Projects
Investigating the role of autophagy in arterial calcification and arterial stiffness. University of Antwerp
Non-invasive determination of arterial wall stiffness for cardiovascular risk assessment in horses Ghent University
Sudden, unexpected death in horses, due to vascular rupture, is a relatively frequent but poorly understood event that not only affects riders’safety, but also the public opinion on the horse industry in general. Rupture of a specific blood vessel may happen at rest, during foaling, breeding or intensive exercise. The reason why certain blood vessels suddenly rupture is unknown but a relation with age, gender, breed and intensive training ...
The association between new parameters of glycaemic control and arterial stiffness in type 1 diabetes, and its modulation by high-intensity interval exercise. Ghent University
BACKGROUND 1. New parameters of glycaemic control by use of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM; such as time in range, glycaemic variability) are of increasing interest in type 1 diabetes (T1DM) clinical practice. Poor glycaemic control negatively affects arterial stiffness, a valuable predictor for cardiovascular disease. However, reliable data using the state-of-the-art methodology (i.e. CGM) are missing. 2. Easy implementable strategies to ...