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 1 times since 2023 (1 per year) source: EuropePMC
American heart journal, Volume 262, 20 3 2023, Pages 55-65 Validation of the ARIC prediction model for sudden cardiac death in the European population: The ESCAPE-NET project. Welten SJGC, Remmelzwaal S, Blom MT, van der Heijden AA, Nijpels G, Tan HL, van Valkengoed I, Empana JP, Jouven X, Ågesen FN, Warming PE, Tfelt-Hansen J, Prescott E, Jabbari R, Elders PJM, for ESCAPE-NET investigators,
Background: Sudden cardiac death is responsible for 10% to 20% of all deaths in Europe. The current study investigates how well the risk of sudden cardiac death can be predicted. To this end, we validated a previously developed prediction model for sudden cardiac death from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities study (USA). Methods: Data from participants of the Copenhagen City Heart Study (CCHS) (n=9988) was used to externally validate the previously developed prediction model for sudden card... Abstract
European journal of nutrition, Volume 61, Issue 5, 14 2 2022, Pages 2761-2773 Adherence to the Dutch healthy diet index and change in glycemic control and cardiometabolic markers in people with type 2 diabetes. Bartels ECM, den Braver NR, Borgonjen-van den Berg KJ, Rutters F, van der Heijden A, Beulens JWJ
Purpose: To investigate whether adherence to the Dutch Healthy Diet index 2015 (DHD15-index) is associated with change in glycemic control and cardio-metabolic markers over two-year follow-up in people with type 2 diabetes (T2D). Methods: This prospective cohort study included 1202 individuals with T2D (mean age 68.7 ± 9.0 years; 62.5% male; mean HbA1c 53.8 ± 11.7 mmol/mol) from the Diabetes Care System cohort. Baseline dietary intake was assessed using a validated food frequency questionnaire,... Abstract
Appetite, Volume 170, 8 2 2021, Pages 105853 To like or not to like: Negotiating food assessments of children from families with a low socioeconomic position. van der Heijden A, Te Molder H, Huma B, Jager G
The present study explored how primary school-aged children from families with a low socioeconomic position produce 'likes' and 'dislikes' of foods during everyday family meals, and how these (dis)likes are understood and treated by their parents. It is crucial to understand how food preferences develop in the course of everyday life, as it is known that there are socioeconomic disparities in food preference and consumption, and that children from families with a low socioeco... Abstract
Cited 14 times since 2021 (4.3 per year) source: EuropePMC
Appetite, Volume 161, 22 4 2021, Pages 105135 Healthy eating beliefs and the meaning of food in populations with a low socioeconomic position: A scoping review. van der Heijden A, Te Molder H, Jager G, Mulder BC
Profound understanding of healthy eating beliefs in populations with a low socioeconomic position (SEP) can benefit attempts to improve diet quality in this population, but literature on this subject is fragmented. The purpose of this scoping review was to systematically map healthy eating beliefs and the meaning of food and eating in populations with a low SEP. Systematic search of electronic databases yielded 35 relevant publications that were included in a qualitative synthesis. Populations w... Abstract
Cited 4 times since 2021 (1.2 per year) source: EuropePMC
Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy, Volume 24, Issue 2, 6 1 2021, Pages 456-467 Patient and public involvement cultures and the perceived impact in the vulnerable context of palliative care: A qualitative study. Melchior I, van der Heijden A, Stoffers E, Suntjens F, Moser A
Background: Cultural values are crucial to the practice and impact of patient and public involvement (PPI) in research. Objective: To understand different PPI cultures among research teams and the impacts of PPI associated with each culture type. Design: A participatory action research design. Setting and participants: The setting was 10 palliative care research projects. Seventeen patients and members of the public and 31 researchers participated. Intervention: A programme consisting of four co... Abstract
Cited 2 times since 2020 (0.5 per year) source: EuropePMC
