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Association of COPD with carotid wall intima-media thickness in vascular surgery patients.

van Gestel YR, Flu WJ, van Kuijk JP, Hoeks SE, Bax JJ, Sin DD, Poldermans D.

Respir Med. 2009 Nov 24. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19942421 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Fluvastatin in patients undergoing vascular surgery.

Gualandro DM, Calderaro D, Caramelli B, Landesberg G, Beattie SW, Alpert JS, Schouten O, Hoeks SE, Poldermans D.

N Engl J Med. 2009 Nov 26;361(22):2186-8. No abstract available. PMID: 19940303 [PubMed - in process]

Prognostic significance of QRS duration in patients with suspected coronary artery disease referred for noninvasive evaluation of myocardial ischemia.

Schinkel AF, Elhendy A, van Domburg RT, Biagini E, Rizzello V, Veltman CE, Ten Kate GL, Sijbrands EJ, Akkerhuis KM, Geleijnse ML, Ten Cate FJ, Simoons ML, Bax JJ, Poldermans D.

Am J Cardiol. 2009 Dec 1;104(11):1490-3.PMID: 19932780 [PubMed - in process]

CardioPulse articles.

Küscher T, Poldermans D, Fricker J, Jaarsma T, Wilkinson E, Wollwer KC, Schieffer B, Just H.

Eur Heart J. 2009 Nov;30(22):2673-84. No abstract available. PMID: 19915183 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Statins and noncardiac surgery: current evidence and practical considerations.

Poldermans D.

Cleve Clin J Med. 2009 Nov;76 Suppl 4:S79-83.PMID: 19880840 [PubMed - in process]Related articlesFree article

New Guidelines from the European Society of Cardiology for Perioperative Cardiac Care: A Summary of Implications for Elective Vascular Surgery Patients.

Schouten O, Sillesen H, Poldermans D.

Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2009 Nov 2. [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available. PMID: 19889555 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

The interrelationship between preoperative anemia and N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide: the effect on predicting postoperative cardiac outcome in vascular surgery patients.

Goei D, Flu WJ, Hoeks SE, Galal W, Dunkelgrun M, Boersma E, Kuijper R, van Kuijk JP, Winkel TA, Schouten O, Bax JJ, Poldermans D.

Anesth Analg. 2009 Nov;109(5):1403-8.PMID: 19843778 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Timing of noncardiac surgery after coronary artery stenting with bare metal or drug-eluting stents.

van Kuijk JP, Flu WJ, Schouten O, Hoeks SE, Schenkeveld L, de Jaegere PP, Bax JJ, van Domburg RT, Serruys PW, Poldermans D.

Am J Cardiol. 2009 Nov 1;104(9):1229-34.PMID: 19840567 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

A decline in walking distance predicts long-term outcome in patients with known or suspected peripheral artery disease.

de Liefde II, van Domburg RT, Bax JJ, Klein J, Verhagen HJ, Poldermans D.

Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil. 2009 Oct 15. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19838118 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Asymptomatic Low Ankle-Brachial Index in Vascular Surgery Patients: A Predictor of Perioperative Myocardial Damage.

Flu WJ, van Kuijk JP, Vouˆte MT, Kuiper R, Verhagen HJ, Bax JJ, Poldermans D.

Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2009 Oct 6. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19815432 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Lower-leg symptoms in peripheral arterial disease are associated with anxiety, depression, and anhedonia.

Smolderen KG, Hoeks SE, Pedersen SS, van Domburg RT, de Liefde II, Poldermans D.

Vasc Med. 2009 Nov;14(4):297-304.PMID: 19808714 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

How to identify the asymptomatic high-risk patient?

Schuijf JD, Achenbach S, Zoghbi WA, Boersma E, Raggi P, Weber M, Nagel E, Narula J, Wackers FJ, Poldermans D, Bax JJ.

Curr Probl Cardiol. 2009 Nov;34(11):539-77.PMID: 19804855 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Perioperative strokes and beta-blockade.

Poldermans D, Schouten O, van Lier F, Hoeks SE, van de Ven L, Stolker RJ, Fleisher LA.

Anesthesiology. 2009 Nov;111(5):940-5. Review. No abstract available. PMID: 19786861 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The influence of statins on the expansion rate and rupture risk of abdominal aortic aneurysms.

Van Kuijk JP, Flu WJ, Witteveen OP, Voute M, Bax JJ, Poldermans D.

