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Cited 208 times since 2010 (13.4 per year) source: Scopus

European heart journal, Volume 31, Issue 9, 19 3 2010, Pages 1114-1123 Transcatheter aortic valve implantation: role of multi-detector row computed tomography to evaluate prosthesis positioning and deployment in relation to valve function. Delgado V, Ng AC, van de Veire NR, van der Kley F, Schuijf JD, Tops LF, de Weger A, Tavilla G, de Roos A, Kroft LJ, Schalij MJ, Bax JJ

Aims: Aortic regurgitation after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is one of the most frequent complications. However, the underlying mechanisms of this complication remain unclear. The present evaluation studied the anatomic and morphological features of the aortic valve annulus that may predict aortic regurgitation after TAVI. Methods and results: In 53 patients with severe aortic stenosis undergoing TAVI, multi-detector row computed tomography (MDCT) assessment of the aortic valv... Abstract

Cited 1511 times since 2010 (97.4 per year) source: EuropePMC

Lancet (London, England), Volume 375, Issue 9716, 16 3 2010, Pages 735-742 Statins and risk of incident diabetes: a collaborative meta-analysis of randomised statin trials. Sattar N, Preiss D, Murray HM, Welsh P, Buckley BM, de Craen AJ, Seshasai SR, McMurray JJ, Freeman DJ, Jukema JW, Macfarlane PW, Packard CJ, Stott DJ, Westendorp RG, Shepherd J, Davis BR, Pressel SL, Marchioli R, Marfisi RM, Maggioni AP, Tavazzi L, Tognoni G, Kjekshus J, Pedersen TR, Cook TJ, Gotto AM, Clearfield MB, Downs JR, Nakamura H, Ohashi Y, Mizuno K, Ray KK, Ford I

Background: Trials of statin therapy have had conflicting findings on the risk of development of diabetes mellitus in patients given statins. We aimed to establish by a meta-analysis of published and unpublished data whether any relation exists between statin use and development of diabetes. Methods: We searched Medline, Embase, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials from 1994 to 2009, for randomised controlled endpoint trials of statins. We included only trials with more than 10... Abstract

Cited 20 times since 2010 (1.3 per year) source: EuropePMC

BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology, Volume 117, Issue 6, 15 3 2010, Pages 683-689 Pregnancy outcome in women with repaired versus unrepaired isolated ventricular septal defect. Yap SC, Drenthen W, Pieper PG, Moons P, Mulder BJ, Vliegen HW, van Dijk AP, Meijboom FJ, Jaddoe VW, Steegers EA, Boersma E, Roos-Hesselink JW, ZAHARA investigators

Objective: To compare the risks of pregnancy complications in women with repaired and unrepaired isolated ventricular septal defect (VSD). Design: A retrospective multicentre study. Setting: Tertiary centres in the Netherlands and Belgium. Methods: Women were identified using two congenital heart disease registries. Eighty-eight women were identified who had experienced 202 pregnancies, including 46 miscarriages and nine terminations of pregnancy. Information on each completed pregnancy (n = 147... Abstract

Cited 170 times since 2010 (11 per year) source: EuropePMC

European urology, Volume 57, Issue 6, 13 2 2010, Pages 921-927 Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) isoform p2PSA in combination with total PSA and free PSA improves diagnostic accuracy in prostate cancer detection. Jansen FH, van Schaik RH, Kurstjens J, Horninger W, Klocker H, Bektic J, Wildhagen MF, Roobol MJ, Bangma CH, Bartsch G

Background: Novel markers for prostate cancer (PCa) detection are needed. Total prostate-specific antigen (tPSA) and percent free prostate-specific antigen (%fPSA=tPSA/fPSA) lack diagnostic specificity. Objective: To evaluate the use of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) isoforms p2PSA and benign prostatic hyperplasia-associated PSA (BPHA). Design, setting, and participants: Our study included 405 serum samples from the Rotterdam arm of the European Randomised Study of Screening for Prostate Cancer... Abstract

