Published in N Engl J Med on January 25, 1979
Problems of urgent consultations within an appointment system. J R Coll Gen Pract (1980) 1.45
Do coronary artery bypass operations prolong life? West J Med (1982) 0.97
Sufficiency of clinical literature on the appropriate uses of six medical and surgical procedures. West J Med (1987) 0.95
Revascularization in coronary artery disease. A review of randomized trial data. West J Med (1998) 0.83
Long-term survival after coronary bypass surgery. Comparison of various subsets of patients with general population. Br Heart J (1981) 0.79
Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty of one vessel for refractory unstable angina pectoris: efficacy in single and multivessel disease. Br Heart J (1988) 0.78
Use of cardiovascular medical therapy among patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery: results from the ROSETTA-CABG registry. Can J Cardiol (2006) 0.77
Presidential address. Coronary bypass surgery: status 1979. Trans Am Clin Climatol Assoc (1980) 0.75
Coronary arteriography before aortic valve replacement. Br Med J (1979) 0.75
Nifedipine in asymptomatic patients with severe aortic regurgitation and normal left ventricular function. N Engl J Med (1994) 4.83
Natural course of peripartum cardiomyopathy. Circulation (1971) 3.60
Outcomes 15 years after valve replacement with a mechanical versus a bioprosthetic valve: final report of the Veterans Affairs randomized trial. J Am Coll Cardiol (2000) 2.93
The problem of valve prosthesis-patient mismatch. Circulation (1978) 2.47
Peripartum cardiomyopathy. Circulation (1971) 2.47
Hypotonic duodenography. Radiology (1967) 2.18
Transluminal extraction of catheter and guide fragments from the heart and great vessels; 29 collected cases. Am J Roentgenol Radium Ther Nucl Med (1971) 2.04
Antimicrobial treatment of infective endocarditis due to viridans streptococci, enterococci, and staphylococci. JAMA (1989) 2.03
Transjugular approach to liver biopsy and transhepatic cholangiography. N Engl J Med (1973) 1.96
A perspective on the three large multicenter randomized clinical trials of coronary bypass surgery for chronic stable angina. Circulation (1985) 1.93
The natural course of alcoholic cardiomyopathy. Ann Intern Med (1974) 1.85
Hemodynamic studies and results of therapy in 50 patients with bacteremic shock. Am J Med (1973) 1.85
Nonsurgical fallopian tube recanalization for treatment of infertility. Radiology (1990) 1.74
Phonocardiographic diagnosis of aortic ball variance. Circulation (1968) 1.73
Medroxyprogesterone interferes with ovarian steroid protection against coronary vasospasm. Nat Med (1997) 1.70
The hemodynamics of common (or single) ventricle. Circulation (1966) 1.69
Selective arterial drug infusions in the treatment of acute gastrointestinal bleeding. A preliminary report. Gastroenterology (1970) 1.66
Aortic root dilatation and mitral valve prolapse in Marfan's syndrome: an ECHOCARDIOgraphic study. Circulation (1975) 1.63
Selective arterial embolization. A new method for control of acute gastrointestinal bleeding. Radiology (1972) 1.62
Pseudo A-V block secondary to premature nonpropagated His bundle depolarizations: documentation by His bundle electrocardiography. Circulation (1970) 1.58
Chagas' heart disease in the United States. N Engl J Med (1991) 1.56
The prognosis of patients with coronary artery disease after coronary bypass operations. Time-related progress of 532 patients with disabling angina pectoris. Circulation (1974) 1.56
Sensitivity, specificity, and predictive accuracies of non-invasive tests, singly and in combination, for diagnosis of hibernating myocardium. Eur Heart J (2000) 1.54
Transjugular portal venography and radiologic portacaval shunt: an experimental study. Radiology (1969) 1.52
The diagnosis and treatment of Raynaud's phenomenon. Surgery (1975) 1.51
Sensitivity, specificity, and predictive accuracies of various noninvasive techniques for detecting hibernating myocardium. Curr Probl Cardiol (2001) 1.48
Amiodarone-induced hyperthyroidism: thyroidectomy under local anesthesia. Am Heart J (1991) 1.46
Changes in the durability of silicone rubber in ball-valve prostheses. Ann Thorac Surg (1972) 1.46
Clinical and hemodynamic results of peritoneal dialysis for severe cardiac failure. Am Heart J (1968) 1.45
The square stent-based large vessel occluder: an experimental pilot study. J Vasc Interv Radiol (2000) 1.43
Severe aortic stenosis with impaired left ventricular function and clinical heart failure: results of valve replacement. Circulation (1978) 1.41
Cardiac conduction in patients with symptomatic sinus node disease. Circulation (1971) 1.41
Continuous murmurs in tetralogy of Fallot and pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect. Am J Cardiol (1966) 1.41
Site of heart block in acute myocardial infarction. Circulation (1970) 1.40
Complications of selective percutaneous transfemoral coronary arteriography and their prevention. A review of 445 consecutive examinations. Circulation (1972) 1.40
Selective clot lysis with low-dose streptokinase. Radiology (1974) 1.40
Anomalous ventricular myocardial patterns in a child with complex congenital heart disease. Am J Cardiol (1969) 1.39
Platelet activation in patients with mitral valve prolapse. Can J Cardiol (1989) 1.39
Current role of digitalis therapy in patients with congestive heart failure. JAMA (1991) 1.39
Failure of antiplatelet and anticoagulant therapy to improve patency of grafts after coronary-artery bypass: a controlled, randomized study. N Engl J Med (1979) 1.35
Determination of cardiac output by transcutaneous continuous-wave ultrasonic Doppler computer. Am J Cardiol (1984) 1.32
Cardiac complications. Results of penetrating chest wounds involving the heart. Arch Intern Med (1974) 1.31
Mitral valve aneurysm: clinical features, echocardiographic-pathologic correlations. J Am Coll Cardiol (1983) 1.31
Influence of aortocoronary bypass surgery on left ventricular performance. N Engl J Med (1971) 1.28
Hibernating myocardium has reduced blood flow at rest that increases with low-dose dobutamine. Circulation (1996) 1.25
Selective coronary arteriography. A review of 18 months' experience. Clin Radiol (1970) 1.25
The clinical significance of Raynaud's syndrome. Surgery (1976) 1.25
WPW syndrome during pregnancy: increased incidence of supraventricular arrhythmias. Am Heart J (1992) 1.24
Acute hemodynamic effects of dopamine in patients with shock. Circulation (1971) 1.24
Echocardiographic criteria for aortic root dissection. Am J Cardiol (1975) 1.24
Diagnosis and management of complications of prosthetic heart valves. Am J Cardiol (1975) 1.23
Coronary bypass surgery for chronic angina--1981. A perspective. Circulation (1982) 1.23
Intractable ventricular fibrillation associated with profound accidental hypothermia--successful treatment with partial cardiopulmonary bypass. N Engl J Med (1972) 1.23
Selective arterial infusions of vasoconstrictors in acute gastrointestinal bleeding. Radiology (1971) 1.20
Problems in the hemodynamic diagnosis of tricuspid insufficiency. Am Heart J (1968) 1.20
Effects of ouabain on impaired left ventricular function in acute myocardial infarction. N Engl J Med (1972) 1.19
Relationship between alterations in renal hemodynamics during cardiopulmonary bypass and postoperative renal function. Circulation (1966) 1.18
Sites of congenital and surgical heart block as defined by His bundle electrocardiography. Circulation (1971) 1.17
Mesenteric arterial infusions of vasopressin for hemorrhage from colonic diverticulosis. Am J Surg (1975) 1.16
Acute effects of volcanic ash from Mount Saint Helens on lung function in children. Am Rev Respir Dis (1983) 1.15
Left atrial transport function in myocardial infarction. Importance of its booster pump function. Am J Med (1975) 1.14
Complications of artificial heart valves. JAMA (1979) 1.14
Long-term performance of heart valve prostheses. Curr Probl Cardiol (2000) 1.13
Natural history of "high-risk" bundle-branch block: final report of a prospective study. N Engl J Med (1982) 1.13
Transjugular approach to the liver, biliary system, and portal circulation. Am J Roentgenol Radium Ther Nucl Med (1975) 1.13
Improvement in left ventricular wall motion following nitroglycerin. Circulation (1975) 1.12
Transjugular liver biopsy. Hepatology (1992) 1.11
Hemodynamics of cor pulmonale. Prog Cardiovasc Dis (1966) 1.10
Incidence of early tolerance to hemodynamic effects of continuous infusion of nitroglycerin in patients with coronary artery disease and heart failure. Circulation (1987) 1.10
Transluminal expandable nitinol coil stent grafting: preliminary report. Radiology (1983) 1.10
Idiopathic paroxysmal ventricular tachycardia with a QRS pattern of right bundle branch block and left axis deviation: a unique clinical entity with specific properties. Am J Cardiol (1983) 1.10
Normal conduction intervals and responses in sixty-one patients using His bundle recording and atrial pacing. Chest (1973) 1.09
Relationship of pulmonary artery to left ventricular diastolic pressures in acute myocardial infarction. Circulation (1972) 1.06
Common atrium: anatomy, hemodynamics, and surgery. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (1968) 1.06
Multiscan echocardiography. I. Technical description. Circulation (1973) 1.06
Left main coronary artery disease. Risks of angiography, importance of coexisting disease of other coronary arteries and effects of revascularization. Am J Cardiol (1975) 1.06
Canine left ventricular mass estimation by two-dimensional echocardiography. Circulation (1983) 1.05
Medical versus surgical therapy for acute coronary insufficiency. A randomized study. N Engl J Med (1975) 1.05
Objective and subjective analysis of left ventricular angiograms. Circulation (1975) 1.05
Cholesterol and coronary heart disease: a perspective. JAMA (1985) 1.04
Dimensions and volumes of left atrium and ventricle determined by single beam echocardiography. Br Heart J (1974) 1.04
Transjugular intrahepatic portacaval shunt. An experimental work. Am J Surg (1971) 1.03
Catheter balloon valvuloplasty of the mitral valve in adults using a double-balloon technique. Early hemodynamic results. JAMA (1987) 1.03
Should coronary arteriography be performed routinely before valve replacement? Am J Cardiol (1973) 1.02
Aortic ball variance. Diagnosis and treatment. Ann Intern Med (1970) 1.01
Complications of percutaneous transaxillary catheterization for arteriography and selective chemotherapy. AJR Am J Roentgenol (1976) 1.01
Hemodynamic changes after valve replacement with Starr-Edwards prostheses. Am J Cardiol (1975) 1.01
Valvular heart disease in osteogenesis imperfecta. Am Heart J (1977) 1.01
Coronary bypass surgery for unstable angina. Circulation (1984) 1.00
Problems encountered with catheter balloon valvuloplasty of bioprosthetic aortic valves. Am Heart J (1988) 1.00
Ten year survival after coronary artery bypass surgery for angina in patients aged 65 years and older. Circulation (1986) 1.00