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Cited 29 times since 2015 (3 per year)
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Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America,
Volume 62, Issue 5, 9 2 2015, Pages 631-636
Prevention of Surgical Site Infections: Decontamination With Mupirocin Based on Preoperative Screening for Staphylococcus aureus Carriers or Universal Decontamination?
Hetem DJ, Bootsma MC, Bonten MJ
Perioperative decolonization of Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriers with mupirocin together with chlorhexidine body washing reduces the incidence of S. aureus surgical site infection. A targeted strategy, applied in S. aureus carriers only, is costly, and implementation may reduce effectiveness. Universal decolonization is more cost-effective but increases exposure of noncarriers to mupirocin and the risk of resistance to mupirocin in staphylococci. High-level mupirocin resistance in S. aureus...
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Cited 35 times since 2015 (3.7 per year)
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Journal of nuclear cardiology : official publication of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology,
Volume 24, Issue 1, 9 2 2015, Pages 195-206
<sup>18</sup>F-FDG positron emission tomography/computed tomography in infective endocarditis.
Salomäki SP, Saraste A, Kemppainen J, Bax JJ, Knuuti J, Nuutila P, Seppänen M, Roivainen A, Airaksinen J, Pirilä L, Oksi J, Hohenthal U
Background: The diagnosis of infective endocarditis (IE), especially the diagnosis of prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE) is challenging since echocardiographic findings are often scarce in the early phase of the disease. We studied the use of 2-[18F]fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (18F-FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) in IE. Methods: Sixteen patients with suspected PVE and 7 patients with NVE underwent visual evaluation of 18F-FDG-PET/CT. 18F-FDG uptake was measured also...
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Cited 28 times since 2015 (2.9 per year)
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Heart rhythm,
Volume 13, Issue 4, 8 2 2015, Pages 905-912
Detailed characterization of familial idiopathic ventricular fibrillation linked to the DPP6 locus.
Ten Sande JN, Postema PG, Boekholdt SM, Tan HL, van der Heijden JF, de Groot NM, Volders PG, Zeppenfeld K, Boersma LV, Nannenberg EA, Christiaans I, Wilde AA
Background: Familial idiopathic ventricular fibrillation (IVF) is a severe disease entity and is notoriously difficult to manage because there are no clinical risk indicators for premature cardiac arrest. Previously, we identified a link between familial IVF and a risk haplotype on chromosome 7q36 (involving the arrhythmia gene DPP6). Objective: The purpose of this study was to expand our knowledge of familial IVF and to discuss its (extended) clinical characteristics. Methods: We studied 601 fa...
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Cited 5 times since 2015 (0.5 per year)
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Ecology and evolution,
Volume 6, Issue 1, 8 2 2015, Pages 46-55
Postdispersal nepotism in male long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis).
Gerber L, Krützen M, de Ruiter JR, van Schaik CP, van Noordwijk MA
Cooperative behaviors are promoted by kin selection if the costs to the actor are smaller than the fitness benefits to the recipient, weighted by the coefficient of relatedness. In primates, cooperation occurs primarily among female dyads. Due to male dispersal before sexual maturity in many primate species, however, it is unknown whether there are sufficient opportunities for selective tolerance and occasional coalitionary support for kin selection to favor male nepotistic support. We studied t...
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Cited 26 times since 2015 (2.7 per year)
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Tuberculosis (Edinburgh, Scotland),
Volume 97, 8 2 2015, Pages 163-171
KLRG1 and PD-1 expression are increased on T-cells following tuberculosis-treatment and identify cells with different proliferative capacities in BCG-vaccinated adults.
Boer MC, van Meijgaarden KE, Goletti D, Vanini V, Prins C, Ottenhoff TH, Joosten SA
In cancer and chronic infectious diseases, immune checkpoint-blockade of inhibitory receptors can enhance T-cell immunity. In tuberculosis (TB), a chronic infectious disease, prolonged antigen exposure can potentially drive terminal T-cell differentiation towards functional 'exhaustion': in human TB T-cells express PD-1 (programmed cell death protein-1) and CTLA-4 (cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein-4). However, in murine TB not PD-1 but rather killer cell lectin-like receptor s...
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Cited 7 times since 2015 (0.7 per year)
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International journal of surgery case reports,
Volume 19, 7 1 2015, Pages 8-10
Traumatic rupture of a Meckel's diverticulum due to blunt abdominal trauma in a soccer game: A case report.
Tummers WS, van der Vorst JR, Swank DJ
Introduction: a Meckel's diverticulum is one of the most common congenital anomalies of the digestive tract. The reported lifetime complication rate is 4%, mostly due to hemorrhage, obstruction, perforation or inflammation. A symptomatic Meckel's diverticulum due to rupture after blunt abdominal trauma is very rare. We believe this case report is the first reporting a rupture of a Meckel's diverticulum after a low velocity blunt abdominal trauma and outlining the importance of a t...
