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Osteoporosis and osteopenia are not associated with T-cell activation in older cART-treated HIV-infected patients

Krikke, M.; Klomberg, R. C.W.; van der Veer, E.; Tesselaar, K. T.; Verhaar, H. J. J.; Hoepelman, A. I. M.; Arends, J. E. (Van Zuiden Communications BV, 2017-05)

Background: A higher risk of developing osteopenia/ osteoporosis has been seen in HIV-infected patients. We compared HIV-infected patients, all treated with combination antiretroviral therapy (cART), with a low bone mineral ...
Quantifying the brain's sheet structure with normalized convolution

Tax, Chantal M.W.; Westin, Carl Fredrik; Dela Haije, Tom; Fuster, Andrea; Viergever, Max A.; Calabrese, Evan; Florack, Luc; Leemans, Alexander (Elsevier, 2017-07-01)

The hypothesis that brain pathways form 2D sheet-like structures layered in 3D as “pages of a book” has been a topic of debate in the recent literature. This hypothesis was mainly supported by a qualitative evaluation of ...
Renal denervation: a glimpse of hope?

Voskuil, M (Bohn Stafleu van Loghum, 2017-06)
Prediction of cognitive and motor outcome of preterm infants based on automatic quantitative descriptors from neonatal MR brain images

Moeskops, Pim; Išgum, Ivana; Keunen, Kristin; Claessens, Nathalie H P; van Haastert, Ingrid C; Groenendaal, Floris; de Vries, Linda S; Viergever, Max A; Benders, Manon J N L (Nature Publishing Group, 2017)

This study investigates the predictive ability of automatic quantitative brain MRI descriptors for the identification of infants with low cognitive and/or motor outcome at 2-3 years chronological age. MR brain images of ...
MR imaging for accurate prediction of outcome after perinatal arterial ischemic stroke: Sooner not necessarily better

Wagenaar, Nienke; van der Aa, Niek E; Groenendaal, Floris; Verhage, Cornelia H; Benders, Manon J N L; de Vries, Linda S (W.B. Saunders Ltd, 2017-07)

BACKGROUND: Involvement of the corticospinal tracts after perinatal arterial ischemic stroke (PAIS) is strongly correlated with adverse motor outcome. METHODS: Two full-term infants with PAIS, with two early MRI scans ...
Identifying Components Of Self-Management Interventions Associated With Change In Health-Related Quality Of Life In COPD Patients: Systematic Review And A Meta-Regression Analysis

Jonkman, N.; Schuurmans, M.; Groenwold, R.; Hoes, A.; Trappenburg, J. (American Thoracic Society, 2015)
HIV-1 drug resistance mutations: Potential applications for point-of-care Genotypic resistance testing

Rhee, Soo Yon; Jordan, Michael R.; Raizes, Elliot; Chua, Arlene; Parkin, Neil; Kantor, Rami; Van Zy, Gert U.; Mukui, Irene; Hosseinipour, Mina C.; Frenkel, Lisa M.; Ndembi, Nicaise; Hamers, Raph L.; De Wit, Tobias F Rinke; Wallis, Carole L.; Gupta, Ravindra K.; Fokam, Joseph; Zeh, Clement; Schapiro, Jonathan M.; Carmona, Sergio; Katzenstein, David; Tang, Michele; Aghokeng, Avelin F.; De Oliveira, Tulio; Wensing, Annemarie M J; Gallant, Joel E.; Wainberg, Mark A.; Richman, Douglas D.; Fitzgibbon, Joseph E.; Schito, Marco; Bertagnolio, Silvia; Yang, Chunfu; Shafer, Robert W. (Public Library of Science, 2015-12-01)

The increasing prevalence of acquired and transmitted HIV-1 drug resistance is an obstacle to successful antiretroviral therapy (ART) in the low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) hardest hit by the HIV-1 pandemic. ...
Mid-term results of EVAR in severe proximal aneurysm neck angulation

Oliveira, N. F G; Bastos Gonçalves, F. M.; de Vries, J. P P M; Ultee, K. H J; Werson, D. A B; Hoeks, S. E.; Moll, F.; Van Herwaarden, J. A.; Verhagen, H. J M (W.B. Saunders Ltd, 2015-01-01)

Objective To determine if mid-term outcome following endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) with the Endurant Stent Graft (Medtronic, Santa Rosa, CA, USA) is influenced by severe proximal neck angulation. Methods A retrospective ...
Fighting against disuse of the masticatory system in duchenne muscular dystrophy: A pilot study using chewing gum

Van Bruggen, H. Willemijn; Van Den Engel-Hoek, Lenie; Steenks, Michel H.; Van Der Bilt, Andries; Bronkhorst, Ewald M.; Creugers, Nico H J; De Groot, Imelda J M; Kalaykova, Stanimira I. (SAGE Publications Inc., 2015-10-22)

Duchenne muscular dystrophy patients report masticatory problems. The aim was to determine the efficacy of mastication training in Duchenne muscular dystrophy using chewing gum for 4 weeks. In all, 17 patients and 17 healthy ...
Submucosal invasion and risk of lymph node invasion in early Barrett's cancer: potential impact of different classification systems on patient management

Fotis, Dimitrios; Doukas, Michael; Wijnhoven, Bas Pl; Didden, Paul; Biermann, Katharina; Bruno, Marco J; Koch, Arjun D (John Wiley & Sons Inc., 2015-12)

