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  • Clinical testing of the cardiovascular effects of e-cigarette substitution for smoking: a living systematic review 
    La Rosa, Giusy; Vernooij, Robin; Qureshi, Maria; Polosa, Riccardo; O’Leary, Renée (Springer Verlag Italia, 2023-04)
    Some persons who smoke have substituted e-cigarettes for tobacco cigarettes, either completely or partially. What effect does this have on cardiovascular functioning? We conducted a living systematic review on human clinical ...
  • High-dose chemotherapy with stem cell rescue to treat stage III homologous deficient breast cancer: factors influencing clinical implementation 
    Verbeek, Joost G.E.; de Jong, Vincent M.T.; Wijnja, Hanna M.; Jager, Agnes; Linn, Sabine C.; Retèl, Valesca P.; van Harten, Wim H. (BioMed Central, 2023-12)
    Background: High-dose chemotherapy with autologous stem cell rescue (HDCT) is a promising treatment for patients with stage III, HER2-negative, homologous recombination deficient (HRD) breast cancer. Clinical effectiveness ...
  • Disease activity in patients with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases after SARS-CoV-2 vaccinations 
    van Dam, Koos P.J.; Wieske, Luuk; Stalman, Eileen W.; Kummer, Laura Y.L.; Roosen, Jesse; van Kempen, Zoé L.E.; Killestein, Joep; Volkers, Adriaan G.; Boekel, Laura; Wolbink, Gerrit J.; van der Kooi, Anneke J.; Raaphorst, Joost; Löwenberg, Mark; Takkenberg, R. Bart; D'Haens, Geert R.A.M.; Spuls, Phyllis I.; Bekkenk, Marcel W.; Musters, Annelie H.; Post, Nicoline F.; Bosma, Angela L.; Hilhorst, Marc L.; Vegting, Yosta; Bemelman, Frederike J.; Voskuyl, Alexandre E.; Broens, Bo; Sanchez, Agner Parra; van Els, Cécile A.C.M.; de Wit, Jelle; Rutgers, Abraham; de Leeuw, Karina; Horváth, Barbara; Verschuuren, Jan J.G.M.; Ruiter, Annabel M.; van Ouwerkerk, Lotte; van der Woude, Diane; Allaart, Renée C.F.; Teng, Y. K.Onno; van Paassen, Pieter; Busch, Matthias H.; Jallah, Papay B.P.; Brusse, Esther; van Doorn, Pieter A.; Baars, Adája E.; Hijnen, Dirk Jan; Schreurs, Corine R.G.; van der Pol, W. Ludo; Goedee, H. Stephan; Steenhuis, Maurice; Keijzer, Sofie; Keijser, Jim B.D.; the T2B! Immunity against SARS-CoV-2 study group (Academic Press Inc., 2023-02)
    For patients with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMIDs), concerns exist about increased disease activity after vaccination. We aimed to assess changes in disease activity after SARS-CoV-2 vaccination in patients ...
  • Sodium Content and Labelling of Packaged Foods and Beverages in Nigeria: A Cross-Sectional Study 
    Ojo, Adedayo E.; Jones, Alexandra; Okoro, Clementina Ebere; Alfa, Vanessa O.; Okoli, Rosemary; Shedul, Gabriel L.; Orji, Ikechukwu A.; Osagie, Samuel; Chopra, Aashima; Van Horn, Linda V.; Hirschhorn, Lisa R.; Trieu, Kathy; Taylor, Fraser; Howes, Kylie; Ilias, Maliha; Williams, Makeda J.; Tutse-Tonwe, Veronica; Neal, Bruce; Huffman, Mark D.; Ojji, Dike B. (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2023-01)
    Increased consumption of unhealthy processed foods, particularly those high in sodium, is a major risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. The nutrition information on packaged foods can help guide consumers toward products ...
  • ABC-transporter CFTR folds with high fidelity through a modular, stepwise pathway 
    Im, Jisu; Hillenaar, Tamara; Yeoh, Hui Ying; Sahasrabudhe, Priyanka; Mijnders, Marjolein; van Willigen, Marcel; Hagos, Azib; de Mattos, Eduardo; van der Sluijs, Peter; Braakman, Ineke (Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2023-01)
    The question how proteins fold is especially pointed for large multi-domain, multi-spanning membrane proteins with complex topologies. We have uncovered the sequence of events that encompass proper folding of the ABC ...
