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Cited 60 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 6 times since 2004 (0.3 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 15 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 19 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 11 times since 2004 (0.5 per year)
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Cyberpsychology & behavior : the impact of the Internet, multimedia and virtual reality on behavior and society,
Volume 7, Issue 5, 1 1 2004, Pages 540-552
Presence within a mixed reality environment.
van Schaik P, Turnbull T, van Wersch A, Drummond S
Mixed reality environments represent a new approach to creating technology-mediated experiences. However, there is a lack of empirical research investigating users' actual experience. The aim of the current exploratory, non-experimental study was to establish levels of and identify factors associated with presence, within the framework of Schubert et al.'s model of presence. Using questionnaire and interview methods, the experience of the final performance of the Desert Rain mixed real...
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Cited 63 times since 2004 (3 per year)
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American journal of physical anthropology,
Volume 125, Issue 2, 1 1 2004, Pages 162-174
Intra-and interpopulational differences in orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) activity and diet: implications for the invention of tool use.
Fox EA, van Schaik CP, Sitompul A, Wright DN
Tool manufacture and use have been described for wild orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus), with appreciable interpopulational differences in tool complexes. The ecological factors that contribute to these differences require investigation. Significant interpopulational differences in diet suggest that ecological factors contribute to variation in tool-based insect foraging. Using 4 years of behavioral data from the Suaq Balimbing Research Station (Sumatra, Indonesia), we tested predictions of two ecolog...
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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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Cited 237 times since 2004 (11.3 per year)
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Circulation,
Volume 110, Issue 14, 27 4 2004, Pages 2010-2016
Magnetic resonance imaging analysis of right ventricular pressure-volume loops: in vivo validation and clinical application in patients with pulmonary hypertension.
Kuehne T, Yilmaz S, Steendijk P, Moore P, Groenink M, Saaed M, Weber O, Higgins CB, Ewert P, Fleck E, Nagel E, Schulze-Neick I, Lange P
Background: The aims of this study were to validate MRI-derived right ventricular (RV) pressure-volume loops for assessment of RV myocardial contractility and then to apply this technique in patients with chronic RV pressure overload for assessment of myocardial contractility, ventricular pump function, and VA coupling. Methods and results: Flow-directed catheters were guided under MR fluoroscopy (1.5 T) into the RV for invasive pressure measurements. Simultaneously, ventricular volumes and myoc...
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The Annals of thoracic surgery,
Volume 78, Issue 3, 1 1 2004, Pages e58-60
Median sternotomy for reoperation of the distal aortic arch in postcoarctectomy patients.
Vriend JW, Mulder BJ, Schoof PH, Hazekamp MG
We report the usefulness of a median sternotomy approach for the surgical treatment of residual aortic gradients or recoarctation and aortic aneurysms. This series confirms that excellent surgical results can be obtained in this technically challenging group of patients needing postcoarctation repair.
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Cited 9 times since 2004 (0.4 per year)
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Journal of nuclear cardiology : official publication of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology,
Volume 11, Issue 5, 1 1 2004, Pages 527-533
Incidence and predictors of heart failure during long-term follow-up after stress Tc-99m sestamibi tomography in patients with suspected coronary artery disease.
Elhendy A, Schinkel AF, van Domburg RT, Bax JJ, Poldermans D
Background: Heart failure is a major cause of morbidity and death in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). The aim of this study was to define the incidence and predictors of heart failure during long-term follow-up in patients with suspected CAD referred for stress myocardial perfusion imaging. Methods and results: We studied 787 patients (mean age, 57 +/- 12 years; 470 men) with suspected CAD who had no history of previous myocardial infarction or heart failure with exercise (n = 508) o...
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Cited 83 times since 2004 (4 per year)
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Circulation,
Volume 110, Issue 11 Suppl 1, 1 1 2004, Pages II18-22
Extensive left ventricular remodeling does not allow viable myocardium to improve in left ventricular ejection fraction after revascularization and is associated with worse long-term prognosis.
Bax JJ, Schinkel AF, Boersma E, Elhendy A, Rizzello V, Maat A, Roelandt JR, van der Wall EE, Poldermans D
Background: Extensive left ventricular (LV) remodeling may not allow functional recovery after revascularization, despite the presence of viable myocardium. Methods and results: Seventy-nine consecutive patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy (left ventricle ejection fraction [LVEF] 29+/-7%) underwent surgical revascularization. Before revascularization, viability was assessed by metabolic imaging with F18-fluorodeoxyglucose and SPECT. LV volumes and LVEF were assessed by resting echocardiography....
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Cited 4 times since 2004 (0.2 per year)
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The American journal of cardiology,
Volume 94, Issue 6, 1 1 2004, Pages 757-760
Comparison of long-term effect of coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy with viable versus nonviable left ventricular myocardium.
Rizzello V, Poldermans D, Biagini E, Kertai MD, Schinkel AF, Boersma E, Krenning B, Vourvouri EC, Bountioukos M, Crea F, Roelandt JR, Bax JJ
In this study, 63% of patients with a substantial amount of viable myocardium showed an increased left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) 12 +/- 3 months after coronary artery bypass grafting. In 93% of these patients, increased LVEF persisted at 4.5 +/- 1 years of follow-up. Conversely, in nonviable patients, LVEF did not increase at 12 +/- 3 months or at follow-up of 4.5 +/- 1 years.
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Cited 15 times since 2004 (0.7 per year)
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The American journal of cardiology,
Volume 94, Issue 6, 1 1 2004, Pages 733-739
Prognostic value of dobutamine stress echocardiography in patients with systemic hypertension and known or suspected coronary artery disease.
