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Maastricht |
University Hospital Maastricht |
Department of Nephrology and Transplantation, University Hospital Maastricht, Netherlands
HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT OF NEPHROLOGY |
Prof Dr K.M.L. Leunissen. |
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HEAD OF TRANSPLANTATION SUB-DEPARTMENT |
Prof Dr J.P. van Hooff. |
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HEAD OF DIALYSIS SUB-DEPARTMENT |
Dr F.M. van der Sande. |
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HEAD OF SUB-DEPARTMENT VASCULAR ACCESS SURGERY |
Dr J.H.M. Tordoir. |
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| CONTACT
INFORMATION |
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| PHONE: | +31-43-3875007 |
| FAX: | +31-43-3875006 |
| FULL POSTAL ADDRESS | University Hospital Maastricht, Department of Internal Medicine and Nephrology, P. Debeijelaan 25, PO Box 5800, 6202AZ Maastricht, Netherlands |
| WEBSITE OF THE UNIT | under construction |
CLINICAL
FACILITIES |
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| NEPHROLOGY BEDS N° | 14. |
| HEMODIALYSIS PATIENTS N° | about 90 patients. |
| PERITONEAL DIALYSIS PATIENTS N° | approx 30 patients. |
| RENAL TRANSPLANTS /YEAR (2005) N° | approx 60. |
RESEARCH INTERESTS
BASIC RESEARCH
RESEARCH PROGRAMMES AND PROJECTS LIST |
• Efficacy and pharmokinetics of new immunosuppressive medication in transplantation |
| • Algorithms for prevention of intradialytic hypotension by feedback systems |
• Pathophysiology of shunt stenosis. |
• Chronic transplant nephropathy |
• Induction of immunotolerance after transplantation |
• Measurement of exchangeable total body sodium concentration |
CLINICAL RESEARCH
RESEARCH PROGRAMMES AND PROJECTS LIST |
• Causes and prevention of intradialytic hypotension |
• Structural cardiovascular changes in patients with chronic renal insufficiency |
• Body composition, physical capacity, and respons of exercise training in dialysis and transplant patients |
• Peritoneal dialysis in patients with heartfailure |
• Peritoneal/Hemodialysis patients: fluid overload, salt retention |
• Techniques to measure fluid overload |
• Hemofiltration and hemodiafiltration: effects on clinical parameters |
Peer Reviewed Publications in International Journals (only English) 2000-2006
Publications List:
2002
| Artz MA, Boots JM, Ligtenberg G, Roodnat JI, Christiaans MH, Hene RJ, Blom HJ, Demacker PN, Hilbrands LB. |
| Randomized conversion from cyclosporine to tacrolimus in renal transplant patients: improved lipid profile and unchanged plasma homocysteine levels. |
| Transplant Proc 2002;34:1793-4 |
| Barth C, Boer W, Garzoni D, Kuenzi T, Ries W, Schaefer R, Schneditz D, Tsobanelis T, van der Sande F, Wojke R, Schilling H, Passlick-Deetjen J. |
| Characteristics of hypotension-prone haemodialysis patients: is there a critical relative blood volume? |
| Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2003;18(7):1353-60. |
| Beerenhout C, Bekers O, Kooman JP, van der Sande FM. |
| A comparison between the soluble transferrin receptor, transferrin saturation and serum ferritin as markers of iron state in hemodialysis patients. |
| Nephrol 2002;92:32-5. |
| Beerenhout CH, Kooman JP, Luik AJ, Jeukens-Mertens SG, van der Sande FM, Leunissen KM. |
| Optimizing renal replacement therapy-a case for online filtration therapies? |
| Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation 2002;17 (12): 2065–70. |
| Boots JMM, van Duijnhoven EM, Christiaans MHL, Wolffenbuttel BHR, van Hooff JP. |
| Glucose metabolism in renal transplant recipients on tacrolimus: the effect of steroid withdrawal and tacrolimus trough level reduction. |
J Am Soc Nephrology 2002;13:221-227. |
| Boots JMM, Ham van den ECH, Christiaans MHL, Hooff van JP. |
| Risk of adrenal insufficiency with steroid maintenance therapy in renal transplantation. |
| Transplant Proc 2002;34:1696-7. |
| Boots JMM, Duijnhoven EM van, Christiaans MHL, Suylen RJ van, Hooff JP van. |
| Early steroid withdrawal in renal transplant recipients with tacrolimus dual therapy: a pilot study. |
Transplant Proc 2002;34 (5):1698-9. |
| Boots JMM, van Duijnhoven EM, Christiaans MHL, van Suylen RJ, van Hooff JP. |
| Early steroid withdrawal in renal transplant recipients with tacrolimus dual therapy: a pilot study. |
| Transplantation 2002;74 (12):1703-1709. |
| Boots JM, Christiaans MH, Undre NA, van Hooff JP. |
| Pretransplant pharmacokinetics: does it predict the dose of tacrolimus after renal transplantation? |
Transplant Proc 2002; 34:3171-2. |
| Dammers R, Tordoir JH, Welten RJ, Kitslaar PJ, Hoeks AP. |
