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Cited 34 times since 2005 (1.6 per year)
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The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery,
Volume 129, Issue 1, 1 1 2005, Pages 138-145
Acute decrease of left ventricular mechanical dyssynchrony and improvement of contractile state and energy efficiency after left ventricular restoration.
Schreuder JJ, Castiglioni A, Maisano F, Steendijk P, Donelli A, Baan J, Alfieri O
Objective: Surgical left ventricular restoration by means of endoventricular patch aneurysmectomy in patients with postinfarction aneurysm should result in acute improved left ventricular performance by decreasing mechanical dyssynchrony and increasing energy efficiency. Methods: Nine patients with left ventricular postinfarction aneurysm were studied intraoperatively before and after ventricular restoration with a conductance volume catheter to analyze pressure-volume relationships, energy effi...
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Cited 43 times since 2005 (2.1 per year)
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European urology,
Volume 47, Issue 3, 1 1 2005, Pages 319-322
Comparison of hexaminolevulinate based flexible and rigid fluorescence cystoscopy with rigid white light cystoscopy in bladder cancer: results of a prospective Phase II study.
Witjes JA, Moonen PM, van der Heijden AG
Introduction and objective: Several studies have shown that rigid fluorescence cystoscopy (RFC) with hexaminolevulinate (HAL) is superior to standard rigid white light (RWLC) cystoscopy in diagnosing bladder tumours, with a clinically relevant impact on the patient's management. These studies, however, have been done with rigid cystoscopes. We carried out a study to evaluate whether the technique of fluorescence cystoscopy with HAL was also feasible with a specially designed flexible fluore...
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Cited 10 times since 2005 (0.5 per year)
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The heart surgery forum,
Volume 8, Issue 5, 1 1 2005, Pages E389-94; discussion E394-5
The Carpentier-Edwards Classic and Physio mitral annuloplasty rings: a randomized trial.
Shahin GM, van der Heijden GJ, Bots ML, Cramer MJ, Jaarsma W, Gadellaa JC, de la Rivière AB, van Swieten HA
Objective: To evaluate clinical and echocardiographic outcomes for the semi-flexible Carpentier-Edwards Physio and the rigid Classic mitral annuloplasty ring. Methods: Ninety-six patients were randomized for either a Classic (n = 53) or a Physio (n = 43) ring from October 1995 through July 1997. Mean follow-up was 5.1 years (range .1-6.6). We included standard patient characteristics at baseline and during follow-up. Analyses were adjusted for age and gender, and for factors that differed across...
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Cited 36 times since 2005 (1.7 per year)
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Journal of cardiovascular magnetic resonance : official journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance,
Volume 7, Issue 2, 1 1 2005, Pages 383-389
Disparity between dobutamine stress and physical exercise magnetic resonance imaging in patients with an intra-atrial correction for transposition of the great arteries.
Oosterhof T, Tulevski II, Roest AA, Steendijk P, Vliegen HW, van der Wall EE, de Roos A, Tijssen JG, Mulder BJ
Background: In patients with an intra-atrial correction for transposition of the great arteries (TGA) an abnormal response to stress testing is common. However, hemodynamic responses may vary substantially when different stress tests are used. We compared the hemodynamic response to dobutamine stress with the response to physical exercise in patients and controls. Methods: Thirty-nine patients and 25 age/sex-matched control subjects underwent either dobutamine stress (15 microg/kg/min) or submax...
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Cited 34 times since 2005 (1.6 per year)
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Journal of the American College of Cardiology,
Volume 45, Issue 1, 1 1 2005, Pages 93-97
Seven-year follow-up after dobutamine stress echocardiography: impact of gender on prognosis.
Biagini E, Elhendy A, Bax JJ, Rizzello V, Schinkel AF, van Domburg RT, Kertai MD, Krenning BJ, Bountioukos M, Rapezzi C, Branzi A, Simoons ML, Poldermans D
Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of gender on long-term prognosis of patients undergoing dobutamine stress echocardiography (DSE). Background: Gender differences in the predictors of outcome among patients with known or suspected coronary artery disease undergoing DSE have not been adequately studied. Methods: We studied 2,276 men and 1,105 women with known or suspected coronary artery disease who underwent DSE. Follow-up events were cardiac death and nonfatal myo...
