Chen, B., Prabhu, A., Li, G., Kaltenbach, A., Wang, Y., Shakir, G., Natarelli, L., Megens, R., Jansen, Y., Ramanathan, S., Geiger, M., Faussner, A., Hristov, M., Richter, D., Di, X., van der Stelt, M., Triantafyllidou, V., Li, Z., Sachs, N., ... Steffens, S. (2026). Endothelial cannabinoid CB1 receptor deficiency reduces shear stress-induced arterial inflammation and lipid uptake. Nature Communications, 17(1), Article 5939. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-75214-2

Januzzi, J. L., Gibson, C. M., Chi, G., Coller, B. S., Granger, C. B., Montalescot, G., Rikken, S. A. O. F., Verburg, A., Berg, J. M. T., & van 't Hof, A. W. J. (2026). The effect of zalunfiban on high sensitivity cardiac troponin and the association with clinical outcomes in patients with STEMI. American Heart Journal, 301, Article 107513. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2026.107513

Milzi, A., Zito, A., Landi, A., Frigoli, E., Andò, G., Boccuzzi, G., Calabrò, P., Campo, G., Frazzetto, M., Covani, M., De La Torre Hernandez, J. M., Heg, D., Leonardi, S., Russo, F., Sardella, G., van 't Hof, A. W. J., Varbella, F., Vranckx, P., & Valgimigli, M. (2026). Frequency and Prognosis of Alternative Definitions of Occlusion Myocardial Infarction Across the Whole Spectrum of Acute Coronary Syndromes. JACC. Cardiovascular interventions, 19(19), 2571-2585. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcin.2026.08.007

Giudici, A., Barchetti, K., Gencer, U., Khettab, H., Mousseaux, E., Leguy, C., Delhaas, T., Bruno, R. M., Spronck, B., & Boutouyrie, P. (2026). A constitutive modelling framework for applications to in vivo longitudinal data: Evaluation in a 60-day head-down bed rest study on arterial function. The Journal of Physiology, 604(19), 8028-8049. https://doi.org/10.1113/JP289863

van Loo, C., Stevens, K. A., Sigaeva, T., Giudici, A., Schurgers, L. J., Delhaas, T., Au, J. S., & Spronck, B. (2026). Biaxial biomechanics of aged human carotid arteries. Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 182, Article 107529. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmbbm.2026.107529

van Vliet, L., Zonnebeld, N., Delhaas, T., Ganesan, R., Huijsse, I., Mees, B., Tordoir, J., Huberts, W., & Snoeijs, M. (2026). Blood flow rate predictions in arteriovenous fistulas: Combining physics-based modelling with data-driven models. Journal of Computational Science, 100, Article 102966. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jocs.2026.102966

Boettger, P., Moersdorf, M., Sommer, P., Marrouche, N. F., Costard-Jaeckle, A., Crijns, H. J. G. M., Bergau, L., Fox, H., Hindricks, G., Dagres, N., Schramm, R., Fink, T., Khalaph, M., Sciacca, V., Didenko, M., Konietschke, F., Rudolph, V., Gummert, J., Tijssen, J. G. P., ... CASTLE HTx Investigators (2026). Cost-effectiveness of catheter ablation in end-stage heart failure with atrial fibrillation: Insights from CASTLE-HTx. Heart Rhythm, 23(10), 2184-2194. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrthm.2026.05.024

Linz, D., Larsen, B. S., Gil-Ramirez, A. J., Hansen, J., Nissen, S. D., & Chaldoupi, S.-M. (2026). Focal-monopolar pulsed field ablation of posteromedial papillary muscle premature ventricular contractions with early cardiac magnetic resonance imaging assessment: Case report. Heart Rhythm, 23(10), e2330-e2334. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrthm.2026.05.052

Mulier, S., Fennema, A., van Koll, J., Mafi-Rad, M., Essebag, V., Verma, A., Linz, D., Luermans, J., Vernooy, K., & Joza, J. (2026). Non-invasive assessment of left atrial activation using lead V8 during Bachmann bundle pacing. EP Europace, 28(10), Article euag276. https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euag276

