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Drenthen, G. S., Backes, W. H., Staals, J., van Dinther, M., Voorter, P. H. M., Lee, J., Kohler, S., Jansen, W. J., & Jansen, J. F. A. (2026). An improved combination of T1-weighted and FLAIR contrasts for myelin water imaging. Neuroimage, 339, Article 122182. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2026.122182

Li, X., Roozenbeek, B., van Walsum, T., Bos, D., van der Worp, H. B., Emmer, B. J., Majoie, C. B. L., van Oostenbrugge, R. J., Dippel, D. W. J., Lingsma, H. F., & ICAI Stroke Lab (2026). Validation and simplification of the MR PREDICTS @24H model for outcome prediction after endovascular thrombectomy for acute ischemic stroke. International journal of stroke, 21(8), 1119-1129. https://doi.org/10.1177/17474930261430342

Li, G., Asselberghs, S. E. J., Yu, B., Feng, C., Mendez, P.-L., Kasakovski, D., Goossens, P., Ackermans, T. M., Tillie, R. J. H. A., Gijbels, M. J., Temmerman, L., Xu, H., Donners, M. M. P. C., Kheder, D. A., Maryam, S., Jin, H., Xue, C., Hayat, S., Conklin, A. C., ... Sluimer, J. C. (2026). Atherosclerotic plaque fibroblasts derive from adventitial and medial Pdgfra-lineage-positive cells and predominantly maintain fibroblast identity. Cardiovascular Research, Article cvag183. https://doi.org/10.1093/cvr/cvag183

Verpalen, V. A., Coerkamp, C. F., Hinderks, M. J., Meeder, J. G., Winter, M. M., Arkenbout, E. K., Vis, J. C., Habets, J., Smulders, M. W., Mihl, C., van Ofwegen-Hanekamp, C. E. E., van der Spoel, T. I. G., Tanis, W., van Gelder, R. E., van der Wielen, M. L. J., Somsen, G. A., Kikkert, W. J., Carati, L. F., el Barzouhi, A., ... CLEAR CAD Investigators (2026). Correction to: Combined strategy of upfront CTCA and optimal treatment for stable chest pain: rationale and design of the CLEAR-CAD trial. Netherlands Heart Journal, 34(9), 327-328. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12471-026-02071-5

Vondenhoff, S., Antwerpen, A., Junho, C. V. C., Martin, P., Hourtz, S., Zou, J., Kurt, B., Haas, C., Fleig, S., Schulte, C., Lauxen, J., Wessiepe, M., Späte-Schulze, U., Kramann, R., Floege, J., Soehnlein, O., Jankowski, J., Goettsch, C., Döring, Y., ... Noels, H. (2026). Immature Neutrophil Phenotype and Enhanced Myeloperoxidase in Male Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease and Cardiovascular Comorbidity. Acta Physiologica, 242(9), Article e70290. https://doi.org/10.1111/apha.70290

Gijs, M., Liang, L., Goezinne, F., Wang, Y., Foulquier, S., & Nuijts, R. M. M. A. (2026). Introducing the blood-tear barrier: Structure, function, and disruption in ocular surface homeostasis. Progress in Retinal and Eye Research, 114, Article 101492. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.preteyeres.2026.101492

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Kesidou, D., Brown, S. D., Maegdefessel, L., Ulitsky, I., & Baker, A. H. (2026). The dark genome in cardiovascular medicine. European Heart Journal, 47(33), 4574-4592. Article ehag514. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehag514

Tie, H., Hou, M., Li, Y., Pan, M., Neumann, D., Liu, R., Zhang, J., Hoes, M. F., Nabben, M., Glatz, J. F. C., Li, X., Wu, X., Luiken, J. J. F. P., & Wang, S. (2026). Vacuolar H⁺-ATPase Preserves Cardiolipin Homeostasis Through the Lysosomal-Mitochondrial Axis to Restrain Cardiac Aging. Circulation, 154(9), 835-858. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.125.078376

