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Cited 3 times since 2009 (0.2 per year)
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Current problems in cardiology,
Volume 34, Issue 11, 1 1 2009, Pages 539-577
How to identify the asymptomatic high-risk patient?
Schuijf JD, Achenbach S, Zoghbi WA, Boersma E, Raggi P, Weber M, Nagel E, Narula J, Wackers FJ, Poldermans D, Bax JJ
Worldwide, cardiovascular diseases are among the leading causes of mortality and morbidity with ever-increasing prevalence. Early targeted initiation of preventive measures would be of great benefit and can provide a major opportunity in reducing mortality and morbidity. To this end, accurate identification of individuals who are still asymptomatic but at elevated risk is essential. However, traditional risk assessment fails to recognize a substantial proportion of patients at high risk while a...
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Cited 15 times since 2009 (0.9 per year)
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Coronary artery disease,
Volume 20, Issue 7, 1 1 2009, Pages 462-466
Value of contrast echocardiography for left ventricular thrombus detection postinfarction and impact on antithrombotic therapy.
Siebelink HM, Scholte AJ, Van de Veire NR, Holman ER, Nucifora G, van der Wall EE, Bax JJ
Introduction: Conventional echocardiography is often inconclusive for the presence or the absence of left ventricular (LV) thrombus. Contrast echocardiography could have additional diagnostic and therapeutic significance. This analysis investigated the value of contrast echocardiography for LV thrombus detection in patients postinfarction and the impact on choice of antithrombotic therapy. Methods: From a cohort of 991 patients undergoing routine echocardiography postinfarction, 156 patients who...
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Cited 24 times since 2009 (1.5 per year)
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Heart (British Cardiac Society),
Volume 95, Issue 22, 1 1 2009, Pages 1881-1890
Real-time three dimensional echocardiography: current and future clinical applications.
Marsan NA, Tops LF, Nihoyannopoulos P, Holman ER, Bax JJ
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Cited 31 times since 2009 (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 11 Suppl 5, 1 1 2009, Pages v46-57
Why, how and when do we need to optimize the setting of cardiac resynchronization therapy?
Bertini M, Delgado V, Bax JJ, Van de Veire NR
Current cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) devices allow manipulation of the atrioventricular (AV) and interventricular (VV) timings in order to maximize the left ventricular (LV) performance. Multiple echocardiographic and non-echocardiographic methods have been proposed to optimize AV and VV intervals but no consensus has been reached on which methodology should preferably be used. Furthermore, different physiologic conditions, such as rest and exercise, may markedly change LV loading con...
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Cited 13 times since 2009 (0.8 per year)
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Journal of biomedical optics,
Volume 14, Issue 6, 1 1 2009, Pages 064038
Motion-gated acquisition for in vivo optical imaging.
Gioux S, Ashitate Y, Hutteman M, Frangioni JV
Wide-field continuous wave fluorescence imaging, fluorescence lifetime imaging, frequency domain photon migration, and spatially modulated imaging have the potential to provide quantitative measurements in vivo. However, most of these techniques have not yet been successfully translated to the clinic due to challenging environmental constraints. In many circumstances, cardiac and respiratory motion greatly impair image quality and/or quantitative processing. To address this fundamental problem,...
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Cited 17 times since 2009 (1.1 per year)
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Molecular phylogenetics and evolution,
Volume 54, Issue 2, 28 4 2009, Pages 336-343
Preliminary insight into the age and origin of the Labeobarbus fish species flock from Lake Tana (Ethiopia) using the mtDNA cytochrome b gene.
de Graaf M, Megens HJ, Samallo J, Sibbing F
The high diversity of Cyprinid fish in Ethiopia's Lake Tana appears to be an example of ecological differentiation and assortative mating leading to rapid sympatric speciation. Lake Tana's Labeobarbus species flock consists of 15 morphological and ecological distinct species. This is the first attempt to determine the age and origin and inter-species relationships of Lake Tana's Labeobarbus species using the mtDNA cytochrome b gene. Analysis of cytchrome b sequences shows that Lak...
