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 100 times since 2005 (5.2 per year) source: EuropePMC
Radiology, Volume 234, Issue 3, 5 1 2005, Pages 710-717 Interventricular septal configuration at mr imaging and pulmonary arterial pressure in pulmonary hypertension. Roeleveld RJ, Marcus JT, Faes TJ, Gan TJ, Boonstra A, Postmus PE, Vonk-Noordegraaf A
Purpose: To investigate whether a relationship exists between septum shape and systolic pulmonary arterial pressure (PAP) in patients with pulmonary hypertension. Materials and methods: Study protocol was approved by institutional ethics review committee; all patients gave informed consent. Right-sided heart catheterization with vasodilator testing was performed in 39 adult subjects suspected of having pulmonary hypertension. There were 11 men and 28 women, aged 21-75 years (mean, 46 years). Onl... Abstract
Cited 14 times since 2005 (0.7 per year) source: EuropePMC
Heart (British Cardiac Society), Volume 91, Issue 1, 1 1 2005, Pages 111-117 Clinical assessment of myocardial hibernation. Schinkel AF, Bax JJ, Poldermans D
Cited 22 times since 2005 (1.1 per year) source: EuropePMC
Journal of nuclear medicine : official publication, Society of Nuclear Medicine, Volume 46, Issue 1, 1 1 2005, Pages 12-18 Prognostic stratification using dobutamine stress 99mTc-tetrofosmin myocardial perfusion SPECT in elderly patients unable to perform exercise testing. Schinkel AF, Elhendy A, Biagini E, van Domburg RT, Valkema R, Rizello V, Pedone C, Simoons M, Bax JJ, Poldermans D
Unlabelled: Information on the prognostic value of noninvasive stress imaging techniques in the elderly is relatively scarce. This study assessed the prognostic value of dobutamine stress (99m)Tc-tetrofosmin SPECT for the prediction of mortality and cardiac events in elderly patients. Methods: Clinical information and SPECT results were analyzed for 272 consecutive patients > or = 65 y old (mean age, 71 +/- 5 y; range, 65-87 y) with limited exercise capacity. Follow-up was complete in 270 pat... Abstract
Cited 12 times since 2005 (0.6 per year) source: EuropePMC
PharmacoEconomics, Volume 23, Issue 11, 1 1 2005, Pages 1155-1166 Economic evaluation of three two-drug chemotherapy regimens in advanced non-small-cell lung cancer. Neymark N, Lianes P, Smit EF, van Meerbeeck JP
Background: During the 1990s, a number of new cytotoxic agents with clinically relevant activity in non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), and with a more favourable therapeutic index than drugs already in use, became available. Given the high prices of these new drugs and the large number of patients affected, it is important to compare the relative benefits and costs of these treatments with the existing regimens before treatment policy decisions are changed. Purpose: An economic evaluation of th... Abstract
Cited 120 times since 2005 (6.2 per year) source: EuropePMC
European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology, Volume 17, Issue 1, 1 1 2005, Pages 85-91 Antiendomysial and antihuman recombinant tissue transglutaminase antibodies in the diagnosis of coeliac disease: a biopsy-proven European multicentre study. Collin P, Kaukinen K, Vogelsang H, Korponay-Szabó I, Sommer R, Schreier E, Volta U, Granito A, Veronesi L, Mascart F, Ocmant A, Ivarsson A, Lagerqvist C, Bürgin-Wolff A, Hadziselimovic F, Furlano RI, Sidler MA, Mulder CJ, Goerres MS, Mearin ML, Ninaber MK, Gudmand-Høyer E, Fabiani E, Catassi C, Tidlund H, Alainentalo L, Mäki M
Objective: To investigate the value of serum antitissue transglutaminase IgA antibodies (IgA-TTG) and IgA antiendomysial antibodies (IgA-EMA) in the diagnosis of coeliac disease in cohorts from different geographical areas in Europe. The setting allowed a further comparison between the antibody results and the conventional small-intestinal histology. Methods: A total of 144 cases with coeliac disease [median age 19.5 years (range 0.9-81.4)], and 127 disease controls [median age 29.2 years (range... Abstract
Cited 47 times since 2005 (2.4 per year) source: EuropePMC
British journal of cancer, Volume 92, Issue 1, 1 1 2005, Pages 15-20 A randomised phase II trial of docetaxel vs docetaxel and irinotecan in patients with stage IIIb-IV non-small-cell lung cancer who failed first-line treatment. Wachters FM, Groen HJ, Biesma B, Schramel FM, Postmus PE, Stigt JA, Smit EF
Response rate and toxicity of second-line therapy with docetaxel (75 mg m(-2)) or docetaxel, irinotecan, and lenogastrim (60 mg m(-2), 200 mg m(-2), and 150 microg m(-2) day(-1), respectively) were compared in 108 patients with stage IIIb-IV non-small-cell lung cancer. Addition of irinotecan to docetaxel does not improve response rate, and increases gastrointestinal toxicity. Abstract
Cited 2 times since 2005 (0.1 per year) source: EuropePMC
Journal of cardiovascular magnetic resonance : official journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, Volume 7, Issue 4, 1 1 2005, Pages 631-637 Evaluation of saphenous vein coronary artery bypass graft flow by cardiovascular magnetic resonance. Salm LP, Vliegen HW, Langerak SE, Bax JJ, Jukema JW, Lamb HJ, de Roos A, van der Wall EE, Zwinderman AH
Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) with flow velocity mapping has emerged as a noninvasive method to measure flow in saphenous vein coronary artery bypass grafts. The aim of the current study was to retrospectively test two previously described analysis methods on a large CMR data set and to compare their diagnostic accuracy in detecting diseased vein grafts. In 125 vein grafts of 68 patients, volume flow parameters (volume flow, systolic and diastolic peak flow, diastolic-to-systolic flow... Abstract
Cited 78 times since 2005 (4 per year) source: EuropePMC
The American journal of cardiology, Volume 95, Issue 1, 1 1 2005, Pages 140-142 Frequency of left ventricular dyssynchrony in patients with heart failure and a narrow QRS complex. Bleeker GB, Schalij MJ, Molhoek SG, Holman ER, Verwey HF, Steendijk P, van der Wall EE, Bax JJ
Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is considered a major advance in the treatment of patients with heart failure. The presence of left ventricular (LV) dyssynchrony seems mandatory for a positive response to CRT. Currently, only patients with wide QRS complexes are considered for CRT, although patients with narrow QRS complexes may also have LV dyssynchrony. In the present study, the incidence of LV dyssynchrony was prospectively evaluated in 64 patients with heart failure and narrow QRS co... Abstract
Cited 2 times since 2005 (0.1 per year) source: EuropePMC
Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde, Volume 149, Issue 5, 1 1 2005, Pages 247-250 [Non-incarcerated inguinal hernia in children: operation within 7 days not necessary]. Timmers L, Hamming JF, Oostvogel HJ
Objective: To assess the necessity to operate on non-incarcerated inguinal hernia in children within 7 days of diagnosis. Design: Retrospective. Method: Data on 360 children, 0-10 years old (104 girls and 256 boys) who were operated on for inguinal hernia between 1 January 1993-31 December 2001 at the St. Elisabeth Hospital in Tilburg, the Netherlands, were collected from the medical records. These data included sex, age, interval between diagnosis and repair, recurrence, incarceration, length o... Abstract
Future cardiology, Volume 1, Issue 1, 1 1 2005, Pages 79-86 Noninvasive evaluation of coronary artery disease: magnetic resonance imaging & multi-slice computed tomography. Schuijf JD, Kaandorp TA, Jukema JW, Lamb HJ, de Roos A, van der Wall EE, Bax JJ
Coronary artery disease is the leading cause of death in industrialized countries. Moreover, the disease is reaching endemic proportions and will put an enormous strain on healthcare economics in the near future. Accurate noninvasive diagnosis and functional evaluation of coronary artery disease in early stages is important for selecting the appropriate management strategy in patients with known or suspected coronary artery disease. During the past decade, magnetic resonance imaging and multi-sl... Abstract
Cited 82 times since 2005 (4.2 per year) source: EuropePMC
Journal of bone and mineral metabolism, Volume 23, Issue 6, 1 1 2005, Pages 476-482 Bone mineral density in girls and boys at different pubertal stages: relation with gonadal steroids, bone formation markers, and growth parameters. Yilmaz D, Ersoy B, Bilgin E, Gümüşer G, Onur E, Pinar ED
Puberty has a key role in bone development. During puberty, several nutritional and hormonal factors play a major role in this process. The aim of this study was to determine the changes in areal bone mineral density (BMD), gonadal steroids, bone formation markers, and growth parameters in healthy Turkish pubertal girls and boys at different pubertal stages. In additional, we aimed to detect the relationship between BMD, sex steroids, and growth parameters, and to reveal the most important deter... Abstract
Cited 1 times since 2005 (0.1 per year) source: EuropePMC
The Turkish journal of pediatrics, Volume 47, Issue 1, 1 1 2005, Pages 46-52 Mothers' attitudes towards their own presence during invasive procedures on their children. Karapinar B, Yilmaz D, Egemen A
This study assessed of the preferences 742 mothers regarding their own presence during invasive procedures performed on their children. The relationships between socio-demographical characteristics and preferences of the mothers and disease characteristics of the children were examined. A mother's desire to be present was found to increase with decreasing invasiveness of the procedure as well as with increasing analgesia and sedation provided. The desire to be present was higher in young mo... Abstract
Cited 46 times since 2005 (2.4 per year) source: EuropePMC
Pulmonary pharmacology & therapeutics, Volume 18, Issue 5, 1 1 2005, Pages 321-327 The human cathelicidin LL-37: a multifunctional peptide involved in infection and inflammation in the lung. Tjabringa GS, Rabe KF, Hiemstra PS
