Today’s goal was to find out who’s at risk and how can we diagnose heart disease? The day started with a lecture about cardiovascular risk factors and prevention from the perspective of general practitioner Drs. ter Berg, and also Dr. Smeijers from Amgen indicating PCSK-9 inhibitor drugs (evolocumab) could prevent heart attacks and stroke by dramatically lowering LDL cholesterol levels. We also followed interesting lectures from Dr. Nijveldt on Cardiac MR imaging and Dr. van Dijk … [Lees meer...]
Day 1 – RAMS International Summer School “Innovation in Cardiology”
The kick off! Yesterday evening students arrived in the beautiful Nijmegen and after we got together we went for a small tour of the campus. We ended the evening at the Waalkade, where we went for a beer on the Kaaij during sunset. We started early today with an introduction by Prof. van Royen and the chair of RAMS! After that, some of our sponsors got the chance to speak: Amgen, Sanofi Genzyme and Bayer. This was followed by an interesting lecture on anatomy and physiology by Dr. van Dijk, … [Lees meer...]
Are you prepared for the summer?
By Naaz Shareef It is that time of the year again. The time that people are actually outside more often than inside. You can tell it is that time by the fact that everyone is in a better mood than usual. On top of that, the beaches are getting crowded. I am talking about the summer, the time that everyone is getting either a tan or a burn. The first thing that comes to my mind before I visit the beach is: don’t forget sunscreen! When on the beach, I see everyone applying sunscreen all the … [Lees meer...]
Why You Need to Think Twice if You Want to Warm Up by Drinking Alcohol
By Joyce Krekels Who does not like an alcoholic drink after a cold, intense dayof skiing and being outdoors on a winter sport vacation? Well, consuming alcohol might not be the best method if you want to warm up on a cold day. … [Lees meer...]
The power of touch
By Mylène Gorissen One thing I remember from my childhood is being bruised, scratched, and wounded all the time from playing wildly in the garden. Sometimes I would end up crying on my mother’s lap with a bleeding and injured knee. She would give me a hug, a kiss on my forehead and stick a colourful band-aid on my knee and the pain would vanish. At that time, it was like magic. As I grew older into young adulthood, the bruises and scratches slowly disappeared over time, just like the magic of … [Lees meer...]