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Journal of diabetes and its complications,
Volume 34, Issue 9, 15 3 2020, Pages 107623
Skin disorders indicating peripheral arterial occlusive disease and chronic venous insufficiency in organ transplant recipients.
Buntinx M, Lavrijsen APM, de Fijter JW, Reinders MEJ, Schepers A, Bouwes Bavinck JN
Background: Peripheral arterial occlusive disease (PAOD) and chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) in organ transplant recipients (OTR) can lead to harmful outcomes. We made an inventory of cutaneous manifestations of PAOD and CVI in OTR in relation with diabetes and other potential risk factors. Methods: A prospective study in a single center was performed. OTR (n = 112) were included at the outpatient clinic to investigate clinical signs of PAOD and CVI. The most commonly associated risk factors...
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Cited 10 times since 2020 (1.9 per year)
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International journal of molecular sciences,
Volume 21, Issue 10, 15 3 2020, Pages E3508
Myostatin Inhibits Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Proliferation and Local 14q32 microRNA Expression, But Not Systemic Inflammation or Restenosis.
Goossens EAC, de Vries MR, Jukema JW, Quax PHA, Nossent AY
Myostatin is a negative regulator of muscle cell growth and proliferation. Furthermore, myostatin directly affects the expression of 14q32 microRNAs by binding the 14q32 locus. Direct inhibition of 14q32 microRNA miR-495-3p decreased postinterventional restenosis via inhibition of both vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) proliferation and local inflammation. Here, we aimed to investigate the effects of myostatin in a mouse model for postinterventional restenosis. In VSMCs in vitro, myostatin led...
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Cited 52 times since 2020 (9.9 per year)
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Heart (British Cardiac Society),
Volume 106, Issue 18, 13 2 2020, Pages 1438-1444
Global longitudinal strain: clinical use and prognostic implications in contemporary practice.
Abou R, van der Bijl P, Bax JJ, Delgado V
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Cited 1 times since 2020 (0.2 per year)
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Medical science educator,
Volume 30, Issue 2, 13 2 2020, Pages 943-953
Introducing Summative Progress Testing in Radiology Residency: Little Change in Residents' Test Results After Transitioning from Formative Progress Testing.
Rutgers DR, van Schaik JPJ, Kruitwagen CLJJ, Haaring C, van Lankeren W, van Raamt AF, Ten Cate O
Introduction: Educational effects of transitioning from formative to summative progress testing are unclear. Our purpose was to investigate whether such transitioning in radiology residency is associated with a change in progress test results. Methods: We investigated a national cohort of radiology residents (N > 300) who were semi-annually assessed through a mandatory progress test. Until 2014, this test was purely formative for all residents, but in 2014/2015, it was transitioned (as part o...
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Cited 4 times since 2020 (0.8 per year)
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The American journal of cardiology,
Volume 128, 13 2 2020, Pages 84-91
Characteristics and Prognosis of Patients With Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation and Significant Valvular Heart Disease Referred for Electrical Cardioversion.
Vo NM, Leung M, van Rosendael PJ, Goedemans L, van Wijngaarden SE, Prihadi EA, van der Bijl P, Ajmone Marsan N, Delgado V, Bax JJ
Valvular atrial fibrillation (AF) is defined as AF in the presence of mitral stenosis or mechanical valve prosthesis. However, there are patients with AF who have significant native valvular heart disease (VHD) others than mitral stenosis that are classified as nonvalvular AF. The characteristics and prognostic implications of these entities have not been extensively studied. Of 1,885 AF patients referred for electrical cardioversion (64 ± 13years, 71% male), 171 (9.1%) had valvular AF (any grad...
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Cited 11 times since 2020 (2.1 per year)
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JACC. Clinical electrophysiology,
Volume 6, Issue 9, 12 2 2020, Pages 1073-1085
RV Tissue Heterogeneity on CT: A Novel Tool to Identify the VT Substrate in ARVC.
