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CARIM's Confidential Contact Persons

CARIM's Confidential Contact Persons

27 November 2024

Dr Magdi Nagy (Dept of Biochemistry) and Prof. Peter de Leeuw (Dept of Internal Medicine) have been appointed as CARIM Confidential Contact Persons.

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ZonMw grant on appropriate palliative care

ZonMw grant on appropriate palliative care

27 November 2024

Prof. Marc Hemmelder (Dept of Internal Medicine) and his team received a ZonMw grant to promote early palliative care for dialysis patients who are non-waitlisted for transplantation.

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Jos Maessen

Professor

Prof. Jos Maessen joined a young Maastricht University community in 1978 and stayed there after graduation in Medicine, obtaining his PhD, and being trained as a cardiothoracic surgeon, to become professor and chief of the Department of Cardiothoracic surgery as well as Principal Investigator in CARIM in 2005. From a rather non-academic clinical department, his group turned into an important clinical partner for basic scientists within CARIM initiating and supporting many translational research projects. Apart from delivering the best possible care his team is convinced that this approach is the best and shortest way to innovate the cardiac surgical profession. Crossing borders leads to new opportunities. Surgeons and electrophysiologists developed hybrid treatment modalities for AF treatment with better results and new research opportunities. Similarly, in reconstructive surgery of the aorta and mitral valve, combining treatment with virtual reality, modeling and experimental imaging, outcome improved and the results raised new hypotheses for basis research.

Jos-maessen

Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
P. Debyelaan 25, 6229 HX Maastricht 
PO Box 5800, 6202 AZ Maastricht
Room number: 3.C2.023
T: +31(0)43 387 11 25

