Paola van der Meijden

Assistant Professor

Initially trained in Biological Health Sciences at Maastricht University, Dr Paola van der Meijden has obtained a PhD in Biochemistry on the interaction mechanisms of platelets and coagulation; focus on P2Y₁₂receptor and factor XII.

In 2010, she acquired a unique bridging position, encapsulated within the Maastricht Thrombosis Expertise Center (TEC), aiming to link basic research on thrombosis and hemostasis with clinical research and applications. In 2014, she received the ISTH-EHA Fellowship to gain new insights into the determinants of bleeding in patients with thrombocytopenia due to hematological malignancies and chemotherapy. The focus of her current work is on the interactions between platelets and coagulation in acquired hemostatic dysfunction as a consequence of disease and treatment. She has a special interest in the negative and positive priming of platelets and the functional specialisation of platelet populations. Overall, knowledge on the factors contributing to hemostasis and thrombosis enables the development of predictive and diagnostic tests, resulting in improved disease management.

Department of Biochemistry
Universiteitssingel 50, 6229 ER Maastricht
PO Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht
Room: 4.322
T: +31(0)43 388 16 84

2024
- Provenzale, I., Solari, F. A., Schoenichen, C., Brouns, S. L. N., Fernandez, D. I., Kuijpers, M. J. E., van Der Meijden, P. E. J., Gibbins, J. M., Sickmann, A., Jones, C., & Heemskerk, J. W. M. (2024). Endothelium-mediated regulation of platelet activation: Involvement of multiple protein kinases. Faseb Journal, 38(4), Article e23468. https://doi.org/10.1096/fj.202300360RR
- Baaten, C. C. F. M. J., Nagy, M., Bergmeier, W., Spronk, H. M. H., & van der Meijden, P. E. J. (2024). Platelet biology and function: plaque erosion vs. rupture. European Heart Journal, 45(1), 18-31. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehad720
2023
- Provenzale, I., De Simone, I., Gibbins, J. M., Heemskerk, J. W. M., van der Meijden, P. E. J., & Jones, C. I. (2023). Regulation of Glycoprotein VI-Dependent Platelet Activation and Thrombus Formation by Heparan Sulfate Proteoglycan Perlecan. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 24(17), Article 13352. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms241713352
- Akbalut, C., Arisz, R., Baaten, C., Baildildinova, G., Barakzie, A., Bauersachs, R., Ten Berg, J. M., van den Broek, W., de Boer, H. C., Broker, V., Buka, R., Ten Cate, H., Cate, A. T., De Luca, C., De Simone, I., Dignat-George, F., Freson, K., Gazzaniga, G., van Gorp, E., ... van Zonneveld, A.-J. (2023). Blood coagulation and beyond: Position paper from the Fourth Maastricht Consensus Conference on Thrombosis. Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 123(8), 808-839. https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2052-9175
- De Simone, I., Baaten, C. C. F. M. J., Gibbins, J. M., Ten Cate, H., Heemskerk, J. W. M., Jones, C. I., & van der Meijden, P. E. J. (2023). Repeated platelet activation and the potential of previously activated platelets to contribute to thrombus formation. Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 21(5), 1289-1306. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtha.2023.01.006
2022
- Baidildinova, G., Ten Cate, V., Nagler, M., Panova-Noeva, M., Rapp, S., Köck, T., Prochaska, J. H., Heitmeier, S., Gerdes, C., Schwers, S., Konstantinides, S. V., Münzel, T., Espinola-Klein, C., Lackner, K. J., Spronk, H. M. N., Ten Cate, H., van der Meijden, P. E. J., Leineweber, K., Wild, P. S., & Jurk, K. (2022). Subtype-specific plasma signatures of platelet-related protein releasate in acute pulmonary embolism. Thrombosis Research, 220, 75-87. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.thromres.2022.10.005
- Nagy, M., van der Meijden, P. E. J., Glunz, J., Schurgers, L., Lutgens, E., Ten Cate, H., Heitmeier, S., & Spronk, H. M. H. (2022). Integrating Mechanisms in Thrombotic Peripheral Arterial Disease. Pharmaceuticals, 15(11), Article 1428. https://doi.org/10.3390/ph15111428
