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Title |
Journal |
Year |
PubWeight™‹?› |
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1
|
Global and regional mortality from 235 causes of death for 20 age groups in 1990 and 2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010.
|
Lancet
|
2012
|
56.72
|
|
2
|
Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 291 diseases and injuries in 21 regions, 1990-2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010.
|
Lancet
|
2012
|
41.47
|
|
3
|
Years lived with disability (YLDs) for 1160 sequelae of 289 diseases and injuries 1990-2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010.
|
Lancet
|
2012
|
26.95
|
|
4
|
Increased unrecognized coronary heart disease and sudden deaths in rheumatoid arthritis: a population-based cohort study.
|
Arthritis Rheum
|
2005
|
5.31
|
|
5
|
Frequency of infection in patients with rheumatoid arthritis compared with controls: a population-based study.
|
Arthritis Rheum
|
2002
|
4.69
|
|
6
|
Cardiovascular death in rheumatoid arthritis: a population-based study.
|
Arthritis Rheum
|
2005
|
4.63
|
|
7
|
Trends in incidence and mortality in rheumatoid arthritis in Rochester, Minnesota, over a forty-year period.
|
Arthritis Rheum
|
2002
|
4.23
|
|
8
|
Is the incidence of rheumatoid arthritis rising?: results from Olmsted County, Minnesota, 1955-2007.
|
Arthritis Rheum
|
2010
|
3.84
|
|
9
|
Predictors of infection in rheumatoid arthritis.
|
Arthritis Rheum
|
2002
|
3.47
|
|
10
|
Mortality, disability, and nursing home use for persons with and without hip fracture: a population-based study.
|
J Am Geriatr Soc
|
2002
|
3.09
|
|
11
|
Epidemiology of gout: is the incidence rising?
|
J Rheumatol
|
2002
|
2.80
|
|
12
|
The risk of congestive heart failure in rheumatoid arthritis: a population-based study over 46 years.
|
Arthritis Rheum
|
2005
|
2.74
|
|
13
|
Glucocorticoid therapy in giant cell arteritis: duration and adverse outcomes.
|
Arthritis Rheum
|
2003
|
2.64
|
|
14
|
Posttransplantation diabetes: a systematic review of the literature.
|
Diabetes Care
|
2002
|
2.39
|
|
15
|
Reappraisal of the epidemiology of giant cell arteritis in Olmsted County, Minnesota, over a fifty-year period.
|
Arthritis Rheum
|
2004
|
2.32
|
|
16
|
Rochester Epidemiology Project: a unique resource for research in the rheumatic diseases.
|
Rheum Dis Clin North Am
|
2004
|
2.28
|
|
17
|
The widening mortality gap between rheumatoid arthritis patients and the general population.
|
Arthritis Rheum
|
2007
|
2.25
|
|
18
|
Asthma and proinflammatory conditions: a population-based retrospective matched cohort study.
|
Mayo Clin Proc
|
2012
|
2.17
|
|
19
|
High ten-year risk of cardiovascular disease in newly diagnosed rheumatoid arthritis patients: a population-based cohort study.
|
Arthritis Rheum
|
2008
|
2.14
|
|
20
|
Time trends in epidemiology and characteristics of psoriatic arthritis over 3 decades: a population-based study.
|
J Rheumatol
|
2009
|
2.10
|
|
21
|
Incidence and clinical predictors of psoriatic arthritis in patients with psoriasis: a population-based study.
|
Arthritis Rheum
|
2009
|
2.06
|
|
22
|
Mortality trends in rheumatoid arthritis: the role of rheumatoid factor.
|
J Rheumatol
|
2008
|
2.02
|
|
23
|
Occurrence of extraarticular disease manifestations is associated with excess mortality in a community based cohort of patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
|
J Rheumatol
|
2002
|
2.01
|
|
24
|
Lipid paradox in rheumatoid arthritis: the impact of serum lipid measures and systemic inflammation on the risk of cardiovascular disease.
