N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide in relation to inflammation, myocardial necrosis, and the effect of an invasive strategy in unstable coronary artery disease

Comparison of Early Invasive and Conservative Strategies in Patients with Unstable Coronary Syndromes Treated with the Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa Inhibitor Tirofiban

2001 • 2,126 citations

Natriuretic Peptides

1998 • 1,849 citations

The Prognostic Value of B-Type Natriuretic Peptide in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes

2001 • 1,306 citations

Invasive compared with non-invasive treatment in unstable coronary-artery disease: FRISC II prospective randomised multicentre study

1999 • 1,296 citations

Markers of Myocardial Damage and Inflammation in Relation to Long-Term Mortality in Unstable Coronary Artery Disease

2000 • 1,220 citations

Interventional versus conservative treatment for patients with unstable angina or non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction: the British Heart Foundation RITA 3 randomised trial

2002 • 892 citations

Pathophysiologically Relevant Concentrations of Tumor Necrosis Factor-α Promote Progressive Left Ventricular Dysfunction and Remodeling in Rats

1998 • 810 citations

Utility of B-Natriuretic Peptide in Detecting Diastolic Dysfunction

2002 • 805 citations

Multimarker Approach to Risk Stratification in Non-ST Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes

2002 • 738 citations

A Randomized Trial of Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery

1985 • 689 citations

Outcome at 1 year after an invasive compared with a non-invasive strategy in unstable coronary-artery disease: the FRISC II invasive randomised trial

2000 • 687 citations

Eleven-Year Survival in the Veterans Administration Randomized Trial of Coronary Bypass Surgery for Stable Angina

1984 • 573 citations

N-Terminal Pro-B–Type Natriuretic Peptide and Long-Term Mortality in Acute Coronary Syndromes

2002 • 569 citations

Relationship Between Interleukin 6 and Mortality in Patients With Unstable Coronary Artery Disease

2001 • 551 citations

Impact of age and sex on plasma natriuretic peptide levels in healthy adults

2002 • 463 citations

C-Reactive Protein Colocalizes With Complement in Human Hearts During Acute Myocardial Infarction

1997 • 395 citations

Plasma N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide and adrenomedullin

2001 • 390 citations

N-terminal pro brain natriuretic peptide on admission for early risk stratification of patients with chest pain and no ST-segment elevation

2002 • 357 citations

Mechanisms behind the prognostic value of troponin T in unstable coronary artery disease: a FRISC II substudy

2001 • 250 citations

Transient increase in plasma brain (b‐type) natriuretic peptide after percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty

2000 • 180 citations

Prognostic value of N-terminal pro-atrial and pro-brain natriuretic peptide in patients with acute coronary syndromes

2002 • 168 citations

Clinical performance of three cardiac troponin assays in patients with unstable coronary artery disease (a FRISC II substudy)

2002 • 158 citations

Very early risk stratification by electrocardiogram at rest in men with suspected unstable coronary heart disease

1993 • 153 citations

Interleukin-6 (IL-6) as a mediator of stunned myocardium

1993 • 145 citations

A long-term perspective on the protective effects of an early invasive strategy in unstable coronary artery disease

2002 • 139 citations

The prognostic and therapeutic implications of increased troponin T levels and ST depression in unstable coronary artery disease: The FRISC II invasive troponin T electrocardiogram substudy

2002 • 134 citations

Why is the concentration of plasma brain natriuretic peptide in elderly inpatients greater than normal?

1999 • 94 citations

Evidence for an Active Inflammatory Process in the Hibernating Human Myocardium

2002 • 86 citations

Recent insights into the role of tumor necrosis factor in the failing heart.

2001 • 69 citations

Increased Myocardial Gene Expression of Tumor Necrosis Factor-α and Nitric Oxide Synthase-2

2002 • 68 citations

Increased plasma levels of interleukin-6 and myocardial stunning after coronary reperfusion therapy

1995 • 14 citations