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Cited 43 times since 2004 (2.1 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 4, 1 1 2004, Pages 735-745
A cardiac-specific health-related quality of life module for young adults with congenital heart disease: development and validation.
Kamphuis M, Zwinderman KH, Vogels T, Vliegen HW, Kamphuis RP, Ottenkamp J, Verloove-Vanhorick SP, Bruil J
This study represents the development and validation of a cardiac-specific module of the generic health-related quality of life (HRQoL) instrument, the TAAQOL (TNO/AZL Adult Quality Of Life), for young adults with congenital heart disease (CHD). Items were selected based on literature, an explorative previous study in CHD patients, interviews with patients, and the advice of experts. The newly developed Congenital Heart Disease-TNO/AZL Adult Quality of Life (CHD-TAAQOL) was tested in 156 patient...
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Cited 244 times since 2004 (11.7 per year)
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Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology,
Volume 15, Issue 5, 1 1 2004, Pages 544-549
Relationship between QRS duration and left ventricular dyssynchrony in patients with end-stage heart failure.
Bleeker GB, Schalij MJ, Molhoek SG, Verwey HF, Holman ER, Boersma E, Steendijk P, Van Der Wall EE, Bax JJ
Introduction: Patients with end-stage heart failure and a wide QRS complex are considered candidates for cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT). However, 20% to 30% of patients do not respond to CRT. Lack of left ventricular dyssynchrony may explain the nonresponse. Accordingly, we evaluated the presence of left ventricular dyssynchrony using tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) in 90 consecutive patients with heart failure. Methods and results: Ninety patients with severe heart failure (left ventricul...
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Cited 14 times since 2004 (0.7 per year)
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Heart rhythm,
Volume 1, Issue 1, 1 1 2004, Pages 51-57
Standardized screening and treatment of patients with life-threatening arrhythmias: the Leiden out-of-hospital cardiac arrest evaluation study.
van der Burg AE, Bax JJ, Boersma E, van Erven L, Bootsma M, van der Wall EE, Schalij MJ
Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of a systematic screening/treatment protocol on outcome in patients after aborted sudden death. Background: Patients after aborted sudden death are at high risk for recurrent events. In this regard, systematic screening is mandatory to reveal the underlying etiology, to detect and subsequently treat reversible causes, and to establish patient-tailored antiarrhythmic treatment. Methods: A total of 417 consecutive patients after aborted...
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Cited 9 times since 2004 (0.4 per year)
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The American journal of cardiology,
Volume 93, Issue 10, 1 1 2004, Pages 1298-1302
Anatomical observations of the pulmonary veins with intracardiac echocardiography and hemodynamic consequences of narrowing of pulmonary vein ostial diameters after radiofrequency catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation.
Jongbloed MR, Bax JJ, Zeppenfeld K, van der Wall EE, Schalij MJ
Intracardiac echocardiography was used to explore pulmonary venous (PV) anatomy and to monitor PV stenosis in 31 patients referred for radiofrequency catheter ablation at PV ostia. Interindividual variations in PV anatomy and insertion in the left atrium were observed. Narrowing of PV ostia after radiofrequency catheter ablation did not produce significant hemodynamic changes.
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Cited 96 times since 2004 (4.6 per year)
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The Journal of experimental medicine,
Volume 199, Issue 10, 1 1 2004, Pages 1409-1420
CD8 T cell recognition of endogenously expressed epstein-barr virus nuclear antigen 1.
Lee SP, Brooks JM, Al-Jarrah H, Thomas WA, Haigh TA, Taylor GS, Humme S, Schepers A, Hammerschmidt W, Yates JL, Rickinson AB, Blake NW
The Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) nuclear antigen (EBNA)1 contains a glycine-alanine repeat (GAr) domain that appears to protect the antigen from proteasomal breakdown and, as measured in cytotoxicity assays, from major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I-restricted presentation to CD8+ T cells. This led to the concept of EBNA1 as an immunologically silent protein that although unique in being expressed in all EBV malignancies, could not be exploited as a CD8 target. Here, using CD8+ T cell clon...