|
Ann Rheum Dis
|
2011
|
2.01
|
|
25
|
The presentation and outcome of heart failure in patients with rheumatoid arthritis differs from that in the general population.
|
Arthritis Rheum
|
2008
|
1.94
|
|
26
|
The lifetime risk of adult-onset rheumatoid arthritis and other inflammatory autoimmune rheumatic diseases.
|
Arthritis Rheum
|
2011
|
1.91
|
|
27
|
Trends in the incidence of polymyalgia rheumatica over a 30 year period in Olmsted County, Minnesota, USA.
|
J Rheumatol
|
2002
|
1.91
|
|
28
|
Epidemiology of CVD in rheumatic disease, with a focus on RA and SLE.
|
Nat Rev Rheumatol
|
2011
|
1.90
|
|
29
|
Autoantibodies and the risk of cardiovascular events.
|
J Rheumatol
|
2009
|
1.89
|
|
30
|
Heart disease in psoriasis.
|
J Am Acad Dermatol
|
2007
|
1.87
|
|
31
|
Therapeutic strategies in rheumatoid arthritis over a 40-year period.
|
J Rheumatol
|
2004
|
1.85
|
|
32
|
The influence of rheumatoid arthritis disease characteristics on heart failure.
|
J Rheumatol
|
2011
|
1.82
|
|
33
|
Glucocorticoids and cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events in polymyalgia rheumatica.
|
Arthritis Rheum
|
2007
|
1.76
|
|
34
|
Usefulness of risk scores to estimate the risk of cardiovascular disease in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
|
Am J Cardiol
|
2012
|
1.69
|
|
35
|
Glucocorticoids and cardiovascular events in rheumatoid arthritis: a population-based cohort study.
|
Arthritis Rheum
|
2007
|
1.67
|
|
36
|
Prognostic importance of low body mass index in relation to cardiovascular mortality in rheumatoid arthritis.
|
Arthritis Rheum
|
2004
|
1.67
|
|
37
|
Incidence and mortality of interstitial lung disease in rheumatoid arthritis: a population-based study.
|
Arthritis Rheum
|
2010
|
1.67
|
|
38
|
Cardiovascular disease in rheumatoid arthritis: state of the art and future perspectives.
|
Ann Rheum Dis
|
2010
|
1.55
|
|
39
|
Contribution of congestive heart failure and ischemic heart disease to excess mortality in rheumatoid arthritis.
|
Arthritis Rheum
|
2006
|
1.51
|
|
40
|
Systemic lupus erythematosus features in rheumatoid arthritis and their effect on overall mortality.
|
J Rheumatol
|
2009
|
1.51
|
|
41
|
How much of the increased incidence of heart failure in rheumatoid arthritis is attributable to traditional cardiovascular risk factors and ischemic heart disease?
|
Arthritis Rheum
|
2005
|
1.49
|
|
42
|
Hypothyroidism as a risk factor for development of cardiovascular disease in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
|
J Rheumatol
|
2012
|
1.46
|
|
43
|
Differences in atherosclerotic coronary heart disease between subjects with and without rheumatoid arthritis.
|
J Rheumatol
|
2007
|
1.45
|
|
44
|
Increase in age at onset of giant cell arteritis: a population-based study.
|
Ann Rheum Dis
|
2009
|
1.40
|
|
45
|
Trends in incidence of adult-onset psoriasis over three decades: a population-based study.
|
J Am Acad Dermatol
|
2009
|
1.38
|
|
46
|
Osteoporosis intervention following distal forearm fractures: a missed opportunity?
|
Arch Intern Med
|
2002
|
1.36
|
|
47
|
Noncardiac vascular disease in rheumatoid arthritis: increase in venous thromboembolic events?
|
Arthritis Rheum
|
2012
|
1.34
|
|
48
|
Contribution of obesity to the rise in incidence of rheumatoid arthritis.
|
Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken)
|
2013
|
1.30
|
|
49
|
A population based assessment of the use of orthopedic surgery in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
|
J Rheumatol
|
2002
|
1.30
|
|
50
|
Orthopedic surgery among patients with rheumatoid arthritis 1980-2007: a population-based study focused on surgery rates, sex, and mortality.
