Publications
Below you can find a list of our published research.
Below you can find a list of our published research.
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Cited 100 times since 2018 (14.4 per year) source: EuropePMC
Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Volume 73, Issue 4, 11 2 2018, Pages 387-396 Alirocumab Reduces Total Nonfatal Cardiovascular and Fatal Events: The ODYSSEY OUTCOMES Trial. Szarek M, White HD, Schwartz GG, Alings M, Bhatt DL, Bittner VA, Chiang CE, Diaz R, Edelberg JM, Goodman SG, Hanotin C, Harrington RA, Jukema JW, Kimura T, Kiss RG, Lecorps G, Mahaffey KW, Moryusef A, Pordy R, Roe MT, Tricoci P, Xavier D, Zeiher AM, Steg PG, ODYSSEY OUTCOMES Committees and Investigators
Background: The ODYSSEY OUTCOMES (Evaluation of Cardiovascular Outcomes After an Acute Coronary Syndrome During Treatment With Alirocumab) trial compared alirocumab with placebo, added to high-intensity or maximum-tolerated statin treatment, after acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in 18,924 patients. Alirocumab reduced the first occurrence of the primary composite endpoint and was associated with fewer all-cause deaths. Objectives: This pre-specified analysis determined the extent to which alirocuma... Abstract
Cited 25 times since 2018 (3.6 per year) source: EuropePMC
Heart (British Cardiac Society), Volume 105, Issue 10, 10 2 2018, Pages 790-796 Long-term outcome after atrial correction for transposition of the great arteries. Couperus LE, Vliegen HW, Zandstra TE, Kiès P, Jongbloed MRM, Holman ER, Zeppenfeld K, Hazekamp MG, Schalij MJ, Scherptong RWC
Objective: This study assessed adult survival and morbidity patterns in patients who underwent atrial correction according to Mustard or Senning for transposition of the great arteries (TGA). Methods: In 76 adult patients with TGA (59% male) after atrial correction, long-term survival and morbidity were investigated in three periods: early (30 years postoperatively). Results: The Mustard technique was performed in 41 (54%) patients, and the Senning technique was performed in 35 (46%) patients ag... Abstract
Cited 15 times since 2018 (2.2 per year) source: EuropePMC
Langenbeck's archives of surgery, Volume 403, Issue 8, 10 2 2018, Pages 999-1005 Safety and efficacy of subtotal or total parathyroidectomy for patients with secondary or tertiary hyperparathyroidism in four academic centers in the Netherlands. van der Plas WY, Dulfer RR, Koh EY, Vogt L, Appelman-Dijkstra NM, Schepers A, Rotmans JI, Pol RA, van Ginhoven TM, Hoorn EJ, Nieveen van Dijkum EJM, Engelsman AF, de Borst MH, Kruijff S, Dutch Hyperparathyroidism Study Group (DHSG)
Purpose: Hyperparathyroidism (HPT) is a common abnormality in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Since the introduction of cinacalcet in 2004, a shift from surgery toward predominantly medical treatment has occurred. Surgery is thought to be associated with more complications than oral medication. The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate 30-day outcomes and effectiveness of parathyroidectomy (PTx) in ESRD patients in the Netherlands. Methods: A national database containing... Abstract
Cited 26 times since 2018 (3.7 per year) source: EuropePMC
International journal of cardiology, Volume 278, 10 2 2018, Pages 84-87 Long-term clinical outcomes of valsartan in patients with a systemic right ventricle: Follow-up of a multicenter randomized controlled trial. van Dissel AC, Winter MM, van der Bom T, Vliegen HW, van Dijk APJ, Pieper PG, Sieswerda GT, Roos-Hesselink JW, Zwinderman AH, Mulder BJM, Bouma BJ
Objectives: In the VAL-SERVE (Valsartan in Systemic Right Ventricle) trial, three-year valsartan treatment improved systemic ventricular function only in symptomatic patients with congenitally or with an atrial switch corrected transposition of the great arteries. The aim of the current study was to investigate the longer-term clinical outcomes after valsartan treatment. Methods: From 2006 to 2009, 88 adults were randomly allocated 1:1 to either valsartan or placebo for three consecutive years.... Abstract
