A large-scale study has been launched in ten hospitals across the Netherlands to evaluate a new method for assessing stroke risk in patients with carotid artery narrowing. This randomised multi-centre trial is funded by the ZonMw Efficiency Research Programme.

The research project 'Genetic Approach to Aortic Aneurysm', led by Prof. Barend Mees, has been awarded the Health Foundation Limburg (HFL) PhD Grant.

Dr Sabine Daemen (Dept of Internal Medicine) and Dr Uyen Chau Nguyen (Dept of Cardiology) have been awarded a Veni grant worth up to €320,000 from the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO).

The European Research Council (ERC) is awarding a prestigious Advanced Grant to Prof. Christian Weber. 

Yesim Kaya (Dept of Cardiology) has received a Mozaïk 2.0 grant from NWO for her PhD project IMPACT-VT, 'Improving the management of scar-related ventricular tachycardia: Introducing personalized 3D arrhythmia models and patient-centered care'. In total, 13 individuals have been awarded this grant and can start or continue their research. Yesim will continue her research on the use of 3D heart models to improve the treatment of scar-related ventricular tachycardia.

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As of 1 June 2025, Dr Elham Bidar (Department of CTC) has been appointed as Principal Investigator (PI) within CARIM. 

We are thrilled to share that the Departments of Cardiology and Physiology at the Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM) had a remarkable presence at the recent EHRA 2025 Scientific Congress in Vienna.

We are pleased to announce that Dr Bart Spronck (Dept of BME) and Dr Casper Mihl (Dept of Radiology & Nuclear Medicine) have been selected to participate in the Dutch CardioVascular Alliance (DCVA) Leadership Program.

As of 1 April 2025, the Thrombosis Expertise Centre (TEC) is led by Prof. Henri Spronk and Dr. Kristien Winckers.