  • 2017
    • van Middendorp, L. B., Kuiper, M., Munts, C., Wouters, P., Maessen, J. G., van Nieuwenhoven, F. A., & Prinzen, F. W. (2017). Local microRNA-133a downregulation is associated with hypertrophy in the dyssynchronous heart. Esc heart failure, 4(3), 241-251. https://doi.org/10.1002/ehf2.12154
    • Lorusso, R., Gelsomino, S., Parise, O., Di Mauro, M., Barili, F., Geskes, G., Vizzardi, E., Rycus, P. T., Muellenbach, R., Mueller, T., Pesenti, A., Combes, A., Peek, G., Frenckner, B., Di Nardo, M., Swol, J., Maessen, J., & Thiagarajan, R. R. (2017). Neurologic Injury in Adults Supported With Veno-Venous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Respiratory Failure: Findings From the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization Database. Critical Care Medicine, 45(8), 1389-1397. https://doi.org/10.1097/CCM.0000000000002502
    • Lorusso, R., Gelsomino, S., Parise, O., Mendiratta, P., Prodhan, P., Rycus, P., MacLaren, G., Brogan, T. V., Chen, Y.-S., Maessen, J., Hou, X., & Thiagarajan, R. R. (2017). Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Refractory Cardiogenic Shock in Elderly Patients: Trends in Application and Outcome From the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO) Registry. Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 104(1), 62-69. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.10.023
    • Vroomen, M., La Meir, M., Maessen, J. G., Crijns, H. J., & Pison, L. (2017). Adenosine administration during hybrid atrial fibrillation ablation to test dormant pulmonary vein conduction. Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology, 49(1), 59-65. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10840-017-0239-5
    • Gelsomino, S., Lozekoot, P. W. J., de Jong, M. M. J., Luca, F., Parise, O., Matteucci, F., Romano, M., Hossien, A., La Meir, M., Marchionni, N., Maessen, J. G., & Lorusso, R. (2017). Is visceral flow during intra-aortic balloon pumping size or volume dependent?Perfusion, 32(4), 285-295. https://doi.org/10.1177/0267659116678058
    • Meani, P., Gelsomino, S., Natour, E., Johnson, D. M., Rocca, H.-P. B. L., Pappalardo, F., Bidar, E., Makhoul, M., Raffa, G., Heuts, S., Lozekoot, P., Kats, S., Sluijpers, N., Schreurs, R., Delnoij, T., Montalti, A., Sels, J. W., van de Poll, M., Roekaerts, P., ... Lorusso, R. (2017). Modalities and Effects of Left Ventricle Unloading on Extracorporeal Life support: a Review of the Current Literature. European journal of heart failure, 19 Suppl 2, 84-91. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejhf.850
    • Maessen, J. (2017). 'Shared decison-making': als de dokter patiënt wordt. Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde, 161(10), Article D881. https://www.ntvg.nl/artikelen/shared-decision-making-als-de-dokter-patient-wordt/volledig
    • Ranjbar, S., Sardari Nia, P., Karvandi, M., & Maessen, J. (2017). Computational fluid dynamics in aortic arch pathophysiology. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, 51(2), 398-398. https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezw286
    • Kuklik, P., Zeemering, S., van Hunnik, A., Maesen, B., Pison, L., Lau, D. H., Maessen, J., Podziemski, P., Meyer, C., Schaeffer, B., Crijns, H., Willems, S., & Schotten, U. (2017). Identification of Rotors during Human Atrial Fibrillation Using Contact Mapping and Phase Singularity Detection: Technical Considerations. Ieee Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, 64(2), 310-318. https://doi.org/10.1109/TBME.2016.2554660
    • Sardari Nia, P., Heuts, S., Daemen, J., Luyten, P., Vainer, J., Hoorntje, J., Cheriex, E., & Maessen, J. (2017). Preoperative planning with three-dimensional reconstruction of patient's anatomy, rapid prototyping and simulation for endoscopic mitral valve repair. Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, 24(2), 163-168. https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivw308
    • Kumar, N., Pison, L., Gelsomino, S., Aksoy, I., La Meir, M., & Maessen, J. (2017). We Know What the Cardiac Surgeon Did During Last Hybrid Arrhythmia Procedure. Innovations: Technology and Techniques in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, 12(1), 67-70. https://doi.org/10.1097/IMI.0000000000000343
    • Cuminetti, G., Gelsomino, S., Curello, S., Lorusso, R., Maessen, J. G., & Hoorntje, J. C. A. (2017). Contemporary use of arterial and venous conduits in coronary artery bypass grafting: anatomical, functional and clinical aspects. Netherlands Heart Journal, 25(1), 4-13. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12471-016-0919-2