European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery, Volume 37, Issue 6, 12 2 2010, Pages 1259-1263 Left atrial isomerism: biventricular repair. Vodiskar J, Clur SA, Hruda J, Bokenkamp R, Hazekamp MG

Objective: Biventricular repair of hearts with left atrial isomerism often necessitates complex atrial and ventricular baffle procedures. We analysed our experience with an accent on baffle techniques. Methods: From 1997 until 2008, 12 patients (four male) with left atrial isomerism received biventricular repair. Their median age at surgery was 9 (range: 1-24) months. Four patients had dextrocardia. Nine patients presented with left superior vena cava, three with absent right superior vena cava,... Abstract

Cited 2 times since 2010 (0.1 per year) source: EuropePMC

The international journal of cardiovascular imaging, Volume 26, Issue 3, 12 2 2010, Pages 293-297 Cardiac resynchronization therapy; the importance of evaluating cardiac metabolism. van der Wall EE, Schalij MJ, van der Laarse A, Bax JJ

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Cited 27 times since 2010 (1.7 per year) source: EuropePMC

American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology, Volume 298, Issue 4, 12 2 2010, Pages H1273-82 Strain-dependent susceptibility for hypertension in mice resides in the natural killer gene complex. Taherzadeh Z, VanBavel E, de Vos J, Matlung HL, van Montfrans G, Brewster LM, Seghers L, Quax PH, Bakker EN

Hypertension is associated with chronic vascular inflammation. We tested the hypothesis that the sensitivity to develop hypertension and vascular remodeling depends on the immunological background. Blood pressure, vascular remodeling, endothelial function, vascular architecture (number of collateral arteries), and expression of inflammatory cytokines were determined in mice that received N(G)-nitro-l-arginine methyl ester (l-NAME) to inhibit nitric oxide synthesis. We studied C57BL/6, BALB/c, an... Abstract

Cited 7 times since 2010 (0.5 per year) source: EuropePMC

Advances in cognitive psychology, Volume 6, 11 2 2010, Pages 1-14 Perceptual judgment and saccadic behavior in a spatial distortion with briefly presented stimuli. Stork S, Müsseler J, van der Heijden AH

When observers are asked to localize the peripheral position of a small probe with respect to the mid-position of a spatially extended comparison stimulus, they tend to judge the probe as being more peripheral than the mid-position of the comparison stimulus. This relative mislocalization seems to emerge from differences in absolute localization, that is the comparison stimulus is localized more towards the fovea than the probe. The present study compared saccadic behaviour and relative localiza... Abstract

Cited 44 times since 2010 (2.8 per year) source: EuropePMC

Atherosclerosis, Volume 211, Issue 1, 7 1 2010, Pages 84-89 Systemic MCP1/CCR2 blockade and leukocyte specific MCP1/CCR2 inhibition affect aortic aneurysm formation differently. de Waard V, Bot I, de Jager SC, Talib S, Egashira K, de Vries MR, Quax PH, Biessen EA, van Berkel TJ

Objective: CCR2, the receptor for monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 (MCP1), is involved in atherosclerosis and abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs). Here, we explored the potential beneficial blockade of the MCP1/CCR2 pathway. Methods: We applied an AAA model in aging apolipoprotein E deficient mice with pre-existing atherosclerotic lesions. These mice were subjected to two therapeutic strategies. First, a dominant negative form of MCP1 was overexpressed in femoral muscles, resulting in circulatin... Abstract

Cited 16 times since 2010 (1 per year) source: EuropePMC

Heart, lung & circulation, Volume 19, Issue 3, 6 1 2010, Pages 107-116 Clinical application of CT coronary angiography: state of the art. de Graaf FR, Schuijf JD, Delgado V, van Velzen JE, Kroft LJ, de Roos A, Jukema JW, van der Wall EE, Bax JJ