|
J Rheumatol
|
2012
|
1.29
|
|
51
|
Higher body mass index is not associated with worse pain outcomes after primary or revision total knee arthroplasty.
|
J Arthroplasty
|
2010
|
1.28
|
|
52
|
The effect of oral contraceptives and estrogen replacement therapy on the risk of rheumatoid arthritis: a population based study.
|
J Rheumatol
|
2004
|
1.27
|
|
53
|
Total cholesterol and LDL levels decrease before rheumatoid arthritis.
|
Ann Rheum Dis
|
2009
|
1.27
|
|
54
|
The Rochester Epidemiology Project: exploiting the capabilities for population-based research in rheumatic diseases.
|
Rheumatology (Oxford)
|
2010
|
1.24
|
|
55
|
Cardiac and thromboembolic complications and mortality in patients undergoing total hip and total knee arthroplasty.
|
Ann Rheum Dis
|
2011
|
1.23
|
|
56
|
Large-vessel involvement in giant cell arteritis: a population-based cohort study of the incidence-trends and prognosis.
|
Ann Rheum Dis
|
2012
|
1.23
|
|
57
|
Epidemiology and clinical characteristics of Behçet's disease in the US: a population-based study.
|
Arthritis Rheum
|
2009
|
1.21
|
|
58
|
Preventive medical services among patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
|
J Rheumatol
|
2003
|
1.19
|
|
59
|
Relapse in a population based cohort of patients with polymyalgia rheumatica.
|
J Rheumatol
|
2005
|
1.18
|
|
60
|
A prospective clinical practice intervention to improve osteoporosis management following distal forearm fracture.
|
Osteoporos Int
|
2004
|
1.16
|
|
61
|
Rheumatoid arthritis and cardiovascular disease.
|
Am Heart J
|
2013
|
1.14
|
|
62
|
Incidence of extraarticular rheumatoid arthritis in Olmsted County, Minnesota, in 1995-2007 versus 1985-1994: a population-based study.
|
J Rheumatol
|
2011
|
1.12
|
|
63
|
C-reactive protein and heart failure after myocardial infarction in the community.
|
Am J Med
|
2007
|
1.11
|
|
64
|
Use of physician services in a population-based cohort of patients with polymyalgia rheumatica over the course of their disease.
|
Arthritis Rheum
|
2005
|
1.06
|
|
65
|
Risk factors for the development of psoriatic arthritis: a population based nested case control study.
|
J Rheumatol
|
2002
|
1.05
|
|
66
|
Increased prevalence of metabolic syndrome associated with rheumatoid arthritis in patients without clinical cardiovascular disease.
|
J Rheumatol
|
2010
|
1.04
|
|
67
|
Determinants of patient satisfaction in chronic illness.
|
Arthritis Rheum
|
2002
|
1.02
|
|
68
|
Increased prevalence of diastolic dysfunction in rheumatoid arthritis.
|
Ann Rheum Dis
|
2010
|
1.01
|
|
69
|
Epidemiology of rheumatoid arthritis: rheumatoid arthritis and mortality.
|
Curr Rheumatol Rep
|
2010
|
1.00
|
|
70
|
Direct medical costs of polymyalgia rheumatica.
|
Arthritis Rheum
|
2005
|
0.99
|
|
71
|
Analysis of complex biomarkers for human immune-mediated disorders based on cytokine responsiveness of peripheral blood cells.
|
J Immunol
|
2010
|
0.98
|
|
72
|
Do rheumatoid arthritis patients have a higher risk for sleep apnea?
|
J Rheumatol
|
2009
|
0.96
|
|
73
|
Economic evaluation of programs or interventions in the management of rheumatoid arthritis: defining a consensus-based reference case.
|
J Rheumatol
|
2003
|
0.96
|
|
74
|
Primer: Demystifying risk--understanding and communicating medical risks.