- De Simone, I., Baaten, C. C. F. M. J., Jandrot-Perrus, M., Gibbins, J. M., Ten Cate, H., Heemskerk, J. W. M., Jones, C. I., & van der Meijden, P. E. J. (2022). Coagulation Factor XIIIa and Activated Protein C Activate Platelets via GPVI and PAR1. International journal of molecular sciences, 23(18), Article 10203. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms231810203
- Veninga, A., Handtke, S., Aurich, K., Tullemans, B., Brouns, S., Schwarz, S. L., Heubel-Moenen, F. C., Greinacher, A., Heemskerk, J. W. M., van der Meijden, P., & Thiele, T. (2022). GPVI expression is linked to platelet size, age, and reactivity. Blood advances, 6(14), 4162-4173. https://doi.org/10.1182/bloodadvances.2021006904
- Lundstroem, A., Sanden, P., Mitroulis, I., & van der Meijden, P. E. J. (2022). Editorial: Platelet Function in COVID-19. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 9, Article 912472. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcvm.2022.912472
- Veninga, A., Baaten, C. C. F. M. J., De Simone, I., Tullemans, B. M. E., Kuijpers, M. J. E., Heemskerk, J. W. M., & van der Meijden, P. E. J. (2022). Effects of Platelet Agonists and Priming on the Formation of Platelet Populations. Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 122(05), 726-738. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0041-1735972
- Brouns, S. L. N., Tullemans, B. M. E., Bulato, C., Perrella, G., Campello, E., Spiezia, L., van Geffen, J. P., Kuijpers, M. J. E., van Oerle, R., Spronk, H. M. H., van der Meijden, P. E. J., Simioni, P., & Heemskerk, J. W. M. (2022). Protein C or Protein S deficiency associates with paradoxically impaired platelet-dependent thrombus and fibrin formation under flow. Research and practice in thrombosis and haemostasis, 6(2), Article e12678. https://doi.org/10.1002/rth2.12678
- Tullemans, B. M. E., Fernandez, D. I., Veninga, A., Baaten, C. C. F. M. J., Peters, L. J. F., Aarts, M. J. B., Eble, J. A., Campello, E., Spiezia, L., Simioni, P., van der Vorst, E. P. C., van der Meijden, P. E. J., Heemskerk, J. W. M., & Kuijpers, M. J. E. (2022). Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor Sunitinib Delays Platelet-Induced Coagulation: Additive Effects of Aspirin. Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 122(01), 92-104. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0041-1730312
- Vignoli, A., Gamba, S., van der Meijden, P. E. J., Marchetti, M., Russo, L., Tessarolo, S., Giaccherini, C., Swieringa, F., Cate, H. T., Finazzi, G., Heemskerk, J. W. M., & Falanga, A. (2022). Increased platelet thrombus formation under flow conditions in whole blood from polycythaemia vera patients. Blood Transfusion, 20(2), 143-151. https://doi.org/10.2450/2021.0456-20
2021
- Hulshof, A.-M., Olie, R. H., Vries, M. J. A., Verhezen, P. W. M., van der Meijden, P. E. J., Ten Cate, H., & Henskens, Y. M. C. (2021). Rotational Thromboelastometry in High-Risk Patients on Dual Antithrombotic Therapy After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 8, Article 788137. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcvm.2021.788137
- Tullemans, B. M. E., Veninga, A., Fernandez, D. I., Aarts, M. J. B., Eble, J. A., van der Meijden, P. E. J., Heemskerk, J. W. M., & Kuijpers, M. J. E. (2021). Multiparameter Evaluation of the Platelet-Inhibitory Effects of Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors Used for Cancer Treatment. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 22(20), Article 11199. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms222011199
- Olie, R. H., van der Meijden, P. E. J., Vries, M. J. A., Veenstra, L., van't Hof, A. W. J., ten Berg, J. M., Henskens, Y. M. C., & ten Cate, H. (2021). Antithrombotic therapy in high-risk patients after percutaneous coronary intervention; study design, cohort profile and incidence of adverse events. Netherlands Heart Journal, 29(10), 525-535. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12471-021-01606-2
- Olie, R. H., Hensgens, R. R. K., Wijnen, P. A. H. M., Veenstra, L. F., de Greef, B. T. A., Vries, M. J. A., van der Meijden, P. E. J., ten Berg, J. M., ten Cate, H., Bekers, O., & Henskens, Y. M. C. (2021). Differential Impact of Cytochrome 2C19 Allelic Variants on Three Different Platelet Function Tests in Clopidogrel-Treated Patients. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 10(17), Article 3992. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10173992
