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Cited 12 times since 2009 (0.7 per year)
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Journal of nuclear cardiology : official publication of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology,
Volume 16, Issue 1, 20 3 2009, Pages 10-19
The additive prognostic value of perfusion and functional data assessed by quantitative gated SPECT in women.
America YG, Bax JJ, Boersma E, Stokkel M, van der Wall EE
Background: The aim of this study was to assess the prognostic value of technetium-99m tetrofosmin gated SPECT imaging in women using quantitative gated single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) imaging. Methods: We followed 453 consecutive female patients. Average follow-up was 1.33 years (max. 2.55). Hard endpoints were cardiac death, acute myocardial infarction, or documented ventricular fibrillation. Event-free survival curves were obtained. Optimal cutoff values for left ventricula...
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Cited 1 times since 2009 (0.1 per year)
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The international journal of cardiovascular imaging,
Volume 25, Issue 3, 15 3 2009, Pages 315-318
CT angiography; useful in non-selected outpatients?
van der Wall EE, Schuijf JD, Schalij MJ, Jukema JW, Bax JJ
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Cited 104 times since 2009 (6.4 per year)
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European heart journal,
Volume 30, Issue 3, 15 3 2009, Pages 266-277
Epigenetic histone acetylation modifiers in vascular remodelling: new targets for therapy in cardiovascular disease.
Pons D, de Vries FR, van den Elsen PJ, Heijmans BT, Quax PH, Jukema JW
Significant progress has been made in the clinical management of a variety of cardiovascular diseases. Nevertheless, the therapeutic efficacy of the current treatment modalities for atherosclerosis and restenosis is not fully sufficient in a large proportion of patients. One of the major contributing factors is the clinical and biological heterogeneity of these still life-threatening diseases, which involve processes that we do not fully understand at the moment. Over the past decades, it has be...
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Cited 3 times since 2009 (0.2 per year)
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Nuklearmedizin. Nuclear medicine,
Volume 48, Issue 2, 14 2 2009, Pages 71-78
[Position paper nuclear cardiology: update 2008].
Schäfers M, Bengel F, Büll U, Burchert W, Kies P, Kluge R, Krause BJ, Lindner O, Nienaber C, Nowak B, Schäfer W, Schober O, Schwaiger M, Silber S, Vom Dahl J, Zimmermann R
Nuclear cardiology is well established in clinical diagnostic algorithms for many years. This is an update 2008 of the first common position paper of the German Association of Nuclear Medicine and the German Association of Cardiology, Heart and Circulation Research published in 2001 aiming at an overview of state-of-the-art scintigraphic methods.
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The Annals of thoracic surgery,
Volume 87, Issue 1, 1 1 2009, Pages 155-156
Invited commentary.
Braun J
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Cited 22 times since 2009 (1.4 per year)
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Pediatric research,
Volume 65, Issue 1, 1 1 2009, Pages 27-32
Pulmonary vein, dorsal atrial wall and atrial septum abnormalities in podoplanin knockout mice with disturbed posterior heart field contribution.
Douglas YL, Mahtab EA, Jongbloed MR, Uhrin P, Zaujec J, Binder BR, Schalij MJ, Poelmann RE, Deruiter MC, Gittenberger-de Groot AC
The developing sinus venosus myocardium, derived from the posterior heart field, contributes to the atrial septum, the posterior atrial wall, the sino-atrial node, and myocardium lining the pulmonary and cardinal veins, all expressing podoplanin, a coelomic and myocardial marker. We compared development and differentiation of the myocardium and vascular wall of the pulmonary veins (PV), left atrial dorsal wall, and atrial septum in wild type with podoplanin knockout mouse embryos (E10.5-E18.5) b...
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Cited 7 times since 2009 (0.4 per year)
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Disease markers,
Volume 26, Issue 2, 1 1 2009, Pages 75-83
Metabolic background determines the importance of NOS3 polymorphisms in restenosis after percutaneous coronary intervention: A study in patients with and without the metabolic syndrome.
Pons D, Monraats PS, Zwinderman AH, de Maat MP, Doevendans PA, de Winter RJ, Tio RA, Waltenberger J, Jukema JW
Variation in the NOS3 gene has been related to the development of restenosis. The Glu298Asp polymorphism has previously been investigated for its effect on NO levels and the development of restenosis. However, the variability of findings gave rise to the hypothesis that the functional significance of this polymorphism may only become manifest under conditions of endothelial dysfunction. Since patients with the metabolic syndrome are known to have endothelial dysfunction, we aimed to investigate...
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Cited 43 times since 2009 (2.6 per year)
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PLoS medicine,
Volume 6, Issue 1, 1 1 2009, Pages e16
Reduced glomerular filtration rate and its association with clinical outcome in older patients at risk of vascular events: secondary analysis.