Kupfer, S., Klambauer, K., Puippe, G., Weisskopf, M., Pfammatter, T., Flohr, T., & Kobe, A. (2026). Intra-osseous Ice Ball Visualization During Cryoablation Using Photon-Counting Detector Computed Tomography: An In-Vivo Swine Pilot Study. Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology, 49(9), 1886-1892. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-025-04343-w

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Tognella, A., Flohr, T., Froehlich, J. M., Nowak, T., Fischer, M. A., Alkadhi, H., & Ghafoor, S. (2026). Liver Fat and Iron Quantification With Spectral Localizer Radiographs From Photon-counting Detector CT. Investigative Radiology, 61(9), 628-635. https://doi.org/10.1097/RLI.0000000000001268

Öztürk, B. Y., Zhang, L., von Stillfried, S., Klinkhammer, B. M., Möllmann, J., Nguyen, L., Droste, P., Buhl, E. M., Hohl, M., Noels, H., Jankowski, V., Jankowski, J., Goettsch, C., Marx, N., Olson, L. E., Rosenkranz, S., Floege, J., Wong, D. W. L., & Boor, P. (2026). The role of platelet-derived growth factor in uremic vascular calcification. Kidney International, 110(3), 643-663. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.kint.2026.05.011

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Stiekema, M., Ummelen, M., Jesinghaus, M., Keber, C. U., Wischmann, V., Moll, I., Cleutjens, J., van Zandvoort, M. A. M. J., Broers, J. L. V., Ramaekers, F. C. S., & Moll, R. (2026). Lamin subtype expression in Merkel-cell carcinoma: its relation to polyomavirus infection and tumor metastasis. Histochemistry and Cell Biology, 164(1), Article 79. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00418-026-02526-1

Nash, P. S., Ambler, G., Best, J. G., Wilson, D., Du, H., Al-Shahi Salman, R., Jäger, H. R., Lip, G. Y. H., Goeldlin, M. B., Beyeler, M., Bücke, P., El-Koussy, M., Mattle, H. P., Panos, L., van Dam-Nolen, D. H. K., Dubost, F., Hendrikse, J., Kooi, M. E., Mess, W. H., ... Et al. (2026). Association of Enlarged Perivascular Spaces and Total Small Vessel Disease Burden With Kidney Function. Neurology, 107(4), Article e218406. https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000218406

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Aslankurt, K., Schenck, H., van Kuijk, S. M. J., Hoogland, G., de Ridder, I., Teernstra, O., Dings, J., Aries, M., Veldeman, M., Vink, H., Temel, Y., van Lanen, R., & Haeren, R. (2026). Plasma Biomarkers of the Glycocalyx in Delayed Cerebral Ischemia After Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. Brain Sciences, 16(8), Article 840. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci16080840

Duijx, L. E. H. W., Lenaerts, M., Smidt, M. L., Vaz, S. C., Backhaus, P., Bauwens, M., Mottaghy, F. M., Wildberger, J. E., & van Nijnatten, T. J. A. (2026). Diagnostic Performance of FAPI PET in Patients with Breast Cancer: A Systematic Review. Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 67(8), 1201-1208. https://doi.org/10.2967/jnumed.126.272191

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Junho, C. V. C., Dai, Y., Schieren, L., Hourtz, S., Rykova, T., Vondenhoff, S., Wessiepe, M., Zou, J., Jankowski, J., Goettsch, C., & Noels, H. (2026). Advanced glycation end product (AGE)-modified albumin does not enhance neutrophil extracellular trap formation and minimally impacts endothelial inflammation in large vessels. Life Sciences, 398, Article 124467. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lfs.2026.124467

