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L M Shapiro

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1 Early complications after dual chamber versus single chamber pacemaker implantation. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 1994 2.45
2 Distribution of left ventricular hypertrophy in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: a two-dimensional echocardiographic study. J Am Coll Cardiol 1983 2.34
3 Balloon mitral valvuloplasty employing double transseptal puncture. Cathet Cardiovasc Diagn 1998 2.01
4 Coronary angiography from the radial artery--experience, complications and limitations. Int J Cardiol 1998 1.95
5 Noninvasive assessment of left internal mammary artery graft patency using transthoracic echocardiography. Circulation 1995 1.80
6 Inoue balloon mitral valvuloplasty: long-term clinical and echocardiographic follow-up of a predominantly unfavourable population. Eur Heart J 2000 1.77
7 Late complications following permanent pacemaker implantation or elective unit replacement. Heart 1998 1.63
8 Atrial septostomy in the treatment of severe pulmonary arterial hypertension. Thorax 2003 1.56
9 Ventricular pacemaker upgrade: experience, complications and recommendations. Heart 1998 1.55
10 Coronary angiography in the presence of peripheral vascular disease: femoral or brachial/radial approach? Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2000 1.48
11 Incidence of spasm at the site of previous successful transluminal coronary angioplasty: effect of ergometrine maleate in consecutive patients. Br Heart J 1986 1.43
12 Identification of coronary artery stenoses and poststenotic blood flow patterns using a miniature high-frequency epicardial transducer. Circulation 1994 1.38
13 Left ventricular function in diabetes mellitus. I: Methodology, and prevalence and spectrum of abnormalities. Br Heart J 1981 1.33
14 Balloon dilatation of tricuspid stenosis caused by carcinoid heart disease. Br Heart J 1990 1.32
15 Heart disease in Asians in Britain. BMJ 1988 1.29
16 The myocardium in ankylosing spondylitis. A clinical, echocardiographic, and histopathological study. Lancet 1987 1.27
17 Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: a common disease with a good prognosis. Five year experience of a district general hospital. Br Heart J 1983 1.25
18 Physiological left ventricular hypertrophy. Br Heart J 1984 1.17
19 The haemodynamic significance of asymptomatic ST segment depression assessed by ambulatory pulmonary artery pressure monitoring. Br Heart J 1986 1.15
20 Echocardiographic features of malignant hypertension. Br Heart J 1981 1.13
21 Familial restrictive cardiomyopathy with atrioventricular block and skeletal myopathy. Br Heart J 1990 1.13
22 Coronary flow reserve improves after aortic valve replacement for aortic stenosis: an adenosine transthoracic echocardiography study. J Am Coll Cardiol 2000 1.10
23 Superiority of mitral valve repair in surgery for degenerative mitral regurgitation. Eur Heart J 1997 1.08
24 Left ventricular function in diabetes mellitus. II: Relation between clinical features and left ventricular function. Br Heart J 1981 1.05
25 Relation of regional echo amplitude to left ventricular function and the electrocardiogram in left ventricular hypertrophy. Br Heart J 1984 1.05
26 Continuous ambulatory pulmonary artery pressure monitoring. A new method using a transducer tipped catheter and a simple recording system. Br Heart J 1986 1.04
27 Transient ST-segment changes associated with mitral valvuloplasty using the Inoue balloon. Am J Cardiol 1997 1.04
28 Effect of training on left ventricular structure and function. An echocardiographic study. Br Heart J 1983 1.04
29 Cross sectional echocardiographic assessment of the aortic root and coronary ostial stenosis in familial hypercholesterolaemia. Br Heart J 1983 1.02
30 Haemodynamic response to myocardial ischaemia during unrestricted activity, exercise testing, and atrial pacing assessed by ambulatory pulmonary artery pressure monitoring. Br Heart J 1986 1.02
31 Fatal Lyme carditis and endodermal heterotopia of the atrioventricular node. Postgrad Med J 1990 1.00
32 Detection of arrhythmia: limited usefulness of patient activated recording devices. Br Med J (Clin Res Ed) 1984 0.99
33 Left ventricular hypertrophy. Relation of structure to diastolic function in hypertension. Br Heart J 1984 0.98
