Cardiology team university Ghent

The equine cardiology team was founded in 2001 by two fixed members: Prof. Dr. Gunther van Loon and Dr. Dominique De Clercq. In 2009  Prof. Dr. Annelies Decloedt joined the team. All team members have specific expertise in cardiovascular examinations in horses.

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

Dr. Dominique De Clercq

Head of the clinic

DVM, PhD, Dipl. ECEIM

Main member of cardiology team since 2001

Prof. Dr. Annelies Decloedt

Lecturer in clinical and communicative skills

DVM, PhD, Post-fellowship FWO cardiology

 Fix member of cardiology team since 2009

Dr. Barbara Broux

DVM, PhD

Lisse Vera

Veterinarian, FWO-fellowship cardiology

Glenn Van Steenkiste

Veterinarian, FWO-fellowship cardiology

Sofie Ven

Veterinarian, PhD-student cardiology