Personal profile
Personal webpage
https://www.koenscheerders.nl/uncategorized/hart-en-vaten-van-vrouwen-onderzocht/
https://www.umcutrecht.nl/nl/ziekenhuis/zorgverleners/ruijter-den-h
Biography
Welcome to my page. Let me introduce myself, I am Hester den Ruijter, Professor of Cardiovascular disease in women. My aim is to translate knowledge from experimental research to the patient. In women, the diagnosis of heart disease is a problem. Most available diagnostics for heart disease have been tested in men and directly translated to women. Nowadays we are increasingly becoming aware that male-derived tests do not always detect heart disease in women. There are interesting sex differences in the pathophysiology of heart disease that may explain why diagnostic tests developed in men fail to detect heart disease in women. Therefore, my goal is to obtain novel biomarkers that facilitate the diagnosis of heart disease in women. If you have any questions regarding my research, you are welcome to contact me.
Fellowship & awards
Agnites Vrolikprijs award for research impact UU (2019)
AHA Scott Grundy Award for Excellence in Metabolism Research (2010)
External positions
Panel member - Review van aanvragen - Lundbeckfonden
1 Dec 2024 → 31 Dec 3999
Pijlervoorzitter DCVA wetenschapsbeleid - Opstarten en begeleiden verkenningen en projecten DCVA - DCVA
1 Jul 2023 → 31 Dec 3999
Commissielid - vanuit expertise - Hartstichting
1 May 2022 → 31 Dec 3999
Raad van toezicht - geen - Stichting LEEFH
1 Jan 2021 → 31 Dec 3999
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Research output
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Acute coronary syndrome with plaque erosion: clinical characteristics, mechanisms, and unmet needs
Meteva, D., Pedicino, D., Abdelwahed, Y. S., Kränkel, N., Anwari, E., Leistner, D. M., den Ruijter, H., Gerhardt, T., Joner, M., Libby, P., Jang, I. K., Crea, F. & Landmesser, U., 21 Mar 2026, In: European heart journal. 47, 12, p. 1403-1414 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Atherosclerotic Fibrous Plaques in Women Present ECM Remodeling Linked to TGF-β
Sakkers, T. R., Mili, E., Winter, H., Kapteijn, D., Perry, R. N., Barbera, N., Watts, K., Dias, I. R., Meteva, D., Wesseling, M., Mol, B. M., de Borst, G. J., de Kleijn, D. P. V., van der Laan, S. W., Civelek, M., White, S. J., Maegdefessel, L., Mayr, M., Pasterkamp, G. & Mokry, M. & 2 others, , 27 Feb 2026, In: Circulation research. 138, 5Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Differences in leadership ambition of women and men in their early academic career in cardiovascular research in the Netherlands
Goversen, B., Kessler, E. L., Modderkolk, L., Oertelt-Prigione, S. & den Ruijter, H. M., 2026, In: Netherlands Heart Journal. 34, 4, p. 155–158 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Female-Biased VSMC GRNs Predict MYH9 as Regulator of Fibrous Plaque Phenotype
Perry, R. N., Lenert, G., Benavente, E. D., Bölük, A., Hernandez, R., Ma, L., Barbera, N., Watts, K., Mendoza, V., Örd, T., Taipale, M., Sachs, N., Pauli, J., Mokry, M., de Kleijn, D. P. V., de Winther, M. P. J., Mayr, M., Maegdefessel, L., Reue, K. & Kaikkonen, M. U. & 3 others, , 2026, In: Circulation research. 138, 10, e326941.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Genetically determined ancestry associates with morphological and molecular carotid plaque features
Fahim, N., Sakkers, T. R., van der Zalm, F. B. H., Hoekstra, J., de Kleijn, D. P. V., Mokry, M., Verdezoto Mosquera, J., Pasterkamp, G., den Ruijter, H. M., Miller, C. L., van Setten, J. & van der Laan, S. W., Apr 2026, In: Atherosclerosis. 415, 120680.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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