Kelly, J. F., van der Meer, J. R. M., Lommen, K., Fazzi, G. E., Weinans, C. R. G. J., Li, X., Baldewijns, M. M. I. I., Ramaekers, B., Marcelissen, T., van Roermund, J. G., Kerkhofs, T., Aarts, M. J. B., de Meyer, T., Schouten, L. J., Samarska, I. V., & Smits, K. M. (2026). An independent evaluation of an architectural-based scoring system for renal cell carcinoma risk-stratification. Pathology - Research and Practice, 287, Article 156631. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prp.2026.156631

Jeukens, C. R. L. P. N., Martens, B., Vandewall, J., Jasper, S., Schrijnemaekers, G., Wildberger, J. E., & Flohr, T. G. (2026). A Practical Rule-of-Thumb to Adapt Contrast Media Dose in Photon-counting Detector CT. Investigative Radiology, 61(8), 527-536. https://doi.org/10.1097/RLI.0000000000001253

Raty, S., Strbian, D., Mannismaki, L., Katan, M., Leker, R. R., Lemmens, R., Tomasello, A., Staals, J., Kaesmacher, J., Buhk, J.-H., Gadea, M. O., Arenillas, J. F., Martinez-Majander, N., Hajdu, S. D., Michel, P., Puetz, V., Bellante, F., De Raedt, S., Bolliger, D., ... DISTAL Investigators (2026). Effect of anaesthesia modality on outcome in medium or distal vessel occlusion stroke: a post-hoc analysis of the DISTAL trial. European Stroke Journal, 11(8), Article aakag088. https://doi.org/10.1093/esj/aakag088

Demmert, T. T., Klambauer, K., Schmidt, B., Mergen, V., Moser, L. J., Maintz, P. N., Allmendinger, T., Flohr, T., Pietsch, H., Eberhard, M., & Alkadhi, H. (2026). High-Z Contrast Media for Coronary Photon-counting Detector CT Angiography Improved Quantification of Calcified Stenoses. Investigative Radiology, 61(8), 568-574. https://doi.org/10.1097/RLI.0000000000001262

van der Taelen, L., Lambrichts, S. M. P., Temmerman, L., El Ajjouri, R., Gijbels, M. J., Bitsch, N., Scheijen, J., van de Waarenburg, M., Kutmon, M., Unger, T., Staals, J., Schalkwijk, C. G., Briones, A. M., van Oostenbrugge, R. J., & Foulquier, S. (2026). Longitudinal Profiling Reveals Divergent Kidney and Brain Immune Responses during Metabolic Syndrome. Aging and Disease. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.14336/AD.2026.0557

Safouris, A., & van Zwam, W. H. (2026). Net water uptake and lesion extent as joint expressions of ischaemic injury: a comment on the TENSION secondary analysis. European Stroke Journal, 11(8), Article aakag095. https://doi.org/10.1093/esj/aakag095

Jankowski, J., & Wu, Z. (2026). Paraspeckles, ferroptosis, and cardiac hypertrophy: a new axis in heart failure biology. European Heart Journal, Article ehag207. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehag207

Husain, A. A.-H., Dogan, S., Mergen, V., Demmert, T. T., Alkadhi, H., Flohr, T., Essig, H., Stadlinger, B., & Burian, E. (2026). Photon-Counting Detector CT-Based Virtual Monoenergetic Imaging With Metal Artifact Reduction for Endodontic Diagnostics. International Dental Journal, 76(4), Article 109547. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.identj.2026.109547

Goertzen, L., Heeneman, S., Schils, T., & Piskur, B. (2026). Usefulness and Application of a Co-Designed Formative Assessment Practice Perceived by Teachers in Primary Education. Journal of Formative Design in Learning. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41686-026-00115-y

Pomp, A. C., Rosbergen, M. T., de Maat, M. P. M., de Vries, P. S., Ikram, M. A., Daemen, M. J. A. P., Hoefer, I. E., Niessen, W. J., de Bresser, J., Bron, E. E., Teunissen, C. E., Biessels, G. J., van Oostenbrugge, R. J., Wolters, F. J., & Heart-Brain Connection Consortium (2026). ADAMTS13 and von Willebrand Factor in relation to vascular cognitive impairment and cerebral small vessel disease: the heart-brain connection study. Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 24(8), 3041-3050. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtha.2026.04.022

