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Miss Lien Desteghe

Antwerp University Hospital, Edegem (Belgium)

Member of:

European Society of Cardiology
European Heart Rythm Association

Lien Desteghe graduated as a Biomedical Scientist from Hasselt University, Belgium. In October 2014, she started a PhD under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Hein Heidbuchel and Prof. Dr. Paul Dendale at the Jessa Hospital in Hasselt. In September 2018, she defended her PhD titled “Towards more integrated care for patients with atrial fibrillation.” Currently, she works as a postdoctoral researcher at the Antwerp University Hospital and the Jessa Hospital Hasselt. She is also affiliated with both the University of Antwerp and Hasselt University. She is one of the main coordinators of the EHRA-PATHS Horizon 2020 project that is led by ESC and EHRA (https://ehra-paths.eu/). Areas of interest: atrial fibrillation, integrated care, patient education, oral anticoagulation and adherence, telemedicine and mobile health and risk factor management.

Co-design for cardiac health

Event: ESC Congress 2022

Topic: Cardiovascular Nursing and Allied Professions

Session type: Symposium

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Special ACNAP YoCo session: clinical and research scenarios

Event: ACNAP-EuroHeartCare 2022

Topic: Cardiovascular Nursing and Allied Professions

Session type: Special Session

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Tackling multimorbidity in cardiovascular disease: where to start

Event: ACNAP-EuroHeartCare 2022

Topic: Cardiovascular Nursing and Allied Professions

Session type: Symposium

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Digital transformations in patient education

Event: EuroHeartCare - ACNAP Congress 2021

Topic: e-Cardiology/Digital Health

Session type: Symposium

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Revolutionising cardiovascular care: e-health and telemedicine

Event: EuroHeartCare 2019

Topic: Risk Factors and Prevention, Other

Session type: Symposium

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