|
Nat Clin Pract Rheumatol
|
2007
|
0.95
|
|
75
|
Potential misclassification of patients with psoriasis in electronic databases.
|
J Am Acad Dermatol
|
2008
|
0.95
|
|
76
|
Towards improving cardiovascular risk management in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: the need for accurate risk assessment.
|
Ann Rheum Dis
|
2011
|
0.95
|
|
77
|
B-Lymphocytes in plaque and adventitia of coronary arteries in two patients with rheumatoid arthritis and coronary atherosclerosis: preliminary observations.
|
Cardiovasc Pathol
|
2004
|
0.95
|
|
78
|
The cost-effectiveness of acetaminophen, NSAIDs, and selective COX-2 inhibitors in the treatment of symptomatic knee osteoarthritis.
|
Value Health
|
2003
|
0.94
|
|
79
|
Malignancy risk in patients with giant cell arteritis: a population-based cohort study.
|
Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken)
|
2010
|
0.94
|
|
80
|
Epidemiology of large-vessel vasculidities.
|
Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol
|
2010
|
0.92
|
|
81
|
Incidence and mortality of obstructive lung disease in rheumatoid arthritis: a population-based study.
|
Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken)
|
2013
|
0.91
|
|
82
|
Predictors of Dissection in Aortic Aneurysms From Giant Cell Arteritis.
|
J Clin Rheumatol
|
2016
|
0.91
|
|
83
|
Longterm outcomes and treatment after myocardial infarction in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
|
J Rheumatol
|
2013
|
0.91
|
|
84
|
Autoantibodies: innocent bystander or key player in immunosenescence and atherosclerosis?
|
J Rheumatol
|
2007
|
0.91
|
|
85
|
Could accelerated aging explain the excess mortality in patients with seropositive rheumatoid arthritis?
|
Arthritis Rheum
|
2010
|
0.89
|
|
86
|
Incidence and time trends of herpes zoster in rheumatoid arthritis: a population-based cohort study.
|
Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken)
|
2013
|
0.89
|
|
87
|
A signature of aberrant immune responsiveness identifies myocardial dysfunction in rheumatoid arthritis.
|
Arthritis Rheum
|
2011
|
0.88
|
|
88
|
Use of low-dose glucocorticoids and the risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in rheumatoid arthritis: what is the true direction of effect?
|
J Rheumatol
|
2005
|
0.88
|
|
89
|
Increased risk of peripheral arterial disease in polymyalgia rheumatica: a population-based cohort study.
|
Arthritis Res Ther
|
2009
|
0.88
|
|
90
|
Osteopenia in adults with a history of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. A population based study.
|
J Rheumatol
|
2002
|
0.88
|
|
91
|
Reaching those most in need: a scoping review of interventions to improve health care quality for disadvantaged populations with osteoarthritis.
|
Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken)
|
2011
|
0.88
|
|
92
|
Patient, disease, and therapy-related factors that influence discontinuation of disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs: a population-based incidence cohort of patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
|
J Rheumatol
|
2005
|
0.86
|
|
93
|
Incidence of herpes zoster in patients with giant cell arteritis: a population-based cohort study.
|
Rheumatology (Oxford)
|
2010
|
0.85
|
|
94
|
Are young women and men with rheumatoid arthritis at risk for fragility fractures? A population-based study.
|
J Rheumatol
|
2013
|
0.84
|
|
95
|
Training the next generation of translational science teams.
|
Clin Transl Sci
|
2008
|
0.84
|
|
96
|
Use of lipid-lowering agents in rheumatoid arthritis: a population-based cohort study.
|
J Rheumatol
|
2013
|
0.84
|
|
97
|
Frequency of radiologic procedures in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
|
J Clin Rheumatol
|
2015
|
0.84
|
|
98
|
Looking beyond translation--integrating clinical research with medical practice.
|
N Engl J Med
|
2012
|
0.83
|
|
99
|
Brief report: rheumatoid arthritis is associated with left ventricular concentric remodeling: results of a population-based cross-sectional study.