Bianchi, G., Perazzo, A., Mariani, S., van Bussel, B. C. T., Di Mauro, M., Wiedemann, D., Saeed, D., Pozzi, M., Botta, L., Boeken, U., Samalavicius, R., Bounader, K., Hou, X., Bunge, J. J. H., Buscher, H., Salazar, L., Meyns, B., Mazzeffi, M. A., Matteucci, S., ... PELS-1 Investigators (2026). Extracorporeal Life Support for Post-Cardiotomy Acute Right Ventricular Failure: A Retrospective Observational Multicenter Study. Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 122(2), 462-472. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2026.02.033

Niederau, C., Ali, A. A., Chahboun, S., Kalim, S., Portillo, M. R., Kramann, R., Schulze-Späte, U., Wolfart, S., Jankowski, J., Wolf, M., & Craveiro, R. B. (2026). Oral Health in Early and Advanced Stages (1-4) of Chronic Kidney Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. International Dental Journal, 76(4), Article 109610. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.identj.2026.109610

Simon, S. R., Knapen, R. R. M. M., Truijman, M. T. B., van Oostenbrugge, R. J., Wagemans, B. A. J. M., van Zwam, W. H., & van der Leij, C. (2026). Timing of acute carotid artery stenting for tandem lesions in patients with acute ischemic stroke: A Maastricht Stroke Quality Registry (MaSQ-Registry) study. Interventional neuroradiology : journal of peritherapeutic neuroradiology, surgical procedures and related neurosciences, 32(4), 1365-1372. Article 15910199241245166. https://doi.org/10.1177/15910199241245166

Huchzermeier, R., Romel, C., Abschlag, K., Rogg, M., Schell, C., & van der Vorst, E. P. C. (2026). Deficiency of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor in kidney epithelial cells does not influence the development of atherosclerosis. Scientific Reports, 16(1), Article 23537. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-63808-1

Prange, K. H. M., Bel-Bordes, G., Depuydt, M. A. C., Barlampas, P., Reif, M. J., Gronloh, M. L. B., Kempkes, R. W. M., Griffith, G. R., van Roomen, C., Zhu, Y., Edsfeldt, A., Sun, J., de Jong, M. J. M., Mol, B. M., Slutter, B., Bot, I., Neele, A. E., de Kleijn, D. P., de Borst, G. J., ... de Winther, M. P. J. (2026). Carotid plaque macrophage burden and inflammatory lipid-associated macrophage markers predict secondary major adverse cardiovascular events after endarterectomy. European Heart Journal, 47(28), 3821-3836. Article ehag117. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehag117

Sijben, L. C. J., van Kuijk, S. M. J., Jahanshahi, A., Mess, W. H., & Janssen, M. L. F. (2026). Ultrasonography demonstrates vagus nerve atrophy in Parkinson's disease: a meta-analysis. Journal of Neurology, 273(8), Article 463. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-026-13993-w

Streukens, S. A. F., Peeters, F. E. C. M., Theunissen, R. A. L. J., Welman, M. J. M., Mihl, C., Smulders, M. W., & Vriesendorp, P. A. (2026). Fatal Platypnea-Orthodeoxia Syndrome After Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Replacement: When HALT Reverses the Shunt. JACC. Case reports, 31(27), Article 108368. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2026.108368

Kondo, T., Donkers, J., Nishigori, H., Rovers, S., & Heeneman, S. (2026). AI-Generated Versus Human Supervisor Feedback on Medical Students' Clinical Clerkship Logs: Cross-Sectional Convergent Mixed Methods Study. JMIR medical education, 12, Article e90064. https://doi.org/10.2196/90064