Venlet J, Tao Q, de Graaf MA, Glashan CA, de Riva Silva M, van der Geest RJ, Scholte AJ, Piers SRD, Zeppenfeld K
Objectives: This study sought to evaluate whether right ventricular (RV) tissue heterogeneity on computed tomography (CT): 1) is associated with conduction delay in arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC); and 2) distinguishes patients with ARVC from those with exercise-induced arrhythmogenic remodeling (EIAR) and control individuals. Background: ARVC is characterized by fibrofatty replacement, related to conduction delay and ventricular tachycardias. Distinguishing ARVC from acqu...
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Cited 38 times since 2020 (7.2 per year)
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BMC psychiatry,
Volume 20, Issue 1, 12 2 2020, Pages 218
Dimensionality of the system usability scale among professionals using internet-based interventions for depression: a confirmatory factor analysis.
Mol M, van Schaik A, Dozeman E, Ruwaard J, Vis C, Ebert DD, Etzelmueller A, Mathiasen K, Moles B, Mora T, Pedersen CD, Skjøth MM, Pensado LP, Piera-Jimenez J, Gokcay D, Ince BÜ, Russi A, Sacco Y, Zanalda E, Zabala AF, Riper H, Smit JH
Background: The System Usability Scale (SUS) is used to measure usability of internet-based Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (iCBT). However, whether the SUS is a valid instrument to measure usability in this context is unclear. The aim of this study is to assess the factor structure of the SUS, measuring usability of iCBT for depression in a sample of professionals. In addition, the psychometric properties (reliability, convergent validity) of the SUS were tested. Methods: A sample of 242 professi...
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Cited 2 times since 2020 (0.4 per year)
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SAGE open medical case reports,
Volume 8, 8 2 2020, Pages 2050313X20918989
A novel approach to resolve severe mediastinal and subcutaneous emphysema occurring in Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia using vacuum-assisted closure therapy.
Bouwmeester NH, Kieft H, Shahin GM, Nierich AP
A 50-year-old human immunodeficiency virus positive patient who was diagnosed with Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia developed severe subcutaneous and mediastinal emphysema, which was progressive despite low pressure mechanical ventilation. Infraclavicular skin incisions and vacuum-assisted closure therapy were used to resolve the emphysema. The subcutaneous emphysema decreased significantly, and after 1 week the vacuum-assisted closure therapy was ended successfully. This technique has previousl...
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The American journal of emergency medicine,
Volume 38, Issue 9, 8 2 2020, Pages 1910-1914
Clinical use of copeptin in migraine patients admitted to the emergency department.
Yılmaz DY, Armağan HH, Karaman K, Şirin FB, Bozkurt M, Karaibrahimoğlu A, Yalçın İG, Beceren NG, Tomruk Ö
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the clinical use of copeptin to evaluate migraine attacks in the Emergency Department. An additional aim was to detect changes in serum copeptin levels in migraine patients during attack and attack-free periods. Methods: This prospective case-control study included 52 migraine patients and 51 healthy individuals with similar demographic characteristics. Blood samples were collected from migraine patients both in attack and attack-free periods...
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Cited 20 times since 2020 (3.8 per year)
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PloS one,
Volume 15, Issue 5, 6 1 2020, Pages e0232573
Automatic segmentation of multiple cardiovascular structures from cardiac computed tomography angiography images using deep learning.
Baskaran L, Al'Aref SJ, Maliakal G, Lee BC, Xu Z, Choi JW, Lee SE, Sung JM, Lin FY, Dunham S, Mosadegh B, Kim YJ, Gottlieb I, Lee BK, Chun EJ, Cademartiri F, Maffei E, Marques H, Shin S, Choi JH, Chinnaiyan K, Hadamitzky M, Conte E, Andreini D, Pontone G, Budoff MJ, Leipsic JA, Raff GL, Virmani R, Samady H, Stone PH, Berman DS, Narula J, Bax JJ, Chang HJ, Min JK, Shaw LJ
Objectives: To develop, demonstrate and evaluate an automated deep learning method for multiple cardiovascular structure segmentation. Background: Segmentation of cardiovascular images is resource-intensive. We design an automated deep learning method for the segmentation of multiple structures from Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography (CCTA) images. Methods: Images from a multicenter registry of patients that underwent clinically-indicated CCTA were used. The proximal ascending and descendi...
