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Cited 5 times since 2004 (0.2 per year)
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Journal of the American College of Cardiology,
Volume 44, Issue 9, 1 1 2004, Pages 1877-1882
Functional significance of stenoses in coronary artery bypass grafts. Evaluation by single-photon emission computed tomography perfusion imaging, cardiovascular magnetic resonance, and angiography.
Salm LP, Bax JJ, Vliegen HW, Langerak SE, Dibbets P, Jukema JW, Lamb HJ, Pauwels EK, de Roos A, van der Wall EE
Objectives: This study was designed to perform a head-to-head comparison between single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) and cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) to evaluate hemodynamic significance of angiographic findings in bypass grafts. Background: The hemodynamic significance of a bypass graft stenosis may not always accurately be determined from the coronary angiogram. A variety of diagnostic tests (invasive or noninvasive) can further characterize the hemodynamic consequenc...
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Cited 39 times since 2004 (1.9 per year)
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The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism,
Volume 89, Issue 11, 1 1 2004, Pages 5828-5836
Involvement of membrane-type matrix metalloproteinases (MT-MMPs) in capillary tube formation by human endometrial microvascular endothelial cells: role of MT3-MMP.
Plaisier M, Kapiteijn K, Koolwijk P, Fijten C, Hanemaaijer R, Grimbergen JM, Mulder-Stapel A, Quax PH, Helmerhorst FM, van Hinsbergh VW
In the endometrium, angiogenesis is a physiological process, whereas in most adult tissues neovascularization is initiated only during tissue repair or pathological conditions. Pericellular proteolysis plays an important role in angiogenesis being required for endothelial cell migration, invasion, and tube formation. We studied the expression of proteases by human endometrial microvascular endothelial cells (hEMVECs) and their involvement in the formation of capillary tubes and compared these re...
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Cited 6 times since 2004 (0.3 per year)
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Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.),
Volume 21, Issue 8, 1 1 2004, Pages 721-723
Transesophageal echocardiography-guided transvenous biopsy of an intracardiac tumor.
Scholte AJ, Frissen PH, van der Wouw PA
Transesophageal echocardiography with simultaneous fluoroscopic guidance during a transvenous biopsy of an intracardiac tumor is a valuable technique. We present the case of a 67-year-old man with a metastasis in the right atrium from which histological examination of the tumor was indicated. The inaccessible location of the primary tumor in the liver and impaired hemostasis due to cirrhosis necessitated a transvenous biopsy of the metastasis. The procedure and the associated techniques are disc...
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Cited 13 times since 2004 (0.6 per year)
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Journal of nuclear cardiology : official publication of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology,
Volume 11, Issue 6, 1 1 2004, Pages 704-709
Prognostic value of stress Tc-99m tetrofosmin SPECT in patients with previous myocardial infarction: impact of scintigraphic extent of coronary artery disease.
Elhendy A, Schinkel AF, van Domburg RT, Bax JJ, Valkema R, Poldermans D
Background: Our objective was to assess the prognostic value of the scintigraphic extent of coronary artery disease on stress technetium 99m tetrofosmin single photon emission computed tomography in patients with previous myocardial infarction. Methods and results: We studied 383 patients (280 men and 103 women; mean age, 60 +/- 11 years) more than 3 months after an acute myocardial infarction by exercise bicycle or dobutamine (up to 40 mug . kg -1 . min -1 ) stress Tc-99m tetrofosmin myocardial...
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Cited 49 times since 2004 (2.4 per year)
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Circulation,
Volume 110, Issue 19, 1 1 2004, Pages 3017-3022
Abnormal myocardial presynaptic norepinephrine recycling in patients with Brugada syndrome.
Kies P, Wichter T, Schäfers M, Paul M, Schäfers KP, Eckardt L, Stegger L, Schulze-Bahr E, Rimoldi O, Breithardt G, Schober O, Camici PG
Background: Life-threatening ventricular tachyarrhythmias can occur in young patients without structural heart disease (idiopathic forms). In many patients, these are typically triggered by an increased sympathetic tone, eg, by physical or mental stress. In contrast, in Brugada syndrome, ventricular tachyarrhythmias more often occur during rest or sleep when the vagal tone is predominant. Furthermore, adrenergic agonists can reduce the level of ST-segment elevation, whereas it is increased by pa...
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Cited 1 times since 2004 (0 per year)
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Netherlands heart journal : monthly journal of the Netherlands Society of Cardiology and the Netherlands Heart Foundation,
Volume 12, Issue 11, 1 1 2004, Pages 491-496
Enhancing reverse cholesterol transport/raising HDL cholesterol: new options for prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease.
Jukema JW, Lenselink M, de Grooth GJ, Boekholdt SM, Liem AH, Kuivenhoven JA, Kastelein JJ
High-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-c) plays a crucial role in the concept of reverse cholesterol transport and has many other beneficial properties which may interfere with atherogenesis and plaque rupture. Low HDL-c levels are currently considered to be an important risk factor for the development of cardiovascular disease. However until recently no effective and safe treatment for powerfully increasing HDL-c selectively was available. This short overview describes possible new therapeut...
