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Dirk De Bacquer

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757 Results

2026

Anxiety and depression and secondary prevention of coronary heart disease in 14 countries across six WHO regions : the INTERASPIRE study

Chantal F SkiCatriona S JenningsDirk De BacquerKornelia KotsevaJohn William McEvoyGui De BackerIris ErlundSandra GanlyTerhi VihervaaraGregory Yoke Hong Lip et al.

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY

Chronic kidney disease screening in patients with coronary heart disease : the multinational INTERASPIRE Study

Safi Moayad Al-AzzawyDirk De BacquerJohn William McEvoyAgnieszka AdamskaGui De BackerIris ErlundSandra GanlyCatriona S. JenningsKornelia KotsevaGregory Y.H. Lip et al.

A1 Journal Article in JACC-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

ESC Guidelines on prevention and rehabilitation in coronary heart disease and current practice : the EUROASPIRE VI survey

David A WoodCatriona S JenningsKornelia KotsevaAgnieszka AdamskaIris ErlundSandra GanlyPer-Henrik GroopSusan HennessyMaarten J G LeeningLinda Mellbin et al.

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

EUROASPIRE 1996–2026 : 30 years of research into prevention of cardiovascular disease

Gui De BackerDirk De BacquerKornelia KotsevaLars RydénDavid WoodA AbreuA AdamskaS AdamskaC AguiarG B Ambrosio et al.

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY

Female sex is independently associated with poor health-related quality of life in patients with coronary heart disease across 14 countries : the INTERASPIRE study

Chantal F. SkiDavid R. ThompsonCatriona S. JenningsKornelia KotsevaJohn William McEvoyGui De BackerIris ErlundSandra GanlyTerhi VihervaaraGregory Yoke Hong Lip et al.

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY

Hypertension awareness, treatment, and control in coronary heart disease patients : results of the EUROASPIRE V survey conducted in 27 countries

Anna Marzà FlorensaPiotr JankowskiIlonca VaartjesKerstin Klipstein-GrobuschGui De BackerDirk De BacquerKornelia KotsevaDavid WoodRenata CifkovaSeppo Letho et al.

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY

International patterns in lipid management and implications for patients with coronary heart disease : results from the INTERASPIRE study

Julia BrandtsFotios BarkasDirk De BacquerCatriona JenningsGui De BackerKornelia KotsevaLars RydenGregory Y H LipIris ErlundSandra Ganly et al.

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY

Lipid management and cardiovascular risk assessment : physician perspectives from seven countries across five WHORegions : insights from the INTERASPIRE Study

Chathurangani Menaka BalasooriyaCatriona JenningsEanna KennyDirk De BacquerKausik Kumar RayJohn-Paul CorryAgnieszka AdamskaKornelia KotsevaJohn W. McEvoyChris Noone et al.

A2 Journal Article in AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY

Obesity rise plateaus in developed nations and accelerates in developing nations

[missing] NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC)Bin ZhouNowell H. PhelpsAgnese GaleazziOlivia N. O’DriscollJames E. BennettLakshya JainYsé D’Ailhaud De BrisisAna Barradas-PiresFulvio Deo et al.

A1 Journal Article in NATURE

Patient perceptions on lipoprotein(a) testing and treatment for secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease : results from the INTERASPIRE study in seven countries across five World Health Organization regions

Catriona Sian JenningsEanna KennyDirk De BacquerJaimini CeglaKausik Kumar RayJohn-Paul CorryAgnieszka AdamskaKornelia KotsevaJohn W McEvoyChris Noone et al.

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR NURSING

Physician perspectives on Lp(a) testing and management in patients with cardiovascular disease : interviews from seven countries across five world health organization regions from INTERASPIRE

Jaimini CeglaCatriona JenningsEanna KennyDirk De BacquerKausik Kumar RayJohn-Paul CorryAgnieszka AdamskaKornelia KotsevaJohn W McEvoyChris Noone et al.

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY

Plasma cell‐free transcriptome profiling in blood plasma from chronic liver disease patients

Franco Alexander Poma SotoJasper AnckaertFrancisco Avila CobosJustine NuytensHanne Van DroogenbroeckKimberly VerniersMarieke VrommanSarah M. BrikéNico CallewaertDavid Cassiman et al.

A1 Journal Article in SCIENTIFIC DATA

Potentially clinically significant drug-drug interactions in older adults with atrial fibrillation and multimorbidity : prevalence, correlates, and association with adverse clinical outcomes in a Swedish national register-based study

Cheïma AmrouchDavide Liborio VetranoDirk De BacquerNicola FerriIne SimalCecilia DamianoLu DaiAmaia Calderón-LarrañagaAstrid BrysAnton De Spiegeleer et al.

A1 Journal Article in CARDIOVASCULAR DRUGS AND THERAPY

Prevalence and characteristics of patients with coronary heart disease and blood pressure below target : the INTERASPIRE study

John P McCormickDirk De BacquerCatriona JenningsKornelia KotsevaGui De BackerIris ErlundSandra GanlyTerhi VihervaaraGregory Y H LipKausik K Ray et al.

A1 Journal Article in HEART

Prevalence and prognostic importance of chronic kidney disease in patients with coronary heart disease : results from the combined EUROASPIRE IV and V studies

Safi Moayad Al-AzzawyMark CoyleGui De BackerJohn William McEvoyCatriona JenningsKornelia KotsevaLinda MellbinLars RydénDavid WoodDirk De Bacquer et al.

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY

Residual cardiovascular risk is tracked by apolipoprotein B in coronary patients with elevated serum triglyceride levels : the ESC EORP EUROASPIRE IV survey

Jaana LeiviskäJouko SundvallMatti JauhiainenKornelia KotsevaJaakko TuomilehtoGui De BackerLâle TokgözoğluZeljko ReinerDirk De Bacquer

A1 Journal Article in CLINICA CHIMICA ACTA

2025

Author’s reply to ‘On the use of hospital-based campaign data to evaluate hypertension care cascades’

Dirk De Bacquer

A1 Journal Article in BLOOD PRESSURE

Cardiac rehabilitation in patients with coronary heart disease : provision, attendance, and outcomes : results from the INTERASPIRE Survey from fourteen countries across six WHO regions

Kornelia KotsevaDirk De BacquerCatriona JenningsJohn William McEvoyLars RydenKausik K. RayGregory Y. H. LipIris ErlundSandra GanlyTerhi Vihervaara et al.

A1 Journal Article in GLOBAL HEART

Exploring the 'fit-for-work' principle : the association between occupational physical activity, cardio-respiratory fitness, and mortality : a meta-analysis of male worker data

Margo KetelsBart CillekensEls ClaysMaaike A. HuysmansDirk De BacquerAndreas HoltermannRichard P. TroianoPaul Jarle MorkSteinar KrokstadHenry Volzke et al.

A1 Journal Article in SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF WORK ENVIRONMENT & HEALTH

Frequency of residual combined dyslipidemia and hypertriglyceridemia in patients with coronary heart disease in 13 countries across 6 WHO regions : results from INTERASPIRE

Raul D. SantosKausik K. RayDirk De BacquerCatriona JenningsKornelia KotsevaLars RydénGregory Y.H. LipIris ErlundSandra GanlyTerhi Vihervaara et al.

A1 Journal Article in ATHEROSCLEROSIS

Global detection and management of dysglycaemic patients with coronary artery disease : results from the INTERASPIRE survey from 14 countries across six WHO regions

Safi Moayad Al-AzzawyJohn William McEvoyIsabelle JohanssonAgnieszka AdamskaGui De BackerIris ErlundSandra GanlyCatriona JenningsKornelia KotsevaGregory Y. H. Lip et al.

A1 Journal Article in CARDIOVASCULAR DIABETOLOGY

Global effect of cardiovascular risk factors on lifetime estimates

Dirk De BacquerFrancisco M OjedaStefan Blankenberg[missing] The Global Cardiovascular Risk Consortium

A1 Journal Article in NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

Global variation in lipoprotein(a) levels among patients with coronary heart disease : insights from the INTERASPIRE study and implications for emerging Lp(a)-lowering therapies

Fotios BarkasJulia BrandtsDirk De BacquerCatriona JenningsGui De BackerKornelia KotsevaLars RydenGregory Y.H. LipRaul D. SantosPeter Libby et al.

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Prevalence, awareness and therapeutic control of hypertension in Belgium : an opportunistic screening of nearly 6,000 participants during the May Measurement Month campaigns 2017-23

Dirk De BacquerS BayetA BondueF BrohéeS BrouwersA CarlierM ChabotP DelmotteB FalqueH Heuten et al.

A1 Journal Article in BLOOD PRESSURE

Should workers be physically active after work? Associations of leisure-time physical activity with cardiovascular and all-cause mortality across occupational physical activity levels : an individual participant data meta-analysis

Bart CillekensPieter CoenenMaaike A. HuysmansAndreas HoltermannRichard P. TroianoPaul Jarle MorkSteinar KrokstadEls ClaysDirk De BacquerMette Aadahl et al.

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF SPORT AND HEALTH SCIENCE

2024

Air pollution and bronchiolitis : a case–control study in Antwerp, Belgium

DAAN VAN BRUSSELENKatrien De TroeyerMarinus Pieter van VlietDirk AvontsBenoit NemeryLaurens LiesenborghsStijn VerhulstKoen Van HerckDirk De Bacquer

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS

Associations of occupational and leisure-time physical activity with all-cause mortality : an individual participant data meta-analysis

Pieter CoenenMaaike A. HuysmansAndreas HoltermannRichard P. TroianoPaul Jarle MorkSteinar KrokstadEls ClaysBart CillekensDirk De BacquerMette Aadahl et al.

A1 Journal Article in BRITISH JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE

Dysglycaemia screening and its prognostic impact in patients with coronary artery disease : experiences from the EUROASPIRE IV and V cohort studies

Giulia FerranniniJaakko TuomilehtoGui De BackerKornelia KotsevaLinda MellbinOliver SchnellDavid WoodDirk De BacquerLars Rydén

A1 Journal Article in LANCET DIABETES & ENDOCRINOLOGY

General and abdominal adiposity and hypertension in eight world regions : a pooled analysis of 837 population-based studies with 7·5 million participants

Bin ZhouJames E BennettAidan P WickhamRosie K SingletonAnu MishraRodrigo M Carrillo-LarcoNayu IkedaLakshya JainAna Barradas-PiresRachel A Heap et al.

A1 Journal Article in LANCET

How does day-to-day stress appraisal relate to coping among office workers in academia? An ecological momentary assessment study

Els ClaysStephanie HulinJunoš Lukan JožefAnneleen CaluwaertsRosalie De NeveMitja Luštrek JožefDirk De BacquerLarissa Bolliger

How does day‐to‐day stress appraisal relate to coping among office workers in academia? An ecological momentary assessment study

Stephanie HulinLarissa BolligerJunoš LukanAnneleen CaluwaertsRosalie De NeveMitja LuštrekDirk De BacquerEls Clays

A1 Journal Article in STRESS AND HEALTH

Potentially inappropriate prescribing in multimorbid and polymedicated older adults with AF : a systematic review and meta-analysis

Cheïma AmrouchDelphine VauterinSouad AmrouchMaxim GrymonprezLu DaiCecilia DamianoAmaia Calderón-LarrañagaLies LahousseDirk De BacquerGregory Y. H. Lip et al.

A1 Journal Article in DRUGS & AGING

Towards a better understanding of the Physical Activity Health Paradox : the interplay between occupational and leisure time physical activity, cardiorespiratory fitness and psychosocial factors among workers with a physically active job

Margo KetelsEls ClaysDirk De BacquerAndreas Holtermann

Variation in secondary prevention of coronary heart disease : the INTERASPIRE study

John William McEvoyCatriona JenningsKornelia KotsevaDirk De BacquerGui De BackerIris ErlundTerhi VihervaaraGregory Y H LipKausik K RayLars Rydén et al.

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

Worldwide trends in underweight and obesity from 1990 to 2022 : a pooled analysis of 3663 population-representative studies with 222 million children, adolescents, and adults

Nowell H PhelpsRosie K SingletonBin ZhouRachel A HeapAnu MishraJames E BennettChristopher J PaciorekVictor PF LhosteRodrigo M Carrillo-LarcoGretchen A Stevens et al.

A1 Journal Article in LANCET

2023

Addressing the gaps in hypertension care and control in Cuba and Colombia

Esteban Augusto Londoño AgudeloDirk De BacquerPatrick Van Der StuyftTullia Battaglioli

Body mass index and occupational accidents among health care workers in a large university hospital

Norbert FraeymanDirk De BacquerTom FiersL. GodderisRik VerhaegheKristof EecklooPaul GemmelLeen ViaeneEric Mortier

A1 Journal Article in ACTA CLINICA BELGICA

Dietary management of patients at high risk for cardiovascular disease : EUROASPIRE V

Pedro Marques-VidalPiotr JankowskiŽeljko ReinerDirk De BacquerKornelia KotsevaEUROASPIRE V Collaborators

A2 Journal Article in CLINICAL NUTRITION ESPEN

Diminishing benefits of urban living for children and adolescents’ growth and development

[missing] NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC)Anu MishraBin ZhouAndrea Rodriguez-MartinezHonor BixbyRosie K. SingletonRodrigo M. Carrillo-LarcoKate E. ShefferChristopher J. PaciorekJames E. Bennett et al.

A1 Journal Article in NATURE

Gender differences in health-related quality of life and psychological distress among coronary patients : does comorbidity matter? Results from the ESC EORP EUROASPIRE V registry

Pieter VynckierLisa Van WilderKornelia KotsevaDavid WoodSofie GevaertEls ClaysDirk De BacquerDelphine De SmedtEUROASPIRE V investigators group

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY

Gender differences in risk factor management and pharmacological treatment among CHD patients : Belgian results of the EUROASPIRE IV and EUROASPIRE V surveys

Pieter VynckierJohan De SutterMichel De PauwHans VandekerckhoveGui De BackerPieter VervaetNancy DeweerdtPaul DendaleAlexandre PersuArne Janssen et al.

A1 Journal Article in ACTA CARDIOLOGICA

Global effect of modifiable risk factors on cardiovascular disease and mortality

[missing] The Global Cardiovascular Risk ConsortiumChristina MagnussenFrancisco M. OjedaDarryl P. LeongJesus Alegre-DiazPhilippe AmouyelLarissa Aviles-SantaDirk De BacquerChristie M. BallantyneAntonio Bernabé-Ortiz et al.

A1 Journal Article in NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

Illness perceptions and health literacy are strongly associated with health-related quality of life, anxiety, and depression in patients with coronary heart disease : results from the EUROASPIRE V cross-sectional survey

C S JenningsF AstinE PrescottT HansenP Gale ChrisDirk De BacquerEUROASPIRE V Investigators

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR NURSING

Personalized lifetime prediction of survival and treatment benefit in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction : the LIFE‐HF model

Pascal M. BurgerGianluigi SavareseJasper TrompCarly AdamsonPardeep S. JhundLina BensonCamilla HageWan Ting TayScott D. SolomonMilton Packer et al.

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HEART FAILURE

Public health impact of environmental pollution on children in North and South : a focus on air and metal pollution in Antwerp (Belgium) & Lubumbashi (DR Congo)

DAAN VAN BRUSSELENDirk De BacquerKoen Van HerckBenoit Nemery

SCORE2-diabetes : 10-year cardiovascular risk estimation in type 2 diabetes in Europe

[missing] SCORE2-Diabetes Working Group and the ESC Cardiovascular Risk CollaborationLisa PennellsStephen KaptogeHelena Bleken ØstergaardStephanie H ReadFabrizio CarinciJosep Franch-NadalCarmen PetitjeanOwen TaylorSteven H J Hageman et al.

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

Survival of cervical cancer patients at Moi teaching and Referral Hospital, Eldoret in western Kenya

Emily Waleghwa MwalikoP. ItsuraA. KeterDirk De BacquerN. BuzibaH. BastiaensA. JackieA. ObalaV. NaanyuPeter Gichangi et al.

A1 Journal Article in BMC CANCER

The association between day-to-day stress experiences and work-life interference among office workers in academia : an ecological momentary assessment study

Larissa BolligerGillian DebraJunoš LukanRani PeetersElena ColmanEllen BaeleMitja LuštrekDirk De BacquerEls Clays

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL ARCHIVES OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

The association between day-to-day stress experiences, recovery, and work engagement among office workers in academia : an Ecological Momentary Assessment study

Larissa BolligerEllen BaeleElena ColmanGillian DebraJunoš LukanMitja LuštrekDirk De BacquerEls Clays

A1 Journal Article in PLOS ONE

The association between dietary intakes of methionine, choline and betaine and breast cancer risk : a systematic review and meta-analysis

Heleen Van PuyveldeNiki DimouAikaterini KatsikariBlanca Iciar Indave RuizLode GodderisInge HuybrechtsDirk De Bacquer

A1 Journal Article in CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY

The impact of leisure-time physical activity and occupational physical activity on sickness absence : a prospective study among people with physically demanding jobs

Margo KetelsThomas BellighDirk De BacquerEls Clays

A1 Journal Article in SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF WORK ENVIRONMENT & HEALTH

Treatment goal attainment for secondary prevention in coronary patients with or without diabetes mellitus : Polish multicenter study POLASPIRE

Maciej HaberkaPiotr JankowskiDariusz A. KosiorMałgorzata SzpakowiczKarolina Szóstak-JaniakPaweł KoziełAgnieszka KrzykwaMagda ŁapińskaMałgorzata SetnyKarol Kamiński et al.

A1 Journal Article in ARCHIVES OF MEDICAL SCIENCE

2022

2021 ESC guidelines on cardiovascular disease prevention in clinical practice

Frank L J VisserenFrançois MachYvo M SmuldersDavid CarballoKonstantinos C KoskinasMaria BäckAthanase BenetosAlessandro BiffiJosé-Manuel BoavidaDavide Capodanno et al.

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY

Analysis of ergonomic occupational accidents and near misses in a large Belgian university hospital

Norbert FraeymanDirk De BacquerEls ClaysTOM FIERSLode GodderisRik VerhaegheLeen ViaeneEric Mortier

A1 Journal Article in ACTA CLINICA BELGICA

Are psychosocial resources buffering the relation between physical work behaviors and need for recovery?

Margo KetelsThomas BellighDirk De BacquerEls Clays

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Assessing the probability of risk factor control in patients with coronary heart disease : results from the ESC-EORP EUROASPIRE V survey

Katharina Selda MoerschelDirk De BacquerGui De BackerDavid WoodKornelia KotsevaJürgen WellmannChristof Prugger

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY

Comment to : transversus abdominis release (TAR) for ventral hernia repair : open or robotic? Short-term outcomes from a systematic review with meta-analysis

M. DewulfDirk De BacquerF. Muysoms

Editorial material

Day-to-day stress in academic settings : development and validation of an ecological momentary assessment : the STRAW-project

Larissa BolligerEls ClaysDirk De BacquerMitja Luštrek

Dietary intake of methyl-group carriers and breast cancer risk : compilation of nutrient databases and findings from epidemiological studies

Heleen Van PuyveldeDirk De BacquerInge HuybrechtsLode Godderis

Estimation of recurrent atherosclerotic cardiovascular event risk in patients with established cardiovascular disease : the updated SMART2 algorithm

Steven H J HagemanAilsa J McKayPeter UedaLaura H GunnTomas JernbergEmil HagströmDeepak L BhattPh. Gabriel StegKristi LällReedik Mägi et al.

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

Gender differences in cardiovascular risk factor awareness : results from the ESC EORP EUROASPIRE V Registry

Pieter VynckierKornelia KotsevaSofie GevaertDirk De BacquerDelphine De Smedt

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY

Gender differences in lifestyle management among coronary patients and the association with education and age : results from the ESC EORP EUROASPIRE V registry

Pieter VynckierGiulia FerranniniKornelia KotsevaSofie GevaertDirk De BacquerDelphine De Smedt

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR NURSING

Gender gap in risk factor control of coronary patients far from closing : results from the European Society of Cardiology EUROASPIRE V registry

Pieter VynckierGiulia FerranniniLars RydénPiotr JankowskiTine De BackerSofie GevaertDirk De BacquerDelphine De Smedt

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY

Immune senescence markers predict the cellular immune response to BNT162b2 vaccination in hemodialysis patients

Jens Van PraetMarie De GrooteDirk De BacquerEllen VerhallemanZiggy WelvaertJan EmmerechtsMarijke ReyndersAn De Vriese

A1 Journal Article in OPEN FORUM INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Longevity and clinical effectiveness of the humoral and cellular responses to SARS-CoV-2 vaccination in hemodialysis patients

An De VrieseJens Van PraetMarijke ReyndersLine HeylenLiesbeth ViaeneRogier CaluwéMelanie SchouttetenDirk De Bacquer

A1 Journal Article in KIDNEY INTERNATIONAL REPORTS

Measures of insulin resistance as a screening tool for dysglycemia in patients with coronary artery disease : a report from the EUROASPIRE V population

Giulia FerranniniDirk De BacquerIris ErlundViveca GybergKornelia KotsevaLinda MellbinAnna NorhammarOliver SchnellJaakko TuomilehtoTerhi Vihervaara et al.

A1 Journal Article in DIABETES CARE

New way to 'SCORE' risk : updates on the ESC scoring system and incorporation into ESC cardiovascular prevention guidelines

Ian M. GrahamEmanuele Di Angelantonio[missing] on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology’s Cardiovascular Risk Collaboration (CRC)Dirk De BacquerBrian FerenceMartin HalleRadu HuculeciJohn McEvoyAdam TimmisPanos Vardas et al.

A1 Journal Article in CURRENT CARDIOLOGY REPORTS

Poor adherence to lifestyle recommendations in patients with coronary heart disease : results from the EUROASPIRE surveys

Dirk De BacquerFelicity AstinKornelia KotsevaNana PogosovaDelphine De SmedtGui De BackerLars RydénDavid WoodCatriona Jennings

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY

Potential for optimizing management of obesity in the secondary prevention of coronary heart disease

Dirk De BacquerCatriona S. JenningsErkin MirrakhimovDragan LovicJan BruthansDelphine De SmedtNina GotchevaMaria DolzhenkoZlatko FrasNana Pogosova et al.

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL-QUALITY OF CARE AND CLINICAL OUTCOMES

Prediction of recurrent event in patients with coronary heart disease : the EUROASPIRE Risk Model : results from a prospective study in 27 countries in the WHO European region-The EURObservational Research Programme (EORP) of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC)

Dirk De BacquerPeter UedaŽeljko ReinerJohan De SutterDelphine De SmedtDragan LovicNina GotchevaZlatko FrasNana PogosovaErkin Mirrakhimov et al.

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY

SCORE 2 : een nieuw model om het risico op cardiovasculaire ziekten in te schatten

Gui De BackerDirk De Bacquer

A2 Journal Article in TIJDSCHRIFT VOOR GENEESKUNDE

Sex and gender differences in the management and outcome of coronary heart disease patients

Pieter VynckierDelphine De SmedtDirk De BacquerSofie Gevaert

Sources of occupational stress among office workers : a focus group study

Larissa BolligerJunoš LukanElena ColmanLeen BoersmaMitja LuštrekDirk De BacquerEls Clays

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH

The impact of multimorbidity patterns on health-related quality of life in the general population : results of the Belgian Health Interview Survey

Lisa Van WilderBrecht DevleesschauwerEls ClaysStefanie De BuyserJohan Van Der HeydenRana CharafeddinePauline BoeckxstaensDirk De BacquerSophie VandepitteDelphine De Smedt

A1 Journal Article in QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH

Work environment risk factors causing day-to-day stress in occupational settings : a systematic review

Junoš LukanLarissa BolligerNele PauwelsMitja LuštrekDirk De BacquerEls Clays

A1 Journal Article in BMC PUBLIC HEALTH

2021

2021 ESC Guidelines on cardiovascular disease prevention in clinical practice developed by the Task Force for cardiovascular disease prevention in clinical practice with representatives of the European Society of Cardiology and 12 medical societies with the special contribution of the European Association of Preventive Cardiology (EAPC)

Frank L J VisserenFrançois MachYvo M SmuldersDavid CarballoKonstantinos C KoskinasMaria BäckAthanase BenetosAlessandro BiffiJosé-Manuel BoavidaDavide Capodanno et al.

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

Antihypertensive treatment in a general uncontrolled hypertensive population in Belgium and Luxembourg in primary care : therapeutic inertia and treatment simplification : the SIMPLIFY study

Tine De BackerBregt Van NieuwenhuyseDirk De Bacquer

A1 Journal Article in PLOS ONE

Association of fatal myocardial infarction with past level of physical activity : a pooled analysis of cohort studies

Kim Wadt HansenNina PeytzAnneke BlokstraStig E. BojesenCarlos Celis-MoralesChristina ChrysohoouEls ClaysDirk De BacquerSøren GalatiusStuart R. Gray et al.

