Frans Visser

Prof. dr. F.C. (Frans) Visser is a Dutch cardiologist and researcher. He studied Medicine at the Leiden University and graduated in 1977. His cardiology training was in VU Medical Center (VUMC) Amsterdam, Netherlands, and registered as a cardiologist in July 1982. Cardiologist and Professor by special appointment at VUMC in Amsterdam, and acting tutor at the cardiology A study at VUMC. An university lecturer Chair regarding myocardial metabolism in cardiac failure. Since 2008 working in the independent treatment center Cardiozorg, Hoofddorp. Initially cooperating with the CFS/ME Medical Center in Amsterdam, an area of interest arose alongside cardiology in chronic fatigue syndrome. His research interests include exercise limitation, orthostatic intolerance, and dysautonomyia.

Open letters

 * 19 June 2018, Visser signed an open letter to the editor of The Lancet urging the editor to commission a fully independent review of the PACE trial, which the journal published in 2011.
 * 28 August 2019, Trial By Error: an open letter to Dr Godlee about BMJ’s ethically bankrupt actions, by David Tuller

Notable studies

 * 2010, Patients with chronic fatigue syndrome performed worse than controls in a controlled repeated exercise study despite a normal oxidative phosphorylation capacity - (Full Text)
 * 2016, Chronic fatigue syndrome in women assessed with combined cardiac magnetic resonance imaging - (Full Text)
 * 2018, The Abnormal Cardiac Index and Stroke Volume Index Changes During a Normal Tilt Table Test in ME/CFS Patients Compared to Healthy Volunteers, are Not Related to Deconditioning - (Full text)
 * 2018, Blood Volume Status in ME/CFS Correlates With the Presence or Absence of Orthostatic Symptoms: Preliminary Results - (Full text)
 * 2018, Blood Volume Status in Patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Relation to Complaints - (Full text)
 * 2018, Low Sensitivity of Abbreviated Tilt Table Testing for Diagnosing Postural Tachycardia Syndrome in Adults With ME/CFS - (Full text)
 * 2019, Open Trial of Vitamin B12 Nasal Drops in Adults With Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Comparison of Responders and Non-Responders - (Full text)
 * 2020, Cerebral blood flow is reduced in ME/CFS during head-up tilt testing even in the absence of hypotension or tachycardia: A quantitative, controlled study using Doppler echography - (Full text)
 * 2020, Cerebral Blood Flow Is Reduced in Severe Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Patients During Mild Orthostatic Stress Testing: An Exploratory Study at 20 Degrees of Head-Up Tilt Testing - (Full text)

Clinic location

 * Stichting Cardio Zorg, Hoofddorp, The Netherlands

Online presence

 * PubMed

Talks and interviews

 * 2013, Science For Patients series - 21. ME/cfs and the heart / ME/cvs en het hart - Prof. Dr. Frans Visser
 * 2013, Science For Patients series - 22. ME/cfs and palpitations / ME/cvs en hartkloppingen - Prof. Dr. Frans Visser
 * 2013, Science For Patients series - 23. ME/cfs and cardiac arrhythmias / ME/cvs en hartritmestoornissen - Prof. Dr. Frans Visser
 * 2013, Science For Patients series - 24. ME/cfs and POTS (Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome) / ME/cfs en POTS (postureel orthostatisch tachycardie syndroom) - Prof. Dr. Frans Visser
 * 2013, Science For Patients series - 25. ME/cfs and the blood flow in the brain / ME/cvs en de bloedstroom in de hersenen - Prof. Dr. Frans Visser
 * 2013, Science For Patients series - 26. ME/cfs and neuropsychological symptoms / ME/cvs en neuropsychologische symptomen - Dr. M. Vollema (guest lecturer)
 * 2013, Science For Patients series - 27. ME/cfs and orthostatic intolerance / ME en ortostatische intolerantie - Prof. Dr. Frans Visser
 * 2017, CFS/ME Research Collaborative Conference, Speech title: Orthostatic Intolerance in CFS/ME - (Video)