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Cited 139 times since 2011 (9.9 per year)
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Molecular imaging and biology,
Volume 13, Issue 2, 1 1 2011, Pages 199-207
Optical image-guided surgery--where do we stand?
Keereweer S, Kerrebijn JD, van Driel PB, Xie B, Kaijzel EL, Snoeks TJ, Que I, Hutteman M, van der Vorst JR, Mieog JS, Vahrmeijer AL, van de Velde CJ, Baatenburg de Jong RJ, Löwik CW
In cancer surgery, intra-operative assessment of the tumor-free margin, which is critical for the prognosis of the patient, relies on the visual appearance and palpation of the tumor. Optical imaging techniques provide real-time visualization of the tumor, warranting intra-operative image-guided surgery. Within this field, imaging in the near-infrared light spectrum offers two essential advantages: increased tissue penetration of light and an increased signal-to-background-ratio of contrast agen...
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Cited 1 times since 2011 (0.1 per year)
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Cardiology in the young,
Volume 21, Issue 2, 1 1 2011
Assessment of proximal right coronary artery and cardiac dimensions with low-dose volumetric computed tomographic angiography in a child.
Roest AA, Hazekamp MG, Kroft LJ
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Journal of nuclear cardiology : official publication of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology,
Volume 18, Issue 2, 1 1 2011, Pages 368-370
Subvalvular hypertrophic calcification of the mitral annulus: [(18)F]FDG-PET-CT, MRI, and echocardiography findings.
Persigehl T, Maintz D, Kies P, Heindel W, Schober O, Tiemann K, Rahbar K
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Cited 4 times since 2011 (0.3 per year)
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Journal of endovascular therapy : an official journal of the International Society of Endovascular Specialists,
Volume 18, Issue 2, 1 1 2011, Pages 205-213
Treatment of types II-IV endoleaks by injecting biocompatible elastomer (PDMS) in the aneurysm sac: an in vitro study.
Bosman WM, Hinnen JW, van der Steenhoven TJ, de Vries AC, Brom HL, Jacobs MJ, Hamming JF
Purpose: To investigate if an elastomer [polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)] can be used to effectively treat endoleaks after endovascular aneurysm repair. Methods: A latex aneurysm (36-mm inner diameter sac, 15-mm inner diameter neck) was attached to an in vitro circulation model. The aneurysm was excluded from the circulation by placing an unstented polyester graft. Endoleak types II-IV were created using different setups. While the circulation setup running, the aneurysm was filled with contrast med...
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Cited 7 times since 2011 (0.5 per year)
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Radiology,
Volume 260, Issue 1, 1 1 2011, Pages 88-97
Corrected tetralogy of Fallot: comparison of tissue doppler imaging and velocity-encoded MR for assessment of performance and temporal activation of right ventricle.
van der Hulst AE, Roest AA, Delgado V, Kroft LJ, Holman ER, Blom NA, Bax JJ, de Roos A, Westenberg JJ
Purpose: To compare velocity-encoded (VE) magnetic resonance (MR) imaging with tissue Doppler imaging to assess right ventricular (RV) peak systolic velocities and timing of velocities in patients with corrected tetralogy of Fallot and healthy subjects. Materials and methods: Local institutional review board approval was obtained; patients or their parents gave informed consent. Thirty-three patients (20 male, 13 female; median age, 12 years; interquartile range [IQR], 11-15 years; age range, 8-...
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Cited 2 times since 2011 (0.1 per year)
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Minerva cardioangiologica,
Volume 59, Issue 2, 1 1 2011, Pages 149-169
Ventricular tachycardia ablation: indications and techniques.
Wijnmaalen AP, Zeppenfeld K
Over the last decades indications have broadened and techniques have been developed resulting in an increasing use of catheter ablation for different types of ventricular tachycardia (VT). Due to the high ablation success for non scar-related ventricular arrhythmia (VA) catheter ablation has become a first line therapy for symptomatic idiopathic VA or VA presumed to cause ventricular dysfunction. For the ablation of scar-related VTs individual patient factors and operator experience play an impo...
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Cited 40 times since 2011 (2.9 per year)
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European heart journal,
Volume 32, Issue 9, 1 1 2011, Pages 1161-1170
Manifest disease, risk factors for sudden cardiac death, and cardiac events in a large nationwide cohort of predictively tested hypertrophic cardiomyopathy mutation carriers: determining the best cardiological screening strategy.
Christiaans I, Birnie E, Bonsel GJ, Mannens MM, Michels M, Majoor-Krakauer D, Dooijes D, van Tintelen JP, van den Berg MP, Volders PG, Arens YH, van den Wijngaard A, Atsma DE, Helderman-van den Enden AT, Houweling AC, de Boer K, van der Smagt JJ, Hauer RN, Marcelis CL, Timmermans J, van Langen IM, Wilde AA
Aims: We investigated the presence of a clinical diagnosis of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), risk factors for sudden cardiac death (SCD), and cardiac events during follow-up in predictively tested-not known to have a clinical diagnosis of HCM before the DNA test-carriers of a sarcomeric gene mutation and associations with age and gender to determine the best cardiological screening strategy. Methods and results: One hundred and thirty-six (30%) of 446 mutation carriers were diagnosed with HC...
