Netherlands Heart Journal

Article	Citations
Chloroquine-induced QTc prolongation in COVID-19 patients	73
Cardiac telerehabilitation as an alternative to centre-based cardiac rehabilitation	48
Cardiac function in relation to myocardial injury in hospitalised patients with COVID-19	43
Return to sports after COVID-19: a position paper from the Dutch Sports Cardiology Section of the Netherlands Society of Cardiology	34
Impact of COVID-19 lockdown on physical activity and sedentary behaviour in Dutch cardiovascular disease patients	24
Psychological and clinical characteristics of female patients with spontaneous coronary artery dissection	23
The risk of QTc-interval prolongation in COVID-19 patients treated with chloroquine	23
Recommendations on how to provide cardiac rehabilitation services during the COVID-19 pandemic	21
Ischaemia with no obstructive coronary arteries	19
Predictors of cardiac rehabilitation referral, enrolment and completion after acute myocardial infarction: an exploratory study	17
Using real-world data to monitor and improve quality of care in coronary artery disease: results from the Netherlands Heart Registration	15
Waiting list mortality and the potential of donation after circulatory death heart transplantations in the Netherlands	15
Surgical treatment of transcatheter aortic valve infective endocarditis	15
Renin-angiotensin system inhibition in COVID-19 patients	15
An international survey in Latin America on the practice of interventional cardiology during the COVID-19 pandemic, with a particular focus on myocardial infarction	14
SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19: a primer for cardiologists	13
Lifestyle management to prevent atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease: evidence and challenges	13
Coronary physiology before and after chronic total occlusion treatment: what does it tell us?	12
The Coronary Sinus Reducer; 5-year Dutch experience	12
Differences in guideline-recommended heart failure medication between Dutch heart failure clinics: an analysis of the CHECK-HF registry	11
Preoperative frailty parameters as predictors for outcomes after transcatheter aortic valve implantation: a systematic review and meta-analysis	11
Incidence and outcomes of chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention in the Netherlands: data from a nationwide registry	10
TrimetaziDine as a Performance-enhancING drug in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (DoPING-HFpEF): rationale and design of a placebo-controlled cross-over intervention study	10
Percutaneous coronary intervention versus medical therapy for chronic total coronary occlusions: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised trials	10
Complications of chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention	10

Determining the optimal interval for imaging surveillance of ascending aortic aneurysms	10
Rationale and design of the PHOspholamban RElated CArdiomyopathy intervention STudy (i-PHORECAST)	10
Two patients with COVID-19 and a fever-induced Brugada-like electrocardiographic pattern	9
Emergency medical services evaluations for chest pain during first COVID-19 lockdown in Hollands-Midden, the Netherlands	9
A single-centre prospective evaluation of left bundle branch area pacemaker implantation characteristics	9
Assessment of the MANTA closure device in transfemoral transcatheter aortic valve replacement: a single-centre observational study	9
The first multicentre study on coronary anomalies in the Netherlands: MuSCAT	9
URGENT 1.5: diagnostic accuracy of the modified HEART score, with fingerstick point-of-care troponin testing, in ruling out acute coronary syndrome	9
Immune checkpoint inhibitor–associated myocarditis	8
Data quality and auditing within the Netherlands Heart Registration: using the PCI registry as an example	8
Impact of COVID-19 outbreak on hospital admissions and outcome of acute coronary syndromes in a single high-volume centre in southeastern Europe	8
2020 ESC Guidelines on acute coronary syndrome without ST-segment elevation	8
Performance of a simplified HEART score and HEART-GP score for evaluating chest pain in urgent primary care	8
Patients who do not complete cardiac rehabilitation have an increased risk of cardiovascular events during long-term follow-up	8
Transcatheter tricuspid valve repair: early experience in the Netherlands	8
How often and to what extent do admitted COVID-19 patients have signs of cardiac injury?	8
Left bundle branch pacing as an alternative to biventricular pacing for cardiac resynchronisation therapy	8
Mitral prolapsing volume is associated with increased cardiac dimensions in patients with mitral annular disjunction	7
Infective endocarditis in the Netherlands: current epidemiological profile and mortality	7
BIO FOr CARE: biomarkers of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy development and progression in carriers of Dutch founder truncating MYBPC3 variants—design and status	7
Long-term follow-up after bypass surgery or coronary stenting in elderly with multivessel disease	7
Incidence and outcome of prosthetic valve endocarditis after transcatheter aortic valve replacement in the Netherlands	7
Sonothrombolysis in the ambulance for ST-elevation myocardial infarction: rationale and protocol	7
Pre-procedural image-guided versus non-image-guided ventricular tachycardia ablation—a review	7
New developments in adult congenital heart disease	6