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Cited 29 times since 2009 (1.8 per year)
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Heart (British Cardiac Society),
Volume 96, Issue 3, 28 4 2009, Pages 213-219
Single-beat estimation of the left ventricular end-diastolic pressure-volume relationship in patients with heart failure.
Ten Brinke EA, Burkhoff D, Klautz RJ, Tschöpe C, Schalij MJ, Bax JJ, van der Wall EE, Dion RA, Steendijk P
Aims: To test a method to predict the end-diastolic pressure-volume relationship (EDPVR) from a single beat in patients with heart failure. Methods and results: Patients (New York Heart Association class III-IV) scheduled for mitral annuloplasty (n=9) or ventricular restoration (n=10) and patients with normal left ventricular function undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (n=12) were instrumented with pressure-conductance catheters to measure pressure-volume loops before and after surgery....
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Cited 37 times since 2009 (2.3 per year)
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Radiology,
Volume 253, Issue 3, 28 4 2009, Pages 734-744
CT coronary angiography in patients suspected of having coronary artery disease: decision making from various perspectives in the face of uncertainty.
Genders TS, Meijboom WB, Meijs MF, Schuijf JD, Mollet NR, Weustink AC, Pugliese F, Bax JJ, Cramer MJ, Krestin GP, de Feyter PJ, Hunink MG
Purpose: To determine the cost-effectiveness of computed tomographic (CT) coronary angiography as a triage test, performed prior to conventional coronary angiography, by using a Markov model. Materials and methods: A Markov model was used to analyze the cost-effectiveness of CT coronary angiography performed as a triage test prior to conventional coronary angiography from the perspective of the patient, physician, hospital, health care system, and society by using recommendations from the United...
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Cited 17 times since 2009 (1.1 per year)
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Heart (British Cardiac Society),
Volume 96, Issue 6, 26 4 2009, Pages 425-431
Combined non-invasive anatomical and functional assessment with MSCT and MRI for the detection of significant coronary artery disease in patients with an intermediate pre-test likelihood.
van Werkhoven JM, Heijenbrok MW, Schuijf JD, Jukema JW, van der Wall EE, Schreur JH, Bax JJ
Objectives: To compare magnetic resonance myocardial perfusion imaging (MRI) with anatomical assessment by multislice computed tomography (MSCT) coronary angiography and conventional coronary angiography. Design and patients: In this prospective study, 53 patients (60% male, average age 57+/-9 years, 83% intermediate pre-test likelihood) underwent 1.5 T MRI, 64-slice MSCT and conventional coronary angiography. Main outcome measures: The presence of significant stenosis (>or=50% luminal narrow...
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Cited 25 times since 2009 (1.6 per year)
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Heart (British Cardiac Society),
Volume 95, Issue 24, 20 3 2009, Pages 1990-1996
Plaque type and composition as evaluated non-invasively by MSCT angiography and invasively by VH IVUS in relation to the degree of stenosis.
van Velzen JE, Schuijf JD, de Graaf FR, Nucifora G, Pundziute G, Jukema JW, Schalij MJ, Kroft LJ, de Roos A, Reiber JH, van der Wall EE, Bax JJ
Background: Imaging of coronary plaques has traditionally focused on evaluating degree of stenosis, as the risk for adverse cardiac events increases with stenosis severity. However, the relation between plaque composition and severity of stenosis remains largely unknown. Objective: To assess plaque composition (non-invasively by multislice computed tomography (MSCT) angiography and invasively by virtual histology intravascular ultrasound (VH IVUS)) in relation to degree of stenosis. Methods: 78...
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Cited 11 times since 2009 (0.7 per year)
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Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica,
Volume 54, Issue 4, 15 3 2009, Pages 470-478
Xenon and isoflurane improved biventricular function during right ventricular ischemia and reperfusion.
