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Cited 39 times since 2008 (2.4 per year)
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International journal of epidemiology,
Volume 38, Issue 1, 24 4 2008, Pages 253-261
Adipocytokines and risk of stroke in older people: a nested case-control study.
Stott DJ, Welsh P, Rumley A, Robertson M, Ford I, Sattar N, Westendorp RG, Jukema JW, Cobbe SM, Lowe GD
Background: Inflammation may play an important role in atherothrombosis and in promoting cerebral damage after stroke. We hypothesized that plasma adipocytokine concentrations would be associated with risk of stroke in older people. Methods: Nested case-control study from the Prospective Study of Pravastatin in the Elderly (PROSPER). Subjects were aged 70-82 years and followed up for a mean of 3.2 years: 266 incident stroke cases (179 confirmed as ischaemic) were compared with 532 controls match...
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Cited 75 times since 2008 (4.6 per year)
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The EMBO journal,
Volume 27, Issue 22, 23 4 2008, Pages 3024-3035
RNA-dependent recruitment of the origin recognition complex.
Norseen J, Thomae A, Sridharan V, Aiyar A, Schepers A, Lieberman PM
The origin recognition complex (ORC) has an important function in determining the initiation sites of DNA replication. In higher eukaryotes, ORC lacks sequence-specific DNA binding, and the mechanisms of ORC recruitment and origin determination are poorly understood. ORC is recruited with high efficiency to the Epstein-Barr virus origin of plasmid replication (OriP) through a complex mechanism involving interactions with the virus-encoded EBNA1 protein. We present evidence that ORC recruitment t...
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Cited 36 times since 2008 (2.2 per year)
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Radiology,
Volume 249, Issue 3, 21 3 2008, Pages 801-809
Aortic elasticity and left ventricular function after arterial switch operation: MR imaging--initial experience.
Grotenhuis HB, Ottenkamp J, Fontein D, Vliegen HW, Westenberg JJ, Kroft LJ, de Roos A
Purpose: To prospectively assess aortic dimensions, aortic elasticity, aortic valve competence, and left ventricular (LV) systolic function in patients after the arterial switch operation (ASO) by using magnetic resonance (MR) imaging. Materials and methods: Informed consent was obtained from all participants for this local ethics committee-approved study. Fifteen patients (11 male patients, four female patients; mean age, 16 years +/- 4 [standard deviation]; imaging performed 16.1 years after s...
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Cited 21 times since 2008 (1.3 per year)
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American journal of surgery,
Volume 197, Issue 6, 17 3 2008, Pages 747-751
Wound complications at the groin after peripheral arterial surgery sparing the lymphatic tissue: a double-blind randomized clinical trial.
Ploeg AJ, Lardenoye JW, Peeters MP, Hamming JF, Breslau PJ
Background: The groin incision after arterial reconstructive surgery is most likely at risk for infectious or lymphatic wound complications. Theoretically; sparing lymphatic tissue by a lateral approach to the femoral artery should minimize these. The aim of this study was to assess the incidence of wound complications after the lateral versus the direct approach of the common femoral artery. Methods: The study population included all patients who underwent an exploration of the common femoral a...
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Cited 76 times since 2008 (4.6 per year)
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American journal of epidemiology,
Volume 168, Issue 11, 15 3 2008, Pages 1233-1246
Seven lipoprotein lipase gene polymorphisms, lipid fractions, and coronary disease: a HuGE association review and meta-analysis.
Sagoo GS, Tatt I, Salanti G, Butterworth AS, Sarwar N, van Maarle M, Jukema JW, Wiman B, Kastelein JJ, Bennet AM, de Faire U, Danesh J, Higgins JP
Lipoprotein lipase (LPL) is a key enzyme in lipoprotein metabolism and a major candidate gene for coronary heart disease (CHD). The authors assessed associations between 7 LPL polymorphisms and lipid fractions and CHD risk in population-based cohort, case-control, and cross-sectional studies published by January 2007. Meta-analyses of 22,734 CHD cases and 50,177 controls in 89 association studies focused on the relations of the T-93G (rs1800590), D9N (rs1801177), G188E, N291S (rs268), PvuII (rs2...
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Cited 2 times since 2008 (0.1 per year)
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The international journal of cardiovascular imaging,
Volume 25, Issue 1, 15 3 2008, Pages 53-55
Gated SPECT in left bundle branch block: from improved diagnosis to improved treatment.
van der Wall EE, Bax JJ, Jukema JW, Schalij MJ
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Cited 123 times since 2008 (7.5 per year)
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The American journal of cardiology,
Volume 102, Issue 12, 14 2 2008, Pages 1602-1607
Relation of epicardial adipose tissue to coronary atherosclerosis.
