Publicaties
The carotid artery atherosclerosis burden and its relation to cardiovascular risk factors in black and white Africans with established rheumatoid arthritis Vrije Universiteit Brussel
OBJECTIVE: Black Africans currently experience a distinctly low frequency of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. Whether this protection persists in those with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is unknown. We compared the carotid atherosclerosis burden and its relationships with cardiovascular (CV) risk factors between Africans with RA from a developing black and developed CV population.
METHODS: We performed high resolution B-mode ...
Neurobiological basis and risk factors of persistent fatigue and concentration problems after COVID-19 Vrije Universiteit Brussel
INTRODUCTION: The risk factors for persistent fatigue and cognitive complaints after infection with SARS-CoV-2 and the underlying pathophysiology are largely unknown. Both clinical factors and cognitive-behavioural factors have been suggested to play a role in the perpetuation of complaints. A neurobiological aetiology, such as neuroinflammation, could be the underlying pathophysiological mechanism for persisting complaints.To unravel factors ...
The impact of child health interventions and risk factors on child survival in Kenya, 1993-2014: a Bayesian spatio-temporal analysis with counterfactual scenarios Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
BACKGROUND: During the millennium development goals period, reduction in under-five mortality (U5M) and increases in child health intervention coverage were characterised by sub-national disparities and inequities across Kenya. The contribution of changing risk factors and intervention coverage on the sub-national changes in U5M remains poorly defined.
METHODS: Sub-national county-level data on U5M and 43 factors known to be ...
Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Disease Characteristics Are Consistently Associated with Arterial Function in Rheumatoid Arthritis Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Objective. Arterial properties influence cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. We identified potential determinants of arterial function in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods. Relationships of traditional cardiovascular risk factors and RA characteristics with arterial stiffness (pulse wave velocity), wave reflection (augmentation index, reflected wave pressure, and reflection magnitude), and pressure pulsatility (central systolic ...
Risk factors for explantation of iris-fixated phakic intraocular lenses Vrije Universiteit Brussel
PURPOSE: To determine risk factors for explantation of iris-fixated phakic intraocular lenses (pIOLs) with a maximum 17-year follow-up.
SETTING: University Eye Clinic Maastricht, Maastricht UMC+, the Netherlands.
DESIGN: Prospective case series.
METHODS: Eyes that had implantation of 1 of various iris-fixated pIOL models from 1998 to 2016 were evaluated. Primary outcome measures were the rate and proportion of pIOL ...
Occurrence and Risk Factors of Chronic Pain After Critical Illness Vrije Universiteit Brussel
OBJECTIVES: Occurrence, risk factors, and impact on daily life of chronic pain after critical illness have not been systematically studied.
DESIGN: Cohort study.
SETTING: A tertiary ICU in The Netherlands.
PATIENTS: We surveyed patients who had been discharged from our ICU between 2013 and 2016. Three cohorts were defined as follows: 1) ICU survivors; 2) one-year survivors reporting newly-acquired chronic pain; and (3) ...
Prevalence and risk factors for Taenia solium taeniasis in Kaniyambadi block, Tamil Nadu, South India [letter] Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
Estimating the number of secondary Ebola cases resulting from an unsafe burial and risk factors for transmission during the West Africa Ebola epidemic Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
BACKGROUND: Safely burying Ebola infected individuals is acknowledged to be important for controlling Ebola epidemics and was a major component of the 2013-2016 West Africa Ebola response. Yet, in order to understand the impact of safe burial programs it is necessary to elucidate the role of unsafe burials in sustaining chains of Ebola transmission and how the risk posed by activities surrounding unsafe burials, including care provided at ...
Occupational noise, smoking, and a high body mass index are risk factors for age-related hearing impairment and moderate alcohol consumption is protective Vrije Universiteit Brussel Universiteit Antwerpen Universiteit Gent
A multicenter study was set up to elucidate the environmental and medical risk factors contributing to age-related hearing impairment (ARHI). Nine subsamples, collected by nine audiological centers across Europe, added up to a total of 4,083 subjects between 53 and 67 years. Audiometric data (pure-tone average [PTA]) were collected and the participants filled out a questionnaire on environmental risk factors and medical history. People with a ...