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Researcher

Els Vandecasteele

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47 Results

2025

Reassessing the prevalence of portopulmonary hypertension : insights from a prospective study in cirrhotic patients

Andreas MeertElise WulfranckeAnja GeertsXavier VerhelstEls VandecasteeleHans Van VlierbergheMichel De PauwSarah Raevens

A1 Journal Article in MAYO CLINIC PROCEEDINGS

2024

A Belgian consensus on sotatercept for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension

Jean-Luc VachieryCatharina BelgeBjorn CoolsAn DamenFabian DemeureMichel De PauwCeline DewachterDaniël De WolfLaurence GabrielLaurent Godinas et al.

A1 Journal Article in ACTA CARDIOLOGICA

2023

Comment on 'Significant improvement in digoxin immunoassays over four decades : newer assays are less affected by interferences' : the case of apalutamide interference

Yorich MaenhoutMatthijs OyaertIris DuroiEls VandecasteeleVeronique Stove

A1 Journal Article in THERAPEUTIC DRUG MONITORING

2022

An eye-opening case report of constrictive pericarditis

Sebastiaan DhontYves Van BelleghemJulie De ZaeytijdEls Vandecasteele

A2 Journal Article in EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL-CASE REPORTS

Pulmonary hypertension in interstitial lung disease : an area of unmet clinical need

Sebastiaan DhontBert ZwaenepoelEls VandecasteeleGuy BrusselleMichel De Pauw

A1 Journal Article in ERJ OPEN RESEARCH

2021

Contributions to the assessment of systemic sclerosis and the merit of microcirculatory tools in rare connective tissue diseases

Karin MelsensVanessa SmithEls Vandecasteele

Incidence, prevalence and long-term progression of Goh algorithm rated interstitial lung disease in systemic sclerosis in two independent cohorts in flanders : a retrospective cohort study

Els VandecasteeleKarin MelsensAmber VanhaeckeDaniel BlockmansCarolien BonroyCharlotte CartonEllen DeschepperFilip De KeyserFrederic HoussiauYves Piette et al.

A1 Journal Article in SEMINARS IN ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM

2020

May capillaroscopy be a candidate tool in future algorithms for SSC-ILD: Are we looking for the holy grail? A systematic review

Vanessa SmithAmber VanhaeckeMiguel G. GuerraKarin MelsensEls VandecasteeleSabrina PaolinoMaurizio Cutolo

A1 Journal Article in AUTOIMMUNITY REVIEWS

Nailfold videocapillaroscopy in systemic sclerosis-related pulmonary arterial hypertension : a systematic literature review

Vanessa SmithAmber VanhaeckeEls VandecasteeleMiguel GuerraSabrina PaolinoKarin MelsensMaurizio Cutolo

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY

2019

Recurrent chest pain and dyspnoea in a patient with pulmonary arterial hypertension

Nathalie Van TittelboomDaniel DevosThierry BovéMichel De PauwEls Vandecasteele

A1 Journal Article in ACTA CLINICA BELGICA

2018

A prospective, longitudinal study evaluating the baseline six-minute walk test as an individual reference value in systemic sclerosis patients

Els VandecasteeleKarin MelsensFilip De KeyserMichel De PauwEllen DeschepperSaskia DecumanYves PietteKristof ThevissenGuy BrusselleVanessa Smith

A1 Journal Article in CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RHEUMATOLOGY

An unexpected cause of liver cirrhosis and cardiomyopathy in a young man

Ruben PauwelsEls VandecasteeleDaniel DevosWalter PauwelsMichel De Pauw

A1 Journal Article in ACTA CLINICA BELGICA

Nailfold capillaroscopy in systemic lupus erythematosus : a systematic review and critical appraisal

Maurizio CutoloKarin MelsensSara WijnantFrancesca IngegnoliKristof ThevissenFilip De KeyserSaskia DecumanUlf Müller-LadnerYves PietteValeria Riccieri et al.

A1 Journal Article in AUTOIMMUNITY REVIEWS

Pulmonary arterial hypertension in systemic sclerosis

Els VandecasteeleVanessa SmithMichel De Pauw

Reproducibility and utility of the 6-minute walk test in systemic sclerosis

Grégory PugnetZora MarjanovicChristophe DelignyKarine BoussardonIlham BenzidiaMathieu PuyadePauline LansiauxEls VandecasteeleVanessa SmithDominique Farge

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY

Two years follow-up of an open-label pilot study of treatment with rituximab in patients with early diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis

Karin MelsensEls VandecasteeleEllen DeschepperValérie BadotDaniel BlockmansGuy BrusselleEllen De LangheMichel De PauwClaire DebusschereSaskia Decuman et al.