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Netherlands heart journal : monthly journal of the Netherlands Society of Cardiology and the Netherlands Heart Foundation,
Volume 12, Issue Suppl 2, 1 1 2004, Pages 9-10
Hot line III: Inflammation in coronary disease: Munich, 30 August 2004.
van Huysduynen BH, Jukema JW
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Cited 95 times since 2004 (4.7 per year)
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Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology,
Volume 15, Issue 11, 1 1 2004, Pages 1258-1262
Incidence and risk factors of early venous thrombosis associated with permanent pacemaker leads.
van Rooden CJ, Molhoek SG, Rosendaal FR, Schalij MJ, Meinders AE, Huisman MV
Introduction: Pacemaker lead implantation can cause thrombosis, which can be associated with serious local morbidity and complicated by pulmonary embolism. Few reliable estimates of the incidence of thrombosis have been reported. The contribution of established risk factors to venous thrombosis in patients with implanted pacemaker leads is unknown. Methods and results: One hundred forty-five consecutive patients n = 145) underwent routine clinical and Doppler ultrasound evaluation for thrombosis...
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Cited 8 times since 2004 (0.4 per year)
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Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985),
Volume 98, Issue 3, 29 5 2004, Pages 1044-1049
Is carbon monoxide-mediated cyclic guanosine monophosphate production responsible for low blood pressure in neonatal respiratory distress syndrome?
van Bel F, Latour V, Vreman HJ, Wong RJ, Stevenson DK, Steendijk P, Egberts J, Krediet TG
Infant respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) involves inflammatory processes, causing an increased expression of inducible heme oxygenase with subsequent production of carbon monoxide (CO). We hypothesized that increased production of CO during RDS might be responsible for increased plasma levels of vasodilatory cGMP and, consequently, low blood pressure observed in infants with RDS. Fifty-two infants (no-RDS, n = 21; RDS, n = 31), consecutively admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU)...
Abstract
Cited 30 times since 2004 (1.5 per year)
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British journal of anaesthesia,
Volume 94, Issue 2, 29 5 2004, Pages 181-185
Gut permeability in paediatric cardiac surgery.
Malagon I, Onkenhout W, Klok G, van der Poel PF, Bovill JG, Hazekamp MG
Background: Intestinal mucosal ischaemia can occur in infants and children during and after cardiac surgery. Severe decreases in mucosal perfusion may cause complications such as necrotizing enterocolitis and postoperative mortality. We investigated gut permeability in paediatric patients undergoing cardiac surgery using the dual sugar permeability test and absorption of two other saccharides. Methods: Thirty-four patients undergoing palliative or corrective surgical procedures with and without...
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Cited 9 times since 2004 (0.4 per year)
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European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging,
Volume 32, Issue 3, 12 2 2004, Pages 314-321
Incidence of stunned, hibernating and scarred myocardium in ischaemic cardiomyopathy.
Hernandez-Pampaloni M, Bax JJ, Morita K, Dutka DP, Camici PG
Purpose: Different criteria to identify residual viability in chronically dysfunctioning myocardium in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) can be derived by the combined assessment of myocardial blood flow (MBF) and glucose utilisation (MRG) using positron emission tomography (PET). The aim of this study was to evaluate, in a large number of patients, the prevalence of these different patterns by purely quantitative means. Methods: One hundred and sixteen consecutive patients with ischae...
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Cited 46 times since 2004 (2.3 per year)
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Circulation,
Volume 110, Issue 16, 11 2 2004, Pages 2395-2400
Left ventricular pacing minimizes diastolic ventricular interaction, allowing improved preload-dependent systolic performance.
Bleasdale RA, Turner MS, Mumford CE, Steendijk P, Paul V, Tyberg JV, Morris-Thurgood JA, Frenneaux MP
Background: Left ventricular (LV) pacing improves hemodynamics in patients with heart failure. We hypothesized that at least part of this benefit occurs by minimization of external constraint to LV filling from ventricular interaction. Methods and results: We present median values (interquartile ranges) for 13 heart failure patients with LV pacing systems implanted for New York Heart Association class III/IV limitation. We used the conductance catheter method to measure LV pressure and volume si...
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Cited 45 times since 2004 (2.2 per year)
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Circulation,
Volume 110, Issue 16, 11 2 2004, Pages 2383-2388
Opposite patterns of left ventricular remodeling after coronary revascularization in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy: role of myocardial viability.
Rizzello V, Poldermans D, Boersma E, Biagini E, Schinkel AF, Krenning B, Elhendy A, Vourvouri EC, Sozzi FB, Maat A, Crea F, Roelandt JR, Bax JJ
Background: In patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy, left ventricular (LV) remodeling is an important prognostic indicator. The precise relation between viable myocardium, revascularization, and ongoing or reversed remodeling is unknown and was evaluated in the present study. Methods and results: A total of 100 patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy underwent dobutamine stress echocardiography to assess myocardial viability and LV geometry (volumes and shape). At a mean of 10.2 months and 4.5 ye...
