NWO Open Technology grant for groundbreaking MRI Research on ex vivo heartsThe PARADISE consortium, a collaboration between Amsterdam UMC, LUMC, and WUR, led by assistant professor Dr. Bram Coolen, has been awarded a NWO Open Technology grant to develop an innovative platform that keeps mouse hearts fully functional ex vivo while enabling high-resolution MRI imaging. Traditional animal models for heart disease often lack the ability to precisely and longitudinally monitor the onset and progression of cardiac conditions under controlled circumstances. This new technology will allow researchers to study heart disease and treatment effects with unprecedented accuracy.
TAVI Shows Promise for Cognitive Functioning in Patients with Severe Aortic Valve StenosisIn her thesis Astrid van Nieuwkerk highlights significant findings on the cognitive and clinical outcomes of patients with aortic valve stenosis undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). The research, based on large international datasets and prospective studies, sheds new light on both the benefits and risks of this increasingly common cardiac procedure.
ACS researchers involved in six out of seven new consortia funded by the Dutch Heart FoundationWe are proud to announce that ACS researchers are taking a leading role in six out of the seven national consortia that are awarded funding in the latest Dutch Heart Foundation investment round. The Dutch Heart Foundation is investing €10.5 million in large-scale research programs that aim to structurally reduce cardiovascular disease in the Netherlands. The new consortia focus on prevention, earlier detection and improved treatment of cardiovascular sciences.
