Table 3 Most cited papers

1

Cardiac resynchronization in chronic heart failure

New England journal of medicine

2

Prevention of stroke by antihypertensive drug-treatment in older persons with isolated systolic hypertension - final results of the systolic hypertension in the elderly program (shep)

JAMA-journal of the American medical association

3

A randomized trial of the angiotensin-receptor blocker valsartan in chronic heart failure

New England journal of medicine

4

Advanced Heart Failure Treated with Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device

New England journal of medicine

5

A multidisciplinary intervention to prevent the readmission of elderly patients with congestive-heart-failure

New England journal of medicine

6

Exercise-based rehabilitation for patients with coronary heart disease: Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

American journal of medicine

7

Evidence suggesting that a chronic disease self-management program can improve health status while reducing hospitalization - A randomized trial

Medical care

8

Lifetime risk for development of atrial fibrillation - The Framingham Heart Study

Circulation

9

Combined cardiac resynchronization and implantable cardioversion defibrillation in advanced chronic heart failure - The MIRACLE ICD Trial

JAMA-journal of the American medical association

10

Effect of constraint-induced movement therapy on upper extremity function 3 to 9 months after stroke - The EXCITE randomized clinical trial

JAMA-journal of the American medical association

11

Treatment of heart failure guided by plasma aminoterminal brain natriuretic peptide (N-BNP) concentrations

Lancet

12

Early decompressive surgery in malignant infarction of the middle cerebral artery: a pooled analysis of three randomised controlled trials

Lancet neurology

13

Effects of controlled-release metoprolol on total mortality, hospitalizations, and well-being in patients with heart failure - The metoprolol CR/XL randomized intervention trial in congestive heart failure (MERIT-HF)

JAMA-journal of the American medical association

14

Collaborative Care for Patients with Depression and Chronic Illnesses.

New England journal of medicine

15

Evaluation study of congestive heart failure and pulmonary artery catheterization effectiveness - The ESCAPE trial

JAMA-journal of the American medical association

16

Spironolactone for Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction

New England journal of medicine

17

Continuous positive airway pressure for central sleep apnea and heart failure

New England journal of medicine

18

Long-term benefits of biventricular pacing in congestive heart failure: Results from the multisite stimulation in cardiomyopathy (MUSTIC) study

Journal of the American college of cardiology

19

Exercise training meta-analysis of trials in patients with chronic heart failure (extramatch)

BMJ-British medical journal

20

Catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation in congestive heart failure

New England journal of medicine

21

Does increased access to primary care reduce hospital readmissions?

New England journal of medicine

22

Cardiac resynchronization and death from progressive heart failure - A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

JAMA-journal of the American medical association

23

Effect of Phosphodiesterase-5 Inhibition on Exercise Capacity and Clinical Status in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction A Randomized Clinical Trial

JAMA-journal of the American medical association

24

Menopausal Hormone Therapy and Health Outcomes During the Intervention and Extended Poststopping Phases of the Women’s Health Initiative Randomized Trials

JAMA-journal of the American medical association

25

Anger, anxiety, and depression as risk factors for cardiovascular disease: The problems and implications of overlapping affective dispositions

Psychological bulletin

26

Cardiac resynchronization therapy for the treatment of heart failure in patients with intraventricular conduction delay and malignant ventricular tachyarrhythmias

Journal of the American college of cardiology

27

The association of depression and anxiety with medical symptom burden in patients with chronic medical illness

General hospital psychiatry

28

Combined intravenous and intra-arterial r-TPA versus intra-arterial therapy of acute ischemic stroke - Emergency management of stroke (EMS) bridging trial

Stroke

29

Double-blind, placebo-controlled study of the effects of carvedilol in patients with moderate to severe heart failure - The PRECISE trial

Circulation

30

Sex differences in stroke: epidemiology, clinical presentation, medical care, and outcomes

Lancet neurology

31

A dose-dependent increase in mortality with vesnarinone among patients with severe heart failure

New England journal of medicine

32

Surgical decompression for space-occupying cerebral infarction (the Hemicraniectomy After Middle Cerebral Artery infarction with Life-threatening Edema Trial [HAMLET]): a multi-centre, open, randomised trial

Lancet neurology

33

Statins for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease

Cochrane database of systematic reviews

34

Effects of a multidisciplinary, home-based intervention on unplanned readmissions and survival among patients with chronic congestive heart failure: a randomised controlled study

Lancet

35

Beraprost therapy for pulmonary arterial hypertension

Journal of the American college of cardiology

36

Effect of Cinacalcet on Cardiovascular Disease in Patients Undergoing Dialysis

New England journal of medicine

37

A randomized controlled trial of epoprostenol therapy for severe congestive heart failure: The Flolan International Randomized Survival Trial (FIRST)

American heart journal