Improving acute and long-term myocardial infarction care : bridging the gap between science and practice
Liem, S.S.
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Improving Acute and Long-term Myocardial Infarction Care
Su-San Liem
COLOPHON
The studies described in this thesis were performed at the department of Cardiology of the Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
Copyright © Su-San Liem, The Hague, The Netherlands. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced of transmitted, in any form or by any means, without prior permission of the author.
Cover after a painting by Su-San Liem, and ECG by Arie Maan Lay out Optima Grafische Communicatie, Rotterdam
Printed by Optima Grafische Communicatie, Rotterdam
Improving Acute and Long-term Myocardial Infarction Care
PROEFSCHRIFT ter verkrijging van
de graad van Doctor aan de Universiteit Leiden,
op gezag van de Rector Magnificus prof. mr. P.F. van der Heijden, volgens besluit van het College van Promoties
te verdedigen op donderdag 23 april 2009 klokke 13.45 uur
door
Su-San Liem geboren te Tegelen
in 1976
PROMOTIECOMISSIE
Promotores Professor Dr. E.E. van der Wall Professor Dr. M.J. Schalij
Referent Dr. W. Jaarsma (St. Antonius Ziekenhuis, Nieuwegein)
Overige leden Prof. Dr. J.W. Jukema Dr. S.C. Cannegieter
Dr. P.V. Oemrawsingh (Medisch Centrum Haaglanden, Den Haag)
Financial support by the Netherlands Heart Foundation and the Bronovo Research
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1 7
General introduction and outline of the thesis
Chapter 2 27
MISSION!: optimization of acute and chronic care for patients with acute myocardial infarction.
Am Heart J. 2007; 153: 14.e1-11.
Letter to the editor 49
Am Heart J 2007; 153: e33
Response to the letter to the Editor by van de Werf 51 Am Heart J 2007; 153: e35
Chapter 3 55
Optimization of acute and long-term care for patients with an acute myocardial infarction: The Leiden MISSION! project
Submitted for publication
Chapter 4 75
Does left ventricular dyssynchrony immediately after acute myocardial infarction result in left ventricular dilatation?
Heart Rhythm. 2007; 4: 1144-8.
Chapter 5 87
Left ventricular dyssynchrony acutely after myocardial infarction predicts left ventricular remodeling.
J Am Coll Cardiol. 2007; 50: 1532-40.
Chapter 6 107
Sirolimus-eluting stents versus bare-metal stents in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: 9-month angiographic and intravascular ultrasound results and 12-month clinical outcome results from the MISSION! Intervention Study.
J Am Coll Cardiol. 2008; 51: 618-26.
Chapter 7 129 Cardiovascular Risk in Young Apparently Healthy Descendents from Asian
Indian Migrants in the Netherlands: The SHIVA study Accepted Netherlands Heart Journal
Chapter 8
Role of calcified spots detected by intravascular ultrasound in patients with ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction.
147 Am J Cardiol. 2006; 98: 309-13.
Summary, conclusions and future perspectives 157
Samenvatting, conclusies en toekomstperspectieven 167
List of publications 179
Curriculum Vitae 183