Djaberi R, Schuijf JD, van Werkhoven JM, Nucifora G, Jukema JW, Bax JJ
Adipose tissue surrounding the coronary arteries has been suggested to induce development of atherosclerosis. We explored the relation between epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) volume and coronary atherosclerosis using multislice computed tomography. The study population consisted of 190 patients who had undergone multislice computed tomographic coronary angiography. Coronary artery calcium score was assessed. In addition, patients were classified as having (1) no atherosclerosis, (2) nonobstructi...
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Cited 2 times since 2008 (0.1 per year)
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Journal of cardiovascular computed tomography,
Volume 2, Issue 6, 10 2 2008, Pages 360-365
How do you quantify noncalcified plaque?
Schuijf JD, Bax JJ
The ability of multislice computed tomography (MSCT) to visualize not only lumen but also coronary plaques is recognized as an attractive advantage of MSCT over conventional coronary angiography. In particular, the fact that during the administration of contrast not only calcified plaques but also noncalcified plaques can be identified has received enormous interest. Retrospective studies have shown an association between plaques containing noncalcified components and presentation with acute cor...
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Cited 121 times since 2008 (7.4 per year)
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Radiology,
Volume 249, Issue 3, 10 2 2008, Pages 792-800
Mitral valve and tricuspid valve blood flow: accurate quantification with 3D velocity-encoded MR imaging with retrospective valve tracking.
Westenberg JJ, Roes SD, Ajmone Marsan N, Binnendijk NM, Doornbos J, Bax JJ, Reiber JH, de Roos A, van der Geest RJ
Purpose: To validate flow assessment performed with three-dimensional (3D) three-directional velocity-encoded (VE) magnetic resonance (MR) imaging with retrospective valve tracking and to compare this modality with conventional two-dimensional (2D) one-directional VE MR imaging in healthy subjects and patients with regurgitation. Materials and methods: Patients and volunteers gave informed consent, and local medical ethics committee approval was obtained. Patient data were selected retrospective...
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Cited 12 times since 2008 (0.7 per year)
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World journal of surgery,
Volume 32, Issue 10, 1 1 2008, Pages 2172-2177
Surgical training in the Netherlands.
Borel-Rinkes IH, Gouma DJ, Hamming JF
Surgical training in the Netherlands has traditionally been characterized by learning on the job under the classic master-trainee doctrine. Over the past decades, it has become regionally organized with intensive structural training courses, and a peer-based quality control system. Recently, the nationwide programme has been modernized further and now involves a systematic, competency-based education with structural training courses, formalized assessment and room for reflection by residents und...
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Cited 3 times since 2008 (0.2 per year)
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The international journal of cardiovascular imaging,
Volume 24, Issue 7, 1 1 2008, Pages 683-685
Detection of apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; which is the appropriate imaging modality.
van der Wall EE, Bax JJ, Schalij MJ
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Cited 34 times since 2008 (2.1 per year)
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Netherlands heart journal : monthly journal of the Netherlands Society of Cardiology and the Netherlands Heart Foundation,
Volume 16, Issue Suppl 1, 1 1 2008, Pages S36-40
Imaging in cardiac resynchronisation therapy.
Ypenburg C, van der Wall EE, Schalij MJ, Bax JJ
A substantial number of heart failure (HF) patients do not respond after cardiac resynchronisation therapy (CRT). Recent studies observed that assessment of intraventricular (LV) dyssynchrony may allow identification of potential responders to CRT. In addition, presence of scar tissue and venous anatomy may play a role in the selection of candidates. In this review, an extensive overview of the available LV dyssynchrony measurements is provided using different echocardiographic modalities. In ad...
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Cited 241 times since 2008 (14.6 per year)
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Journal of the American College of Cardiology,
Volume 52, Issue 17, 1 1 2008, Pages 1402-1409
Optimal left ventricular lead position predicts reverse remodeling and survival after cardiac resynchronization therapy.
Ypenburg C, van Bommel RJ, Delgado V, Mollema SA, Bleeker GB, Boersma E, Schalij MJ, Bax JJ
Objectives: The aim of the current study was to evaluate echocardiographic parameters after 6 months of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) as well as long-term outcome in patients with the left ventricular (LV) lead positioned at the site of latest activation (concordant LV lead position) as compared with that seen in patients with a discordant LV lead position. Background: A nonoptimal LV pacing lead position may be a potential cause for nonresponse to CRT. Methods: The site of latest mech...
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Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery,
Volume 7, Issue 5, 1 1 2008, Pages 886
eComment: also in cardiac arrest it is important to think first.
