Contact +32 16 34 42 35 +32 16 34 42 40 hartenvaatziekten@uzleuven.be Contact form Address UZ Leuven gasthuisberg campusCardiovascular diseasesHerestraat 493000 LeuvenDirections and services News and events More than two times as many patients qualify for a wireless minipacemaker thanks to new type 15 June 2020 On Thursday 28 May UZ Leuven implanted a new type of wireless minipacemaker in a patient. This was a first in Europe. The new generation minipacemakers allows two times as many patients qualify for this, in comparison with the first generation. Big data via wearable sensors set to revolutionise heart disease 23 January 2020 An international research project led by UZ Leuven and the KU Leuven is one of the four shortlisted projects competing for a 35 million euro award of the British Heart Foundation. The objective of the project is to develop smart wearable sensors and other technology for heart diseases. G-COACH: fewer complications thanks to intensive collaboration between care teams 20 May 2019 The cardiology hospitalisation units at UZ Leuven have been involved in the G-COACH research project for the past three years. This project introduced extensive collaboration between the cardiovascular diseases and geriatrics departments, in which both teams joined forces to treat and monitor older patients. Last edit: 19 March 2021