  • Classification of Skull Shape Deformities Related to Craniosynostosis on 3D Photogrammetry 
    Kronig, Sophia A.J.; Kronig, Otto D.M.; Vrooman, Henri A.; Van Adrichem, Léon N.A. (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2023-01)
    Implementation of the Utrecht Cranial Shape Quantificator (UCSQ) classification method on 3D photogrammetry in patients with different types of craniosynostosis is the aim of the present study. Five children (age <1 year) ...
  • Recommending revised hepatoblastoma surveillance in children with a pathogenic ARID1A variant. Reply to “Cancer in ARID1A-Coffin-Siris syndrome: Review and report of a child with hepatoblastoma” by Cárcamo et al. 2022 
    van der Sluijs, P. J.; Vergano, S. A.; Roeder, E. R.; Jongmans, M. C.J.; Santen, G. W.E. (Elsevier Masson SAS, 2023-02)
  • Graphical tools for visualizing the results of network meta-analysis of multicomponent interventions 
    Seitidis, Georgios; Tsokani, Sofia; Christogiannis, Christos; Kontouli, Katerina Maria; Fyraridis, Alexandros; Nikolakopoulos, Stavros; Veroniki, Areti Angeliki; Mavridis, Dimitris (John Wiley & Sons Inc., 2023-05)
    Network meta-analysis (NMA) is an established method for assessing the comparative efficacy and safety of competing interventions. It is often the case that we deal with interventions that consist of multiple, possibly ...
  • Healthcare-associated infections in Dutch hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic 
    Verberk, Janneke D.M.; van der Kooi, Tjallie I.I.; Kampstra, Nynke A.; Reimes, Naomi; van Rooden, Stephanie M.; Hopmans, Titia E.M.; Geerlings, Suzanne E.; de Greeff, Sabine C. (BioMed Central Ltd., 2023-01-05)
    Background: During the COVID-19 pandemic hospitals reorganized their resources and delivery of care, which may have affected the number of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). We aimed to quantify changes in trends in ...
  • Familial multiple discoid fibromas is linked to a locus on chromosome 5 including the FNIP1 gene 
    van de Beek, Irma; Glykofridis, Iris E.; Tanck, Michael W.T.; Luijten, Monique N.H.; Starink, Theo M.; Balk, Jesper A.; Johannesma, Paul C.; Hennekam, Eric; van den Hoff, Maurice J.B.; Gunst, Quinn D.; Gille, Johan J.P.; Polstra, Abeltje M.; Postmus, Pieter E.; van Steensel, Maurice A.M.; Postma, Alex V.; Wolthuis, Rob M.F.; Menko, Fred H.; Houweling, Arjan C.; Waisfisz, Quinten (Springer Nature, 2023-04)
    Previously, we reported a series of families presenting with trichodiscomas, inherited in an autosomal dominant pattern. The phenotype was named familial multiple discoid fibromas (FMDF). The genetic cause of FMDF remained ...
  • Exposure to ambient ultrafine particles and allergic sensitization in children up to 16 years 
    Bouma, Femke; Hoek, Gerard; Koppelman, Gerard H.; Vonk, Judith M.; Kerckhoffs, Jules; Vermeulen, Roel; Gehring, Ulrike (Academic Press Inc., 2023-02-15)
    Background: Few epidemiological studies so far have investigated the role of long-term exposure to ultrafine particles (UFP) in inhalant and food allergy development. Objectives: The purpose of this study was to assess the ...
  • Non-pharmacological interventions to promote work participation in people with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases: a systematic review and meta-analysis from the EULAR taskforce on healthy and sustainable work participation 
    Butink, Maarten H.P.; Webers, Casper; Verstappen, Suzanne M.M.; Falzon, Louise; Betteridge, Neil; Wiek, Dieter; Woolf, Anthony D.; Stamm, Tanja A.; Burmester, Gerd R.; Bijlsma, Johannes W.J.; Christensen, Robin; Boonen, Annelies (BMJ Publishing Group, 2023-01-03)
    Objective To summarise the evidence on effectiveness of non-pharmacological (ie, non-drug, non-surgical) interventions on work participation (sick leave, work status and presenteeism) in people with rheumatic and musculoskeletal ...
