Published in Am J Cardiovasc Drugs on April 01, 2013
A comparison of outcomes with angiotensin-converting--enzyme inhibitors and diuretics for hypertension in the elderly. N Engl J Med (2003) 7.74
A 2-h diagnostic protocol to assess patients with chest pain symptoms in the Asia-Pacific region (ASPECT): a prospective observational validation study. Lancet (2011) 5.61
The worldwide epidemiology of type 2 diabetes mellitus--present and future perspectives. Nat Rev Endocrinol (2011) 5.55
Risk of cardiovascular and all-cause mortality in individuals with diabetes mellitus, impaired fasting glucose, and impaired glucose tolerance: the Australian Diabetes, Obesity, and Lifestyle Study (AusDiab). Circulation (2007) 4.97
Retracted Effect of ramipril on walking times and quality of life among patients with peripheral artery disease and intermittent claudication: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA (2013) 4.88
2-Hour accelerated diagnostic protocol to assess patients with chest pain symptoms using contemporary troponins as the only biomarker: the ADAPT trial. J Am Coll Cardiol (2012) 3.15
AUSDRISK: an Australian Type 2 Diabetes Risk Assessment Tool based on demographic, lifestyle and simple anthropometric measures. Med J Aust (2010) 2.44
Validation of high-sensitivity troponin I in a 2-hour diagnostic strategy to assess 30-day outcomes in emergency department patients with possible acute coronary syndrome. J Am Coll Cardiol (2013) 2.28
Emergency department length of stay independently predicts excess inpatient length of stay. Med J Aust (2003) 2.24
'Reverse white-coat hypertension' in older hypertensives. J Hypertens (2002) 2.17
Rate of morning increase in blood pressure is elevated in hypertensives. Am J Hypertens (2006) 2.15
Diabetes detection in Australian general practice: a comparison of diagnostic criteria. Med J Aust (2002) 2.14
Similar effects of treatment on central and brachial blood pressures in older hypertensive subjects in the Second Australian National Blood Pressure Trial. Hypertension (2007) 2.13
Substitution Monotherapy With Levetiracetam vs Older Antiepileptic Drugs: A Randomized Comparative Trial. Arch Neurol (2012) 1.99
Fingolimod after natalizumab and the risk of short-term relapse. Neurology (2014) 1.96
Brachial blood pressure but not carotid arterial waveforms predict cardiovascular events in elderly female hypertensives. Hypertension (2006) 1.90
A lower than expected adult Victorian community attack rate for pandemic (H1N1) 2009. Aust N Z J Public Health (2010) 1.76
Retracted Brief communication: ramipril markedly improves walking ability in patients with peripheral arterial disease: a randomized trial. Ann Intern Med (2006) 1.71
Contemporary results show repeat coronary artery bypass grafting remains a risk factor for operative mortality. Ann Thorac Surg (2009) 1.69
Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D, calcium intake, and risk of type 2 diabetes after 5 years: results from a national, population-based prospective study (the Australian Diabetes, Obesity and Lifestyle study). Diabetes Care (2011) 1.67
Does prior percutaneous coronary intervention adversely affect early and mid-term survival after coronary artery surgery? JACC Cardiovasc Interv (2009) 1.61
Outcomes after percutaneous coronary intervention of ostial lesions in the era of drug-eluting stents. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv (2009) 1.51
Meta-analysis of cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitors and their effects on blood pressure. Arch Intern Med (2005) 1.49
Factors associated with deep sternal wound infection and haemorrhage following cardiac surgery in Victoria. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg (2006) 1.48
Low serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D is associated with increased risk of the development of the metabolic syndrome at five years: results from a national, population-based prospective study (The Australian Diabetes, Obesity and Lifestyle Study: AusDiab). J Clin Endocrinol Metab (2012) 1.45
How do the Australian guidelines for lipid-lowering drugs perform in practice? Cardiovascular disease risk in the AusDiab Study, 1999-2000. Med J Aust (2008) 1.45
Should aspirin be used for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease in people with diabetes? Med J Aust (2009) 1.45
Including walnuts in a low-fat/modified-fat diet improves HDL cholesterol-to-total cholesterol ratios in patients with type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Care (2004) 1.44