Cited 3 times since 2018 (0.4 per year) source: EuropePMC
Anatomical record (Hoboken, N.J. : 2007), Volume 302, Issue 1, 9 2 2018, Pages 83-92 Disruption of RHOA-ROCK Signaling Results in Atrioventricular Block and Disturbed Development of the Putative Atrioventricular Node. Kelder TP, Vicente-Steijn R, Poelmann RE, Schalij MJ, Deruiter MC, Jongbloed MRM, Gittenberger-de Groot AC
The RHOA-ROCK signaling pathway is involved in numerous developmental processes, including cell proliferation, differentiation and migration. RHOA is expressed in the atrioventricular node (AVN) and altered expression of RHOA results in atrioventricular (AV) conduction disorders in mice. The current study aims to detect functional AVN disorders after disturbing RHOA-ROCK signaling in chicken embryos. RHOA-ROCK signaling was inhibited chemically by using the Rho-kinase inhibitor compound Y-27632... Abstract
Cited 2034 times since 2018 (292.8 per year) source: EuropePMC
The New England journal of medicine, Volume 379, Issue 22, 7 1 2018, Pages 2097-2107 Alirocumab and Cardiovascular Outcomes after Acute Coronary Syndrome. Schwartz GG, Steg PG, Szarek M, Bhatt DL, Bittner VA, Diaz R, Edelberg JM, Goodman SG, Hanotin C, Harrington RA, Jukema JW, Lecorps G, Mahaffey KW, Moryusef A, Pordy R, Quintero K, Roe MT, Sasiela WJ, Tamby JF, Tricoci P, White HD, Zeiher AM, ODYSSEY OUTCOMES Committees and Investigators
Background: Patients who have had an acute coronary syndrome are at high risk for recurrent ischemic cardiovascular events. We sought to determine whether alirocumab, a human monoclonal antibody to proprotein convertase subtilisin-kexin type 9 (PCSK9), would improve cardiovascular outcomes after an acute coronary syndrome in patients receiving high-intensity statin therapy. Methods: We conducted a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial involving 18,924 patients who had a... Abstract
Cited 9 times since 2018 (1.3 per year) source: EuropePMC
The American journal of cardiology, Volume 123, Issue 3, 6 1 2018, Pages 474-481 Frequency, Predictors, and Prognostic Impact of Pulmonary Artery Aneurysms in Patients With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. Nuche J, Montero Cabezas JM, Jiménez López-Guarch C, Velázquez Martín M, Alonso Charterina S, Revilla Ostolaza Y, Arribas Ynsaurriaga F, Escribano Subías P
Detection of pulmonary artery aneurysms (PAA) in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is increasing. We sought to determine the frequency of PAA in a PAH cohort, variables related to its development and its prognostic impact. We conducted a retrospective analysis of PAH patients who underwent a computed tomography or magnetic resonance. PAA was defined as a pulmonary artery >40 mm. Baseline, echocardiographic, and hemodynamic findings at PAH diagnosis were compared. Freedom from death or lun... Abstract
Cited 45 times since 2018 (6.5 per year) source: EuropePMC
Nature communications, Volume 9, Issue 1, 5 1 2018, Pages 4616 Germline variation at 8q24 and prostate cancer risk in men of European ancestry. Matejcic M, Saunders EJ, Dadaev T, Brook MN, Wang K, Sheng X, Olama AAA, Schumacher FR, Ingles SA, Govindasami K, Benlloch S, Berndt SI, Albanes D, Koutros S, Muir K, Stevens VL, Gapstur SM, Tangen CM, Batra J, Clements J, Gronberg H, Pashayan N, Schleutker J, Wolk A, West C, Mucci L, Kraft P, Cancel-Tassin G, Sorensen KD, Maehle L, Grindedal EM, Strom SS, Neal DE, Hamdy FC, Donovan JL, Travis RC, Hamilton RJ, Rosenstein B, Lu YJ, Giles GG, Kibel AS, Vega A, Bensen JT, Kogevinas M, Penney KL, Park JY, Stanford JL, Cybulski C, Nordestgaard BG, Brenner H, Maier C, Kim J, Teixeira MR, Neuhausen SL, De Ruyck K, Razack A, Newcomb LF, Lessel D, Kaneva R, Usmani N, Claessens F, Townsend PA, Gago-Dominguez M, Roobol MJ, Menegaux F, Khaw KT, Cannon-Albright LA, Pandha H, Thibodeau SN, Schaid DJ, PRACTICAL (Prostate Cancer Association Group to Investigate Cancer-Associated Alterations in the Genome) Consortium, Wiklund F, Chanock SJ, Easton DF, Eeles RA, Kote-Jarai Z, Conti DV, Haiman CA
