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R M Greenhalgh

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1 Community clinics for leg ulcers and impact on healing. BMJ 1992 3.28
2 Postoperative deep vein thrombosis caused by intravenous fluids during surgery. Br J Surg 1980 3.12
3 Inflammation and matrix metalloproteinases in the enlarging abdominal aortic aneurysm. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 1995 3.00
4 Long-term outcomes of immediate repair compared with surveillance of small abdominal aortic aneurysms. N Engl J Med 2002 2.73
5 Arterial bypass surgery and smokers. BMJ 1994 2.32
6 Mechanical properties of the aneurysmal aorta. Br J Surg 1992 2.29
7 Interleukin-6 (IL-6) and the prognosis of abdominal aortic aneurysms. Circulation 2001 2.29
8 Systematic comparison of the early outcome of angioplasty and endarterectomy for symptomatic carotid artery disease. Stroke 2000 2.11
9 Colour Doppler ultrasonographic imaging in the diagnosis of popliteal artery entrapment syndrome. Br J Surg 1994 1.92
10 Perioperative beta-blockade (POBBLE) for patients undergoing infrarenal vascular surgery: results of a randomized double-blind controlled trial. J Vasc Surg 2005 1.90
11 Final 12-year follow-up of surgery versus surveillance in the UK Small Aneurysm Trial. Br J Surg 2007 1.70
12 Role of sympathectomy for hyperhidrosis. Br Med J 1971 1.68
13 Diagnosis and initial management of stroke and transient ischemic attack across UK health regions from 1992 to 1996: experience of a national primary care database. Stroke 2001 1.61
14 Influence of smoking and plasma factors on patency of femoropopliteal vein grafts. BMJ 1989 1.60
15 Venous ulcer healing by four-layer compression bandaging is not influenced by the pattern of venous incompetence. Br J Surg 1999 1.58
16 Measuring the quality of life in patients with venous ulcers. J Vasc Surg 2000 1.55
17 Patient-assessed health outcomes in peripheral arterial disease. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2000 1.51
18 The UK EndoVascular Aneurysm Repair (EVAR) trials: randomised trials of EVAR versus standard therapy. Health Technol Assess 2012 1.49
19 Long-term cost-effectiveness analysis of endovascular versus open repair for abdominal aortic aneurysm based on four randomized clinical trials. Br J Surg 2014 1.48
20 The symptomatic carotid plaque. Stroke 2000 1.46
21 The precise technique of end-to-side microvascular anastomosis with a suitable experimental model. Ann R Coll Surg Engl 1981 1.46
22 Chlamydia pneumoniae does not influence atherosclerotic plaque behavior in patients with established carotid artery stenosis. Stroke 2000 1.43
23 Have the results of infrainguinal bypass improved with the widespread utilisation of postoperative surveillance? Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 1996 1.41
24 Endovascular treatment of renal artery stenosis. J Endovasc Ther 2001 1.41
25 Sudden sensorineural hearing loss as a complication of non-otologic surgery. J Laryngol Otol 1990 1.38
26 Limitations of ultrasonography in surveillance of small abdominal aortic aneurysms. Br J Surg 1991 1.35
27 Smoking and arterial reconstruction. Br J Surg 1981 1.34
28 Inhibition of prostaglandin E2 synthesis in abdominal aortic aneurysms: implications for smooth muscle cell viability, inflammatory processes, and the expansion of abdominal aortic aneurysms. Circulation 1999 1.30
29 High prevalence of unsuspected abdominal aortic aneurysm in patients with confirmed symptomatic peripheral or cerebral arterial disease. Br J Surg 1993 1.26
30 Risk factors associated with the development of peripheral arterial disease in smokers: a case-control study. Atherosclerosis 1997 1.26
31 Collagen in abdominal aortic aneurysm: typing, content, and degradation. J Vasc Surg 1987 1.21
32 Risk factors for postoperative death following elective surgical repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm: results from the UK Small Aneurysm Trial. On behalf of the UK Small Aneurysm Trial participants. Br J Surg 2000 1.21
33 Elastin degradation in abdominal aortic aneurysms. Atherosclerosis 1987 1.16
34 Observations from the IMPROVE trial concerning the clinical care of patients with ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm. Br J Surg 2014 1.16
35 Factors associated with healing leg ulceration with high compression. Age Ageing 1995 1.15
36 Serum lipids and lipoproteins in peripheral vascular disease. Lancet 1971 1.14