- Baidildinova, G., Nagy, M., Jurk, K., Wild, P. S., ten Cate, H., & van der Meijden, P. E. J. (2021). Soluble Platelet Release Factors as Biomarkers for Cardiovascular Disease. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 8, Article 684920. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcvm.2021.684920
- de Breet, C. P. D. M., Zwaveling, S., Vries, M. J. A., van Oerle, R. G., Henskens, Y. M. C., Van't Hof, A. W. J., van der Meijden, P. E. J., Veenstra, L., ten Cate, H., & Olie, R. H. (2021). Thrombin Generation as a Method to Identify the Risk of Bleeding in High Clinical-Risk Patients Using Dual Antiplatelet Therapy. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 8, Article 679934. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcvm.2021.679934
- van den Kerkhof, D. L., van der Meijden, P. E. J., Hackeng, T. M., & Dijkgraaf, I. (2021). Exogenous Integrin αIIbβ3 Inhibitors Revisited: Past, Present and Future Applications. International journal of molecular sciences, 22(7), Article 3366. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms22073366
- Perrella, G., Huang, J., Provenzale, I., Swieringa, F., Heubel-Moenen, F. C. J., Farndale, R. W., Roest, M., van der Meijden, P. E. J., Thomas, M., Ariens, R. A. S., Jandrot-Perrus, M., Watson, S. P., & Heemskerk, J. W. M. (2021). Nonredundant Roles of Platelet Glycoprotein VI and Integrin αIIbβ3 in Fibrin-Mediated Microthrombus Formation. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology, 41(2), E97-E111. https://doi.org/10.1161/ATVBAHA.120.314641
2020
- Veninga, A., De Simone, I., Heemskerk, J. W. M., Ten Cate, H., & van der Meijden, P. E. J. (2020). Clonal hematopoietic mutations linked to platelet traits and the risk of thrombosis or bleeding. Haematologica-the Hematology Journal, 105(8), 2020-2031. https://doi.org/10.3324/haematol.2019.235994
- Brouns, S. L. N., van Geffen, J. P., Campello, E., Swieringa, F., Spiezia, L., van Oerle, R., Provenzale, I., Verdoold, R., Farndale, R. W., Clemetson, K. J., Spronk, H. M. H., van der Meijden, P. E. J., Cavill, R., Kuijpers, M. J. E., Castoldi, E., Simioni, P., & Heemskerk, J. W. M. (2020). Platelet-primed interactions of coagulation and anticoagulation pathways in flow-dependent thrombus formation. Scientific Reports, 10(1), Article 11910. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-68438-9
- Swieringa, F., Solari, F. A., Pagel, O., Beck, F., Huang, J., Feijge, M. A. H., Jurk, K., Koerver-Keularts, I. M. L. W., Mattheij, N. J. A., Faber, J., Pohlenz, J., Russo, A., Stumpel, C. T. R. M., Schrander, D. E., Zieger, B., van Der Meijden, P. E. J., Zahedi, R. P., Sickmann, A., & Heemskerk, J. W. M. (2020). Impaired iloprost-induced platelet inhibition and phosphoproteome changes in patients with confirmed pseudohypoparathyroidism type Ia, linked to genetic mutations in GNAS. Scientific Reports, 10(1), Article 11389. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-68379-3
- d'Alessandro, E., Becker, C., Bergmeier, W., Bode, C., Bourne, J. H., Brown, H., Buller, H. R., ten Cate-Hoek, A. J., ten Cate, V., van Cauteren, Y. J. M., Cheung, Y. F. H., Cleuren, A., Coenen, D., Crijns, H. J. G. M., de Simone, I., Dolleman, S. C., Klein, C. E., Fernandez, D. I., Granneman, L., ... Scientific Reviewer Committee (2020). Thrombo-Inflammation in Cardiovascular Disease: An Expert Consensus Document from the Third Maastricht Consensus Conference on Thrombosis. Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 120(4), 538-564. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0040-1708035
- Brouns, S. L. N., Provenzale, I., van Geffen, J. P., van der Meijden, P. E. J., & Heemskerk, J. W. M. (2020). Localized endothelial-based control of platelet aggregation and coagulation under flow: A proof-of-principle vessel-on-a-chip study. Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 18(4), 931-941. https://doi.org/10.1111/jth.14719
- Panova-Noeva, M., van der Meijden, P. E. J., & ten Cate, H. (2020). Clinical Applications, Pitfalls, and Uncertainties of Thrombin Generation in the Presence of Platelets. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 9(1), Article 92. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm9010092