Progress towards a National Cardiac Procedure Database--development of the Australasian Society of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgeons (ASCTS) and Melbourne Interventional Group (MIG) registries. Heart Lung Circ (2010) 1.44
Prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and its determinants in Australian adults aged 25 years and older: a national, population-based study. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) (2012) 1.43
Structured dietary advice incorporating walnuts achieves optimal fat and energy balance in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. J Am Diet Assoc (2005) 1.42
Ten-year legacy effects of baseline blood pressure 'treatment naivety' in the Second Australian National Blood Pressure study. J Hypertens (2015) 1.41
The relationship between reduction in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol by statins and reduction in risk of cardiovascular outcomes: an updated meta-analysis. Clin Ther (2009) 1.40
Predicting blood loss and transfusion requirement in patients undergoing surgery for musculoskeletal tumors. Transfusion (2014) 1.40
Why blockade of the renin-angiotensin system reduces the incidence of new-onset diabetes. J Hypertens (2005) 1.40
Amino-terminal-pro-B-type natriuretic peptide levels and low diastolic blood pressure: potential relevance to the diastolic J-curve. J Hypertens (2014) 1.39
Recent trends in Australian percutaneous coronary intervention practice: insights from the Melbourne Interventional Group registry. Med J Aust (2011) 1.38
Validated Assessment Tools and Maintenance of Certification in Plastic Surgery: Current Status, Challenges, and Future Possibilities. Plast Reconstr Surg (2016) 1.37
Clozapine-induced cardiotoxicity: a clinical update. Med J Aust (2009) 1.34
Correlation of mutation status and survival with predominant histologic subtype according to the new IASLC/ATS/ERS lung adenocarcinoma classification in stage III (N2) patients. J Thorac Oncol (2013) 1.32
The metabolic syndrome in Australia: prevalence using four definitions. Diabetes Res Clin Pract (2007) 1.32
Clozapine-associated myocarditis: a review of 116 cases of suspected myocarditis associated with the use of clozapine in Australia during 1993-2003. Drug Saf (2007) 1.31
Interventions to reduce medication errors in adult intensive care: a systematic review. Br J Clin Pharmacol (2012) 1.27
Comparing trends in BMI and waist circumference. Obesity (Silver Spring) (2010) 1.26
Accuracy of the Australian National Death Index: comparison with adjudicated fatal outcomes among Australian participants in the Long-term Intervention with Pravastatin in Ischaemic Disease (LIPID) study. Aust N Z J Public Health (2003) 1.25
Plasma lipid profiling shows similar associations with prediabetes and type 2 diabetes. PLoS One (2013) 1.24
The influence of hip circumference on the relationship between abdominal obesity and mortality. Int J Epidemiol (2012) 1.21
Trends in BMI of urban Australian adults, 1980-2000. Public Health Nutr (2009) 1.18
Cost-benefit of minimally invasive staging of non-small cell lung cancer: a decision tree sensitivity analysis. J Thorac Oncol (2010) 1.18
Self-reported adherence with medication and cardiovascular disease outcomes in the Second Australian National Blood Pressure Study (ANBP2). Med J Aust (2006) 1.16
Is there an obesity paradox after percutaneous coronary intervention in the contemporary era? An analysis from a multicenter Australian registry. JACC Cardiovasc Interv (2010) 1.14
Glucose-independent ethnic differences in HbA1c in people without known diabetes. Diabetes Care (2012) 1.12
The impact of obesity on weight change and outcomes at 12 months in patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty. Med J Aust (2010) 1.07
Usefulness of postoperative atrial fibrillation as an independent predictor for worse early and late outcomes after isolated coronary artery bypass grafting (multicenter Australian study of 19,497 patients). Am J Cardiol (2011) 1.07
Smaller aortic dimensions do not fully account for the greater pulse pressure in elderly female hypertensives. Hypertension (2008) 1.05
The COACH program produces sustained improvements in cardiovascular risk factors and adherence to recommended medications-two years follow-up. Heart Lung Circ (2009) 1.03
The cost of diabetes in adults in Australia. Diabetes Res Clin Pract (2013) 1.03
Validation of two Framingham cardiovascular risk prediction algorithms in an Australian population: the 'old' versus the 'new' Framingham equation. Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil (2011) 1.02
Do COX-2 inhibitors raise blood pressure more than nonselective NSAIDs and placebo? An updated meta-analysis. J Hypertens (2009) 1.02
