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Researcher

Frank Timmermans

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61 Results

2026

Belgian recommendations for tissue diagnosis of amyloidosis

Amélie DendoovenAnnelore VandendriesschePriyanka Joseph KoshyFrank TimmermansMarijn SpeeckaertNicolas KintLucas Van AelstMarie-Christiane VekemansNathalie MeulemanAnne-Catherine Pouleur et al.

A1 Journal Article in ACTA CLINICA BELGICA

Rate‐dependent left bundle branch block : an electro‐mechanical study

Thomas Van OvermeirenEmine ÖzpakSimon CalleTijs TournoyArthur IturriagagoitiaJan De PooterFrank Timmermans

A1 Journal Article in PACE-PACING AND CLINICAL ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY

2025

Minimally invasive mitral valve surgery for mitral valve prolapse : a comparison between fibro-elastic deficiency and Barlow’s disease

Simon HuygheBodine ColpaertJens CzaplaTine PhilipsenFrank TimmermansThierry Bové

A1 Journal Article in INTERDISCIPLINARY CARDIOVASCULAR AND THORACIC SURGERY

Outcome of septal vascular injury and perforation in left bundle branch area pacing : evaluating septal integrity using an institutional protocol

Emine ÖzpakTijs TournoyThomas Van OvermeirenFrederic Van HeuverswynFrank TimmermansJan De Pooter

A1 Journal Article in HEART RHYTHM

2024

Low-dose colchicine for the prevention of cardiovascular events after percutaneous coronary intervention : rationale and design of the COL BE PCI trial

Emmanuel De CockShakeel KautballyFrank TimmermansKris BogaertsClaude HanetWalter DesmetOlivier GurnéPascal VranckxNick HiltropKarl Dujardin et al.

A1 Journal Article in AMERICAN HEART JOURNAL

Refining the echocardiographic assessment of mitral regurgitation : from Doppler to strain imaging

Jonas VerbekeFrank TimmermansTom Claessens

The pixel variation score : an echocardiographic index to assess temporal variation of mitral regurgitant flow

Jonas VerbekeVictor KamoenMarc De BuyzereTom ClaessensFrank Timmermans

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY

2022

Color Doppler splay in mitral regurgitation : hemodynamic correlates and outcome in a clinical cohort

Jonas VerbekeVictor KamoenSimon CalleMarc De BuyzereFrank Timmermans

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY

Defining left bundle branch block according to the new 2021 European Society of Cardiology criteria

Simon CalleFrank TimmermansJan De Pooter

Editorial material

Left bundle branch block : from an electrocardiographic diagnosis towards a clinical entity

Simon CalleFrank TimmermansJan De Pooter

Mitral annular disjunction : associated pathologies and clinical consequences

Jonas VerbekeAnthony DemolderJulie De BackerFrank Timmermans

A1 Journal Article in CURRENT CARDIOLOGY REPORTS

Prognostic value of myocardial work and global longitudinal strain in patients with heart failure and functional mitral regurgitation

Jonas VerbekeSimon CalleVictor KamoenMarc De BuyzereFrank Timmermans

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING

2021

A happy patient sheltering an unhappy valve : serotonin reuptake inhibitor–induced tricuspid valve regurgitation

Loran DefruytJens CzaplaJo Van DorpeEline AmelootGilbert LemmensFrank TimmermansTine De Backer

A2 Journal Article in CASE

Aortic valve implantation-induced conduction block as a framework towards a uniform electrocardiographic definition of left bundle branch block

Simon CalleMathieu CoemanAnthony DemolderTorben PhilipsenPeter KayaertMarc De BuyzereFrank TimmermansJan De Pooter

A1 Journal Article in NETHERLANDS HEART JOURNAL

Association of mitral annular disjunction with cardiovascular outcomes among patients with Marfan syndrome

Anthony DemolderFrank TimmermansMattias DuytschaeverLaura Muiño MosqueraJulie De Backer

A1 Journal Article in JAMA CARDIOLOGY

Left bundle branch area pacing using stylet-driven pacing leads with a new delivery sheath : a comparison with lumen-less leads

Jan De PooterSimon CalleFrank TimmermansFrederic Van Heuverswyn

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY

2020

A strain-based staging classification of left bundle branch block-induced cardiac remodeling

Simon CalleVictor KamoenMarc De BuyzereJan De PooterFrank Timmermans

A1 Journal Article in JACC-CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING

Average pixel intensity method for prediction of outcome in secondary mitral regurgitation

Victor KamoenMarc De BuyzereMilad El HaddadTine De BackerFrank Timmermans

A1 Journal Article in HEART

Feasibility of His‐bundle pacing in patients with conduction disorders following transcatheter aortic valve replacement

Jan De PooterAnaïs GautheySimon CalleAntoine NoelJoelle KeferSebastien MarchandiseMathieu CoemanTine PhilipsenPeter KayaertPeter Gheeraert et al.