Ford I, Bezlyak V, Stott DJ, Sattar N, Packard CJ, Perry I, Buckley BM, Jukema JW, de Craen AJ, Westendorp RG, Shepherd J
Background: Reduced glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is associated with increased cardiovascular risk in young and middle aged individuals. Associations with cardiovascular disease and mortality in older people are less clearly established. We aimed to determine the predictive value of the GFR for mortality and morbidity using data from the 5,804 participants randomized in the Prospective Study of Pravastatin in the Elderly at Risk (PROSPER). Methods and findings: Glomerular filtration rate was...
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Cited 2 times since 2009 (0.1 per year)
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Circulation research,
Volume 104, Issue 1, 1 1 2009, Pages e8
Response to the letter by Rose et al.
Pijnappels DA, Schalij MJ, Atsma DE
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Cited 2 times since 2009 (0.1 per year)
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Expert review of cardiovascular therapy,
Volume 7, Issue 1, 1 1 2009, Pages 49-56
Myocardial perfusion imaging to assess ischemia using multislice computed tomography.
van Werkhoven JM, Schuijf JD, Bax JJ
Multislice computed tomography (MSCT) coronary angiography is an accurate noninvasive anatomic imaging technique; but it cannot determine the functional relevance of the lesions it detects. However, MSCT perfusion imaging can detect the presence of myocardial infarction during rest and assess viability using delayed enhancement. With recent developments in MSCT scanner technology, it has become possible to image myocardial perfusion and the capability of MSCT to determine the presence of ischemi...
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Cited 44 times since 2009 (2.7 per year)
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Current opinion in cardiology,
Volume 24, Issue 1, 1 1 2009, Pages 18-28
Critical appraisal of methods to assess mechanical dyssynchrony.
Yu CM, Bax JJ, Gorcsan J
Purpose of review: To analyze the strength and weakness of various imaging tools for systolic dyssynchrony assessment in the cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) era. Also, controversies and problematic issues of the recent predictors of response to cardiac resynchronization therapy study were addressed. Recent findings: Despite published data from experienced centers that echocardiographic parameters of systolic dyssynchrony assessment with defined cutoff values were able to predict favorabl...
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Cited 120 times since 2009 (7.4 per year)
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The American journal of surgical pathology,
Volume 33, Issue 1, 1 1 2009, Pages 50-57
Assessment of interobserver variability and histologic parameters to improve reliability in classification and grading of central cartilaginous tumors.
Eefting D, Schrage YM, Geirnaerdt MJ, Le Cessie S, Taminiau AH, Bovée JV, Hogendoorn PC, EuroBoNeT consortium
The distinction between benign and malignant cartilaginous tumors of bone is one of the most difficult subjects in surgical pathology. The grading of chondrosarcoma also seems to vary considerably among pathologists. However, clinical management differs. The purpose of this study was (1) to investigate interobserver variability in histological diagnosis and grading of central cartilaginous tumors and (2) to assess the diagnostic value of defined histologic parameters in differentiating enchondro...
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Cited 63 times since 2009 (3.9 per year)
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Journal of the American College of Cardiology,
Volume 53, Issue 3, 1 1 2009, Pages 254-263
Acute heart failure syndromes in patients with coronary artery disease early assessment and treatment.
Flaherty JD, Bax JJ, De Luca L, Rossi JS, Davidson CJ, Filippatos G, Liu PP, Konstam MA, Greenberg B, Mehra MR, Breithardt G, Pang PS, Young JB, Fonarow GC, Bonow RO, Gheorghiade M, Acute Heart Failure Syndromes International Working Group
Acute heart failure syndromes (AHFS) have emerged as a leading public health problem worldwide, accounting for a substantial number of hospitalizations and a high utilization of resources. Although in-hospital mortality rates are relatively low, patients with AHFS have very high early after-discharge mortality and rehospitalization rates. The majority of patients admitted with AHFS have coronary artery disease (CAD), which independently has an adverse impact on prognosis. The initial in-hospital...
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Cited 6 times since 2009 (0.4 per year)
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Expert review of cardiovascular therapy,
Volume 7, Issue 1, 1 1 2009, Pages 65-72
Role of nuclear imaging in cardiac resynchronization therapy.
Boogers MM, Chen J, Bax JJ
Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) has become an integrated treatment option for patients with drug-refractory heart failure. Selection of patients for CRT is based on moderate-to-severe heart failure (New York Heart Association functional class III or IV), depressed left ventricular (LV) systolic function of 35% or below and prolonged QRS interval of 120 ms or more. However, 30-40% of selected patients do not exhibit improvement in heart failure symptoms or LV systolic performance. Efforts...