A1 Journal Article in ACTA CLINICA BELGICA

2017

Coup-contrecoup injury of the heart

Els VandecasteeleDaniel DevosThierry BovéFREDERIC VAN HEUVERSWYN

Editorial material

Nailfold capillaroscopy in systemic lupus erythematosus : a systematic review and critical appraisal

Sara WijnantF IngegnoliKarin MelsensKristof ThevissenFilip De KeyserSaskia DecumanEllen DeschepperG DistierU Mueller-LadnerYves Piette et al.

Prevalence and incidence of pulmonary arterial hypertension : 10-year follow-up of an unselected systemic sclerosis cohort

Els VandecasteeleKarin MelsensKristof ThevissenMichel De PauwEllen DeschepperSaskia DecumanYves PietteFilip De KeyserGuy BrusselleVanessa Smith

A2 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF SCLERODERMA AND RELATED DISORDERS

Role of the six-minute walk test in systemic sclerosis : five years evolution

Els VandecasteeleKarin MelsensFilip De KeyserMichel De PauwEllen DeschepperSaskia DecumanYves PietteKristof ThevissenGuy BrusselleVanessa Smith

Screening for pulmonary arterial hypertension in an unselected prospective systemic sclerosis cohort

Els VandecasteeleBENNY DRIEGHEKarin MelsensKristof ThevissenMichel De PauwEllen DeschepperSaskia DecumanCarolien BonroyYves PietteFilip De Keyser et al.

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL

Six-minute walk test in or out in evaluation of systemic sclerosis patients?

Els VandecasteeleKristof ThevissenKarin MelsensFilip De KeyserMichel De PauwEllen DeschepperSaskia DecumanYves PietteGuy BrusselleVanessa Smith

A1 Journal Article in CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RHEUMATOLOGY

Stroke due to non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis as initial presentation of breast invasive ductal carcinoma

Celine DetremerieFrank TimmermansMichel De PauwPeter GheeraertDimitri HemelsoetJonas ToebackThierry BovéEls Vandecasteele

A1 Journal Article in ACTA CLINICA BELGICA

Systeemsclerose

Els VandecasteeleMichel De PauwEric DeromGuy BrusselleSofie De SchepperFilip De Keyser

A2 Journal Article in TIJDSCHRIFT VOOR GENEESKUNDE

The role of endothelial cells in the vasculopathy of systemic sclerosis : a systematic review

Y MostmansM CutoloC GiddeloSaskia DecumanKarin MelsensHeidi DeclercqEls VandecasteeleFilip De KeyserO DistlerJ Gutermuth et al.

A1 Journal Article in AUTOIMMUNITY REVIEWS

2016

Assessment of sensitivity to change of the European Scleroderma Study Group activity index

Karin MelsensFilip De KeyserSaskia DecumanGuy BrusselleMichel De PauwEllen DeschepperKatelijne De WildeDirk ElewautYVES PIETTEEls Vandecasteele et al.

A1 Journal Article in CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RHEUMATOLOGY

Disease activity indices in systemic sclerosis : a systematic literature review

Karin MelsensFilip De KeyserSaskia DecumanYVES PIETTEEls VandecasteeleVanessa Smith

A1 Journal Article in CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RHEUMATOLOGY

Screening for pulmonary arterial hypertension in an unselected prospective systemic sclerosis cohort : the DETECT algorithm vs. the 2009 European Society of Cardiology/European Respiratory Society guidellines on pulmonary hypertension

Els VandecasteeleBENNY DRIEGHEKarin MelsensKristof ThevissenMichel De PauwEllen DeschepperSaskia DecumanFilip De KeyserCarolien BonroyYves Piette et al.

Six-minute walk test in systemic sclerosis : a systematic review and meta-analysis

Els VandecasteeleMichel De PauwFilip De KeyserSaskia DecumanEllen DeschepperYVES PIETTEGuy BrusselleVanessa Smith

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY

Six-minute walk test in systemic sclerosis patients

Els VandecasteeleKarin MelsensFilip De KeyserMichel De PauwEllen DeschepperSaskia DecumanYVES PIETTEGuy BrusselleVanessa Smith

Six-minute walk test in systemic sclerosis patients without interstitial lung disease and pulmonary arterial hypertension

Els VandecasteeleKarin MelsensFilip De KeyserMichel De PauwEllen DeschepperSaskia DecumanYVES PIETTEGuy BrusselleVanessa Smith

Stabilization of microcirculation in patients with early systemic sclerosis with diffuse skin involvement following rituximab treatment: an open-label study

Vanessa SmithCarmen PizzorniValeria RiccieriSaskia DecumanGuy BrusselleMichel De PauwEllen DeschepperYVES PIETTEBarbara RuaroAlberto Sulli et al.