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY

Grading mitral regurgitation : clinical validation of the average pixel intensity method

Victor KamoenFrank TimmermansMilad El Haddad

Hartfalen met een bewaarde ejectiefractie : kanttekeningen bij de diagnostiek en de behandeling met focus op de rol van bètablokkers

Simon CalleTine De BackerMichel De PauwWim Van BiesenFrank Timmermans

A2 Journal Article in TIJDSCHRIFT VOOR GENEESKUNDE

Left bundle branch block and dyssynchrony in CRT response

Simon CalleVictor KamoenFrank Timmermans

A1 Journal Article in JACC-CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING

Misdiagnosis or missed diagnosis : digging out the 'near-field clutter' artifact in a patient with stroke

Laurens De VosVeerle De HerdtFrank Timmermans

A2 Journal Article in CASE (PHILADELPHIA)

Perimembranous ventricular septal defect following His bundle lead implantation

Jan De PooterSimon CalleThierry BovéFREDERIC VAN HEUVERSWYNFrank Timmermans

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY

Progression of incomplete toward complete left bundle branch block : a clinical and electrocardiographic analysis

ELLIE SENESAELSimon CalleVictor KamoenRoland StroobandtMarc De BuyzereFrank TimmermansJan De Pooter

A1 Journal Article in ANNALS OF NONINVASIVE ELECTROCARDIOLOGY

Proportionate or disproportionate secondary mitral regurgitation : how to untangle the Gordian knot?

Victor KamoenSimon CalleMarc De BuyzereFrank Timmermans

A1 Journal Article in HEART

Septal flash : at the heart of cardiac dyssynchrony

Simon CalleChristophe DelensVictor KamoenJan De PooterFrank Timmermans

A1 Journal Article in TRENDS IN CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE

Septal flash is a prevalent and early dyssynchrony marker in transcatheter aortic valve replacement-induced left bundle branch block

Simon CalleMathieu CoemanKaren DesmetTine De BackerMarc De BuyzereJan De PooterFrank Timmermans

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING

The average pixel intensity method and outcome of mitral regurgitation in mitral valve prolapse

Victor KamoenMilad El HaddadTine De BackerMarc De BuyzereFrank Timmermans

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY

2019

Comparison of the sustainability of mitral annular dynamics between two semi-rigid annuloplasty devices

Stefaan BouchezFrank TimmermansTine PhilipsenKatrien FrancoisThierry Bové

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY

Correction of transcatheter aortic valve replacement induced left bundle branch block by His bundle pacing

Jan De PooterSimon CalleMathieu CoemanTine PhilipsenPeter GheeraertLuc JordaensPeter KayaertFrank TimmermansF. Vanheuverswyn

Insights into functional mitral regurgitation using the average pixel intensity method

Victor KamoenMilad El HaddadTine De BackerMarc De BuyzereFrank Timmermans

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING

Linkerbundeltakblok anno 2019 : nieuwe inzichten in een oude bekende

Simon CalleFrank TimmermansJan De Pooter

A2 Journal Article in TIJDSCHRIFT VOOR CARDIOLOGIE

The serotonergic pathway : a hero for the brain, a zero for the valves?

Tine De BackerFrank Timmermans

Editorial material

2018

An electrocardiographic study in the patient eligible for cardiac resynchronization therapy : towards a better selection and response in the individual patient

Jan De PooterFrank TimmermansLuc Jordaens

Gender differences in electro-mechanical characteristics of left bundle branch block : potential implications for selection and response of cardiac resynchronization therapy

Jan De PooterVictor KamoenMilad El HaddadRoland StroobandtMarc De BuyzereLuc JordaensFrank Timmermans

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY

Grading of mitral regurgitation in mitral valve prolapse using the average pixel intensity method

Victor KamoenMilad El HaddadMarc De BuyzereTine De BackerFrank Timmermans

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY

Progression of incomplete to complete left bundle branch block

Ellie SenesaelVictor KamoenFREDERIC VAN HEUVERSWYNRoland StroobandtMarc De BuyzereFrank TimmermansJan De Pooter

Relation between electrical and mechanical dyssynchrony in patients with left bundle branch block : an electro- and vectorcardiographic study

Jan De PooterMilad El HaddadVictor KamoenThomas Tibin KallupurackalRoland StroobandtMarc De BuyzereFrank Timmermans

A1 Journal Article in ANNALS OF NONINVASIVE ELECTROCARDIOLOGY

2017

Accuracy of computer-calculated and manual QRS duration assessments : clinical implications to select candidates for cardiac resynchronization therapy

Jan De PooterMilad El HaddadRoland StroobandtMarc De BuyzereFrank Timmermans

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY

Biventricular paced QRS area predicts acute hemodynamic CRT response better than QRS duration or QRS amplitudes

Jan De PooterMilad El HaddadMarc De BuyzereHernandez Alfonso ArandaRichard CornelussenBerthold StegemannChristopher A RinaldiMaciej SterlinskiAdam SokalDarrel P Francis et al.

