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Cited 7 times since 2011 (0.5 per year)
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International journal of cardiology,
Volume 158, Issue 3, 12 2 2011, Pages 359-363
Exercise capacity and ventricular function in patients treated for isolated pulmonary valve stenosis or tetralogy of Fallot.
Luijnenburg SE, de Koning WB, Romeih S, van den Berg J, Vliegen HW, Mulder BJ, Helbing WA
Background: We hypothesized 1) that long-term ventricular outcome and exercise capacity would be better in patients with isolated pulmonary valve stenosis (PS) treated with balloon pulmonary valvuloplasty (BPV) than in patients operated for tetralogy of Fallot (TOF), and 2) that ventricular outcome and exercise capacity would not be different in PS patients and healthy controls. Methods: We included 21 PS patients after BPV (16.2 ± 5.2 years) and 21 patients operated for TOF (16.6 ± 5.6 years),...
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Netherlands heart journal : monthly journal of the Netherlands Society of Cardiology and the Netherlands Heart Foundation,
Volume 19, Issue 3, 12 2 2011, Pages 151-152
The quest for an atrium-specific biomarker.
van der Laarse A, de Vries AA
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Cited 1 times since 2011 (0.1 per year)
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Critical care (London, England),
Volume 15, Issue 1, 9 2 2011, Pages 119
Cardiovascular consequences of cooling in critical care.
Steendijk P
This commentary discusses a paper by Filseth and colleagues in a previous issue of Critical Care. The authors describe the cardiovascular effects of induced hypothermia, focusing particularly on post-hypothermic ventricular function. The findings indicate that the treatment resulted in reduced systolic but unchanged diastolic left ventricular function with compensatory effects on heart rate and systemic vascular resistance. The novel aspects of this study are the registration of ventricular func...
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Cited 6 times since 2011 (0.4 per year)
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Case reports in medicine,
Volume 2011, 6 1 2011, Pages 349756
Surgical treatment for unexplained severe pain of the thyroid gland: report of three cases and concise review of the literature.
van Schaik J, Dekkers OM, van der Kleij-Corssmit EP, Romijn JA, Morreau H, van de Velde CJ
Painful thyroid has a limited differential diagnosis. In rare cases, no clear cause can be found after careful clinical, biochemical, and radiological analysis. This may lead to extensive patient morbidity and frustration when symptomatic treatment proves insufficient. Hemithyroidectomy or total thyroidectomy may then be the last resort for doctor and patient. Three cases of unexplained painful thyroid which were successfully treated with hemi or total thyroidectomy are presented. In two cases e...
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Cited 159 times since 2011 (10.9 per year)
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The EMBO journal,
Volume 30, Issue 6, 4 1 2011, Pages 1104-1109
Lgr5 intestinal stem cells have high telomerase activity and randomly segregate their chromosomes.
Schepers AG, Vries R, van den Born M, van de Wetering M, Clevers H
Somatic cells have been proposed to be limited in the number of cell divisions they can undergo. This is thought to be a mechanism by which stem cells retain their integrity preventing disease. However, we have recently discovered intestinal crypt stem cells that persist for the lifetime of a mouse, yet divide every day. We now demonstrate biochemically that primary isolated Lgr5+ve stem cells contain significant telomerase activity. Telomerase activity rapidly decreases in the undifferentiated...
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Cited 3 times since 2011 (0.2 per year)
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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 13, Issue 6, 4 1 2011, Pages 770-772
The infarct characteristics on magnetic resonance imaging and ventricular tachycardia: do we see what we need to see?
Zeppenfeld K, van der Geest RJ
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Cited 22 times since 2011 (1.5 per year)
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Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association,
Volume 9, Issue 5, 4 1 2011, Pages 449-50.e1; author reply 450-1
Risk of nonmelanoma skin cancer in patients with inflammatory bowel disease who use thiopurines is not increased.
van Schaik FD, van Oijen MG, Smeets HM, van der Heijden GJ, Siersema PD, Oldenburg B
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Cited 49 times since 2011 (3.4 per year)
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Nephron. Clinical practice,
Volume 118, Issue 4, 3 1 2011, Pages c315-8
Matching, an appealing method to avoid confounding?
de Graaf MA, Jager KJ, Zoccali C, Dekker FW
Matching is a technique used to avoid confounding in a study design. In a cohort study this is done by ensuring an equal distribution among exposed and unexposed of the variables believed to be confounding. In a matched case-control study, a case, affected by the disease, is matched with one or more individuals not affected by the disease, the controls. Because in a matched case-control study case and control group become too similar not only in the distribution of the confounder but also in the...
