| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
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| 1 | Testosterone, Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin and the Metabolic Syndrome in Men: An Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies | PLoS ONE | 2014 | 162 |
| 2 | Depression and Anxiety Status of Patients with Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator and Precipitating Factors | PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology | 2006 | 141 |
| 3 | Serum YKL-40 levels in patients with coronary artery disease | Coronary Artery Disease | 2007 | 125 |
| 4 | Prevalence of the metabolic syndrome among Turkish adults | European Journal of Clinical Nutrition | 2007 | 116 |
| 5 | Cardiovascular Disease Mortality in Europeans in Relation to Fasting and 2-h Plasma Glucose Levels Within a Normoglycemic Range | Diabetes Care | 2010 | 111 |
| 6 | Evaluation of Endothelial Function in Subclinical Hypothyroidism and Subclinical Hyperthyroidism | Thyroid | 2004 | 100 |
| 7 | Endothelial dysfunction and increased carotid intima-media thickness in patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease | American Journal of Kidney Diseases | 2004 | 99 |
| 8 | Equalization of four cardiovascular risk algorithms after systematic recalibration: individual-participant meta-analysis of 86 prospective studies | European Heart Journal | 2019 | 97 |
| 9 | Endothelial Dysfunction in Patients With Chronic Periodontitis and Its Improvement After Initial Periodontal Therapy | Journal of Periodontology | 2004 | 92 |
| 10 | Heart Rate Variability in Diabetes Patients | Journal of International Medical Research | 2006 | 92 |
| 11 | Effect of carvedilol on silent anthracycline-induced cardiotoxicity assessed by strain imaging: A prospective randomized controlled study with six-month follow-up | Cardiology Journal | 2014 | 90 |
| 12 | Coronary flow reserve is impaired in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: Association with liver fibrosis | Atherosclerosis | 2010 | 84 |
| 13 | Circulating miR-221-3p as a novel marker for early prediction of acute myocardial infarction | Gene | 2016 | 79 |
| 14 | Serum γ‐Glutamyltransferase: Independent Predictor of Risk of Diabetes, Hypertension, Metabolic Syndrome, and Coronary Disease | Obesity | 2012 | 75 |
| 15 | Serum Endocan Level and the Severity of Coronary Artery Disease | Angiology | 2015 | 74 |
| 16 | The role of platelet glycoprotein IIIa polymorphism in the high prevalence of in vitro aspirin resistance in patients with intracoronary stent restenosis | American Heart Journal | 2005 | 70 |
| 17 | Effect of Intracoronary Streptokinase Administered Immediately After Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention on Long-Term Left Ventricular Infarct Size, Volumes, and Function | Journal of the American College of Cardiology | 2009 | 69 |
| 18 | Elevated D-dimer levels on admission are associated with severity and increased risk of mortality in COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis | American Journal of Emergency Medicine | 2021 | 68 |
| 19 | The role of aspirin resistance on outcome in patients with acute coronary syndrome and the effect of clopidogrel therapy in the prevention of major cardiovascular events | Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis | 2006 | 63 |
| 20 | Six-minute walk test in pulmonary arterial hypertension | Anatolian Journal of Cardiology | 2015 | 62 |
| 21 | Cross-sectional study of complement C3 as a coronary risk factor among men and women | Clinical Science | 2005 | 61 |
| 22 | Endothelial Function in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome but without Hypertension | Respiration | 2006 | 57 |
| 23 | Association of haematological indices with the degree of microvascular injury in patients with acute anterior wall myocardial infarction treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention | Heart | 2007 | 54 |
| 24 | Serum apolipoprotein C‐III in high‐density lipoprotein: a key diabetogenic risk factor in Turks | Diabetic Medicine | 2009 | 54 |
