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 42 times since 2002 (1.9 per year) source: EuropePMC
The American journal of cardiology, Volume 90, Issue 4, 1 1 2002, Pages 379-383 Effectiveness of resynchronization therapy in patients with end-stage heart failure. Molhoek SG, Bax JJ, van Erven L, Bootsma M, Boersma E, Steendijk P, van der Wall EE, Schalij MJ
Biventricular pacing has been introduced to treat patients with end-stage heart failure, and short-term results of this technique are promising. Because data on longer follow-up are limited to 3-month follow-up, the sustained effect of biventricular pacing is unclear and long-term survival is unknown. Forty patients with end-stage heart failure in New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional class III or IV with left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction (EF) 120 ms, and left bundle branch block mo... Abstract
Cited 58 times since 2002 (2.7 per year) source: EuropePMC
American heart journal, Volume 144, Issue 2, 1 1 2002, Pages 198-205 Assessment of diastolic function by cardiovascular magnetic resonance. Paelinck BP, Lamb HJ, Bax JJ, Van der Wall EE, de Roos A
Background: The assessment of diastolic heart function has been hampered by multiple difficulties. Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) is a new, noninvasive technique to study cardiac function. Methods: The literature on CMR for the analysis of diastolic function and its clinical applications is extensively reviewed. Results: Analysis of ventricular filling velocity and volume flow, volumetric assessment of ventricular chamber volume, analysis of 3-dimensional myocardial strains, and assessm... Abstract
Cited 36 times since 2002 (1.7 per year) source: EuropePMC
European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging, Volume 29, Issue 9, 11 2 2002, Pages 1257-1266 The need for standardisation of cardiac FDG PET imaging in the evaluation of myocardial viability in patients with chronic ischaemic left ventricular dysfunction. Knuuti J, Schelbert HR, Bax JJ
The evaluation of myocardial glucose utilisation with fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) and positron emission tomography is currently considered the most reliable tool for the identification of myocardial viability. However, the investigations using FDG imaging to predict improvement in left ventricular (LV) function after revascularisation have reported wide ranges for sensitivity (71%-100%) and, in particular, for specificity (33%-91%). The variable results may be related to differences in... Abstract
Cited 27 times since 2002 (1.2 per year) source: EuropePMC
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, Volume 8, Issue 7, 1 1 2002, Pages 2109-2115 Measurement of perfusion in stage IIIA-N2 non-small cell lung cancer using H(2)(15)O and positron emission tomography. Hoekstra CJ, Stroobants SG, Hoekstra OS, Smit EF, Vansteenkiste JF, Lammertsma AA
Purpose: As the interest in antiangiogenesis therapy in oncology is rising, the need for in vivo techniques to monitor such therapy is obvious. Measurement of tumor perfusion using positron emission tomography and H(2)(15)O potentially is such a technique. The objective of the present study was to assess whether it is feasible to measure perfusion in vivo in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) using H(2)(15)O and positron emission tomography. Experimental design: Fifteen dynamic H(2)(15)O and [(1... Abstract
Cited 87 times since 2002 (4 per year) source: EuropePMC
Journal of leukocyte biology, Volume 72, Issue 1, 1 1 2002, Pages 167-174 Human neutrophil defensins induce lung epithelial cell proliferation in vitro. Aarbiou J, Ertmann M, van Wetering S, van Noort P, Rook D, Rabe KF, Litvinov SV, van Krieken JH, de Boer WI, Hiemstra PS
Repair of injured airway epithelium is often accompanied by an influx of leukocytes, and these cells have been suggested to contribute to the repair process. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of neutrophil defensins--antimicrobial peptides present in large amounts in the neutrophil--on proliferation of cultured lung epithelial cells. Neutrophil defensins at 4-10 microg/ml enhanced proliferation of the A549 lung epithelial cell line as assessed using cell counting, BrdU i... Abstract
Cited 44 times since 2002 (2 per year) source: EuropePMC
Journal of vascular surgery, Volume 36, Issue 1, 1 1 2002, Pages 94-99 The impact of walking impairment, cardiovascular risk factors, and comorbidity on quality of life in patients with intermittent claudication. Breek JC, Hamming JF, De Vries J, van Berge Henegouwen DP, van Heck GL
Objective: The objective of this study was to assess the impact of walking impairment, cardiovascular risk factors, and comorbidity on quality of life (QOL) in patients with intermittent claudication (IC). Material and methods: The prospective observational study was conducted in the setting of a vascular outpatient department of a teaching hospital. QOL was assessed in 200 consecutive patients with IC, with a reduced version of the World Health Organization Quality of Life Assessment Instrument... Abstract
