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Cited 22 times since 2015 (2.2 per year)
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European journal of vascular and endovascular surgery : the official journal of the European Society for Vascular Surgery,
Volume 49, Issue 4, 18 3 2015, Pages 480-486
Elastin is a key regulator of outward remodeling in arteriovenous fistulas.
Wong CY, Rothuizen TC, de Vries MR, Rabelink TJ, Hamming JF, van Zonneveld AJ, Quax PH, Rotmans JI
Objectives: Maturation failure is the major limitation of arteriovenous fistulas (AVFs) as hemodialysis access conduits. Indeed, 30-50% of AVFs fail to mature due to intimal hyperplasia and insufficient outward remodeling. Elastin has emerged as an important determinant of vascular remodeling. Here the role of elastin in AVF remodeling in elastin haplodeficient (eln(+/-)) mice undergoing AVF surgery has been studied. Methods: Unilateral AVFs between the branch of the jugular vein and carotid art...
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Cited 31 times since 2015 (3.1 per year)
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Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology,
Volume 17, Issue 5, 16 3 2015, Pages 689-700
How adequate are the current methods of lead extraction? A review of the efficiency and safety of transvenous lead extraction methods.
Buiten MS, van der Heijden AC, Schalij MJ, van Erven L
Currently several extraction tools are available in order to allow safe and successful transvenous lead extraction (TLE) of pacemaker and ICD leads; however, no directives exist to guide physicians in their choice of extraction tools and approaches. To aim of the current review is to provide an overview of the success and complication rates of different extraction methods and tools available. A comprehensive search of all published literature was conducted in the databases of PubMed, Embase, Web...
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Cited 9 times since 2015 (0.9 per year)
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Autonomic neuroscience : basic & clinical,
Volume 189, 14 2 2015, Pages 60-67
New insights in the neuroanatomy of the human adult superior hypogastric plexus and hypogastric nerves.
Kraima AC, van Schaik J, Susan S, van de Velde CJ, Hamming JF, Lakke EA, DeRuiter MC
Background: The superior hypogastric plexus (SHP) is an autonomic plexus, located ventrally to the abdominal aorta and its bifurcation, innervating pelvic viscera. It is classically described as being composed of merely sympathetic fibres. However, post-operative complications after surgery damaging the peri-aortic retroperitoneal compartment suggest the existence of parasympathetic fibres. This immunohistochemical study describes the neuroanatomical composition of the human mature SHP. Material...
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Cited 3 times since 2015 (0.3 per year)
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European heart journal. Cardiovascular Imaging,
Volume 16, Issue 8, 13 2 2015, Pages 863-870
Changes in ischaemia as assessed with single-photon emission computed tomography myocardial perfusion imaging in high-risk patients with diabetes without cardiac symptoms: relation with coronary atherosclerosis on computed tomography coronary angiography.
de Graaf MA, Roos CJ, Mansveld JM, Kharagjitsingh AV, Dibbets-Schneider P, Kroft LJ, Jukema JW, Ficaro EP, Bax JJ, Scholte AJ
Aims: The study aims (i) to evaluate changes in myocardial ischaemia on single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) after 2 years in a cohort of high-risk patients with diabetes without cardiac symptoms or known coronary artery disease (CAD) and (ii) to assess the value of baseline computed tomography coronary angiography (CTA)-derived coronary atherosclerosis parameters to predict changes in myocardial ischaemia. Methods and results: The population cons...
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Cited 5 times since 2015 (0.5 per year)
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Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology,
Volume 17, Issue 7, 10 2 2015, Pages 1122-1128
An easy-to-use, operator-independent, clinical model to predict the left vs. right ventricular outflow tract origin of ventricular arrhythmias.
Penela D, De Riva M, Herczku C, Catto V, Pala S, Fernández-Armenta J, Acosta J, Cipolletta L, Andreu D, Borras R, Rios J, Mont L, Brugada J, Carbucicchio C, Zeppenfeld K, Berruezo A
Aims: To identify clinical characteristics able to predict a left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) origin in outflow tract ventricular arrhythmias (OTVAs). Methods and results: We included 117 consecutive patients (training sample) with successful radiofrequency ablation of OTVA in one centre. A predictive model for LVOT origin was obtained using clinical data. The model was prospectively validated in a second population (testing sample) of 143 patients from two additional centres. In training s...