    • Kanchi, M., Manjunath, R., Massen, J., Vincent, L., & Belani, K. (2017). Neutrophil Gelatinase-associated Lipocalin as a Biomarker for Predicting Acute Kidney Injury during Off-pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting. Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia, 20(3), 297-302. https://doi.org/10.4103/aca.ACA_48_17
    • Poels, T. T., Kats, S., Veenstra, L., van Ommen, V., Maessen, J. G., & Prinzen, F. W. (2017). Reservations about the Selvester QRS score in left bundle branch block - Experience in patients with transcatheter aortic valve implantation. Journal of Electrocardiology, 50(2), 261-267. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2017.01.002
  • 2016
    • Engels, E. B., Poels, T. T., Houthuizen, P., de Jaegere, P. P. T., Maessen, J. G., Vernooy, K., & Prinzen, F. W. (2016). Electrical remodelling in patients with iatrogenic left bundle branch block. EP Europace, 18(Suppl_4), 44-52. https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euw350
    • Lorusso, R., Barili, F., Di Mauro, M., Gelsomino, S., Parise, O., Rycus, P. T., Maessen, J., Mueller, T., Muellenbach, R., Belohlavek, J., Peek, G., Combes, A., Frenckner, B., Pesenti, A., & Thiagarajan, R. R. (2016). In-Hospital Neurologic Complications in Adult Patients Undergoing Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: Results From the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization Registry. Critical Care Medicine, 44(10), e964–e972. https://doi.org/10.1097/CCM.0000000000001865
    • Gelsomino, S., La Meir, M., van Breugel, H. N. A. M., Renzulli, A., Rostagno, C., Lorusso, R., Parise, O., Lozekoot, P. W. J., Klop, I. D. G., Kumar, N., Luca, F., Matteucci, F., Serraino, F., Sante, P., Caciolli, S., Vizzardi, E., De Jong, M., Crijns, H. J. G. M., Gensini, G. F., & Maessen, J. G. (2016). Surgical ablation in patients undergoing mitral valve surgery: impact of lesion set and surgical techniques on long-term success. EP Europace, 18(10), 1528-1537. https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euv402
    • Kremers, R. M. W., Bosch, Y. P. J., Bloemen, S., de Laat, B., Weerwind, P. W., Mochtar, B., Maessen, J. G., Wagenvoord, R. J., Al Dieri, R., & Hemker, H. C. (2016). A reduction of prothrombin conversion by cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass shifts the haemostatic balance towards bleeding. Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 116(3), 442-451. https://doi.org/10.1160/TH16-02-0094
    • Vranken, N. P. A., Ganushchak, Y. M., Willigers, H. M., Maessen, J. G., & Weerwind, P. W. (2016). Vascular Occlusion Test to Dynamically Assess Microcirculation During Normothermic Pulsatile Cardiopulmonary Bypass. Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia, 30(4), 979-984. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.jvca.2016.03.003
    • Hossien, A., Gesomino, S., Maessen, J., & Autschbach, R. (2016). The Interactive Use of Multi-Dimensional Modeling and 3D Printing in Preplanning of Type A Aortic Dissection. Journal of Cardiac Surgery, 31(7), 441-445. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocs.12772
    • Keijzers, M., & Maessen, J. G. (2016). Thymomectomy in early stage thymomas-case closed?Journal of Thoracic Disease, 8(7), 1440-1442. https://doi.org/10.21037/jtd.2016.05.39
    • Hossien, A., Gelsomino, S., Mochtar, B., Sardari Nia, P., Kats, S., & Maessen, J. (2016). Value of Multidimensional Modeling in Planning Surgery for a Dissecting Ventricular Septal Hematoma Following Aortic Valve Sparing Root Reimplantation. Journal of Cardiac Surgery, 31(6), 390-393. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocs.12757
    • van Breugel, H. N. A. M., Orlando, P., Nieman, F. H. M., Accord, R. E., Luca, F., Lozekoot, P., Kumar, N., van Mastrigt, G. A. P. G., Nijs, J. F. M. A., Vrakking, R., Maessen, J. G., La Meir, M., & Gelsomino, S. (2016). Does sinus rhythm conversion after cardiac surgery affect postoperative health- related quality of life?Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 11(1), Article 75. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13019-016-0459-2
    • Gelsomino, S., Lozekoot, P. W. J., Lorusso, R., de Jong, M. M. J., Parise, O., Matteucci, F., Luca, F., La Meir, M., Gensini, G. F., & Maessen, J. G. (2016). Comparing short versus standard-length balloon for intra-aortic counterpulsation: results from a porcine model of myocardial ischaemia-reperfusion. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, 49(5), 1361-1369. https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv401
