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JACC. Cardiovascular imaging,
Volume 1, Issue 3, 1 1 2008, Pages 380-389
Imaging highlights from the European Association of Echocardiography and the Society of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance.
Marsan NA, Arai AE, van Rossum AC, Zamorano JL, Bax JJ
Echocardiography and cardiovascular magnetic resonance represent 2 of the important cardiovascular imaging techniques. This article summarizes the highlights of scientific abstracts of the Euroecho meeting (the annual meeting of the European Association of Echocardiography) and the Society of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (SCMR).
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Cited 38 times since 2008 (2.2 per year)
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Archives of disease in childhood. Fetal and neonatal edition,
Volume 93, Issue 6, 1 1 2008, Pages F442-7
Antenatal glucocorticoid treatment is not associated with long-term metabolic risks in individuals born before 32 weeks of gestation.
Finken MJ, Keijzer-Veen MG, Dekker FW, Frölich M, Walther FJ, Romijn JA, van der Heijden BJ, Wit JM, Dutch POPS-19 Collaborative Study Group
Background: A single course of maternal glucocorticoid treatment is effective in reducing neonatal mortality after preterm birth. However, in animals, maternal glucocorticoid treatment is associated with lifelong hyperglycaemia and hypertension, and impaired nephrogenesis in offspring. Findings from studies in humans on this topic are highly contradictory due to a number of methodological flaws, and renal function after glucocorticoid exposure has never been assessed. Objectives: To assess in in...
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Cited 1 times since 2008 (0.1 per year)
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Journal of nuclear cardiology : official publication of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology,
Volume 15, Issue 3, 1 1 2008, Pages 301-304
Defining noninvasive imaging strategies in coronary artery disease: Which patients require further evaluation after coronary angiography with multislice computed tomography?
Schuijf JD, Bax JJ
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Cited 4 times since 2008 (0.2 per year)
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Heart (British Cardiac Society),
Volume 94, Issue 5, 1 1 2008, Pages 649-660
Troubleshooting implantable cardioverter-defibrillator related problems.
van Erven L, Schalij MJ
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Cited 75 times since 2008 (4.3 per year)
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Ultrasound in medicine & biology,
Volume 34, Issue 9, 1 1 2008, Pages 1465-1473
Nonspherical oscillations of ultrasound contrast agent microbubbles.
Dollet B, van der Meer SM, Garbin V, de Jong N, Lohse D, Versluis M
The occurrence of nonspherical oscillations (or surface modes) of coated microbubbles, used as ultrasound contrast agents in medical imaging, is investigated using ultra-high-speed optical imaging. Optical tweezers designed to micromanipulate single bubbles in 3-D are used to trap the bubbles far from any boundary, enabling a controlled study of the nonspherical oscillations of free-floating bubbles. Nonspherical oscillations appear as a parametric instability and display subharmonic behavior: t...
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Cited 18 times since 2008 (1 per year)
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Journal of magnetic resonance imaging : JMRI,
Volume 27, Issue 5, 1 1 2008, Pages 992-997
Effect of intramyocardial bone marrow cell injection on diastolic function in patients with chronic myocardial ischemia.
Beeres SL, Lamb HJ, Roes SD, Holman ER, Kaandorp TA, Fibbe WE, de Roos A, van der Wall EE, Schalij MJ, Bax JJ, Atsma DE
Purpose: To evaluate the effect of intramyocardial bone marrow cell injection on diastolic function in patients with chronic myocardial ischemia. Materials and methods: In 24 patients (19 male; 65 +/- 9 years) with refractory angina (Canadian Cardiovascular Society [CCS] class III-IV) 84.6 +/- 28.7 x 10(6) bone marrow-derived mononuclear cells were injected intramyocardially (using the NOGA system) in regions with ischemia on Tc-99m tetrofosmin single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT)....
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Cited 22 times since 2008 (1.3 per year)
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The Annals of thoracic surgery,
Volume 85, Issue 5, 1 1 2008, Pages 1686-1689
28 years' experience with transatrial-transpulmonary repair of atrioventricular septal defect with tetralogy of Fallot.
Hoohenkerk GJ, Schoof PH, Bruggemans EF, Rijlaarsdam M, Hazekamp MG
Background: The outcome of surgical correction of atrioventricular septal defect and tetralogy of Fallot has improved in recent years but is still reported to be associated with high mortality. Controversy exists about the need of a right ventriculotomy or a right ventricular to pulmonary artery conduit. The purpose of this study was to evaluate our results of atrioventricular septal defect and tetralogy of Fallot repair by transatrial-transpulmonary approaches. Methods: Between 1979 and 2007, 2...
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Cited 48 times since 2008 (2.7 per year)
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Nucleic acids research,
Volume 36, Issue Web Server issue, 28 4 2008, Pages W406-10
CoPub: a literature-based keyword enrichment tool for microarray data analysis.
