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Professor Lukas Dekker is a cardiologist at the Catharina Hospital Eindhoven, specialized in diagnosing and treatment of patients with cardiac arrhythmias. He is also involved in several basic research projects; he, for example, supervises an experimental project in Bordeaux, France, about the role of atrial wall stress in the occurrence as well as treatment of atrial fibrillation. He is part-time professor at the departments of Electrical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering.
Academic background
Lukas Dekker studied medicine in Amsterdam; he finished his cardiology training in 2003 in Amsterdam. In 1996 he finished his PhD about ‘Role of intracellular calcium in ischemic damage and preconditioning in cardiac muscle’ with honours.
From 2008 onwards he works as a cardiologist-electrophysiologist in the Catharina Hospital Eindhoven.
Affiliated with
Dr. Dekker is co-founder and board member of the Netherlands Heart Network, www.nederlandshartnetwerk.nl. This collaboration in the Eindhoven area between cardiologists and general practitioners aims at improving cardiac care.
He is a active member of the steering committee of e/MTIC, www.e/MTIC.nl.
Dr. Dekker is founder of www.hart.volgers.org, the largest community for cardiac patients in Europe.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
External positions
cardiologist, Catharina Hospital
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Projects
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FORSEE: Video monitoring for early signaling of adverse events
van Esch, R., Bergmans, J. W. M., van Esch, R., Cramer, I., Verstappen, C., van der Hagen, D., Montenij, L., Verstappen, C., Hommerson, S., van 't Veer, M., Stuijk, S., Kloeze, C., Zinger, S., Dekker, L. R. C., Wang, W., Sammali, F. & Zinger, S.
1/06/20 → 31/05/25
Project: Research direct
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Prognostic Value of Combined Biomarkers in Patients With Heart Failure: The Heartmarker Score
van der Stam, J. A., Bouwmeester, S., van Loon, S. L. M., van Riel, N. A. W., Dekker, L. R., Boer, A-K., Houthuizen, P. & Scharnhorst, V., 1 May 2023, In: Annals of Laboratory Medicine. 43, 3, p. 253-262 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Age-dependency of EHRA improvement based on quality of life at diagnosis of atrial fibrillation
Theunissen, L. J. H. J., Cremers, H-P., van Veghel, D., van der Voort, P. H., Polak, P. E., de Jong, S. F. A. M. S., Smits, G., Dijkmans, J., Kemps, H. M. C., Dekker, LR. C. & van de Pol, J. A. A., Feb 2022, In: Journal of Arrhythmia. 38, 1, p. 50-57 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Camera-based detection of cardiac arrhythmias in clinical setting
Cramer, I., van Esch, R., Verstappen, C., Kloeze, C., Bergmans, J., Stuijk, S., van 't Veer, M., Dekker, L., Montenij, L. & Bouwman, R., 24 Oct 2022. 1 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster
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From evidence-based medicine to digital twin technology for predicting ventricular tachycardia in ischaemic cardiomyopathy
de Lepper, A. G. W., Buck, C. M. A., van 't Veer, M., Huberts, W., van de Vosse, F. N. & Dekker, L. R. C., 21 Sep 2022, In: Journal of Royal Society Interface. 19, 194, 15 p., 20220317.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Fuzzy multi-perspective conformance checking for business processes
Zhang, S., Genga, L., Dekker, L., Nie, H., Lu, X., Duan, H. & Kaymak, U., Nov 2022, In: Applied Soft Computing. 130, 19 p., 109710.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Can data predict who develops arrhythmias after havin a myocardial infarction?
27/09/21 → 28/09/21
6 items of Media coverage
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Can data predict who develops arrhythmias after having a stroke?
27/09/21
2 items of Media coverage
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Eindhoven University of Technology: Specialists Develop Lifestyle Program to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease
27/10/20
1 item of Media coverage
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-Eindhoven University of Technology: Specialists develop lifestyle program to prevent cardiovascular disease
27/10/20
1 item of Media coverage
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Specialists develop lifestyle program to prevent cardiovascular disease
26/10/20
1 item of Media coverage
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