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY

The heart and pulmonary arterial hypertension in systemic sclerosis

Els VandecasteeleMichel De PauwGuy BrusselleSaskia DecumanYves PietteFilip De KeyserVanessa Smith

A1 Journal Article in ACTA CLINICA BELGICA

2015

Six-minute walk test in systemic sclerosis : systematic review and meta-analysis

Els VandecasteeleMichel De PauwFilip De KeyserSaskia DecumanEllen DeschepperYVES PIETTEGuy BrusselleVanessa Smith

2013

Reperfusion therapy and mortality in octogenarian STEMI patients: results from the Belgian STEMI registry

Els VandecasteeleMarc De BuyzereSofie GevaertAntoine de MeesterCarl ConvensPhilippe DuboisJean BolandPeter SinnaeveHerbert De RaedtPascal Vranckx et al.

A1 Journal Article in CLINICAL RESEARCH IN CARDIOLOGY

2011

Acute and critically ill peripartum cardiomyopathy and 'bridge to' therapeutic options : a single center experience with intra-aortic balloon pump, extra corporeal membrane oxygenation and continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices

Sofie GevaertYves Van BelleghemStefaan BouchezIngrid HerckFilip De SomerYasmina De BlockFiona TrompEls VandecasteeleFLOOR MARTENSMichel De Pauw

A1 Journal Article in CRITICAL CARE

STEMI and octogenarians: gender specific predictors of mortality and gender differences in reperfusion: results from the Belgian STEMI registry

Els VandecasteeleMarc De BuyzereSofie GevaertAntoine De MeesterPatrick EvrardJean BolandHerbert De RaedtPatrick CoussementPhilippe DuboisMarc Claeys

2010

Antimicrobial prophylaxis in liver transplant patients: a multicenter survey endorsed by the European Liver and Intestine Transplant Association

Els VandecasteeleJan De WaeleDominique VandijckStijn BlotDirk VogelaersXavier RogiersHans Van VlierbergheJohan DecruyenaereEric Hoste

A1 Journal Article in TRANSPLANT INTERNATIONAL

Mechanical support in severe peripartum cardiomyopathy, a single center case series

S GevaertFiona TrompEls VandecasteeleFilip De SomerYves Van BelleghemStefaan BouchezF MartensIngrid HerckMichel De Pauw

STEMI and octogenarians: influence of age and gender on mortality and reperfusion: results from the Belgium STEMI registry

Els VandecasteeleMarc De BuyzereSofie GevaertAntoine De MeesterCarl ConvensJean BolandHerbert De RaedtPatrick CoussementPhilippe DuboisMarc Claeys

2009

Iodine toxicity as a cause of total atrioventricular block in burn patients

Kirsten ColpaertFiona TrompEls VandecasteeleAnnemieke DhondtJan De WaeleEric HosteJohan DecruyenaereStan Monstrey

Total atrioventricular block in burn unit patients: a matter of iodine toxicity

Fiona TrompEric HosteKirsten ColpaertSofie GevaertEls VandecasteeleAlain VerstraeteAnnemieke DhondtStan MonstreyJohan DecruyenaereJo Dewaele

2008

Antimicrobial prophylaxis in liver transplant patients: a multicenter survey supported by elita

Els VandecasteeleJan De WaeleStijn BlotDominique VandijckDirk VogelaersXavier RogiersM BourgeoisJohan DecruyenaereEric Hoste

Een influenza A-infectie met atypische presentatie

Els VandecasteeleDaniel DevosJohan De Sutter

A2 Journal Article in TIJDSCHRIFT VOOR GENEESKUNDE

European multicenter survey on antibiotic prophylaxis in liver transplant patients

Els VandecasteeleJan De WaeleStijn BlotDirk VogelaersXavier RogiersDominique VandijckMarc BourgeoisJohan DecruyenaereEric Hoste

MULTICENTER SURVEY ON ANTIFUNGAL AND CYTOMEGALOVIRUS PROPHYLAXIS IN LIVER TRANSPLANT PATIENTS. STUDY SUPPORTED BY ELITA

Els VandecasteeleJan De WaeleStijn BlotDirk VogelaersXavier RogiersDominique VandijckM. BourgeoisJohan DecruyenaereEric Hoste

2007

Severe infection, sepsis and acute kidney injury

Dominique VandijckEmmelie ReynvoetStijn BlotEls VandecasteeleEric Hoste

A1 Journal Article in ACTA CLINICA BELGICA