Kolh, Philippe ✱; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences biomédicales et précliniques > Biochimie et physiologie générales, humaines et path.
Windecker, S. ✱; Switzerland
Alfonso, F.; Spain
Collet, J.-P.; France
Cremer, Jean-Marie ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département ArGEnCo > Département ArGEnCo
Falk, V.; Switzerland
Filippatos, G.; Greece
Hamm, C.; Germany
Head, S. J.; Netherlands
Jüni, P.; Switzerland
Kappetein, A. P.; Netherlands
Kastrati, A.; Germany
Knuuti, J.; Finland
Landmesser, U.; Switzerland
Laufer, G.; Austria
Neumann, F.-J.; Germany
Richter, D. J.; Greece
Schauerte, P.; Germany
Uva, M. S.; Portugal
Stefanini, G. G.; Switzerland
Taggart, D. P.; United Kingdom
Torracca, L.; Italy
Valgimigli, M.; Italy
Wijns, W.; Belgium
Witkowski, A.; Poland
Zamorano, J. L.; Spain
Achenbach, S.; Germany
Baumgartner, H.; Germany
Bax, J. J.; Netherlands
Bueno, H.; Spain
Dean, V.; France
Deaton, C.; United Kingdom
Erol, C.; Turkey
Fagard, R.; Belgium
Ferrari, R.; Italy
Hoes, A. W.; Netherlands
Kirchhof, P.; United Kingdom
Lancellotti, Patrizio ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences cliniques > Imagerie cardiaque fonctionnelle par échographie
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