| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
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| 1 | Anatomic Versus Physiologic Assessment of Coronary Artery Disease | Journal of the American College of Cardiology | 2013 | 495 |
| 2 | Cardiac PET Imaging for the Detection and Monitoring of Coronary Artery Disease and Microvascular Health | JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging | 2010 | 338 |
| 3 | Role of cytokines and chemokines in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease | World Journal of Gastroenterology | 2012 | 280 |
| 4 | Adverse effects of statin therapy: perception vs. the evidence – focus on glucose homeostasis, cognitive, renal and hepatic function, haemorrhagic stroke and cataract | European Heart Journal | 2018 | 262 |
| 5 | Connexin37 protects against atherosclerosis by regulating monocyte adhesion | Nature Medicine | 2006 | 259 |
| 6 | Ccr5 But Not Ccr1 Deficiency Reduces Development of Diet-Induced Atherosclerosis in Mice | Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology | 2007 | 254 |
| 7 | Statins Reduce Interleukin-6–Induced C-Reactive Protein in Human Hepatocytes | Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology | 2005 | 218 |
| 8 | Angiotensin II Induces Skeletal Muscle Wasting through Enhanced Protein Degradation and Down-Regulates Autocrine Insulin-Like Growth Factor I* | Endocrinology | 2001 | 179 |
| 9 | Long-term air pollution exposure and diabetes in a population-based Swiss cohort | Environment International | 2014 | 162 |
| 10 | Connexins in Vascular Physiology and Pathology | Antioxidants and Redox Signaling | 2009 | 160 |
| 11 | Common inflammatory mediators orchestrate pathophysiological processes in rheumatoid arthritis and atherosclerosis | Rheumatology | 2008 | 159 |
| 12 | Impending Paradoxical Embolism | Chest | 2010 | 144 |
| 13 | Biodegradable polymer sirolimus-eluting stents versus durable polymer everolimus-eluting stents in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (BIOSTEMI): a single-blind, prospective, randomised superiority trial | Lancet, The | 2019 | 138 |
| 14 | At the heart of the matter: the endocannabinoid system in cardiovascular function and dysfunction | Trends in Pharmacological Sciences | 2012 | 132 |
| 15 | Prevalence and management of familial hypercholesterolaemia in patients with acute coronary syndromes | European Heart Journal | 2015 | 129 |
| 16 | Oxidized Low-Density Lipoprotein Is Associated With Apoptosis of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells in Human Atherosclerotic Plaques | Circulation | 2000 | 115 |
| 17 | Gap junctional communication in tissue inflammation and repair | Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta - Biomembranes | 2005 | 114 |
| 18 | Anti-Apolipoprotein A-1 auto-antibodies are active mediators of atherosclerotic plaque vulnerability | European Heart Journal | 2011 | 110 |
| 19 | The Inflammatory Preatherosclerotic Remodeling Induced by Intermittent Hypoxia Is Attenuated by RANTES/CCL5 Inhibition | American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine | 2011 | 109 |
| 20 | Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) induces integrin CD11b/CD18 (Mac-1) up-regulation and migration to the CC chemokine CCL3 (MIP-1α) on human neutrophils through defined signalling pathways | Cellular Signalling | 2008 | 107 |
| 21 | Toward Immunomodulatory and Anti-Inflammatory Properties of Statins | Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine | 2005 | 102 |
| 22 | Prevalence, Clinical Staging and Risk for Blood-Borne Transmission of Chagas Disease among Latin American Migrants in Geneva, Switzerland | PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases | 2010 | 95 |
| 23 | Inhibition of Nicotinamide Phosphoribosyltransferase Reduces Neutrophil-Mediated Injury in Myocardial Infarction | Antioxidants and Redox Signaling | 2013 | 95 |
| 24 | Tumor Necrosis Factor-α Regulates Insulin-Like Growth Factor-1 and Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein-3 Expression in Vascular Smooth Muscle | Circulation | 2002 | 92 |
| 25 | Reduced Connexin43 Expression Limits Neointima Formation After Balloon Distension Injury in Hypercholesterolemic Mice | Circulation | 2006 | 92 |
| 26 | Decreased Expression of Insulin-like Growth Factor-1 and Apoptosis of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells in Human Atherosclerotic Plaque | Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology | 2001 | 91 |
