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Is a pre-operative brain natriuretic peptide or N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide measurement an independent predictor of adverse cardiovascular outcomes within 30 days of noncardiac surgery? A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies.

Karthikeyan G, Moncur RA, Levine O, Heels-Ansdell D, Chan MT, Alonso-Coello P, Yusuf S, Sessler D, Villar JC, Berwanger O, McQueen M, Mathew A, Hill S, Gibson S, Berry C, Yeh HM, Devereaux PJ.

J Am Coll Cardiol. 2009 Oct 20;54(17):1599-606. Review.PMID: 19833258 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Quality of care in for-profit and not-for-profit nursing homes: systematic review and meta-analysis.

Comondore VR, Devereaux PJ, Zhou Q, Stone SB, Busse JW, Ravindran NC, Burns KE, Haines T, Stringer B, Cook DJ, Walter SD, Sullivan T, Berwanger O, Bhandari M, Banglawala S, Lavis JN, Petrisor B, Schünemann H, Walsh K, Bhatnagar N, Guyatt GH.

BMJ. 2009 Aug 4;339:b2732. doi: 10.1136/bmj.b2732. Review.PMID: 19654184 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Large randomized controlled trials in perioperative cardiovascular medicine: a proposal for the design, conduct and efficient management.

Berwanger O, Suzumura EA, Devereaux PJ.

Arq Bras Cardiol. 2009 May;92(5):387-91, 404-8, 419-23. English, Multiple languages. PMID: 19629296 [PubMed - in process]Related articlesFree article

The quality of reporting of trial abstracts is suboptimal: survey of major general medical journals.

Berwanger O, Ribeiro RA, Finkelsztejn A, Watanabe M, Suzumura EA, Duncan BB, Devereaux PJ, Cook D.

J Clin Epidemiol. 2009 Apr;62(4):387-92. Epub 2008 Nov 17. Review.PMID: 19010643 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Drug-eluting stents in the elderly: long-term (> one year) clinical outcomes of octogenarians in the DESIRE (Drug-Eluting Stents In the REal world) registry.

Costa JR Jr, Sousa A, Moreira AC, Costa RA, Maldonado G, Cano MN, Egito ET, Romano ER, Barbosa M, Pavanello R, Jardim C, Cury A, Berwanger O, Sousa JE.

J Invasive Cardiol. 2008 Aug;20(8):404-10.PMID: 18688065 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Is there enough evidence to support use of N-acetylcysteine in contrast-induced nephropathy?

Berwanger O.

Ann Intern Med. 2008 Aug 5;149(3):215; author reply 215-6. No abstract available. Erratum in: Ann Intern Med. 2008 Oct 7;149(7):519. PMID: 18678855 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Does psychosocial stress cause hypertension? A systematic review of observational studies.

Sparrenberger F, Cichelero FT, Ascoli AM, Fonseca FP, Weiss G, Berwanger O, Fuchs SC, Moreira LB, Fuchs FD.

J Hum Hypertens. 2009 Jan;23(1):12-9. Epub 2008 Jul 10. Review.PMID: 18615099 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

A risk score for predicting peripheral arterial disease in individuals 75 years or older.

Makdisse M, Ramos LR, Moreira F, Oliveira A, Berwanger O, Moscardi A, Junqueira V, Rodrigues E, Carvalho AC.

Arq Bras Cardiol. 2007 Jun;88(6):630-6. English, Portuguese. PMID: 17664989 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

[IV Brazilian Guideline for Dyslipidemia and Atherosclerosis prevention: Department of Atherosclerosis of Brazilian Society of Cardiology]

Sposito AC, Caramelli B, Fonseca FA, Bertolami MC, Afiune Neto A, Souza AD, Lottenberg AM, Chacra AP, Faludi AA, Loures-Vale AA, Carvalho AC, Duncan B, Gelonese B, Polanczyk C, Rodrigues Sobrinho CR, Scherr C, Karla C, Armaganijan D, Moriguchi E, Saraiva F, Pichetti G, Xavier HT, Chaves H, Borges JL, Diament J, Guimarães JI, Nicolau JC, dos Santos JE, de Lima JJ, Vieira JL, Novazzi JP, Faria Neto JR, Torres KP, Pinto Lde A, Bricarello L, Bodanese LC, Introcaso L, Malachias MV, Izar MC, Magalhães ME, Schmidt MI, Scartezini M, Nobre M, Foppa M, Forti NA, Berwanger O, Gebara OC, Coelho OR, Maranhão RC, dos Santos RD, Costa RP, Barreto S, Kaiser S, Ihara S, Carvalho T, Martinez TL, Relvas WG, Salgado W; Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia.

Arq Bras Cardiol. 2007 Apr;88 Suppl 1:2-19. Portuguese. No abstract available. PMID: 17515982 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

[Evidence-based cardiology: where to find evidence]

Berwanger O, Avezum A, Guimarães HP.

Arq Bras Cardiol. 2006 Jan;86(1):56-60. Epub 2006 Feb 13. Portuguese. No abstract available. PMID: 16491210 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Vertical transmission of the human papillomavirus: a systematic quantitative review.

Medeiros LR, Ethur AB, Hilgert JB, Zanini RR, Berwanger O, Bozzetti MC, Mylius LC.

Cad Saude Publica. 2005 Jul-Aug;21(4):1006-15. Epub 2005 Jul 11. Review.PMID: 16021238 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

[Evidence based cardiology. Some necessary clarifications]

Berwanger O, Avezum A, Cavalcante AB.

Arq Bras Cardiol. 2004 Oct;83(4):357-9. Epub 2004 Oct 22. Portuguese. No abstract available. PMID: 15517051 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article