| The effect of chronic flow changes on brachial artery diameter and shear stress in arteriovenous fistulas for hemodialysis. |
Int J Artif Organs. 2002; 25:124-8. |
| Dammers R, Tordoir J, Hameleers J, Kitslaar P, Hoeks A. |
| Brachial artery shear stress is independent of gender or age and does not modify vessel wall mechanical properties. |
| Ultrasound Med Biol. 2002; 28:1015. |
| Dammers R, Stifft F, Tordoir JH, Hameleers JM, Hoeks AP, Kitslaar PJ. |
| Shear stress depends on vascular territory in healthy subjects: comparison between common carotid and brachial artery. |
| J Appl Physiol. 2002 Oct 4 |
| Duijnhoven van EM, Christiaans MHL, Boots JMM, Nieman FHM, Wolffenbuttel BHR, van Hooff JP. |
| Glucose metabolism in the first 3 years after renal transplantation in patients on tacrolimus versus cyclosporine-based immunosuppression. |
| J Am Soc Nephrology 2002;13:213-20. |
| Duijnhoven van EM, Christiaans MHL, Boots JMM, van Hooff JP. |
| Evidence that fasting does not significantly affect trough levels of tacrolimus in stable renal transplant recipients. |
| Transpl Proc 2002;34 (5):1723-5. |
| Duijnhoven van EM, Christiaans MHL, Boots JMM, Goossens VJ, Undre NA, van Hooff JP. |
| A late episode of posttransplant diabetes mellitus during active hepatitis C infection in a renal allograft recipient using tacrolimus. |
Am J Kidney Dis 2002;40(1): 195-201. |
| Gelens M, Luik AJ, Kleffens M, van der Sande FM, Kooman JP. |
| A dialysate sodium concentration of 140 mmol/l may lead to net diffusive sodium gain. |
Blood Purif 2002;20(2):190. |
| De Haan MW, Kroon AA, Flobbe K, Kessels AG, Tordoir JH, Van Engelshoven JM, De Leeuw PW. |
| Renovascular disease in patients with hypertension: detection with duplex ultrasound. |
| J Hum Hypertens 2002; 16: 501-7. |
| Ham van den ECH, J.P. Kooman JP, Hooff van JP. |
| Nutritional considerations in renal transplant patients. |
Blood Purif 2002;20(2):139-44. |
| Hooff van JP, Squifflet JP, Wlodarczyk Z, Vanrenterghem Y, Paczek L. |
| A prospective randomized multicenter study of tacrolimus in combination with sirolimus in renal-transplant recipients. |
| Transplantation. 2003;75(12):1934-9. |
| Hooff van JP, Squifflet JP, Vanrenterghem Y. |
| Benelux experience with a combination of tacrolimus and mycophenolate mofetil: 4-year results. |
Transplant Proc 2002;34(5):1591-3. |
| Konings CJ, Dammers R, Rensma PL, Kooman JP, Hoeks AP, Kornet L, Gladziwa E, van der Sande FM, Leunissen KM. |
| Arterial wall properties in patients with renal failure. |
| Am J. Kidney Dis. 2002:39 (6) |
| Konings CJ, Kooman JP, Schonck M, Dammers R, Cheriex E, Palmans Meulemans A.P, Hoeks AP, van Kreel B, Gladziwa, van der Sande FM, Leunissen KM. |
| Fluid status, blood pressure, and cardiovasculair abnormalities in patients on peritoneal dialysis. |
| Peritoneal Dialysis International 2002;22 (4):477–87. |
| Konings CJAM, Kooman JP, Schonck M, Cox-Reijven Pl, van Kreel B, Gladziwa U, Wirtz J, Gerlag PG, Hoorntje SJ, Wolters J, Heidendal GAK, van der Sande FM, Leunissen KML. |
| Assessment of fluid state in peritoneal dialysis patients. |
Perit Dial Int 2002;22(6): 683-92. |
| Konings CJ, Dammers R, Rensma PL, Kooman JP, Hoeks AP, Kornet L, Gladziwa U, van der Sande FM, Leunissen KM. |
| Arterial wall properties in patients with renal failure. |
| Am J Kidney Dis 2002;39(6):1206-12. |
| Kooman JP, van der Sande FM, Leunissen KM. |
| Predidultion haemofiltration. |
Nephrol Dial Transplant 2002;17(1):171-2 |
| Kooman JP, van Bommel EF, van der Sande FM, Leunissen KM. |
| Acute renal replacement therapy in the intensive care unit |
| Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 2001;145(48):2317-21. |
| Lemson S, Tordoir JH, Ezzahiri R, Leunissen KM, Kitslaar PG, Hoeks AP. |
| Hemodynamics of venous cuff in resposition in prosthetic arteriovenous fistulas for hemodialysis. |
| Blood Purif 2002;29 (6):557-62. |
| Moons P, Vanrenterghem Y, van Hooff JP, Squifflet JP, Margodt D, Mullens M, Thevissen I, De Geest S |
| Steroids may compromise quality of life of renal transplant recipients on a tacrolimus-based regimen. |
| Transplant Proc 2002;34:1691-2. |
| Moret K, Hassell D, Kooman JP, van der Sande F, Gerlag PG, van den Wall Bake AW, van de Boogaart J, Leunissen KM. |
| Ionic mass balance and blood volume preservation during a high, standard and individualized dialysate sodium concentration. Nephrol. |
| Dial. Transplant 2002;17:1463-9. |
| Samijo SK, Barkhuysen R, Willigers JM, Leunissen KM, Ledoux LA, Kitslaar PJ, Hoeks AP. |
| Wall shear stress assessment in the common carotid artery of end-stage renal failure patients. |
