Postgraduate Medical Journal

Article	Citations
Systematic reviews—an effective tool for academic motivation of advanced trainees	179
Beta blocker versus ivabradine for cardiovascular outcomes among patients with atrial fibrillation	110
The current state of neuropalliative care in developing countries. Where are we now?	52
Umeclidinium plus vilanterol versus fluticasone propionate plus salmeterol for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a meta-analysis of randomized, controlled trials	52
Association between long working hours and poor cardiovascular health assessed by the American Heart Association’s “Life’s essential 8”: findings from a nationally representative sample of Korean work	51
Off-pump versus on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting in elderly patients at 30 days: a propensity score matching study	48
Gender differences in bullying among internal medicine residents	47
Green tea consumption is associated with lower risk of sarcopenia in Chinese community-dwelling older adults	42
The reduction of medical resident duty hours for the benefit of patient safety	41
Correction to: Contribution of nebulized budesonide before bronchoscopy, a prospective clinical study	41
Citation rat race—an academic malignancy	37
Six attitudes to promote personal, patient-centred care in an era of addictive technology	37
Path to parenthood for medical residents and fellows: the impact of leave policies on parent trainees at Oregon Health and Science University	36
Risk factors of severe adverse in-hospital outcomes in adults hospitalized for parainfluenza infections: a territory-wide study	34
LLMs may improve medical communication: social science perspective	33
Uncovering novel metabolic and inflammatory pathways in gout using Mendelian randomization	25
Genetic causality of circulating inflammatory proteins and plasma metabolites in coronary atherosclerosis	24
Comparison of ethambutol versus streptomycin during the intensive phase in treatment of tuberculous meningitis: an open-label randomized clinical trial	23
Charisma and career pathways: how specialty choice reflects personal charisma among medical residents	22
Therapeutic targets for gastrointestinal diseases: proteome-wide Mendelian randomization and colocalization analyses	21
Vector-Borne mites of medical and veterinary importance: biology, ecology, and control strategies	21
Polymath: to be or not to be?	20
What should you have in your little black bag? A letter to a young doctor	19
The impact of Chat Generative Pre-trained Transformer (ChatGPT) on medical education	19
Rational quality and cost of critical care systems are more important than individual considerations: a view from India	18

Referring wisely: knowing when and how to make subspecialty consultations in hospital medicine	18
Dynamite plots in surgical research over 10 years: a meta-study using machine-learning analysis	17
Letter in response to “Many faces of cutaneous leishmaniasis”	17
The emergence of MedTok: a qualitative analysis of popular medical TikTok videos	17
Prospective comparison of two methods for assessing sarcopenia and interobserver agreement on retrospective CT images	16
Crosstalk between COVID-19 and the gut-brain axis: a gut feeling	15
Can capillary refill time be estimated without a stopwatch?	15
Self-reported physical activity properties and 20-year all-cause and cardiovascular mortality among community-dwelling older adults	15
Plagiarism checks in medical postgraduate theses: context, challenges, and recommendations	15
Associations between healthy lifestyle practices and cardiovascular disease risk among Chinese adults: a nationwide cohort study	15
Medical registrar bottleneck	15
Pan-immune-inflammation value and systemic immune-inflammation index predict the clinical efficacy of biological agents in Crohn’s disease	14
Informed consent practices in clinical research: present and future	13
Therapeutic strategy for diabetic patients with cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome	13
Association of gene polymorphisms and the decreased expression of long non-coding RNA LOC553103 with rheumatoid arthritis	12
Exploring TikTok to increase one’s health literacy: the Philippine experience	12
Academic misconduct by Chinese medical staff	12
Causal linkage of psoriasis with ageing: Mendelian randomization and enrichment analysis towards telomere length and psoriasis	11
Safeguarding healthcare professionals from sexual harassment in the workplace: urgent need for effective training and education	11
