Research

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Cited 16 times since 2018 (2.5 per year) source: EuropePMC

Heart (British Cardiac Society), Volume 105, Issue 10, 10 2 2018, Pages 790-796 Long-term outcome after atrial correction for transposition of the great arteries. Couperus LE, Vliegen HW, Zandstra TE, Kiès P, Jongbloed MRM, Holman ER, Zeppenfeld K, Hazekamp MG, Schalij MJ, Scherptong RWC

Objective: This study assessed adult survival and morbidity patterns in patients who underwent atrial correction according to Mustard or Senning for transposition of the great arteries (TGA). Methods: In 76 adult patients with TGA (59% male) after atrial correction, long-term survival and morbidity were investigated in three periods: early (30 years postoperatively). Results: The Mustard technique was performed in 41 (54%) patients, and the Senning technique was performed in 35 (46%) patients ag... Abstract

Cited 10 times since 2018 (1.6 per year) source: EuropePMC

Langenbeck's archives of surgery, Volume 403, Issue 8, 10 2 2018, Pages 999-1005 Safety and efficacy of subtotal or total parathyroidectomy for patients with secondary or tertiary hyperparathyroidism in four academic centers in the Netherlands. van der Plas WY, Dulfer RR, Koh EY, Vogt L, Appelman-Dijkstra NM, Schepers A, Rotmans JI, Pol RA, van Ginhoven TM, Hoorn EJ, Nieveen van Dijkum EJM, Engelsman AF, de Borst MH, Kruijff S, Dutch Hyperparathyroidism Study Group (DHSG)

Purpose: Hyperparathyroidism (HPT) is a common abnormality in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Since the introduction of cinacalcet in 2004, a shift from surgery toward predominantly medical treatment has occurred. Surgery is thought to be associated with more complications than oral medication. The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate 30-day outcomes and effectiveness of parathyroidectomy (PTx) in ESRD patients in the Netherlands. Methods: A national database containing... Abstract

Cited 13 times since 2018 (2 per year) source: EuropePMC

International journal of cardiology, Volume 278, 10 2 2018, Pages 84-87 Long-term clinical outcomes of valsartan in patients with a systemic right ventricle: Follow-up of a multicenter randomized controlled trial. van Dissel AC, Winter MM, van der Bom T, Vliegen HW, van Dijk APJ, Pieper PG, Sieswerda GT, Roos-Hesselink JW, Zwinderman AH, Mulder BJM, Bouma BJ

Objectives: In the VAL-SERVE (Valsartan in Systemic Right Ventricle) trial, three-year valsartan treatment improved systemic ventricular function only in symptomatic patients with congenitally or with an atrial switch corrected transposition of the great arteries. The aim of the current study was to investigate the longer-term clinical outcomes after valsartan treatment. Methods: From 2006 to 2009, 88 adults were randomly allocated 1:1 to either valsartan or placebo for three consecutive years.... Abstract

Cited 3 times since 2018 (0.5 per year) source: EuropePMC

Anatomical record (Hoboken, N.J. : 2007), Volume 302, Issue 1, 9 2 2018, Pages 83-92 Disruption of RHOA-ROCK Signaling Results in Atrioventricular Block and Disturbed Development of the Putative Atrioventricular Node. Kelder TP, Vicente-Steijn R, Poelmann RE, Schalij MJ, Deruiter MC, Jongbloed MRM, Gittenberger-de Groot AC

The RHOA-ROCK signaling pathway is involved in numerous developmental processes, including cell proliferation, differentiation and migration. RHOA is expressed in the atrioventricular node (AVN) and altered expression of RHOA results in atrioventricular (AV) conduction disorders in mice. The current study aims to detect functional AVN disorders after disturbing RHOA-ROCK signaling in chicken embryos. RHOA-ROCK signaling was inhibited chemically by using the Rho-kinase inhibitor compound Y-27632... Abstract

