Onze Lieve Vrouwziekenhuis Hospital

Safety and Efficacy of Left Atrial Ablation After Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion in High-Bleeding-Risk Patients with Atrial Fibrillation: A Multicenter Analysis from the PROCEED-AF Ablation Registry

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Patients with left atrial appendage (LAAO) devices are increasingly referred for AF ablation, yet anticoagulation strategies remain uncertain. The goal of this study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF) in...

Interobserver agreement of gradient-based and threshold-based segmentation for longitudinal TTV and TLA on post-therapy $$\mathrm {[^{177}Lu]}$$ Lu-PSMA-I&T SPECT/CT

Quantitative post-therapy SPECT/CT imaging is increasingly used to derive total tumour volume (TTV) and total lesion activity (TLA), which have emerged as potential early biomarkers of response to \(\mathrm {[^{177}Lu]}\) Lu-PSMA-I&T (imaging and therapy). This study compared the...

Impact of Aortic Annulus Size on Clinical and Hemodynamic Outcomes of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation With the Navitor Valve

ABSTRACT Background Patients with small aortic annuli undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) are at risk of higher residual transvalvular gradients. Evidence on the performance of new‐generation intra‐annular self‐expanding valves in this anatomical setting rem...

StereoBed - salvage stereotactic body radiotherapy of the prostate bed for biochemical recurrence after radical prostatectomy: study protocol for a randomized phase II/III trial

In cases of biochemical recurrence (BCR) after radical prostatectomy, salvage radiotherapy (RT) is a well-established standard-of-care treatment. Stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) may offer a shorter treatment duration and favorable radiobiological characteristics, but eviden...

Triglyceride–glucose index as a cardiovascular risk marker: updated evidence, limitations, and future perspectives

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) remain the foremost cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, accounting for a substantial burden on healthcare systems, economies, and society. Traditional risk factors do not fully explain residual cardiovascular risk, highlighting the role of i...