Research

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Cited 79 times since 2010 (5.3 per year) source: EuropePMC

Chest, Volume 138, Issue 6, 21 3 2010, Pages 1432-1440 Quality of life in long-term survivors of acute pulmonary embolism. Klok FA, van Kralingen KW, van Dijk AP, Heyning FH, Vliegen HW, Kaptein AA, Huisman MV

Background: To our knowledge, studies evaluating the quality of life (QoL) in patients with a history of acute pulmonary embolism (PE) are not available, even though QoL is a key outcome component of medical care and a predictor of disease-specific prognosis. Methods: As part of a large follow-up study, the Short Form 36 (SF-36) was presented to consecutive patients who had survived one or more episodes of acute PE. The results of all nine subscales of the SF-36 were compared with sex- and age-a... Abstract

Cited 38 times since 2010 (2.6 per year) source: EuropePMC

American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology, Volume 299, Issue 2, 21 3 2010, Pages H364-71 Integrated analysis of atrioventricular interactions in tetralogy of Fallot. Riesenkampff E, Mengelkamp L, Mueller M, Kropf S, Abdul-Khaliq H, Sarikouch S, Beerbaum P, Hetzer R, Steendijk P, Berger F, Kuehne T

The atria play an important role in cardiac performance. We evaluated their function and the atrioventricular interaction in operated patients with tetralogy of Fallot (TOF). Twenty patients who had undergone surgical repair of TOF and seven controls were investigated. Patients had residual pulmonary but no major tricuspid valve insufficiency. Atrial and ventricular strain rates were obtained by echocardiographic speckle tracking. Cine MRI-derived volumetric analysis provided atrial and ventricu... Abstract

Cited 60 times since 2010 (4 per year) source: EuropePMC

European journal of echocardiography : the journal of the Working Group on Echocardiography of the European Society of Cardiology, Volume 11, Issue 9, 19 3 2010, Pages 743-751 Global strain rate imaging for the estimation of diastolic function in HFNEF compared with pressure-volume loop analysis. Kasner M, Gaub R, Sinning D, Westermann D, Steendijk P, Hoffmann W, Schultheiss HP, Tschöpe C

Aims: Strain rate imaging provides direct information on intrinsic myocardial function and may improve the diagnostic of diastolic dysfunction in heart failure with normal ejection fraction (HFNEF). We therefore correlated global strain with pressure-volume (PV) loop analysis and compared it with flow and tissue Doppler measurements. Methods and results: Longitudinal two-dimensional strain rate and flow and tissue Doppler (TDI) indices were measured simultaneously and correlated with diastolic i... Abstract

The international journal of cardiovascular imaging, Volume 27, Issue 7, 17 3 2010, Pages 943-945 Evaluation of pulmonary arterial hypertension: invasive or noninvasive? van der Laarse A, Steendijk P, van der Wall EE

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Cited 31 times since 2010 (2.1 per year) source: EuropePMC

Circulation. Cardiovascular imaging, Volume 3, Issue 4, 17 3 2010, Pages 433-442 Reduced left ventricular torsion early after myocardial infarction is related to left ventricular remodeling. Nucifora G, Marsan NA, Bertini M, Delgado V, Siebelink HM, van Werkhoven JM, Scholte AJ, Schalij MJ, van der Wall EE, Holman ER, Bax JJ

Background: Left ventricular (LV) torsion is emerging as a sensitive parameter of LV systolic myocardial performance. The aim of the present study was to explore the effects of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) on LV torsion and to determine the value of LV torsion early after AMI in predicting LV remodeling at 6-month follow-up. Methods and results: A total of 120 patients with a first ST-segment elevation AMI (mean+/-SD age, 59+/-10 years; 73% male) were included. All patients underwent primar... Abstract

Cited 8 times since 2010 (0.5 per year) source: EuropePMC

European journal of internal medicine, Volume 21, Issue 4, 13 2 2010, Pages 293-296 The tolerability and efficacy of low-dose simvastatin in statin-intolerant patients. Degreef LE, Opdam FL, Teepe-Twiss IM, Jukema JW, Guchelaar HJ, Tamsma JT

Background/aim: Statin intolerance is increasingly recognized as a therapy limiting factor in the primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease. Since vulnerability to dose related adverse events differ between subjects treated with statins we hypothesized low-dose simvastatin would be tolerated and effective in statin-intolerant patients. Method: A single center open label prospective observational study was performed assessing tolerability and efficacy of low-dose simvastatin trea... Abstract

