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Cited 15 times since 2007 (0.8 per year)
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International journal of technology assessment in health care,
Volume 23, Issue 4, 1 1 2007, Pages 480-487
Cost-effectiveness of interpersonal psychotherapy for elderly primary care patients with major depression.
Bosmans JE, van Schaik DJ, Heymans MW, van Marwijk HW, van Hout HP, de Bruijne MC
Objectives: Major depression is common in elderly patients. Interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) is a potentially effective treatment for depressed elderly patients. The objective of this study was to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of IPT delivered by mental health workers in primary care practices, for depressed patients 55 years of age and older identified by screening, in comparison with care as usual (CAU). Methods: We conducted a full economic evaluation alongside a randomized controlled tria...
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Cited 38 times since 2007 (2 per year)
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Dermatology (Basel, Switzerland),
Volume 214, Issue 1, 1 1 2007, Pages 15-20
C-kit Asp-816-Val mutation analysis in patients with mastocytosis.
Verzijl A, Heide R, Oranje AP, van Schaik RH
Background: Mastocytosis is a heterogeneous group of disorders characterized by abnormal accumulation of mast cells. Objective: Skin biopsies from 24 patients (23 with proven mastocytosis) were screened for the presence of the c-kit Asp-816-Val mutation. Methods: In frozen biopsies, RNA was isolated, cDNA synthesis and PCR, the expected PCR product of 346 bp was obtained from 23 patients. Results: In patients with urticaria pigmentosa, the mutation was detected in 38% of the adults and 25% of th...
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Cited 50 times since 2007 (2.6 per year)
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Epilepsia,
Volume 48 Suppl 5, 1 1 2007, Pages 53-64
Dynamic changes of proteases and protease inhibitors revealed by microarray analysis in CA3 and entorhinal cortex during epileptogenesis in the rat.
Gorter JA, Van Vliet EA, Rauwerda H, Breit T, Stad R, van Schaik L, Vreugdenhil E, Redeker S, Hendriksen E, Aronica E, Lopes da Silva FH, Wadman WJ
We investigated expression of genes involved in the proteolytic process during epileptogenesis in a rat model of temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE). In a previous microarray study we found prominent activation of this process, which reached highest expression during the acute and latent phase (1 week after SE) in CA3 and entorhinal cortex (EC). Detailed analysis shows differences in dynamics of the changes of several protease genes such as cathepsins, caspases, matrix metalloproteinases, and plasminog...
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Cited 179 times since 2007 (9.5 per year)
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The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America,
Volume 121, Issue 1, 1 1 2007, Pages 648-656
Microbubble spectroscopy of ultrasound contrast agents.
van der Meer SM, Dollet B, Voormolen MM, Chin CT, Bouakaz A, de Jong N, Versluis M, Lohse D
A new optical characterization of the behavior of single ultrasound contrast bubbles is presented. The method consists of insonifying individual bubbles several times successively sweeping the applied frequency, and to record movies of the bubble response up to 25 million frames/s with an ultrahigh speed camera operated in a segmented mode. The method, termed microbubble spectroscopy, enables to reconstruct a resonance curve in a single run. The data is analyzed through a linearized model for co...
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Cited 29 times since 2007 (1.5 per year)
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Current pharmaceutical design,
Volume 13, Issue 10, 1 1 2007, Pages 983-994
Activation of the innate immune system in atherosclerotic disease.
Oude Nijhuis MM, van Keulen JK, Pasterkamp G, Quax PH, de Kleijn DP
Innate immunity is the first line of defence against invading micro-organisms. The family of Toll-like receptors (TLRs) recognizes pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) that are carried by the invading micro-organisms. Infectious pathogens have been implicated to play an important role in atherosclerosis. Nowadays, evidence is accumulating that TLRs play an important role in the initiation and progression of atherosclerosis too. A lot is known about the exogenous ligands that are able t...
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Cited 38 times since 2006 (2 per year)
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Heart rhythm,
Volume 4, Issue 4, 28 4 2006, Pages 508-511
Flecainide for recurrent malignant ventricular arrhythmias in two siblings with Andersen-Tawil syndrome.
Bökenkamp R, Wilde AA, Schalij MJ, Blom NA
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Cited 13 times since 2006 (0.7 per year)
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Journal of hazardous materials,
Volume 147, Issue 1-2, 27 4 2006, Pages 74-77
Effects of salinity on growth and nickel accumulation capacity of Lemna gibba (Lemnaceae).