Chromosome 8q24 is a susceptibility locus for multiple cancers, including prostate cancer. Here we combine genetic data across the 8q24 susceptibility region from 71,535 prostate cancer cases and 52,935 controls of European ancestry to define the overall contribution of germline variation at 8q24 to prostate cancer risk. We identify 12 independent risk signals for prostate cancer (p Abstract
Cited 19 times since 2018 (2.7 per year) source: EuropePMC
Expert opinion on biological therapy, Volume 18, Issue 12, 2 1 2018, Pages 1223-1233 The immune microenvironment in vulvar (pre)cancer: review of literature and implications for immunotherapy. Abdulrahman Z, Kortekaas KE, De Vos Van Steenwijk PJ, Van Der Burg SH, Van Poelgeest MI
Introduction: Vulvar squamous cell carcinoma (VSCC) develops via two different pathways: TP53 mutations in a background of lichen sclerosus or a persistent infection with high-risk human papilloma virus (HPV). The latter group of tumor responds better to treatment than the non-virally induced VSCC. This may be explained by a difference in the tumor immune microenvironment (TME). Areas covered: This review summarizes literature on TME of VSCC and its precursors, and extrapolates this to foster th... Abstract
European heart journal, Volume 39, Issue 44, 1 1 2018, Pages 3915-3917 Biological defibrillation. Nyns ECA, de Vries AAF, Pijnappels DA
Cited 3 times since 2018 (0.4 per year) source: EuropePMC
Annals of surgery, Volume 268, Issue 5, 1 1 2018, Pages 756-761 No Clinical Benefit of Intramuscular Delivery of Bone Marrow-derived Mononuclear Cells in Nonreconstructable Peripheral Arterial Disease: Results of a Phase-III Randomized-controlled Trial. Lindeman JHN, Zwaginga JJ, Kallenberg-Lantrua G, van Wissen RC, Schepers A, van Bockel HJ, Fibbe WE, Hamming JF
Background and aims: Prospects for no-option, end-stage peripheral artery disease (PAD) patients remain poor. Although results from open and semiblinded studies fuel hope for cell-based strategies in no-option patients, so far conclusions from the available placebo-controlled studies are not supportive. With the intention to end the remaining controversy with regard to cell therapy for PAD we conducted a confirmatory, double-blinded randomized placebo-controlled phase 3 trial. Study design: This... Abstract
Cited 323 times since 2018 (46.4 per year) source: EuropePMC
American journal of human genetics, Volume 103, Issue 5, 1 1 2018, Pages 691-706 Genome Analyses of >200,000 Individuals Identify 58 Loci for Chronic Inflammation and Highlight Pathways that Link Inflammation and Complex Disorders. Ligthart S, Vaez A, Võsa U, Stathopoulou MG, de Vries PS, Prins BP, Van der Most PJ, Tanaka T, Naderi E, Rose LM, Wu Y, Karlsson R, Barbalic M, Lin H, Pool R, Zhu G, Macé A, Sidore C, Trompet S, Mangino M, Sabater-Lleal M, Kemp JP, Abbasi A, Kacprowski T, Verweij N, Smith AV, Huang T, Marzi C, Feitosa MF, Lohman KK, Kleber ME, Milaneschi Y, Mueller C, Huq M, Vlachopoulou E, Lyytikäinen LP, Oldmeadow C, Deelen J, Perola M, Zhao JH, Feenstra B, LifeLines Cohort Study, Amini M, CHARGE Inflammation Working Group, Lahti J, Schraut KE, Fornage M, Suktitipat B, Chen WM, Li X, Nutile T, Malerba G, Luan J, Bak T, Schork N, Del Greco M F, Thiering E, Mahajan A, Marioni RE, Mihailov E, Eriksson J, Ozel AB, Zhang W, Nethander M, Cheng YC, Aslibekyan S, Ang W, Gandin I, Yengo L, Portas L, Kooperberg C, Hofer E, Rajan KB, Schurmann C, den Hollander W, Ahluwalia TS, Zhao J, Draisma HHM, Ford I, Timpson N, Teumer A, Huang H, Wahl S, Liu Y, Huang J, Uh HW, Geller F, Joshi PK, Yanek LR, Trabetti E, Lehne B, Vozzi D, Verbanck M
C-reactive protein (CRP) is a sensitive biomarker of chronic low-grade inflammation and is associated with multiple complex diseases. The genetic determinants of chronic inflammation remain largely unknown, and the causal role of CRP in several clinical outcomes is debated. We performed two genome-wide association studies (GWASs), on HapMap and 1000 Genomes imputed data, of circulating amounts of CRP by using data from 88 studies comprising 204,402 European individuals. Additionally, we performe... Abstract
Cited 176 times since 2018 (25.3 per year) source: EuropePMC
