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European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery,
Volume 49, Issue 5, 5 1 2016, Pages 1426-1427
Down-sizing of cryopreserved homografts is a valuable technique, but do not make them too small.
Koolbergen DR
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Cited 18 times since 2016 (1.9 per year)
source: EuropePMC
European journal of heart failure,
Volume 18, Issue 5, 4 1 2016, Pages 469-481
Diagnosis and management of aortic valve stenosis in patients with heart failure.
Kamperidis V, Delgado V, van Mieghem NM, Kappetein AP, Leon MB, Bax JJ
Aortic stenosis (AS) is the most frequent degenerative valvular heart disease in Western countries and its prevalence increases in parallel with the ageing process of the population. Heart failure (HF), defined by the presence of reduced left ventricular ejection fraction, may be present in up to a quarter of patients with severe AS, posing diagnostic and management challenges. The present article reviews the prevalence of HF in severe AS patients, discusses the diagnostic challenges and the adv...
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Cited 1 times since 2016 (0.1 per year)
source: EuropePMC
Journal of nuclear cardiology : official publication of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology,
Volume 24, Issue 3, 4 1 2016, Pages 900-902
Hepatic FDG uptake in patients with NAFLD: An important prognostic factor for cardio-cerebrovascular events?
Dimitriu-Leen AC, Scholte AJHA
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Cited 17 times since 2016 (1.8 per year)
source: EuropePMC
European journal of cancer (Oxford, England : 1990),
Volume 54, 4 1 2016, Pages 131-138
Gene expression test for the non-invasive diagnosis of bladder cancer: A prospective, blinded, international and multicenter validation study.
Ribal MJ, Mengual L, Lozano JJ, Ingelmo-Torres M, Palou J, Rodríguez-Faba O, Witjes JA, Van der Heijden AG, Medina R, Conde JM, Marberger M, Schmidbauer J, Fernández PL, Alcaraz A
Objective: This study aimed to validate, in a prospective, blinded, international and multicenter cohort, our previously reported four non-invasive tests for bladder cancer (BC) diagnosis based on the gene expression patterns of urine. Methods: Consecutive voided urine samples from BC patients and controls were prospectively collected in five European centres (n=789). Finally, 525 samples were successfully analysed. Gene expression values were quantified using TaqMan Arrays and previously report...
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Cited 3 times since 2016 (0.3 per year)
source: EuropePMC
European heart journal,
Volume 37, Issue 8, 3 1 2016, Pages 667-675
The year in cardiology 2015: imaging.
Gaemperli O, Delgado V, Habib G, Kaufmann PA, Bax JJ
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Cited 1 times since 2016 (0.1 per year)
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The Turkish journal of pediatrics,
Volume 58, Issue 2, 1 1 2016, Pages 136-144
Screening 5 and 6 year-old children starting primary school for development and language.
Yılmaz D, Bayar-Muluk N, Bayoğlu B, İdil A, Anlar B
Beginning school is an important milestone for children. Children's readiness for school involves cognitive, physical, and emotional development. Certain school programs allow children to start first grade after 66 months of age, together with 72 month-old children. In order to estimate school readiness, we screened children before starting first grade and compared their school performance according to their age and socio-demographic characteristics. Marmara School Readiness, Denver II deve...
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Cited 11 times since 2016 (1.2 per year)
source: EuropePMC
Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.),
Volume 1408, 1 1 2016, Pages 319-331
Optogenetic Engineering of Atrial Cardiomyocytes.
Feola I, Teplenin A, de Vries AA, Pijnappels DA
Optogenetics is emerging in the cardiology field as a new strategy to explore biological functions through the use of light-sensitive proteins and dedicated light sources. For example, this technology allows modification of the electrophysiological properties of cardiac muscle cells with superb spatiotemporal resolution and quantitative control. In this chapter, the optogenetic modification of atrial cardiomyocytes (aCMCs) from 2-day-old Wistar rats using lentiviral vector (LV) technology and th...
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Cited 72 times since 2016 (7.6 per year)
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Journal of the American College of Cardiology,
Volume 67, Issue 3, 1 1 2016, Pages 275-287
Myocardial Infarction Alters Adaptation of the Tethered Mitral Valve.