37 Effect of early blood transfusion on gastrointestinal haemorrhage. Br J Surg 1986 1.14
38 Modelling the long-term cost-effectiveness of endovascular or open repair for abdominal aortic aneurysm. Br J Surg 2008 1.13
39 Screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms. BMJ 1992 1.11
40 Smoking impairs endothelium-dependent relaxation of saphenous vein. Br J Surg 1993 1.10
41 Pathogenesis of abdominal aortic aneurysm. Br J Surg 1994 1.09
42 The UK Endovascular Aneurysm Repair (EVAR) trials: design, methodology and progress. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2004 1.06
43 Standard exercise test to assess peripheral arterial disease. Br Med J 1980 1.03
44 Raised serum thyrotrophin in women with peripheral arterial disease. Br J Surg 1987 1.03
45 Does supervised exercise offer adjuvant benefit over exercise advice alone for the treatment of intermittent claudication? A randomised trial. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2004 1.01
46 Smoking impairs the activity of endothelial nitric oxide synthase in saphenous vein. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 1996 1.00
47 Cellular, enzymatic, and genetic factors in the pathogenesis of abdominal aortic aneurysms. J Vasc Surg 1989 0.97
48 Genetic variation on chromosome 16 is associated with abdominal aortic aneurysm. Clin Sci (Lond) 1990 0.97
49 Multiple malignant melanoma. Report of a patient with four primary malignant cutaneous melanomas. Br J Plast Surg 1971 0.97
50 Smoking and growth rate of small abdominal aortic aneurysms. Lancet 1994 0.96
51 Multifactorial inheritance of abdominal aortic aneurysm. Eur J Vasc Surg 1987 0.95
52 The effect of advice to stop smoking on arterial disease patients, assessed by serum thiocyanate levels. J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino) 1981 0.94
53 Patient fitness and survival after abdominal aortic aneurysm repair in patients from the UK EVAR trials. Br J Surg 2007 0.94
54 The detection and progression of asymptomatic peripheral arterial disease. Br J Surg 1983 0.92
55 The influence of smoking and lipids on restenosis after carotid endarterectomy. Eur J Vasc Surg 1993 0.90
56 Risk factors for abdominal aortic aneurysms in smokers. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 1996 0.88
57 Influence of patient-related variables on the outcome of carotid endarterectomy. J Vasc Surg 1996 0.88
58 Clinical follow-up rather than duplex surveillance after carotid endarterectomy. J Vasc Surg 1997 0.88
59 Secondary interventions and mortality following endovascular aortic aneurysm repair: device-specific results from the UK EVAR trials. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2007 0.88
60 Evaluating and improving health-related quality of life in patients with varicose veins. J Vasc Surg 1999 0.87
61 Patient preference for surgical method of abdominal aortic aneurysm repair: postal survey. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2009 0.87
62 Prevalence of intermittent claudication and risk factors for its development in patients on renal replacement therapy. Eur J Vasc Surg 1993 0.87
63 The influence of smoking cessation and hypertriglyceridaemia on the progression of peripheral arterial disease and the onset of critical ischaemia. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 1996 0.87
64 Acute phase proteins in patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms. J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino) 1987 0.87
65 Use of baseline factors to predict complications and reinterventions after endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm. Br J Surg 2010 0.86
66 Does EVAR alter the rate of cardiovascular events in patients with abdominal aortic aneurysm considered unfit for open repair? Results from the randomised EVAR trial 2. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2010 0.86
67 Outcome of femoropopliteal angioplasty. Ann Surg 1999 0.86
68 Quality of life assessment in vascular disease: towards a consensus. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 1997 0.86
69 A comparison of fasting serum lipid concentrations and lipoprotein patterns in patients with stenosing and dilating forms of peripheral arterial disease. J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino) 1975 0.85
70 Plasma lipid and apolipoprotein profiles of women with two types of peripheral arterial disease. Atherosclerosis 1984 0.85
71 The UK Small Aneurysm Trial. Ann N Y Acad Sci 1996 0.85
72 Neurological morbidity of arch and carotid arteriography in cerebrovascular disease. The influence of contrast medium and radiologist. Br J Radiol 1987 0.85
73 Can thyroxine halt the progression of peripheral arterial disease? Eur J Vasc Surg 1989 0.85
74 Carotid plaque characteristics and presenting symptom. Br J Surg 1997 0.85
75 The influence of fibrinogen concentration on the development of vein graft stenoses. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 1995 0.85
76 The Immediate Management of the Patient with Rupture: Open Versus Endovascular repair (IMPROVE) aneurysm trial--ISRCTN 48334791 IMPROVE trialists. Acta Chir Belg 2010 0.84
77 Peroperative proof of patency of microvascular anastomoses. Ann R Coll Surg Engl 1981 0.84
78 Duplex imaging findings predict stenosis after carotid endarterectomy. J Vasc Surg 1997 0.83
79 Within-individual variation in serum cholesterol levels: association with DNA polymorphisms at the apolipoprotein B and AI-CIII-AIV loci in patients with peripheral arterial disease. Clin Genet 1991 0.83
80 Genetic approach to the role of cysteine proteases in the expansion of abdominal aortic aneurysms. Br J Surg 2004 0.83
81 Relationship between the regional and national incidence of transient ischaemic attack and stroke and performance of carotid endarterectomy. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 1998 0.82
82 Risk factors in carotid artery stenosis and intracranial aneurysms. J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino) 1981 0.82
83 Unravelling the familial tendency to aneurysmal disease: popliteal aneurysm, hypertension and fibrillin genotype. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 1996 0.82
84 Genetic variants of collagen III and abdominal aortic aneurysm. Eur J Vasc Surg 1991 0.81
85 Ultra-low-dose intravenous heparin. Lancet 1980 0.81
86 Selection of patients for carotid endarterectomy. J Vasc Surg 1999 0.81
87 Monitoring skin flaps by colour measurement. Br J Plast Surg 1983 0.81
88 Selection for screening for familial aortic aneurysms. Br J Surg 1992 0.81
89 Colour-coded duplex ultrasonography in the selection of patients for endovascular surgery. Br J Surg 1992 0.81
90 Smoking as a risk factor for abdominal aortic aneurysm. Ann N Y Acad Sci 1996 0.81
91 Uptake of tetracycline by aortic aneurysm wall and its effect on inflammation and proteolysis. Br J Surg 1999 0.80
92 Fibrinogen and carboxyhaemoglobin in peripheral arterial disease. Lancet 1988 0.80
93 DNA polymorphisms of the gene for apolipoprotein B in patients with peripheral arterial disease. Atherosclerosis 1988 0.80
94 Incidence of cardiovascular events and death after open or endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm in the randomized EVAR trial 1. Br J Surg 2011 0.80
95 Risk factors for atherosclerosis in men with stenosing or aneurysmal disease of the abdominal aorta. Int Angiol 1993 0.80
96 Prologue to a surgical trial. Lancet 1993 0.80
97 Early elective open surgical repair of small abdominal aortic aneurysms is not recommended: results of the UK Small Aneurysm Trial. Steering Committee. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 1998 0.80
98 The use of the ultrasound Doppler flowmeter in reconstructive microvascular surgery. Br J Plast Surg 1983 0.80
99 A relationship between claudication of the cauda equina and the small aorta syndrome. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 1985 0.79
100 Intraoperative autotransfusion for elective aortic surgery. Br J Surg 1978 0.79
101 Differential thermometry as a monitor of blood flow in skin flaps. Br J Plast Surg 1983 0.79
102 The influence of indomethacin on the metabolism and cytokine secretion of human aneurysmal aorta. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 1999 0.79
103 PTFE or HUV for femoro-popliteal bypass: a multi-centre trial. Eur J Vasc Surg 1991 0.79
104 Interstitial fluid pressure as a circulatory monitor in skin flaps. Br J Plast Surg 1983 0.79
105 The pathogenesis of vascular graft infection. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 1997 0.78
106 Outcome of selective patching following carotid endarterectomy. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 1996 0.78
107 Do abdominal aortic aneurysm necks increase in size faster after endovascular than open repair? Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2008 0.78
