Wouter de Ruijter

Summary

Affiliation: Leiden University Medical Center
Country: The Netherlands

Publications

  1. ncbi [The guideline 'Cardiovascular risk management' is too simplified for elderly care]
    Wouter de Ruijter
    Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum, afd Public Health en Eerstelijnsgeneeskunde, Leiden, The Netherlands
    Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd 156:A5197. 2012
  2. ncbi The routine electrocardiogram for cardiovascular risk stratification in old age: the Leiden 85-plus study
    Wouter de Ruijter
    Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
    J Am Geriatr Soc 55:872-7. 2007
  3. ncbi Time trends in preventive drug treatment after myocardial infarction in older patients
    Wouter de Ruijter
    Leiden University Medical Center, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Leiden, The Netherlands
    Br J Gen Pract 60:47-9. 2010
  4. ncbi Use of Framingham risk score and new biomarkers to predict cardiovascular mortality in older people: population based observational cohort study
    Wouter de Ruijter
    Leiden University Medical Center, Department of Public Health and Primary Care V0 P, PO Box 9600, 2300 RC Leiden, Netherlands
    BMJ 338:a3083. 2009
  5. ncbi The additional value of routine electrocardiograms in cardiovascular risk management of older people
    Wouter de Ruijter
    Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
    Scand J Prim Health Care 26:147-53. 2008
  6. ncbi [Cardiovascular prevention in the over-80 age group is not beneficial]
    W de Ruijter
    Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum, afd Public Health en Eerstelijnsgeneeskunde, Postbus 9600, 2300 RC Leiden
    Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd 152:27. 2008
  7. ncbi How learning style affects evidence-based medicine: a survey study
    Sandra E Zwolsman
    Department of General Practice Family Medicine, Academic Medical Center University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 15, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    BMC Med Educ 11:81. 2011
  8. ncbi High blood pressure, physical and cognitive function, and risk of stroke in the oldest old: the Leiden 85-plus Study
    Behnam Sabayan
    Department of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
    Stroke 44:15-20. 2013
  9. ncbi Low blood pressure predicts increased mortality in very old age even without heart failure: the Leiden 85-plus Study
    Rosalinde K E Poortvliet
    Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Leiden University Medical Center, PO Box 9600, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands
    Eur J Heart Fail 15:528-33. 2013
  10. ncbi Blood pressure trends and mortality: the Leiden 85-plus Study
    Rosalinde K E Poortvliet
    Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
    J Hypertens 31:63-70. 2013

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Publications14

  1. ncbi [The guideline 'Cardiovascular risk management' is too simplified for elderly care]
    Wouter de Ruijter
    Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum, afd Public Health en Eerstelijnsgeneeskunde, Leiden, The Netherlands
    Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd 156:A5197. 2012
    ..Alternative approaches are conveyed: the use of age-dependent thresholds for different risk categories, the use of relative risk charts, and the search for better risk markers in (very) old age...
  2. ncbi The routine electrocardiogram for cardiovascular risk stratification in old age: the Leiden 85-plus study
    Wouter de Ruijter
    Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
    J Am Geriatr Soc 55:872-7. 2007
    ..To explore the prognostic value of signs of prior myocardial infarction (MI) and atrial fibrillation (AF) on routine electrocardiograms (ECGs) at the age of 85 with respect to mortality and changes in functional status...
  3. ncbi Time trends in preventive drug treatment after myocardial infarction in older patients
    Wouter de Ruijter
    Leiden University Medical Center, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Leiden, The Netherlands
    Br J Gen Pract 60:47-9. 2010
    ..Although the greatest relative increase (2.2 times greater) took place in patients aged > or =80 years, these patients consistently had most room for improvement...
  4. ncbi Use of Framingham risk score and new biomarkers to predict cardiovascular mortality in older people: population based observational cohort study
    Wouter de Ruijter
    Leiden University Medical Center, Department of Public Health and Primary Care V0 P, PO Box 9600, 2300 RC Leiden, Netherlands
    BMJ 338:a3083. 2009
    ..To investigate the performance of classic risk factors, and of some new biomarkers, in predicting cardiovascular mortality in very old people from the general population with no history of cardiovascular disease...
  5. ncbi The additional value of routine electrocardiograms in cardiovascular risk management of older people
    Wouter de Ruijter
    Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
    Scand J Prim Health Care 26:147-53. 2008
    ..To evaluate whether routinely performed ECGs in older people from the general population have added value for cardiovascular risk management beyond the information that is already available from their medical records...
  6. ncbi [Cardiovascular prevention in the over-80 age group is not beneficial]
    W de Ruijter
    Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum, afd Public Health en Eerstelijnsgeneeskunde, Postbus 9600, 2300 RC Leiden
    Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd 152:27. 2008
    ..However, evidence for the effectiveness of any preventive intervention is lacking. Regarding primary prevention, it is also unknown which elderly are actually at risk of developing new cardiovascular disease...
  7. ncbi How learning style affects evidence-based medicine: a survey study
    Sandra E Zwolsman
    Department of General Practice Family Medicine, Academic Medical Center University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 15, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    BMC Med Educ 11:81. 2011
    ..In order to tailor EBM education to the individual learner, this study aims to determine whether there is a relationship between an individual's learning style and EBM competence (knowledge/skills, attitude, behaviour)...
  8. ncbi High blood pressure, physical and cognitive function, and risk of stroke in the oldest old: the Leiden 85-plus Study
    Behnam Sabayan
    Department of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
    Stroke 44:15-20. 2013
    ..Heterogeneity of the populations under study may underlie variation in outcomes. We examined whether the level of physical and cognitive function moderates the association between blood pressure and stroke...
  9. ncbi Low blood pressure predicts increased mortality in very old age even without heart failure: the Leiden 85-plus Study
    Rosalinde K E Poortvliet
    Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Leiden University Medical Center, PO Box 9600, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands
    Eur J Heart Fail 15:528-33. 2013
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  10. ncbi Blood pressure trends and mortality: the Leiden 85-plus Study
    Rosalinde K E Poortvliet
    Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
    J Hypertens 31:63-70. 2013
    ..To evaluate the independent contributions of both the trend in SBP and the SBP value at age 90 to the prediction of mortality in nonagenarians...
  11. ncbi Blood pressure variability and cardiovascular risk in the PROspective Study of Pravastatin in the Elderly at Risk (PROSPER)
    Rosalinde K E Poortvliet
    Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
    PLoS ONE 7:e52438. 2012
    ..Our observations suggest variability in diastolic blood pressure is more strongly associated with vascular or total mortality than is systolic pressure variability in older high-risk subjects...
  12. ncbi High blood pressure and resilience to physical and cognitive decline in the oldest old: the Leiden 85-plus Study
    Behnam Sabayan
    Department of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
    J Am Geriatr Soc 60:2014-9. 2012
    ..To evaluate the association between various blood pressure (BP) measures at age 85 and future decline in physical and cognitive function the oldest old...
  13. ncbi Vitamin B12 and folate and the risk of anemia in old age: the Leiden 85-Plus Study
    Wendy P J den Elzen
    Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Leiden University Medical Center, Post Zone V 0 P, PO Box 9600, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands
    Arch Intern Med 168:2238-44. 2008
    ..However, the effects of vitamin B(12) and folate deficiency on the development of anemia in old age have not yet been established...
  14. ncbi GPs' perspectives on preventive care for older people: a focus group study
    Yvonne M Drewes
    Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
    Br J Gen Pract 62:e765-72. 2012
    ..Preventive care traditionally aims to prevent diseases or injuries. For older people, different aims of prevention, such as maintenance of independence and wellbeing, are increasingly important...