Dal-Bianco JP, Aikawa E, Bischoff J, Guerrero JL, Hjortnaes J, Beaudoin J, Szymanski C, Bartko PE, Seybolt MM, Handschumacher MD, Sullivan S, Garcia ML, Mauskapf A, Titus JS, Wylie-Sears J, Irvin WS, Chaput M, Messas E, Hagège AA, Carpentier A, Levine RA, Leducq Transatlantic Mitral Network
Background: In patients with myocardial infarction (MI), leaflet tethering by displaced papillary muscles induces mitral regurgitation (MR), which doubles mortality. Mitral valves (MVs) are larger in such patients but fibrosis sets in counterproductively. The investigators previously reported that experimental tethering alone increases mitral valve area in association with endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition. Objectives: The aim of this study was to explore the clinically relevant situation of...
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Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde,
Volume 160, 1 1 2016, Pages A9290
[Preference for endovascular aortic aneurysm repair: results of RCTs versus nationwide audits].
Geelkerken RH, Hamming JF
This short comment puts into perspective the value of randomised controlled clinical trials in comparison with nationwide audits in the field of aortic aneurysm treatment. RCTs represent greater scientific value but nationwide audits represent daily practices and seem to be more appropriate for shared decision-making.
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Cited 7 times since 2016 (0.7 per year)
source: Scopus
Journal of geriatric cardiology : JGC,
Volume 13, Issue 1, 1 1 2016, Pages 31-36
Impact of age on transcatheter aortic valve implantation outcomes: a comparison of patients aged ≤ 80 years versus patients > 80 years.
van der Kley F, van Rosendael PJ, Katsanos S, Kamperidis V, Marsan NA, Karalis I, de Weger A, Palmen M, Bax JJ, Schalij MJ, Delgado V
Objective: To investigate the procedural outcomes and the long-term survival of patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) and compare study results of patients ≤ 80 years and patients > 80 years old. Methods: A total of 240 patients treated with TAVI were divided into two groups according to age ≤ 80 years (n = 105; 43.8%) and > 80 years (n = 135; 56.2%). The baseline characteristics and the procedural outcomes were compared between these two groups of patients. Re...
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Cited 12 times since 2016 (1.3 per year)
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Journal of toxicology and environmental health. Part A,
Volume 79, Issue 6, 1 1 2016, Pages 245-265
Current sources of lead exposure and their relative contributions to the blood lead levels in the general adult population of Northern France: The IMEPOGE Study, 2008-2010.
Tagne-Fotso R, Leroyer A, Howsam M, Dehon B, Richeval C, Members of Health Examination Centres of Nord-Pas-de-Calais region network, Nisse C
There is justification for limiting lead (Pb) exposure as much as possible, given its impact on health at low concentrations. Consequently, the aim of this study was to measure blood lead levels (BLL) and examine exposure factors related to BLL variations in the general adult population of northern France, a current and past industrial area. Two thousand inhabitants of northern France, aged between 20 and 59 years, were recruited using the quota method with caution. Blood lead levels were quanti...
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Cited 2 times since 2016 (0.2 per year)
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The Behavioral and brain sciences,
Volume 39, 1 1 2016, Pages e34
The cooperative breeding perspective helps in pinning down when uniquely human evolutionary processes are necessary.
Burkart JM, van Schaik CP
The cultural group selection (CGS) approach provides a compelling explanation for recent changes in human societies, but has trouble explaining why our ancestors, rather than any other great ape, evolved into a hyper-cooperative niche. The cooperative breeding hypothesis can plug this gap and thus complement CGS, because recent comparative evidence suggests that it promoted proactive prosociality, social transmission, and communication in Pleistocene hominins.
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Cited 2 times since 2016 (0.2 per year)
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World journal of emergency medicine,
Volume 7, Issue 1, 1 1 2016, Pages 30-34
Comparison of intravenous pantoprazole and ranitidine in patients with dyspepsia presented to the emergency department: a randomized, double blind, controlled trial.
Senay E, Eken C, Yildiz M, Yilmaz D, Alkan E, Akin M, Serinken M
Background: This study aimed to compare pantoprazole, a proton-pomp inhibitors (PPIs), and ranitidine, a H2 receptor antagonists (H2RA), in ceasing dyspeptic symptoms in the emergency department (ED). Methods: This randomized, double-blinded study compared the effectiveness of 50 mg ranitidine (Ulcuran(®)) and 40 mg pantoprazole (Pantpas(®)), given in a 100 mL saline solution by an intravenous rapid infusion within 2-4 minutes in patients with dyspepsia presented to the ED. Pain intensity was me...
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The Behavioral and brain sciences,
Volume 39, 1 1 2016, Pages e136
The cooperative breeding perspective helps in pinning down when uniquely human evolutionary processes are necessary-CORRIGENDUM.
Burkart JM, van Schaik CP
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Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde,
Volume 160, 1 1 2016, Pages A9869
[Recanalisation after occlusion of the internal carotid artery].