| Nephron 2002;92(3):557-63. |
| Sande van der FM, Kooman JP, Leunissen KM. |
| Blood temperature monitor: a novel tool in the management of dialysis –induced hypotension. |
Contrib Nephrol 2002;137:245–53. |
| Squifflet JP, Vanrenterghem Y, van Hooff JP, Salmela K, Rigotti P. |
| European Tacrolimus/MMF Transplantation Study Group. Safe withdrawal of corticosteroids or mycophenolate mofetil: results of a large, prospective, multicenter, randomized study. |
| Transplant Proc 2002;34:1584-6 |
| Stolk LM, van Duijnhoven EM, Christiaans MHL, van Hooff JP. |
| Evaluation of prediction of tacrolimus area under the curve by trough concentrations. |
Br J Clin Pharmacol 2002;53 (5):55P |
| Stolk LM, Van Duijnhoven EM, Christiaans MH, van Hooff JP. |
| Trough levels of tacrolimus. |
| Ther Drug Monit 2002;24:573 |
| Tordoir JH, Rooyens P, Dammers R, van der Sande FM, de Haan M, Yo TI. |
| Prospective evaluation of failure modes in autogenous radiocephalic wrist access for haemodialysis |
| Nephrol Dial Transplant 2003;18(2):378-83. |
| Vainas T, Kurvers HA, Mess WH, de Graaf R, Ezzahiri R, Tordoir JH, Schurink GW, Bruggeman CA, Kitslaar PJ. |
| Chlamydia pneumoniae serology is associated with thrombosis-related but not with plaque-related microembolization during carotid endarterectomy. |
Stroke 2002; 33:1249-54 |
| Wolkotte C, Hassell DR, Moret K, Gerlag PG, van den Wall Bake AW, van der Sande FM, Kooman JP. |
| Blood volume control by biofeedback and dialysis-induced symptomatology. A short-term clinical study. |
| Nephron 2002;92(3):605-9. |
2003 |
| Artz MA, Boots JM, Ligtenberg G, Roodnat JI, Christiaans MH, Vos PF, Blom HJ, Sweep FC, Demacker PN, Hilbrands |
| Improved cardiovascular risk profile and renal function in renal transplant patients after randomized conversion from cyclosporine to tacrolimus. |
| J Am Soc Nephrol 2003;14:1880-8. |
| Barth C, Boer W, Garzoni D, Kuenzi T, Ries W, Schaefer R, Schneditz D, Tsobanelis T, van der Sande F, Wojke R, Schilling H, Passlick-Deetjen J. |
| Characteristics of hypotension-prone haemodialysis patients: is there a critical relative blood volume? |
Nephrol Dial Transplant 2003;18:1353-60. |
| Beerenhout C, Kooman JP, Claessens P, Van Der Sande FM, Leunissen KM. |
| Thermal effects of different dialysis techniques and blood pump speeds: an in vitro study. |
| J Nephrol 2003;16:552-7. |
| Beerenhout CM, Kooman JP, Hacking C, van der Sande FM, Leunissen KML. |
| Creactive protein levels in dialysis patients are highly variable and strongly linked to co-morbidity. |
| Nephrol Dial Transpl 2003;18:221 |
| Beerenhout CM, Konings CJ, Dammers R, Rensma PL, Hoeks AP, Gladziwa U, Nieman FH, van der Sande FM, Leunissen KM, Kooman JP. |
| Determinants of arterial distensibility in patients with renal failure. |
| Nephron Physiol 2003;95:43-8. |
| Bijnens AP, Gils A, Jutten B, Faber BC, Heeneman S, Kitslaar PJ, Tordoir JH, de Vries CJ, Kroon AA, Daemen MJ, Cleutjens KB. |
| Vasculin, a novel vascular protein differentially expressed in human atherogenesis. |
Blood 2003; 102: 2803-10. |
| Dammers R, de Haan MW, Planken NR, van der Sande FM, Tordoir JH. |
| Central vein obstruction in hemodialysis patients: results of radiological and surgical intervention. |
Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2003;26:317-21. |
| Dammers R, Tordoir JH. |
| Regarding "New method to create a vascular arteriovenous fistula in the arm with an endoscopic technique". |
| J Vasc Surg 2003; 37: 1343-4. |
| Diris JH, Hackeng CM, Kooman JP, Pinto YM, Hermens WT, van Dieijen-Visser MP. |
| Impaired renal clearance explains elevated troponin T fragments in hemodialysis patients. |
Circulation. 2004;109:23-5. |
| Duijnhoven van EM, Boots JM, Christiaans MH, Stolk LM, Undre NA, van Hooff JP. |
| Increase in tacrolimus trough levels after steroid withdrawal. |
Transpl Int 2003;16:721-5. |
| Duijnhoven van EM, Christiaans MHL, Boots JMM, Goossens VJ, Undre NA, van Hooff JP. |
| A late episode of posttransplant diabetes mellitus during active hepatitis C infection in a renal allograft recipient using tacrolimus. |
Hepatitis Review Journal 2003:2:7-9 |
| Duijnhoven van EM, Boots JM, Christiaans MH, van Hooff JP. |
| Metabolic aspects of tacrolimus in renal transplantation. Consequences for the choice of an immunosuppressive regimen and for the management of post-transplant diabetes mellitus. |
| Minerva Urol Nefrol 2003;55:33-42. |
| De Graaf R, Dammers R, Vainas T, Hoeks AP, Tordoir JH. |
| Detection of cell-cycle regulators in failed arteriovenous fistulas for haemodialysis. |
Nephrol Dial Transplant 2003;18: 814-8. |
