NAmur Research Institute for LIfe Sciences
Asmae Belhaj
Brain death-induced lung injury and heart dysfunction
Prof. Asmae Belhaj MD, PhD
CHU UCL Namur, Site Godinne, Department of Cardio-Vascular, Thoracic Surgery and Lung Transplantation
Member of Institute of Experimental and Clinical Research (IREC), UCLouvain
Expertise and research interests
Artery surgery - Endovascular surgery - Phlebology - Thoracic surgery - Pulmonary transplantation
Research projects
- Dysfonction cardiaque droite et transplantation. Research project by . Supported by the Fondation Mont-Godinne.
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In collaboration with UNamur
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- Determinant of brain death-induced lung injury. Research project by . Supported by the Fondation Mont-Godinne.
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Rôles de l’inflammation et de l’apoptose dans la perturbation du dialogue cœur-poumon : applications particulières à la mort cérébrale. PhD thesis defended by Dr. Asmae Belhaj on 07/06/2016. Under co-supervision by Prof. Benoît Rondelet, CHU UCL Namur; Prof. Kathleen Mc Entee, ULB; Prof. Robert Naeije, ULB.
Selected publications
Idouz K, Belhaj A, Rondelet B, Dewachter L, Flamion B, Kirschvink N, Dogné S. Cascading renal injury after brain death: Unveiling glycocalyx alteration and the potential protective role of tacrolimus. Front Cell Dev Biol. 2024 Aug 6;12:1449209.
Rondelet B, Dehanne F, Van Den Bulcke J, Martins D, Belhaj A, Libert B, Leclercq P, Pirson M. Daly/Cost comparison in the management of peripheral arterial disease at 17 Belgian hospitals. BMC Health Serv Res. 2024 Jan 19;24(1):109.
Kuzmova M, Rondelet B, Belhaj A. A rare case of aortic endograft infection by Francisella tularensis: A case report. Int J Surg Case Rep. 2023 Aug 18;110:108685.
Belhaj A, Dewachter L, Monier A, Vegh G, Rorive S, Remmelink M, Closset M, Melot C, Creteur J, Salmon I, Rondelet B. Beneficial Effects of Tacrolimus on Brain-Death-Associated Right Ventricular Dysfunction in Pigs. Int J Mol Sci. 2023 Jun 21;24(13):10439.
Belhaj A, Dewachter L, Hupkens E, Remmelink M, Galanti L, Rorive S, Melot C, Naeije R, Rondelet B. Tacrolimus Prevents Mechanical and Humoral Alterations in Brain Death-induced Lung Injury in Pigs. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2022 Sep 1;206(5):584-595.
Belhaj A, Dewachter L, Rorive S, Remmelink M, Weynand B, Melot C, Hupkens E, Dewachter C, Creteur J, Mc Entee K, Naeije R, Rondelet B. Mechanical versus humoral determinants of brain death-induced lung injury. PLoS One. 2017 Jul 28;12(7):e0181899.
Belhaj A, Boven C, Dewachter L, Ruiz Patino M, Sokolow Y, Rondelet B. Influence of Donor Lung Surfactant-A and -B Protein Expression on the Development of Primary Graft Dysfunction After Lung Transplantation: A Pilot Study. Ann Transplant. 2017 Jun 16;22:361-369.
Belhaj A, Dewachter L, Rorive S, Remmelink M, Weynand B, Melot C, Galanti L, Hupkens E, Sprockeels T, Dewachter C, Creteur J, McEntee K, Naeije R, Rondelet B. Roles of inflammation and apoptosis in experimental brain death-induced right ventricular failure. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2016 Dec;35(12):1505-1518.
