Zuyderland Medisch Centrum

This study looks at whether it is safer to stop or continue taking direct oral anticoagulants (blood thinners) during planned heart procedures like angiography or stent placement. About 1,270 adults with atrial fibrillation and coronary artery disease will be randomly assigned to…

This study tests whether using a urine sodium test to guide water pill dosing helps people hospitalized with sudden heart failure recover faster and have fewer heart-related events. About 556 adults with acute heart failure will receive either standard care or a tailored diuretic…

This study is looking at 250 people with obesity to find early signs of a type of heart failure called HFpEF, where the heart becomes stiff. Researchers will use heart ultrasounds and blood tests to see how obesity affects the heart and how weight loss may help. The goal is to be…