Publications
Below you can find a list of our published research.
Below you can find a list of our published research.
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Cited 3 times since 2006 (0.2 per year) source: EuropePMC
European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging, Volume 33, Issue 8, 1 1 2006, Pages 862-865 Will innervation imaging predict ventricular arrhythmias in ischaemic cardiomyopathy? Henneman MM, Bengel FM, Bax JJ
Cited 56 times since 2006 (3.2 per year) source: EuropePMC
Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology, Volume 17, Issue 8, 1 1 2006, Pages 899-901 Postero-lateral scar tissue resulting in non-response to cardiac resynchronization therapy. Bleeker GB, Schalij MJ, Van Der Wall EE, Bax JJ
In large cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) trials, approximately 20-30% of patients did not respond to CRT. Recent studies indicated that left ventricular (LV) dyssynchrony is needed for response to CRT. However, the presence of LV dyssynchrony may not be the only determinant of response, because some patients with LV dyssynchrony do not benefit from CRT. In the current case report, we present a patient with ischemic cardiomyopathy, NYHA class III heart failure symptoms, and substantial LV... Abstract
Cited 18 times since 2006 (1 per year) source: EuropePMC
European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging, Volume 33, Issue 12, 25 4 2006, Pages 1452-1460 Global and regional left ventricular function: a comparison between gated SPECT, 2D echocardiography and multi-slice computed tomography. Henneman MM, Bax JJ, Schuijf JD, Jukema JW, Holman ER, Stokkel MP, Lamb HJ, de Roos A, van der Wall EE
Purpose: Global and regional left ventricular (LV) function are important indicators of the cardiac status in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). Therapy and prognosis are to a large extent dependent on LV function. Multi-slice computed tomography (MSCT) has already earned its place as an imaging modality for non-invasive assessment of the coronary arteries, but since retrospective gating to the patient's ECG is performed, information on LV function can be derived. Methods: In 49 p... Abstract
Cited 48 times since 2006 (2.7 per year) source: EuropePMC
Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Volume 48, Issue 4, 24 4 2006, Pages 754-760 The potential of myocardial perfusion scintigraphy for risk stratification of asymptomatic patients with type 2 diabetes. Bax JJ, Bonow RO, Tschöpe D, Inzucchi SE, Barrett E, Global Dialogue Group for the Evaluation of Cardiovascular Risk in Patients With Diabetes
Patients with diabetes, in particular patients with type 2 diabetes, are at a 2- to 4-fold higher risk of cardiovascular mortality compared with their nondiabetic peers. Patients with diabetes are also more likely to have silent ischemia and less likely to survive a myocardial infarction than nondiabetic patients. Recent studies with electron beam computed tomography (EBCT) have shown that subclinical atherosclerosis is common in patients with diabetes, and studies with myocardial perfusion scin... Abstract
Cited 30 times since 2006 (1.7 per year) source: EuropePMC
European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging, Volume 33, Issue 12, 18 3 2006, Pages 1442-1451 Accuracy of non-invasive techniques for diagnosis of coronary artery disease and prediction of cardiac events in patients with left bundle branch block: a meta-analysis. Biagini E, Shaw LJ, Poldermans D, Schinkel AF, Rizzello V, Elhendy A, Rapezzi C, Bax JJ
Purpose: Non-invasive evaluation of coronary artery disease (CAD) in patients with left bundle branch block (LBBB) has limitations inherent to different tests, and the relative merits of these tests are unclear. This meta-analysis assessed the accuracy of the frequently used non-invasive techniques, including exercise electrocardiography (ECG), myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) and stress echocardiography (SE), for detection of CAD and prediction of cardiac events in patients with LBBB. Methods... Abstract
Cited 16 times since 2006 (0.9 per year) source: EuropePMC
Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Volume 48, Issue 3, 12 2 2006, Pages 464-470 Benefit of combined resynchronization and defibrillator therapy in heart failure patients with and without ventricular arrhythmias. Ypenburg C, van Erven L, Bleeker GB, Bax JJ, Bootsma M, Wijffels MC, van der Wall EE, Schalij MJ