34 Radial versus femoral approach for diagnostic coronary angiography in stable angina pectoris. Am J Cardiol 1997 0.98
35 Transthoracic high-frequency two-dimensional echocardiography, Doppler and color flow mapping to determine anatomy and blood flow patterns in the distal left anterior descending coronary artery. Am J Cardiol 1992 0.95
36 Prospective study of heart disease in untreated maturity onset diabetics. Br Heart J 1980 0.95
37 Amplatzer device closure of atrial septal defects in mature adults: analysis of 76 cases. Heart 2004 0.93
38 Profiles of coronary blood flow velocity in patients with aortic stenosis and the effect of valve replacement: a transthoracic echocardiographic study. Br Heart J 1994 0.91
39 An echocardiographic study of localized subaortic hypertrophy. Eur Heart J 1986 0.91
40 Prevalence and clinical significance of aortic valve prolapse. Br Heart J 1985 0.91
41 Comparison of radial versus brachial approaches for diagnostic coronary angiography when the femoral approach is contraindicated. Am J Cardiol 1998 0.90
42 Diurnal variation of pulmonary artery pressure in chronic heart failure. Br Heart J 1989 0.90
43 Administration of marijuana to heavy and casual marijuana users. Am J Psychiatry 1971 0.90
44 Coronary flow reserve is supranormal in endurance athletes: an adenosine transthoracic echocardiographic study. Heart 2000 0.90
45 Importance of subvalvular preservation and early operation in mitral valve surgery. Circulation 1996 0.89
46 Pulmonary capillary wedge pressure in mitral stenosis accurately reflects mean left atrial pressure but overestimates transmitral gradient. Am J Cardiol 2000 0.88
47 Echocardiographic features of impaired ventricular function in diabetes mellitus. Br Heart J 1982 0.88
48 Rheumatoid heart disease presenting as acute mitral regurgitation. Am Heart J 1991 0.88
49 Diurnal variation in left ventricular function: a study of patients with myocardial ischaemia, syndrome X, and of normal controls. Br Heart J 1987 0.87
50 The diagnosis of aortic root abscess by cross-sectional echocardiography. Clin Radiol 1986 0.86
51 Left ventricular function in patients with ankylosing spondylitis and Reiter's disease. Eur Heart J 1984 0.85
52 Syndrome X: the haemodynamic significance of ST segment depression. Br Heart J 1986 0.85
53 Transthoracic echocardiographic measurement of coronary blood flow and reserve. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 1997 0.85
54 The mortality and morbidity of young survivors of myocardial infarction. Q J Med 1982 0.84
55 A quantitative description of dynamic left ventricular geometry in anaesthetized rats using magnetic resonance imaging. Exp Physiol 1997 0.84
56 Histopathological validation of high frequency epicardial echocardiography of the coronary arteries in vitro. Br Heart J 1991 0.84
57 The distribution of left ventricular hypertrophy in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: comparison to athletes and hypertensives. Eur Heart J 1985 0.82
58 Normotensive cardiomyopathy and malignant hypertension in phaeochromocytoma. Postgrad Med J 1982 0.82
59 A prospective study of heart disease in diabetes mellitus. Q J Med 1984 0.82
60 Measurement of left anterior descending coronary artery flow velocities by transthoracic Doppler ultrasound. Am J Cardiol 1994 0.82
61 Conservative operation for infective endocarditis of the mitral valve. Ann Thorac Surg 1998 0.82
62 Relation between electrocardiographic repolarisation changes and mechanical events in left ventricular hypertrophy. Br Heart J 1984 0.82
63 Transthoracic Doppler echocardiographic analysis of phasic coronary blood flow velocity in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Heart 1997 0.82
64 Acquired abnormalities of the tricuspid valve--an ultrasonographic study. Int J Cardiol 1987 0.81
65 Echocardiographic differentiation of pathological and physiological left ventricular hypertrophy. Heart 2001 0.81
66 Diagnosis of broad complex tachycardias with ambulatory monitoring of atrial electrography. Br Med J (Clin Res Ed) 1984 0.80
67 Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in the elderly. Br Heart J 1990 0.80
68 Clinical trials of an antiplatelet agent, ticlopidine, in diabetes mellitus. Curr Med Res Opin 1983 0.80