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY

Dyslipidemia management in patients with coronary artery disease : data from the POLASPIRE survey

Piotr JankowskiPaweł KoziełMałgorzata SetnyMarlena PaniczkoMaciej HaberkaMaciej BanachDirk De BacquerGui De BackerKornelia KotsevaDavid Wood et al.

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE

Euthanasia in adults with psychiatric conditions : a descriptive study of the experiences of Belgian psychiatrists

Monica VerhofstadtKurt AudenaertKris Van den BroeckLuc DeliensFreddy MortierKoen TitecaDirk De BacquerKenneth Chambaere

A1 Journal Article in SCIENCE PROGRESS

Factors associated with anxiety and depressive symptoms in 2775 patients with arterial hypertension and coronary heart disease : results from the COMETA multicenter study

Nana PogosovaSergey BoytsovDirk De BacquerOlga SokolovaAza AushevaAlexander KursakovHugo Saner

A1 Journal Article in GLOBAL HEART

Free p-cresyl sulfate shows the highest association with cardiovascular outcome in chronic kidney disease

Griet GlorieuxRaymond VanholderWim Van BiesenAnneleen PletinckEva SchepersNathalie NeirynckMarijn SpeeckaertDirk De BacquerFrancis Verbeke

A1 Journal Article in NEPHROLOGY DIALYSIS TRANSPLANTATION

Gender differences in screening for glucose perturbations, cardiovascular risk factor management and prognosis in patients with dysglycaemia and coronary artery disease : results from the ESC-EORP EUROASPIRE surveys

Giulia Ferrannini[missing] EUROASPIRE IV & V InvestigatorsDirk De BacquerPieter VynckierGuy De BackerViveca GybergKornelia KotsevaLinda MellbinAnna NorhammarJaakko Tuomilehto et al.

A1 Journal Article in CARDIOVASCULAR DIABETOLOGY

Heterogeneous contributions of change in population distribution of body mass index to change in obesity and underweight

Maria LC IurilliBin ZhouJames E BennettRodrigo M Carrillo-LarcoMarisa K SophieaAndrea Rodriguez-MartinezHonor BixbyBethlehem D SolomonCristina TaddeiGoodarz Danaei et al.

A1 Journal Article in ELIFE

High awareness of diabetes as a key cardiovascular risk factor among healthcare professionals but suboptimal treatment : results from a survey of the European Association of Preventive Cardiology

Dominique HansenLinda MellbinFrancesco CosentinoDirk De BacquerDiederick GrobbeeLisa Van RyckeghemEberhard StandlJoline W. J. Beulens

Editorial material

Incidence, characteristics, and outcome of COVID-19 in adults on kidney replacement therapy : a regionwide registry study

Johan De MeesterDirk De BacquerMaarten NaessensBjorn MeijersMarie M. CouttenyeAn De VrieseWim Van Biesen[ missing ] on behalf of NBVN Kidney Registry Group

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGY

INTERASPIRE : an international survey of coronary patients : their cardiometabolic, renal and biomarker status; and the quality of preventive care delivered in all WHO regions in partnership with the World Heart Federation, European Society of Cardiology, Asia Pacific Society of Cardiology, InterAmerican Society of Cardiology, and PanAfrican Society of Cardiology

John William McEvoyCatriona JenningsKornelia KotsevaGui De BackerDirk De BacquerIris ErlundGregory Y H LipKausik K RayLars RydénAgnieszka Adamska et al.

A1 Journal Article in CURRENT CARDIOLOGY REPORTS

Longevity and correlation with disease severity of the humoral and cellular response to SARS-CoV-2 infection in haemodialysis patients

An De VrieseJens Van PraetMarijke ReyndersLine HeylenLiesbeth ViaeneRogier CaluwéMelanie SchouttetenDirk De Bacquer

A1 Journal Article in CLINICAL KIDNEY JOURNAL

Medical treatment in coronary patients : is there still a gender gap? Results from European Society of Cardiology EUROASPIRE V Registry

Pieter VynckierGiulia FerranniniLars RydénLale TokgözoğluJan BruthansKornelia KotsevaDavid WoodTine De BackerSofie GevaertDirk De Bacquer et al.

A1 Journal Article in CARDIOVASCULAR DRUGS AND THERAPY

Obesity in patients with established coronary artery disease over a 20-year period (1997–2017)

Paweł KoziełPiotr JankowskiEwa Mirek-BryniarskaJadwiga NesslerPiotr PodolecDirk De BacquerKornelia KotsevaDavid WoodDanuta CzarneckaKalina Kawecka-Jaszcz et al.

A1 Journal Article in POLISH ARCHIVES OF INTERNAL MEDICINE-POLSKIE ARCHIWUM MEDYCYNY WEWNETRZNEJ

Peripheral arterial disease and intermittent claudication in coronary heart disease patients

Željko ReinerJohan De SutterLars RydenErkin MirrakhimovNana PogosovaMarina DolzhenkoZlatko FrasKornelia KotsevaDavid WoodDirk De Bacquer

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY

Predictors and dynamics of the humoral and cellular immune response to SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccines in hemodialysis patients : a multicenter observational study

Jens Van PraetMarijke ReyndersDirk De BacquerLiesbeth ViaeneMelanie SchouttetenRogier CaluwéPeter DoubelLine HeylenAnnelies De BelDeborah Steensels et al.

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGY

Primary prevention efforts are poorly developed in people at high cardiovascular risk : a report from the European Society of Cardiology EURObservational Research Programme EUROASPIRE V survey in 16 European countries

Kornelia KotsevaGuy De BackerDirk De BacquerLars RydénArno HoesDiederick GrobbeeAldo MaggioniPedro Marques-VidalCatriona JenningsAna Abreu et al.

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY

Propionyl-L-carnitine for intermittent claudication

Victor KamoenRobert Vander SticheleLaurence CampensDirk De BacquerLucas Van BortelTine De Backer

A1 Journal Article in COCHRANE DATABASE OF SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS

Saving time by replacing the standardised two-hour oral glucose tolerance test with a one-hour test : validation of a new screening algorithm in patients with coronary artery disease from the ESC-EORP EUROASPIRE V registry

Giulia FerranniniDirk De BacquerViveca GybergGui De BackerKornelia KotsevaLinda G MellbinRebecca RisebrinkJaakko TuomilehtoDavid WoodLars Rydén

A1 Journal Article in DIABETES RESEARCH AND CLINICAL PRACTICE

SCORE2 risk prediction algorithms : new models to estimate 10-year risk of cardiovascular disease in Europe

[missing] SCORE2 working group and ESC Cardiovascular risk collaborationSteven HagemanLisa PennellsFrancisco OjedaStephen KaptogeKari KuulasmaaTamar de VriesZhe XuFrank KeeRyan Chung et al.

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

SCORE2-OP risk prediction algorithms : estimating incident cardiovascular event risk in older persons in four geographical risk regions

Tamar de VriesMarie Therese CooneyRandi M. SelmerSteven H. J. HagemanLisa A. PennellsAngela WoodStephen KaptogeZhe XuJan WesterinkKjersti S. Rabanal et al.

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

Sexual counselling in patients with heart failure : perceptions and current practice by healthcare providers in Flanders

Anneleen BaertPieter VynckierSofie PardaensDelphine De SmedtJohan De SutterDirk De BacquerEls Clays

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PRACTICE

Socioeconomic characteristics of patients with coronary heart disease in relation to their cardiovascular risk profile

Dirk De BacquerInge A T van de LuitgaardenDelphine De SmedtPieter VynckierJan BruthansZlatko FrasPiotr JankowskiMarina DolzhenkoKornelia KotsevaDavid Wood et al.

A1 Journal Article in HEART

STRAW project : disentangling the sources and context of day-to-day STRess At Work

Larissa BolligerJunoš LukanMitja LuštrekDirk De BacquerEls Clays

Systematic coronary risk evaluation (SCORE) : JACC Focus Seminar 4/8

Ian M. GrahamEmanuele Di AngelantonioFrank VisserenDirk De BacquerBrian A. FerenceAdam TimmisMartin HallePanos VardasRadu HuculeciMarie-Therese Cooney

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

The effect of exposure to long working hours on alcohol consumption, risky drinking and alcohol use disorder : a systematic review and meta-analysis from the WHO/ILO Joint Estimates of the Work-related Burden of Disease and Injury

Daniela V. PachitoFrank PegaJelena BakusicEmma BoonenEls ClaysAlexis DescathaEllen DelvauxDirk De BacquerKaroliina KoskenvuoHannes Kröger et al.

A1 Journal Article in ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL

The urinary proteomics classifier chronic kidney disease 273 predicts cardiovascular outcome in patients with chronic kidney disease

Francis VerbekeJustyna SiwyWim Van BiesenHarald MischakAnneleen PletinckEva SchepersNathalie NeirynckPedro MagalhãesMartin PejchinovskiClaudia Pontillo et al.

A1 Journal Article in NEPHROLOGY DIALYSIS TRANSPLANTATION

Worldwide trends in hypertension prevalence and progress in treatment and control from 1990 to 2019 : a pooled analysis of 1201 population-representative studies with 104 million participants

Bin ZhouRodrigo M Carrillo-LarcoGoodarz DanaeiLeanne M RileyChristopher J PaciorekGretchen A StevensEdward W GreggJames E BennettBethlehem SolomonRosie K Singleton et al.

A1 Journal Article in LANCET

2020

Alcohol consumption patterns across Europe and adherence to the European guidelines in coronary patients : findings from the ESC-EORP EUROASPIRE V survey

Inge A.T. van de LuitgaardenIlse C. SchrieksDirk De BacquerSabine van OortErkin M. MirrakhimovNana PogosovaKairat DavletovMaryna DolzhenkoAdriana J. van BallegooijenKornelia Kotseva et al.

A1 Journal Article in ATHEROSCLEROSIS

Chronic medication intake in patients with stable coronary heart disease across Europe : evidence from the daily clinical practice : results from the ESC EORP European Survey of Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and Diabetes (EUROASPIRE IV) registry

Delphine De SmedtTine De BackerMirko PetrovicGui De BackerDavid WoodKornelia KotsevaDirk De Bacquer

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY

Dietary measures among patients with coronary heart disease in Europe : ESC EORP Euroaspire V

Pedro Marques-VidalPiotr JankowskiDirk De BacquerKornelia Kotseva

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY

EQ-5D in coronary patients: what are they suffering from? Results from the ESC EORP European Survey of Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and Diabetes (EUROASPIRE IV) Registry

Delphine De SmedtKornelia KotsevaGui De BackerDavid WoodLisa Van WilderDirk De Bacquer

A1 Journal Article in QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH

Height and body-mass index trajectories of school-aged children and adolescents from 1985 to 2019 in 200 countries and territories : a pooled analysis of 2181 population-based studies with 65 million participants

Andrea Rodriguez-MartinezBin ZhouMarisa K SophieaJames BenthamChristopher J PaciorekMaria LC IurilliRodrigo M Carrillo-LarcoMariachiara Di CesareCristina TaddeiHonor Bixby et al.

A1 Journal Article in LANCET

Long working hours and change in body weight : analysis of individual-participant data from 19 cohort studies

Marianna VirtanenMarkus JokelaTea LallukkaLinda Magnusson HansonJaana PenttiSolja T NybergLars AlfredssonG David BattyAnnalisa CasiniEls Clays et al.

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBESITY

Multicenter randomized controlled trial of vitamin K antagonist replacement by rivaroxaban with or without vitamin K2 in hemodialysis patients with atrial fibrillation : the Valkyrie study

An De VrieseRogier CaluwéLotte PyfferoenDirk De BacquerKoen De BoeckJoost DelanoteDidier De SurgeloosePiet VanhoenackerBruno Van VlemFrancis Verbeke

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGY

National trends in total cholesterol obscure heterogeneous changes in HDL and non-HDL cholesterol and total-to-HDL cholesterol ratio: a pooled analysis of 458 population-based studies in Asian and Western countries

[missing] NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC)Cristina TaddeiBin ZhouHonor BixbyGoodarz DanaeiMariachiara Di CesareKaveh HajifathalianJames BenthamDirk DeBacquerEls Clays et al.

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY

Percentage low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol response to a given statin dose is not fixed across the pre-treatment range : real world evidence from clinical practice : data from the ESC-EORP EUROASPIRE V study

Dirk De BacquerDelphine De SmedtŽeljko ReinerLale TokgözoğluEls ClaysKornelia KotsevaLars RydénDavid WoodGui De Backer

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY

Pharmacotherapy in patients with chronic coronary syndromes over a 20-year period (1997–2017)

Piotr JankowskiPaweł KoziełPiotr BogackiPiotr GomułaEwa Mirek-BryniarskaJadwiga NesslerPiotr PodolecDirk De BacquerGuy De BackerKornelia Kotseva et al.

A1 Journal Article in KARDIOLOGIA POLSKA

Protocol of the STRess at Work (STRAW) project : how to disentangle day-to-day occupational stress among academics based on EMA, physiological data, and smartphone sensor and usage data

Larissa BolligerJunoš LukanMitja LuštrekDirk De BacquerEls Clays

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH

Repositioning of the global epicentre of non-optimal cholesterol

NCD NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC)Els ClaysGui De BackerDirk De BacquerStefaan De HenauwDelphine De SmedtPatrick KolsterenCarl LachatNathalie MichelsKoen Van Herck

A1 Journal Article in NATURE

Screening for glucose perturbations and risk factor management in dysglycemic patients with coronary artery disease : a persistent challenge in need of substantial improvement : a report from ESC EORP EUROASPIRE V

Giulia FerranniniDirk De BacquerGui De BackerKornelia KotsevaLinda MellbinDavid WoodLars Rydén

A1 Journal Article in DIABETES CARE

Secondary prevention of coronary artery disease in Poland : results from the POLASPIRE survey

Piotr JankowskiDariusz A. KosiorPaweł SowaKarolina Szóstak-JaniakPaweł KoziełAgnieszka KrzykwaEmilia SawickaMaciej HaberkaMałgorzata SetnyKarol Kamiński et al.

A1 Journal Article in CARDIOLOGY JOURNAL

The engagement of psychiatrists in the assessment of euthanasia requests from psychiatric patients in Belgium : a survey study

Monica VerhofstadtKurt AudenaertKris Van den BroeckLuc DeliensFreddy MortierKoen TitecaKoen PardonDirk De BacquerKenneth Chambaere

A1 Journal Article in BMC PSYCHIATRY

The impact of a group-based multidisciplinary rehabilitation program on the quality of life in patients with fibromyalgia : results from the QUALIFIBRO study

Herlinde JacobsMartine BockaertJan BonteMark DʼHaeseJan DegrandeLine DescampsUlrike DetaeyeWillem GoethalsJo JanssensKoen Matthys et al.

A1 Journal Article in JCR-JOURNAL OF CLINICAL RHEUMATOLOGY

The relation between domain-specific physical behaviour and cardiorespiratory fitness : a cross-sectional compositional data analysis on the physical activity health paradox using accelerometer-assessed data

Margo KetelsCharlotte Lund RasmussenMette KorshøjNidhi GuptaDirk De BacquerAndreas HoltermannEls Clays

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH

2019

Assessing physiological response mechanisms and the role of psychosocial job resources in the physical activity health paradox : study protocol for the Flemish Employees' Physical Activity (FEPA) study

Margo KetelsDirk De BacquerTom GeensHeidi JanssensMette KorshøjAndreas HoltermannEls Clays

A1 Journal Article in BMC PUBLIC HEALTH

Blood pressure distribution and control in coronary patients from 24 European countries in the European Society of Cardiology EURoObservational Research Programme European survey of cardiovascular disease prevention and diabetes : EUROASPIRE IV Registry

Renata CífkováVěra LánskáJan BruthansOtto MayerKornelia KotsevaDavid WoodDragan LovicJohan De SutterZeljko ReinerZlatko Fras et al.

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF HYPERTENSION

Can 24-hour heart rate be an underlying mechanism of the occupational and leisure time physical activity paradox?

Margo KetelsDirk De BacquerMette KorshøjAndreas HoltermannEls Clays

Disentangling the sources and context of daily work stress : study protocol of a comprehensive real time modelling study using portable devices

Larissa BolligerJunoš LukanMitja LuštrekDirk De BacquerEls Clays

Effect of obesity on left atrial strain in persons aged 35−55 years (The Asklepios Study)

Julio Chirinos MedinaMayank SardanaVaibhav SatijaThierry GillebertMarc De BuyzereJugal ChahwalaDirk De BacquerPatrick SegersErnst Rietzschel

A1 Journal Article in AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY

Everyday stressors causing distress in the workplace : a systematic review

Larissa BolligerJunoš LukanNele PauwelsMitja LuštrekDirk De BacquerEls Clays

Haptoglobin polymorphism and the risk of actinic keratoses and cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma: A case-control study

Lieve BrochezReinhart SpeeckaertDirk De BacquerJoris DelangheIsabelle Hoorens

Editorial material

Incidence of cardiovascular events in patients with stabilized coronary heart disease : the EUROASPIRE IV follow-up study

Dirk De BacquerDelphine De SmedtKornelia KotsevaCatriona JenningsDavid WoodLars RydénViveca GybergBahira ShahimPhilippe AmouyelJan Bruthans et al.

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY

Lifestyle and impact on cardiovascular risk factor control in coronary patients across 27 countries : results from the European Society of Cardiology ESC-EORP EUROASPIRE V registry

Kornelia KotsevaGui De BackerDirk De BacquerLars RydénArno HoesDiederick GrobbeeAldo MaggioniPedro Marques-VidalCatriona JenningsAna Abreu et al.

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY

Lifestyle behaviour and risk factor control in coronary patients : Belgian results from the cross-sectional EUROASPIRE surveys

Delphine De SmedtJohan De SutterMichel De PauwHans VandekerckhoveJan TrouerbachGui De BackerAnne-Marie WillemsSofie PardaensPieter VervaetNancy Deweerdt et al.

A1 Journal Article in ACTA CARDIOLOGICA

Return-to-work and associations with psychosocial well-being and health-related quality of life in coronary heart disease patients : results from EUROASPIRE IV

Joy Van de CauterDirk De BacquerEls ClaysDelphine De SmedtKornelia KotsevaLutgart Braeckman

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY

Rising rural body-mass index is the main driver of the global obesity epidemic in adults

the NCD risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-risC)Lutgart BraeckmanGui De BackerDirk De BacquerStefaan De HenauwEls ClaysDelphine De SmedtPatrick KolsterenCarl LachatKoen Van Herck et al.

A1 Journal Article in NATURE

Sexual activity in heart failure patients : information needs and association with health-related quality of life

Anneleen BaertSofie PardaensDelphine De SmedtPaolo Emilio PudduMaria Costanza CiancarelliAmos DawoduJohan De SutterDirk De BacquerEls Clays

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH

STRAW project : disentangling the sources and context of daily stress at work

Larissa BolligerJunoš LukanMitja LuštrekDirk De BacquerEls Clays

STRAW Project : disentangling the sources and context of day-to-day STRess At Work

Larissa BolligerJunoš LukanMitja LuštrekDirk De BacquerEls Clays

Switch from BAK-preserved to preservative-free latanoprost decreases anterior chamber flare in POAG patients

PHILIPPE ADRIAAN KESTELYNPhilippe KestelynDirk De BacquerAM Stevens

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL OPHTHALMOLOGY

The influence of occupational physical activity and work-related stress on perceived work ability

Margo KetelsEsther Van PoelDirk De BacquerAndreas HoltermannEls Clays

World Health Organization cardiovascular disease risk charts : revised models to estimate risk in 21 global regions

the WHO CVD Risk chart Working Group writing committeeEmanuele Di AngelantonioStephen KaptogeLisa PennellsDirk De BacquerMarie Therese CooneyMaryam KavousiGretchen StevensLeanne RileyStefan Savin et al.

A1 Journal Article in LANCET GLOBAL HEALTH

2018

CardioScape mapping the cardiovascular funding landscape in Europe

Axel Radlach PriesAnastasia NaoumHelmut HabazettlMathias DunkelRobert PreissnerCaroline J CoatsAna TornadaFrancesco OrsoFrans Van de WerfDavid A Wood et al.

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

Component separation technique for giant incisional hernia : a systematic review

Bram CornetteDirk De BacquerFrederik Berrevoet

A1 Journal Article in AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SURGERY

Contributions of mean and shape of blood pressure distribution to worldwide trends and variations in raised blood pressure : a pooled analysis of 1018 population-based measurement studies with 88.6 million participants

Bin ZhouJames BenthamMariachiara Di CesareHonor BixbyKaveh HajifathalianCristina TaddeiRodrigo M Carrillo-LarcoShahab KhatibzadehCharles LugeroWan Zhu Zhang et al.

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY

Cost-effectiveness of guideline adherence in coronary patients : results from the EUROASPIRE IV survey : a registry from the European Society of Cardiology

Delphine De SmedtLieven AnnemansKornelia KotsevaDavid WoodGui De BackerDirk De Bacquer

Cost-effectiveness of optimized adherence to prevention guidelines in European patients with coronary heart disease : results from the EUROASPIRE IV survey

Delphine De SmedtLieven AnnemansGui De BackerKornelia KotsevaLars RydènDavid WoodPhilippe AmouyelJan BruthansRenata CifkovaJohan De Sutter et al.

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY

Determinants of participation and risk factor control according to attendance in cardiac rehabilitation programmes in coronary patients in Europe : EUROASPIRE IV survey

Kornelia KotsevaDavid WoodDirk De Bacquer

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY

Disentangling the sources and context of daily work stress : study protocol of a comprehensive real-time modelling study using portable devices

Larissa BolligerJunoš LukanMitja LuštrekDirk De BacquerEls Clays

Effect of obesity on left atrial strain in middle age : the Asklepios study

Julio Chirinos MedinaMarc De BuyzereJugal ChahwalaVaibhav SatijaPatrick SegersDirk De BacquerThierry GillebertErnst Rietzschel

Factors associated with health-related quality of life in stable ambulatory congestive heart failure patients : systematic review

Anneleen BaertDelphine De SmedtJohan De SutterDirk De BacquerPaolo Emilio PudduEls ClaysSofie Pardaens

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY

Immunogenicity and safety of the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine-naive and pre-immunized patients under treatment with chronic haemodialysis : a longitudinal quasi-experimental phase IV study

SJ VandecasteeleDirk De BacquerR CaluweS OmbeletB Van Vlem

A1 Journal Article in CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION

Leukocyte telomere length and diet in the apparently healthy, middle-aged Asklepios population

Tim De MeyerSofie BekaertMarc De BuyzereDirk De BacquerMichel LangloisNitin ShivappaJames R HébertThierry GillebertErnst RietzschelInge Huybrechts

A1 Journal Article in SCIENTIFIC REPORTS

Prognostic value of masked uncontrolled hypertension : systematic review and meta-analysis

Sante D PierdomenicoAnna M PierdomenicoFrancesca CoccinaDenis ClementMarc De BuyzereDirk De BacquerIddo Z Ben-DovWanpen VongpatanasinJose R BanegasLuis M Ruilope et al.

A1 Journal Article in HYPERTENSION

Reversal of aging-induced increases in aortic stiffness by targeting cytoskeletal protein-protein interfaces

Christopher J NicholsonKuldeep SinghRobert J SaphirsteinYuan Z GaoQian LiJoanna G ChiuPaul LeavisGermaine C VerwoertGF MitchellTyrone Porter et al.

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION

Sex-specific relevance of diabetes to occlusive vascular and other mortality : a collaborative meta-analysis of individual data from 980 793 adults from 68 prospective studies

L GnatiucWG HerringtonJ HalseyJ TuomilehtoX FangHC KimDirk De BacquerAJ DobsonMH CriquiDR Jacobs et al.

