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Cranial ultrasound findings in preterm germinal matrix haemorrhage, sequelae and outcome

eurUS.brain group (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2020-03-01)

Germinal matrix-intraventricular haemorrhage (GMH-IVH), periventricular haemorrhagic infarction (PHI) and its complication, post-haemorrhagic ventricular dilatation (PHVD), are still common neonatal morbidities in preterm ...
Brain Damage and Visuospatial Impairments: Exploring Early Structure-Function Associations in Children Born Very Preterm

van Gils, Maud M.; Dudink, Jeroen; Reiss, Irwin K.M.; Swarte, Renate M.C.; van der Steen, Johannes; Pel, Johan J.M.; Kooiker, Marlou J.G. (Elsevier, 2020-08)

BACKGROUND: To provide insight into early neurosensory development in children born very preterm, we assessed the association between early structural brain damage and functional visuospatial attention and motion processing ...
Antibiotic prophylaxis for prevention of postoperative wound infection in adults undergoing open elective inguinal or femoral hernia repair

Orelio, Claudia C; van Hessen, Coen; Sanchez-Manuel, Francisco Javier; Aufenacker, Theodorus J; Scholten, Rob Jpm (John Wiley & Sons Inc., 2020-04-21)

Background: Inguinal or femoral hernia is a tissue protrusion in the groin region and has a cumulative incidence of 27% in adult men and of 3% in adult women. As most hernias become symptomatic over time, groin hernia ...
Data sources and methods used to determine pretest probabilities in a cohort of Cochrane diagnostic test accuracy reviews

Oerbekke, Michiel S; Jenniskens, Kevin; Scholten, Rob J P M; Hooft, Lotty (BioMed Central, 2020-04-16)

BACKGROUND: A pretest probability must be selected to calculate data to help clinicians, guideline boards and policy makers interpret diagnostic accuracy parameters. When multiple analyses for the same target condition are ...
miR-19a-3p containing exosomes improve function of ischaemic myocardium upon shock wave therapy

Gollmann-Tepeköylü, Can; Pölzl, Leo; Graber, Michael; Hirsch, Jakob; Nägele, Felix; Lobenwein, Daniela; Hess, Michael W.; Blumer, Michael J.; Kirchmair, Elke; Zipperle, Johannes; Hromada, Carina; Mühleder, Severin; Hackl, Hubert; Hermann, Martin; Al Khamisi, Hemse; Förster, Martin; Lichtenauer, Michael; Mittermayr, Rainer; Paulus, Patrick; Fritsch, Helga; Bonaros, Nikolaos; Kirchmair, Rudolf; Sluijter, Joost P.G.; Davidson, Sean; Grimm, Michael; Holfeld, Johannes (Oxford University Press, 2020-05-01)

AIMS: As many current approaches for heart regeneration exert unfavourable side effects, the induction of endogenous repair mechanisms in ischaemic heart disease is of particular interest. Recently, exosomes carrying ...
The transverse aortic constriction heart failure animal model: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Bosch, Lena; de Haan, Judith J.; Bastemeijer, Marissa; van der Burg, Jennifer; van der Worp, Erik; Wesseling, Marian; Viola, Margarida; Odille, Clémene; el Azzouzi, Hamid; Pasterkamp, Gerard; Sluijter, Joost P.G.; Wever, Kimberley E.; de Jager, Saskia C.A. (Springer Netherlands, 2021-11)

The transverse aortic constriction (TAC) model is frequently used to study adverse cardiac remodeling upon pressure overload. We set out to define the most important characteristics that define the degree of cardiac ...
Control of Angiogenesis via a VHL/miR-212/132 Axis

Lei, Zhiyong; Klasson, Timothy D.; Brandt, Maarten M.; van de Hoek, Glenn; Logister, Ive; Cheng, Caroline; Doevendans, Pieter A.; Sluijter, Joost P.G.; Giles, Rachel H. (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2020-04-19)

A common feature of tumorigenesis is the upregulation of angiogenesis pathways in order to supply nutrients via the blood for the growing tumor. Understanding how cells promote angiogenesis and how to control these processes ...
Requirements for Proper Immunosuppressive Regimens to Limit Translational Failure of Cardiac Cell Therapy in Preclinical Large Animal Models

Demkes, Evelyne J.; Rijken, Simone; Szymanski, Mariusz K.; Hoefer, Imo E.; Sluijter, Joost P.G.; de Jager, Saskia C.A. (Springer New York, 2021-02)

Various cell-based therapies are currently investigated in an attempt to tackle the high morbidity and mortality associated with heart failure. The need for these therapies to move towards the clinic is pressing. Therefore, ...
Plasma Immunoglobulin Levels Prior to Cardiac Transplantation are Associated with Post-Transplantation Survival

van den Hoogen, P.; Huibers, M. M.; van den Dolder, F. W.; de Weger, R. A.; Siera, E.; de Jonge, N.; Doevendans, P. A.; Sluijter, J. P.; de Jager, S. C.; Vink, A. (Elsevier, 2020-04)

PURPOSE: It is difficult to predict which patients will have a long term survival after heart transplantation (HTx). Cardiac allograft vasculopathy (CAV) and antibody mediated rejection are long-term morbidities after HTx ...
Intracranial atherosclerosis assessed with 7-T MRI: Evaluation of patients with ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack

Lindenholz, Arjen; van der Kolk, Anja G.; van der Schaaf, Irene C.; van der Worp, H. Bart; Harteveld, Anita A.; Dieleman, Nikki; Bots, Michiel L.; Hendrikse, Jeroen (Radiological Society of North America Inc., 2020-04)