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Cited 104 times since 2004 (5 per year)
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European heart journal,
Volume 25, Issue 10, 1 1 2004, Pages 815-836
Imaging techniques for the assessment of myocardial hibernation. Report of a Study Group of the European Society of Cardiology.
Underwood SR, Bax JJ, vom Dahl J, Henein MY, Knuuti J, van Rossum AC, Schwarz ER, Vanoverschelde JL, van der Wall EE, Wijns W, Study Group of the European Society of Cardiology
This report of an ESC Study Group reviews current knowledge on myocardial hibernation and relevant imaging techniques, and provides an algorithm for investigation and management when a patient presents with ischaemic left ventricular dysfunction. It covers the definitions of myocardial viability, stunning and hibernation, it reviews the morphological findings in hibernation and it describes relevant clinical settings. The imaging and other techniques that are reviewed are electrocardiography, po...
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Cited 39 times since 2004 (1.9 per year)
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Basic research in cardiology,
Volume 99, Issue 5, 16 3 2004, Pages 351-359
Left ventricular pressure-volume measurements in mice: comparison of closed-chest versus open-chest approach.
Lips DJ, van der Nagel T, Steendijk P, Palmen M, Janssen BJ, van Dantzig JM, de Windt LJ, Doevendans PA
Objective: We investigated whether in vivo closed-chest left ventricular pressure-volume measurements would yield similar values for LV hemodynamics compared with open-chest PV measurements under several anesthetics. Methods: The right common carotid of C57Bl/6 mice was cannulated with a combined pressure-conductance catheter and inserted retrogradely into the left ventricle in the closed-chest model. The open-chest model consisted of an abdominal approach involving the opening of the thoracic c...
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Cited 285 times since 2004 (13.6 per year)
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Annals of the rheumatic diseases,
Volume 63, Issue 4, 1 1 2004, Pages 373-381
Expression and activity of citrullinating peptidylarginine deiminase enzymes in monocytes and macrophages.
Vossenaar ER, Radstake TR, van der Heijden A, van Mansum MA, Dieteren C, de Rooij DJ, Barrera P, Zendman AJ, van Venrooij WJ
Background: Antibodies directed to proteins containing the non-standard amino acid citrulline, are extremely specific for rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Peptidylcitrulline can be generated by post-translational conversion of arginine residues. This process, citrullination, is catalysed by a group of calcium dependent peptidylarginine deiminase (PAD) enzymes. Objective: To investigate the expression and activity of four isotypes of PAD in peripheral blood and synovial fluid cells of patients with RA....
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Cited 68 times since 2004 (3.3 per year)
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The American journal of cardiology,
Volume 93, Issue 7, 1 1 2004, Pages 860-863
Comparison of benefits from cardiac resynchronization therapy in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy versus idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy.
Molhoek SG, Bax JJ, van Erven L, Bootsma M, Boersma E, Steendijk P, van der Wall EE, Schalij MJ
Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is a recently introduced therapeutic option for patients with severe heart failure and intraventricular conduction disturbances. However, it is estimated that 20% to 30% of patients may not respond to CRT. Patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy (IC) may respond less favorably to CRT compared with patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (IDC). Accordingly, the beneficial effects of CRT were evaluated in 2 subsets of patients (IC and IDC). Seventy-fou...
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Cited 5 times since 2004 (0.2 per year)
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The international journal of cardiovascular imaging,
Volume 20, Issue 2, 1 1 2004, Pages 113-116
Thrombus in the left atrial appendage detected by intracardiac echocardiography.
Jongbloed MR, Bax JJ, van der Wall EE, Schalij MJ
Radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA) at the ostium of the pulmonary veins can potentially cure atrial fibrillation. Left-sided ablation procedures may carry a risk of thrombo-embolic events. Emboli from intracardiac thrombus originate from the left atrial appendage (LAA) in a substantial number of patients. The presence of spontaneous echo contrast in the left atrium (LA) and LAA peak emptying flow < or = 20 cm/s are also significantly related to thrombo-embolic events. Evaluation of the a...
