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Cited 13 times since 2014 (1.1 per year)
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European journal of vascular and endovascular surgery : the official journal of the European Society for Vascular Surgery,
Volume 47, Issue 5, 20 3 2014, Pages 479-486
Differences in mortality, risk factors, and complications after open and endovascular repair of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms.
von Meijenfeldt GC, Ultee KH, Eefting D, Hoeks SE, ten Raa S, Rouwet EV, Hendriks JM, Verhagen HJ, Bastos Goncalves FM
Objective/background: Endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) for ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (rAAA) has faced resistance owing to the marginal evidence of benefit over open surgical repair (OSR). This study aims to determine the impact of treatment modality on early mortality after rAAA, and to assess differences in postoperative complications and long-term survival. Methods: Patients treated between January 2000 and June 2013 were identified. The primary endpoint was early mortality. Second...
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Cited 10 times since 2014 (0.9 per year)
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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America,
Volume 111, Issue 9, 18 3 2014, Pages 3556-3560
Small distances can keep bacteria at bay for days.
van Bunnik BA, Ssematimba A, Hagenaars TJ, Nodelijk G, Haverkate MR, Bonten MJ, Hayden MK, Weinstein RA, Bootsma MC, De Jong MC
Transmission of pathogens between spatially separated hosts, i.e., indirect transmission, is a commonly encountered phenomenon important for epidemic pathogen spread. The routes of indirect transmission often remain untraced, making it difficult to develop control strategies. Here we used a tailor-made design to study indirect transmission experimentally, using two different zoonotic bacteria in broilers. Previous experiments using a single bacterial species yielded a delay in the onset of trans...
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Cited 28 times since 2014 (2.5 per year)
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Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.),
Volume 22, Issue 6, 18 3 2014, Pages 1553-1559
Body fat, especially visceral fat, is associated with electrocardiographic measures of sympathetic activation.
Hillebrand S, de Mutsert R, Christen T, Maan AC, Jukema JW, Lamb HJ, de Roos A, Rosendaal FR, den Heijer M, Swenne CA, NEO Study Group
Objective: Obesity is associated with sympathetic activation, but the role of different fat depots is unclear. The association between body fat, specifically visceral fat, and electrocardiographic measures of sympathetic activation in a population with structurally normal hearts was investigated. Methods: In this cross-sectional baseline analysis of the Netherlands Epidemiology of Obesity study, body fat percentage was assessed with BIA and abdominal subcutaneous (SAT) and visceral adipose tissu...
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Cited 37 times since 2014 (3.2 per year)
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European heart journal,
Volume 35, Issue 22, 16 3 2014, Pages 1479-1485
Radio-frequency ablation as primary management of well-tolerated sustained monomorphic ventricular tachycardia in patients with structural heart disease and left ventricular ejection fraction over 30%.
Maury P, Baratto F, Zeppenfeld K, Klein G, Delacretaz E, Sacher F, Pruvot E, Brigadeau F, Rollin A, Andronache M, Maccabelli G, Gawrysiak M, Brenner R, Forclaz A, Schlaepfer J, Lacroix D, Duparc A, Mondoly P, Bouisset F, Delay M, Hocini M, Derval N, Sadoul N, Magnin-Poull I, Klug D, Haïssaguerre M, Jaïs P, Della Bella P, De Chillou C
Aims: Patients with well-tolerated sustained monomorphic ventricular tachycardia (SMVT) and left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) over 30% may benefit from a primary strategy of VT ablation without immediate need for a 'back-up' implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD). Methods and results: One hundred and sixty-six patients with structural heart disease (SHD), LVEF over 30%, and well-tolerated SMVT (no syncope) underwent primary radiofrequency ablation without ICD implantation...
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Cited 43 times since 2014 (3.8 per year)
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Injury,
Volume 45, Issue 7, 15 3 2014, Pages 1028-1034
Systematic review of the prevalence and characteristics of battle casualties from NATO coalition forces in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Hoencamp R, Vermetten E, Tan EC, Putter H, Leenen LP, Hamming JF
Background: The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) coalition forces remain heavily committed on combat operations overseas. Understanding the prevalence and characteristics of battlefield injury of coalition partners is vital to combat casualty care performance improvement. The aim of this systematic review was to evaluate the prevalence and characteristics of battle casualties from NATO coalition partners in Iraq and Afghanistan. The primary outcome was mechanism of injury and the second...
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Cited 1 times since 2014 (0.1 per year)
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Journal of child neurology,
Volume 30, Issue 1, 13 2 2014, Pages 129-132
Strokelike episodes and cutis marmorata telangiectatica congenita.
Van Schaik SM, Reneman L, Engelen M, Roos YB, Poll-The BT
We report the case of a boy with cutis marmorata telangiectatica congenita, strokelike episodes, and a pinpoint stenosis of the left internal carotid artery. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a stenosis of an intracranial artery in a patient with cutis marmorata telangiectatica congenita.
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Cited 44 times since 2014 (3.8 per year)
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Intensive care medicine,
Volume 40, Issue 4, 13 2 2014, Pages 564-571
Duration of colonization with antimicrobial-resistant bacteria after ICU discharge.
Haverkate MR, Derde LP, Brun-Buisson C, Bonten MJ, Bootsma MC
Purpose: Readmission of patients colonized with antimicrobial-resistant bacteria (AMRB) is important in the nosocomial dynamics of AMRB. We assessed the duration of colonization after discharge from the intensive care unit (ICU) with highly resistant Enterobacteriaceae (HRE), methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), and vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE). Methods: Data were obtained from a cluster-randomized trial in 13 ICUs in 8 European countries (MOSAR-ICU trial, 2008-2011). Al...
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Cited 36 times since 2014 (3.1 per year)
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Annals of surgical oncology,
Volume 21 Suppl 4, 11 2 2014, Pages S528-37
Near-infrared fluorescence imaging of both colorectal cancer and ureters using a low-dose integrin targeted probe.
Verbeek FP, van der Vorst JR, Tummers QR, Boonstra MC, de Rooij KE, Löwik CW, Valentijn AR, van de Velde CJ, Choi HS, Frangioni JV, Vahrmeijer AL
Background: Irradical tumor resections and iatrogenic ureteral injury remain a significant problem during lower abdominal surgery. The aim of the current study was to intraoperatively identify both colorectal tumors and ureters in subcutaneous and orthotopic animal models using cRGD-ZW800-1 and near-infrared (NIR) fluorescence. Methods: The zwitterionic fluorophore ZW800-1 was conjugated to the tumor specific peptide cRGD (targeting integrins) and to the a-specific peptide cRAD. One nmol cRGD-ZW...
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Cited 7 times since 2014 (0.6 per year)
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Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology,
Volume 70, Issue 5, 10 2 2014, Pages 893-898
E-learning enables parents to assess an infantile hemangioma.
de Graaf M, Knol MJ, Totté JE, van Os-Medendorp H, Breugem CC, Pasmans SG
Background: Infantile hemangiomas (IH) at risk for complications need to be recognized early. Objective: We sought to determine if parents are able to assess, after e-learning, whether their child has an IH, is at risk for complications, and needs to be seen (urgently) by a specialist. Methods: This was a prospective study of 158 parents participating in an IH e-learning module. Parents were asked to assess their child's skin abnormality. A dermatologist answered the same questions (by e-co...
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Cited 11 times since 2014 (1 per year)
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PloS one,
Volume 9, Issue 2, 10 2 2014, Pages e86665
Temporal trends of system of care for STEMI: insights from the Jakarta Cardiovascular Care Unit Network System.