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Cited 6 times since 2015 (0.6 per year)
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Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography : official publication of the American Society of Echocardiography,
Volume 28, Issue 4, 9 2 2015, Pages 455-462
Mitral valve geometry changes in patients with aortic regurgitation.
Regeer MV, Al Amri I, Versteegh MI, Bax JJ, Marsan NA, Delgado V
Background: Changes in mitral valve geometry in patients with significant aortic regurgitation (AR) have not been evaluated. The aim of the present study was to assess the prevalence of significant secondary mitral regurgitation (MR; grade ≥ 2) and the geometric characteristics of the mitral valve in patients with moderate and severe AR (grade ≥ 2) undergoing aortic valve and root surgery. Methods: One-hundred twenty patients (mean age, 54 ± 15 years; 65% men) with AR grade ≥ 2 undergoing aortic...
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Cited 106 times since 2015 (10.5 per year)
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Circulation. Cardiovascular genetics,
Volume 8, Issue 2, 7 1 2015, Pages 398-409
Multiethnic genome-wide association study of cerebral white matter hyperintensities on MRI.
Verhaaren BF, Debette S, Bis JC, Smith JA, Ikram MK, Adams HH, Beecham AH, Rajan KB, Lopez LM, Barral S, van Buchem MA, van der Grond J, Smith AV, Hegenscheid K, Aggarwal NT, de Andrade M, Atkinson EJ, Beekman M, Beiser AS, Blanton SH, Boerwinkle E, Brickman AM, Bryan RN, Chauhan G, Chen CP, Chouraki V, de Craen AJ, Crivello F, Deary IJ, Deelen J, De Jager PL, Dufouil C, Elkind MS, Evans DA, Freudenberger P, Gottesman RF, Guðnason V, Habes M, Heckbert SR, Heiss G, Hilal S, Hofer E, Hofman A, Ibrahim-Verbaas CA, Knopman DS, Lewis CE, Liao J, Liewald DC, Luciano M, van der Lugt A, Martinez OO, Mayeux R, Mazoyer B, Nalls M, Nauck M, Niessen WJ, Oostra BA, Psaty BM, Rice KM, Rotter JI, von Sarnowski B, Schmidt H, Schreiner PJ, Schuur M, Sidney SS, Sigurdsson S, Slagboom PE, Stott DJ, van Swieten JC, Teumer A, Töglhofer AM, Traylor M, Trompet S, Turner ST, Tzourio C, Uh HW, Uitterlinden AG, Vernooij MW, Wang JJ, Wong TY, Wardlaw JM, Windham BG, Wittfeld K, Wolf C, Wright CB, Yang Q, Zhao W, Zijdenbos A, Jukema JW,
Background: The burden of cerebral white matter hyperintensities (WMH) is associated with an increased risk of stroke, dementia, and death. WMH are highly heritable, but their genetic underpinnings are incompletely characterized. To identify novel genetic variants influencing WMH burden, we conducted a meta-analysis of multiethnic genome-wide association studies. Methods and results: We included 21 079 middle-aged to elderly individuals from 29 population-based cohorts, who were free of dementia...
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Cited 5 times since 2015 (0.5 per year)
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BMC surgery,
Volume 15, 6 1 2015, Pages 12
Wound Infections Following Implant removal below the knee: the effect of antibiotic prophylaxis; the WIFI-trial, a multi-centre randomized controlled trial.
