E E van der Wall’s research while affiliated with Amsterdam University Medical Center and other places

... This in turn demonstrates the benefi t of improving hemodynamic parameters after normalization of heart rate through cardiostumulation and the overall positive effect on quality of life and long-term prognosis in patients with bradycardia. Changes in the coagulation system as well as fi brinolytic activity in patients with placed endocardial electrodes were studied by T. Yaegashi et al. [9]. They looked for difference in the response of the coagulation system after implantation of high-voltage and low-voltage electrodes in the early post-established venous thrombosis (28 women, 43 man; mean age: 71.2±7.6 yr.), and group B -with established thrombosis (2 women, 8 man; mean age: 72.6 ± 7.2 g). ...

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Changes in Coagulation Parameters After Permanent Pacemaker Implantation

... Concerning our study population, a minority consumes tobacco and alcohol on a regular basis. This result is appropriate for professional athletes who engage in a regular sport activity and take care of their health (Van Der Wall, 2016). It differs from the reality of smoking in Lebanon and especially among Lebanese adults: According to WHO, Lebanon is one of the countries with the highest number of smokers in the world. ...

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Injury patterns among national-level athletes in Lebanon: a retrospective study

... Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is described as a mean pulmonary arterial pressure higher than 20 mmHg by using right heart catheterization [1]. PH is linked to as many as 15,000 deaths annually in the United States. ...

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Bariatric Surgery and Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Patients with Pulmonary Hypertension: A Propensity Score Matched Analysis of US National Inpatient Sample

... Physicians have shown some hesitance about implementing e-health, because of potential overload due to the additional work of reading emails and reviewing other electronic data, and the need to detail the EMR during the patient's visit might degrade the patient-physician relationship [173]. Then again, how will reimbursement deal with the increased workload? ...

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Characteristics of Future Models of Integrated Outpatient Care

... Of course, will continue to strive to increase our impact factor over the forthcoming years! [15]. ...

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Impact factors 2015; NHJ on the rise!

... Rapid and easy screening has never been more essential [1][2][3][4][5]7]. While radiological investigations are an important confirmatory diagnostic method, initial pulmonary examinations by auscultation can help detect respiratory abnormalities [8,9,23]. Improvement and augmentation of the initial auscultation step could result in better screening of lung diseases as shown in Figure 2. LSs, generated by the flow of air through the respiratory tract, can be altered by disruption of laminar flow [25]. ...

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Digital Pulmonology Practice with Phonopulmography Leveraging Artificial Intelligence: Future Perspectives Using Dual Microwave Acoustic Sensing and Imaging

... There is ample evidence that HF degrades sarcomeric proteins that ultimately leads to sarcomere dysfunction [60][61][62] . Upon β-adrenergic stimulation, protein kinase A (PKA)mediated TnI phosphorylation at S23/24 is associated with a decrease in myofilament Ca 2+ sensitivity and contributes to an accelerated rate of cardiac relaxation 63 . ...

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Late-life Rapamycin Treatment Enhances Cardiomyocyte Relaxation Kinetics and Reduces Myocardial Stiffness

... EuroHeartCare is the annual congress of the Council on Cardiovascular Nursing and Allied Professions (CCNAP) of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). The data presented at EuroHeartCare were derived from the Swedish PAROKRANK study showing that periodontitis increased the risk of having a first MI by 30 % [1,2]. The study included 805 patients under 75 years (average 62 years, 81 % men) who had experienced a first MI. ...

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Cardiac disease and depression; a direct association?

... Primary percutaneous intervention (PPCI) is the recommended strategy of reperfusion in STEMI patient within 12 hours of symptom onset. 1,2 Incidence rate of STEMI due to a simultaneous double culprit lesion of coronary arteries is rare with a range from 1.7 to 4.8 in all PPCI. 1 Less than 30 PPCI cases have been reported. It remains unclear how coronary arteries are occluded simultaneously. ...

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Degree of coronary occlusions links to the patient clinical outcome: four cases of double culprits acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction

... Recent evidence clearly shows that Olympic athletes live longer than the general population irrespective of country, gender, sport or medal. Potential explanations include genetic factors, physical activity, healthy lifestyle, and the wealth and status that come with international sporting glory [1,8,9]. In due time one will truly know whether our 242 Rio-2016 Dutch Olympians have lived longer and healthier that their non-Olympic compatriots [10,11]. ...

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A longer life at the top of Mount Olympus?