Kevin Vernooy

Professor

Prof. Kevin Vernooy became a medical docter in 2003 at the Maastricht University. He finished his PhD in 2006 on cardiac resynchronisation therapy at Maastricht University. In 2012, he finished his Cardiology training and subspecialiation in the treatment of cardiac arrhythmias as an clinical electrophysiologist at Maastricht UMC+

Since 2012, he has been working at Maastricht UMC+ as a clinical electrophysiologist. Since 2014, he has been heading the divion of clinical electrophysiology in the Department of Cardiology and since 2018 the research on cardiac arrhythmias at the Department of Cardiology at the Radboud University Medical Center in Nijmegen.

His research focusses on the invasive treatment of cardiac arrhythmias in patients with heart failure.

In 2020, he became a Professor in clinical electrophysiology entitled “Electrical management of heart failure”. Since March 2021, he has been chairing the head of department of cardiology at the MUMC+ and leader of the Division Heart at CARIM.

Department of Cardiology
P. Debyelaan 25, 6229 HX Maastricht 
PO Box 5800, 6202 AZ Maastricht
M: +31(0)620 198 657

  • 2021
    • Hermans, A. N. L., Pluymaekers, N. A. H. A., Lankveld, T. A. R., van Mourik, M. J. W., Zeemering, S., Dinh, T., den Uijl, D. W., Luermans, J. G. L. M., Vernooy, K., Crijns, H. J. G. M., Schotten, U., & Linz, D. (2021). Clinical utility of rhythm control by electrical cardioversion to assess the association between self-reported symptoms and rhythm status in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation. IJC Heart and Vasculature, 36, Article 100870. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcha.2021.100870
    • Chaldoupi, S. M., Luermans, J., Vernooy, K., & Linz, D. (2021). High-power short-duration ablation: The new standard for pulmonary vein isolation?IJC Heart and Vasculature, 36, Article 100865. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcha.2021.100865
    • Dural, M., van Stipdonk, A. M. W., Salden, F. C. W. M., Ter Horst, I., Crijns, H. J. G. M., Meine, M., Maass, A. H., Kloosterman, M., & Vernooy, K. (2021). Association of ECG characteristics with clinical and echocardiographic outcome to CRT in a non-LBBB patient population. Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology, 62(1), 9-19. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10840-020-00866-z
    • Ravaux, J. M., Van Kuijk, S. M. J., Di Mauro, M., Vernooy, K., Bidar, E., Mariani, S., Dato, G. A., Van't Hof, A. W., Veenstra, L., Kats, S., Houterman, S., Maessen, J. G., Lorusso, R., & Cardiothoracic Surgery Registration Committee of the Netherlands Heart Registration (2021). Incidence and predictors of permanent pacemaker implantation after surgical aortic v alve replacement: Data of the Netherlands Heart Registration (NHR). Journal of Cardiac Surgery, 36(10), 3519-3527. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocs.15803
    • Van Der Velden, R. M. J., Verhaert, D. V. M., Hermans, A. N. L., Duncker, D., Manninger, M., Betz, K., Gawalko, M., Desteghe, L., Pisters, R., Hemels, M., Pison, L., Sohaib, A., Sultan, A., Steven, D., Wijtvliet, P., Gupta, D., Svennberg, E., Luermans, J. C. L. M., Chaldoupi, M., ... Linz, D. (2021). The photoplethysmography dictionary: practical guidance on signal interpretation and clinical scenarios from TeleCheck-AF. European Heart Journal - Digital Health, 2(3), 363-373. https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjdh/ztab050
    • Crijns, H. J. G. M., & Vernooy, K. (2021). To drive or NOT to drive: that's the question after ICD implantation. European Heart Journal, 42(35), 3538-3540. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehab490
    • Heckman, L., Luermans, J., Salden, F., van Stipdonk, A. M. W., Mafi-Rad, M., Prinzen, F., & Vernooy, K. (2021). Physiology and Practicality of Left Ventricular Septal Pacing. Arrhythmia & Electrophysiology Review, 10(3), 165-171. https://doi.org/10.15420/aer.2021.21
    • Mullens, W., Auricchio, A., Martens, P., Witte, K., Cowie, M. R., Delgado, V., Dickstein, K., Linde, C., Vernooy, K., Leyva, F., Bauersachs, J., Israel, C. W., Lund, L. H., Donal, E., Boriani, G., Jaarsma, T., Berruezo, A., Traykov, V., Yousef, Z., ... European Society of Cardiology (2021). Optimized implementation of cardiac resynchronization therapy: a call for action for referral and optimization of care. EP Europace, 23(8), 1324-1342. https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euaa411
