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Kevin D O'Brien

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1 Genetic associations with valvular calcification and aortic stenosis. N Engl J Med 2013 3.02
2 Calcific aortic valve disease: not simply a degenerative process: A review and agenda for research from the National Heart and Lung and Blood Institute Aortic Stenosis Working Group. Executive summary: Calcific aortic valve disease-2011 update. Circulation 2011 2.73
3 The neuroimmune guidance cue netrin-1 promotes atherosclerosis by inhibiting the emigration of macrophages from plaques. Nat Immunol 2012 2.69
4 HMG CoA reductase inhibitor (statin) and aortic valve calcium. Lancet 2002 2.59
5 Hemorrhage in the atherosclerotic carotid plaque: a high-resolution MRI study. Stroke 2004 2.38
6 Dietary cholesterol worsens adipose tissue macrophage accumulation and atherosclerosis in obese LDL receptor-deficient mice. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2008 1.97
7 Orthodontic treatment for prominent upper front teeth (Class II malocclusion) in children. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2013 1.86
8 Features of the metabolic syndrome and diabetes mellitus as predictors of aortic valve calcification in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Circulation 2006 1.84
9 Inflammation in carotid atherosclerotic plaque: a dynamic contrast-enhanced MR imaging study. Radiology 2006 1.80
10 Monocyte chemoattractant protein deficiency fails to restrain macrophage infiltration into adipose tissue [corrected]. Diabetes 2008 1.72
11 Apolipoprotein AI and high-density lipoprotein have anti-inflammatory effects on adipocytes via cholesterol transporters: ATP-binding cassette A-1, ATP-binding cassette G-1, and scavenger receptor B-1. Circ Res 2013 1.69
12 Increase in serum amyloid a evoked by dietary cholesterol is associated with increased atherosclerosis in mice. Circulation 2004 1.61
13 Reproducibility of CT measurements of aortic valve calcification, mitral annulus calcification, and aortic wall calcification in the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis. Acad Radiol 2006 1.59
14 Differential effect of saturated and unsaturated free fatty acids on the generation of monocyte adhesion and chemotactic factors by adipocytes: dissociation of adipocyte hypertrophy from inflammation. Diabetes 2009 1.58
15 Dietary cholesterol exacerbates hepatic steatosis and inflammation in obese LDL receptor-deficient mice. J Lipid Res 2011 1.54
16 Orthodontic treatment for distalising upper first molars in children and adolescents. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2013 1.39
17 Relationship between coronary artery and descending thoracic aortic calcification as detected by computed tomography: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis 2008 1.37
18 Fibrillar amyloid protein present in atheroma activates CD36 signal transduction. J Biol Chem 2003 1.35
19 Accumulation of biglycan and perlecan, but not versican, in lesions of murine models of atherosclerosis. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2002 1.30
20 Reversibility of structural and functional damage in a model of advanced diabetic nephropathy. J Am Soc Nephrol 2013 1.30
21 Acrolein impairs ATP binding cassette transporter A1-dependent cholesterol export from cells through site-specific modification of apolipoprotein A-I. J Biol Chem 2005 1.27
22 Incidence and progression of aortic valve calcium in the Multi-ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). Am J Cardiol 2010 1.24
23 Relationship of apolipoproteins A-1 and B, and lipoprotein(a) to cardiovascular outcomes: the AIM-HIGH trial (Atherothrombosis Intervention in Metabolic Syndrome with Low HDL/High Triglyceride and Impact on Global Health Outcomes). J Am Coll Cardiol 2013 1.23
24 Serum amyloid A3 does not contribute to circulating SAA levels. J Lipid Res 2009 1.23
25 Advanced glycation end product precursors impair ABCA1-dependent cholesterol removal from cells. Diabetes 2005 1.22
26 Cholesterol feeding increases C-reactive protein and serum amyloid A levels in lean insulin-sensitive subjects. Circulation 2005 1.16
27 Association of serum phosphate levels with aortic valve sclerosis and annular calcification: the cardiovascular health study. J Am Coll Cardiol 2011 1.14
28 Bisphosphonate Use and Prevalence of Valvular and Vascular Calcification in Women MESA (The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis). J Am Coll Cardiol 2010 1.12
29 Reduced vascular nitric oxide-cGMP signaling contributes to adipose tissue inflammation during high-fat feeding. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2011 1.11
30 Relationship of lipoproteins to cardiovascular events: the AIM-HIGH Trial (Atherothrombosis Intervention in Metabolic Syndrome With Low HDL/High Triglycerides and Impact on Global Health Outcomes). J Am Coll Cardiol 2013 1.10
31 Kidney function and aortic valve and mitral annular calcification in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). Am J Kidney Dis 2007 1.08
32 Progression of cardiovascular damage: the role of renin-angiotensin system blockade. Am J Cardiol 2010 1.08
33 CREB downregulation in vascular disease: a common response to cardiovascular risk. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2010 1.05
34 Relationship of metabolic syndrome with incident aortic valve calcium and aortic valve calcium progression: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). Diabetes 2009 1.04
35 Monocyte-to-macrophage differentiation: synthesis and secretion of a complex extracellular matrix. J Biol Chem 2012 1.02
36 Phospholipid transfer protein activity is associated with inflammatory markers in patients with cardiovascular disease. Biochim Biophys Acta 2005 1.02
37 Diabetes and arterial extracellular matrix changes in a porcine model of atherosclerosis. J Histochem Cytochem 2007 1.01
38 Interaction of age with lipoproteins as predictors of aortic valve calcification in the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis. Arch Intern Med 2008 1.00
39 Reduced EGFR causes abnormal valvular differentiation leading to calcific aortic stenosis and left ventricular hypertrophy in C57BL/6J but not 129S1/SvImJ mice. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2009 0.99