Versteegh MI, Braun J
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Cited 23 times since 2008 (1.4 per year)
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Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica,
Volume 52, Issue 9, 1 1 2008, Pages 1194-1203
Establishment of a porcine right ventricular infarction model for cardioprotective actions of xenon and isoflurane.
Hein M, Roehl AB, Baumert JH, Bantes B, Bleilevens C, Bernstein N, Steendijk P, Rossaint R
Background: Right ventricular (RV) function is an important determinant of post-operative outcome. Consequences of RV infarction might be limited by pre-conditioning with volatile anesthetic drugs. Therefore, we used a porcine model of RV ischemia and reperfusion (IR) injury to study the influence of isoflurane and xenon on the extent and degree of myocardial injury. Methods: IR injury was induced by a 90-min ligation of the distal right coronary artery and 120-min reperfusion in thiopental anes...
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Cited 49 times since 2008 (3 per year)
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Journal of electrocardiology,
Volume 41, Issue 6, 25 4 2008, Pages 648-655
Normal limits of the spatial QRS-T angle and ventricular gradient in 12-lead electrocardiograms of young adults: dependence on sex and heart rate.
Scherptong RW, Henkens IR, Man SC, Le Cessie S, Vliegen HW, Draisma HH, Maan AC, Schalij MJ, Swenne CA
Background and purpose: Normal limits of the spatial QRS-T angle and spatial ventricular gradient (SVG) are only available from Frank vectorcardiograms (VCGs) of male subjects. We determined normal limits for these variables derived from standard 12-lead electrocardiograms (ECGs) of 660 male and female students aged 18 to 29 years. Methods: A computer algorithm was used that constructed approximated VCG leads by inverse Dower matrix transformation of the 12-lead ECG and subsequently calculated t...
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Cited 5 times since 2008 (0.3 per year)
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The international journal of cardiovascular imaging,
Volume 25, Issue 2, 18 3 2008, Pages 183-185
Classical methods to measure aortic valve area in the era of new invasive therapies: still accurate enough?
Delgado V, Bax JJ
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Cited 14 times since 2008 (0.8 per year)
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Stem cells (Dayton, Ohio),
Volume 26, Issue 12, 18 3 2008, Pages 3210-3217
Phenotypic and functional reversal within the early human hematopoietic compartment.
Knaän-Shanzer S, van der Velde-van Dijke I, van de Watering MJ, de Leeuw PJ, Valerio D, van Bekkum DW, de Vries AA
The fate of phenotypically defined human hematopoietic stem cells (hHSCs) in culture and the link between their surface marker expression profile and function are still controversial. We studied these aspects of hHSC biology by relating the expression of the early lineage markers (ELM) CD33, CD38, and CD71 on the surface of human umbilical cord blood (UCB) CD34(+) cells to their long-term nonobese diabetic/severe combined immunodeficient (NOD/SCID) mouse repopulation activity (LT-SRA). In uncult...
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Cited 8 times since 2008 (0.5 per year)
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Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985),
Volume 105, Issue 6, 18 3 2008, Pages 1725-1732
Enhanced airway dilation by positive-pressure inflation of the lungs compared with active deep inspiration in patients with asthma.
Slats AM, Janssen K, de Jeu RC, van der Plas DT, Schot R, van den Aardweg JG, Sterk PJ
Deep inspiration temporarily reduces induced airways obstruction in healthy subjects. This bronchodilatory effect of deep inspiration is impaired in asthma. Passive machine-assisted lung inflation may augment bronchodilation compared with an active deep inspiration in patients with asthma by either opening closed airways or by reducing fluid flux across the airway wall during deep inspiration, and thereby increasing the tethering forces on the airway wall. We recruited 24 patients with asthma [1...
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Cited 8 times since 2008 (0.5 per year)
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European journal of endocrinology,
Volume 159, Issue 6, 11 2 2008, Pages 705-712
Cardiac manifestations of GH deficiency after treatment for acromegaly: a comparison to patients with biochemical remission and controls.
van der Klaauw AA, Bax JJ, Bleeker GB, Holman ER, Delgado V, Smit JW, Romijn JA, Pereira AM
Objective: Both GH excess and GH deficiency (GHD) lead to specific cardiac pathology. The aim of this study was to evaluate cardiac morphology and function in patients with GHD after treatment for acromegaly. Design: Cross-sectional study. Patients and methods: Cardiac parameters were studied by conventional two-dimensional echocardiography and tissue Doppler imaging in 53 patients with acromegaly (16 patients with GHD, 20 patients with biochemical remission, and 17 patients with active disease)...
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