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Cited 21 times since 2005 (1 per year)
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Progress in cardiovascular diseases,
Volume 47, Issue 4, 1 1 2005, Pages 240-257
Predicting perioperative cardiac risk.
Kertai MD, Klein J, Bax JJ, Poldermans D
Cardiovascular complications are the major cause of perioperative morbidity and mortality of patients undergoing major vascular surgery. This is related to the frequent presence of an underlying coronary artery disease. This paper reviews the pathology of perioperative cardiac complications and cardiac risk assessment and risk reduction strategies. Guidelines of the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association for the evaluation of cardiac risk for noncardiac surgery may provide...
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Cited 6 times since 2004 (0.3 per year)
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European journal of echocardiography : the journal of the Working Group on Echocardiography of the European Society of Cardiology,
Volume 6, Issue 4, 20 3 2004, Pages 297-300
Underestimation of severity of mitral regurgitation with varying hemodynamics.
Scholte AJ, Holman ER, Haverkamp MC, Poldermans D, van der Wall EE, Dion RA, Bax JJ
Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is a valuable technique to assess mitral valve anatomy and the mechanism of mitral regurgitation (MR). We present the case of a 35-year-old woman with severe MR due to restrictive motion of the posterior mitral leaflet, who was referred for mitral annuloplasty. Under physiologic circumstances, a severe (grade 3+) MR was present, whereas in the operating room during general anesthesia, the MR had disappeared almost completely. The downgrading of MR due to ge...
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Cited 19 times since 2004 (0.9 per year)
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European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery,
Volume 27, Issue 3, 19 3 2004, Pages 462-6; discussion 467
Accurate quantitation of regurgitant volume with MRI in patients selected for mitral valve repair.
Westenberg JJ, Doornbos J, Versteegh MI, Bax JJ, van der Geest RJ, de Roos A, Dion RA, Reiber JH
Objective: Echocardiography, the currently preferred diagnostic approach for mitral valve regurgitation, cannot accurately quantify the amount of regurgitation. Flow quantification with MRI is possible, but the conventional method (1-directional velocity-encoding) acquires the flow at a fixed location during the cardiac cycle, which is not necessarily the location of the mitral valve during the whole cycle. In this study, the exact flow through the mitral valve was quantified with a 3-directiona...
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Cited 7 times since 2004 (0.3 per year)
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Preventive veterinary medicine,
Volume 67, Issue 1, 19 3 2004, Pages 1-17
Risk factors for bulk milk somatic cell counts and total bacterial counts in smallholder dairy farms in the 10th region of Chile.
van Schaik G, Green LE, Guzmán D, Esparza H, Tadich N
We investigated the principal management factors that influenced bulk milk somatic cell count (BMSCC) and total bacterial count (TBC) of smallholder dairy farms in the 10th region of Chile. One hundred and fifty smallholder milk producers were selected randomly from 42 milk collection centres (MCCs). In April and May of 2002, all farms were visited and a detailed interview questionnaire on dairy-cow management related to milk quality was conducted. In addition, the BMSCC and TBC results from the...
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Cited 23 times since 2004 (1.1 per year)
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Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979),
Volume 45, Issue 2, 13 2 2004, Pages 227-232
Noninvasive evaluation of the coronary arteries with multislice computed tomography in hypertensive patients.
Schuijf JD, Bax JJ, Jukema JW, Lamb HJ, Vliegen HW, van der Wall EE, de Roos A
Because patients with hypertension are at increased risk for coronary artery disease, early and noninvasive identification of the disease in patients with hypertension is important. Recently, multislice computed tomography (MSCT) has been demonstrated to allow both noninvasive coronary angiography and assessment of left ventricular function. The purpose of the present study therefore was to demonstrate the feasibility of this approach in patients with hypertension with known or suspected coronar...
