For information about this call, click HERE
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Toename van het aantal percutane vervangingen van de aortaklep
28 april 2023 Minister van Sociale Zaken en Volksgezondheid Frank Vandenbroucke beslist om het jaarlijks aantal terugbetalingen door het RIZIV voor percutane vervangingen van de aortaklep, door middel van een katheder en dus geen operatie, te verhogen van 500 naar 1.500: “Zo heeft elke patiënt toegang tot de zorg die ze nodig hebben”. Vanaf 1...
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Augmentation du nombre de remplacements valvulaires aortiques percutanés
Frank Vandenbroucke, ministre des Affaires sociales et de la Santé publique 28 avril 2023 Le ministre des Affaires sociales et de la Santé publique Frank Vandenbroucke a pris la décision d’augmenter le nombre annuel de remplacements percutanés de la valve aortique réalisés au moyen d’un cathéter (TAVI) et non d’une opération, remboursés par l’INAMI, le...
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Call for Belgian Heart Foundation research projects – deadline 9th October 2023
The Belgian Heart Foundation is pleased to announce that the submission platform for BHF research projects, in collaboration with the King Baudouin Foundation, is now open. The deadline is 9th October 2023. To download the list of calls, click HERE
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Fonds voor Hartchirurgie – Fonds pour la Chirurgie Cardiaque : call for research project 2022
The Fonds voor Hartchirurgie – Fonds pour la Chirurgie Cardiaque is pleased to announce that their call for research project in medico-surgical cardiology 2022 can be consulted or downloaded via their website: click here for NL version click here for FR version
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BSC message of support for Ukraine
It is with deep sorrow that the Belgian Society of Cardiology learns of the Ukrainian crisis in the heart of Europe. The BSC has remained committed to scientific and educational co-operation both within Belgium and to the wider Cardiology community, with the aim to reduce the burden of cardiovascular disease. The BSC condemns the unwarranted...
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Call for Participation in ESC Guidelines Task Forces
The ESC has opened a first time invitation to an “open call”, to broaden the pool of contributors and give topic experts the opportunity to volunteer to be part of the 2024 ESC Guideline Task Forces. In 2024, the ESC will release four updated Clinical Practice Guidelines, which will cover the topics of: atrial fibrillation,...
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Diabetes and Heart campaign
In collaboration with the Belgian Heart Ligue, the Belgian Heart Foundation created a campaign on the relation between Diabetes and Cardiovascular diseases. The aim is to raise awareness to heart or diabetes patients, about the risks of developing an additional condition. Some statistics: 1 adult in 10 in Belgium has diabetes (for 90 to 95%...
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In memoriam – Prof Olivier Van Caenegem
The Belgian Society of Cardiology mourns the sudden and unexpected passing of Prof. Olivier Van Caenegem on August 2nd. Prof. Van Caenegem graduated from the UCLouvain Medical School in 1993 and specialized in cardiology and in intensive care. He worked since 2001 in the Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit in the Cliniques Universitaires St. Luc and...
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BHF Call for Research
The jury of the 2021 BHF grants review would like to thank every one that took part. The results will be available shortly. In the second quarter of 2022 a new call for projects will be opened and the information will be available from this website.