A1 Journal Article in LANCET DIABETES & ENDOCRINOLOGY

Smoking cessation in European patients with coronary heart disease : results from the EUROASPIRE IV survey : a registry from the European Society of Cardiology

M SnaterseJW DeckersMJ LenzenHT JorstadDirk De BacquerRJG PetersC JenningsKornelia KotsevaWJM Scholte op Reimer

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY

Undetected dysglycaemia common in primary care patients treated for hypertension and/or dyslipidaemia : on the need for a screening strategy in clinical practice : a report from EUROASPIRE IV a registry from the EuroObservational Research Programme of the European Society of Cardiology

Bahira ShahimViveca GybergDirk De BacquerKornelia KotsevaGui De BackerOliver SchnellJaakko TuomilehtoDavid WoodLars Rydén

A1 Journal Article in CARDIOVASCULAR DIABETOLOGY

Who returns to work after a coronary heart disease event? Results from the EUROASPIRE IV study

Joy Van de CauterDirk De BacquerEls ClaysDelphine De SmedtLutgart Braeckman

2017

Additional weighting for education affects estimates from a National Health Interview Survey

Johan Van Der HeydenDirk De BacquerLydia GisleStefaan DemarestRana CharafeddineSabine DrieskensJean TafforeauHerman Van OyenKoen Van Herck

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Comorbidities and psychosocial characteristics as determinants of dropout in outpatient cardiac rehabilitation

Sofie PardaensDelphine De SmedtDirk De BacquerAnne-Marie WillemsSofie VerstrekenJohan De Sutter

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR NURSING

European Association of Preventive Cardiology country of the month initiative : Belgium

Johan De SutterDelphine De SmedtDirk De Bacquer

Editorial material

Hair cortisol in relation to job stress and depressive symptoms

Heidi JanssensEls ClaysTOM FIERSAlain VerstraeteDirk De BacquerLutgart Braeckman

A1 Journal Article in OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE-OXFORD

Is type 1 diabetes mellitus more prevalent than expected in transgender persons? A local observation

Justine DefreyneDirk De BacquerSamiah ShadidBruno LapauwGuy T'Sjoen

A1 Journal Article in SEXUAL MEDICINE

Prevalence of chronic kidney disease and its determinants in coronary heart disease patients in 24 European countries : insights from the EUROASPIRE IV survey of the European Society of Cardiology

Martin WagnerChristoph WannerKornelia KotsevaDavid WoodDirk De BacquerLars RydénStefan StörkPeter U Heuschmann

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY

Psychosocial risk factors in relation to other cardiovascular risk factors in coronary heart disease : results from the EUROASPIRE IV survey : a registry from the European Society of Cardiology

Nana PogosovaKornelia KotsevaDirk De BacquerRoland von KänelDelphine De SmedtJan BruthansMaryna Dolzhenko

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY

Regular exercise behaviour and intention and symptoms of anxiety and depression in coronary heart disease patients across Europe : results from the EUROASPIRE III survey

Christof PruggerJürgen WellmannJan HeidrichDirk De BacquerDelphine De SmedtGui De BackerŽeljko ReinerJean-Phillippe EmpanaZlatko FrasDan Gaita et al.

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY

Sexual activity in patients with heart failure

Anneleen BaertSofie PardaensDelphine De SmedtDirk De BacquerEls Clays

Ten-year results of aortic valve replacement with first-generation Mitroflow bioprosthesis : is early degeneration a structural or a technical issue?

Liesbeth LootensJonas VerbekeThomas MartensTine PhilipsenFRANK CAESYves Van BelleghemGuido Van NootenKatrien FrançoisDirk De BacquerThierry Bové

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY

The prognostic value of fasting plasma glucose, two-hour postload glucose, and HbA1c in patients with coronary artery disease : a report from EUROASPIRE IV : a survey from the European Society of Cardiology

Bahira ShahimDirk De BacquerGui De BackerViveca GybergKornelia KotsevaLinda MellbinOliver SchnellJaakko TuomilehtoDavid WoodLars Rydén

A1 Journal Article in DIABETES CARE

The relation between indicators of low employment quality and attendance behavior in countries of the European Union

Heidi JanssensLutgart BraeckmanBart De ClercqDirk De BacquerEls Clays

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Time trends in lifestyle, risk factor control, and use of evidence-based medications in patients with coronary heart disease in Europe : results from 3 EUROASPIRE surveys, 1999-2013

Kornelia KotsevaDirk De BacquerCatriona JenningsViveca GybergGui De BackerLars RydénPhilippe AmouyelJan BruthansRenata CifkovaJaap W Deckers et al.

A1 Journal Article in GLOBAL HEART

Type 1 diabetes mellitus is more prevalent than expected in transgender patients : a local observation

Justine DefreyneDirk De BacquerSamiah ShadidBruno LapauwGuy T'Sjoen

Type 1 diabetes mellitus is more prevalent than expected in transgender patients; a local observation

Justine DefreyneDirk De BacquerSamiah ShadidBruno LapauwGuy T'Sjoen

Validity of the assessment of population health and use of health care in a national health interview survey

Johan Van Der HeydenKoen Van HerckDirk De Bacquer

Worldwide trends in blood pressure from 1975 to 2015 : a pooled analysis of 1479 population-based measurement studies with 19.1 million participants

Bin ZhouJames BenthamMariachiara Di CesareHonor BixbyMelanie J CowanChristopher J PaciorekGitanjali SinghKaveh HajifathalianJames E BennettCristina Taddei et al.

A1 Journal Article in LANCET

Worldwide trends in body-mass index, underweight, overweight, and obesity from 1975 to 2016 : a pooled analysis of 2416 population-based measurement studies in 128.9 million children, adolescents, and adults

James BenthamMariachiara Di CesareVer BilanoHonor BixbyBin ZhouGretchen A. StevensLeanne M. RileyCristina TaddeiKaveh HajifathalianYuan Lu et al.

A1 Journal Article in LANCET

2016

A century of trends in adult human height

J BenthamM CesareGA StevensB ZhouH BixbyM CowanL FortunatoK HajifathalianY LuLM Riley et al.

A1 Journal Article in eLIFE

A happy valve in a happy patient? : serotonergic antidepressants and the risk of valvular heart disease (SERVAL): a case-control study

Tine De BackerMirko PetrovicKurt AudenaertMathieu CoemanDirk De Bacquer

A1 Journal Article in ACTA CLINICA BELGICA

Achievement of lifestyle, blood pressure, lipids and diabetes goals for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease across Europe: results of EUROASPIRE IV survey

Kornelia KotsevaDirk De BacquerGui De BackerLars RydenCatriona JenningsViveca GybergDavid Wood

Association between psychosocial characteristics of work and presenteeism: a cross-sectional study

Heidi JanssensEls ClaysBart De ClercqDirk De BacquerAnalisa CasiniFrance KittelLutgart Braeckman

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

Cardiovascular risk estimation in older persons: SCORE O.P.

Marie Therese CooneyRandi SelmerAnja LindmanAaage TverdalAlessandro MenottiTroels ThomsenGui De BackerDirk De BacquerGrethe S TellInger Njolstad et al.

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY

Do psychosocial job resources buffer the relation between physical work demands and coronary heart disease?: a prospective study among men

Els ClaysAnnalisa CasiniKoen Van HerckDirk De BacquerFrance KittelGui De BackerAndreas Holtermann

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL ARCHIVES OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

Educational level and risk profile and risk control in patients with coronary heart disease

Jan BruthansOtto, Jr MayerDirk De BacquerDelphine De SmedtZeljko ReinerKornelia KotsevaRenata Cífková

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY

EUROASPIRE IV : a European Society of Cardiology survey on the lifestyle, risk factor and therapeutic management of coronary patients from 24 European countries

Kornelia KotsevaDavid WoodDirk De BacquerGui De BackerLars RydénCatriona JenningsViveca GybergPhilippe AmouyelJan BruthansAlmunda Castro Conde et al.

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY

Gastrointestinal risk assessment in patients requiring non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for osteoarthritis: the Girano study

Guy VanderstraetenThierry LejeuneHubert PiessevauxDirk De BacquerChris WalkerBirgit De Beleyr

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF REHABILITATION MEDICINE

Lifestyle and risk factor management in people at high cardiovascular risk from Bulgaria, Croatia, Poland, Romania and the United Kingdom who participated in both the EUROASPIRE III and IV primary care surveys

Gui De BackerDirk De BacquerLars RydénKornelia KotsevaDan GaitaBorislav GeorgievNina GotchevaSilvia MancasDavor MiličićAndrzej Pająk et al.

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY

Lifestyle and risk factor management in people at high risk of cardiovascular disease : a report from the European Society of Cardiology European Action on Secondary and Primary Prevention by Intervention to Reduce Events (EUROASPIRE) IV cross-sectional survey in 14 European regions

Kornelia KotsevaDirk De BacquerGui De BackerLars RydénCatriona JenningsViveca GybergAna AbreuCarlos AguiarAlmudena C CondeKairat Davletov et al.

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY

Lipid lowering drug therapy in patients with coronary heart disease from 24 European countries: findings from the EUROASPIRE IV survey

Z ReinerGui De BackerZ FrasKornelia KotsevaL TokgözogluD WoodDirk De Bacquer

A1 Journal Article in ATHEROSCLEROSIS

Management of overweight and obesity in patients at high cardiovascular risk across Europe : results from EUROASPIRE IV survey

K KotsevaDirk De BacquerD Wood

Measuring health-related quality of life in cardiac patients

Delphine De SmedtEls ClaysDirk De Bacquer

Editorial material

Physical activity status in patients with coronary heart disease : results from the cross-sectional EUROASPIRE surveys

Delphine De SmedtEls ClaysChristof PruggerJohan De SutterZlatko FrasGui De BackerDragan LovicAnneleen BaertKornelia KotsevaDirk De Bacquer

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY & HEALTH

Principal results of the EUROASPIRE IV survey of CVD prevention and diabetes : lifestyle, risk factor and therapeutic management in patients at high risk of developing CVD from 14 European regions

CS JenningsK KotsevaDirk De BacquerV GybergGui De BackerL RydenDA Wood

Regional differences in the validity of self-reported use of health care in Belgium: selection versus reporting bias

Johan Van Der HeydenR CharafeddineDirk De BacquerJ TafforeauKoen Van Herck

A1 Journal Article in BMC MEDICAL RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

Return to work in patients with coronary heart disease: results from the EUROASPIRE IV study

Els ClaysDelphine De SmedtKornelia KotsevaLutgart BraeckmanDirk De Bacquer

Secondary prevention in CHD patients in Belgium: long-term time trends based on the EUROASPIRE surveys

Delphine De SmedtJohan De SutterMichel De PauwHans Van de KerckhoveGui De BackerDirk De Bacquer

Simplifying the audit of risk factor recording and control: a report from an international study in 11 countries

Min ZhaoMarie Therese CooneyKerstin Klipstein-GrobuschIlonca VaartjesDirk De BacquerJohan De SutterŽeljko ReinerEva PrescottPompilio FaggianoDiego Vanuzzo et al.

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY

The gender gap in risk factor control: effects of age and education on the control of cardiovascular risk factors in male and female coronary patients: the EUROASPIRE IV study by the European Society of Cardiology

Delphine De SmedtDirk De BacquerJohan De SutterJean DallongevilleSofie GevaertGui De BackerJan BruthansKornelia KotsevaŽeljko ReinerLale Tokgözoğlu et al.

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY

The indirect association of job strain with long-term sickness absence through bullying : a mediation analysis using structural equation modeling

Heidi JanssensLutgart BraeckmanBart De ClercqAnnalisa CasiniDirk De BacquerFrance KittelEls Clays

A1 Journal Article in BMC PUBLIC HEALTH

The use of HeartQoL in patients with coronary heart disease : association with risk factors and European reference values: the EUROASPIRE IV study of the European Society of Cardiology

Delphine De SmedtEls ClaysStefan HöferNeil OldridgeKornelia KotsevaAldo Pietro MaggioniNana PogosovaMaryna DolzhenkoDirk De Bacquer

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY

Time-saving screening for diabetes in patients with coronary artery disease : a report from EUROASPIRE IV

Viveca GybergDirk De BacquerKornelia KotsevaGui De BackerOliver SchnellJaakko TuomilehtoDavid WoodLars Ryden

A1 Journal Article in BMJ OPEN

Trends in adult body-mass index in 200 countries from 1975 to 2014: a pooled analysis of 1698 population-based measurement studies with 19.2 million participants

M Di CesareJ BenthamGA StevensB ZhouY LuH BixbyMJ CowanLM RileyK HajifathalianL Fortunato et al.

A1 Journal Article in LANCET

Validity and reliability of the HeartQol questionnaire in a large sample of stable coronary patients: the EUROASPIRE IV Study of th European Society of Cardiology

Delphine De SmedtEls ClaysStefan HöferNeil OldridgeKornelia KotsevaAldo Pietro MaggioniBas JanssenDirk De Bacquer

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY

Vitamin K antagonists for stroke prevention in hemodialysis patients with atrial fibrillation : a systematic review and meta-analysis

Hans Van Der MeerschDirk De BacquerAn S De Vriese

A1 Journal Article in AMERICAN HEART JOURNAL

2015

Acceptability and feasibility of potential intervention strategies for influencing sedentary time at work : focus group interviews in executives and employees

Katrien De CockerCharlene VeldemanDirk De BacquerLutgart BraeckmanNeville OwenGreet CardonIlse De Bourdeaudhuij

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

Activity limitations predict health care expenditures in the general population in Belgium

Johan Van Der HeydenHerman Van OyenNicolas BergerDirk De BacquerKoen Van Herck

A1 Journal Article in BMC PUBLIC HEALTH

Adverse lifestyle trends counter improvements in cardiovascular risk factor management in coronary patients

Kornelia KotsevaDirk De BacquerCatriona JenningsViveca GybergGui De BackerLars RydénPhilippe AmouyelJan BruthansRenata CifkovaJaap W Deckers et al.

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Do psychosocial job resources buffer the relation between physical work demands and coronary events?

Els ClaysA CasiniKoen Van HerckDirk De BacquerF KittelGui De BackerA Holtermann

Does pharmacologic treatment in patients with established coronary artery disease and diabetes fulfil guideline recommended targets?: a report from the EuroAspire III cross-sectional study

Viveca GybergKornelia KotsevaJean DallongevilleGui De BackerLinda MellbinLars RydénDavid WoodDirk De Bacquer

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY

Dose-finding study of rivaroxaban in hemodialysis patients

An S De VrieseRogier CaluwéEls BailleulDirk De BacquerDaniëlle BorreyBruno Van VlemStefaan J VandecasteeleJan Emmerechts

A1 Journal Article in AMERICAN JOURNAL OF KIDNEY DISEASES

Effectiveness of the EUROACTION PLUS (EA plus) preventive cardiology programme for high CVD risk smokers in modifying dietary habits and anthropometric indices

E ThompsonC JenningsKornelia KotsevaDirk De BacquerA HoesJ De VelascoS BrusaferroA AtreyJ JonesD Wood

EURObservational research programme: EUROASPIRE: the Euroaspire survey of cardiovascular prevention and diabetes in 24 countries in Europe

Kornelia KotsevaLars RydénGui De BackerDirk De BacquerDavid Wood

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

European HeartQoL reference values in patients with coronary heart disease

Delphine De SmedtEls ClaysS HoferN OldridgeKornelia KotsevaDirk De Bacquer

Female gender in acute cardiac care

Sofie GevaertDirk De BacquerJohan De Sutter

Gender differences in European patients with coronary heart disease

Delphine De SmedtEls ClaysJohan De SutterJ DallongevilleSofie GevaertKornelia KotsevaDirk De Bacquer

Health behaviours as a mechanism in the prospective relation between workplace reciprocity and absenteeism: a bridge too far?

Bart De ClercqEls ClaysHeidi JanssensDirk De BacquerAnnalisa CasiniFrance KittelLutgart Braeckman

A1 Journal Article in PLOS ONE

In reply to 'Hemodialysis catheters: which design is more cost-effective?' and 'Use of an uncensored primary outcome in a catheter design trial?'

An De VrieseHans Van Der MeerschDirk De Bacquer

A1 Journal Article in AMERICAN JOURNAL OF KIDNEY DISEASES

Lifestyle, blood pressure, lipids and diabetes management in patients with coronary heart disease from 24 countries in Europe

Kornelia KotsevaC JenningsDirk De BacquerV GybergGui De BackerL RydenD Wood

Long working hours and alcohol use: systematic review and meta-analysis of published studies and unpublished individual participant data

Marianna VirtanenMarkus JokelaSolja T NybergIda EH MadsenTea LallukkaKirsi AholaLars AlfredssonG David BattyJakob B BjornerMarianne Borritz et al.

A1 Journal Article in BMJ-BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL

Long working hours and risk of coronary heart disease and stroke : a systematic review and meta-analysis of published and unpublished data for 603 838 individuals

Mika KivimäkiMarkus JokelaSolja T NybergArchana Singh-ManouxEleonor I FranssonLars AlfredssonJakob B BjornerMarianne BorritzHermann BurrAnnalisa Casini et al.

A1 Journal Article in LANCET

Management of overweight and obesity in patients with coronary heart disease across Europe: results from EUROASPIRE IV survey

Kornelia KotsevaDirk De BacquerC JenningsD Wood

Patients with coronary artery disease and diabetes need improved management: a report from the EUROASPIRE IV survey: a registry from the EuroObservational Research Programme of the European Society of Cardiology

Viveca GybergDirk De BacquerGui De BackerCatriona JenningsKornelia KotsevaLinda MellbinOliver SchnellJaakko TuomilehtoDavid WoodLars Rydén et al.

A1 Journal Article in CARDIOVASCULAR DIABETOLOGY

Prevalence and management of familial hypercholesterolaemia in coronary patients: an analysis of EUROASPIRE IV, a study of the European Society of Cardiology

Gui De BackerJoost BesselingJohn ChapmanG Kees HovinghJohn JP KasteleinKornelia KotsevaKornelia RayŽeljko ReinerDavid WoodDirk De Bacquer

A1 Journal Article in ATHEROSCLEROSIS

Prevalence and management of familial hypercholesterolaemia in the EUROASPIRE IV project

Gui De BackerJ BesselingJ ChapmanGK HovinghJJP KasteleinKornelia KotsevaK RayZ ReinerD WoodDirk De Bacquer

Readiness for smoking cessation in coronary heart disease patients across Europe: results from the EuroAspire III survey

Christof PruggerJürgen WellmannJan HeidrichDirk De BacquerGui De BackerMarie-Cécile PérierJean-Philippe EmpanaŽeljko ReinerZlatko FrasCatriona Jennings et al.

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY

Risk stratification and risk assessment

Ian GrahamMarie Therese CooneyDirk De Bacquer

Bookchapter in The ESC textbook of preventive cardiology

Screening for dysglycaemia in patients with coronary artery disease as reflected by fasting glucose, oral glucose tolerance test, and HbA1c: a report from EUROASPIRE IV, a survey from the European Society of Cardiology

Viveca GybergDirk De BacquerKornelia KotsevaGui De BackerOliver SchnellJouko SundvallJaakko TuomilehtoDavid WoodLars Rydén

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

Self-reported health status in coronary heart disease patients: a comparison with the general population

Delphine De SmedtEls ClaysLieven AnnemansSofie PardaensKornelia KotsevaDirk De Bacquer

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR NURSING

The relation of ambulatory heart rate with all-cause mortality among middle-aged men : a prospective cohort study

Mette KorshøjMark LidegaardFrance KittelKoen Van HerckGui De BackerDirk De BacquerAndreas HoltermannEls Clays

A1 Journal Article in PLOS ONE

The relation of ambulatory heart rate with all-cause mortality among middle-aged men: a prospective cohort study

Els ClaysM LidegaardF KittelKoen Van HerckGui De BackerDirk De BacquerA HoltermannM Korshoj

Validity and reliability of the HeartQol questionnaire based on the EUROASPIRE IV study

Delphine De SmedtEls ClaysS HöferN OldridgeKornelia KotsevaDirk De Bacquer

Validity and reliability of the HeartQoL questionnaire based on the EUROASPIRE IV study

Delphine De SmedtEls ClaysS HoferN OldridgeKornelia KotsevaDirk De Bacquer

Validity of self-reported use of health care in the European Health Interview Survey

Johan Van Der HeydenDirk De BacquerJean TafforeauRana CharafeddineKoen Van Herck

2014

Association between psychosocial risk factors and presenteeism : results from the Belstress III study

Heidi JanssensLutgart BraeckmanBart De ClercqAnnalisa CasiniDirk De BacquerFrance KittelEls Clays

Association between variables used in the field substitution and post-stratification adjustment in the Belgian health interview survey and non-response

Johan Van Der HeydenStefaan DemarestKoen Van HerckDirk De BacquerJean TafforeauHerman Van Oyen

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Cardiovascular risk factors: Belgian target achievement

Michel P HermansDirk De BacquerChristophe De BlockCarla TruyersAnnelies VankeirsbilckGui De Backer

A1 Journal Article in ACTA CARDIOLOGICA

Clinical impact of direct HDLc and LDLc method bias in hypertriglyceridemia: a simulation study of the EAS-EFLM Collaborative Project Group

Michel R LangloisOlivier S DescampsArnoud van der LaarseCas WeykampHannsjörg BaumKari PulkkiArnold von EckardsteinDirk De BacquerJan BorénOlov Wiklund et al.

A1 Journal Article in ATHEROSCLEROSIS

Effective arterial elastance is insensitive to pulsatile arterial load

Julio Chirinos MedinaErnst RietzschelPrithvi Shiva-KumarMarc De BuyzerePayman ZamaniTom ClaessensSalvatore GeraciPrasad KondaDirk De BacquerScott R Akers et al.

A1 Journal Article in HYPERTENSION

Effectiveness of a preventive cardiology programme for high CVD risk persistent smokers: the EUROACTION PLUS varenicline trial

Catriona JenningsKornelia KotsevaDirk De BacquerArno HoesJose de VelascoSilvio BrusaferroAlison MeadJennifer JonesSerena TonstadDavid Wood

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

EQ-5D versus SF-12 in coronary patients: are they interchangeable?

Delphine De SmedtEls ClaysLieven AnnemansDirk De Bacquer

A1 Journal Article in VALUE IN HEALTH

Gender differences in the management and outcome of atrial fibrillation complicating acute heart failure

Sofie GevaertDirk De BacquerAnne-Marie WillemsBarbara vande KerckhoveCaroline WeytjensGuy van CampJohan De Sutter

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF CARDIAC FAILURE

Gender, TIMI risk score and in-hospital mortality in STEMI patients undergoing primary PCI : results from the Belgian STEMI registry

Sofie GevaertDirk De BacquerPatrick EvrardCarl ConvensPhilippe DuboisJean BolandMarc RenardChristophe BeauloyePatrick CoussementHerbert De Raedt et al.

A1 Journal Article in EUROINTERVENTION

Health-related quality of life and psychological distress in patients with coronary heart disease

Delphine De SmedtDirk De BacquerEls Clays

Hemodialysis catheter design and catheter performance: a randomized controlled trial

Hans Van der MeerschDirk De BacquerStefaan J VandecasteeleBarbara Van den BerghPieter VermeirenJan De LetterAn S De Vriese

A1 Journal Article in AMERICAN JOURNAL OF KIDNEY DISEASES

Introduction of a heart failure nurse for the support of in-hospital management of mainly elderly patients with acute HF results in a shorter hospitalisation duration, a higher prescription of evidence based medication and a better outcome after 1 year follow-up

Johan De SutterBarbara Van de KerckhoveSofie PardaensAnne-Marie WillemsCaroline WeytjensGuy Van CampDirk De Bacquer

Job strain indirectly affects long-term sickness absence through bullying : a mediation analysis using structural equation modeling

Heidi JanssensLutgart BraeckmanBart De ClercqAnnalisa CasiniDirk De BacquerFrance KittelEls Clays

Job-related stress and sickness absence among Belgian nurses: a prospective study

Jeroen TrybouSofie GermonpréHeidi JanssensAnnalisa CassiniLutgart BraeckmanDirk De BacquerEls Clays

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF NURSING SCHOLARSHIP

Metabolic mediators of the effects of body-mass index, overweight, and obesity on coronary heart disease and stroke: a pooled analysis of 97 prospective cohorts with 1.8 million participants

Yuan LuKaveh HajifathalianMajid EzzatiMark WoodwardEric B RimmGoodarz Danaeithe Global Burden of Metabolic Risk Factors for Chronic Diseases CollaborationEls ClaysDirk De BacquerKoen Van Herck

A1 Journal Article in LANCET

Niveaux d'atteinte des valeurs thérapeutiques pour des facteurs majeurs modifiables du risque cardiovasculaire en Belgique

MP HermansDirk De BacquerC De BlockC TruyersA Van KeirsbilckGui De Backer

A2 Journal Article in REVUE MÉDICALE DE LIÈGE

On cross-sectional associations of leukocyte telomere length with cardiac systolic, diastolic and vascular function: the Asklepios study

Simon DenilErnst RietzschelMarc De BuyzereCaroline Van daelePatrick SegersDirk De BacquerWim Van CriekingeSofie BekaertThierry GillebertTim De Meyer

A1 Journal Article in PLOS ONE

Passive smoking and smoking cessation among patients with coronary heart disease across Europe: results from the EUROASPIRE III survey

Christof PruggerJürgen WellmannJan HeidrichDirk De BacquerMarie-Cécile PerierJean-Philippe EmpanaŽeljko ReinerZlatko FrasCatriona JenningsKornelia Kotseva et al.

