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Genetic analysis to predict prognosis at the onset of Crohn's disease: not yet ready for prime time? KU Leuven
Evaluation of the BD Vacutainer® PST™ II Blood Collection Tube for special chemistry analytes KU Leuven
BACKGROUND: The performance of the BD Vacutainer PST II Tube for testing of special chemistry analytes was evaluated in comparison to serum and heparin plasma non-gel blood collection tubes. The comparison tubes included the BD Vacutainer Serum Plus Tube, the BD Vacutainer Lithium Heparin Plus Tube, and the BD Vacutainer Lithium Heparin Glass Tube. METHODS: Tubes were drawn by routine venipuncture from 42 subjects according to a randomized draw ...
Environmental performance of industrial companies, sites, installations and production processes KU Leuven
A set of 10 environmental impact indicators is proposed for the evaluation the environmental impact of industrial installations and processes or industrial companies and sites: global warming, destruction of the ozone layer (ozone depletion), acidification, photochemical ozone creation, human toxicity, ecotoxicity, eutrophication, resource consumption (abiotic depletion), water consumption and waste production. These are "weighed" indicators: ...
Ciliary Beating Recovery in Deficient Human Airway Epithelial Cells after Lentivirus Ex Vivo Gene Therapy KU Leuven
Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia is a heterogeneous genetic disease that is characterized by cilia dysfunction of the epithelial cells lining the respiratory tracts, resulting in recurrent respiratory tract infections. Despite lifelong physiological therapy and antibiotics, the lungs of affected patients are progressively destroyed, leading to respiratory insufficiency. Recessive mutations in Dynein Axonemal Intermediate chain type 1 (DNAI1) gene have ...
9-Month Clinical, Angiographic, and Intravascular Ultrasound Results of a Prospective Evaluation of the Axxess Self-Expanding Biolimus A9-Eluting Stent in Coronary Bifurcation Lesions KU Leuven
OBJECTIVES: This study sought to assess the safety and performance of the Axxess (Devax Inc., Lake Forest, California) self-expanding drug-eluting stent in coronary bifurcation lesions. BACKGROUND: Percutaneous treatment of coronary bifurcations is a predictor of adverse late outcomes, in part because of the lack of dedicated devices. METHODS: Patients with de novo bifurcation lesions were prospectively enrolled in a multicenter study. The ...
Relational Drawings in Couple Therapy KU Leuven
In couple therapy sessions, partners often get into long and drawn-out discussions, heavy with pain, resentment, and blame. It is vital for the therapist to avoid becoming entangled in these escalating interactions. In this article, as one way of avoiding these interactions, a protocol is proposed of using relational drawings in couple therapy for opening space for new stories. This approach is strongly rooted in extensive therapeutic ...
The GENESIS (Randomized, Multicenter Study of the Pimecrolimus-Eluting and Pimecrolimus/Paclitaxel-Eluting Coronary Stent System in Patients with De Novo Lesions of the Native Coronary Arteries) Trial KU Leuven
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to compare, in a randomized multicenter trial, paclitaxel-eluting stents (CoStar, Conor Medsystems, Menlo Park, California) versus pimecrolimus-eluting stents (Corio, Conor Medsystems) versus stents with dual elution of both drugs (SymBio, Conor Medsystems) in native coronary arteries. BACKGROUND: The CoStar cobalt-chromium reservoir-based stent platform, eluting paclitaxel in a controlled way via a ...