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Pediatric cardiology,
6 1 2025
Printed Models for Better Prediction of Surgery in Patients with Double Outlet Right Ventricle.
Hoogerbeets SF, Roest AAW, Valverde I, Gomez-Ciriza G, Kroft L, Hazekamp MG
The complex and variable anatomy of complex double outlet right ventricle makes it imperative to understand the spatial anatomic structures to determine whether it is feasible to repair the anomaly in a biventricular or univentricular fashion. Biventricular repair should be aimed for but is not always feasible. Choosing the correct surgical technique is of great importance in surgical planning of biventricular repair. Conventional imaging is typically insufficient to predict feasibility and tech...
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International journal of cardiology. Heart & vasculature,
Volume 56, 3 1 2025, Pages 101595
Epicardial fat tissue, a hidden enemy against the early recovery of left ventricular systolic function after transcatheter aortic valve implantation.
Anwar HS, Lopez Santi P, Algowhary M, Abdelmegid MAF, Helmy HA, Jukema JW, Ajmone Marsan N, Van Der Kley F
Background: Epicardial fat tissue (EFT) is an active organ that can affect cardiac function and structure through endocrine, paracrine, and proinflammatory mechanisms. We hypothesized that greater thickness of EFT may harm the recovery of left ventricular (LV) systolic function in patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS) and reduced LV ejection fraction (EF ≤ 50 %) undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). Methods: A sixty six patients with severe AS and 20 % ≥ LVEF ≤ 50 % who...
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JAMA dermatology,
Volume 161, Issue 1, 1 1 2025, Pages 12-21
Drug Survival of Dupilumab, Methotrexate, and Cyclosporine A in Children With Atopic Dermatitis.
van der Rijst LP, Kamphuis E, Schuttelaar MLA, Hurmuz R, Seyger MMB, Caron AGM, Zuithoff NPA, Nguyen NT, Kamsteeg M, de Bruin-Weller MS, Pasmans SGMA, Middelkamp-Hup MA, de Graaf M
Importance: Dupilumab, methotrexate (MTX), and cyclosporine A (CsA) are valuable treatment options for pediatric patients with refractory moderate to severe atopic dermatitis (AD). Yet, comparative data on these treatments in pediatric patients are scarce. Objective: To evaluate drug survival of dupilumab, MTX, and CsA, and identify associated predictors in a multicenter daily practice cohort study of pediatric patients with AD. Design, setting, and participants: This multicenter daily practice...
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Journal of endovascular therapy : an official journal of the International Society of Endovascular Specialists,
26 4 2024, Pages 15266028241309267
Diagnostic Performance of the Maximal Systolic Acceleration for Detecting a Significant Stenosis in the Aortoiliac and Popliteal Pathway: A Retrospective Cohort Study.
Willems SA, Dolfing SG, van Wissen RC, van der Meer RW, van Schaik J, van der Vorst JR, Schepers A, Hamming JF, Brouwers JJWM
Introduction: Identifying peripheral arterial disease (PAD) remains challenging with currently used bedside tests. The maximal systolic acceleration (ACCmax) is a promising noninvasive parameter measured by duplex ultrasonography and reflects the arterial perfusion proximal to its measurement point. The principal aim of this study was to analyze the diagnostic accuracy of the ACCmax for detecting significant stenosis in different arterial segments, which could be useful in clinical decision-maki...
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EBioMedicine,
Volume 111, 25 4 2024, Pages 105518
Simplifying coronary artery disease risk stratification: development and validation of a questionnaire-based alternative comparable to clinical risk tools.
Kokkorakis M, Folkertsma P, Anagnostakis F, Sirotin N, Agarwal M, Shantouf R, Henning RH, Pijl H, Wolffenbuttel BHR, Bax JJ, Atsma DE, Castela Forte J, Mantzoros CS, van Dam S
Background: Coronary artery disease (CAD) comprises one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality both in the European population and globally. All established clinical risk stratification scores and models require blood lipids and physical measurements. The latest reports of the European Commission suggest that attracting health professionals to collect these data can be challenging, both from a logistic and cost perspective, which limits the usefulness of established models and makes th...