In recent years, multi-slice computed tomography (MSCT) technology has developed rapidly, allowing high-resolution non-invasive imaging of the coronary arteries and surrounding structures. Since the introduction of MSCT, acquisition time, detector number, spatial and temporal resolution have continuously improved with each new scanner generation, resulting in excellent image quality and diagnostic accuracy in the detection of coronary artery disease (CAD). At the same time, developments in MSCT... Abstract

Cited 113 times since 2010 (7.3 per year) source: EuropePMC

The Lancet. Neurology, Volume 9, Issue 3, 2 1 2010, Pages 245-253 Pulsed high-dose dexamethasone versus standard prednisolone treatment for chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (PREDICT study): a double-blind, randomised, controlled trial. van Schaik IN, Eftimov F, van Doorn PA, Brusse E, van den Berg LH, van der Pol WL, Faber CG, van Oostrom JC, Vogels OJ, Hadden RD, Kleine BU, van Norden AG, Verschuuren JJ, Dijkgraaf MG, Vermeulen M

Background: Pulsed high-dose dexamethasone induced long-lasting remission in patients with chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP) in a pilot study. The PREDICT study aimed to compare remission rates in patients with CIDP treated with high-dose dexamethasone with rates in patients treated with standard oral prednisolone. Methods: In eight neuromuscular centres in the Netherlands and one in the UK, patients aged 18 years or older who had newly diagnosed definite or probab... Abstract

Cited 14 times since 2010 (0.9 per year) source: EuropePMC

Primates; journal of primatology, Volume 51, Issue 2, 2 1 2010, Pages 119-130 Modelling ranging behaviour of female orang-utans: a case study in Tuanan, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. Wartmann FM, Purves RS, van Schaik CP

Quantification of the spatial needs of individuals and populations is vitally important for management and conservation. Geographic information systems (GIS) have recently become important analytical tools in wildlife biology, improving our ability to understand animal movement patterns, especially when very large data sets are collected. This study aims at combining the field of GIS with primatology to model and analyse space-use patterns of wild orang-utans. Home ranges of female orang-utans i... Abstract

Cited 1 times since 2010 (0.1 per year) source: EuropePMC

The international journal of cardiovascular imaging, Volume 26, Issue 2, 1 1 2010, Pages 135-138 Distal protection beneficial? van der Wall EE, Bax JJ, Jukema JW, Schalij MJ

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Cited 9 times since 2010 (0.6 per year) source: EuropePMC

The international journal of cardiovascular imaging, Volume 26, Issue 2, 1 1 2010, Pages 147-149 Mitral valve prolapse: a source of arrhythmias? van der Wall EE, Schalij MJ

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Cited 14 times since 2010 (0.9 per year) source: Scopus

JACC. Cardiovascular imaging, Volume 3, Issue 2, 1 1 2010, Pages 222-223 Successful transapical transcatheter valve implantation within a dysfunctional mitral bioprosthesis. de Weger A, Tavilla G, Ng AC, Delgado V, van der Kley F, Schuijf JD, Bax JJ, Klautz RJ

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The international journal of cardiovascular imaging, Volume 26, Issue 2, 1 1 2010, Pages 161-164 Cardiovascular dynamics in ischemic cardiomyopathy during exercise. van der Wall EE, Bax JJ, Swenne CA, Steendijk P, Schalij MJ

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Cited 114 times since 2010 (7.3 per year) source: EuropePMC