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Cited 28 times since 2011 (1.9 per year)
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The Journal of surgical research,
Volume 174, Issue 2, 2 1 2011, Pages 266-271
Near-infrared fluorescence imaging of liver metastases in rats using indocyanine green.
van der Vorst JR, Hutteman M, Mieog JS, de Rooij KE, Kaijzel EL, Löwik CW, Putter H, Kuppen PJ, Frangioni JV, van de Velde CJ, Vahrmeijer AL
Background: Near-infrared (NIR) fluorescence imaging using indocyanine green (ICG) is a promising technique to obtain real-time assessment of the extent and number of colorectal liver metastases during surgery. The current study aims to optimize dosage and timing of ICG administration. Materials and methods: Liver tumors were induced in 18 male WAG/Rij rats by subcapsular inoculation of CC531 rat colorectal cancer cells into three distinct liver lobes. Rats were divided in two groups: imaging af...
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Cited 32 times since 2011 (2.2 per year)
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Muscle & nerve,
Volume 43, Issue 2, 1 1 2011, Pages 212-222
Time-course of changes in the myonuclear domain during denervation in young-adult and old rat gastrocnemius muscle.
van der Meer SF, Jaspers RT, Jones DA, Degens H
If myonuclear loss initiates muscle wasting, it should precede the loss of muscle mass. As aging affects muscle plasticity, the time-course of muscle atrophy during disuse may differ between young and old animals. To investigate this, gastrocnemius muscles of 5- and 25-month-old rats were exposed to 1, 2, or 4 weeks of denervation, whereas the contralateral gastrocnemius muscles served as controls. Muscle fibers of each type responded similarly to 4 weeks of denervation. For both ages most of th...
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Cited 25 times since 2011 (1.7 per year)
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Circulation. Arrhythmia and electrophysiology,
Volume 4, Issue 2, 1 1 2011, Pages 195-201
Early reperfusion therapy affects inducibility, cycle length, and occurrence of ventricular tachycardia late after myocardial infarction.
Piers SR, Wijnmaalen AP, Borleffs CJ, van Huls van Taxis CF, Thijssen J, van Rees JB, Cannegieter SC, Bax JJ, Schalij MJ, Zeppenfeld K
Background: This study aimed to evaluate the impact of early reperfusion during acute myocardial infarction (MI) on ventricular tachycardia (Vt) inducibility, inducible Vt cycle length (CL), and occurrence of spontaneous Vt late after MI. Methods and results: Five hundred six patients (440 men; age, 63±11 years) with prior MI who underwent electrophysiology study before implantation of an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator for primary or secondary prevention were assessed. Patients were clas...
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Cited 7 times since 2011 (0.5 per year)
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Circulation. Cardiovascular interventions,
Volume 4, Issue 1, 1 1 2011, Pages 112-113
Percutaneous tricuspid valve implantation in a Fontan patient with congestive heart failure and protein-losing enteropathy.
Straver B, Wagenaar LJ, Blom NA, Mulder BJ, Bouma BJ, Hazekamp MG, de Winter RJ
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Cited 41 times since 2011 (2.8 per year)
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Circulation,
Volume 123, Issue 6, 1 1 2011, Pages 640-655
Assessment of systolic dyssynchrony for cardiac resynchronization therapy is clinically useful.
Delgado V, Bax JJ
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Cited 7 times since 2011 (0.5 per year)
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Heart (British Cardiac Society),
Volume 97, Issue 4, 1 1 2011, Pages 330-337
Current applications and limitations of coronary computed tomography angiography in stable coronary artery disease.
Schuijf JD, Achenbach S, de Feyter PJ, Bax JJ
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Cited 2 times since 2011 (0.1 per year)
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Journal of nuclear cardiology : official publication of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology,
Volume 18, Issue 1, 1 1 2011, Pages 192-195
Myocardial perfusion scintigraphy before and after cardioversion for atrial fibrillation: recovery of quantitative parameters.
