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Cited 18 times since 2010 (1.2 per year)
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The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery,
Volume 140, Issue 6, 9 2 2010, Pages 1338-1344
Long-term effects of surgical ventricular restoration with additional restrictive mitral annuloplasty and/or coronary artery bypass grafting on left ventricular function: six-month follow-up by pressure-volume loops.
ten Brinke EA, Klautz RJ, Tulner SA, Verwey HF, Bax JJ, Schalij MJ, van der Wall EE, Versteegh MI, Dion RA, Steendijk P
Objectives: Previous studies demonstrated beneficial short-term effects of surgical ventricular restoration on mechanical dyssynchrony and left ventricular function and improved midterm and long-term clinical parameters. However, long-term effects on systolic and diastolic left ventricular function are still largely unknown. Methods: We studied 9 patients with ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy who underwent surgical ventricular restoration with additional restrictive mitral annuloplasty and/or cor...
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Cited 44 times since 2010 (2.9 per year)
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Journal of nuclear cardiology : official publication of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology,
Volume 17, Issue 3, 9 2 2010, Pages 470-478
Diagnostic accuracy of 64-slice computed tomography coronary angiography for the detection of in-stent restenosis: a meta-analysis.
Carrabba N, Schuijf JD, de Graaf FR, Parodi G, Maffei E, Valenti R, Palumbo A, Weustink AC, Mollet NR, Accetta G, Cademartiri F, Antoniucci D, Bax JJ
Background: We sought to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of 64-slice multi-detector row computed tomography (MDCT) compared with invasive coronary angiography for in-stent restenosis (ISR) detection. Methods: MEDLINE, Cochrane library, and BioMed Central database searches were performed until April 2009 for original articles. Inclusion criteria were (1) 64-MDCT was used as a diagnostic test for ISR, with >50% diameter stenosis selected as the cut-off criterion for significant ISR, using inva...
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Cited 8 times since 2010 (0.5 per year)
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Circulation,
Volume 121, Issue 13, 1 1 2010, Pages e261-2
Images in cardiovascular medicine. Direct endoscopic visual assessment of a transcatheter aortic valve implantation and performance in the Physioheart, an isolated working heart platform.
de Weger A, van Tuijl S, Stijnen M, Steendijk P, de Hart J
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Cited 24 times since 2010 (1.6 per year)
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Heart (British Cardiac Society),
Volume 96, Issue 8, 1 1 2010, Pages 621-624
22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome is under-recognised in adult patients with tetralogy of Fallot and pulmonary atresia.
van Engelen K, Topf A, Keavney BD, Goodship JA, van der Velde ET, Baars MJ, Snijder S, Moorman AF, Postma AV, Mulder BJ
Background: Three quarters of patients with 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome (22q11.2DS) have congenital heart disease (CHD), typically conotruncal heart defects. Although it is currently common practice to test all children with typical CHD for 22q11.2DS, many adult patients have not been tested in the past and therefore 22q11.2DS might be under-recognised in adults. Objectives: To determine the prevalence of 22q11.2DS in adults with tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) and pulmonary atresia (PA)/ventricular sep...
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Cited 4 times since 2010 (0.3 per year)
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Heart (British Cardiac Society),
Volume 96, Issue 7, 1 1 2010, Pages 560-572
Non-invasive imaging: Non-invasive assessment of coronary artery disease in diabetes.
Van de Veire NR, Djaberi R, Schuijf JD, Bax JJ
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Cited 26 times since 2010 (1.7 per year)
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JACC. Cardiovascular imaging,
Volume 3, Issue 4, 1 1 2010, Pages 429-439
Recent developments in heart failure imaging.
Marwick TH, Raman SV, Carrió I, Bax JJ
Despite the central role of echocardiography in its primary assessment, heart failure is a condition in which access to multiple cardiovascular imaging modalities is important. A number of important observations relative to this topic have been made in the last year, including the assessment of left ventricular synchrony, myocardial mechanics, heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, metabolic imaging, assessment of myocardial viability, and fusion imaging.
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Cited 104 times since 2010 (6.8 per year)
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Journal of the American College of Cardiology,
Volume 55, Issue 15, 1 1 2010, Pages 1611-1618
Efficacy and safety of mipomersen, an antisense inhibitor of apolipoprotein B, in hypercholesterolemic subjects receiving stable statin therapy.