  • Fit for the future: empowering clinical trials with digital technology 
    Kotecha, Dipak; DeVore, Adam D.; Asselbergs, Folkert W. (Oxford University Press, 2023-01-01)
  • Effect of surgical experience and spine subspecialty on the reliability of the AO Spine Upper Cervical Injury Classification System 
    Lambrechts, Mark J.; Schroeder, Gregory D.; Karamian, Brian A.; Canseco, Jose A.; Oner, F. Cumhur; Benneker, Lorin M.; Bransford, Richard J.; Kandziora, Frank; Rajasekaran, Shanmuganathan; El-Sharkawi, Mohammad; Kanna, Rishi; Joaquim, Andrei Fernandes; Schnake, Klaus; Kepler, Christopher K.; Vaccaro, Alexander R.; AO Spine Upper Cervical Injury Classification International Members (American Association of Neurological Surgeons, 2023-01)
    OBJECTIVE The objective of this paper was to determine the interobserver reliability and intraobserver reproducibility of the AO Spine Upper Cervical Injury Classification System based on surgeon experience (< 5 years, ...
  • Atrial fibrillation begets ventricular fibrillation when the AV node fails 
    Verheul, Lisa M.; Groeneveld, Sanne A.; Tuinenburg, Anton E.; Hassink, Rutger J. (Churchill Livingstone, 2023-01)
    Deterioration of atrial fibrillation into ventricular fibrillation has frequently been described in patients with pre-excitation of the ventricles. We report two cases of atrial fibrillation without pre-excitation leading ...
  • Racial Differences in Isolated Aortic, Concomitant Aortoiliac, and Isolated Iliac Aneurysms: This is a Retrospective Observational Study 
    De Guerre, Livia E.V.M.; Rice, Jayne; Cheng, Jane; Li, Chun; Dansey, Kirsten D.; Marcaccio, Christina; Wang, Grace J.; Hughes, Kakra; Van Herwaarden, Joost A.; Schermerhorn, Marc L. (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2023-01)
    Objective: Our aim was to describe the racial and ethnic differences in presentation, baseline and operative characteristics, and outcomes after aortoiliac aneurysm repair. Summary of Background Data: Previous studies have ...
  • Hot topics for the European Journal of Clinical Investigation in 2023 
    Montecucco, Fabrizio; Nathoe, Hendrik (Wiley-Blackwell, 2023-02)
  • Multimarker Analysis of Serially Measured GDF-15, NT-proBNP, ST2, GAL-3, cTnI, Creatinine, and Prognosis in Acute Heart Failure 
    Gürgöze, Muhammed T.; Van Vark, Laura C.; Baart, Sara J.; Kardys, Isabella; Akkerhuis, K. Martijn; Manintveld, Olivier C.; Postmus, Douwe; Hillege, Hans L.; Lesman-Leegte, Ivonne; Asselbergs, Folkert W.; Brunner-La-Rocca, Hans Peter; Van Den Bos, Ewout J.; Orsel, Joke G.; De Ridder, Stijn P.J.; Pinto, Yigal M.; Boersma, Eric (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2023-01)
    Background: Studies on serially measured GDF-15 (growth differentiation factor 15) in acute heart failure (HF) are limited. Moreover, several pathophysiological pathways contribute to HF. Therefore, we aimed to explore the ...
  • Residential exposure to livestock farms and lung function in adolescence – The PIAMA birth cohort study 
    Kiss, Pauline; de Rooij, Myrna M.T.; Koppelman, Gerard H.; Boer, Jolanda; Vonk, Judith M.; Vermeulen, Roel; Hogerwerf, Lenny; Sterk, Hendrika A.M.; Huss, Anke; Smit, Lidwien A.M.; Gehring, Ulrike (Academic Press Inc., 2023-02-15)
    Background: There is a growing interest in the impact of air pollution from livestock farming on respiratory health. Studies in adults suggest adverse effects of livestock farm emissions on lung function, but so far, studies ...
  • Pathogenic variants in three families with distal muscle involvement 
    Weterman, Marian A.J.; Bronk, Marieke; Jongejan, Aldo; Hoogendijk, Jessica E.; Krudde, Judith; Karjosukarso, Dyah; Goebel, Hans H.; Aronica, Eleonora; Jöbsis, G. Joost; van Ruissen, Fred; van Spaendonck-Zwarts, Karin Y.; de Visser, Marianne; Baas, Frank (Elsevier Limited, 2023-01)
    Three families suspected of distal hereditary motor neuropathy underwent genetic screening with the aim to identify the molecular defect underlying the disease. The description of the identification reflects the shift in ...