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Heart (British Cardiac Society),
Volume 111, Issue 2, 23 4 2024, Pages 62-68
Evolving use and clinical outcomes of coronary intravascular lithotripsy: insights from an international, multicentre registry.
van Oort MJH, Al Amri I, Bingen BO, Oliveri F, Claessen BEPM, Dimitriu-Leen AC, Vossenberg TN, Kefer J, Girgis H, van der Kley F, Jukema JW, Montero-Cabezas JM
Background: Intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) is increasingly used for treatment of coronary artery calcification. This study aimed to evaluate contemporary utilisation patterns, safety and efficacy of IVL in an unselected real-world patient cohort. Methods: We included 454 patients undergoing IVL from May 2019 to February 2024 across seven centres in two European countries. Key endpoints included device success, technical success, procedural success, IVL-related complications and major adverse ca...
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Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde,
Volume 168, 23 4 2024, Pages D8394
[Quick decisionmaking for acute pulmonary embolism patients].
Op de Hoek LJ, Montero Cabezas JM, den Exter PL, Al Amri I, Elzo Kraemer CV, Klok FA
Treatment options for patients with severe pulmonary embolism (PE) have increased substantially over the past decade. Although systemic thrombolysis is still the reperfusion therapy of choice for hemodynamically unstable PE patients, several new catheter guided reperfusion therapies have emerged as possibly safer alternatives. These therapies are increasingly implemented in clinical practice even though their efficacy and safety are yet to be proven by clinical outcome studies. Along with the ri...
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International journal of cardiology. Congenital heart disease,
Volume 19, 20 3 2024, Pages 100560
Using machine learning analysis to describe patterns in tissue Doppler and speckle tracking echocardiography in patients with transposition of the great arteries after arterial switch operation.
Terol Espinosa de Los Monteros C, van der Palen RLF, Van den Eynde J, Rammeloo L, Hazekamp MG, Blom NA, Kuipers IM, Ten Harkel ADJ
Background: Advanced echocardiographic techniques such as Tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) and speckle tracking echocardiography (STE) can detect more subtle changes in ventricular performance. We aimed to study the ventricular performance in patients with transposition of the great arteries (TGA) at mid-term follow-up after the arterial switch operation (ASO) with advanced echocardiographic techniques. In addition, we sought to discover new clinical phenotypes using unsupervised machine learning. M...
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BMJ open,
Volume 14, Issue 12, 20 3 2024, Pages e086629
DIAMACC: protocol of a prospective diagnostic accuracy study of the maximal systolic acceleration to detect peripheral arterial disease in patients with diabetes-related foot ulceration in the Netherlands.
Willems S, Schepers A, Hamming J, Brouwers JJWM
Introduction: Foot ulcers are one of the most serious complications of diabetes, leading to significant risks on amputation and mortality. Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is an important factor for the development and the outcome of diabetic foot ulcers (DFU). Although prompt and accurate detection of PAD is critical to reduce complications, its diagnosis can be challenging with currently used bedside tests (such as ankle-brachial index and toe pressure) due to medial arterial calcification. A...
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Journal of the American Heart Association,
Volume 14, Issue 1, 18 3 2024, Pages e036206
Prognostic Implications of Right Ventricular Dysfunction in Severe Degenerative Mitral Regurgitation.
Bohbot Y, Essayagh B, Benfari G, Bax JJ, Le Tourneau T, Topilsky Y, Antoine C, Rusinaru D, Grigioni F, Ajmone Marsan N, van Wijngaarden A, Hochstadt A, Roussel JC, Diouf M, Thapa P, Michelena HI, Enriquez-Sarano M, Tribouilloy C
Background: The prevalence and impact of right ventricular dysfunction (RVD) in degenerative mitral regurgitation (DMR) is unknown. We aimed to determine whether RVD assessed by echocardiography in routine clinical practice is independently associated with mortality in patients with DMR. Methods and results: We used data from the MIDA-Q (Mitral Regurgitation International DAtabase-Quantitative) registry, which included patients with isolated DMR due to mitral valve prolapse from January 2003 to...