Prescription patterns of direct oral anticoagulants and concomitant use of interacting medications in the Netherlands	6
Ongoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) practice amidst a global COVID-19 crisis: nurse-led analgesia for transfemoral TAVI	6
From evidence to practice: development of web-based Dutch lipid reference values	6
Outcomes in Dutch DPP6 risk haplotype for familial idiopathic ventricular fibrillation: a focused update	6
Acute myocardial infarction in adolescents: reappraisal of underlying mechanisms	6
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation amid the COVID-19 pandemic: a nationwide analysis of the first COVID-19 wave in the Netherlands	6
Mortality after transcatheter versus surgical aortic valve replacement: an updated meta-analysis of randomised trials	6
Diagnostic approach in patients with angina and no obstructive coronary artery disease: emphasising the role of the coronary function test	6
Defibrillation testing during implantation of the subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator: a necessary standard or becoming redundant?	6
Clinical profile and contemporary management of patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: results from the CHECK-HF registry	6
Improvement in quality of life and angina pectoris: 1-year follow-up of patients with refractory angina pectoris and spinal cord stimulation	6
Clinical determinants of early spontaneous conversion to sinus rhythm in patients with atrial fibrillation	6
Surgical treatment and long-term outcome of aortic valve endocarditis with periannular abscess	6
Outcome of transcatheter aortic valve replacement in patients over 85 years of age versus patients aged 85 and younger	5
Better survival after transcatheter aortic valve replacement by process improvements	5
Echocardiographic estimation of pulmonary hypertension in COVID-19 patients	5
Recent developments in diagnosis and risk stratification of non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome	5
COVID-19-mediated patient delay caused increased total ischaemic time in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction	5
Patient perspectives on priorities for research on conventional and sex- and gender-related cardiovascular risk factors	5
The challenge of choosing in cardiovascular risk management	5
Organisation of care for patients using direct oral anticoagulants	5
Progress in heart failure management in the Netherlands and beyond: long-term commitment to deliver high-quality research and patient care	5
Improvement in left ventricular ejection fraction after pharmacological up-titration in new-onset heart failure with reduced ejection fraction	5
Long-term residual cardiovascular risk after acute coronary syndrome: antithrombotic treatment options	5
IMPROV-ED trial: eHealth programme for faster recovery and reduced healthcare utilisation after CABG	5

Percutaneous coronary intervention in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation: a systematic review and meta-analysis	5
The effects of ACE2 expression mediating pharmacotherapy in COVID-19 patients	5
Recognition of cognitive impairment and depressive symptoms in older patients with heart failure	5
Improved prehospital triage for acute cardiac care: results from HART-c, a multicentre prospective study	5
Randomised comparison of a balloon-expandable and self-expandable valve with quantitative assessment of aortic regurgitation using magnetic resonance imaging	5
Connected care for endocarditis and heart failure patients: a hospital-at-home programme	5
The rationale of using cerebral embolic protection devices during transcatheter aortic valve implantation	5
Accuracy of mobile 6-lead electrocardiogram device for assessment of QT interval: a prospective validation study	4
Downgrade of cardiac defibrillator devices to pacemakers in elderly heart failure patients: clinical considerations and the importance of shared decision-making	4
An appeal to our government for nationwide policies in the prevention of cardiovascular disease	4
Electrocardiogram-based mortality prediction in patients with COVID-19 using machine learning	4
Towards individualised treatment of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients: an update on technical innovations in the prehospital chain of survival	4
Coronary CT angiography for suspected acute coronary syndrome: sex-associated differences	4
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement: impact of pre-procedural FEops HEARTguide assessment on device size selection in borderline annulus size cases	4
A computed tomography algorithm for crossing coronary chronic total occlusions: riding on the wave of the proximal cap and distal vessel segment	4
The benefit of vaccination against COVID-19 outweighs the potential risk of myocarditis and pericarditis	4
Transcatheter edge-to-edge repair of tricuspid regurgitation in the Netherlands: state of the art and future perspectives	4
Cardiogenetics, 25 years a growing subspecialism	4
Report on outcomes of valve-in-valve transcatheter aortic valve implantation and redo surgical aortic valve replacement in the Netherlands	4
P2Y12 blocker monotherapy after percutaneous coronary intervention	4
Screening, diagnosis and follow-up of Brugada syndrome in children: a Dutch expert consensus statement	4
Advances in percutaneous coronary intervention for chronic total occlusions: current antegrade dissection and reentry techniques and updated algorithm	4
