Surgical versus percutaneous treatment of aortic coarctation: new standards in an era of transcatheter repair

P Luijendijk, BJ Bouma, M Groenink… - Expert review of …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Aortic coarctation is a common congenital cardiovascular defect, which can be diagnosed
over a wide range of ages and with varying degrees of severity. Surgery has proven to be an …

Usefulness of exercise-induced hypertension as predictor of chronic hypertension in adults after operative therapy for aortic isthmic coarctation in childhood

P Luijendijk, BJ Bouma, JWJ Vriend… - The American journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
Chronic hypertension is a major concern in adults who have undergone resection of
coarctation of the aorta (CoA) in childhood. In otherwise healthy subjects, exercise-induced …

Ultra-low-dose CT versus chest X-ray for patients suspected of pulmonary disease at the emergency department: a multicentre randomised clinical trial

IAH van den Berk, MMNP Kanglie, TSR van Engelen… - Thorax, 2023 - thorax.bmj.com
Background Chest CT displays chest pathology better than chest X-ray (CXR). We evaluated
the effects on health outcomes of replacing CXR by ultra-low-dose chest-CT (ULDCT) in the …

Increased carotid intima–media thickness predicts cardiovascular events in aortic coarctation

P Luijendijk, H Lu, FB Heynneman, R Huijgen… - International journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Background Adult post-coarctectomy patients (CoA) demonstrate increased cardiovascular
morbidity and mortality. The carotid intima–media thickness (CIMT), a marker for …

Pulmonary arterial hypertension in children after neonatal arterial switch operation

WMH Zijlstra, O Elmasry, S Pepplinkhuizen, DD Ivy… - Heart, 2017 - heart.bmj.com
Objectives Paediatric pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) after neonatal arterial switch
operation (ASO) for transposition of the great arteries (TGA) is a clinically recognised entity …

Sexuality in adult patients with congenital heart disease and their partners

MM Winter, C Reisma, H Kedde, BJ Bouma… - The American journal of …, 2010 - Elsevier
Data on relational and sexuality issues in adult patients with congenital heart disease (CHD)
are scarce. The present study aimed to evaluate relational and sexual behaviors …

Treatment of congenital heart disease: risk-reducing measures in young adults

T Van Der Bom, P Luijendijk, BJ Bouma… - Future …, 2011 - Future Medicine
Adults with congenital heart disease form a new and relatively young population, since
surgical treatment of heart defects became available three to four decades ago. Owing to …

Increased risk for ascending aortic dilatation in patients with complex compared to simple aortic coarctation

P Luijendijk, RJ Franken, JWJ Vriend… - International journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
Abstract Aims Aortic coarctation (CoA) occurs as a “simple” isolated disorder, and in a more
“complex” form, combined with associated congenital cardiac abnormalities. Long term …

Rationale and design of a trial on the effect of high dose statins on cardiovascular risk in adults after successful coarctation repair

P Luijendijk, BJ Bouma, JWJ Vriend, M Groenink… - Contemporary clinical …, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: HMG-coA-reductase-inhibitors (statins) have been proven to reduce
atherosclerosis progression as observed by carotid intima-media thickness in patients with …

Rates and determinants of progressive aortic valve dysfunction in aortic coarctation

P Luijendijk, AWJM Stevens, RH de Bruin-Bon… - International journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
Purpose Aortic valve dysfunction is common in coarctation patients (CoA). Bicuspid aortic
valve (BAV) in CoA is associated with aortic valve stenosis (AS), aortic valve regurgitation …