Béla Merkely
Project leader
clinical research
Semmelweis University
Hungary
Biography
Béla Merkely is a professor in Semmelweis University
Research Interest
As a university clinic, the Heart and Vascular Center is working on the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular diseases. Besides a full cardiology profile (transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography, Holter ECG, exercise stress test, cardio-CT, cardio-MR) the principal role of our clinic is to perform invasive cardiology procedures of all types. The Experimental Research Laboratory is closely connected to the clinical profile of the Heart and Vascular Center and provides ample opportunities to assess the morphological, biochemical, immunological and genetic changes associated with cardiovascular diseases. The clinical work is accompanied by experimental and clinical research. At the Heart and Vascular Center research mainly involves ischemic heart diseases, cardiomyopathies as well as the diagnosis and therapy of arrhythmias.