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Journal of nuclear cardiology : official publication of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology,
Volume 23, Issue 6, 2 1 2015, Pages 1510-1513
One-stop-shop cardiac CT: 3D fusion of CT coronary anatomy and myocardial perfusion for guiding revascularization in complex multivessel disease.
van Rosendael AR, Dimitriu-Leen AC, Montero-Cabezas JM, Bax JJ, Kroft LJ, Scholte AJ
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Cited 1 times since 2015 (0.1 per year)
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Circulation,
Volume 132, Issue 23, 1 1 2015, Pages e375
Letter Regarding Article, "MicroRNA-155 Exerts Cell-Specific Antiangiogenic but Proarteriogenic Effects During Adaptive Neovascularization".
Welten SM, Quax PH, Nossent AY
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Cited 16 times since 2015 (1.7 per year)
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Behavior research methods,
Volume 47, Issue 4, 1 1 2015, Pages 1356-1364
Algorithm-supported visual error correction (AVEC) of heart rate measurements in dogs, Canis lupus familiaris.
Schöberl I, Kortekaas K, Schöberl FF, Kotrschal K
Dog heart rate (HR) is characterized by a respiratory sinus arrhythmia, and therefore makes an automatic algorithm for error correction of HR measurements hard to apply. Here, we present a new method of error correction for HR data collected with the Polar system, including (1) visual inspection of the data, (2) a standardized way to decide with the aid of an algorithm whether or not a value is an outlier (i.e., "error"), and (3) the subsequent removal of this error from the data set....
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Cited 4 times since 2015 (0.4 per year)
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RMD open,
Volume 1, Issue 1, 1 1 2015, Pages e000113
A prediction model for progressive disease in systemic sclerosis.
Meijs J, Schouffoer AA, Ajmone Marsan N, Stijnen T, Putter H, Ninaber MK, Huizinga TW, de Vries-Bouwstra JK
Objective: To develop a model that assesses the risk for progressive disease in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) over the short term, in order to guide clinical management. Methods: Baseline characteristics and 1 year follow-up results of 163 patients with SSc referred to a multidisciplinary healthcare programme were evaluated. Progressive disease was defined as: death, ≥10% decrease in forced vital capacity, ≥15% decrease in diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide, ≥10% decrease in body we...
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Cited 61 times since 2015 (6.4 per year)
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Revista espanola de cardiologia (English ed.),
Volume 68, Issue 12, 1 1 2015, Pages 1125
2015 ESC Guidelines for the Management of Acute Coronary Syndromes in Patients Presenting Without Persistent ST-segment Elevation.
Roffi M, Patrono C, Collet JP, Mueller C, Valgimigli M, Andreotti F, Bax JJ, Borger MA, Brotons C, Chew DP, Gencer B, Hasenfuss G, Kjeldsen K, Lancellotti P, Landmesser U, Mehilli J, Mukherjee D, Storey RF, Windecker S
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Journal of nuclear cardiology : official publication of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology,
Volume 22, Issue 6, 1 1 2015, Pages 1171-1178
Multimodality imaging: Bird's eye view from The European Society of Cardiology Congress 2015 London, August 29-September 2, 2015.
Bax JJ, Delgado V, Achenbach S, Sechtem U, Knuuti J
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Journal of the American College of Cardiology,
Volume 66, Issue 22, 1 1 2015, Pages 2576-2577
Reply: Elimination of All Inducible Ventricular Tachycardias as the Endpoint for Ablation.
Yokokawa M, Kim HM, Baser K, Stevenson W, Nagashima K, Della Bella P, Vergara P, Hindricks G, Arya A, Zeppenfeld K, de Riva Silva M, Daoud EG, Kumar S, Kuck KH, Tilz R, Mathew S, Ghanbari H, Latchamsetty R, Morady F, Bogun F
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Cited 194 times since 2015 (20.3 per year)
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Journal of clinical microbiology,
Volume 53, Issue 12, 1 1 2015, Pages 3788-3797
Core Genome Multilocus Sequence Typing Scheme for High- Resolution Typing of Enterococcus faecium.
de Been M, Pinholt M, Top J, Bletz S, Mellmann A, van Schaik W, Brouwer E, Rogers M, Kraat Y, Bonten M, Corander J, Westh H, Harmsen D, Willems RJ
Enterococcus faecium, a common inhabitant of the human gut, has emerged in the last 2 decades as an important multidrug-resistant nosocomial pathogen. Since the start of the 21st century, multilocus sequence typing (MLST) has been used to study the molecular epidemiology of E. faecium. However, due to the use of a small number of genes, the resolution of MLST is limited. Whole-genome sequencing (WGS) now allows for high-resolution tracing of outbreaks, but current WGS-based approaches lack stand...