Cited 33 times since 2010 (2.2 per year) source: EuropePMC

The American journal of cardiology, Volume 106, Issue 1, 13 2 2010, Pages 4-12 Three-year outcome of sirolimus-eluting versus bare-metal stents for the treatment of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (from the MISSION! Intervention Study). Atary JZ, van der Hoeven BL, Liem SS, Jukema JW, van der Bom JG, Atsma DE, Bootsma M, Zeppenfeld K, van der Wall EE, Schalij MJ

To compare the long-term efficacy and safety of sirolimus-eluting stents (SES) to those of bare-metal stents (BMS) for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction, outcomes were assessed in 310 patients (mean age age 59 +/- 11 years, 78% men) included in the randomized MISSION! Intervention Study: A Prospective Randomised Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy of Drug-Eluting Stents Versus Bare-Metal Stents for the Treatment of Acute Myocardial Infarction after a median follow-up period of 38... Abstract

Cited 32 times since 2010 (2.2 per year) source: EuropePMC

European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery, Volume 38, Issue 6, 13 2 2010, Pages 699-706 Surgery for transposition of the great arteries, ventricular septal defect and left ventricular outflow tract obstruction: European Congenital Heart Surgeons Association multicentre study. Hazekamp MG, Gomez AA, Koolbergen DR, Hraska V, Metras DR, Mattila IP, Daenen W, Berggren HE, Rubay JE, Stellin G, European Congenital Heart Surgeons Association

Objectives: Optimal surgical management for patients with transposition of the great arteries (TGA), ventricular septal defect (VSD) and left ventricular outflow obstruction (LVOTO) remains controversial. Although the Rastelli operation has been the most widely performed surgical procedure during the past decades, several studies have shown its suboptimal long-term prognosis. Other operations have been developed to improve results. This study was performed to compare the outcomes of the differen... Abstract

Cited 2 times since 2010 (0.1 per year) source: EuropePMC

The international journal of cardiovascular imaging, Volume 27, Issue 7, 8 2 2010, Pages 939-942 Stress imaging in patients with diabetes; routine practice? van der Wall EE, Scholte AJ, Holman ER, Bax JJ

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Cited 7 times since 2010 (0.5 per year) source: EuropePMC

EuroIntervention : journal of EuroPCR in collaboration with the Working Group on Interventional Cardiology of the European Society of Cardiology, Volume 6 Suppl G, 1 1 2010, Pages G38-47 Pre-operative aortic valve implantation evaluation: multimodality imaging. Delgado V, Schuijf JD, Bax JJ

Transcatheter aortic valve implantation procedures have been one of the main therapeutic breakthroughs of the last decade providing a feasible alternative therapy to patients with severe symptomatic aortic stenosis and high operative risk. To date, more than 10,000 patients have been treated with this novel therapy and promising results, using either a transarterial or transapical approach have been reported. Accurate preprocedural evaluation of candidates for TAVI is crucial to optimise the suc... Abstract

EuroIntervention : journal of EuroPCR in collaboration with the Working Group on Interventional Cardiology of the European Society of Cardiology, Volume 6 Suppl G, 1 1 2010, Pages G94-G100 Function and anatomy: SPECT-MPI and MSCT coronary angiography. Scholte AJ, Roos CJ, van Werkhoven JM

For the diagnosis of coronary artery disease (CAD), non-invasive cardiac imaging is indispensable. Myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) by single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) investigates the pathophysiological consequences of luminal obstructive CAD, while multislice computed tomography coronary angiography (CTA) indicates the presence, extent and location of coronary atherosclerosis. The integration of CTA and SPECT data may provide important information which may be useful for pa... Abstract

EuroIntervention : journal of EuroPCR in collaboration with the Working Group on Interventional Cardiology of the European Society of Cardiology, Volume 6 Suppl G, 1 1 2010, Pages G5 On cardiovascular imaging. de Feyter P, Bax JJ

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Cited 120 times since 2010 (8.1 per year) source: EuropePMC

Anesthesiology, Volume 112, Issue 5, 1 1 2010, Pages 1105-1115 Postoperative mortality in The Netherlands: a population-based analysis of surgery-specific risk in adults. Noordzij PG, Poldermans D, Schouten O, Bax JJ, Schreiner FA, Boersma E

Background: Few data are available that systematically describe rates and trends of postoperative mortality for fairly large, unselected patient populations. Methods: This population-based study uses a registry of 3.7 million surgical procedures in 102 hospitals in The Netherlands during 1991-2005. Patients older than 20 yr who underwent an elective, nonday case, open surgical procedure were enrolled. Patient data included main (discharge) diagnosis, secondary diagnoses, dates of admission and d... Abstract

Cited 1 times since 2010 (0.1 per year) source: EuropePMC

EuroIntervention : journal of EuroPCR in collaboration with the Working Group on Interventional Cardiology of the European Society of Cardiology, Volume 6 Suppl G, 1 1 2010, Pages G57-64 Quantification of stenosis severity on multidetector row computed tomography. Boogers MJ, Schuijf JD