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

Presenteïsme : een voorspeller voor ziekteverzuim

Heidi JanssensEls ClaysBart De ClercqDirk De BacquerLutgart Braeckman

Principal results of the EUROASPIRE IV survey of CVD prevention and diabetes: lifestyle, risk factor and therapeutic management in coronary patients from 24 European regions

CS JenningsK KotsevaDirk De BacquerV GybergGui De BackerL RydenDA Wood

Propionyl-L-carnitine for intermittent claudication: a cochrane review

Tine De BackerVictor KamoenRobert Vander SticheleLaurence CampensDirk De BacquerLucas Van Bortel

Reliability and validity of a global question on self-reported chronic morbidity

Johan Van Der HeydenDirk De BacquerJean TafforeauKoen Van Herck

A2 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH (BERLIN)

Risk factor awareness in a coronary population and the association with health-related quality of life outcomes

Delphine De SmedtEls ClaysLieven AnnemansSofie PardaensKornelia KotsevaDirk De Bacquer

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Risk factor awareness in a coronary population and the association with health-related quality of life outcomes

Delphine De SmedtEls ClaysLieven AnnemansKornelia KotsevaDirk De Bacquer

Seasonality of cardiovascular risk factors: an analysis including over 230 000 participants in 15 countries

Helena Marti-SolerCédric GubelmannStefanie AeschbacherLuis AlvesMartin BobakVanina BongardEls ClaysGiovanni de GaetanoAugusto Di CastelnuovoRoberto Elosua et al.

A1 Journal Article in HEART

Self-operated endo-vaginal tele-monitoring versus traditional monitoring of ovarian stimulation in ART : prospective randomized trial

Jan GerrisFrank VandekerckhoveA. DelvigneNathalie DhontBo MadocJULIE NEYSKENSMagaly BuyleEllen DeschepperLore PilW. Verpoest et al.

Self-operated endovaginal telemonitoring versus traditional monitoring of ovarian stimulation in assisted reproduction: an RCT

Jan GerrisAnnick DelvigneNathalie DhontFrank VandekerckhoveBo MadocMagaly BuyleJULIE NEYSKENSEllen DeschepperDirk De BacquerLore Pil et al.

A1 Journal Article in HUMAN REPRODUCTION

SURF - SUrvey of Risk Factor management: first report of an international audit

MT CooneyZ ReinerW SheuL RydenJohan De SutterDirk De BacquerGui De BackerA MithalN ChungYT Lim et al.

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY

The association between self-reported lifestyle changes and health-related quality of life in coronary patients: the EUROASPIRE III survey

Delphine De SmedtEls ClaysLieven AnnemansHedwig BoudrezJohan De SutterFrank DoyleCatriona JenningsKornelia KotsevaAndrzej PająkSofie Pardaens et al.

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY

The combined relation of occupational and leisure time physical activity with allcause mortality accounting for physcial fitness among men

Els ClaysM LidegaardDirk De BacquerKoen Van HerckGui De BackerF KittelP De SmetA Holterman

The combined relationship of occupational and leisure-time physical activity with all-cause mortality among men, accounting for physical fitness

Els ClaysMark LidegaardDirk De BacquerKoen Van HerckGui De BackerFrance KittelPatrick de SmetAndreas Holtermann

A1 Journal Article in AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY

The indirect effect of job strain on long-term sickness absence through bullying : a mediation analysis using structural equation modeling

Heidi JanssensLutgart BraeckmanBart De ClercqAnnalisa CasiniDirk De BacquerFrance KittelEls Clays

The relation between psychosocial risk factors and cause-specific long-term sickness absence

Heidi JanssensEls ClaysBart De ClercqAnnalisa CasiniDirk De BacquerFrance KittelLutgart Braeckman

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Validation of standard times and influencing factors during the development of the Workload Indicator for Nursing

Dries MynyDirk De BacquerAnn Van HeckeDimitri BeeckmanSofie VerhaegheDirk Van Goubergen

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF ADVANCED NURSING

Validity of instruction leaflets for parents to measure their child's weight and height at home: results obtained from a randomised controlled trial

Inge HuybrechtsCeline BeirlaenTineke De VriendtNadia SlimaniPedro T PisaElien SchouppeAnja De CoeneDirk De BacquerStefaan De HenauwJohn H Himes

A1 Journal Article in BMJ OPEN

2013

Addition of a novel, protective family history category allows better profiling of cardiovascular risk and atherosclerotic burden in the general population: the Asklepios study

Caroline Van daeleTim De MeyerMarc De BuyzereThierry GillebertSimon DenilSofie BekaertJulio Chirinos MedinaPatrick SegersGui De BackerDirk De Bacquer et al.

A1 Journal Article in PLOS ONE

Arterial stiffness and subclinical inflammation in the general population: the Asklepios study

Julio Chirinos MedinaThierry GillebertMarc De BuyzereDiana ChirinosPatrick SegersDirk De BacquerErnst Rietzschel

Associations of job strain and lifestyle risk factors with risk of coronary artery disease: a meta-analysis of individual participant data

Mika KivimäkiSolja T NybergEleonor I FranssonKatriina HeikkiläLars AlfredssonAnnalisa CasiniEls ClaysDirk De BacquerNico DraganoJane E Ferrie et al.

A1 Journal Article in CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION JOURNAL

Central pulse pressure and its hemodynamic determinants in middle-aged adults with impaired fasting glucose and diabetes

Julio A ChirinosPatrick SegersThierry GillebertMarc De BuyzereCaroline Van daeleZubair A KhanUmair KhawarDirk De BacquerErnst Rietzschel

A1 Journal Article in DIABETES CARE

Central pulse pressure and its hemodynamic determinants in middle-aged adults with impaired fasting glucose and diabetes mellitus: the Asklepios study

Julio Chirinos MedinaPatrick SegersThierry GillebertMarc De BuyzereCaroline Van daeleZA KhanMU KhawarDirk De BacquerErnst Rietzschel

Comparing effort-reward imbalance versus job strain in predicting sick leave

Els ClaysA CasiniF KittelI GodinHeidi JanssensBart De ClercqLutgart BraeckmanDirk De Bacquer

Comparing the health-related quality of life status between coronary patients and the general population in 11 European countries

Delphine De SmedtEls ClaysK KotsevaLieven AnnemansDirk De Bacquer

Depression, anxiety, and risk factor control in patients after hospitalization for coronary heart disease: the EUROASPIRE III Study.

Andrzej PająkPiotr JankowskiKornelia KotsevaJan HeidrichDelphine De SmedtDirk De Bacquer

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY

Early and late systolic wall stress differentially relate to myocardial contraction and relaxation in middle-aged adults: the Asklepios study

Julio Chirinos MedinaPatrick SegersErnst RietzschelMarc De BuyzereMuhammad W RajaTom ClaessensDirk De BacquerMartin St-John SuttonThierry Gillebert

A1 Journal Article in HYPERTENSION

Evaluation of commercially available ELISA assays as a tool for monitoring and managing pemphigus patients: a prospective study

STEFANIE BRACKEReinhart SpeeckaertNanja van GeelDirk De BacquerJo Lambert

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY

Family history of cardiovascular disease and offspring echocardiographic left ventricular structure and function: the Asklepios study

Caroline Van daeleTim De MeyerMarc De BuyzereThierry GillebertSimon DenilSofie BekaertJulio Chirinos MedinaGui De BackerDirk De BacquerErnst Rietzschel

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY

Health promotion in individuals with mental disorders: a cluster preference randomized controlled trial

Nick VerhaegheEls ClaysCarine VereeckenJan De MaeseneerLea MaesCornelis Van HeeringenDirk De BacquerLieven Annemans

A1 Journal Article in BMC PUBLIC HEALTH

Health related quality of life in coronary patients and its association with their cardiovascular risk profile: results from the EUROASPIRE III survey

Delphine De SmedtEls ClaysLieven AnnemansFrank DoyleKornelia KotsevaAndrzej PająkChristof PruggerCatriona JenningsDavid WoodDirk De Bacquer

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY

Introduction of a heart failure nurse for the support of in-hospital management of mainly elderly patients with acute HF results in a better outcome after 1 year follow-up

Johan De SutterB Vande KerckhoveSofie PardaensAM WillemsC WeytjensG Van CampDirk De Bacquer

Job strain and cardiovascular disease risk factors : meta-analysis of individual-participant data from 47,000 men and women

Solja T NybergEleonor I FranssonKatriina HeikkilaLars AlfredssonAnnalisa CasiniEls ClaysDirk De BacquerNico DraganoRaimund ErbelJane E Ferrie et al.

A1 Journal Article in PLOS ONE

Job strain and health-related lifestyle: findings from an individual-participant meta-analysis of 118 000 working adults

Katriina HeikkiläEleonor I FranssonSolja T NybergMarie ZinsHugo WesterlundPeter WesterholmMarianna VirtanenJussi VahteraSakari SuominenAndrew Steptoe et al.

A1 Journal Article in AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Omalizumab is effective in allergic and nonallergic patients with nasal polyps and asthma

Philippe GevaertLIEN CALUSThibaut Van ZeleKatrien BlommeNatalie De RuyckWOUTER BAUTERSPeter HellingsGuy BrusselleDirk De BacquerPaul Van Cauwenberge et al.

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY

Perceived job insecurity as a risk factor for incident coronary heart disease : systematic review and meta-analysis

Marianna VirtanenSolja T NybergG David BattyMarkus JokelaKatriina HeikkiläEleonor I FranssonLars AlfredssonJakob B BjornerMarianne BorritzHermann Burr et al.

A1 Journal Article in BMJ-BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL

Physical work demands and leisure time physical activity in relation to risk for coronary heart disease

Els ClaysDirk De BacquerHeidi JanssensBart De ClercqA CasiniLutgart BraeckmanF KittelGui De BackerA Holtermann

Physical work demands and leisure time physical activity in relation to risk for coronary heart disease

Els ClaysDirk De BacquerHeidi JanssensBart De ClercqA CasiniLutgart BraeckmanF KittelGui De BackerA Holterman

Population-level changes to promote cardiovascular health

Torben JørgensenSimon CapewellEva PrescottSteven AllenderSusana SansTomasz ZdrojewskiDirk De BacquerJohan De SutterOscar H FrancoSusanne Løgstrup et al.

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY

Reciprocity and depressive symptoms in Belgian workers: a cross-sectional multilevel analysis

Bart De ClercqEls ClaysHeidi JanssensDirk De BacquerAnnalisa CasiniFrance KittelLutgart Braeckman

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE

Reducing sedentary behavior at the workplace: exploring employers' and employees' perceptions of intervention strategies through focus group interviews

Charlene VeldemanKatrien De CockerDirk De BacquerLutgart BraeckmanGreet CardonIlse De Bourdeaudhuij

Reference intervals for common carotid intima-media thickness measured with echotracking: relation with risk factors

Lian EngelenIsabel FerreiraCoen D StehouwerPierre BoutouyrieStéphane Laurentthe Reference Values Arterial Measurements CollaborationErnst RietzschelSEBASTIAN VERMEERSCHPatrick SegersLucas Van Bortel et al.

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

Registration of acute coronary events in Flanders, Belgium comparing the MONICA and the Universal case definition of myocardial infarction

Koen Van HerckPatrick VannooteEls ClaysTineke De VriendtIna DeVreeseStefaan De HenauwGui De BackerDirk De Bacquer

Relationship between effective arterial elastance and specific measures of arterial properties in middle age: the Asklepios study

Julio Chirinos MedinaErnst RietzschelMarc De BuyzereTom ClaessensDirk De BacquerThierry GillebertPatrick Segers

Renal dysfunction in STEMI-patients undergoing primary angioplasty : higher prevalence but equal prognostic impact in female patients: an observational cohort study from the Belgian STEMI registry

Sofie GevaertDirk De BacquerPatrick EvrardMarc RenardChristophe BeauloyePatrick CoussementHerbert De RaedtPeter R SinnaeveMarc J Claeys

A1 Journal Article in BMC NEPHROLOGY

Residual risk of cardiovascular mortality in patients with coronary heart disease: the EUROASPIRE Risk Categories

Dirk De BacquerJean DallongevilleKornelia KotsevaMarie Therese CooneyAndrzej PajakJaap W DeckersOtto MayerDiego VanuzzoSeppo LehtoZlatko Fras et al.

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY

Risk factors for cardiovascular disease in the general population of Ghent, Belgium : awareness and treatment for hypertension and/or hypercholesterolemia

Koen Van HerckEls ClaysGui De BackerDirk De Bacquer

Seasonality of cardiovascular risk factors: an analysis including over 100,000 participants in seven countries

P Marques-VidalH Marti-SolerDirk De BacquerS GiampaoliI GuessousS MalyutinaE PrescottJB RuidavetsGS TellD Vanuzzo

Self-operated endo-vaginal tele-monitoring (SOET) as an alternative for traditional monitoring of the stimulation phase of IVF/ICSI cycles: preliminary results of a randomized comparison

Jan GerrisFrank VandekerckhoveA DelvigneN DhontBo MadocJULIE NEYSKENSM BuyleEwout VansteenkisteEllen DeschepperLore Pil et al.

The association between leisure time physical activity and coronary heart disease among men with different physical work demands: a prospective cohort study

Els ClaysDirk De BacquerHeidi JanssensBart De ClercqAnnalisa CasiniLutgart BraeckmanFrance KittelGui De BackerAndreas Holtermann

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY

The interaction between physical and psychosocial risk factors at work in relation to coronary heart disease

Els ClaysA HoltermannKoen Van HerckA CasiniF KittelGui De BackerDirk De Bacquer

The interplay between physical activity at work and during leisure time in relation to coronary heart disease and all-cause mortality: findings from two Belgian cohorts

Els ClaysDirk De BacquerHeidi JanssensBart De ClercqA CasiniLutgart BraeckmanF KittelGui De BackerA Holtermann

The relation between presenteeism and different types of future sickness absence

Heidi JanssensEls ClaysBart De ClercqDirk De BacquerLutgart Braeckman

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Treatment potential for dyslipidaemia management in patients with coronary heart disease across Europe: findings from the EUROASPIRE III survey

Željko ReinerDirk De BacquerKornelia KotsevaChristof PruggerGui De BackerDavid Wood

A1 Journal Article in ATHEROSCLEROSIS

Unanswered questions in including HDL-cholesterol in the cardiovascular risk estimation: is time still on our side?

Michel LangloisJoris DelangheMarc De BuyzereErnst RietzschelDirk De Bacquer

A1 Journal Article in ATHEROSCLEROSIS

Use and effects of cardiac rehabilitation in patients with coronary heart disease: results from the EUROASPIRE III survey

Kornelia KotsevaDavid WoodGui De BackerDirk De Bacquer

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY

Validity and reliability of three commonly used quality of life measures in a large European population of coronary heart disease patients

Delphine De SmedtEls ClaysFrank DoyleKornelia KotsevaChristof PruggerAndrzej PająkCatriona JenningsDavid WoodDirk De Bacquer

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY

Validity of instruction leaflets for parents to measure their child's weight and height at home

Inge HuybrechtsC BeirlaenE SchouppeTineke De VriendtN SlimaniP PisaA de CoeneDirk De BacquerStefaan De HenauwJH Himes

2012

A Dutch version of the Modified Reasons for Smoking scale: factorial structure, reliability and validity

Hedwig BoudrezDirk De Bacquer

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF EVALUATION IN CLINICAL PRACTICE

Accuracy of oscillometric determination of the ankle-brachial index as screening method for peripheral artery disease

Laurence CampensTine De BackerSteven SimoensFrank VermassenMathieu CoemanMichel De PauwDirk De Bacquer

Arterial properties as determinants of time-varying myocardial stress in humans

Julio Chirinos MedinaPatrick SegersThierry GillebertAmit GuptaMarc De BuyzereDirk De BacquerMartin St John-SuttonErnst Rietzschel

A1 Journal Article in HYPERTENSION

Behavioural and psychosocial correlates of nondipping blood pressure pattern among middle-aged men and women at work

Els ClaysKoen Van HerckMarc De BuyzereM KornitzerF KittelGui De BackerDirk De Bacquer

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF HUMAN HYPERTENSION

Benzalkonium chloride induces anterior chamber inflammation in previously untreated patients with ocular hypertension as measured by flare meter : a randomized clinical trial

Anna Maria StevensPHILIPPE ADRIAAN KESTELYNDirk De BacquerPhilippe Kestelyn

A1 Journal Article in ACTA OPHTHALMOLOGICA

Cardiovascular risk age: concepts and practicalities

Marie Therese CooneyErkki VartiainenTiina LaatikainenDirk De BacquerCatherine McGorrianAlexandra DudinaIan Graham

A1 Journal Article in HEART

Common genetic variation in the 3'-BCL11B gene desert is associated with carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity and excess cardiovascular disease risk: the AortaGen Consortium

Gary F MitchellGermaine C VerwoertKirill V TarasovAaron IsaacsAlbert V Smith. YasminErnst RietzschelToshiko TanakaYongmei LiuAfshin Parsa et al.

A1 Journal Article in CIRCULATION-CARDIOVASCULAR GENETICS

Comparison of alternative versions of the job demand-control scales in 17 European cohort studies : the IPD-Work consortium

Eleonor I FranssonSolja T NybergKatriina HeikkilaLars AlfredssonDirk De BacquerG David BattySébastien BonenfantAnnalisa CasiniEls ClaysMarcel Goldberg et al.

A1 Journal Article in BMC PUBLIC HEALTH

Cost-effectiveness of optimizing prevention in patients with coronary heart disease: the EUROASPIRE III health economics project

Delphine De SmedtKornelia KotsevaDirk De BacquerDavid WoodGui De BackerJean DallongevilleLehto SeppoAndrzej PająkŽeljko ReinerDiego Vanuzzo et al.

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

Determining a set of measurable and relevant factors affecting nursing workload in the acute care hospital setting: a cross-sectional study

Dries MynyAnn Van HeckeDirk De BacquerSofie VerhaegheMicheline GobertTom DefloorDirk Van Goubergen

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NURSING STUDIES

Do workers with high occupational physical activity have an elevated daily ambulatory blood pressure?

Els ClaysDirk De BacquerKoen Van HerckGui De BackerFrance KittelMarcel KornitzerAndreas Holterman

Endogenous oestradiol and cardiovascular disease in healthy men: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies

GUY VANDENPLASDirk De BacquerPatrick CaldersTOM FIERSJean KaufmanD Margriet OuwensJohannes Ruige

A1 Journal Article in HEART

EUROACTION PLUS: a randomised controlled trial on preventive cardiology programme plus intensive smoking cessation with varenicline for vascular and high CVD risk smokers and their partners: principal results

K KotsevaC JenningsDirk De BacquerA HoesJ De VelascoS BrusaferroJ JonesA MeadS TonstadD Wood

Euroaction preventive cardiology programme plus intensive smoking cessation with varenicline

CS Catriona Sian JenningsK KotsevaDirk De BacquerA HoesJ De VelascoS BrusaferroJ JonesA MeadS TonstadD Wood

Health promotion intervention in mental health care : design and baseline findings of a cluster preference randomized controlled trial

Nick VerhaegheJan De MaeseneerLea MaesCornelis Van HeeringenVeerle BogaertEls ClaysDirk De BacquerLieven Annemans

A1 Journal Article in BMC PUBLIC HEALTH

Job strain and alcohol intake : a collaborative meta-analysis of individual-participant data from 140 000 men and women

Katriina HeikkiläSolja T NybergEleonor I FranssonLars AlfredssonDirk De BacquerJakob B BjornerSébastien BonenfantMarianne BorritzHermann BurrEls Clays et al.

A1 Journal Article in PLOS ONE

Job strain and tobacco smoking : an individual-participant data meta-analysis of 166 130 adults in 15 European studies

Katriina HeikkiläSolja T NybergEleonor I FranssonLars AlfredssonDirk De BacquerJakob B BjornerSébastien BonenfantMarianne BorritzHermann BurrEls Clays et al.

A1 Journal Article in PLOS ONE

Job strain as a risk factor for coronary heart disease: a collaborative meta-analysis of individual participant data

Mika KivimäkiSolja T NybergG David BattyEleonor I FranssonKatriina HeikkiläLars AlfredssonJakob B BjornerMarianne BorritzHermann BurrAnnalisa Casini et al.

A1 Journal Article in LANCET

Job strain as a risk factor for leisure-time physical inactivity: an individual-participant meta-analysis of up to 170,000 men and women

Eleonor I FranssonKatriina HeikkilaSolja T NybergMarie ZinsHugo WesterlundPeter WesterholmAri VäänänenMarianna VirtanenJussi VahteraTöres Theorell et al.

A1 Journal Article in AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY

Job strain in relation to body mass index : pooled analysis of 160.000 adults from 13 cohort studies

ST NybergK HeikkiläEI FranssonL AlfredssonDirk De BacquerJB BjornerS BonenfantM BorritzH BurrA Casini et al.

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE

No shorter telomeres in subjects with a family history of cardiovascular disease in the Asklepios Study

Tim De MeyerCaroline Van daeleMarc De BuyzereSimon DenilDirk De BacquerPatrick SegersLuc CoomanGui De BackerThierry GillebertSofie Bekaert et al.

A1 Journal Article in ARTERIOSCLEROSIS THROMBOSIS AND VASCULAR BIOLOGY

Nurse LED smoking cessation as part of a preventive cardiology Programme: The Euroaction Plus (EA plus ) RCT

Catriona S JenningsKotseva D KorneliaJ JonesA MeadD WoodDirk De BacquerArno P HoesJose P De VelascoS BrusaferroS Tonstad

Nurses meet the challenge of helping high CVD risk smokers to quit with the help of varenicline in a preventive cardiology programme

CS JenningsK KotsevaDirk De BacquerA HoesJ De VelascoS BrusaferroS TonstadDA Wood

Occupation-differential construct validity of the Job Content Questionnaire (JCQ) psychological job demands scale with physical job demands items: a mixed methods research

BongKyoo ChoiAlicia KurowskiMeg BondDean BakerEls ClaysDirk De BacquerLaura Punnett

A1 Journal Article in ERGONOMICS

Occupational and leisure time physical activity in contrasting relation to ambulatory blood pressure

Els ClaysDirk De BacquerKoen Van HerckGui De BackerFrance KittelAndreas Holtermann

A1 Journal Article in BMC PUBLIC HEALTH

Omalizumab is effective in allergic and non-allergic patients with nasal polyps and asthma

Philippe GevaertLIEN CALUSThibaut Van ZeleKatrien BlommeNatalie De RuyckWOUTER BAUTERSP HellingsDirk De BacquerGuy BrussellePaul Van Cauwenberge et al.

Open preperitoneal techniques versus Lichtenstein repair for elective inguinal hernias

Wouter WillaertDirk De BacquerXavier RogiersRoberto TroisiFrederik Berrevoet

A1 Journal Article in COCHRANE DATABASE OF SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS

Propionyl-L-carnitine for intermittent claudication (protocol)

Tine De BackerLaurence CampensRobert Vander SticheleLucas Van BortelDirk De Bacquer

A2 Journal Article in COCHRANE DATABASE OF SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS

Psychosocial characteristics at work as risk factors for long-term cause-specific sick leave

Els ClaysAnnalisa CasiniFrance KittelIsabelle GodinHeidi JanssensBart De ClercqLutgart BraeckmanDirk De Bacquer

Quality of life and its association with prevalences and therapeutic control of cardiovascular risk factors in CHD patients

Delphine De SmedtKornelia KotsevaAndrzej PajakLieven AnnemansDirk De Bacquer

Relation between job strain, bullying and depression

Heidi JanssensEls ClaysBart De ClercqFrance KittelAnnalisa CasiniLutgart BraeckmanDirk De Bacquer

The association between body mass index class, sickness absence, and presenteeism

Heidi JanssensEls ClaysFrance KittelDirk De BacquerAnnalisa CasiniLutgart Braeckman

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE

The prospective relation between presenteeism and different types of sickness absence

Heidi JanssensEls ClaysAnnalisa CasiniFrance KittelBart De ClercqLutgart BraeckmanDirk De Bacquer

Topical ciclosporin in the treatment of vernal keratoconjunctivitis in Rwanda, Central Africa: a prospective, randomised, double-masked, controlled clinical trial

Stefan De SmedtJohn NkurikiyeYannick FonteyneStephen TuftDirk De BacquerClare GilbertPhilippe Kestelyn

A1 Journal Article in BRITISH JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY

Utility of self-reported diagnosis and electrocardiogram Q-waves for estimating myocardial infarction prevalence: an international comparison study

Andrew MoranAlbert ShenDaniel Turner-LloverasAayla KhanEls ClaysWalter PalmasDirk De Bacquer

A1 Journal Article in HEART

Workplace social capital and depressive symptoms in Belgian companies : a multilevel analysis

Bart De ClercqEls ClaysHeidi JanssensDirk De BacquerAnnalisa CasiniFrance KittelLutgart Braeckman

2011

Blood pressure control and knowledge of target blood pressure in coronary patients across Europe: results from the EUROASPIRE III survey

Christof PruggerUlrich KeilJürgen WellmannDirk De BacquerGui De BackerGiovanni Battista AmbrosioZeljko ReinerDan GaitaDavid WoodKornelia Kotseva et al.