Backes M, Dingemans SA, Schep NW, Bloemers FW, Van Dijkman B, Garssen FP, Haverlag R, Hoogendoorn JM, Joosse P, Mirck B, Postma V, Ritchie E, Roerdink WH, Sintenie JB, Soesman NM, Sosef NL, Twigt BA, Van Veen RN, Van der Veen AH, Van Velde R, Vos DI, De Vries MR, Winkelhagen J, Goslings JC, Schepers T
Background: In the Netherlands about 18,000 procedures with implant removal are performed annually following open or closed reduction and fixation of fractures, of which 30-80% concern the foot, ankle and lower leg region. For clean surgical procedures, the rate of postoperative wound infections (POWI) should be less than ~2%. However, rates of 10-12% following implant removal have been reported, specifically after foot, ankle and lower leg fractures. Currently, surgeons individually decide if a...
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Cited 206 times since 2015 (20.4 per year)
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Molecular psychiatry,
Volume 20, Issue 2, 3 1 2015, Pages 183-192
Genetic contributions to variation in general cognitive function: a meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies in the CHARGE consortium (N=53949).
Davies G, Armstrong N, Bis JC, Bressler J, Chouraki V, Giddaluru S, Hofer E, Ibrahim-Verbaas CA, Kirin M, Lahti J, van der Lee SJ, Le Hellard S, Liu T, Marioni RE, Oldmeadow C, Postmus I, Smith AV, Smith JA, Thalamuthu A, Thomson R, Vitart V, Wang J, Yu L, Zgaga L, Zhao W, Boxall R, Harris SE, Hill WD, Liewald DC, Luciano M, Adams H, Ames D, Amin N, Amouyel P, Assareh AA, Au R, Becker JT, Beiser A, Berr C, Bertram L, Boerwinkle E, Buckley BM, Campbell H, Corley J, De Jager PL, Dufouil C, Eriksson JG, Espeseth T, Faul JD, Ford I, Generation Scotland, Gottesman RF, Griswold ME, Gudnason V, Harris TB, Heiss G, Hofman A, Holliday EG, Huffman J, Kardia SL, Kochan N, Knopman DS, Kwok JB, Lambert JC, Lee T, Li G, Li SC, Loitfelder M, Lopez OL, Lundervold AJ, Lundqvist A, Mather KA, Mirza SS, Nyberg L, Oostra BA, Palotie A, Papenberg G, Pattie A, Petrovic K, Polasek O, Psaty BM, Redmond P, Reppermund S, Rotter JI, Schmidt H, Schuur M, Schofield PW, Scott RJ, Steen VM, Stott DJ, van Swieten JC, Taylor KD, Trollor J, T
General cognitive function is substantially heritable across the human life course from adolescence to old age. We investigated the genetic contribution to variation in this important, health- and well-being-related trait in middle-aged and older adults. We conducted a meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies of 31 cohorts (N=53,949) in which the participants had undertaken multiple, diverse cognitive tests. A general cognitive function phenotype was tested for, and created in each cohor...
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Cited 6 times since 2015 (0.6 per year)
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PloS one,
Volume 10, Issue 2, 2 1 2015, Pages e0115119
Long-term impact of battle injuries; five-year follow-up of injured Dutch servicemen in Afghanistan 2006-2010.
Hoencamp R, Idenburg FJ, van Dongen TT, de Kruijff LG, Huizinga EP, Plat MC, Hoencamp E, Leenen LP, Hamming JF, Vermetten E
Objectives: Units deployed to armed conflicts are at high risk for exposure to combat events. Many battle casualties (BCs) have been reported in the recent deployment to Afghanistan. The long-term impact of these combat injuries, at their five-year end point, is currently unknown. To date, no systematic inventory has been performed of an identified group of BCs in comparison to non-injured service members from the same operational theatre. Design: Observational cross-sectional cohort study. Sett...
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Cited 7 times since 2015 (0.7 per year)
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European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery,
Volume 48, Issue 5, 1 1 2015, Pages 724-30; discussion 730-1
Surgical treatment of aberrant aortic origin of coronary arteries.
Kooij M, Vliegen HW, de Graaf MA, Hazekamp MG
Objectives: Aberrant origin of the coronary arteries is rare but can be life threatening. It is an important cause of sudden death in athletes and other young adults, and may be treated surgically. Consensus exists that interarterial left coronary artery (LCA) should be surgically repaired. For interarterial right coronary artery (RCA), the discussion remains open. The purpose of this study was to analyse our surgical experience. Methods: From 2001 until 2014, 31 patients were operated for inter...
