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Sander Verheule, PhD
"Modeling of atrial conduction under physiological and pathological conditions"

Assistant Professor of Physiology, Maastricht University, The Netherlands

Dr. Verheule studied Biology at Utrecht University, The Netherlands, graduating in 1994. In 1999, he obtained his PhD at the Department of Medical Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Utrecht University in the group of Dr. Habo Jongsma, with a thesis entitled “Distribution and Physiology of Mammalian Cardiac Gap Junctions“. From 1999-2003, he worked as an American Heart Association postdoctoral fellow in the group of Dr Jeffrey Olgin and Dr. Douglas Zipes at the Krannert Institute of Cardiology in Indianapolis, Indiana. There, his research focussed on the impact of atrial structural remodeling on atrial conduction, both in large animal models and in transgenic mice. In 2003, he joined the group of Dr. Maurits Allessie in Maastricht. His current research interests are the pathophysiological mechanisms underlying the development of a substrate for atrial fibrillation (AF).

Whereas areas such as the Bundle of Bachmann may act as perpetuators during the first weeks of AF, slow alterations in the electrical properties of the free walls may explain why AF stabilizes over a time course of several months. Dr. Verheule is currently investigating the structural basis of conduction patterns during AF using high resolution optical mapping.

Other speakers

Below you can find an alphabetical overview of the other speakers participating in the Frontiers in Computational Electrocardiology workshop. Click on a name for more information.

Inge R. Boulet, PhD, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
Martin Bürger, PhD, Westfälische Wilhelms Universität Münster, Germany
Phillip S. Cuculich, MD, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Washington University, St. Louis, USA
Tammo Delhaas, MD, PhD, Maastricht University Medical Centre, The Netherlands
Jordi Heijman, MSc, Maastricht University, The Netherlands and Washington University, St. Louis
Nico H. L. Kuijpers, PhD, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
Peter van Leeuwen, PhD, University of Witten/Herdecke, Germany
Alexander V. Panfilov, PhD, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
Ralf L. M. Peeters, PhD, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
Jo M. M. Ritzen, PhD President of Maastricht University
Yoram Rudy, PhD, Washington University, St. Louis, USA
Wouter A. Serdijn, PhD, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
Paul G. A. Volders, MD, PhD, Maastricht University Medical Centre, The Netherlands
Hein J. J. Wellens, MD, PhD, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, The Netherlands
Ronald L. Westra, PhD, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
Ronald Wilders, PhD, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Program

All presentations will take place at Maastricht University (see location for more information). For the detailed program please refer to the program page

09:00	Registration

09:45	Word of welcome
	Jo M. M. Ritzen, PhD President of Maastricht University

09:55	Introductory remarks
	Paul G.A. Volders, MD, PhD Maastricht University Medical Centre, The Netherlands

10:00	Which are the frontiers in electrocardiology in 2008?
	Hein J. J. Wellens, MD, PhD Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, The Netherlands

10:20	Session 1: Microscopic Models of Cardiac Bioelectricity Chairs: Paul G. A. Volders, MD, PhD, Maastricht University Medical Centre, The Netherlands and Inge R. Boulet, PhD, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
	1. Yoram Rudy, PhD, Washington University, St. Louis, USA
	2. Jordi Heijman, MSc, Maastricht University, The Netherlands and Washington University, St. Louis
	3. Ronald Wilders, PhD, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

11:25	Coffee break

11:45	Session 2: Modeling of Activation and Repolarization in Cardiac Tissue Chair: Tammo Delhaas, MD, PhD, Maastricht University Medical Centre, The Netherlands
	1. Alexander V. Panfilov, PhD, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
	2. Sander Verheule, PhD, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
	3. Nico H. L. Kuijpers, PhD, Maastricht University, The Netherlands

12:55	Lunch

14:30	Session 3: Signal Analysis, Processing and Reverse Engineering Chairs: Ronald L. Westra, PhD, Maastricht University, The Netherlands and Peter van Leeuwen, PhD, University of Witten/Herdecke, Germany
	1. Ralf L. M. Peeters, PhD, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
	2. Wouter A. Serdijn, PhD, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
	3. Martin Bürger, PhD, Westfälische Wilhelms Universität Münster, Germany

15:30	Coffee break

15:50	Session 4: ECG Imaging Chair: Hein J. J. Wellens, MD, PhD, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, The Netherlands
	1. Yoram Rudy, PhD, Washington University, St. Louis, USA
	2. Phillip S. Cuculich, MD, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Washington University, St. Louis, USA

16:35	The final word
	Hein J. J. Wellens, MD, PhD, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, The Netherlands

16:45	Drinks and diner