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Review
. 2020 Aug;28(Suppl 1):25-30.
doi: 10.1007/s12471-020-01454-6.

Young@Heart: empowering the next generation of cardiovascular researchers

M F Hoes  1   2 , A S J M Te Riele  1   3 , M M Gladka  1   4   5 , B D Westenbrink  2 , G P J van Hout  3   6 , M M G van den Hoogenhof  7   8 , A Ghigo  9   10 , S Bollini  5   11 , N H Purcell  12   13 , S M A Sohaib  14   15   16 , I Kardys  1   17 , D W D Kuster  18   19
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Young@Heart: empowering the next generation of cardiovascular researchers

M F Hoes et al. Neth Heart J. 2020 Aug.

Abstract

In recognition of the increasing health burden of cardiovascular disease, the Dutch CardioVascular Alliance (DCVA) was founded with the ambition to lower the cardiovascular disease burden by 25% in 2030. To achieve this, the DCVA is a platform for all stakeholders in the cardiovascular field to align policies, agendas and research. An important goal of the DCVA is to guide and encourage young researchers at an early stage of their careers in order to help them overcome challenges and reach their full potential. Young@Heart is part of the DCVA that supports the young cardiovascular research community. This article illustrates the challenges and opportunities encountered by young cardiovascular researchers in the Netherlands and highlights Young@Heart's vision to benefit from these opportunities and optimise collaborations to contribute to lowering the cardiovascular disease burden together as soon as possible.

Keywords: Cardiovascular research; Dutch CardioVascular Alliance; Early career researchers.

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Conflict of interest statement

M.F. Hoes, A.S.J.M. te Riele, M.M. Gladka, B.D. Westenbrink, G.P.J. van Hout, M.M.G. van den Hoogenhof, A. Ghigo, S. Bollini, N.H. Purcell, S.M.A. Sohaib, I. Kardys and D.W.D. Kuster declare that they have no competing interests to disclose.

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Fig. 1
The five pillars of the Dutch CardioVascular Alliance: Research policy, Valorisation, Implementation, Talent, and Data infrastructure. Through these pillars, the DCVA aligns stakeholder efforts to optimise policies and funding opportunities. The talent pillar governs the Leadership Programme, Collaboration of Consortia, and supportsYoung@Heart
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The Young@Heart board consists of five members who are supported by 20–30 scientific council members. Young@Heart aims to be embedded in the young community of cardiovascular researchers
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