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Journal of thoracic oncology : official publication of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer,
Volume 10, Issue 2, 1 1 2015, Pages e9
Difference in outcome between types of KRAS mutation may point toward difference in tumor biology.
Mellema WW, Dingemans AM, Jonker M, Smit EF
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Cited 9 times since 2015 (0.9 per year)
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Netherlands heart journal : monthly journal of the Netherlands Society of Cardiology and the Netherlands Heart Foundation,
Volume 23, Issue 2, 1 1 2015, Pages 102-108
Left ventricular assist device for end-stage heart failure: results of the first LVAD destination program in the Netherlands.
Haeck ML, Beeres SL, Höke U, Palmen M, Couperus LE, Delgado V, Logeman EA, Maas JJ, Klautz RJ, Schalij MJ, Verwey HF
Purpose: Mechanical circulatory support with a continuous-flow left ventricular assist device (LVAD) may be a valuable treatment in end-stage heart failure patients for an extended period of time. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of implantation of a continuous-flow LVAD in end-stage heart failure patients within the first destination program in the Netherlands. Methods: A third-generation LVAD was implanted in 16 heart failure patients (age 61 ± 8; 81 % male; le...
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Cited 2658 times since 2015 (263 per year)
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Nature,
Volume 518, Issue 7538, 1 1 2015, Pages 197-206
Genetic studies of body mass index yield new insights for obesity biology.
Locke AE, Kahali B, Berndt SI, Justice AE, Pers TH, Day FR, Powell C, Vedantam S, Buchkovich ML, Yang J, Croteau-Chonka DC, Esko T, Fall T, Ferreira T, Gustafsson S, Kutalik Z, Luan J, Mägi R, Randall JC, Winkler TW, Wood AR, Workalemahu T, Faul JD, Smith JA, Zhao JH, Zhao W, Chen J, Fehrmann R, Hedman ÅK, Karjalainen J, Schmidt EM, Absher D, Amin N, Anderson D, Beekman M, Bolton JL, Bragg-Gresham JL, Buyske S, Demirkan A, Deng G, Ehret GB, Feenstra B, Feitosa MF, Fischer K, Goel A, Gong J, Jackson AU, Kanoni S, Kleber ME, Kristiansson K, Lim U, Lotay V, Mangino M, Leach IM, Medina-Gomez C, Medland SE, Nalls MA, Palmer CD, Pasko D, Pechlivanis S, Peters MJ, Prokopenko I, Shungin D, Stančáková A, Strawbridge RJ, Sung YJ, Tanaka T, Teumer A, Trompet S, van der Laan SW, van Setten J, Van Vliet-Ostaptchouk JV, Wang Z, Yengo L, Zhang W, Isaacs A, Albrecht E, Ärnlöv J, Arscott GM, Attwood AP, Bandinelli S, Barrett A, Bas IN, Bellis C, Bennett AJ, Berne C, Blagieva R, Blüher M, Böhringer S, Bonnycastle LL, Böttcher
Obesity is heritable and predisposes to many diseases. To understand the genetic basis of obesity better, here we conduct a genome-wide association study and Metabochip meta-analysis of body mass index (BMI), a measure commonly used to define obesity and assess adiposity, in up to 339,224 individuals. This analysis identifies 97 BMI-associated loci (P 20% of BMI variation. Pathway analyses provide strong support for a role of the central nervous system in obesity susceptibility and implicate new...
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Cited 13 times since 2015 (1.3 per year)
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Cardiovascular drugs and therapy,
Volume 29, Issue 1, 1 1 2015, Pages 59-73
Post-myocardial infarct inflammation and the potential role of cell therapy.
van Zuylen VL, den Haan MC, Geutskens SB, Roelofs H, Fibbe WE, Schalij MJ, Atsma DE
Myocardial infarction triggers reparative inflammatory processes programmed to repair damaged tissue. However, often additional injury to the myocardium occurs through the course of this inflammatory process, which ultimately can lead to heart failure. The potential beneficial effects of cell therapy in treating cardiac ischemic disease, the number one cause of death worldwide, are being studied extensively, both in clinical trials using adult stem cells as well as in fundamental research on car...