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Cited 94 times since 2004 (4.5 per year)
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American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology,
Volume 288, Issue 5, 9 2 2004, Pages H2140-5
Reservoir and conduit function of right atrium: impact on right ventricular filling and cardiac output.
Gaynor SL, Maniar HS, Prasad SM, Steendijk P, Moon MR
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between right atrial (RA) reservoir and conduit function and to determine how hemodynamic changes influence this relationship and its impact on cardiac output. In 11 open-chest sheep, RA reservoir and conduit function were quantified as RA inflow with the tricuspid valve closed versus open, respectively. Conduit function was separated into early (before A wave) and late (after A wave) components. The effects of inotropic stimulation,...
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Cited 13 times since 2004 (0.6 per year)
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American heart journal,
Volume 148, Issue 6, 1 1 2004, Pages 1079-1084
Pulsed-wave tissue Doppler quantification of systolic and diastolic function of viable and nonviable myocardium in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy.
Bountioukos M, Schinkel AF, Bax JJ, Biagini E, Rizzello V, Krenning BJ, Vourvouri EC, Roelandt JR, Poldermans D
Background: Detection of myocardial viability is crucial for clinical treatment of patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy. Currently, quantitative information for the evaluation of systolic and diastolic function of viable tissue is limited. Our aim was to compare quantitatively systolic and diastolic function in viable and nonviable dysfunctional myocardium in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy. Methods: A total of 93 patients (mean age, 62 +/- 10 years) underwent dobutamine stress echocardio...
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Cited 69 times since 2004 (3.3 per year)
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Journal of nuclear medicine : official publication, Society of Nuclear Medicine,
Volume 45, Issue 12, 1 1 2004, Pages 1999-2007
Integration of automatically measured transient ischemic dilation ratio into interpretation of adenosine stress myocardial perfusion SPECT for detection of severe and extensive CAD.
Abidov A, Bax JJ, Hayes SW, Cohen I, Nishina H, Yoda S, Kang X, Aboul-Enein F, Gerlach J, Friedman JD, Hachamovitch R, Germano G, Berman DS
Unlabelled: The aim of our study was to derive and to validate the normal threshold for an automatically measured left ventricular transient ischemic dilation (TID) ratio in patients referred for adenosine stress myocardial perfusion SPECT (MPS) and to assess the value of integrating TID in detecting severe and extensive coronary artery disease (CAD). Methods: Normal limits for the TID ratio were derived using dual-isotope MPS data from 38 patients with a low ( or =90% stenosis) in the proximal...
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Cited 53 times since 2004 (2.6 per year)
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American heart journal,
Volume 148, Issue 6, 1 1 2004, Pages 1047-1052
Fluvastatin and bisoprolol for the reduction of perioperative cardiac mortality and morbidity in high-risk patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery: rationale and design of the DECREASE-IV study.
Schouten O, Poldermans D, Visser L, Kertai MD, Klein J, van Urk H, Simoons ML, van de Ven LL, Vermeulen M, Bax JJ, Lameris TW, Boersma E
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Cited 38 times since 2004 (1.8 per year)
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Diabetes care,
Volume 27, Issue 12, 1 1 2004, Pages 2905-2910
Noninvasive angiography and assessment of left ventricular function using multislice computed tomography in patients with type 2 diabetes.
Schuijf JD, Bax JJ, Jukema JW, Lamb HJ, Vliegen HW, Salm LP, de Roos A, van der Wall EE
Objective: Early identification of coronary artery disease (CAD) in patients with diabetes is important because these patients are at increased risk for CAD and have worse outcome than nondiabetic patients after CAD is diagnosed. Recently, noninvasive coronary angiography and assessment of left ventricular function has been demonstrated with multislice computed tomography (MSCT). The purpose of the present study was to validate this approach in patients with type 2 diabetes. Research design and...