| 25 | Serum Vitamin D Levels are Independently Associated with Severity of Coronary Artery Disease | Journal of Investigative Medicine | 2012 | 54 |
| 26 | Circulating vaspin levels and epicardial adipose tissue thickness are associated with impaired coronary flow reserve in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease | Atherosclerosis | 2011 | 53 |
| 27 | The use of human heart-type fatty acid-binding protein as an early diagnostic biochemical marker of myocardial necrosis in patients with acute coronary syndrome, and its comparison with troponin-T and creatine kinase–myocardial band | Heart and Vessels | 2006 | 52 |
| 28 | A review of aspirin resistance; definition, possible mechanisms, detection with platelet function tests, and its clinical outcomes | Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis | 2007 | 51 |
| 29 | MR imaging features of ventricular noncompaction: Emphasis on distribution and pattern of fibrosis | European Journal of Radiology | 2010 | 51 |
| 30 | Biventricular diastolic dysfunction in patients with autosomal-dominant polycystic kidney disease | Kidney International | 2005 | 50 |
| 31 | C-reactive protein and coronary heart disease in Western Turkey | American Journal of Cardiology | 2001 | 49 |
| 32 | Oxidative stress in white coat hypertension; role of paraoxonase | Journal of Human Hypertension | 2004 | 49 |
| 33 | Effect of losartan on the blood–brain barrier permeability in diabetic hypertensive rats | Life Sciences | 2003 | 45 |
| 34 | Effect of high dose statin therapy on platelet function; statins reduce aspirin resistant platelet aggregation in patients with coronary heart disease | Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis | 2009 | 44 |
| 35 | The Relationship Between Chronic Kidney Disease and SYNTAX Score | Angiology | 2011 | 44 |
| 36 | Determination of endothelial function and early atherosclerotic changes in healthy obese women | Diabetes, Nutrition & Metabolism | 2003 | 43 |
| 37 | Development of coronary heart disease and ischemic stroke in relation to fasting and 2-hour plasma glucose levels in the normal range | Cardiovascular Diabetology | 2012 | 41 |
| 38 | Serum Omentin 1 Level Is Associated With Coronary Artery Disease and Its Severity in Postmenopausal Women | Angiology | 2014 | 41 |
| 39 | Polymorphisms in the long non-coding RNA CDKN2B-AS1 may contribute to higher systolic blood pressure levels in hypertensive patients | Clinical Biochemistry | 2016 | 41 |
| 40 | Does aspirin use prevent acute coronary syndrome in patients with pneumonia | Coronary Artery Disease | 2013 | 40 |
| 41 | Bimodal Pattern of Coronary Microvascular Involvement in Diabetes Mellitus | Journal of the American Heart Association | 2016 | 40 |
| 42 | DNA repair gene XRCC1 and XPD polymorphisms and their association with coronary artery disease risks and micronucleus frequency | Heart and Vessels | 2007 | 39 |
| 43 | Impaired endothelium-dependent flow-mediated dilation in Behçet's disease: more prominent endothelial dysfunction in patients with vascular involvement | International Journal of Clinical Practice | 2005 | 38 |
| 44 | Clinical relevance of aspirin resistance in patients with stable coronary artery disease: a prospective follow-up study (PROSPECTAR) | Blood Coagulation and Fibrinolysis | 2007 | 38 |
| 45 | Compliance With the Treatment of Hypertension: The Potential of Combination Therapy | Journal of Clinical Hypertension | 2010 | 38 |
| 46 | Impact of vitamin D insufficiency on the epicardial coronary flow velocity and endothelial function | Coronary Artery Disease | 2013 | 38 |
| 47 | Analysis of heart rate variability and risk factors for SUDEP in patients with drug-resistant epilepsy | Epilepsy and Behavior | 2017 | 38 |
| 48 | Target organ damage and changes in arterial compliance in white coat hypertension. Is white coat innocent? | Blood Pressure | 2003 | 37 |
| 49 | The Association Between Factor XIII Val34Leu Polymorphism and Early Myocardial Infarction | Circulation Journal | 2006 | 37 |
| 50 | Physician attitudes to blood pressure control | Journal of Hypertension | 2011 | 37 |
