Publications by authors named "W M Lijfering"

Background: Elevated levels of coagulation factors (F) II (FII), FV, FVII, FIX, FX, and FXI have often been related with coronary heart disease, ischemic stroke, and venous thrombosis (VT). However, there are few studies on their associations with all-cause mortality.

Objective: We explored whether elevated levels of FII, FV, FVII, FIX, FX, and FXI are associated with an increased risk of death in patients who had VT and in individuals from the general population.

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Objective: The aim of this time-trend analysis is to estimate long-term excess mortality and associated cardiovascular risk for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) patients after elective repair while addressing the changes in AAA management and patient selection over time.

Background: Despite the intensification of endovascular aneurysm repair and cardiovascular risk management, Swedish population data suggest that AAA patients retain a persistently high long-term mortality after elective repair. The question is whether this reflects suboptimal treatment, a changing patient population over time, or a national phenomenon.

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Background: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most prevalent cancer type. CRC-patients are at increased risk of venous and arterial thromboembolism (TE), but the magnitude of the risks, their predictors and consequences are not exactly known.

Objectives: We aimed to determine incidence, predictors and prognosis of TE after incident CRC in a large, unselected population.

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Importance: The temporal trend in adverse events regarding stroke prevention for nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) in the direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC) era was rarely investigated comprehensively, especially taking into account potential changes in patient characteristics and anticoagulation treatment.

Objective: To investigate time trends in patient characteristics, anticoagulation treatment, and prognosis of patients with incident NVAF in the Netherlands.

Design, Setting, And Participants: This retrospective cohort study assessed patients with incident NVAF initially recognized within a hospitalization between 2014 and 2018, using data from Statistics Netherlands.

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Background: The STAtins Reduce Thrombophilia trial showed that, in patients with prior venous thrombosis, rosuvastatin decreased various coagulation factor levels.

Objectives: Here, we investigated the hypothesis that statins decrease coagulation factor levels through shared mechanisms of synthesis or regulatory pathways with apolipoproteins.

Methods: We measured the levels of apolipoprotein (Apo)A-I, A-II, A-IV, (a), B-100, B-total, C-I, C-II, C-III, and E in patients (n = 126) randomized to 28 days of rosuvastatin use.

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