Rutger Hassink

Associate Professor - medical

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efo@umcutrecht.nl

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Research groups

Idiopathic ventricular fibrillation & sudden cardiac arrest

Research aim

Our research focuses on discovering causes of sudden cardiac arrest, specifically idiopathic ventricular fibrillation. By investigating unexplained cases, we aim to understand potential causes and ultimately reduce sudden cardiac death risk.

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Recent publications

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Current management of transition and multidisciplinary care of patients with inherited and rare cardiomyopathies in Europe Emanuele Monda, Elena Biagini, Nico Blom, Fabrizio Drago, Ingrid Krapels, Alice Krebsová, Karel Koubsky, Diala Khraiche, Elisabete Martins, Marco Merlo, Michelle Michels, Katarzyna Mizia-Stec, Stellan Mörner, Maria Luisa Peña Peña, Ivo Planinc, Tomas Robyns, Annika Rydberg, Johan Saenen, Jose Fernando Rodríguez Palomares, Hassink Rutger, Georgia Sarquella Brugada, Esther Scheirlynck, Eric Schulze-Bahr, Jacob Tfelt-Hansen, Cordula M. Wolf, Nynke Hofman, Ahmad S. Amin, Arthur Wilde, Philippe Charron, Giuseppe Limongelli
European Heart Journal - Quality of Care and Clinical Outcomes, 2025, vol. 11, p.1155-1163

Localization of accessory pathways in Wolff-Parkinson-white syndrome using ECG-based multi-task deep learning Jasper Hennecken, Bauke K.O. Arends, Thomas Mast, Lukas Dekker, Pim van der Harst, Yuri Blaauw, Wolfgang Dichtl, Thomas Senoner, Rutger J. Hassink, Peter Loh, René van Es, Rutger R. van de Leur
European Journal of Clinical Investigation, 2025, vol. 55

Yield of family screening for dilated cardiomyopathy Isabelle P Thierry, Steven A Muller, Annette F Baas, Dennis Dooijes, R Laura E van Loon, Angela E Schoemaker, Pim van der Harst, Marish I F J Oerlemans, Hubert F Baars, Rutger J Hassink, Folkert W Asselbergs, J Peter van Tintelen, Anneline S J M Te Riele
Netherlands Heart Journal, 2025, vol. 33, p.46-54

Altered circadian rhythmicity of the QT interval predicts mortality in a large real-world academic hospital population Rutger R. van de Leur, Bastiaan C. du Pré, Markella I. Printezi, Rutger J. Hassink, Pieter A. Doevendans, René van Es, Linda W. van Laake
Heliyon, 2025, vol. 11

Cardiac magnetic resonance feature tracking reveals abnormalities in patients with idiopathic ventricular fibrillation Lisa M Verheul, Marco Guglielmo, Alexander Hirsch, Stefano Figliozzi, Pim van der Harst, Mimount Bourfiss, Niek H J Prakken, Birgitta K Velthuis, Sing C Yap, Rutger J Hassink
Heart Rhythm, 2024, vol. 22, p.1617-1619

Reply to ‘Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators might not be necessary in all patients with idiopathic ventricular fibrillation’ Lisa M. Verheul, Rutger J. Hassink
Netherlands Heart Journal, 2024, vol. 32, p.366