Hein J. J. Wellens Professor | |
|---|---|
 Wellens in 2012 | |
| Born | 13 November 1935 |
| Died | 9 June 2020 (aged 84) |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Citizenship | Dutch |
| Education | University of Leiden |
| Occupation | physician |
| Known for | Wellens' syndrome |
| Medical career | |
| Profession | cardiac electrophysiologist |
| Field | cardiology |
| Notable works | "The ECG in Emergency Decision Making" book |
Henrick Joan Joost (Hein J. J. ) Wellens, M.D., (1935–2020) was a Dutch cardiologist who is considered one of the founding fathers of clinical cardiac electrophysiology - a discipline which enables patients with cardiac arrhythmias to have catheter electrode mapping and ablation.
Wellens was known among European cardiologists as "the giant of Maastricht" and for many years was associated with the University of Limburg School of Medicine in Maastricht, Netherlands.[1] At his department of cardiology, many future clinical cardiac electrophysiologists trained from 1976 until his retirement in 2002.
- ^ Smeets, Joep L.R.M., ed. Professor Hein J.J. Wellens: 33 Years of Cardiology and Arrhythmology. Amsterdam, the Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers; 2000.