    • Heuts, S., Maessen, J. G., & Sardari Nia, P. (2016). Preoperative planning of left-sided valve surgery with 3D computed tomography reconstruction models: sternotomy or a minimally invasive approach?Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, 22(5), 587-593. https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivv408
    • Heuts, S., Sardari Nia, P., & Maessen, J. G. (2016). Preoperative planning of thoracic surgery with use of three-dimensional reconstruction, rapid prototyping, simulation and virtual navigation. Journal of visualized surgery, 2, Article 77. https://doi.org/10.21037/jovs.2016.03.10
    • den Harder, A. M., de Heer, L. M., Meijer, R. C. A., Das, M., Krestin, G. P., Maessen, J. G., Bogers, A. J. J. C., De Jong, P. A., Leiner, T., & Budde, R. P. J. (2016). Effect of computed tomography before cardiac surgery on surgical strategy, mortality and stroke. European Journal of Radiology, 85(4), 744-750. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejrad.2016.01.003
    • Gelsomino, S., Lozekoot, P. W. J., Lorusso, R., de Jong, M. J., Parise, O., Matteucci, F., Luca, F., Kumar, N., Romano, M., Gensini, G. F., La Meir, M., & Maessen, J. G. (2016). The Optimal Weaning Strategy for Intraaortic Balloon Counterpulsation: Volume-Based Versus Rate-Based Approach in an Animal Model. Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 101(4), 1485-1493. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.10.010
    • Sharma, A. S., Weerwind, P., Strauch, U., van Belle, A., Maessen, J., & Wouters, E. F. (2016). Applying a low-flow CO2 removal device in severe acute hypercapnic respiratory failure. Perfusion, 31(2), 149-155. https://doi.org/10.1177/0267659115589401
    • Lozekoot, P. W. J., de Jong, M. M. J., Gelsomino, S., Parise, O., Matteucci, F., Luca, F., Kumar, N., Nijs, J., Czapla, J., Kwant, P. B., Bani, D., Gensini, G. F., Pison, L., Crijns, H. J. G. M., Maessen, J. G., & La Meir, M. (2016). Contact forces during hybrid atrial fibrillation ablation: an in vitro evaluation. Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology, 45(2), 189-197. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10840-015-0089-y
    • Gelsomino, S., Lozekoot, P. W. J., Lorusso, R., de Jong, M. M. J., Parise, O., Matteucci, F., Luca, F., La Meir, M., Gensini, G. F., & Maessen, J. G. (2016). Short intra-aortic balloon pump in a swine model of myocardial ischaemia: a proof-of-concept study. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, 49(3), 901-909. https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv271
    • Sharma, A. S., Pijls, R. W. M., Weerwind, P. W., Delnoij, T. S. R., de Jong, W. C., Gorgels, A. P. M., & Maessen, J. G. (2016). Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: the prospect of E-CPR in the Maastricht region. Netherlands Heart Journal, 24(2), 120-126. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12471-015-0782-6
    • Marulli, G., Maessen, J., Melfi, F., Schmid, T. A., Keijzers, M., Fanucchi, O., Augustin, F., Comacchio, G. M., Mussi, A., Hochstenbag - Brands, M., & Rea, F. (2016). Multi-institutional European experience of robotic thymectomy for thymoma. Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 5(1), 18-25. https://doi.org/10.3978/j.issn.2225-319X.2015.08.13
    • Gelsomino, S., Lozekoot, P. W., Lorusso, R., de Jong, M. M., Parise, O., Matteucci, F., Luca, F., Kumar, N., Dehkord, E. S., Romano, S. M., Gensini, G. F., La Meir, M., & Maessen, J. G. (2016). A New 35-mm Short Intra-aortic Balloon Catheter A Suitable Option Also for Non-Small-Sized Patients?Innovations: Technology and Techniques in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, 11(1), 46-53. https://doi.org/10.1097/IMI.0000000000000233
    • Sharma, A. S., Weerwind, P., Bekers, O., Wouters, E., & Maessen, J. (2016). Carbon dioxide dialysis in a swine model utilizing systemic and regional anticoagulation. Intensive Care Medicine Experimental, 4(1), Article 2. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40635-016-0076-3
    • Lozekoot, P. W. J., de Jong, M. M. J., Parise, O., Matteucci, F., Luca, F., Kumar, N., Bani, D., Czapla, J., Pison, L., Crijns, H. J. G. M., Maessen, J. G., La Meir, M., & Gelsomino, S. (2016). The ABLA-BOX An In Vitro Module of Hybrid Atrial Fibrillation Ablation. Innovations: Technology and Techniques in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, 11(3), 201-209. https://doi.org/10.1097/IMI.0000000000000256
