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Catheter treatment is not only effective, but also cost-effective for ischemic stroke

Catheter treatment is not only effective, but also cost-effective for ischemic stroke

29 September 2026

With ischemic stroke, every minute counts. However, many patients do not seek hospital care until it is too late, for example, because symptoms are not immediately recognized or because people wake up with signs of neurological deficits. As a result, a group of patients is no longer eligible for catheter treatment. 

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Platelets: more than a band-aid

Platelets: more than a band-aid

23 September 2026

Some processes in our body might seem obvious to us. If you cut your finger, the bleeding will stop shortly and form a scab. Behind that seemingly simple process hides a sophisticated system of platelets and clotting factors. By now, we know that platelets do much more than halt bleeding: they function as information carriers and regulators of disease processes. 

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Kevin Vernooy

Professor

Prof. Kevin Vernooy became a medical docter in 2003 at the Maastricht University. He finished his PhD in 2006 on cardiac resynchronisation therapy at Maastricht University. In 2012, he finished his Cardiology training and subspecialiation in the treatment of cardiac arrhythmias as an clinical electrophysiologist at Maastricht UMC+

Since 2012, he has been working at Maastricht UMC+ as a clinical electrophysiologist. Since 2014, he has been heading the divion of clinical electrophysiology in the Department of Cardiology and since 2018 the research on cardiac arrhythmias at the Department of Cardiology at the Radboud University Medical Center in Nijmegen.

His research focusses on the invasive treatment of cardiac arrhythmias in patients with heart failure.

In 2020, he became a Professor in clinical electrophysiology entitled “Electrical management of heart failure”. Since March 2021, he has been chairing the head of department of cardiology at the MUMC+ and leader of the Division Heart at CARIM.

Kevin-vernooy

Department of Cardiology
P. Debyelaan 25, 6229 HX Maastricht 
PO Box 5800, 6202 AZ Maastricht
M: +31(0)620 198 657

  • 2026
    • Jastrzebski, M., Shah, R., Bednarek, A., Cano, O., Sondej, T., Kielbasa, G., Moskal, P., Atallah, R., Vernooy, K., Rajzer, M., & Vijayaraman, P. (2026). Radiofrequency current-facilitated implantation of left bundle branch pacing lead for cardiac resynchronization therapy. Heart Rhythm, 23(9), e2060-e2068. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrthm.2026.03.1943
    • Bovenkerk, D. S. H., La Fontaine, L. A., Hermans, A. N. L., van Kuijk, S. M. J., Joosten, I. B. T., Faber, C. G., Lankveld, T. A. R., den Uijl, D., Vernooy, K., Hendriks, J. M., Linz, D., & Hermans, B. J. M. (2026). Annual assessment of ECG intervals in patients with myotonic dystrophy type 1 using a mobile 6-lead ECG device: TeleCheck-DM1. IJC Heart and Vasculature, 66, Article 101996. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcha.2026.101996
    • Engels, M. D. E. A., Rippens, M., Hermans, B. J. M., Sandgren, E., Luermans, J., Chaldoupi, S.-M., Hendriks, J. M. L., Lankveld, T., Kessels, M., Vorstermans, B. J. G. H., Beukema, R. J., Vernooy, K., Heesen, W., Hermans, A. N. L., & Linz, D. K. (2026). Smartphone app-based symptom assessment in patients with atrial fibrillation on the waiting list for electrical cardioversion: a TeleConvert-atrial fibrillation sub analysis. EP Europace, 28(8), Article euag201. https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euag201
    • Yilmaz, D., Egorova, A. D., Grauss, R., Spierenburg, H. A. M., Venooy, K., van Woerkens, L. P. M., de Medina, R. R., Schalij, M. J., & van Erven, L. (2026). The Dutch Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Decision Aid in Clinical Practice: A Stepped-Wedge Randomized Controlled Trial. Medical Decision Making, 46(6), 744-756. https://doi.org/10.1177/0272989X261438122
    • Daniels, F., Eerenberg, F., Kloosterman, M., van Stipdonk, A. M. W., Chiu, C. S. L., Meine, M., Vernooy, K., Rienstra, M., & Maass, A. H. (2026). QRS Area Before and After Upgrading to Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Is Not Sufficient to Predict Outcome. Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease, 13(7), Article 331. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcdd13070331
    • Rijks, J. H. J., van Koll, J., Burri, H., Curila, K., van Dijk, V. F., Hauer, A., van Opstal, J. M., de Pooter, J., Rademakers, L. M., Timmer, S. A. J., Wieringa, W., Essers, B. A. B., van Kuijk, S. M. J., Brunner-La Rocca, H.-P., Vernooy, K., & Luermans, J. (2026). Permanent LEft ventricular septAl Pacing vs. right ventricular pacing in patients with atrioventricular conduction disorders-a randomized trial: rationale and design of the LEAP trial. European heart journal open, 6(4), Article oeag108. https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjopen/oeag108
    • Smits, K. C., Lempers, T. E. M., Strik, M., Stoks, J., Meiburg, R., Cluitmans, M. J. M., Volders, P. G. A., Vernooy, K., Prinzen, F. W., & Nguyen, U. C. (2026). The influence of delayed ventricular activation on cardiac repolarization: Insights from electrocardiographic imaging. Journal of Physiology, 604(13), 5378-5390. https://doi.org/10.1113/JP288569
    • van Koll, J., Ramalingam, V., Tai, P., Essebag, V., Nguyên, U. C., Opmeer, K. H. M., Lumens, J., Luermans, J. G. L. M., Vernooy, K., & Joza, J. (2026). Identifying Left Ventricular Posterolateral Wall Delay in Right Bundle Branch Block Patients Using Lead V8. JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology, 12(7), 1732-1734. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacep.2026.03.009
    • ter Bekke, R., Kaya, Y., Pison, L., Evertz, R., Vernooy, K., Luermans, J., Vroomen, M., Jeurissen, J., Chaldoupi, M., Bidar, E., Lorusso, R., Sauren, B., Lameir, M., & Maesen, B. (2026). Patient-tailored minimally invasive hybrid ablation of complex ventricular tachycardia substrates. JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology, 12(7), 1544-1555. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacep.2026.02.031
    • Gerrits, W., Chiu, C. S. L., Smit, L., Heltzel, G., Hopman, L. H. G. A., Guglielmo, M., Cramer, M. J., van Slochteren, F. J., van Es, R., Maass, A. H., Rienstra, M., Allaart, C. P., Vernooy, K., van Stipdonk, A. M. W., de Lange, F. J., Wouters, P. C., & Meine, M. (2026). Prognostic value of the baseline CAVIAR response score after cardiac resynchronization therapy: 10-year outcomes from the Markers and Response to CRT study. Heart Rhythm. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrthm.2026.06.005
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