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Cited 22 times since 2011 (1.6 per year)
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Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography : official publication of the American Society of Echocardiography,
Volume 24, Issue 11, 9 2 2011, Pages 1183-1190
Real-time three-dimensional echocardiography: segmental analysis of the right ventricle in patients with repaired tetralogy of fallot.
van der Hulst AE, Roest AA, Holman ER, de Roos A, Blom NA, Bax JJ, Delgado V
Background: The accurate assessment of right ventricular (RV) function and dimensions has important prognostic implications in patients with repaired tetralogy of Fallot (ToF). Three-dimensional imaging is the preferred methodology to evaluate RV function. Novel postprocessing software applications to evaluate three-dimensional data have provided insight into RV function and dimensions by analyzing the various RV components (inlet, apical trabecular, outlet). The aim of this study was to charact...
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Cited 8 times since 2011 (0.6 per year)
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The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery,
Volume 143, Issue 3, 9 2 2011, Pages 569-575
Exercise capacity and cardiac reserve in children and adolescents with corrected pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum after univentricular palliation and biventricular repair.
Romeih S, Groenink M, Roest AA, van der Plas MN, Hazekamp MG, Mulder BJ, Blom NA
Objective: Management of pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum is challenging and depends on the severity of right ventricular hypoplasia. Clinical outcomes of biventricular repair seem favorable to univentricular palliation, but data on superiority of biventricular repair regarding exercise capacity are conflicting. We investigated the response to physical and pharmacologic stress in patients with surgically corrected pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum. Methods: Sixteen...
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Cited 24 times since 2011 (1.8 per year)
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Journal of nuclear medicine : official publication, Society of Nuclear Medicine,
Volume 52, Issue 10, 9 2 2011, Pages 1559-1565
Cardiac sympathetic dysfunction in genotyped patients with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy and risk of recurrent ventricular tachyarrhythmias.
Paul M, Wichter T, Kies P, Gerss J, Wollmann C, Rahbar K, Eckardt L, Breithardt G, Schober O, Schulze-Bahr E, Schäfers M
Unlabelled: Patients with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) typically present with ventricular tachyarrhythmias preferentially triggered by an elevated sympathetic tone. Previous studies demonstrated an impairment of the presynaptic catecholamine reuptake as assessed by (123)I-labeled norepinephrine analog on metaiodobenzylguanidine ((123)I-MIBG) SPECT. Mutations in the gene encoding for plakophilin-2 (PKP-2) are the most common cause of autosomal dominant ARVC (ARVC-9). In...
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Cited 14 times since 2011 (1 per year)
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The American journal of cardiology,
Volume 108, Issue 12, 8 2 2011, Pages 1689-1696
Prevalence of dyssynchrony and relation with long-term outcome in patients after acute myocardial infarction.
Antoni ML, Boden H, Hoogslag GE, Ewe SH, Auger D, Holman ER, van der Wall EE, Schalij MJ, Bax JJ, Delgado V
The impact of left ventricular (LV) dyssynchrony on the long-term outcomes of patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) remains unknown. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the prevalence of LV dyssynchrony after AMI and the potential relation with adverse events. A total of 976 consecutive patients admitted with AMI treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention were evaluated. Two-dimensional echocardiography was performed
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Cited 56 times since 2011 (4.1 per year)
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Current opinion in virology,
Volume 1, Issue 6, 3 1 2011, Pages 635-642
Predicting 'airborne' influenza viruses: (trans-) mission impossible?
Sorrell EM, Schrauwen EJ, Linster M, De Graaf M, Herfst S, Fouchier RA
Repeated transmission of animal influenza viruses to humans has prompted investigation of the viral, host, and environmental factors responsible for transmission via aerosols or respiratory droplets. How do we determine-out of thousands of influenza virus isolates collected in animal surveillance studies each year-which viruses have the potential to become 'airborne', and hence pose a pandemic threat? Here, using knowledge from pandemic, zoonotic and epidemic viruses, we postulate that...
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Cited 41 times since 2011 (3 per year)
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The Annals of thoracic surgery,
Volume 92, Issue 3, 1 1 2011, Pages 973-979
Thirty-year experience with the arterial switch operation.
