About Thoraxcenter at Erasmus University Medical Center

Thoraxcenter at Erasmus University Medical Center

The Thoraxcentrum of the Erasmus University Medical Center was founded in 1971 and is an integrated organization of the departments of Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery. The Thoraxcentrum is divided into six medical units and three scientific units: Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Cardiology, and Biomedical Engineering. The focus of Thoraxcenter Biomedical Engineering is the imaging and diagnosis of cardiovascular disorders. This department is led by Prof. Dr. Ir. A.F.W. van der Steen. The Biomedical Engineering department brings together two technical specialities of the Thoraxcenter, namely: The Experimental Echocardiography group, which investigates the physical and technical aspects of ultrasound for cardiac diagnosis.  Erasmus University Rotterdam is an international knowledge workshop for critical thinking and academic training, driven by a strong focus on current social issues.  The Erasmus MC (medical center) is the university hospital of the city of Rotterdam, The Netherlands. It is affiliated with the Erasmus University.

  1. Mentioned In 71 Articles

  2. Coronary Stents: Current Status

    Explore Article JACC (Aug 24 2010)

    Coronary Stents: Current Status ...Status Scot Garg, MB, ChB and Patrick W. Serruys, MD, PhD^ Department of Interventional Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands Manuscript received December 9, 2009; revised manuscript received June ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Patrick W. Serruys   Thoraxcenter at Erasmus University Medical Center

  3. Coronary Stents: Looking Forward

    Explore Article JACC (Aug 24 2010)

    Coronary Stents:  Looking Forward ...orward Scot Garg, MB, ChB and Patrick W. Serruys, MD, PhD^ Department of Interventional Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands Manuscript received December 9, 2009; revised manuscript received June ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Patrick W. Serruys   Thoraxcenter at Erasmus University Medical Center

  4. 3-Dimensional Optical Coherence Tomography Assessment of Jailed Side Branches by Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffolds: A Proposal for Classification

    Explore Article interventions.onlinejacc.org (Aug 16 2010)

    3-Dimensional Optical Coherence Tomography Assessment of Jailed Side Branches by Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffolds: A Proposal for Classification ...n A. Ormiston, MD#, Patrick W. Serruys, MD, PhD*,* on behalf of the ABSORB Cohort B Investigators * Thoraxcenter, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands Catharina Ziekenhuis, Eindhoven, the Netherlands Skejby ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   LightLab Imaging   Patrick W. Serruys   Evelyn Regar

  5. Progressive Loss of Cones in Achromatopsia. An Imaging Study using Spectral-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography

    Explore Article iovs.org (Jun 27 2010)

    Progressive Loss of Cones in Achromatopsia. An Imaging Study using Spectral-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography ...thalmology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands^ ^6Department of Ophthalmology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands^ ^7Sensis, Centre for care, education and services for ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Heidelberg Spectralis   Thoraxcenter at Erasmus University Medical Center

  6. The fate of bioresorbable struts located at a side branch ostium: serial three-dimensional optical coherence tomography assessment

    Explore Article Oxford Journals (Jun 1 2010)

    The fate of bioresorbable struts located at a side branch ostium: serial three-dimensional optical coherence tomography assessment ... coherence tomography assessment 1. Takayuki Okamura, 2. Patrick W. Serruys and 3. Evelyn Regar* 1. Thoraxcenter, Erasmus MC, Bd 585, 's-Gravendijkwal 230, 3015-CE Rotterdam, The Netherlands 1. *Corresponding aut... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Patrick W. Serruys   Evelyn Regar   Thoraxcenter at Erasmus University Medical Center

  7. Optical coherence tomography for the assessment of pericardium covered stents for the treatment of degenerated saphenous vein grafts

    Explore Article eurointervention.org (May 25 2010)

    Optical coherence tomography for the assessment of pericardium covered stents for the treatment of degenerated saphenous vein grafts Aims: Pre- and post-interventional optical coherence tomography (OCT) assessment of degenerated saphenous vein graphs (SVG) treated with implantation of pericardium covered stents. Percutaneous treatment of SVG represents one of the major challenges of current percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI). Artificial membrane-covered stents have failed to show additional benefit over conventional stents. Conclusion: These case offer insight into the mechanism of protection against distal embolisation, elucidated by the appearance of these stents ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   LightLab Imaging   Carlo Di Mario   Royal Brompton Hospital

  8. Relation between plaque type and dissections at the edges after stent implantation: An optical coherence tomography study

    Explore Article International Journal of Cardiology (May 13 2010)

    Relation between plaque type and dissections at the edges after stent implantation: An optical coherence tomography study Abstract: Background: Stent implantation can create vessel damage such as edge dissections. The objectives were i) to evaluate the frequency of edge dissections after stenting visible by intracoronary optical coherence tomography (OCT) in comparison with angiography. ii) to assess with OCT the plaque type left at the stent edges after implantation, and iii) to study whether there is an association between plaque type and dissections at stent edges.Methods: Seventy-three consecutive ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Patrick W. Serruys   Evelyn Regar   Hector M. Garcia-Garcia

  9. Retinal nerve fiber layer thickness in subgroups of multiple sclerosis, measured by optical coherence tomography and scanning laser polarimetry

    Explore Article SpringerLink Home (May 12 2010)