Frijters R, Heupers B, van Beek P, Bouwhuis M, van Schaik R, de Vlieg J, Polman J, Alkema W
Medline is a rich information source, from which links between genes and keywords describing biological processes, pathways, drugs, pathologies and diseases can be extracted. We developed a publicly available tool called CoPub that uses the information in the Medline database for the biological interpretation of microarray data. CoPub allows batch input of multiple human, mouse or rat genes and produces lists of keywords from several biomedical thesauri that are significantly correlated with the...
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Cited 5 times since 2008 (0.3 per year)
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European journal of heart failure,
Volume 10, Issue 5, 24 4 2008, Pages 467-474
Haemodynamics and left ventricular function in heart failure patients: comparison of awake versus intra-operative conditions.
ten Brinke EA, Klautz RJ, Tulner SA, Engbers FH, Verwey HF, Atsma DE, Schalij MJ, van der Wall EE, Bax JJ, Putter H, Dion RA, Steendijk P
Background: Heart failure patients are increasingly subjected to surgery. Left ventricular (LV) function is generally assessed in awake patients, but intra-operative LV function is not well studied. Aim: To investigate the relation between LV function indices obtained in the catheterization laboratory and those obtained intra-operatively. Methods: We enrolled 11 patients with heart failure (NYHA III-IV) scheduled for surgical interventions. LV function was assessed by pressure-volume loops (cond...
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Cited 10 times since 2008 (0.6 per year)
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The international journal of cardiovascular imaging,
Volume 24, Issue 6, 23 4 2008, Pages 609-611
Late contrast enhancement by CMR: more than scar?
van der Wall EE, Bax JJ
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Cited 6 times since 2008 (0.3 per year)
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Experimental gerontology,
Volume 43, Issue 8, 22 4 2008, Pages 801-805
Lymphotoxin-alpha C804A polymorphism is a risk factor for stroke. The PROSPER study.
Trompet S, de Craen AJ, Slagboom P, Shepherd J, Blauw GJ, Murphy MB, Bollen EL, Buckley BM, Ford I, Gaw A, Macfarlane PW, Packard CJ, Stott DJ, Westendorp RG, Jukema JW, PROSPER Group
Inflammation plays a prominent role in the development of atherosclerosis, which is the most important risk factor for vascular events. Lymphotoxin-alpha (LTA) is a pro-inflammatory cytokine and is found to be expressed in atherosclerotic lesions. We investigated the association between the C804A polymorphism within the LTA gene and coronary and cerebrovascular events in 5804 participants of the PROspective Study of Pravastatin in the Elderly at Risk (PROSPER). The primary endpoint was the combi...
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Cited 51 times since 2008 (2.9 per year)
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Journal of nuclear cardiology : official publication of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology,
Volume 15, Issue 4, 21 3 2008, Pages 503-509
Different manifestations of coronary artery disease by stress SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging, coronary calcium scoring, and multislice CT coronary angiography in asymptomatic patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Scholte AJ, Schuijf JD, Kharagjitsingh AV, Dibbets-Schneider P, Stokkel MP, Jukema JW, van der Wall EE, Bax JJ, Wackers FJ
Background: We sought to assess prospectively the evidence for silent coronary artery disease (CAD) in asymptomatic patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus by stress single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) myocardial perfusion imaging, coronary artery calcium (CAC) scoring, and multislice computed tomographic (MSCT) coronary angiography. Methods: One hundred asymptomatic patients (aged 30 to 72 years) with type 2 diabetes mellitus and one or more risk factors for CAD were prospectively...
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Cited 20 times since 2008 (1.1 per year)
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Acta physiologica (Oxford, England),
Volume 194, Issue 2, 17 3 2008, Pages 111-122
Left ventricular function in the post-infarct failing mouse heart by magnetic resonance imaging and conductance catheter: a comparative analysis.
Winter EM, Grauss RW, Atsma DE, Hogers B, Poelmann RE, van der Geest RJ, Tschöpe C, Schalij MJ, Gittenberger-de Groot AC, Steendijk P
Aim: Murine myocardial infarction (MI) models are increasingly used in heart failure studies. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and pressure-volume loops by conductance catheter (CC) enable physiological phenotyping. We performed a comparative analysis of MRI vs. CC to assess left ventricular (LV) function in the failing mouse heart. Methods: MI was created by LAD ligation. MRI (day 14) and CC (day 15) were used to determine LV end-diastolic volume (EDV), end-systolic volume (ESV) and ejection fr...
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Cited 30 times since 2008 (1.7 per year)
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Journal of nuclear cardiology : official publication of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology,
Volume 15, Issue 3, 16 3 2008, Pages 442-455
Cardiac neuronal imaging: application in the evaluation of cardiac disease.