108 Prevalence, progression and natural history of asymptomatic carotid stenosis: is there a place for carotid endarterectomy? Eur J Vasc Surg 1992 0.78
109 Study of DNA polymorphisms of the apolipoprotein AI-CIII-AIV gene cluster in patients with peripheral arterial disease. Clin Sci (Lond) 1989 0.78
110 Are we ignoring the importance of ankle pressures in patients with abdominal aortic aneurysm? Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2001 0.77
111 Influence of systemic factors on pre-existing intimal hyperplasia and their effect on the outcome of infrainguinal arterial reconstruction with vein. Br J Surg 1999 0.77
112 Randomized clinical trial of low molecular weight heparin with thigh-length or knee-length antiembolism stockings for patients undergoing surgery. Br J Surg 2004 0.77
113 Whole blood clotting tests: an evaluation of five methods. Clin Lab Haematol 1987 0.77
114 Assessment of feasibility for endovascular prosthetic tube correction of aortic aneurysm. Br J Surg 1995 0.77
115 Interaction between fibrillin genotype and blood pressure and the development of aneurysmal disease. Ann N Y Acad Sci 1996 0.76
116 [Mode of genetic inheritance of abdominal aortic aneurysm: still no clear answers]. Chirurg 1995 0.76
117 Mechanical and biochemical factors influencing arterial reconstruction. Ann R Coll Surg Engl 1981 0.76
118 Extracranial to intracranial micro-revascularisation for the treatment of completed ischaemic stroke. Br Med J 1979 0.75
119 Re: Mehta T, Venkata Subramaniam A, Chetter I, McCollum P. Assessing the validity and responsiveness of disease-specific quality of life instruments in intermittent claudication. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2006;31:46-52. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2006 0.75
120 Colour Doppler ultrasonographic imaging in the diagnosis of popliteal artery entrapment syndrome. Br J Surg 1995 0.75
121 Is thickening of the basal lamina in the saphenous vein a hallmark of smoking? Br Heart J 1994 0.75
122 Vein graft surveillance: is the case proven? Ann R Coll Surg Engl 1997 0.75
123 Venous ulcer healing: effect of socioeconomic factors in London. J Epidemiol Community Health 1995 0.75
124 Use of the Denver pleuroperitoneal shunt in the treatment of chylothorax secondary to filariasis. Thorax 1991 0.75
125 Provision of acute beds in inner London. Are all Thames regions the same? BMJ 1993 0.75
126 Primary adenocarcinoma of the vermiform appendix. Proc R Soc Med 1974 0.75
127 Influence of type III collagen genotype on aortic diameter and disease. Br J Surg 1993 0.75
128 Exercise therapy or angioplasty? A summation analysis. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2000 0.75
129 Prophylaxis of early post-operative deep venous thrombosis by monitored heparin infusion. J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino) 1982 0.75
130 Dilatation of saphenous vein grafts by nitric oxide. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 1997 0.75
131 Management of asymptomatic carotid bruit. J Vasc Surg 1987 0.75
132 Treadmill testing in the assessment of peripheral arterial disease. Int Angiol 1987 0.75
133 Haemoconcentration and deep venous thrombosis. Lancet 1981 0.75
134 Prophylaxis of early post operative deep venous thrombosis by monitored heparin infusion. Phlebologie 1982 0.75
135 Appraisal era for endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms. Acta Chir Belg 2008 0.75
136 Extraperitoneal laparoscopic aortic control with endovascular visualization of a stent-graft combination. Cardiovasc Surg 1999 0.75
137 The use of duplex scanning to diagnose perioperative carotid occlusions. Eur J Vasc Surg 1994 0.75
138 Continued smoking and the results of vascular reconstruction. Br J Surg 1994 0.75
139 Brachial artery damage following cardiac catheterisation. When to re-explore. Eur J Vasc Surg 1990 0.75
140 Neurological morbidity of cerebral arteriography in cerebrovascular disease; the effect of contrast medium and radiologist. Ann Radiol (Paris) 1987 0.75
141 Graft-enteric fistula. Br J Surg 1989 0.75
142 Naftidrofuryl for ischaemic rest pain: a controlled trial. Br J Surg 1981 0.75
143 Failure to culture bacteria in groin lymph nodes during arterial reconstruction. J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino) 1986 0.75
144 Brachio-cephalic revascularization from the intrathoracic aorta: use of a T-piece graft. Aust N Z J Surg 1985 0.75
