Citation
Brandts, A. (2011, March 10). Cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging techniques in hypertension and diabetes. Retrieved from
https://hdl.handle.net/1887/16582
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Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging Techniques in Hypertension and Diabetes
Anne Brandts
Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging Techniques in Hypertension and Diabetes
Proefschrift
Ter verkrijging van
de graad van Doctor aan de Universiteit Leiden, op gezag van de Rector Magnifi cus Prof. mr. P.F. van der Heijden,
volgens besluit van het college voor Promoties te verdedigen op donderdag 10 maart 2011 klokke 13:45 uur
door
Anne Brandts
Geboren te ’s-Gravenhage in 1981
Co-promotores
Dr. J.J.M. Westenberg Dr. J.T. Tamsma
Overige leden
Prof. Dr. J.W.A. Smit Prof. Dr. F.R. Rosendaal Dr. L.J.M. Kroft
The research described in this thesis was carried out at the departments of Radiology (head:
Prof. Dr. J.L. Bloem) and General Internal Medicine and Endocrinology, Section of Vascular Medicine (head: Prof. Dr. J.W.A. Smit) of de Leiden University Medical Center.
Aan mijn ouders
Contents
Chapter 1. General introduction and outline 9
Chapter 2. The eff ect of hypertension on aortic pulse wave velocity in type-1 diabetes mellitus patients: assessment with MRI
17
submitted
Chapter 3. Associations between vessel wall thickness in the aorta and carotid arteries and aortic pulse wave velocity in patients with hypertension:
assessment with MRI
29
submitted
Chapter 4. Association of aortic arch pulse wave velocity with left ventricular mass and lacunar brain infarcts in hypertensive patients: assessment with MRI
43
Radiology 2009;253:681-688.
Chapter 5. Aortic stiff ness is associated with cardiac function and cerebral small vessel disease in patients with type-1 diabetes mellitus: assessment by MRI
59
Eur Radiol 2010;20:1132-1138.
Chapter 6. Cerebral perfusion and aortic stiff ness are independent predictors of white matter brain atrophy in type-1 diabetes mellitus patients, assessed with magnetic resonance imaging
73
Diabetes Care, accepted
Chapter 7. Right coronary artery fl ow velocity and volume assessment with spiral K-space sampled breathhold velocity-encoded MRI at 3 tesla: accuracy and reproducibility
85
J Magn Reson Imaging 2010;31:1215-1223.
Chapter 8. Quantitative assessment of left ventricular function in humans at 7 T 101 Magn Reson Med 2010;64:1471-1477.
Chapter 9. Diastolic function assessment from three-dimensional three-directional velocity-encoded MRI
115
J Magn Reson Imaging, accepted