Cited 1275 times since 2018 (200.2 per year) source: EuropePMC

The New England journal of medicine, Volume 379, Issue 22, 7 1 2018, Pages 2097-2107 Alirocumab and Cardiovascular Outcomes after Acute Coronary Syndrome. Schwartz GG, Steg PG, Szarek M, Bhatt DL, Bittner VA, Diaz R, Edelberg JM, Goodman SG, Hanotin C, Harrington RA, Jukema JW, Lecorps G, Mahaffey KW, Moryusef A, Pordy R, Quintero K, Roe MT, Sasiela WJ, Tamby JF, Tricoci P, White HD, Zeiher AM, ODYSSEY OUTCOMES Committees and Investigators

Background: Patients who have had an acute coronary syndrome are at high risk for recurrent ischemic cardiovascular events. We sought to determine whether alirocumab, a human monoclonal antibody to proprotein convertase subtilisin-kexin type 9 (PCSK9), would improve cardiovascular outcomes after an acute coronary syndrome in patients receiving high-intensity statin therapy. Methods: We conducted a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial involving 18,924 patients who had a... Abstract

Cited 3 times since 2018 (0.5 per year) source: EuropePMC

Annals of surgery, Volume 268, Issue 5, 1 1 2018, Pages 756-761 No Clinical Benefit of Intramuscular Delivery of Bone Marrow-derived Mononuclear Cells in Nonreconstructable Peripheral Arterial Disease: Results of a Phase-III Randomized-controlled Trial. Lindeman JHN, Zwaginga JJ, Kallenberg-Lantrua G, van Wissen RC, Schepers A, van Bockel HJ, Fibbe WE, Hamming JF

Background and aims: Prospects for no-option, end-stage peripheral artery disease (PAD) patients remain poor. Although results from open and semiblinded studies fuel hope for cell-based strategies in no-option patients, so far conclusions from the available placebo-controlled studies are not supportive. With the intention to end the remaining controversy with regard to cell therapy for PAD we conducted a confirmatory, double-blinded randomized placebo-controlled phase 3 trial. Study design: This... Abstract

Cited 212 times since 2018 (33.2 per year) source: EuropePMC

American journal of human genetics, Volume 103, Issue 5, 1 1 2018, Pages 691-706 Genome Analyses of >200,000 Individuals Identify 58 Loci for Chronic Inflammation and Highlight Pathways that Link Inflammation and Complex Disorders. Ligthart S, Vaez A, Võsa U, Stathopoulou MG, de Vries PS, Prins BP, Van der Most PJ, Tanaka T, Naderi E, Rose LM, Wu Y, Karlsson R, Barbalic M, Lin H, Pool R, Zhu G, Macé A, Sidore C, Trompet S, Mangino M, Sabater-Lleal M, Kemp JP, Abbasi A, Kacprowski T, Verweij N, Smith AV, Huang T, Marzi C, Feitosa MF, Lohman KK, Kleber ME, Milaneschi Y, Mueller C, Huq M, Vlachopoulou E, Lyytikäinen LP, Oldmeadow C, Deelen J, Perola M, Zhao JH, Feenstra B, LifeLines Cohort Study, Amini M, CHARGE Inflammation Working Group, Lahti J, Schraut KE, Fornage M, Suktitipat B, Chen WM, Li X, Nutile T, Malerba G, Luan J, Bak T, Schork N, Del Greco M F, Thiering E, Mahajan A, Marioni RE, Mihailov E, Eriksson J, Ozel AB, Zhang W, Nethander M, Cheng YC, Aslibekyan S, Ang W, Gandin I, Yengo L, Portas L, Kooperberg C, Hofer E, Rajan KB, Schurmann C, den Hollander W, Ahluwalia TS, Zhao J, Draisma HHM, Ford I, Timpson N, Teumer A, Huang H, Wahl S, Liu Y, Huang J, Uh HW, Geller F, Joshi PK, Yanek LR, Trabetti E, Lehne B, Vozzi D, Verbanck M

C-reactive protein (CRP) is a sensitive biomarker of chronic low-grade inflammation and is associated with multiple complex diseases. The genetic determinants of chronic inflammation remain largely unknown, and the causal role of CRP in several clinical outcomes is debated. We performed two genome-wide association studies (GWASs), on HapMap and 1000 Genomes imputed data, of circulating amounts of CRP by using data from 88 studies comprising 204,402 European individuals. Additionally, we performe... Abstract

