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Modular Communicative Leadless ICD is safe and exceeds performance expectations Wireless implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) eliminate the lead-related complications that come with a wired ICD, but they are unsuitable for patients with ventricular tachycardia, when the heart beats too quickly, or bradycardia, when the resting heart rate is seen as low. Research led by Amsterdam UMC, that is published today in the New England Journal of Medicine, shows that the first wireless modular system suitable for these patient groups is safe and exceeds performance expectations. Opening the door for a wider roll-out.
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Politics should consider the health of future generations The government should take into account the impact on future generations in all the decisions it makes. The right to a healthy and clean environment for future generations must therefore be enshrined in the Dutch Constitution. This is what more than 25 civil society and youth organisations argue in the Future Generations Manifesto, which they presented today to members of the Dutch parliament. On behalf of Amsterdam UMC, Professor Tessa Roseboom has signed this manifesto.
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Presence of specific lipids indicate tissue ageing and can be decreased through exercise Scientists have discovered that a type of fat accumulates as tissue ages and that this accumulation can be reversed through exercise. Researchers from Amsterdam UMC, together with colleagues from Maastricht UMC+, analysed both mice and human tissue before and after exercise allowing them to draw this conclusion. The results are published today in Nature Aging.
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Studying alcohol production in the intestines of overweight patients The microorganisms in the intestines of many overweight people produce alcohol to an increased extent, as Max Nieuwdorp, professor of Internal Medicine at Amsterdam UMC discovered a few years ago. Nieuwdorp has now received an ERC Advanced grant of 2.5 million euros for a major study into the underlying causes of excessive alcohol production. Ultimately, he hopes to find a way to prevent excess alcohol produced in the intestines, and thus the related diseases.
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You don't train during a race, but before! In the Amsterdam Skills Center, surgeons and other operators from all over the world practice their surgical skills. "The training of surgeons, both during and after their training, must be faster and more efficient," says initiator and surgeon Jaap Bonjer, during the ASC's first lustrum. The essence of the Amsterdam Skills Center is that you can practice your surgical skills 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, without the need for a patient.
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Other Centralized Services for research Amsterdam UMC has more centralized research support services to assist our researchers and their teams or departments such as imaging, ECG's, biobanking, specific labs, clinical units, epic research and ICT for research
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Social activities can prevent cognitive decline in care facility residents Social activities such as interactions with others and participation in organised events can prevent cognitive decline in long-term care facility. Research from Amsterdam UMC, carried out among 3600 patients in 42 Dutch and Belgian care homes, shows that participation in social activities offers a protective effect for those with no, or little, cognitive impairment. These results are published today in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease.
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Medical library Research Support Amsterdam UMC Amsterdam UMC researchers can request support on various aspects of publishing, including open access publishing, as well as reserchoutput registration (in Pure).
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Less is more: Not placing a drain improves distal pancreatectomy outcomes Research led by Amsterdam UMC across ten Dutch hospitals and two Italian hospitals has found that not placing a drain during surgery improves outcomes in patients undergoing a left-sided pancreatic resection, also known as ‘distal pancreatectomy’. The study, today published in Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology, set out to confirm the safety of drainless surgery, as compared to the current routine practice of leaving a surgical drain. Ultimately, the study not only confirmed the safety of ‘drainless surgery’ but, in addition, demonstrated that this approach reduced the rates of postoperative pancreatic leaks and overall morbidity and hospital stay.
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Sustainable Collaboration in Global Health: Amsterdam UMC signs MoU with AIGHD and Makerere University Today, Amsterdam UMC, Makerere University (Uganda) and the Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development (AIGHD) signed a letter of intent to consolidate their collaboration. Amsterdam UMC and the AIGHD have been working with Makerere University on rs for a long time in terms of research and the exchange of knowledge. This is in line with Amsterdam UMC's focus on sustainable collaborations in the field of Global Health.
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