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Cited 145 times since 2004 (7 per year)
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The American journal of cardiology,
Volume 94, Issue 12, 1 1 2004, Pages 1506-1509
Comparison of response to cardiac resynchronization therapy in patients with sinus rhythm versus chronic atrial fibrillation.
Molhoek SG, Bax JJ, Bleeker GB, Boersma E, van Erven L, Steendijk P, van der Wall EE, Schalij MJ
Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is a new therapeutic option for patients who have drug-refractory end-stage heart failure. Much information has been obtained from patients who have sinus rhythm, but the use of CRT in patients who have chronic atrial fibrillation (AF) has not been studied extensively. Accordingly, we evaluated the clinical response and long-term survival rate of CRT in patients who had heart failure and chronic AF, and the results were compared with those in patients who...
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Cited 20 times since 2004 (1 per year)
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Biochemical pharmacology,
Volume 68, Issue 11, 1 1 2004, Pages 2273-2281
A methylester of the glucuronide prodrug DOX-GA3 for improvement of tumor-selective chemotherapy.
de Graaf M, Nevalainen TJ, Scheeren HW, Pinedo HM, Haisma HJ, Boven E
The glucuronide prodrug of doxorubicin, DOX-GA3, can be selectively activated in tumors by extracellular human beta-glucuronidase, resulting in a better therapeutic index than doxorubicin. DOX-GA3, however, is rapidly excreted by the kidney. We hypothesized that slow release of DOX-GA3 from its methylester, DOX-mGA3, by esterase activity in blood would result in improved circulation half-life (t(1/2)) of DOX-GA3. DOX-mGA3 was synthesized more efficiently with an overall yield of 60% as compared...
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Cited 35 times since 2004 (1.7 per year)
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Clinical and experimental allergy : journal of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology,
Volume 34, Issue 12, 1 1 2004, Pages 1827-1833
Serum surfactant protein D is elevated in allergic patients.
Koopmans JG, van der Zee JS, Krop EJ, Lopuhaä CE, Jansen HM, Batenburg JJ
Background: There is evidence that surfactant protein (SP)-D is important in the innate, as well as in the adaptive pulmonary immune response. Serum concentrations of SP-D have been proposed as parameter of the integrity of the blood-airspace barrier in interstitial lung diseases. We hypothesized that serum SP-D concentrations are affected in allergic patients and correlate with changes in allergic airway inflammation. Objective: To determine levels of serum SP-D in allergic patients compared wi...
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Cited 56 times since 2004 (2.7 per year)
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Radiology,
Volume 233, Issue 3, 1 1 2004, Pages 824-829
Right ventricular function after pulmonary valve replacement in patients with tetralogy of Fallot.
van Straten A, Vliegen HW, Hazekamp MG, Bax JJ, Schoof PH, Ottenkamp J, van der Wall EE, de Roos A
Purpose: To assess the time course of right ventricular (RV) function improvement after pulmonary valve replacement (PVR) in patients 25.2 years +/- 7.0 after repair of tetralogy of Fallot. Materials and methods: The medical ethics committee approved this study, and informed consent was obtained. Cardiac magnetic resonance (MR) imaging was performed before, 7 months after, and 19 months after PVR in 25 consecutive patients with tetralogy of Fallot with a 1.5-T MR imager. RV function was assessed...
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Cited 11 times since 2004 (0.5 per year)
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Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation,
Volume 13, Issue 10, 1 1 2004, Pages 1707-1714
Inter-observer agreement of a comprehensive health status classification system for pre-school children among patients with Wilms' tumor or advanced neuroblastoma.
Nathan PC, Furlong W, Horsman J, Van Schaik C, Rolland M, Weitzman S, Feeny D, Barr RD
We assessed inter-observer agreement on a new comprehensive health status classification system for preschool children (CHSCS-PS). Prospective assessments of children aged 2-4.9 years at the time of diagnosis of neuroblastoma (stages 3-4, excluding 4S) or Wilms' tumor (stages II-V) were collected independently from a parent and nurse by self-report during therapy. Responses were used to determine functional status on 10 health domains, as well as an overall disability score. Inter-observer...
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