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The Lancet. Microbe,
Volume 6, Issue 2, 18 3 2024, Pages 100942
Immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 in sub-Saharan Africa and western Europe: a retrospective, population-based, cross-sectional study.
Mbow M, Hoving D, Cisse M, Diallo I, Honkpehedji YJ, Huisman W, Pothast CR, Jongsma MLM, König MH, de Kroon AC, Linh LTK, Azimi S, Tak T, Kruize YCM, Kurniawan F, Dia YA, Zhang JLH, Prins C, Roukens AHE, de Vries JJC, Wammes LJ, Smits HH, Adegnika AA, Zlei M, Kuijpers TW, Wieske L, Dieye A, Mboup S, Kremsner PG, Eftimov F, Velavan TP, Berlin I, Heemskerk MHM, Yazdanbakhsh M, Jochems SP, BEAT-COVID consortium, COVID-19 Leiden University Medical Center study team
Background: SARS-CoV-2 has been associated with a higher proportion of asymptomatic infections and lower mortality in sub-Saharan Africa than high-income countries. However, there is currently a lack of data on cellular immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 in people living in Africa compared with people in high-income regions of the world. We aimed to assess geographical variation in peripheral and mucosal immune responses. Methods: In this retrospective, population-based, cross-sectional study, we an...
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BMC infectious diseases,
Volume 24, Issue 1, 18 3 2024, Pages 1444
The frequency of serious bacterial infection in febrile infants less than 90 days infected with SARS-CoV-2 and other respiratory viral pathogens.
Yigit H, Ulusoy E, Guneysu ST, Colak O, Gultekingil A, Guleryuz OD, Yilmaz D, Duman M, Teksam O
Background: The primary aim of this study was to compare the groups, SARS-CoV-2-positive and -negative patients, in terms of the frequency of SBI. The SARS-CoV-2-positive group was compared with the other-RVPs-positive group as a secondary evaluation in terms of serious bacterial infection (SBI). Methods: This retrospective multicenter cohort study was conducted at four university hospitals from March 2020 to December 2021. Patients under 90 days old, with a measured fever of ≥ 38 °C, who were t...
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Multiple sclerosis and related disorders,
Volume 93, 15 3 2024, Pages 106205
Children with MOG-IgG positive bilateral optic neuritis misdiagnosed as fulminant idiopathic intracranial hypertension.
Wendel EM, Tibussek D, Barisic N, Bertolini A, Panzer A, Chang P, Geis T, Knierim E, Nikolaus M, Nosadini M, Sartori S, Schoene-Bake JC, Yilmaz D, Reindl M, Pakeerathan T, Ayzenberg I, Rostásy K
Background: Fulminant idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) is characterized by headache, rapid decrease of vision and elevated CSF-opening pressure. Objective: To delineate a subgroup of MOGAD mimicking fulminant IIH. Methods: In this case series children with MOGAD with vision loss, optic disc swelling and elevated CSF opening pressure, initially diagnosed with fulminant IIH, were included. Results: 8 MOGAD patients (median age 12.5y, f:m = 7:1) with an initial diagnosis of fulminant IIH...
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Allergy,
14 2 2024
Tralokinumab Treatment in Adult Atopic Dermatitis Patients: 28-Week Evaluation of Clinical Effectiveness, Safety, Serum Proteins and Total IgE Levels.
Dekkers C, Zuithoff N, Bakker D, Knol E, Wevers A, Touwslager W, Christoffers W, Prosje P, van Lynden-van Nes A, van Lümig P, Kamsteeg M, Oosting AJ, Schuttelaar MLA, Haeck I, de Graaf M, van Wijk F, de Bruin-Weller M
Introduction and objectives: Tralokinumab-a biological that specifically targets interleukin-13-is one of the newer advanced systemic treatments for patients with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis (AD). Although safety and efficacy have been shown in phase-III clinical trials, daily practice data are needed. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate 28-week safety and effectiveness, serum proteins and total IgE levels in adult AD patients treated with tralokinumab in daily practice. Ma...