Akdim F, Stroes ES, Sijbrands EJ, Tribble DL, Trip MD, Jukema JW, Flaim JD, Su J, Yu R, Baker BF, Wedel MK, Kastelein JJ
Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of mipomersen in hypercholesterolemic subjects taking stable statin therapy. Background: Mipomersen is an apolipoprotein (apo) B synthesis inhibitor that has demonstrated significant reductions in apo B and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol in Phase 1 clinical trials in healthy volunteers. Methods: A randomized, placebo-controlled, dose-escalation Phase 2 study was designed to evaluate the effects of mipomersen in...
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Cited 15 times since 2010 (1 per year)
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BMC geriatrics,
Volume 10, 1 1 2010, Pages 17
Impact of valvular heart disease on activities of daily living of nonagenarians: the Leiden 85-plus study a population based study.
van Bemmel T, Delgado V, Bax JJ, Gussekloo J, Blauw GJ, Westendorp RG, Holman ER
Background: Data on the prevalence of valvular heart disease in very old individuals are scarce and based mostly on in-hospital series. In addition, the potential detrimental effect of valvular heart disease on the activities of daily living is unknown. The present study evaluated the prevalence of significant valvular heart disease and the impact of valvular heart disease on the activities of daily living in community dwelling nonagenarians. Nested within the Leiden 85-plus study, a population...
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Cited 25 times since 2010 (1.6 per year)
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World journal of surgery,
Volume 34, Issue 4, 1 1 2010, Pages 852-860
Factors predicting outcome of total thyroidectomy in young patients with multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2: a nationwide long-term follow-up study.
Schreinemakers JM, Vriens MR, Valk GD, de Groot JW, Plukker JT, Bax K, Hamming JF, van der Luijt RB, Aronson DC, Borel Rinkes IH
BACKGROUND Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 (MEN 2) is caused by a RET mutation in chromosome 10. All MEN 2 patients develop medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC). The age-related risk of MTC is associated with the type of RET mutation. Our aim was to identify prognostic factors associated with recurrent MTC in MEN 2 patients. METHODS In a nationwide case-control study, all patients who underwent total thyroidectomy in the Netherlands under the age of 20 years were classified into standard (1), h...
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Cited 72 times since 2010 (4.7 per year)
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American heart journal,
Volume 159, Issue 4, 1 1 2010, Pages 539-546.e2
Effect of low doses of n-3 fatty acids on cardiovascular diseases in 4,837 post-myocardial infarction patients: design and baseline characteristics of the Alpha Omega Trial.
Geleijnse JM, Giltay EJ, Schouten EG, de Goede J, Oude Griep LM, Teitsma-Jansen AM, Katan MB, Kromhout D, Alpha Omega Trial Group
Background: Weekly fish consumption has been related to a lower risk of fatal coronary heart disease (CHD) and incident stroke in populations with a low fish intake. This relation has mainly been attributed to n-3 fatty acids in fish, that is, eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). It is at present unclear whether alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), a n-3 fatty acid from vegetable origin, could also be protective against cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). There is a need for food-based...
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Cited 2 times since 2010 (0.1 per year)
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The international journal of cardiovascular imaging,
Volume 26, Issue 6, 1 1 2010, Pages 661-664
Positron emission tomography; viable tool in patients pre-CABG?
van der Wall EE, Siebelink HM, Scholte AJ, Bax JJ
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Cited 11 times since 2010 (0.7 per year)
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South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde,
Volume 100, Issue 4, 30 5 2010, Pages 224, 226
Community health care workers in South Africa are at increased risk for tuberculosis.
Kranzer K, Bekker LG, van Schaik N, Thebus L, Dawson M, Caldwell J, Hausler H, Grant R, Wood R
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Cited 7 times since 2010 (0.5 per year)
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Journal of vascular surgery,
Volume 52, Issue 1, 29 5 2010, Pages 152-158
The effect of injectable biocompatible elastomer (PDMS) on the strength of the proximal fixation of endovascular aneurysm repair grafts: an in vitro study.
Bosman WM, van der Steenhoven TJ, Suárez DR, Valstar ER, de Vries AC, Brom HL, Jacobs MJ, Hamming JF
Purpose: One of the major concerns in the long-term success of endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) is stent graft migration, which can cause type I endoleak and even aneurysm rupture. Fixation depends on the mechanical forces between the graft and both the aortic neck and the blood flow. Therefore, there are anatomical restrictions for EVAR, such as short and angulated necks. To improve the fixation of EVAR grafts, elastomer (PDMS) can be injected in the aneurysm sac. The support given by the el...
