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Cited 24 times since 2006 (1.2 per year)
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Animal reproduction science,
Volume 91, Issue 1-2, 1 1 2006, Pages 55-76
Pregnancy effects on distribution of progesterone receptors, oestrogen receptor alpha, glucocorticoid receptors, Ki-67 antigen and apoptosis in the bovine interplacentomal uterine wall and foetal membranes.
Boos A, Kohtes J, Janssen V, Mülling C, Stelljes A, Zerbe H, Hässig M, Thole HH
Until recently, studies dealing with the uterus of the pregnant cow focus primarily on the placentome or on early and late pregnancy. Thus, there is a paucity of information about many aspects of the interplacentomal uterine wall including adherent foetal membranes. Corresponding tissue specimens were collected at the slaughterhouse and in animals undergoing premature caesarean section. Two specimens per month of pregnancy were assessed immunohistochemically for progesterone receptors, oestrogen...
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Cited 5 times since 2006 (0.3 per year)
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Blood coagulation & fibrinolysis : an international journal in haemostasis and thrombosis,
Volume 17, Issue 1, 1 1 2006, Pages 57-58
Massive pulmonary embolism with cardiac arrest after an intracardiac electrophysiological study: a strong case for venous thromboprophylaxis.
Bauer MP, Vliegen HW, Huisman MV
A 47-year-old woman was referred to our hospital for an intracardiac electrophysiological study. The procedure was complicated by cardiac arrest due to massive pulmonary embolism, which only successfully resolved after the administration of a thrombolytic agent. This case suggests that there is a real risk of venous thromboembolism in certain patients during electrophysiological studies. Therefore, a consensus should be reached concerning the prevention of venous thromboembolism during these pro...
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Cited 19 times since 2006 (1 per year)
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Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde,
Volume 150, Issue 1, 1 1 2006, Pages 18-23
[The practice guideline 'Diagnosis and treatment of familial hypercholesterolaemia' of the Dutch Health Care Insurance Board].
Walma EP, Visseren FL, Jukema JW, Kastelein JJ, Hoes AW, Stalenhoef AF
Until 2010, the Dutch ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport will fund a nationwide project to identify the approximately 40,000 patients with familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) in the Netherlands. The Health Care Insurance Board will coordinate the project and safeguard its quality, while the 'Stichting Opsporing Erfelijke Hypercholesterolemie' [Foundation for the Detection of Hereditary Hypercholesterolaemia], with its national network of genetic fieldworkers, will search systematica...
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Cited 15 times since 2006 (0.8 per year)
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Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology,
Volume 17, Issue 1, 1 1 2006, Pages 101-103
Acceleration-dependent left bundle branch block with severe left ventricular dyssynchrony results in acute heart failure: are there more patients who benefit from cardiac resynchronization therapy?
Zeppenfeld K, Schalij MJ, Bleeker GB, Holman ER, Bax JJ
Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) has been proposed to improve hemodynamics in patients with heart failure and left bundle branch block (LBBB) by resynchronization of left ventricular (LV) dyssynchrony. The current report concerns a patient with narrow QRS complex without LV dyssynchrony who experienced an acute exacerbation of heart failure following exercise. Careful analysis revealed that an increase of heart rate induced acceleration-dependent LBBB with severe LV dyssynchrony and mitra...
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Cited 27 times since 2006 (1.4 per year)
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ASAIO journal (American Society for Artificial Internal Organs : 1992),
Volume 52, Issue 1, 1 1 2006, Pages 4-8
Modeling ventricular function during cardiac assist: does time-varying elastance work?
Vandenberghe S, Segers P, Steendijk P, Meyns B, Dion RA, Antaki JF, Verdonck P
The time-varying elastance theory of Suga et al. is widely used to simulate left ventricular function in mathematical models and in contemporary in vitro models. We investigated the validity of this theory in the presence of a left ventricular assist device. Left ventricular pressure and volume data are presented that demonstrate the heart-device interaction for a positive-displacement pump (Novacor) and a rotary blood pump (Medos). The Novacor was implanted in a calf and used in fixed-rate mode...
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Critical care medicine,
Volume 34, Issue 1, 1 1 2006, Pages 255-257
The role of nitric oxide signaling in sepsis-induced myocardial dysfunction.
Steendijk P
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Cited 35 times since 2006 (1.8 per year)
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European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging,
Volume 33, Issue 1, 1 1 2006, Pages 93-104
Diagnostic and prognostic value of non-invasive imaging in known or suspected coronary artery disease.
Schuijf JD, Poldermans D, Shaw LJ, Jukema JW, Lamb HJ, de Roos A, Wijns W, van der Wall EE, Bax JJ
The role of non-invasive imaging techniques in the evaluation of patients with suspected or known coronary artery disease (CAD) has increased exponentially over the past decade. The traditionally available imaging modalities, including nuclear imaging, stress echocardiography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), have relied on detection of CAD by visualisation of its functional consequences (i.e. ischaemia). However, extensive research is being invested in the development of non-invasive anatom...
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Cited 21 times since 2006 (1.1 per year)
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Crisis,
Volume 27, Issue 2, 1 1 2006, Pages 77-81
High rates of suicide and attempted suicide using pesticides in Nickerie, Suriname, South America.
Graafsma T, Kerkhof A, Gibson D, Badloe R, van de Beek LM
Suicide and attempted suicide are identified as a serious mental health problem in Suriname, especially in the district of Nickerie. An epidemiological study in the Nickerie catchment area revealed high rates of suicide (48 per 100,000) and attempted suicide (207 per 100,000) on average in the years 2000-2004. Particularly remarkable is the high number of attempted suicides among males (49%), and the use of pesticides in both fatal (55%) and nonfatal suicidal behavior (44%). Probably this high i...
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Cited 1 times since 2006 (0.1 per year)
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Heart rhythm,
Volume 3, Issue 1, 1 1 2006, Pages 50-51
Endoscopic fiberoptic balloon catheter: a new step in imaging-guided anatomically based catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation?
Tops LF, Schalij MJ, Bax JJ
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Cited 6 times since 2005 (0.3 per year)
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The American journal of cardiology,
Volume 97, Issue 4, 22 4 2005, Pages 462-465
Enhanced sensitivity of dobutamine stress echocardiography by observing wall motion abnormalities during the recovery phase after acute beta-blocker administration.
Karagiannis SE, Bax JJ, Elhendy A, Feringa HH, Cokkinos DV, van Domburg R, Simoons M, Poldermans D
Dobutamine stress echocardiography (DSE) has a modest sensitivity for detecting single-vessel coronary artery disease (CAD). This study assessed the additional diagnostic value of new or worsening wall motion abnormalities during recovery after acute administration of beta blockers. The study population consisted of 200 patients (mean 59 +/- 11 years of age, 144 men), who underwent DSE. Images were acquired at rest, low dose, peak dose, and during recovery. Patients received intravenous metoprol...
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Cited 54 times since 2005 (2.8 per year)
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The international journal of cardiovascular imaging,
Volume 22, Issue 1, 13 2 2005, Pages 63-80
Imaging techniques in nuclear cardiology for the assessment of myocardial viability.
Slart RH, Bax JJ, van Veldhuisen DJ, van der Wall EE, Dierckx RA, Jager PL
The assessment of myocardial viability has become an important aspect of the diagnostic and prognostic work-up of patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy. Although revascularization may be considered in patients with sufficient viable myocardium, patients with predominantly scar tissue should be treated medically. Patients with left ventricular dysfunction who have viable myocardium are the patients at highest risk because of the potential for ischemia but at the same time benefit most from revasc...
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Cited 4 times since 2005 (0.2 per year)
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The international journal of cardiovascular imaging,
Volume 22, Issue 1, 10 2 2005, Pages 107-109
Noninvasive visualization of the coronary arteries with multi-slice computed tomography; influence of heart rate on diagnostic accuracy.
Henneman MM, Bax JJ, Schuijf JD, van der Wall EE
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Cited 50 times since 2005 (2.6 per year)
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Human molecular genetics,
Volume 15, Issue 2, 1 1 2005, Pages 213-221
Human mesenchymal stem cells ectopically expressing full-length dystrophin can complement Duchenne muscular dystrophy myotubes by cell fusion.
Gonçalves MA, de Vries AA, Holkers M, van de Watering MJ, van der Velde I, van Nierop GP, Valerio D, Knaän-Shanzer S
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is the most prevalent inheritable muscle disease. It is caused by mutations in the approximately 2.5-megabase dystrophin (Dys) encoding gene. Therapeutic attempts at DMD have relied on injection of allogeneic Dys-positive myoblasts. The immune rejection of these cells and their limited availability have prompted the search for alternative therapies and sources of myogenic cells. Stem cell-based gene therapy aims to restore tissue function by the transplantation...
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Cited 27 times since 2005 (1.4 per year)
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Heart rhythm,
Volume 2, Issue 12, 1 1 2005, Pages 1286-1293
Dispersion of repolarization in cardiac resynchronization therapy.
van Huysduynen BH, Swenne CA, Bax JJ, Bleeker GB, Draisma HH, van Erven L, Molhoek SG, van de Vooren H, van der Wall EE, Schalij MJ
Background: Proarrhythmic effects of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) as a result of increased transmural dispersion of repolarization (TDR) induced by left ventricular (LV) epicardial pacing in a subset of vulnerable patients have been reported. The possibility of identifying these patients by ECG repolarization indices has been suggested. Objectives: The purpose of this study was to test whether repolarization indices on the ECG can be used to measure dispersion of repolarization during...
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Cited 7 times since 2005 (0.4 per year)
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The American journal of medicine,
Volume 118, Issue 12, 1 1 2005, Pages 1381-1386
Pacemaker stress echocardiography predicts cardiac events in patients with permanent pacemaker.
Biagini E, Schinkel AF, Elhendy A, Bax JJ, Rizzello V, van Domburg RT, Krenning BJ, Schouten O, Branzi A, Rocchi G, Simoons ML, Poldermans D
Purpose: Noninvasive pacemaker stress echocardiography is a newly introduced method for the diagnosis of coronary artery disease in patients with a permanent pacemaker. The prognostic value of pacemaker stress echocardiography has not been studied. Subjects and methods: We studied 136 patients (mean age 64+/-12 years) with a permanent pacemaker who underwent pacemaker stress echocardiography for evaluation of coronary artery disease. All patients underwent pacemaker stress echocardiography by ex...
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Cited 14 times since 2005 (0.7 per year)
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Journal of nuclear medicine : official publication, Society of Nuclear Medicine,
Volume 46, Issue 12, 1 1 2005, Pages 2003-2008
Risk stratification of patients with angina pectoris by stress 99mTc-tetrofosmin myocardial perfusion imaging.
Elhendy A, Schinkel AF, van Domburg RT, Bax JJ, Valkema R, Huurman A, Feringa HH, Poldermans D
Unlabelled: Angina pectoris is a major symptom associated with myocardial ischemia. The aim of this study was to find whether stress myocardial perfusion imaging can independently predict mortality in patients with angina. Methods: We studied 455 patients with stable angina pectoris by exercise or dobutamine stress (99m)Tc-tetrofosmin myocardial perfusion tomographic imaging. An abnormal finding was defined as a reversible or fixed perfusion abnormality. The endpoint during follow-up was death f...
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Cited 24 times since 2005 (1.2 per year)
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Pacing and clinical electrophysiology : PACE,
Volume 28, Issue 12, 1 1 2005, Pages 1271-1275
Does a gender difference in response to cardiac resynchronization therapy exist?
Bleeker GB, Schalij MJ, Boersma E, Steendijk P, van der Wall EE, Bax JJ
Background: Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) has a beneficial effect on clinical symptoms, exercise capacity, and systolic left ventricular (LV) performance in patients with heart failure. The aim of the current study was to evaluate whether a gender difference exists in response to CRT. Methods: Consecutive patients with end-stage heart failure (New York Heart Association, NYHA, class III-IV), LV ejection fraction (LVEF) < or =35%, QRS duration >120 ms, and left bundle branch block...
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Cited 122 times since 2005 (6.3 per year)
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Journal of the American College of Cardiology,
Volume 46, Issue 12, 1 1 2005, Pages 2168-2182
Cardiac resynchronization therapy: Part 2--issues during and after device implantation and unresolved questions.
Bax JJ, Abraham T, Barold SS, Breithardt OA, Fung JW, Garrigue S, Gorcsan J, Hayes DL, Kass DA, Knuuti J, Leclercq C, Linde C, Mark DB, Monaghan MJ, Nihoyannopoulos P, Schalij MJ, Stellbrink C, Yu CM
Encouraged by the clinical success of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT), the implantation rate has increased exponentially, although several limitations and unresolved issues of CRT have been identified. This review concerns issues that are encountered during implantation of CRT devices, including the role of electroanatomical mapping, whether CRT implantation should be accompanied by simultaneous atrioventricular nodal ablation in patients with atrial fibrillation, procedural complication...
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Cited 72 times since 2005 (3.7 per year)
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Journal of the American College of Cardiology,
Volume 46, Issue 12, 1 1 2005, Pages 2264-2269
Left ventricular dyssynchrony predicts right ventricular remodeling after cardiac resynchronization therapy.
Bleeker GB, Schalij MJ, Nihoyannopoulos P, Steendijk P, Molhoek SG, van Erven L, Bootsma M, Holman ER, van der Wall EE, Bax JJ
Objectives: The purpose of this research was to evaluate right ventricular (RV) remodeling after six months of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT). Background: Cardiac resynchronization therapy is beneficial in patients with end-stage heart failure. The effect of CRT on RV size is currently unknown. Accordingly, the effects of CRT on RV size, severity of tricuspid regurgitation, and pulmonary artery pressure were evaluated. Methods: Fifty-six consecutive patients with end-stage heart failure...
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Cited 283 times since 2005 (14.6 per year)
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Journal of the American College of Cardiology,
Volume 46, Issue 12, 1 1 2005, Pages 2153-2167
Cardiac resynchronization therapy: Part 1--issues before device implantation.
Bax JJ, Abraham T, Barold SS, Breithardt OA, Fung JW, Garrigue S, Gorcsan J, Hayes DL, Kass DA, Knuuti J, Leclercq C, Linde C, Mark DB, Monaghan MJ, Nihoyannopoulos P, Schalij MJ, Stellbrink C, Yu CM
Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) has been used extensively over the last years in the therapeutic management of patients with end-stage heart failure. Data from 4,017 patients have been published in eight large, randomized trials on CRT. Improvement in clinical end points (symptoms, exercise capacity, quality of life) and echocardiographic end points (systolic function, left ventricular size, mitral regurgitation) have been reported after CRT, with a reduction in hospitalizations for deco...
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