Cited 107 times since 2018 (16.8 per year) source: EuropePMC

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 20, Issue 11, 1 1 2018, Pages 1719-1753 Arrhythmias in congenital heart disease: a position paper of the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA), Association for European Paediatric and Congenital Cardiology (AEPC), and the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Working Group on Grown-up Congenital heart disease, endorsed by HRS, PACES, APHRS, and SOLAECE. Hernández-Madrid A, Paul T, Abrams D, Aziz PF, Blom NA, Chen J, Chessa M, Combes N, Dagres N, Diller G, Ernst S, Giamberti A, Hebe J, Janousek J, Kriebel T, Moltedo J, Moreno J, Peinado R, Pison L, Rosenthal E, Skinner JR, Zeppenfeld K, ESC Scientific Document Group

The population of patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) is continuously increasing with more and more patients reaching adulthood. A significant portion of these young adults will suffer from arrhythmias due to the underlying congenital heart defect itself or as a sequela of interventional or surgical treatment. The medical community will encounter an increasing challenge as even most of the individuals with complex congenital heart defects nowadays become young adults. Within the past 20... Abstract

Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery, Volume 27, Issue 5, 1 1 2018, Pages 657-663 Prognostic value of left ventricular reverse remodelling and recurrent mitral regurgitation after personalized surgical treatment of patients with non-ischaemic cardiomyopathy and functional mitral regurgitation. Petrus AHJ, Tops LF, Timmer E, Versteegh MIM, Dekkers OM, Klautz RJM, Braun J

Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of left ventricular reverse remodelling (LVRR) and recurrent mitral regurgitation (MR) at mid-term follow-up (1-2 years after surgery) in patients after personalized surgical treatment of heart failure and functional MR due to non-ischaemic cardiomyopathy and to assess their prognostic impact on long-term clinical outcomes. Methods: Consecutive patients with refractory heart failure and non-ischaemic MR, who underwent mitral valve... Abstract

Cited 5 times since 2018 (0.8 per year) source: EuropePMC

European heart journal. Cardiovascular Imaging, Volume 19, Issue 11, 1 1 2018, Pages 1287-1293 Long-term prognostic value of single-photon emission computed tomography myocardial perfusion imaging after primary PCI for STEMI. Smit JM, Hermans MP, Dimitriu-Leen AC, van Rosendael AR, Dibbets-Schneider P, de Geus-Oei LF, Mertens BJ, Schalij MJ, Bax JJ, Scholte AJ

Aims: The aim of this study was to determine the long-term prognostic value of infarct size and myocardial ischaemia on single-photon emission computed tomography myocardial perfusion imaging (SPECT MPI) after primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Methods and results: In total, 1092 STEMI patients who underwent primary PCI and SPECT MPI within 1-6 months were included (median follow-up time of 6.9 years). In the entire cohort, SP... Abstract

Cited 123 times since 2018 (19.3 per year) source: EuropePMC

European heart journal, Volume 39, Issue 41, 1 1 2018, Pages 3701-3711 Real-world clinical utility and impact on clinical decision-making of coronary computed tomography angiography-derived fractional flow reserve: lessons from the ADVANCE Registry. Fairbairn TA, Nieman K, Akasaka T, Nørgaard BL, Berman DS, Raff G, Hurwitz-Koweek LM, Pontone G, Kawasaki T, Sand NP, Jensen JM, Amano T, Poon M, Øvrehus K, Sonck J, Rabbat M, Mullen S, De Bruyne B, Rogers C, Matsuo H, Bax JJ, Leipsic J, Patel MR

Aims: Non-invasive assessment of stable chest pain patients is a critical determinant of resource utilization and clinical outcomes. Increasingly coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) with selective CCTA-derived fractional flow reserve (FFRCT) is being used. The ADVANCE Registry, is a large prospective examination of using a CCTA and FFRCT diagnostic pathway in real-world settings, with the aim of determining the impact of this pathway on decision-making, downstream invasive coronary a... Abstract

Cited 1220 times since 2018 (191.1 per year) source: EuropePMC

Circulation, Volume 138, Issue 20, 1 1 2018, Pages e618-e651 Fourth Universal Definition of Myocardial Infarction (2018). Thygesen K, Alpert JS, Jaffe AS, Chaitman BR, Bax JJ, Morrow DA, White HD, Executive Group on behalf of the Joint European Society of Cardiology (ESC)/American College of Cardiology (ACC)/American Heart Association (AHA)/World Heart Federation (WHF) Task Force for the Universal Definition of Myocardial Infarction

