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Young@Heart: empowering the next generation of cardiovascular researchers.

Authors: M F Hoes|||A S J M Te Riele|||M M Gladka|||B D Westenbrink|||G P J van Hout|||M M G van den Hoogenhof|||A Ghigo|||S Bollini|||N H Purcell|||S M A Sohaib|||I Kardys|||D W D Kuster

Journal: Netherlands heart journal : monthly journal of the Netherlands Society of Cardiology and the Netherlands Heart Foundation

Publication Type: Journal Article

Date: 2020

DOI: PMC7418282

ID: 32780328

Affiliations:

Affiliations

    Young@Heart, the Dutch CardioVascular Alliance, Utrecht, The Netherlands.|||Young@Heart, the Dutch CardioVascular Alliance, Utrecht, The Netherlands.|||Young@Heart, the Dutch CardioVascular Alliance, Utrecht, The Netherlands.|||Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.|||Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.|||Institute of Experimental Cardiology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.|||Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, Molecular Biotechnology Center, University of Torino, Torino, Italy.|||European Society of Cardiology, Scientists of Tomorrow, Biot, France.|||Basic Cardiovascular Sciences Early Career Committee, American Heart Association, Dallas, TX, USA.|||European Society of Cardiology Board Committee for Young Cardiovascular Professionals, Biot, France.|||Young@Heart, the Dutch CardioVascular Alliance, Utrecht, The Netherlands.|||Young@Heart, the Dutch CardioVascular Alliance, Utrecht, The Netherlands. d.kuster@amsterdamumc.nl.

Abstract

In recognition of the increasing health burden of cardiovascular disease, the Dutch CardioVascular Alliance (DCVA) was founded with the ambition to lower the cardiovascular disease burden by 25% in 2030. To achieve this, the DCVA is a platform for all stakeholders in the cardiovascular field to align policies, agendas and research. An important goal of the DCVA is to guide and encourage young researchers at an early stage of their careers in order to help them overcome challenges and reach their full potential. Young@Heart is part of the DCVA that supports the young cardiovascular research community. This article illustrates the challenges and opportunities encountered by young cardiovascular researchers in the Netherlands and highlights Young@Heart's vision to benefit from these opportunities and optimise collaborations to contribute to lowering the cardiovascular disease burden together as soon as possible.

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