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Papers

(The TQCC of Heart & Lung is 5. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Nurse-led Inpatient Heart Failure Program in a Community Hospital Improves Initiation of Heart Failure Guideline Directed Medication Therapy and Reduces Readmission Rates	176
Impact of lung resections on lung transplant grafts due to size discrepancy	119
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A single-center retrospective study on the incidence and clinical significance of the electrocardiographic “Triangular QRS-ST-T Waveform” pattern**	55
Multi–task deep survival analysis links acute exacerbation frequency to hip fracture risk in advanced COPD	40
Commentary: Critical care nurse burnout, moral distress, and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic: A United States Survey	40
Prediction of weaning in mechanically ventilated sepsis patients using interpretable machine learning methods	39
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A Fresh Look and New Horizons: Key Developments in Heart & Lung for 2025	34
The impact of social frailty on mortality in older patients with chronic heart failure: A prospective cohort study	33
Comment on: Severe sleep apnea as a predictor of failure to respond to cardiac resynchronization therapy	32
Development and preliminary psychometric evaluation of the COPD-related Stigma Scale	32
The effect of single-limb exercises on functional exercise capacity, pulmonary function and dyspnea in patients with COPD	31
Impact of rhBNP and ivabradine on outcomes, cardiac markers, and microcirculation in ischemic heart failure	31
Self-care management of bothersome symptoms as recommended by clinicians for patients with a chronic condition: A Delphi study	30
Sleep duration and cardiovascular disease causal association: A two-sample Mendelian randomization study	30
Comorbidity patterns of respiratory symptoms and diseases and their impact on all-cause and respiratory mortality: Prospective cohort study	29
Non-rheumatic calcific aortic valve disease as a global driver of heart failure: Burden and three-decade trends	27
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Patient and caregiver experiences with a telemedicine intensive care unit recovery clinic	27
A survey of resource allocation among canadian cardiac surgery programs during the COVID-19 pandemic	26
Response to “Evaluation of pulmonary function and exercise capacity after COVID-19 pneumonia.”	25
Transforming Heart Failure Care: Leveraging Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy (GDMT) Discharge Order Sets to Drive Better Outcomes	25
The association of social determinants of health and depressive symptoms with quality of life among rural patients with coronary heart disease and heart failure	25
Intersection of social determinants of health with ventricular assist device therapy: An integrative review	24

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Pleural effusions identified by thoracic ultrasound predict poor quality of life in patients with acute decompensated heart failure	23
Communication intervention for families in adult intensive care units during COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review	23
The effect of doctor-patient communication on blood pressure control in hypertensive patients: Mediating role of medication adherence	22
A cross-sectional study of Hispanic and Latina/o/x/e individuals’ acute coronary syndrome symptom knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs	21
Electrocardiographic findings and mortality in covid-19 patients hospitalized in different clinical settings	20
Letter to Editor. Effects of ventilator hyperinflation on pulmonary function and secretion clearance in adults receiving mechanical ventilation: A systematic review with meta-analysis	19
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Appropriateness and outcomes of hospitalized patients telemetry monitored for cardiac arrhythmias in accordance with the American Heart Association Practice Standards–A multicenter study	18
Heart failure related fatigue: An exploratory analysis of serum osmolality from the national health and nutrition examination survey	17
Impacting heart failure patients lives through missed opportunities	17
Authors response to: Comment on “Grip strength as a predictor of disease severity in hospitalized COVID-19 patients”	17
American Association of Heart failure nurses’ knowledge, barriers and facilitators in conducting research	17
Share your story	17
Predictors of cardiopulmonary exercise testing in COPD patients according to the Weber classification	17
Letter to the Editor: Influence of right ventricular structure and function on hospital outcomes in COVID-19 patients	17
Efficacy and safety of fluticasone propionate/salmeterol and fluticasone propionate monotherapy in step-up treatment of childhood asthma: A systematic review and meta-analysis	16
