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Cited 61 times since 2002 (2.7 per year)
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American heart journal,
Volume 144, Issue 2, 1 1 2002, Pages 198-205
Assessment of diastolic function by cardiovascular magnetic resonance.
Paelinck BP, Lamb HJ, Bax JJ, Van der Wall EE, de Roos A
Background: The assessment of diastolic heart function has been hampered by multiple difficulties. Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) is a new, noninvasive technique to study cardiac function. Methods: The literature on CMR for the analysis of diastolic function and its clinical applications is extensively reviewed. Results: Analysis of ventricular filling velocity and volume flow, volumetric assessment of ventricular chamber volume, analysis of 3-dimensional myocardial strains, and assessm...
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Cited 40 times since 2002 (1.8 per year)
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European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging,
Volume 29, Issue 9, 11 2 2002, Pages 1257-1266
The need for standardisation of cardiac FDG PET imaging in the evaluation of myocardial viability in patients with chronic ischaemic left ventricular dysfunction.
Knuuti J, Schelbert HR, Bax JJ
The evaluation of myocardial glucose utilisation with fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) and positron emission tomography is currently considered the most reliable tool for the identification of myocardial viability. However, the investigations using FDG imaging to predict improvement in left ventricular (LV) function after revascularisation have reported wide ranges for sensitivity (71%-100%) and, in particular, for specificity (33%-91%). The variable results may be related to differences in...
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Cited 48 times since 2002 (2.1 per year)
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Journal of vascular surgery,
Volume 36, Issue 1, 1 1 2002, Pages 94-99
The impact of walking impairment, cardiovascular risk factors, and comorbidity on quality of life in patients with intermittent claudication.
Breek JC, Hamming JF, De Vries J, van Berge Henegouwen DP, van Heck GL
Objective: The objective of this study was to assess the impact of walking impairment, cardiovascular risk factors, and comorbidity on quality of life (QOL) in patients with intermittent claudication (IC). Material and methods: The prospective observational study was conducted in the setting of a vascular outpatient department of a teaching hospital. QOL was assessed in 200 consecutive patients with IC, with a reduced version of the World Health Organization Quality of Life Assessment Instrument...
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Cited 5 times since 2002 (0.2 per year)
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Immunology,
Volume 106, Issue 3, 1 1 2002, Pages 336-342
Cross-reactivity of the anti-La monoclonal antibody SW5 with early endosome antigen 2.
Fouraux MA, van der Heijden A, van Venrooij WJ, Pruijn GJ
Coimmunoprecipitation studies with SW5, a frequently used and specific mouse monoclonal antibody (mAb) directed against the human La autoantigen, led to the identification of a functionally unrelated 80 000 MW protein, designated early endosome antigen 2 (EEA2). EEA2 appeared to be directly targeted by mAb SW5. Because an RNA-binding domain, a structural element of La containing the SW5-epitope, was not discernable in the primary structure of EEA2, the SW5-epitope on EEA2 was determined. Coiled-...
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Cited 28 times since 2002 (1.2 per year)
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European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery,
Volume 22, Issue 1, 1 1 2002, Pages 70-77
Report of the Dutch experience with the Ross procedure in 343 patients.
Takkenberg JJ, Dossche KM, Hazekamp MG, Nijveld A, Jansen EW, Waterbolk TW, Bogers AJ, Dutch Ross Study Group
Objective: Limited information is available on outcome after autograft aortic valve replacement, in particular with respect to the durability of the autograft and of the allograft used to reconstruct the right ventricular outflow tract. A retrospective follow-up study of all patients who underwent a Ross procedure in the Netherlands since 1988 was done to obtain an overview of the Dutch experience with this procedure. Methods: From 1988 to January 2000, 348 Ross procedures were performed in nine...
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Heart (British Cardiac Society),
Volume 88, Issue 1, 1 1 2002, Pages 60
Images in cardiology: Myocardial infarction and coronary thrombosis.
