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European first: Double wireless pacemaker implanted at Amsterdam UMC

Amsterdam UMC’s Heart Center has completed the first implantation of a double wireless pacemaker took place in a patient in Europe. Cardiologist Louise Olde Nordkamp and professor Reinoud Knops installed the new system, which consists of two mini pacemakers, one in the front of the atrium and one in the front of the ventricle, which communicate with each other via electrical pulses.

Cardiovascular Diseases

June 16, 2025
Video consultations are faster, cheaper and more sustainable for patients
May 15, 2025
Proof of concept for Amsterdam UMC-led HIV vaccination
May 12, 2025
No increased risk of gynaecological cancer with testosterone use in the first years
- Cancer
April 30, 2025
New test diagnoses bacterial meningitis faster and better
- Brain & Psychiatry
April 23, 2025
Detecting lung cancer four months earlier at the GP using artificial intelligence
- Cancer
- Artificial Intelligence
April 17, 2025
Surgery after a stroke due to carotid artery stenosis is no longer necessary for a large group of patients
- Brain & Psychiatry
April 15, 2025
Global first: MRI used in treatment of complex cardiac arrhythmia
- Cardiovascular Diseases
April 7, 2025
Dietary shift after migration increases cardiovascular risk by altering the composition of an individual's gut microbiome
- Global Health
April 1, 2025
Intravenous anaesthesia greatly reduces CO₂ emissions: comparable to annual emissions of Denmark
March 6, 2025
New insights into how cancer evades the immune system
- Cancer
- Immunity & vaccination
March 4, 2025
Tocolytic drugs that inhibit contractions after 30 weeks of pregnancy has no effect on a baby's health
- Pregnancy & Childbirth
February 20, 2025
A new gene identified in the search for a therapy to treat malignant cardiac arrhythmia
- Cardiovascular Diseases

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Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence technology empowers us to see more and predict better. Data sets that were previously too large or time consuming to analyze can now be included in clinical decisions. Read more about our activities and insights on Artificial Intelligence.

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Amsterdam UMC in pictures

‘Amsterdam UMC in pictures’ showcases important, remarkable and high-profile photos, videos and other visual content. Varying from behind-the-scenes images straight from our hospital to interesting videos explaining medical terms or concepts.