Schulte, C., Wollenhaupt, J., Hourtz, S., Harlacher, E., Moellmann, J., Junho, C. V. C., Kohlhaas, M., Jankowski, V., Jin, H., Reugels, M., Maryam, S., Hausmann, F., Wong, D. W. L., van der Vorst, E. P. C., Berger, M., Vondenhoff, S., Kurt, B., Ghesquiere, B., Mueller, C., ... Noels, H. (2026). CKD disrupts cardiac energy metabolism and aggravates cardiac inflammation, oxidative stress, and dysfunction post-infarction. Cardiovascular Research, 122(13), 1834–1850. https://doi.org/10.1093/cvr/cvag152

Wolf, M., Schulze-Spate, U., Van Dyke, T., Wolfart, S., Dietrich, T., Ortiz, A., Wu, Z., & Jankowski, J. (2026). Impact of systemic diseases on periodontal remodeling: Mechanisms, mediators, and clinical relevance. Periodontology 2000. https://doi.org/10.1111/prd.70048

Lam, F., Warwick, T., Oo, J. A., Krüger, A. Y., Kreis, N. N., Diagel, A., Izquierdo Ponce, J., Tirunagari, P., Bayer, M. E., Nonn, O., Dechend, R., Walther, T., Boon, R. A., Baker, A. H., Günther, S., Wittig, I., Chen, Z., Müller-McNicoll, M., Louwen, F., ... Leisegang, M. S. (2026). LINC00607 facilitates endothelial VEGF-A receptor FLT1 splicing. Molecular Therapy, 34(7), 4323-4338. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ymthe.2026.03.038

Li, X., Alexandrov, N., Veltman, Y., van Walsum, T., Bos, D., Majoie, C. B. L. M., van Zwam, W. H., Dippel, D. W. J., Roozenbeek, B., Lingsma, H. F., & Icai, Stroke Lab (2026). Post-thrombectomy models for outcome prediction in ischemic stroke: systematic review and external validation. Journal of Neurointerventional Surgery. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1136/jnis-2026-025297

Okoro, C., van der Kallen, C. J. H., Mokhtar, S. B. A., Zhou, T. L., Berendschot, T. T. J. M., Koster, A., Reesink, K., Reulen, J., Mess, W. H., Webers, C. A. B., Kroon, A., & Stehouwer, C. D. A. (2026). Response to correspondence: "Reappraising the neurovascular link between arterial stiffness and neuropathy. Journal of Hypertension, 44(7), Article 1282. https://doi.org/10.1097/HJH.0000000000004299

Brown, S. D., Sanchez-Esteban, S., Clark, L., Miteva, K., Krilis, G., Forsythe, R. O., Nicklin, S. A., Carmichael, S., Berry, C., Al-Attar, N., Newby, D. E., & Baker, A. H. (2026). Vein graft failure: Pathophysiology, detection, prevention and emerging therapeutic strategies. Pharmacological Reviews, 78(4), Article 100139. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pharmr.2026.100139

Scannell, C. M., & Holtackers, R. J. (2026). Editorial for "Detection of Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction in Diabetic Mice Using Arterial Spin Labeling Cardiac MRI: A Multimodality Imaging Comparison". Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, 64(1), 151-152. https://doi.org/10.1002/jmri.70309

Baker, A. H., Giacca, M., & Brittan, M. (2026). Is the future of cardiac repair cell-free?European Heart Journal. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehag505

Heuts, S., de Keijzer, A. R., Adriaans, B. P., Notenboom, M. L., Mihl, C., Wildberger, J. E., Vos, R. J., Post, M. C., Rylski, B., Czerny, M., Reesink, K. D., Takkenberg, J. J. M., Veen, K. M., Arabkhani, B., Schalla, S. S., Schurgers, L. J., Lorusso, R., Hjortnaes, J., & Bidar, E. (2026). Rethinking Aortic Risk: The Potential Impact of Novel, Adjusted, and Combined Aortic Measures in the Prediction of Aortic Dissection. The Canadian journal of cardiology, 42(7), 1686-1696. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cjca.2026.01.023