Objectives: We attempted to assess the efficacy of combined cardiac resynchronization therapy-implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (CRT-ICD) in heart failure patients with and without ventricular arrhythmias. Background: Because CRT and ICDs both lower all-cause mortality in patients with advanced heart failure, combination of both therapies in a single device is challenging. Methods: A total of 191 consecutive patients with advanced heart failure, left ventricular ejection fraction 120 ms rec... Abstract
Cited 17 times since 2006 (1 per year) source: EuropePMC
International journal of cardiology, Volume 116, Issue 2, 10 2 2006, Pages 201-205 Assessment of left ventricular volumes and ejection fraction with 16-slice multi-slice computed tomography; comparison with 2D-echocardiography. Schuijf JD, Bax JJ, Jukema JW, Lamb HJ, Salm LP, de Roos A, van der Wall EE
Background: In recent years, multi-slice computed tomography (MSCT) has emerged as a rapidly expanding modality for non-invasive assessment of coronary artery disease. Simultaneously, left ventricular (LV) function can be evaluated although this is not yet a routine component of an MSCT examination. Accordingly, the purpose of the present study was to validate assessment of LV function with MSCT using 2D-echocardiography in a large cohort of patients. Methods: In 70 patients (57 male, 13 female)... Abstract
Cited 1 times since 2006 (0.1 per year) source: EuropePMC
European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging, Volume 33, Issue 8, 4 1 2006, Pages 955-959 The future of cardiovascular imaging and non-invasive diagnosis. A joint statement from the European Association of Echocardiography, the Working Groups on Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, Computers in Cardiology, and Nuclear Cardiology, of the European Society of Cardiology, the European Association of Nuclear Medicine and the Association for European Paediatric Cardiology. Fraser AG, Buser PT, Bax JJ, Dassen WR, Nihoyannopoulos P, Schwitter J, Knuuti JM, Höher M, Bengel F, Szatmári A, European Association of Echocardiography, Working Groups on Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, Computers in Cardiology, and Nuclear Cardiology, of the European Society of Cardiology, European Association of Nuclear Medicine, Association for European Paediatric Cardiology
Advances in medical imaging now make it possible to investigate any patient with cardiovascular disease using multiple methods which vary widely in their technical requirements, benefits, limitations and costs. The appropriate use of alternative tests requires their integration into joint clinical diagnostic services where experts in all methods collaborate. This statement summarises the principles that should guide developments in cardiovascular diagnostic services. Abstract
Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde, Volume 150, Issue 27, 1 1 2006, Pages 1523-1527 [Intramyocardial injection of autologous bone-marrow stem cells in a 74-year-old man with untreatable angina pectoris and demonstrated myocardial ischaemia]. Beeres SL, Bax JJ, Stokkel MP, Fibbe WE, van der Wall EE, Schalij MJ, Atsma DE
For a 74-year-old man with angina pectoris and demonstrated myocardial ischaemia, optimal medical treatment was insufficient. He was ineligible for coronary revascularization. To improve myocardial perfusion, autologous bone-marrow stem cells were injected into the ischaemic myocardium. During the months following the injection, the frequency of angina attacks decreased and myocardial perfusion and cardiac function improved. Abstract
Cited 17 times since 2006 (1 per year) source: EuropePMC
Circulation, Volume 114, Issue 3, 1 1 2006, Pages e51-2 Images in cardiovascular medicine. Epicardial radiofrequency catheter ablation of ventricular tachycardia in the vicinity of coronary arteries is facilitated by fusion of 3-dimensional electroanatomical mapping with multislice computed tomography. Zeppenfeld K, Tops LF, Bax JJ, Schalij MJ
Cited 1 times since 2006 (0.1 per year) source: EuropePMC
Expert review of medical devices, Volume 3, Issue 4, 1 1 2006, Pages 441-451 Advances in the noninvasive evaluation of coronary artery disease with multislice computed tomography. Pundziute G, Schuijf JD, Jukema JW, de Roos A, van der Wall EE, Bax JJ