Rietbergen DD, Scholte AJ, Al Younis I, Stokkel MP
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Cited 24 times since 2011 (1.6 per year)
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American heart journal,
Volume 161, Issue 2, 1 1 2011, Pages 269-275.e1
Associations between cardiovascular parameters and uteroplacental Doppler (blood) flow patterns during pregnancy in women with congenital heart disease: Rationale and design of the Zwangerschap bij Aangeboren Hartafwijking (ZAHARA) II study.
Balci A, Sollie KM, Mulder BJ, de Laat MW, Roos-Hesselink JW, van Dijk AP, Wajon EM, Vliegen HW, Drenthen W, Hillege HL, Aarnoudse JG, van Veldhuisen DJ, Pieper PG
Background: Previous research has shown that women with congenital heart disease (CHD) are more susceptible to cardiovascular, obstetric, and offspring events. The causative pathophysiologic mechanisms are incompletely understood. Inadequate uteroplacental circulation is an important denominator in adverse obstetric events and offspring outcome. The relation between cardiac function and uteroplacental perfusion has not been investigated in women with CHD. Moreover, the effects of physiologic cha...
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Cited 39 times since 2011 (2.7 per year)
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American heart journal,
Volume 161, Issue 2, 1 1 2011, Pages 314-321
Left atrial reverse remodeling and functional improvement after mitral valve repair in degenerative mitral regurgitation: a real-time 3-dimensional echocardiography study.
Marsan NA, Maffessanti F, Tamborini G, Gripari P, Caiani E, Fusini L, Muratori M, Zanobini M, Alamanni F, Pepi M
Background: Severe mitral regurgitation is often associated with left atrium (LA) enlargement, which is a well-known predictor of adverse cardiovascular outcomes. However, only few data are available on the effect of mitral valve (MV) repair on LA size. The aim of this study was to evaluate, using real-time 3-dimensional echocardiography, the changes in LA volumes after MV repair. Methods: A total of 65 patients with severe mitral regurgitation due to MV prolapse and scheduled for repair at an e...
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Cited 281 times since 2011 (19.3 per year)
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Journal of the American College of Cardiology,
Volume 57, Issue 5, 1 1 2011, Pages 556-562
Inappropriate implantable cardioverter-defibrillator shocks: incidence, predictors, and impact on mortality.
van Rees JB, Borleffs CJ, de Bie MK, Stijnen T, van Erven L, Bax JJ, Schalij MJ
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to assess the incidence, predictors, and outcome of inappropriate shocks in implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) patients. Background: Despite the benefits of ICD therapy, inappropriate defibrillator shocks continue to be a significant drawback. The prognostic importance of inappropriate shocks outside the setting of a clinical trial remains unclear. Methods: From 1996 to 2006, all recipients of defibrillator devices equipped with intracardiac el...
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Cited 2 times since 2011 (0.1 per year)
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Minerva pediatrica,
Volume 63, Issue 1, 1 1 2011, Pages 61-65
Complete clinical recovery of a central pontine and extrapontine myelinolysis delayed onset in a child with acute myeloblastic leukemia.
Yilmaz D, Karapinar B, Balkan C, Ay Y, Kavakli K
Central pontine myelinolysis (CPM) is a demyelinating disease of the pons often associated with the demyelination of extrapontine areas of the central nervous system. It typically occurs 0.5-7 days after a rapid increment in serum Na level in hyponatremic patients and may lead to death. A 2.5-year-old child with a diagnosis of acute myeloblastic leukemia developed febril neutropenia, diarrhea, gastrointestinal hemorrhage followed by pulmonary aspergillosis. He could not tolerate enteral nutritio...
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Cited 70 times since 2011 (4.8 per year)
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Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases,
Volume 17, Issue 2, 1 1 2011, Pages 316-319
Transmissibility of livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (ST398) in Dutch hospitals.
Wassenberg MW, Bootsma MC, Troelstra A, Kluytmans JA, Bonten MJ
We quantified nosocomial transmission rates of sequence type (ST) 398 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) (an emerging livestock-associated MRSA clone) and non-ST398 MRSA isolates in patients hospitalized without infection control measures in 51 Dutch hospitals. Identification of 174 index patients initiated 139 post-exposure screenings of 9925 persons. There were 65 genotype-confirmed secondary cases (three and 62 for ST398 and non-ST398 MRSA, respectively), yielding a relative t...
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