69 Noninvasive indexes of left atrial diastolic function in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 2000 0.80
70 Malignant hypertension: cardiac structure and function at presentation and during therapy. Br Heart J 1983 0.79
71 Experience of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty in orthotopic cardiac transplant recipients. Eur Heart J 1991 0.79
72 Potential use of transthoracic echocardiography in the assessment of coronary flow reserve. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 1999 0.79
73 Coronary sinus pH during percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty: early development of acidosis during myocardial ischaemia in man. Br Heart J 1987 0.79
74 The haemodynamic response to myocardial ischaemia in ambulant patients with variant angina. Br Heart J 1986 0.79
75 Transthoracic echocardiographic measurement of coronary artery diameter: validation against quantitative coronary angiography. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 1998 0.79
76 Ambulatory electrocardiography in dogs. Vet Rec 1991 0.78
77 Changing from intensive anticoagulation to treatment with aspirin alone for coronary stents: the experience of one centre in the United Kingdom. Heart 1996 0.78
78 Echocardiography in mitral valve repair for mitral regurgitation: the surgeon's needs. J Heart Valve Dis 1997 0.78
79 Treatment of renal failure in a non-specialist unit. Br Med J 1980 0.78
80 Preoperative percutaneous patent foramen ovale closure before neurosurgery in the sitting position. Br J Anaesth 2009 0.78
81 A comparison of the effects of intermittent and continuous nasogastric feeding on the oxygen consumption and nitrogen balance of patients after major head and neck surgery. Am J Clin Nutr 1983 0.77
82 Specific heart disease in diabetes mellitus. Br Med J (Clin Res Ed) 1982 0.77
83 Unusual presentation of endomyocardial fibrosis. Int J Cardiol 1988 0.77
84 Is cardiac ultrasound mandatory in patients with transient ischaemic attacks? Br Med J (Clin Res Ed) 1985 0.77
85 Left ventricular hypertrophy in athletes in relation to the type of sport. Sports Med 1987 0.77
86 The resolution of hypertrophic pulmonary osteoarthropathy following treatment of subacute infective endocarditis. Postgrad Med J 1980 0.77
87 Casual versus heavy use of marijuana: a redefinition of the marijuana problem. Am J Psychiatry 1971 0.77
88 Heterogeneity of chondrocyte mitochondria. A study of the Ca2+ concentration and density banding characteristics of normal and rachitic cartilage. Biochim Biophys Acta 1976 0.76
89 Assessment of apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy using transoesophageal echocardiography. Cardiology 1997 0.76
90 Noninvasive analysis of coronary artery poststenotic flow characteristics by using transthoracic echocardiography. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 1998 0.76
91 Balloon mitral valvuloplasty in the elderly. Heart 2000 0.75
92 Randomised trials of new surgical procedures are necessary. Heart 1999 0.75
93 Magnetic resonance imaging planes for the 3-dimensional characterisation of human coronary arteries. J Anat 1994 0.75
94 Angina, exercise and food. Eur Heart J 1996 0.75
95 Risk management in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Lancet 2001 0.75
96 Conservative surgery of the mitral valve: a report of the first 100 cases from one unit and one surgeon. Br Heart J 1992 0.75
97 Digital gangrene following chemotherapy. Am J Med 1994 0.75
98 Effects of hemodialysis on coronary blood flow. Am J Cardiol 1994 0.75
99 [Neurilemmoma of the paranasal sinuses and nasal cavity]. Vestn Otorinolaringol 1982 0.75
100 [Chronic suppurative inflammation of the middle ear]. Med Sestra 1982 0.75
101 Myocarditis in siblings leading to chronic heart failure. Eur Heart J 1983 0.75
102 Longitudinal changes in left ventricular diastolic function in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Int J Cardiol 1985 0.75
103 Intraoperative epicardial echocardiography with a miniature high-frequency transducer: imaging techniques and scanning planes. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 1994 0.75
104 [2 cases of gigantofollicular lymphoma]. Vestn Otorinolaringol 1970 0.75
105 [Intubation granuloma of the subchordal space]. Zh Ushn Nos Gorl Bolezn 1973 0.75
106 [Giant fibrous-edematous polyp of the nasopharynx]. Vestn Otorinolaringol 1973 0.75