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Cited 12 times since 2015 (1.2 per year)
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Critical care medicine,
Volume 43, Issue 2, 1 1 2015, Pages 373-381
Postoperative pro-adrenomedullin levels predict mortality in thoracic surgery patients: comparison with Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation IV Score*.
Schoe A, Schippers EF, Struck J, Ebmeyer S, Klautz RJ, de Jonge E, van Dissel JT
Objectives: Risk assessment in ICU patients using commonly used prognostic models may be influenced using different data definitions and by errors in data collection. We investigated whether a set of biomarkers (procalcitonin, MR-pro-adrenomedullin, CT-pro-endothelin-1, CT-pro-arginine vasopressin, and MR-pro-atrial natriuretic peptide), alone or as a panel, could be useful in postoperative risk assessment for hospital mortality in comparison with the Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluati...
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Cited 3 times since 2015 (0.3 per year)
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Cardiovascular diagnosis and therapy,
Volume 5, Issue 1, 1 1 2015, Pages 63-66
Myocardial CT perfusion for the prediction of obstructive coronary artery disease, valuable or not?
van Rosendael AR, de Graaf MA, Scholte AJ
Adenosine stress myocardial computed tomography perfusion (CTP) is a relatively new myocardial perfusion imaging technique. Together with coronary CT angiography (CTA) it provides anatomic and functional information of coronary artery disease (CAD). In previous studies, the combination of these techniques demonstrated to be valuable for identifying hemodynamically significant stenoses. George et al., performed a secondary analysis on the CORE320 study and compared the diagnostic performance of C...
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Cited 5 times since 2015 (0.5 per year)
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Netherlands heart journal : monthly journal of the Netherlands Society of Cardiology and the Netherlands Heart Foundation,
Volume 23, Issue 2, 1 1 2015, Pages 130-132
Cardiac arrest during vigorous exercise: coronary plaque rupture or myocardial ischaemia?
van Rosendael AR, de Graaf MA, Scholte AJ
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Cited 19 times since 2015 (1.9 per year)
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Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography : official publication of the American Society of Echocardiography,
Volume 28, Issue 4, 27 4 2015, Pages 470-477
The relationship between time from myocardial infarction, left ventricular dyssynchrony, and the risk for ventricular arrhythmia: speckle-tracking echocardiographic analysis.
Leong DP, Hoogslag GE, Piers SR, Höke U, Thijssen J, Marsan NA, Schalij MJ, Zeppenfeld K, Bax JJ, Delgado V
Background: Differences in arrhythmogenic substrate may explain the variable efficacy of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) in primary sudden cardiac death prevention over time after myocardial infarction (MI). Speckle-tracking echocardiography allows the assessment left ventricular (LV) dyssynchrony, which may reflect the electromechanical heterogeneity of myocardial tissue. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the relationship among LV dyssynchrony, age of MI, and their ass...
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Cited 23 times since 2015 (2.3 per year)
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Journal of cardiovascular computed tomography,
Volume 9, Issue 2, 26 4 2015, Pages 129-138
Atherosclerosis burden of the aortic valve and aorta and risk of acute kidney injury after transcatheter aortic valve implantation.
van Rosendael PJ, Kamperidis V, van der Kley F, Katsanos S, Al Amri I, Regeer MV, Schalij MJ, de Weger A, Marsan NA, Bax JJ, Delgado V
Background: Atheroembolic renal disease, due to dislodgement of cholesterol crystals during maneuvering of a large catheter across the aorta and deployment of the transcatheter prosthesis within a calcified aortic valve, may be one of the pathophysiological mechanisms of acute kidney injury (AKI) complicating transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). Objective: To investigate the association between the atherosclerotic burden and plaque characteristics of the aortic valve and thoracic aort...
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