Forensic science international, Volume 313, 29 5 2020, Pages 110344 Chemical attribution of the homemade explosive ETN - Part II: Isotope ratio mass spectrometry analysis of ETN and its precursors. Bezemer K, McLennan L, Hessels R, Schoorl J, van den Elshout J, van der Heijden A, Hulsbergen A, Koeberg M, Busby T, Yevdokimov A, de Rijke E, Schoenmakers P, Smith J, Oxley J, van Asten A
In this follow-up study the collaboration between two research groups from the USA and the Netherlands was continued to expand the framework of chemical attribution for the homemade explosive erythritol tetranitrate (ETN). Isotope ratio mass spectrometry (IRMS) analysis was performed to predict possible links between ETN samples and its precursors. Carbon, nitrogen, hydrogen and oxygen isotope ratios were determined for a wide variety of precursor sources and for ETN samples that were prepared w... Abstract
Cited 2 times since 2019 (0.5 per year) source: EuropePMC
Forensic science international, Volume 307, 19 3 2019, Pages 110102 Chemical attribution of the home-made explosive ETN - Part I: Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis of partially nitrated erythritol impurities. Bezemer K, McLennan L, van Duin L, Kuijpers CJ, Koeberg M, van den Elshout J, van der Heijden A, Busby T, Yevdokimov A, Schoenmakers P, Smith J, Oxley J, van Asten A
Erythritol tetranitrate (ETN) was prepared independently by two research groups from the USA and the Netherlands. The partially nitrated impurities present in ETN were studied using liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry to address the ultimate challenge in forensic explosives investigations, i.e., providing chemical and tactical information on the production and origin of the explosive material found at a crime scene. Accurate quantification of the tri-nitrated byproduct erythritol trinitrate... Abstract
Cited 3 times since 2019 (0.6 per year) source: EuropePMC
Clinical endocrinology, Volume 91, Issue 1, 12 2 2019, Pages 82-86 A prospective study on glucagon responses to oral glucose and mixed meal and 7-year change in fasting glucose. Koopman ADM, Beulens JW, van der Heijden A, Elders P, Dekker JM, Alssema M, Rutters F
Introduction: The role of insufficient glucagon suppression after an oral load in the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus is unclear. The aim of this study was to examine the association between glucagon responses at baseline and fasting glucose levels 7 years later. Methods: Data of the Hoorn Meal Study were used, an observational cohort study among 121 persons without diabetes with a mean age of 61.1 ± 6.7 years and 50% being female. The glucagon response to an oral glucose tolerance test... Abstract
Cited 19 times since 2018 (3 per year) source: EuropePMC
BMC genomics, Volume 19, Issue 1, 25 4 2018, Pages 90 A SNP panel for identification of DNA and RNA specimens. Yousefi S, Abbassi-Daloii T, Kraaijenbrink T, Vermaat M, Mei H, van 't Hof P, van Iterson M, Zhernakova DV, Claringbould A, Franke L, 't Hart LM, Slieker RC, van der Heijden A, de Knijff P, BIOS consortium, 't Hoen PAC
Background: SNP panels that uniquely identify an individual are useful for genetic and forensic research. Previously recommended SNP panels are based on DNA profiles and mostly contain intragenic SNPs. With the increasing interest in RNA expression profiles, we aimed for establishing a SNP panel for both DNA and RNA-based genotyping. Results: To determine a small set of SNPs with maximally discriminative power, genotype calls were obtained from DNA and blood-derived RNA sequencing data belonging... Abstract
Cited 5 times since 2017 (0.8 per year) source: EuropePMC
BMC public health, Volume 17, Issue 1, 25 4 2017, Pages 900 Social-cognitive determinants of the tick check: a cross-sectional study on self-protective behavior in combatting Lyme disease. van der Heijden A, Mulder BC, Poortvliet PM, van Vliet AJH
Background: Performing a tick check after visiting nature is considered the most important preventive measure to avoid contracting Lyme disease. Checking the body for ticks after visiting nature is the only measure that can fully guarantee whether one has been bitten by a tick and provides the opportunity to remove the tick as soon as possible, thereby greatly reducing the chance of contracting Lyme disease. However, compliance to performing the tick check is low. In addition, most previous stud... Abstract
