Determinants of adherence to antiretroviral therapy among HIV-positive adults in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review

T Heestermans, JL Browne, SC Aitken, SC Vervoort… - BMJ global …, 2016 - gh.bmj.com
Objective The rapid scale up of antiretroviral treatment (ART) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)
has resulted in an increased focus on patient adherence. Non-adherence can lead to drug-…

Prehospital initiation of tirofiban in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction undergoing primary angioplasty (On-TIME 2): a multicentre, double-blind …

AWJ Van't Hof, J Ten Berg, T Heestermans, T Dill… - The Lancet, 2008 - thelancet.com
Background The most effective magnitude and timing of antiplatelet therapy is important in
patients with acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). We investigated whether the …

OCT or angiography guidance for PCI in complex bifurcation lesions

…, OA Kajander, T Heestermans… - … England Journal of …, 2023 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Imaging-guided percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is associated with
better clinical outcomes than angiography-guided PCI. Whether routine optical coherence …

[HTML][HTML] Coronary angiography after cardiac arrest without ST-segment elevation

…, B van den Bogaard, TACM Heestermans… - … England Journal of …, 2019 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Ischemic heart disease is a major cause of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. The
role of immediate coronary angiography and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in the …

Clopidogrel versus ticagrelor or prasugrel in patients aged 70 years or older with non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome (POPular AGE): the randomised, open …

…, T Bergmeijer, E de Vrey, T Heestermans… - The Lancet, 2020 - thelancet.com
Background Current guidelines recommend potent platelet inhibition with ticagrelor or
prasugrel in patients after an acute coronary syndrome. However, data about optimal platelet …

Effects of the high-density lipoprotein mimetic agent CER-001 on coronary atherosclerosis in patients with acute coronary syndromes: a randomized trial

…, H Gum, T Haldis, T Heestermans… - European heart …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Aim High-density lipoproteins (HDLs) have several potentially protective vascular effects.
Most clinical studies of therapies targeting HDL have failed to show benefits vs. placebo. …

Optical coherence tomography findings in patients with coronary stent thrombosis: a report of the PRESTIGE Consortium (Prevention of Late Stent Thrombosis by an …

…, FJ Neumann, AH Goodall, T Heestermans… - Circulation, 2017 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: Stent thrombosis (ST) is a serious complication following coronary stenting.
Intravascular optical coherence tomography (OCT) may provide insights into mechanistic …

Effect of early, pre-hospital initiation of high bolus dose tirofiban in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction on short-and long-term clinical outcome

…, AWJ van't Hof, T Dill, T Heestermans… - Journal of the American …, 2010 - jacc.org
Objectives : The purpose of this trial was to study the effect of a high bolus dose (HBD) of
tirofiban on clinical outcome in patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary …

Coronary angiography after cardiac arrest without ST segment elevation: one-year outcomes of the COACT randomized clinical trial

…, B van den Bogaard, TACM Heestermans… - JAMA …, 2020 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Ischemic heart disease is a common cause of cardiac arrest. However,
randomized data on long-term clinical outcomes of immediate coronary angiography and …

Prognostic models for adverse pregnancy outcomes in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review

T Heestermans, B Payne, GA Kayode… - BMJ global …, 2019 - gh.bmj.com
Introduction Ninety-nine per cent of all maternal and neonatal deaths occur in low-income
and middle-income countries (LMIC). Prognostic models can provide standardised risk …