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Cited 89 times since 2018 (13.9 per year) source: EuropePMC

JAMA cardiology, Volume 3, Issue 11, 1 1 2018, Pages 1060-1068 Outcomes of Patients With Asymptomatic Aortic Stenosis Followed Up in Heart Valve Clinics. Lancellotti P, Magne J, Dulgheru R, Clavel MA, Donal E, Vannan MA, Chambers J, Rosenhek R, Habib G, Lloyd G, Nistri S, Garbi M, Marchetta S, Fattouch K, Coisne A, Montaigne D, Modine T, Davin L, Gach O, Radermecker M, Liu S, Gillam L, Rossi A, Galli E, Ilardi F, Tastet L, Capoulade R, Zilberszac R, Vollema EM, Delgado V, Cosyns B, Lafitte S, Bernard A, Pierard LA, Bax JJ, Pibarot P, Oury C

Importance: The natural history and the management of patients with asymptomatic aortic stenosis (AS) have not been fully examined in the current era. Objective: To determine the clinical outcomes of patients with asymptomatic AS using data from the Heart Valve Clinic International Database. Design, setting, and participants: This registry was assembled by merging data from prospectively gathered institutional databases from 10 heart valve clinics in Europe, Canada, and the United States. Asympt... Abstract

Cited 82 times since 2018 (12.8 per year) source: EuropePMC

European heart journal, Volume 39, Issue 41, 1 1 2018, Pages 3715-3723 Reduction in radiation exposure in cardiovascular computed tomography imaging: results from the PROspective multicenter registry on radiaTion dose Estimates of cardiac CT angIOgraphy iN daily practice in 2017 (PROTECTION VI). Stocker TJ, Deseive S, Leipsic J, Hadamitzky M, Chen MY, Rubinshtein R, Heckner M, Bax JJ, Fang XM, Grove EL, Lesser J, Maurovich-Horvat P, Otton J, Shin S, Pontone G, Marques H, Chow B, Nomura CH, Tabbalat R, Schmermund A, Kang JW, Naoum C, Atkins M, Martuscelli E, Massberg S, Hausleiter J, PROTECTION VI investigators

Aims: Advances of cardiac computed tomography angiography (CTA) have been developed for dose reduction, but their efficacy in clinical practice is largely unknown. This study was designed to evaluate radiation dose exposure and utilization of dose-saving strategies for contrast-enhanced cardiac CTA in daily practice. Methods and results: Sixty one hospitals from 32 countries prospectively enrolled 4502 patients undergoing cardiac CTA during one calendar month in 2017. Computed tomography angiogr... Abstract

Cited 3 times since 2018 (0.5 per year) source: EuropePMC

The British journal of surgery, Volume 105, Issue 12, 1 1 2018, Pages 1539-1540 From retribution to reconciliation after critical events in surgery. de Vos MS, Hamming JF

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Cited 1 times since 2018 (0.2 per year) source: EuropePMC

Journal of atrial fibrillation, Volume 11, Issue 3, 31 5 2018, Pages 2068 Effect of Non-fluoroscopic Catheter Tracking on Radiation Exposure during Pulmonary Vein Isolation: Comparison of Four ablation systems. Naruse Y, Keçe F, de Riva M, Watanabe M, Wijnmaalen AP, Dehnavi RA, Schalij MJ, Zeppenfeld K, Trines SA

Background: A novel non-fluoroscopic catheter tracking system (Mediguide) can be used in combination with a 3D mapping system for atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation. However, the benefit on radiation exposure of the Mediguide system compared to other ablation systems is unknown. Methods: We retrospectively enrolled consecutive 73 patients (51 men; 59±11 years; 60 paroxysmal AF) undergoing pulmonary vein isolation by the same operator. Radiation time, radiation effective dose, procedure time, AF r... Abstract