Diagnostic value of the electrocardiogram in the assessment of prior myocardial infarction	4
Association between public media and trends in new acute coronary syndrome presentations during the first COVID‑19 wave in the Netherlands	4
The role of long-term mechanical circulatory support in patients with advanced heart failure	4
Daylight saving time does not seem to be associated with number of percutaneous coronary interventions for acute myocardial infarction in the Netherlands	4
The history of transcatheter aortic valve implantation: The role and contribution of an early believer and adopter, the Netherlands	4
Initial experience, feasibility and safety of permanent left bundle branch pacing: results from a prospective single-centre study	4
Global longitudinal strain: an early marker for cardiotoxicity in patients treated for breast cancer	4
Early N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide is associated with cardiac complications and function during pregnancy in congenital heart disease	4
Major threats to early safety after transcatheter aortic valve implantation in a contemporary cohort of real-world patients	4
The 2010s in clinical drug-eluting stent and bioresorbable scaffold research: a Dutch perspective	4
The impact of the multidisciplinary Endocarditis Team on the management of infective endocarditis	4
Aortic valve implantation-induced conduction block as a framework towards a uniform electrocardiographic definition of left bundle branch block	4
Direct comparison of predictive performance of PRECISE-DAPT versus PARIS versus CREDO-Kyoto: a subanalysis of the ReCre8 trial	4
Twelve years of circulatory extracorporeal life support at the University Medical Centre Utrecht	4
Heart teams in the Netherlands: From teamwork to data‑driven decision-making	4
The Netherlands Sports Cardiology Map: a step towards sports cardiology network medicine for patient and athlete care	3
Listing criteria for heart transplantation in the Netherlands	3
Resuscitation with an AED: putting the data to use	3
Paradigm shifts in pathophysiology and management of atrial fibrillation—a tale of the RACE trials in the Netherlands	3
ONCOR: design of the Dutch cardio-oncology registry	3
Impact of cardiovascular disease and cardiovascular risk factors in hospitalised COVID-19 patients	3
Cardiac rehabilitation and telemedicine (and COVID-19)	3
SCN5A-1795insD founder variant: a unique Dutch experience spanning 7 decades	3
Desmoplakin cardiomyopathy—an inherited cardiomyopathy presenting with recurrent episodes of acute myocardial injury	3
Two decades of aortic coarctation treatment in children; evaluating techniques	3
Endovascular renal sympathetic denervation to improve heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: the IMPROVE-HF-I study	3
Physical inactivity in times of a pandemic: another curve to flatten	3
The role of coronary angiography in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients in the absence of ST-segment elevation: A literature review	3
Implantable cardioverter defibrillators at the end of life: future perspectives on clinical practice	3
Major adverse cardiovascular events in older emergency department patients presenting with non-cardiac medical complaints	3
Exercise does not influence development of phenotype in PLN p.(Arg14del) cardiomyopathy	3
The outcome of pulmonary hypertension and its association with pulmonary artery dilatation	3
Care and referral patterns in a large, dedicated nurse-led atrial fibrillation outpatient clinic	3
A systematic literature review of economic evaluations and cost-of-illness studies of inherited cardiomyopathies	3
Mitral regurgitation: when to intervene?	3
Reclassification of aortic stenosis by fusion of echocardiography and computed tomography in low-gradient aortic stenosis	3
Immediate versus staged revascularisation of non-culprit arteries in patients with acute coronary syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis	3
Targeting residual inflammatory risk in coronary disease: to catch a monkey by its tail	3
Initial experience with AcQMap catheter for treatment of persistent atrial fibrillation and atypical atrial flutter	3
Prediction of prognosis in patients with left ventricular dysfunction using three-dimensional strain echocardiography and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging	3
Therapeutic options for patients with advanced atrial fibrillation: from lifestyle and medication to catheter and surgical ablation	3
Non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction in the Netherlands: room for improvement!	3
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation: first choice for aortic stenosis?	2
Implementation of the 2015 European Society of Cardiology guidelines for the management of infective endocarditis in the Netherlands	2
The effects of antidiabetic agents on heart failure	2
Pre-hospital point-of-care troponin measurement: a clinical example of its additional value	2
Working towards full eradication of lipid-driven cardiovascular risk?	2
Use of regional transmural agreements to support the right care in the right place for patients with chronic heart failure—a qualitative study	2
Percutaneous mitral valve repair: the necessity to redefine secondary mitral regurgitation	2
Implantable defibrillator therapy and mortality in patients with non-ischaemic dilated cardiomyopathy	2
