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Deformation imaging to assess global and regional effects of cardiac regenerative therapy in ischaemic heart disease: A systematic review

van Klarenbosch, BR; Chamuleau, Steven A.J.; Teske, Arco J. (John Wiley & Sons Inc., 2019-10-01)

Currently, left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) is the most common endpoint in cardiovascular stem cell therapy research. However, this global measure of cardiac function might not be suitable to detect the regional ...
Clinical presentation, aetiology and outcome of infective endocarditis. Results of the ESC-EORP EURO-ENDO (European infective endocarditis) registry: A prospective cohort study

EURO-ENDO (Oxford University Press, 2019-10-14)

Aims: The EURO-ENDO registry aimed to study the management and outcomes of patients with infective endocarditis (IE). Methods and results: Prospective cohort of 3116 adult patients (2470 from Europe, 646 from non-ESC ...
Aortic dissection and prophylactic surgery in congenital heart disease

Kuijpers, Joey M.; Koolbergen, Dave R.; Groenink, Maarten; Matthijs Boekholdt, S.; Meijboom, Folkert J.; Jongbloed, Monique R.M.; Hoendermis, Elke S.; Duijnhouwer, Anthonie L.; Mulder, Barbara J.M.; Bouma, Berto J. (Elsevier Ireland Ltd, 2019-01-01)

Background: Proximal aortic dilatation in certain congenital heart diseases (CHD) prompts concerns about dissection and consideration of prophylactic surgery. To evaluate contemporary prophylactic practice, we determined ...
Big data analytics in adult congenital heart disease: Why coding matters

Asselbergs, Folkert W.; Meijboom, Folkert J. (Oxford University Press, 2019-04-01)
High burden of drug therapy in adult congenital heart disease: Polypharmacy as marker of morbidity and mortality

Woudstra, OI; Meijboom, Folkert J.; Kuijpers, Joey M.; Post, Marco C.; Jongbloed, Monique R.M.; Duijnhouwer, Anthonie L.; Van Dijk, Arie P.J.; Van Melle, Joost P.; Konings, Thelma C.; Zwinderman, Aeilko H.; Mulder, Barbara J.M.; Bouma, Berto J. (Oxford University Press, 2019-10)

AIMS: To assess medication use in adult congenital heart disease (ACHD) patients compared to the age- and sex-matched general population, identify patterns of pharmacotherapy, and analyse associations between pharmacotherapy ...
The Effect of Gut Microbiome Composition on Human Immune Responses: An Exploration of Interference by Helminth Infections

Martin, Ivonne; Kaisar, Maria M.M.; Wiria, Aprilianto E.; Hamid, Firdaus; Djuardi, Yenny; Sartono, Erliyani; Rosa, Bruce A.; Mitreva, Makedonka; Supali, Taniawati; Houwing-Duistermaat, Jeanine J.; Yazdanbakhsh, Maria; Wammes, Linda J. (Frontiers Media S. A., 2019-11-06)

Background: Soil-transmitted helminths have been shown to have the immune regulatory capacity, which they use to enhance their long term survival within their host. As these parasites reside in the gastrointestinal tract, ...
Antistolling bij patiënten met atriumfibrilleren

Trinks-Roerdink, Emmy; Joosten, Linda (Bohn Stafleu van Loghum, 2019-09)

Ter preventie van trombo-embolie bij patiënten met atriumfibrilleren (AF) wordt een direct werkend oraal anticoagulans (DOAC) vaak verkozen boven een vitamine K-antagonist (VKA) vanwege het lagere risico op ernstige ...
Supplemental MRI Screening for Women with Extremely Dense Breast Tissue

DENSE Trial Study Group (Massachussetts Medical Society, 2019-11-28)

Background: Extremely dense breast tissue is a risk factor for breast cancer and limits the detection of cancer with mammography. Data are needed on the use of supplemental magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to improve early ...
Normal Values of QT Variability in 10-s Electrocardiograms for all Ages

van den Berg, Marten E.; Kors, Jan A.; van Herpen, Gerard; Bots, Michiel L.; Hillege, Hans; Swenne, Cees A.; Stricker, Bruno H.; Rijnbeek, Peter R. (Frontiers Research Foundation, 2019-10-04)

Aims: QT variability is a promising electrocardiographic marker. It has been studied as a screening tool for coronary artery disease and left ventricular hypertrophy, and increased QT variability is a known risk factor for ...
Are there gender disparities in symptom presentation or triage of patients with chest discomfort at primary care out-of-hours services?: An observational study

van der Meer, Manon G; Appelman, Yolande; Rutten, Karlijn H G; van der Graaf, Yolanda; Nathoe, Hendrik M; Doevendans, Pieter A; Smit, Michelle; Verheij, Emmy; Botermans, Anne; Rutten, Frans H (BMJ Publishing Group, 2019-11-19)

OBJECTIVES: Previous hospital-based studies have suggested delayed recognition of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in women. We wanted to assess differences in symptom presentation or triage among women and men who contacted ...
Oerwoud van antitrombotica: een overzicht van recente literatuur

Geersing, Geert-Jan; Greving, Jacoba P; Folkeringa, Richard; Hemels, Martin E W; Ten Cate, Hugo; Huisman, Menno V (Bohn Stafleu van Loghum, 2019-11-07)

Physicians encounter patients who use antithrombotics in virtually every area of medical specialisation. As antithrombotic use is often chronic, it is important for medication monitoring that physicians have sufficient ...
Education Moderates the Relation Between APOE ɛ4 and Memory in Nondemented Non-Hispanic Black Older Adults

