Abstract
Cardiovascular epidemiology: a review Karel Vuylsteek was in Belgium one of the founding fathers of the cardiovascular epidemiology. Guy De Backer among others had laid the actual basis. As director of the Department of Hygiene and Social Medicine and later as chair of the Department of Public Health at the Ghent University, he motivated his team in conducting high-level research in cardiovascular epidemiology. Through collaboration with national and international colleagues, his research was accepted at international level. This article highlights the most important episodes of his career.
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