Cited 1 times since 2017 (0.2 per year) source: EuropePMC
Substance use & misuse, Volume 53, Issue 6, 30 5 2017, Pages 921-930 Effectiveness of Fresh Start: A Randomized Study of a School-Based Program to Retain a Negative Attitude Toward Substance Use in Secondary School Freshmen. Onrust SA, van der Heijden A, Zschämisch AL, Speetjens PAM
Background: The transition to secondary school is linked to more positive attitudes toward substance use, which prelude the moment of first use. Fresh Start is a school-based prevention program for secondary school freshmen (12-13 years old) to retain negative attitudes. Objectives: This study evaluates the effectiveness of Fresh Start on the attitudes toward smoking, alcohol use, and cannabis use, and on multiple secondary outcome measures. In addition, the effect of timing of the program withi... Abstract
Cited 1 times since 2017 (0.1 per year) source: EuropePMC
Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Volume 70, Issue 13, 1 1 2017, Pages 1681-1682 Patients With an ICD Remain at Risk for Painful Shocks in Last Moments of Life. Yilmaz D, van der Heijden AC, Thijssen J, Schalij MJ, van Erven L
Cited 7 times since 2017 (1 per year) source: EuropePMC
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 19, Issue 1, 1 1 2017, Pages 72-80 Application and comparison of the FADES, MADIT, and SHFM-D risk models for risk stratification of prophylactic implantable cardioverter-defibrillator treatment. van der Heijden AC, van Rees JB, Levy WC, van der Bom JG, Cannegieter SC, de Bie MK, van Erven L, Schalij MJ, Borleffs CJ
Aims: Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) treatment is beneficial in selected patients. However, it remains difficult to accurately predict which patients benefit most from ICD implantation. For this purpose, different risk models have been developed. The aim was to validate and compare the FADES, MADIT, and SHFM-D models. Methods and results: All patients receiving a prophylactic ICD at the Leiden University Medical Center were evaluated. Individual model performance was evaluated by C... Abstract
Cited 7 times since 2016 (0.9 per year) source: EuropePMC
The American journal of cardiology, Volume 118, Issue 8, 29 5 2016, Pages 1217-1224 Long-Term Echocardiographic Outcome in Super-Responders to Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy and the Association With Mortality and Defibrillator Therapy. van der Heijden AC, Höke U, Thijssen J, Willem Borleffs CJ, Wolterbeek R, Schalij MJ, van Erven L
Super-response to cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is associated with significant left ventricular (LV) reverse remodeling and improved clinical outcome. The study aimed to: (1) evaluate whether LV reverse remodeling remains sustained during long-term follow-up in super-responders and (2) analyze the association between the course of LV reverse remodeling and ventricular arrhythmias. Of all, primary prevention super-responders to CRT were selected. Super-response was defined as LV end-sys... Abstract
Pacing and clinical electrophysiology : PACE, Volume 39, Issue 6, 29 5 2016, Pages 565-573 Prognostic Impact of Implementation of QRS Characteristics in the Seattle Heart Failure Model in ICD and CRT-D Recipients. VAN DER Heijden AC, Levy WC, VAN Erven L, Schalij MJ, Borleffs CJ
Background: The Seattle Heart Failure Model (SHFM) provides accurate estimates of survival in heart failure (HF) patients. The model is, however, not developed for HF patients with cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT). The aim of this study was to assess the prognostic value of SHFM combined with QRS morphology and CRT-related change in QRS duration in implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) and CRT defibrillator (CRT-D) recipients. Methods: All patients who underwent prophylactic ICD im... Abstract
Cited 7 times since 2015 (0.8 per year) source: EuropePMC
