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The Journal of experimental medicine, Volume 217, Issue 10, 01 October 2020 Liver X receptors are required for thymic resilience and T cell output. Chan CT, Fenn AM, Harder NK, Mindur JE, McAlpine CS, Patel J, Valet C, Rattik S, Iwamoto Y, He S, Anzai A, Kahles F, Poller WC, Janssen H, Wong LP, Fernandez-Hernando C, Koolbergen DR, van der Laan AM, Yvan-Charvet L, Sadreyev RI, Nahrendorf M, Westerterp M, Tall AR, Gustafsson JA, Swirski FK

The thymus is a primary lymphoid organ necessary for optimal T cell development. Here, we show that liver X receptors (LXRs)-a class of nuclear receptors and transcription factors with diverse functions in metabolism and immunity-critically contribute to thymic integrity and function. LXRαβ-deficient mice develop a fatty, rapidly involuting thymus and acquire a shrunken and prematurely immunoinhibitory peripheral T cell repertoire. LXRαβ's functions are cell specific, and the resulting pheno... Abstract

Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing, Volume 59, Issue 1, 01 October 2020, Pages 145-298 2019 HRS/EHRA/APHRS/LAHRS expert consensus statement on catheter ablation of ventricular arrhythmias. Cronin EM, Bogun FM, Maury P, Peichl P, Chen M, Namboodiri N, Aguinaga L, Leite LR, Al-Khatib SM, Anter E, Berruezo A, Callans DJ, Chung MK, Cuculich P, d'Avila A, Deal BJ, Bella PD, Deneke T, Dickfeld TM, Hadid C, Haqqani HM, Kay GN, Latchamsetty R, Marchlinski F, Miller JM, Nogami A, Patel AR, Pathak RK, Saenz Morales LC, Santangeli P, Sapp JL, Sarkozy A, Soejima K, Stevenson WG, Tedrow UB, Tzou WS, Varma N, Zeppenfeld K

Ventricular arrhythmias are an important cause of morbidity and mortality and come in a variety of forms, from single premature ventricular complexes to sustained ventricular tachycardia and fibrillation. Rapid developments have taken place over the past decade in our understanding of these arrhythmias and in our ability to diagnose and treat them. The field of catheter ablation has progressed with the development of new methods and tools, and with the publication of large clinical trials. There... Abstract

Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing, Volume 59, Issue 1, 01 October 2020, Pages 81-133 2019 HRS/EHRA/APHRS/LAHRS expert consensus statement on catheter ablation of ventricular arrhythmias: Executive summary. Cronin EM, Bogun FM, Maury P, Peichl P, Chen M, Namboodiri N, Aguinaga L, Leite LR, Al-Khatib SM, Anter E, Berruezo A, Callans DJ, Chung MK, Cuculich P, d'Avila A, Deal BJ, Della Bella P, Deneke T, Dickfeld TM, Hadid C, Haqqani HM, Kay GN, Latchamsetty R, Marchlinski F, Miller JM, Nogami A, Patel AR, Pathak RK, Saenz Morales LC, Santangeli P, Sapp JL, Sarkozy A, Soejima K, Stevenson WG, Tedrow UB, Tzou WS, Varma N, Zeppenfeld K

European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging, Volume 21, Issue 10, 01 October 2020, Pages 1103-1104 Assessment of aortic valve stenosis severity: multimodality imaging may be the key. Fortuni F, Delgado V

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Netherlands heart journal : monthly journal of the Netherlands Society of Cardiology and the Netherlands Heart Foundation, Volume 28, Issue 10, 01 October 2020, Pages 537-545 Non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction in the Netherlands: room for improvement! Ten Have P, Hilt AD, Paalvast H, Eindhoven DC, Schalij MJ, Beeres SLMA

AIM:To analyse non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) care in the Netherlands and to identify modifiable factors to improve NSTEMI healthcare. METHODS:This retrospective cohort study analysed hospital and pharmacy claims data of all NSTEMI patients in the Netherlands in 2015. The effect of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) during hospitalisation on 1‑year mortality was investigated in the subcohort alive 4 days after NSTEMI. The effect of medical treatment on 1‑year mortalit... Abstract

European heart journal. Cardiovascular pharmacotherapy, 25 September 2020 Medication in adults after atrial switch for transposition of the great arteries: clinical practice and recommendations. Woudstra OI, Kuijpers JM, Jongbloed MRM, van Dijk APJ, Sieswerda GT, Vliegen HW, Egorova AD, Kiès P, Duijnhouwer AL, Robbers-Visser D, Konings TC, Zwinderman AH, Meijboom FJ, Mulder BJM, Bouma BJ

