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Cited 6 times since 2013 (0.5 per year)
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European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society,
Volume 40, Issue 3, 4 1 2013, Pages 373-378
The prognostic value of plasma Δ-copeptin levels in patients with isolated traumatic brain injury.
Cavus UY, Yildirim S, Gurer B, Dibek K, Yilmaz D, Ozturk G, Buyukcam F, Sonmez E
Purpose: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is one of the most common causes of death among trauma patients. Earlier prediction of possible poor neurological outcomes, even upon admission to the emergency department, may help to guide treatment. The aim of this prospective study was to assess the predictive value of plasma copeptin levels for early morbidity and mortality in patients with isolated TBI. Methods: This prospective study comprised 53 patients who were admitted to the emergency department...
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Cited 1 times since 2013 (0.1 per year)
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Revista espanola de cardiologia (English ed.),
Volume 67, Issue 1, 3 1 2013, Pages 1-2
Abstracts, articles, citations.
Bax JJ, Delgado V
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Cited 32 times since 2013 (2.8 per year)
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Journal of dairy science,
Volume 97, Issue 2, 2 1 2013, Pages 715-730
Exploring the value of routinely collected herd data for estimating dairy cattle welfare.
de Vries M, Bokkers EA, van Schaik G, Engel B, Dijkstra T, de Boer IJ
Routine on-farm assessment of dairy cattle welfare is time consuming and, therefore, expensive. A promising strategy to assess dairy cattle welfare more efficiently is to estimate the level of animal welfare based on herd data available in national databases. Our aim was to explore the value of routine herd data (RHD) for estimating dairy cattle welfare at the herd level. From November 2009 through March 2010, 7 trained observers collected data for 41 welfare indicators in a selected sample of 1...
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Cited 4 times since 2013 (0.3 per year)
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The International journal of angiology : official publication of the International College of Angiology, Inc,
Volume 22, Issue 4, 1 1 2013, Pages 213-222
The Use of Intra-aortic Balloon Pump in a Real-World Setting: A Comparison between Survivors and Nonsurvivors from Acute Coronary Syndrome Treated with IABP. The Jakarta Acute Coronary Syndrome Registry.
Dharma S, Dakota I, Firdaus I, Wardeh AJ, Jukema JW
Real-world data on acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients who received intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) support are limited. The objective of this study was to evaluate the characteristics of ACS patients who received IABP support from a real-world ACS registry. Patients with ACS (N = 121) who received IABP support were enrolled. Characteristics of survivors and nonsurvivors were compared at 30 days. Mortality rate of patients with ACS who received IABP was 47%. The survivors (N = 64) had less o...
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Cited 122 times since 2013 (10.6 per year)
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Annals of internal medicine,
Volume 159, Issue 12, 1 1 2013, Pages 815-823
Doxycycline for stabilization of abdominal aortic aneurysms: a randomized trial.
Meijer CA, Stijnen T, Wasser MN, Hamming JF, van Bockel JH, Lindeman JH, Pharmaceutical Aneurysm Stabilisation Trial Study Group
Background: Doxycycline inhibits formation and progression of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) in preclinical models of the disease, but it is unclear whether and how this observation translates to humans. Objective: To test whether doxycycline inhibits AAA progression in humans. Design: Randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind trial. (Dutch Trial Registry: NTR 1345) SETTING: 14 Dutch hospitals. Patients: 286 patients with small AAAs between October 2008 and June 2011. Intervention: Daily d...
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Cited 26 times since 2013 (2.3 per year)
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International journal of behavioral medicine,
Volume 20, Issue 4, 1 1 2013, Pages 582-589
Changes in illness perceptions and quality of life during participation in cardiac rehabilitation.
Janssen V, De Gucht V, van Exel H, Maes S
Background: The beliefs patients hold about their disease and corresponding treatment have been shown to predict recovery in cardiac patients. Purpose: However, it is not known to what extent these beliefs change during participation in cardiac rehabilitation and whether this is related to psychological indicators of outcome. Method: Illness perceptions and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) were measured upon entry to (T0) and completion of (T1) a 3-month outpatient cardiac rehabilitation p...
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Cited 12 times since 2013 (1 per year)
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Netherlands heart journal : monthly journal of the Netherlands Society of Cardiology and the Netherlands Heart Foundation,
Volume 21, Issue 12, 1 1 2013, Pages 540-544
What do cardiologists know about the effects of cardiovascular agents on sexual function? A survey among Dutch cardiologists. Part I.
Nicolai MP, Liem SS, Both S, Pelger RC, Putter H, Schalij MJ, Elzevier HW
Introduction: Several cardiovascular agents, such as diuretics and β-blockers, can negatively affect sexual function, leading to noncompliance with therapy. Others such as angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs) can improve patients' sexual function. Aims: We aimed to gain insight into cardiologists' knowledge about the effects of cardiovascular drugs on sexual function and whether they take this knowledge into account when prescribing drugs. Methods: An anonymous questionnaire was mai...
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Cited 5 times since 2013 (0.4 per year)
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European journal of emergency medicine : official journal of the European Society for Emergency Medicine,
Volume 20, Issue 6, 1 1 2013, Pages 402-407
EEG as a part of the decision-making process in the emergency department.