Dharma S, Siswanto BB, Firdaus I, Dakota I, Andriantoro H, Wardeh AJ, van der Laarse A, Jukema JW
Aim: Guideline implementation programs are of paramount importance in optimizing acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) care. Assessment of performance indicators from a local STEMI network will provide knowledge of how to improve the system of care. Methods and results: Between 2008-2011, 1505 STEMI patients were enrolled. We compared the performance indicators before (n = 869) and after implementation (n = 636) of a local STEMI network. In 2011 (after introduction of STEMI networking...
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8 2 2014
Enterococcal Genomics
Palmer KL, van Schaik W, Willems RJL, Gilmore MS
Enterococcal genomics is a rapidly growing area of study. The first enterococcal genome sequence—that of Enterococcus faecalis V583—was published ten years ago (McShan & Shankar, 2002; Paulsen, et al., 2003), and complete or draft genome sequences of various enterococcal strains and species now number in the hundreds (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/genome). Concurrent with rapid advances in genome sequencing, the sequencing-based classification scheme of multilocus sequence typing (MLST) has be...
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Cited 38 times since 2014 (3.3 per year)
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Circulation research,
Volume 114, Issue 6, 7 1 2014, Pages 993-1003
Exchange protein directly activated by cAMP mediates slow delayed-rectifier current remodeling by sustained β-adrenergic activation in guinea pig hearts.
Aflaki M, Qi XY, Xiao L, Ordog B, Tadevosyan A, Luo X, Maguy A, Shi Y, Tardif JC, Nattel S
Rationale: β-Adrenoceptor activation contributes to sudden death risk in heart failure. Chronic β-adrenergic stimulation, as occurs in patients with heart failure, causes potentially arrhythmogenic reductions in slow delayed-rectifier K(+) current (IKs). Objective: To assess the molecular mechanisms of IKs downregulation caused by chronic β-adrenergic activation, particularly the role of exchange protein directly activated by cAMP (Epac). Methods and results: Isolated guinea pig left ventricular...
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Cited 43 times since 2014 (3.8 per year)
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The international journal of cardiovascular imaging,
Volume 30, Issue 3, 6 1 2014, Pages 549-558
Global longitudinal strain and left atrial volume index improve prediction of appropriate implantable cardioverter defibrillator therapy in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy patients.
Debonnaire P, Thijssen J, Leong DP, Joyce E, Katsanos S, Hoogslag GE, Schalij MJ, Atsma DE, Bax JJ, Delgado V, Marsan NA
Accurate predictors of appropriate implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) therapy in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) patients are lacking. Both left atrial volume index (LAVI) and global longitudinal strain (GLS) have been proposed as prognostic markers in HCM patients. The specific value of LAVI and GLS to predict appropriate ICD therapy in high-risk HCM patients was studied. LAVI and 2-dimensional speckle tracking-derived GLS were assessed in 92 HCM patients undergoing ICD implantation...
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Cited 2 times since 2014 (0.2 per year)
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European heart journal. Cardiovascular Imaging,
Volume 15, Issue 7, 4 1 2014, Pages 832
CoreValve stent frame misdeployment and increased transvalvular gradient.
Kamperidis V, van der Kley F, Katsanos S, Delgado V
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Cited 113 times since 2014 (9.9 per year)
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Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology,
Volume 16, Issue 5, 4 1 2014, Pages 681-688
Feasibility, safety, and short-term outcome of leadless ultrasound-based endocardial left ventricular resynchronization in heart failure patients: results of the wireless stimulation endocardially for CRT (WiSE-CRT) study.
Auricchio A, Delnoy PP, Butter C, Brachmann J, Van Erven L, Spitzer S, Moccetti T, Seifert M, Markou T, Laszo K, Regoli F, Collaborative Study Group
Aims: Left ventricular (LV) endocardial pacing may address the limitations in the selection of an LV pacing site and provide improvements in cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) effectiveness. We report on the feasibility, the safety, and the short-term outcome of a leadless ultrasound-based technology for LV endocardial resynchronization in heart failure (HF) patients enroled into the Wireless Stimulation Endocardially for CRT (WiSE-CRT) study. Methods and results: Seventeen HF patients were...