40 Serum amyloid P colocalizes with apolipoproteins in human atheroma: functional implications. J Lipid Res 2007 0.97
41 Retrovirally mediated overexpression of glycosaminoglycan-deficient biglycan in arterial smooth muscle cells induces tropoelastin synthesis and elastic fiber formation in vitro and in neointimae after vascular injury. Am J Pathol 2008 0.96
42 Scan-rescan reproducibility of quantitative assessment of inflammatory carotid atherosclerotic plaque using dynamic contrast-enhanced 3T CMR in a multi-center study. J Cardiovasc Magn Reson 2014 0.95
43 Toll-like receptor 4 deficiency decreases atherosclerosis but does not protect against inflammation in obese low-density lipoprotein receptor-deficient mice. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2012 0.95
44 Reproducibility of electron-beam CT measures of aortic valve calcification. Acad Radiol 2002 0.94
45 Aortic valve calcium independently predicts coronary and cardiovascular events in a primary prevention population. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging 2012 0.94
46 Age-modification of lipoprotein, lipid, and lipoprotein ratio-associated risk for coronary artery calcium (from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis [MESA]). Am J Cardiol 2009 0.94
47 Relationship between common carotid intima-media thickness and thoracic aortic calcification: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis 2009 0.93
48 Aortic valve sclerosis as a marker of active atherosclerosis. Curr Cardiol Rep 2002 0.93
49 Risk factors associated with the incidence and progression of mitral annulus calcification: the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis. Am Heart J 2013 0.93
50 Hyperelongated biglycan: the surreptitious initiator of atherosclerosis. Curr Opin Lipidol 2008 0.92
51 Reinforcement of anchorage during orthodontic brace treatment with implants or other surgical methods. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2014 0.91
52 Tesaglitazar, a dual peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha/gamma agonist, reduces atherosclerosis in female low density lipoprotein receptor deficient mice. Atherosclerosis 2007 0.90
53 Usefulness of aortic valve calcium scores by electron beam computed tomography as a marker for aortic stenosis. Am J Cardiol 2003 0.88
54 T cell activation inhibitors reduce CD8+ T cell and pro-inflammatory macrophage accumulation in adipose tissue of obese mice. PLoS One 2013 0.88
55 Murine norovirus increases atherosclerotic lesion size and macrophages in Ldlr(-/-) mice. Comp Med 2011 0.86
56 Inhibition of intestinal cholesterol absorption decreases atherosclerosis but not adipose tissue inflammation. J Lipid Res 2012 0.85
57 Index of orthodontic treatment need as a predictor of orthodontic treatment uptake. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 2005 0.84
58 Soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (sICAM-1) and aortic valve calcification in the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis (MESA). J Heart Valve Dis 2008 0.84
59 Stages of systemic hypertension and blood pressure as correlates of computed tomography-assessed aortic valve calcium (from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis). Am J Cardiol 2011 0.82
60 Orthodontic undergraduate education: developments in a modern curriculum. Eur J Dent Educ 2002 0.82
61 Plasma glycosylphosphatidylinositol-specific phospholipase D predicts the change in insulin sensitivity in response to a low-fat but not a low-carbohydrate diet in obese women. Metabolism 2008 0.82
62 Association between progression of aortic valve calcification and coronary calcification: assessment by electron beam tomography. Acad Radiol 2005 0.81
63 How to best manage glycemia and non-glycemia during the time of acute myocardial infarction. Diabetes Technol Ther 2012 0.80
64 Treatment and stability of class II division 2 malocclusion in children and adolescents: a systematic review. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 2012 0.79
65 Statin use and risks of death or fatal rejection in the Heart Transplant Lipid Registry. Am J Cardiol 2005 0.78
66 Serum amyloid A impairs the antiinflammatory properties of HDL. J Clin Invest 2015 0.78
67 Associations of LV hypertrophy with prevalent and incident valve calcification: Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging 2012 0.78
68 Mitral valve abnormalities in congestive heart failure: an interplay between form and function? J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 0.77
69 Smad2-dependent glycosaminoglycan elongation in aortic valve interstitial cells enhances binding of LDL to proteoglycans. Cardiovasc Pathol 2012 0.77
70 Genetic variants of the hemostatic system and development of transplant coronary artery disease. J Heart Lung Transplant 2002 0.77
71 Associations between aspirin and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and aortic valve or coronary artery calcification: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis and the Heinz Nixdorf Recall Study. Atherosclerosis 2013 0.77
72 Age modification of the association of lipoprotein, lipid, and lipoprotein ratio with carotid intima-media thickness (from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis [MESA]). Am J Cardiol 2011 0.77
73 Serum amyloid A impairs the antiinflammatory properties of HDL. J Clin Invest 2016 0.77
74 Validation of the severity index by cardiac catheterization and Doppler echocardiography in patients with aortic sclerosis and stenosis. Cardiovasc Ultrasound 2006 0.75
75 Inflammatory proteins on HDL: what are we measuring? Transl Res 2007 0.75
76 Vascular (humoral) cardiac allograft rejection manifesting as inducible myocardial ischemia on nuclear perfusion imaging. J Nucl Cardiol 2005 0.75
77 Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA): a screening study to measure class II skeletal pattern, TMJ PDS and use of systemic corticosteroids. J Orthod 2010 0.75
78 Orthodontic treatment for deep bite and retroclined upper front teeth in children. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2017 0.75
79 Calcific aortic valve disease: a disease process comes of age? EB 2007. Introduction. J Investig Med 2007 0.75