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Cited 35 times since 2008 (2 per year)
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American journal of surgery,
Volume 197, Issue 6, 17 3 2008, Pages 747-751
Wound complications at the groin after peripheral arterial surgery sparing the lymphatic tissue: a double-blind randomized clinical trial.
Ploeg AJ, Lardenoye JW, Peeters MP, Hamming JF, Breslau PJ
Background: The groin incision after arterial reconstructive surgery is most likely at risk for infectious or lymphatic wound complications. Theoretically; sparing lymphatic tissue by a lateral approach to the femoral artery should minimize these. The aim of this study was to assess the incidence of wound complications after the lateral versus the direct approach of the common femoral artery. Methods: The study population included all patients who underwent an exploration of the common femoral a...
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Cited 19 times since 2008 (1.1 per year)
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Clinical chemistry,
Volume 54, Issue 12, 16 3 2008, Pages 1999-2006
Clinical impact of new prostate-specific antigen WHO standardization on biopsy rates and cancer detection.
Jansen FH, Roobol M, Bangma CH, van Schaik RH
Background: Clinicians may be unaware that replacement of the historical total prostate-specific antigen (tPSA) standard with the WHO 96/670 international standard leads to difficulties in interpreting tPSA results. Our aim was to investigate the relationship between the Hybritech and WHO calibrations of the Beckman Coulter tPSA assay, and to assess the impact on prostate cancer (PCa) detection. Methods: tPSA concentrations were measured in 106 serum samples with both Hybritech and WHO calibrati...
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Cited 90 times since 2008 (5.3 per year)
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American journal of epidemiology,
Volume 168, Issue 11, 15 3 2008, Pages 1233-1246
Seven lipoprotein lipase gene polymorphisms, lipid fractions, and coronary disease: a HuGE association review and meta-analysis.
Sagoo GS, Tatt I, Salanti G, Butterworth AS, Sarwar N, van Maarle M, Jukema JW, Wiman B, Kastelein JJ, Bennet AM, de Faire U, Danesh J, Higgins JP
Lipoprotein lipase (LPL) is a key enzyme in lipoprotein metabolism and a major candidate gene for coronary heart disease (CHD). The authors assessed associations between 7 LPL polymorphisms and lipid fractions and CHD risk in population-based cohort, case-control, and cross-sectional studies published by January 2007. Meta-analyses of 22,734 CHD cases and 50,177 controls in 89 association studies focused on the relations of the T-93G (rs1800590), D9N (rs1801177), G188E, N291S (rs268), PvuII (rs2...
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Cited 2 times since 2008 (0.1 per year)
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The international journal of cardiovascular imaging,
Volume 25, Issue 1, 15 3 2008, Pages 53-55
Gated SPECT in left bundle branch block: from improved diagnosis to improved treatment.
van der Wall EE, Bax JJ, Jukema JW, Schalij MJ
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Cited 145 times since 2008 (8.5 per year)
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The American journal of cardiology,
Volume 102, Issue 12, 14 2 2008, Pages 1602-1607
Relation of epicardial adipose tissue to coronary atherosclerosis.
Djaberi R, Schuijf JD, van Werkhoven JM, Nucifora G, Jukema JW, Bax JJ
Adipose tissue surrounding the coronary arteries has been suggested to induce development of atherosclerosis. We explored the relation between epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) volume and coronary atherosclerosis using multislice computed tomography. The study population consisted of 190 patients who had undergone multislice computed tomographic coronary angiography. Coronary artery calcium score was assessed. In addition, patients were classified as having (1) no atherosclerosis, (2) nonobstructi...
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Cited 2 times since 2008 (0.1 per year)
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Journal of cardiovascular computed tomography,
Volume 2, Issue 6, 10 2 2008, Pages 360-365
How do you quantify noncalcified plaque?
Schuijf JD, Bax JJ
The ability of multislice computed tomography (MSCT) to visualize not only lumen but also coronary plaques is recognized as an attractive advantage of MSCT over conventional coronary angiography. In particular, the fact that during the administration of contrast not only calcified plaques but also noncalcified plaques can be identified has received enormous interest. Retrospective studies have shown an association between plaques containing noncalcified components and presentation with acute cor...
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Cited 28 times since 2008 (1.6 per year)
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American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation,
Volume 53, Issue 2, 10 2 2008, Pages 248-258
Tracking and determinants of kidney size from fetal life until the age of 2 years: the Generation R Study.
