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High-frequency epicardial ultrasound: review of a multipurpose intraoperative tool for coronary surgery by Budde, Ricardo P. J., Bakker, Patricia F. A., Gründeman, Paul F., Borst, Cornelius

“…Background In open-chest coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), the surgeon faces several intraoperative challenges: (1) to locate the target coronary artery,…”
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Endoscopic localization and assessment of coronary arteries by 13 MHz epicardial ultrasound by Budde, Ricardo P.J, Meijer, Rudy, Bakker, Patricia F.A, Borst, Cornelius, Gründeman, Paul F

“…In totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass grafting the target coronary artery is difficult to locate and assess. We explored the capacity of a…”
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Geometry assessment of coronary artery anastomoses with construction errors by epicardial ultrasound by Dessing, Thomas C., Budde, Ricardo P.J., Meijer, Rudy, Bakker, Patricia F.A., Borst, Cornelius, Gründeman, Paul F.

“…Objective: There is concern about the quality of the distal anastomosis in off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting. We investigated the impact of specific…”
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Ultrasound Mini-Transducer with Malleable Handle for Coronary Artery Surgery by Budde, Ricardo P.J., Bakker, Patricia F.A., Meijer, Rudy, Borst, Cornelius, Gründeman, Paul F.

“…A 13 MHz epicardial ultrasound mini-transducer (15 × 9 × 6 mm) with a custom made malleable handling tool was evaluated to assess the coronary artery and…”
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Randomized study of implantable defibrillator as first-choice therapy versus conventional strategy in postinfarct sudden death survivors by WEVER, E. F. D, HAUER, R. N. W, VAN CAPELLE, F. J. L, TIJSSEN, J. G. P, CRIJNS, H. J. G. M, ALGRA, A, WIESFELD, A. C. P, BAKKER, P. F. A, ROBLES DE MEDINA, E. O

“…In retrospective studies of sudden cardiac death survivors, the implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) compares favorably with medical and surgical…”
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Subtotal Innominate Vein Occlusion After Unsuccessful Pacemaker Implantation for Resynchronization Therapy by VAN PUTTE, BART P., BAKKER, PATRICIA F.A.

“…Cardiac resynchronization therapy is increasingly used to treat patients with poor left ventricular function and asynchronous left ventricular contraction…”
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Biventricular pacing in end-stage heart failure improves functional capacity and left ventricular function by BAKKER, P. F, MEIJBURG, H. W, DE VRIES, J. W, MOWER, M. M, THOMAS, A. C, HULL, M. L, ROBLES DE MEDINA, E. O, BREDEE, J. J

“…Asynchronous patterns of contraction and relaxation may contribute to hemodynamic and functional impairment in heart failure. In 1993, we introduced…”
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Changes in cerebral oxygen uptake and cerebral electrical activity during defibrillation threshold testing by DE VRIES, J. W, BAKKER, P. F. A, VISSER, G. H, DIEPHUIS, J. C, VAN HUFFELEN, A. C

“…During cardioverter-defibrillator implantation, repeated episodes of ventricular fibrillation (VF) are induced. Insufficient recovery of oxygen metabolism may…”
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High-frequency epicardial ultrasound : review of a multipurpose intraoperative tool for coronary surgery by BUDDE, Ricardo P. J, BAKKER, Patricia F. A, GRIINDEMAN, Paul F, BORST, Cornelius

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Use of a dual-head coincidence camera and (18)F-FDG for detection and nodal staging of non-small cell lung cancer: Accuracy as determined by 2 independent observers by Stevens, Henk, Bakker, Patricia F A, Schlosser, Noel J J, van Rijk, Peter P, John M H de Klerk

“…The accurate detection of lung carcinoma and the determination of its stage remain significant clinical problems. (18)F-FDG PET has been shown to improve…”
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Robot-assisted 13 MHz epicardial ultrasound for endoscopic quality assessment of coronary anastomoses by Budde, Ricardo P.J, Dessing, Thomas C, Meijer, Rudy, Bakker, Patricia F.A, Borst, Cornelius, Grundeman, Paul F

“…Heart Lung Center Utrecht, University Medical Center, Utrecht, The Netherlands * Corresponding author. University Medical Center Utrecht, Room G02.523,…”
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Use of a Dual-Head Coincidence Camera and 18F-FDG for Detection and Nodal Staging of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Accuracy as Determined by 2 Independent Observers by Stevens, Henk, Bakker, Patricia F.A, Schlosser, Noel J.J, van Rijk, Peter P, de Klerk, John M.H

“…The accurate detection of lung carcinoma and the determination of its stage remain significant clinical problems. (18)F-FDG PET has been shown to improve…”
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Cost-effectiveness of implantable defibrillator as first-choice therapy versus electrophysiologically guided, tiered strategy in postinfarct sudden death survivors : a randomized study by WEVER, E. F. D, HAUER, R. N. W, SCHRIJVERS, G, VAN CAPELLE, F. J. L, TIJSSEN, J. G. P, CRIJNS, H. J. G. M, ALGRA, A, RAMANNA, H, BAKKER, P. F. A, ROBLES DE MEDINA, E. O

“…Rising costs of health care, partly as a result of costly therapeutic innovations, are of concern to both the medical profession and healthcare authorities…”
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long-term clinical effect of hemodynamically optimized cardiac resynchronization therapy in patients with heart failure and ventricular conduction delay by Auricchio, Angelo, Stellbrink, Christoph, Sack, Stefan, Block, Michael, Vogt, J.ürgen, Bakker, Patricia, Huth, Christof, Schöndube, Friedrich, Wolfhard, Ulrich, Böcker, Dirk, Krahnefeld, Olaf, Kirkels, Hans

“…We sought to compare the short- and long-term clinical effects of atrial synchronous pre-excitation of one (univentricular) or both ventricles (biventricular),…”
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The pacing therapies for congestive heart failure (PATH-CHF) study: rationale, design, and endpoints of a prospective randomized multicenter study11For a complete list of institutions and individuals participating in the PATH-CHF Study Group, see the Appendix by Auricchio, Angelo, Stellbrink, Christoph, Sack, Stefan, Block, Michael, Vogt, Jürgen, Bakker, Patricia, Mortensen, Peter, Klein, Helmut

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Effect of Pacing Chamber and Atrioventricular Delay on Acute Systolic Function of Paced Patients With Congestive Heart Failure by Auricchio, Angelo, Stellbrink, Christoph, Block, Michael, Sack, Stefan, Vogt, Jürgen, Bakker, Patricia, Klein, Helmut, Kramer, Andrew, Ding, Jiang, Salo, Rodney, Tockman, Bruce, Pochet, Thierry, Spinelli, Julio

“…Background —Previous studies of pacing therapy for dilated congestive heart failure (CHF) have not established the relative importance of pacing site, AV…”
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Impact of Cardiac resynchronization therapy using hemodynamically optimized pacing on Left ventricular remodeling in patients with congestive heart failure and ventricular conduction disturbances by STELLBRINK, Christoph, BREITHARDT, Ole-Alexander, FRANKE, Andreas, SACK, Stefan, BAKKER, Patricia, AURICCHIO, Angelo, POCHET, Thierry, SALO, Rod, KRAMER, Andrew, SPINELLI, Julio

“…We sought to investigate the impact of six months of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) on echocardiographic variables of left ventricular (LV) function…”
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Neuromonitoring in defibrillation threshold testing. A comparison between EEG, near-infrared spectroscopy and jugular bulb oximetry by de Vries, J W, Visser, G H, Bakker, P F

“…The aim was to study the physiological effects of induced ventricular fibrillation and subsequent circulatory arrest for defibrillation threshold testing on…”
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The pacing therapies for congestive heart failure (PATH-CHF) study: rationale, design, and endpoints of a prospective randomized multicenter study by Auricchio, Angelo, Stellbrink, Christoph, Sack, Stefan, Block, Michael, Vogt, Jürgen, Bakker, Patricia, Mortensen, Peter, Klein, Helmut

“…In conjunction with pharmacologic therapy, pacing has been proposed as a potential treatment to decrease symptoms in patients with moderate-to-severe…”
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Acute effects of cardiac resynchronization therapy on left ventricular Doppler indices in patients with congestive heart failure by Breithardt, Ole-A., Stellbrink, Christoph, Franke, Andreas, Balta, Osman, Diem, Björn H., Bakker, Patricia, Sack, Stefan, Auricchio, Angelo, Pochet, Thierry, Salo, Rodney

“…Background Patients with heart failure frequently exhibit intraventricular conduction delays, which contribute to asynchronous contraction patterns and…”
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