J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino). 2009 Oct;50(5):599-609.PMID: 19741575 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Fluvastatin and perioperative events in patients undergoing vascular surgery.

Schouten O, Boersma E, Hoeks SE, Benner R, van Urk H, van Sambeek MR, Verhagen HJ, Khan NA, Dunkelgrun M, Bax JJ, Poldermans D; Dutch Echocardiographic Cardiac Risk Evaluation Applying Stress Echocardiography Study Group.

N Engl J Med. 2009 Sep 3;361(10):980-9.PMID: 19726772 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

COPD and cancer mortality: the influence of statins.

van Gestel YR, Hoeks SE, Sin DD, Hüzeir V, Stam H, Mertens FW, van Domburg RT, Bax JJ, Poldermans D.

Thorax. 2009 Nov;64(11):963-7. Epub 2009 Aug 30.PMID: 19720607 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Asymptomatic perioperative cardiac damage: long-term prognosis.

van Kuijk JP, Flu WJ, Voûte MT, Poldermans D, Schouten O.

Future Cardiol. 2009 Sep;5(5):417-20. No abstract available. PMID: 19715404 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Guidelines for pre-operative cardiac risk assessment and perioperative cardiac management in non-cardiac surgery: the Task Force for Preoperative Cardiac Risk Assessment and Perioperative Cardiac Management in Non-cardiac Surgery of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and endorsed by the European Society of Anaesthesiology (ESA).

Poldermans D, Bax JJ, Boersma E, De Hert S, Eeckhout E, Fowkes G, Gorenek B, Hennerici MG, Iung B, Kelm M, Kjeldsen KP, Kristensen SD, Lopez-Sendon J, Pelosi P, Philippe F, Pierard L, Ponikowski P, Schmid JP, Sellevold OF, Sicari R, Van den Berghe G, Vermassen F, Hoeks SE, Vanhorebeek I; Task Force for Preoperative Cardiac Risk Assessment and Perioperative Cardiac Management in Non-cardiac Surgery, European Society of Cardiology; European Society of Anaesthesiology.

Eur Heart J. 2009 Nov;30(22):2769-812. Epub 2009 Aug 27. No abstract available. PMID: 19713421 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Three-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography: a novel approach in the assessment of left ventricular volume and function?

Flu WJ, van Kuijk JP, Bax JJ, Gorcsan J 3rd, Poldermans D.

Eur Heart J. 2009 Oct;30(19):2304-7. Epub 2009 Aug 27. No abstract available. PMID: 19713418 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Prognosis of Transient New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation During Vascular Surgery.

Winkel TA, Schouten O, Hoeks SE, Verhagen HJ, Bax JJ, Poldermans D.

Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2009 Dec;38(6):683-688. Epub 2009 Aug 15.PMID: 19683947 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Intima media thickness of the common carotid artery in vascular surgery patients: a predictor of postoperative cardiovascular events.

Flu WJ, van Kuijk JP, Hoeks SE, Kuiper R, Schouten O, Goei D, Winkel T, van Gestel YR, Verhagen HJ, Bax JJ, Poldermans D.

Am Heart J. 2009 Aug;158(2):202-8.PMID: 19619695 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Effect of chronic beta-blocker use on stroke after noncardiac surgery.

van Lier F, Schouten O, van Domburg RT, van der Geest PJ, Boersma E, Fleisher LA, Poldermans D.

Am J Cardiol. 2009 Aug 1;104(3):429-33. Epub 2009 Jun 6.PMID: 19616679 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Perioperative blood glucose monitoring and control in major vascular surgery patients.

van Kuijk JP, Schouten O, Flu WJ, den Uil CA, Bax JJ, Poldermans D.

Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2009 Nov;38(5):627-34. Epub 2009 Jul 16. Review.PMID: 19608440 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The prognostic value of impaired walking distance on long-term outcome in patients with known or suspected peripheral arterial disease.

de Liefde II, Hoeks SE, van Gestel YR, Klein J, Bax JJ, Verhagen HJ, van Domburg RT, Poldermans D.

Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2009 Oct;38(4):482-7. Epub 2009 Jul 7.PMID: 19586784 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The prevalence of polyvascular disease in patients referred for peripheral arterial disease.

Vidakovic R, Schouten O, Kuiper R, Hoeks SE, Flu WJ, van Kuijk JP, Goei D, Verhagen HJ, Neskovic AN, Poldermans D.

Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2009 Oct;38(4):435-40. Epub 2009 Jun 27.PMID: 19560948 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Perioperative asymptomatic cardiac damage after endovascular abdominal aneurysm repair is associated with poor long-term outcome.

Winkel TA, Schouten O, van Kuijk JP, Verhagen HJ, Bax JJ, Poldermans D.

J Vasc Surg. 2009 Oct;50(4):749-54; discussion 754. Epub 2009 Jun 27.PMID: 19560310 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms using a dedicated portable ultrasound system: early results.

Flu WJ, van Kuijk JP, Merks EJ, Kuiper R, Verhagen HJ, Bosch JG, Bom N, Bax JJ, Poldermans D.

Eur J Echocardiogr. 2009 Jul;10(5):602-6. Epub 2009 Jun 13.PMID: 19525508 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Prevalence of (a)symptomatic peripheral arterial disease; the additional value of ankle-brachial index on cardiovascular risk stratification.

van Kuijk JP, Flu WJ, Bax JJ, Poldermans D.

Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2009 Sep;38(3):312-3. Epub 2009 Jun 13. No abstract available. PMID: 19524459 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Cardiovascular risk assessment of the diabetic patient undergoing major noncardiac surgery.

Hoeks S, Flu WJ, van Kuijk JP, Bax J, Poldermans D.

Best Pract Res Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2009 Jun;23(3):361-73. Review.PMID: 19520309 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Beta-blockers and health-related quality of life in patients with peripheral arterial disease and COPD.

van Gestel YR, Hoeks SE, Sin DD, Stam H, Mertens FW, Bax JJ, van Domburg RT, Poldermans D.

Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis. 2009;4(1):177-83. Epub 2009 May 7.PMID: 19516916 [PubMed - in process]Related articlesFree article

Bisoprolol and fluvastatin for the reduction of perioperative cardiac mortality and myocardial infarction in intermediate-risk patients undergoing noncardiovascular surgery: a randomized controlled trial (DECREASE-IV).

Dunkelgrun M, Boersma E, Schouten O, Koopman-van Gemert AW, van Poorten F, Bax JJ, Thomson IR, Poldermans D; Dutch Echocardiographic Cardiac Risk Evaluation Applying Stress Echocardiography Study Group.

Ann Surg. 2009 Jun;249(6):921-6.PMID: 19474688 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Prognosis of patients with ischaemic cardiomyopathy after coronary revascularisation: relation to viability and improvement in left ventricular ejection fraction.

Rizzello V, Poldermans D, Biagini E, Schinkel AF, Boersma E, Boccanelli A, Marwick T, Roelandt JR, Bax JJ.

Heart. 2009 Aug;95(15):1273-7. Epub 2009 May 13.PMID: 19443475 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Lower levels of ADAMTS13 are associated with cardiovascular disease in young patients.

Bongers TN, de Bruijne EL, Dippel DW, de Jong AJ, Deckers JW, Poldermans D, de Maat MP, Leebeek FW.

Atherosclerosis. 2009 Nov;207(1):250-4. Epub 2009 Apr 17.PMID: 19439298 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Prevention of acute coronary events in noncardiac surgery: beta-blocker therapy and coronary revascularization.

Flu WJ, van Kuijk JP, Winkel T, Hoeks S, Bax J, Poldermans D.

Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther. 2009 May;7(5):521-32. Review.PMID: 19419260 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Preoperative cardiac risk index predicts long-term mortality and health status.

Hoeks SE, op Reimer WJ, van Gestel YR, Smolderen KG, Verhagen H, van Domburg RT, van Urk H, Poldermans D.

Am J Med. 2009 Jun;122(6):559-65. Epub 2009 Apr 18.PMID: 19376487 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Preoperative oral glucose tolerance testing in vascular surgery patients: long-term cardiovascular outcome.

van Kuijk JP, Dunkelgrun M, Schreiner F, Flu WJ, Galal W, van Domburg RT, Hoeks SE, van Gestel YR, Bax JJ, Poldermans D.

Am Heart J. 2009 May;157(5):919-25.PMID: 19376322 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Association between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and chronic kidney disease in vascular surgery patients.

van Gestel YR, Chonchol M, Hoeks SE, Welten GM, Stam H, Mertens FW, van Domburg RT, Poldermans D.

Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2009 Sep;24(9):2763-7. Epub 2009 Apr 15.PMID: 19369691 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Long-term outcome of prophylactic coronary revascularization in cardiac high-risk patients undergoing major vascular surgery (from the randomized DECREASE-V Pilot Study).