The impact of time from ILD diagnosis to referral to the transplant center on the probability of inclusion in the transplant waiting list	16
Response to query from Roya Imani for manuscript HL-D-22–00494	16
A qualitative study of the experiences and perceptions of older patients and relatives prior to cardiac surgery	16
Risk factors for readmission after sepsis and its association with mortality	16
Minimal important difference of two methods for assessment of quadriceps femoris strength post exercise program in individuals with COPD	16
SGLT2 inhibitors for prevention of primary and secondary cardiovascular outcomes: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	16
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Preparedness of governmental hospitals for COVID 19 prevention and care in Eastern Amhara region, Amhara Ethiopia, 2020	16
Comment on “Pre-hospital antiplatelet medication use on COVID-19 disease severity”	15
The role of Sodium-Glucose Transporter-2 Inhibitors (SGLT-2i) in preventing chronic obstructive disease exacerbation in patients with diabetes and COPD: An electronic health database analysis	15
The lived experiences of family members who visit their relatives in Covid-19 intensive care unit for the first time: A phenomenological study	15
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Association of depressive symptoms and engagement in physical activity with event-free survival in patients with heart failure	15
Impact of risk for severe COVID-19 illness on physical activity during the pandemic	15
Strategies to enhance nurses' adherence to central line-associated bloodstream infection prevention bundles in the ICU setting: A systematic review	14
Describing acute coronary syndrome symptom information on social media platforms	14
Causal association of rheumatoid arthritis with obstructive lung disease: Evidence from Mendelian randomization study	14
Using computed tomography to assess the relationship of the left ventricle with recommended hand placement for cardiopulmonary resuscitation	14
The association of multidimensional sleep health with adiposity in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction	14
Impact of cannabis smoking in patients with COPD: A retrospective cross-sectional study in a safety- net hospital	13
Chest physiotherapy techniques administered by certified specialists to hospitalized patients with COVID-19 in Brazil: A look towards future practice	13
Lifestyle integrated functional exercise for people with interstitial lung disease (iLiFE): A mixed-methods feasibility study	13
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mechanical ventilation cases and mortality rates in non-SARS-CoV-2 patients: A nationwide analysis in Spain	13
Clinical features and three-year prognosis of AECOPD patients with different levels of blood eosinophils	13
Enhancing patient experience in the surgical ICU through virtual reality: A pre-post mixed-methods study	13
Relationship between commonly defined metabolic health phenotypes and obesity with lung function in a working population: A cross-sectional study	12
Inpatient mortality and outcomes of COVID-19 among patients with non-ischemic cardiomyopathy: A propensity matched analysis	12
Associations of perceived and common dyadic coping with self-care in older couples with cardiovascular disease: A dyadic analysis	12
Letter to the Editor: Clinical and economic outcomes associated with hospitalizations for acute idiopathic pericarditis in the United States	12
A predictive model based on the systemic immune-inflammation index combined with other hematologic indices: A dynamic web-based nomogram for early detection of massive acute pulmonary embolism	12
Cardiac Rehabilitation Phase II Outcomes Prior to and During COVID	12
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Combination prophylactic amiodarone with beta-blockers versus beta-blockers in atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery: A systematic-review and meta-analysis	12
Heart Failure Telemedicine: The New Frontier for High-Risk Heart Failure Patients	12
Symptom cluster profiles among community-residing older adults with heart failure: Findings from the U.S. health and retirement study	12
Sex differences in the outcome of critically Ill patients with COVID-19 - An international multicenter critical care consortium study	12
Association of arteriovenous fistulae with precapillary pulmonary hypertension – A single center retrospective analysis of invasive hemodynamic parameters	12
Association of the oxidation balance score with the prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease from the NHANES 2007–2012: A large-scale cross-sectional study	12
Respiratory rehabilitation in patients recovering from severe acute respiratory syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysis	12