    • Curila, K., Jurak, P., Jastrzebski, M., Prinzen, F., Waldauf, P., Halamek, J., Vernooy, K., Smisek, R., Karch, J., Plesinger, F., Moskal, P., Susankova, M., Znojilova, L., Heckman, L., Viscor, I., Vondra, V., Leinveber, P., & Osmancik, P. (2021). Left bundle branch pacing compared to left ventricular septal myocardial pacing increases interventricular dyssynchrony but accelerates left ventricular lateral wall depolarization. Heart Rhythm, 18(8), 1281-1289. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrthm.2021.04.025
    • Bijvoet, G. P., Holtackers, R. J., Smink, J., Lloyd, T., van den Hombergh, C. L. M., Debie, L. J. B. M., Wildberger, J. E., Vernooy, K., Mihl, C., & Chaldoupi, S.-M. (2021). Transforming a pre-existing MRI environment into an interventional cardiac MRI suite. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology, 32(8), 2090-2096. https://doi.org/10.1111/jce.15128
    • Burri, H., Starck, C., Auricchio, A., Biffi, M., Burri, M., D'Avila, A., Deharo, J. C., Glikson, M., Israel, C., Lau, C. P., Leclercq, C., Love, C. J., Nielsen, J. C., Vernooy, K., Dagres, N., Boveda, S., Butter, C., Marijon, E., Braunschweig, F., ... Oliveira, M. M. (2021). EHRA expert consensus statement and practical guide on optimal implantation technique for conventional pacemakers and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators: endorsed by the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS), the Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society (APHRS), and the Latin-American Heart Rhythm Society (LAHRS). EP Europace, 23(7), 983-1008. https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euaa367
    • Poels, T. T., Engels, E. B., Kats, S., Veenstra, L., van Ommen, V., Vernooy, K., Maessen, J. G., & Prinzen, F. W. (2021). Occurrence and Persistency of Conduction Disturbances during Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation. Medicina-Lithuania, 57(7), Article 695. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina57070695
    • Verstraelen, T. E., van Barreveld, M., van Dessel, P. H. F. M., Boersma, L. V. A., Delnoy, P. P. P. H. M., Tuinenburg, A. E., Theuns, D. A. M. J., van der Voort, P. H., Kimman, G. P., Buskens, E., Hulleman, M., Allaart, C. P., Strikwerda, S., Scholten, M. F., Meine, M., Abels, R., Maass, A. H., Firouzi, M., Widdershoven, J. W. M. G., ... Wilde, A. A. M. (2021). Development and external validation of prediction models to predict implantable cardioverter-defibrillator efficacy in primary prevention of sudden cardiac death. EP Europace, 23(6), 887-897. https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euab012
    • Ravaux, J. M., Di Mauro, M., Vernooy, K., Mariani, S., Ronco, D., Simons, J., Van't Hof, A. W., Veenstra, L., Kats, S., Maessen, J. G., & Lorusso, R. (2021). Impact of Bundle Branch Block on Permanent Pacemaker Implantation after Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation: A Meta-Analysis. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 10(12), Article 2719. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10122719
    • Ravaux, J., Di Mauro, M., Vernooy, K., van 't Hof, A., Veenstra, L., Kats, S., Maessen, J., & Lorusso, R. (2021). One-year pacing dependency after pacemaker implantation in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 6, 41-55.e15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xjon.2021.02.002
    • Wouters, P. C., Vernooy, K., Cramer, M. J., Prinzen, F. W., & Meine, M. (2021). Optimizing lead placement for pacing in dyssynchronous heart failure: The patient in the lead. Heart Rhythm, 18(6), 1024-1032. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrthm.2021.02.011
    • Pluymaekers, N. A. H. A., Dudink, E. A. M. P., Weijs, B., Vernooy, K., Hartgerink, D. E. J., Jacobs, J. S., Erkuner, O., Marcks, N. G. H. M., van Cauteren, Y. J. M., Dinh, T., ter Bekke, R. M. A., Sels, J. E. M. W., Delnoij, T. S. R., Geyik, Z., Driessen, R. G. H., Linz, D. K., den Uijl, D. W., Crijns, H. J. G. M., & Luermans, J. G. L. M. (2021). Clinical determinants of early spontaneous conversion to sinus rhythm in patients with atrial fibrillation. Netherlands Heart Journal, 29(5), 255-261. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12471-020-01528-5