A comprehensive evaluation of coronary anatomy and atherosclerosis can be provided by MDCT. Currently, several studies have used either manual or semi-automated algorithms for quantification of different plaque characteristics, in particular the degree of luminal narrowing. Although the feasibility of these quantitative algorithms has been demonstrated, further refinement of quantitative CT algorithms is currently indicated to allow a comprehensive yet fully automated analysis of plaque characte... Abstract

EuroIntervention : journal of EuroPCR in collaboration with the Working Group on Interventional Cardiology of the European Society of Cardiology, Volume 6 Suppl G, 1 1 2010, Pages G28-37 Non-invasive imaging in percutaneous mitral valve procedures. Marsan NA, Bax JJ

Novel percutaneous techniques for the treatment of mitral valve (MV) disease have recently been developed and provide an alternative to surgery in patients with high operative risk. However, the complexity of MV anatomy and the variety of mitral regurgitation mechanisms require sophisticated procedures and accurate patient selection. Non-invasive imaging (echocardiography, multislice computed tomography) provides crucial anatomical details and exact characterisation of the mechanism underlying m... Abstract

Cited 16 times since 2010 (1.1 per year) source: EuropePMC

Heart (British Cardiac Society), Volume 96, Issue 9, 1 1 2010, Pages 661 Edwards SAPIEN transcatheter heart valve in native pulmonary valve position. Bertels RA, Blom NA, Schalij MJ

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Cited 45 times since 2010 (3 per year) source: EuropePMC

Journal of innate immunity, Volume 2, Issue 4, 30 5 2010, Pages 307-315 Endogenous inflammatory molecules engage Toll-like receptors in cardiovascular disease. Ionita MG, Arslan F, de Kleijn DP, Pasterkamp G

Innate immunity is important in the pathogenesis and progression of cardiovascular disease. Innate immune cells express various pattern-recognition receptors, among which also Toll-like receptors (TLRs). TLRs occur in atherosclerotic lesions where they are triggered by both exogenous (bacterial and viral pathogens) and endogenous (tissue damage-associated) molecules. Several endogenous TLR activators are described in relation to atherosclerotic disease or ischemia-induced cardiac injury. Experim... Abstract

Cited 39 times since 2010 (2.6 per year) source: EuropePMC

Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN, Volume 5, Issue 7, 29 5 2010, Pages 1198-1204 Temporary perioperative decline of renal function is an independent predictor for chronic kidney disease. van Kuijk JP, Flu WJ, Chonchol M, Hoeks SE, Winkel TA, Verhagen HJ, Bax JJ, Poldermans D

Background and objectives: Acute kidney injury is an independent predictor of short- and long-term survival; however, data on the relationship between reversible transitory decline of kidney function and chronic kidney disease (CKD) are lacking. We assessed the prognostic value of temporary renal function decline on the development of long-term CKD. Design, setting, participants, & measurements: The study included 1308 patients who were undergoing major vascular surgery (aortic aneurysm repa... Abstract

Cited 115 times since 2010 (7.7 per year) source: EuropePMC

European heart journal, Volume 31, Issue 13, 27 4 2010, Pages 1640-1647 Prognostic importance of strain and strain rate after acute myocardial infarction. Antoni ML, Mollema SA, Delgado V, Atary JZ, Borleffs CJ, Boersma E, Holman ER, van der Wall EE, Schalij MJ, Bax JJ

Aims: Recently, strain and strain rate have been introduced as novel parameters reflecting left ventricular (LV) function. The purpose of the current study was to assess the prognostic importance of strain and strain rate after acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Methods and results: A total of 659 patients after AMI were evaluated. Baseline echocardiography was performed to assess LV function with traditional parameters and strain and strain rate. During follow-up, 51 patients (8%) reached the p... Abstract

Cited 53 times since 2010 (3.6 per year) source: EuropePMC

Pacing and clinical electrophysiology : PACE, Volume 33, Issue 8, 27 4 2010, Pages 1013-1019 Recurrent implantable cardioverter-defibrillator replacement is associated with an increasing risk of pocket-related complications. Borleffs CJ, Thijssen J, de Bie MK, van Rees JB, van Welsenes GH, van Erven L, Bax JJ, Cannegieter SC, Schalij MJ

Background: Despite beneficial effects of implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) therapy, limited service life results in replacement within the majority of patients. Data concerning the effect of replacement procedures on the occurrence of pocket-related adverse events are scarce. In this study, the requirement for pocket-related surgical re-interventions following ICD treatment and the effect of device replacement were evaluated. Methods: From 1992 to 2008, 2,415 patients receiving an IC... Abstract