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Hybrid ablation: a team effort with better outcomes

Hybrid ablation: a team effort with better outcomes

17 February 2023

The hybrid ablation treatment developed at Maastricht UMC+ leads to better results in persistent atrial fibrillation than the standard treatment, catheter ablation.

People with diabetes who control risk factors are less likely to develop depression

People with diabetes who control risk factors are less likely to develop depression

9 February 2023

Someone with diabetes has an increased risk of depression, but may be able to limit it by addressing risk factors such as unhealthy diet and high blood pressure. This has emerged from research by scientists at Maastricht UMC+ who analyzed data from nearly 78,000 people.

Research into radioablation in severe cardiac arrhythmias has started

Research into radioablation in severe cardiac arrhythmias has started

5 January 2023

For some of the patients with serious cardiac arrhythmias (ventricular tachycardia, VT), current treatments, such as medication or ablation, do not offer a solution. Researchers from CARIM and Maastro, in collaboration with 30 partner organizations in 8 European countries, will therefore conduct research into a new treatment method: non-invasive radioablation.

Dutch Heart Foundation Dekker grant Magdi Nagy

Dutch Heart Foundation Dekker grant Magdi Nagy

21 December 2022

The Dutch Heart Foundation has awarded a Dr. E. Dekker postdoc grant to Dr Magdi Nagy (Dept. of Biochemistry).

Kootstra Talent Fellowship Rob Holtackers

Kootstra Talent Fellowship Rob Holtackers

20 December 2022

Earlier this month, dr. ir. Rob Holtackers (Department of Radiology & Nuclear Medicine) won the Kootstra Talent Fellowship with his proposed study 'lnterventional cardiac MRI: a new strategy for improved diagnostics and treatment of cardiac arrhythmias'.

Dutch Heart Foundation grant for atrial fibrillation research

Dutch Heart Foundation grant for atrial fibrillation research

20 December 2022

What exactly are the underlying mechanisms that lead to the development of atrial fibrillation? And what causes someone to suffer more from the consequences of this heart rhythm disorder? The EmbRACE network will investigate this under the supervision Prof. Michiel Rienstra of the University Medical Center Groningen and Prof. Uli Schotten of CARIM.

CARIM researchers successful in ZonMw Open Competition

CARIM researchers successful in ZonMw Open Competition

15 December 2022

Three research teams coordinated by CARIM researchers are starting their projects funded with money from the Open Competition of grant provider ZonMw. Each research team will receive €750,000 on average.

WCN Research Prize Matthijs Cluitmans

WCN Research Prize Matthijs Cluitmans

12 December 2022

Matthijs Cluitmans (Dept. of Cardiology) received the WCN Research Prize 2022 during the annual WCN congress in Amsterdam.

NWO Team Science Award iCMR team

NWO Team Science Award iCMR team

5 December 2022

Dr.ir. Rob Holtackers (Dept. of Radiology) and his iCMR team have won the Team Science Award from the Dutch Research Council (NWO).