Irene de Boer received a Dekkerbeurs from the Dutch Heart Foundation! With this prestigious grant she will continue performing research into RVCL-S.

Researchers at the LUMC have recently published about abnormalities in the eyes of RVCL-S patients. With OCT (Optical Coherence Tomography) scans they evaluated the thickness of the retina. They found that the retina was thinner in RVCL-S patients compared to healthy controls. This already occurred in the absence of other abnormalities during ophthalmological evaluations. Click here for more information!

RVCL-S research is being financed by stichting Dioraphte. Prof. Terwindt and drs. de Boer were interviewed about this new study. The interview can be found on de website of Dioraphte (in Dutch).

Mice with the same mutation in their DNA as RVCL-S patients were studied to learn more about the disorder. The life expectancy of the mice was decreased. Furthermore, the function of the blood vessels was impaired and strokes led to more damage then in healthy mice. Researchers have published about this in the journal Stroke. For more information click here.

Researchers at the LUMC have described the abnormities that are found in the brain in RVCL-S patients. It is their hope that this will help physicians recognize the disorder. This will help speed up the diagnostic process and prevent unnecessary potentially harmful testing. The results have been published in medical journal American Journal of Neuroradiology. The whole article is available here.  

To increase knowledge about RVCL-S across the globe, researchers at the LUMC have written an article for UpToDate. Information about symptoms, complications and guidelines for genetic testing and treatment are discussed. The complete article can be read at UpToDate.