Max Bill’s concrete art, as an instrument against irrational thinking and arguments in medicine	11
A framework for residents’ pursuit of excellence based upon non-cognitive and cognitive attributes	11
Conflict and natural disaster: the impacts on medical education in Ukraine and Türkiye	11
EVALUATING HEART DIGITAL TWINS IN GUIDING CATHETER ABLATION FOR VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA	11
Peri-operative strategy in resuscitation of unstable injured surgical patients: a primer	11
Healthcare apprenticeships: assessing the potential benefits to an acute care provider NHS organization	10
Differential attainment in higher surgical training: scoping pan-specialty spectra	10
Chaperones in urology clinic: an updated survey of patient perspectives and preferences in the outpatient setting in the United Kingdom	10
An introduction to anatomical pathology	10
The move to 24/7 mechanical thrombectomy provision for ischaemic stroke: an observational study of the impact on referrals, activity, procedural efficacy, and safety at a supra-regional centre	10
The therapeutic value of vacuum external fixation in polytrauma patients with multiple ribs fracture	10
Preference informed allocation for the Specialised Foundation Programme	10
The effect of socioeconomic status and training programmes on burnout in postgraduate trainees in the United Kingdom: a cross-sectional analysis	10
Ankylosing spondylitis is associated with increased prevalence of valvular heart diseases: a cross-sectional population-based study	10
Nephrotoxicity of direct factor Xa inhibitors: a pharmacovigilance study using real-world data from the Federal Adverse Event Reporting System database	10
Progress in the relationship between mechanical ventilation parameters and ventilator-related complications during perioperative anesthesia	10
Effects of new hypoglycemic drugs on patients with heart failure: a systematic review and network meta-analysis	9
A recent surge of nitrous oxide misuse around London which merits a public health warning	9
A Mendelian analysis of the causality between inflammatory cytokines and digestive tract cancers	9
Sustained clinical knowledge improvements from simulation experiences with Simulation via Instant Messaging—Birmingham Advance	9
Improving senior medical workforce retention at a large teaching hospital trust	9
Expression of Concern: Risk factors of biliary complications following liver transplantation: retrospective analysis of a single centre	9
Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography as a single-modality ‘gold-standard’ treatment for common bile duct stones in the elderly	9
War-induced obstetric emergencies necessitate improved global intervention	9
Roles of macrophages and monocytes in resistance to immunotherapy in breast cancers	9
Higher dietary zinc intake increases the risk of autoimmune thyroiditis	8
How patient autonomy drives the legal liabilities of medical practitioners and the practical ways to mitigate and resolve them	8
Should any acutely ill patient who cannot answer questions be seen immediately? The 24-h mortality associated with different levels of consciousness	8
Identifying novel risk targets in inflammatory skin diseases by comprehensive proteome-wide Mendelian randomization study	8
Evaluating the McMahon score for predicting mortality in earthquake-induced rhabdomyolysis: a retrospective study	8
Reflections on eponyms in musculoskeletal radiology: enhancing communication and pellucidity in patient care	8

Relationship between obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome and silent brain infarction	8
COVID-19 vaccination: patient uptake and attitudes in a multi-ethnic North London maternity unit	8
Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none	7
Anticoagulation discharge treatment recommendations in patients admitted with a first-time diagnosis of atrial fibrillation	7
The medical glory effect: how viewpoint shapes diagnostic interpretation	7
Impact of body mass index on disease progression and outcomes in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease	7
Generalized papular eruption—an unusual side effect of leuprolide acetate	7
Association of body fat-distribution markers with ischemic ECG changes and with 20-year all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in community-dwelling older adults	7
Challenges towards medical writing in a developing country: a post-graduate resident’s perspective	7
Speaking up at conference question and answer sessions—disruptive behaviour typography and assessment scale	7