Hein M, Roehl AB, Baumert JH, Bleilevens C, Fischer S, Steendijk P, Rossaint R
Background: Although anesthetics have some cardioprotective properties, these benefits are often counterbalanced by their negative inotropic effects. Xenon, on the other hand, does not influence myocardial contractility. Thus, xenon may be a superior treatment for the maintenance of global hemodynamics, especially during right ventricular ischemia, which is generally characterized by a high acute complication rate. Methods: The effects of 70 vol% xenon and 0.9 vol% isoflurane on biventricular fu...
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Cited 20 times since 2009 (1.3 per year)
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Circulation,
Volume 120, Issue 17, 12 2 2009, Pages 1687-1694
Short-term hemodynamic effects of cardiac resynchronization therapy in patients with heart failure, a narrow QRS duration, and no dyssynchrony.
Williams LK, Ellery S, Patel K, Leyva F, Bleasdale RA, Phan TT, Stegemann B, Paul V, Steendijk P, Frenneaux M
Background: Cardiac resynchronization therapy produces both short-term hemodynamic and long-term symptomatic/mortality benefits in symptomatic heart failure patients with a QRS duration >120 ms. This is conventionally believed to be due principally to relief of dyssynchrony, although we recently showed that relief of external constraint to left ventricular filling may also play a role. In this study, we evaluated the short-term hemodynamic effects in symptomatic patients with a QRS duration
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Cited 64 times since 2009 (4 per year)
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Circulation. Cardiovascular imaging,
Volume 3, Issue 1, 9 2 2009, Pages 15-23
Viability assessment with global left ventricular longitudinal strain predicts recovery of left ventricular function after acute myocardial infarction.
Mollema SA, Delgado V, Bertini M, Antoni ML, Boersma E, Holman ER, Stokkel MP, van der Wall EE, Schalij MJ, Bax JJ
Background: The extent of viable myocardial tissue is recognized as a major determinant of recovery of left ventricular (LV) function after myocardial infarction. In the current study, the role of global LV strain assessed with novel automated function imaging (AFI) to predict functional recovery after acute infarction was evaluated. Methods and results: A total of 147 patients (mean age, 61+/-11 years) admitted for acute myocardial infarction were included. All patients underwent 2D echocardiog...
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Cited 27 times since 2009 (1.7 per year)
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Journal of neurology,
Volume 257, Issue 3, 8 2 2009, Pages 447-451
The heart in sporadic inclusion body myositis: a study in 51 patients.
Cox FM, Delgado V, Verschuuren JJ, Ballieux BE, Bax JJ, Wintzen AR, Badrising UA
The purpose of this study was to explore the prevalence and nature of cardiac abnormalities in sporadic inclusion body myositis (sIBM). Fifty-one sIBM patients were cross-sectionally studied using history-taking, physical examination, measurements of serum creatine kinase activity, the MB fraction (CK-MB), cardiac troponin T (cTnT) and I (cTnI), a 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) and 2-dimensional echocardiography. Present cardiac history was abnormal in 12 (24%) out of 51 patients, 12 (24%) pati...
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Cited 43 times since 2009 (2.7 per year)
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International journal of food microbiology,
Volume 137, Issue 1, 5 1 2009, Pages 13-21
Comparative analysis of transcriptional and physiological responses of Bacillus cereus to organic and inorganic acid shocks.
Mols M, van Kranenburg R, Tempelaars MH, van Schaik W, Moezelaar R, Abee T
Comparative phenotype and transcriptome analyses were performed with Bacillus cereus ATCC 14579 exposed to pH 5.5 set with different acidulants including hydrochloric acid (HCl), lactic acid (HL) and acetic acid (HAc). Phenotypes observed included a decreased growth rate (with HCl), bacteriostatic and bactericidal conditions, with 2mM undissociated HAc or HL, and 15mM undissociated HAc, respectively. In the latter condition a concomitant decrease in intracellular ATP levels was observed. The tra...
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Cited 83 times since 2009 (5.2 per year)
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American heart journal,
Volume 158, Issue 5, 3 1 2009, Pages 836-844
Incremental value of 2-dimensional speckle tracking strain imaging to wall motion analysis for detection of coronary artery disease in patients undergoing dobutamine stress echocardiography.