Yigit O, Eray O, Mihci E, Yilmaz D, Eray B, Özkaynak S
Study objective: Although electroencephalography (EEG) is a useful diagnostic tool for patients with a suspected seizure, its value in informing the acute care of patients in the emergency department (ED) remains unclear. The aim of this study is to determine the effects of EEG results on subsequent patient management in or from the ED. Materials and methods: This prospective observational study was carried out in the ED of a tertiary-care university hospital. All patients presenting to the ED w...
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Cited 22 times since 2013 (1.9 per year)
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Critical care medicine,
Volume 41, Issue 12, 1 1 2013, Pages e401-10
Mild hypothermia attenuates circulatory and pulmonary dysfunction during experimental endotoxemia.
Schwarzl M, Seiler S, Wallner M, von Lewinski D, Huber S, Maechler H, Steendijk P, Zelzer S, Truschnig-Wilders M, Obermayer-Pietsch B, Lueger A, Pieske BM, Post H
Objective: We tested whether mild hypothermia impacts on circulatory and respiratory dysfunction during experimental endotoxemia. Design: Randomized controlled prospective experimental study. Setting: Large animal facility, Medical University of Graz, Austria. Subjects: Thirteen anesthetized and mechanically ventilated pigs. Interventions: Lipopolysaccharide was administered for 4 hours. With the beginning of lipopolysaccharide infusion, animals were assigned to either normothermia (38°C, n = 7)...
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Cited 87 times since 2013 (7.6 per year)
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Mediators of inflammation,
Volume 2013, 30 5 2013, Pages 206039
Danger signals in the initiation of the inflammatory response after myocardial infarction.
de Haan JJ, Smeets MB, Pasterkamp G, Arslan F
During myocardial infarction, sterile inflammation occurs. The danger model is a solid theoretic framework that explains this inflammation as danger associated molecular patterns activate the immune system. The innate immune system can sense danger signals through different pathogen recognition receptors (PRR) such as toll-like receptors, nod-like receptors and receptors for advanced glycation endproducts. Activation of a PRR results in the production of cytokines and the recruitment of leukocyt...
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Cited 12 times since 2013 (1 per year)
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Arrhythmia & electrophysiology review,
Volume 2, Issue 2, 29 5 2013, Pages 128-134
Imaging-guided Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation.
Piers SR, Zeppenfeld K
Over the past decades important advances have been made in the field of ventricular tachycardia (VT) ablation, and as a result, VT ablation is now more widely being performed. The identification of ablation target sites still relies on electroanatomical substrate mapping, which is time-consuming, hampered by the intramural location of some scars and limited by epicardial fat. The potential of various imaging modalities to overcome these limitations have stimulated clinical electrophysiologists t...
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Cited 15 times since 2013 (1.3 per year)
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Journal of electrocardiology,
Volume 47, Issue 2, 27 4 2013, Pages 183-190
Acute coronary syndrome with a totally occluded culprit artery: relation of the ST injury vector with ST-elevation and non-ST elevation ECGs.
Man S, Rahmattulla C, Maan AC, van der Putten NH, Dijk WA, van Zwet EW, van der Wall EE, Schalij MJ, Gorgels AP, Swenne CA
Background: In acute coronary syndrome (ACS), ST-segment elevation (STE), often associated with a completely occluded culprit artery, is an important ECG criterion for primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). However, several studies showed that in ACS a completely occluded culprit artery can also occur with a non-ST-elevation (NSTE) ECG. In order to elucidate reasons for this discrepancy we examined ST injury vector orientation and magnitude in ACS patients with and without STE, all ad...
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Cited 19 times since 2013 (1.6 per year)
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Thyroid : official journal of the American Thyroid Association,
Volume 24, Issue 2, 13 2 2013, Pages 208-214
Subclinical thyroid dysfunction and functional capacity among elderly.
Virgini VS, Wijsman LW, Rodondi N, Bauer DC, Kearney PM, Gussekloo J, den Elzen WP, Jukema JW, Westendorp RG, Ford I, Stott DJ, Mooijaart SP, PROSPER Study Group
Background: Subclinical thyroid dysfunction is common among older people and has been associated with decreased functional capacity but with conflicting data. The aim of this study was to assess the association between subclinical thyroid dysfunction and functional capacity in an elderly population. Methods: We included 5182 participants with a mean age of 75.2 years from the Prospective Study of Pravastatin in the Elderly at Risk (PROSPER). Self-reported functional capacity was assessed using t...
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Cited 101 times since 2013 (8.8 per year)
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The lancet. Diabetes & endocrinology,
Volume 2, Issue 3, 12 2 2013, Pages 210-217
Brown adipose tissue volume in healthy lean south Asian adults compared with white Caucasians: a prospective, case-controlled observational study.
