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Cited 627 times since 2018 (92.2 per year)
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European heart journal,
Volume 39, Issue 22, 1 1 2018, Pages 2032-2046
International Expert Consensus Document on Takotsubo Syndrome (Part I): Clinical Characteristics, Diagnostic Criteria, and Pathophysiology.
Ghadri JR, Wittstein IS, Prasad A, Sharkey S, Dote K, Akashi YJ, Cammann VL, Crea F, Galiuto L, Desmet W, Yoshida T, Manfredini R, Eitel I, Kosuge M, Nef HM, Deshmukh A, Lerman A, Bossone E, Citro R, Ueyama T, Corrado D, Kurisu S, Ruschitzka F, Winchester D, Lyon AR, Omerovic E, Bax JJ, Meimoun P, Tarantini G, Rihal C, Y-Hassan S, Migliore F, Horowitz JD, Shimokawa H, Lüscher TF, Templin C
Takotsubo syndrome (TTS) is a poorly recognized heart disease that was initially regarded as a benign condition. Recently, it has been shown that TTS may be associated with severe clinical complications including death and that its prevalence is probably underestimated. Since current guidelines on TTS are lacking, it appears timely and important to provide an expert consensus statement on TTS. The clinical expert consensus document part I summarizes the current state of knowledge on clinical pre...
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Cited 116 times since 2018 (17.1 per year)
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European heart journal,
Volume 39, Issue 21, 1 1 2018, Pages 1949-1969
European Association of Preventive Cardiology (EAPC) and European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI) joint position statement: recommendations for the indication and interpretation of cardiovascular imaging in the evaluation of the athlete's heart.
Pelliccia A, Caselli S, Sharma S, Basso C, Bax JJ, Corrado D, D'Andrea A, D'Ascenzi F, Di Paolo FM, Edvardsen T, Gati S, Galderisi M, Heidbuchel H, Nchimi A, Nieman K, Papadakis M, Pisicchio C, Schmied C, Popescu BA, Habib G, Grobbee D, Lancellotti P, Internal reviewers for EAPC and EACVI
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Cited 9 times since 2018 (1.3 per year)
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European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery,
Volume 53, Issue 6, 1 1 2018, Pages 1272-1278
Twenty-year experience with stentless biological aortic valve and root replacement: informing patients of risks and benefits.
Schneider AW, Putter H, Hazekamp MG, Holman ER, Bruggemans EF, Versteegh MIM, Schalij MJ, Varkevisser RRB, Klautz RJM, Braun J
Objectives: The aim of this study was to provide predictive data on the performance of the Freestyle stentless bioprosthesis that can be used to support and improve the shared decision-making process of prosthetic valve choice for aortic valve replacement. Methods: Between 1993 and 2014, 604 patients received the Freestyle stentless bioprosthesis (143 subcoronary, 58 root inclusion and 403 full-root replacement). Perioperative data were collected retrospectively, and follow-up data were collecte...
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Cited 12 times since 2018 (1.8 per year)
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International journal of cardiology,
Volume 260, 1 1 2018, Pages 184-190
The role of CD27-CD70-mediated T cell co-stimulation in vasculogenesis, arteriogenesis and angiogenesis.
Simons KH, Aref Z, Peters HAB, Welten SP, Nossent AY, Jukema JW, Hamming JF, Arens R, de Vries MR, Quax PHA
Background: T cells have a distinctive role in neovascularization, which consists of arteriogenesis and angiogenesis under pathological conditions and vasculogenesis under physiological conditions. However, the role of co-stimulation in T cell activation in neovascularization has yet to be established. The aim of this study was to investigate the role T cell co-stimulation and inhibition in angiogenesis, arteriogenesis and vasculogenesis. Methods and results: Hind limb ischemia was induced by do...
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Cited 95 times since 2018 (14 per year)
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European heart journal,
Volume 39, Issue 21, 1 1 2018, Pages 2003-2013
Pacemaker implantation rate after transcatheter aortic valve implantation with early and new-generation devices: a systematic review.
van Rosendael PJ, Delgado V, Bax JJ
Aims: The incidence of new-onset conduction abnormalities requiring permanent pacemaker implantation (PPI) after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) with new-generation prostheses remains debated. This systematic review analyses the incidence of PPI after TAVI with new-generation devices and evaluates the electrical, anatomical, and procedural factors associated with PPI. In addition, the incidence of PPI after TAVI with early generation prostheses was reviewed for comparison. Methods...
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Cited 1 times since 2018 (0.1 per year)
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Optics letters,
Volume 43, Issue 11, 1 1 2018, Pages 2660-2663
Highly controlled Bloch wave propagation in surfaces with broken symmetry.