  • 2015
    • Keijzers, M., Damoiseaux, J., Vigneron, A., Bodart, N., Kessels, A., Dingemans, A.-M. C., Hochstenbag, M., Maessen, J., & De Baets, M. (2015). Do associated auto-antibodies influence the outcome of myasthenia gravis after thymectomy?Autoimmunity, 48(8), 552-555. https://doi.org/10.3109/08916934.2015.1064400
    • Keijzers, M., Rensspiess, D., Pujari, S., Abdul-Hamid, M. A., Hochstenbag, M., Dingemans, A.-M., Kurz, A. K., Haugg, A., Maessen, J. G., De Baets, M. H., & zur Hausen, A. (2015). Expression of pRb and p16INK4 in human thymic epithelial tumors in relation to the presence of human polyomavirus 7. Diagnostic Pathology, 10(1), Article 201. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13000-015-0418-6
    • Babar, Z. U. D., Sharma, A. S., Ganushchak, Y. M., Delnoij, T. S. R., Donker, D. W., Maessen, J. G., & Weerwind, P. W. (2015). An arterio-venous bridge for gradual weaning from adult veno-arterial extracorporeal life support. Perfusion, 30(8), 683-688. https://doi.org/10.1177/0267659115581197
    • Hossien, A., Gelsomino, S., Mochtar, B., Maessen, J. G., & Sardari Nia, P. (2015). Novel multi-dimensional modelling for surgical planning of acute aortic dissection type A based on computed tomography scan. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, 48(5), e95-e101. https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezv299
    • Hossien, A., Nithiarasu, P., Cheriex, E., Maessen, J., Sardari Nia, P., & Ashraf, S. (2015). A multidimensional dynamic quantification tool for the mitral valve. Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, 21(4), 481-487. https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivv187
    • Severdija, E. E., Vranken, N. P. A., Simons, A. P., Gommer, E. D., Heijmans, J. H., Maessen, J. G., & Weerwind, P. W. (2015). Hemodilution Combined With Hypercapnia Impairs Cerebral Autoregulation During Normothermic Cardiopulmonary Bypass. Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia, 29(5), 1194-1199. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.jvca.2015.03.022
    • Poels, T. T., Veenstra, L., van Ommen, V., Kietselaer, B. L. J. H., Das, M., Maessen, J. G., & Kats, S. (2015). Severely Thrombosed Transcatheter Aortic Valve 9 Months After Implantation. Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 100(4), 1441-1444. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.12.052
    • Lozekoot, P. W. J., Gelsomino, S., Kwant, P. B., Parise, O., Matteucci, F., de Jong, M. M. J., Maessen, J. G., & Gründeman, P. F. (2015). The "Spacemaker", a New Device for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery: An Evaluation and Feasibility Study. Innovations: Technology and Techniques in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, 10(4), 241-7. Article discussion 247. https://doi.org/10.1097/IMI.0000000000000183
    • Bentala, M., Heuts, S., Vos, R., Maessen, J., Scohy, T. V., Gerritse, B. M., & Sardari Nia, P. (2015). Comparing the endo-aortic balloon and the external aortic clamp in minimally invasive mitral valve surgery. Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, 21(3), 359-365. https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivv160
    • Gelsomino, S., Lozekoot, P., La Meir, M., Lorusso, R., Luca, F., Rostagno, C., Renzulli, A., Parise, O., Matteucci, F., Gensini, G. F., Crjins, H. J. G. M., & Maessen, J. G. (2015). Is ganglionated plexi ablation during Maze IV procedure beneficial for postoperative long-term stable sinus rhythm?International Journal of Cardiology, 192, 40-48. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.04.259
    • Kumar, N., Pison, L., Lozekoot, P., Choudhury, R., La Meir, M., Gelsomino, S., Crijns, H., & Maessen, J. (2015). The symbiosis of contact force catheter use for hybrid ablation for atrial fibrillation. Netherlands Heart Journal, 23(9), 438-444. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12471-015-0729-y
    • Lau, D. H., Maesen, B., Zeemering, S., Kuklik, P., van Hunnik, A., Lankveld, T. A. R., Bidar, E., Verheule, S., Nijs, J., Maessen, J., Crijns, H., Sanders, P., & Schotten, U. (2015). Indices of bipolar complex fractionated atrial electrograms correlate poorly with each other and atrial fibrillation substrate complexity. Heart Rhythm, 12(7), 1415-1423. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrthm.2015.03.017
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