Ng AC, Sitges M, Pham PN, Tran da T, Delgado V, Bertini M, Nucifora G, Vidaic J, Allman C, Holman ER, Bax JJ, Leung DY
Background: Interpretation of dobutamine stress echocardiogram (DSE) is often subjective and requires expert training. The purposes of this study was to determine optimal cutoff values for longitudinal, circumferential, and radial strains at peak DSE for detection of significant stenoses on coronary angiography and to investigate incremental value of combining strain measurements to wall motion analysis. Methods: In this multicenter study, 102 patients underwent concomitant DSE and coronary angi...
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Cited 103 times since 2009 (6.5 per year)
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Preventive veterinary medicine,
Volume 92, Issue 3, 2 1 2009, Pages 210-223
Explaining mastitis incidence in Dutch dairy farming: the influence of farmers' attitudes and behaviour.
Jansen J, van den Borne BH, Renes RJ, van Schaik G, Lam TJ, Leeuwis C
When mastitis incidence increases, either infection pressure has increased or cows' resistance has decreased. This usually indicates that farm management is not optimal. Numerous quantitative studies have demonstrated the effect of management practices on mastitis. In most of these studies, the identified risk factors could explain only part of the variance in mastitis incidence on farms. Several studies suggest that the unexplained variance is caused by farmers' attitudes towards diff...
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Cited 103 times since 2009 (6.5 per year)
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Investigative radiology,
Volume 44, Issue 10, 1 1 2009, Pages 669-675
Flow assessment through four heart valves simultaneously using 3-dimensional 3-directional velocity-encoded magnetic resonance imaging with retrospective valve tracking in healthy volunteers and patients with valvular regurgitation.
Roes SD, Hammer S, van der Geest RJ, Marsan NA, Bax JJ, Lamb HJ, Reiber JH, de Roos A, Westenberg JJ
Objectives: To validate 3-dimensional (3D) 3-directional velocity-encoded (VE) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for flow assessment through all 4 heart valves simultaneously with retrospective valve-tracking during off-line analysis in healthy volunteers and in patients with valvular regurgitation. Material and methods: Three-dimensional 3-directional VE MRI was performed in 22 healthy volunteers and in 29 patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy who were suspected of valvular regurgitation and net...
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Cited 22 times since 2009 (1.4 per year)
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American journal of medical genetics. Part A,
Volume 149A, Issue 10, 1 1 2009, Pages 2088-2092
Maternal medication use, carriership of the ABCB1 3435C > T polymorphism and the risk of a child with cleft lip with or without cleft palate.
Bliek BJ, van Schaik RH, van der Heiden IP, Sayed-Tabatabaei FA, van Duijn CM, Steegers EA, Steegers-Theunissen RP, Eurocran Gene-Environment Interaction Group
Gene-environment interactions in the periconceptional period play an increasing role in the pathogenesis of birth defects, including cleft lip and/or cleft palate (CL/P). The P-glycoprotein, encoded by the ABCB1 gene, is suggested to protect the developing embryo from medication and other xenobiotic exposures. Furthermore, maternal medication use during early pregnancy is a significant risk factor for CL/P offspring. Therefore, the aim of this study is to investigate the association between the...
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Cited 6 times since 2009 (0.4 per year)
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IEEE transactions on biomedical circuits and systems,
Volume 3, Issue 5, 1 1 2009, Pages 332-338
Code-division-multiplexed electrical impedance tomography spectroscopy.
McEwan A, Tapson J, van Schaik A, Holder DS
Electrical impedance tomography uses multiple impedance measurements to image the internal conductivity of an object, such as the human body. Code-division multiplexing is proposed as a new method that can provide simultaneous impedance measurements of the multiple channels. Code division provides clear advantages of a wide frequency range at reduced cost and reduced complexity of sources. A potential drawback is the lack of perfectly orthogonal code sets. This caused an increase of 0.62% in roo...
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