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF HYPERTENSION

Consistency between the measurements of chronic morbidity in a health interview survey and a population census

J Van der HeydenDirk De BacquerKoen Van HerckHerman Van OyenJ Tafforeau

Current and projected prevalence of arterial hypertension in sub-Saharan Africa by sex, age and habitat: an estimate from population studies

Marc TwagirumukizaDirk De BacquerJan KipsGui De BackerRobert Vander SticheleLucas Van Bortel

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF HYPERTENSION

Donor haptoglobin phenotype determines outcome following liver transplantation

Reinhart SpeeckaertHans Van VlierbergheRoberto TroisiDirk De BacquerMarijn SpeeckaertMarc De BuyzereLutgarde ClaeysBernard de HemptinneJoris Delanghe

A1 Journal Article in TRANSPLANT INTERNATIONAL

Effect of a tailored behavior change program on a composite lifestyle change score: a randomized controlled trial

N JacobsEls ClaysDirk De BacquerGui De BackerP DendaleH ThijsIlse De BourdeaudhuijN Claes

A1 Journal Article in HEALTH EDUCATION RESEARCH

Endogenous testosterone and cardiovascular disease in healthy men: a meta-analysis

Johannes RuigeAhmed MahmoudDirk De BacquerJean Kaufman

A1 Journal Article in HEART

Estimation of population percentiles

FRANK SCHOONJANSDirk De BacquerPirmin Schmid

A1 Journal Article in EPIDEMIOLOGY

Factors associated with cardiac rehabilitation attendance in patients with coronary heart disease in Europe: results from EUROASPIRE III survey

Kornelia KotsevaDirk De BacquerDavid Wood

Genome-wide association study identifies six new loci influencing pulse pressure and mean arterial pressure

Louise V WainGermaine C VerwoertPaul F O'ReillyGang ShiToby JohnsonAndrew D JohnsonMurielle BochudKenneth M RicePeter HennemanAlbert V Smith et al.

A1 Journal Article in NATURE GENETICS

Implementation of a dose calculator for vancomycin to achieve target trough levels of 15-20 µg/mL in persons undergoing hemodialysis

Stefaan J VandecasteeleDirk De BacquerAn Sabine De Vriese

A1 Journal Article in CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Modest opposite associations of endogenous testosterone and oestradiol with left ventricular remodelling and function in healthy middle-aged men

Johannes RuigeErnst RietzschelMarc De BuyzereSofie BekaertPatrick SegersDirk De BacquerGui De BackerThierry GillebertJean Kaufmanthe Asklepios Investigators

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ANDROLOGY

Occupation-differential construct validity of the JCQ psychological job demands scale with physical job demands items

BongKyoo ChoiAlicia KurowskiMeg BondDean BakerEls ClaysDirk De BacquerLaura Punnett

Prevalence and correlates of poor sleep quality and daytime sleepiness in Belgian truck drivers

Lutgart BraeckmanRini VerpraetMarleen Van RisseghemDirk PevernagieDirk De Bacquer

A1 Journal Article in CHRONOBIOLOGY INTERNATIONAL

Relationships between body mass index, cardiovascular mortality, and risk factors: a report from the SCORE investigators

Alexandra DudinaMarie Therese CooneyDirk De BacquerGui De BackerPierre DucimetièrePekka JousilahtiUlrich KeilAlessandro MenottiInger NjølstadRafael Oganov et al.

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR PREVENTION & REHABILITATION

Response to method errors or unexplained biological information?

Julio Chirinos MedinaThierry GillebertPatrick SegersMarc De BuyzereRichard KronmalMuhammad W. RajaDirk De BacquerMartin St. John SuttonErnst Rietzschel

A1 Journal Article in HYPERTENSION

Risk factors for cardiovascular disease in the general population of Ghent: awareness and treatment for elevated blood pressure and/or cholesterol

Koen Van HerckEls ClaysDirk De BacquerGui De Backer

The association between organizational support climate and individual worker's health

Els ClaysAnnalisa CasiniLutgart BraeckmanFrance KittelIsabelle GodinHeidi JanssensGui De BackerDirk De Bacquer

The association between overweight, sickness absence and presenteeism among men and women

Heidi JanssensEls ClaysAnnalisa CasiniFrance KittelDirk De BacquerLutgart Braeckman

The effect of using assessment instruments on substance-abuse outpatients' adherence to treatment: a multi-centre randomised controlled trial

Veerle RaesCor AJ De JongDirk De BacquerEric BroekaertJan De Maeseneer

A1 Journal Article in BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH

The perception of work stressors is related to reduced parasympathetic activity

Els ClaysDirk De BacquerVincent CrassetFrance KittelPatrick de SmetMarcel KornitzerRobert KarasekGui De Backer

The perception of work stressors is related to reduced parasympathetic activity

Els ClaysDirk De BacquerVincent CrassetFrance KittelPatrick de SmetMarcel KornitzerRobert KarasekGui De Backer

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL ARCHIVES OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

The relationship between diet and subclinical atherosclerosis : results from the Asklepios study

Liesbeth HoebeeckErnst RietzschelMichel LangloisMarc De BuyzereDirk De BacquerGui De BackerLea MaesThierry GillebertInge Huybrechts

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION

Validity of parent-reported weight and height of preschool children measured at home or estimated without home measurement : a validation study

Inge HuybrechtsJohn H HimesCharlene OttevaereTineke De VriendtWillem De KeyzerBianca CoxInge Van TrimpontDirk De BacquerStefaan De Henauw

A1 Journal Article in BMC PEDIATRICS

Vernal keratoconjunctivitis in school children in Rwanda and its association with socio-economic status: a population-based survey

Stefan De SmedtJohn NkurikiyeYannick FonteyneArjan HogewoningMarjan Van EsbroeckDirk De BacquerStephen TuftClare GilbertJoris DelanghePhilippe Kestelyn

A1 Journal Article in AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE

2010

Birth weight in relation to sex steroid status and body composition in young healthy male siblings

Griet VanbillemontBruno LapauwVeerle BogaertHélène De NaeyerDirk De BacquerJohannes RuigeJean KaufmanYouri Taes

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM

Correlates of nondipping blood pressure pattern among middle-aged men and women

Els ClaysDirk De BacquerKoen Van HerckMarc De BuyzereMarcel KornitzerFrance KittelGuy De Backer

Donor haptoglobin phenotype determines iron status and outcome following liver transplantation

Reinhart SpeeckaertHans Van VlierbergheRoberto TroisiMarc De BuyzereDirk De BacquerMarijn SpeeckaertL ClaeysBernard de HemptinneJoris Delanghe

Early smoking is associated with peak bone mass and prevalent fractures in young, healthy men

Youri TaesBruno LapauwGriet VanbillemontVeerle BogaertDirk De BacquerStefan GoemaereHans-Georg ZmierczakJean Kaufman

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF BONE AND MINERAL RESEARCH

EUROASPIRE III: lifestyle, risk factor and therapeutic management in people at high risk of developing cardiovascular disease: cross-sectional survey in 12 European countries

Kornelia KotsevaCatriona JenningsGui De BackerDirk De BacquerPhilippe AmouyelDan GaitaUlrich KeilAndre PajakZeljko ReinerDavid Wood

EUROASPIRE III: management of cardiovascular risk factors in asymptomatic high-risk patients in general practice: cross-sectional survey in 12 European countries

Kornelia KotsevaDavid WoodGui De BackerDirk De BacquerKalevi PyöräläZeljko ReinerUlrich Keil

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR PREVENTION & REHABILITATION

Gender differences in the implementation of cardiovascular prevention measures after an acute coronary event

Jean DallongevilleDirk De BacquerJan HeidrichGui De BackerChristoph PruggerKornelia KotsevaMichèle MontayePhilippe Amouyel

A1 Journal Article in HEART

High dietary supplement intakes among Flemish preschoolers

Inge HuybrechtsLea MaesCarine VereeckenWillem De KeyzerDirk De BacquerGui De BackerStefaan De Henauw

A1 Journal Article in APPETITE

Investigation of early suicide-related symptoms in a non-suicidal depressed patient population after Escitalopram administration: a pilot study

Uus KnopsGilbert LemmensCornelis Van HeeringenKurt AudenaertEllen DeschepperDirk De Bacquer

A2 Journal Article in INTERNET JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH

Job stress in relation to heart rate variability

Els ClaysDirk De BacquerF KittelV CrassetP de SmetM KornitzerGui De Backer

Left ventricular mass: allometric scaling, normative values, effect of obesity, and prognostic performance

Julio Chirinos MedinaPatrick SegersMarc De BuyzereRichard KronmalMuhammad RajaDirk De BacquerTom ClaessensThierry GillebertMartin St John SuttonErnst Rietzschel

A1 Journal Article in HYPERTENSION

Management of overweight and obese patients with coronary heart disease across Europe

Dirk De BacquerJean DallongevilleJan HeidrichKornelia KotsevaZeljko ReinerDan GaitaChristophe PruggerJürgen WellmannDavid WoodGui De Backer et al.

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR PREVENTION & REHABILITATION

Noninvasive assessment of central and peripheral arterial pressure (waveforms): implications of calibration methods

DRIES MAHIEUJan KipsErnst RietzschelMarc De BuyzereFrancis VerbekeThierry GillebertGui De BackerDirk De BacquerPascal VerdonckLucas Van Bortel et al.

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF HYPERTENSION

Noninvasive assessment of diastolic intraventricular pressure gradients in a large general population (the Asklepios study)

Benjamin Van Der SmissenTom ClaessensErnst RietzschelMarc De BuyzereDirk De BacquerThierry GillebertPeter Van RansbeeckPascal VerdonckPatrick Segers

Predictive ability of the SCORE Belgium risk chart for cardiovascular mortality

Dirk De BacquerGui De Backer

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY

Pressure ulcers and incontinence-associated dermatitis : effectiveness of the Pressure Ulcer CLASsification education tool on classification by nurses

Dimitri BeeckmanLisette SchoonhovenJacqui FletcherKatia FurtadoHilde HeymanLouis PaquayDirk De BacquerTom Defloor

A1 Journal Article in QUALITY & SAFETY IN HEALTH CARE

Prevalent fractures are related to cortical bone geometry in young healthy men at age of peak bone mass

Youri TaesBruno LapauwGriet VanbillemontDirk De BacquerStefan GoemaereHans-Georg ZmierczakJean Kaufman

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF BONE AND MINERAL RESEARCH

Psychometric evaluation of the Dutch resilience scale RS-nl on 3265 healthy participants: a confirmation of the association between age and resilience found with the Swedish version

MICHAEL PORTZKYGail WagnildDirk De BacquerKurt Audenaert

A1 Journal Article in SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF CARING SCIENCES

Psychosocial risk factors for sick leave at the individual and organizational level : a multilevel analysis

Els ClaysAnnalisa CasiniDirk De BacquerFrance KittelIsabelle GodinLutgart BraeckmanGui De Backer

Psychosocial work and home stressors predict sickness absence from work

Els ClaysAnnalisa CasiniDirk De BacquerFrance KittelIsabelle GodinLutgart BraeckmanGui De Backer

Reproducibility and validity of a diet quality index for children assessed using a FFQ

Inge HuybrechtsCarine VereeckenDirk De BacquerStefanie VandevijvereHerman Van OyenLea MaesErika VanhauwaertLiesbeth TemmeGui De BackerStefaan De Henauw

A1 Journal Article in BRITISH JOURNAL OF NUTRITION

Risk factors for cardiovascular disease in the general population of Ghent, Belgium: status praesens and comparison to the historical MONICA surveys

Koen Van HerckEls ClaysDirk De BacquerGui De Backer

2009

Amplification of the Pressure Pulse in the Upper Limb in Healthy, Middle-Aged Men and Women

Patrick SegersDRIES MAHIEUJan KipsErnst RietzschelMarc De BuyzereDirk De BacquerSofie BekaertGui De BackerThierry GillebertPascal Verdonck et al.

A1 Journal Article in HYPERTENSION

Arterial load and ventricular-arterial coupling: physiologic relations with body size and effect of obesity

Julio Chirinos MedinaErnst RietzschelMarc De BuyzereDirk De BacquerThierry GillebertPatrick Segers

Arterial load and ventricular-arterial coupling: physiologic relations with body size and effect of obesity

Julio Chirinos MedinaErnst RietzschelMarc De BuyzereDirk De BacquerThierry GillebertAmit K GuptaPatrick Segers

A1 Journal Article in HYPERTENSION

Body-mass index and cause-specific mortality in 900.000 adults: collaborative analyses of 57 prospective studies

Prospective Studies CollaborationGui De BackerDirk De Bacquer

A1 Journal Article in Lancet

Cardiovascular prevention guidelines in daily practice: a comparison of EUROASPIRE I, II and III surveys in eight European countries

K KotsevaD WoodGui De BackerDirk De BacquerK PyöräläU Keil

A1 Journal Article in The Lancet

Chromosome 9p21 Polymorphism Interacts With Waist-to-Hip Ratio in Carotid Plaque

Ian BuysschaertErnst RietzschelNatacha LaysBart ClaesSofie BekaertPeter VerhammePatrick SegersTim De MeyerDirk De BacquerThierry Gillebert et al.

Circulating oxidized low-density lipoprotein : a biomarker of atherosclerosis and cardiovascular risk?

Eline VerhoyeMichel Langloisthe Asklepios InvestigatorsErnst RietzschelMarc De BuyzereThierry GillebertDirk De BacquerGui De BackerSofie BekaertPatric Van Oostveldt et al.

A1 Journal Article in CLINICAL CHEMISTRY AND LABORATORY MEDICINE

Comparison of the prognostic value of dipyridamole and dobutamine myocardial perfusion scintigraphy in hemodialysis patients

An De VrieseDirk De BacquerFrancis VerbekeOlivier De WinterPhilippe R FrankenJohan De SutterNatasha WalgraeveLuc MissaultFrank W De Geeter

A1 Journal Article in KIDNEY INTERNATIONAL

Cross-Language Differential Item Functioning of the Job Content Questionnaire Among European Countries: The JACE Study

B ChoiJB BjornerPO OstergrenEls ClaysI HoutmanL PunnettA RosengrenDirk De BacquerM FerrarioMaaike Bilau et al.

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE

Determinants of ferritin and soluble transferrin receptors as iron status parameters in young adult women

Ilse PynaertDirk De BacquerChristophe MatthysJoris DelangheMarleen TemmermanGui De BackerStefaan De Henauw

A1 Journal Article in PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION

Development and validation of a model for prediction of mortality in patients with acute burn injury

Stijn BlotNele BrusselaersStan MonstreyKoenraad VandewoudeJan De WaeleKirsten ColpaertJohan DecruyenaereM MalbrainC LafaireJ-P Fauville et al.

A1 Journal Article in BRITISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY

ESTIMATED CENTRAL BLOOD PRESSURE: IMPORTANCE OF RADIAL ARTERY PRESSURE WAVEFORM CALIBRATION

DRIES MAHIEUErnst RietzschelMarc De BuyzereFrancis VerbekeThierry GillebertGui De BackerDirk De BacquerPascal VerdonckLucas Van BortelPatrick Segers

EUROASPIRE III: a survey on the lifestyle, risk factors and use of cardioprotective drug therapies in coronary patients from 22 European countries

Kornelia KotsevaDavid WoodGui De BackerDirk De BacquerKalevi PyöräläUlrich Keil

A1 Journal Article in European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation

EUROASPIRE III: lifestyle, risk factor and therapeutic management in people at high risk of developing cardiovascular disease from 12 European countries

Kornelia KotsevaCatriona JenningsGui De BackerDirk De BacquerPhilippe AmouyelDan GaitaUlrich KeilAndre PajakZeljko ReinerDavid Wood

Fat Mass Is Negatively Associated with Cortical Bone Size in Young Healthy Male Siblings

Youri TaesBruno LapauwGriet VanbillemontVeerle BogaertDirk De BacquerHans-Georg ZmierczakStefan GoemaereJean Kaufman

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM

HDL cholesterol protects against cardiovascular disease in both genders, at all ages and at all levels of risk

MT CooneyA DudinaDirk De BacquerL WilhelmsenS SansA MenottiGui De BackerG JousilahtiU KeilT Thomsen et al.

A1 Journal Article in ATHEROSCLEROSIS

How evidence-based is venous leg ulcer care ? A survey in community settings.

Ann Van HeckeMaria GrypdonckHilde BeeleDirk De BacquerTom Defloor

A1 Journal Article in Journal of Advanced Nursing

How much does HDL cholesterol add to risk estimation? A report from the SCORE investigators

MT CooneyA DudinaDirk De BacquerA FitzgeraldR ConroyS SansA MenottiGui De BackerP JousilahtiU Keil et al.

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR PREVENTION & REHABILITATION

HYPERTENSION IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA (SSA): LOW PREVALENCE, BUT HIGH RISK

Marc TwagirumukizaDirk De BacquerJan KipsRobert Vander SticheleGui De BackerLucas Van Bortel

Lifestyle related cardiovascular risk factors are predictors of sickness absence from work

Els ClaysDirk De BacquerFrance KittelMarcel KornitzerGui De Backer

Measures of work-family conflict predict sickness absence from work

Els ClaysFrance KittelIsabelle GodinDirk De BacquerGui De Backer

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE

Night-day blood pressure ratio and dipping pattern as predictors of death and cardiovascular events in hypertension

RH FagardL ThijsJA StaessenDenis ClementMarc De BuyzereDirk De Bacquer

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF HUMAN HYPERTENSION

Perinatal outcome of twin pregnancies in women of advanced age

Ilse DelbaereHans VerstraelenSylvie GoetgelukGuy MartensCatherine DeromDirk De BacquerGui De BackerMarleen Temmerman

Polymorphisms of the SHBG gene contribute to the interindividual variation of sex steroid hormone blood levels in young, middle-aged and elderly men

Griet VanbillemontVeerle BogaertDirk De BacquerBruno LapauwStefan GoemaereKaatje ToyeKristel Van SteenYouri TaesJean Kaufman

A1 Journal Article in CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY

Posttransplant Hypomagnesemia as an Early Predictor of New Onset Diabetes after Transplantation and Its Relation with Calcineurin Inhibitors

STEVEN VAN LAECKEWim Van BiesenFrancis VerbekeDirk De BacquerPatrick PeetersRaymond Vanholder

Posttransplantation Hypomagnesemia and Its Relation with Immunosuppression as Predictors of New-Onset Diabetes after Transplantation

STEVEN VAN LAECKEWim Van BiesenFrancis VerbekeDirk De BacquerPatrick PeetersRaymond Vanholder

A1 Journal Article in AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TRANSPLANTATION

Prevalence and impact on quality of life of peripheral neuropathy with or without neuropathic pain in type 1 and type 2 diabetic patients attending hospital outpatients clinics

Kristien Van AckerD BouhassiraDirk De BacquerS WeissK MatthysH RaemenC MathieuIM Colin

A1 Journal Article in DIABETES & METABOLISM

Re-evaluating the Rose approach: comparative benefits of the population and high-risk preventive strategies

Marie-Therese CooneyAlexandra DudinaPeter WhincupSimon CapewellAlessandro MenottiPekka JousilahtiInger NjolstadRaphel OganovTroels ThomsenAage Tverdal et al.

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR PREVENTION & REHABILITATION

Recalibration and validation of the SCORE risk chart in the Australian population: the AusSCORE chart

Lei ChenAndrew M TonkinLynelle MoonPaul MitchellAnnette DobsonGraham GilesMichael HobbsPatrick J PhillipsJonathan E ShawDavid Simmons et al.

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR PREVENTION & REHABILITATION

Relationship Between Ventricular Afterload and Early Diastolic Ventricular Relaxation: The Asklepios Study

Julio ChirinosErnst RietzschelTom ClaessensMarc De BuyzereDirk De BacquerThierry GillebertPatrick Segers

Relative Validity and Reproducibility of a Food-Frequency Questionnaire for Estimating Food Intakes among Flemish Preschoolers

Inge HuybrechtsGui De BackerDirk De BacquerLea MaesStefaan De Henauw

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH

RISK OF HYPERTENSION IS SUBSTANTIALLY HIGHER IN URBAN THAN IN RURAL SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN REGIONS

M TwagirumukizaDirk De BacquerJan KipsLucas Van Bortel

Rotating shift work and the metabolic syndrome: a prospective study

Dirk De BacquerMarleen Van RisseghemEls ClaysF KittelGui De BackerLutgart Braeckman

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY

Serum estradiol and not testosterone influences volumetric bone mineral density and modulates the impact of physical activity on bone size at the age of peak bone mass: a study in healthy male siblings

Bruno LapauwYouri TaesV BogaertGriet VanbillemontStefan GoemaereHans-Georg ZmierczakDirk De BacquerJean Kaufman

Serum estradiol is associated with volumetric BMD and modulates the impact of physical activity on bone size at the age of peak bone mass: a study in healthy male siblings

Bruno LapauwYouri TaesVeerle BogaertGriet VanbillemontStefan GoemaereHans-Georg ZmierczakDirk De BacquerJean Kaufman

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF BONE AND MINERAL RESEARCH

Small effect of the androgen receptor gene GGN repeat polymorphism on serum testosterone levels in healthy men

Veerle BogaertGriet VanbillemontYouri TaesDirk De BacquerEllen DeschepperKristel Van SteenJean Kaufman

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ENDOCRINOLOGY

Systemic telomere length and preclinical atherosclerosis : the Asklepios study

Tim De MeyerErnst RietzschelMarc De BuyzereMichel LangloisDirk De BacquerPatrick SegersPIET VAN DAMMEGui De BackerPatric Van OostveldtWim Van Criekinge et al.

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

The association between job strain and blood pressure variability in middle-aged men and women

Els ClaysDirk De BacquerMarc De BuyzereMarcel KornitzerFrance KittelGui De Backer

The identification of older nursing home residents vulnerable for deterioration of grade 1 pressure ulcers

Katrien VanderweeMaria GrypdonckDirk De BacquerTom Defloor

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NURSING

The perception of job stressors is related to measures of heart rate variability

Els ClaysDirk De BacquerVincent CrassetFrance KittelPatrick de SmetMarcel KornitzerGui De Backer

The perception of job stressors is related to measures of heart rate variability

Els ClaysDirk De BacquerFrance KittelVincent CrassetPatrick de SmetMarcel KornitzerGui De Backer

Ventricular fibrillation during acute myocardial infarction: from patient and infarction characteristics to risk factors and risk estimates

Peter GheeraertThierry GillebertDirk De Bacquer

2008

A preliminary study on the use of the Socially Acceptable Behavior test as a test for shyness/confidence in the temperament of dogs

Rudy De MeesterDirk De BacquerKathelijne PeremansSimon VermeireDoreen J PlantaFrank CoopmanKurt Audenaert

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF VETERINARY BEHAVIOR-CLINICAL APPLICATIONS AND RESEARCH

Age and gender related patterns in carotid-femoral PWV and carotid and femoral stiffness in a large healthy, middle-aged population

SEBASTIAN VERMEERSCHErnst RietzschelMarc De BuyzereDirk De BacquerGui De BackerLucas Van BortelThierry GillebertPascal VerdonckPatrick Segers

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF HYPERTENSION

Blood pressure management and control in coronary patients across Europe

C PRUGGERJ HEIDRICHDirk De BacquerGui De BackerGB AMBROSIOD GAITAD WOODU KEIL

Carotid artery structure and large artery stiffness in 2524 middle-aged men and women (asklepios study): Integrating morphology and mechanics

Patrick SegersErnst RietzschelSEBASTIAN VERMEERSCHMarc De BuyzereDirk De BacquerGui De BackerPascal VerdonckThierry GillebertL BORTEL

Clinical reality of coronary prevention in Europe: A comparison of EUROASPIRE I, II and III surveys

K KOTSEVAD WOODDirk De BacquerGui De BackerU KEIL

Clinical reality of coronary prevention in Europe: a comparison of EUROASPIRE I, II and III surveys

K KotsevaC JenningsDirk De BacquerGui De BackerD Wood

Daytime and nighttime blood pressure as predictors of death and cause-specific cardiovascular events in hypertension

RH FAGARDH CELISL THIJSJA STAESSENDenis ClementMarc De BuyzereDirk De Bacquer

A1 Journal Article in HYPERTENSION

Determining carotid artery pressure from scaled diameter waveforms: comparison and validation of calibration techniques in 2026 subjects

SEBASTIAN VERMEERSCHErnst RietzschelMarc De BuyzereDirk De BacquerGui De BackerLucas Van BortelThierry GillebertPascal VerdonckPatrick Segers

A1 Journal Article in PHYSIOLOGICAL MEASUREMENT

Estimated central blood pressure, importance of radial artery pressure waveform calibration

DRIES MAHIEUErnst RietzschelMarc De BuyzereFrancis VerbekeThierry GillebertGui De BackerDirk De BacquerPascal VerdonckLucas Van BortelPatrick Segers

EUROACTION: achieving blood pressure, lipid and glucose targets in a 16 week multidisciplinary cardiovascular prevention and rehabilitation hospital programme - One year results

K KotsevaS ConnollyC JenningsA MeadJ JonesA HoldenDirk De BacquerGui De BackerT CollierD Wood

EUROACTION: Achieving lifestyle targets in a hospital and primary care multidisciplinary cardiovascular prevention and rehabilitation programme. Results at 1 year

A MeadJ JonesC JenningsA HoldenS ConnollyK KotsevaT CollierDirk De BacquerGui De BackerD Wood

EUROACTION: changes in smoking, diet and physical activity over one-year in a family based preventive cardiology programme in hospital and general practice

J JonesA MeadC JenningsA HoldenS ConnollyK KotsevaT CollierDirk De BacquerGui De BackerD Wood

EUROACTION: Do couples attending a hospital based multidisciplinary family cardiovascular prevention and rehabilitation programme share the same risk factors? Do they change together?