| 27 | Improvement in coronary circulatory function in morbidly obese individuals after gastric bypass-induced weight loss: relation to alterations in endocannabinoids and adipocytokines | European Heart Journal | 2013 | 90 |
| 28 | The specific role of chemokines in atherosclerosis | Thrombosis and Haemostasis | 2007 | 87 |
| 29 | The Renin-Angiotensin System Modulates Inflammatory Processes in Atherosclerosis: Evidence from Basic Research and Clinical Studies | Mediators of Inflammation | 2009 | 85 |
| 30 | Advanced Glycation End Products Play Adverse Proinflammatory Activities in Osteoporosis | Mediators of Inflammation | 2014 | 82 |
| 31 | The activation of the cannabinoid receptor type 2 reduces neutrophilic protease-mediated vulnerability in atherosclerotic plaques | European Heart Journal | 2012 | 81 |
| 32 | Statins inhibit C-reactive protein-induced chemokine secretion, ICAM-1 upregulation and chemotaxis in adherent human monocytes | Rheumatology | 2009 | 78 |
| 33 | Left atrial myxoma presenting with myocardial infarction | International Journal of Cardiology | 1997 | 75 |
| 34 | Clinical predictors of dual aspirin and clopidogrel poor responsiveness in stable cardiovascular patients from the ADRIE study | Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis | 2010 | 71 |
| 35 | Coronary Vasomotor Control in Obesity and Morbid Obesity | JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging | 2012 | 69 |
| 36 | Cannabinoid receptors in acute and chronic complications of atherosclerosis | British Journal of Pharmacology | 2008 | 67 |
| 37 | Comorbidities and Subgroups of Patients Surviving Severe Acute Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure in the Intensive Care Unit | American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine | 2017 | 59 |
| 38 | Translation Initiation of the Insulin-like Growth Factor I Receptor mRNA Is Mediated by an Internal Ribosome Entry Site | Journal of Biological Chemistry | 2001 | 57 |
| 39 | Inflammation accelerates atherosclerotic processes in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) | Sleep and Breathing | 2010 | 57 |
| 40 | Targeting Connexin 43 Prevents Platelet-Derived Growth Factor-BB–Induced Phenotypic Change in Porcine Coronary Artery Smooth Muscle Cells | Circulation Research | 2008 | 56 |
| 41 | Coarctation of the aorta: pre and postoperative evaluation with MRI and MR angiography; correlation with echocardiography and surgery | International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging | 2006 | 54 |
| 42 | Design and rationale of the EBBINGHAUS trial: A phase 3, double‐blind, placebo‐controlled, multicenter study to assess the effect of evolocumab on cognitive function in patients with clinically evident cardiovascular disease and receiving statin background lipid‐lowering therapy—A cognitive study of patients enrolled in the FOURIER trial | Clinical Cardiology | 2017 | 54 |
| 43 | Design and rationale of the Management of High Bleeding Risk Patients Post Bioresorbable Polymer Coated Stent Implantation With an Abbreviated Versus Standard DAPT Regimen (MASTER DAPT) Study | American Heart Journal | 2019 | 53 |
| 44 | Quantitative Assessment of Myocardial Blood Flow—Clinical and Research Applications | Seminars in Nuclear Medicine | 2014 | 52 |
| 45 | Estradiol Decreases IGF-1 and IGF-1 Receptor Expression in Rat Aortic Smooth Muscle Cells | Journal of Biological Chemistry | 2000 | 51 |
| 46 | The Immune Response Is Involved in Atherosclerotic Plaque Calcification: Could the RANKL/RANK/OPG System Be a Marker of Plaque Instability? | Clinical and Developmental Immunology | 2007 | 50 |
| 47 | Do allelic variants of the connexin37 1019 gene polymorphism differentially predict for coronary artery disease and myocardial infarction? | Atherosclerosis | 2007 | 50 |
| 48 | Dual antiplatelet therapy for secondary prevention of coronary artery disease | Open Heart | 2017 | 49 |
| 49 | Angiotensin II Stimulates Gene Expression of Cardiac Insulin-Like Growth Factor I and Its Receptor Through Effects on Blood Pressure and Food Intake | Hypertension | 1999 | 48 |
| 50 | A Multi-SNP Locus-Association Method Reveals a Substantial Fraction of the Missing Heritability | American Journal of Human Genetics | 2012 | 47 |
