[HTML][HTML] The effect of intensified lipid-lowering therapy on long-term prognosis in patients with peripheral arterial disease

HHH Feringa, SE Karagiannis, VH van Waning… - Journal of vascular …, 2007 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: The 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitors (statins)
are associated with improved outcome in patients with peripheral arterial disease. Statins …

Plasma N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide as long-term prognostic marker after major vascular surgery

HHH Feringa, O Schouten, M Dunkelgrun, JJ Bax… - Heart, 2007 - heart.bmj.com
Objective: To assess the long-term prognostic value of plasma N-terminal pro-B-type
natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) after major vascular surgery. Design: A single-centre …

Elderly patients undergoing major vascular surgery: risk factors and medication associated with risk reduction

HHH Feringa, JJ Bax, SE Karagiannis… - Archives of gerontology …, 2009 - Elsevier
This study assesses risk factors in elderly vascular surgery patients and to evaluate whether
perioperative cardiac medication can reduce postoperative mortality rate. In a cohort study …

Intensity of statin therapy in relation to myocardial ischemia, troponin T release, and clinical cardiac outcome in patients undergoing major vascular surgery

HHH Feringa, O Schouten, SE Karagiannis… - Journal of the American …, 2007 - jacc.org
Objectives: This study sought to examine whether higher statin doses and lower low-density
lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol are associated with improved cardiac outcome in vascular …

The prevalence and prognosis of unrecognized myocardial infarction and silent myocardial ischemia in patients undergoing major vascular surgery

HHH Feringa, SE Karagiannis, R Vidakovic… - Coronary artery …, 2007 - journals.lww.com
Objective The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence and prognosis of
unrecognized myocardial infarction (MI) and silent myocardial ischemia in vascular surgery …

Lower progression rate of end-stage renal disease in patients with peripheral arterial disease using statins or angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors

HHH Feringa, SE Karagiannis… - Journal of the …, 2007 - journals.lww.com
Patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD) are at increased risk for ESRD and
cardiovascular events. The primary objective was to assess the association between ankle …

Comparison with computed tomography of two ultrasound devices for diagnosis of abdominal aortic aneurysm

R Vidakovic, HHH Feringa, RJ Kuiper… - The American journal of …, 2007 - Elsevier
Screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) in patients at risk will become more cost
effective if a simple, inexpensive, and reliable ultrasound device is available. The aim of this …

Enhanced sensitivity of dobutamine stress echocardiography by observing wall motion abnormalities during the recovery phase after acute beta-blocker …

SE Karagiannis, JJ Bax, A Elhendy… - The American journal of …, 2006 - Elsevier
Dobutamine stress echocardiography (DSE) has a modest sensitivity for detecting single-
vessel coronary artery disease (CAD). This study assessed the additional diagnostic value …

Glycemic control, lipid-lowering treatment, and prognosis in diabetic patients with peripheral atherosclerotic disease

HHH Feringa, SE Karagiannis, R Vidakovic… - Annals of vascular …, 2007 - Elsevier
Glycemic control may be an underestimated risk factor in diabetic patients with peripheral
arterial disease (PAD). Chronic statin therapy may improve glycemic control and outcome in …

Value of myocardial viability estimation using dobutamine stress echocardiography in assessing risk preoperatively before noncardiac vascular surgery in patients …

SE Karagiannis, HHH Feringa, R Vidakovic… - The American journal of …, 2007 - Elsevier
Patients with heart failure (HF) scheduled for vascular surgery have an increased risk of
adverse postoperative outcome, and stratification usually depends on dichotomous risk …