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Cited 2 times since 2009 (0.1 per year)
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Circulation research,
Volume 104, Issue 1, 1 1 2009, Pages e8
Response to the letter by Rose et al.
Pijnappels DA, Schalij MJ, Atsma DE
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Cited 2 times since 2009 (0.1 per year)
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Expert review of cardiovascular therapy,
Volume 7, Issue 1, 1 1 2009, Pages 49-56
Myocardial perfusion imaging to assess ischemia using multislice computed tomography.
van Werkhoven JM, Schuijf JD, Bax JJ
Multislice computed tomography (MSCT) coronary angiography is an accurate noninvasive anatomic imaging technique; but it cannot determine the functional relevance of the lesions it detects. However, MSCT perfusion imaging can detect the presence of myocardial infarction during rest and assess viability using delayed enhancement. With recent developments in MSCT scanner technology, it has become possible to image myocardial perfusion and the capability of MSCT to determine the presence of ischemi...
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Cited 44 times since 2009 (2.7 per year)
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Current opinion in cardiology,
Volume 24, Issue 1, 1 1 2009, Pages 18-28
Critical appraisal of methods to assess mechanical dyssynchrony.
Yu CM, Bax JJ, Gorcsan J
Purpose of review: To analyze the strength and weakness of various imaging tools for systolic dyssynchrony assessment in the cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) era. Also, controversies and problematic issues of the recent predictors of response to cardiac resynchronization therapy study were addressed. Recent findings: Despite published data from experienced centers that echocardiographic parameters of systolic dyssynchrony assessment with defined cutoff values were able to predict favorabl...
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Cited 120 times since 2009 (7.4 per year)
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The American journal of surgical pathology,
Volume 33, Issue 1, 1 1 2009, Pages 50-57
Assessment of interobserver variability and histologic parameters to improve reliability in classification and grading of central cartilaginous tumors.
Eefting D, Schrage YM, Geirnaerdt MJ, Le Cessie S, Taminiau AH, Bovée JV, Hogendoorn PC, EuroBoNeT consortium
The distinction between benign and malignant cartilaginous tumors of bone is one of the most difficult subjects in surgical pathology. The grading of chondrosarcoma also seems to vary considerably among pathologists. However, clinical management differs. The purpose of this study was (1) to investigate interobserver variability in histological diagnosis and grading of central cartilaginous tumors and (2) to assess the diagnostic value of defined histologic parameters in differentiating enchondro...
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Cited 63 times since 2009 (3.9 per year)
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Journal of the American College of Cardiology,
Volume 53, Issue 3, 1 1 2009, Pages 254-263
Acute heart failure syndromes in patients with coronary artery disease early assessment and treatment.
Flaherty JD, Bax JJ, De Luca L, Rossi JS, Davidson CJ, Filippatos G, Liu PP, Konstam MA, Greenberg B, Mehra MR, Breithardt G, Pang PS, Young JB, Fonarow GC, Bonow RO, Gheorghiade M, Acute Heart Failure Syndromes International Working Group
Acute heart failure syndromes (AHFS) have emerged as a leading public health problem worldwide, accounting for a substantial number of hospitalizations and a high utilization of resources. Although in-hospital mortality rates are relatively low, patients with AHFS have very high early after-discharge mortality and rehospitalization rates. The majority of patients admitted with AHFS have coronary artery disease (CAD), which independently has an adverse impact on prognosis. The initial in-hospital...
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Cited 6 times since 2009 (0.4 per year)
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Expert review of cardiovascular therapy,
Volume 7, Issue 1, 1 1 2009, Pages 65-72
Role of nuclear imaging in cardiac resynchronization therapy.
Boogers MM, Chen J, Bax JJ
Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) has become an integrated treatment option for patients with drug-refractory heart failure. Selection of patients for CRT is based on moderate-to-severe heart failure (New York Heart Association functional class III or IV), depressed left ventricular (LV) systolic function of 35% or below and prolonged QRS interval of 120 ms or more. However, 30-40% of selected patients do not exhibit improvement in heart failure symptoms or LV systolic performance. Efforts...
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Cited 1 times since 2009 (0.1 per year)
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Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde,
Volume 153, 1 1 2009, Pages B376
[The use of imaging in the case of suspected acute appendicitis: opinion of Dutch surgeons].