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Cited 9 times since 2010 (0.6 per year)
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BMC bioinformatics,
Volume 11, 26 4 2010, Pages 158
Integrating gene expression and GO classification for PCA by preclustering.
De Haan JR, Piek E, van Schaik RC, de Vlieg J, Bauerschmidt S, Buydens LM, Wehrens R
Background: Gene expression data can be analyzed by summarizing groups of individual gene expression profiles based on GO annotation information. The mean expression profile per group can then be used to identify interesting GO categories in relation to the experimental settings. However, the expression profiles present in GO classes are often heterogeneous, i.e., there are several different expression profiles within one class. As a result, important experimental findings can be obscured becaus...
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Cited 30 times since 2010 (1.9 per year)
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PloS one,
Volume 5, Issue 3, 23 4 2010, Pages e9825
Associations between total cerebral blood flow and age related changes of the brain.
van Es AC, van der Grond J, ten Dam VH, de Craen AJ, Blauw GJ, Westendorp RG, Admiraal-Behloul F, van Buchem MA, PROSPER Study Group
Background and purpose: Although total cerebral blood flow (tCBF) is known to be related to age, less is known regarding the associations between tCBF and the morphologic changes of the brain accompanying cerebral aging. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether total cerebral blood flow (tCBF) is related to white matter hyperintensity (WMH) volume and/or cerebral atrophy. Furthermore, we investigate whether tCBF should be expressed in mL/min, as was done in all previous MR studies, o...
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Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases,
22 4 2010
Genome-based insights into the evolution of enterococci.
van Schaik W, Willems RJ
Abstract It is now 15 years since the first genome of a free-living organism was sequenced. Since this milestone, a veritable avalanche of genome sequence data has revolutionized many aspects of microbiology. In this review we will discuss recent progress on the genomics of Enterococcus faecalis and E. faecium, which are the two enterococcal species that cause the large majority of enterococcal infections. We will focus on the genome-based analysis of enterococcal diversity and phylogeny. Studie...
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Cited 18 times since 2010 (1.2 per year)
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Journal of biomedicine & biotechnology,
Volume 2010, 22 4 2010, Pages 702836
Novel approaches to treat experimental pulmonary arterial hypertension: a review.
Umar S, Steendijk P, Ypey DL, Atsma DE, van der Wall EE, Schalij MJ, van der Laarse A
Background: Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a life-threatening disease characterized by an increase in pulmonary artery pressure leading to right ventricular (RV) hypertrophy, RV failure, and ultimately death. Current treatments can improve symptoms and reduce severity of the hemodynamic disorder but gradual deterioration in their condition often necessitates a lung transplant. Methods and results: In experimental models of PAH, particularly the model of monocrotaline-induced pulmonary...
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Cited 10 times since 2010 (0.6 per year)
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Journal of vascular surgery,
Volume 51, Issue 5, 20 3 2010, Pages 1230-1237
Aortic customize: a new alternative endovascular approach to aortic aneurysm repair using injectable biocompatible elastomer. An in vitro study.
Bosman WM, van der Steenhoven TJ, Hinnen JW, Kaptein BL, de Vries AC, Brom HL, Jacobs MJ, Hamming JF
Purpose: Aortic Customize is a new concept for endovascular aortic aneurysm repair in which a non polymerized elastomer is injected to fill the aneurysm sac around a balloon catheter. The aim of this in vitro study was to investigate the extent of aneurysm wall stress reduction by the presence of a noncompliant elastomer cuff. Methods: A thin-walled latex aneurysm (inner radius sac 18 mm, inner radius neck 8 mm), equipped with 12 tantalum markers, was attached to an in vitro circulation model. F...
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Cited 28 times since 2010 (1.8 per year)
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European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society,
Volume 19, Issue 9, 19 3 2010, Pages 1540-1544
Spinal decompensation in degenerative lumbar scoliosis.
de Vries AA, Mullender MG, Pluymakers WJ, Castelein RM, van Royen BJ
Due to the aging population, degenerative scoliosis is a growing clinical problem. It is associated with back pain and radicular symptoms. The pathogenesis of degenerative scoliosis lies in degenerative changes of the spinal structures, such as the intervertebral disc, the facet joints and the vertebrae itself. Possibly muscle weakness also plays a role. However, it is not clear what exactly causes the decompensation to occur and what determines the direction of the curve. It is known that in th...
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European heart journal,
Volume 31, Issue 9, 16 3 2010, Pages 1038-1040
Genetics of ACS and recurrent MI/cardiac death: are we getting to the heart of the (atherosclerotic) matter?
Monraats PS, Jukema JW
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