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY

Gender differences in electromechanical characteristics of left bundle branch block: potential implications for selection and response of cardiac resynchronisation therapy

Jan De PooterVictor KamoenLuc JordaensFrank TimmermansMilad El Haddad

Grading of mitral regurgitation based on intensity analysis of the continuous wave Doppler signal

Milad El HaddadTine De BackerMarc De BuyzereDaniel DevosAbigail SwillensPatrick SegersFrank Timmermans

A1 Journal Article in HEART

Relation between electrical and mechanical dyssynchrony in patients with left bundle branch : an electrocardiographic and vectorcardiographic study

Jan De PooterMilad El HaddadMarc De BuyzereRoland StroobandtFrank Timmermans

Stroke due to non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis as initial presentation of breast invasive ductal carcinoma

Celine DetremerieFrank TimmermansMichel De PauwPeter GheeraertDimitri HemelsoetJonas ToebackThierry BovéEls Vandecasteele

A1 Journal Article in ACTA CLINICA BELGICA

The electrocardiographic characteristics of septal flash in patients with left bundle branch block

BEN CORTEVILLEJan De PooterTine De BackerMilad El HaddadRoland StroobandtFrank Timmermans

A1 Journal Article in EUROPACE

2016

A novel algorithm for quantification of mitral valve regurgitation based on pixel density analysis of continuous wave Doppler imaging

Milad El HaddadTine De BackerMarc De BuyzereAbigail SwillensPatrick SegersFrank Timmermans

2015

Does septal flash on echocardiography defines true left bundle branch block?

BEN CORTEVILLEJan De PooterMilad El HaddadRoland StroobandtFrank Timmermans

2013

Echo-Doppler assessment of diastole : flow, function and haemodynamics

Thierry GillebertMichel De PauwFrank Timmermans

A1 Journal Article in HEART

2011

Hemato-endothelial development : an in vitro study

Frank TimmermansBart VandekerckhoveThierry Gillebert

2009

Endothelial progenitor cells : identity defined?

Frank TimmermansJean PlumMervin YoderDavid IngramBart VandekerckhoveJamie Case

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR MEDICINE

Functionally mature CD4 and CD8 TCRαβ cells are generated in OP9-DL1 cultures from human CD34+ hematopoietic cells

Stefanie Van CoppernolleGreet VerstichelFrank TimmermansImke VelgheDavid VermijlenMagda De SmedtGeorges LeclercqJean PlumTom TaghonBart Vandekerckhove et al.

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

Generation of T cells from human embryonic stem cell-derived hematopoietic zones

Frank TimmermansImke VelgheLieve VanwalleghemMagda De SmedtStefanie Van CoppernolleTom TaghonHarry MooreGeorges LeclercqAnton LangerakTessa Kerre et al.

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

2008

Generation of T cells from human embryonic stem cells

Frank TimmermansImke VelgheLieve VanwalleghemMagda De SmedtStefanie Van CoppernolleGeorges LeclercqTom TaghonHarry MooreAnton W LangerakTessa Kerre et al.

OP9-DL1 Cell Line Supports the Development of Phenotypically and Functionally Mature Tcr alpha beta And Tcr gamma delta T Cells, through Both Conventional and Aberrant Developmental Pathways

Tessa KerreGreet VerstichelStefanie Van CoppernolleImke VelgheFrank TimmermansJean PlumBart Vandekerckhove

2007

Bone-marrow-derived cells for cardiac stem cell therapy: safe or still under scrutiny?

J. BartunekM. VanderheydenW. WijnsFrank TimmermansBart VandekerckhoveA. VillaP. SanchezR. ArnoldJ. San RomanGuy Heyndrickx et al.

Differentiation assays of bone marrow-derived Multipotent Adult Progenitor Cell (MAPC)-like cells towards neural cells cannot depend on morphology and a limited set of neural markers

Robrecht RaedtJ PINXTERENAnnelies Van DyckeAnouk WaeytensD CRAEYEFrank TimmermansKristl VonckBart VandekerckhoveJean PlumPaul Boon

A1 Journal Article in EXPERIMENTAL NEUROLOGY

Endothelial outgrowth cells are not derived from CD133(+) cells or CD45(+) hematopoietic precursors

Frank TimmermansFilip Van HauwermeirenMagda De SmedtRobrecht RaedtFRANK PLASSCHAERTMarc De BuyzereThierry GillebertJean PlumBart Vandekerckhove

A1 Journal Article in ARTERIOSCLEROSIS THROMBOSIS AND VASCULAR BIOLOGY

Time-dependent effects on coronary remodeling and epicardial conductance after intracoronary injection of enriched hematopoietic bone marrow stem cells in patients with previous myocardial infarction

M VANDERHEYDENS VERCAUTERENS MANSOURL DELRUEBart VandekerckhoveGR HEYNDRICKXI VAN HAUTEB DE BRUYNEFrank TimmermansW WIJNS et al.

A1 Journal Article in CELL TRANSPLANTATION

2006

Endothelial cells are not derived from hematopoietic precursor cells

Frank TimmermansMagda De SmedtRobrecht RaedtJean PlumBart Vandekerckhove

2003

Stem cells for the heart, are we there yet?

Frank TimmermansJohan De SutterThierry Gillebert

A1 Journal Article in CARDIOLOGY