Publications by authors named "R R J van Kimmenade"
Background: Patients receive many different recommendations after thoracic aortic surgery. Unfortunately, there is much variation in recommendations between different surgical centers. This variation in recommendations creates uncertainty and anxiety in patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe role of urine sodium in acutely decompensated heart failure.
Int J Cardiol Heart Vasc
December 2024
Article Synopsis
- Diuretic resistance is when medications that help remove extra fluid from the body don’t work well, which can lead to worse health outcomes for patients with heart problems. Researchers looked at how urine sodium levels (how much sodium is in urine) can help adjust these medications to make them more effective.
- The study included 143 patients with heart failure, and they found that those with low urine sodium levels also had other health issues. They measured urine sodium two hours after giving medicine to patients and looked at how this affected hospital visits and overall survival after 90 days.
- The results showed that low urine sodium was common and often found in patients with serious heart and kidney problems,
Design and rationale of the Engage-HF study: the impact of a gamified engagement toolkit on participation and engagement in a heart failure registry.
Eur Heart J Digit Health
September 2024
Article Synopsis
- This study evaluates the impact of an educational engagement toolkit on increasing participation rates and data completeness among heart failure (HF) nurse practitioners in the NHR-HF registry.
- The Engage-HF study involves a 24-week program using a gamified smartphone app called BrightBirds, along with interactive materials to enhance learning and engagement.
- The research aims to address the challenges faced by healthcare professionals in participating in registries by providing efficient and innovative methods for education on the latest heart failure guidelines.
Background: Resveratrol, a dietary supplement that intervenes in cellular metabolism, has been shown to reduce aortic growth rate in a mouse model of Marfan syndrome (MFS), a condition associated in humans with life-threatening aortic complications, often preceded by aortic dilatation. The primary objective of this study was to investigate the effects of resveratrol on aortic growth rate in patients with MFS .
Methods: In this investigator-initiated, single-arm open-label multicentre trial, we analysed resveratrol treatment in adults aged 18-50 years with MFS.