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Cited 2 times since 2009 (0.1 per year)
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Pediatric neurology,
Volume 41, Issue 3, 1 1 2009, Pages 179-182
Cerebrospinal fluid nitric oxide levels in subacute sclerosing panencephalitis.
Yilmaz D, Yüksel D, Senbil N, Eminzade S, Kilinç K, Anlar B, Gürer Y
Oxidative damage plays a role in neurodegenerative diseases. Levels of cerebrospinal fluid nitrite and nitrate levels (oxidation products that provide an indirect estimation of nitric oxide) were investigated in relation to clinical and laboratory features in subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (n = 47) and age-matched control (n = 43) groups. Significantly decreased levels of nitrite (median, 4.91 micromol/L) and nitrate (median, 6.14 micromol/L) were found in the patients. Nitrite and nitrate...
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Cited 7 times since 2009 (0.4 per year)
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Expert review of cardiovascular therapy,
Volume 7, Issue 9, 1 1 2009, Pages 1117-1122
Opportunities in pulmonary valve replacement.
Oosterhof T, Hazekamp MG, Mulder BJ
Pulmonary regurgitation is the most important residual lesion after initial surgical correction for pulmonary (sub)valvular stenosis in the early life of patients with tetralogy of Fallot or isolated pulmonary stenosis. Symptomatic or asymptomatic patients with severe right ventricular dilatation due to pulmonary regurgitation may benefit from pulmonary valve replacement. Surgery is ideally performed before the right ventricle becomes irreversibly damaged as a result of longstanding volume overl...
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Cited 11 times since 2009 (0.7 per year)
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Heart (British Cardiac Society),
Volume 95, Issue 18, 1 1 2009, Pages 1538-1546
Percutaneous aortic valve therapy: clinical experience and the role of multi-modality imaging.
Tops LF, Delgado V, van der Kley F, Bax JJ
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Cited 145 times since 2009 (9.3 per year)
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Journal of magnetic resonance imaging : JMRI,
Volume 30, Issue 3, 1 1 2009, Pages 521-526
Validation and reproducibility of aortic pulse wave velocity as assessed with velocity-encoded MRI.
Grotenhuis HB, Westenberg JJ, Steendijk P, van der Geest RJ, Ottenkamp J, Bax JJ, Jukema JW, de Roos A
Purpose: To validate magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) assessment of aortic pulse wave velocity (PWV(MRI)) with PWV determined from invasive intra-aortic pressure measurements (PWV(INV)) and to test the reproducibility of the measurement by MRI. Materials and methods: PWV(MRI) was compared with PWV(INV) in 18 nonconsecutive patients scheduled for catheterization for suspected coronary artery disease. Reproducibility of PWV(MRI) was tested in 10 healthy volunteers who underwent repeated measuremen...
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Cited 7 times since 2009 (0.4 per year)
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Annals of vascular surgery,
Volume 23, Issue 5, 1 1 2009, Pages 583-597
Morbidity and mortality caused by cardiac adverse events after revascularization for critical limb ischemia.
Flu HC, Lardenoye JH, Veen EJ, Aquarius AE, Van Berge Henegouwen DP, Hamming JF
Background: We assessed cardiac adverse events (AEs) after primary lower extremity arterial revascularization (LEAR) for critical lower limb ischemia (CLI) in order to evaluate the impact of cardiac AEs on the clinical outcome. We created an optimized care protocol concerning CLI patients' preoperative work-up as well as intra- and postoperative surveillance according to recent important literature and guidelines. Methods: We conducted a prospective analysis of clinical outcome after LEAR u...
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Cited 166 times since 2009 (10.7 per year)
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The New England journal of medicine,
Volume 361, Issue 10, 1 1 2009, Pages 980-989
Fluvastatin and perioperative events in patients undergoing vascular surgery.
