Publications
Expanded polytetrafluoroethylene-covered stent-grafts for transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunts in cirrhotic patients: Long-term patency and clinical outcome results Hasselt University KU Leuven
Precision targeting in prediction for rTMS clinical outcome in depression Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Predicting clinical response to repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) in medication-resistant depression (MRD) has gained great importance in recent years. Mainly, the right subgenual anterior cingulate cortex (sgACC) functional connectivity has been put forward as biomarker in relation to rTMS clinical outcome. Even though the left and right sgACC may have different neurobiological functions, little is known about the possible ...
The Detrimental Effect of RA Pacing on LA Function and Clinical Outcome in Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Vrije Universiteit Brussel Hasselt University
OBJECTIVES: This study assessed the impact of right-atrial (RA) pacing on left-atrial (LA) physiology and clinical outcome.
BACKGROUND: Data for the effects of RA pacing on LA synchronicity, function, and structure after cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) are scarce.
METHODS: The effect of RA pacing on LA function, morphology, and synchronicity was assessed in a prospective imaging cohort of heart failure (HF) patients in ...
A Core Outcome Set for Clinical Trials in Pediatric Functional Abdominal Pain Disorders Vrije Universiteit Brussel
OBJECTIVE: To ensure consistency and reduce outcome measure reporting heterogeneity in clinical trials on pediatric functional abdominal pain disorders (FAPDs), a core outcome set (COS) was developed for pediatric FAPD trials.
STUDY DESIGN: A mixed-method 2-round Delphi technique was used and key stakeholders, including healthcare professionals (HCPs), patients with FAPD, and their parents were invited to participate. In the first ...
Clinical and Surgical Outcome of a Supplementary Multifocal Intraocular Lens Implanted with a Bag-In-the-Lens Intraocular Lens Vrije Universiteit Brussel University of Antwerp
INTRODUCTION: To assess the postoperative outcome and patient-reported satisfaction, spectacle independence, and dysphotopsia after implantation with the mutifocal Rayner Sulcoflex supplementary intraocular lens (sIOL).
MATERIALS AND METHODS: We analyzed the outcome of all patients implanted with a multifocal sIOL between 2009 and 2011. In all cases, the sIOL was the Rayner Sulcoflex IOL (type 653F) and the primary IOL was a ...
Changes in Activated Thrombin-Activatable Fibrinolysis Inhibitor Levels Following Thrombolytic Therapy in Ischemic Stroke Patients Correlate with Clinical Outcome Vrije Universiteit Brussel
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Thrombin-activatable fibrinolysis inhibitor (TAFI) activation following thrombolysis may affect thrombolysis effectiveness in acute ischemic stroke (AIS). To support this hypothesis, we propose to study the relationship between TAFI consumption, activated/inactivated TAFI (TAFIa/ai) and stroke severity and outcome in 2 groups of AIS patients, one treated and one untreated with intravenous recombinant tissue type ...
Clinical spectrum, risk factors and outcome of immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in patients with tuberculosis-HIV coinfection Vrije Universiteit Brussel
METHODS: In a prospective cohort, we studied 254 patients with tuberculosis and HIV coinfection commencing antiretroviral therapy (ART). We identified patients with TB-IRIS using the International Network for Studies Against ...
Clinical outcome of 500 consecutive cases undergoing Descemet's membrane endothelial keratoplasty Vrije Universiteit Brussel
PURPOSE: To evaluate the clinical outcome of 500 consecutive cases after Descemet's membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) and the effect of technique standardization.
DESIGN: Prospective, interventional case series at a tertiary referral center.
PARTICIPANTS: A total of 500 eyes of 393 patients who underwent DMEK for Fuchs' endothelial corneal dystrophy, bullous keratopathy, or previous corneal transplant failure.
...Long-term clinical outcome of melanoma patients treated with messenger RNA-electroporated dendritic cell therapy following complete resection of metastases Vrije Universiteit Brussel
PURPOSE: Melanoma patients with a high risk of recurrence may benefit from immunotherapy with mRNA-electroporated autologous monocyte-derived dendritic cells (DCs). Further benefit may be found in combining DC-therapy with interferon alfa-2b.
PATIENTS AND METHODS: The long-term clinical outcome of AJCC stage III/IV melanoma patients who had no evidence of disease at the time of treatment with autologous mRNA-electroporated DCs in a ...