Chronic constipation and gut microbiota: current research insights and therapeutic implications	7
Impact of thyroid nodule location on the risk of papillary thyroid carcinoma	7
Relationship between hyperglycaemia at admission and prognosis in patients with acute myocardial infarction: a retrospective cohort study	7
Sampling, study design, and statistics. A didactic discussion	6
Intensive blood pressure control in older patients with hypertension—a STEP in the right direction?	6
Effect of physical activity volume on all-cause mortality in patients with cardiovascular–kidney–metabolic syndrome: evidence from the China health and retirement longitudinal study	6
Rituximab therapy for connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis	6
Temporal relationship between sarcoidosis and malignancies in a nationwide cohort of 1942 patients	6
Differences in empathy levels among physicians based on specialty: a nationwide cross-sectional study	6
Valproate induced obsessive-compulsive symptoms: unique side effect of a commonly used drug	6
Safe re-immunization of mRNA-1273 COVID-19 vaccine after BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 vaccine–induced nonepisodic angioedema with eosinophilia	6
A more precise interpretation of the potential value of artificial intelligence tools in medical education is needed	6
Safety of anticoagulation use for treatment of portal vein thrombosis in liver cirrhosis and its effect on hospital-based outcomes: an insight from a US nationwide database	6
Doctors are encouraged to undertake research—but the system makes it far too difficult	6
Use of social deprivation status in primary prevention cardiovascular risk scores: a must but a challenge	6
Equality of opportunity—absolutely, it is right and just. Virtue signalling without focus on the individual—no thank you! Let’s place individualism over collectivism	6
My first dance	6
A population-based study of Helicobacter pylori: Does asymptomatic infection mean no gastroscopic lesions?	6
The prognostic value of HALP score and sPESI in predicting in-hospital mortality in patients with pulmonary thromboembolism	6
Confession of a primary care educator	6
Challenges in establishing a strong telemedicine system in China	6
Comprehensive multi-omics approach reveals potential therapeutic targets and agents for osteoarthritis	5
Mind of artificial intelligence and machine—a fact or fiction?	5
Cerebral venous thrombosis: a practical review	5
PhenoAge and PhenoAgeAccel in the context of dyslipidemia: association with stroke and potential as a new predictor in the US general population	5
Atypical chronic clinical manifestations of spotted fever rickettsial infections in Sri Lanka: a case series of 246 patients	5
Medical Students’ Insight into Foundation Training (MEDSIFT): a National Cross-Sectional Online Survey reveals close to 50% are considering a career outside the NHS	5
Effectiveness of different music tempos in guiding cardiopulmonary resuscitation training	5
Policy and perceptions of pregnancy during training among residents of various subspecialties	5
A new non-invasive detector for coronary microvascular dysfunction: exercise stress high-frequency QRS electrocardiogram	5
Causal relationship between gut microbiota and lung squamous cell carcinoma: a bidirectional two-sample Mendelian randomization study	5
Correlation between cathepsins and the likelihood of renal cancer: a Mendelian randomization study	5
Reforming DoLS: liberty protection safeguards	5
Using ChatGPT to generate multiple-choice questions in medical education may have potential adverse effects on medical educators and medical students	5
Unravelling the neuroimmune nexus: insights into epilepsy pathology and the role of S100b protein in brain-gut axis modulation: a literature review	5
Reimagining disability accommodations in medical education	5
A systematic review and meta-analysis of acupuncture for De Quervain’s tenosynovitis treatment	5
HEART AGE	5
Malnutrition and sarcopenia worsen short- and long-term outcomes in internal medicine inpatients	5
Should obstetric mortality be an inalienable right?	5
The vanishing physician-scientist: why Greece is losing its clinician-researchers	5
Venous thromboembolism in professional drivers of automatic transmission vehicles: an underestimated occupational risk?	5
Correction to: Pulsed-field ablation versus radiofrequency or cryoballoon thermal ablation in atrial fibrillation: a systematic review and meta-analysis	5
Sensitivity and specificity of folate receptor α-positive circulating tumour cells in gastric cancer	5
