Publications
The natural history of prenatally diagnosed congenital cystic lung lesions: long-term follow-up of 119 cases KU Leuven
Lipoprotein(a) and carotid intima-media thickness in children with familial hypercholesterolaemia in the Netherlands: a 20-year follow-up study KU Leuven
Loss to follow-up of patients in HIV care in Burundi: a retrospective cohort study Institute of Tropical Medicine
OBJECTIVE: The objective was to assess the loss to follow-up (LTFU) rates and associated factors amongst patients in HIV care in Burundi.
METHODS: We conducted a retrospective cohort study in HIV-positive patients aged ≥15 years who started antiretroviral therapy (ART) between January 2015 and July 2020, with 31 December 2020 as the end point. The outcome of LTFU was defined as failure of a patient to report for drug refill within ...
Variations in follow-up services after inpatient stroke rehabilitation: a multicentre study Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Impact on follow-up strategies in patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis Vrije Universiteit Brussel Ghent University
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Evidence for the benefit of scheduled imaging for early detection of hepatobiliary malignancies in primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is limited. We aimed to compare different follow-up strategies in PSC with the hypothesis that regular imaging improves survival.
METHODS: We collected retrospective data from 2975 PSC patients from 27 centres. Patients were followed from the start of scheduled imaging or in ...
Long-Term Follow-Up of Pediatric Patients with Dyskinetic Cerebral Palsy and Deep Brain Stimulation KU Leuven
Follow-up of PRRSv-vaccinated piglets born from PRRSv-vaccinated, ELISA-seropositive and ELISA-seronegative sows Ghent University
Quality assessment of smear microscopy by stratified lot sampling of treatment follow-up slides Institute of Tropical Medicine
One-year follow-up after second-generation cryoballoon ablation for atrial fibrillation in a large cohort of patients Vrije Universiteit Brussel KU Leuven
AIM: The second-generation cryoballoon (CB-Adv) is effective in achieving pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) with encouraging results. In this study, we assessed the single-procedure outcome on a 1-year follow-up period in a large sample of patients having undergone PVI for drug-resistant atrial fibrillation (AF) using the CB-Adv.
METHODS AND RESULTS: A total of 393 patients (122 female, 31%; mean age 57.7 ± 12.9 years) with ...