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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Netherlands heart journal : monthly journal of the Netherlands Society of Cardiology and the Netherlands Heart Foundation, Volume 12, Issue Suppl 2, 1 1 2004, Pages 9-10 Hot line III: Inflammation in coronary disease: Munich, 30 August 2004. van Huysduynen BH, Jukema JW
Cited 91 times since 2004 (4.7 per year) source: EuropePMC
Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology, Volume 15, Issue 11, 1 1 2004, Pages 1258-1262 Incidence and risk factors of early venous thrombosis associated with permanent pacemaker leads. van Rooden CJ, Molhoek SG, Rosendaal FR, Schalij MJ, Meinders AE, Huisman MV
Introduction: Pacemaker lead implantation can cause thrombosis, which can be associated with serious local morbidity and complicated by pulmonary embolism. Few reliable estimates of the incidence of thrombosis have been reported. The contribution of established risk factors to venous thrombosis in patients with implanted pacemaker leads is unknown. Methods and results: One hundred forty-five consecutive patients n = 145) underwent routine clinical and Doppler ultrasound evaluation for thrombosis... Abstract
Cited 5 times since 2004 (0.3 per year) source: EuropePMC
European journal of internal medicine, Volume 15, Issue 7, 1 1 2004, Pages 470-472 Bilateral pulmonary infiltrates in a patient with ulcerative colitis receiving mesalazine. Nanayakkara PW, de Jong E, Postmus PE
A 36-year-old woman presented with a 2-month history of dry cough, bilateral pain in the upper chest, and low-grade fever. She had a 1-year history of ulcerative colitis (UC), which was treated with mesalazine. Cultures of sputum and bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid were negative. Chest radiograph and a computed tomography (CT) scan showed dense bilateral subpleural infiltrates in both upper lobes. A c-ANCA test was positive in a 1:1280 titer, and further specification showed antibodies agains... Abstract
Cited 61 times since 2004 (3.1 per year) source: EuropePMC
Investigative radiology, Volume 39, Issue 11, 1 1 2004, Pages 681-688 Optimization and standardization of lung densitometry in the assessment of pulmonary emphysema. Stoel BC, Stolk J
Currently, lung densitometry for the assessment of pulmonary emphysema has been fully validated against pathology, pulmonary function, and health status, and it is therefore being applied in pharmacotherapeutic trials. Nevertheless, its application for the early detection of emphysema has not yet been introduced in daily clinical practice. The main reason for this is the fact that it is not yet regarded a fully optimized and standardized technique. In this work, an overview is given on the curre... Abstract
Cited 77 times since 2004 (3.9 per year) source: EuropePMC
Neoplasia (New York, N.Y.), Volume 6, Issue 6, 1 1 2004, Pages 736-743 Increased expression of the EZH2 polycomb group gene in BMI-1-positive neoplastic cells during bronchial carcinogenesis. Breuer RH, Snijders PJ, Smit EF, Sutedja TG, Sewalt RG, Otte AP, van Kemenade FJ, Postmus PE, Meijer CJ, Raaphorst FM
Polycomb group (PcG) genes are responsible for maintenance of cellular identity and contribute to regulation of the cell cycle. Recent studies have identified several PcG genes as oncogenes, and a role for PcG proteins in human oncogenesis is suspected. We investigated the expression of BMI-1 and EZH2 PcG oncogenes in human bronchial squamous cell carcinomas (SCCs) and bronchial premalignant precursor lesions (PLs). Whereas normal bronchial epithelium was associated with widespread expression of... Abstract
Cited 8 times since 2004 (0.4 per year) source: EuropePMC
Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985), Volume 98, Issue 3, 29 5 2004, Pages 1044-1049 Is carbon monoxide-mediated cyclic guanosine monophosphate production responsible for low blood pressure in neonatal respiratory distress syndrome? van Bel F, Latour V, Vreman HJ, Wong RJ, Stevenson DK, Steendijk P, Egberts J, Krediet TG
Infant respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) involves inflammatory processes, causing an increased expression of inducible heme oxygenase with subsequent production of carbon monoxide (CO). We hypothesized that increased production of CO during RDS might be responsible for increased plasma levels of vasodilatory cGMP and, consequently, low blood pressure observed in infants with RDS. Fifty-two infants (no-RDS, n = 21; RDS, n = 31), consecutively admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU)... Abstract
Cited 27 times since 2004 (1.4 per year) source: EuropePMC
British journal of anaesthesia, Volume 94, Issue 2, 29 5 2004, Pages 181-185 Gut permeability in paediatric cardiac surgery. Malagon I, Onkenhout W, Klok G, van der Poel PF, Bovill JG, Hazekamp MG
Background: Intestinal mucosal ischaemia can occur in infants and children during and after cardiac surgery. Severe decreases in mucosal perfusion may cause complications such as necrotizing enterocolitis and postoperative mortality. We investigated gut permeability in paediatric patients undergoing cardiac surgery using the dual sugar permeability test and absorption of two other saccharides. Methods: Thirty-four patients undergoing palliative or corrective surgical procedures with and without... Abstract