    • Hermans, A. N. L., Gawalko, M., Pluymaekers, N. A. H. A., Dinh, T., Weijs, B., van Mourik, M. J. W., Vorstermans, B., den Uijl, D. W., Opsteyn, L., Snippe, H., Vernooy, K., Crijns, H. J. G. M., Linz, D., & Luermans, J. G. L. M. (2021). Long-term intermittent versus short continuous heart rhythm monitoring for the detection of atrial fibrillation recurrences after catheter ablation. International Journal of Cardiology, 329, 105-112. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2020.12.077
    • Ravaux, J. M., Di Mauro, M., Vernooy, K., Van't Hof, A. W., Veenstra, L., Kats, S., Maessen, J. G., & Lorusso, R. (2021). Do Women Require Less Permanent Pacemaker After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation? A Meta-Analysis and Meta-Regression. Journal of the American Heart Association, 10(7), Article 019429. https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.120.019429
    • Heijman, J., Vernooy, K., & C van Gelder, I. (2021). The road goes ever on: innovations and paradigm shifts in atrial fibrillation management. EP Europace, 23, II1-II3. https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euab061
    • Verhaert, D. V. M., Brunner-La Rocca, H.-P., van Veldhuisen, D. J., & Vernooy, K. (2021). The bidirectional interaction between atrial fibrillation and heart failure: consequences for the management of both diseases. EP Europace, 23, II40-II45. https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euaa368
    • Heijman, J., Ghossein, M. A., Vernooy, K., & Linz, D. (2021). The walk of life: Remote monitoring provides insights into physical activity during a pandemic. IJC Heart and Vasculature, 33, Article 100772. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcha.2021.100772
    • van Stipdonk, A. M. W., Schretlen, S., Dohmen, W., Brunner-LaRocca, H. P., Knackstedt, C., & Vernooy, K. (2021). Development and implementation of a cardiac resynchronisation therapy care pathway: improved process and reduced resource use. BMJ Open Quality, 10(1), Article e001072. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjoq-2020-001072
    • Ghossein, M. A., van Stipdonk, A. M. W., Plesinger, F., Kloosterman, M., Wouters, P. C., Salden, O. A. E., Meine, M., Maass, A. H., Prinzen, F. W., & Vernooy, K. (2021). Reduction in the QRS area after cardiac resynchronization therapy is associated with survival and echocardiographic response. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology, 32(3), 813-822. https://doi.org/10.1111/jce.14910
    • Pluymaekers, N. A. H. A., Hermans, A. N. L., van der Velden, R. M. J., Gawalko, M., den Uijl, D. W., Buskes, S., Vernooy, K., Crijns, H. J. G. M., Hendriks, J. M., & Linz, D. (2021). Implementation of an on-demand app-based heart rate and rhythm monitoring infrastructure for the management of atrial fibrillation through teleconsultation: TeleCheck-AF. EP Europace, 23(3), 345-352. https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euaa201
    • Hermans, B. J. M., Zink, M. D., van Rosmalen, F., Crijns, H. J. G. M., Vernooy, K., Postema, P., Pison, L., Schotten, U., & Delhaas, T. (2021). Pulmonary vein isolation in a real-world population does not influence QTc interval. EP Europace, 23, I48-I54. https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euaa390
    • Heckman, L. I. B., Luermans, J. G. L. M., Curila, K., Van Stipdonk, A. M. W., Westra, S., Smisek, R., Prinzen, F. W., & Vernooy, K. (2021). Comparing Ventricular Synchrony in Left Bundle Branch and Left Ventricular Septal Pacing in Pacemaker Patients. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 10(4), Article 822. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10040822
    • Joosten, I. B. T., van Lohuizen, R., den Uijl, D. W., Evertz, R., de Greef, B. T. A., van Engelen, B. G. M., Faber, C. G., & Vernooy, K. (2021). Electrocardiographic predictors of infrahissian conduction disturbances in myotonic dystrophy type 1. EP Europace, 23(2), 298-304. https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euaa256
    • Zweerink, A., Nijveldt, R., Braams, N. J., Maass, A. H., Vernooy, K., de Lange, F. J., Meine, M., Geelhoed, B., Rienstra, M., van Gelder, I. C., Vos, M. A., van Rossum, A. C., & Allaart, C. P. (2021). Segment length in cine (SLICE) strain analysis: a practical approach to estimate potential benefit from cardiac resynchronization therapy. Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, 23(1), Article 4. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12968-020-00701-4