Comment on “Factors affecting STEMI performance in six hospitals within one healthcare system”	12
Routine in-hospital interventions during acute exacerbation of COPD are associated with improved 30-day care	11
Metabolomic, oxidative, and inflammatory responses to acute exercise in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	11
Gender and age predict advanced heart failure in gene-negative patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy	11
Improving Compliance in Obtaining Daily Weights for Heart Failure Patients	11
Evidence-informed development of women-focused cardiac rehabilitation education	11
High-flow nasal cannula therapy versus conventional oxygen therapy for adult patients after cardiac surgery: A systemic review and meta-analysis	11
Outcomes of critically ill patients with obesity hypoventilation syndrome presenting with acute hypercapnic respiratory failure	11
Volume OXygenation index in predicting the efficacy of early non-invasive ventilation in patients with acute hypoxic respiratory failure: A multicenter study	11
Predictive factors and clinical impact of ICU-acquired weakness on functional disability in mechanically ventilated patients with COVID-19	11
Network analysis of perception of exercise benefits/barriers and kinesiophobia among patients with cardiovascular diseases	11
Association of disrupted sleep with 24-hour blood pressure variability in caregivers	11
Causal effect of immune cells on idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: A mendelian randomization study	10
High-frequency chest wall oscillation multiple times daily can better reduce the loss of pulmonary surfactant and improve lung compliance in mechanically ventilated patients	10
Adherence, is it all up to the patient?	10
RETRACTED: Effects of ventilatory bundles on patient outcomes among ICU patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis	10
Inflammatory and cardiac biomarkers in pulmonary arterial hypertension: The prognostic role of IL-34	10
Psychometric properties of the Spanish Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory in people with heart diseases	10
Do blood eosinophil levels affect the prognosis of AECOPD patients?	10
A systematic review and meta-analysis of the clinical benefits and adverse reactions of anti-fibrotics in non-IPF progressive fibrosing ILD	10
Reliability and validity of the training satisfaction questionnaire for family members (TSQ-FM) entering the ICU during an isolation disease outbreak	10
Factors associated with poor self-management documented in home health care narrative notes for patients with heart failure	10
Reliability, internal consistency, and validity of the World Health Organization disability assessment schedule (WHODAS) 2.0 among adults with heart failure	10
Phenotyping cardiopulmonary exercise testing measures in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: A comparison between Italy and Brazil	10
ECMO cannulation across New England	10
A pilot randomized controlled trial of securement bundles to reduce peripheral intravenous catheter failure	9
A prediction model for assessing hypoglycemia risk in critically ill patients with sepsis	9
Salivary autoantibodies to type I IFNs: Mirror plasma levels, predispose to severe COVID-19, and enhance feasibility for clinical screening	9
Tuberculosis in Morocco: Disease duration, weight loss and malnutrition	9
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Factors related to the decision to perform synchronized cardioversion for supraventricular tachyarrhythmias by prehospital emergency medical services workers	9
Balanced electrolyte solutions versus isotonic saline in adult patients with diabetic ketoacidosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis	9
Bloodstream infections in COVID-19 patients undergoing extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in ICU: An observational cohort study	9
Does Your Patient Need An Implanted Cardiac Defibrillator?	9
Application of a data mining approach to predict cardiovascular disease risk in the Republic of Korea: The National Health Insurance Service-National Health Screening Cohort	9
Safety and efficacy of minimal transcatheter aortic valve replacement: A systematic review and meta-analysis	9
Effect size estimates of risk factors for post-intensive care syndrome-family: A systematic review and meta-analysis	9
Safety of home-based cardiac rehabilitation: A systematic review	9
Pre-hospital use of direct oral anticoagulants agents is associated with a lower risk of major bleeding events in critically ill patients: A single academic center experience	9
Serum homocysteine levels in stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Clinical value in severity assessment, diagnosis, and prognostic prediction	9
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Causal relationship between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and heart failure: A Mendelian randomization study	9
Gram-positive bacteremia in patients receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: Hitting right and hard	8
Respiratory, cardiovascular and musculoskeletal mechanisms involved in the pathophysiology of pulmonary hypertension: An updated systematic review of preclinical and clinical studies	8
Comparison of anticoagulation monitoring strategies for adults supported on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: A systematic review	8
Nonadherence to health promotion depending on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease severity	8
Comparing the in-hospital outcomes of patients with Takotsubo cardiomyopathy and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	8
Efficacy of colchicine in lower extremity peripheral arterial disease: A meta-analysis	8
The American Association of Heart Failure Nurses	8
Simplified Geleijnse score for identifying chest pain features associated with coronary ischemia	8
Characteristics of cardiopulmonary exercise test in tracheobronchial tuberculosis patients with central airway stenosis	8
Clear Vision and Mission Focused: AAHFN	8
Predictors of gain in exercise capacity through cardiac rehabilitation: Sex and age matter	8
Natriuretic peptide testing in veterans hospitalized with heart failure: Potential differences by sex	8
The ongoing quest for pro-inflammatory biomarkers of delirium in cardiac surgery	8
Personal mastery and quality of life in patients with atrial fibrillation after radiofrequency ablation: The mediating role of health promoting behavior	8
Effects of Neurally Adjusted Ventilation Assist (NAVA) and conventional modes of mechanical ventilation on diaphragm functions: A randomized controlled trial	8
The combined use of parasternal intercostal muscle thickening fraction and P0.1 for prediction of weaning outcomes	8
Wearable sensor-based gait parameters in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: associations with clinical and physical outcomes	8
Association of albumin with coronary plaque characteristics in patients with acute coronary syndrome: An optical coherence tomography study	8
Indirect evaluation of lung condition by means of LF-NMR following chest physiotherapy or ETI administration in cystic-fibrosis patients	8
A mixed methods study of backup behavior among interprofessional ICU teams	8
Weekly Email Improves Compliance and Care of Patients Implanted with a Pulmonary Artery Pressure Sensor	8
January/February leadership message	7
Use of electronic medical record to promote timely identification and stratification of advanced heart failure population: An industry and academic medical center collaboration	7
A scale development study for evaluating the dietary behaviors of patients with heart failure	7
Evaluation of the safety and efficacy of direct oral anticoagulants compared with vitamin-k antagonists in the treatment of left ventricular thrombosis. A systematic review and meta-analysis	7
Lower cardiac rehabilitation enrolment occurs in acute coronary syndrome patients who report low levels of physical activity at four weeks post-event: A prospective observational study using physical	7
Prevalence of sexual dysfunction in women with pulmonary hypertension and associated variables	7
Serum lactate dehydrogenase level as a predictor of 28-day mortality in critically ill patients with infective endocarditis: a retrospective cohort study from MIMIC IV database	7
Development of a long-term survival prediction model for patients undergoing invasive coronary angiography using ensemble-based machine learning in time-to-event analysis	7
Dietary isoflavone intake is inversely associated with remnant cholesterol in US adults: A cross-sectional study	7
Comment on “The atherogenic index of plasma as a predictor of mortality in patients with COVID-19.”	7

Combining exercise, protein supplementation and electric stimulation to mitigate muscle wasting and improve outcomes for survivors of critical illness—The ExPrES study	7
Acute decompensated pulmonary hypertension outcomes in pulmonary arterial hypertension patients: systematic review and meta-analysis of proportions	7
Perceived benefits of patient support groups and their format for people with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator	7
Evaluation of primary and accessory respiratory muscles and their influence on exercise capacity and dyspnea in pulmonary arterial hypertension	7
Heart Failure Discharge Readiness Checklist - Standardizing Care to Decrease Length of Stay and Readmissions	7
Bidirectional relationship between 56 peripheral inflammatory regulators and sleep apnea syndrome: A Mendelian randomization study	7
Integrated Health Technologies in Heart Failure: A Scientific Statement From the Heart Failure Society of America and the American Association of Heart Failure Nurses	7