Cited 9 times since 2004 (0.5 per year) source: EuropePMC
European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging, Volume 32, Issue 3, 12 2 2004, Pages 314-321 Incidence of stunned, hibernating and scarred myocardium in ischaemic cardiomyopathy. Hernandez-Pampaloni M, Bax JJ, Morita K, Dutka DP, Camici PG
Purpose: Different criteria to identify residual viability in chronically dysfunctioning myocardium in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) can be derived by the combined assessment of myocardial blood flow (MBF) and glucose utilisation (MRG) using positron emission tomography (PET). The aim of this study was to evaluate, in a large number of patients, the prevalence of these different patterns by purely quantitative means. Methods: One hundred and sixteen consecutive patients with ischae... Abstract
Cited 44 times since 2004 (2.2 per year) source: EuropePMC
Circulation, Volume 110, Issue 16, 11 2 2004, Pages 2395-2400 Left ventricular pacing minimizes diastolic ventricular interaction, allowing improved preload-dependent systolic performance. Bleasdale RA, Turner MS, Mumford CE, Steendijk P, Paul V, Tyberg JV, Morris-Thurgood JA, Frenneaux MP
Background: Left ventricular (LV) pacing improves hemodynamics in patients with heart failure. We hypothesized that at least part of this benefit occurs by minimization of external constraint to LV filling from ventricular interaction. Methods and results: We present median values (interquartile ranges) for 13 heart failure patients with LV pacing systems implanted for New York Heart Association class III/IV limitation. We used the conductance catheter method to measure LV pressure and volume si... Abstract
Cited 45 times since 2004 (2.3 per year) source: EuropePMC
Circulation, Volume 110, Issue 16, 11 2 2004, Pages 2383-2388 Opposite patterns of left ventricular remodeling after coronary revascularization in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy: role of myocardial viability. Rizzello V, Poldermans D, Boersma E, Biagini E, Schinkel AF, Krenning B, Elhendy A, Vourvouri EC, Sozzi FB, Maat A, Crea F, Roelandt JR, Bax JJ
Background: In patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy, left ventricular (LV) remodeling is an important prognostic indicator. The precise relation between viable myocardium, revascularization, and ongoing or reversed remodeling is unknown and was evaluated in the present study. Methods and results: A total of 100 patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy underwent dobutamine stress echocardiography to assess myocardial viability and LV geometry (volumes and shape). At a mean of 10.2 months and 4.5 ye... Abstract
Cited 8 times since 2004 (0.4 per year) source: EuropePMC
Alcohol and alcoholism (Oxford, Oxfordshire), Volume 39, Issue 6, 11 2 2004, Pages 499-502 Oral chronic ethanol administration to rodents by agar gel diet. Bykov I, Palmén M, Piirainen L, Lindros KO
Background: Chronic ethanol administration to rodents requires specially designed equipment and is labor intensive. Here we report a new procedure. Method: A commercial liquid diet preparation was made into a gel by addition of 0.5% agar. The gel, containing 5.3% ethanol, was offered in Falcon tubes equipped with a feeding opening. Results: The gel consumption by C57/Bl mice resulted in high blood ethanol levels (average 43 mM). After 6 weeks, marked liver steatosis and significantly increased s... Abstract
Cited 61 times since 2004 (3.1 per year) source: EuropePMC
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology, Volume 24, Issue 12, 7 1 2004, Pages 2313-2319 Overexpression of IL-18 decreases intimal collagen content and promotes a vulnerable plaque phenotype in apolipoprotein-E-deficient mice. de Nooijer R, von der Thüsen JH, Verkleij CJ, Kuiper J, Jukema JW, van der Wall EE, van Berkel JC, Biessen EA
Objective: Although IL-18 has been implicated in atherosclerotic lesion development, little is known about its role in advanced atherosclerotic plaques. This study aims to assess the effect of IL-18 overexpression on the stability of preexisting plaques. Methods and results: Atherosclerotic lesions were elicited in carotid arteries of apolipoprotein E (apoE)-deficient mice (n=32) by placement of a perivascular collar. Overexpression of IL-18 was effected by intravenous injection of an adenoviral... Abstract
Cited 5 times since 2004 (0.3 per year) source: EuropePMC
The American journal of cardiology, Volume 94, Issue 7, 1 1 2004, Pages 954-957 Prognostic stratification of patients with right bundle branch block using dobutamine stress echocardiography. Biagini E, Schinkel AF, Rizzello V, van Domburg RT, Pedone C, Elhendy A, Krenning BJ, Bountioukos M, Vourvouri EC, Branzi A, Rapezzi C, Simoons ML, Bax JJ, Poldermans D
The presence of a right bundle branch block (RBBB) is associated with increased mortality. We studied the role of dobutamine stress echocardiography for the prognostic stratification of patients with RBBB. The presence of an abnormal dobutamine stress echocardiography was the strongest predictor of cardiac events and provided incremental prognostic information to clinical and stress test data. Abstract
