Postgraduate Medical Journal

Article	Citations
Hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia (Osler-Weber-Rendu syndrome): a view from the 21st century	225
Changes in haemodynamic parameters following Tai Chi Chuan and aerobic exercise in patients recovering from acute myocardial infarction	112
How-to guide on biomarkers: biomarker definitions, validation and applications with examples from cardiovascular disease	100
An overview of GLP-1 agonists and recent cardiovascular outcomes trials	83
Larval therapy from antiquity to the present day: mechanisms of action, clinical applications and future potential	79
Cinical and pathological characteristics of Chinese patients with antineutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibody associated systemic vasculitides: a study of 426 patients from a single centre	77
The outcome of pregnancy in women suffering from migraine	76
COVID-19 in South Korea	70
Cholesterol gallstones: from epidemiology to prevention	65
Teaching cause-of-death certification: lessons from international experience	59
Absorption of lead from dust and soil	58
Diagnosis and management of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease	57
Impact of enhanced recovery after surgery on postoperative recovery after joint arthroplasty: results from a systematic review and meta-analysis	57
Thalidomide and its derivatives: emerging from the wilderness	57
Efficacy and reliability of active robotic-assisted total knee arthroplasty compared with conventional total knee arthroplasty: a systematic review and meta-analysis	52
Tuberculosis and renal transplantation—observations from an endemic area of tuberculosis	49
Effect of vitamin E in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials	49
Primary membranous nephropathy: comprehensive review and historical perspective	48
Concurrent comparison of epidemiology, clinical presentation and outcome between adult patients suffering from the pandemic influenza A (H1N1) 2009 virus and the seasonal influenza A virus infection	47
Strategies to combat medical misinformation on social media	46
Evaluation of the role of a specialist tracheostomy service. From critical care to outreach and beyond	46
Diagnostic and prognostic value of biomarkers in acute myocardial infarction	46
Cost of ambulatory care of diabetes mellitus: a study from north India	46
History of medical screening: from concepts to action	45
An investigation of the immune response of patients suffering from anorexia nervosa	45

Prevalence and risk factors for diabetic retinopathy: a population-based assessment from Theni District, south India	42
From mountain to bedside: understanding the clinical relevance of human acclimatisation to high-altitude hypoxia	42
Acute hospital admissions from nursing homes: some may be avoidable	41
Acute spinal epidural abscess. Observations from fourteen cases	40
Survial from acute renal failure with and without multiple organ dysfunction	37
Gut–brain axis biochemical signalling from the gastrointestinal tract to the central nervous system: gut dysbiosis and altered brain function	37
Resilience in medical doctors: a systematic review	36
Educational quality improvement report: outcomes from a revised morbidity and mortality format that emphasised patient safety	36
Diabetes-induced osteoarthritis: from a new paradigm to a new phenotype	36
Barriers to healthcare seeking among medical students: a cross sectional study from South India	34
From presentation to publication: the natural history of orthopaedic abstracts in the United Kingdom	33
High prevalence of hypovitaminosis D in young healthy adults from the western part of India	32
Barriers to timely discharge from the general medicine service at an academic teaching hospital	32
Increasing age, diabetes mellitus and recovery from stroke	32
Medical education during the COVID-19 pandemic: perspectives from UK trainees	31
Environmental influences on the high mortality from colorectal cancer in African Americans	30
Glucose intolerance during diuretic therapy in elderly hypertensive patients. A second report from the European Working Party on high blood pressure in the elderly (EWPHE)	30
Application of Pilates-based exercises in the treatment of chronic non-specific low back pain: state of the art	29
Platelet inhibition with prasugrel (CS-747) compared with clopidogrel in patients undergoing coronary stenting: the subset from the JUMBO study	27
Invitations received from potential predatory publishers and fraudulent conferences: a 12-month early-career researcher experience	27
Learning from the past in the COVID-19 era: rediscovery of quarantine, previous pandemics, origin of hospitals and national healthcare systems, and ethics in medicine	27
Death from paralytic ileus following vincristine therapy	25
Inadequate control of heart rate in patients with stable angina: results from the European Heart Survey	25
Under-recognised paradox of neuropathy from rapid glycaemic control	25
Further observations from an experience of 660 cases of stereotactic tractotomy	24
Causes of mortality in diabetes mellitus: data from a tertiary teaching hospital in India	24
Observations of gonadotrophic and ovarian hormone activity during recovery from anorexia nervosa	24
Seasonality and global public interest in psoriasis: an infodemiology study	23
Understanding the pathology of schizophrenia: recent advances from the study of the molecular architecture of postmortem CNS tissue	22
Pseudo-obstruction and a sprue-like syndrome from stronglyloidiasis	22
Impact of coronavirus disease 2019 on healthcare workers: beyond the risk of exposure	22
Analysis of 23 364 patient-generated, physician-reviewed malpractice claims from a non-tort, blame-free, national patient insurance system: lessons learned from Sweden	22
Trends in acute stroke presentations to an emergency department: implications for specific communities in accessing acute stroke care services	21
Solitary cerebral metastasis from a papillary carcinoma of the thyroid	21
The efficacy of 3D printing-assisted surgery for traumatic fracture: a meta-analysis	21
Treatment of essential tremor: current status	21
Stress and heart disease: evidence of associations between unemployment and heart disease from the OPCS Longitudinal Study	21
Optimising health and safety of people who inject drugs during transition from acute to outpatient care: narrative review with clinical checklist	20
Endocrine changes in SARS-CoV-2 patients and lessons from SARS-CoV	20
Tuberculosis in maintenance haemodialysis patients. Study from an endemic area	20
Physician attitudes and behaviour regarding erectile dysfunction in at-risk patients from a rural community	20
Continuous professional development for GPs: experience from Denmark	20
Planning virtual residency interviews as a result of COVID-19: insight from residency applicants and physicians conducting interviews	19
Heavy metal intoxication from homeopathic and herbal remedies	19
Survival and death from subdural haematoma on medical wards	19
Time-dependence of NIHSS in predicting functional outcome of patients with acute ischemic stroke treated with intravenous thrombolysis	18
Surgical trainees’ experience of pregnancy, maternity and paternity leave: a cross-sectional study	18
Acute thyroiditis due to septic emboli derived from infective endocarditis	18
Acute eosinophilic glomerulonephritis with Bancroftian filariasis	18
Sensitivity of Candida albicans from patients with chronic oral candidiasis	17

Estimation of glomerular filtration rate from the serum creatinine concentration	17
Association between ICAM-1 level and diabetic retinopathy: a review and meta-analysis	17
Acute renal failure from the use of acetazolamide (Diamox)	16
An audit of activity and outcome from a daily and a weekly “one stop” rapid assessment chest pain clinic	16
Isolated splenic metastasis from carcinoma of the breast	16
Uptake of inhaled lead from motor exhaust	16
Review on therapeutic targets for COVID-19: insights from cytokine storm	15
Melioidosis in a patient from Bangladesh	15
Application of Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA) to improve medication safety: a systematic review	15
Mix and match COVID-19 vaccines: potential benefit and perspective from India	15
Asthma and atopic disease in immigrants from Asia and the West Indies	15
Severe haemorrhage from a lumbar artery as a complication of percutaneous renal biopsy	15
Increased serum/plasma fibroblast growth factor 21 in type 2 diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis	15
Therapeutic effect of resveratrol supplementation on oxidative stress: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials	14
Cutaneous and pharyngeal diphtheria imported from the Indian subcontinent	14
Overutilisation of imaging studies for diagnosis of pulmonary embolism: are we following the guidelines?	14
Pancreatic polypeptide and calcitonin secretion from a pancreatic tumour-clinical improvement after hepatic artery embolization	14
A new hypothesis for the aetiology of Crohn's disease–evidence from lipid metabolism and intestinal tuberculosis	14
Multiparametric ultrasound in liver diseases: an overview for the practising clinician	14
Republished: Which questions of two commonly used multidimensional palliative care patient reported outcome measures are most useful? Results from the European and African PRISMA survey	14
Rapid onset of blindness due to meningeal carcinomatosis from an oesophageal adenocarcinoma	14
Association between outdoor PM2.5 and prevalence of COPD: a systematic review and meta-analysis	14
Atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis: from diagnosis to treatment	13
Statin and mortality in COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis of pooled adjusted effect estimates from propensity-matched cohorts	13
PHACTR1 gene polymorphism with the risk of coronary artery disease in Chinese Han population	13
Resident physician burnout: insights from a Canadian multispecialty survey	13
Adenocarcinoma of the lung in Chinese patients: a revisit and some perspectives from the literature	12
Associations of the NOS3 rs1799983 polymorphism with circulating nitric oxide and lipid levels: a systematic review and meta-analysis	12
Diabetes and related variables among the five main racial groups in South Africa: Comparisons from population studies	12
A solitary secondary deposit in the pancreas from a carcinoma of the cervix	12
Determinants of medical specialty competitiveness	11
Academic factors in medical recruitment: evidence to support improvements in medical recruitment and retention by improving the academic content in medical posts	11
Ectopic release of GHRH and ACTH from an adenoid cystic carcinoma resulting in acromegaly and complicated by pituitary infarction	11
Can we influence the epidemiology of dementia? Perspectives from population-based studies	11
Microbiological and other hazards from seafoods with special reference to Vibrio parahaemolyticus	11
Learning from patients--unfashionable but effective	11
Waiting it out: consultation delays prolong in-patient length of stay	11
COVID-19 detection by dogs: from physiology to field application—a review article	11
Strategy to reduce E. coli bacteraemia based on cohort data from a London teaching hospital	11
Data and models determine treatment proposals—an illustration from meta-analysis	11
Potential use of PCSK9 inhibitors as a secondary preventative measure for cardiovascular disease following acute coronary syndrome: a UK real-world study	11
Optimal management of acute severe ulcerative colitis	11
Republished error management: Descriptions of verbal communication errors between staff. An analysis of 84 root cause analysis-reports from Danish hospitals	11
Studies on apparent free cortisol and testosterone in plasma from patients with breast tumours	11
Factors affecting the concentration of electrolyte infusions prepared from stock solutions	11
Bradycardia during remdesivir treatment might be associated with improved survival in patients with COVID-19: a retrospective cohort study on 473 patients from a tertiary centre	10
Infective endocarditis from Enterococcus faecalis complicating colonoscopy in Heyde’s syndrome	10
Mycoses imported from the West Indies. A report of three cases	10
Are we reaping what we sow? Gender diversity in surgery: a survey of medical students	10
Do consultants differ? Inferences drawn from hospital in-patient enquiry (HIPE) discharge coding at an Irish teaching hospital	10
Recovery without sequelae from severe methanol intoxication	10
Myopathy from E-aminocaproic acid: a second case	10
ECG in suspected pulmonary embolism	10
Analysis of lawsuits related to diagnostic errors from point-of-care ultrasound in internal medicine, paediatrics, family medicine and critical care in the USA	10
‘Learning from home’: role of e-learning methodologies and tools during novel coronavirus pandemic outbreak	10
Fatal outcome from administration of a salt emetic	10
Recovery from severe paraquat poisoning	10
Human physiology in extreme environments: lessons from life at the limits?	9
Causal relationship between years of education and the occurrence of rheumatoid arthritis	9
Patients with diabetes requiring emergency department care for hypoglycaemia: characteristics and long-term outcomes determined from multiple data sources	9
Clinical governance development: learning from the New Zealand experience	9
Acute management of pancreatitis: the key to best outcomes	9
Deep brain stimulation: a return journey from psychiatry to neurology	9
Trends in mortality from appendicitis and from gallstone disease in English populations, 1979–2006: study of multiple-cause coding of deaths	9
Controversy on iron needs, intake levels, deficiency stigmata and benefits from iron supplementation	8
TnI and IL-18 levels are associated with prognosis of sepsis	8
Deficient serum furin predicts risk of abdominal obesity: findings from a prospective cohort of Chinese adults	8
Diagnostic approach to patients with suspected pulmonary embolism: a report from the real world	8
E-learning of medical residents during COVID-19: perspective from a developing nation	8
New World leishmaniasis from Spain	8
Lipoprotein(a) and coronary artery disease in Chinese postmenopausal female patients: a large cross-sectional cohort study	8
Association of adiponectin and adiponectin receptor gene polymorphisms with rheumatoid arthritis in a Chinese population	8
Mortality in acute upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage: a six-year survey from the University Hospital of Wales	8
The essential skill of ECG interpretation: How do we define and improve competency?	8
Pancreatic carcinoma presenting as bleeding from segmental gastric varices: pitfalls in diagnosis	8
Evaluation of the Psychiatric Decisions Unit (PDU): effect on emergency department presentations and psychiatric inpatient admissions	8
Relationship between triglyceride levels and ischaemic stroke in elderly hypertensive patients	8
Control-flow analysis of procedural skills competencies in medical training through process mining	8
Myocarditis and fulminant hepatic failure from coxsackievirus B infection	8
Telemedicine: a new normal in COVID era; perspective from a developing nation	8

Fast-tracking acute stroke care in China: Shenzhen Stroke Emergency Map	7
Rescue percutaneous coronary intervention for failed thrombolysis: results from a district general hospital	7
Prospective assessment of patient directed outpatient communication from a patient and general practitioner perspective	7
Impact of a telephone-first consultation system in general practice	7
Association study of a functional variant of TNF-α gene and serum TNF-α level with the susceptibility of congenital heart disease in a Chinese population	7
What’s in a smile? A review of the benefits of the clinician’s smile	7
Association of adiposity, measured by skinfold thickness, with parental history of diabetes in a South Indian population: data from CURES-114	7
Health professionals’ knowledge of driving restrictions following stroke and TIA: experience from a hyperacute stroke centre	7
In what ways can human skeletal remains be used to understand health and disease from the past?	7
Withdrawal of maintenance digoxin from institutionalized elderly	7
Ticagrelor induced neutrophilic eccrine hidradenitis: a unique adverse effect of a new antiplatelet drug	7
Diffusion tensor cardiovascular magnetic resonance	7
Prognostic value of von Willebrand factor for patients with atrial fibrillation: a meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies	7
Dermatological manifestations and relationship to outcomes of patients admitted to a medical intensive care unit: a study from a tertiary care hospital in India	7
Application of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocol in radical gastrectomy: a systemic review and meta-analysis	7
Lead encephalopathy from an imported Toby mug	7
Slow recovery from carbon monoxide poisoning	7
Importance of publishing research varies by doctors’ career stage, specialty and location of work	7