Geelhoed JJ, Verburg BO, Nauta J, Lequin M, Hofman A, Moll HA, Witteman JC, van der Heijden AJ, Steegers EA, Jaddoe VW
Background: An adverse fetal environment may lead to smaller kidneys and subsequently kidney disease and hypertension in adulthood. The aims of this study are to examine whether kidney size tracks from fetal life to childhood and whether maternal and fetal characteristics are associated with kidney size at the age of 2 years. Study design: Prospective cohort study from fetal life onward. Setting & participants: The study was conducted in a group of 688 infants in Rotterdam, The Netherlands....
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Cited 143 times since 2008 (8.4 per year)
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Radiology,
Volume 249, Issue 3, 10 2 2008, Pages 792-800
Mitral valve and tricuspid valve blood flow: accurate quantification with 3D velocity-encoded MR imaging with retrospective valve tracking.
Westenberg JJ, Roes SD, Ajmone Marsan N, Binnendijk NM, Doornbos J, Bax JJ, Reiber JH, de Roos A, van der Geest RJ
Purpose: To validate flow assessment performed with three-dimensional (3D) three-directional velocity-encoded (VE) magnetic resonance (MR) imaging with retrospective valve tracking and to compare this modality with conventional two-dimensional (2D) one-directional VE MR imaging in healthy subjects and patients with regurgitation. Materials and methods: Patients and volunteers gave informed consent, and local medical ethics committee approval was obtained. Patient data were selected retrospective...
Abstract
Cited 16 times since 2008 (0.9 per year)
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Diabetes care,
Volume 32, Issue 1, 3 1 2008, Pages 184-186
Plasma apolipoprotein CI and CIII levels are associated with increased plasma triglyceride levels and decreased fat mass in men with the metabolic syndrome.
van der Ham RL, Alizadeh Dehnavi R, Berbée JF, Putter H, de Roos A, Romijn JA, Rensen PC, Tamsma JT
Objective: To determine whether, in accordance with observations in mouse models, high concentrations of the lipoprotein lipase inhibitors apolipoprotein (Apo) CI and ApoCIII are associated with increased triglyceride concentrations and decreased fat mass in men with the metabolic syndrome. Research design and methods: Plasma ApoCI, ApoCIII, and triglyceride concentrations were measured in the postabsorptive state in 98 men with the metabolic syndrome. Subcutaneous and visceral fat areas were me...
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Cited 27 times since 2008 (1.6 per year)
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Applied and environmental microbiology,
Volume 74, Issue 22, 3 1 2008, Pages 7094-7097
Identification of a novel genomic island specific to hospital-acquired clonal complex 17 Enterococcus faecium isolates.
Heikens E, van Schaik W, Leavis HL, Bonten MJ, Willems RJ
Hospital-acquired clonal complex 17 (CC17) Enterococcus faecium strains are genetically distinct from indigenous strains and are enriched with resistance genes and virulence genes. We identified a genomic island in CC17 E. faecium tentatively encoding a metabolic pathway involved in carbohydrate transport and metabolism, which may provide a competitive advantage over the indigenous E. faecium microbiota.
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Cited 16 times since 2008 (0.9 per year)
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World journal of surgery,
Volume 32, Issue 10, 1 1 2008, Pages 2172-2177
Surgical training in the Netherlands.
Borel-Rinkes IH, Gouma DJ, Hamming JF
Surgical training in the Netherlands has traditionally been characterized by learning on the job under the classic master-trainee doctrine. Over the past decades, it has become regionally organized with intensive structural training courses, and a peer-based quality control system. Recently, the nationwide programme has been modernized further and now involves a systematic, competency-based education with structural training courses, formalized assessment and room for reflection by residents und...
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Cited 3 times since 2008 (0.2 per year)
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The international journal of cardiovascular imaging,
Volume 24, Issue 7, 1 1 2008, Pages 683-685
Detection of apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; which is the appropriate imaging modality.
van der Wall EE, Bax JJ, Schalij MJ
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Cited 34 times since 2008 (2 per year)
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Netherlands heart journal : monthly journal of the Netherlands Society of Cardiology and the Netherlands Heart Foundation,
Volume 16, Issue Suppl 1, 1 1 2008, Pages S36-40
Imaging in cardiac resynchronisation therapy.
Ypenburg C, van der Wall EE, Schalij MJ, Bax JJ
A substantial number of heart failure (HF) patients do not respond after cardiac resynchronisation therapy (CRT). Recent studies observed that assessment of intraventricular (LV) dyssynchrony may allow identification of potential responders to CRT. In addition, presence of scar tissue and venous anatomy may play a role in the selection of candidates. In this review, an extensive overview of the available LV dyssynchrony measurements is provided using different echocardiographic modalities. In ad...