AIMS:Heart failure is the main threat to long-term health in adults with transposition of the great arteries(TGA) corrected by an atrial switch operation(AtrSO). Current guidelines refrain from recommending heart failure medication in TGA-AtrSO, as there is insufficient data to support the hypothesis that it is beneficial. Medication is therefore prescribed based on personal judgements. We aimed to evaluate medication use in TGA-AtrSO patients and examine the association of use of Renin-Angioten... Abstract

Circulation, 25 September 2020 Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement After Surgical Repair or Replacement: Comprehensive Mid-Term Evaluation of Valve-in-Valve and Valve-in-Ring Implantation from the VIVID Registry. Simonato M, Whisenant B, Barbosa Ribeiro H, Webb JG, Kornowski R, Guerrero M, Wijeysundera H, Søndergaard L, De Backer O, Villablanca P, Rihal C, Eleid M, Kempfert J, Unbehaun A, Erlebach M, Casselman F, Adam M, Montorfano M, Ancona M, Saia F, Ubben T, Meincke F, Napodano M, Codner P, Schofer J, Pelletier M, Cheung A, Shuvy M, Palma JH, Gaia DF, Duncan A, Hildick-Smith D, Veulemans V, Sinning JM, Arbel Y, Testa L, de Weger A, Eltchaninoff H, Hemery T, Landes U, Tchetche D, Dumonteil N, Rodés-Cabau J, Kim WK, Spargias K, Kourkoveli P, Ben-Yehuda O, Campante Teles R, Barbanti M, Fiorina C, Thukkani A, Mackensen GB, Jones N, Presbitero P, Petronio AS, Allali A, Champagnac D, Bleiziffer S, Rudolph T, Iadanza A, Salizzoni S, Agrifoglio M, Nombela-Franco L, Bonaros N, Kass M, Bruschi G, Amabile N, Chhatriwalla A, Messina A, Hirji SA, Andreas M, Welsh R, Schoels W, Hellig F, Windecker S, Stortecky S, Maisano F, Stone GW, Dvir D

Background: Mitral valve-in-valve (ViV) and valve-in-ring (ViR) are alternatives to surgical reoperation in patients with recurrent mitral valve failure after previous surgical valve repair or replacement. Our aim was to perform a large-scale analysis examining mid-term outcomes after mitral ViV and ViR. Methods: Patients undergoing mitral ViV and ViR were enrolled in the Valve-in-Valve International Data Registry. Cases were performed between March 2006 and March 2020. Clinical endpoints are re... Abstract

Arthritis care & research, 22 September 2020 Evolution of interstitial lung disease one year after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation or cyclophosphamide for systemic sclerosis. Ciaffi J, van Leeuwen NM, Boonstra M, Kroft LJM, Schouffoer AA, Ninaber MK, Huizinga TWJ, de Vries-Bouwstra JK

OBJECTIVES:Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) and cyclophosphamide (CYC) are treatment options for progressive interstitial lung disease associated with systemic sclerosis (SSc-ILD). The aims of our retrospective observational study were to evaluate: 1) the evolution of SSc-ILD assessed by high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) in SSc patients treated with HSCT. A group of patients treated with CYC was included as frame of reference; 2) how pulmonary function tests (PFTs) associa... Abstract

European heart journal, 18 September 2020 A case of tortuous anatomy: cervical aortic arch. van Driest FY, Stöger JL, Scholte AJHA, Jukema JW, Egorova AD

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Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine, 18 September 2020 Successfully meeting analytical expectations for the fast 0/1-h algorithm for NSTEMI by internal control procedures for cardiac troponin T. Endlich W, Mensink WJ, den Elzen WPJ, Tops LF, Cobbaert CM

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The American journal of cardiology, 14 September 2020 Prognostic Implications of Increased Right Ventricular Wall Tension in Secondary Tricuspid Regurgitation. Fortuni F, Dietz MF, Butcher SC, Prihadi EA, van der Bijl P, Marsan NA, Delgado V, Bax JJ

Secondary tricuspid regurgitation (TR) imposes a chronic volume overload on the right ventricle (RV) which can increase RV wall tension (RVWT). The aim of this study was to investigate the prognostic implications of increased RVWT in patients with significant secondary TR. A total of 1142 patients with moderate-to-severe secondary TR were included. Based on the simplified Laplace-Young's law, RVWT was defined as the product between pulmonary artery systolic pressure (PASP) and RV base-to-apex le... Abstract

