Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences works toward preventing and curing cardiovascular diseases. It interconnects excellence in translational research to provide a unique infrastructure for talented cardiovascular researchers.
About ACS
Cardiovascular failure is the most frequent cause of hospitalization in Western societies and the prognosis of heart failure patients remains poor despite advances in treatment. Progressive deterioration of vascular and myocardial function is a key feature of chronic heart failure and is the result of many different pathological processes affecting the vessels and muscle of the heart. Due to changes in lifestyle, leading to obesity, hypertension and diabetes, cardiac and vascular problems arise at a relatively young age. Although life-expectancy has significantly increased, the ageing population is characterized by chronic cardiovascular disease which reduces quality of life and causes an excessive increase in costs for care.
ACS is a network institute that brings scientists from different clinical and preclinical departments together. By combining our expertise within ACS, we aim to strengthen and streamline our education, research and clinical activities and build a common strategy to master current challenges in cardiovascular research.
ACS mission
To advance cardiovascular health by discovering innovative strategies to prevent and cure cardiovascular diseases through fostering excellence in cardiovascular research.
ACS vision
To create a top Cardiovascular Research Institute by aligning research, training and clinical activities within our four research programs.
Research Programs
We organized the cardiovascular research in Amsterdam in four Research Programs. These research programs form the key focus areas of cardiovascular research at Amsterdam UMC:
- Atherosclerosis & Aortic Disease
- Cardiomyopathy & Arrhythmia
- Diabetes & Hypertensive Diseases
- Pulmonary Hypertension & Critical Care