Dr. Frederic Lebrun

Cardiologist-Interventional Echocardiographist ,MD,FESC

Dr Frédéric Lebrun works as cardiologist at Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg (CHL) and at National Institute of Cardiac Surgery and Interventional Cardiology in Luxembourg (INCCI - Haerz Zenter).


Dr Frédéric Lebrun received his medical degree (MD) and qualification in cardiovascular diseases at the UCL University in Brussels.
He did a dedicated fellowship in echocardiography and valvular heart diseases particulary in the field of mitral and aortic valve repair procedures with Prof. J-L Vanoverschelde and Prof. G. El Khoury .

He completed his cardiology residency in Brussels and at the University of Liège Belgium where he did a dedicated fellowship in stress-echocardiography with Prof. L. Pierard.

He is author and co-author of several seminal papers on quantitation of mitral regurgitation during exercise.

Since 2000, he is a major actor in the field of valvular heart diseases in Luxembourg.

In 2005, he obtained the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI) certification .

Since 2010 , he is involved in cardiology teaching at the Luxembourg University.

He was the head of the cardiology unit in the Zitha Clinic in Luxembourg from 2005 to 2016.

Since 2012 , he is notably involved in the TAVI program , the Mitraclip/TMVR programs and the LAA occluder program in Luxembourg.

He is a founding pillar and the head of the “Valve Clinic” in Luxembourg since 2014.

He became Fellow of the European Society of Cardiology in 2014 (FESC).

In 2022, he started the Triclip program in Luxembourg.

He is a member of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), of European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI), and member of the Luxembourg Society of Cardiology.

Diplômes

• UCL - Cliniques Saint-Luc (1987-1999). Docteur en Médecine. DES Cardiologie.Fellowship echocardiography and valvular heart diseases (VHD). VHD Research . (Prof. J-L Van Overschelde-Prof G. El Hhoury).
• ULG-CHU Sart-Tilman (1999-2000). Fellowship stress-echocardiography and valvular heart diseases.VHD Research (Prof. Luc Piérard).
• Agrément CHL Luxembourg (2000). Laboratoire d'échocardiographie.
• Accréditation EACVI en échocardiographie (ESC) (2005).
• Coordinateur Valve Clinic Luxembourg (CHL/INCCI) (2013).
• Agrément INCCI-Haerz Zenter (2016)
• Fellow de la Société Européenne de Cardiologie (FESC) (2014).
• Cardiologie structurelle: Mitraclip Certification (2012)
• Cardiologie structurelle: LAA occluder certification (2014)
• Cardiologie structurelle: Triclip Certification (2022)
• European Adanced Life Support accreditation (2022).
• Agrément Zitha Klinik (2005-2015).
• Maitre de stage Université de Luxembourg (2010)

Publications

• Electrocardiographic findings in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy Lebrun F, Blouard Ph, Ch Brohet Acta Cardiologica 1999, 54 :51 -56
• Quantitation of functional mitral regurgitation during bicycle exercise in patients with heart failure. Lebrun F, Lancellotti P , Pierard LA. J Am Coll Cardiol . 15 November 2001 , 38 (6) :1685-92 .
• Single coronary artery as causes of acute myocardial infarction in a 12 -year- old girl : a comprehensive approach with MR imaging . Giorgi B, Dymarkowski S, Rademakers FE, Lebrun F, Bogaert J. AJR Am J Roentgenol . December 2002 , 179 (6) :1535-7 . No abstract available
• Determinants of exercise- induced exchange in mitral regurgitation in patients with coronary artery disease and left ventricular dysfunction . Lancellotti P , Lebrun F, Pierard LA. J Am Coll Cardiol . 3 December 2003 , 42 (11) :1921-8 .
• Amaurosis fugax of cardiac origin . Michaux S, Lebrun F, Beissel J. Bull Soc Sci Med Grand Duche Luxemb . 2005 (3) :307 -16. French .
• Arterial duplex and aortic valve stenosis : sensitivity and specificity of findings . Verbeeck N, Casters L, Lebrun F. J Radiol . 2006 Jun , 87 (6 Pt 1 ) :647 -53. French
• Cell therapy for severe chronic heart failure : the Luxembourg experience. Rouy D , Lebrun F, Berchem G, Delagardelle C , Beissel J , Wagner DR. Biomed Mater Eng. 2008, 18 ( Suppl 1 ) : S27 -31.
• Belgian Society of Cardiology 1998: Electrocardiographic findings in HCM . Lebrun F, Blouard Ph, Ch Brohet
• Belgian Working Group of Echocardiography 1999 : Carcinoid heart disesases. Lebrun F, Vanoverschelde JL . Complications of mitral valvuloplasty. Lebrun F, JL Vanoverschelde JL. Atrial septal defect and endocarditis. Lebrun F, Vanoverschelde JL.
• European Society of Echocardiography 2000 (EACVI) : Quantitation of mitral regurgitation by dynamic exercise echocardiography in patients with LV dysfunction: What's the best Doppler method ? Lebrun F, Lancellotti P , Pierard LA. Clinical significance of dynamic mitral regurgitation as Assessed by continuous exercise Doppler echocardiography in heart failure patients. Lebrun F, Lancellotti P , Pierard LA.
• American Heart Association 2000 (AHA) : Quantitation of mitral regurgitation by dynamic exercise echocardiography in patients with LV dysfunction: What's the best Doppler method ? Lebrun F, Lancellotti P , Pierard LA
• European Society of Heart Failure 2005 (HFA): Improvement of regional myocardial function during exercise after cell therapy in chronic ischemic cardiomyopathy . Lebrun F, Berchem G, Beissel J , Wagner D.
• European Society of Echocardiography 2006 (EACVI): Multiplane exercise echocardiography : feasible in daily clinical practice ? Lebrun F, Saberin A, Lancellotti P , Robert F, Wagner D , Michaux S, Beissel J , Pierard LA.
• EuroEcho-Imaging 2013 (EACVI) : Post-operative emergencies in Valve Surgery (Teaching Course).

Prix et récompenses

• “Young investigator award in echocardiography” (Belgian Society of Echocardiography 2000)

Affiliations

• ESC European Society of Cardiology
• EACVI European Asssocoation of Cardiovascular Imaging
• SLC Société Luxembourgeoise de Cardiologie