Sozzi FB, Elhendy A, Rizzello V, van Domburg RT, Kertai M, Vourvouri E, Schinkel AF, Bax JJ, Roelandt JR, Poldermans D
Currently, there are no outcome data to suggest an incremental value of stress echocardiography in the risk stratification of patients who have hypertension after controlling for the left ventricular mass index (LVMI). This study assessed the incremental value of dobutamine stress echocardiography (DSE) for the prediction of mortality rate and cardiac events in patients who have hypertension. We studied 596 patients who had hypertension (mean age 62 +/- 12 years; 382 men) and who underwent DSE f...
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Cited 6 times since 2004 (0.3 per year)
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Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition,
Volume 39, Issue 3, 1 1 2004, Pages 275-285
Regulatory regions in the rat lactase-phlorizin hydrolase gene that control cell-specific expression.
Verhave M, Krasinski SD, Christian SI, Van Schaik S, Van Den Brink GR, Doting EM, Maas SM, Wolthers KC, Grand RJ, Montgomery RK
Objectives: Lactase-phlorizin hydrolase (LPH) is an enterocyte-specific gene whose expression has been well-characterized, not only developmentally but also along the crypt-villus axis and along the length of the small bowel. Previous studies from the authors' laboratory have demonstrated that 2 kb of the 5'-flanking region of the rat LPH gene control the correct tissue, cell, and crypt-villus expression in transgenic animals. Methods: To examine further the regulation conferred by thi...
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Cited 28 times since 2004 (1.3 per year)
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The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism,
Volume 89, Issue 9, 1 1 2004, Pages 4391-4396
Circulating free insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-I, total IGF-I, and IGF binding protein-3 levels do not predict the future risk to develop prostate cancer: results of a case-control study involving 201 patients within a population-based screening with a 4-year interval.
Janssen JA, Wildhagen MF, Ito K, Blijenberg BG, Van Schaik RH, Roobol MJ, Pols HA, Lamberts SW, Schröder FH
Recent studies have reported that serum IGF-I levels in the highest quartile of the normal range and IGF binding protein-3 (IGFBP-3) in the lowest quartile of the normal range are associated with an increased risk of future prostate cancer and/or presence of prostate cancer. It has also been suggested that the measurement of circulating total IGF-I concentrations might be a useful tool for the early detection of prostate cancer in men with moderately increased prostate-specific antigen (PSA) lev...
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Cited 42 times since 2004 (2 per year)
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Journal of the American College of Cardiology,
Volume 44, Issue 5, 1 1 2004, Pages 1113-1123
Fibroblast growth factor-1 improves cardiac functional recovery and enhances cell survival after ischemia and reperfusion: a fibroblast growth factor receptor, protein kinase C, and tyrosine kinase-dependent mechanism.
Palmen M, Daemen MJ, De Windt LJ, Willems J, Dassen WR, Heeneman S, Zimmermann R, Van Bilsen M, Doevendans PA
Objectives: We sought to investigate the role of fibroblast growth factor (FGF)-1 during acute myocardial ischemia and reperfusion. Background: The FGFs display cardioprotective effects during ischemia and reperfusion. Methods: We investigated FGF-1-induced cardioprotection during ischemia and reperfusion and the intracellular signaling pathways responsible for these effects in an ex vivo murine setup of myocardial ischemia and reperfusion. Results: Cardiac-specific human FGF-1 overexpression wa...
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Cited 21 times since 2004 (1 per year)
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Clinical science (London, England : 1979),
Volume 107, Issue 3, 1 1 2004, Pages 255-261
An integrated evaluation of endothelial constitutive nitric oxide synthase polymorphisms and coronary artery disease in men.
Agema WR, de Maat MP, Zwinderman AH, Kastelein JJ, Rabelink TJ, van Boven AJ, Feskens EJ, Boer JM, van der Wall EE, Jukema JW
In the present study, we sought to evaluate the role of three polymorphisms in the ecNOS (endothelial constitutive nitric oxide synthase) gene in relation to the existence, severity and progression of CAD (coronary artery disease), MI (myocardial infarction) and the occurrence of ischaemia in a predominantly Caucasian population. Patients with CAD (n = 760) and age- and sex-matched population-based controls (n = 691) were genotyped for the -786T/C, E/D298 and 4a/b polymorphisms. Patients were ra...
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Cited 3 times since 2004 (0.1 per year)
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Heart (British Cardiac Society),
Volume 90, Issue 9, 1 1 2004, Pages 1035
Aortic arch aneurysm.
Bogaard K, Scholte AJ
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Cited 145 times since 2004 (6.9 per year)
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Circulation,
Volume 110, Issue 11 Suppl 1, 1 1 2004, Pages II103-8
Restrictive annuloplasty and coronary revascularization in ischemic mitral regurgitation results in reverse left ventricular remodeling.
Bax JJ, Braun J, Somer ST, Klautz R, Holman ER, Versteegh MI, Boersma E, Schalij MJ, van der Wall EE, Dion RA
Background: Data on combined coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and restrictive annuloplasty in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy are scarce, and the effect on reverse left ventricular (LV) remodeling is unknown. Methods and results: 51 patients with ischemic LV dysfunction (LV ejection fraction 31+/-8%) and severe mitral regurgitation (grade 3 to 4+) underwent CABG and restrictive annuloplasty with stringent downsizing of the mitral annulus (by 2 sizes, Physio-ring, mean size 28+/-2). S...
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