41
Key numbers
34
Scientists or Clinicians
12
PhD students
4
Technicians
Laboratories
Valvular heart disorders
Unit of Cardiology, Heart valve clinic
Luc Piérard, Patrizio Lancellotti, Julien
Magne, Raluca Dulgheru
Thrombosis hemostasis
Laboratory of Thrombosis and Hemos-
tasis
Cécile Oury, André Gothot
Vascular wall disorders
Unit of Cardiovascular and thoracic
surgery
Natzi Sakalihasan, Jean-Olivier Defraigne,
Joël Pincemail
Hemodynamics
Hemodynamic Reserach Center Hemo-
liege
Bernard Lambermont, Philippe Kohl,
Vincenzo d’Orio, Alexandre Ghuysen,
Philippe Morimont, Thomas Desaive
Experimental surgery
Unit of Cardiovascular and thoracic
surgery & Unit of Abdominal Surgery
and Transplantation
Jean-Olivier Defraigne, Pierre Drion,
Olivier Detry
Bioengineering biophysics
Thermodynamics of Irreversible Pro-
cesses
Pierre Dauby, Thomas Desaive
GIGA-Cardiovascular
Sciences (new - 2012)
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in industrialized countries. Better understanding of
the molecular and pathophysiological mechanisms underlying cardiovascular disease requires the deve-
lopment of translational research programs.
Created in September 2012, the GIGA-Cardiovascular Sciences thematic research Unit comprises
approximately 50 people. It represents a multi-disciplinary team of physicians, specialists in cardiology,
experts in imaging, cardiovascular surgeons, scientists, molecular and cell biologists, physicists and engi-
neers who work collaboratively in the framework of a translational, “bench to bedside” approach with
the ultimate goal of translating the developed knowledge into patient benefts. In this Unit, emphasis
is placed on close collaboration between basic and clinical researchers, and on creating a network of
relations with internationally recognized research Centers. The Unit, thanks to such collaborations, aims
at reaching leadership and singular excellence in research, training and discovering of future talented
scientists.
Research projects span over a broad feld of the cardiovascular diseases and fundamental spectrum.
Correlations between clinical and biological parameters are being evaluated in patients. Various rele-
vant animal models of human diseases are being developped. Projects include studies on disorders of
haemostasis, arterial thrombosis, ischemic heart disease, valvular heart disease, vascular wall disorders,
ventriculo-arterial coupling, heart-lung interaction, through integrative physiology, molecular biology,
gene expression analysis, hemodynamic evaluation, cardiac imaging techniques and mathematical model-
ling, with a view to revealing new biological and therapeutic targets.
Contact
Patrizio Lancellotti
plancellotti@chu.ulg.ac.be
+32 4 366 71 96
www.giga.ulg.ac.be/cardiovascular