| Ham van den ECH, Kooman JP, Christiaans MH, Nieman FM, van Hooff JP. |
| Weight changes after renal transplantation: a comparison between patients on 5-mg maintenance steroid therapy and those on steroid-free immunosuppressive therapy. |
| Transpl Int 2003;16:300-6. |
| Ham van den ECH, Kooman JP, Christiaans MH, van Hooff JP. |
| Influence of early steroid withdrawal on post-transplant weight gain and bone cell mass. |
Transpl Int 2003;16:82-7. |
| Hooff van JP, Squifflet JP, Wlodarczyk Z, Vanrenterghem Y, Paczek L. |
| A prospective randomized multicenter study of tacrolimus in combination with sirolimus in renal-transplant recipients |
| Transplantation 2003;75:1934-9 |
| Kerkhof van de J, Konings CJ, van Kreel B, van der Sande FM, Leunissen KM, Kooman JP. |
| Bioimpedance analysis and assessment of intracellular water in peritoneal dialysis patients. |
| Perit Dial Int 2003;23:591-3. |
| Konings CJAM, Kooman JP, Schonck M, Cox-Reijven PL, van Kreel B, Gladziwa U, Wirtz J, Gerlag PG, Hoorntje SJ, Wolters J, Heidendal GAK, van der Sande FM, Leunissen KML. |
| Assessment of fluid state in peritoneal dialysis patients. |
| Perit Dial Int 2002;22:683-92. |
| Konings CJAM, Kooman JP, Schonck M, , van Kreel B, Heidendal GAK, van der Sande FM, Leunissen KML. |
| Influence of fluid state on techniques used to assess body composition in peritoneal dialysis patients. |
Perit Dial Int 2003;23:184-90 |
| Konings CJAM, Kooman JP, van der Sande FM, Leunissen KML. |
| Fluid state in peritoneal dialysis patients: what’s new? |
| Perit Dial Int 2003;23:284-90 |
| Konings CJAM, Kooman JP, Schonck M, Gladziwa U, Wirtz J, Gerlag PG, Hoorntje SJ, Wolters J, Heidendal GAK, van der Sande FM, Leunissen KML. |
| Effect of icodextrin on volume state, blood pressure, and echocardiographic parameters: a randomized study. |
Kidney Int 2003;63:1556-63. |
| Konings CJAM, Kooman JP, Schonck M, Struijk DG, Gladziwa U, Hoorntje SJ, van der Sande FM, Krediet RT, Leunissen KML. |
| Fluid status in CAPD patients is related to peritoneal transport and residual renal function: evidence from a longitudinal study. |
Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2003;18:797-803. |
| Kooman JP, van der Sande F, Leunissen K, Locatelli F. |
| Sodium balance in hemodialysis therapy. |
Semin Dial 2003;16:351-5. |
| Leiner T, Tordoir JH, Kessels AG, Nelemans PJ, Schurink GW, Kitslaar PJ, Ho KY, van Engelshoven JM. |
| Comparison of treatment plans for peripheral arterial disease made with multi-station contrast medium-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography and duplex ultrasound scanning |
| J Vasc Surg 2003; 37: 1255-62. |
| Moons P, Vanrenterghem Y, Van Hooff JP, Squifflet JP, Margodt D, Mullens M, Thevissen I, De Geest S. |
| Health-related quality of life and symptom experience in tacrolimus-based regimens after renal transplantation: a multicentre study. |
Transpl Int. 2003;16:653-64. |
| Planken RN, Tordoir JH, Dammers R, de Haan MW, Oei TK, van der Sande FM, van Engelshoven JM, Leiner T. |
| Stenosis detection in forearm hemodialysis arteriovenous fistulae by multiphase contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography: preliminary experience. |
J Magn Reson Imaging 2003;17:54-64. |
| Priester de JA, den Boer JA, Christiaans MH, Kessels AG, Giele EL, Hasman A, van Hooff HP, van Engelshoven JM. |
| Automated quantitative evaluation of diseased and nondiseased renal transplants with MR renography. |
J Magn Reson Imaging. 2003;17:95-103. |
| Rutgers A, Heeringa P, Kooman JP, Sande van der FM, Cohen Tervaert JW. |
| Peripheral blood myeloperoxidase activity increases during hemodialysis. |
Kidney Int 2003;64:760. |
| Sande van der FM, Kooman JP, Ikenroth LJ, Gommers EP, Leunissen KM. |
| A system of quality management in dialysis. |
| Semin Dial. 2003;16:453-7. |
| Scheltinga MR, Poeze M, de Haan MW, Tordoir JH, Kitslaar PJ. |
| Prosthetic femorocrural bypass surgery and adjuvant arteriovenous fistulae. |
| Ann Vasc Surg. 2003; 17: 203-9. |
Smeets E, Kooman JP, van der Sande F, Stobberingh E, Frederik P, Claessens P, Grave W, Schot A, Leunissen KML. |
| Prevention of biofilm in dialysis water treatment systems. |
Kidney Int 2003;63:1574-6. |
| Stifft F, Dammers R, Tordoir J, Hoeks A. |
| Real-time Registration of Flow-Mediated Dilatation for the Assessment of Endothelial Function. |
Ultraschall Med 2003; 24: 34-9. |
| Tordoir JH, Rooyens P, Dammers R, van der Sande FM, de Haan M, Yo TI. |
| Prospective evaluation of failure modes in autogenous radiocephalic wrist access for haemodialysis. |
| Nephrol Dial Transplant 2003;18:378-83. |
| Tordoir JH, Mickley V. |