Lindeboom JE, Shahin GM, Bosker HA
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Cited 14 times since 2002 (0.6 per year)
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Cardiovascular research,
Volume 55, Issue 1, 1 1 2002, Pages 97-103
Abnormalities in myocardial contractility, metabolism and perfusion reserve in non-stenotic coronary segments in heart failure patients.
van den Heuvel AF, Bax JJ, Blanksma PK, Vaalburg W, Crijns HJ, van Veldhuisen DJ
Objective: Myocardial blood flow (MBF) reserve is impaired in congestive heart failure (CHF), while fluorine-18-deoxyglucose (18FDG) uptake is relatively preserved. To determine whether this mismatch could be interpreted as ischemia, we performed dobutamine stress echocardiography (DSE). Methods: 12 males with coronary artery disease (CAD) and CHF were compared with 12 controls with similar CAD but normal left ventricular (LV) function. MBF in non-infarct-related artery areas was assessed using...
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Cited 3 times since 2002 (0.1 per year)
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The American journal of cardiology,
Volume 90, Issue 2, 1 1 2002, Pages 149-152
Sustained favorable long-term prognosis of negative stress echocardiography following uncomplicated myocardial infarction.
Bigi R, Cortigiani L, Mariani PR, Bax JJ
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Cited 20 times since 2002 (0.9 per year)
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Journal of nuclear medicine : official publication, Society of Nuclear Medicine,
Volume 43, Issue 6, 1 1 2002, Pages 795-802
Sequential (201)Tl imaging and dobutamine echocardiography to enhance accuracy of predicting improved left ventricular ejection fraction after revascularization.
Bax JJ, Maddahi J, Poldermans D, Elhendy A, Cornel JH, Boersma E, Roelandt JR, Fioretti PM
Unlabelled: 201Tl imaging and dobutamine echocardiography (DE) can both identify viable myocardium. Prediction of functional outcome after revascularization remains suboptimal with either technique because of the relatively low specificity of (201)Tl and low sensitivity of DE. This study was undertaken to develop an optimal testing strategy for prediction of post-revascularization functional outcome. Methods: Seventy-three patients (mean [+/-SD] left ventricular ejection fraction [LVEF], 32% +/-...
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Cited 7 times since 2002 (0.3 per year)
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Critical care medicine,
Volume 30, Issue 6, 1 1 2002, Pages 1301-1305
Continuous on-line measurement of absolute left ventricular volume by transcardiac conductance: angiographic validation in sheep.
Staal EM, Steendijk P, Koning G, Dijkstra J, Jukema JW, Baan J
Objective: Validation of the transcardiac conductance method for continuous, on-line measurement of absolute left ventricular volume by comparison with biplane angiography. Design: Controlled, prospective animal study. Setting: Catheterization laboratory of the Leiden University Medical Center. Subjects: Six anesthetized sheep. Interventions: Subjects were studied at baseline, during infusion of dobutamine, and during volume loading and beta blockade. In a pilot experiment, a coronary artery was...
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Cited 22 times since 2002 (1 per year)
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Journal of nuclear medicine : official publication, Society of Nuclear Medicine,
Volume 43, Issue 6, 1 1 2002, Pages 767-772
Prognostic value of dobutamine-atropine stress (99m)Tc-tetrofosmin myocardial perfusion SPECT in patients with known or suspected coronary artery disease.
Schinkel AF, Elhendy A, van Domburg RT, Bax JJ, Roelandt JR, Poldermans D
Unlabelled: 99mTc-Tetrofosmin is a recently introduced radioactive isotope for the assessment of myocardial perfusion. Data regarding the prognostic value of stress imaging using this isotope are scarce. The aim of this study was to assess the prognostic value of dobutamine-atropine (99m)Tc-tetrofosmin SPECT for the prediction of late cardiac events in patients with known or suspected coronary artery disease. Methods: A total of 721 consecutive patients with limited exercise capacity underwent d...
