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Doctor Maxime Tijskens

AZ Rivierenland, Antwerp (Belgium)

Member of:

European Society of Cardiology
European Heart Rythm Association

Dr. Tijskens graduated as cardiologist at the University of Antwerp in 2021 after defending his thesis with the title “Young-onset atrial fibrillation: etiology and clinical outcome of catheter ablation” (promotor. Prof. Sarkozy). He became proficient in interventional electrophysiology doing a clinical fellowship at the ZNA Heart Center in Antwerp. At the same time he achieved a postgraduate “Cardiac Electrophysiology & Pacing” at the University of Brussels. In 2023, Dr. Tijskens started as a stafmember at the AZ Rivierenland hospital while doing interventional electrophysiology procedures at the ZNA Heart Center. In addition to his clinical work Dr. Tijskens published several peer-reviewed articles in international journals and presented at international congresses. He gained the European accreditation of “Cardiac Pacing” in 2022 and is member of the Belgian Heart Rhythm Association (BeHRA) and the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA).

A prospective study of a novel pocket compression device to reduce pocket hematoma after cardiac implantable electronic device implantation in a high bleeding risk population

Event: ESC Congress 2024

Topic: Device Treatment

Session: Pacemaker implantation and management: novel challenges and improvements

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Adding 3D electroanatomical mapping to cryoballoon pulmonary vein isolation improves pulmonary vein isolation durability at repeat ablation procedure

Event: EHRA 2024

Topic: Catheter Ablation of Arrhythmias

Session: Poster session on ventricular tachycardia, others

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Retrograde access of the left atrium for catheter ablation using robotic magnetic navigation in atrial fibrillation: a case series

Event: EHRA 2023

Topic: Catheter Ablation of Arrhythmias

Session: Atrial Fibrillation - Round 9 - Ablation - Outcomes

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