|
Arthritis Rheum
|
2013
|
0.83
|
|
100
|
Cancer preceding giant cell arteritis: a case-control study.
|
Arthritis Rheum
|
2010
|
0.82
|
|
101
|
Cardiovascular disease in rheumatoid arthritis: a step forward.
|
Curr Opin Rheumatol
|
2010
|
0.81
|
|
102
|
Use of B-type natriuretic peptide as a screening tool for left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in rheumatoid arthritis patients without clinical cardiovascular disease.
|
Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken)
|
2011
|
0.81
|
|
103
|
A profile of immune response to herpesvirus is associated with radiographic joint damage in rheumatoid arthritis.
|
Arthritis Res Ther
|
2012
|
0.80
|
|
104
|
Tumor necrosis factor inhibition: a part of the solution or a part of the problem of heart failure in rheumatoid arthritis?
|
Arthritis Rheum
|
2008
|
0.79
|
|
105
|
The need for microsimulation to evaluate osteoporosis interventions.
|
Osteoporos Int
|
2005
|
0.79
|
|
106
|
Impact of statin use on lipid levels in statin-naive patients with rheumatoid arthritis versus non-rheumatoid arthritis subjects: results from a population-based study.
|
Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken)
|
2013
|
0.79
|
|
107
|
Moving forward with quality: pay for reporting meets rheumatology.
|
Arthritis Rheum
|
2007
|
0.79
|
|
108
|
Immune response profiling in early rheumatoid arthritis: discovery of a novel interaction of treatment response with viral immunity.
|
Arthritis Res Ther
|
2013
|
0.78
|
|
109
|
Brief report: accelerated aging influences cardiovascular disease risk in rheumatoid arthritis.
|
Arthritis Rheum
|
2013
|
0.78
|
|
110
|
Rheumatoid arthritis and the heart.
|
Curr Heart Fail Rep
|
2006
|
0.78
|
|
111
|
A call for evidence-based quality measures: a goal worthy of pursuit.
|
Nat Clin Pract Rheumatol
|
2007
|
0.78
|
|
112
|
Ischemic heart disease and rheumatoid arthritis: comment on the article by Holmqvist et al.
|
Arthritis Rheum
|
2010
|
0.77
|
|
113
|
Time trends in glucocorticoid use in rheumatoid arthritis: results from a population-based inception cohort, 1980-1994 versus 1995-2007.
|
Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken)
|
2014
|
0.77
|
|
114
|
Lack of association of high body mass index with risk for developing polymyalgia rheumatica.
|
Int J Rheum Dis
|
2010
|
0.77
|
|
115
|
Assessing immune function by profiling cytokine release from stimulated blood leukocytes and the risk of infection in rheumatoid arthritis.
|
Clin Immunol
|
2011
|
0.77
|
|
116
|
Addressing musculoskeletal health inequity in Africa.
|
Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken)
|
2010
|
0.77
|
|
117
|
Reading and interpreting economic evaluations in rheumatoid arthritis: an assessment of selected instruments for critical appraisal.
|
J Rheumatol
|
2003
|
0.76
|
|
118
|
Occurrence and effect of lower extremity ulcer in rheumatoid arthritis -- a population-based Study.
|
J Rheumatol
|
2014
|
0.76
|
|
119
|
Correction: Challenges of developing a cardiovascular risk calculator for patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
|
PLoS One
|
2017
|
0.75
|
|
120
|
The USPSTF recommendation statement on coronary heart disease risk assessment.
|
Ann Intern Med
|
2010
|
0.75
|
|
121
|
Rheumatology gone global.
|
Ann Rheum Dis
|
2008
|
0.75
|
|
122
|
Association of TNFSF8 polymorphisms with peripheral neutrophil count.
|
Mayo Clin Proc
|
2011
|
0.75
|
|
123
|
Short-term outcomes of acute knee injuries: does the provider make a difference?
|
Arthritis Rheum
|
2002
|
0.75
|
|
124
|
Rheumatology gone global.
|
Arthritis Rheum
|
2008
|
0.75
|