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Cited 271 times since 2008 (15.8 per year)
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Journal of the American College of Cardiology,
Volume 52, Issue 17, 1 1 2008, Pages 1402-1409
Optimal left ventricular lead position predicts reverse remodeling and survival after cardiac resynchronization therapy.
Ypenburg C, van Bommel RJ, Delgado V, Mollema SA, Bleeker GB, Boersma E, Schalij MJ, Bax JJ
Objectives: The aim of the current study was to evaluate echocardiographic parameters after 6 months of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) as well as long-term outcome in patients with the left ventricular (LV) lead positioned at the site of latest activation (concordant LV lead position) as compared with that seen in patients with a discordant LV lead position. Background: A nonoptimal LV pacing lead position may be a potential cause for nonresponse to CRT. Methods: The site of latest mech...
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Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery,
Volume 7, Issue 5, 1 1 2008, Pages 886
eComment: also in cardiac arrest it is important to think first.
Versteegh MI, Braun J
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Cited 28 times since 2008 (1.6 per year)
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The Veterinary record,
Volume 163, Issue 15, 1 1 2008, Pages 441-444
Seroprevalence of bluetongue serotype 8 in cattle in the Netherlands in spring 2007, and its consequences.
van Schaik G, Berends IM, van Langen H, Elbers AR, Vellema P
A cross-sectional study was carried out in spring 2007, at the end of the first bluetongue outbreak season, to determine the geographical spread of bluetongue virus serotype 8 (btv-8) infection in cattle in the Netherlands and the consequences for some production parameters. Blood samples from cattle submitted to the laboratory of the Dutch Animal Health Service for other voluntary and obligatory health programmes were tested serologically for btv-8. In total, 37,073 samples were tested and 659...
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Cited 22 times since 2008 (1.3 per year)
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Neurology,
Volume 71, Issue 16, 1 1 2008, Pages 1254-1260
Motor axon loss is associated with hand dysfunction in Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease 1a.
Videler AJ, van Dijk JP, Beelen A, de Visser M, Nollet F, van Schaik IN
Background: Charcot Marie Tooth type 1a (CMT1a) is a primarily demyelinating neuropathy, characterized by slowly progressive muscle weakness, atrophy, and sensory loss, and is most pronounced in both feet and hands. There is increasing evidence that muscle weakness is determined by motor axonal dysfunction. Objective: To investigate in patients with CMT1a whether motor axon loss, as estimated with motor unit number estimation (MUNE) and compound muscle action potential (CMAP), is related to hand...
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Cited 23 times since 2008 (1.3 per year)
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Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica,
Volume 52, Issue 9, 1 1 2008, Pages 1194-1203
Establishment of a porcine right ventricular infarction model for cardioprotective actions of xenon and isoflurane.
Hein M, Roehl AB, Baumert JH, Bantes B, Bleilevens C, Bernstein N, Steendijk P, Rossaint R
Background: Right ventricular (RV) function is an important determinant of post-operative outcome. Consequences of RV infarction might be limited by pre-conditioning with volatile anesthetic drugs. Therefore, we used a porcine model of RV ischemia and reperfusion (IR) injury to study the influence of isoflurane and xenon on the extent and degree of myocardial injury. Methods: IR injury was induced by a 90-min ligation of the distal right coronary artery and 120-min reperfusion in thiopental anes...
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Cited 64 times since 2008 (3.7 per year)
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Journal of electrocardiology,
Volume 41, Issue 6, 25 4 2008, Pages 648-655
Normal limits of the spatial QRS-T angle and ventricular gradient in 12-lead electrocardiograms of young adults: dependence on sex and heart rate.
Scherptong RW, Henkens IR, Man SC, Le Cessie S, Vliegen HW, Draisma HH, Maan AC, Schalij MJ, Swenne CA
Background and purpose: Normal limits of the spatial QRS-T angle and spatial ventricular gradient (SVG) are only available from Frank vectorcardiograms (VCGs) of male subjects. We determined normal limits for these variables derived from standard 12-lead electrocardiograms (ECGs) of 660 male and female students aged 18 to 29 years. Methods: A computer algorithm was used that constructed approximated VCG leads by inverse Dower matrix transformation of the 12-lead ECG and subsequently calculated t...
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Cited 1 times since 2008 (0.1 per year)
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Intensive care medicine,
Volume 35, Issue 2, 24 4 2008, Pages 386-387
Time dependent decrease in blood glucose levels after sampling potentially affects intensive insulin therapy in the intensive care unit.
Posthouwer D, de Graaf MJ, Frederiks M, Remijn JA, Rommes JH, Schultz MJ, Spronk PE
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