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Cited 21 times since 2007 (1.2 per year)
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Journal of nuclear cardiology : official publication of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology,
Volume 14, Issue 1, 1 1 2007, Pages 36-43
Impact of coronary calcium score on diagnostic accuracy of multislice computed tomography coronary angiography for detection of coronary artery disease.
Pundziute G, Schuijf JD, Jukema JW, Lamb HJ, de Roos A, van der Wall EE, Bax JJ
Background: The impact of the coronary calcium score on the diagnostic accuracy of multislice computed tomography (MSCT) to detect obstructive coronary stenoses remains controversial. Methods and results: We examined 41 patients (mean Agatston score, 340 +/- 530 [range, 0-2546]) with coronary artery disease with 16-slice MSCT and 60 patients (mean Agatston score, 446 +/- 877 [range, 0-6264]) with 64-slice MSCT. MSCT scans were analyzed with invasive coronary angiography (CA) as the standard of r...
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Cited 27 times since 2007 (1.5 per year)
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Acute cardiac care,
Volume 9, Issue 4, 1 1 2007, Pages 214-221
Multi-slice computed tomography in the evaluation of patients with acute chest pain.
Schuijf JD, Jukema JW, van der Wall EE, Bax JJ
Every year, a considerable number of patients present at the Emergency Department (ED) with acute chest pain complaints. In these patients, determining accurate diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) remains clinically challenging. In general, triage is based on the initial clinical assessment including (stress) ECG and serial serum markers measurements. While management is relatively straightforward in case of ECG changes and elevated serum markers, a considerable number of patients present...
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Cited 63 times since 2007 (3.5 per year)
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Acute cardiac care,
Volume 9, Issue 1, 1 1 2007, Pages 48-53
Differences in plaque composition and distribution in stable coronary artery disease versus acute coronary syndromes; non-invasive evaluation with multi-slice computed tomography.
Schuijf JD, Beck T, Burgstahler C, Jukema JW, Dirksen MS, de Roos A, van der Wall EE, Schroeder S, Wijns W, Bax JJ
Background: Plaque composition rather than degree of luminal narrowing may be predictive of acute coronary syndromes (ACS). The purpose of the study was to compare plaque composition and distribution with multi-slice computed tomography (MSCT) between patients presenting with either stable coronary artery disease (CAD) or ACS. Methods: MSCT was performed in 22 and 24 patients presenting with ACS or stable CAD, respectively. Coronary lesions were classified as calcified, non-calcified or mixed wh...
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Cited 70 times since 2007 (3.9 per year)
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American heart journal,
Volume 153, Issue 1, 1 1 2007, Pages 14.e1-11
MISSION!: optimization of acute and chronic care for patients with acute myocardial infarction.
Liem SS, van der Hoeven BL, Oemrawsingh PV, Bax JJ, van der Bom JG, Bosch J, Viergever EP, van Rees C, Padmos I, Sedney MI, van Exel HJ, Verwey HF, Atsma DE, van der Velde ET, Jukema JW, van der Wall EE, Schalij MJ
Background: Guideline implementation programs for patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) enhance adherence to evidence-based medicine (EBM) and improve clinical outcome. Although undertreatment of patients with AMI is well recognized in both acute and chronic phases of care, most implementation programs focus on acute and secondary prevention strategies during the index hospitalization phase only. Hypothesis: Implementation of an all-phase integrated AMI care program maximizes EBM in da...
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Cited 126 times since 2007 (6.9 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...
Abstract
Cited 22 times since 2007 (1.2 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...
Abstract
Cited 32 times since 2006 (1.8 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 27 times since 2006 (1.5 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 37 times since 2006 (2 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 149 times since 2006 (8.2 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 126 times since 2006 (6.9 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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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 320 times since 2006 (17.6 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 37 times since 2006 (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 11 times since 2006 (0.6 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 2 times since 2006 (0.1 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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Cited 4 times since 2006 (0.2 per year)
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BioTechniques,
Volume 41, Issue 6, 1 1 2006, Pages 711-713
Modular and excisable molecular switch for the induction of gene expression by the yeast FLP recombinase.
Holkers M, De Vries AA, Gonçalves MA
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Cited 10 times since 2006 (0.5 per year)
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Genetic epidemiology,
Volume 30, Issue 8, 1 1 2006, Pages 645-651
Simultaneous estimation of gene-gene and gene-environment interactions for numerous loci using double penalized log-likelihood.
Tanck MW, Jukema JW, Zwinderman AH
Many common human diseases are considered to be caused by complex multifactorial processes. For these diseases, it is expected that numerous genetic and environmental factors and, possibly, their interactions play a role. Therefore, simultaneously analyzing the effects of numerous genes and environmental factors is a more realistic approach compared to single gene analyses, but the large number of genes and environmental factors pose a challenge, not in the least due to the limitations created b...
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