| European guidelines for vascular access: clinical algorithms on vascular access for haemodialysis. |
EDTNA ERCA J 2003; 29:131-6. |
2004 |
| Artz MA, Boots JM, Ligtenberg G, Roodnat JI, Christiaans MH, Vos PF, Moons P, Borm G, Hilbrands LB. |
| Conversion from cyclosporine to tacrolimus improves quality-of-life indices, renal graft function and cardiovascular risk profile. |
Am J Transplant. 2004;4:937-45. |
| Beerenhout C, Dejagere T, van der Sande FM, Bekers O, Leunissen KM, Kooman JP. |
| Haemodynamics and electrolyte balance: a comparison between on-line pre-dilution haemofiltration and haemodialysis |
| Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2004;19:2354-9. |
| Beerenhout CH, Noris M, Kooman JP, Porrati F, Binda E, Morigi M, Bekers O, van der Sande FM, Todeschini M, Macconi D, Leunissen KM, Remuzzi G. |
| Nitric oxide synthetic capacity in relation to dialysate temperature. |
| Blood Purif. 2004;22:203-9. |
| Boots JM, Christiaans MH, van Hooff JP. |
| Effect of immunosuppressive agents on long-term survival of renal transplant recipients: focus on the cardiovascular risk. |
Drugs. 2004;64:2047-73. |
| Diris JH, Hackeng CM, Kooman JP, Pinto YM, Hermens WT, van Dieijen-Visser MP. |
| Impaired renal clearance explains elevated troponin T fragments in hemodialysis patients. |
Circulation. 2004;109:23-5. |
| Hackeng CM, Beerenhout CM, Hermans M, Van der Kuy PH, Van der Dussen H, Van Dieijen-Visser MP, Hamulyak K, Van der Sande FM, Leunissen KM, Kooman JP. |
| The relationship between reticulocyte hemoglobin content with C-reactive protein and conventional iron parameters in dialysis patients. |
| J Nephrol. 2004;17:107-11. |
| Hooff van JP, Christiaans MH, van Duijnhoven EM. |
| Evaluating mechanisms of post-transplant diabetes mellitus. |
| Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2004 Dec;19 Suppl 6:vi8-vi12. |
| Kerkhof van de J, Hermans M, Beerenhout C, Konings C, van der Sande FM, Kooman JP. |
| Reference values for multifrequency bioimpedance analysis in dialysis patients. |
| Blood Purif. 2004;22:301-6. |
| Kerkhof van de J, Schalkwijk CG, Konings CJ, Cheriex EC, van der Sande FM, Scheffer PG, ter Wee PM, Leunissen KM, Kooman JP. |
| Nepsilon-(carboxymethyl)lysine, Nepsilon-(carboxyethyl)lysine and vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) in relation to peritoneal glucose prescription and residual renal function; a study in peritoneal dialysis patients. |
Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2004;19:910-6. |
| Konings CJ, Hermans M, Kooman JP, Meinders JM, Hoeks AP, van der Sande FM, Leunissen KM. |
| Arterial stiffness and renal replacement therapy. |
Perit Dial Int. 2004;24:318-22. |
| Kooman JP, van der Sande FM, Leunissen KM |
| Sodium, blood pressure and cardiovascular pathology: is it all volaemia? |
Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2004;19:1046-9. |
| Kooman JP, van der Sande FM, Leunissen KM. |
| Role of sodium and volume in the pathogenesis of hypertension in dialysis patients. Reflections on pathophysiological mechanisms. |
| Blood Purif. 2004;22:55-9. |
| Leiner T, Kessels AG, Schurink GW, Kitslaar PJ, de Haan MW, Tordoir JH, van Engelshoven JM. |
| Comparison of contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography and digital subtraction angiography in patients with chronic critical ischemia and tissue loss. |
| Invest Radiol. 2004; 39:435-44. |
| Locatelli F, Covic A, Chazot C, Leunissen K, Luno J, Yaqoob M. |
| Optimal composition of the dialysate, with emphasis on its influence on blood pressure. |
| Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2004;19:785-96. |
| Locatelli F, Covic A, Chazot C, Leunissen K, Luno J, Yaqoob M; Accorde Programme. |
| Hypertension and cardiovascular risk assessment in dialysis patients. |
| Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2004;19:1058-68. |
| Meulen ter CG, van Riemsdijk I, Hene RJ, Christiaans MH, Borm GF, Corstens FH, van Gelder T, Hilbrands LB, Weimar W, Hoitsma AJ. |
| No important influence of limited steroid exposure on bone mass during the first year after renal transplantation: a prospective, randomized, multicenter study. |
Transplantation. 2004;78:101-6. |
| Meulen ter CG, van Riemsdijk I, Hene RJ, Christiaans MH, Borm GF, van Gelder T, Hilbrands LB, Weimar W, Hoitsma AJ. |
| Steroid-withdrawal at 3 days after renal transplantation with anti-IL-2 receptor alpha therapy: a prospective, randomized, multicenter study. |
| Am J Transplant. 2004;4:803-10. |
| Moret VK, Kooman J, Gerlag PG, van der Sande FM, van den Wall Bake AW. |
| Is there also a critical BV for minor intra-dialytic complaints? |
Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2004;19:750. |
| Rooijens PP, Tordoir JH, Stijnen T, Burgmans JP, Smet de AA, Yo TI. |
| Radiocephalic wrist arteriovenous fistula for hemodialysis: meta-analysis indicates a high primary failure rate. |
| Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2004; 28: 583-9. |
| Sande van der FM, Hermans MM, Leunissen KM, Kooman JP. |
| Noncardiac consequences of hypertension in hemodialysis patients. |
| Semin Dial. 2004;17:304-6. |
| Tordoir JH, Dammers R, van der Sande FM. |
| Upper extremity ischemia and hemodialysis vascular access. |
Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2004;27:1-5. |
| Vanrenterghem Y, van Hooff JP, Klinger M, Wlodarczyk Z, Squifflet JP, Mourad G, Neuhaus P, Jurewicz A, Rostaing L, Charpentier B, Paczek L, Kreis H, Chang R, Paul LC, Grinyo JM. |
| Short C. The effects of FK778 in combination with tacrolimus and steroids: a phase II multicenter study in renal transplant patients. |
Transplantation. 2004;78:9-14. |
| Verkoeijen PP, Rikers RM, Schmidt HG, van de Wiel MW, Kooman JP. |
| Case representation by medical experts, intermediates and novices for laboratory data presented with or without a clinical context. |
Med Educ. 2004;38:617-27. |
| Van Tricht I, De Wachter D, Tordoir J, Verdonck P. |
| Hemodynamics in a compliant hydraulic in vitro model of straight versus tapered PTFE arteriovenous graft. |
J Surg Res 2004; 116: 297-304. |
| Van Tricht I, De Wachter D, Vanhercke D, Tordoir J, Verdonck P. |
| Assessment of stenosis in vascular access grafts. |
| Artif Organs. 2004; 28: 617-22. |
2005 |
| Beerenhout CH, Luik AJ, Jeuken-Mertens SG, Bekers O, Menheere P, Hover L, Klaassen L, van der Sande FM, Cheriex EC, Meert N, Leunissen KM, Kooman JP. |
| Pre-dilution on-line haemofiltration vs low-flux haemodialysis: a randomized prospective study. |
Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2005;20:1155-1163. |
| Dammers R, Hoeks AP, Tordoir JH, Welten RJ, Hamulyak K, Kooman JP, Kitslaar PJ. |
| Endothelin-1 levels and conduit artery mechanical properties in end-stage renal disease. |
Blood Purif. 2005;23:190-195. CARIM IF 1.789 |
| Dammers R, Tordoir JH, Kooman JP, Welten RJ, Hameleers JM, Kitslaar PJ, Hoeks AP. |
| The effect of flow changes on the arterial system proximal to an arteriovenous fistula for hemodialysis. |
Ultrasound Med Biol. 2005;31:1327-1333. |
| Gelens MA, Christiaans MH, v Hooff JP. |
| Do blood pressure and arterial wall properties change after conversion from cyclosporine to tacrolimus? |
Transplant Proc. 2005;37:1900-1901. |
| Ham van den EC, Kooman JP, Schols AM, Nieman FH, Does JD, Franssen FM, Akkermans MA, Janssen PP, van Hooff JP |
| Similarities in skeletal muscle strength and exercise capacity between renal transplant and hemodialysis patients. |
Am J Transplant. 2005;5:1957-1965. |
| Hooff van JP, Christiaans MH, van Duijnhoven EM. |
| Tacrolimus and posttransplant diabetes mellitus in renal transplantation. |
Transplantation. 2005;79:1465-1469. |
| Keuter XH, van der Sande FM, Kessels AG, de Haan MW, Hoeks AP, Tordoir JH. |
| Excellent performance of one-stage brachial-basilic arteriovenous fistula. |
Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2005;20:2168-2171. |
| Konings CJ, Schalkwijk CG, van der Sande FM, Leunissen KM, Kooman JP. |
| Influence of icodextrin on plasma and dialysate levels of N(epsilon)-(carboxymethyl)lysine and N(epsilon)-(carboxyethyl)lysine. |
Perit Dial Int. 2005;25:591-595. |
| Konings CJ, Kooman JP, Gladziwa U, van der Sande FM, Leunissen KM. |
| A decline in residual glomerular filtration during the use of icodextrin may be due to underhydration. |
| Kidney Int. 2005;67:1190-1191. |
| Leiner T, Kessels AG, Nelemans PJ, Vasbinder GB, de Haan MW, Kitslaar PE, Ho KY, Tordoir JH, van Engelshoven JM. |
| Peripheral arterial disease: comparison of color duplex US and contrast-enhanced MR angiography for diagnosis. |
Radiology. 2005; 235: 699-708. |
| Moret K, Aalten J, van den Wall Bake W, Gerlag P, Beerenhout C, van der Sande F, Leunissen K, Kooman J. |
| The effect of sodium profiling and feedback technologies on plasma conductivity and ionic mass balance: a study in hypotension-prone dialysis patients. |
| Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2006;21:138-44. |
| Planken RN, Keuter XH, Hoeks AP, Kooman JP, van der Sande FM, Kessels AG, Leiner T, Tordoir JH. |
| Diameter measurements of the forearm cephalic vein prior to vascular access creation in end-stage renal disease patients: graduated pressure cuff versus tourniquet vessel dilatation. |
Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2005;21:802-806. |
| Renkens JJ, Rouflart MM, Christiaans MH, van den Berg-Loonen EM, van Hooff JP, van Heurn LW. |
| Outcome of nonheart-beating donor kidneys with prolonged delayed graft function after transplantation. |
| Am J Transplant. 2005;5:2704-2709. |
| Reubsaet A, Brug J, Nijkamp MD, Candel MJ, van Hooff JP, van den Borne HW. |
| The impact of an organ donation registration information program for high school students in the Netherlands. |
Soc Sci Med. 2005;60:1479-1486. |
| Rooijens PP, Burgmans JP, Yo TI, Hop WC, de Smet AA, van den Dorpel MA, Fritschy WM, de Groot HG, Burger H, Tordoir JH. |
| Autogenous radial-cephalic or prosthetic brachial-antecubital forearm loop AVF in patients with compromised vessels? A randomized, multicenter study of the patency of primary hemodialysis access. |
J Vasc Surg. 2005; 42:481-6; discussions 487. |
| Sande van der FM, Rosales LM, Brener Z, Kooman JP, Kuhlmann M, Handelman G, Greenwood RN, Carter M, Schneditz D, Leunissen KM, Levin NW. |
| Effect of ultrafiltration on thermal variables, skin temperature, skin blood flow, and energy expenditure during ultrapure hemodialysis. |
| J Am Soc Nephrol. 2005;16:1824-1831. |
| Sande van der FM, Kooman JP, Leunissen KM. |
| Reverse epidemiology of blood pressure in dialysis patients: implications for treatment? |
Neth J Med. 2005;63:373-375. |
| Vainas T, Stassen FR, Schurink GW, Tordoir JH, Welten RJ, van den Akker LH, Kurvers HA, Bruggeman CA, Kitslaar PJ. |
| Secondary prevention of atherosclerosis through chlamydia pneumoniae eradication (SPACE Trial): a randomised clinical trial in patients with peripheral arterial disease. |
Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2005; 29: 403-11. |
| Van Tricht I, De Wachter D, Tordoir J, Vanhercke D, Verdonck P. |
| Experimental analysis of the hemodynamics in punctured vascular access grafts. |
ASAIO J. 2005; 51: 352-9. |
| Van Tricht I, De Wachter D, Tordoir J, Verdonck P. |
| Hemodynamics and complications encountered with arteriovenous fistulas and grafts as vascular access for hemodialysis: a review. |
| Ann Biomed Eng. 2005; 33:1142-57. |
| Wijnen E, Keuter XH, Planken NR, van der Sande FM, Tordoir JH, Leunissen KM, Kooman JP. |
| The relation between vascular access flow and different types of vascular access with systemic hemodynamics in hemodialysis patients. |
Artif Organs. 2005;29:960-964. |
2006 |
| Aalten J, Christiaans MH, de Fijter H, Hene R, Homan van der Heijde J, Roodnat J, Surachno J, Hoitsma A. |
| The influence of obesity on short- and long-term graft and patient survival after renal transplantation. |
| Transpl Int. 2006; 19: 901-7. |
| Christiaans MH, van Hooff JP. |
| Plasmapheresis and RATG-induced serum sickness. |
| Transplantation. 2006; 81: 296. |
| Cnossen TT, Konings CJ, Kooman JP, Lindholm B. |
| Peritoneal sclerosis-aetiology, diagnosis, treatment and prevention. |
Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2006; 21 Suppl 2: ii38-41. |
| Cnossen N, Kooman JP, Konings CJ, van Dantzig JM, van der Sande FM, Leunissen K. |
| Peritoneal dialysis in patients with congestive heart failure |
Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2006; 21 Suppl 2: ii63-6. |
| Denhaerynck K, Desmyttere A, Dobbels F, Moons P, Young J, Siegal B, Greenstein S, Steiger J, Vanrenterghem Y, Squifflet JP, van Hooff JP, De Geest S. |
| Nonadherence with immunosuppressive drugs: U.S. compared with European kidney transplant recipients. |
Prog Transplant. 2006; 16: 206-14. |
| Hermans MM, Brandenburg V, Ketteler M, Kooman JP, van der Sande FM, Gladziwa U, Rensma PL, Bartelet K, Konings CJ, Hoeks AP, Floege J, Leunissen KM. |
| Study on the relationship of serum fetuin-A concentration with aortic stiffness in patients on dialysis. |
Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2006; 21:1293-9. |
| Keuter XH, Planken RN, van der Sande FM, Tordoir JH. |
| Brachial artery thrombosis due to haemodialysis arteriovenous fistula. |
Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2006; 21: 829-30. |
| Kooman JP, van der Sande FM, Beerenhout CM, Leunissen KM. |
| On-line filtration therapies: emerging horizons. |
| Blood Purif. 2006;24:159-162. |
| Kooman JP, van der Sande F, Leunissen K, Shaldon S. |
| From isolated ultrafiltration to blood-temperature-controlled feedback: an odyssey started by Jonas Bergstrom. |
| Blood Purif. 2006; 24: 218-21. |
| Kooman JP, Cnossen N, Konings CJ, van der Sande FM, Leunissen KM. |
| Is there a competition between urine volume and peritoneal ultrafiltration in peritoneal dialysis patients? |
Contrib Nephrol. 2006; 150: 111-8 |