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography : official publication of the American Society of Echocardiography, 10 September 2020 The Obesity Paradox in Patients with Significant Tricuspid Regurgitation: Effects of Obesity on Right Ventricular Remodeling and Long-Term Prognosis. Dietz MF, Prihadi EA, van der Bijl P, Ajmone Marsan N, Bax JJ, Delgado V

BACKGROUND:Obesity may cause right ventricular (RV) remodeling due to volume overload. However, obesity is also associated with better prognosis compared with normal weight in patients with various cardiac diseases. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of obesity on RV remodeling and long-term prognosis in patients with significant (moderate and severe) tricuspid regurgitation (TR). METHODS:A total of 951 patients with significant TR (median age, 70 years; interquartile range, 61-77 ... Abstract

Neurology, 10 September 2020 Association of common genetic variants with brain microbleeds: A Genome-wide Association Study. Knol MJ, Lu D, Traylor M, Adams HH, Rafael J Romero J, Smith AV, Fornage M, Hofer E, Liu J, Hostettler IC, Luciano M, Trompet S, Giese AK, Hilal S, van den Akker EB, Vojinovic D, Li S, Sigurdsson S, van der Lee SJ, Jack CR, Wilson D, Yilmaz P, Satizabal CL, Liewald DCM, van der Grond J, Chen C, Saba Y, van der Lugt A, Bastin ME, Windham BG, Cheng CY, Pirpamer L, Kantarci K, Himali JJ, Yang Q, Morris Z, Beiser AS, Tozer DJ, Vernooij MW, Amin N, Beekman M, Koh JY, Stott DJ, Houlden H, Schmidt R, Gottesman RF, MacKinnon AD, DeCarli C, Gudnason V, Deary IJ, van Duijn CM, Slagboom PE, Wong TY, Rost NS, Jukema JW, Mosley TH, Werring DJ, Schmidt H, Wardlaw JM, Ikram MA, Seshadri S, Launer LJ, Markus HS, Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative

OBJECTIVE:To identify common genetic variants associated with the presence of brain microbleeds (BMB). METHODS:We performed genome-wide association studies in 11 population-based cohort studies and 3 case-control or case-only stroke cohorts. Genotypes were imputed to the Haplotype Reference Consortium or 1000 Genomes reference panel. BMB were rated on susceptibility-weighted or T2*-weighted gradient echo magnetic resonance imaging sequences, and further classified as lobar, or mixed (including s... Abstract

The Journal of infectious diseases, 10 September 2020 Associations of Cytomegalovirus Infection With All-Cause and Cardiovascular Mortality in Multiple Observational Cohort Studies of Older Adults. Chen S, Pawelec G, Trompet S, Goldeck D, Mortensen LH, Slagboom PE, Christensen K, Gussekloo J, Kearney P, Buckley BM, Ford I, Jukema JW, Westendorp RGJ, Maier AB

BACKGROUND:Whether latent cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection in older adults has any substantial health consequences is unclear. Here, we sought associations between CMV-seropositivity and IgG titer with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in 5 longitudinal cohorts. METHODS:Leiden Longevity Study, Prospective Study of Pravastatin in the Elderly at Risk, Longitudinal Study of Aging Danish Twins, and Leiden 85-plus Study were assessed at median (2.8-11.4 years) follow-up . Cox regression and rando... Abstract

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, 04 September 2020 Implementation of an on-demand app-based heart rate and rhythm monitoring infrastructure for the management of atrial fibrillation through teleconsultation: TeleCheck-AF. Pluymaekers NAHA, Hermans ANL, van der Velden RMJ, Gawałko M, den Uijl DW, Buskes S, Vernooy K, Crijns HJGM, Hendriks JM, Linz D

During the coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, outpatient visits in the atrial fibrillation (AF) clinic of the Maastricht University Medical Centre (MUMC+) were transferred into teleconsultations. The aim was to develop anon-demand app-based heart rate and rhythm monitoring infrastructure to allow appropriatmanagement of AF through teleconsultation. In line with the fundamental aspects of integrated care, including actively involving patients in the care process and providing comprehensive car... Abstract

Journal of echocardiography, 04 September 2020 Multimodality imaging in takotsubo syndrome: a joint consensus document of the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI) and the Japanese Society of Echocardiography (JSE). Citro Chair R, Okura Co-Chair H, Ghadri JR, Izumi C, Meimoun P, Izumo M, Dawson D, Kaji S, Eitel I, Kagiyama N, Kobayashi Y, Templin C, Delgado V, Nakatani S, Popescu BA