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Cited 16 times since 2004 (0.8 per year)
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Critical care medicine,
Volume 32, Issue 4, 1 1 2004, Pages 1087-1089
Right ventricular function and failure: methods, models, and mechanisms.
Steendijk P
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Cited 4 times since 2004 (0.2 per year)
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Netherlands heart journal : monthly journal of the Netherlands Society of Cardiology and the Netherlands Heart Foundation,
Volume 12, Issue 4, 1 1 2004, Pages 157-164
Recommendations and cardiological evaluation of athletes with arrhythmias: Part 1.
Hoogsteen J, Bennekers JH, van der Wall EE, van Hemel NM, Wilde AA, Crijns HJ, Gorgels AP, Smeets JL, Hauer RN, Jordaens JL, Schalij MJ
Besides the consensus meeting in Amersfoort in 1988 and the Bethesda conference in 1994 recommendations are not available in the Netherlands for screening and evaluation of athletes with cardiac arrhythmias. Guidelines for competitive athletes with cardiac arrhythmias in the United States and Italy were published in 2000. In 1998 Estes et al. published the most important opinions on sudden cardiac death, screening and evaluation of athletes and arrhythmias. This study addresses the physiological...
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Cited 2 times since 2004 (0.1 per year)
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Physiological measurement,
Volume 25, Issue 2, 1 1 2004, Pages 565-576
Assessment of parallel conductance for the trans-cardiac conductance method: can we use the hypertonic saline method with pulmonary artery injections?
Staal EM, Baan J, Jukema JW, van der Wall EE, Steendijk P
The trans-cardiac conductance (TCC) method provides on-line left ventricular (LV) volume signals by determining the electrical conductance of blood in the LV using central venous and epithoracic electrodes. Conductive structures outside the LV cause a 'parallel conductance' offset term (Vp) that is determined by bolus injections of hypertonic saline in the pulmonary artery (Vp(saline)). Analysis of the increased conductance signal during passage of the bolus through the LV yields Vp(sa...
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Cited 15 times since 2004 (0.7 per year)
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Journal of vascular surgery,
Volume 39, Issue 4, 1 1 2004, Pages 850-858
Ingrowth of aorta wall into stent grafts impregnated with basic fibroblast growth factor: a porcine in vivo study of blood vessel prosthesis healing.
van der Bas JM, Quax PH, van den Berg AC, Visser MJ, van der Linden E, van Bockel JH
Objective: Endovascular aneurysm repair is an alternative treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysm. The procedure is less invasive, and morbidity and most probably mortality are reduced. However, some problems, such as endoleakage, are yet to be resolved. Endoleakage can occur after graft migration, as a result of insufficient fixation of the stent graft. One cause is deficient healing between the aortic neck and the stent graft. We hypothesize that better healing, achieved by induction of vascula...
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Cited 18 times since 2004 (0.9 per year)
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Virology,
Volume 321, Issue 2, 1 1 2004, Pages 287-296
Stable transduction of large DNA by high-capacity adeno-associated virus/adenovirus hybrid vectors.
Gonçalves MA, van der Velde I, Knaän-Shanzer S, Valerio D, de Vries AA
Viral vectors with high cloning capacity and host chromosomal integration ability are in demand for the efficient and permanent genetic modification of target cells with large DNA molecules. We have generated a hybrid gene transfer vehicle consisting of recombinant adeno-associated virus (AAV) replicative intermediates packaged in adenovirus (Ad) capsids. This arrangement allows cell cycle-independent nuclear delivery of recombinant AAV genomes with lengths considerably above the maximum size (i...
