- Promotor
- Promotor
- Co-promotor
- Date
- Thursday 31 Oct 2024, 15:30 - 17:00
- Type
- PhD defence
- Space
- Senate Hall
- Building
- Erasmus Building
- Location
- Campus Woudestein
On Thursday 31 October 2024, N. van der Velde will defend the doctoral thesis titled: The Role of Non-invasive Imaging in Cardiomyopathies
Below is a brief summary of the dissertation:
Non-ischemic cardiomyopathies (NICM) include various heart muscle diseases that are not caused by a obstruction in the coronary arteries due to atherosclerosis (coronary artery disease), high blood pressure, valvular disease and/or congenital heart disease. Even though most NICM are relatively uncommon they collectively represent a substantial part of the total burden of cardiovascular diseases worldwide. In the last two decades, CMR has become a valuable routine diagnostic imaging modality in the work-up and management of NICM (besides echocardiogram, CT- and/or PET-scan) due to its ability to assess both cardiovascular anatomy and function as well as the characterization of tissue in a non-invasive manner during one single examination. In this thesis, we aimed to further investigate the role of non-invasive imaging modalities, especially of CMR, within the diagnostic work-up and management of different NICMs.
- More information
The public defence will begin exactly at 15.30 hrs. The doors will be closed once the public defence starts, latecomers may be able to watch on the screen outside. There is no possibility of entrance during the first part of the ceremony. Due to the solemn nature of the ceremony, we recommend that you do not take children under the age of 6 to the first part of the ceremony.
A live stream link has been provided to the candidate.