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Cited 25 times since 2020 (4.7 per year)
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Journal of magnetic resonance imaging : JMRI,
Volume 52, Issue 4, 6 1 2020, Pages 971-977
How to Measure the Aorta Using MRI: A Practical Guide.
van Hout MJ, Scholte AJ, Juffermans JF, Westenberg JJ, Zhong L, Zhou X, Schalla SM, Hope MD, Bremerich J, Kramer CM, Dewey M, Ordovas KG, Bluemke DA, Lamb HJ
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Cited 28 times since 2020 (5.3 per year)
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Allergy,
Volume 75, Issue 9, 5 1 2020, Pages 2376-2379
Two-year drug survival of dupilumab in a large cohort of difficult-to-treat adult atopic dermatitis patients compared to cyclosporine A and methotrexate: Results from the BioDay registry.
Spekhorst LS, Ariëns LFM, van der Schaft J, Bakker DS, Kamsteeg M, Oosting AJ, de Ridder I, Sloeserwij A, Romeijn GLE, de Graaf M, Haeck I, Thijs JL, Schuttelaar MLA, de Bruin-Weller MS
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Cited 4 times since 2020 (0.8 per year)
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Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography : official publication of the American Society of Echocardiography,
Volume 33, Issue 8, 4 1 2020, Pages 964-972
Correlates and Long-Term Implications of Left Ventricular Mechanical Dispersion by Two-Dimensional Speckle-Tracking Echocardiography in Patients with ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction.
Abou R, Goedemans L, van der Bijl P, Fortuni F, Prihadi EA, Mertens B, Schalij MJ, Ajmone Marsan N, Bax JJ, Delgado V
Background: Left ventricular (LV) mechanical dispersion (LVMD), measured with speckle-tracking echocardiography (STE) after ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), has been proposed as a measurement of regional heterogeneity of myocardial contraction and may reflect changes in the myocardial structure (e.g., fibrosis or edema). Further insight into this parameter may aid in the risk stratification of STEMI patients. Methods: A total of 1,000 STEMI patients (77% male, 60 ± 12 years) t...
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Cited 7 times since 2020 (1.3 per year)
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Pediatric cardiology,
Volume 41, Issue 5, 4 1 2020, Pages 1042-1050
Left and Right Ventricular Impairment Shortly After Correction of Tetralogy of Fallot.
Terol C, Kamphuis VP, Hazekamp MG, Blom NA, Ten Harkel ADJ
Surgical repair of Tetralogy of Fallot (ToF) is usually performed in the first months of life with low early postoperative mortality. During long-term follow-up, however, both right (RV) and left ventricular (LV) performances may deteriorate. Tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) and speckle tracking echocardiography (ST) can unmask a diminished RV and LV performance. The objective of the current study was to assess the cardiac performance before and shortly after corrective surgery in ToF patients using...
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Cited 6 times since 2020 (1.1 per year)
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Ultrastructural pathology,
Volume 44, Issue 3, 1 1 2020, Pages 283-299
Effects of combined treatment of minocycline and methylprednisolone on the expression of tumor necrosis factor alpha and interleukine-6 in experimental spinal cord injury: a light and electron microscopic study.
Sencar L, Yilmaz DM, Tuli A, Polat S
Spinal cord injury (SCI) is an important health problem, and there is no universal treatment protocol for it today. Following SCI pro-inflammatory mediators such as tumor necrosis factor- alpha (TNF-α) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) increase at the lesion site and play important roles in secondary tissue damage. Methylprednisolone (MP) is a glucocorticoid, and minocycline is a tetracycline-derived antibiotic both with neuroprotective effects on central nervous system trauma. However, there are limited...
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Cited 2 times since 2020 (0.4 per year)
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Journal of cardiovascular computed tomography,
Volume 15, Issue 1, 1 1 2020, Pages 48-55
Temporal changes in FFR<sub>CT</sub>-Guided Management of Coronary Artery Disease - Lessons from the ADVANCE Registry.