    • Lorusso, R., Ravaux, J. M., Barili, F., Bidar, E., Vernooy, K., Di Mauro, M., Miceli, A., Parolari, A., Daprati, A., Myasoedova, V., Alamanni, F., De Vincentiis, C., Aime, E., Nicolini, F., Gonzi, G., Colli, A., Gerosa, G., De Bonis, M., Paglino, G., ... GIROC Investigators (2021). Relation of Prolonged Pacemaker Dependency After Cardiac Surgery to Mortality. American Journal of Cardiology, 138, 66-71. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjcard.2020.10.010
    • Prinzen, F. W., & Vernooy, K. (2021). Do we need to pace the bundle? Editorial comment on: Nonselective versus selective His bundle pacing: An acute intrapatient speckle tracking strain echocardiographic study by Bednarek et al. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology, 32(1), 126-128. https://doi.org/10.1111/jce.14832
    • Salden, O. A. E., van Stipdonk, A. M. W., den Ruijter, H. M., Cramer, M. J., Kloosterman, M., Rienstra, M., Maass, A. H., Prinzen, F. W., Vernooy, K., & Meine, M. (2021). Heart Size Corrected Electrical Dyssynchrony and Its Impact on Sex-Specific Response to Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy. Circulation-Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology, 14(1), Article 008452. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCEP.120.008452
    • Salden, O. A. E., Zweerink, A., Wouters, P., Allaart, C. P., Geelhoed, B., de Lange, F. J., Maass, A. H., Rienstra, M., Vernooy, K., Vos, M. A., Meine, M., Prinzen, F. W., & Cramer, M. J. (2021). The value of septal rebound stretch analysis for the prediction of volumetric response to cardiac resynchronization therapy. European Heart Journal Cardiovascular Imaging, 22(1), 37-45. https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjci/jeaa190
    • Matteucci, F., Maesen, B., De Asmundis, C., Parise, G., Micali, L. R., Tuijthof, G., Gerits, P., Vernooy, K., Maessen, J. G., La Meir, M., & Gelsomino, S. (2021). New Biparietal Bipolar Catheter Prototype for Hybrid Atrial Fibrillation Ablation. Innovations: Technology and Techniques in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, 16(2), 181-187. https://doi.org/10.1177/1556984520981025
  • 2020
    • Dudink, E. A. M. P., Weijs, B., Luermans, J. G. L. M., Peeters, F. E. C. M., Altintas, S., Vernooy, K., Pison, L. A. F. G., Haest, R. J., Kragten, J. A., Kietselaer, B. L. J. H., Wildberger, J. E., & Crijns, H. J. G. M. (2020). Concealed Coronary Atherosclerosis In Idiopathic Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation is Associated with Imminent Cardiovascular Diseases. Journal of Atrial Fibrillation, 13(4), 51-56. https://doi.org/10.4022/jafib.2321
    • Haanschoten, D. M., Vernooy, K., Beukema, R. J., Szili-Torok, T., ter Bekke, R. M. A., Khan, M., de Jong, J. S. S. G., Otten, A. M., Adiyaman, A., Smit, J. J. J., Delnoy, P. P. H. M., Misier, A. R. R., & Elvan, A. (2020). Elimination of Benign Ventricular Premature Beats or Ventricular Tachycardia with Catheter Ablation versus Two Different Optimal Antiarrhythmic Drug Treatment Regimens (Sotalol or Verapamil/Flecainide). Cardiology, 145(12), 795-801. https://doi.org/10.1159/000509661
    • Heckman, L., Vijayaraman, P., Luermans, J., Stipdonk, A. M. W., Salden, F., Maass, A. H., Prinzen, F. W., & Vernooy, K. (2020). Novel bradycardia pacing strategies. Heart, 106(24), 1883-1889. https://doi.org/10.1136/heartjnl-2020-316849
    • Mullens, W., Auricchio, A., Martens, P., Witte, K., Cowie, M. R., Delgado, V., Dickstein, K., Linde, C., Vernooy, K., Leyva, F., Bauersachs, J., Israel, C. W., Lund, L. H., Donal, E., Boriani, G., Jaarsma, T., Berruezo, A., Traykov, V., Yousef, Z., ... Leclercq, C. (2020). Optimized implementation of cardiac resynchronization therapy: a call for action for referral and optimization of care A joint position statement from the Heart Failure Association (HFA), European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA), and European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI) of the European Society of Cardiology. European journal of heart failure, 22(12), 2349-2369. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejhf.2046