The importance, consequences and treatment of psychosocial risk factors in heart disease: less conversation, more action!	2
ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: Historical perspective and new horizons	2
Treatment of elderly patients with non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction: the nationwide POPular age registry	2
MYH7 p.(Arg1712Gln) is pathogenic founder variant causing hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with overall relatively delayed onset	2
Call to action: cardiologists should promote influenza vaccination	2
Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation in stable angina pectoris: a narrative review on current evidence and underlying physiological mechanisms	2
Novel advances in cardiac rehabilitation	2
Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors: a practical guide for the Dutch cardiologist based on real-world experience	2

Early career perspectives of young Dutch cardiologists	2
Omega-3 fatty acids in heart disease—why accurately measured levels matter	2
Coronary stenting versus bypass surgery in elderly with multivessel disease: long-term mortality rate is still up for debate	2
Cardiac output, cerebral blood flow and cognition in patients with severe aortic valve stenosis undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation: design and rationale of the CAPITA study	2
Retrospective analysis of endocarditis patients to investigate the eligibility for oral antibiotic treatment in routine daily practice	2
The Netherlands Heart Tissue Bank	2
Impact of geriatric co-management on outcomes in hospitalised cardiology patients aged 85 and over	2
Short- and long-term haemodynamic consequences of transcatheter closure of atrial septal defect and patent foramen ovale	2
Dutch cardiology residents and the COVID-19 pandemic: Every little thing counts in a crisis	2
Evaluation of sex differences in patients with ST-elevated myocardial infarction: an observational cohort study in Amsterdam and surrounding region	2
Quality of life and societal costs in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: protocol of the AFFECT-HCM study	2
Clinical consequences of consecutive self-expanding transcatheter heart valve iterations	2
Antithrombotic therapy in high-risk patients after percutaneous coronary intervention; study design, cohort profile and incidence of adverse events	2
Coronary computed tomography angiography and [15O]H2O positron emission tomography perfusion imaging for the assessment of coronary artery disease	2
Characteristics and outcomes of COVID-19 in heart transplantation recipients in the Netherlands	2
The COVID-19 lockdown: a curse or a blessing for acute cardiovascular disease?	2
The value of computed tomography for head trauma in patients presenting with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest before emergency percutaneous coronary intervention	2
Effect of anticoagulant therapy in COVID-19 patients	2
Defining left bundle branch block according to the new 2021 European Society of Cardiology criteria	2
Introduction of a new scoring tool to identify clinically stable heart failure patients	2
Current gaps in knowledge in inherited arrhythmia syndromes	2
How cardiologists manage antithrombotic treatment of patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing percutaneous coronary stenting: the WOEST survey 2018	2
Prognostic analysis of Behçet’s disease with aortic regurgitation or involvement	2
Age is no factor in TAVI	2
Electrocardiographic ST-segment elevation with prominent R waves in precordial leads	2
Coronary computed tomographic angiography as gatekeeper for new-onset stable angina	2
Myocardial infarction care in low and high socioeconomic environments: claims data analysis	2
The position of renal denervation in treatment of hypertension: an expert consensus statement	2
Evaluation of the Marburg Heart Score and INTERCHEST score compared to current telephone triage for chest pain in out-of-hours primary care	2
The role of ECG screening in primary care; a call for collaboration between general practitioner and cardiologist	2
Expansion of off-site percutaneous coronary intervention centres significantly reduces ambulance driving time to primary PCI in the Netherlands	2
Specific recommendations (or lack thereof) for older patients with cardiovascular disease in the current European Society of Cardiology guidelines	2
Impact of implementing Dutch versus European guideline risk factor targets in older patients with ischaemic heart disease	2
Training general practitioners to improve evidence-based drug treatment of patients with heart failure: a cluster randomised controlled trial	2
High incidence of (ultra)low oesophageal temperatures during cryoballoon pulmonary vein isolation for atrial fibrillation	2
Cardiac medication use in patients with suspected ischaemia without obstructive coronary arteries: sex differences and psychological distress	2
Comparison between laser sheaths, femoral approach and rotating mechanical sheaths for lead extraction	2
The WOEST 2 registry	2
Young@Heart: empowering the next generation of cardiovascular researchers	1
Left ventricular assist device implantation and clinical outcomes in the Netherlands	1
Transcatheter closure of postsurgical aortic pseudoaneurysms guided by three-dimensional image reconstruction: a single-centre experience	1
