J. Wouter Jukema, MD, PhD, FESC, FACC MC

J. Wouter Jukema, MD, PhD, FESC, FACC MC

Professor of Cardiology

Netherlands Heart Foundation

Chairman, Leiden Vascular Medicine

Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC)

Leiden, Netherlands

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