Yilmaz DD
The effect of salinization of water on the growth rate and nickel accumulation capacity of Lemna gibba was studied under laboratory conditions. At high salinity (375 and 500 mol m(-3) NaCl), we observed that decreasing growth rate with increasing water salt level. Especially, at a salinity of 500 mol m(-3) NaCl, the net growth rate became negative. Additionally, growth rate of roots was significantly reduced at salinity of 250 mol m(-3) NaCl and significantly reduced at 500 mol m(-3) NaCl compar...
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Cited 32 times since 2006 (1.7 per year)
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Circulation,
Volume 115, Issue 1, 26 4 2006, Pages 17-26
Persistence of functional atrioventricular accessory pathways in postseptated embryonic avian hearts: implications for morphogenesis and functional maturation of the cardiac conduction system.
Kolditz DP, Wijffels MC, Blom NA, van der Laarse A, Markwald RR, Schalij MJ, Gittenberger-de Groot AC
Background: During heart development, the ventricular activation sequence changes from a base-to-apex to an apex-to-base pattern. We investigated the possibility of impulse propagation through remnants of atrioventricular (AV) connections in quail hearts. Methods and results: In 86 hearts (group A, HH30-34, n=15; group B, HH35-44, n=65; group C, 5 to 6 months, n=6) electrodes were positioned at the left atrium, right ventricular base, left ventricular (LV) base, and LV apex. In group A, LV base...
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Cited 15 times since 2006 (0.8 per year)
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Preventive veterinary medicine,
Volume 79, Issue 1, 22 4 2006, Pages 59-69
Bayesian analysis to validate a commercial ELISA to detect paratuberculosis in dairy herds of southern Chile.
van Schaik G, Haro F, Mella A, Kruze J
In Chile, Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (Map) has been isolated on several occasions and clinical cases have been reported. Nevertheless, diagnostic tests have not yet been validated for this agent in the Chilean setting. The objective of the study was to validate a commercial ELISA to detect Map shedding dairy cows in management conditions, prevalence and stages of infection existing in Southern Chile, utilising different statistical approaches. Blood and faeces were collected fro...
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Cited 43 times since 2006 (2.3 per year)
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Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985),
Volume 102, Issue 4, 21 3 2006, Pages 1348-1356
Baroreflex sensitivity, blood pressure buffering, and resonance: what are the links? Computer simulation of healthy subjects and heart failure patients.
van de Vooren H, Gademan MG, Swenne CA, TenVoorde BJ, Schalij MJ, Van der Wall EE
The arterial baroreflex buffers slow (
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Cited 197 times since 2006 (10.4 per year)
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International journal of cardiology,
Volume 120, Issue 2, 19 3 2006, Pages 198-204
Pulmonary arterial hypertension in congenital heart disease: an epidemiologic perspective from a Dutch registry.
Duffels MG, Engelfriet PM, Berger RM, van Loon RL, Hoendermis E, Vriend JW, van der Velde ET, Bresser P, Mulder BJ
Background: Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) associated with congenital heart disease is usually the result of a large systemic-to-pulmonary shunt, and often leads to right ventricular failure and early death. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of PAH among adult patients included in a national registry of congenital heart disease and to assess the relation between patient characteristics and PAH. Methods: Patients with PAH associated with a septal defect were identif...
Abstract
Cited 144 times since 2006 (7.6 per year)
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Journal of the American College of Cardiology,
Volume 49, Issue 1, 18 3 2006, Pages 122-124
Noncardiac surgery after coronary stenting: early surgery and interruption of antiplatelet therapy are associated with an increase in major adverse cardiac events.
Schouten O, van Domburg RT, Bax JJ, de Jaegere PJ, Dunkelgrun M, Feringa HH, Hoeks SE, Poldermans D
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Cited 34 times since 2006 (1.8 per year)
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Preventive veterinary medicine,
Volume 79, Issue 1, 18 3 2006, Pages 46-58
Salmonella Dublin infection in young dairy calves: transmission parameters estimated from field data and an SIR-model.
Nielsen LR, van den Borne B, van Schaik G
In this study we used field data collected from October 2001 to January 2002 to estimate number of days of faecal excretion of Salmonella Dublin bacteria and time to seroconversion in infected calves below the age of 180 days. Based on these estimates all calves in four endemically infected dairy herds were grouped into the following infection states: susceptible (S), infectious (I) and resistant/recovered (R). Resistant calves had either acquired maternal antibodies through colostrum or they ha...