Poortman P, Oostvogel HJ, de Lange-de Klerk ES, Cuesta MA, Hamming JF
Objective: To gauge the opinion of Dutch surgeons concerning the use of ultrasound and CT in the case of a suspected acute appendicitis. Design: Written survey. Method: All 1020 members of the Association of the Surgeons of the Netherlands received a questionnaire with 8 statements concerning the diagnosis of acute appendicitis. The statements could be answered with 'agree', 'disagree', or 'no opinion'. Results: The questionnaire was returned by 439 members (43%). A...
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Cited 1 times since 2009 (0.1 per year)
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Journal of the American College of Cardiology,
Volume 53, Issue 4, 1 1 2009, Pages 373-398
Highlights of the Year in JACC 2008.
DeMaria AN, Ben-Yehuda O, Bax JJ, Feld GK, Greenberg BH, Lew WY, Lima JA, Maisel AS, Narayan SM, Sahn DJ, Tsimikas S
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Cited 38 times since 2009 (2.3 per year)
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Developmental dynamics : an official publication of the American Association of Anatomists,
Volume 238, Issue 1, 1 1 2009, Pages 183-193
Podoplanin deficient mice show a RhoA-related hypoplasia of the sinus venosus myocardium including the sinoatrial node.
Mahtab EA, Vicente-Steijn R, Hahurij ND, Jongbloed MR, Wisse LJ, DeRuiter MC, Uhrin P, Zaujec J, Binder BR, Schalij MJ, Poelmann RE, Gittenberger-de Groot AC
We investigated the role of podoplanin in development of the sinus venosus myocardium comprising the sinoatrial node, dorsal atrial wall, and primary atrial septum as well as the myocardium of the cardinal and pulmonary veins. We analyzed podoplanin wild-type and knockout mouse embryos between embryonic day 9.5-15.5 using immunohistochemical marker podoplanin; sinoatrial-node marker HCN4; myocardial markers MLC-2a, Nkx2.5, as well as Cx43; coelomic marker WT-1; and epithelial-to-mesenchymal tran...
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Cited 7 times since 2008 (0.4 per year)
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European journal of vascular and endovascular surgery : the official journal of the European Society for Vascular Surgery,
Volume 37, Issue 4, 31 5 2009, Pages 486-491
Implementation of endovenous laser ablation for varicose veins in a large community hospital: the first 400 procedures.
van den Bremer J, Joosten PP, Hamming JF, Moll FL
Unlabelled: Endovenous laser ablation (ELA) has become a standard treatment of the incompetent great saphenous vein (GSV). Our prospective audit examines the implementation of this new method in a large community hospital with special attention to obstacles, technical results, pain scores, failures and our learning curve. Methods: Three hundred and twenty-three patients (403 limbs) with incompetence of the GSV underwent ELA. Patients were assessed by clinical examination and venous duplex ultras...
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Cited 22 times since 2008 (1.4 per year)
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International journal of cardiology,
Volume 134, Issue 3, 30 5 2009, Pages 302-312
Pulmonary vein and atrial wall pathology in human total anomalous pulmonary venous connection.
Douglas YL, Jongbloed MR, den Hartog WC, Bartelings MM, Bogers AJ, Ebels T, DeRuiter MC, Gittenberger-de Groot AC
Background: Normally, the inside of the left atrial (LA) body and pulmonary veins (PVs) is lined by vessel wall tissue covered by myocardium. In total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC), no connection of the PVs with the LA body exists. These veins have an increased incidence of PV stenosis. We describe the consequences of the absent connection for the histopathology of the wall of the LA body and the PVs, and hypothesize on a mechanism predisposing to PV stenosis. Methods and results...
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Cited 35 times since 2008 (2.2 per year)
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The American journal of cardiology,
Volume 103, Issue 5, 26 4 2008, Pages 690-694
Comparison of time course of response to cardiac resynchronization therapy in patients with ischemic versus nonischemic cardiomyopathy.
Marsan NA, Bleeker GB, van Bommel RJ, Ypenburg C, Delgado V, Borleffs CJ, Holman ER, van der Wall EE, Schalij MJ, Bax JJ
The time course of the effects of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) on left ventricular (LV) systolic function and reverse remodeling is still unknown and was the subject of this study. In particular, whether the acute benefit of CRT translates in late response was explored. Furthermore, the time course of response was compared between ischemic and nonischemic patients. A total of 222 consecutive patients with heart failure (135 ischemic) scheduled for CRT were included. Standard echocardi...
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Cited 28 times since 2008 (1.7 per year)
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Biochimica et biophysica acta,
Volume 1791, Issue 3, 25 4 2008, Pages 191-197
PXR agonism decreases plasma HDL levels in ApoE3-Leiden.CETP mice.
de Haan W, de Vries-van der Weij J, Mol IM, Hoekstra M, Romijn JA, Jukema JW, Havekes LM, Princen HM, Rensen PC
Pregnane X receptor (PXR) agonism has been shown to affect multiple steps in both the synthesis and catabolism of HDL, but its integrated effect on HDL metabolism in vivo remains unclear. The aim of this study was to evaluate the net effect of PXR agonism on HDL metabolism in ApoE3-Leiden (E3L) and E3L.CETP mice, well-established models for human-like lipoprotein metabolism. Female mice were fed a diet with increasing amounts of the potent PXR agonist 5-pregnen-3beta-ol-20-one-16alpha-carbonitri...
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European journal of vascular and endovascular surgery : the official journal of the European Society for Vascular Surgery,
Volume 37, Issue 3, 25 4 2008, Pages 371
Comment on "Clinical endpoints in peripheral endovascular revascularisation trials: a case for standardised definitions Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2008;36:409-9".
Breek JC, De Vries J, Hamming JF
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Cited 18 times since 2008 (1.1 per year)
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Patient education and counseling,
Volume 76, Issue 1, 20 3 2008, Pages 132-137
Cognitive coping and goal adjustment in people with Peripheral Arterial Disease: relationships with depressive symptoms.
Garnefski N, Grol M, Kraaij V, Hamming JF
Objective: The aim was to study relationships between cognitive coping strategies, goal adjustment processes (goal disengagement and re-engagement) and symptoms of depression in people with Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD). Methods: The sample consisted of 88 patients with PAD. Strategies of cognitive coping, goal disengagement, goal re-engagement, and depression were measured by written questionnaires. The main statistical methods were Pearson correlations and Multiple Regression Analyses. Res...
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Cardiovascular drugs and therapy,
Volume 23, Issue 2, 19 3 2008, Pages 103-105
Early systemic inflammatory response to drug-eluting stents implantation: the heart of the difference? Editorial to: "Comparison of changes in early inflammatory markers between sirolimus- and paclitaxel-eluting stent implantation" by Li et al.
Pires NM, Jukema JW
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Cited 36 times since 2008 (2.2 per year)
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Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology,
Volume 29, Issue 2, 18 3 2008, Pages 188-194
Leukocyte cathepsin S is a potent regulator of both cell and matrix turnover in advanced atherosclerosis.
de Nooijer R, Bot I, von der Thüsen JH, Leeuwenburgh MA, Overkleeft HS, Kraaijeveld AO, Dorland R, van Santbrink PJ, van Heiningen SH, Westra MM, Kovanen PT, Jukema JW, van der Wall EE, van Berkel TJ, Shi GP, Biessen EA
Objective: A dysbalance of proteases and their inhibitors is instrumental in remodeling of atherosclerotic plaques. One of the proteases implicated in matrix degradation is cathepsin-S (CatS). To address its role in advanced lesion composition, we generated chimeric LDLr(-/-) mice deficient in leukocyte CatS by transplantation with CatS(-/-)xLDLr(-/-) or with LDLr(-/-) bone marrow and administered a high-fat diet. Methods and results: No difference in aortic root lesion size could be detected be...
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Cited 3 times since 2008 (0.2 per year)
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Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology,
Volume 20, Issue 5, 17 3 2008, Pages 536-538
Should the left ventricular pacing lead be positioned at the site of latest mechanical activation in cardiac resynchronization therapy?
Van Bommel RJ, Schalij MJ, Bax JJ
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Cited 36 times since 2008 (2.2 per year)
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Heart rhythm,
Volume 6, Issue 3, 13 2 2008, Pages 305-310
Clinical importance of new-onset atrial fibrillation after cardiac resynchronization therapy.
Borleffs CJ, Ypenburg C, van Bommel RJ, Delgado V, van Erven L, Schalij MJ, Bax JJ
Background: Data on the occurrence and implications of new-onset atrial fibrillation (AF) following cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) are scarce. We studied the incidence of new onset AF in CRT-defibrillator (CRT-D) recipients. The influence of new-onset AF on echocardiographic response to CRT and the rate of adverse events also were evaluated. Objective: The purpose of this study was to assess the incidence and implications of new-onset AF following CRT. Methods: The study population cons...
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Cited 3 times since 2008 (0.2 per year)
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The international journal of cardiovascular imaging,
Volume 25, Issue 2, 5 1 2008, Pages 141-144
Atherosclerotic plaque imaging by PET/CT; can inactive, active and mixed plaques be discerned?
van der Wall EE, Schuijf JD, Jukema JW, Bax JJ, van der Laarse A
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