Yilmaz D, Yeltik A, Kurt H
We propose and demonstrate reduced symmetry photonic surfaces providing highly controlled Bloch wave propagation. The backward and dual directional propagations have been observed in the proposed low-symmetric periodic structures without variation in the unit-cell filling factor. Frequency-domain analyses present group indices up to negative/positive -237/+96 as strong indicators of the observed directional controlled surface waves driven by the orientation angle in the range of 20°-90°. Further...
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Cited 10 times since 2018 (1.5 per year)
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Journal of cardiology,
Volume 72, Issue 6, 31 5 2018, Pages 473-479
Long-term results of mitral valve repair for severe mitral regurgitation in asymptomatic patients.
Tomšič A, Hiemstra YL, van Hout FMA, van Brakel TJ, Versteegh MIM, Marsan NA, Klautz RJM, Palmen M
Background: In asymptomatic patients with severe degenerative mitral valve regurgitation (MR), early surgery is often performed in experienced centers. The patient- and valve-related results and the quality of life after surgery in these patients remain insufficiently explored. Methods: Between 1/2000 and 12/2015, 83 asymptomatic patients (mean age 56.6±12.6 years, 21 female) without any complications related to long-lasting MR underwent early surgery. Follow-up clinical and echocardiographic da...
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Cited 334 times since 2018 (49.1 per year)
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Nature communications,
Volume 9, Issue 1, 29 5 2018, Pages 2098
Study of 300,486 individuals identifies 148 independent genetic loci influencing general cognitive function.
Davies G, Lam M, Harris SE, Trampush JW, Luciano M, Hill WD, Hagenaars SP, Ritchie SJ, Marioni RE, Fawns-Ritchie C, Liewald DCM, Okely JA, Ahola-Olli AV, Barnes CLK, Bertram L, Bis JC, Burdick KE, Christoforou A, DeRosse P, Djurovic S, Espeseth T, Giakoumaki S, Giddaluru S, Gustavson DE, Hayward C, Hofer E, Ikram MA, Karlsson R, Knowles E, Lahti J, Leber M, Li S, Mather KA, Melle I, Morris D, Oldmeadow C, Palviainen T, Payton A, Pazoki R, Petrovic K, Reynolds CA, Sargurupremraj M, Scholz M, Smith JA, Smith AV, Terzikhan N, Thalamuthu A, Trompet S, van der Lee SJ, Ware EB, Windham BG, Wright MJ, Yang J, Yu J, Ames D, Amin N, Amouyel P, Andreassen OA, Armstrong NJ, Assareh AA, Attia JR, Attix D, Avramopoulos D, Bennett DA, Böhmer AC, Boyle PA, Brodaty H, Campbell H, Cannon TD, Cirulli ET, Congdon E, Conley ED, Corley J, Cox SR, Dale AM, Dehghan A, Dick D, Dickinson D, Eriksson JG, Evangelou E, Faul JD, Ford I, Freimer NA, Gao H, Giegling I, Gillespie NA, Gordon SD, Gottesman RF, Griswold ME, Gudnason V, Harris
General cognitive function is a prominent and relatively stable human trait that is associated with many important life outcomes. We combine cognitive and genetic data from the CHARGE and COGENT consortia, and UK Biobank (total N = 300,486; age 16-102) and find 148 genome-wide significant independent loci (P
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Cited 14 times since 2018 (2.1 per year)
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Journal of the American Heart Association,
Volume 7, Issue 11, 27 4 2018, Pages e009592
Interaction of Left Ventricular Size and Sex on Outcome of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Among Patients With a Narrow QRS Duration in the EchoCRT Trial.
Varma N, Sogaard P, Bax JJ, Abraham WT, Borer JS, Dickstein K, Singh JP, Gras D, Holzmeister J, Brugada J, Ruschitzka F
Background: Longer QRS duration (QRSd) improves, but increased left ventricular (LV) end-diastolic volume (LVEDV) reduces, efficacy of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT). QRSd/LVEDV ratios differ between sexes. We hypothesized that in the EchoCRT (Echocardiography Guided Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy) trial enrolling patients with heart failure with QRSd
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PloS one,
Volume 13, Issue 5, 24 4 2018, Pages e0198376
Correction: Latent tuberculosis infection in foreign-born communities: Import vs. transmission in The Netherlands derived through mathematical modelling.
Korthals Altes H, Kloet S, Cobelens F, Bootsma M
[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0192282.].
