dr. C.H. (Ilonca) Vaartjes
Associate Professor
- Department of Epidemiology
- Julius Center Research Program Cardiovascular Epidemiology

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Biography
14-10-2019
During my PhD, I studied the potential of the use of nationwide registers for cardiovascular disease (CVD) research on incidence and prognosis of CVD in terms of morbidity and mortality. After obtaining my PhD degree, I continued working with registry data and stayed at Liverpool University for an academic visit. I advised researchers from the Netherlands and abroad on the use of registry data.
I am collaborating with researchers in various disciplines and completing studies with publications in Cardiovascular, Neurology, Environmental health and Public Health domain. I am project leader of the Global Geo Health Data Center and involved in the Exposome hub of the UU. I am president of the Utrecht Health Project and I am coordinating SUrvey of Risk Factors (SURF-CHD), an international audit on secondary prevention in CHD patients that is supported by ESC.
Research Output (193)
Surendran Praveen, Feofanova Elena V., Lahrouchi Najim, Ntalla Ioanna, Karthikeyan Savita, Cook James, Chen Lingyan, Mifsud Borbala, Yao Chen, Kraja Aldi T., Cartwright James H., Hellwege Jacklyn N., Giri Ayush, Tragante Vinicius, Thorleifsson Gudmar, Liu Dajiang J., Prins Bram P., Stewart Isobel D., Cabrera Claudia P., Eales James M., Akbarov Artur, Auer Paul L., Bielak Lawrence F., Bis Joshua C., Braithwaite Vickie S., Brody Jennifer A., Daw E. Warwick, Warren Helen R., Drenos Fotios, Nielsen Sune Fallgaard, Faul Jessica D., Fauman Eric B., Fava Cristiano, Ferreira Teresa, Foley Christopher N., Franceschini Nora, Gao He, Giannakopoulou Olga, Giulianini Franco, Gudbjartsson Daniel F., Guo Xiuqing, Harris Sarah E., Havulinna Aki S., Helgadottir Anna, van der Harst Pim, Vaartjes Ilonca, Asselbergs Folkert W., Bots Michiel L., van der Harst Pim, van der Meer Peter, , , , , dec 2020, In: Nature Genetics. 52 , p. 1314-1332 19 p.
Zhao Min, Hoek Gerard, Strak MacIej, Grobbee Diederick E., Graham Ian, Klipstein-Grobusch Kerstin, Vaartjes Ilonca 6 aug 2020, In: Global Heart. 15 , p. 53
Uijl Alicia, Lund Lars H, Vaartjes Ilonca, Brugts Jasper J, Linssen Gerard C, Asselbergs Folkert W, Hoes Arno W, Dahlström Ulf, Koudstaal Stefan, Savarese Gianluigi 17 jun 2020, In: ESC heart failure. 7 , p. 2388-2397 10 p.
Zhao Min, Woodward Mark, Vaartjes Ilonca, Millett Elizabeth R C, Klipstein-Grobusch Kerstin, Hyun Karice, Carcel Cheryl, Peters Sanne A E 20 mei 2020, In: Journal of the American Heart Association. 9 43 p.
van de Vorst Irene E., Golüke Nienke M.S., Vaartjes Ilonca, Bots Michiel L., Koek Huiberdina L. mei 2020, In: Age and ageing. 49 , p. 361-367 7 p.
Kuijpers Joey M, Vaartjes Ilonca, Bokma Jouke P, van Melle Joost P, Sieswerda Gertjan Tj, Konings Thelma C, Boo Mirjam Bakker-de, van der Bilt Ivo, Voogel Bart, Zwinderman Aeilko H, Mulder Barbara J M, Bouma Berto J 1 apr 2020, In: International Journal of Cardiology. 304 , p. 39-42 4 p.
Buddeke J, Valstar G B, van Dis I, Visseren F L J, Rutten F H, den Ruijter H M, Vaartjes I, Bots M L, 10 jan 2020, In: BMC Public Health. 20 10 p.
Weng Lu Chen, Hall Amelia Weber, Choi Seung Hoan, Jurgens Sean J., Haessler Jeffrey, Bihlmeyer Nathan A., Grarup Niels, Lin Honghuang, Teumer Alexander, Li-Gao Ruifang, Yao Jie, Guo Xiuqing, Brody Jennifer A., Müller-Nurasyid Martina, Schramm Katharina, Verweij Niek, van den Berg Marten E., van Setten Jessica, Isaacs Aaron, Ramírez Julia, Warren Helen R., Padmanabhan Sandosh, Kors Jan A., de Boer Rudolf A., van der Meer Peter, Sinner Moritz F., Waldenberger Melanie, Psaty Bruce M., Taylor Kent D., Völker Uwe, Kanters Jørgen K., Li Man, Alonso Alvaro, Perez Marco V., Vaartjes Ilonca, Bots Michiel L., Huang Paul L., Heckbert Susan R., Lin Henry J., Kornej Jelena, Munroe Patricia B., van Duijn Cornelia M., Asselbergs Folkert W., Stricker Bruno H., van der Harst Pim, Kääb Stefan, Peters Annette, Sotoodehnia Nona, Rotter Jerome I., Mook-Kanamori Dennis O. 2020, In: Circulation: Genomic and Precision Medicine. 13 , p. 387-395 9 p.
van 't Hof Femke N G, Lai Dongbing, van Setten Jessica, Bots Michiel L, Vaartjes Ilonca, Broderick Joseph, Woo Daniel, Foroud Tatiana, Rinkel Gabriel J E, de Bakker Paul I W, Ruigrok Ynte M 15 nov 2019, In: Neurology. 94 , p. e481-e488
Goluke Nienke M S, Geerlings Mirjam I, van de Vorst Irene E, Vaartjes Ilonca H, de Jonghe Annemarieke, Bots Michiel L, Koek Huiberdina L 10 nov 2019, In: International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 35 , p. 174-181 8 p.