Projects
Pharmacological modulation of autophagy in vascular disease. University of Antwerp
Lipoprotein-targeted therapies for lipotoxic heart disease KU Leuven
Overwhelming epidemiological evidence shows that diabetes mellitus is independently associated with heart failure incidence, with the risk being increased by more than twofold in men and by more than fivefold in women. The most prevalent phenotype of heart failure in patients with obesity and diabetes mellitus is heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) (ejection fraction ≥50%)2. Inflammation has been proposed to be the primary ...
Genetic and environmental determinants of the circulation in a Flemish population - a discovery trial from microvessels to larger arteries KU Leuven
BLOOD PRESSURE INDUCED PREMATURE VENTRICULAR BEATS AS TRIGGERS FOR VENTRICULAR ARRHYTHMIA IN ISCHEMIC CARDIOMYOPATHY KU Leuven
High-intensity interval training in diabetic cardiomyopathy: from molecular changes towards clinical benefits Hasselt University
The role of the endothelial cell and its most important signaling molecule nitric oxide in the development of arterial media calcification, a lethal co-morbidity of aging related diseases. University of Antwerp
RoboGuide - Robotic guidance for enhanced catheterization KU Leuven
Nanoparticles for Electron Emission Cancer Tumor Treatment. KU Leuven
The goal of this thesis was to study silica and gold nanoparticles from synthesis to characterization to biomedical application. Nanoparticles (NPs) are typically defined as materials with at least one of its dimension in the range of 1 nm to 100 nm. In this way the NP will behave like a molecule and like bulk material. NPs have unique electronic, optical, magnetic and catalytic properties. Because of these unique properties, nanoparticles ...
Arrhythmias in heart failure KU Leuven
With the team we study rhythm disturbances and heart failure, identifying cellular and molecular pathways, in exploratory mechanistic and translational studies. The research program is embedded in collaborations with clinical cardiologists, imaging research and molecular and cellular studies within KU Leuven, supported by institutional and national funding. Translational research is also organized in an international context by multilateral ...