Cited 3 times since 2004 (0.2 per year) source: EuropePMC
Journal of nuclear medicine : official publication, Society of Nuclear Medicine, Volume 45, Issue 10, 1 1 2004, Pages 1605-1610 Functional changes after partial left ventriculectomy and mitral valve repair assessed by gated perfusion SPECT. Schäfers M, Stypmann J, Wilhelm MJ, Stegger L, Kies P, Hermann S, Schmidt C, Breithardt G, Scheld HH, Schober O
Unlabelled: A myocardial remodeling in dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) after partial left ventriculectomy (PLV) has been previously discussed. The aim of this study was to investigate the functional changes in the follow-up of patients with DCM undergoing PLV using electrocardiographically triggered perfusion SPECT (gated SPECT). Methods: Twelve DCM patients (10 men, 2 women; 56 +/- 9 y [mean +/- SD]), after successful PLV and mitral valve repair (PLV-MVR), were monitored by gated SPECT and echocar... Abstract
Cited 14 times since 2004 (0.7 per year) source: EuropePMC
Pediatrics international : official journal of the Japan Pediatric Society, Volume 46, Issue 5, 1 1 2004, Pages 621-623 Septic pulmonary emboli presenting with deep venous thrombosis secondary to acute osteomyelitis. Yüksel H, Ozgüven AA, Akil I, Ergüder I, Yilmaz D, Cabuk M
Cited 17 times since 2004 (0.9 per year) source: EuropePMC
The Laryngoscope, Volume 114, Issue 10, 1 1 2004, Pages 1775-1779 Effects of ascorbic acid on oxidative system and transient evoked otoacoustic emissions in rabbits exposed to noise. Dereköy FS, Köken T, Yilmaz D, Kahraman A, Altuntaş A
Objectives/hypothesis: The objective was to investigate the effects of both noise exposure and ascorbic acid on oxidative status and hearing thresholds of rabbits. Study design: Randomized prospective animal study comparing oxidative parameters and otoacoustic emissions in two rabbit groups exposed to noise. One group was given ascorbic acid, the other group was not given any treatment. Methods: Two groups of rabbits were used in the study; each group had six rabbits. The six rabbits in the firs... Abstract
Cited 31 times since 2004 (1.6 per year) source: EuropePMC
FEMS immunology and medical microbiology, Volume 42, Issue 2, 1 1 2004, Pages 225-231 Bacterial products increase expression of the human cathelicidin hCAP-18/LL-37 in cultured human sinus epithelial cells. Nell MJ, Tjabringa GS, Vonk MJ, Hiemstra PS, Grote JJ
The respiratory epithelium plays a major role in the primary defense of the airways against infection. It has been demonstrated that bacterial products are involved in the induction of inflammatory reactions of the upper airways. Little is known about the effects of bacterial products on expression of the antimicrobial peptide hCAP-18/LL-37, the only human cathelicidin identified so far. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of bacterial products from both gram-positive and gram-n... Abstract
Cited 6 times since 2004 (0.3 per year) source: EuropePMC
Cardiovascular research, Volume 64, Issue 1, 1 1 2004, Pages 9-11 Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. Diastolic dysfunction, subtle systolic dysfunction, systolic-ventricular and arterial stiffening, or misdiagnosis? Steendijk P
Cited 21 times since 2004 (1.1 per year) source: EuropePMC
The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology, Volume 114, Issue 4, 1 1 2004, Pages 791-798 TGF-beta differentially regulates TH2 cytokine-induced eotaxin and eotaxin-3 release by human airway smooth muscle cells. Zuyderduyn S, Hiemstra PS, Rabe KF
Background: Human airway smooth muscle cells (HASMs) are involved in the pathogenesis of asthma. By producing chemokines, HASMs play a role in the inflammatory processes observed in this disease. Eotaxin, eotaxin-2, and eotaxin-3 are important chemoattractants for eosinophils, and these chemokines are expressed during different phases of the allergic reaction. TH2 cytokines and TGF-beta can be found in increased levels in patients with asthma, and these cytokines may be involved in the regulatio... Abstract
Cited 193 times since 2004 (9.8 per year) source: EuropePMC
Circulation, Volume 110, Issue 14, 27 4 2004, Pages 2010-2016 Magnetic resonance imaging analysis of right ventricular pressure-volume loops: in vivo validation and clinical application in patients with pulmonary hypertension. Kuehne T, Yilmaz S, Steendijk P, Moore P, Groenink M, Saaed M, Weber O, Higgins CB, Ewert P, Fleck E, Nagel E, Schulze-Neick I, Lange P
Background: The aims of this study were to validate MRI-derived right ventricular (RV) pressure-volume loops for assessment of RV myocardial contractility and then to apply this technique in patients with chronic RV pressure overload for assessment of myocardial contractility, ventricular pump function, and VA coupling. Methods and results: Flow-directed catheters were guided under MR fluoroscopy (1.5 T) into the RV for invasive pressure measurements. Simultaneously, ventricular volumes and myoc... Abstract