Lalezari S, Bruggemans EF, Blom NA, Hazekamp MG
Background: We evaluated the results of the arterial switch operation (ASO) being performed at our institution for more than 30 years and identified risk factors for mortality and reoperation. Methods: Clinical outcome of 332 consecutive patients with transposition of the great arteries undergoing ASO was retrospectively analyzed, using surgical reports, medical charts, and latest follow-up echocardiography. Statistical analysis was performed using the Kaplan-Meier method and univariable and mul...
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Cited 11 times since 2011 (0.8 per year)
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Journal of thoracic oncology : official publication of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer,
Volume 6, Issue 9, 1 1 2011, Pages 1510-1515
Transesophageal ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration for the mediastinal restaging of non-small cell lung cancer.
von Bartheld MB, Versteegh MI, Braun J, Willems LN, Rabe KF, Annema JT
Introduction: Selected patients with stage III (N2/N3) non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who are downstaged to N0 by chemoradiation therapy might benefit from subsequent surgical resection of the tumor. How mediastinal lymph nodes can be best reevaluated is subject of debate. Transesophageal ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) is a minimally invasive technique to sample mediastinal nodes. We assessed sensitivity and false-negative rate of EUS-FNA for the mediastinal restaging of...
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Cited 11 times since 2011 (0.8 per year)
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Human molecular genetics,
Volume 20, Issue 23, 30 5 2011, Pages 4748-4757
A genome-wide association study identifies a region at chromosome 12 as a potential susceptibility locus for restenosis after percutaneous coronary intervention.
Sampietro ML, Trompet S, Verschuren JJ, Talens RP, Deelen J, Heijmans BT, de Winter RJ, Tio RA, Doevendans PA, Ganesh SK, Nabel EG, Westra HJ, Franke L, van den Akker EB, Westendorp RG, Zwinderman AH, Kastrati A, Koch W, Slagboom PE, de Knijff P, Jukema JW
Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has become an effective therapy to treat obstructive coronary artery diseases (CAD). However, one of the major drawbacks of PCI is the occurrence of restenosis in 5-25% of all initially treated patients. Restenosis is defined as the re-narrowing of the lumen of the blood vessel, resulting in renewed symptoms and the need for repeated intervention. To identify genetic variants that are associated with restenosis, a genome-wide association study (GWAS) was...
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Cited 97 times since 2011 (7.2 per year)
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European heart journal,
Volume 32, Issue 20, 30 5 2011, Pages 2541-2554
RUBY-1: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of the safety and tolerability of the novel oral factor Xa inhibitor darexaban (YM150) following acute coronary syndrome.
Steg PG, Mehta SR, Jukema JW, Lip GY, Gibson CM, Kovar F, Kala P, Garcia-Hernandez A, Renfurm RW, Granger CB, RUBY-1 Investigators
Aims: To establish the safety, tolerability and most promising regimen of darexaban (YM150), a novel, oral, direct factor Xa inhibitor, for prevention of ischaemic events in acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Methods: In a 26-week, multi-centre, double-blind, randomized, parallel-group study, 1279 patients with recent high-risk non-ST-segment or ST-segment elevation ACS received one of six darexaban regimens: 5 mg b.i.d., 10 mg o.d., 15 mg b.i.d., 30 mg o.d., 30 mg b.i.d., or 60 mg o.d. or placebo,...
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Cited 25 times since 2011 (1.8 per year)
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Intensive care medicine,
Volume 37, Issue 10, 30 5 2011, Pages 1656-1663
Ventilator-associated pneumonia in children after cardiac surgery in The Netherlands.
Roeleveld PP, Guijt D, Kuijper EJ, Hazekamp MG, de Wilde RB, de Jonge E
Purpose: We conducted a retrospective cohort study in an academic tertiary care center to characterize ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in pediatric patients after cardiac surgery in The Netherlands. Methods: All patients following cardiac surgery and mechanically ventilated for ≥24 h were included. The primary outcome was development of VAP. Secondary outcomes were duration of mechanical ventilation and length of ICU stay. Results: A total of 125 patients were enrolled. Their mean age was...
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Cited 20 times since 2011 (1.5 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 14, Issue 1, 27 4 2011, Pages 112-116
Trans-venous lead removal without the use of extraction sheaths, results of >250 removal procedures.
de Bie MK, Fouad DA, Borleffs CJ, van Rees JB, Thijssen J, Trines SA, Bootsma M, Schalij MJ, van Erven L
Aims: The number of implanted cardiac rhythm devices has rapidly increased in the past decade. Subsequently, the need for lead extraction has also increased. Several techniques of lead removal have been documented from manual traction of the lead to lead extraction assisted with mechanical or laser sheaths. The goal of this study was to review our experience with lead removal using manual traction without the assistance of extraction sheaths. Methods and results: In the Leiden University Medical...
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Cited 1859 times since 2011 (137.4 per year)
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European heart journal,
Volume 32, Issue 23, 26 4 2011, Pages 2999-3054
ESC Guidelines for the management of acute coronary syndromes in patients presenting without persistent ST-segment elevation: The Task Force for the management of acute coronary syndromes (ACS) in patients presenting without persistent ST-segment elevation of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).
Hamm CW, Bassand JP, Agewall S, Bax J, Boersma E, Bueno H, Caso P, Dudek D, Gielen S, Huber K, Ohman M, Petrie MC, Sonntag F, Uva MS, Storey RF, Wijns W, Zahger D, ESC Committee for Practice Guidelines
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Cited 13 times since 2011 (1 per year)
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European journal of heart failure,
Volume 13, Issue 10, 25 4 2011, Pages 1133-1139
The effect of cardiac resynchronization therapy on left ventricular diastolic function assessed with speckle-tracking echocardiography.
Shanks M, Antoni ML, Hoke U, Bertini M, Ng AC, Auger D, Marsan NA, van Erven L, Holman ER, Schalij MJ, Bax JJ, Delgado V
Aims: Changes in left ventricular (LV) diastolic function after cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) in relation to LV reverse remodelling and heart failure aetiology have not been extensively characterized. The aims of the study were to evaluate changes in LV diastolic function with speckle-tracking echocardiography in relation to: (i) cardiac resynchronization therapy response (LV remodelling) and (ii) heart failure aetiology. Methods and results: A total of 192 heart failure patients under...
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Cited 14 times since 2011 (1 per year)
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BMC musculoskeletal disorders,
Volume 12, 24 4 2011, Pages 196
Displaced midshaft fractures of the clavicle: non-operative treatment versus plate fixation (Sleutel-TRIAL). A multicentre randomised controlled trial.
Stegeman SA, de Jong M, Sier CF, Krijnen P, Duijff JW, van Thiel TP, de Rijcke PA, Soesman NM, Hagenaars T, Boekhoudt FD, de Vries MR, Roukema GR, Tanka AF, van den Bremer J, van der Meulen HG, Bronkhorst MW, van Dijkman BA, van Zutphen SW, Vos DI, Schep NW, Eversdijk MG, van Olden GD, van den Brand JG, Hillen RJ, Frölke JP, Schipper IB
Background: The traditional view that the vast majority of midshaft clavicular fractures heal with good functional outcomes following non-operative treatment may be no longer valid for all midshaft clavicular fractures. Recent studies have presented a relatively high incidence of non-union and identified speciic limitations of the shoulder function in subgroups of patients with these injuries. Aim: A prospective, multicentre randomised controlled trial (RCT) will be conducted in 21 hospitals in...
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Cited 46 times since 2011 (3.4 per year)
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European heart journal,
Volume 33, Issue 1, 22 4 2011, Pages 96-102
Relationship between discharge heart rate and mortality in patients after acute myocardial infarction treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention.
Antoni ML, Boden H, Delgado V, Boersma E, Fox K, Schalij MJ, Bax JJ
Aims: In patients with coronary artery disease, the prognostic value of heart rate has been mainly evaluated in patients with left ventricular dysfunction. Patients with ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction (STEMI) are currently treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and in this contemporary population of patients, the relationship between heart rate and mortality during a follow-up >1 year has not been investigated. Methods and results: The population compr...