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Cited 10 times since 2002 (0.4 per year)
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European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery,
Volume 21, Issue 6, 1 1 2002, Pages 1123-1125
Repair of aorto-right ventricular tunnel with pulmonary stenosis and an anomalous origin of the left coronary artery.
Hruda J, Hazekamp MG, Sobotka-Plojhar MA, Ottenkamp J
A 5-month-old infant with aorto-right ventricular tunnel, pulmonary stenosis and a sole supply of the left coronary artery from the tunnel underwent closure of the ventricular end of the tunnel, subsequent to balloon pulmonary valvuloplasty. Care was taken not to obstruct the aortic end of the tunnel in order to maintain the left coronary artery perfusion.
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Cited 27 times since 2002 (1.2 per year)
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Current controlled trials in cardiovascular medicine,
Volume 3, Issue 1, 20 3 2002, Pages 8
A Prospective Study of Pravastatin in the Elderly at Risk (PROSPER): Screening Experience and Baseline Characteristics.
Ford I, Blauw GJ, Murphy MB, Shepherd J, Cobbe SM, Bollen EL, Buckley BM, Jukema JW, Hyland M, Gaw A, Lagaay AM, Perry IJ, Macfarlane P, Norrie J, Meinders AE, Sweeney BJ, Packard CJ, Westendorp RG, Twomey C, Stott DJ, The PROSPER Study Group
BACKGROUND: PROSPER was designed to investigate the benefits of treatment with pravastatin in elderly patients for whom a typical doctor might consider the prescription of statin therapy to be a realistic option. METHODS: The PROspective Study of Pravastatin in the Elderly at Risk (PROSPER) is a randomised, double blind, placebo-controlled trial to test the hypothesis that treatment with pravastatin (40 mg/day) will reduce the risk of coronary heart disease death, non-fatal myocardial infarction...
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Cited 15 times since 2002 (0.7 per year)
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European radiology,
Volume 12 Suppl 3, 14 2 2002, Pages S177-80
Detection of malignant right coronary artery anomaly by multi-slice CT coronary angiography.
Dirksen MS, Bax JJ, Blom NA, Schalij MJ, Jukema WJ, Vliegen HW, van der Wall EE, de Roos A, Lamb HJ
Coronary artery anomalies occur in 0.3-0.8% of the population and infer a high risk for sudden cardiac death in young adults. Diagnosis is usually established during coronary angiography, which is hampered by poor spatial visualization. Magnetic resonance imaging is an alternative, but it is not feasible in the presence of metal objects or claustrophobia. In this report, a 15-year-old boy experienced ventricular fibrillation and was successfully resuscitated. Cardiac catheterization was inconclu...
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Cited 72 times since 2002 (3.1 per year)
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Diabetes care,
Volume 25, Issue 5, 1 1 2002, Pages 906-911
Impact of simultaneous pancreas and kidney transplantation on progression of coronary atherosclerosis in patients with end-stage renal failure due to type 1 diabetes.
Jukema JW, Smets YF, van der Pijl JW, Zwinderman AH, Vliegen HW, Ringers J, Reiber JH, Lemkes HH, van der Wall EE, de Fijter JW
Objective: Mortality in type 1 diabetic patients with end-stage renal failure is high and dominated by coronary atherosclerotic events. With regard to prognosis, simultaneous transplantation of pancreas and kidney (SPK) may be superior to kidney transplantation alone (KTA) in type 1 diabetic patients, because normalization of blood glucose levels may reduce progression of coronary atherosclerosis and because it is well known that progression of coronary atherosclerosis is one of the major factor...
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Cited 13 times since 2002 (0.6 per year)
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The American journal of cardiology,
Volume 89, Issue 10, 1 1 2002, Pages 1171-1175
Assessment of viable tissue in Q-wave regions by metabolic imaging using single-photon emission computed tomography in ischemic cardiomyopathy.
Schinkel AF, Bax JJ, Elhendy A, Boersma E, Vourvouri EC, Sozzi FB, Valkema R, Roelandt JR, Poldermans D
Chronic electrocardiographic Q waves are often believed to reflect irreversibly scarred, transmurally infarcted myocardium. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether residual viable tissue persists in dysfunctional myocardial regions related to chronic Q waves on the surface electrocardiogram. A total of 148 patients with healed myocardial infarction and impaired left ventricular (LV) function with heart failure symptoms underwent electrocardiography and metabolic imaging using technetium (T...
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Cited 14 times since 2002 (0.6 per year)
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Cardiology in the young,
Volume 12, Issue 3, 1 1 2002, Pages 266-271
Disease-related difficulties and satisfaction with level of knowledge in adults with mild or complex congenital heart disease.
Kamphuis M, Verloove-Vanhorick SP, Vogels T, Ottenkamp J, Vliegen HW
Objectives: To evaluate difficulties in daily life, and satisfaction with level of knowledge about their disease, in patients with congenital cardiac disease in order to improve counselling. Methods: A self-administered questionnaire was completed by 80 patients with mild, and 76 with complex, congenital cardiac disease. They were aged from 17 to 32 years. Results: Even patients with only mild malformations experienced difficulties related to their disease, but being found in only 11%, these wer...
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Cited 13 times since 2002 (0.6 per year)
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European journal of vascular and endovascular surgery : the official journal of the European Society for Vascular Surgery,
Volume 23, Issue 5, 1 1 2002, Pages 393-397
The additional value of angiography after colour-coded duplex on decision making in patients with critical limb ischaemia. A prospective study.
Avenarius JK, Breek JC, Lampmann LE, van Berge Henegouwen DP, Hamming JF
Objective: to investigate prospectively the additional value of intra arterial digital subtraction arteriography (IADSA) for decision making in patients with critical limb ischemia (CLI). Treatment plans based on colour-duplex imaging (CDI) were compared with treatment plans based on IADSA. Methods: ninety-eight consecutive patients with 112 legs with CLI were investigated by CDI and IADSA. Treatment plans based on CDI and IADSA were made separately during a multidisciplinary meeting. Both plans...
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Cited 128 times since 2002 (5.6 per year)
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Journal of virology,
Volume 76, Issue 9, 1 1 2002, Pages 4612-4620
Exploiting the natural diversity in adenovirus tropism for therapy and prevention of disease.
Havenga MJ, Lemckert AA, Ophorst OJ, van Meijer M, Germeraad WT, Grimbergen J, van Den Doel MA, Vogels R, van Deutekom J, Janson AA, de Bruijn JD, Uytdehaag F, Quax PH, Logtenberg T, Mehtali M, Bout A
Since targeting of recombinant adenovirus vectors to defined cell types in vivo is a major challenge in gene therapy and vaccinology, we explored the natural diversity in human adenovirus tissue tropism. Hereto, we constructed a library of Ad5 vectors carrying fibers from other human serotypes. From this library, we identified vectors that efficiently infect human cells that are important for diverse gene therapy approaches and for induction of immunity. For several medical applications (prenata...
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Cited 57 times since 2002 (2.5 per year)
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Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology,
Volume 13, Issue 5, 1 1 2002, Pages 417-423
Long-term follow-up after radiofrequency catheter ablation of ventricular tachycardia: a successful approach?
Borger van der Burg AE, de Groot NM, van Erven L, Bootsma M, van der Wall EE, Schalij MJ
Introduction: Radiofrequency ablation (RFCA) of ventricular tachycardia (VT) is a potential curative treatment modality. We evaluated the results of RFCA in patients with VT. Methods and results: One hundred fifty-one consecutive patients (122 men and 29 women; age 57 +/- 16 years) with drug-refractory VT were treated. Underlying heart disease was ischemic heart disease in 89 (59%), arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) in 32 (21%), and idiopathic VT in 30 (20%; left ventricle i...
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