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 20, Issue 11, 1 1 2018, Pages 1719-1753 Arrhythmias in congenital heart disease: a position paper of the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA), Association for European Paediatric and Congenital Cardiology (AEPC), and the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Working Group on Grown-up Congenital heart disease, endorsed by HRS, PACES, APHRS, and SOLAECE. Hernández-Madrid A, Paul T, Abrams D, Aziz PF, Blom NA, Chen J, Chessa M, Combes N, Dagres N, Diller G, Ernst S, Giamberti A, Hebe J, Janousek J, Kriebel T, Moltedo J, Moreno J, Peinado R, Pison L, Rosenthal E, Skinner JR, Zeppenfeld K, ESC Scientific Document Group
The population of patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) is continuously increasing with more and more patients reaching adulthood. A significant portion of these young adults will suffer from arrhythmias due to the underlying congenital heart defect itself or as a sequela of interventional or surgical treatment. The medical community will encounter an increasing challenge as even most of the individuals with complex congenital heart defects nowadays become young adults. Within the past 20... Abstract
Cited 19 times since 2018 (2.7 per year) source: EuropePMC
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science, Volume 59, Issue 13, 1 1 2018, Pages 5682-5692 The Effect of Corticosteroids on Human Choroidal Endothelial Cells: A Model to Study Central Serous Chorioretinopathy. Brinks J, van Dijk EHC, Habeeb M, Nikolaou A, Tsonaka R, Peters HAB, Sips HCM, van de Merbel AF, de Jong EK, Notenboom RGE, Kielbasa SM, van der Maarel SM, Quax PHA, Meijer OC, Boon CJF
Purpose: To isolate, culture, and characterize primary human choroidal endothelial cells, and to assess their responsiveness to corticosteroids, in order to enable knowledge gain on the pathogenesis of central serous chorioretinopathy. Methods: Choroidal endothelial cells were isolated from cadaveric human donors. Magnetic-activated cell sorting with anti-human CD31 was performed for choroidal endothelial cell isolation. Primary cultures of purified choroidal endothelial cells were treated with... Abstract
Cited 16 times since 2018 (2.3 per year) source: EuropePMC
Journal of thrombosis and thrombolysis, Volume 46, Issue 4, 1 1 2018, Pages 473-481 Antithrombotic therapy after mitral valve repair: VKA or aspirin? van der Wall SJ, Olsthoorn JR, Heuts S, Klautz RJM, Tomsic A, Jansen EK, Vonk ABA, Sardari Nia P, Klok FA, Huisman MV
The optimal antithrombotic therapy following mitral valve repair (MVr) is still a matter of debate. Therefore, we evaluated the rate of thromboembolic and bleeding complications of two antithrombotic prevention strategies: vitamin K antagonists (VKA) versus aspirin. Consecutive patients who underwent MVr between 2004 and 2016 at three Dutch hospitals were evaluated for thromboembolic and bleeding complications during three postoperative months. The primary endpoint was the combined incidence of... Abstract
Cited 1 times since 2018 (0.1 per year) source: EuropePMC
Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery, Volume 27, Issue 5, 1 1 2018, Pages 657-663 Prognostic value of left ventricular reverse remodelling and recurrent mitral regurgitation after personalized surgical treatment of patients with non-ischaemic cardiomyopathy and functional mitral regurgitation. Petrus AHJ, Tops LF, Timmer E, Versteegh MIM, Dekkers OM, Klautz RJM, Braun J
Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of left ventricular reverse remodelling (LVRR) and recurrent mitral regurgitation (MR) at mid-term follow-up (1-2 years after surgery) in patients after personalized surgical treatment of heart failure and functional MR due to non-ischaemic cardiomyopathy and to assess their prognostic impact on long-term clinical outcomes. Methods: Consecutive patients with refractory heart failure and non-ischaemic MR, who underwent mitral valve... Abstract
Cited 5 times since 2018 (0.7 per year) source: EuropePMC
