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Inflammatory Reprogramming by Ageing and Microbiome - Targets for Treatment...
IN-CONTROL II will seek to i. unravel the mechanisms driving 'trained immunity" in patients, taking into account the impact of senescence, age, gender and obesity, ii. elucidate... -
EaRly diagnosis of Stable and Unstable Angina uSIng extracellular VEsicles
Extracellular vesicle proteins in plasma subfractions are investigated to determine their ability for early diagnosis of stable and unstable angina using a blood test -
DEFENCE: Determination and Evaluation of the Frequency and Effects of...
With our project we strive to maximally utilize existing data and registries. However, new data needs to be collected, primarily due to three reasons: (1) routine clinical care... -
CAPACITY-COVID
CAPACITY is a registry of patients with COVID-19 across Europe and has been established to answer questions on the role of cardiovascular disease in this pandemic. It is an... -
UNRAVELLING AETIOLOGY AND RISK FACTORS IN PATIENTS WITH A BICUSPID AORTIC VALVES
The bicuspid aortic valve is generally considered to be a result of a congenital fusion of two out of three leaflets. We found that the non-coronary leaflet develops from the... -
IMPRESS
This project aims at investigating if the mechanism of trained immunity plays a role in the development of atherosclerosis in women with former preeclampsia. -
RADAR: Earlier Recognition of Aortic Dissection and Aneurysm Rupture: The RADAR Study
Aortic aneurysm is a life-threatening condition. When undetected, an aneurysm can grow and evolve into dissection or rupture. This RADAR-consortium will develop methods to... -
PREDICT2
To improve treatment of ventricular arrhythmias, research is conducted on many different levels: genetics, basic and clinical electrophysiology, national registries, human samples. -
GeranylGeranylAcetone in Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
In this phase 2 trial, we expect to obtain proof of concept for a beneficial effect of GGA on HFpEF. In HFpEF patients we will evaluate effects of GGA on signs and symptoms of... -
Outflow tract related aging with congenital heart disease. Workpackage...
Rationale: Tetralogy of Fallot is the most common type of cyanotic congenital heart disease. The main problems of this patient population are heart failure related to chronic... -
Device-based rate versus rhythm control treatment in patients with...
multicenter, prospective randomised controlled trial to evaluate the efficacy of a watchful waiting strategy (rate control for symptom relief) compared to routine care... -
DETERMINANTS OF SUSCEPTIBILITY IN INHERITED CARDIOMYOPATHY: TOWARDS NOVEL...
Inherited cardiomyopathies (CM) are clinically heterogeneous: age of onset and disease-severity differ greatly between patients with the exact same gene mutation. The mechanisms... -
DETECTIN-HF
Dilated cardiomyopathy is a major cause of heart failure and is the main indication of cardiac transplantation. About 30-50% of the cases can be explained by genetic... -
BRAIN@Risk
Functional and structural MRI biomarkers of large and small vessel disease of the cerebral vasculature. -
Atrial Fibrillation Fingerprinting
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common age-related cardiac rhythm disorder accounting for about one-third of rhythm abnormalities related hospitalizations with annual costs... -
Recognizing sudden cardiac arrest vulnerability in diabetes
The RESCUED study investigates the risk of a sudden cardiac arrest in diabetes patients. The aim is to improve recognition of individuals at high risk of sudden cardiac arrest... -
Heart-Brain Connection & Heart-Brain Connection - crossroads
Cognitive impairment is common among people with cardiovascular or cerebrovascular disease. HBC1 explored the etiological role of hemodynamic factors in cognitive impairment,... -
ANEURYSM@RISK: automatic intracranial aneurysm quantification, 4D flow MRI...
We aim to improve rupture risk prediction by technical innovations 1) enabling automatic assessment of the UIA shape (including size), 2) determining the effect of the bloodflow... -
Digoxin Evaluation in Chronic heart failure: Investigational Study In...
Investigation whether low-level, aiming for serum concentrations 0.5-0.9ng/mL, digoxin on top of standard treatment (guideline-recommended therapy), is beneficial in HF patients... -
ArmCoach4Stroke
The multidisciplinary ArmCoach4Stroke project aims to develop and evaluate a new and interactive therapy aid based on movement sensors to stimulate and optimize the daily use...