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Cited 9 times since 2004 (0.4 per year)
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Human gene therapy,
Volume 15, Issue 3, 1 1 2004, Pages 229-238
Pronounced antitumor efficacy by extracellular activation of a doxorubicin-glucuronide prodrug after adenoviral vector-mediated expression of a human antibody-enzyme fusion protein.
de Graaf M, Pinedo HM, Oosterhoff D, van der Meulen-Muileman IH, Gerritsen WR, Haisma HJ, Boven E
Tumor-specific activation of the glucuronide prodrug of doxorubicin, N-[4-doxorubicin-N-carbonyl(oxymethyl)phenyl]-O-beta-glucuronyl carbamate (DOX-GA3), by beta-glucuronidase present in necrotic tumor areas might be improved after transduction of tumor cells to secrete a targeted form of beta-glucuronidase. To that end, we constructed an adenovirus vector, designated Ad/C28-GUSh, encoding human beta-glucuronidase fused to a human single-chain Fv (scFv) against the epithelial cell adhesion molec...
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Cited 114 times since 2004 (5.4 per year)
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Pacing and clinical electrophysiology : PACE,
Volume 27, Issue 3, 1 1 2004, Pages 308-313
QRS duration and shortening to predict clinical response to cardiac resynchronization therapy in patients with end-stage heart failure.
Molhoek SG, VAN Erven L, Bootsma M, Steendijk P, Van Der Wall EE, Schalij MJ
Despite current selection criteria (NYHA Class III-IV, LVEF < 35%, QRS > 120 ms with LBBB), 30% of patients do not benefit from cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT). The use of QRS duration as selection criteria for CRT has not been evaluated systematically yet. Accordingly, the value of QRS duration at baseline (and reduction in QRS duration after CRT) to predict responders was studied. Patients were evaluated at baseline and after 6 months of CRT for NYHA Class, quality of life score,...
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Cited 47 times since 2004 (2.2 per year)
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Journal of the American College of Cardiology,
Volume 43, Issue 5, 1 1 2004, Pages 854-857
The cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) TaqIB polymorphism in the cholesterol and recurrent events study: no interaction with the response to pravastatin therapy and no effects on cardiovascular outcome: a prospective analysis of the CETP TaqIB polymorphism on cardiovascular outcome and interaction with cholesterol-lowering therapy.
de Grooth GJ, Zerba KE, Huang SP, Tsuchihashi Z, Kirchgessner T, Belder R, Vishnupad P, Hu B, Klerkx AH, Zwinderman AH, Jukema JW, Sacks FM, Kastelein JJ, Kuivenhoven JA
Objectives: On the basis of quantitative coronary angiography data, the cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) TaqIB gene polymorphism has been postulated to predict the progression of coronary atherosclerosis and response to cholesterol-lowering therapy. Background: Cholesteryl ester transfer protein mediates the exchange of lipids between anti-atherogenic high-density lipoprotein (HDL) and atherogenic apolipoprotein B containing lipoproteins and therefore plays a key role in human lipid met...
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Cited 5 times since 2004 (0.2 per year)
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Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology,
Volume 22, Issue 6, 1 1 2004, Pages 1153-1156
Case 2. Intracardiac metastasis from a Merkel cell carcinoma.
Jongbloed MR, Kanen BL, Visser M, Niessen H, Flens MJ, Loffeld RJ
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Cited 39 times since 2004 (1.9 per year)
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The Annals of thoracic surgery,
Volume 77, Issue 3, 1 1 2004, Pages 794-9; discussion 799
Long-term follow-up of coronary artery bypass grafting in three-vessel disease using exclusively pedicled bilateral internal thoracic and right gastroepiploic arteries.
Tavilla G, Kappetein AP, Braun J, Gopie J, Tjien AT, Dion RA
Background: Considerable data now exist that show that coronary artery bypass grafting with bilateral internal thoracic artery (ITA) grafts produce better outcomes than the use of a single ITA graft. The benefit of a third arterial graft has been less well established. Therefore this article describes the survival and cardiac-related event-free survival in patients having bilateral ITA and gastroepiploic artery (GEA) grafting for 3-vessel disease. Methods: From November 1992 to May 2002, 201 pat...
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