Contact +32 16 34 42 35 +32 16 34 42 40 cardiologie@uzleuven.be Contact form Address UZ Leuven gasthuisberg campusCardiovascular diseasesHerestraat 493000 LeuvenDirections and services News and events Leuven cardiac specialists first to replace mitral valve without surgery 7 June 2021 For the first time in Belgium, a team of cardiologists and cardiac surgeons have replaced a mitral heart valve by a prosthetic valve in a minimally invasive way. Until recently this was only possible with cardiac surgery and the use of a heart-lung machine for which not all patients qualify. 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. Load more news and events Last edit: 2 February 2023