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Laboratories
Valvular heart disorders
Unit of Cardiology, Heart valveclinic
>LucPiérard, PatrizioLancellotti, JulienMagne,
RalucaDulgheru
Thrombosishemostasis
Laboratoryof ThrombosisandHemostasis
>CécileOury, AndréGothot
Vascularwall disorders
Unit of Cardiovascular and thoracic
surgery
>Natzi Sakalihasan, Jean-OlivierDefraigne, Joël
Pincemail
Hemodynamics
HemodynamicResearchCenterHemoliege
>BernardLambermont, PhilippeKohl, Vincenzo
d’Orio, AlexandreGhuysen, PhilippeMorimont,
ThomasDesaive
Experimental surgery
Unit of Cardiovascular and thoracicsurgery&Unit of
Abdominal SurgeryandTransplantation
>Jean-OlivierDefraigne, PierreDrion, OlivierDetry
Bioengineeringbiophysics
Thermodynamicsof IrreversibleProcesses
>PierreDauby, ThomasDesaive
GIGA-Cardiovascular Sciences
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in industrialized countries. Better understanding of themolecular and pathophysiological
mechanismsunderlyingcardiovascular disease requires theelaborationof translational researchprograms.
The GIGA-Cardiovascular Sciences thematic research unit is essentially multi-disciplinary. Scientists, physicians, specialists in cardiology,
experts in imaging, cardiovascular surgeons, scientists and engineers collaborate in the framework of a “bedside tobench“ and “bench tobed-
side” approach with the ultimate goal of translating the developed knowledge into patient benefits. To achieve their goals, basic and clinical
researchersparticipate in the establishment of researchnetworkswith internationally recognizedCenters. TheUnit aimsat reaching leadership
andsingular excellence in researchand training.
Researchprojectsspanover abroad themeof cardiovascular diseases.
Correlations between clinical andbiological parameters are studied inpatients. Relevant andnovel animalmodels are beingdeveloped inorder
to identifynewpathophysiologicalmechanismsandpotential therapeutic targets. Themainongoingstudies focusondisordersof haemostasis,
endothelial dysfunction, atherosclerosis, arterial thrombosis, ischemic heart disease, valvular heart disease, vascular wall disorders, ventriculo-
arterial coupling, heart-lung interaction.Thesestudiesaremostlybasedon integrativephysiology, cellularandmolecularbiology, geneexpression
analysis, hemodynamicevaluation, cardiac imaging techniquesandmathematicalmodelling.
Contact
PatrizioLancellotti
+3243667196
