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Today our paper of the master@heart study received the #ESC2024 Desmond Julian award. This could not be possible without the whole team and all participants!!! European Society of Cardiology Department of Cardiovascular Sciences - KU Leuven

Awards: Desmond Julian Award given by the EiC of EHJ to Prof. Claessen and the John Shillingford Award given by the EiC of CVR to Prof. Sluimer.

Exciting to have Andre La Gerche present our ProAFHeart study findings European Society of Cardiology as a late-breaking science #ESC2024

Full house at the Sports Medicine Symposium during the European Cycling Championships Stad Hasselt Fantastic faculty and great atmosphere! Guido Claessen Heart Centre Hasselt Jessa Ziekenhuis Universiteit Hasselt

Great talks at the Sports Medicine Symposium during the European Cycling Championships! Guido Claessen with the latest updates about the pro@heart study 🚴❤️‍🔥 #Exercise #SportsCardiology #Cycling Stad Hasselt Heart Centre Hasselt Jessa Ziekenhuis Universiteit Hasselt

Cycling meets sports medicine symposium in Hasselt during the UCI euc cycling! Universiteit Hasselt UCI Heart Centre Hasselt Jessa Ziekenhuis

Jessa Ziekenhuis and Department of Cardiovascular Sciences - KU Leuven are currently including athletes diagnosed with Atrial Fibrillation in NEXAF. Thanks to our good friends and NEXAF collaborators for organizing a great meeting during the UCI European Championship this weekend!

This kind of international collaboration is exactly what drives sports cardiology forward! 👏💪

Ready for the final day of #AHA24! Lots of interesting studies and talks but don’t miss my colleague and friend De Paepe Jarne’s presentation on new findings from the ProAtHeart study: 11:50 - Zone 3 - Poster 13.

Grateful to present our findings on myocardial scar prevalence and its link to ventricular arrhythmia in endurance athletes based on the ProAtHeart and Master@Heart studies at #AHA24. Many thanks to the team, my promotors and FWO for their support!

Exiting and much needed prospective 🇧🇪 ProAtHeart 🇦🇺 data on LGE 🫀🧲and VA 🔌 in professional athletes! 🚵 Congratulations De Paepe Jarne Guido Claessen Youri Bekhuis Boris Delpire Hein Heidbuchel Andre La Gerche

Deciphering the athlete's heart at #EuroEcho2024. We've already learned a lot, but some (clinical) questions remain unanswered. The ProAtHeart study will provide key pieces to the puzzle. Batman-Echo Andre La Gerche

Clear talk on polygenic risk scores (PRS) in cardiovascular disease by @FatkinLab at Lorne Summit, highlighting some interesting findings from the ProAtHeart study. More to come—stay tuned!

Heartbreaking news as another professional athlete is forced to retire early due to cardiac fibrosis. Our PI Guido Claessen sheds light on how this condition affects athletes

📢 New article out! Led by my colleague and good friend #DrKarimTaha. First-in-human use of shear wave (SW) elastography during exercise to unmask differences in myocardial stiffness between athletes and sedentary non-athletes academic.oup.com/ehjimp/article…

Great to share a fascinating case of arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy in a competitive rower at #ESCPrev2025! 🚣‍♂️⚡ #SportsCardiology Heart Centre Hasselt

📢 New paper out! We respond to van Hattum et al.’s recent #EHJCVI study on the female athlete’s heart, comparing findings with our recent work in British Journal of Sports Medicine (BJSM). 📎 Response: bit.ly/40SXqkz 👉🏻 van Hattum et al: bit.ly/4lP8Qhj 👉🏻 Rowe et al.: bit.ly/4kBjTK3s

Stephanie Rowe Andre La Gerche Guido Claessen ProAtHeart Boris Delpire Luke Spencer christophe dausin Kristel Janssens Jan Verwerft De Paepe Jarne EHJCVI Editor-in-Chief Correct link to our BJSM paper: bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/…