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Heart (British Cardiac Society),
Volume 111, Issue 1, 13 2 2024, Pages 35-42
Clinical and echocardiographic parameters associated with outcomes in patients with moderate secondary mitral regurgitation.
Sarrazyn C, Fortuni F, Laenens D, Chua AP, Lopez Santi MP, Myagmardorj R, Nabeta T, Meucci MC, Singh GK, Velders BJJ, Galloo X, Bax JJ, Ajmone Marsan N
Background: Significant secondary mitral regurgitation (SMR) is known to be associated with worse prognosis. However, data focusing specifically on moderate SMR and associated risk factors are lacking. In the present study, clinical and echocardiographic parameters associated with outcomes were evaluated in a large cohort of patients with moderate SMR. Methods: Patients with moderate SMR were retrospectively included and stratified by New York Heart Association (NYHA) class and specific aetiolog...
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The Pediatric infectious disease journal,
10 2 2024
Petechial and Purpuric Rashes During a Parvovirus B19 Outbreak: Are Skin Symptoms Differentiated?
Kus S, Elvan-Tuz A, Aslan-Saritas U, Yilmaz D
Human parvovirus B19 typically causes erythema infectiosum, but unusual exanthems and hemorrhagic manifestations, such as purpuric-petechial rashes, have also been reported. PVB19-associated purpuric-petechial eruption (PAPPE) should be recognized as a distinct clinical feature of primary parvovirus B19 infection and considered in the differential diagnosis of patients with febrile purpura. This report aims to highlight several scenarios of B19V-associated petechial and purpuric rashes, which ma...
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Netherlands heart journal : monthly journal of the Netherlands Society of Cardiology and the Netherlands Heart Foundation,
Volume 33, Issue 1, 10 2 2024, Pages 2-4
Career perspectives of early-career cardiologists in the Netherlands.
Kalkman DN, Baggen VJM, Beusekamp JC, Kleinnibbelink G, Meijers WC, Peeters FECM, van der Wall SJ, Yilmaz D, Minneboo M, Bosch L
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Journal of endovascular therapy : an official journal of the International Society of Endovascular Specialists,
7 1 2024, Pages 15266028241301278
Ultrasound-Guided vs Non-Ultrasound-Guided Angio-Seal Vascular Hemosasis After Endovascular Treatment for Peripheral Artery Disease: An Observational Study.
Groenewegen FA, Charehbili A, Panfilov IA, Engels C, De Jong WJ, Burgmans M, Van der Bogt KEA, Eefting D, Van der Steenhoven TJ, Van der Linden E, Urlings T
Clinical impact: Ultrasound visualization of vascular closure devices during endovascular access closure leads to a significant decrease in overall and major post interventional access site complications. This non-invasive and often readily available imaging technique could therefore lead to an important decrease in morbidity and subsequent overall health care costs when added to the standard intervention protocol. With the increasing use of endovascular techniques to treat peripheral artery dis...
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Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography : official publication of the American Society of Echocardiography,
7 1 2024, Pages S0894-7317(24)00625-4
Are new thresholds required for the assessment of right ventricular function in patients with and without tricuspid regurgitation?
Galloo X, Marsan NA
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European journal of clinical investigation,
Volume 55, Issue 3, 5 1 2024, Pages e14368
Risk of cardiovascular disease in elderly subjects with obesity and liver fibrosis and the potential benefit of statin treatment.
Theel WB, de Jong VD, Castro Cabezas M, Grobbee DE, Jukema JW, Trompet S
Background: Liver fibrosis progression is influenced by older age and cardiometabolic risk factors such as obesity and is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular events. While statins may protect against cardiovascular complications, their effects in elderly individuals with obesity and liver fibrosis are unclear. Method: The PROspective Study of Pravastatin in the Elderly at Risk (PROSPER) database was used to evaluate the effect of pravastatin on major adverse cardiovascular events...
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