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Incremental value of simultaneous assessment of myocardial function and perfusion with technetium-99m sestamibi for prediction of extent of coronary artery disease

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Effect of nitroglycerin on coronary collateral function during exercise evaluated by quantitative analysis of thallium-201 single photon emission computed tomography

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Estrogen Replacement Therapy and Coronary Heart Disease

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1991 • 56 citations

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1986 • 56 citations

Double-blind, dose-response, placebo-controlled multicenter study of nisoldipine. A new second-generation calcium channel blocker in angina pectoris.

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1989 • 55 citations

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1990 • 55 citations

The Electrocardiographic Response to Maximal Treadmill Exercise of Asymptomatic Men with Right Bundle Branch Block

1977 • 55 citations

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1982 • 53 citations

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Identification of high-risk patients with left main and three-vessel coronary artery disease by adenosine-single photon emission computed tomographic thallium imaging

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1991 • 50 citations

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1996 • 50 citations

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1982 • 48 citations

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1977 • 48 citations

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1984 • 48 citations

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1991 • 48 citations

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1990 • 46 citations

The role of prehospital discharge two-dimensional echocardiography in determining the prognosis of survivors of first myocardial infarction

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1991 • 46 citations

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1989 • 46 citations

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1983 • 46 citations

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1985 • 45 citations

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1993 • 45 citations

Significance of transient ST-T segment changes during dobutamine testing in Q wave myocardial infarction

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1987 • 45 citations

Glyceryl Trinitrate (Nitroglycerin) and the Organic Nitrates

1987 • 44 citations

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1992 • 43 citations

Significance of increased lung thallium uptake during adenosine thallium-201 scintigraphy.

1992 • 43 citations

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Pilot Study Examining the Motivational Effects of Maximal Exercise Testing to Modify Risk Factors and Health Habits

1980 • 43 citations

Difficult problems in the diagnosis of chest pain

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Comparison of nicorandil and atenolol in stable angina pectoris

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1985 • 42 citations

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1991 • 42 citations

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1992 • 41 citations

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1989 • 41 citations

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1991 • 40 citations

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1982 • 40 citations

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1982 • 40 citations

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1988 • 39 citations

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1989 • 39 citations

Prognostic value of stress myocardial perfusion single photon emission computed tomography imaging in patients with left bundle branch block

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Double-blind comparison of once daily betaxolol versus propranolol four times daily in stable angina pectoris

1990 • 38 citations

Diagnosis of coronary artery disease in elderly patients: safety and efficacy of dobutamine echocardiography

1993 • 38 citations

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1992 • 38 citations

Comparison of Nifedipine gastrointestinal therapeutic system and Atenolol on antianginal efficacies and exercise hemodynamic responses in stable angina pectoris

1994 • 38 citations

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1992 • 37 citations

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1990 • 35 citations

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1980 • 35 citations

Supine Exercise Electrocardiography Compared with Exercise Radionuclide Angiography in Noninvasive Identification of Severe Coronary Artery Disease

1990 • 35 citations

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Papillary muscle rupture complicating acute myocardial infarction

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Beneficial effects of diltiazem and propranolol, alone and in combination, in patients with stable angina pectoris.

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1975 • 34 citations

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1986 • 33 citations

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1994 • 33 citations

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1980 • 33 citations

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Role of dipyridamole thallium-201 imaging in left bundle branch block

1991 • 33 citations

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1996 • 32 citations

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1996 • 32 citations

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1977 • 31 citations

Limitations of dobutamine for enhancing flow heterogeneity in the presence of single coronary stenosis: implications for technetium-99m-sestamibi imaging.

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1997 • 31 citations

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1991 • 31 citations

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1996 • 31 citations

Lifestyle modification: Weight control, exercise, and smoking cessation

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Computer probability estimates of angiographic coronary artery disease: Transportability and comparison with cardiologists' estimates

1992 • 31 citations

An epidemiologic assessment of thrombotic risk factors for cardiovascular disease

1992 • 30 citations

Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography for Detecting Coronary Artery Disease

1996 • 30 citations

Effects of exercise on the displacement of the atrioventricular plane in patients with coronary artery disease. A new echocardiographic method of detecting reversible myocardial ischaemia.

1991 • 30 citations

Comparative efficacy and safety of bepridil and diltiazem in chronic stable angina pectoris refractory to diltiazem

1991 • 30 citations

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1976 • 30 citations

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Prognostic value of atrial pacing and thallium-201 scintigraphy in patients with stable chest pain

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Evaluation of myocardial perfusion defects by means of “bull's eye” images

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Nifedipine gastrointestinal therapeutic system versus atenolol in stable angina pectoris

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Dobutamine stress echocardiography in the detection of coronary artery disease in a clinical practice setting

1997 • 27 citations

Prospective Evaluation of a Clinical and Exercise-test Model for the Prediction of left Main Coronary Artery Disease

1986 • 27 citations

Usefulness of technetium-99m-MIBI and thallium-201 in tomographic imaging combined with high-dose dipyridamole and handgrip exercise for detecting coronary artery disease

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1991 • 27 citations

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1983 • 26 citations

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The effect of probucol on low density lipoprotein oxidation and femoral atherosclerosis

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1988 • 26 citations

Beta Blockers and the Sensitivity of the Thallium Treadmill Test

1987 • 25 citations

Prognosis in patients with left bundle branch block and normal dipyridamole thallium-201 scintigraphy

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1985 • 25 citations

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Prognostic issues in stress echocardiography

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Planar imaging techniques used with technetium-99m sestamibi to evaluate chronic myocardial ischemia

1990 • 24 citations

Correlation of ischemic ST-segment depression on the resting electrocardiogram with new cardiac events in 1,106 patients over 62 years of age

1989 • 24 citations

Usefulness of 99mTc-MIBI stress myocardial SPECT bull's-eye quantification in coronary artery disease.

1995 • 24 citations

Comparison of the efficacy of atenolol and its combination with slow-release nifedipine in chronic stable angina

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1998 • 23 citations

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Comparison of nicardipine and propranolol for chronic stable angina pectoris

1986 • 22 citations

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1985 • 21 citations

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1991 • 21 citations

Left ventricular dilatation and multivessel coronary artery disease on thallium-201 spect are important prognostic indicators in patients with large defects in the left anterior descending distribution

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Diagnostic value of stress testing in the elderly

1984 • 20 citations

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1988 • 20 citations

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1982 • 20 citations

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1977 • 19 citations

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1983 • 19 citations

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1994 • 18 citations

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1988 • 18 citations

Dipyridamole testing compared to exercise stress for thallium-201 imaging in patients with left bundle branch block.

1990 • 18 citations

Cost effectiveness of personal health education in primary care for people with angina in the greater Belfast area of Northern Ireland.

1996 • 17 citations

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1988 • 17 citations

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1996 • 16 citations

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1996 • 16 citations

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1996 • 16 citations

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1987 • 16 citations

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1992 • 14 citations

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1990 • 14 citations

A randomised double-blind crossover study of isosorbide mononitrate and nifedipine retard in chronic stable angina

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