C JenningsT CollierA MeadJ JonesA HoldenS ConnollyK KotsevaDirk De BacquerGui De BackerD Wood

EUROACTION: Do couples attending a hospital based multidisciplinary family cardiovascular prevention and rehabilitation programme share the same smoking habits? Do they stop smoking together?

C JenningsT CollierA MeadJ JonesA HoldenS ConnollyK KotsevaDirk De BacquerGui De BackerD Wood

Euroaction: Do couples attending a hospital-based multidisciplinary family cardiovascular prevention and rehabilitation programme share the same smoking habits? Do they change together?

CS JENNINGST COLLIERA MEADJ JONESA HOLDENDirk De BacquerGui De BackerD WOOD

EUROACTION: The achievement of blood pressure, lipid and glucose targets in a cardiovascular prevention programme in general practice one year results

S ConnollyK KotsevaC JenningsA MeadJ JonesA HoldenT CollierDirk De BacquerGui De BackerD Wood

EUROASPIRE III: Lifestyle and risk factor management and use of drug therapies in coronary patients from 22 countries in Europe

K KOTSEVAD WOODDirk De BacquerGui De BackerU KEIL

EUROASPIRE III: Lifestyle and risk factor management and use of drug therapies in coronary patients from 22 countries in Europe

K KotsevaC JenningsDirk De BacquerGui De BackerD Wood

Evaluation of a 2-day food record to determine iron, calcium and vitamin C intake in young Belgian women

Ilse PynaertChristophe MatthysDirk De BacquerGui De BackerStefaan De Henauw

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION

Femoral Plaques Confound the Association of Circulating Oxidized 951 Low-density Lipoprotein with Carotid Atherosclerosis in a General Population Aged 35-55 Years (Asklepios Study)

Ernst RietzschelMichel LangloisMarc De BuyzereDirk De BacquerSofie BekaertVictor BlatonGui De BackerThierry Gillebert

Femoral plaques confound the association of circulating oxidized low-density lipoprotein with carotid atherosclerosis in a general population aged 35 to 55 years - The Asklepios study

Michel LangloisErnst RietzschelMarc De BuyzereDirk De BacquerSofie BekaertV BLATONGui De BackerThierry Gillebert

A1 Journal Article in ARTERIOSCLEROSIS THROMBOSIS AND VASCULAR BIOLOGY

Heritability of blood concentrations of sex-steroids in relation to body composition in young adult male siblings

Veerle BogaertYouri TaesPeter KoningsKristel Van SteenDirk De BacquerStefan GoemaereHans-Georg ZmierczakPatricia CrabbeJean Kaufman

A1 Journal Article in CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY

Hoe wetenschappelijk is het beoordelen van wetenschappelijk werk aan de hand van impactfactoren van tijdschriften?

Marie van DrielJan De MaeseneerAn De SutterDirk De BacquerGui De BackerThierry Christiaens

A2 Journal Article in TIJDSCHRIFT VOOR GENEESKUNDE

Human chorionic gonadotropin levels in early IVF/ICSI pregnancies are higher in singletons after single embryo transfer compared with singletons after double embryo transfer

Ilse DelbaereStijn VansteelandtJan GerrisPetra De SutterDirk De BacquerMarleen Temmerman

A1 Journal Article in HUMAN REPRODUCTION

Implementation of guidelines on secondary cardiovascular prevention in Belgium: a report from the EUROASPIRE III survey

Johan De SutterDirk De BacquerSylvia De NobeleGui De Backer

Long term oral contraceptive use is an independent risk factor for arterial stiffening

Ernst RietzschelMarc De BuyzerePatrick SegersSofie BekaertDirk De BacquerGui De BackerThierry Gillebert

Long term oral contraceptive use is an independent risk factor for arterial stiffening

Ernst RietzschelMarc De BuyzerePatrick SegersS BelkaertDirk De BacquerGui De BackerThierry Gillebert

Lower red blood cell counts in middle-aged subjects with shorter peripheral blood leukocyte telomere length

Tim De MeyerMarc De BuyzereMichel LangloisErnst RietzschelPeter CassimanDirk De BacquerPatric Van OostveldtGui De BackerThierry GillebertWim Van Criekinge et al.

A1 Journal Article in AGING CELL

Neuropsychological functioning 3-5 years after coronary artery bypass grafting: does the pump make a difference?

Nathalie StroobantGuido Van NootenDirk De BacquerYves Van BelleghemGuy Vingerhoets

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY

Nurse-coordinated multidisciplinary, family-based cardiovascular disease prevention programme (EUROACTION) for patients with coronary heart disease and asymptomatic individuals at high risk of cardiovascular disease: a paired, cluster-randomised controlled trial

DA WOODK KOTSEVAS CONNOLLYC JENNINGSA MEADJ JONESA HOLDENDirk De BacquerT COLLIERGui De Backer et al.

A1 Journal Article in LANCET

Oxidized low-density lipoprotein cholesterol is associated with decreases in cardiac function independent of vascular alterations

Ernst RietzschelMichel LangloisMarc De BuyzerePatrick SegersDirk De BacquerSofie BekaertLuc CoomanPatric Van OostveldtPascal VerdonckGui De Backer et al.

A1 Journal Article in HYPERTENSION

Perinatal outcome of twin pregnancies in women of advanced age

Ilse DelbaereHans VerstraelenSylvie GoetgelukGuy MartensC DEROMDirk De BacquerGui De BackerMarleen Temmerman

A1 Journal Article in HUMAN REPRODUCTION

Prognostic significance of ambulatory blood pressure in hypertensive patients with history of cardiovascular disease

Robert FagardLutgarde ThijsJan StaessenDenis ClementMarc De BuyzereDirk De Bacquer

A1 Journal Article in Blood Pressure Monitoring

Relation between arterial load and left ventricular relaxation in a large population sample of healthy, middle-aged subjects.

Tom ClaessensErnst RietzschelMarc De BuyzereDirk De BacquerGui De BackerThierry GillebertPeter Van RansbeeckPascal VerdonckPatrick Segers

Relation between left ventricular relaxation rate and arterial loading

Tom ClaessensErnst RietzschelMarc De BuyzereDirk De BacquerGui De BackerThierry GillebertPascal VerdonckPatrick Segers

Reported lifestyle habits in coronary patients and access to cardiac rehabilitation in the euroaspire III survey

CS JENNINGSK KOTSEVADirk De BacquerGui De BackerU KEILD WOOD

Reservoir pressure and the 3-element Windkessel model in the Asklepios population

SEBASTIAN VERMEERSCHErnst RietzschelMarc De BuyzereGui De BackerDirk De BacquerLucas Van BortelThierry GillebertPascal VerdonckPatrick Segers

Risk of cardiovascular disease and mortality in type 2 diabetes: a comparison between metformin, sulfonylureas and thiazolidinediones by meta-analysis

Johannes RuigeH. VanheeDirk De BacquerJean KaufmanGuy T'Sjoen

Single-phase bone scintigraphy in dogs with obscure lameness

Yves SamoyBernadette Van RyssenAnnemie Van CaelenbergIngrid GielenDelphine Van VyncktHenri van BreeDirk De BacquerKathelijne Peremans

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF SMALL ANIMAL PRACTICE

Socioeconomic status, job strain and common mental disorders - an ecological (occupational) approach

BK CHOIEls ClaysDirk De BacquerR KARASEK

A1 Journal Article in SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF WORK ENVIRONMENT & HEALTH

The decline of serum testosterone levels in community-dwelling men over 70 years of age: descriptive data and predictors of longitudinal changes.

Bruno LapauwStefan GoemaereHans-Georg ZmierczakI VAN POTTELBERGHAhmed MahmoudYouri TaesDirk De BacquerStijn VansteelandtJean Kaufman

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ENDOCRINOLOGY

The reservoir pressure concept: the 3-element windkessel model revisited? Application to the Asklepios population study

SEBASTIAN VERMEERSCHErnst RietzschelMarc De BuyzereGui De BackerDirk De BacquerLucas Van BortelThierry GillebertPascal VerdonckPatrick Segers

The role of VEGF-C staining in predicting regional metastasis in melanoma

Barbara BooneW BLOKXDirk De BacquerJo LambertD RUITERLieve Brochez

A1 Journal Article in VIRCHOWS ARCHIV-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY

Treatment potential for cholesterol management in patients with coronary heart disease in 15 European countries: Findings from the EUROASPIRE II survey

K KOTSEVAM STAGMODirk De BacquerGui De BackerD WOOD

A1 Journal Article in ATHEROSCLEROSIS

Umbilical cord anomalies are more frequent in twins after assisted reproduction

Ilse DelbaereSylvie GoetgelukCatherine DeromDirk De BacquerPetra De SutterMarleen Temmerman

A2 Journal Article in HUMAN REPRODUCTION. EXCERPTS

Variation in energy and nutrient intakes among pre-school children: implications for study design

Inge HuybrechtsDirk De BacquerB COXEH TEMMEHerman Van OyenGui De BackerStefaan De Henauw

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Variation in HDL cholesterol methodology and calibration may lead to erroneous cardiovascular risk estimation

Joris DelangheMarc De BuyzereErnst RietzschelG BACKERDirk De Bacquer

2007

A new non-invasive method for assessing the intrinsic active strength of human left ventricular tissue

Tom ClaessensErnst RietzschelMarc De BuyzereDirk De BacquerGui De BackerThierry GillebertPeter Van RansbeeckPascal VerdonckPatrick Segers

Assessment of pressure wave reflection: getting the timing right!

Patrick SegersErnst RietzschelMarc De BuyzereDirk De BacquerLucas Van BortelGui De BackerThierry GillebertPascal Verdonck

A1 Journal Article in PHYSIOLOGICAL MEASUREMENT

Common carotid artery stiffness: more sensitive to age and gender related large artery stiffening than aortic pulse wave velocity?

SEBASTIAN VERMEERSCHErnst RietzschelMarc De BuyzereDirk De BacquerGui De BackerLucas Van BortelThierry GillebertPascal VerdonckPatrick Segers

Effectiveness of turning with unequal time intervals on the incidence of pressure ulcer lesions

Katrien VanderweeMaria GrypdonckDirk De BacquerTom Defloor

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF ADVANCED NURSING

EUROACTION: A European Society of Cardiology demonstration project in preventive cardiology - one year results for coronary patients and their partners

K KOTSEVASB CONNOLLYC JENNINGSA MEADJ JONESA HOLDENT COLLIERDirk De BacquerGui De BackerD WOOD

EUROACTION: A European society of cardiology demonstration project in preventive cardiology - One year results for coronary patients and their partners

K KOTSEVAS CONNOLLYC JENNINGSA MEADJ JONESA HOLDENGui De BackerDirk De BacquerT COLLIERD WOOD

EUROACTION: A European society of cardiology demonstration project in preventive cardiology - One year results for high risk patients and their partners

K KOTSEVAS CONNOLLYC JENNINGSA MEADJ JONESA HOLDENGui De BackerDirk De BacquerT COLLIERD WOOD

Euroaction: A european society of cardiology demonstration project in preventive cardiology programme in asymptomatic high risk patients and their partners

D WOODK KOTSEVAS CONNOLLYC JENNINGSA MEADJ JONESA HOLDENDirk De BacquerGui De Backer

EUROACTION: A European society of cardiology demonstration project in preventive cardiology programme in asymptomatic high risk patients and their partners

D WOODK KOTSEVAS CONNOLLYC JENNINGSA MEADJ JONESA HOLDENDirk De BacquerGui De Backer

Euroaction: A european society of cardiology demonstration project in preventive cardiology programme in coronary patients and their partners

K KOTSEVAS CONNOLLYC JENNINGSA MEADJ JONESA HOLDENDirk De BacquerGui De BackerD WOOD

EUROACTION: A European society of cardiology demonstration project in preventive cardiology: One-year results for coronary patients and their partners

S CONNOLLYK KOTSEVAC JENNINGSA MEADJ JONESA HOLDENGui De BackerDirk De BacquerT COLLIERD WOOD

Euroaction: A European society of cardiology demonstration project in preventive cardiology: One-year results for coronary patients and their partners

K KOTSEVAS CONNOLLYC JENNINGSJ JONESA MEADA HOLDENGui De BackerDirk De BacquerT COLLIERD WOOD

Euroaction: A European society of cardiology demonstration project in preventive cardiology: One-year results for high-risk patients and their partners

K KOTSEVAS CONNOLLYC JENNINGSA MEADJ JONESA HOLDENGui De BackerDirk De BacquerT COLLIERD WOOD

EUROACTION: An ESC project in preventive cardiology programme in coronary and high risk patients and their partners

K KOTSEVASB CONNOLLYC JENNINGSA MEADJ JONESA HOLDENT COLLIERDirk De BacquerGui De BackerD WOOD

EUROACTION: Blood pressure control in a European Demonstration Project in Preventive Cardiology

D WOODK KOTSEVAS CONNOLLYC JENNINGSA MEADJ JONESA HOLDENT COLIERDirk De BacquerGui De Backer

EuroAction: the achievement of lifestyle and risk factor targets in high risk individuals and their partners

K KOTSEVASB CONNOLLYC JENNINGSA MEADJ JONESA HOLDENT COLLIERDirk De BacquerGui De BackerD WOOD

EuroAction: the achievement of lifestyle, risk factor and therapeutic targets at one year in coronary patients and their partners

SB CONNOLLYK KOTSEVAC JENNINGSA MEADJ JONESA HOLDENT COLLIERDirk De BacquerGui De BackerD WOOD

High job strain and ambulatory blood pressure in middle-aged men and women from the Belgian Job Stress Study

Els ClaysF LEYNENDirk De BacquerM KORNITZERF KITTELR KARASEKGui De Backer

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE

Job stress and depression symptoms in middle-aged workers - prospective results from the Belstress study

Els ClaysDirk De BacquerFL EYNENM KORNITZERF KITTELGui De Backer

A1 Journal Article in SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF WORK ENVIRONMENT & HEALTH

Long-term prognostic value of p-wave characteristics for the development of atrial fibrillation in subjects aged 55 to 74 years at baseline

Dirk De BacquerJulie WillekensGui De Backer

A1 Journal Article in AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY

Measuring the impact of multidrug resistance in nosocomial infection

Stijn BlotPieter DepuydtKoenraad VandewoudeDirk De Bacquer

A1 Journal Article in CURRENT OPINION IN INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Noninvasive (input) impedance, pulse wave velocity, and wave reflection in healthy middle-aged men and women

Patrick SegersErnst RietzschelMarc De BuyzereSEBASTIAN VERMEERSCHDirk De BacquerLucas Van BortelGui De BackerThierry GillebertPascal Verdonck

A1 Journal Article in HYPERTENSION

Noninvasive assessment of left ventricular and myocardial contractility in middle-aged men and women: disparate evolution above the age of 50?

Tom ClaessensErnst RietzschelMarc De BuyzereDirk De BacquerGui De BackerThierry GillebertPascal VerdonckPatrick Segers

A1 Journal Article in AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-HEART AND CIRCULATORY PHYSIOLOGY

Number of women needed in a prospective trial to prove potential cardiovascular benefit of hormone replacement therapy

Herman DepyperePhilippe TummersDirk De BacquerGui De BackerM DoMarc Dhont

A1 Journal Article in CLIMACTERIC

Part of the interindividual variation in serum testosterone levels in healthy men reflects differences in androgen sensitivity and feedback set point: Contribution of the androgen receptor polyglutamine tract polymorphism

Patricia CrabbeVeerle BogaertDirk De BacquerStefan GoemaereHans-Georg ZmierczakJean Kaufman

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM

Paternal age at birth is an important determinant of offspring telomere length

Tim De MeyerErnst RietzschelMarc De BuyzereDirk De BacquerWim Van CriekingeGui De BackerThierry GillebertPatric Van OostveldtSofie Bekaert

A1 Journal Article in HUMAN MOLECULAR GENETICS

Rationale, design, methods and baseline characteristics of the Asklepios Study

Ernst RietzschelMarc De BuyzereSofie BekaertPatrick SegersDirk De BacquerLuc CoomanPIET VAN DAMMEPeter CassimanMichel LangloisPatric Van Oostveldt et al.

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR PREVENTION & REHABILITATION

Relation between arterial stiffness, wave reflection, aortic characteristic impedance and windikessel compliance in healthy middle-aged subjects and their contribution to carotid pulse pressure

Patrick SegersErnst RietzschelMarc De BuyzereSEBASTIAN VERMEERSCHDirk De BacquerGui De BackerThierry GillebertLucas Van BortelPascal Verdonck

Should we adjust for gestational age when analysing birth weights? The use of z-scores revisited

Ilse DelbaereStijn VansteelandtDirk De BacquerHans VerstraelenJan GerrisPetra De SutterMarleen Temmerman

A1 Journal Article in HUMAN REPRODUCTION

Smoking in young people with asthma

Anne HubletDirk De BacquerW BOYCEE GODEAUH SCHMIDCarine VereeckenFrans De BaetsLea Maes

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Telomere length and cardiovascular risk factors in a middle-aged population free of overt cardiovascular disease

Sofie BekaertTim De MeyerErnst RietzschelMarc De BuyzereDirk De BacquerMichel LangloisPatrick SegersLuc CoomanPiet Van DammePeter Cassiman et al.

A1 Journal Article in AGING CELL

The glomerular filtration rate in an apparently healthy population and its relation with cardiovascular mortality during 10 years

Wim Van BiesenDirk De BacquerFRANCIS VERBEKEJoris DelangheNorbert LameireRaymond Vanholder

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

The impact of psychosocial factors on low back pain - Longitudinal results from the Belstress study

Els ClaysDirk De BacquerF LEYNENM KORNITZERF KITTELGui De Backer

A1 Journal Article in SPINE

Umbilical cord anomalies are more frequent in twins after assisted reproduction

Ilse DelbaereSylvie GoetgelukCatherine DeromDirk De BacquerPetra De SutterMarleen Temmerman

A1 Journal Article in HUMAN REPRODUCTION

2006

Adolescents' education and their diet recorded by 7-day food records

Christophe MatthysStefaan De HenauwLea MaesDirk De BacquerWim VerbekeGui De Backer

A1 Journal Article in SOZIAL-UND PRAVENTIVMEDIZIN

Age and gender effects on arterial input impedance and wave reflection in healthy middle-aged individuals: insights from the Asklepios study

Patrick SegersErnst RietzschelMarc De BuyzereSEBASTIAN VERMEERSCHDirk De BacquerLucas Van BortelGui De BackerThierry GillebertPascal Verdonck

Are serum leptin and the Gln223Arg polymorphism of the leptin receptor determinants of bone homeostasis in elderly men?

Patricia CrabbeStefan GoemaereHans-Georg ZmierczakI VAN POTTELBERGHDirk De BacquerJean Kaufman

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ENDOCRINOLOGY

Arterial impedance in healthy middle-aged men and women: Insights from the Asklepios study

Patrick SegersErnst RietzschelSEBASTIAN VERMEERSCHMarc De BuyzereDirk De BacquerLucas Van BortelGui De BackerThierry GillebertPascal Verdonck

Associations between dimensions of job stress and biomarkers of inflammation and infection

Els ClaysDirk De BacquerJoris DelangheL Van RenterghemF LeynenM KornitzerGui De Backer

Cognitive dysfunctions in a large sample of depressed patients in primary care facilities

E CONSTANTKurt AudenaertDirk De BacquerD WAGEMANSH DIRICKXCornelis Van Heeringen

Coronary risk factors and inflammation in patients with coronary artery disease and internal cardioverter defibrillator implants

Johan De SutterRené TavernierDirk De BacquerMarc De BuyzereNico Van de VeireLuc JordaensK MatthysD BernardMichel LangloisGui De Backer

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY

Diabetes mellitus in middle-aged people is associated with increased sick leave: The BELSTRESS study

Gui De BackerF LEYNENDirk De BacquerEls ClaysM MOREAUM KORNITZER

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

Epidemiological evidence for an association between habitual tea consumption and markers of chronic inflammation

Dirk De BacquerEls ClaysJoris DelangheGui De Backer

A1 Journal Article in ATHEROSCLEROSIS

Euroaction: A cardiovascular prevention and rehabilitation programme: 16 week results

D WOODK KOTSEVAS CONNOLLYC JENNINGSA MEADJ JONESA HOLDENDirk De BacquerGui De Backer

Euroaction: a cardiovascular prevention and rehabilitation programme: the 16-week obesity results

A MeadJ JonesA HoldenC JenningsS ConnollyK KotsevaDirk De BacquerGui De BackerD Wood

Euroaction: a cardiovascular prevention and rehabilitation programme: the dietetic results

A MeadJ JonesA HoldenC JenningsS ConnollyK KotsevaDirk De BacquerGui De BackerD Wood

Euroaction: A demonstration project of a nurse-led hospital-based cardiovascular prevention and rehabilitation programme

S CONNOLLYK KOTSEVAC JENNINGSA MEADJ JONESA HOLDENDirk De BacquerGui De BackerD WOOD

Euroaction: a preventive cardiology programme in primary care: the identification of high risk individuals

S ConnollyK KotsevaC JenningsA MeadJ JonesA HoldenDirk De BacquerGui De BackerD Wood

Euroaction: challenges for nurses working in preventive cardiology-smoking behaviour in coronary patients and their partners

C JenningsK KotsevaS ConnollyA MeadJ JonesA HoldenDirk De BacquerGui De BackerD Wood

Euroaction: challenges for nurses working in preventive cardiology-smoking behaviour in high risk patients and their partners in primary care

C JenningsK KotsevaS ConnollyA MeadJ JonesA HoldenDirk De BacquerGui De BackerD Wood

Euroaction: identification, eligibility and participation in a nurse-led multidisciplinary hospital based cardiovascular prevention and rehabilitation programme

C JenningsK KotsevaS ConnollyA MeadJ JonesA HoldenDirk De BacquerGui De BackerD Wood

Euroaction: The baseline challenge for a cardiovascular prevention programme in primary care

D WOODK KOTSEVAS CONNOLLYC JENNINGSA MEADJ JONESA HOLDENDirk De BacquerGui De Backer

Euroaction: the physical activity challenge for a cardiovascular prevention programme in primary care

A HoldenJ JonesA MeadK KotsevaS ConnollyC JenningsGui De BackerDirk De BacquerD Wood

Hoe kan screening van personen met een familiale anamnese van prematuur coronair lijden worden verbeterd?

Lieve DebruyneDirk De BacquerStefaan De HenauwLea MaesLieven AnnemansSofie De BiscopGui De Backer

A2 Journal Article in Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde

How to improve screening in first-degree relatives of patients with premature coronary heart disease

Lieve DebruyneDirk De BacquerStefaan De HenauwLea MaesLieven AnnemansGui De Backer

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR PREVENTION & REHABILITATION

Impact of psychosocial work factors on low back pain

Els ClaysDirk De BacquerF LEYNENM KORNITZERF KITTELGui De Backer

Implementation of the European guidelines on CVD prevention: is it time to qualify the "qualifiers"? Results from the ASKLEPIOS study

Ernst RietzschelMarc De BuyzereMichel LangloisDirk De BacquerThierry GillebertGui De Backer

Integrated arterial system analysis in a population of healthy middle-aged men and women: augmentation index versus wave reflection indices

Patrick SegersErnst RietzschelSEBASTIAN VERMEERSCHMarc De BuyzereDirk De BacquerLucas Van BortelGui De BackerThierry GillebertPascal Verdonck

Intensive lipid-lowering therapy and ventricular arrhythmias in patients with coronary artery disease and internal cardioverter defibrillator implants

Johan De SutterDirk De BacquerLuc JordaensMarc De BuyzereK MatthysGui De BackerRené Tavernier

Is age related common carotid artery stiffening in middle-aged subjects gender dependent ?