107 Identification of right atrial thrombi using transoesophageal echocardiography. Eur Heart J 1995 0.75
108 Ostial left anterior descending coronary artery stent positioning: partial preinflation prevents stent oscillation and facilitates accurate deployment. J Interv Cardiol 2001 0.75
109 Effect of melanostatin and thyroliberin on the biosynthesis and release of dopamine by rat brain striatal P2 fractions. Life Sci 1980 0.75
110 The central organizing fantasy. Psychoanal Rev 1983 0.75
111 [Possibilities in using cadaveric tympanic membrane for myringoplasty]. Vestn Otorinolaringol 1974 0.75
112 The clinical assessment of Doppler cardiac ultrasound in valvular heart disease. J R Coll Physicians Lond 1987 0.75
113 Echocardiographic features of right ventricular dilated cardiomyopathy and Uhl's anomaly. Eur Heart J 1987 0.75
114 Balloon mitral valvuloplasty: comparison of haemodynamic and echocardiographic assessment of mitral stenosis at different heart rates in the catheterisation laboratory. Int J Cardiol 1999 0.75
115 Cardiac output monitoring during vaginal delivery. J Obstet Gynaecol 1997 0.75
116 Clinical and echocardiographic studies of minoxidil in resistant hypertension. Ir Med J 1982 0.75
117 Mitral valve surgery in the elderly. J Heart Valve Dis 1997 0.75
118 [Hearing in patients with adhesive otitis media 5 to 11 years after hearing-improving operations]. Vestn Otorinolaringol 1976 0.75
119 Sudden cardiac death in athletes. Br Med Bull 1992 0.75
120 [Retention cysts of the infrahyoid region]. Zh Ushn Nos Gorl Bolezn 1973 0.75
121 [Clinical aspects and treatment of exostoses of the external auditory canal]. Zh Ushn Nos Gorl Bolezn 1976 0.75
122 [Cylindroma of the ear]. Vestn Otorinolaringol 1974 0.75
123 [Diseases of the external auditory canal]. Med Sestra 1982 0.75
124 [Glycogen content in polyps and granulations of the middle ear, depending on the state of the inflammation]. Zh Ushn Nos Gorl Bolezn 1970 0.75
125 [Odontogenic suppurative sinusitis complicated by cavernous sinus thrombosis]. Vestn Otorinolaringol 1973 0.75
126 [Actinomycosis of the ear]. Zh Ushn Nos Gorl Bolezn 1974 0.75
127 [Spring-action stapes prosthesis for stapedioplasty]. Vestn Otorinolaringol 1980 0.75
128 Human lymphocyte antigens in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Int J Cardiol 1986 0.75
129 Comparison of central venous and inferior vena caval pressures. Am J Cardiol 2000 0.75
130 [Multiple primary cancer with localization in the maxillary sinus and uterus]. Zh Ushn Nos Gorl Bolezn 1975 0.75
131 [Chemodectoma of the middle ear]. Zh Ushn Nos Gorl Bolezn 1971 0.75
132 Analysis of phasic flow velocity dynamics in the left anterior descending coronary artery before and after angioplasty using transthoracic echocardiography in patients with stable angina pectoris. Am J Cardiol 1997 0.75
133 [Facial neurinoma]. Vestn Otorinolaringol 1982 0.75
134 [Melanoma of the external auditory meatus]. Zh Ushn Nos Gorl Bolezn 1977 0.75
135 Mortality and morbidity after mitral valve repair: the importance of left ventricular dysfunction. J Heart Valve Dis 1995 0.75
136 [Clinico-morphological and histochemical characteristics of granulations and polyps in chronic purulent otitis media]. Vestn Otorinolaringol 1969 0.75
137 [Isolated affection of the external auditory meatus by cholesteatoma]. Vestn Otorinolaringol 1972 0.75
138 [Tracheotomy in a patient with hemophilia]. Vestn Otorinolaringol 1970 0.75
139 Letter: Racial variation in maternal serum-alpha-fetoprotein. Lancet 1975 0.75
140 [Chronic lympholeukosis with primary manifestation in the pharynx]. Zh Ushn Nos Gorl Bolezn 1974 0.75
141 Midterm results of mitral valve repair with the Sculptor annuloplasty ring. Ann Thorac Surg 1997 0.75
142 [Neurogenic sarcoma of the middle ear]. Vestn Otorinolaringol 1975 0.75
143 [Tertiary syphilis of the maxillary sinus]. Vestn Otorinolaringol 1972 0.75
144 Exercise prescription in cardiac disease. Lancet 2000 0.75
145 [Complications in foreign bodies in the esophagus]. Zh Ushn Nos Gorl Bolezn 1975 0.75
146 [Suppurating neurofibroma of the left parotid region in Recklinghausen's disease]. Zh Ushn Nos Gorl Bolezn 1974 0.75
147 Hemodynamic evaluation of the Monostrut and spherical disc Björk-Shiley aortic valve prosthesis with Doppler echocardiography. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1992 0.75