Publications by authors named "Jack van der Gragt"
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to evaluate factors affecting the ability of construction workers with knee osteoarthritis (KO) to continue their job over the next two years.
- It included a survey of 344 Dutch construction workers and used logistic regression to determine which personal and work-related characteristics were linked to maintaining their work ability.
- Key findings indicated that working 36-45 hours a week, engaging in regular high-intensity exercise, being younger than 56, and avoiding strenuous activities like lifting significantly influenced their likelihood of remaining in their roles.
Background: The aim of this study was to investigate whether Fluoroscopy Assisted Scoring of Myocardial Hypoperfusion (FLASH) enabled a more accurate assessment of coronary blood flow and prediction of cardiac mortality after primary PCI (pPCI), than the presently used angiographic scores of reperfusion.
Methods: We included 453 STEMI patients who received pPCI at our hospital. Using the novel FLASH algorithm, based on contrast passage time and quantitative coronary analysis, FLASH flow was measured after pPCI and was used to calculate FLASH ratio of culprit and reference artery.