Project

Multifaceted Cardiovascular actions and interactions within several fields of human medicine, pharmacology and veterinary medicine

Code
bof/baf/4y/2024/01/1097
Duration
01 January 2024 → 31 December 2025
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Research disciplines
  • Medical and health sciences
    • Cardiac and vascular medicine not elsewhere classified
    • Clinical pharmacy
Keywords
medication valvular disease Cardiovascular health nycturia blood pressure fibromuscular dysplasia
 
Project description
 

 

There are many interfaces and interactions between cardiovascular health/diseases and other health conditions encountered in several different disciplines within medicine, often not well known and underexplored. 

Aim is to explore and map those actions and interactions. 

In collaboration with  

Neurology, Thoracovascular surgery, Cardiac surgery, Internal medicine, Radiology, Intensive care, Genetics, any discipline..: Fibromuscular dysplasia and spontaneous acute coronary dissection 

Endocrinology  & Rehabilitation sciences(REVAKI): cardiovascular screening in DM type 1

Public Health: map cv risk factors in Gent, in Belgium, compared to other countries 

Geriatrie: Blood pressure issues in the (fragile) elderly 

Gynecology: Blood pressure during pregnancy, CV health in menopause 

Urology: Nycturia as red flag for CV conditions

Faculty Farmaceutical Sciences: medication & pharmaceutical care, interactions, adherence  

Faculty Veterinary medicine: Valvular disease in horses  

 

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