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Dekkerbeurzen voor Constance Baaten en Pieter Goossens

Dekkerbeurzen voor Constance Baaten en Pieter Goossens

8 July 2020

De Hartstichting heeft onderzoekers Constance Baaten en Pieter Goossens een Dekkerbeurs toegekend. Met de beurs van respectievelijk ruim 265 duizend en 465 duizend euro, kunnen zij de komende jaren onderzoek doen naar hart- en vaatziekten.

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In memorium Prof. dr. Hein Wellens

In memorium Prof. dr. Hein Wellens

12 June 2020

Omringd door zijn familie is op dinsdag 9 juni 2020 Hein Wellens overleden, in de leeftijd van 84 jaar.

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Jordi Heijman

Assistant Professor

Dr Jordi Heijman studied Knowledge Engineering and obtained his PhD cum laude (a distinction awarded to only 5% of PhDs in the Netherlands) in April 2012, for his work on a joint project between the Dept. of Cardiology and the Dept. of Data Science and Knowledge Engineering at Maastricht University. As part of his PhD, he spent 1.5 years at the renowned Cardiac Bioelectricity and Arrhythmia Center, Washington University in St. Louis, USA under the supervision of Prof. Yoram Rudy. After completing his PhD, he worked as a postdoctoral fellow at the Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, and the Institute of Pharmacology, University Duisburg-Essen (director: Prof. Dobromir Dobrev). In April 2015, he was recruited back to Maastricht University as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Cardiology to strengthen the translational axis between CARIM and the Maastricht UMC+ Heart+Vascular Center for their strategic focus area ‘cardiac arrhythmias’.

Jordi’s research combines experimental and computational methods to investigate the mechanisms of cardiac arrhythmias. His work is funded by prestigious grants (NWO Veni, Dutch Heart Foundation/CVON Predict Young Talent Program). He has published >55 peer-reviewed articles, the majority as (shared-)first author, many in high-impact journals, covering various topics related to heart rhythm disorders. These articles have been cited >1650 times, and emphasise the need for interdisciplinary research to advance the diagnosis and treatment of cardiac arrhythmias. His expertise is recognised as invited speaker for numerous international conferences, including the EHRA, ESC, and HRS meetings, and as referee for scientific journals and grant applications.

Furthermore, he serves on various committees, including the nucleus of the ESC Working Group on Cardiac Cellular Electrophysiology, the nucleus of the Working Group Cellular Electrophysiology of the German Cardiac Society, and the Strategic Board of CARIM. He is an associate editor for International Journal of Cardiology: Heart & Vasculature and in 2018 was Co-Chair of the 45thComputing in Cardiology conference. His work has received attention from several general media in response to a nomination for the popular science magazine NewScientist’s top 25 of young scientific talent 2016.

Department of Cardiology
P. Debyelaan 25, 6229 HX Maastricht 
PO Box 5800, 6202 AZ Maastricht

  • 2020
    • Lyon, A., Dupuis, L. J., Arts, T., Crijns, H. J. G. M., Prinzen, F. W., Delhaas, T., Heijman, J., & Lumens, J. (2020). Differentiating the effects of beta-adrenergic stimulation and stretch on calcium and force dynamics using a novel electromechanical cardiomyocyte model. American Journal of Physiology-heart and Circulatory Physiology, 319(3), H519-H530. https://doi.org/10.1152/ajpheart.00275.2020
    • Coopmans, C., Zhou, T. L., Henry, R. M. A., Heijman, J., Schaper, N. C., Koster, A., Schram, M. T., van der Kallen, C. J. H., Wesselius, A., den Engelsman, R. J. A., Crijns, H. J. G. M., & Stehouwer, C. D. A. (2020). Both Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes Are Associated With Lower Heart Rate Variability: The Maastricht Study. Diabetes Care, 43(5), 1126-1133. https://doi.org/10.2337/dc19-2367
  • 2019
    • Linz, D., Ammirati, E., Dan, G-A., Heijman, J., & Dobrev, D. (2019). Highlights from the International Journal of Cardiology Heart & Vasculature: Heart failure, atrial fibrillation, coronary artery disease and myocardial infarction. IJC Heart and Vasculature, 25, [100443]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcha.2019.100443
    • Sutanto, H., Laudy, L., Clerx, M., Dobrev, D., Crijns, H. J. G. M., & Heijman, J. (2019). Maastricht antiarrhythmic drug evaluator (MANTA): a computational tool for better understanding of antiarrhythmic drugs. Pharmacological Research, 148, 104444. [104444]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phrs.2019.104444
    • Sutanto, H., Dobrev, D., & Heijman, J. (2019). Genome-wide association studies of atrial fibrillation: Finding meaning in the life of risk loci. IJC Heart and Vasculature, 24, 100397. [100397]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcha.2019.100397
    • Grandi, E., Dobrev, D., & Heijman, J. (2019). Computational modeling: What does it tell us about atrial fibrillation therapy?International Journal of Cardiology, 287, 155-161. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2019.01.077
    • Dobrev, D., Aguilar, M., Heijman, J., Guichard, J-B., & Nattel, S. (2019). Postoperative atrial fibrillation: mechanisms, manifestations and management. Nature Reviews Cardiology, 16(7), 417-436. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41569-019-0166-5
    • Thomas, D., Christ, T., Fabritz, L., Goette, A., Hammwoehner, M., Heijman, J., Kockskaemper, J., Linz, D., Odening, K. E., Schweizer, P. A., Wakili, R., & Voigt, N. (2019). German Cardiac Society Working Group on Cellular Electrophysiology state-of-the-art paper: impact of molecular mechanisms on clinical arrhythmia management. Clinical research in cardiology, 108(6), 577-599. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00392-018-1377-1
    • Sutanto, H., & Heijman, J. (2019). The Role of Calcium in the Human Heart: With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility. Frontiers for Young Minds, 7(65). https://doi.org/10.3389/frym.2019.00065
    • Heijman, J., & Dobrev, D. (2019). Bayesian network analyses in atrial fibrillation - A path to better therapies?IJC Heart and Vasculature, 22, 210-211. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcha.2019.02.009
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