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Heart rhythm,
Volume 4, Issue 3, 15 3 2006, Pages 274-276
Anger and arrhythmias.
Schalij MJ, van Erven L
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Cited 348 times since 2006 (18.4 per year)
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Journal of the American College of Cardiology,
Volume 49, Issue 1, 14 2 2006, Pages 62-70
Prognostic value of multislice computed tomography coronary angiography in patients with known or suspected coronary artery disease.
Pundziute G, Schuijf JD, Jukema JW, Boersma E, de Roos A, van der Wall EE, Bax JJ
Objectives: This study sought to determine the prognostic value of multislice computed tomography (MSCT) coronary angiography in patients with known or suspected coronary artery disease (CAD). Background: It is expected that MSCT will be used increasingly as an alternative imaging modality in the diagnosis of patients with suspected CAD. Data on the prognostic value of MSCT, however, are currently not available. Methods: A total of 100 patients (73 men, age 59 +/- 12 years) who were referred for...
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European journal of heart failure,
Volume 9, Issue 4, 12 2 2006, Pages 403-408
Myocardial viability estimation during the recovery phase of stress echocardiography after acute beta-blocker administration.
Karagiannis SE, Feringa HH, Bax JJ, Elhendy A, Dunkelgrun M, Vidakovic R, Hoeks SE, van Domburg R, Valhema R, Cokkinos DV, Poldermans D
Background: Myocardial viability assessment in severely dysfunctional segments by dobutamine stress echocardiography (DSE) is less sensitive than nuclear scanning. Aim: To assess the additional value of using the recovery phase of DSE after acute beta-blocker administration for identifying viable myocardium. Methods: The study included 49 consecutive patients with ejection fraction (LVEF)or=4 viable segments were considered viable. Coronary revascularization followed within 3 months in all patie...
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Cited 41 times since 2006 (2.2 per year)
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Circulation,
Volume 114, Issue 25, 4 1 2006, Pages 2831-2838
Inhibition of complement component C3 reduces vein graft atherosclerosis in apolipoprotein E3-Leiden transgenic mice.
Schepers A, de Vries MR, van Leuven CJ, Grimbergen JM, Holers VM, Daha MR, van Bockel JH, Quax PH
Background: Venous bypass grafts may fail because of development of intimal hyperplasia and accelerated atherosclerosis. Inflammation plays a major role in these processes. Complement is an important part of the immune system and participates in the regulation of inflammation. The exact role of complement in the process of accelerated atherosclerosis of vein grafts has not yet been explored, however. Methods and results: To assess the role of complement in the development of vein graft atheroscl...
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Cited 11 times since 2006 (0.6 per year)
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European journal of pharmacology,
Volume 559, Issue 1, 2 1 2006, Pages 38-45
Extracellular glutamate and GABA in the ventral tegmental area of alcohol-preferring AA and alcohol-avoiding ANA rats treated repeatedly with morphine.
Ojanen SP, Palmén M, Hyytiä P, Kiianmaa K
Glutamate and gamma-amino-butyric acid (GABA) have been implicated in neuronal plasticity related to behavioral sensitization. In the present study, we examined morphine-induced changes in the extracellular concentrations of glutamate and GABA in the ventral tegmental area in alcohol-preferring Alko Alcohol (AA) and alcohol-avoiding Alko Non-Alcohol (ANA) rats that have previously been shown to differ in morphine-induced sensitization. The rats were given escalating doses (5-20 mg/kg) of morphin...
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Cited 15 times since 2006 (0.8 per year)
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Heart (British Cardiac Society),
Volume 92, Issue 12, 1 1 2006, Pages 1866-1872
Assessment of cardiac risk before non-cardiac general surgery.
Schouten O, Bax JJ, Poldermans D
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Cited 3 times since 2006 (0.2 per year)
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Journal of psychosomatic research,
Volume 61, Issue 6, 1 1 2006, Pages 739-745
Age-related differences in invasive treatment of peripheral arterial disease: disease severity versus social support as determinants.
Aquarius AE, Denollet J, Hamming JF, De Vries J
Objective: Social support may influence the seeking of appropriate treatment. We examined social support and peripheral arterial disease (PAD) severity as determinants of treatment for PAD in younger and older patients. Methods: Consecutive PAD patients (N=203) completed the Perceived Social Support Scale. Treadmill-walking distance and ankle-brachial pressure index (ABPI) were measured. The main outcome was invasive treatment for PAD in the year following diagnosis. Results: During follow-up, 4...
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