2019
- Provenzale, I., Brouns, S. L. N., van der Meijden, P. E. J., Swieringa, F., & Heemskerk, J. W. M. (2019). Whole Blood Based Multiparameter Assessment of Thrombus Formation in Standard Microfluidic Devices to Proxy In Vivo Haemostasis and Thrombosis. Micromachines, 10(11), Article 787. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi10110787
- Olie, R. H., van der Meijden, P. E. J., Spronk, H. M. H., van Oerle, R., Barvik, S., Bonarjee, V. V. S., Ten Cate, H., & Nilsen, D. W. T. (2019). Effects of the PAR-1 Antagonist Vorapaxar on Platelet Activation and Coagulation Biomarkers in Patients with Stable Coronary Artery Disease. TH open : companion journal to thrombosis and haemostasis, 3(3), e259-e262. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0039-1695710
- Jooss, N. J., De Simone, I., Provenzale, I., Fernández, D. I., Brouns, S. L. N., Farndale, R. W., Henskens, Y. M. C., Kuijpers, M. J. E., Ten Cate, H., van der Meijden, P. E. J., Cavill, R., & Heemskerk, J. W. M. (2019). Role of Platelet Glycoprotein VI and Tyrosine Kinase Syk in Thrombus Formation on Collagen-Like Surfaces. International journal of molecular sciences, 20(11), Article 2788. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms20112788
- van der Meijden, P. E. J., & Heemskerk, J. W. M. (2019). Platelet biology and functions: new concepts and clinical perspectives. Nature Reviews Cardiology, 16(3), 166-179. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41569-018-0110-0
2018
- Vries, M. J., van der Meijden, P. E., Kuiper, G. J., Nelemans, P. J., Wetzels, R. J., van Oerle, R. G., Lance, M. D., ten Cate, H., & Henskens, Y. M. (2018). Preoperative screening for bleeding disorders: A comprehensive laboratory assessment of clinical practice. Research and practice in thrombosis and haemostasis, 2(4), 767-777. https://doi.org/10.1002/rth2.12114
- Baaten, C. C. F. M. J., Swieringa, F., Misztal, T., Mastenbroek, T. G., Feijge, M. A. H., Bock, P. E., Donners, M. M. P. C., Collins, P. W., Li, R., van der Meijden, P. E. J., & Heemskerk, J. W. M. (2018). Platelet heterogeneity in activation-induced glycoprotein shedding: functional effects. Blood advances, 2(18), 2320-2331. https://doi.org/10.1182/bloodadvances.2017011544
- Baaten, C. C. F. M. J., Moenen, F. C. J. I., Henskens, Y. M. C., Swieringa, F., Wetzels, R. J. H., van Oerle, R., Heijnen, H. F. G., ten Cate, H., Holloway, G. P., Beckers, E. A. M., Heemskerk, J. W. M., & van der Meijden, P. E. J. (2018). Impaired mitochondrial activity explains platelet dysfunction in thrombocytopenic cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. Haematologica-the Hematology Journal, 103(9), 1557-1567. https://doi.org/10.3324/haematol.2017.185165
- Swieringa, F., Spronk, H. M. H., Heemskerk, J. W. M., & van der Meijden, P. E. J. (2018). Integrating platelet and coagulation activation in fibrin clot formation. Research and practice in thrombosis and haemostasis, 2(3), 450-460. https://doi.org/10.1002/rth2.12107
- Olie, R. H., van der Meijden, P. E. J., & ten Cate, H. (2018). The coagulation system in atherothrombosis: Implications for new therapeutic strategies. Research and practice in thrombosis and haemostasis, 2(2), 188-198. https://doi.org/10.1002/rth2.12080
- Spronk, H. M. H., Padro, T., Siland, J. E., Prochaska, J. H., Winters, J., van der Wal, A. C., Posthuma, J. J., Lowe, G., d'Alessandro, E., Wenzel, P., Coenen, D. M., Reitsma, P. H., Ruf, W., van Gorp, R. H., Koenen, R. R., Vajen, T., Alshaikh, N. A., Wolberg, A. S., Macrae, F. L., ... ten Cate, H. (2018). Atherothrombosis and Thromboembolism: Position Paper from the Second Maastricht Consensus Conference on Thrombosis. Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 118(2), 229-250. https://doi.org/10.1160/TH17-07-0492
2017
- Baaten, C. C. F. M. J., ten Cate, H., van der Meijden, P. E. J., & Heemskerk, J. W. M. (2017). Platelet populations and priming in hematological diseases. Blood Reviews, 31(6), 389-399. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.blre.2017.07.004