Cited 8 times since 2018 (1.3 per year) source: EuropePMC

ACS nano, Volume 12, Issue 11, 31 5 2018, Pages 11244-11253 Tuning and Probing the Distribution of Cu+ and Cu2+ Trap States Responsible for Broad-Band Photoluminescence in CuInS2 Nanocrystals. van der Stam W, de Graaf M, Gudjonsdottir S, Geuchies JJ, Dijkema JJ, Kirkwood N, Evers WH, Longo A, Houtepen AJ

The processes that govern radiative recombination in ternary CuInS2 (CIS) nanocrystals (NCs) have been heavily debated, but recently, several research groups have come to the same conclusion that a photoexcited electron recombines with a localized hole on a Cu-related trap state. Furthermore, it has been observed that single CIS NCs display narrower photoluminescence (PL) line widths than the ensemble, which led to the conclusion that within the ensemble there is a distribution of Cu-related tra... Abstract

Cited 8 times since 2018 (1.3 per year) source: EuropePMC

Addiction (Abingdon, England), Volume 114, Issue 2, 30 5 2018, Pages 216-225 Association of alcohol consumption with allergic disease and asthma: a multi-centre Mendelian randomization analysis. Skaaby T, Kilpeläinen TO, Taylor AE, Mahendran Y, Wong A, Ahluwalia TS, Paternoster L, Trompet S, Stott DJ, Flexeder C, Zhou A, Brusselle G, Sajjad A, Lahousse L, Tiemeier H, Have CT, Thuesen BH, Kårhus LL, Møllehave LT, Leth-Møller KB, Shabanzadeh DM, Gonzalez-Quintela A, Power C, Hyppönen E, Kuh D, Hardy R, Meitinger T, Jukema JW, Völker U, Nauck M, Völzke H, Friedrich N, Bonten TN, Noordam R, Mook-Kanamori DO, Tolstrup JS, Taube C, Peters A, Grallert H, Strauch K, Schulz H, Grarup N, Hansen T, Pedersen O, Burgess S, Munafò MR, Linneberg A

Aims: To use the rs1229984 variant associated with alcohol consumption as an instrument for alcohol consumption to test the causality of the association of alcohol consumption with hay fever, asthma, allergic sensitization and serum total immunoglobulin (Ig)E. Design: Observational and Mendelian randomization analyses using genetic variants as unbiased markers of exposure to estimate causal effects, subject to certain assumptions. Setting: Europe. Participants: We included a total of 466 434 peo... Abstract

Cited 32 times since 2018 (5 per year) source: EuropePMC

Radiology, Volume 290, Issue 1, 30 5 2018, Pages 70-78 Automated Cardiac Valve Tracking for Flow Quantification with Four-dimensional Flow MRI. Kamphuis VP, Roest AAW, Ajmone Marsan N, van den Boogaard PJ, Kroft LJM, Aben JP, Bax JJ, de Roos A, Lamb HJ, Westenberg JJM

Purpose To compare four-dimensional flow MRI with automated valve tracking to manual valve tracking in patients with acquired or congenital heart disease and healthy volunteers. Materials and Methods In this retrospective study, data were collected from 114 patients and 46 volunteers who underwent four-dimensional flow MRI at 1.5 T or 3.0 T from 2006 through 2017. Among the 114 patients, 33 had acquired and 81 had congenital heart disease (median age, 17 years; interquartile range [IQR], 13-49 y... Abstract

Cited 3 times since 2018 (0.5 per year) source: EuropePMC

Heart (British Cardiac Society), Volume 105, Issue 9, 27 4 2018, Pages 701-707 Coronary anatomy in Turner syndrome versus patients with isolated bicuspid aortic valves. Koenraadt WMC, Siebelink HJ, Bartelings MM, Schalij MJ, van der Vlugt MJ, van den Bosch AE, Budde RPJ, Roos-Hesselink JW, Duijnhouwer AL, van den Hoven AT, DeRuiter MC, Jongbloed MRM

Objective: Variations in coronary anatomy, like absent left main stem and left dominant coronary system, have been described in patients with Turner syndrome (TS) and in patients with bicuspid aortic valves (BAV). It is unknown whether coronary variations in TS are related to BAV and to specific BAV subtypes. Aim: To compare coronary anatomy in patients with TS with/without BAV versus isolated BAV and to study BAV morphology subtypes in these groups. Methods: Coronary anatomy and BAV morphology... Abstract