Cited 5 times since 2002 (0.2 per year) source: EuropePMC
Immunology, Volume 106, Issue 3, 1 1 2002, Pages 336-342 Cross-reactivity of the anti-La monoclonal antibody SW5 with early endosome antigen 2. Fouraux MA, van der Heijden A, van Venrooij WJ, Pruijn GJ
Coimmunoprecipitation studies with SW5, a frequently used and specific mouse monoclonal antibody (mAb) directed against the human La autoantigen, led to the identification of a functionally unrelated 80 000 MW protein, designated early endosome antigen 2 (EEA2). EEA2 appeared to be directly targeted by mAb SW5. Because an RNA-binding domain, a structural element of La containing the SW5-epitope, was not discernable in the primary structure of EEA2, the SW5-epitope on EEA2 was determined. Coiled-... Abstract
Cited 26 times since 2002 (1.2 per year) source: EuropePMC
European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery, Volume 22, Issue 1, 1 1 2002, Pages 70-77 Report of the Dutch experience with the Ross procedure in 343 patients. Takkenberg JJ, Dossche KM, Hazekamp MG, Nijveld A, Jansen EW, Waterbolk TW, Bogers AJ, Dutch Ross Study Group
Objective: Limited information is available on outcome after autograft aortic valve replacement, in particular with respect to the durability of the autograft and of the allograft used to reconstruct the right ventricular outflow tract. A retrospective follow-up study of all patients who underwent a Ross procedure in the Netherlands since 1988 was done to obtain an overview of the Dutch experience with this procedure. Methods: From 1988 to January 2000, 348 Ross procedures were performed in nine... Abstract
Heart (British Cardiac Society), Volume 88, Issue 1, 1 1 2002, Pages 60 Images in cardiology: Myocardial infarction and coronary thrombosis. Lindeboom JE, Shahin GM, Bosker HA
Cited 13 times since 2002 (0.6 per year) source: EuropePMC
Cardiovascular research, Volume 55, Issue 1, 1 1 2002, Pages 97-103 Abnormalities in myocardial contractility, metabolism and perfusion reserve in non-stenotic coronary segments in heart failure patients. van den Heuvel AF, Bax JJ, Blanksma PK, Vaalburg W, Crijns HJ, van Veldhuisen DJ
Objective: Myocardial blood flow (MBF) reserve is impaired in congestive heart failure (CHF), while fluorine-18-deoxyglucose (18FDG) uptake is relatively preserved. To determine whether this mismatch could be interpreted as ischemia, we performed dobutamine stress echocardiography (DSE). Methods: 12 males with coronary artery disease (CAD) and CHF were compared with 12 controls with similar CAD but normal left ventricular (LV) function. MBF in non-infarct-related artery areas was assessed using... Abstract
Cited 3 times since 2002 (0.1 per year) source: EuropePMC
The American journal of cardiology, Volume 90, Issue 2, 1 1 2002, Pages 149-152 Sustained favorable long-term prognosis of negative stress echocardiography following uncomplicated myocardial infarction. Bigi R, Cortigiani L, Mariani PR, Bax JJ
Cited 19 times since 2002 (0.9 per year) source: EuropePMC
Journal of nuclear medicine : official publication, Society of Nuclear Medicine, Volume 43, Issue 6, 1 1 2002, Pages 795-802 Sequential (201)Tl imaging and dobutamine echocardiography to enhance accuracy of predicting improved left ventricular ejection fraction after revascularization. Bax JJ, Maddahi J, Poldermans D, Elhendy A, Cornel JH, Boersma E, Roelandt JR, Fioretti PM
Unlabelled: 201Tl imaging and dobutamine echocardiography (DE) can both identify viable myocardium. Prediction of functional outcome after revascularization remains suboptimal with either technique because of the relatively low specificity of (201)Tl and low sensitivity of DE. This study was undertaken to develop an optimal testing strategy for prediction of post-revascularization functional outcome. Methods: Seventy-three patients (mean [+/-SD] left ventricular ejection fraction [LVEF], 32% +/-... Abstract
Cited 6 times since 2002 (0.3 per year) source: EuropePMC
Critical care medicine, Volume 30, Issue 6, 1 1 2002, Pages 1301-1305 Continuous on-line measurement of absolute left ventricular volume by transcardiac conductance: angiographic validation in sheep. Staal EM, Steendijk P, Koning G, Dijkstra J, Jukema JW, Baan J
Objective: Validation of the transcardiac conductance method for continuous, on-line measurement of absolute left ventricular volume by comparison with biplane angiography. Design: Controlled, prospective animal study. Setting: Catheterization laboratory of the Leiden University Medical Center. Subjects: Six anesthetized sheep. Interventions: Subjects were studied at baseline, during infusion of dobutamine, and during volume loading and beta blockade. In a pilot experiment, a coronary artery was... Abstract