The impact of intraosseous vs intravenous vascular access during resuscitation in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: A comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis	7
Reply to the comments on “Prevalence and related factors of do-not-resuscitate orders among in-hospital cardiac arrest patients”	7
Effects of a Rapid Response Team on Patient Outcomes: A Systematic Review	7
Actual status of pre-discharge knowledge of hospitalised patients with heart failure and measurement tools to assess said knowledge: A scoping review	7
Identifying the self-management strategies of people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in their daily lives: A qualitative survey	7
Insights from Implementing an AI-Enabled Peripheral Edema Monitor in UK-based Community Settings for Therapeutic Decision-Making	7
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Effects of high intensity interval-based inspiratory muscle training in patients with heart failure: A single-blind randomized controlled trial	7
Treatment and outcome of gram-positive bacteremia in patients receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation	7
Nurse practitioner-led, virtually delivered, motivational enhancement and device support intervention to improve CPAP adherence: A feasibility randomized control trial	6
“Ventilator-free days” composite outcome in patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection treated with tocilizumab: A retrospective competing risk analysis	6
Integrative review of electrocardiographic characteristics in patients with reduced, mildly reduced, and preserved heart failure	6
Causal role of circulating inflammatory cytokines in cardiac diseases, structure and function	6
Cardiometabolic effects of GLP-1 analogs in obese and overweight patients with preexisting cardiovascular disease: A systematic review and meta analysis of randomized controlled trials	6
Patient characteristics associated with posttraumatic stress symptoms in intensive care unit survivors during a one-year follow-up: A multicenter study	6
The findings of a service evaluation on the practice of assessment and treatment of iron deficiency in people admitted to a UK hospital with decompensated Heart Failure	6
Cardiovascular outcomes of patients referred to home based cardiac rehabilitation	6
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Ambivalence is associated with decreased physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness among adolescents with critical congenital heart disease	6
Analysis of action planning, achievement and life purpose statements in an intervention to support caregivers of persons with heart failure	6
Development and validation of a diagnostic nomogram in pulmonary hypertension due to left heart disease	6
The relationship between care dependency and self-efficacy in older adult patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	6
The moderating effect of activity pacing on the relationship between physical activity and fatigue among patients with heart failure	6
Does thiamine supplementation affect heart failure? A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized control trials	6
Reduced IgG2 with thrombocytopenia predicts mortality in patients with influenza pneumonia	6
Optimizing outcomes: Impact of palliative care consultation timing in the cardiovascular intensive care unit	6
Comment on “Post-infectious bronchiolitis obliterans in children: Clinical and radiological evaluation and long-term results”	6
The catheter-to-vein ratio at the tip level, not the catheter type, as a risk factor for a catheter failure. A retrospective comparative study of polyurethane midline and long peripheral catheters	6
Neurocognition in adults with congenital heart disease post-cardiac surgery: A systematic review	6
Corrigendum to “Latent profile analysis of dyspnea-related kinesiophobia in older adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease” [Heart & lung: The Journal of Critical Care 69 (2024) 241247/PM	6
Can apelins guide the diagnosis of coronary artery disease in COPD patients?	6
Suppressed autophagy of thymic cells promotes apoptosis and thymic atrophy in COPD	6
Changes in Treg cells and cytokines in the peripheral blood of patients with coronary artery disease combined with type 2 diabetes mellitus	6
Sevoflurane administration from extracorporeal membrane oxygenation via the AnaConDa device for a patient with COVID-19: A breakthrough solution for the shortage of intravenous anesthetics	6
Kinesiophobia in patients with angina pectoris of coronary artery disease: A cross-sectional survey	6
Cerebral oxygenation during cardiopulmonary exercise testing in cardiorespiratory diseases: A systematic review	6
Impact of adverse social determinants on quality of life and satisfaction after left ventricular assist device: A Southern single-center pilot experience	6
Plasma biomarkers and delirium in critically ill patients after cardiac surgery: A prospective observational cohort study	5
