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Luc M. Van Bortel

Researcher at Ghent University

Publications -  139
Citations -  21068

Luc M. Van Bortel is an academic researcher from Ghent University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Pulse wave velocity & Arterial stiffness. The author has an hindex of 52, co-authored 136 publications receiving 19423 citations. Previous affiliations of Luc M. Van Bortel include Maastricht University & Ghent University Hospital.

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Telomere length and its associations with oxidized-LDL, carotid artery distensibility and smoking.

Tim S. Nawrot, +9 more
- 01 Jun 2010 - 
TL;DR: Higher level of oxidized-LDL, is associated with shorter WBC telomeres and increased stiffness of the carotid artery, and smoking is marked by increased oxidative stress in concert with shortened W BC telomere length.
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Quality of life and antihypertensive effect with nebivolol and losartan.

Luc M. Van Bortel, +2 more
- 01 Aug 2005 - 
TL;DR: Overall quality of life parameters and the effect on sexual function did not differ between the two treatments and less patients had headache with nebivolol than with losartan after 6 weeks of monotherapy.
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Naftidrofuryl for intermittent claudication.

Tine De Backer, +4 more
- 12 Dec 2012 - 
TL;DR: Oral naftidrofuryl has a statistically significant and clinically meaningful, although moderate, effect of improving walking distance in the six months after initiation of therapy for people with intermittent claudication.
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Benzodiazepine use in Belgian nursing homes: a closer look into indications and dosages

Jolyce Bourgeois, +7 more
- 01 May 2012 - 
TL;DR: Efforts to reduce the use of BZD/Zs in nursing homes should concentrate on insomnia, with interventions aimed at reducing too high prevalence of chronic use and too high daily dosages in this indication.
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Comparison of central pressure estimates obtained from SphygmoCor, Omron HEM-9000AI and carotid applanation tonometry.

Jan Kips, +10 more
- 01 Jun 2011 - 
TL;DR: The results from this study demonstrate that the considerable difference between the central pressure estimates of Omron HEM-9000AI and SphygmoCor is due to algorithm differences, and suggest that the overestimation by OmronHEM- 9000AI is larger than the underestimation by SphyGmoCor.