Nous F, Budde RPJ, Fairbairn TA, Akasaka T, Nørgaard BL, Berman DS, Raff G, Hurwitz-Koweek LM, Pontone G, Kawasaki T, Sand NPR, Jensen JM, Amano T, Poon M, Øvrehus KA, Sonck J, Rabbat MG, Mullen S, De Bruyne B, Rogers C, Matsuo H, Bax JJ, Leipsic J, Patel MR, Nieman K
Background: The ADVANCE registry is a large prospective study of outcomes and resource utilization in patients undergoing coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) and CT-based fractional flow reserve (FFRCT). As experience with new technologies and practices develops over time, we investigated temporal changes in the use of FFRCT within the ADVANCE registry. Methods: 5083 patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) on CCTA were prospectively enrolled in the ADVANCE registry and were divid...
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Cited 5 times since 2020 (0.9 per year)
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European heart journal,
Volume 41, Issue 20, 1 1 2020, Pages 1915-1917
Left ventricular myocardial fibrosis: a marker of bad prognosis in symptomatic severe aortic stenosis.
Kong WKF, Bax JJ, Delgado V
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Cited 30 times since 2020 (5.7 per year)
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European heart journal,
Volume 41, Issue 20, 1 1 2020, Pages 1932-1940
Uncertainties and challenges in surgical and transcatheter tricuspid valve therapy: a state-of-the-art expert review.
Chang CC, Veen KM, Hahn RT, Bogers AJJC, Latib A, Oei FBS, Abdelghani M, Modolo R, Ho SY, Abdel-Wahab M, Fattouch K, Bosmans J, Caliskan K, Taramasso M, Serruys PW, Bax JJ, van Mieghem NMDA, Takkenberg JJM, Lurz P, Modine T, Soliman O
Tricuspid regurgitation (TR) is a frequent and complex problem, commonly combined with left-sided heart disease, such as mitral regurgitation. Significant TR is associated with increased mortality if left untreated or recurrent after therapy. Tricuspid regurgitation was historically often disregarded and remained undertreated. Surgery is currently the only Class I Guideline recommended therapy for TR, in the form of annuloplasty, leaflet repair, or valve replacement. As growing experience of tra...
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Cited 41 times since 2020 (7.7 per year)
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European heart journal. Cardiovascular Imaging,
Volume 21, Issue 5, 1 1 2020, Pages 479-488
Clinical risk factors and atherosclerotic plaque extent to define risk for major events in patients without obstructive coronary artery disease: the long-term coronary computed tomography angiography CONFIRM registry.
van Rosendael AR, Bax AM, Smit JM, van den Hoogen IJ, Ma X, Al'Aref S, Achenbach S, Al-Mallah MH, Andreini D, Berman DS, Budoff MJ, Cademartiri F, Callister TQ, Chang HJ, Chinnaiyan K, Chow BJW, Cury RC, DeLago A, Feuchtner G, Hadamitzky M, Hausleiter J, Kaufmann PA, Kim YJ, Leipsic JA, Maffei E, Marques H, de Araújo Gonçalves P, Pontone G, Raff GL, Rubinshtein R, Villines TC, Gransar H, Lu Y, Peña JM, Lin FY, Shaw LJ, Min JK, Bax JJ
Aims: In patients without obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD), we examined the prognostic value of risk factors and atherosclerotic extent. Methods and results: Patients from the long-term CONFIRM registry without prior CAD and without obstructive (≥50%) stenosis were included. Within the groups of normal coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) (N = 1849) and non-obstructive CAD (N = 1698), the prognostic value of traditional clinical risk factors and atherosclerotic extent (segmen...
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Cited 9 times since 2020 (1.7 per year)
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JMIR research protocols,
Volume 9, Issue 5, 1 1 2020, Pages e17419
Improving Hand Hygiene Compliance in Nursing Homes: Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial (HANDSOME Study).
Teesing GR, Erasmus V, Petrignani M, Koopmans MPG, de Graaf M, Vos MC, Klaassen CHW, Verduijn-Leenman A, Schols JMGA, Richardus JH, Voeten HACM
Background: Hand hygiene compliance is considered the most (cost-)effective measure for preventing health care-associated infections. While hand hygiene interventions have frequently been implemented and assessed in hospitals, there is limited knowledge about hand hygiene compliance in other health care settings and which interventions and implementation methods are effective. Objective: This study aims to evaluate the effect of a multimodal intervention to increase hand hygiene compliance of nu...
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