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Cited 31 times since 2011 (2.2 per year)
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PloS one,
Volume 6, Issue 3, 31 5 2011, Pages e14783
Modelling the costs and effects of selective and universal hospital admission screening for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
Hubben G, Bootsma M, Luteijn M, Glynn D, Bishai D, Bonten M, Postma M
Background: Screening at hospital admission for carriage of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has been proposed as a strategy to reduce nosocomial infections. The objective of this study was to determine the long-term costs and health benefits of selective and universal screening for MRSA at hospital admission, using both PCR-based and chromogenic media-based tests in various settings. Methodology/principal findings: A simulation model of MRSA transmission was used to determine...
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Cited 24 times since 2011 (1.7 per year)
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Clinical genetics,
Volume 80, Issue 4, 31 5 2011, Pages 346-353
Critical appraisal of the revised Ghent criteria for diagnosis of Marfan syndrome.
Radonic T, de Witte P, Groenink M, de Bruin-Bon RA, Timmermans J, Scholte AJ, van den Berg MP, Baars MJ, van Tintelen JP, Kempers M, Zwinderman AH, Mulder BJ
Marfan syndrome (MFS) is a connective tissue disorder with major features in cardiovascular, ocular and skeletal systems. Recently, diagnostic criteria were revised where more weight was given to the aortic root dilatation. We applied the revised Marfan nosology in an established adult Marfan population to define practical repercussions of novel criteria for clinical practice and individual patients. Out of 180 MFS patients, in 91% (n = 164) the diagnosis of MFS remained. Out of 16 patients with...
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Cited 27 times since 2011 (1.9 per year)
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Thrombosis research,
Volume 128, Issue 1, 30 5 2011, Pages 21-26
A simple non-invasive diagnostic algorithm for ruling out chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension in patients after acute pulmonary embolism.
Klok FA, Surie S, Kempf T, Eikenboom J, van Straalen JP, van Kralingen KW, van Dijk AP, Vliegen HW, Bresser P, Wollert KC, Huisman MV
Background: Our aim was to construct a diagnostic model for ruling out chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) in symptomatic patients after acute pulmonary embolism (PE) that is based on simple, non-invasive tests. Methods: Plasma levels of various CTEPH associated biomarkers and conventional ECG criteria for right ventricular pressure overload were assessed in 82 consecutive patients with confirmed CTEPH and 160 consecutive patients with a history of PE who were suspected to have...
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Cited 30 times since 2011 (2.1 per year)
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European heart journal,
Volume 32, Issue 18, 30 5 2011, Pages 2236-2246
Cardiac resynchronization therapy in paediatric and congenital heart disease patients.
van der Hulst AE, Delgado V, Blom NA, van de Veire NR, Schalij MJ, Bax JJ, Roest AA, Holman ER
The number of patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) has significantly increased over the last decades. The CHD population has a high prevalence of heart failure during late follow-up and this is a major cause of mortality. Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) may be a promising therapy to improve the clinical outcome of CHD and paediatric patients with heart failure. However, the CHD and paediatric population is a highly heterogeneous group with different anatomical substrates that may...
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Cited 112 times since 2011 (8 per year)
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European heart journal,
Volume 32, Issue 12, 29 5 2011, Pages 1542-1550
Alterations in multidirectional myocardial functions in patients with aortic stenosis and preserved ejection fraction: a two-dimensional speckle tracking analysis.
Ng AC, Delgado V, Bertini M, Antoni ML, van Bommel RJ, van Rijnsoever EP, van der Kley F, Ewe SH, Witkowski T, Auger D, Nucifora G, Schuijf JD, Poldermans D, Leung DY, Schalij MJ, Bax JJ
Aims: To identify changes in multidirectional strain and strain rate (SR) in patients with aortic stenosis (AS). Methods and results: A total of 420 patients (age 66.1 ± 14.5 years, 60.7% men) with aortic sclerosis, mild, moderate, and severe AS with preserved left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction [(EF), ≥50%] were included. Multidirectional strain and SR imaging were performed by two-dimensional speckle tracking. Patients were more likely to be older (P < 0.001) and at a worse New York Hea...
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Cited 223 times since 2011 (15.9 per year)
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Nature reviews. Cardiology,
Volume 8, Issue 5, 29 5 2011, Pages 292-300
Innate immune signaling in cardiac ischemia.
Arslan F, de Kleijn DP, Pasterkamp G
Despite advances in treatment of patients who suffer from ischemic heart disease, morbidity related to myocardial infarction is increasing in Western societies. Acute and chronic immune responses elicited by myocardial ischemia have an important role in the functional deterioration of the heart. Research on modulation of the inflammatory responses was focused on effector mediators such as leukocytes. However, increasing evidence indicates that various endogenous ligands that act as 'danger...
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Journal of the science of food and agriculture,
Volume 91, Issue 9, 28 4 2011, Pages 1585-1590
Effect of harvesting hour on some physical and mechanical properties of Rosa damascena Mill.