- Vries, M. J. A., Bouman, H. J., Olie, R. H., Veenstra, L. F., Zwaveling, S., Verhezen, P. W. M., ten Cate-Hoek, A. J., ten Cate, H., Henskens, Y. M. C., & van der Meijden, P. E. J. (2017). Determinants of agreement between proposed therapeutic windows of platelet function tests in vulnerable patients. European Heart Journal-Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy, 3(1), 11-17. https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjcvp/pvw026
2016
- Zentai, C., Solomon, C., van der Meijden, P. E. J., Spronk, H. M. H., Schnabel, J., Rossaint, R., & Grottke, O. (2016). Effects of Fibrinogen Concentrate on Thrombin Generation, Thromboelastometry Parameters, and Laboratory Coagulation Testing in a 24-Hour Porcine Trauma Model. Clinical and Applied Thrombosis-Hemostasis, 22(8), 749-759. https://doi.org/10.1177/1076029615584662
- Zentai, C., van der Meijden, P. E. J., Braunschweig, T., Hueck, N., Honickel, M., Spronk, H. M. H., Rossaint, R., & Grottke, O. (2016). Hemostatic Therapy Using Tranexamic Acid and Coagulation Factor Concentrates in a Model of Traumatic Liver Injury. Anesthesia and Analgesia, 123(1), 38-48. https://doi.org/10.1213/ANE.0000000000001379
- Mattheij, N. J. A., Swieringa, F., Mastenbroek, T. G., Berny-Lang, M. A., May, F., Baaten, C. C. F. M. J., van der Meijden, P. E. J., Henskens, Y. M. C., Beckers, E. A. M., Suylen, D. P. L., Nolte, M. W., Hackeng, T. M., McCarty, O. J. T., Heemskerk, J. W. M., & Cosemans, J. M. E. M. (2016). Coated platelets function in platelet-dependent fibrin formation via integrin alpha(IIb)beta(3) and transglutaminase factor XIII. Haematologica-the Hematology Journal, 101(4), 427-436. https://doi.org/10.3324/haematol.2015.131441
- Baaten, C. C. F. M. J., Moenen, F. C. J. I., Henskens, Y. M. C., Swieringa, F., Wetzels, R., van Oerle, R., ten Cate, H., Beckers, E. A. M., Heemskerk, J. W. M., & van der Meijden, P. E. J. (2016). Multiple functional defects in platelets from thrombocytopenic cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. Thrombosis Research, 140S1, S171-S171. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0049-3848(16)30125-6
- Swieringa, F., Baaten, C. C. F. M. J., Verdoold, R., Mastenbroek, T. G., Rijnveld, N., van der Laan, K. O., Breel, E. J., Collins, P. W., Lance, M. D., Henskens, Y. M. C., Cosemans, J. M. E. M., Heemskerk, J. W. M., & van der Meijden, P. E. J. (2016). Platelet Control of Fibrin Distribution and Microelasticity in Thrombus Formation Under Flow. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology, 36(4), 692-699. https://doi.org/10.1161/ATVBAHA.115.306537
- Vries, M. J. A., van der Meijden, P. E. J., Henskens, Y. M. C., Ten Cate - Hoek, A., & ten Cate, H. (2016). Assessment of bleeding risk in patients with coronary artery disease on dual antiplatelet therapy A systematic review. Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 115(1), 7-24. https://doi.org/10.1160/TH15-04-0355
2015
- Mastenbroek, T. G., Feijge, M. A. H., Kremers, R. M. W., van den Bosch, M. T. J., Swieringa, F., De Groef, L., Moons, L., Bennett, C., Ghevaert, C., Johnson, J. L., van der Meijden, P. E. J., & Cosemans, J. M. E. M. (2015). Platelet-Associated Matrix Metalloproteinases Regulate Thrombus Formation and Exert Local Collagenolytic Activity. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology, 35(12), 2554-2561. https://doi.org/10.1161/ATVBAHA.115.306153
- Baaten, C. C. F. M. J., Veenstra, L. F., Wetzels, R., van Geffen, J. P., Swieringa, F., de Witt, S. M., Henskens, Y. M. C., Crijns, H., Nylander, S., van Giezen, J. J. J., Heemskerk, J. W. M., & van der Meijden, P. E. J. (2015). Gradual increase in thrombogenicity of juvenile platelets formed upon offset of prasugrel medication. Haematologica-the Hematology Journal, 100(9), 1131-1138. https://doi.org/10.3324/haematol.2014.122457
- Hoek - ten Cate, A. J., ten Cate, H., Henskens, Y., van der Meijden, P. E. J., Spronk, H. M. H., & Wittens, C. (2015). Maastricht Consensus Conference on Thrombosis (MCCT): A roadmap for future research, February 11-13, 2015, Maastricht, The Netherlands. Thrombosis Research, 136, S1-S2. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.thromres.2015.07.033

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