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Cited 8 times since 2004 (0.4 per year)
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Alcohol and alcoholism (Oxford, Oxfordshire),
Volume 39, Issue 6, 11 2 2004, Pages 499-502
Oral chronic ethanol administration to rodents by agar gel diet.
Bykov I, Palmén M, Piirainen L, Lindros KO
Background: Chronic ethanol administration to rodents requires specially designed equipment and is labor intensive. Here we report a new procedure. Method: A commercial liquid diet preparation was made into a gel by addition of 0.5% agar. The gel, containing 5.3% ethanol, was offered in Falcon tubes equipped with a feeding opening. Results: The gel consumption by C57/Bl mice resulted in high blood ethanol levels (average 43 mM). After 6 weeks, marked liver steatosis and significantly increased s...
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Cited 59 times since 2004 (2.9 per year)
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Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology,
Volume 24, Issue 12, 7 1 2004, Pages 2313-2319
Overexpression of IL-18 decreases intimal collagen content and promotes a vulnerable plaque phenotype in apolipoprotein-E-deficient mice.
de Nooijer R, von der Thüsen JH, Verkleij CJ, Kuiper J, Jukema JW, van der Wall EE, van Berkel JC, Biessen EA
Objective: Although IL-18 has been implicated in atherosclerotic lesion development, little is known about its role in advanced atherosclerotic plaques. This study aims to assess the effect of IL-18 overexpression on the stability of preexisting plaques. Methods and results: Atherosclerotic lesions were elicited in carotid arteries of apolipoprotein E (apoE)-deficient mice (n=32) by placement of a perivascular collar. Overexpression of IL-18 was effected by intravenous injection of an adenoviral...
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Cited 5 times since 2004 (0.2 per year)
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The American journal of cardiology,
Volume 94, Issue 7, 1 1 2004, Pages 954-957
Prognostic stratification of patients with right bundle branch block using dobutamine stress echocardiography.
Biagini E, Schinkel AF, Rizzello V, van Domburg RT, Pedone C, Elhendy A, Krenning BJ, Bountioukos M, Vourvouri EC, Branzi A, Rapezzi C, Simoons ML, Bax JJ, Poldermans D
The presence of a right bundle branch block (RBBB) is associated with increased mortality. We studied the role of dobutamine stress echocardiography for the prognostic stratification of patients with RBBB. The presence of an abnormal dobutamine stress echocardiography was the strongest predictor of cardiac events and provided incremental prognostic information to clinical and stress test data.
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Cited 3 times since 2004 (0.1 per year)
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Journal of nuclear medicine : official publication, Society of Nuclear Medicine,
Volume 45, Issue 10, 1 1 2004, Pages 1605-1610
Functional changes after partial left ventriculectomy and mitral valve repair assessed by gated perfusion SPECT.
Schäfers M, Stypmann J, Wilhelm MJ, Stegger L, Kies P, Hermann S, Schmidt C, Breithardt G, Scheld HH, Schober O
Unlabelled: A myocardial remodeling in dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) after partial left ventriculectomy (PLV) has been previously discussed. The aim of this study was to investigate the functional changes in the follow-up of patients with DCM undergoing PLV using electrocardiographically triggered perfusion SPECT (gated SPECT). Methods: Twelve DCM patients (10 men, 2 women; 56 +/- 9 y [mean +/- SD]), after successful PLV and mitral valve repair (PLV-MVR), were monitored by gated SPECT and echocar...
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Cited 14 times since 2004 (0.7 per year)
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Pediatrics international : official journal of the Japan Pediatric Society,
Volume 46, Issue 5, 1 1 2004, Pages 621-623
Septic pulmonary emboli presenting with deep venous thrombosis secondary to acute osteomyelitis.
Yüksel H, Ozgüven AA, Akil I, Ergüder I, Yilmaz D, Cabuk M
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Cited 18 times since 2004 (0.9 per year)
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The Laryngoscope,
Volume 114, Issue 10, 1 1 2004, Pages 1775-1779
Effects of ascorbic acid on oxidative system and transient evoked otoacoustic emissions in rabbits exposed to noise.
Dereköy FS, Köken T, Yilmaz D, Kahraman A, Altuntaş A
Objectives/hypothesis: The objective was to investigate the effects of both noise exposure and ascorbic acid on oxidative status and hearing thresholds of rabbits. Study design: Randomized prospective animal study comparing oxidative parameters and otoacoustic emissions in two rabbit groups exposed to noise. One group was given ascorbic acid, the other group was not given any treatment. Methods: Two groups of rabbits were used in the study; each group had six rabbits. The six rabbits in the firs...
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Cited 6 times since 2004 (0.3 per year)
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Cardiovascular research,
Volume 64, Issue 1, 1 1 2004, Pages 9-11
Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. Diastolic dysfunction, subtle systolic dysfunction, systolic-ventricular and arterial stiffening, or misdiagnosis?
Steendijk P
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