Cardiovascular Program - Research Teams

• Cardiovascular and Transplant Surgery, Heart Failure Treatment and Transplant Programs - Development of Novel Diagnostic and Therapeutic Strategies

International Coordinator: Dr. Brooks S. Edwards, director of Mayo Clinic Transplant Center

International Coordinator: Dr. Horng H. Chen, co-director of the Cardiorenal Research Laboratory at Mayo Clinic

National Coordinator: Dr. Petr Němec, director of the Center for Cardiovascular and Transplant Surgery in Brno

• Interventional Cardiology and Acute Coronary Syndromes - Development of Novel Strategies for Early Detection and Advanced Treatment

International Coordinator: Dr. Gurpreet S. Sandhu, interventional cardiologist (Mayo Clinic)

International Coordinator: Dr. Bernard J. Gersh, professor at Mayo Medical School 

National Coordinator: Dr. Ota Hlinomaz, acute and interventional cardiologist (St. Anne’s Hospital)

• Cardiac and Central Nervous System Electrophysiology and Pacing - Development of Advanced Diagnostic and Therapeutic Strategies

International Coordinator: Dr. Samuel J. Asirvatham, initiator in developing new technologies for cardiac electrophysiology (Mayo Clinic)

International Coordinator: Dr. Gregory A. Worrell, professor of neurology in the Department of Neurology at Mayo Clinic

National Coordinator: Dr. Miroslav Novák, head of the Department of Electrophysiology and Cardiac Pacing at St. Anne’s Hospital

• Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disorders - Identification of Novel Risk Factors and Development of Novel Therapeutic Methods

International Coordinator: Dr. Virend K. Somers, expert in sleep disorders and their relationship to cardiovascular and metabolic diseases (Mayo Clinic)

International Coordinator: Dr. Krzysztof Narkiewicz, president of the European Society of Hypertension (University of Gdansk)

National Coordinator: Dr. Tomáš Kára, expert in the influence of the brain and nervous system in the development and treatment of cardiovascular diseases (St. Anne’s Hospital; Mayo Clinic)

• Non-Invasive Cardiovascular Imaging - Development of Novel Methods and Technologies

International Coordinator: Dr. Andreas Melzer, expert in the development of advanced imaging technologies (University of Dundee)

National Coordinator: Dr. Marek Orban, expert in the use of imaging techniques in cardiology (St. Anne’s Hospital)

• Development of Novel Methods and Interventions to Reduce Risk Factors and Cardiovascular Diseases in the General Population

International Coordinator: Dr. Francisco Lopez-Jimenez, expert in preventive medicine (Mayo Clinic)

National Coordinator: Dr. Ondřej Sochor (St. Anne’s Hospital)

• Tissue Engineering in Cardiovascular Research

International Coordinator: Dr. Christopher McGregor, director of Cardiothoracic Surgery at University College London

National Coordinator: Dr. Pavel Piler, heart surgeon at the Center for Cardiovascular and Transplantation Surgery in Brno

Collaborating teams: Neurology Program ,  Research Platforms