Schouten O, van Kuijk JP, Flu WJ, Winkel TA, Welten GM, Boersma E, Verhagen HJ, Bax JJ, Poldermans D; DECREASE Study Group.

Am J Cardiol. 2009 Apr 1;103(7):897-901. Epub 2009 Feb 7.PMID: 19327412 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The role of thrombin activatable fibrinolysis inhibitor in arterial thrombosis at a young age: the ATTAC study.

de Bruijne EL, Gils A, Guimarães AH, Dippel DW, Deckers JW, van den Meiracker AH, Poldermans D, Rijken DC, Declerck PJ, de Maat MP, Leebeek FW.

J Thromb Haemost. 2009 Jun;7(6):919-27. Epub 2009 Mar 23.PMID: 19323787 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Incremental value of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein and N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide for the prediction of postoperative cardiac events in noncardiac vascular surgery patients.

Goei D, Hoeks SE, Boersma E, Winkel TA, Dunkelgrun M, Flu WJ, Schouten O, Bax JJ, Poldermans D.

Coron Artery Dis. 2009 May;20(3):219-24.PMID: 19322079 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

A comparative study of myocardial injury during conventional and endovascular aortic aneurysm repair: measurement of cardiac troponin T and plasma cytokine release.

Barry MC, Hendriks JM, van Dijk LC, Pattynama P, Poldermans D, Bouchier Hayes D, van Urk H, van Sambeek MR.

Ir J Med Sci. 2009 Feb 17. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19221832 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Hypofibrinolysis is a risk factor for arterial thrombosis at young age.

Guimarães AH, de Bruijne EL, Lisman T, Dippel DW, Deckers JW, Poldermans D, Rijken DC, Leebeek FW.

Br J Haematol. 2009 Apr;145(1):115-20. Epub 2009 Jan 30.PMID: 19183334 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Prognosis of patients with peripheral arterial disease.

Welten GM, Schouten O, Chonchol M, Hoeks SE, Bax JJ, Van Domburg RT, Poldermans D.

J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino). 2009 Feb;50(1):109-21. Review.PMID: 19179996 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Coronary artery disease in patients with abdominal aortic aneurysm: a review article.

Van Kuijk JP, Flu WJ, Dunckelgrun M, Bax JJ, Poldermans D.

J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino). 2009 Feb;50(1):93-107. Review.PMID: 19179995 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Elevated N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide levels: the effect of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

van Gestel YR, Sin DD, Poldermans D.

J Am Coll Cardiol. 2009 Feb 3;53(5):458; author reply 458-9. No abstract available. PMID: 19179209 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Treatment recommendations to prevent myocardial ischemia and infarction in patients undergoing vascular surgery.

Flu WJ, Hoeks SE, van Kuijk JP, Bax JJ, Poldermans D.

Curr Treat Options Cardiovasc Med. 2009 Feb;11(1):33-44.PMID: 19141259 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

[Prevention of perioperative cardiac complications in non-cardiac surgery: an evidence-based guideline]

Damen J, Hagemeijer JW, van den Broek L, Poldermans D; CBO-werkgroep Preventie Perioperatieve Cardiale Complicaties bij Niet-cardiale Chirurgie.

Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 2008 Nov 29;152(48):2612-6. Dutch. PMID: 19102436 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

[Perioperative risk reduction in vascular surgery via cardio-protective medication]

Feringa HH, Bax JJ, Poldermans D.

Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 2008 Nov 29;152(48):2606-11. Review. Dutch. PMID: 19102435 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Highlights of the 2008 Scientific Sessions of the European Society of Cardiology Munich, Germany, August 30 to September 3, 2008.

Kristensen SD, Baumgartner H, Casadei B, Drexler H, Eeckhout E, Filippatos G, Fox KA, Perk J, Pierard LA, Poldermans D, Schunkert H, Vardas PE, van der Wall EE, Fox K, Bax JJ.

J Am Coll Cardiol. 2008 Dec 9;52(24):2032-42. No abstract available. PMID: 19055996 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Comparison of outcome after myocardial infarction in patients with and without abnormalities on previous stress Tc-99m tetrofosmin myocardial perfusion imaging.

Elhendy A, Schinkel AF, van Domburg RT, Bax JJ, Feringa HH, Noordzij PG, Schouten O, Karagiannis SE, Dunkelgrun M, Poldermans D.

Clin Nucl Med. 2008 Dec;33(12):852-5.PMID: 19033785 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles