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Association between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and chronic kidney disease in vascular surgery patients. Nephrol Dial Transplant (2009) 1.14
Cardioprotective medication is associated with improved survival in patients with peripheral arterial disease. J Am Coll Cardiol (2006) 1.11
Influence of renal function on the usefulness of N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide as a prognostic cardiac risk marker in patients undergoing noncardiac vascular surgery. Am J Cardiol (2008) 1.08
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High-dose beta-blockers and tight heart rate control reduce myocardial ischemia and troponin T release in vascular surgery patients. Circulation (2006) 0.89
Association of COPD with carotid wall intima-media thickness in vascular surgery patients. Respir Med (2009) 0.88
Detection of occult endoleaks after endovascular treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysm using magnetic resonance imaging with a blood pool contrast agent: preliminary observations. Invest Radiol (2010) 0.87
Epidural analgesia is associated with improved health outcomes of surgical patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Anesthesiology (2011) 0.87
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Co-existence of COPD and left ventricular dysfunction in vascular surgery patients. Respir Med (2009) 0.85
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Association between serum uric acid and perioperative and late cardiovascular outcome in patients with suspected or definite coronary artery disease undergoing elective vascular surgery. Am J Cardiol (2008) 0.83
Statin therapy is associated with improved outcomes in vascular surgery patients with renal impairment. Am Heart J (2007) 0.83
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Oxygen-dependent delayed fluorescence measured in skin after topical application of 5-aminolevulinic acid. J Biophotonics (2011) 0.82
Prognostic value of hypotensive blood pressure response during single-stage exercise test on long-term outcome in patients with known or suspected peripheral arterial disease. Coron Artery Dis (2008) 0.82
Incremental value of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein and N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide for the prediction of postoperative cardiac events in noncardiac vascular surgery patients. Coron Artery Dis (2009) 0.81
Plasma N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide as a predictor of perioperative and long-term outcome after vascular surgery. J Vasc Surg (2008) 0.81
Preoperative oral glucose tolerance testing in vascular surgery patients: long-term cardiovascular outcome. Am Heart J (2009) 0.80
Cutaneous Mitochondrial PO2, but Not Tissue Oxygen Saturation, Is an Early Indicator of the Physiologic Limit of Hemodilution in the Pig. Anesthesiology (2016) 0.80
Significance of hypotensive response during dobutamine stress echocardiography. Int J Cardiol (2007) 0.80
Validation of the protoporphyrin IX-triplet state lifetime technique for mitochondrial oxygen measurements in the skin. Opt Lett (2012) 0.80
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Usefulness of repeated N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide measurements as incremental predictor for long-term cardiovascular outcome after vascular surgery. Am J Cardiol (2010) 0.79
Comparison with computed tomography of two ultrasound devices for diagnosis of abdominal aortic aneurysm. Am J Cardiol (2007) 0.79
Adequate seal and no endoleak on the first postoperative computed tomography angiography as criteria for no additional imaging up to 5 years after endovascular aneurysm repair. J Vasc Surg (2013) 0.79
Evaluation of the aepEX™ monitor of hypnotic depth in pediatric patients receiving propofol-remifentanil anesthesia. Paediatr Anaesth (2013) 0.78
Combining radiological imaging and gastrointestinal tonometry: a minimal invasive and useful approach for the workup of chronic gastrointestinal ischemia. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol (2013) 0.78
Usefulness of preoperative oral glucose tolerance testing for perioperative risk stratification in patients scheduled for elective vascular surgery. Am J Cardiol (2007) 0.78
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Intima media thickness of the common carotid artery in vascular surgery patients: a predictor of postoperative cardiovascular events. Am Heart J (2009) 0.77
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Automated segmentation of atherosclerotic histology based on pattern classification. J Pathol Inform (2013) 0.77
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The interrelationship between preoperative anemia and N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide: the effect on predicting postoperative cardiac outcome in vascular surgery patients. Anesth Analg (2009) 0.77
Predictive value of NT-proBNP in vascular surgery patients with COPD and normal left ventricular systolic function. COPD (2010) 0.77
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Evaluation of the auditory evoked potentials derived aepEX(™) as a measure of hypnotic depth in pediatric patients receiving sevoflurane-remifentanil anesthesia. Paediatr Anaesth (2014) 0.77
Aneurysmal disease is associated with lower carotid intima-media thickness than occlusive arterial disease. J Vasc Surg (2012) 0.76
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Indications of prophylactic coronary revascularization in patients undergoing major vascular surgery: the saga continues. Eur Heart J (2007) 0.75
Closing the gap between guidelines and practice in perioperative care. Anesthesiology (2010) 0.75
Influence of aortic valve calcium on outcome in patients undergoing peripheral vascular surgery. Am J Cardiol (2012) 0.75