    Retinal nerve fiber layer thickness in subgroups of multiple sclerosis, measured by optical coherence tomography and scanning laser polarimetry Abstract Optical coherence tomography (OCT) and scanning laser polarimetry (GDx ECC) are non-invasive methods used to assess retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness, which may be a reliable tool used to monitor axonal loss in multiple sclerosis (MS). The objectives of this study are (1) to compare OCT with the GDx ECC; (2) to assess and compare the RNFL thickness in subgroups of MS. Ophthalmologic examination and RNFL assessment by ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Thoraxcenter at Erasmus University Medical Center

  10. Intriguing Peri-Strut Low-Intensity Area Detected by Optical Coherence Tomography After Coronary Stent Deployment

    Explore Article jstage.jst.go.jp (May 11 2010)

    Intriguing Peri-Strut Low-Intensity Area Detected by Optical Coherence Tomography After Coronary Stent Deployment Although peri-strut low-intensity area (PLIA) is frequently observed on post-stenting optical coherence tomography (OCT) images, the histology associated with PLIA is undocumented. Methods and Results: The 36 porcine coronary lesions treated with bare-metal (BMS: n=16) or drug-eluting (DES: n=20) stents were assessed by OCT and histology at 28 days. DES showed a significantly higher incidence of PLIA than BMS. Also, +PLIA stents had greater neointima than PLIA stents. Histological analysis ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Hiromasa Otake   LightLab Imaging   Stanford University

  11. Combined optical coherence tomography and intravascular ultrasound radio frequency data analysis for plaque characterization. Classification accuracy of human coronary plaques in vitro

    Explore Article SpringerLink Home (Apr 15 2010)

    Combined optical coherence tomography and intravascular ultrasound radio frequency data analysis for plaque characterization. Classification accuracy of human coronary plaques in vitro This study was performed to characterize coronary plaque types by optical coherence tomography (OCT) and intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) radiofrequency (RF) data analysis, and to investigate the possibility of error reduction by combining these techniques. Intracoronary imaging methods have greatly enhanced the diagnostic capabilities for the detection of high-risk atherosclerotic plaques. IVUS RF data analysis and OCT are two techniques focusing on plaque morphology and composition. Regions of interest were selected ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Thoraxcenter at Erasmus University Medical Center   LightLab Imaging   Patrick W. Serruys

  12. The fate of incomplete stent apposition with drug-eluting stents: an optical coherence tomography-based natural history study

    Explore Article Oxford Journals (Apr 2 2010)

    The fate of incomplete stent apposition with drug-eluting stents: an optical coherence tomography-based natural history study Aims To assess the fate of incomplete stent apposition (ISA) after deployment of sirolimus-eluting stents (SESs). Methods and results Thirty-two patients having intravascular ultrasound (IVUS)-guided PCI with SESs underwent assessment of stent deployment with quantitative coronary angiography, IVUS, and optical coherence tomography (OCT) pre-procedure, post-procedure, and at 10 months follow-up. Incomplete stent apposition was defined as separation of a stent strut from the inner vessel wall by >160 µm. At ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Imperial College London   Patrick W. Serruys   Thoraxcenter at Erasmus University Medical Center

  13. Abbott Announces Positive Data From Absorb Trial on Its Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffold Technology

    Explore Article PR Newswire (Mar 15 2010)

    ..." said Patrick W. Serruys, M.D., Ph.D., professor of interventional cardiology at the Thoraxcentre, Erasmus University Hospital, Rotterdam, the Netherlands, and principal investigator for the ABSORB trial. "The contin... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Patrick W. Serruys   Thoraxcenter at Erasmus University Medical Center

  14. Carbonized blood deposited on fibres during 810, 940 and 1,470 nm endovenous laser ablation: thickness and absorption by optical coherence tomography

    Explore Article SpringerLink Home (Feb 10 2010)

    Carbonized blood deposited on fibres during 810, 940 and 1,470 nm endovenous laser ablation: thickness and absorption by optical coherence tomography Endovenous laser ablation (EVLA) is commonly used to treat saphenous varicosities. Very high temperatures at the laser fibre tip have been reported during EVLA. We hypothesized that the laser irradiation deposits a layer of strongly absorbing carbonized blood of very high temperature on the fibre tip. We sought to prove the existence of these layers and study their properties by optical transmission, optical coherence tomography (OCT) and microscopy. We analysed ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Academic Medical Center at the University of Amsterdam   Thoraxcenter at Erasmus University Medical Center

  15. Atherosclerotic tissue characterization in vivo by optical coherence tomography attenuation imaging

    Explore Article SPIE Digital Library (Jan 15 2010)

    ...ox 2040, Rotterdam 3000CA, The Netherlands Nieves Gonzalo, Sander van Noorden, and Takayuki Okamura Erasmus Medical Center, Thorax Center, PO Box 2040, Rotterdam 3000CA, The Netherlands Brett E. Bouma Massachusetts General Hospital, Well... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Massachusetts Institute of Technology   Evelyn Regar   Thoraxcenter at Erasmus University Medical Center

  16. Three-dimensional visualization of intracoronary thrombus during stent implantation using the second generation, Fourier domain optical coherence tomography

    Explore Article Oxford Journals (Dec 4 2009)

    ... Fourier domain optical coherence tomography Takayuki Okamura, Patrick W. Serruys and Evelyn Regar* Thoraxcenter, Erasmus MC, Bd 585, 's-Gravendijkwal 230, 3015-CE Rotterdam, The Netherlands * Corresponding autho... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   LightLab Imaging   Patrick W. Serruys   Evelyn Regar

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