Henneman MM, Bengel FM, van der Wall EE, Knuuti J, Bax JJ
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Cited 337 times since 2008 (19.1 per year)
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Circulation,
Volume 117, Issue 16, 14 2 2008, Pages 2051-2060
Role of left ventricular stiffness in heart failure with normal ejection fraction.
Westermann D, Kasner M, Steendijk P, Spillmann F, Riad A, Weitmann K, Hoffmann W, Poller W, Pauschinger M, Schultheiss HP, Tschöpe C
Background: Increased left ventricular stiffness is a distinct finding in patients who have heart failure with normal ejection fraction (HFNEF). To elucidate how diastolic dysfunction contributes to heart failure symptomatology during exercise, we conducted a study using an invasive pressure-volume loop approach and measured cardiac function at rest and during atrial pacing and handgrip exercise. Methods and results: Patients with HFNEF (n=70) and patients without heart failure symptoms (n=20) w...
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Cited 56 times since 2008 (3.2 per year)
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The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology,
Volume 121, Issue 5, 11 2 2008, Pages 1196-1202
Expression of smooth muscle and extracellular matrix proteins in relation to airway function in asthma.
Slats AM, Janssen K, van Schadewijk A, van der Plas DT, Schot R, van den Aardweg JG, de Jongste JC, Hiemstra PS, Mauad T, Rabe KF, Sterk PJ
Background: Smooth muscle content is increased within the airway wall in patients with asthma and is likely to play a role in airway hyperresponsiveness. However, smooth muscle cells express several contractile and structural proteins, and each of these proteins may influence airway function distinctly. Objective: We examined the expression of contractile and structural proteins of smooth muscle cells, as well as extracellular matrix proteins, in bronchial biopsies of patients with asthma, and r...
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Cited 27 times since 2008 (1.5 per year)
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Diabetes care,
Volume 31, Issue 7, 8 2 2008, Pages 1442-1444
Assessment of aortic pulse wave velocity and cardiac diastolic function in subjects with and without the metabolic syndrome: HDL cholesterol is independently associated with cardiovascular function.
Roes SD, Alizadeh Dehnavi R, Westenberg JJ, Lamb HJ, Mertens BJ, Tamsma JT, de Roos A
Objective: To evaluate the influence of lipid and glucose metabolism in the metabolic syndrome on aortic pulse wave velocity (PWV) and left ventricular (LV) diastolic function using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Research design and methods: Aortic PWV and LV diastolic function were assessed using MRI in 16 subjects with the metabolic syndrome and 16 subjects without the metabolic syndrome matched for age, waist circumference, and blood pressure. The groups were compared using the unpaired t...
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Cited 60 times since 2008 (3.4 per year)
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Journal of inherited metabolic disease,
Volume 31, Issue 3, 4 1 2008, Pages 337-349
'Non-neuronopathic' Gaucher disease reconsidered. Prevalence of neurological manifestations in a Dutch cohort of type I Gaucher disease patients and a systematic review of the literature.
Biegstraaten M, van Schaik IN, Aerts JM, Hollak CE
Gaucher disease is a lysosomal storage disorder, which is classically divided into three types. Type I Gaucher disease is differentiated from types II and III disease by the absence of nervous system involvement. However, an increasing number of reports has emerged on neurological manifestations in patients with type I Gaucher disease. Whether a strict division in three different phenotypes is still valid has been the subject of debate. The main objective of this study was to provide scientific...
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Cited 44 times since 2008 (2.5 per year)
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Circulation research,
Volume 102, Issue 9, 3 1 2008, Pages 1046-1056
Proteomic and metabolomic analysis of smooth muscle cells derived from the arterial media and adventitial progenitors of apolipoprotein E-deficient mice.
Mayr M, Zampetaki A, Sidibe A, Mayr U, Yin X, De Souza AI, Chung YL, Madhu B, Quax PH, Hu Y, Griffiths JR, Xu Q
We have recently demonstrated that stem cell antigen 1-positive (Sca-1(+)) progenitors exist in the vascular adventitia of apolipoprotein E-deficient (apoE(-/-)) mice and contribute to smooth muscle cell (SMC) accumulation in vein graft atherosclerosis. Using a combined proteomic and metabolomic approach, we now characterize these local progenitors, which participate in the formation of native atherosclerotic lesions in chow-fed apoE(-/-) mice. Unlike Sca-1(+) progenitors from embryonic stem cel...
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Cited 8 times since 2008 (0.5 per year)
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EJIFCC,
Volume 19, Issue 1, 3 1 2008, Pages 42-47
6. Dose Adjustments Based on Pharmacogenetics of CYP450 Enzymes.
van Schaik RH
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