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2001 • 781 citations

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1998 • 724 citations

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2012 • 679 citations

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1987 • 611 citations

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1997 • 539 citations

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1987 • 437 citations

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2012 • 400 citations

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1981 • 369 citations

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2002 • 288 citations

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1995 • 267 citations

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2005 • 246 citations

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1997 • 244 citations

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2011 • 243 citations

Nicotine stimulates DNA synthesis and proliferation in vascular endothelial cells in vitro

1998 • 230 citations

Evaluation of the potential effects of ingredients added to cigarettes. Part 2: Chemical composition of mainstream smoke

2002 • 228 citations

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1995 • 211 citations

Chemical composition, cytotoxicity and mutagenicity of smoke from US commercial and reference cigarettes smoked under two sets of machine smoking conditions

2003 • 191 citations

Comparative Histopathology of Radial Artery Versus Internal Thoracic Artery and Risk Factors for Development of Intimal Hyperplasia and Atherosclerosis

1999 • 173 citations

Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor-1 and Its Cofactor Vitronectin Stabilize Arterial Thrombi After Vascular Injury in Mice

2001 • 165 citations

Smoking Increases Tissue Factor Expression in Atherosclerotic Plaques

2000 • 140 citations

Platelet Spontaneous Aggregation in Platelet-Rich Plasma Is Increased in Habitual Smokers

1999 • 139 citations

Expanded Criteria for Percutaneous Abscess Drainage

1985 • 127 citations

Nicotine and cotinine stimulate secretion of basic fibroblast growth factor and affect expression of matrix metalloproteinases in cultured human smooth muscle cells

1996 • 126 citations

Nicotine Induces Proinflammatory Responses in Macrophages and the Aorta Leading to Acceleration of Atherosclerosis in Low-Density Lipoprotein Receptor^−/−Mice

2005 • 120 citations

Abscesses in Crohn's Disease

2001 • 117 citations

Increased frequency of restenosis in patients continuing to smoke cigarettes after percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty

1988 • 115 citations

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2002 • 110 citations

Percutaneous Imaging-guided Abdominal and Pelvic Abscess Drainage in Children

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1997 • 102 citations

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2003 • 99 citations

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1997 • 97 citations

Activation of the Coagulant Pathway in Cigarette Smokers

1998 • 97 citations

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2001 • 95 citations

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2001 • 94 citations

Nicotine-induced smooth muscle cell proliferation is mediated through bFGF and TGF-β1

2000 • 88 citations

Minimally invasive intrathoracic anastomosis after Ivor Lewis esophagectomy for cancer: a review of transoral or transthoracic use of staplers

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2002 • 76 citations

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1990 • 73 citations

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1990 • 71 citations

Oxidants in cigarette smoke extract modify low-density lipoprotein in the plasma and facilitate atherogenesis in the aorta of Watanabe heritable hyperlipidemic rabbits

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1995 • 53 citations

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1998 • 52 citations

Transgastral Retroperitoneal Endoscopy in Septic Patients with Pancreatic Necrosis or Infected Pancreatic Pseudocysts

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2000 • 42 citations

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1992 • 32 citations

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Aberrant antibody responses to oxidized LDL and increased intimal thickening in apoE−/− mice exposed to cigarette smoke

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2006 • 24 citations

Safe management of anastomotic leakage after gastric cancer surgery with enteral nutrition via a nasointestinal tube

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Acute Effects of Cigarette Smoking on Platelet Function and Plasma Catecholamines in Hypertensive and Normotensive Men

1998 • 19 citations

Influence of continued smoking and some biological risk factors on restenosis after percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty

1996 • 17 citations

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2001 • 17 citations

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1999 • 17 citations

Cigarette smoke increases intimal hyperplasia and homocysteine in a rat carotid endarterectomy

2004 • 11 citations