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Most Cited Articles of Department of Medicine and Therapeutics

TitleJournalYearCitations
Left ventricular reverse remodeling but not clinical improvement predicts long-term survival after cardiac resynchronization therapyCirculation2005547
Tissue Doppler imaging is superior to strain rate imaging and postsystolic shortening on the prediction of reverse remodeling in both ischemic and nonischemic heart failure after cardiac resynchronization therapyCirculation2004521
Understanding nonresponders of cardiac resynchronization therapy--current and future perspectivesJournal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology2005517
Predictors of left ventricular reverse remodeling after cardiac resynchronization therapy for heart failure secondary to idiopathic dilated or ischemic cardiomyopathyAmerican Journal of Cardiology2003513
Intrathoracic impedance monitoring in patients with heart failure: correlation with fluid status and feasibility of early warning preceding hospitalizationCirculation2005513
High prevalence of left ventricular systolic and diastolic asynchrony in patients with congestive heart failure and normal QRS durationBritish Heart Journal2003440
Tissue Doppler imaging a new prognosticator for cardiovascular diseasesJournal of the American College of Cardiology2007432
Peak early diastolic mitral annulus velocity by tissue Doppler imaging adds independent and incremental prognostic valueJournal of the American College of Cardiology2003346
A novel tool to assess systolic asynchrony and identify responders of cardiac resynchronization therapy by tissue synchronization imagingJournal of the American College of Cardiology2005322
Biventricular pacing in patients with bradycardia and normal ejection fractionNew England Journal of Medicine2009314
Gender and telomere length: systematic review and meta-analysisExperimental Gerontology2014285
Left ventricular long axis function in diastolic heart failure is reduced in both diastole and systole: time for a redefinition?British Heart Journal2002242
Protective effects of nebivolol against anthracycline-induced cardiomyopathy: a randomized control studyInternational Journal of Cardiology2013219
Severe obstructive sleep apnea is associated with left ventricular diastolic dysfunctionChest2002218
Benefits of cardiac resynchronization therapy for heart failure patients with narrow QRS complexes and coexisting systolic asynchrony by echocardiographyJournal of the American College of Cardiology2006211
Slow breathing increases arterial baroreflex sensitivity in patients with chronic heart failureCirculation2002196
Independent and incremental prognostic value of early mitral annulus velocity in patients with impaired left ventricular systolic functionJournal of the American College of Cardiology2005179
Effect of paricalcitol on left ventricular mass and function in CKD--the OPERA trialJournal of the American Society of Nephrology: JASN2014168
Relation of neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio to coronary flow to in-hospital major adverse cardiac events in patients with ST-elevated myocardial infarction undergoing primary coronary interventionAmerican Journal of Cardiology2012164
Tissue Doppler imaging provides incremental prognostic value in patients with systemic hypertension and left ventricular hypertrophyJournal of Hypertension2005155
Usefulness of tissue Doppler velocity and strain dyssynchrony for predicting left ventricular reverse remodeling response after cardiac resynchronization therapyAmerican Journal of Cardiology2007144
The Hong Kong diastolic heart failure study: a randomised controlled trial of diuretics, irbesartan and ramipril on quality of life, exercise capacity, left ventricular global and regional function in heart failure with a normal ejection fractionHeart2008139
Quantitative analysis of mitral valve morphology in mitral valve prolapse with real-time 3-dimensional echocardiography: importance of annular saddle shape in the pathogenesis of mitral regurgitationCirculation2013119
Albumin levels predict survival in patients with heart failure and preserved ejection fractionEuropean Journal of Heart Failure2012118
Left atrial appendage closure with AMPLATZER cardiac plug for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation: initial Asia-Pacific experienceCatheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions2012111