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Jaap W. Deckers
Researcher at Erasmus University Rotterdam
Publications - 273
Citations - 39450
Jaap W. Deckers is an academic researcher from Erasmus University Rotterdam. The author has contributed to research in topics: Myocardial infarction & Heart failure. The author has an hindex of 68, co-authored 268 publications receiving 37766 citations. Previous affiliations of Jaap W. Deckers include European Society of Cardiology & Hannover Medical School.
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Smoking cessation in European patients with coronary heart disease. Results from the EUROASPIRE IV survey: A registry from the European Society of Cardiology.
Marjolein Snaterse,Jaap W. Deckers,Mattie J. Lenzen,Harald T. Jørstad,Dirk De Bacquer,R. J. G. Peters,C Jennings,Kornelia Kotseva,Kornelia Kotseva,W.J.M. Scholte op Reimer +9 more
TL;DR: It was found that successful quitters reported more actions to make healthy lifestyle changes, including participating in a cardiac rehabilitation programme, as compared with persistent smokers.
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Characteristics of conditioned and sedentary men with acute coronary syndromes.
Renzo Ciampricotti,Jaap W. Deckers,Rob Taverne,Mamdouh I.H. El Gamal,Lucia Relik-van Wely,Jan Pool +5 more
TL;DR: It is suggested that regular strenuous exercise can reduce coronary artery disease and shows a common pathogenesis for acute coronary syndromes related and unrelated to sport.
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The challenge of acute coronary syndromes.
TL;DR: The term ACS encompasses a spectrum of patients who present with chest discomfort or other symptoms caused by myocardial ischaemia, and the value of reperfusion therapy with coronary occlusion (evolving infarction) by thrombolytic therapy or direct angioplasty has been well established.
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Statin prescription in men and women at cardiovascular risk: to whom and when?
Jasper J. Brugts,Jaap W. Deckers +1 more
TL;DR: The use of statins in low-risk patients without CVD remains a matter of intense debate, even following the latest findings from the JUPITER, and the overall absolute risk reductions and cost-effectiveness of long-term statin prescription should be kept in mind.
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Distribution of echocardiographic parameters and their associations with cardiovascular risk factors in the Rotterdam Study
Isabella Kardys,Jaap W. Deckers,Bruno H. Stricker,Wim B. Vletter,Albert Hofman,Jacqueline C.M. Witteman +5 more
TL;DR: In this article, the distribution of structural, systolic and diastolic echocardiographic parameters and their associations with cardiovascular risk factors in the Rotterdam Study, a population-based cohort study in men and women aged ≥55 years.