Background: Intracranial atherosclerosis is an important cause of ischemic stroke and is associated with several vascular risk factors. Current imaging is mainly based on the assessment of luminal narrowing rather than ...
The relation between healthy lifestyle changes and decrease in systemic inflammation in patients with stable cardiovascular disease

UCC-SMART Study Group (Elsevier, 2020-05)

Background and aims: Pharmacological lowering of inflammation has proven effective in reducing recurrent cardiovascular event rates. Aim of the current study is to evaluate lifestyle changes (smoking cessation, weight loss, ...
A prediction model for one- and three-year mortality in dementia: results from a nationwide hospital-based cohort of 50,993 patients in the Netherlands

van de Vorst, Irene E.; Golüke, Nienke M.S.; Vaartjes, Ilonca; Bots, Michiel L.; Koek, Huiberdina L. (Oxford University Press, 2020-05)

OBJECTIVE: to develop a model to predict one- and three-year mortality in patients with dementia attending a hospital, through hospital admission or day/memory clinic. DESIGN: we constructed a cohort of dementia patients ...
Accuracy of the PHQ-2 Alone and in Combination With the PHQ-9 for Screening to Detect Major Depression: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Depression Screening Data (DEPRESSD) PHQ Collaboration (American Medical Association, 2020-06-09)

Importance: The Patient Health Questionnaire depression module (PHQ-9) is a 9-item self-administered instrument used for detecting depression and assessing severity of depression. The Patient Health Questionnaire-2 (PHQ-2) ...
Reducing cardiometabolic risk in adults with a low socioeconomic position: Protocol of the Supreme Nudge parallel cluster-randomised controlled supermarket trial

Stuber, Josine M.; Mackenbach, Joreintje D.; De Boer, Femke E.; De Bruijn, Gert Jan; Gillebaart, Marleen; Harbers, Marjolein C.; Hoenink, Jody C.; Klein, Michel C.A.; Middel, Cédric N.H.; Van Der Schouw, Yvonne T.; Schuitmaker-Warnaar, Tjerk Jan; Velema, Elizabeth; Vos, Anne L.; Waterlander, Wilma E.; Lakerveld, Jeroen; Beulens, Joline W.J. (BioMed Central, 2020-05-19)

Background: Unhealthy lifestyle behaviours such as unhealthy dietary intake and insufficient physical activity (PA) tend to cluster in adults with a low socioeconomic position (SEP), putting them at high cardiometabolic ...
Substitution among milk and yogurt products and the risk of incident type 2 diabetes in the EPIC-NL cohort

Stuber, J. M.; Vissers, L. E.T.; Verschuren, M. W.M.; Boer, J. M.A.; van der Schouw, Y. T.; Sluijs, I. (Wiley-Blackwell, 2021-02)

Background: Higher dairy consumption has been associated with lower type 2 diabetes (T2D) risk, whereas dairy product subtypes appear to differ in their T2D risk association. We investigated whether replacing one type of ...
Supervisor and Student Perspectives on Undergraduate Thesis Supervision in Higher Education

Agricola, Bas; Prins, Frans J.; van der Schaaf, Marieke; van Tartwijk, Jan (Routledge, 2020-06)

Diagnosing teachers are teachers who perceive diagnostic information about students’ learning process, interpret these aspects, decide how to respond, and act based on this diagnostic decision. During supervision meetings ...
Proactive screening for symptoms: A simple method to improve early detection of unrecognized cardiovascular disease in primary care. Results from the Lifelines Cohort Study

Zwartkruis, Victor W.; Groenewegen, Amy; Rutten, Frans H.; Hollander, Monika; Hoes, Arno W.; van der Ende, M. Yldau; van der Harst, Pim; Cramer, Maarten Jan; van der Schouw, Yvonne T.; Koffijberg, Hendrik; Rienstra, Michiel; de Boer, Rudolf A. (Academic Press Inc., 2020-09)

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) often goes unrecognized, despite symptoms frequently being present. Proactive screening for symptoms might improve early recognition and prevent disease progression or acute cardiovascular ...
Mortality and host response aberrations associated with transient and persistent acute kidney injury in critically ill patients with sepsis: a prospective cohort study

MARS Consortium (Springer-Verlag, 2020-08-01)

PURPOSE: Sepsis is the most frequent cause of acute kidney injury (AKI). The "Acute Disease Quality Initiative Workgroup" recently proposed new definitions for AKI, classifying it as transient or persistent. We investigated ...
Synovitis and synovectomy in haemophilia

van Vulpen, Lize F D; Thomas, Sylvia; Keny, Swapnil A; Mohanty, Shubhranshu S (Wiley-Blackwell, 2021-02)

Joint bleeds cause major morbidity in haemophilia patients. The synovial tissue is responsible for removal of blood remnants from the joint cavity. But blood components, especially iron, lead to a series of changes in the ...
Performance of existing definitions and tests for the diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis in critically ill, adult patients: A systematic review with qualitative evidence synthesis

Bassetti, M; Giacobbe, D R; Grecchi, C; Rebuffi, C; Zuccaro, V; Scudeller, L; FUNDICU investigators (W.B. Saunders Ltd, 2020-07)

OBJECTIVES: To summarize the available evidence on the diagnostic performance for invasive aspergillosis (IA) in non-hematological, non-solid organ transplantation critically ill patients of the following: (i) existing ...

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