Pyoderma gangrenosum requiring inpatient management: a report of 26 cases with follow up. Australas J Dermatol (2011) 1.00
Area-level socioeconomic status and incidence of abnormal glucose metabolism: the Australian Diabetes, Obesity and Lifestyle (AusDiab) study. Diabetes Care (2012) 0.98
Health and mortality consequences of abdominal obesity: evidence from the AusDiab study. Med J Aust (2009) 0.97
Changes in the rates of weight and waist circumference gain in Australian adults over time: a longitudinal cohort study. BMJ Open (2014) 0.97
Identification of urinary biomarkers for age-related macular degeneration. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci (2011) 0.97
Current and emerging antiviral treatments for hepatitis C infection. Br J Clin Pharmacol (2013) 0.97
The association between radiographic severity and pre-operative function in patients undergoing primary knee replacement for osteoarthritis. Knee (2012) 0.96
Economic burden of obesity in primary total knee arthroplasty. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) (2011) 0.95
The association between dairy food intake and the incidence of diabetes in Australia: the Australian Diabetes Obesity and Lifestyle Study (AusDiab). Public Health Nutr (2012) 0.95
Usefulness of transient and persistent no reflow to predict adverse clinical outcomes following percutaneous coronary intervention. Am J Cardiol (2011) 0.95
Estimating the lifetime economic burden of stroke according to the age of onset in South Korea: a cost of illness study. BMC Public Health (2011) 0.94
Psychosocial stress is positively associated with body mass index gain over 5 years: evidence from the longitudinal AusDiab study. Obesity (Silver Spring) (2013) 0.94
Projected progression of the prevalence of obesity in Australia. Obesity (Silver Spring) (2011) 0.94
A dose-specific meta-analysis of lipid changes in randomized controlled trials of atorvastatin and simvastatin. Clin Ther (2007) 0.94
Projected socioeconomic disparities in the prevalence of obesity among Australian adults. Aust N Z J Public Health (2012) 0.94
Diabetes prevalence and determinants in Indigenous Australian populations: A systematic review. Diabetes Res Clin Pract (2011) 0.94
The heart of the matter: health status of aged care clients receiving home- and community-based care. J Aging Res (2010) 0.93
Inequalities in cardiovascular disease mortality: the role of behavioural, physiological and social risk factors. J Epidemiol Community Health (2009) 0.93
Inclusion of plasma lipid species improves classification of individuals at risk of type 2 diabetes. PLoS One (2013) 0.92
Validity of self-reported hypertension: findings from the Thai Cohort Study compared to physician telephone interview. Glob J Health Sci (2013) 0.92
Sex differences in outcomes following isolated coronary artery bypass graft surgery in Australian patients: analysis of the Australasian Society of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgeons cardiac surgery database. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2011) 0.92
Trends in coronary artery bypass graft surgery in Victoria, 2001-2006: findings from the Australasian Society of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgeons database project. Med J Aust (2008) 0.91
N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide in a novel screening algorithm for pulmonary arterial hypertension in systemic sclerosis: a case-control study. Arthritis Res Ther (2012) 0.90
Setting population targets for measuring successful obesity prevention. Am J Public Health (2010) 0.90
Ankle-Brachial Index determination and peripheral arterial disease diagnosis by an oscillometric blood pressure device in primary care: validation and diagnostic accuracy study. BMJ Open (2012) 0.90
Changes in abdominal obesity and age-related macular degeneration: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study. Arch Ophthalmol (2008) 0.90
The Australian Multiple Sclerosis (MS) immunotherapy study: a prospective, multicentre study of drug utilisation using the MSBase platform. PLoS One (2013) 0.90
Anthropometric measures and absolute cardiovascular risk estimates in the Australian Diabetes, Obesity and Lifestyle (AusDiab) Study. Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil (2007) 0.90
Psychosocial stress predicts abnormal glucose metabolism: the Australian Diabetes, Obesity and Lifestyle (AusDiab) study. Ann Behav Med (2013) 0.89
Large artery stiffness is not related to plasma cholesterol in older subjects with hypertension. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol (2004) 0.88
Glycemic control and excess mortality in type 1 diabetes. N Engl J Med (2015) 0.88