European journal of anaesthesiology, Volume 27, Issue 2, 1 1 2010, Pages 92-137 Guidelines for pre-operative cardiac risk assessment and perioperative cardiac management in non-cardiac surgery: the Task Force for Preoperative Cardiac Risk Assessment and Perioperative Cardiac Management in Non-cardiac Surgery of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and endorsed by the European Society of Anaesthesiology (ESA). Poldermans D, Bax JJ, Boersma E, De Hert S, Eeckhout E, Fowkes G, Gorenek B, Hennerici MG, Iung B, Kelm M, Kjeldsen KP, Kristensen SD, Lopez-Sendon J, Pelosi P, Philippe F, Pierard L, Ponikowski P, Schmid JP, Sellevold OF, Sicari R, Van den Berghe G, Vermassen F, Hoeks SE, Vanhorebeek I, Vahanian A, Auricchio A, Bax JJ, Ceconi C, Dean V, Filippatos G, Funck-Brentano C, Hobbs R, Kearn P, McDonag T, McGregor K, Popescu BA, Reiner Z, Sechtem U, Sirnes PA, Tendera M, Vardas P, Widimsky P, De Caterina R, Agewall S, Al Attar N, Andreotti F, Anker SD, Baron-Esquivias G, Berkenboom G, Chapoutot L, Cifkova R, Faggiano P, Gibbs S, Hansen HS, Iserin L, Israel CW, Kornowski R, Eizagaechevarria NM, Pepi M, Piepoli M, Priebe HJ, Scherer M, Stepinska J, Taggart D, Tubaro M, Task Force for Preoperative Cardiac Risk Assessment and Perioperative Cardiac Management in Non-cardiac Surgery of European Society of Cardiology (ESC), European Society of Anaesthesiology (ESA)

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Cited 117 times since 2010 (7.5 per year) source: EuropePMC

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography : official publication of the American Society of Echocardiography, Volume 23, Issue 2, 1 1 2010, Pages 109-115 Reference values for right ventricular volumes and ejection fraction with real-time three-dimensional echocardiography: evaluation in a large series of normal subjects. Tamborini G, Marsan NA, Gripari P, Maffessanti F, Brusoni D, Muratori M, Caiani EG, Fiorentini C, Pepi M

Background: The quantification of right ventricular (RV) size and function is of diagnostic and prognostic importance. Recently, new software for the analysis of RV geometry using three-dimensional (3D) echocardiographic images has been validated. The aim of this study was to provide normal reference values for RV volumes and function using this technique. Methods: A total of 245 subjects, including 15 to 20 subjects for each gender and age decile, were studied. Dedicated 3D acquisitions of the... Abstract

Cited 9 times since 2010 (0.6 per year) source: EuropePMC

COPD, Volume 7, Issue 1, 1 1 2010, Pages 70-75 Predictive value of NT-proBNP in vascular surgery patients with COPD and normal left ventricular systolic function. van Gestel YR, Goei D, Hoeks SE, Sin DD, Flu WJ, Stam H, Mertens FW, Bax JJ, van Domburg RT, Poldermans D

N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) is commonly used to identify a cardiac cause of dyspnoea. However, patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) may also have increased plasma NT-proBNP levels because of right-sided myocardial stress caused by pulmonary hypertension. We investigated the relationship between COPD and elevated NT-proBNP levels as well as the impact of elevated NT-proBNP levels on mortality in vascular surgery patients with normal left ventricular... Abstract

Cited 12 times since 2010 (0.8 per year) source: EuropePMC

The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, Volume 140, Issue 4, 1 1 2010, Pages 807-815 Noninvasive estimation of left ventricular filling pressures in patients with heart failure after surgical ventricular restoration and restrictive mitral annuloplasty. ten Brinke EA, Bertini M, Klautz RJ, Antoni ML, Holman ER, van de Veire NR, Bax JJ, Steendijk P

Objective: Doppler echocardiography, including tissue Doppler imaging, is widely applied to assess diastolic left ventricular function using early transmitral flow velocity combined with mitral annular velocity as a noninvasive estimate of left ventricular filling pressures. However, the accuracy of early transmitral flow velocity/mitral annular velocity in patients with heart failure, particularly after extensive cardiac surgery, is debated. Global diastolic strain rate during isovolumic relaxa... Abstract