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Cited 17 times since 2014 (1.5 per year)
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The international journal of cardiovascular imaging,
Volume 30, Issue 4, 4 1 2014, Pages 713-720
Impact of right ventricular dyssynchrony on left ventricular performance in patients with pulmonary hypertension.
Haeck ML, Höke U, Marsan NA, Holman ER, Wolterbeek R, Bax JJ, Schalij MJ, Vliegen HW, Delgado V
Pulmonary hypertension has been associated with right ventricular (RV) dyssynchrony which may induce left ventricular (LV) dysfunction and dyssynchrony through ventricular interdependence. The present study evaluated the influence of RV dyssynchrony on LV performance in patients with pulmonary hypertension. One hundred and seven patients with pulmonary hypertension (age 63 ± 14 years, systolic pulmonary arterial pressure 60 ± 19 mmHg) and LV ejection fraction (EF) >35% were evaluated. Ventric...
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Cited 1 times since 2014 (0.1 per year)
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Netherlands heart journal : monthly journal of the Netherlands Society of Cardiology and the Netherlands Heart Foundation,
Volume 22, Issue 2, 1 1 2014, Pages 77-79
ST-segment elevation associated with allergic reaction to echocardiographic contrast agent administration.
van Ginkel A, Sorgdrager B, de Graaf MA, Karalis I, Ajmone Marsan N
We report a case of an allergic reaction after the administration of an echocardiographic contrast agent which resulted in ST-segment elevation. Hypersensitivity and allergic reactions are known causes of acute cardiovascular events. However, only limited reports are available which suggest the exact mechanism of the occurrence of angina or myocardial infarction during severe allergic reactions. In our case, through invasive imaging (coronary angiography and IVUS) we have shown for the first tim...
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Cited 11 times since 2014 (1 per year)
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Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA,
Volume 22, Issue 4, 1 1 2014, Pages 793-800
Radiographic prevalence of CAM-type femoroacetabular impingement after open reduction and internal fixation of femoral neck fractures.
Mathew G, Kowalczuk M, Hetaimish B, Bedi A, Philippon MJ, Bhandari M, Simunovic N, Crouch S, Ayeni OR, FAITH Investigators
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to estimate the radiographic prevalence of CAM-type femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) in elderly patients (≥ 50 years) who have undergone internal fixation for femoral neck fracture. Methods: A total of 187 frog-leg lateral radiographs of elderly patients who underwent internal fixation for a femoral neck fracture were reviewed by two independent reviewers. The alpha angle, beta angle, and femoral head-neck offset ratio were calculated. The presence of two...
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Cited 432 times since 2014 (37.7 per year)
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Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases,
Volume 20, Issue 2, 1 1 2014, Pages 123-129
The effects of clinical and statistical heterogeneity on the predictive values of results from meta-analyses.
Melsen WG, Bootsma MC, Rovers MM, Bonten MJ
Variance between studies in a meta-analysis will exist. This heterogeneity may be of clinical, methodological or statistical origin. The last of these is quantified by the I(2) -statistic. We investigated, using simulated studies, the accuracy of I(2) in the assessment of heterogeneity and the effects of heterogeneity on the predictive value of meta-analyses. The relevance of quantifying I(2) was determined according to the likely presence of heterogeneity between studies (low, high, or unknown)...
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Neurology,
Volume 82, Issue 5, 1 1 2014, Pages e36-40
Clinical reasoning: a 76-year-old man remaining comatose after cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
Li SC, de Graaf MT, Cherian PJ
A 76-year-old man was admitted to the hospital after having a "cardiac arrest" while riding his bicycle and subsequently falling into a canal. Thirty minutes after the accident, he was resuscitated by an ambulance crew. They detected a ventricular tachycardia, which responded to defibrillation. Thereafter, there was a sinus bradycardia, which was treated with atropine and adrenaline. After 30 minutes of resuscitation, there was return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC). At admission to...
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