Publications by authors named "K M Veen"
Background: Observed patient survival after cardiothoracic interventions should ideally be placed in the context of matched-general-population survival. This study outlines several methodologies of matching general population mortality to the study sample, subsequently calculating cumulative matched-general-population survival, highlighting their respective advantages, disadvantages, and limitations.
Methods: A multicenter data set containing survival data after the Ross procedure was used for methodological illustration.
Objectives: The VRECOVERY investigated the impact of virtual reality (VR) distraction therapy on postoperative pain, anxiety and quality of recovery in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting surgery.
Methods: A single-centre randomized controlled trial was conducted involving 192 participants, allocated to either the intervention or control group. Participants in the intervention group received VR distraction therapy on postoperative days 1, 2 and 3, while the control group received standard postoperative care.
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- The EUROMACS study aimed to explore how the annual number of LVAD implantations at a medical center affects postoperative outcomes and patient survival.
- It analyzed data from 4,802 patients across 35 centers, categorizing them based on whether the center performed 30 or fewer vs. more than 30 implants per year, focusing on 1-year survival rates and device-related complications.
- Findings indicated that while higher volume centers had patients with more severe conditions, there was no significant difference in 1-year survival; however, higher volume centers had more device-related adverse events, highlighting the need for consistent quality improvement across all centers.
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- A retrospective cohort study in the Netherlands examined differences between male and female patients with ascending aortic aneurysm (AscAA) regarding their aneurysm growth and clinical outcomes.
- The study included 1,858 adult patients, finding that women were typically older at diagnosis and had different patterns of aneurysm involvement compared to men, with women more commonly affected in the tubular area and men in the sinuses.
- Results showed that women experienced faster growth in the tubular ascending segment, leading to lower 10-year survival rates and a higher incidence of type A dissections compared to men.
Objectives: Restrictive cardiomyopathy is rare and is generally associated with worse clinical outcomes compared to other cardiomyopathies. Ventricular assist device (VAD) support for these children is seldom applied and often hampered by the surgical difficulties.
Methods: All paediatric (<19 years) patients with a restricted cardiomyopathy supported by a VAD from the EUROMACS database were included and compared to patients with a dilated cardiomyopathy (retrospective database analyses).