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APE Sachs

Associate professor Utrecht University
Verified email at umcutrecht.nl
Cited by 3343

Unrecognized heart failure in elderly patients with stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

…, MJM Cramer, DE Grobbee, APE Sachs… - European heart …, 2005 - academic.oup.com
Aims To establish the prevalence of unrecognized heart failure in elderly patients with a
diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, in a stable phase of their disease. Methods …

Smoking cessation strategies in patients with COPD

…, FH Rutten, ML De Bruin, APE Sachs - European …, 2013 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Smoking cessation is the cornerstone of treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(COPD) patients. This systematic review evaluates the effectiveness of behavioural and …

Penicillin for acute sore throat: randomised double blind trial of seven days versus three days treatment or placebo in adults

S Zwart, APE Sachs, GJHM Ruijs, JW Gubbels… - Bmj, 2000 - bmj.com
Objective: To assess whether treatment with penicillin for three days and the traditional
treatment for seven days were equally as effective at accelerating resolution of symptoms in …

Chest radiography in general practice: indications, diagnostic yield and consequences for patient management

…, AW Hoes, S Kalmijn, APE Sachs… - British Journal of …, 2006 - bjgp.org
Background Chest radiography (CXR) is frequently performed in Western societies. There is
insufficient knowledge of its diagnostic value in terms of changes in patient management …

Prevalence of undetected persistent airflow obstruction in male smokers 40–65 years old

RMM Geijer, APE Sachs, AW Hoes, PL Salomé… - Family …, 2005 - academic.oup.com
Background. Airflow obstruction in smokers is often diagnosed relatively late. Earlier
detection of airflow obstruction and smoking cessation may result in significant health gain. …

The diagnostic value of history and physical examination for COPD in suspected or known cases: a systematic review

BDL Broekhuizen, APE Sachs, R Oostvogels… - Family …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Background. According to current guidelines, spirometry should be performed in patients
suspected of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) by the results of history taking and …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence and characteristics of older adults with a persistent death wish without severe illness: a large cross-sectional survey

…, ML Zomers, GJMW van Thiel, C Leget, APE Sachs… - BMC geriatrics, 2020 - Springer
Background Some older persons develop a persistent death wish without being severely ill,
often referred to as “completed life” or “tiredness of life”. In the Netherlands and Belgium, the …

Enhanced severity of virus associated lower respiratory tract disease in asthma patients may not be associated with delayed viral clearance and increased viral load in …

LJR van Elden, APE Sachs, AM van Loon… - Journal of clinical …, 2008 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Viral respiratory infections, particularly human rhinovirus (HRV) infections,
are the most common cause of asthma exacerbation. HRV infections usually lead to more …

Limited evidence for effects of intranasal corticosteroids on symptom relief for recurrent acute rhinosinusitis

…, NM Kaper, APE Sachs… - … –Head and Neck …, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
… ; Alfred PE Sachs, analysis and interpretation of data, revision of the manuscript, final approval
of the version to be published; Geert JMG van der Heijden, design of study, analysis and …

The effectiveness of a nurse-led illness perception intervention in COPD patients: a cluster randomised trial in primary care

…, P Zanen, MJWM Heijmans, APE Sachs… - ERJ Open …, 2017 - Eur Respiratory Soc
The new COPD-GRIP (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease – Guidance, Research on
Illness Perception) intervention translates evidence regarding illness perceptions and health-…