Meta-analysis of randomised trials compares mortality after transcatheter versus surgical aortic valve replacement	1
Reappraisal of Atrial fibrillation: interaction between hyperCoagulability, Electrical remodelling and Vascular destabilisation in the progression of AF (RACE V) Tissue Bank Project: study design	1
A ‘fishy’ ECG in a patient with chest pain	1
In memory of Hein Wellens: unique scientist, teacher, doctor and friend	1
Transcatheter mitral valve repair in proportionate and disproportionate functional mitral regurgitation—insights from a small cohort study	1
Morning pulmonary artery pressure measurements by CardioMEMS are most stable and recommended for pressure trends monitoring	1
A routine intervention in a highly unusual vessel	1
Sex differences in treatment strategy for coronary artery aneurysms: Insights from the international Coronary Artery Aneurysm Registry	1
Working together to ensure the realisation of ‘life to years’	1
Changes in healthcare utilisation during implementation of remote atrial fibrillation management: TeleCheck-AF project	1
Thoughts on the usefulness of a new scoring system for heart failure	1
Impact of stenosis resistance and coronary flow capacity on fractional flow reserve and instantaneous wave-free ratio discordance: a combined analysis of DEFINE-FLOW and IDEAL	1
Should we offer preventive treatment to all carriers of PLN p.(Arg14del) variant?	1
Pulsed field versus cryoballoon ablation for atrial fibrillation: a real-world observational study on procedural outcomes and efficacy	1
Budget impact of endovascular treatment for acute ischaemic stroke patients in the Netherlands for 2015–2021	1
Career perspectives for young cardiologists in the Netherlands: a steady increase in temporary positions	1
An antiarrhythmic approach to hydroxychloroquine-induced QT prolongation	1
Electrocardiographic ST-segment elevation with prominent R waves in precordial leads	1
The arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy phenotype associated with PKP2 c.1211dup variant	1
The Netherlands Heart Journal: special issue on COVID-19	1
An introduction to health technology assessment and health economic evaluation: an online self-learning course	1
Slowing down too fast	1
Polygenic risk scores for prediction of atrial fibrillation	1
Final benefit of primary percutaneous coronary intervention for ST-elevation myocardial infarction in older patients: long-term results of a randomised trial	1
Drug repurposing in cardiology	1
A ‘ghost’ after transvenous intracardiac lead extraction	1
A pilot study on the effect of advance care planning implementation on healthcare utilisation and satisfaction in patients with advanced heart failure	1
Telemedicine in post–CABG patients: promises and pitfalls	1
Biomarkers for cardiovascular risk prediction: from pioneering to evidence-based use in clinical practice	1
Outcomes of emergent cardiac surgery after transcatheter aortic valve implantation	1
The ‘president’s drug’	1
Intra-pericardial thrombin injection as bailout strategy in iatrogenic pericardial tamponade	1
Should we offer preventive treatment to all carriers of PLN p.(Arg14del) variant?	1
Platelet glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitor tirofiban in clopidogrel-naïve patients undergoing elective percutaneous coronary intervention	1
Evaluation of an application for the self-assessment of lifestyle behaviour in cardiac patients	1
Interventions to prevent postoperative atrial fibrillation in Dutch cardiothoracic centres: a survey study	1
Cognitive screening and rehabilitation after cardiac arrest: only a few hurdles to take	1
Atrial fibrillation: trends in prevalence and antithrombotic prescriptions in the community	1
Addition of FFRct in the diagnostic pathway of patients with stable chest pain to reduce unnecessary invasive coronary angiography (FUSION)	1
Shop till you drop	1
QTc interval prolongation, COVID-19 and chloroquine	1
Heart rate increase and inappropriate sinus tachycardia after cryoballoon pulmonary vein isolation for atrial fibrillation	1
Prognostic value of post-percutaneous coronary intervention diastolic pressure ratio	1
Conservative initial postoperative anticoagulation strategy after HeartMate 3 left ventricular assist device implantation	1
Brief lifestyle advice in cardiac care: an experimental study on message source and framing	1
Routine transthoracic echocardiography in ischaemic stroke or transient ischaemic attack of undetermined cause: a prospective multicentre study	1
Embedding routine health care data in clinical trials: with great power comes great responsibility	1
Essential thrombocytosis: diagnosis, differential diagnosis, complications and treatment considerations of relevance for a cardiologist	1
National indication document and aortic valve replacement landscape in the Netherlands	1
Comments on: ‘Randomised comparison of a balloon-expandable and self-expandable valve with quantitative assessment of aortic regurgitation using magnetic resonance imaging’	1
Improved ROSC rates in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients after introduction of a text message alert system for trained volunteers	1
Antithrombotic management of patients with atrial fibrillation—Dutch anticoagulant initiatives anno 2020	1
Hospital utilisation and the costs associated with complications of ICD implantation in a contemporary primary prevention cohort	1
Invasive coronary physiology: a Dutch tradition	1