Takotsubo syndrome (TTS) is a complex and still poorly recognized heart disease with a wide spectrum of possible clinical presentations. Despite its reversibility, it is associated with serious adverse in-hospital events and high complication rates during follow-up. Multimodality imaging is helpful for establishing the diagnosis, guiding therapy, and stratifying prognosis of TTS patients in both the acute and post-acute phase. Echocardiography plays a key role, particularly in the acute care set... Abstract

Journal of medical Internet research, Volume 22, Issue 9, 02 September 2020, Pages e20953 Telemonitoring for Patients With COVID-19: Recommendations for Design and Implementation. Silven AV, Petrus AHJ, Villalobos-Quesada M, Dirikgil E, Oerlemans CR, Landstra CP, Boosman H, van Os HJA, Blanker MH, Treskes RW, Bonten TN, Chavannes NH, Atsma DE, Teng YKO

Despite significant efforts, the COVID-19 pandemic has put enormous pressure on health care systems around the world, threatening the quality of patient care. Telemonitoring offers the opportunity to carefully monitor patients with a confirmed or suspected case of COVID-19 from home and allows for the timely identification of worsening symptoms. Additionally, it may decrease the number of hospital visits and admissions, thereby reducing the use of scarce resources, optimizing health care capacit... Abstract

Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), Volume 25, Issue 17, 02 September 2020 Methods of Purification and Application Procedures of Alpha1 Antitrypsin: A Long-Lasting History. Viglio S, Iadarola P, D'Amato M, Stolk J

The aim of the present report is to review the literature addressing the methods developed for the purification of alpha1-antitrypsin (AAT) from the 1950s to the present. AAT is a glycoprotein whose main function is to protect tissues from human neutrophil elastase (HNE) and other proteases released by neutrophils during an inflammatory state. The lack of this inhibitor in human serum is responsible for the onset of alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency (AATD), which is a severe genetic disorder that af... Abstract

International journal of molecular sciences, Volume 21, Issue 17, 02 September 2020 Prediction Power on Cardiovascular Disease of Neuroimmune Guidance Cues Expression by Peripheral Blood Monocytes Determined by Machine-Learning Methods. Zhang H, Bredewold EOW, Vreeken D, Duijs JMGJ, de Boer HC, Kraaijeveld AO, Jukema JW, Pijls NH, Waltenberger J, Biessen EAL, van der Veer EP, van Zonneveld AJ, van Gils JM

Atherosclerosis is the underlying pathology in a major part of cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of mortality in developed countries. The infiltration of monocytes into the vessel walls of large arteries is a key denominator of atherogenesis, making monocytes accountable for the development of atherosclerosis. With the development of high-throughput transcriptome profiling platforms and cytometric methods for circulating cells, it is now feasible to study in-depth the predicted functiona... Abstract

Nature, Volume 585, Issue 7825, 01 September 2020, Pages E11 Author Correction: Global status and conservation potential of reef sharks. MacNeil MA, Chapman DD, Heupel M, Simpfendorfer CA, Heithaus M, Meekan M, Harvey E, Goetze J, Kiszka J, Bond ME, Currey-Randall LM, Speed CW, Sherman CS, Rees MJ, Udyawer V, Flowers KI, Clementi G, Valentin-Albanese J, Gorham T, Adam MS, Ali K, Pina-Amargós F, Angulo-Valdés JA, Asher J, Barcia LG, Beaufort O, Benjamin C, Bernard ATF, Berumen ML, Bierwagen S, Bonnema E, Bown RMK, Bradley D, Brooks E, Brown JJ, Buddo D, Burke P, Cáceres C, Cardeñosa D, Carrier JC, Caselle JE, Charloo V, Claverie T, Clua E, Cochran JEM, Cook N, Cramp J, D'Alberto B, de Graaf M, Dornhege M, Estep A, Fanovich L, Farabaugh NF, Fernando D, Flam AL, Floros C, Fourqurean V, Garla R, Gastrich K, George L, Graham R, Guttridge T, Hardenstine RS, Heck S, Henderson AC, Hertler H, Hueter R, Johnson M, Jupiter S, Kasana D, Kessel ST, Kiilu B, Kirata T, Kuguru B, Kyne F, Langlois T, Lédée EJI, Lindfield S, Luna-Acosta A, Maggs J, Manjaji-Matsumoto BM, Marshall A, Matich P, McCombs E, McLean D, Meggs L, Moore S, Mukherji S, Murray R, Kaimuddin

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