Current noninvasive detection of coronary artery disease (CAD) is based on the demonstration of ischemia using stress-rest imaging, which is an indirect way of identifying CAD by demonstration of the hemodynamic consequences, rather than direct visualization of the obstructive lesions in the coronary arteries. Multislice computed tomography (MSCT) has recently emerged as an extremely rapidly developing noninvasive imaging modality, which allows anatomical imaging of the coronary arteries or noni... Abstract
Cited 70 times since 2006 (3.9 per year) source: EuropePMC
Journal of nuclear cardiology : official publication of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, Volume 13, Issue 4, 1 1 2006, Pages 495-506 Prognostic value of poststress left ventricular volume and ejection fraction by gated myocardial perfusion SPECT in women and men: gender-related differences in normal limits and outcomes. Sharir T, Kang X, Germano G, Bax JJ, Shaw LJ, Gransar H, Cohen I, Hayes SW, Friedman JD, Berman DS
Background: Whether there are gender differences in the prognostic application of gated myocardial perfusion single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) has not been assessed. Methods and results: Gender-specific normal limits of poststress volume and ejection fraction (EF) were obtained in 597 women and 824 men with a low likelihood of coronary artery disease and normal perfusion and were applied in a prognostic evaluation of 6713 patients (2735 women and 3978 men). Patients underwent re... Abstract
Cited 23 times since 2006 (1.3 per year) source: EuropePMC
European heart journal, Volume 27, Issue 14, 1 1 2006, Pages 1750-1753 The future of cardiovascular imaging and non-invasive diagnosis: a joint statement from the European Association of Echocardiography, the Working Groups on Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, Computers in Cardiology, and Nuclear Cardiology, of the European Society of Cardiology, the European Association of Nuclear Medicine, and the Association for European Paediatric Cardiology. Fraser AG, Buser PT, Bax JJ, Dassen WR, Nihoyannopoulos P, Schwitter J, Knuuti JM, Höher M, Bengel F, Szatmári A
Advances in medical imaging now make it possible to investigate any patient with cardiovascular disease using multiple methods which vary widely in their technical requirements, benefits, limitations, and costs. The appropriate use of alternative tests requires their integration into joint clinical diagnostic services where experts in all methods collaborate. This statement summarizes the principles that should guide developments in cardiovascular diagnostic services. Abstract
Cited 70 times since 2006 (3.9 per year) source: EuropePMC
Circulation, Volume 114, Issue 1 Suppl, 1 1 2006, Pages I344-9 High-dose beta-blockers and tight heart rate control reduce myocardial ischemia and troponin T release in vascular surgery patients. Feringa HH, Bax JJ, Boersma E, Kertai MD, Meij SH, Galal W, Schouten O, Thomson IR, Klootwijk P, van Sambeek MR, Klein J, Poldermans D
Background: Adverse perioperative cardiac events occur frequently despite the use of beta (beta)-blockers. We examined whether higher doses of beta-blockers and tight heart rate control were associated with reduced perioperative myocardial ischemia and troponin T release and improved long-term outcome. Methods and results: In an observational cohort study, 272 vascular surgery patients were preoperatively screened for cardiac risk factors and beta-blocker dose. Beta-blocker dose was converted to... Abstract
Cited 46 times since 2006 (2.6 per year) source: EuropePMC
Journal of nuclear cardiology : official publication of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, Volume 13, Issue 4, 1 1 2006, Pages 480-487 Assessment of global and regional left ventricular function and volumes with 64-slice MSCT: a comparison with 2D echocardiography. Henneman MM, Schuijf JD, Jukema JW, Holman ER, Lamb HJ, de Roos A, van der Wall EE, Bax JJ
Background: In patients with coronary artery disease (CAD), LV function and volumes are important parameters for long-term prognosis. Multislice computed tomography (MSCT) allows noninvasive assessment of the coronary arteries, but the accuracy of 64-slice MSCT for the assessment of left ventricular (LV) volumes and function is unknown. Methods and results: A head-to-head comparison between 64-slice MSCT and 2-dimensional (2D) echocardiography was performed in 40 patients with known or suspected... Abstract
Cited 5 times since 2006 (0.3 per year) source: EuropePMC
