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MLDS grant Sabine Daemen

MLDS grant Sabine Daemen

15 November 2024

Dr Sabine Daemen (Dept of Internal Medicine) received a Career Development Grant (160k) from the Dutch Digestive Foundation (MLDS).

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Our new Division Leaders

Our new Division Leaders

3 October 2024

As of 1 October 2024, Casper Schalkwijk and Joost Lumens have been appointed as Division Leaders Vessels and Heart. Judith Sluimer will success Hugo ten Cate as Division Leader Blood in March 2025.

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Ben Hermans

Post doc

Dr Ben Hermans studied Medical Technology (Dutch: Biometrie) at the Zuyd University for Applied Sciences. After his graduation in 2009, he started to study Technical Medicine at the University of Twente in Enschede. In 2015 he obtained his Master’s degree after finishing his graduation internship at the departments of Biomedical Engineering, Physiology and Cardiology. In September 2015, Ben started as a PhD candidate at the department of Biomedical Engineering under supervision of prof. Delhaas, prof. Pison (Hasselt University) and dr. Postema (Amsterdam UMC). During this time, he focused on improving the diagnosis of Long-QT Syndrome by advanced signal analyses of standard electrocardiograms. After obtaining his PhD in January 2020, Ben started as a postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Physiology.

Currently, Ben is involved in several projects that focus on improving treatment and/or understanding of atrial fibrillation (AF) by studying electrophysiological properties of the atria. For example, by analysing invasive direct contact mapping data or by analysing non-invasive ECG-imaging. Specific projects of research include validating the use of non-invasive ECG-imaging for atrial arrhythmias or applying new innovative signal-analysis techniques on contact mapping data from AF patients to ultimately find new ablation targets for the treatment of AF.

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Department of Physiology
Universiteitssingel 50, 6229 ER Maastricht
PO Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht
Room number: 3.108
T: +31(0)43 388 13 20

  • 2024
    • Bijvoet, G. P., Hermans, B. J. M., Linz, D., Luermans, J. G. L. M., Maesen, B., Nijveldt, R., Mihl, C., Vernooy, K., Wildberger, J. E., Holtackers, R. J., Schotten, U., & Chaldoupi, S.-M. (2024). Optimal Threshold and Interpatient Variability in Left Atrial Ablation Scar Assessment by Dark-Blood LGE CMR. JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology, 10(10), 2186-2197. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacep.2024.05.017
    • Paulussen, E., Van Steenkiste, G., Hermans, B. J. M., Decloedt, A., van Loon, G., & Delhaas, T. (2024). Einthoven's triangle adapted for horses: Proposal for the Delta configuration. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 38(5), 2698-2706. https://doi.org/10.1111/jvim.17179
    • Linz, D., & Hermans, B. J. M. (2024). Remote technical support of nurse-lead electro-anatomic mapping during complex catheter ablation procedures. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjcn/zvae108
    • Hermans, B., Özgül, O., Wolf, M., Gonçalves Marques, V., van Hunnik, A., Verheule, S., Chaldoupi, M., Linz, D., El Haddad, M., Duytschaever, M., Bonizzi, P., Vernooy, K., Knecht, S., Zeemering, S., & Schotten, U. (2024). Selecting repetitive focal and rotational activation patterns with the highest probability of being a source of atrial fibrillation. Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology Plus, 7, Article 100064. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmccpl.2024.100064
    • Ozgul, O., Marques, V. G., Hermans, B. JM., van Hunnik, A., Verheule, S., Gharaviri, A., Pezzuto, S., Auricchio, A., Schotten, U., Bonizzi, P., & Zeemering, S. (2024). High-density and high-coverage composite atrial activation maps: an in-silico validation study. Ieee Transactions on Biomedical Engineering. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1109/TBME.2024.3439502
  • 2023
    • Hermans, B. J. M., Bijvoet, G. P., Holtackers, R. J., Mihl, C., Luermans, J. G. L. M., Maesen, B., Vernooy, K., Linz, D., Chaldoupi, S. M., & Schotten, U. (2023). Multi-modal characterization of the left atrium by a fully automated integration of pre-procedural cardiac imaging and electro-anatomical mapping. IJC Heart and Vasculature, 49(1), Article 101276. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcha.2023.101276
    • Winters, J., Isaacs, A., Zeemering, S., Kawczynski, M., Maesen, B., Maessen, J., Bidar, E., Boukens, B., Hermans, B., van Hunnik, A., Casadei, B., Fabritz, L., Chua, W., Sommerfeld, L., Guasch, E., Mont, L., Batlle, M., Hatem, S., Kirchhof, P., ... Schotten, U. (2023). Heart Failure, Female Sex, and Atrial Fibrillation Are the Main Drivers of Human Atrial Cardiomyopathy: Results From the CATCH ME Consortium. Journal of the American Heart Association, 12(22), Article e031220. https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.123.031220
    • Neumann, B., Vink, A. S., Hermans, B. J. M., Lieve, K. V. V., Cömert, D., Beckmann, B.-M., Clur, S.-A. B., Blom, N. A., Delhaas, T., Wilde, A. A. M., Kääb, S., Postema, P. G., & Sinner, M. F. (2023). Manual vs. automatic assessment of the QT-interval and corrected QT. EP Europace, 25(9), 1-12. Article euad213. https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euad213
    • Vink, A. S., Hermans, B. J. M., Hooglugt, J. L. Q., Peltenburg, P. J., Meijborg, V. M. F., Hofman, N., Clur, S. A. B., Blom, N. A., Delhaas, T., Wilde, A. A. M., & Postema, P. G. (2023). Diagnostic Accuracy of the Standing Test in Adults Suspected for Congenital Long-QT Syndrome. Journal of the American Heart Association, 12(14), Article e026419. https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.122.026419
    • Ozgul, O., Hermans, B. JM., van Hunnik, A., Verheule, S., Schotten, U., Bonizzi, P., & Zeemering, S. (2023). High-density and high coverage composite mapping of repetitive atrial activation patterns. Computers in Biology and Medicine, 159(1), Article 106920. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compbiomed.2023.106920
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