Publications by authors named "Peter van't Sant"
Background Smoking during pregnancy still exists in daily life but the effect on the newborn in the early stage of life is still unclear. This study investigates the normal reference range of carboxyhemoglobin (HbCO) in umbilical cord blood gas (UBG). Methods A single center retrospective cross-sectional cohort study was performed with 1172 cases.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: heart failure is a major risk factor for cardiovascular mortality, for which n-3 fatty acids may have beneficial effects. We examined the effect of marine eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), and plant-derived alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) on N-Terminal-pro Brain Natriuretic Peptide (NT-proBNP), a biomarker of heart failure.
Methods: we randomly assigned 4837 post-myocardial infarction patients, aged 60-80 years (82% men), to margarines supplemented with a targeted additional intake of 400 mg/day EPA and DHA, 2 g/day ALA, EPA-DHA plus ALA, or placebo for 40 months.
Background: According to consensus documents, sweat testing remains the standard for diagnosing cystic fibrosis. We studied a novel method of sweat analysis on two chemistry platforms: Dimension Vista (Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics) and Aeroset (Abbott).
Methods: Sweat collected from healthy individuals and aqueous samples in the critical range for sweat analysis were measured using the Orion 290 plus (Thermo Electron Corporation), Chiron 925 chloride analyser (Sherwood Scientific Ltd), flame photometry, sweat-chek analyser and indirect ion-selective electrodes (ISE) of Vista and Aeroset.