The American journal of cardiology, Volume 98, Issue 5, 30 5 2006, Pages 585-590 Prognostic value of exercise stress technetium-99m-tetrofosmin myocardial perfusion imaging in patients with normal baseline electrocardiograms. Elhendy A, Schinkel AF, van Domburg RT, Bax JJ, Valkema R, Huurman A, Feringa HH, Poldermans D
Exercise stress electrocardiography is the recommended method for cardiac evaluation of patients with normal electrocardiograms (ECGs). There are no data to indicate an independent value of myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) in predicting mortality in these patients. This study assessed the value of exercise stress MPI in predicting mortality in patients with normal baseline ECGs. We studied 319 patients (55 +/- 10 years of age; 180 men) with normal ECGs by exercise stress technetium-99m tetrofo... Abstract
Cited 10 times since 2006 (0.6 per year) source: EuropePMC
European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging, Volume 33, Issue 10, 9 2 2006, Pages 1157-1161 Prognostic value of stress 99mTc-tetrofosmin myocardial perfusion imaging in predicting all-cause mortality: a 6-year follow-up study. Elhendy A, Schinkel AF, van Domburg RT, Bax JJ, Valkema R, Biagini E, Poldermans D
Purpose: The aim of this study was to ascertain whether stress myocardial perfusion imaging can independently predict long-term mortality. Methods: We studied 1,386 patients with known or suspected coronary artery disease by means of stress 99mTc-tetrofosmin myocardial perfusion tomography. The end point during follow-up was death from any cause. Mortality rates were compared with that in a reference population using calculated age- and gender-specific data in the general population. Results: Me... Abstract
Cited 8 times since 2006 (0.4 per year) source: EuropePMC
The American journal of cardiology, Volume 98, Issue 3, 6 1 2006, Pages 309-313 Role of calcified spots detected by intravascular ultrasound in patients with ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction. van der Hoeven BL, Liem SS, Oemrawsingh PV, Dijkstra J, Jukema JW, Putter H, Atsma DE, van der Wall EE, Bax JJ, Reiber JC, Schalij MJ
Electron beam computed tomographic studies have demonstrated that the extent of intracoronary calcium is related to risk of coronary events. This study was performed to gain further insight into the distribution of focal calcifications and their relation to the site of plaque rupture within the culprit artery in consecutive patients (n = 60) with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) using intravascular ultrasound imaging. Calcifications in the culprit lesion and adjacent segments were classified an... Abstract
Cited 20 times since 2006 (1.1 per year) source: EuropePMC
Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology, Volume 17, Issue 6, 1 1 2006, Pages 586-593 Serial reevaluation for ARVD/C is indicated in patients presenting with left bundle branch block ventricular tachycardia and minor ECG abnormalities. Kiès P, Bootsma M, Bax JJ, Zeppenfeld K, van Erven L, Wijffels MC, van der Wall EE, Schalij MJ
Introduction: Diagnosis of arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia/cardiomyopathy (ARVD/C) is based on a set of criteria proposed by the International Task Force (TF) for Cardiomyopathies in 1994. To fulfill these criteria, presence of both electrocardiographic and anatomical abnormalities must be assessed with ECG and imaging techniques, respectively. This may be difficult in patients with early/mild forms of the disease as detectable structural abnormalities may still be absent. We evaluate... Abstract
Cited 34 times since 2006 (1.9 per year) source: EuropePMC
Heart (British Cardiac Society), Volume 92, Issue 12, 1 1 2006, Pages 1779-1783 Comprehensive cardiac assessment with multislice computed tomography: evaluation of left ventricular function and perfusion in addition to coronary anatomy in patients with previous myocardial infarction. Henneman MM, Schuijf JD, Jukema JW, Lamb HJ, de Roos A, Dibbets P, Stokkel MP, van der Wall EE, Bax JJ
Objective: To evaluate a comprehensive multislice computed tomography (MSCT) protocol in patients with previous infarction, including assessment of coronary artery stenoses, left ventricular (LV) function and perfusion. Patients and methods: 16-slice MSCT was performed in 21 patients with previous infarction; from the MSCT data, coronary artery stenoses, (regional and global) LV function and perfusion were assessed. Invasive coronary angiography and gated single-photon emission computed tomograp... Abstract