Yilmaz D, Ekinci K, Dilmacunal T, Erbas S
Background: Mechanization of Rosa damascena flower harvest is limited because of the asynchronous flowering period, the necessity for the harvest operation to take place in the early hour of the morning, and a lack of knowledge regarding the physical-mechanical properties of R. damascena. This study investigated the effect of harvesting hour on some physical-mechanical properties of R. damascena. Results: The terminal velocity of the rose flower ranged from 4.00 to 2.38 m s(-1) . The highest pic...
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The international journal of cardiovascular imaging,
Volume 28, Issue 3, 26 4 2011, Pages 551-554
Aortic stiffness in type-1 diabetes mellitus; beware of hypertension.
van der Wall EE, Siebelink HM, Scholte AJ, Schalij MJ
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Cited 5 times since 2011 (0.4 per year)
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The American journal of cardiology,
Volume 107, Issue 11, 26 4 2011, Pages 1639-1643
Reaching C-reactive protein and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol goals in dyslipidemic patients (from the Lipid Treatment Assessment Project [L-TAP] 2).
Chiang CW, Santos RD, Waters DD, Messig M, Tarasenko L, Jukema JW, Ferrières J, Foody J, Seung KB, Lipid Treatment Assessment Project 2 Investigators
The purpose of the present substudy of the Lipid Treatment Assessment Project 2 was to assess dual C-reactive protein (CRP) and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol goal attainment across a spectrum of low-, moderate-, and high-risk patients with dyslipidemia in 8 countries in North America, Latin America, Europe, and Asia. Of the 9,518 patients studied overall, 45% were women, 64% had hypertension, 31% had diabetes, 14% were current smokers, 60% were high risk, and 79% were taking a statin...
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Cited 9 times since 2011 (0.6 per year)
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The Journal of foot and ankle surgery : official publication of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons,
Volume 50, Issue 3, 25 4 2011, Pages 307-310
Demographics and functional outcome of toe fractures.
Van Vliet-Koppert ST, Cakir H, Van Lieshout EM, De Vries MR, Van Der Elst M, Schepers T
Toe fractures are common; however, there are few data on demographics and functional outcome. We studied outcomes in 339 consecutive patients with toe fractures treated between January 2006 and September 2008. Two hundred and sixty-four patients, aged 16 to 75, were mailed an outcome questionnaire, and overall subjective satisfaction with the outcome of treatment was measured using a visual analog scale (VAS). Most frequently affected were the first (38%) and fifth (30%) toes, and most (75.6%) o...
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Cited 27 times since 2011 (1.9 per year)
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Heart rhythm,
Volume 8, Issue 8, 21 3 2011, Pages 1254-1263
Funny current channel HCN4 delineates the developing cardiac conduction system in chicken heart.
Vicente-Steijn R, Passier R, Wisse LJ, Schalij MJ, Poelmann RE, Gittenberger-de Groot AC, Jongbloed MR
Background: Hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide-gated channel 4 (HCN4) in the mouse is expressed in the developing cardiac conduction system (CCS). In the sinoatrial node (SAN), HCN4 is the predominant isoform responsible for the funny current. To date, no data are available on HCN4 expression during chicken CCS development. Objective: The purpose of this study was to provide the full-length sequence of Hcn4 and describe its expression pattern during development in relation to the CCS...
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Cited 70 times since 2011 (5 per year)
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The Annals of thoracic surgery,
Volume 92, Issue 4, 21 3 2011, Pages 1244-1251
Outcomes after transcatheter aortic valve implantation: transfemoral versus transapical approach.
Ewe SH, Delgado V, Ng AC, Antoni ML, van der Kley F, Marsan NA, de Weger A, Tavilla G, Holman ER, Schalij MJ, Bax JJ
Background: Transcatheter aortic valve implantation is commonly implanted through a transfemoral (TFA) or transapical approach (TAA) for patients with severe aortic stenosis. This study aimed to describe the clinical and echocardiographic outcomes of TFA versus TAA. Methods: Clinical and echocardiographic evaluations were performed at baseline, post-TAVI (transcatheter aortic valve implantation), at 6 and 12 months follow-up in 107 consecutive patients who underwent TAVI with balloon-expandable...
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Cited 26 times since 2011 (1.9 per year)
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Thyroid : official journal of the American Thyroid Association,
Volume 21, Issue 5, 21 3 2011, Pages 471-476
Both exogenous subclinical hyperthyroidism and short-term overt hypothyroidism affect myocardial strain in patients with differentiated thyroid carcinoma.
Abdulrahman RM, Delgado V, Hoftijzer HC, Ng AC, Ewe SH, Marsan NA, Holman ER, Hovens GC, Corssmit EP, Romijn JA, Bax JJ, Smit JW
Background: The cardiovascular effects of transitions from exogenous subclinical hyperthyroidism to short-term overt hypothyroidism in patients treated for differentiated thyroid carcinoma remain unclear. The present study aims at evaluating the changes in multidirectional myocardial strain using two-dimensional (2D) speckle tracking during this controlled transition from exogenous subclinical hyperthyroidism to overt hypothyroidism. Methods: The study included 14 patients with differentiated th...
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