Journal of cardiovascular medicine (Hagerstown, Md.), Volume 16, Issue 6, 1 1 2015, Pages 465-471 B-type natriuretic peptide vs. cardiac risk scores for prediction of outcome following major orthopedic surgery. Katsanos S, Babalis D, Kafkas N, Mavrogenis A, Leong D, Parissis J, Varounis C, Makris K, van der Heijden A, Anastasiou-Nana M, Filippatos G
Aims: The clinical role of B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) in preoperative evaluation is not clear. We designed a prospective study to investigate the predictive value of BNP in comparison with established clinical risk scores for the outcome of major orthopedic surgery. Methods: Overall 242 elderly patients [80 (74-85) years] undergoing orthopedic surgery were included. Inhospital cardiovascular events and 1-year mortality were the main endpoints. Results: In total 20 (8.3%) patients had major... Abstract
Cited 35 times since 2015 (3.8 per year) source: EuropePMC
Heart rhythm, Volume 12, Issue 6, 4 1 2015, Pages 1169-1176 The clinical course of patients with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators: Extended experience on clinical outcome, device replacements, and device-related complications. van der Heijden AC, Borleffs CJ, Buiten MS, Thijssen J, van Rees JB, Cannegieter SC, Schalij MJ, van Erven L
Background: Large randomized trials demonstrated the beneficial effect of implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) and cardiac resynchronization therapy-defibrillator (CRT-D) treatments in selected patients. Data on long-term follow-up of patients outside the setting of clinical trials are scarce. Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the long-term outcome of ICD and CRT-D recipients. Methods: All patients who underwent ICD (n = 1729 [57%]) or CRT-D (n = 1326 [43%]) implantation a... Abstract
Cited 29 times since 2015 (3.1 per year) source: EuropePMC
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 17, Issue 5, 16 3 2015, Pages 689-700 How adequate are the current methods of lead extraction? A review of the efficiency and safety of transvenous lead extraction methods. Buiten MS, van der Heijden AC, Schalij MJ, van Erven L
Currently several extraction tools are available in order to allow safe and successful transvenous lead extraction (TLE) of pacemaker and ICD leads; however, no directives exist to guide physicians in their choice of extraction tools and approaches. To aim of the current review is to provide an overview of the success and complication rates of different extraction methods and tools available. A comprehensive search of all published literature was conducted in the databases of PubMed, Embase, Web... Abstract
Cited 4 times since 2014 (0.4 per year) source: EuropePMC
Forensic science international, Volume 248, 8 2 2014, Pages 101-112 Isotopic and elemental profiling of ammonium nitrate in forensic explosives investigations. Brust H, Koeberg M, van der Heijden A, Wiarda W, Mügler I, Schrader M, Vivo-Truyols G, Schoenmakers P, van Asten A
Ammonium nitrate (AN) is frequently encountered in explosives in forensic casework. It is widely available as fertilizer and easy to implement in explosive devices, for example by mixing it with a fuel. Forensic profiling methods to determine whether material found on a crime scene and material retrieved from a suspect arise from the same source are becoming increasingly important. In this work, we have explored the possibility of using isotopic and elemental profiling to discriminate between di... Abstract
Journal of chromatography. A, Volume 1374, 27 4 2014, Pages 224-230 Impurity profiling of trinitrotoluene using vacuum-outlet gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Brust H, Willemse S, Zeng T, van Asten A, Koeberg M, van der Heijden A, Bolck A, Schoenmakers P
In this work, a reliable and robust vacuum-outlet gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) method is introduced for the identification and quantification of impurities in trinitrotoluene (TNT). Vacuum-outlet GC-MS allows for short analysis times; the analysis of impurities in TNT was performed in 4min. This study shows that impurity profiling of TNT can be used to investigate relations between TNT samples encountered in forensic casework. A wide variety of TNT samples were analyzed with the... Abstract