Publications by authors named "H J van Bockel"

Background And Aims: Prospects for no-option, end-stage peripheral artery disease (PAD) patients remain poor. Although results from open and semiblinded studies fuel hope for cell-based strategies in no-option patients, so far conclusions from the available placebo-controlled studies are not supportive. With the intention to end the remaining controversy with regard to cell therapy for PAD we conducted a confirmatory, double-blinded randomized placebo-controlled phase 3 trial.

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Purpose: This study was conducted to clarify the effect of the direction of pressure measurement on the pressure readout in fibrinous thrombus of the abdominal aortic aneurysm.

Methods: Three weights of 468 g (weight 1), 578 g (weight 2), and 675 g (weight 3) were molded. A specimen of human fibrinous thrombus was positioned under the weights.

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Objective: To clarify the effect of intraluminal thrombus on pressure transmission.

Methods: A saccular aneurysm was inserted into an artificial circulation system. Subsequently, the saccular aneurysm was filled with eight different human aortic aneurysm thrombus samples.

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Objectives: The purpose of this study is to demonstrate to what extent an evidence based decision model can improve physicians' decisions and whether a selective use of the decision model is feasible.

Methods: Four experienced vascular surgeons were asked to make a treatment decision for 137 "paper patient" cases with asymptomatic abdominal aneurysms. Their decisions were compared with the optimal treatment as calculated by a computerised evidence based decision analytical model.

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