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MD PhD🇳🇱|👩‍⚕️Cardiology| 👩‍🏫 Postdoc Fellow in Translational Cardiology focusing on Sex differences in Heart Failure, HFpEF + Cardio-Obesity. Glutenfree.

Groningen, the Netherlands
Joined January 2009
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#PCHF Zürich continues to set standards and lead #HeartFailure education in Europe, with a global reach. Congratulations to all of the graduates, faculty and leadership of the course - 5 generations raised, more to come! Honored to be part of this stellar family! 🎓💥🫀📚
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Laura Meems retweeted
Just published @NatureMedicine Randomized trial of tirzepatide (Mounjaro) vs placebo *after* 12 weeks of intensive lifestyle intervention and >5% weight loss nature.com/articles/s41591-0… At 72 weeks, Placebo group gained 2.5% weight back; GLP-1 drug lost additional 18.4% body weight
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#Semaglutide 2.4 mg reduces the risk of MACE by 20% in adults with overweight or obesity in the #SELECT trial SELECT study baseline characteristics 👇🏻 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/… @novonordisk announced the headline results from the SELECT CV outcomes trial. 👇🏻 novonordisk.com/content/nnco… Novo Nordisk expects to file for regulatory approvals of a label indication expansion for semaglutide 2.4 mg (Wegovy®) in the US and the EU in 2023.
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#1 🐭💓 A new preclinical study from our institute ! @AadWithaar and @LauraMeems explored semaglutide in the context of #HFpEF @rudolf_deboer #MondayScientificSnack
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NEW #ECO2023 Interview 💫Dr @LauraMeems discusses the impacts of obesity on the outcomes of heart failure. 📽️Watch in full here👉 ow.ly/P0Tn50Oxwu1 💭What are the available treatment options for patients in 2023? #CardioTwitter
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Call for action! #NTproBNP #BNP for everyone everywhere 🌍 Peptide 4 life initiative #P4L 🫀 #HeartFailure2023 #HFA_ESC A Bayes-Genis @JJheart_doc @rudolf_deboer @HFA_President @PSJhund pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3423…
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It’s already the last day of congress and what a congress it’s been! 💯 ⬇️ @drsoli4030 explains why she has been a part of #HeartFailure2023 #HFAMotions 📹
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➡️ This is the first data supporting the recommendation in the HF guidelines ➡️ Randomized data from the #PUSHAHF is expected at the #ESC @kevin_damman @iebeldhuis pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3479…
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#throwbacktuesday great memories from last year’s HF congress ✨ Excited to be at #HeartFailure2023 in a couple of days and catch up with old and new friends 💁‍♀️ @LauraMeems @FudimMarat @JeroenDauw @_antocannata @DrJasper1 @rdelaespriella @WilfriedMullens @AndreasGevaert
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Looking forward to #HeartFailure2023 !! See you all at our moderated posters (together w/ @LauraMeems @C_VanDeHeyning) Sun at 9:00 & at 15:00 !! Come learn all about #CPETecho in unexplained dyspnea & HFpEF @Ph_Bertrand @JJheart_doc @ECraenenbroeck @kevin_damman @HanCardiomd
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The winter meeting on translational science is happening now. A huge number of participants. Fascinating talk by legendary Dirk Brutsaert Few days of great talks and discussions! @GianluSava @GMCRosano @MarcoMetra @m_piepoli @mewton_nathan @HanCardiomd @ARakisheva @JavedButler1
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MDPI journals have been included in the list of predatory journals. It was about time. predatoryreports.org/news/f/…
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Today is #InternationalWomenInScienceDay 👩🏻‍🔬A day to inspire all woman in Science but particularly young girls to become passionate about science and pursue a career in this fascinating field. We need you to for groundbreaking solutions of our 🌎 societal challenges 💪
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The #HeartFailure2023 is approaching If you are part of the #HFAYoung community, don't forget to apply for the Travel Grant. This year again, the HFA supports the young community in presenting top-notch research. escardio.org/Congresses-Even… @HanCardiomd @ARakisheva @EkateriniL
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Laura Meems retweeted
Interesting. Number of highly cited scientists/engineers by country among top 100K most cited in the world and those numbers normalized by size of country. (Source: elsevier.digitalcommonsdata.…)
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The second module of the postgraduate course in HF in Zurich was great! Incredible lectures of C.Tschoepe, A. Flammer, P. Elliot, S. Rosenkranz, B. Ludewig and many others and the energy of F. Ruschitzka! @LauraMeems @drsoli4030 @SeguraCardio @mjschuuring @coutomall @david_cm_
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Laura Meems retweeted
#MechanisticMonday Let’s start with #Galectin3 and #COVID19: Did you know that Galectin-3, ✔️ interacts with #SARSCoV2 spike glycoprotein? ✔️ increases in more severe #COVID19 disease? ✔️ drives release of various pro-inflammatory cytokines in #COVID19 inflammation?
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Laura Meems retweeted
Did you know that Galectin-3 is: ✔️ a ß-galactoside-binding lectin? ✔️ linked to heart & kidney disease, M. Alzheimer and COVID19? ✔️well-studied:>5000 studies, ~300 in 2022? Overwhelming?@Galectin3 is your weekly update with #MechanisticMonday, #WisdomWednesday & #FridayReads!
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Laura Meems retweeted
Having live pathology lecture #PCHF zurich in an amazing academic lecture room. Also a real cutted LVAD available. @LauraMeems @BarandiaranHF
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Thank you so much to our fantastic Twitter Ambassadors @WilfriedMullens @HFA_President @HanCardiomd @_antocannata @HillLoreena @ARakisheva @LauraMeems and the wider #heartfailure community for their #HeartFailure2022 coverage 👏 We hope you enjoyed it 🤗 #HFA_ESC
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