Vonk, Jet M J; Rentería, Miguel Arce; Medina, Valerie M; Pericak-Vance, Margaret A; Byrd, Goldie S; Haines, Jonathan; Brickman, Adam M; Manly, Jennifer J (IOS Press, 2019-11-12)

BACKGROUND: The APOEɛ4 allele is a well-known risk factor for Alzheimer's disease (AD). Previous research argues that higher education helps to preserve cognition in older adults with AD pathology because of its key role ...
Cross-sectional study of the health of southern African truck drivers

Lalla-Edward, Samanta Tresha; Fischer, Alex Emilio; Venter, W D Francois; Scheuermaier, Karine; Meel, Ruchika; Hankins, Catherine; Gomez, Gabriela; Klipstein-Grobusch, Kerstin; Draaijer, Melvin; Vos, Alinda G (BMJ Publishing Group, 2019-10-28)

OBJECTIVES: Lifestyle and working conditions of truck drivers predisposes them to risk-factors associated with communicable and non-communicable diseases, but little is known about the health status of African truck driver. ...
Are contralateral parenchymal enhancement on dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI and genomic ER-pathway activity in ER-positive/HER2-negative breast cancer related?

van der Velden, Bas H M; Bismeijer, Tycho; Canisius, Sander; Loo, Claudette E; Lips, Esther H; Wesseling, Jelle; Viergever, Max A; Wessels, Lodewyk F A; Gilhuijs, Kenneth G A (Elsevier Ireland Ltd, 2019-12)

Purpose: To retrospectively explore the relation between parenchymal enhancement of the healthy contralateral breast on dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and genomic tests for estrogen receptor ...
Pan-cancer whole-genome analyses of metastatic solid tumours

Priestley, Peter; Baber, Jonathan; Lolkema, Martijn P; Steeghs, Neeltje; de Bruijn, Ewart; Shale, Charles; Duyvesteyn, Korneel; Haidari, Susan; van Hoeck, Arne; Onstenk, Wendy; Roepman, Paul; Voda, Mircea; Bloemendal, Haiko J; Tjan-Heijnen, Vivianne C G; van Herpen, Carla M L; Labots, Mariette; Witteveen, Petronella O; Smit, Egbert F; Sleijfer, Stefan; Voest, Emile E; Cuppen, Edwin (Nature Research, 2019-11-07)

Metastatic cancer is a major cause of death and is associated with poor treatment efficacy. A better understanding of the characteristics of late-stage cancer is required to help adapt personalized treatments, reduce ...
An evidence-based toolbox for the design and implementation of selective-prevention primary-care initiatives targeting cardio-metabolic disease

Sonderlund, Anders Larrabee; Thilsing, Trine; Korevaar, Joke; Hollander, Monika; Lionis, Christos; Schellevis, Francois; Wändell, Per; Carlsson, Axel C; de Waard, Anne-Karien; de Wit, Niek; Seifert, Bohumil; Angelaki, Agapi; Kral, Norbert; Sondergaard, Jens (Elsevier, 2019-12-01)

Cardio-metabolic diseases (CMD; cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, chronic kidney disease) represent a global public health problem. Worldwide, nearly half a billion people are currently diagnosed with diabetes, and ...
Radiation dose and pathological response in oesophageal cancer patients treated with neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy followed by surgery: a multi-institutional analysis

Thomas, Melissa; Borggreve, Alicia S; van Rossum, Peter S N; Perneel, Christiaan; Moons, Johnny; Van Daele, Elke; van Hillegersberg, Richard; Deng, Wei; Pattyn, Piet; Mook, Stella; Boterberg, Tom; Ruurda, Jelle P; Nafteux, Philippe; Lin, Steven H; Haustermans, Karin (Informa Healthcare, 2019-10)

Purpose: To explore whether a higher neoadjuvant radiation dose increases the probability of a pathological complete response (pCR) or pathological major response (pMR) response in oesophageal cancer patients. Material and ...
Decision analytic modeling was useful to assess the impact of a prediction model on health outcomes before a randomized trial

Jenniskens, Kevin; Lagerweij, Ghizelda R.; Naaktgeboren, Christiana A.; Hooft, Lotty; Moons, Karel G. M.; Poldervaart, Judith M.; Koffijberg, Hendrik; Reitsma, Johannes B. (Elsevier, 2019-11)

OBJECTIVE: To demonstrate how decision analytic models (DAMs) can be used to quantify impact of using a (diagnostic or prognostic) prediction model in clinical practice and provide general guidance on how to perform such ...
The Effect of Gastrostomy Placement on Health-Related Quality of Life in Children

Franken, Josephine; Stellato, Rebecca K.; Tytgat, Stefaan H.A.J.; van der Zee, David C.; Mauritz, Femke A.; Lindeboom, Maud Y.A. (W.B. Saunders, 2019-11)

Background and purpose: A gastrostomy placement (GP) aims to improve nutritional status and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in children who require long-term enteral tube feeding. We evaluated the effect of GP on ...
Cardiac amyloidosis: the need for early diagnosis

Oerlemans, M. I.F.J.; Rutten, K. H.G.; Minnema, M. C.; Raymakers, R. A.P.; Asselbergs, F. W.; de Jonge, Nicolaas (Bohn Stafleu van Loghum, 2019-11-01)

Amyloidosis is a collection of systemic diseases characterised by misfolding of previously soluble precursor proteins that become infiltrative depositions, thereby disrupting normal organ structure and function. In the ...

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