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Cited 14 times since 2015 (1.5 per year)
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Clinical psychology & psychotherapy,
Volume 24, Issue 1, 1 1 2015, Pages 269-277
Feasibility and Effectiveness of Memory Specificity Training in Depressed Outpatients: A Pilot Study.
Eigenhuis E, Seldenrijk A, van Schaik A, Raes F, van Oppen P
Background: Research has shown that depressed patients suffer from reduced autobiographical memory specificity (rAMS). This cognitive phenomenon is associated with the maintenance and recurrence of depressive symptoms. Objectives: This pilot study aims to investigate the feasibility and effectiveness of a relatively new group-based intervention (Memory Specificity Training; MeST) that aims to reduce rAMS in an outpatient setting. Methods: Twenty-six depressed outpatients received MeST during the...
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Cited 21 times since 2015 (2.2 per year)
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Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences,
Volume 370, Issue 1683, 1 1 2015, Pages 20150003
Communal range defence in primates as a public goods dilemma.
Willems EP, Arseneau TJ, Schleuning X, van Schaik CP
Classic socio-ecological theory holds that the occurrence of aggressive range defence is primarily driven by ecological incentives, most notably by the economic defendability of an area or the resources it contains. While this ecological cost-benefit framework has great explanatory power in solitary or pair-living species, comparative work on group-living primates has always found economic defendability to be a necessary, but not sufficient condition to account for the distribution of effective...
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Cited 31 times since 2015 (3.2 per year)
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American heart journal,
Volume 173, 1 1 2015, Pages 77-85
Rationale and design of POPular-TAVI: antiPlatelet therapy fOr Patients undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation.
Nijenhuis VJ, Bennaghmouch N, Hassell M, Baan J, van Kuijk JP, Agostoni P, van 't Hof A, Kievit PC, Veenstra L, van der Harst P, van den Heuvel AF, den Heijer P, Kelder JC, Deneer VH, van der Kley F, Onorati F, Collet JP, Maisano F, Latib A, Huber K, Stella PR, Ten Berg JM
Background: Despite improving experience and techniques, ischemic and bleeding complications after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) remain prevalent and impair survival. Current guidelines recommend the temporary addition of clopidogrel in the initial period after TAVI to prevent thromboembolic events. However, explorative studies suggest that this is associated with a higher rate of major bleeding without a decrease in thromboembolic complications. Methods: The POPular TAVI trial...
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Cited 24 times since 2015 (2.5 per year)
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Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology,
Volume 27, Issue 1, 25 4 2015, Pages 80-87
VT Recurrence After Ablation: Incomplete Ablation or Disease Progression? A Multicentric European Study.
Berte B, Sacher F, Venlet J, Andreu D, Mahida S, Aldhoon B, DE Potter T, Sarkozy A, Tavernier R, Andronache M, Deneke T, Kautzner J, Berruezo A, Cochet H, Zeppenfeld K, Jaïs P
Aim: To determine whether ventricular tachycardia (VT) recurrences in arrhythmogenic RV cardiomyopathy (ARVC) and nonischemic cardiomyopathy (NICM) are related to incomplete ablation or disease progression. Methods: ARVC and NICM patients with two substrate maps of the same diseased ventricle with an interprocedural delay of ≥12 months were included. Disease progression was defined as ≥1 factor: scar area progression (PROG, +5%), ventricular remodeling (dilatation [+25 mL] or decreased ejection...
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European journal of preventive cardiology,
Volume 23, Issue 11, 24 4 2015, Pages 1195-1201
Advantages and disadvantages of unstructured cardiovascular risk factor screening for follow-up in primary care.
de Boer AW, de Mutsert R, den Heijer M, Rosendaal FR, Jukema JW, Blom JW, Numans ME, NEO study group
Background: In contrast to structured, integrated risk assessment in primary care, unstructured risk factor screening outside primary care and corresponding recommendations to consult a general practitioner (GP) are often based on one abnormal value of a single risk factor. This study investigates the advantages and disadvantages of unstructured screening of blood pressure and cholesterol outside primary care. Methods: After the baseline visit of the Netherlands Epidemiology of Obesity study (po...
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Cited 6 times since 2015 (0.6 per year)
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European journal of preventive cardiology,
Volume 23, Issue 10, 24 4 2015, Pages 1104-1113
Risk stratification and treatment effect of statins in secondary cardiovascular prevention in old age: Additive value of N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide.
Poortvliet RK, van Peet PG, de Craen AJ, Mertens BJ, Mooijaart SP, Wijsman LW, Drewes YM, Ford I, Sattar N, Jukema JW, Stott DJ, de Ruijter W, Gussekloo J
Background: To date, no validated risk scores exist for prediction of recurrence risk or potential treatment effect for older people with a history of a cardiovascular event. Therefore, we assessed predictive values for recurrent cardiovascular disease of models with age and sex, traditional cardiovascular risk markers, and 'SMART risk score', all with and without addition of N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP). Treatment effect of pravastatin was assessed across low...
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