Antimicrobial peptides play an important role in innate immunity of the lung by acting as effector molecules in host defence against inhaled pathogens. Various families of antimicrobial peptides have been identified, including the cathelicidins. Cathelicidins are characterized by a conserved N-terminal cathelin domain and a variable C-terminal antimicrobial domain that can be released from the precursor protein after cleavage by proteinases. LL-37 is the C-terminal part of the only human catheli... Abstract
Cited 152 times since 2005 (7.8 per year) source: EuropePMC
European journal of epidemiology, Volume 20, Issue 6, 1 1 2005, Pages 549-557 CONCOR, an initiative towards a national registry and DNA-bank of patients with congenital heart disease in the Netherlands: rationale, design, and first results. van der Velde ET, Vriend JW, Mannens MM, Uiterwaal CS, Brand R, Mulder BJ
Introduction: Survival of patients with congenital heart disease has dramatically improved after surgical repair became available 40 years ago. Instead of a mortality of 85% during childhood following the natural course, over 85% of these infants are now expected to reach adulthood. However, data on long-term outcome is scarce due to the lack of large, national registries. Moreover, little is known about the genetic basis of congenital heart defects. In 2000, the Interuniversity Cardiology Insti... Abstract
Netherlands heart journal : monthly journal of the Netherlands Society of Cardiology and the Netherlands Heart Foundation, Volume 13, Issue 1, 1 1 2005, Pages 1-3 Optimalisation of preclinical, clinical and chronic care for patients with acute MI: MISSION! possible. Liem SS, van der Hoeven BL, Schalij MJ, van der Wall EE
Cited 22 times since 2005 (1.1 per year) source: EuropePMC
Pediatric hematology and oncology, Volume 22, Issue 1, 1 1 2005, Pages 41-48 The elevated markers of hypercoagulability in children with Henoch-Schönlein purpura. Yilmaz D, Kavakli K, Ozkayin N
Twenty-eight children with HSP and 79 healthy children were entered into study. Activities of protein C, free-protein S and antithrombin, activated protein C resistance, levels of fibrinogen. D-dimer, thrombin-antithrombin complex (TAT), prothrombin fragments 1 + 2 (PF(1+2)), and von Willebrand factor antigen (vWAg) and its activity (RiCof) were investigated in acute and recovery phases of HSP and controls. Fibrinogen, D-dimer, TAT, PF(1+2), vWAg, and RiCof levels in patients with HSP during the... Abstract
Cited 70 times since 2005 (3.6 per year) source: EuropePMC
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, Volume 11, Issue 2 Pt 1, 1 1 2005, Pages 537-543 The natural course of preneoplastic lesions in bronchial epithelium. Breuer RH, Pasic A, Smit EF, van Vliet E, Vonk Noordegraaf A, Risse EJ, Postmus PE, Sutedja TG
Purpose: To study the natural history of preneoplastic lesions in the bronchial mucosa of the individuals at risk. Patients and methods: White light and autofluorescence bronchoscopy examinations have been done in 52 individuals harboring 134 preneoplastic lesions (WHO criteria). End points were the development of carcinoma in situ (CIS) or squamous cell cancer (SCC) or the highest category of dysplasia up until March 1, 2003 for the remaining preneoplastic lesions. Results: Distribution and out... Abstract
Cited 4 times since 2005 (0.2 per year) source: EuropePMC
Thorax, Volume 60, Issue 1, 1 1 2005, Pages 84; author reply 84 High dose intravenous AAT and plasma neutrophil derived fibrinogen fragments. Stolk J, Nieuwenhuizen W, Stoller JK, Aboussouan L
Cited 5 times since 2005 (0.3 per year) source: EuropePMC
Cell biochemistry and biophysics, Volume 43, Issue 1, 1 1 2005, Pages 45-52 Angiotensin AT2 receptor deficiency after myocardial infarction: its effects on cardiac function and fibrosis depend on the stimulus. Tschöpe C, Westermann D, Dhayat N, Dhayat S, Altmann C, Steendijk P, Schultheiss HP, Walther T
Hearts of normotensive angiotensin II type 2 receptor (AT2)-deficient mice do not develop fibrosis after angiotensin II-induced chronic hypertension. Thus, the goal of our study was to clarify whether AT2 knockouts (KOs) are also characterized by altered left ventricular (LV) function and modified remodeling of the extracellular matrix (ECM) after induction of myocardial infarction (MI). MI was induced in 5-mo-old female AT2-deficient mice and controls by occlusion of the left coronary artery. T... Abstract
Cited 32 times since 2005 (1.7 per year) source: EuropePMC
The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, Volume 129, Issue 1, 1 1 2005, Pages 138-145 Acute decrease of left ventricular mechanical dyssynchrony and improvement of contractile state and energy efficiency after left ventricular restoration. Schreuder JJ, Castiglioni A, Maisano F, Steendijk P, Donelli A, Baan J, Alfieri O
Objective: Surgical left ventricular restoration by means of endoventricular patch aneurysmectomy in patients with postinfarction aneurysm should result in acute improved left ventricular performance by decreasing mechanical dyssynchrony and increasing energy efficiency. Methods: Nine patients with left ventricular postinfarction aneurysm were studied intraoperatively before and after ventricular restoration with a conductance volume catheter to analyze pressure-volume relationships, energy effi... Abstract