145 Carotid endarterectomy in patients with actively changing neurological deficits--correlations with CT brain scans. Aust N Z J Surg 1985 0.75
146 Is the Stresst'er a reliable stress test to detect mild to moderate peripheral arterial disease? Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2004 0.75
147 The influence of diabetes on the vasomotor responses of saphenous vein and the development of infra-inguinal vein graft stenosis. Diabetes 1997 0.75
148 In vitro evaluation of endovascular stents to assess suitability for endovascular graft fixation. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 1995 0.75
149 Coagulation changes during major surgery and relationship to post-operative deep vein thrombosis. J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino) 1981 0.75
150 Femoral artery pulse rise time: an objective test for aorto-iliac disease. Eur J Vasc Surg 1987 0.75
151 The effect of cyclo-oxygenase inhibition on thrombogenicity following carotid endarterectomy. Prog Clin Biol Res 1987 0.75
152 An experimental investigation into the use of implanted thermocouples and differential thermometry as monitors for microvascular anastomoses. J Reconstr Microsurg 1985 0.75
153 Effect of continuous low-dose intravenous heparin administered during operation on postoperative measurements of antithrombin III and antifactor Xa. Surgery 1984 0.75
154 Extracranial to intracranial microrevascularization for the treatment of completed ischemic stroke. Am Heart J 1980 0.75
155 Three-dimensional imaging core laboratory of the endovascular aneurysm repair trials: validation of methodology. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2009 0.75
156 The influence of collagen and albumen presealants on knitted Dacron grafts. Eur J Vasc Surg 1993 0.75
157 Transaxillary angiography: an acceptable approach when perfemoral angiography is not acceptable. Eur J Vasc Surg 1987 0.75
158 Modern trends and vascular disease. Peripheral arterial disease. Trans Med Soc Lond 1985 0.75
159 Determinants of carotid microembolization. J Vasc Surg 2001 0.75
160 The reproducibility of colour-coded duplex scanning in measuring arterial wall dimensions. Eur J Vasc Surg 1992 0.75
161 An implanted ultrasound Doppler probe for microvascular monitoring: an experimental study. Br J Plast Surg 1986 0.75
162 Comments to the editorial: "Are ultrasonic imaging technics (duplex or triplex) alone sufficient for decision making in carotid endarterectomy? Pros and cons". Int Angiol 1993 0.75
163 Influence of apolipoproteins on the anatomical distribution of arterial disease. Atherosclerosis 1991 0.75
164 Detection of asymptomatic arterial disease. Ann Chir Gynaecol 1992 0.75
165 Jaundice and exfoliative dermatitis due to phenylbutazone. Br J Dermatol 1970 0.75
166 The relationship between serum cholesterol and serum thyrotropin in women with peripheral arterial disease. Ann Clin Biochem 1991 0.75
167 Smoking and factors influencing the outcome of arterial reconstruction. Ann Chir Gynaecol 1992 0.75
168 Randomised trial of pre-operative colour duplex marking in primary varicose vein surgery: outcome is not improved. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2002 0.75
169 Platelet kinetics following carotid endarterectomy: the effect of aspirin and patch angioplasty. Eur J Vasc Surg 1988 0.75
170 Changing the smoking habit and its influence on the management of vascular disease. Acta Chir Scand Suppl 1990 0.75
171 The effects of aorto-iliac operations on sexual function in the male and a re-emphasis on possible preventive techniques. East Afr Med J 1979 0.75
172 The value of the electromagnetic flow probe in experimental and clinical microvascular anastomosis. Ann Surg 1979 0.75
173 Proceedings: A comparison of fasting serum lipid concentrations and lipoprotein patterns in patients with stenosing and dilating forms of peripheral arterial disease. Br J Surg 1974 0.75
174 Maximizing the use of autogenous vein using the in situ (valve incision) technique. Aust N Z J Surg 1986 0.75
175 A single congenital arteriovenous fistula of the hand. Br J Surg 1972 0.75
176 Autoimmune thyroiditis in peripheral arterial disease. J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino) 1980 0.75
177 Leg swelling after aortic surgery. Int Angiol 1987 0.75
178 The saline dilution test--a preoperative predictor of DVT. Br J Surg 1980 0.75