SEBASTIAN VERMEERSCHErnst RietzschelMarc De BuyzereDirk De BacquerGui De BackerLucas Van BortelThierry GillebertPascal VerdonckPatrick Segers

Is age related common carotid artery stiffening in middle-aged subjects gender dependent?

SEBASTIAN VERMEERSCHErnst RietzschelMarc De BuyzereDirk De BacquerLucas Van BortelGui De BackerThierry GillebertPascal VerdonckPatrick Segers

Is the Allergic Rhinitis and its Impact on Asthma classification useful in daily primary care practice?

Helen Van HoeckeN VASTESAEGERL DEWULFDirk De BacquerPaul Van Cauwenberge

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY

Is there a "Primus inter pares" of ATP-III metabolic syndrome components in predicting subclinical cardiovascular damage?

Ernst RietzschelMarc De BuyzereDirk De BacquerSofie BekaertPatrick SegersMichel LangloisGui De BackerThierry Gillebert

Long-term changes in the perception of job characteristics: Results from the Belstress II - Study

Els ClaysDirk De BacquerF LEYNENM KORNITZERF KITTELGui De Backer

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Non-invasive assessment of arterial pressure wave reflection in evaluation of large artery function and cardiac load: can we do without ultrasound ?

Patrick SegersErnst RietzschelMarc De BuyzereDirk De BacquerLucas Van BortelGui De BackerThierry GillebertPascal Verdonck

Non-invasive assessment of ventriculo-arterial coupling in a middle-aged population of healthy men and women

Patrick SegersErnst RietzschelTom ClaessensMarc De BuyzereDirk De BacquerGui De BackerThierry GillebertPascal Verdonck

Normalizing the Langewouters pressure-area relationship: a novel geometry-independent description of large artery stiffness?

SEBASTIAN VERMEERSCHErnst RietzschelMarc De BuyzereDirk De BacquerLucas Van BortelGui De BackerThierry GillebertPascal VerdonckPatrick Segers

Prevalence of atherosclerosis in middle-age: results from the ASKLEPIOS study in 2524 subjects free from overt cardiovascular disease

Ernst RietzschelMarc De BuyzereDirk De BacquerGui De BackerThierry Gillebert

Prevalence of atherosclerosis in middle-age: Results from the asklepios study in 2524 subjects free from overt cardiovascular disease

Ernst RietzschelMarc De BuyzereDirk De BacquerPatrick SegersSofie BekaertGui De BackerThierry Gillebert

RIFLE criteria for acute kidney injury are associated with hospital mortality in critically ill patients: a cohort analysis

Eric HosteG CLERMONTA KERSTENR VENKATARAMANDC ANGUSDirk De BacquerJA KELLUM

A1 Journal Article in CRITICAL CARE

Risk factors for primary ventricular fibrillation during acute myocardial infarction: a systematic review and meta-analysis

PETER GHEERAERTMarc De BuyzereYvo TaeymansThierry GillebertJPS HENRIQUESGui De BackerDirk De Bacquer

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

Risk factors for primary ventricular fibrillation during acute myocardial infarction: A systematic review and meta-analysis

PETER GHEERAERTMarc De BuyzereYvo TaeymansThierry GillebertJ HENRIQUESGui De BackerDirk De Bacquer

Smoking behaviour in European patients with established coronary heart disease

WSO REIMERE DE SWARTDirk De BacquerK PYORALAU KEILJ HEIDRICHJW DECKERSK KOTSEVAD WOODE BOERSMA

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

Smoking trends among adolescents from 1990 to 2002 in ten European countries and Canada

Anne HubletDirk De BacquerR VALIMAAE GODEAUH SCHMIDG RAHAVLea Maes

A1 Journal Article in BMC PUBLIC HEALTH

Study on the effect of age and gender on arterial impedance and wave reflection in healthy middle-aged individuals

Patrick SegersErnst RietzschelMarc De BuyzereS VERMEERSCHDirk De BacquerLucas Van BortelGui De BackerThierry GillebertPascal Verdonck

The importance of standardization of creatinine in the implementation of guidelines and recommendations for CKD: implications for CKD management programmes

Wim Van BiesenRaymond VanholderNic VeysF VERBEKEJoris DelangheDirk De BacquerNorbert Lameire

A1 Journal Article in NEPHROLOGY DIALYSIS TRANSPLANTATION

The prevalence of concomitant hypertension and hypercholesterolaemia in the general population

Dirk De BacquerGui De Backer

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY

The reliability of two observation methods of nonblanchable erythema, Grade 1 pressure ulcer

Katrien VanderweeMaria GrypdonckDirk De BacquerTom Defloor

A1 Journal Article in APPLIED NURSING RESEARCH

Validity and reproducibility of a semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire for estimating calcium intake in Belgian pre-school children

Inge HuybrechtsDirk De BacquerChristophe MatthysGui De BackerStefaan De Henauw

Validity and reproducibility of a semi-quantitative food-frequency questionnaire for estimating calcium intake in Belgian preschool children

Inge HuybrechtsDirk De BacquerChristophe MatthysGui De BackerStefaan De Henauw

A1 Journal Article in BRITISH JOURNAL OF NUTRITION

Validity of parentally reported weight and height for preschool-aged children in Belgium and its impact on classification into body mass index categories

Inge HuybrechtsDirk De BacquerIngeborg Van TrimpontGui De BackerStefaan De Henauw

A1 Journal Article in PEDIATRICS

Vitamin D binding protein, bone status and body composition in community-dwelling elderly men.

Youri TaesStefan GoemaereGM HUANGI VAN POTTELBERGHDirk De BacquerBruno VerhasseltCeline Van den BroekeJoris DelangheJean Kaufman

A1 Journal Article in BONE

What drives (elevated) high-sensitive CRP in the general population?

Ernst RietzschelMarc De BuyzereMichel LangloisDirk De BacquerSofie BekaertPatrick SegersGui De BackerThierry Gillebert

2005

A successful health education program to improve prevention in people with a family history of premature coronary heart disease

Lieve DebruyneStefaan De HenauwDirk De BacquerLieven AnnemansLea MaesGui De Backer

Association between job strain and ambulatory blood pressure parameters

Els ClaysF LEYNENDirk De BacquerM KORNITZERGui De Backer

Associations between dimensions of job stress and biomarkers of inflammation and infection

Els ClaysDirk De BacquerJoris DelangheF KITTELL VAN RENTERGHEMGui De Backer

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE

Associations between job strain and ambulatory blood pressure

Els ClaysFrançoise LeynenDirk De BacquerMarcel KornitzerGui De Backer

Chronic kidney disease: A European perspective

Norbert LameireK JAGERWim Van BiesenDirk De BacquerRaymond Vanholder

A1 Journal Article in KIDNEY INTERNATIONAL

Comparative assessment in young and elderly men of the gonadotropin response to aromatase inhibition

GUY T'SJOENVA GIAGULLIHans DelvaPatricia CrabbeDirk De BacquerJean Kaufman

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM

Diabetes mellitus is associated with an increased incidence of sick leave from work in middle-aged men and women: the Belstress study

F LEYNENEls ClaysGui De BackerDirk De BacquerM KORNITZER

Differential age-effects in arterial impedance in men and women over the 4th-6th decade

Patrick SegersErnst RietzschelMarc De BuyzereSEBASTIAN VERMEERSCHDirk De BacquerGui De BackerThierry GillebertPascal Verdonck

Differential hypertension control among patients with established coronary heart disease: The European Action on Secondary Prevention through Intervention to Reduce Events (EUROASPIRE) II study

J HEIDRICHHW HENSEDirk De BacquerU KEIL

Guidelines on cardiovascular disease prevention in clinical practice

Gui De BackerDirk De BacquerC BrohetS De CeukelierA FranckG KrzentowskyP LegatJ PochetA Scheen

A4 Journal Article in REVUE MEDICALE DE LIEGE : SUPPLEMENT

Haptoglobin and body mass index

Youri TaesDirk De BacquerGui De BackerJoris Delanghe

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM

Influence of matching for exposure time on estimates of attributable mortality caused by nosocomial bacteremia in critically ill patients

Stijn BlotDirk De BacquerEric HostePieter DepuydtKoenraad VandewoudeJan De WaeleDominique BenoitJOHAN DE SCHUIJMERFrancis ColardynDirk Vogelaers

A1 Journal Article in INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Is inhibin B involved in the toxic effect of lead on male reproduction?

Ahmed MahmoudPhilippe KissMichel VanhoorneDirk De BacquerFrank Comhaire

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ANDROLOGY

Job stress is related to smoking cessation

F LEYNENEls ClaysGui De BackerDirk De BacquerM KORNITZER

Job stress is related to smoking cessation

F LEYNENEls ClaysGui De BackerDirk De BacquerM KORNITZER

Left ventricular geometry and altered contractility in a large population sample: Insensitivity of standard methods compared to left ventricular non-invasive single-beat end-systolic elastance

Ernst RietzschelTom ClaessensMarc De BuyzereDirk De BacquerGui De BackerThierry GillebertPascal VerdonckPatrick Segers

Metabolic syndrome and cardiac trophism. Results from the Asklepios Study in 2528 apparently healthy 35-55 year old subjects

ER RLETZSCHELMarc De BuyzereDirk De BacquerMichel LangloisGui De BackerThierry Gillebert

Metabolic syndrome, a map of the cardiovascular damage. Results from the Asklepios Study in 2528 apparently healthy 35-55 year old subjects

Ernst RietzschelMarc De BuyzereDirk De BacquerMichel LangloisS BEKAERTGui De BackerThierry Gillebert

NT-proBNP as predictor of coronary events in men at work: a report from the BELSTRESS cohort

Johan De SutterDirk De BacquerSOFIE CUYPERSJoris DelangheM KORNITZERGui De Backer

Perceived job stress and incidence of coronary events: 3-year follow-up of the Belgian Job Stress Project cohort

Dirk De BacquerEdwin PelfreneEls ClaysRudolf MakM MOREAUP DE SMETM KORNITZERGui De Backer

A1 Journal Article in AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY

Perceived job stress and incidence of coronary events: three year follow-up of the Belstress cohort

Els ClaysDirk De BacquerE PELFRENERudolf MakM MOREAUP DE SMETM KORNITZERGui De Backer

Plasma N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide concentration predicts coronary events in men at work: a report from the BELSTRESS study

Johan De SutterDirk De BacquerSOFIE CUYPERSJoris DelangheMarc De BuyzereM KORNITZERGui De Backer

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

Prognostic value of ambulatory blood pressure. New data of the OvA study

Marc De BuyzereDenis ClementDirk De Bacquer

Recommendations for the prevention of cardiovascular diseases in clinical practice

Gui De BackerDirk De BacquerC BROHETS DE CEUKELIERA FRANCKG KRZENTOWSKYP LEGATJ POCHETA SCHEEN

A2 Journal Article in J Pharm Belg

Recommendations for the prevention of cardiovascular diseases in clinical practice: Belgian working group on prevention of cardiovascular diseases

Gui De BackerDirk De BacquerC BrohetS De CeukelierA FranckG KrzentowskyP LegatJ PochetA Scheen

A4 Journal Article in REVUE MEDICALE DE BRUXELLES

Single-beat left ventricular end-systolic elastance is the only non-invasive contractility parameter sensitive enough to track geometric remodeling in a large population sample

Tom ClaessensErnst RietzschelMarc De BuyzereDirk De BacquerGui De BackerThierry GillebertPascal VerdonckPatrick Segers

Socio-economic differences in the association between job stress and ambulatory blood pressure

Els ClaysF LEYNENDirk De BacquerM KORNITZERGui De Backer

The effect of various combinations of turning and pressure reducing devices on the incidence of pressure ulcers

Tom DefloorDirk De BacquerMaria Grypdonck

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NURSING STUDIES

2004

Association between leisure time physical activity and markers of chronic inflammation related to coronary heart disease

D VERDAETR DENDALEDirk De BacquerJoris DelangheP BLOCKGui De Backer

A1 Journal Article in ATHEROSCLEROSIS

Association between leisure time physical activity and markers of chronic inflammation related to coronary heart disease

D VerdaetP DendaleDirk De BacquerJoris DelangheP BlockGui De Backer

Attributable mortality of noscomial candidemia caused by Candida non-albicans spp in critically ill patients

Stijn BlotJan De WaeleKoenraad VandewoudeDirk De BacquerEric HosteJ DESCHUIJMERJohan DecruyenaereFrancis Colardyn

Be physically active: the best buy in promoting heart health

Gui De BackerDirk De Bacquer

Editorial material

Can we improve prevention in people with a family history of premature coronary heart disease?

Lieve DebruyneS DE BISCOPStefaan De HenauwDirk De BacquerLieven AnnemansLea MaesGui De Backer

Cardiac rehabilitation for coronary patients: lifestyle, risk factor and therapeutic management: results from the EUROASPIRE II survey

K KotsevaD WoodDirk De BacquerJ HeidrichGui De Backer

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL SUPPLEMENTS

Consultation in general practice: a standard operating procedure?

Myriam DeveugeleAnselme DereseDirk De BacquerA VAN DEN BRINK-MUINENJ BENSINGJan De Maeseneer

A1 Journal Article in PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING

Creatine supplementation does not decrease total plasma homocysteine in chronic hemodialysis patients

Youri TaesJoris DelangheDirk De BacquerMichel LangloisL STEVENSI GEEROLFNorbert LameireAS DE VRIESE

A1 Journal Article in KIDNEY INTERNATIONAL

Differences in androgen sensitivity contribute to the large between-subjects variability of serum(free) testosterone in healthy men

Patricia CrabbeI VAN POTTELBERGHDirk De BacquerEls ClaysJean Kaufman

Educational level and risk profile of cardiac patients in the EUROASPIRE II substudy

O MAYERJ SIMONJ HEIDRICHDV COKKINOSDirk De Bacquer

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH

Effect of nosocomial bloodstream infection on the outcome of critically ill patients with acute renal failure treated with renal replacement therapy

Eric HosteStijn BlotNorbert LameireRaymond VanholderDirk De BacquerFrancis Colardyn

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGY

EUROACTION: A European Society of Cardiology demonstration project in preventive cardiology. A cluster randomised controlled trial of a multi-disciplinary preventive cardiology programme for coronary patients, asymptomatic high risk individuals and their families. Summary of design, methodology and outcomes

David WoodKornelia KotsevaCatriona JenningsA MeadJ JonesA HoldenS ConnollyDirk De BacquerGui De Backer

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL SUPPLEMENTS

Haptoglobin polymorphism and mortality in patients with tuberculosis

I KASVOSVEZAR GOMOE MVUNDURAMM MOYOT SAUNGWEMEH KHUMALOVR GORDEUKJR BOELAERTJR DELANGHEDirk De Bacquer et al.

Is the communicative behavior of GPs during the consultation related to the diagnosis? A cross-sectional study in six European countries

Myriam DeveugeleAnselme DereseDirk De BacquerA VAN DEN BRINK-MUINENJ BENSINGJan De Maeseneer

A1 Journal Article in PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING

Overweight and obesity in patients with established coronary heart disease: Are we meeting the challenge?

Dirk De BacquerGui De BackerD COKKINOSU KEILM MONTAYEE OSTORK PYORALAS SANS

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

Predictors of one year sick-leave, an indicator of well-being, using a total cardiovascular risk estimate

M MOREAUDirk De BacquerEls ClaysF LEYNENGui De BackerM KORNITZER

Risk factor management in diabetic and non-diabetic patients with coronary heart disease. Findings from the EUROASPIRE I and II surveys

K PYORALAS LEHTODirk De BacquerJohan De SutterS SANSU KEILD WOODGui De Backer

A1 Journal Article in DIABETOLOGIA

Screening van personen met een familiale anamnese van prematuur coronair lijden: een demonstratieproject in Vlaanderen

Lieve DebruyneStefaan De HenauwDirk De BacquerS DE BISCOPGui De Backer

A2 Journal Article in TIJDSCHRIFT VOOR GENEESKUNDE

Screening van personen met een familiale anamnese van prematuur coronairlijden: een demonstratieproject in Vlaanderen

Lieve DebruyneStefaan De HenauwSofie De BiscopDirk De BacquerGui De Backer

A2 Journal Article in Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde

Serum selenium and cancer mortality: a nested case-control study within an age- and sex-stratified sample of the Belgian adult population

M KORNITZERF VALENTEDirk De BacquerJ NEVEGui De Backer

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION

Sociale stratificatie in aankoop en consumptie van voedingsmiddelen en de potentiële impact daarvan op de volksgezondheid

Christophe MatthysRenata JanuszewskaStefaan De HenauwG DE BACKERJacques ViaeneDirk De BacquerL MAESXavier GellynckWim Verbeke

The efficacy of health education program to improve prevention in people with a family history of premature coronary heart disease (CHD)?

Lieve DebruyneS De BiscopStefaan De HenauwDirk De BacquerLieven AnnemansLea MaesGui De Backer

The influence of parental occupation and the pupils' educational level on lifestyle behaviors among adolescents in Belgium

Carine VereeckenLea MaesDirk De Bacquer

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENT HEALTH

Value of a shortened questionnaire in the description of asthma in 10-12-year-old pupils

Anne HubletDirk De BacquerCarine VereeckenLea Maes

A1 Journal Article in PEDIATRIC ALLERGY AND IMMUNOLOGY

Work-related stress and ambulatory blood pressure

Els ClaysF LEYNENDirk De BacquerM KORNITZERGui De Backer

2003

Blood pressure is insufficiently controlled in European patients with established coronary heart disease

E BOERSMAU KEILDirk De BacquerGui De BackerK PYORALAD POLDERMANSC LEPROTTIL PILOTTOE DE SWARTJW DECKERS et al.

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF HYPERTENSION

Deficient acquisition of bone during maturation underlies idiopathic osteoporosis in men: Evidence from a three-generation family study

Inge Van PottelberghStefan GoemaereHans-Georg ZmierczakDirk De BacquerJean Kaufman

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF BONE AND MINERAL RESEARCH

Differential contribution of testosterone and estradiol in the determination of cholesterol and lipoprotein profile in healthy middle-aged men

Inge Van PottelberghLutgart BraeckmanDirk De BacquerGui De BackerJean Kaufman

A1 Journal Article in ATHEROSCLEROSIS

Estimation of ten-year risk of fatal cardiovascular disease in Europe: the SCORE project

RM CONROYK PYORALAAP FITZGERALDS SANSA MENOTTIGui De BackerDirk De BacquerP DUCIMETIEREP JOUSILAHTIU KEIL et al.

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

Factors influencing the decline in endothelial cell density after corneal allograft rejection

Ilse ClaerhoutHilde BeeleDirk De BacquerPhilippe Kestelyn

A1 Journal Article in INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE

Overweight and obesity in patients with established coronary heart disease: are we loosing the challenge?

Dirk De BacquerGui De Backer

Predictive value of classical risk factors and their control in coronary patients: a follow-up of the EUROASPIRE I cohort

Dirk De BacquerGui De BackerE OSTORJ SIMONK PYORALA

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR PREVENTION & REHABILITATION

Prognostic value of ambulatory blood-pressure recordings in patients with treated hypertension

Denis ClementMarc De BuyzereDirk De BacquerPW DE LEEUWDaniel DuprezRH FAGARDPETER GHEERAERTLuc MissaultJJ BRAUNRO SIX et al.

A1 Journal Article in NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

Screening of family members of patients with premature coronary heart disease - Results from the EUROASPIRE II family survey

Johan De SutterDirk De BacquerK KOTSEVAS SANSK PYORALAD WOODGui De Backer

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

Serum uric acid in hypertensive patients with and without peripheral arterial disease

Michel LangloisDirk De BacquerDaniel DuprezMarc De BuyzereJoris DelangheV BLATON

A1 Journal Article in ATHEROSCLEROSIS

Shift work and cardiovascular events: results from the Belstress I folow-up study

F LEYNENEls ClaysR MAKDirk De BacquerM MOREAUGui De BackerM KORNITZER

Trends in acute coronary events over the past two decades: the MONICA register in Ghent

Stefaan De HenauwJulie De BackerDirk De BacquerNicole PopelierGui De Backer

A2 Journal Article in ARCHIVES OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Validation of a computerised food frequency questionnaire for assessment of iron intake

Christophe MatthysIlse PynaertStefaan De HenauwDirk De BacquerGui De Backer

2002

Comparison of occupational exposure to carbon disulphide in a viscose rayon factory before and after technical adjustments

Peter BulatEdgard DaemenMarleen Van RisseghemDirk De BacquerXiaodong TanLutgart BraeckmanMichel Vanhoorne

A2 Journal Article in APPLIED OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE

Cross-sectional study of the ophthalmological effects of carbon disulfide in Chinese viscose workers.

CH WANGXD TANYY BIYJ SUJ YANSQ MAJ HELutgart BraeckmanDirk De BacquerFY WANG et al.

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYGIENE AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

Cytomegalovirus infection: An occupational hazard to kindergarten teachers working with children aged 2.5-6 years.

Philippe KissDirk De BacquerL SERGOORISM DE MEESTERMichel Vanhoorne

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

Discriminative value of serum amyloid A and other acute-phase proteins for coronary heart disease.

Joris DelangheMichel LangloisDirk De BacquerRudolf MakP CAPELLV VAN RENTERGHEMGui De Backer

A1 Journal Article in ATHEROSCLEROSIS

Electrocardiographic findings and global coronary risk assessment.

Dirk De BacquerGui De Backer

Editorial material

Euroaction: the challenge for a preventive cardiology programme in primary care

K KotsevaS ConnollyC JenningsA MeadJ JonesA HoldenDirk De BacquerGui De BackerD Wood

Evaluation of a screenings program for postmenopausal osteoporosis in primary care setting in Belgium

Stefan GoemaereJean KaufmanDirk De BacquerS BOONENJP DEVOGELAERJY REGINSTER

Expression of the multidrug transporter P-glycoprotein is highly correlated with clinical outcome in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia: Results of a long-term prospective study.

Catharina DhoogeBarbara De MoerlooseGenevieve LaureysA FERSTERDirk De BacquerJan PhilippéJuliaan LeroyYves Benoit

A1 Journal Article in LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA

Nosocomial bacteremia caused by antibiotic-resistant gram-negative bacteria in critically ill patients: Clinical outcome and length of hospitalization.

Stijn BlotK VANDEWOUDEDirk De BacquerFrancis Colardyn

A1 Journal Article in CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Parameters of inflammation and infection in a community based case-control study of coronary heart disease

Julie De BackerRudolf MakDirk De BacquerL VAN RENTERGHEME VERBRAEKELM KORNITZERGui De Backer

A1 Journal Article in ATHEROSCLEROSIS

Prevalence of sex steroid deficiency in men receiving systemic glucocorticoids

Stefan GoemaereKaatje ToyeM DAEMSDirk De BacquerJean Kaufman

Relationship between left ventricular mass and blood pressure in treated hypertension.

Luc MissaultMarc De BuyzereDirk De BacquerDaniel DuprezDenis Clement

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF HUMAN HYPERTENSION

The importance of plasma concentration in addition apolipoprotein E to its common polymorphism on inter-individual variation in lipid levels: results from Apo Europe.

N HADDYDirk De BacquerMM CHEMALYM MAURICEC EHNHOLMA EVANSS SANSMD MARTINSGui De BackerG SIEST et al.

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS

The prognostic value of ambulatory blood pressure in treated hypertension: The Office versus Ambulatory (OvA) blood pressure study.

Denis ClementMarc De BuyzereDirk De BacquerP DE LEEUWDaniel DuprezR FAGARDPeter GheeraertE O'BRIEN

F COMHAIREDirk De Bacquer

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ANDROLOGY

Vitamin D receptor gene allelic variants, bone density, and bone turnover in community-dwelling men.

Inge Van PottelberghStefan GoemaereDirk De BacquerAnne De PaepeM KAUFMAN

A1 Journal Article in BONE

2001

Carbon disulfide exposure assessment in a Chinese viscose filament plant.

XD TANFY WANGYY BIJ HEYJ SULutgart BraeckmanDirk De BacquerMichel Vanhoorne

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYGIENE AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

Clinical reality of coronary prevention guidelines: a comparison of EUROASPIRE I and II in nine countries.

K KOTSEVAGui De BackerDirk De BacquerK PYORALAGB AMBROSIOP AMOUYELD COKKINOSJW DECKERSL ERHARDTI GRAHAM et al.

A1 Journal Article in LANCET

Decreased carotid artery distensibility as a sign of early atherosclerosis in viscose rayon workers

K KotsevaLutgart BraeckmanDaniel DuprezDirk De BacquerMarc De BuyzereNico Van de VeireMichel Vanhoorne

A1 Journal Article in OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE-OXFORD

Haptoglobin polymorphism as a risk factor for coronary heart disease mortality.