European heart journal. Cardiovascular Imaging, Volume 19, Issue 11, 1 1 2018, Pages 1287-1293 Long-term prognostic value of single-photon emission computed tomography myocardial perfusion imaging after primary PCI for STEMI. Smit JM, Hermans MP, Dimitriu-Leen AC, van Rosendael AR, Dibbets-Schneider P, de Geus-Oei LF, Mertens BJ, Schalij MJ, Bax JJ, Scholte AJ
Aims: The aim of this study was to determine the long-term prognostic value of infarct size and myocardial ischaemia on single-photon emission computed tomography myocardial perfusion imaging (SPECT MPI) after primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Methods and results: In total, 1092 STEMI patients who underwent primary PCI and SPECT MPI within 1-6 months were included (median follow-up time of 6.9 years). In the entire cohort, SP... Abstract
Cited 1 times since 2018 (0.1 per year) source: EuropePMC
Journal of thrombosis and thrombolysis, Volume 46, Issue 4, 1 1 2018, Pages 482 Correction to: Antithrombotic therapy after mitral valve repair: VKA or aspirin? van der Wall SJ, Olsthoorn JR, Heuts S, Klautz RJM, Tomsic A, Jansen EK, Vonk ABA, Sardari Nia P, Klok FA, Huisman MV
The original version of this article unfortunately contained a mistake in the author name. The co-author name should be Frederikus A. Klok instead of Frederik A. Klok. The original article has been corrected. Abstract
Cited 196 times since 2018 (28.1 per year) source: EuropePMC
European heart journal, Volume 39, Issue 41, 1 1 2018, Pages 3701-3711 Real-world clinical utility and impact on clinical decision-making of coronary computed tomography angiography-derived fractional flow reserve: lessons from the ADVANCE Registry. Fairbairn TA, Nieman K, Akasaka T, Nørgaard BL, Berman DS, Raff G, Hurwitz-Koweek LM, Pontone G, Kawasaki T, Sand NP, Jensen JM, Amano T, Poon M, Øvrehus K, Sonck J, Rabbat M, Mullen S, De Bruyne B, Rogers C, Matsuo H, Bax JJ, Leipsic J, Patel MR
Aims: Non-invasive assessment of stable chest pain patients is a critical determinant of resource utilization and clinical outcomes. Increasingly coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) with selective CCTA-derived fractional flow reserve (FFRCT) is being used. The ADVANCE Registry, is a large prospective examination of using a CCTA and FFRCT diagnostic pathway in real-world settings, with the aim of determining the impact of this pathway on decision-making, downstream invasive coronary a... Abstract
Cited 128 times since 2018 (18.4 per year) source: EuropePMC
Annals of neurology, Volume 84, Issue 5, 1 1 2018, Pages 729-740 Prevalence of amyloid-β pathology in distinct variants of primary progressive aphasia. Bergeron D, Gorno-Tempini ML, Rabinovici GD, Santos-Santos MA, Seeley W, Miller BL, Pijnenburg Y, Keulen MA, Groot C, van Berckel BNM, van der Flier WM, Scheltens P, Rohrer JD, Warren JD, Schott JM, Fox NC, Sanchez-Valle R, Grau-Rivera O, Gelpi E, Seelaar H, Papma JM, van Swieten JC, Hodges JR, Leyton CE, Piguet O, Rogalski EJ, Mesulam MM, Koric L, Kristensen N, Pariente J, Dickerson B, Mackenzie IR, Hsiung GR, Belliard S, Irwin DJ, Wolk DA, Grossman M, Jones M, Harris J, Mann D, Snowden JS, Chrem-Mendez P, Calandri IL, Amengual AA, Miguet-Alfonsi C, Magnin E, Magnani G, Santangelo R, Deramecourt V, Pasquier F, Mattsson N, Nilsson C, Hansson O, Keith J, Masellis M, Black SE, Matías-Guiu JA, Cabrera-Martin MN, Paquet C, Dumurgier J, Teichmann M, Sarazin M, Bottlaender M, Dubois B, Rowe CC, Villemagne VL, Vandenberghe R, Granadillo E, Teng E, Mendez M, Meyer PT, Frings L, Lleó A, Blesa R, Fortea J, Seo SW, Diehl-Schmid J, Grimmer T, Frederiksen KS, Sánchez-Juan P, Chételat G, Jansen W, Bouchard RW, Laforce RJ,
Objective: To estimate the prevalence of amyloid positivity, defined by positron emission tomography (PET)/cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) biomarkers and/or neuropathological examination, in primary progressive aphasia (PPA) variants. Methods: We conducted a meta-analysis with individual participant data from 1,251 patients diagnosed with PPA (including logopenic [lvPPA, n = 443], nonfluent [nfvPPA, n = 333], semantic [svPPA, n = 401], and mixed/unclassifiable [n = 74] variants of PPA) from 36 centers... Abstract