Dominik Linz

Professor

Prof Dominik Linz is a clinician-scientist who received his PhD from Maastricht University, The Netherlands, in 2013 (Prof. U. Schotten) and completed his Cardiology training in Homburg/Saar, Germany, in 2017 (Prof. M. Böhm). In 2017, he was recruited as an Associate Professor and clinical EP-fellow to Adelaide to initiate and drive a translational research programme focussing on atrial fibrillation and sleep disordered breathing at the Royal Adelaide Hospital and University of Adelaide (Prof. P. Sanders). Since 2019, Dr Dominik Linz is a Staff member and consultant clinician at the Heart+Vascular Center, Maastricht UMC+.

Over the past years Prof. Dominik Linz has developed a National and International reputation in the field of cardiac arrhythmia research. The focus of this work has been to understand the pathophysiology and mechanisms underlying atrial arrhythmias and the development of treatment approaches. This research has broadly included: (i) Work describing sleep apnoea associated electrophysiological changes in the atria increasing atrial fibrillation susceptibility. (ii) Description of antiarrhythmic effects of autonomic modulation by renal sympathetic denervation under different pathophysiological conditions. (iii) Work describing the role of the lysosomal carboxypeptidase cathepsin A in the development of an atrial arrhythmogenic substrates. Ongoing research is mainly focused on risk factor modification and preventive interventions for AF.

As of January 2024, Dominik Linz (Department of Cardiology) has been appointed as a professor at Maastricht University. The title of his position is 'Comprehensive Atrial Fibrillation Management.

Department of Cardiology

2026
- Huygens, S., Versteegh, M., Hemels, M., Linz, D., Rienstra, M., & Yap, S.-C. (2026). The Cost Utility of Rhythm Control Treatment Sequences in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation: Anti-arrhythmic Drugs Versus Catheter Ablation. Pharmacoeconomics, 44(7), 865-878. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40273-026-01604-5
- Baron, D. K., Weberndorfer, V., Crijns, H. J. G. M., Hemels, M. E. W., Tieleman, R. G., de Melis, M., Schotten, U., Linz, D., Van Gelder, I. C., & Rienstra, M. (2026). Association between atherosclerosis and atrial fibrillation progression in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: Data from the RACE V study. American Heart Journal, 296, Article 107366. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2026.107366
- Fotos, G., Ktenopoulos, N., Vlachos, K., Christou, A., Agelaki, M., Apostolos, A., Samaras, A., Luermans, J., Vernooy, K., Tsioufis, K., Toutouzas, K., Linz, D., & Boveda, S. (2026). Conduction system pacing for cardiac resynchronization therapy: a systematic review. EP Europace, 28(6), Article euag122. https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euag122
- Keelani, A., Alothman, O., Tavkhelidze, S., Krishnaswami, N., Borisov, G., Frommhold, M., Abdelwahab, H., Raffa, S., Linz, D., & Geller, J. C. (2026). Focal monopolar pulsed field ablation for focal right atrial tachycardia: feasibility and safety from a single-centre experience. EP Europace, 28(6), Article euag129. https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euag129
- Linz, D., & Chaldoupi, S.-M. (2026). Redefining persistent atrial fibrillation: shifting away from temporal patterns to burden and behaviours. Heart. https://doi.org/10.1136/heartjnl-2026-328076
- Baron, D. K., Samuel, M., Crijns, H. J. G. . M., Tieleman, R. G., Hemels, M. E. W., Schotten, U., Linz, D., Van Gelder, I. C., Rienstra, M., & RACE V Investigators (2026). Risk prediction of atrial fibrillation progression in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: data from the RACE V study. IJC Heart and Vasculature, 64, Article 101932. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcha.2026.101932
- Friderichsen, L. B. H., Larsen, B. S., Aplin, M., Host, N., Hadad, R., Christensen, L. M., Christensen, H., Havsteen, I., Bertelsen, L., Lund, M. A. V., Jespersen, T., Linz, D., & Sajadieh, A. (2026). Left atrial cardiomyopathy: association with atrial fibrillation and stroke recurrence. International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging, 42(5), 835-844. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10554-026-03629-5
- Ohlrogge, A. H., Seum, F., van Vreeswijk, N. L., Csengeri, D., Sinning, C., Linz, D., Rienstra, M., & Schnabel, R. B. (2026). Echocardiographic strain imaging and progression of atrial fibrillation in low-risk individuals. IJC Heart and Vasculature, 63, Article 101892. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcha.2026.101892
- Linz, D., Hertel, J. N., Chaldoupi, S. M., Gil-Ramirez, A., Sattler, S. M., Linz, B., Farnir, F. I. P., Saljic, A., Mohaissen, T., Hermans, B. J. M., Ruwald, M. H., Luermans, J. G. L. M., Keelani, A., Geller, J. C., Raffa, S., Hansen, J., Jespersen, T., & Nissen, S. D. (2026). Monopolar biphasic focal pulsed field ablation directly at the atrioventricular junction and from within the noncoronary cusp: The PFA-CONDUCT study. Heart Rhythm, 23(4), 985-995. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrthm.2026.01.012
- Morch-Pedersen, M., Norregaard, M., Graff, C., Vad, O. B., Lundegaard, P. R., Svendsen, J. H., Hansen, T., Linneberg, A., Jorgensen, P. G., Jensen, M. T., Rossing, P., Ellervik, C., Linz, D., Thambawita, V., Maleckar, M. M., Riegler, M. A., Kanters, J. K., & Isaksen, J. L. (2026). Pooling cohorts for deep learning analysis: a potential source of bias for electrocardiogram analysis. Biomedical Signal Processing and Control, 122, Article 110424. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bspc.2026.110424

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Dominik Linz

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