Cardiology team university Ghent

The equine cardiology team was founded in 2001 by two fixed members: Prof. Dr. Gunther van Loon and Prof. Dr. Annelies Decloedt.

The Equine Cardioteam Ghent University runs a highly specialized unit for clinical patients and for research. All state of the art techniques are available to perform advanced Ultrasound, ECG monitoring, intracardiac ECG, IntraCardiac Echo (ICE), catheterisation, transvenous electrical cardioversion (TVEC, click for video), pacemaker implantation (click for video), advanced electrophysiological studies of arrhythmias and even 3D electro-anatomical mapping (Rhythmia, Boston Scientific). Recently, for the first time, successful RF (radiofrequency) ablation has been performed in horses to terminate sustained arrhythmias using Rhythmia to localize the ectopic focus.

Prof. Dr. Gunther van Loon

DVM, PhD, Dipl.. ECEIM

Assoc. Member ECVDI

Head of the cardiology team since 2001

Prof. Dr. Annelies Decloedt

Lisse Vera

Veterinarian, FWO-fellowship cardiology

Glenn Van Steenkiste

Veterinarian, FWO-fellowship cardiology

Alexander Dufourni

veterinarian, Dipl. ECEIM, PhD student cardiology

Ellen Paulussen

veterinarian, Dipl. ECEIM, PhD student cardiology

Ingrid Vernemmen

Veterinarian, PhD-student cardiology