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Cited 1 times since 2009 (0.1 per year)
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Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde,
Volume 153, 1 1 2009, Pages B376
[The use of imaging in the case of suspected acute appendicitis: opinion of Dutch surgeons].
Poortman P, Oostvogel HJ, de Lange-de Klerk ES, Cuesta MA, Hamming JF
Objective: To gauge the opinion of Dutch surgeons concerning the use of ultrasound and CT in the case of a suspected acute appendicitis. Design: Written survey. Method: All 1020 members of the Association of the Surgeons of the Netherlands received a questionnaire with 8 statements concerning the diagnosis of acute appendicitis. The statements could be answered with 'agree', 'disagree', or 'no opinion'. Results: The questionnaire was returned by 439 members (43%). A...
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Cited 1 times since 2009 (0.1 per year)
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Journal of the American College of Cardiology,
Volume 53, Issue 4, 1 1 2009, Pages 373-398
Highlights of the Year in JACC 2008.
DeMaria AN, Ben-Yehuda O, Bax JJ, Feld GK, Greenberg BH, Lew WY, Lima JA, Maisel AS, Narayan SM, Sahn DJ, Tsimikas S
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Cited 38 times since 2009 (2.3 per year)
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Developmental dynamics : an official publication of the American Association of Anatomists,
Volume 238, Issue 1, 1 1 2009, Pages 183-193
Podoplanin deficient mice show a RhoA-related hypoplasia of the sinus venosus myocardium including the sinoatrial node.
Mahtab EA, Vicente-Steijn R, Hahurij ND, Jongbloed MR, Wisse LJ, DeRuiter MC, Uhrin P, Zaujec J, Binder BR, Schalij MJ, Poelmann RE, Gittenberger-de Groot AC
We investigated the role of podoplanin in development of the sinus venosus myocardium comprising the sinoatrial node, dorsal atrial wall, and primary atrial septum as well as the myocardium of the cardinal and pulmonary veins. We analyzed podoplanin wild-type and knockout mouse embryos between embryonic day 9.5-15.5 using immunohistochemical marker podoplanin; sinoatrial-node marker HCN4; myocardial markers MLC-2a, Nkx2.5, as well as Cx43; coelomic marker WT-1; and epithelial-to-mesenchymal tran...
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Cited 7 times since 2008 (0.4 per year)
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European journal of vascular and endovascular surgery : the official journal of the European Society for Vascular Surgery,
Volume 37, Issue 4, 31 5 2009, Pages 486-491
Implementation of endovenous laser ablation for varicose veins in a large community hospital: the first 400 procedures.
van den Bremer J, Joosten PP, Hamming JF, Moll FL
Unlabelled: Endovenous laser ablation (ELA) has become a standard treatment of the incompetent great saphenous vein (GSV). Our prospective audit examines the implementation of this new method in a large community hospital with special attention to obstacles, technical results, pain scores, failures and our learning curve. Methods: Three hundred and twenty-three patients (403 limbs) with incompetence of the GSV underwent ELA. Patients were assessed by clinical examination and venous duplex ultras...
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Cited 22 times since 2008 (1.4 per year)
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International journal of cardiology,
Volume 134, Issue 3, 30 5 2009, Pages 302-312
Pulmonary vein and atrial wall pathology in human total anomalous pulmonary venous connection.
Douglas YL, Jongbloed MR, den Hartog WC, Bartelings MM, Bogers AJ, Ebels T, DeRuiter MC, Gittenberger-de Groot AC
Background: Normally, the inside of the left atrial (LA) body and pulmonary veins (PVs) is lined by vessel wall tissue covered by myocardium. In total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC), no connection of the PVs with the LA body exists. These veins have an increased incidence of PV stenosis. We describe the consequences of the absent connection for the histopathology of the wall of the LA body and the PVs, and hypothesize on a mechanism predisposing to PV stenosis. Methods and results...
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Cited 35 times since 2008 (2.2 per year)
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The American journal of cardiology,
Volume 103, Issue 5, 26 4 2008, Pages 690-694
Comparison of time course of response to cardiac resynchronization therapy in patients with ischemic versus nonischemic cardiomyopathy.
Marsan NA, Bleeker GB, van Bommel RJ, Ypenburg C, Delgado V, Borleffs CJ, Holman ER, van der Wall EE, Schalij MJ, Bax JJ
The time course of the effects of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) on left ventricular (LV) systolic function and reverse remodeling is still unknown and was the subject of this study. In particular, whether the acute benefit of CRT translates in late response was explored. Furthermore, the time course of response was compared between ischemic and nonischemic patients. A total of 222 consecutive patients with heart failure (135 ischemic) scheduled for CRT were included. Standard echocardi...
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