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Revista portuguesa de cardiologia : orgao oficial da Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia = Portuguese journal of cardiology : an official journal of the Portuguese Society of Cardiology,
Volume 27, Issue 5, 1 1 2008, Pages 639-687
[Guidelines for cardiac pacing and cardiac resynchronization therapy].
Vardas PE, Auricchio A, Blanc JJ, Daubert JC, Drexler H, Ector H, Gasparini M, Linde C, Morgado FB, Oto A, Sutton R, Trusz-Gluza M, Grupo de Trabalho para Pacing Cardíaco e Terapia de Ressincronização Cardíaca da European Society of Cardiology, European Heart Rhythm Association, Vahanian A, Camm J, De Caterina R, Dean V, Dickstein K, Funck-Brentano C, Filippatos G, Hellemans I, Kristensen SD, McGregor K, Sechtem U, Silber S, Tendera M, Widimsky P, Zamorano JL, Priori SG, Blomström-Lundqvist C, Brignole M, Terradellas JB, Camm J, Castellano P, Cleland J, Farre J, Fromer M, Le Heuzey JY, Lip GY, Merino JL, Montenero AS, Ritter P, Schalij MJ, Stellbrink C
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Cited 18 times since 2008 (1 per year)
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Journal of electrocardiology,
Volume 41, Issue 3, 1 1 2008, Pages 211-219
Reconstruction of standard 12-lead electrocardiograms from 12-lead electrocardiograms recorded with the Mason-Likar electrode configuration.
Man SC, Maan AC, Kim E, Draisma HH, Schalij MJ, van der Wall EE, Swenne CA
Electrocardiograms (ECGs) made with Mason-Likar electrode configuration (ML-ECGs) show well-known differences from standard 12-lead ECGs (Std-ECGs). We recorded, simultaneously, Std-ECGs and ML-ECGs in 180 subjects. Using these ECGs, 8 x 8 individual and general conversion matrices were created by linear regression, and standard ECGs were reconstructed from ML-ECGs using these matrices. The performance of the matrices was assessed by the root mean square differences between the original Std-ECGs...
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Cited 1 times since 2008 (0.1 per year)
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Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde,
Volume 152, Issue 19, 1 1 2008, Pages 1088-1090
[Torcetrapib increases mortality in patients with a high risk of cardiovascular disorders].
Rensen PC, Jukema JW
Inhibition of cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) is generally regarded as a promising strategy to reduce atherosclerosis by increasing HDL cholesterol. Therefore, the potent CETP inhibitor torcetrapib was given in addition to atorvastatin in half of the 15,067 patients with a high cardiovascular risk in the randomized, double-blind 'Investigation of lipid level management to understand its impact in atherosclerotic events' (ILLUMINATE) study. Torcetrapib caused a large increase...
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Cited 282 times since 2008 (16.3 per year)
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JACC. Cardiovascular imaging,
Volume 1, Issue 3, 1 1 2008, Pages 321-330
Noninvasive evaluation of the aortic root with multislice computed tomography implications for transcatheter aortic valve replacement.
Tops LF, Wood DA, Delgado V, Schuijf JD, Mayo JR, Pasupati S, Lamers FP, van der Wall EE, Schalij MJ, Webb JG, Bax JJ
Objectives: In the present study, the anatomy of the aortic root was assessed noninvasively with multislice computed tomography (MSCT). Background: Transcatheter aortic valve replacement has been proposed as an alternative to surgery in high-risk patients with severe aortic stenosis. For this procedure, detailed knowledge of aortic annulus diameters and the relation between the annulus and the coronary arteries is needed. Methods: In 169 patients (111 men, age 54 +/- 11 years), a 64-slice MSCT s...
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Cited 265 times since 2008 (15.3 per year)
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The New England journal of medicine,
Volume 358, Issue 19, 1 1 2008, Pages 2024-2029
Left cardiac sympathetic denervation for catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia.
Wilde AA, Bhuiyan ZA, Crotti L, Facchini M, De Ferrari GM, Paul T, Ferrandi C, Koolbergen DR, Odero A, Schwartz PJ
Catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia is a potentially lethal disease characterized by adrenergically mediated ventricular arrhythmias manifested especially in children and teenagers. Beta-blockers are the cornerstone of therapy, but some patients do not have a complete response to this therapy and receive an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD). Given the nature of catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia, ICD shocks may trigger new arrhythmias, leading to t...
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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 41 times since 2008 (2.4 per year)
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American heart journal,
Volume 155, Issue 5, 1 1 2008, Pages 817-822
Effects of erythropoietin after an acute myocardial infarction: rationale and study design of a prospective, randomized, clinical trial (HEBE III).
Belonje AM, Voors AA, van Gilst WH, Anker SD, Slart RH, Tio RA, Zijlstra F, van Veldhuisen DJ, HEBE III investigators
Background: Preclinical studies have consistently shown that erythropoietin (EPO), administered after an acute myocardial infarction (AMI), reduces infarct size and improves left ventricular function. Furthermore, EPO promotes endothelial progenitor cell growth, which increases angiogenesis. A recent pilot study in patients with AMI suggested that a single bolus of EPO was safe and well tolerated. Methods: The HEBE III is a multicenter, prospective, randomized, open-label trial with blinded eval...
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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 61 times since 2008 (3.5 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 3 times since 2008 (0.2 per year)
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Expert opinion on biological therapy,
Volume 8, Issue 5, 1 1 2008, Pages 643-655
Immunotherapy of chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy.
Eftimov F, van Schaik IN
Background: chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP) is an immune-mediated disease. Current treatments are aimed at modulating the immune response to achieve remission and maintain functional status. However, many patients fail to make a long-term recovery with current treatments. Objectives: to review the literature on immunotherapy for CIDP. Methods: We used the Search Strategy of the Cochrane Neuromuscular Disease Review Group to search Medline and Embase. Randomised a...
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Cited 36 times since 2008 (2.1 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 20 times since 2008 (1.2 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 (2.8 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 4 times since 2008 (0.2 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 48 times since 2008 (2.8 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 (1.2 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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