Pediatric unplanned extubation risk score: A predictive model for risk assessment	5
Comment on “Pre-hospital antiplatelet medication use on COVID-19 disease severity”	5
Comment on: Exercise capacity assessed with the one-minute sit-to-stand test (1-min STST) and echocardiographic findings in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF)	5
Heart transplant Recipients’ perspectives on invasive versus Non-invasive graft failure surveillance Methods	5
Urban Zen integrative therapy: Understanding intervention delivery adherence	5
Impact of aortic root abscess on outcomes in infective endocarditis and predictors of in-hospital mortality: A meta-analysis	5
Artificial intelligence in the management of patient-ventilator asynchronies: A scoping review	5
The Journey to Diagnosis of Wild-type Transthyretin-mediated Amyloidosis: A Path with Multisystem Involvement	5
Comment on “Quality of life and mortality in older adults with sepsis after one-year follow up: A prospective cohort study demonstrating the significant impact of frailty”	5
The relationship between vitamin D deficiency and mortality in older adults before and during COVID-19 pandemic	5
Reducing heart failure events via individualized patient education program in patients with reduced ejection fraction	5
Prevalence and prognostic impact of cognitive frailty in older adult patients with heart failure: A prospective cohort study	5
Depression, mutuality, and self-care behaviors in patients with heart failure and their caregivers: An actor–partner interdependence model extended to mediation	5
The affordable care act and do-not-resuscitate orders: Differences by race and ethnicity	5
Incidence, outcome and trends of in-hospital cardiac arrest over a ten-year period in a Swiss tertiary hospital	5
Commentary on primary palliative care for heart failure provided within ambulatory cardiology: A randomized pilot trial	5
A more conservative test of sex differences in the treatment and outcome of in-hospital cardiac arrest	5
The impact of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease on the prognosis outcomes of patients with percutaneous coronary intervention or coronary artery bypass grafting: A meta-analysis	5
Association of serum albumin with heart failure mortality with NYHA class IV in Chinese patients: Insights from PhysioNet database (version 1.3)	5
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Comparative effects of mind-body exercises on anxiety and depression in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	5
Lymphocyte-based inflammatory markers: Novel predictors of significant coronary artery disease✰,✰✰	5
Relationship between older coronary heart disease patients’ phase II cardiac rehabilitation intentions, illness perceptions, and family caregivers’ illness perceptions	5
Association between inpatient palliative care encounter and 30-day all-cause readmissions after index hospitalization for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	5
Prognostic role of neutrophil–lymphocyte glycemic index in patients with pulmonary embolism	5
The value of anion gap for predicting the short-term all-cause mortality of critically ill patients with cardiac diseases, based on MIMIC-III database	5
ICU-Acquired Superinfections Before And During The COVID-19 Pandemic: Similarities And Differences	5
Association of advanced stages of Cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome with the risk of developing chronic lung disease: evidence from a nationwide prospective cohort study	5
Hypertension and 28-day mortality in sepsis patients: An observational and mendelian randomization study	5
Comment on “Clinical features and three-year prognosis of AECOPD patients with different levels of blood eosinophils”	5
Modifiable risk factors and motivation for lifestyle change of CVD patients starting cardiac rehabilitation: The BENEFIT study	5
The development of a patient reported outcome measure for fatigue and breathlessness for patients with chronic heart failure (OxFAB)	5
Amiodarone Prophylaxis against postoperative atrial fibrillation in off-pump coronary artery bypass	5
Association of early supplemental oxygen therapy and long-term mortality after ICU admission in normoxic patients following myocardial infarction: A propensity matched cohort study	5
Optimizing Volume in Ambulatory Heart Failure Patients: Beyond Oral Diuretics	5
Prognostic value of liver damage assessed through direct bilirubin levels and skeletal muscle weakness in patients with heart failure	5
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Developing a group-based virtual education curriculum for cardiac rehabilitation and the associated toolkit to support implementation in Canada and across the globe	5
Investigating the effect of illness perception on motor function in cardioembolic stroke patients using the fear-avoidance model: The mediating role of kinesiophobia	5