    • Vernooy, K., & Brunner-La Rocca, H.-P. (2020). The importance of electrocardiographic follow-up in heart failure. European journal of heart failure, 22(12), 2380-2382. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejhf.2054
    • Verdonschot, J. A. J., Merken, J. J., van Stipdonk, A. M. W., Pliger, P., Derks, K. W. J., Wang, P., Henkens, M. T. H. M., van Paassen, P., Hamid, M. A. A., van Empel, V. P. M., Knackstedt, C., Luermans, J. G. L. M., Crijns, H. J. G. M., Brunner-La Rocca, H.-P., Brunner, H. G., Poelzl, G., Vernooy, K., Heymans, S. R. B., & Hazebroek, M. R. (2020). Cardiac Inflammation Impedes Response to Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in Patients With Idiopathic Dilated Cardiomyopathy. Circulation-Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology, 13(11), 1311-1320. Article 008727. https://doi.org/10.1161/circep.120.008727
    • Heckman, L. I. B., Vernooy, K., & Prinzen, F. W. (2020). Reply to the Editor - Regarding Multisite pacing strategies: Solutions looking for a problem?Heart Rhythm O2, 1(4), 315-316. https://www.clinicalkey.com/#!/content/playContent/1-s2.0-S2666501820300842
    • Rickard, J., Jackson, K., Biffi, M., Vernooy, K., Bank, A., Cerkvenik, J., Ghosh, S., & Gold, M. R. (2020). The ECG Belt for CRT response trial: Design and clinical protocol. Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology, 43(10), 1063-1071. https://doi.org/10.1111/pace.13985
    • van Veldhuisen, D. J., van Woerden, G., Gorter, T. M., van Empel, V. P. M., Manintveld, O. C., Tieleman, R. G., Maass, A. H., Vernooy, K., Westenbrink, B. D., van Gelder, I. C., & Rienstra, M. (2020). Ventricular tachyarrhythmia detection by implantable loop recording in patients with heart failure and preserved ejection fraction: the VIP-HF study. European journal of heart failure, 22(10), 1923-1929. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejhf.1970
    • Knops, R. E., Nordkamp, L. R. A. O., Delnoy, P.-P. H. M., Boersma, L. V. A., Kuschyk, J., El-Chami, M. F., Bonnemeier, H., Behr, E. R., Brouwer, T. F., Kaab, S., Mittal, S., Quast, A.-F. B. E., Smeding, L., van der Stuijt, W., de Weger, A., de Wilde, K. C., Bijsterveld, N. R., Richter, S., Brouwer, M. A., ... PRAETORIAN Investigators (2020). Subcutaneous or Transvenous Defibrillator Therapy. New England Journal of Medicine, 383(6), 526-536. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa1915932
    • Evertz, R., Reinders, M., Houck, C., ten Cate, T., Duijnhouwer, A. L., Beukema, R., Westra, S., Vernooy, K., & de Groot, N. M. S. (2020). Atrial fibrillation in patients with an atrial septal defect in a single centre cohort during a long clinical follow-up: its association with closure and outcome of therapy. Open Heart, 7(2), Article 001298. https://doi.org/10.1136/openhrt-2020-001298
    • Matteucci, F., Maesen, B., Vernooy, K., De Asmundis, C., Maessen, J. G., La Meir, M., & Gelsomino, S. (2020). One-Stage Versus Sequential Hybrid Radiofrequency Ablation: An In Vitro Evaluation. Innovations: Technology and Techniques in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, 15(4), 338-345. https://doi.org/10.1177/1556984520930070
    • Heckman, L. I. B., Kuiper, M., Anselme, F., Ziglio, F., Shan, N., Jung, M., Zeemering, S., Vernooy, K., & Prinzen, F. W. (2020). Evaluating multisite pacing strategies in cardiac resynchronization therapy in the preclinical setting. Heart Rhythm O2, 1(2), 111-119. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hroo.2020.03.003
    • Frontera, A., Strik, M., Eschalier, R., Biffi, M., Pereira, B., Welte, N., Chauvel, R., Mondoly, P., Laborderie, J., Bernis, J.-P., Clementy, N., Reuter, S., Garrigue, S., Deplagne, A., Vernooy, K., Pillois, X., Haissaguerre, M., Dubois, R., Ritter, P., ... Ploux, S. (2020). Electrogram morphology discriminators in implantable cardioverter defibrillators: A comparative evaluation. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology, 31(6), 1493-1506. https://doi.org/10.1111/jce.14518
    • Pluymaekers, N. A. H. A., Hermans, A. N. L., van der Velden, R. M. J., den Uijl, D. W., Vorstermans, B., Buskes, S., Hendriks, J. M., Vernooy, K., Crijns, H. J. G. M., & Linz, D. (2020). On-demand app-based rate and rhythm monitoring to manage atrial fibrillation through teleconsultations during COVID-19. IJC Heart & Vasculature, 28, Article 100533. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcha.2020.100533