Bakker LE, Boon MR, van der Linden RA, Arias-Bouda LP, van Klinken JB, Smit F, Verberne HJ, Jukema JW, Tamsma JT, Havekes LM, van Marken Lichtenbelt WD, Jazet IM, Rensen PC
Background: Individuals of south Asian origin have a very high risk of developing type 2 diabetes compared with white Caucasians. We aimed to assess volume and activity of brown adipose tissue (BAT), which is thought to have a role in energy metabolism by combusting fatty acids and glucose to produce heat and might contribute to the difference in incidence of type 2 diabetes between ethnic groups. Methods: We enrolled Dutch nationals with south Asian ancestry and matched Caucasian participants a...
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Cited 46 times since 2013 (4 per year)
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Psychological research,
Volume 78, Issue 6, 8 2 2013, Pages 878-891
Optimal training design for procedural motor skills: a review and application to laparoscopic surgery.
Spruit EN, Band GP, Hamming JF, Ridderinkhof KR
This literature review covers the choices to consider in training complex procedural, perceptual and motor skills. In particular, we focus on laparoscopic surgery. An overview is provided of important training factors modulating the acquisition, durability, transfer, and efficiency of trained skills. We summarize empirical studies and their theoretical background on the topic of training complex cognitive and motor skills that are pertinent to proficiency in laparoscopic surgery. The overview pe...
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Cited 10 times since 2013 (0.9 per year)
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American heart journal,
Volume 167, Issue 2, 6 1 2013, Pages 178-185
Erectile dysfunction in the cardiology practice-a patients' perspective.
Nicolai MP, van Bavel J, Somsen GA, de Grooth GJ, Tulevski II, Lorsheyd A, Putter H, Schalij MJ, Pelger RC, Elzevier HW
Background: Erectile dysfunction (ED) is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular events sharing mutual risk factors with coronary artery disease. Several guidelines for the management of ED in cardiovascular disease have been proposed, recommending cardiologists to routinely inquire about erectile function. However, males' specific needs and wishes regarding sexual health care in cardiology are unknown. We sought to identify male patients' view concerning possible improvements in...
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Cited 35 times since 2013 (3 per year)
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Annals of surgery,
Volume 258, Issue 5, 1 1 2013, Pages 743-51; discussion 752-3
The 14q32 microRNA-487b targets the antiapoptotic insulin receptor substrate 1 in hypertension-induced remodeling of the aorta.
Nossent AY, Eskildsen TV, Andersen LB, Bie P, Brønnum H, Schneider M, Andersen DC, Welten SM, Jeppesen PL, Hamming JF, Hansen JL, Quax PH, Sheikh SP
Objectives: To study the role of microRNAs in hypertension-induced vascular pathology before the onset of symptoms of severe cardiovascular disease. Background: MicroRNAs play a crucial role in cardiovascular disease. However, microRNAs are often studied in full-blown cardiovascular disease models, not during development of cardiovascular pathology. Methods: Angiotensin II was infused into healthy adult rats, inducing chronic hypertension, and microRNA expression profiles were obtained. The most...
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Cited 42 times since 2013 (3.6 per year)
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Circulation. Cardiovascular imaging,
Volume 7, Issue 1, 1 1 2013, Pages 74-81
Association between left ventricular global longitudinal strain and adverse left ventricular dilatation after ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction.
Joyce E, Hoogslag GE, Leong DP, Debonnaire P, Katsanos S, Boden H, Schalij MJ, Marsan NA, Bax JJ, Delgado V
Background: Myocardial infarct size is a major determinant of left ventricular (LV) remodeling after ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction. We evaluated whether LV global longitudinal strain (GLS), proposed as a novel marker of infarct size, is associated with 3- and 6-month LV dilatation after ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction. Methods and results: In the first ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction patients treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention, baseline LVG...
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Cited 16 times since 2013 (1.4 per year)
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Journal of electrocardiology,
Volume 47, Issue 2, 1 1 2013, Pages 175-182
Electrocardiographic detection of right ventricular pressure overload in patients with suspected pulmonary hypertension.
Kamphuis VP, Haeck ML, Wagner GS, Maan AC, Maynard C, Delgado V, Vliegen HW, Swenne CA
Background and purpose: Early, preferably noninvasive, detection of pulmonary hypertension improves prognosis. Our study evaluated the diagnostic accuracy of the electrocardiographically derived Butler-Leggett (BL) score and ventricular gradient (VG) to estimate mean pulmonary artery pressure (PAP). Methods: In 63 patients with suspected pulmonary hypertension, BL score and VG were calculated. The VG was projected on a direction optimized for detection of right ventricular pressure overload (VG-...
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Cited 14 times since 2013 (1.2 per year)
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European journal of anaesthesiology,
Volume 30, Issue 11, 1 1 2013, Pages 685-694
Minimised closed circuit coronary artery bypass grafting in the elderly is associated with lower levels of organ-specific biomarkers: a prospective randomised study.
van Boven WJ, Gerritsen WB, Driessen AH, van Dongen EP, Klautz RJ, Aarts LP
Background: Restrictive fluid management may protect organ function and improve postoperative outcome in elderly coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) patients. Objective: We assessed organ-specific biomarker release to study the contribution of a fluid restrictive closed circuit concept to organ protection in elderly CABG patients. Cardiac, respiratory and abdominal organ injury was measured during and following minimal fluid coronary artery bypass grafting (mCABG), off-pump coronary artery by...
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