| Kooman JP, Schalkwijk CG, Konings CJ. |
| The increase in plasma levels of Nepsilon-(carboxymethyl)lysine during icodextrin treatment of peritoneal dialysis patients is not associated with increased plasma levels of vascular cell adhesion molecule-1. |
Perit Dial Int. 2006; 26: 410-1. |
| Pascual J, van Hooff JP, Salmela K, Lang P, Rigotti P, Budde K. |
| Three-year observational follow-up of a multicenter, randomized trial on tacrolimus-based therapy with withdrawal of steroids or mycophenolate mofetil after renal transplant. |
Transplantation. 2006; 82: 55-61. |
| Planken RN, Keuter XH, Hoeks AP, Kooman JP, van der Sande FM, Kessels AG, Leiner T, Tordoir JH. |
| Diameter measurements of the forearm cephalic vein prior to vascular access creation in end-stage renal disease patients: graduated pressure cuff versus tourniquet vessel dilatation. |
Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2006; 21: 802-6. |
| Planken NR, Leiner T, Tordoir JH. |
| Regarding "Improvement in the visualization of superficial arm veins being evaluated for access and bypass". |
J Vasc Surg. 2006; 43: 645-6 |
| Planken RN, Keuter XH, Kessels AG, Hoeks AP, Leiner T, Tordoir JH. |
| Forearm cephalic vein cross-sectional area changes at incremental congestion pressures: towards a standardized and reproducible vein mapping protocol. |
J Vasc Surg. 2006; 44:353-8. |
| Snoeijs MG, Schaefer S, Christiaans MH, van Hooff JP, van den Berg-Loonen PM, Peutz-Kootstra CJ, Buurman WA, van Heurn LW. |
| Kidney transplantation using elderly non-heart-beating donors: a single-center experience. |
Am J Transplant. 2006; 6: 1066-71. |
| Tordoir JH, Keuter X, Planken N, de Haan MW, van der Sande FM. |
| Autogenous options in secondary and tertiary access for haemodialysis. |
Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2006; 31: 661-6. |
| Van Hooff JP, Gelens M, Boots JM, van Duijnhoven EM, Dackus J, Christiaans MH. |
| Preservation of renal function and cardiovascular risk factors. |
Transplant Proc. 2006; 38: 1987-91. |
| Van Tricht I, De Wachter D, Tordoir J, Verdonck P. |
| Comparison of the hemodynamics in 6mm and 4-7 mm hemodialysis grafts by means of CFD. |
J Biomech. 2006; 39: 226-36. |
| Van Hoek F, Scheltinga MR, Kouwenberg I, Moret KE, Beerenhout CH, Tordoir JH. |
| Steal in Hemodialysis Patients Depends on Type of Vascular Access. |
Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2006; [Epub ahead of print] |
| Van de Plas A, Stolk L, Verhoeven MA, Kooman JP, van Mook WN. |
| Successful treatment of acute phenobarbital intoxication by hemodiafiltration. |
Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2006; 44: 93-4. |
| Van der Sande FM, Kooman JP, Leunissen KM. |
| Haemodialysis and thermoregulation. |
| Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2006; 21:1450-1. |
| Van der Sande FM, Kooman JP, Leunissen KM. |
| The predictive value of C-reactive protein in end-stage renal disease: is it clinically significant? |
Blood Purif. 2006; 24: 335-41. |
| Van den Wall Bake AW, Kooman JP, Lange JM, Smit W. |
| Adequacy of peritoneal dialysis and the importance of preserving residual renal function. |
Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2006; 21 Suppl 2:ii34-7. |
| Willems MC, Ernest van Heurn LW, Schurink GW, van der Sande FM, Tordoir JH. |
| Renal allograft failure related to a lower extremity vascular access-a case report. |
Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2006; [Epub ahead of print] |
| Wijnen E, Essers S, van Meijel G, Kooman JP, Tordoir J, Leunissen KM, Van der Sande FM. |
| Comparison between two on-line reversed line position hemodialysis vascular access flow measurement techniques: saline dilution and thermodilution. |
| ASAIO J. 2006; 52: 410-5. |
| Wijnen E, Planken N, Keuter X, Kooman JP, Tordoir JH, de Haan MW, Leunissen KM, van der Sande F. |
| Impact of a quality improvement programme based on vascular access flow monitoring on costs, access occlusion and access failure |
| Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2006; [Epub ahead of print] |
European
Fellows programme
•Fellows from Leuven/China to be trained in dialysis |
•Fellow of the University Hospital Maastricht in Ospedale Reuniti Bergamo for clinical Nephrology Training |
Collaboration in Research
• G. Remuzzi, Ospedale Reuniti di Bergamo, Italy |
• B. Lindholm, Karolinska Institute Stockholm, Sweden |
• S. Davies, Stoke-on-Trent, UK |
• J. Floege/M. Ketteler, University Hospital Aachen, Germany |
• N. Levin, Renal Research Institute, New York, US |
• D. Schneditz, Institute of Physiology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria |