Published in Circulation on August 01, 1982
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Direct measurement of free radical generation following reperfusion of ischemic myocardium. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (1987) 4.87
Cardiac sarcoid: a clinicopathologic study of 84 unselected patients with systemic sarcoidosis. Circulation (1978) 4.45
1999 update: ACC/AHA guidelines for the management of patients with acute myocardial infarction. A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Committee on Management of Acute Myocardial Infarction). J Am Coll Cardiol (1999) 4.15
Percutaneous balloon valvuloplasty: a new method for treating congenital pulmonary-valve stenosis. N Engl J Med (1982) 3.51
The changed spectrum of purulent pericarditis: an 86 year autopsy experience in 200 patients. Am J Med (1977) 3.50
ACC/AHA Guidelines for Exercise Testing. A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Committee on Exercise Testing). J Am Coll Cardiol (1997) 3.14
Termination of malignant ventricular arrhythmias with an implanted automatic defibrillator in human beings. N Engl J Med (1980) 3.12
The heart in systemic lupus erythematosus and the changes induced in it by corticosteroid therapy. A study of 36 necropsy patients. Am J Med (1975) 2.85
Surgical treatment of aneurysms of the ascending aorta in the Marfan syndrome. Results of composite-graft repair in 50 patients. N Engl J Med (1986) 2.59
ACC/AHA/ACP-ASIM guidelines for the management of patients with chronic stable angina: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Committee on Management of Patients With Chronic Stable Angina). J Am Coll Cardiol (1999) 2.58
Dispositional optimism and recovery from coronary artery bypass surgery: the beneficial effects on physical and psychological well-being. J Pers Soc Psychol (1989) 2.46
Coronary artery embolism and myocardial infarction. Ann Intern Med (1978) 2.43
A model for predicting transfusion after coronary artery bypass grafting. Ann Thorac Surg (1996) 2.41
ACC/AHA guidelines for implantation of cardiac pacemakers and antiarrhythmia devices: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Committee on Pacemaker Implantation). J Am Coll Cardiol (1998) 2.27
Cognitive outcome after coronary artery bypass: a one-year prospective study. Ann Thorac Surg (1997) 2.23
Percutaneous transluminal balloon valvuloplasty for pulmonary valve stenosis. Circulation (1984) 2.21
Measurement and characterization of postischemic free radical generation in the isolated perfused heart. J Biol Chem (1989) 2.14
Optimism and rehospitalization after coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Arch Intern Med (1999) 2.04
Endothelial nuclear patterns in the canine arterial tree with particular reference to hemodynamic events. Circ Res (1972) 2.03
Microemboli during coronary artery bypass grafting. Genesis and effect on outcome. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (1995) 2.02
Diuresis in hemodynamically compromised patients: continuous furosemide infusion. Ann Thorac Surg (1990) 1.87
ACC/AHA guidelines for exercise testing: executive summary. A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Committee on Exercise Testing). Circulation (1997) 1.83
Atrial myxomas: a fifty year review. Am Heart J (1979) 1.83
Treatment of restenosis of coarctation by percutaneous transluminal angioplasty. Circulation (1983) 1.79
Involvement of the heart by malignant lymphoma: a clinicopathologic study. Cancer (1982) 1.77
Treatment with deferoxamine during ischemia improves functional and metabolic recovery and reduces reperfusion-induced oxygen radical generation in rabbit hearts. Circulation (1991) 1.77
Myocardial lesions of progressive systemic sclerosis. A cause of cardiac dysfunction. Circulation (1976) 1.71
Regional cardiac dilatation after acute myocardial infarction: recognition by two-dimensional echocardiography. N Engl J Med (1979) 1.71
Stroke following coronary artery bypass grafting: a ten-year study. Ann Thorac Surg (1985) 1.68
Improvement of postischemic myocardial function and metabolism induced by administration of deferoxamine at the time of reflow: the role of iron in the pathogenesis of reperfusion injury. Circulation (1987) 1.64
Accelerated "atherosclerosis". A morphologic study of 97 saphenous vein coronary artery bypass grafts. Circulation (1977) 1.60
Ankylosing spondylitis and aortic regurgitation. Description of the characteristic cardiovascular lesion from study of eight necropsy patients. Circulation (1973) 1.59
Papillary muscle rupture in fatal acute myocardial infarction: a potentially treatable form of cardiogenic shock. Ann Intern Med (1979) 1.58
Valvular disease in the elderly: influence on surgical results. Ann Thorac Surg (1993) 1.55