BACKGROUND: Due to the high mortality and morbidity rates of esophagectomy, endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) is increasingly used for the curative treatment of early low risk Barrett's adenocarcinoma. OBJECTIVE: This ...
Een man met pijn op de borst en dyspneu

van Adrichem, Stefan; Didden, Paul; van Lanschot, J J B Jan (Bohn Stafleu van Loghum, 2015)

A 60-year-old man presented with acute chest pain and dyspnoea, which was caused by pericarditis secondary to a neo-oesophago-pericardial fistula after previous oesophagectomy for oesophageal cancer. The fistula presumably ...
Lymph node count at radical cystectomy does not influence long-term survival if surgeons adhere to a standardized template

Fransen van de Putte, Elisabeth E; Hermans, Tom J N; Werkhoven, Erik van; Mertens, Laura S; Meijer, Richard P; Bex, Axel; Wassenaar, Annabeth E; van der Poel, Henk G; van Rhijn, Bas W G; Horenblas, Simon (Elsevier, 2015-12)

INTRODUCTION: Multiple bladder cancer studies report that the number of removed lymph nodes (lymph node count [LNC]) at radical cystectomy (RC) is positively associated with survival. Although these reports suggest that ...
An observational, retrospective study of the length of stay, and its influencing factors, among elderly patients at the Emergency Department

Golüke, N. M S; Huibers, C. J A; Stalpers, S. C.; Taekema, D. G.; Vermeer, S. E.; Jansen, P. A F (Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2015-07-01)

Aim: To examine the length of stay (LOS), and its influencing factors, at the Emergency Department (ED) among elderly patients admitted to the geriatric, internal medicine or neurology department. Materials and methods: ...
De juiste keuze van geneesmiddelen bij ouderen

Jansen, Paul A F; Brouwers, J. R B J Koos; Van Roon, Eric N. (Bohn Stafleu van Loghum, 2015)

Older patients use many drugs, while there is hardly any information about the effect and safety of these in elderly patients. It appears that only 56%, and 20% of the information required by the European Medicines Agency ...
Effects and cost-effectiveness of pharmacogenetic screening for CYP2D6 among older adults starting therapy with nortriptyline or venlafaxine: Study protocol for a pragmatic randomized controlled trial (CYSCEtrial)

Berm, Elizabeth J J; Hak, Eelko; Postma, Maarten; Boshuisen, Marjolein; Breuning, Laura; Brouwers, Jacobus R B J; Dhondt, Ton; Jansen, Paul A F; Kok, Rob M.; Maring, Jan G.; Van Marum, Rob; Mulder, Hans; Voshaar, Oude Richard C; Risselada, Arne J.; Venema, Harry; Vleugel, Liesbeth; Wilffert, Bob (BioMed Central, 2015-01-31)

Background: Nortriptyline and venlafaxine are commonly used antidepressants for treatment of depression in older patients. Both drugs are metabolized by the polymorphic cytochrome P450-2D6 (CYP2D6) enzyme and guidelines ...
Implementation of the WHO-6-step method in the medical curriculum to improve pharmacology knowledge and pharmacotherapy skills

Keijsers, Carolina J P W; Segers, Wieke S.; De Wildt, Dick J.; Brouwers, Jacobus R B J; Keijsers, Loes; Jansen, Paul A F (Wiley-Blackwell, 2015-06-01)

Aim The only validated tool for pharmacotherapy education for medical students is the 6-step method of the World Health Organization. It has proven effective in experimental studies with short term interventions. The ...
CD8+ T cell profiles in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and their relationship to disease activity

Carvalheiro, Helena; Duarte, Cátia; Silva-Cardoso, Sandra; Da Silva, José A P; Souto-Carneiro, M. Margarida (John Wiley & Sons Inc., 2015-02-01)

Objective. CD8+ T cells are abundant in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, their role in disease pathogenesis is poorly defined. This study was undertaken to investigate the relationship between disease activity and CD8+ ...
The ages and stages questionnaire and neurodevelopmental impairment in two-year-old preterm-born children

Kerstjens, Jorien M.; Nijhuis, Ard; Hulzebos, Christian V.; Van Imhoff, Deirdre E.; Van Wassenaer-Leemhuis, Aleid G.; Van Haastert, Ingrid C.; Lopriore, Enrico; Katgert, Titia; Swarte, Renate M.; Van Lingen, Richard A.; Mulder, Twan L.; Laarman, Céleste R.; Steiner, Katerina; Dijk, Peter H. (Public Library of Science, 2015-07-20)

Objective: To test the ability of the Ages and Stages Questionnaire, Third Edition (ASQ3) to help identify or exclude neurodevelopmental impairment (NDI) in very preterm-born children at the corrected age of two. Methods: ...
Exploring a self-help coping intervention for pregnant women with a miscarriage history

Ockhuijsen, Henrietta D L; van den Hoogen, Agnes; Boivin, Jacky; Macklon, Nicholas S.; de Boer, Fijgje (W.B. Saunders, 2015-11-01)

Pregnant women with a history of miscarriages experience symptoms of anxiety and depression in a subsequent pregnancy and are in need of support in the period after miscarriage, when trying to get pregnant again and during ...
Worldwide trends in surgical techniques in the treatment of esophageal and gastroesophageal junction cancer

Haverkamp, L.; Seesing, M. F J; Ruurda, J. P.; Boone, J.; van Hillegersberg, R. (Wiley-Blackwell, 2017-01)

The aim of this study was to evaluate the worldwide trends in surgical techniques for esophageal cancer surgery by comparing it to our survey from 2007. In addition, new questions were added for gastroesophageal junction ...

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