Legdeur N, van Schaik SM, van den Berg-Vos RM
Background: In patients who have suffered a transient ischemic attack (TIA) or ischaemic stroke, diagnostic imaging often reveals an occlusion in the extracranial internal carotid artery (ICA) on the symptomatic side. It is generally assumed that no follow-up is needed. Case description: A 57-year-old man reported to the emergency department with global aphasia. Two weeks previously he had been diagnosed with an occlusion of the left ICA following a TIA. On the basis of CT angiography we diagnos...
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Cited 26 times since 2016 (2.7 per year)
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Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD,
Volume 51, Issue 2, 1 1 2016, Pages 581-590
Heterogeneous Language Profiles in Patients with Primary Progressive Aphasia due to Alzheimer's Disease.
Louwersheimer E, Keulen MA, Steenwijk MD, Wattjes MP, Jiskoot LC, Vrenken H, Teunissen CE, van Berckel BN, van der Flier WM, Scheltens P, van Swieten JC, Pijnenburg YA
Background: The logopenic variant of Primary Progressive Aphasia (lvPPA) is associated with underlying Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathology and characterized by impaired single word retrieval and repetition of phrases and sentences. Objective: We set out to study whether logopenic aphasia is indeed the prototypic language profile in PPA patients with biomarker evidence of underlying AD pathology and to correlate language profiles with cortical atrophy patterns on MRI. Methods: Inclusion crite...
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Cited 11 times since 2016 (1.2 per year)
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Journal of applied oral science : revista FOB,
Volume 24, Issue 1, 1 1 2016, Pages 67-75
Lactobacillus rhamnosus could inhibit Porphyromonas gingivalis derived CXCL8 attenuation.
Mendi A, Köse S, Uçkan D, Akca G, Yilmaz D, Aral L, Gültekin SE, Eroğlu T, Kiliç E, Uçkan S
Unlabelled: An increasing body of evidence suggests that the use of probiotic bacteria is a promising intervention approach for the treatment of inflammatory diseases with a polymicrobial etiology. P. gingivalis has been noted to have a different way of interacting with the innate immune response of the host compared to other pathogenic bacteria, which is a recognized feature that inhibits CXCL8 expression. Objective: The aim of the study was to determine if P. gingivalis infection modulates the...
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Studies in ancient medicine,
Volume 45, 1 1 2016, Pages 471-495
"It may not cure you, it may not save your life, but it will help you".
van Schaik KD
In the modern world, we are experiencing an epidemiological shift represented by the increasing prevalence of chronic diseases relative to that of acute diseases: more people are living longer, with more diseases, than ever before in human history. How are we to understand and to respond to this change? A study of provision of cancer treatment in Western Australia, especially among Indigenous populations, can illuminate ways in which healthcare providers and societies might better understand the...
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Cited 11 times since 2015 (1.2 per year)
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The American journal of cardiology,
Volume 117, Issue 6, 30 5 2016, Pages 887-893
Value of Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography in Tailoring Aspirin Therapy for Primary Prevention of Atherosclerotic Events in Patients at High Risk With Diabetes Mellitus.
Dimitriu-Leen AC, Scholte AJ, van Rosendael AR, van den Hoogen IJ, Kharagjitsingh AV, Wolterbeek R, Knuuti J, Kroft LJ, Delgado V, Jukema JW, de Graaf MA, Bax JJ
Aspirin use for primary prevention in patients at high risk with diabetes mellitus (DM) is often recommended under the assumption that most patients with DM have coronary artery disease (CAD). However, not all patients may have CAD. The present study evaluated, in 425 patients at high risk with DM (without chest pain syndrome or a history of cardiac disease), the prevalence of CAD on coronary computed tomography angiography (CTA). Moreover, the association between the presence and number of trad...
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Cited 8 times since 2015 (0.8 per year)
source: EuropePMC
European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery,
Volume 49, Issue 6, 30 5 2016, Pages 1564-1570
Twenty-year experience with the Ross-Konno procedure.
Schneider AW, Bökenkamp R, Bruggemans EF, Hazekamp MG
Objectives: The Ross-Konno procedure is a last resort for patients with complex multilevel left ventricular outflow tract obstruction (LVOTO) often having other cardiovascular anomalies. It is typically preceded by multiple surgeries. Literature is scarce on long-term follow-up series. Therefore, we have reviewed our 20-year experience with this procedure in order to provide insights in patients' outcomes and to optimize patient selection. Methods: Between January 1995 and December 2014, 48...
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