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Cited 14 times since 2018 (2.1 per year)
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Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology,
Volume 105, 24 4 2018, Pages 1-10
Chronic sequelae and severe complications of norovirus infection: A systematic review of literature.
Petrignani M, Verhoef L, de Graaf M, Richardus JH, Koopmans M
Norovirus causes an estimated 18% of all cases of acute gastroenteritis worldwide and is found to be associated with mortality. To create a first overview of severe complications and chronic sequelae of norovirus infections, a systematic review of literature was performed. Of 3928 individual hits, 176 publications remained for data extraction. Study periods varied between 1974 and 2017, though strongly skewed towards the last decade (n = 122, 70%). Countries of studies were worldwide, though Afr...
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23 4 2018
Progerin Expression during Normal Closure of the Human Ductus Arteriosus: A Case of Premature Ageing?
Gittenberger-de Groot AC, Bokenkamp R, Raz V, van Munsteren C, Poelmann RE, Grewal N, DeRuiter MC
The ductus arteriosus (DA) is a fetal vessel bypassing the still nonfunctional lungs. Closure of the DA at birth is essential for the transition from a fetal to a neonatal circulation. This closing process begins with a physiological contraction followed by definitive anatomical closure. The latter process starts already before birth by development of intimal thickening followed after birth by degeneration of the inner media, including cytolytic necrosis and apoptosis. The DA will remain patent...
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Cited 3 times since 2018 (0.4 per year)
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Journal of cardiovascular computed tomography,
Volume 12, Issue 3, 19 3 2018, Pages 231-237
Impact of Non-obstructive left main disease on the progression of coronary artery disease: A PARADIGM substudy.
Weir-McCall JR, Blanke P, Sellers SL, Ahmadi AA, Andreini D, Budoff MJ, Cademartiri F, Chinnaiyan K, Choi JH, Chun EJ, Conte E, Gottlieb I, Hadamitzky M, Kim YJ, Lee BK, Lee SE, Maffei E, Marques H, Pontone G, Raff GL, Shin S, Sung JM, Stone P, Samady H, Virmani R, Narula J, Berman DS, Shaw LJ, Bax JJ, Lin FY, Min JK, Chang HJ, Leipsic JA
Background: The aim of the study is examine the impact of non-obstructive (
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Cited 24 times since 2018 (3.5 per year)
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BMC surgery,
Volume 18, Issue 1, 18 3 2018, Pages 27
MEDIASTinal staging of non-small cell lung cancer by endobronchial and endoscopic ultrasonography with or without additional surgical mediastinoscopy (MEDIASTrial): study protocol of a multicenter randomised controlled trial.
Bousema JE, Dijkgraaf MGW, Papen-Botterhuis NE, Schreurs HW, Maessen JG, van der Heijden EH, Steup WH, Braun J, Noyez VJJM, Hoeijmakers F, Beck N, van Dorp M, Claessens NJM, Hiddinga BI, Daniels JMA, Heineman DJ, Zandbergen HR, Verhagen AFTM, van Schil PE, Annema JT, van den Broek FJC, MEDIASTrial study group
Background: In case of suspicious lymph nodes on computed tomography (CT) or fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET), advanced tumour size or central tumour location in patients with suspected non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), Dutch and European guidelines recommend mediastinal staging by endosonography (endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) and endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)) with sampling of mediastinal lymph nodes. If biopsy results from endosonography turn out negative, additional...
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Cited 11 times since 2018 (1.6 per year)
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International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases,
Volume 72, 17 3 2018, Pages 63-68
A novel view on the pathogenesis of complications after intravesical BCG for bladder cancer.
Bilsen MP, van Meijgaarden KE, de Jong HK, Joosten SA, Prins C, Kroft LJM, Jonker JT, Crobach S, Pelger RC, Ottenhoff THM, Arend SM
Intravesical bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) is widely used for high-risk, non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer. This report describes four cases that illustrate the spectrum of BCG-induced complications, varying from granulomatous prostatitis to sepsis. There is considerable debate regarding whether inflammation or infection is the predominant mechanism in the pathogenesis of BCG disease. In two patients with a systemic illness, the symptoms first resolved after adding prednisone, indicating a pri...
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Cited 38 times since 2018 (5.6 per year)
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JACC. Cardiovascular imaging,
Volume 11, Issue 10, 16 3 2018, Pages 1461-1471
Natural History of Diabetic Coronary Atherosclerosis by Quantitative Measurement of Serial Coronary Computed Tomographic Angiography: Results of the PARADIGM Study.
