Frans Visser

Frans C. Visser is a Dutch researcher. Prof. F.C. (Frans) Visser studied Medicine at the Leiden University and graduated in 1977. Cardiology training in VU Medical Center (VUMC) Amsterdam, Netherlands, and registrated 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 cardial 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.

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, Low Sensitivity of Abbreviated Tilt Table Testing for Diagnosing Postural Tachycardia Syndrome in Adults With ME/CFS

Clinic location
Stichting Cardio Zorg, Hoofddorp, The Netherlands

Talks & interviews

 * Series of videos on Science For Patients

Online presence

 * PubMed
 * Twitter
 * Facebook
 * Website
 * YouTube

Learn more

 * Wikipedia
 * Institution
 * 2013, 21. ME/cfs and the heart / ME/cvs en het hart - Prof. Dr. Frans Visser
 * 2013, 22. ME/cfs and palpitations / ME/cvs en hartkloppingen - Prof. Dr. Frans Visser
 * 2013, 23. ME/cfs and cardiac arrhythmias / ME/cvs en hartritmestoornissen - Prof. Dr. Frans Visser
 * 2013, 24. ME/cfs and POTS (Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome) / ME/cfs en POTS (postureel orthostatisch tachycardie syndroom) - Prof. Dr. Frans Visser
 * 2013, 25. ME/cfs and the blood flow in the brain / ME/cvs en de bloedstroom in de hersenen - Prof. Dr. Frans Visser
 * 2013, 26. ME/cfs and neuropsychological symptoms / ME/cvs en neuropsychologische symptomen - Dr. M. Vollema (guest lecturer)
 * 2013, 27. ME/cfs and orthostatic intolerance / ME en ortostatische intolerantie - Prof. Dr. Frans Visser