Ece Kizilkilic

Hasselt University · cardiology

Background Cardiac telerehabilitation is proven to be equally safe and effective as center-based cardiac rehabilitation. Nevertheless, some real-world barriers significantly impact the adoption and successful implementation of cardiac rehabilitation as well as cardiac telerehabilitation. Purpose This study assesses willingness and actual participa...

Background/Introduction Remote training has demonstrated effectiveness in multiple trials. Implementation trials are the next step to achieve this as standard of care. Purpose The pilot study is a next step in our centre’s road towards implementation of cardiac rehabilitation. It is performed in a relatively young, obese population without known c...

Background Physical activity is a key component of cardiac rehabilitation. However, inclusion rates in cardiac rehabilitation programs remain low and patients currently have only limited input in their exercise prescription. SharedHeart is a digitally-supported shared decision making approach that assists patients with heart disease and their careg...

Introduction ICD-codes are used for classification of hospitalisations. The codes are used for administrative, financial and research purposes. It is known however that errors occur. Natural language processing (NLP) offers promising solutions for optimising the process. Objectives To investigate methods for automatic classification of disease in...

Background: Physical activity is a key component of cardiac rehabilitation. However, EUROASPIRE V concluded that intending 48% of coronary artery disease (CAD) patients do not intend to do physical activity in the next six months. Patient involvement improves patient satisfaction, adherence, and health outcomes and is a prerequisite for good clinic...

Lifestyle optimization is one of the most essential components of cardiovascular disease prevention. Motivational counseling provided by health care professionals could promote lifestyle modification. The purpose of the review is to identify possible evidence-based psychological principles that may be applicable to motivational counseling in the pr...

Funding Acknowledgements Type of funding sources: Public grant(s) – National budget only. Main funding source(s): FWO - Flanders Research Foundation. Background/Introduction The international classification of disease (ICD) codes are used worldwide for classification of hospitalisations. The codes are used for administrative, financial and researc...

Introduction: Despite proven benefits, patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) typically fail to participate in sufficient physical activity (PA). Effective interventions should be implemented to help patients maintain a healthy lifestyle and modify their present behavior. Gamification is the use of game design features (such as points, leaderb...

Background: Left bundle branch area pacing (LBBAP) induces delayed RV activation and is thought to be harmless, since the electrocardiographic signature is reminiscent to native RBBB. However, to what extent the delayed RV activation during LBBAP truly resembles that of native RBBB remains unexplored. Methods: This study included patients with i...

Funding Acknowledgements Type of funding sources: None. Background Left bundle branch area pacing (LBBAP) aims to capture the area of left bundle branch, resulting in fast activation of the left ventricle (LV) but delayed right ventricular (RV) activation. During intrinsic cardiac conduction, delayed RV activation results on the electrocardiogram...

Introduction Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is indicated in patients with cardiovascular disease but participation rates remain low. Telerehabilitation (TR) is often proposed as a solution. While many trials have investigated TR, few have studied participation rates in conventional CR non-participants. The aim of this study was to identify the percent...