Cited 21 times since 2002 (1 per year) source: EuropePMC
Journal of nuclear medicine : official publication, Society of Nuclear Medicine, Volume 43, Issue 6, 1 1 2002, Pages 767-772 Prognostic value of dobutamine-atropine stress (99m)Tc-tetrofosmin myocardial perfusion SPECT in patients with known or suspected coronary artery disease. Schinkel AF, Elhendy A, van Domburg RT, Bax JJ, Roelandt JR, Poldermans D
Unlabelled: 99mTc-Tetrofosmin is a recently introduced radioactive isotope for the assessment of myocardial perfusion. Data regarding the prognostic value of stress imaging using this isotope are scarce. The aim of this study was to assess the prognostic value of dobutamine-atropine (99m)Tc-tetrofosmin SPECT for the prediction of late cardiac events in patients with known or suspected coronary artery disease. Methods: A total of 721 consecutive patients with limited exercise capacity underwent d... Abstract
Cited 2 times since 2002 (0.1 per year) source: EuropePMC
Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, Volume 20, Issue 11, 1 1 2002, Pages 2745-2751 Unusual pulmonary lesions: case 1. A juvenile bronchopulmonary fibrosarcoma. Kunst PW, Sutedja G, Golding RP, Risse E, Kardos G, Postmus PE
Cited 10 times since 2002 (0.5 per year) source: EuropePMC
European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery, Volume 21, Issue 6, 1 1 2002, Pages 1123-1125 Repair of aorto-right ventricular tunnel with pulmonary stenosis and an anomalous origin of the left coronary artery. Hruda J, Hazekamp MG, Sobotka-Plojhar MA, Ottenkamp J
A 5-month-old infant with aorto-right ventricular tunnel, pulmonary stenosis and a sole supply of the left coronary artery from the tunnel underwent closure of the ventricular end of the tunnel, subsequent to balloon pulmonary valvuloplasty. Care was taken not to obstruct the aortic end of the tunnel in order to maintain the left coronary artery perfusion. Abstract
Cited 2 times since 2002 (0.1 per year) source: EuropePMC
Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, Volume 20, Issue 11, 1 1 2002, Pages 2747-2748 Unusual pulmonary lesions: case 2. Endobronchial carcinoid of the lung. Codrington H, Sutedja T, Golding R, van Mourik J, Risse E, Postmus PE
Cited 26 times since 2002 (1.2 per year) source: EuropePMC
Current controlled trials in cardiovascular medicine, Volume 3, Issue 1, 20 3 2002, Pages 8 A Prospective Study of Pravastatin in the Elderly at Risk (PROSPER): Screening Experience and Baseline Characteristics. Ford I, Blauw GJ, Murphy MB, Shepherd J, Cobbe SM, Bollen EL, Buckley BM, Jukema JW, Hyland M, Gaw A, Lagaay AM, Perry IJ, Macfarlane P, Norrie J, Meinders AE, Sweeney BJ, Packard CJ, Westendorp RG, Twomey C, Stott DJ, The PROSPER Study Group
BACKGROUND: PROSPER was designed to investigate the benefits of treatment with pravastatin in elderly patients for whom a typical doctor might consider the prescription of statin therapy to be a realistic option. METHODS: The PROspective Study of Pravastatin in the Elderly at Risk (PROSPER) is a randomised, double blind, placebo-controlled trial to test the hypothesis that treatment with pravastatin (40 mg/day) will reduce the risk of coronary heart disease death, non-fatal myocardial infarction... Abstract
Cited 9 times since 2002 (0.4 per year) source: EuropePMC
European radiology, Volume 12 Suppl 3, 14 2 2002, Pages S177-80 Detection of malignant right coronary artery anomaly by multi-slice CT coronary angiography. Dirksen MS, Bax JJ, Blom NA, Schalij MJ, Jukema WJ, Vliegen HW, van der Wall EE, de Roos A, Lamb HJ
Coronary artery anomalies occur in 0.3-0.8% of the population and infer a high risk for sudden cardiac death in young adults. Diagnosis is usually established during coronary angiography, which is hampered by poor spatial visualization. Magnetic resonance imaging is an alternative, but it is not feasible in the presence of metal objects or claustrophobia. In this report, a 15-year-old boy experienced ventricular fibrillation and was successfully resuscitated. Cardiac catheterization was inconclu... Abstract
Cited 38 times since 2002 (1.7 per year) source: EuropePMC
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine, Volume 165, Issue 9, 1 1 2002, Pages 1275-1279 Assessment of microvascular leakage via sputum induction: the role of substance P and neurokinin A in patients with asthma. Van Rensen EL, Hiemstra PS, Rabe KF, Sterk PJ
Microvascular leakage is an important feature of inflammation. However, the assessment of vascular leakage has seldom been used to monitor airway inflammation in asthma. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of inhaled substance P, a potent neurokinin 1 (NK1) agonist and mediator of plasma extravasation, on markers of microvascular leakage in induced sputum from patients with asthma. In a crossover study, sputum was induced before and 30 minutes after inhalation of substance P or neu... Abstract