Dirk De BacquerGui De BackerMichel LangloisJoris DelangheH KESTELOOTM KORNITZER

A1 Journal Article in ATHEROSCLEROSIS

Inverse association between bone turnover rate and bone mineral density in community-dwelling men > 70 years of age: No major role of sex steroid status

Stefan GoemaereInge Van PottelberghHans-Georg ZmierczakKaatje ToyeM DAEMSRein DemuynckHilde MynyDirk De BacquerJean Kaufman

A1 Journal Article in BONE

Lifestyle and risk factor management and use of drug therapies in coronary patients from 15 countries : principal results from EUROASPIRE II Euro Heart Survey Programme

Kornelia KotsevaD. WoodGui De BackerDirk De BacquerK. PyörälaU. Keil

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

Preventie van coronaire aandoeningen in België: kostprijs van statines

Lieven AnnemansGui De BackerDirk De BacquerStefaan De HenauwM KORNITZER

A2 Journal Article in TIJDSCHRIFT VOOR GENEESKUNDE

The cross-sectional study of the health effects of occupational exposure to carbon disulfide in a Chinese viscose plant.

XD TANFY WANGYY BIYJ SUY LIJ HEPF YIJ YANDirk De BacquerLutgart Braeckman et al.

A1 Journal Article in ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY

Use of epidemiological methods in identifying job tasks with increased risk for development of musculoskeletal disorders in daily occupational practice: an example for a municipal library

Philippe KissDirk De BacquerMariane WalgraeveMarc De MeesterMichel Vanhoorne

Vascular changes in workers exposed to carbon disulfide

Lutgart BraeckmanK KOTSEVADaniel DuprezDirk De BacquerMarc De BuyzereNico Van de VeireMichel Vanhoorne

A1 Journal Article in ANNALS ACADEMY OF MEDICINE SINGAPORE

2000

Apolipoprotein E serum concentration and polymorphism in six European countries: the ApoEurope Project.

F SCHIELEDirk De BacquerM VINCENT-VIRYU BEISIEGELC EHNHOLMA EVANSA KAFATOSMC MARTINSS SANSC SASS et al.

A1 Journal Article in ATHEROSCLEROSIS

Are the WOSCOPS clinical and economic findings generalizable to other populations? A case study for Belgium.

JJ CAROKF HUYBRECHTSGui De BackerDirk De BacquerMC CLOSON

A1 Journal Article in ACTA CARDIOLOGICA

Attack rates en letaliteit van acute coronaire aanvallen : recente gegevens en sensitiviteitsanalyse

Dirk De BacquerStefaan De HenauwGui De Backer

A4 Journal Article in GEZONDHEIDSINDICATOREN

Cardiovascular effects of occupational exposure to carbon disulphide.

KP KOTSEVADirk De Bacquer

A1 Journal Article in OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE-OXFORD

Electrocardiographical findings in the general population : prevalence, determinants and prognosis

Dirk De Bacquer

Haptoglobin polymorphism and mortality in patients with tuberculosis.

I KASVOSVEZ GOMOE MVUNDURAVM MOYOT SAUNGWEMEH KHUMALOVR GORDEUKJR BOELAERTJoris DelangheDirk De Bacquer et al.

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE

LIPI-WATCH, a Belgian/Luxembourg survey on achievement of European Atherosclerosis Society lipid goals.

E MULSGui De BackerDirk De BacquerM BROHETF HELLER

A1 Journal Article in CLINICAL DRUG INVESTIGATION

Overweight and obesity: a major challenge for coronary heart disease secondary prevention in clinical practice in Europe.

M MONTAYEDirk De BacquerGui De BackerP AMOUYEL

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

Potential for cholesterol lowering in secondary prevention of coronary heart disease in Europe: findings from EUROASPIRE study.

D VANUZZOL PILOTTOGB AMBROSIOK PYORALAS LEHTODirk De BacquerGui De BackerD WOOD

A1 Journal Article in ATHEROSCLEROSIS

Prevalences of ECG findings in large population based samples of men and women.

Dirk De BacquerGui De BackerM KORNITZER

A1 Journal Article in HEART

Resultaten van het MONICA project in Gent en Charleroi gesitueerd in een internationaal kader

Gui De BackerStefaan De HenauwDirk De BacquerP DE SMETM KORNITZER

A4 Journal Article in GEZONDHEIDSINDICATOREN

Serum inhibin B levels in community-dwelling elderly men.

AM MAHMOUDS GOEMAEREDirk De BacquerFrank ComhaireJean Kaufman

A1 Journal Article in CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY

Trends and regional differences in coronary risk factors in two areas in Belgium: final results from the MONICA Ghent-Charleroi study.

Stefaan De HenauwDirk De BacquerP DE SMETM KORNITZERGui De Backer

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR RISK

1999

Associations between haptoglobin polymorphism, lipids, lipoproteins and inflammatory variables.

Lutgart BraeckmanDirk De BacquerJ DELANGHEL CLAEYSGui De Backer

A1 Journal Article in ATHEROSCLEROSIS

Collaborative overview ('meta-analysis') of prospective observational studies of the associations of usual blood pressure and usual cholesterol levels with common causes of death: protocol for the second cycle of the Prospective Studios Collaboration RID G-2195-2010

H IsoH SatoL ChamblessGui De BackerDirk De BacquerM KornitzerS EbrahimP WhincupG WannametheeN Wald et al.

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR RISK

Delay time to hospital admission in patients with an acute myocardial infarction.

Z DOYENDirk De BacquerNicole PopelierP DE SMETGui De BackerM KORNITZER

A2 Journal Article in ARCHIVES OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Effects of a low-intensity worksite-based nutrition intervention.

Lutgart BraeckmanDirk De BacquerLea MaesGui De Backer

A1 Journal Article in OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE-OXFORD

Electrocardiographic findings in large Belgian population samples.

Dirk De BacquerGui De BackerM KORNITZER

A2 Journal Article in ARCHIVES OF PUBLIC HEALTH

High seronegativity rate for rubella in women between 29 to 34 years of age : reason to be cautious?

Philippe KissLeen SergoorisDirk De BacquerPatrick De LoofLydia Decrans

Bookchapter in Occupational health care workers

Lifetime-risk prediction: a complicated business

Gui De BackerDirk De Bacquer

Editorial material

P-glycoprotein is an independent prognostic factor predicting relapse in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia : results of a 6-year prospective study

Catharina DhoogeBarbara De MoerlooseGenevieve LaureysJozef KintA FersterDirk De BacquerJan PhilippéYves Benoit

A1 Journal Article in BRITISH JOURNAL OF HAEMATOLOGY

Parental history of premature coronary heart disease mortality and signs of ischemia on the resting electrocardiogram.

Dirk De BacquerGui De BackerM KORNITZERH BLACKBURN

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Preliminary external quality assessment for the biological monitoring of carbon disulfide with urinary 2-thiothiazolidine-4-carboxylic acid.

Edgard DaemenM VAN RISSEGHEMDirk De BacquerP BULATLutgart BraeckmanMichel Vanhoorne

A1 Journal Article in ANNALS OF OCCUPATIONAL HYGIENE

Registration and management of smoking behaviour in patients with coronary heart disease : the EUROASPIRE survey

TFM Van BerkelH BoersmaDirk De BacquerJW DeckersD Wood

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

Risk of cytomegalovirus infection among educators and health gave personnel serving mentally disabled children.

Antoon De SchryverJ GLAZEMAKERSDirk De BacquerGui De BackerE LUST

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF INFECTION

Serum leptin levels in healthy ageing men: are decreased serum testosterone and increased adiposity in elderly men the consequence of leptin deficiency?

JK VAN DEN SAFFELES GOEMAEREDirk De BacquerJean Kaufman

A1 Journal Article in CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY

Trends in coronary heart disease in two Belgian areas: results from the MONICA Ghent-Charleroi study.

Stefaan De HenauwDirk De BacquerP DE SMETM KORNITZERGui De Backer

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH

Trends in mortality from cutaneous malignant melanoma in Belgium.

Luc BleyenDirk De BacquerKatrien MynyLieve BrochezJean NaeyaertGui De Backer

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY

Use of laxatives in institutions for the mentally retarded

Myriam Van WinckelRobert Vander SticheleDirk De BacquerMarcus Bogaert

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY

1998

Epidemiological aspects of high density lipoprotein cholesterol.

Gui De BackerDirk De BacquerM KORNITZER

A1 Journal Article in ATHEROSCLEROSIS

Euroaction: the dietetic challenge for a preventive cardiology programme in primary care

A MEADJ JONESA HOLDENC JENNINGSS CONNOLLYK KOTSEVADirk De BacquerGui De BackerD WOOD

Evaluation of lung function in voluntary fire fighters: preliminary results

D TerrynL DecransPhilippe KissM De MeesterDirk De BacquerP De LOOFF Van MaeleA ThysH De Sutter

Fat sources in the Belgian diet.

Linda StaessenStefaan De HenauwDirk De BacquerGui De BackerCarlos Van Peteghem

A1 Journal Article in ANNALS OF NUTRITION AND METABOLISM

Fatty acid composition of the Belgian diet: Estimates derived from the Belgian interuniversity research on nutrition and health.

Linda StaessenDirk De BacquerStefaan De HenauwGui De BackerCarlos Van Peteghem

A1 Journal Article in ANNALS OF NUTRITION AND METABOLISM

Haptoglobin polymorphism, iron metabolism and mortality in HIV infection.

Joris DelangheMichel LangloisJR BOELAERTJ VAN ACKERFilip Van WanzeeleG VAN DER GROENR HEMMERC VERHOFSTEDEMarc De BuyzereDirk De Bacquer et al.

A1 Journal Article in AIDS

Impact of previous aspergillosis on the outcome of bone marrow transplantation.

Fritz OffnerC CORDONNIERP LJUNGMANHG PRENTICED ENGELHARDDirk De BacquerF MEUNIERB DE PAUW

A1 Journal Article in CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Is low serum chloride level a risk factor for cardiovascular mortality?

Dirk De BacquerGui De BackerMarc De BuyzereMarcel Kornitzer

A2 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR RISK

Neuropsychological effects of occupational exposure to carbon disulfide and hydrogen sulfide

Filip De FruytEvert ThieryDirk De BacquerMichel Vanhoorne

A2 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

Prognostic value of ECG findings for total, cardiovascular disease, and coronary heart disease death in men and women.

Dirk De BacquerGui De BackerM KORNITZERH BLACKBURN

A1 Journal Article in HEART

Prognostic value of ischemic electrocardiographic findings for cardiovascular mortality in men and women.

Dirk De BacquerGui De BackerM KORNITZERKatrien MynyZ DOYENH BLACKBURN

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

The effect of age and lifestyle factors on plasma levels of apolipoprotein E plasma levels

Lutgart BraeckmanDirk De BacquerMaryvonne RosseneuGui De Backer

A2 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR RISK

The effect of lifestyle factors on apolipoprotein E levels

Lutgart BraeckmanDirk De BacquerMaryvonne RosseneuGui De Backer

A2 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR RISK

Trends in the prevalence of obesity among Belgian men at work, 1977-1992.

MC STAM-MORAGAJ KOLANOWSKIM DRAMAIXStefaan De HenauwDirk De BacquerGui De BackerMD KORNITZER

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBESITY

Trends in the prevalence, detection, treatment and control of arterial hypertension in the Belgian adult population.

Stefaan De HenauwDirk De BacquerW FONTEYNEM STAMM KORNITZERGui De Backer

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF HYPERTENSION

Workers participation in a nutrition education programme.

Lutgart BraeckmanLea MaesMia BellemansMarie Rose VanderhaeghenMieke De MaeyerDirk De BacquerGui De Backer

A2 Journal Article in ARCHIVES OF PUBLIC HEALTH

1997

A European Society of Cardiology survey of secondary prevention of coronary heart disease: Principal results.

D WOODGui De BackerI GRAHAMP POOLEWILSONK PYORALAJ SHEPHERDA ZANCHETTIP HAMANK LINHARTOVAJ SIMON et al.

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

Belstress : epidemiologische en biomedische aanpak van stress op het werk

Gui De BackerM. KornitzerDirk De BacquerP. De SmetF. KittelRudolf MakEdwin PelfreneM. Stam

Consumption of fatty acids in Belgium and its relationship with cancer mortality

Linda StaessenStefaan De HenauwDirk De BacquerGui De BackerCarlos Van Peteghem

A1 Journal Article in CANCER LETTERS

Determinants of cytomegalovirus infection in the general population in a changing Europe.

Antoon De SchryverDirk De BacquerL VAN RENTERGHEMStefaan De HenauwGui De Backer

Epidemiology of cytomegalovirus in Belgiumm.

Antoon De SchryverDirk De BacquerL VAN RENTERGHEMStefaan De HenauwGui De Backer

Euroaction: a cardiovascular prevention and rehabilitation hospital programme-blood pressure, lipid and glucose levels

S CONNOLLYK KOTSEVAC JENNINGSA MEADJ JONESA HOLDENDirk De BacquerGui De BackerD WOOD

Evaluatie van het preventieprogramma "Niet roken - mijn vrijheid" bij 12-14 jarigen

M CsincsakLea MaesDirk De BacquerCarine Vereecken

A4 Journal Article in Informatieblad VWVJ

Haptoglobin polymorphism, a genetic risk factor in coronary artery bypass surgery

Joris DelangheBernard CambierMichel LangloisMarc De BuyzereHugo NeelsDirk De BacquerPhilippe Van Cauwelaert

A1 Journal Article in ATHEROSCLEROSIS

Hypercholesterolemia in Belgium anno 1996 : view of the epidemiologist

M. KornitzerDirk De BacquerGui De Backer

A4 Journal Article in REVUE MEDICALE DE BRUXELLES

Immuniteit voor rubella bij vrouwen tussen 20 en 40 jaar, tewerkgesteld in kinderdagverblijven en kleuteronderwijs

Philippe KissLeen SergoorisLydia DecransPatrick De LoofDirk De Bacquer

A2 Journal Article in TIJDSCHRIFT VOOR GENEESKUNDE

Intra-individual variability of fibrinogen levels.

Dirk De BacquerGui De BackerL BRECKMANGaston Baele

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Mild myocardial infarction - A classification problem in epidemiologic studies

MST HobbsK JamrozikPL ThompsonRW ParsonsRL HockeyBK ArmstrongA DobsonS LeederH AlexanderR Heller et al.

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Relation between fat intake and mortality : an ecological analysis in Belgium

Linda StaessenDirk De BacquerStefaan De HenauwGui De BackerCarlos Van Peteghem

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CANCER PREVENTION

Reliability of a questionnaire designed to measure smoking intervention among secondary school students

Marika CsincsakLea MaesDirk De BacquerGui De Backer

A2 Journal Article in ARCHIVES OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Repeated psychiatrie referrals to Belgian emergency departments : a survival analysis of the time interval between first and second episodes

Daniel SpoorenDirk De BacquerCornelis Van HeeringenConstantin Jannes

A2 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE

1996

Apolipoprotein E polymorphism in middle-aged Belgian men: Phenotype distribution and relation to serum lipids and lipoproteins.

Lutgart BraeckmanDirk De BacquerMaryvonne RosseneuGui De Backer

A1 Journal Article in ATHEROSCLEROSIS

CS2: Another possible renal damaging solvent.

X TANNorbert LameireDirk De BacquerLutgart BraeckmanMichel Vanhoorne

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE

Determinants of lipoprotein(a) levels in a middle-aged working population.

Lutgart BraeckmanDirk De BacquerMaryvonne RosseneuGui De Backer

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

Epidemiological study of the systemic ophthalmological effects of carbon disulfide

Michel VanhoorneAlfred De RouckDirk De Bacquer

A1 Journal Article in ARCHIVES OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

Infectierisico door cytomegalievirus bij opvoeders in instellingen voor gehandicapte kinderen

Antoon De SchryverJ GLAZEMAKERSDirk De BacquerGui De Backer

Risk of cytomegalovirus infection among educators and health care personnel serving disabled children.

Antoon De SchryverJ GLAZEMAKERSDirk De BacquerGui De BackerE LUST

Roken en absenteïsme in het bedrijf

M. C. LamonM. Van Den HeuvelM. De MeesterDirk De Bacquer

A4 Journal Article in CAHIERS DE MÉDECINE DU TRAVAIL = CAHIERS VOOR ARBEIDSGENEESKUNDE

1995

Accuracy of aortic stenosis severity assessment by Doppler echocardiography: importance of image quality

J BARTUNEKDirk De BacquerAC RODRIGUESB DE BRUYNE

A2 Journal Article in Int. J. Cardiac Imaging, 11

An epidemiologic study of the effects of carbon disulfide on the peripheral nerves

Michel VanhoorneLuc CeulemansDirk De BacquerFernand De Smet

A2 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

Epidemiological-study of eye irritation by hydrogen-sulphide and/or carbon-disulphide exposure in viscose rayon workers.

Michel VanhoorneA DEROUCKDirk De Bacquer

A1 Journal Article in ANNALS OF OCCUPATIONAL HYGIENE

PREVALENCES AND CORRELATES OF ECG ABNORMALITIES IN THE ADULT BELGIAN POPULATION.

Dirk De BacquerLSM PEREIRAGui De BackerStefaan De HenauwM KORNITZER

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF ELECTROCARDIOLOGY

RELATION OF FIBRINOGEN TO LIFE-STYLES AND TO CARDIOVASCULAR RISK-FACTORS IN A WORKING POPULATION.

E DEBOEVERDirk De BacquerLutgart BraeckmanGaston BaeleMaryvonne RosseneuGui De Backer

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY

Sichere Arbeit, 1995, 3, pp. 36-47

Michel VanhoorneDirk De Bacquer

A4 Journal Article in SICHERE ARBEIT

THE MANAGEMENT OF NONCOMPLIANCE WITH REFERRAL TO OUTPATIENT AFTER-CARE AMONG ATTEMPTED-SUICIDE PATIENTS - A CONTROLLED INTERVENTION STUDY

C VANHEERINGENS JANNESWalter BuylaertH HENDERICKDirk De BacquerJ VANREMOORTEL

A1 Journal Article in PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE

TRICUSPID-VALVE REPLACEMENT - POSTOPERATIVE AND LONG-TERM RESULTS.

GJ VANNOOTENFRANK CAESYvo TaeymansY VANBELLEGHEMKatrien FrancoisDirk De BacquerFE DEUVAERTF WELLENSG PRIMO

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY

Voedingsinterventie in Vlaamse bedrijven: een haalbare kaart ?

L BRAECKMANLea MaesMia BellemansMR VERHAEGENM DE MEYERM DE MAEYERDirk De BacquerGui De Backer

A4 Journal Article in Voeding, 56

1994

Epidemiological evidence for an association between serum-calcium and serum-lipids.

Dirk De BacquerStefaan De HenauwGui De BackerM KORNITZER

A1 Journal Article in ATHEROSCLEROSIS

Epidemiological-study of the effects of carbon-disulfide on male sexuality and reproduction.

Michel VanhoorneFrank ComhaireDirk De Bacquer

A1 Journal Article in ARCHIVES OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

The predictive value of electrocardiographic abnormalities for total and cardiovascular disease mortality in men and women.

Dirk De BacquerLSM PEREIRAGui De BackerStefaan De HenauwM KORNITZER

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

Wat met de radiotherapie van het intrapelviene prostaatcarcinoom?: observaties bij 158 consecutieve gevallen

Antoon De SchryverKoen CasierDirk De Bacquer

A4 Journal Article in VERHANDELINGEN VAN DE KONINKLIJKE ACADEMIE VOOR GENEESKUNDE VAN BELGIË

1993

Determinants of alcohol consumption

Dirk De BacquerLea MaesR PeetersD PietteM PrevostPatrick de Smet

A2 Journal Article in Archives of Public Health

Een case-control studie naar de effectiviteit van screening naar baarmoederhalskanker in België.

Antoon De SchryverDirk De BacquerGui De Backer

EPIDEMIOLOGIC-STUDY OF ENDOCRINOLOGIC EFFECTS OF CARBON-DISULFIDE.

Michel VanhoorneAlex VermeulenDirk De Bacquer

A1 Journal Article in ARCHIVES OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

Medicine use by Belgian adolescents. The effect of sociodemographic lifestyle and health status factors

Lea MaesR PeetersDirk De BacquerD PietteM PrevostPatrick de Smet

A2 Journal Article in Archives of Public Health

Toxische effecten van beroepsblootstelling aan CS2 : een epidemiologisch en medico-sociaal onderzoek

Michel VanhoorneDirk De Bacquer

A4 Journal Article in CAHIERS DE MÉDECINE DU TRAVAIL = CAHIERS VOOR ARBEIDSGENEESKUNDE

Value of clinical-variables for risk stratification in patients with sustained ventricular-tachycardia and history of myocardial-infarction.

G STEURERJ BRUGADADirk De BacquerS GURSOYB FREYK TSAKONASA CELIKERE ANDRIESP BRUGADA

A1 Journal Article in AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY

1992

EPIDEMIOLOGIC-STUDY OF GASTROINTESTINAL AND LIVER EFFECTS OF CARBON-DISULFIDE.

Michel VanhoorneDirk De BacquerFabrice Barbier

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL ARCHIVES OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

EPIDEMIOLOGIC-STUDY OF THE CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECTS OF CARBON-DISULFIDE.

Michel VanhoorneDirk De BacquerGui De Backer

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY

Epidemiological study of gastrointestinal and liver effects of carbon disulfide

Michel VanhoorneDirk De BacquerFabrice Barbier

A2 Journal Article in Intern. Arch. Occup. Environ. Health, 63

Epidemiological study of the cardiovascular effects of carbon disulphide

Michel VanhoorneDirk De BacquerGui De Backer

A2 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY

Geneesmiddelengebruik bij industriewerkers: mogelijke weerslag op epidemiologisch onderzoek

Michel VanhoorneV BlanckeDirk De BacquerAM DepoorterM Bogaert

A4 Journal Article in Problemen van de Arbeidsgeneeskunde

Plasma lipoprotein(a) values and severity of coronary artery disease in a large population of patients undergoing coronary angiography

Christine LabeurDirk De BacquerGui De BackerJ VINCKEL MUYLDER-MANSY VANDEKERCKHOVE

A2 Journal Article in Clin. Chem., 38, pp. 2261-2266

PLASMA LIPOPROTEIN(A) VALUES AND SEVERITY OF CORONARY-ARTERY DISEASE IN A LARGE POPULATION OF PATIENTS UNDERGOING CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY.

Christine LabeurDirk De BacquerGui De BackerJ VINCKEL MUYLDERMANSY VANDEKERCKHOVEE VANDERSTICHELEMaryvonne Rosseneu

A1 Journal Article in CLINICAL CHEMISTRY

Predictive value of ECG-abnormalities for total and cardiovascular disease mortality in men and women

L MARTINS PEREIRADirk De BacquerStefaan De HenauwGui De BackerM KORNITZER

A2 Journal Article in Eur. Heart J., 13, suppl, p. 269

Relationship between blood pressure and serum cholesterol controlling for diet and other confounders

Stefaan De HenauwDirk De BacquerL MARTINS PEREIRA

A2 Journal Article in Eur. Heart J., 13, suppl, p. 351

Serum calcium and serum lipid levels

Stefaan De HenauwDirk De BacquerGui De BackerM KORNITZER

A2 Journal Article in Eur. Heart J., 13, suppl, p. 269

Use of Pharmaceuticals in industrial workers - possible implications for epidemiological studies.

Michel VanhoorneV BLANCKEDirk De BacquerAM DEPOORTERMarcus Bogaert

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL ARCHIVES OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

1991

Changes in coronary risk factors in a free living population

Stefaan De HenauwDirk De BacquerGui De BackerM KORNITZER

A2 Journal Article in Eur. Heart J., 12, suppl, p. 244

Euroaction: a cardiovascular prevention and rehabilitation hospital programme-the use of cardioprotective medication

S CONNOLLYK KOTSEVAC JENNINGSA MEADJ JONESA HOLDENDirk De BacquerGui De BackerD WOOD

Evaluatie van het aandeel van verschillende factoren in arbeidsgeneeskundig epidemiologisch onderzoek

Michel VanhoorneDirk De Bacquer

A4 Journal Article in Problemen van de Arbeidsgeneeskunde

Cardiovascular effects in viscose rayon workers exposed to carbon disufide.

K KOTSEVALutgart BraeckmanDirk De BacquerP BULATMichel Vanhoorne

A2 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

Determinants of incomplete risk factor control in coronary patients.

Gui De BackerDirk De Bacquer

A2 Journal Article in Italian Heart Journal

EuroAspire I and II Study Groups. The pursuit of secondary prevention targets in Czech coronary patients. A comparison of EuroAspire I and II surveys.

O MAYERJ SIMONH ROSOLOVADirk De Bacquer

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Role of testosterone and estrogens in the determination of HDL cholesterol in healthy middle-aged men

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The mortality follow-up of the Euroaspire I cohort.

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