Schouten O, Boersma E, Hoeks SE, Benner R, van Urk H, van Sambeek MR, Verhagen HJ, Khan NA, Dunkelgrun M, Bax JJ, Poldermans D, Dutch Echocardiographic Cardiac Risk Evaluation Applying Stress Echocardiography Study Group
Background: Adverse cardiac events are common after vascular surgery. We hypothesized that perioperative statin therapy would improve postoperative outcomes. Methods: In this double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, we randomly assigned patients who had not previously been treated with a statin to receive, in addition to a beta-blocker, either 80 mg of extended-release fluvastatin or placebo once daily before undergoing vascular surgery. Lipid, interleukin-6, and C-reactive protein levels were me...
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Cited 123 times since 2009 (7.9 per year)
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European heart journal,
Volume 30, Issue 20, 30 5 2009, Pages 2470-2477
Characteristics of heart failure patients associated with good and poor response to cardiac resynchronization therapy: a PROSPECT (Predictors of Response to CRT) sub-analysis.
van Bommel RJ, Bax JJ, Abraham WT, Chung ES, Pires LA, Tavazzi L, Zimetbaum PJ, Gerritse B, Kristiansen N, Ghio S
Aims: Predictors of Response to Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT) (PROSPECT) was the first large-scale, multicentre clinical trial that evaluated the ability of several echocardiographic measures of mechanical dyssynchrony to predict response to CRT. Since response to CRT may be defined as a spectrum and likely influenced by many factors, this sub-analysis aimed to investigate the relationship between baseline characteristics and measures of response to CRT. Methods and results: A total of...
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Cited 19 times since 2009 (1.2 per year)
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International journal of cardiology,
Volume 147, Issue 1, 28 4 2009, Pages 52-57
Can we use the end systolic volume index to monitor intrinsic right ventricular function after repair of tetralogy of Fallot?
Uebing A, Fischer G, Schlangen J, Apitz C, Steendijk P, Kramer HH
Background: After tetralogy of Fallot (ToF) repair the right ventricle (RV) is commonly exposed to abnormal volume load resulting from pulmonary regurgitation (PR) leading to progressive RV dilatation. The objective of this study was to assess the relationship between RV volumes, especially the end systolic volume index (ESVi), and RV contractility in patients after ToF repair and significant PR and to determine whether RV dilatation reflects intrinsic RV dysfunction in these patients. Methods:...
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Cited 34 times since 2009 (2.2 per year)
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PloS one,
Volume 4, Issue 8, 27 4 2009, Pages e6809
Both paraoxonase-1 genotype and activity do not predict the risk of future coronary artery disease; the EPIC-Norfolk Prospective Population Study.
Birjmohun RS, Vergeer M, Stroes ES, Sandhu MS, Ricketts SL, Tanck MW, Wareham NJ, Jukema JW, Kastelein JJ, Khaw KT, Boekholdt SM
Background: Paraoxonase-1 (PON1) is an antioxidant enzyme, that resides on high-density lipoprotein (HDL). PON1-activity, is heavily influenced by the PON1-Q192R polymorphism. PON1 is considered to protect against atherosclerosis, but it is unclear whether this relation is independent of its carrier, HDL. In order to evaluate the atheroprotective potential of PON1, we assessed the relationships among PON1-genotype, PON1-activity and risk of future coronary artery disease (CAD), in a large prospe...
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Cited 11 times since 2009 (0.7 per year)
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European heart journal,
Volume 30, Issue 19, 27 4 2009, Pages 2304-2307
Three-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography: a novel approach in the assessment of left ventricular volume and function?
Flu WJ, van Kuijk JP, Bax JJ, Gorcsan J, Poldermans D
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Cited 346 times since 2009 (22.2 per year)
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European heart journal,
Volume 30, Issue 22, 27 4 2009, Pages 2769-2812
Guidelines for pre-operative cardiac risk assessment and perioperative cardiac management in non-cardiac surgery.
Task Force for Preoperative Cardiac Risk Assessment and Perioperative Cardiac Management in Non-cardiac Surgery, European Society of Cardiology (ESC), Poldermans D, Bax JJ, Boersma E, De Hert S, Eeckhout E, Fowkes G, Gorenek B, Hennerici MG, Iung B, Kelm M, Kjeldsen KP, Kristensen SD, Lopez-Sendon J, Pelosi P, Philippe F, Pierard L, Ponikowski P, Schmid JP, Sellevold OF, Sicari R, Van den Berghe G, Vermassen F
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Cited 20 times since 2009 (1.3 per year)
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Heart (British Cardiac Society),
Volume 95, Issue 23, 25 4 2009, Pages 1931-1936
Aortic elasticity and size are associated with aortic regurgitation and left ventricular dysfunction in tetralogy of Fallot after pulmonary valve replacement.
Grotenhuis HB, Ottenkamp J, de Bruijn L, Westenberg JJ, Vliegen HW, Kroft LJ, de Roos A
Background: Aortic wall pathology and concomitant aortic dilatation have been described in tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) patients, which may negatively affect aortic valve and left ventricular systolic function. Objective: To assess aortic dimensions, aortic elasticity, aortic valve competence and biventricular function in repaired TOF patients after pulmonary valve replacement (PVR) using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Methods: MRI was performed in 16 patients with TOF after PVR (10 male; mean a...
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Cited 43 times since 2009 (2.8 per year)
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BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology,
Volume 116, Issue 12, 13 2 2009, Pages 1593-1601
Comparison of pregnancy outcomes in women with repaired versus unrepaired atrial septal defect.
Yap SC, Drenthen W, Meijboom FJ, Moons P, Mulder BJ, Vliegen HW, van Dijk AP, Jaddoe VW, Steegers EA, Roos-Hesselink JW, Pieper PG, ZAHARA investigators
Objective: To compare the risks of complications during pregnancy in women with repaired and unrepaired atrial septal defects (ASDs) without associated complex cardiac lesions. Design: A retrospective multicentre study. Setting: Tertiary centres in the Netherlands and Belgium. Population: Women with ASD without associated complex cardiac lesions. Methods: Women were identified using two congenital heart disease registries. One hundred women were identified who had 243 pregnancies, including 49 m...
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Cited 19 times since 2009 (1.2 per year)
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Circulation,
Volume 120, Issue 8, 10 2 2009, Pages 669-676
p27kip1-838C>A single nucleotide polymorphism is associated with restenosis risk after coronary stenting and modulates p27kip1 promoter activity.
van Tiel CM, Bonta PI, Rittersma SZ, Beijk MA, Bradley EJ, Klous AM, Koch KT, Baas F, Jukema JW, Pons D, Sampietro ML, Pannekoek H, de Winter RJ, de Vries CJ
Background: The cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor p27(kip1) is a key regulator of smooth muscle cell and leukocyte proliferation in vascular disease, including in-stent restenosis. We therefore hypothesized that common genetic variations or single nucleotide polymorphisms in p27(kip1) may serve as a useful tool in risk stratification for in-stent restenosis. Methods and results: Three single nucleotide polymorphisms concerning the p27(kip1) gene (-838C>A, rs36228499; -79C>T, rs34330; +326G...
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Cited 57 times since 2009 (3.6 per year)
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Circulation. Heart failure,
Volume 2, Issue 6, 6 1 2009, Pages 643-653
A new direction for cardiac regeneration therapy: application of synergistically acting epicardium-derived cells and cardiomyocyte progenitor cells.
Winter EM, van Oorschot AA, Hogers B, van der Graaf LM, Doevendans PA, Poelmann RE, Atsma DE, Gittenberger-de Groot AC, Goumans MJ
Background: Adult human epicardium-derived cells (EPDCs), transplanted into the infarcted heart, are known to improve cardiac function, mainly through paracrine protection of the surrounding tissue. We hypothesized that this effect might be further improved if these supportive EPDCs were combined with cells that could possibly supply the ischemic heart with new cardiomyocytes. Therefore, we transplanted EPDCs together with cardiomyocyte progenitor cells that can generate mature cardiomyocytes in...
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Cited 74 times since 2009 (4.7 per year)
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Circulation. Arrhythmia and electrophysiology,
Volume 2, Issue 5, 5 1 2009, Pages 548-554
Predicting ventricular arrhythmias in patients with ischemic heart disease: clinical application of the ECG-derived QRS-T angle.
