We aim to contribute to better and improved treatments for heart patients, through clinical cardiology research. Our PhD support trajectory is one of our key pillars to achieve this.
We support investigators who want to do PhD research, whether they’re a medical student, specialist, MD or already an experienced cardiologist.
Facilitating cardiology research
While we facilitate the trials, doctoral candidates can concentrate on other tasks within the project, saving valuable time. Additionally, using our resources allows researchers to run larger, multi-centre and international projects.
We’re proud to have collaborated with many talented people, some of whom earned their doctorates within only two to three years. We hope to continue and expand our PhD support trajectory and facilitate many more cardiology PhDs in the future!
Our most recent PhD support projects
Technical Innovations in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: On the Road to a Smart Defibrillator
Dr. J. Thannhauser
Radboud University
The main topic of my thesis is out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), a sudden stop of the heart’s function, which affects about 15,000 people in The Netherlands on a yearly basis. Survival from OHCA is very poor, as only 1 out of 4 victims survives to hospital discharge. My research may pave the way towards better treatment of cardiac arrest patients in the future.
Dilatation of the great arteries
Dr. A.L. Duijnhouwer
Radboud University
This thesis answers the question why in certain patient groups the aortic or pulmonary vessel widens and in which this leads to severe complications.
Advances in atrial fibrillation ablation technologies
Dr. T.J. Buist
Utrecht University
Atrial fibrillation is a common cardiac arrhythmia which can have a significant impact on a patient’s life. The results of this thesis contribute to further development of atrial fibrillation ablation technology aiming at improved success of the treatment.
Renal Sympathetic Denervation: ‘From acute renal nerve stimulation induced hemodynamic changes to long-term clinical perspectives’
Dr. A.F. Hoogerwaard
Groningen University
The thesis is about a new potential treatment for hypertension, called renal sympathetic denervation. Currently, the renal sympathetic denervation procedure is under investigation to improve the procedure and select the appropriate hypertension patient category.
Cardiac rehabilitation; How much pain for the optimal gain?
Dr. J.A Snoek
Radboud University of Nijmegen
A full overview of our PhD support programme
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