Facial recognition for disease diagnosis using a deep learning convolutional neural network: a systematic review and meta-analysis	5
Predictors of self-reported research engagement and academic-career interest amongst medical students in the United Kingdom: a national cross-sectional survey	5
Abortion in evolution, caesarean scar pregnancy, and cervical ectopic: discerning the triplets on ultrasound	5
A comparison of the assessments used in campus-based years at the College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Saudi Arabia	5
An evaluation of PubMed Central as a resource of free full-text articles for systematic reviews in biomedical research and education	5
Creativity in medicine during times of uncertainty	5
London Major Trauma System: a review of an organised trauma system and the challenges it faces	5
Teaching diagnostic safety: moving beyond differential lists in postgraduate training	5
AI-enhanced telemedicine for personalized antiretroviral therapy in HIV patients with neurological comorbidities: a narrative review	5
HAEMODYNAMICS OF HYPERTENSION IN ADOLESCENTS AND YOUNG ADULTS	5
Empowering the next generation: integrating artificial intelligence education into medical training	5
Vaccinations: more than prevention of infection	5
Reflections on Patient Resilience	5
The improvement of functional dyspepsia symptoms after Helicobacter pylori eradication: caused by an unrecognized change in duodenal microbiota?	5
A case of euglycaemic diabetic ketoacidosis in a T2DM patient using Tirzepatide	5
Portfolio use in postgraduate medical education: a systematic scoping review	5
Gaza—ceasefire and prepare for a surge in infectious diseases!	4
CD47 as a biomarker for ovarian cancer: prospects and challenges	4
Effect of the interaction between atrial fibrillation and rt-PA dose on the prognosis of acute ischaemic stroke with intravenous thrombolysis	4
Safety and efficacy of Sinopharm vaccine (BBIBP-CorV) in elderly population of Faisalabad district of Pakistan	4
Recruiting and retaining doctors—a wicked problem needing complex solutions	4
Arthropod-borne encephalitis: an overview for the clinician and emerging considerations	4
Advances in the study of microparticles in diabetic retinopathy	4
Small extracellular vesicle microRNAs in pediatric myasthenia gravis plasma and skeletal muscle	4
The causal relationship between negative emotions and inflammatory dermatoses: a bidirectional Mendelian randomization study	4
Performance of Generative Pre-trained Transformer-4 (GPT-4) in Membership of the Royal College of General Practitioners (MRCGP)-style examination questions	4

How the physician’s financial wellness could impact patient safety	4
Many faces of cutaneous leishmaniasis	4
Research progress on the association between trimethylamine/trimethylamine-N-oxide and neurological disorders	4
Publication for sale: the rise of academies catering to medical students	4
Association between non-neoplastic bladder diseases and bladder cancer risk: insights from Mendelian randomization studies	4
mRNA vaccines as a revolutionary approach to combat cancer	4
Opportunities and challenges for young physicians in the era of artificial intelligence: current status and future perspectives	4
Correction to: Behavioral trigger factors for hemorrhagic stroke: a case-crossover study	4
Application of the wireless wearable monitoring system improves the turnaround time in gastrointestinal endoscopy center	4
The Pygmalion effect in surgical training—how labeling and expectations affect trainees: a narrative review	4
Recent advances in management of Graves’ disease: an update	4
More to obesity than what meets the eye: a comprehensive approach to counteracting obesity stigma	4
Retraction of: Volrustomig/Rilvegostomig related “triple M”—myasthenia gravis and overlap syndrome	4
Is the NHS really cost-effective? A junior doctor’s experience	4
Associations of mixed metals exposure with cognitive impairment risk: a cross-sectional study in Chinese adults	4
BIPHASIC T WAVE HIDDEN IN COMPLEXITY (WELLENS SYNDROME): A CASE REPORT	4
Think like a surgeon: the T-DODAR tool for problem solving in oral examinations and clinical practice	3
Risk factors for thromboembolic events in patients hospitalized for COVID-19 pneumonia in a general ward and requiring treatment with oxygen	3
GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY AND LONG-TERM ANTICOAGULATION IN CEREBRAL VENOUS THROMBOSIS	3
Letter in response to “Effects of mindfulness and sleep quality on self-efficacy of clinical decision making among resident physicians: an observational study”	3