Borleffs CJ, Scherptong RW, Man SC, van Welsenes GH, Bax JJ, van Erven L, Swenne CA, Schalij MJ
Background: In patients with primary prevention implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs), the incidence of life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias resulting in ICD therapy is relatively low, prompting for better risk stratification. The aim of this study was to assess the value of the QRS-T angle for prediction of ICD therapy and mortality in primary prevention patients with ischemic heart disease. Methods and results: ICD patients (n=412, 361 men; age, 63+/-11 years) with ischemic heart...
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Cited 124 times since 2009 (7.9 per year)
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Journal of neurology,
Volume 257, Issue 1, 4 1 2009, Pages 85-90
Pravastatin and cognitive function in the elderly. Results of the PROSPER study.
Trompet S, van Vliet P, de Craen AJ, Jolles J, Buckley BM, Murphy MB, Ford I, Macfarlane PW, Sattar N, Packard CJ, Stott DJ, Shepherd J, Bollen EL, Blauw GJ, Jukema JW, Westendorp RG
Observational studies have given conflicting results about the effect of statins in preventing dementia and cognitive decline. Moreover, observational studies are subject to prescription bias, making it hard to draw definite conclusions from them. Randomized controlled trials are therefore the preferred study design to investigate the association between statins and cognition. Here we present detailed cognitive outcomes from the randomized placebo-controlled PROspective Study of Pravastatin in t...
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Cited 29 times since 2009 (1.9 per year)
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Nucleic acids research,
Volume 37, Issue 17, 3 1 2009, Pages 5725-5736
Stimulation of homology-directed gene targeting at an endogenous human locus by a nicking endonuclease.
van Nierop GP, de Vries AA, Holkers M, Vrijsen KR, Gonçalves MA
Homologous recombination (HR) is a highly accurate mechanism of DNA repair that can be exploited for homology-directed gene targeting. Since in most cell types HR occurs very infrequently (approximately 10(-6) to 10(-8)), its practical application has been largely restricted to specific experimental systems that allow selection of the few cells that become genetically modified. HR-mediated gene targeting has nonetheless revolutionized genetics by greatly facilitating the analysis of mammalian ge...
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Cited 17 times since 2009 (1.1 per year)
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Cellular physiology and biochemistry : international journal of experimental cellular physiology, biochemistry, and pharmacology,
Volume 24, Issue 3-4, 3 1 2009, Pages 201-210
Pressure overload-induced right ventricular failure is associated with re-expression of myocardial tenascin-C and elevated plasma tenascin-C levels.
Hessel M, Steendijk P, den Adel B, Schutte C, van der Laarse A
Background: We investigated whether (1) monocrotaline(MCT)-induced right ventricular (RV) dilatation is associated with re-expression of myocardial tenascin-C (TNC), (2) elevated plasma TNC levels can be used as a marker of ventricular dilatation, and (3) MCT-induced RV dilatation is associated with alterations of other remodeling-related proteins. Methods: Rats were treated with MCT in low dose (30 mg/kg, MCT30, n=10) to induce compensated RV hypertrophy, in high dose (80 mg/kg, MCT80, n=11) to...
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Cited 11 times since 2009 (0.7 per year)
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American heart journal,
Volume 158, Issue 2, 1 1 2009, Pages 202-208
Intima media thickness of the common carotid artery in vascular surgery patients: a predictor of postoperative cardiovascular events.
Flu WJ, van Kuijk JP, Hoeks SE, Kuiper R, Schouten O, Goei D, Winkel T, van Gestel YR, Verhagen HJ, Bax JJ, Poldermans D
Background: Cardiovascular (CV) complications are the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in vascular surgery patients. The Revised Cardiac Risk (RCR) index, identifying cardiac risk factors, is commonly used for preoperative risk stratification. However, a more direct marker of the underlying atherosclerotic disease, such as the common carotid artery intimamedia thickness (CCA-IMT) may be of predictive value as well. The current study evaluated the prognostic value of the CCA-IMT for posto...
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