Organisations
Cardio-vascular diseases Vrije Universiteit Brussel
In the UZ Brussel the 4 departments of Cardiology, Cardiac Surgery, the Heart Rhythm Management Center and Vascular Surgery, decided to cluster their efforts into the cluster CHVZ in 2009. The objectives were to optimalize the clinical care of patients with cardio-vascular diseases. The research group "Centrum Hart-en Vaatziekten" - CHVZ - was created in 2010 with the objective to centralize the research in 2 main research topics and to ...
Department of Cardiovascular Sciences KU Leuven
For more information about the research topics of the different research teams belonging to this department see: - Division for Cardiology - Division for Hypertension and Cardiovascular Revalidation - Division for Cardiovascular Developmental Physiology - Division for Molecular and Vascular Biology
The Department of Cardiovascular Sciences aims to increase knowledge in cardiovascular biology and diseases, to implement translation from ...
Cardiovascular Developmental Biology KU Leuven
Correlations between echocardiographic, angiocardiographic and anatomical data in children with congenital heart malformations. Exercice tolerance studies in children before and after surgery for congenital heart malformations (gas exchange, determination of the ventilatory anaerobic threshold). (in collaboration with Dr. T. Reybrouck).
Cardiovascular Imaging and Dynamics KU Leuven
Cardiovascular Imaging and Dynamics
Imaging of the cardiovascular system by various imaging modalities: echo, magnetic resonance, nuclear (SPECT and PET) and CT
Innovation in imaging through novel echocardiographic technologies
study of cardiac mechanics, deformation and hemodynamics in normal and pathologic situations in humans (normal and disease) and animals
Animal models for research of normal and pahthologic ...
Hypertension and Cardiovascular Epidemiology KU Leuven
The Research Unit Hypertension and Cardiovascular Epidemiology (HCVE) coordinated influential clinical trials, published in top-ranking journals, such as the Systolic Hypertension in Europe Trial (Syst-Eur), the Ambulatory blood Pressure monitoring and Treatment of Hypertension trial (APTH) and the Treatment of hypertension based on Home or Office blood Pressure trial (THOP). HCVE led the Data Safety and Monitoring Board of large clinical ...
Cardiovascular Sciences, Kulak Kortrijk Campus KU Leuven
Research in the Laboratory for Thrombosis Research (Karen Vanhoorelbeke, Simon De Meyer, Hans Deckmyn) at the Kulak campus of KU Leuven focuses on the molecular mechanisms by which the hemostatic proteins von Willebrand factor (VWF) and its cleaving enzyme ADAMTS13 contribute to health and disease. We perform fundamental research to understand the role of VWF and ADAMTS13 in hemostasis, bleeding, thrombosis and (thrombo)inflammatory ...
Experimental Pharmacology Vrije Universiteit Brussel
In the research group Experimental Pharmacology the vast majority of scientists are trained in pharmacology and psychopharmacology. Our team has however a nice complementarity between a number of neuroscientists-pharmacologists engaged in preclinical research, a number of analytical experts looking for new sensitive methods for monitoring numerous neuromediators, brain biomarkers and pharmacological read-outs, and a number of colleagues who ...
Department of Rehabilitation Sciences KU Leuven
Cardiovascular & respiratory rehabilitation, adapted physical activity & psychomotor therapy. Within this unit clinical & fundamental research are encouraged. There is a close cooperation and integration with various departments in the University Hospital and the Rehabilitation Center. The research is focused on cardiovascular rehabilitation, exercise capacity, physiotherapeutic interventions in patients with respiratory disease, ...
Experimental Cardiology KU Leuven
Research focuses on molecular mechanisms of excitation-contraction coupling in cardiac myocytes (electrophysiology, advanced calcium imaging), cellular remodeling in cardiac disease: ischemia and heart failure, mechanisms of arrhythmias. Research further aims to understand epigenetic mechanisms of adaptive and maladaptive remodeling of cardiac myocytes. Other work focuses on molecular pathways in metabolic cardiovascular diseases and ...