Application of incision-based precision multipoint rectus sheath block and bilateral rectus sheath block in laparoscopic-assisted colorectal surgery: a randomized, controlled trial	3
Multi-GWAS analysis illuminates druggable targets for rheumatoid arthritis	3
Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors and emphysematous cystitis	3
A split identity in distorted times: navigating cultural duality, migration, and empathy as a Venezuelan American physician	3
Weekend versus weekday hospitalization and clinical outcomes in atrial fibrillation patients with and without stroke	3
Characteristics of Japanese physician influencers on Twitter during the COVID-19 pandemic and fact-checking their tweets on COVID-19-related drugs	3
Effect of coronary revascularization on electrocardiographic parameters in patients with chronic total occlusion	3
Machine-learning models to predict serious adverse hospitalization events after ACS	3
Timeliness of reperfusion in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction and outcomes in Kerala, India: results of the TRUST outcomes registry	3
Revisiting the diagnostic and prognostic significance of high-frequency QRS analysis in cardiovascular diseases: a comprehensive review	3
Decreased glucagon in diabetic peripheral neuropathy patients with long duration type 2 diabetes	3
The basic statistical concepts and their interrelationships in diagnostic research	3
Lost in translation: a national cross-sectional study on medical interpreter use by pediatric residents	3
Understanding the perceptions of female genital mutilation among future healthcare professionals in Egypt’s Northern Nile delta (understanding female genital cutting among students)	3
Neurodiversity in the healthcare profession	3
High-sensitivity C-reactive protein and its role in coronary atherosclerotic disease: a review of current literature	3
Specialty preference for cardiovascular prevention practice in the Southeast US and role of a preventive cardiologist	3
Addressing inequalities in cardiovascular health remains an urgent priority	3
The key to addressing the issue of academic misconduct in the medical field is to reform the evaluation system	3
The impact of personality traits, empathy and stress mindset on objective structured clinical examinations outcomes	3
Abnormal electrocardiogram and poor prognosis in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction	3
Effects of vitamin D supplementation on diabetic foot ulcer healing: a meta-analysis	3
Patient preference, efficacy, and compliance with zoledronic acid for glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis in patients with autoimmune diseases	3
Thiamine deficiency: a commonly unrecognised but easily treatable condition	3
Education and learning: potential methodological and ethical issues in systematic reviews containing a meta-analysis: some critical reading suggestions for junior doctors	3
Hyperkalaemia: the unintended consequence of prescribing Co-trimoxazole for complex infections	3
Implications of the shift from GP-centred to multidisciplinary models on postgraduate GP training in the UK	3
Knowledge and practice of home blood pressure monitoring 6 months after the risk and assessment management programme: does health literacy matter?	3
A personal view of some aspects of assurances, reassurances, advices, and communications with patients	3
‘Two hearts that beat as one’: does love cause physiological synchrony?	3
Is coffee, tea, and red wine consumption beneficial for individuals with hypertension?	3
Circulating Hsa-miR499a-5p as markers in dysmobility syndrome patients: a new index for diagnosing dysmobility syndrome based on osteoporosis and predicting fracture risk	3
‘That’s a bit gay for work’: medicine is not doing enough for LGBTQ+ colleagues	3
GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY OF AORTIC STIFFNESS DERIVED FROM DEEP LEARNING IN CMR IMAGES OF 45 789 INDIVIDUALS IDENTIFIES LOCI LINKED WITH CELL-MATRIX STRUCTURE	3
Clinical master of medicine students in China—focusing on their dilemma	3
Comparative effect of oral drugs in improving spasticity of different etiology: a network meta-analysis	3
Cefazolin-induced leukocytoclastic vasculitis	3
Machine learning models based on adipocyte fatty acid-binding protein help predict the chronic and lethal outcomes of patients with drug-induced liver injury	3
Guidelines are like parachutes: useful, but not always designed for where you’re landing	3
Does work–family conflict predict allostatic load? A 4-year longitudinal study	3