Kim U, Leipsic JA, Sellers SL, Shao M, Blanke P, Hadamitzky M, Kim YJ, Conte E, Andreini D, Pontone G, Budoff MJ, Gottlieb I, Lee BK, Chun EJ, Cademartiri F, Maffei E, Marques H, Shin S, Choi JH, Virmani R, Samady H, Stone PH, Berman DS, Narula J, Shaw LJ, Bax JJ, Min JK, Chang HJ
Objectives: This study aimed to determine the rate and extent of plaque progression (PP), changes in plaque features, and clinical predictors of PP in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM). Background: The natural history of coronary PP in patients with DM is not well established. Methods: A total of 1,602 patients (age 61.3 ± 9.0 years; 60.3% men; median scan interval 3.8 years) who underwent serial coronary computed tomography angiography over a period of at least 24 months were enrolled and an...
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Cited 2 times since 2018 (0.3 per year)
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Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics,
Volume 104, Issue 2, 15 3 2018, Pages 311-316
A Rapid (Differential) Effect of Rosuvastatin and Atorvastatin on High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin-I in Subjects With Stable Cardiovascular Disease.
Bodde MC, Welsh P, Bergheanu SC, Lijfering WM, Mertens B, Liem AH, van der Laarse A, Sattar N, Jukema JW
Serum troponin within the normal range is an emerging predictor of cardiovascular mortality. We aimed to determine how rapidly high-sensitivity troponin-I (hs-cTnI) levels are lowered by statin therapy in patients with stable cardiovascular disease. In the RADAR substudy, patients were randomized to atorvastatin 20 mg/day (n = 39) or rosuvastatin 10 mg/day (n = 39) and up-titrated at 6-week intervals to 80 mg of atorvastatin or 40 mg of rosuvastatin. Hs-cTnI concentrations were measured at basel...
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Cited 6 times since 2018 (0.9 per year)
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Heart rhythm,
Volume 15, Issue 11, 9 2 2018, Pages 1683-1689
Reduced left ventricular mechanical dispersion at 6 months follow-up after cardiac resynchronization therapy is associated with superior long-term outcome.
van der Bijl P, Khidir MJH, Leung M, Yilmaz D, Mertens B, Ajmone Marsan N, Delgado V, Bax JJ
Background: In heart failure (HF) patients, left ventricular mechanical dispersion (LVMD) reflects heterogeneous mechanical activation of the left ventricle. In HF patients, LVMD can be reduced after CRT. Whether lesser LVMD is associated with improved outcome is unknown. Objective: The purpose of this study was to relate LVMD to long-term prognosis in a large cohort of HF patients after 6 months of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT). Methods: Clinical, echocardiographic, and ventricular ar...
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Cited 1 times since 2018 (0.1 per year)
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Heart, lung & circulation,
Volume 28, Issue 6, 8 2 2018, Pages 893-900
Prognostic Importance of Increased Right Ventricular Afterload in Orthotopic Liver Transplantation Recipients With Endstage Cirrhosis.
Couperus LE, Vliegen HW, Sorgdrager BJ, den Dulk AC, Beeres SLMA, Sarton EY, Dubbeld J, Schalij MJ, Jukema JW, van Hoek B, Scherptong RWC
Background: Severely increased right ventricular (RV) afterload is considered a contra-indication for orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). This study assesses the effects of mildly increased RV afterload on long-term outcome after OLT in relation to RV function. Methods: 139 OLT recipients (53±12years, 76% male) were included. Preoperative RV afterload was assessed invasively or, if not available, echocardiographically and categorised as normal, high-normal (mean pulmonary artery pressure [PA...
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Cited 6 times since 2018 (0.9 per year)
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American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology,
Volume 315, Issue 3, 4 1 2018, Pages H669-H680
Acute stimulation of the soluble guanylate cyclase does not impact on left ventricular capacitance in normal and hypertrophied porcine hearts in vivo.
Alogna A, Schwarzl M, Manninger M, Hamdani N, Zirngast B, Kloth B, Steendijk P, Verderber J, Zweiker D, Westermann D, Blankenberg S, Maechler H, Tschöpe C, Linke WA, Marsche G, Pieske BM, Post H
Experimental data indicate that stimulation of the nitric oxide-soluble guanylate cyclase(sGC)-cGMP-PKG pathway can increase left ventricular (LV) capacitance via phosphorylation of the myofilamental protein titin. We aimed to test whether acute pharmacological sGC stimulation with BAY 41-8543 would increase LV capacitance via titin phosphorylation in healthy and deoxycorticosteroneacetate (DOCA)-induced hypertensive pigs. Nine healthy Landrace pigs and 7 pigs with DOCA-induced hypertension and...
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