Cardiovasc Interv 2011 0.75
43 [Unusual parosteal osteochondromatous proliferation or Nora's tumor. A clinicopathological analysis of 4 cases]. Ann Pathol 2003 0.75
44 Degenerative mitral valve insufficiency long term after heart transplantation: clinical and surgical considerations. J Heart Valve Dis 2007 0.75
45 Treatment of chronic pulmonary blastomycosis with caspofungin. J Med Microbiol 2011 0.75
46 When should we consider the diagnosis of giant cell myocarditis? Revisiting "classic" echocardiographic and clinical features of this rare pathology. Exp Clin Transplant 2014 0.75