Pharmacologically induced preconditioning with diazoxide: a novel approach to brain protection. Ann Thorac Surg (2001) 1.50
Pathologic anatomy of cardiac valve replacement: a study of 224 necropsy patients. Prog Cardiovasc Dis (1973) 1.46
Distinctions in chronic active hepatitis based on circulating hepatitis-associated antigen. Lancet (1970) 1.46
Contrast echocardiographic mapping of collateralized myocardium in humans before and after coronary angioplasty. J Am Coll Cardiol (1990) 1.46
Early dilation of the infarcted segment in acute transmural myocardial infarction: role of infarct expansion in acute left ventricular enlargement. J Am Coll Cardiol (1984) 1.45
Operation for congestive heart failure: transplantation, coronary artery bypass, and cardiomyoplasty. Ann Thorac Surg (1993) 1.44
New paradigms and improved results for the surgical treatment of acute type A dissection. Ann Surg (2001) 1.43
Surgical standby for percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty: a survey of patterns of practice. Ann Thorac Surg (1990) 1.42
Aortic sinus of Valsalva aneurysms simulating primary right-sided valvular heart disease. Circulation (1975) 1.40
The surgeon's work bench. An attractive approach. Am J Surg (1966) 1.39
Nifedipine in unstable angina: a double-blind, randomized trial. N Engl J Med (1982) 1.38
Reduction of myocardial ischemic injury with oxygen-derived free radical scavengers. Surgery (1983) 1.38
Asymmetric septal hypertrophy and myocardial fiber disarray. Features of normal, developing, and malformed hearts. Circulation (1977) 1.37
Two-dimensional echocardiography and infarct size: relationship of regional wall motion and thickening to the extent of myocardial infarction in the dog. Circulation (1981) 1.37
Current indications, risks, and outcome after pericardiectomy. Ann Thorac Surg (1991) 1.36
Steroid therapy during acute myocardial infarction. A cause of delayed healing and of ventricular aneurysm. Am J Med (1974) 1.35
Correlation of coronary arteriograms and left ventriculograms with postmortem studies. Circulation (1977) 1.35
Mediastinal infection after cardiac surgery. Ann Thorac Surg (1984) 1.34
Intravenous nitroglycerin in acute myocardial infarction. Circulation (1975) 1.32
A proposed pathogenesis of cor triatriatum: impingement of the left superior vena cava on the developing left atrium. Am Heart J (1977) 1.32
Catenoid shape of the interventricular septum: possible cause of idiopathic hypertrophic subaortic stenosis. Circulation (1978) 1.31
Guidelines for perioperative cardiovascular evaluation for noncardiac surgery. Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Committee on Perioperative Cardiovascular Evaluation for Noncardiac Surgery). J Am Coll Cardiol (1996) 1.31
Infarct expansion versus extension: two different complications of acute myocardial infarction. Am J Cardiol (1978) 1.31
Predictors of stroke risk in coronary artery bypass patients. Ann Thorac Surg (1997) 1.30
Unstable angina pectoris: morbidity and mortality in 57 consecutive patients evaluated angiographically. Am J Cardiol (1973) 1.28
Clinicopathologic analysis of cardiac dysfunction in 52 patients with sickle cell anemia. Am J Cardiol (1978) 1.27
Newer thromboresistant surfaces: evaluation with a new in-vivo technique. Surg Clin North Am (1967) 1.27
Cardiovascular manifestations of Pseudoxanthoma elasticum. Arch Pathol Lab Med (1978) 1.27
Idiopathic familial myocardiopathy in three generations: a clinical and pathologic study. Am Heart J (1978) 1.26
Changes in intrinsic coronary circulation and segmental ventricular motion after saphenous-vein coronary bypass graft surgery. N Engl J Med (1973) 1.26
Expansion of acute myocardial infarction: an experimental study. Circulation (1982) 1.25
Prolonged open sternotomy and delayed sternal closure after cardiac operations. Ann Thorac Surg (1992) 1.24
The relationship between oxygen radical generation and impairment of myocardial energy metabolism following post-ischemic reperfusion. J Mol Cell Cardiol (1991) 1.22
Myocardial infarction complicating coronary perfusion during open-heart surgery. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (1972) 1.22
A randomized trial of intravenous tissue plasminogen activator for acute myocardial infarction with subsequent randomization to elective coronary angioplasty. N Engl J Med (1987) 1.21
Mechanisms of ischemic myocardial cell damage assessed by phosphorus-31 nuclear magnetic resonance. Circulation (1982) 1.21
Recent experience with major sternal wound complications. Ann Thorac Surg (1990) 1.20
Evidence for a reversible oxygen radical-mediated component of reperfusion injury: reduction by recombinant human superoxide dismutase administered at the time of reflow. Circulation (1987) 1.20