Martijn Smulders

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Dr Martijn Smulders obtained his medical degree at Maastricht University in 2010. After this he started his PhD trajectory focusing on cardiac MRI and CT in patients with suspected myocardial infarction. In 2020, he succesfully defended his thesis entitled: “Diagnostic evaluation of chest pain – The role of non-invasive cardiac imaging.” In 2016 he started his training in cardiology. Since 2022, he has been working as a cardiologist at Maastricht UMC+ with a focus on cardiovascular imaging (cardiac MRI, CT, transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography).

His research is primarily focused on the role of cardiovascular CT and MRI in patients with chest pain, coronary artery disease and myocardial infarction. In addition, he investigates the ability of cardiac CT and MRI to assess the presence, extent and clinical consequences of myocardial fibrosis.

Department of Cardiology
P. Debyelaan 25, 6229 HX Maastricht
PO Box 5800, 6202 AZ Maastricht
T: +31(0)43 387 70 93

2024
- Verpalen, V. A., Coerkamp, C. F., Hinderks, M. J., Meeder, J. G., Winter, M. M., Arkenbout, E. K., Vis, J. C., Habets, J., Smulders, M. W., Mihl, C., van Ofwegen-Hanekamp, C. E. E., van der Spoel, T. I. G., Tanis, W., van Gelder, R. E., van der Wielen, M. L. J., Somsen, G. A., Kikkert, W. J., Carati, L. F., el Barzouhi, A., ... CLEAR CAD Investigators (2024). Combined strategy of upfront CTCA and optimal treatment for stable chest pain: rationale and design of the CLEAR-CAD trial. Netherlands Heart Journal, 32(11), 387-396. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12471-024-01906-3
- Sharma, S. P., Lemmens, M.-J. D. K., Smulders, M. W., Budde, R. P. J., Hirsch, A., & Mihl, C. (2024). Photon-counting detector computed tomography in cardiac imaging. Netherlands Heart Journal, 32(11), 405-416. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12471-024-01904-5
- Arslan, M., Schaap, J., van Gorsel, B., Aubanell, A., Budde, R. P. J., Hirsch, A., Smulders, M. W., Mihl, C., Damman, P., Sliwicka, O., Habets, J., Dubois, E. A., & Dedic, A. (2024). Coronary computed tomography angiography improves assessment of patients with acute chest pain and inconclusively elevated high-sensitivity troponins. European Radiology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00330-024-10930-1
- Aydeniz, E., Weberndorfer, V., Brandts, L., Smulders, M. W., van Herpt, T. T. W., Martens, B., Vernooy, K., Linz, D., van der Horst, I. C. C., Wildberger, J. E., van Bussel, B. C. T., Driessen, R. G. H., & Mihl, C. (2024). Pericardial Fat Is Associated With Less Severe Multiorgan Failure Over Time in Patients With Coronavirus Disease-19: The Maastricht Intensive Care COVID Cohort. Journal of Thoracic Imaging, 39(3), W32-W39. https://doi.org/10.1097/RTI.0000000000000732
- Lemmens, M.-J. D. K., Heuts, S., Bidar, E., Wildberger, J. E., Mihl, C., & Smulders, M. W. (2024). Integrating Coronary Artery Assessment and Myocardial Late Enhancement Imaging With Photon-Counting Detector CT: Visualizing the Invisible. Circulation-Cardiovascular Imaging, Article e017238. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.124.017238
2023
- Nies, H. M. J. M., Vromen, T., Mihl, C., Bekkers, S. C. A. M., Rasoul, S., Holtackers, R. J., & Smulders, M. W. (2023). A case report of a myocardial ischaemic attack: a novel hyperenhancement pattern on cardiac magnetic resonance in focal ischaemic injury. European Heart Journal - Case Reports, 7(2), Article ytac496. https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjcr/ytac496
2022
- Demirkiran, A., van der Hoeven, N. W., Janssens, G. N., Lemkes, J. S., Everaars, H., van de Ven, P. M., van Pouderoijen, N., van Cauteren, Y. J. M., van Leeuwen, M. A. H., Nap, A., Teunissen, P. F., Hopman, L. H. G. A., Bekkers, S. C. A. M., Smulders, M. W., van Royen, N., van Rossum, A. C., Robbers, L. F. H. J., & Nijveldt, R. (2022). Left ventricular function, strain, and infarct characteristics in patients with transient ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction compared to ST-segment and non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarctions. European Heart Journal Cardiovascular Imaging, 23(6), 836-845. https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjci/jeab114
2021
- van Cauteren, Y. J. M., Smulders, M. W., Theunissen, R. A. L. J., Gerretsen, S. C., Adriaans, B. P., Bijvoet, G. P., Mingels, A. M. A., van Kuijk, S. M. J., Schalla, S., Crijns, H. J. G. M., Kim, R. J., Wildberger, J. E., Heijman, J., & Bekkers, S. C. A. M. (2021). Cardiovascular magnetic resonance accurately detects obstructive coronary artery disease in suspected non-ST elevation myocardial infarction: a sub-analysis of the CARMENTA Trial. Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, 23(1), Article 40. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12968-021-00723-6
- Smulders, M. W., Van Assche, L. M. R., Bekkers, S. C. A. M., Nijveldt, R., Beijnink, C. W. H., Kim, H. W., Hayes, B., Parker, M. A., Kaolawanich, Y., Judd, R. M., & Kim, R. J. (2021). Epicardial Surface Area of Infarction: A Stable Surrogate of Microvascular Obstruction in Acute Myocardial Infarction. Circulation-Cardiovascular Imaging, 14(2), Article 010918. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.120.010918
2020
- Vranken, N. P. A., Pustjens, T. F. S., Kolkman, E., Hermanides, R. S., Bekkers, S. C. A. M., Smulders, M. W., van Cauteren, Y. J. M., Heijman, J., Rasoul, S., Ottervanger, J. P., & van't Hof, A. W. J. (2020). MINOCA: The caveat of absence of coronary obstruction in myocardial infarction. IJC Heart & Vasculature, 29, Article 100572. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcha.2020.100572

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