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Cited 15 times since 2011 (1.1 per year)
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BMC geriatrics,
Volume 11, 21 3 2011, Pages 48
[Cost] effectiveness of withdrawal of fall-risk increasing drugs versus conservative treatment in older fallers: design of a multicenter randomized controlled trial (IMPROveFALL-study).
Hartholt KA, Boyé ND, Van der Velde N, Van Lieshout EM, Polinder S, De Vries OJ, Kerver AJ, Ziere G, Bruijninckx MM, De Vries MR, Mattace-Raso FU, Uitterlinden AG, Van Beeck EF, Lips P, Patka P, Van der Cammen TJ
Background: Fall incidents represent an increasing public health problem in aging societies worldwide. A major risk factor for falls is the use of fall-risk increasing drugs. The primary aim of the study is to compare the effect of a structured medication assessment including the withdrawal of fall-risk increasing drugs on the number of new falls versus 'care as usual' in older adults presenting at the Emergency Department after a fall. Methods/design: A prospective, multi-center, rand...
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Cited 54 times since 2011 (4 per year)
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Cardiovascular research,
Volume 92, Issue 3, 19 3 2011, Pages 449-455
MicroRNA-126 modulates endothelial SDF-1 expression and mobilization of Sca-1(+)/Lin(-) progenitor cells in ischaemia.
van Solingen C, de Boer HC, Bijkerk R, Monge M, van Oeveren-Rietdijk AM, Seghers L, de Vries MR, van der Veer EP, Quax PH, Rabelink TJ, van Zonneveld AJ
Aims: MicroRNA-126 (miR-126), which is enriched in endothelial cells, plays a role in angiogenesis. Based on the seed sequence, miR-126 can also be predicted to regulate vasculogenesis by modulating the endothelial expression of stromal cell-derived factor-1 (SDF-1). Methods and results: Using miR-reporter constructs, we first validated that miR-126 inhibits SDF-1 expression in endothelial cells in vitro. Next, we investigated the potential relevance of this observation with respect to the mobil...
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Cited 8 times since 2011 (0.6 per year)
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European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging,
Volume 38, Issue 11, 18 3 2011, Pages 2050-2057
Relationship between vascular stiffness and stress myocardial perfusion imaging in asymptomatic patients with diabetes.
Roos CJ, Djaberi R, Schuijf JD, de Koning EJ, Rabelink TJ, Smit JW, Pereira AM, Al Younis I, van der Hiel B, Scholte AJ, Bax JJ, Jukema JW
Purpose: Vascular stiffness may potentially be used as a screening tool to identify asymptomatic patients with diabetes with abnormal myocardial perfusion. The purpose of this study was therefore to determine the association between vascular stiffness, measured in term of pulse wave velocity (PWV) and augmentation index (AIx), and abnormal myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) in asymptomatic patients with diabetes. Methods: Prospectively, 160 asymptomatic patients with diabetes (mean age 51 years,...
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Cited 19 times since 2011 (1.4 per year)
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European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging,
Volume 38, Issue 11, 18 3 2011, Pages 2031-2039
Left ventricular diastolic dyssynchrony assessed with phase analysis of gated myocardial perfusion SPECT: a comparison with tissue Doppler imaging.
Boogers MJ, Chen J, Veltman CE, van Bommel RJ, Mooyaart EA, Al Younis I, van der Hiel B, Dibbets-Schneider P, van der Wall EE, Schalij MJ, Garcia EV, Bax JJ, Delgado V
Purpose: The aim of the current study was to evaluate the feasibility of phase analysis on gated myocardial perfusion SPECT (GMPS) for the assessment of left ventricular (LV) diastolic dyssynchrony in a head-to-head comparison with tissue Doppler imaging (TDI). Methods: The population consisted of patients with end-stage heart failure of New York Heart Association functional class III or IV with a reduced LV ejection fraction of ≤ 35%. LV diastolic dyssynchrony was calculated using TDI as the ma...
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European heart journal,
Volume 33, Issue 3, 17 3 2011, Pages 290-291
Will the interplay between genetic markers for risk factors for a disease and the disease itself bring genetics closer to clinical practice? Great expectations.
Trompet S, Jukema JW
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