Cardiovascular Diseases search menu search content Aortic Valve Disease Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Transcatheter valve implantation for aortic stenosis is an important cardiologic research topic. The department of Cardiology of the Antwerp University Hospital is a pioneer in this type o…

Wilhelm Mistiaen emeritus occasionele opdracht Publicaties Wilhelm Mistiaen The outcomes for different biological heart valve prostheses in surgical aortic valve replacement before and after the introduction of transcatheter aortic valve implantation Bron Prosthesis - ISSN 2673-1592-6:3 (2024) p. 70…

Ilse Luyckx senior researcher Research Ilse Luyckx Research team Medical Genetics (MEDGEN) Expertise Projects: • Unravelling the pathological key events underlying SMAD6-deficiency in patients with bicuspid aortic valve-related aortopathy • Unravelling the genetic architecture of (bicuspid aorti…

Wilhelm Mistiaen emeritus occasional assignment Research Wilhelm Mistiaen Research team Expertise Retrospective file investigation of 2,500 patients underoing aortic valve replacement with focus on short and long-term complications (cardiovascular, renal, pulmonary and neurologic) with predictors Li…

Valérie Collas onbezoldigd medewerker Publicaties Valérie Collas Tumour necrosis factor-alpha serum level is an independent predictor of medium-term all-cause mortality after transcatheter aortic valve replacement Bron Acta cardiologica - ISSN 0001-5385-79:2 (2024) p. 114-122 Auteur(s) Jeroen Walp…

Silke Peeters postdoc researcher FWO Research Silke Peeters Research team Medical Genetics (MEDGEN) Expertise Our research is focused on the elucidation of the genetic mechanisms causing congenital anomalies and heritable connective tissue disorders with focus on cardiovascular -and growth disorders…

Lut Van Laer associate professor Research Lut Van Laer Research team Medical Genetics (MEDGEN) Expertise My expertise is situated within cardiogenetics, more specifically within molecular cardiogenetics. Cardiogenetics include the following disorders: thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissection, primary…

Aline Verstraeten associate research professor Research Aline Verstraeten Research team Medical Genetics (MEDGEN) Expertise I commit to doing (functional) genomics research in the field of connective tissue disorders, most prominently thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissection as well as skeletal dyspl…

Johan Bosmans gewoon hoogleraar Publicaties Johan Bosmans Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on global TAVR activity : the COVID-TAVI study Bron JACC : cardiovascular interventions - ISSN 1936-8798-17:3 (2024) p. 1-14 Auteur(s) Xavier Armario, Jennifer Carron, Andrew J. Simpkin, Mohamed Elhadi, Ciara K…

Wilhelm Mistiaen emeritus occasional assignment Publications Wilhelm Mistiaen The outcomes for different biological heart valve prostheses in surgical aortic valve replacement before and after the introduction of transcatheter aortic valve implantation Source Prosthesis - ISSN 2673-1592-6:3 (2024) p…

Bart Loeys full research professor Research Bart Loeys Research team Medical Genetics (MEDGEN) Elucidating the TGFß paradox in aortic aneurysmal disease: unveiling the role of endothelial cells and nitric oxide. 01/11/2024 - 31/10/2025 Abstract Impaired TGFß signaling is a defining feature of thor…

Cédric Neutel postdoc mandaat FWO Publicaties Cédric Neutel Unravelling the impact of active and passive contributors to arterial stiffness in male mice and their role in vascular aging Bron Scientific reports - ISSN 2045-2322-14:1 (2024) p. 1-11 Auteur(s) Callan Wesley, Cédric Neutel, Guido De M…

Josephina Meester assistant professor - postdoc researcher FWO Research Josephina Meester Research team Medical Genetics (MEDGEN) Expertise I am currently doing research in the field of skeletal dysplasia and thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissection. These two groups of diseases are related in the co…

Medical Genetics search menu search content Projects Ongoing projects Elucidating the TGFß paradox in aortic aneurysmal disease: unveiling the role of endothelial cells and nitric oxide. 01/11/2024 - 31/10/2025 Abstract Impaired TGFß signaling is a defining feature of thoracic aortic aneurysm and …

Irene Valdivia Callejon predoc researcher FWO Research Irene Valdivia Callejon Research team Medical Genetics (MEDGEN) Investigating thoracic aortic aneurysm pathogenesis at single-cell resolution. 01/11/2022 - 31/10/2026 Abstract Thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA) is an abnormal widening of the aorta i…

Joke Durnez onbezoldigd medewerker Publicaties Joke Durnez Retrograde Type A aortic dissection 48 Hours after TEVAR in a Patient with a delayed diagnosis of vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome Bron Aorta : official journal of the Aortic Institute at Yale-New Haven Hospital - ISSN 2325-4637-10:03 (2022) …

Amira Bousbaa doctoral scholarship holder Research Amira Bousbaa Research team Medical Genetics (MEDGEN) Pushing boundaries in Loeys-Dietz syndrome research through aorta-on-a-chip development. 01/10/2023 - 30/09/2027 Abstract Thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA) denotes a progressive enlargement of our b…

Wendy Dewals onbezoldigd medewerker Publicaties Wendy Dewals Management of aortic disease in children with FBN1-related Marfan syndrome : a joint statement from the paediatric subgroup of the European Reference Network of Vascular Diseases (VASCERN, Heritable Thoracic Aortic Disease working group) a…

Bernard Paelinck assistant professor Research Bernard Paelinck Research team Medical Genetics (MEDGEN) Clinical and (patho)genetic study of bicuspid aortic valve and associated aortic aneurysm. 01/01/2012 - 31/12/2015 Abstract The general aim of this project is to gain insight into the clinical cour…

Valérie Collas unpaid staff Publications Valérie Collas Tumour necrosis factor-alpha serum level is an independent predictor of medium-term all-cause mortality after transcatheter aortic valve replacement Source Acta cardiologica - ISSN 0001-5385-79:2 (2024) p. 114-122 Author(s) Jeroen Walpot, Pau…

Ivanna Fedoryshchenko predoc researcher FWO Research Ivanna Fedoryshchenko Research team Medical Genetics (MEDGEN) Towards patient-specific aorta-on-a-chip models for thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissection. 01/11/2023 - 31/10/2025 Abstract Thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA) denotes a progressive enlarg…

Medical Genetics search menu search content Research topics Research topics The research focus of MEDGEN can broadly be defined as the elucidation of the genetic mechanisms causing congenital anomalies and heritable connective tissue disorders with focus on cardiovascular, growth and osteoarticular …

Inez Rodrigus associate professor Research Inez Rodrigus Research team Antwerp Surgical Training, Anatomy and Research Centre (ASTARC) Expertise Endocarditis: clinical expertise - participation in European registry New techiques in aortic and mitral valve surgery: clinical expertise minimal invasive…

Johan Bosmans full professor Publications Johan Bosmans Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on global TAVR activity : the COVID-TAVI study Source JACC : cardiovascular interventions - ISSN 1936-8798-17:3 (2024) p. 1-14 Author(s) Xavier Armario, Jennifer Carron, Andrew J. Simpkin, Mohamed Elhadi, Ciara K…

Bart Loeys Starting Grant 2012 Bicuspid Related Aortopathy, a Vibrant Exploration (BRAVE) Bicuspid aortic valve, a heart valve with only two leaflets instead of three, is the most common congenital heart defect with an estimated prevalence of about 1-2%. The heart defect often remains asymptomatic b…