Zhazykbayeva, S., Hamdani, N., & El-Battrawy, I. (2026). Prime-edited isogenic hiPSC-cardiomyocytes model short QT syndrome type 3 and drug responses. Life Sciences, 402, Article 124602. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lfs.2026.124602

Linz, D., & Dobrev, D. (2026). Recent highlights from the <i>international journal of Cardiology Heart & Vasculature</i> Advancing atrial fibrillation care. IJC Heart and Vasculature, 66, Article 102011. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcha.2026.102011

Hoogendijk, M. G., Yap, S.-C., & Boukens, B. J. (2026). Using monophasic potential mapping to visualize the Brugada substrate. Heart Rhythm, 23(10), e2598-e2600. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrthm.2026.03.1969

Bovenkerk, D. S. H., La Fontaine, L. A., Hermans, A. N. L., van Kuijk, S. M. J., Joosten, I. B. T., Faber, C. G., Lankveld, T. A. R., den Uijl, D., Vernooy, K., Hendriks, J. M., Linz, D., & Hermans, B. J. M. (2026). Annual assessment of ECG intervals in patients with myotonic dystrophy type 1 using a mobile 6-lead ECG device: TeleCheck-DM1. IJC Heart and Vasculature, 66, Article 101996. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcha.2026.101996

Vossen, S., van Osta, N., Lourenço, G. P. C., Laranjo, S. M., & Lumens, J. (2026). Calcium-mediated force-interval relationship drives post-extrasystolic potentiation in premature ventricular complexes: a computational study. Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology, 25(5), Article 96. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10237-026-02119-w

Schotten, U., & Kirchhof, P. (2026). Quantifying atrial fibrillation to improve risk estimation: the growing role of AF burden and a new density kid on the block. European Heart Journal, 47(36), 5125-5127. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehag298

Kim, J. U., Kaza, N., Zuhair, M., Naraen, A., Arnold, A. D., Shun-Shin, M. J., Francis, D. P., Vernooy, K., Luermans, J. G. L. M., Israel, C., Whinnett, Z. I., & Keene, D. (2026). Atrial Dyssynchrony and Bachmann Bundle Pacing: A Review. JAMA Cardiology, 11(9), 880-887. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamacardio.2026.2226

Aerts, L., Norup Hertel, J., Hermans, B. J. M., Luermans, J. G. L., Chaldoupi, S.-M., Lans, R., Saljic, A., Maessen, J. G., Jespersen, T., Linz, D., & Maesen, B. (2026). Analysis of Ablation Curves to Predict Transmural Lesions Using an Epicardial Bipolar Irrigated Radiofrequency Clamp in Pigs and Humans. Innovations: Technology and Techniques in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/15569845261448874

Verburg, A., Linz, D., Mohaissen, T., & Ten Berg, J. (2026). Atrial fibrillation and coronary artery disease: interactions, outcomes and evolving management strategies. Heart. https://doi.org/10.1136/heartjnl-2026-328218

Iaconelli, A., Busti, M., Sensini, L., Dolce, P., Paglianiti, D. A., Scacciavillani, R., Montone, R. A., Lunardi, M., Pugliese, N. R., D'Amario, D., Laborante, R., Ruggio, A., Pecorini, G., Galli, M., Pellicori, P., Petrie, M., Lambiase, P. D., Crijns, H. J. G. M., Crea, F., & Cleland, J. G. F. (2026). Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation in patients with heart failure: a trial-level meta-analysis. European journal of heart failure, Article xuag232. https://doi.org/10.1093/ejhf/xuag232

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

Janssen, S., Luijkx, J. J. P., Swinnen, W., Vriesendorp, P., ten Berg, J. M., van ‘t Hof, A. W. J., Rasoul, S., & SLIM-2 study group (2026). Direct oral anticoagulation interruption vs continuation in patients undergoing elective invasive coronary angiography or percutaneous coronary intervention: Design and rationale of the South Limburg Myocardial Infarction Study Group Trial 2 (SLIM-2). American Heart Journal, 299, Article 107462. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2026.107462

Xie, T., Ani, A., Vaez, A., Nolte, I. M., Su, S., Ishikuro, M., Wang, S., Zhang, W., Soares, A. G., Motazedi, E., Calas, L., Ronkainen, J., Pedersen, C.-E. T., Lu, X., Stinson, S. E., Felix, J. F., Stankevic, E., Wang, C. A., Thiering, E., ... Et al. (2026). Genetic determinants of childhood blood pressure and heart rate in relation to adult health outcomes: the consortium of childhood blood pressure. European Heart Journal, 47(33), 4621-4637. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehag313

Hulshoff, C. C., Plasman, M. G., de Groot, K., Pijls, J. A. A., Wilmink, F. A., Spaanderman, M. E. A., Scholten, R. R., & van Drongelen, J. (2026). Pregnancy outcomes and prognostic factors after history- and ultrasound-indicated cerclage in women with cervical insufficiency and/or short cervix: A retrospective cohort study. European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology: X, 32, Article 100489. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eurox.2026.100489

Jastrzebski, M., Shah, R., Bednarek, A., Cano, O., Sondej, T., Kielbasa, G., Moskal, P., Atallah, R., Vernooy, K., Rajzer, M., & Vijayaraman, P. (2026). Radiofrequency current-facilitated implantation of left bundle branch pacing lead for cardiac resynchronization therapy. Heart Rhythm, 23(9), e2060-e2068. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrthm.2026.03.1943

Toonen, S. M. R. L., de Raat, F. M., van Loo, C., van Knippenberg, L., van Houte, J., Delhaas, T., Schurgers, L. J., Jeroncic, A., Mischi, M., Arthur Bouwman, R., Montenij, L. J., & Spronck, B. (2026). Vasoactive response of the thoracic aorta to phenylephrine infusion during cardiac surgery. Journal of Applied Physiology, 141(3), 863-872. https://doi.org/10.1152/japplphysiol.00996.2025

Linz, D., & Jespersen, T. (2026). Women are not just lighter men: excess weight weighs heavier on the female heart. Heart. https://doi.org/10.1136/heartjnl-2026-328516

Smeets, R. R., Prent, A., Maesen, B., van ’t Hof, A. W. J., Vriesendorp, P. A., & Mees, B. M. E. (2026). A Multidisciplinary Approach for Safe Transfemoral Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation in Patients with High Risk Features for Access Complications. European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, 72(3), 548-549. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejvs.2026.05.018

Chamoun, R., Kroon, B., Delhaas, T., & Reesink, K. (2026). Capturing Networked Knowledge in a Doctoral Research Training Network: First Findings-The MINDSHIFT Case Study. Systems Research and Behavioral Science. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1002/sres.70159

Landra, F., Curti, E., Falasconi, G., Penela, D., Bergonti, M., Saglietto, A., Benali, K., Latini, A. C., Turturiello, D., Soto-Iglesias, D., Santoro, A., Taravelli, E., Rossi, A., Marti-Almor, J., Conte, G., Anselmino, M., Vernooy, K., & Berruezo, A. (2026). Impact of atrial fibrillation catheter ablation on primary prevention ICD eligibility in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology, 69(6), 1405-1420. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10840-026-02302-0

Pype, L. L., Marchenko, O., Van Laer, S. L., Paelinck, B. P., Boen, H. M., Sturkenboom, N., Masci, P. G., Ter Bekke, R. M. A., Grapsa, J., Volders, P. G. A., Van Craenenbroeck, E. M., & Van De Heyning, C. M. (2026). Left Ventricular Remodelling in Mitral Valve Prolapse: More Than Volume Overload. Circulation-Cardiovascular Imaging, 19(9), Article e019974. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.126.019974

Keelani, A., Tavkhelidze, S., Lisica, L., Ruwald, M. H., Chaldoupi, S. M., Alothman, O., Borisov, G., Frommhold, M., Abdelwahab, H., Johannesen, A., Hansen, M., Worck, R., Haugdal, M., Raffa, S., Hansen, J., Linz, D., Anic, A., & Geller, J. C. (2026). Safety and Midterm Outcome of Focal Pulsed Field Ablation for Outflow Tract Premature Ventricular Contractions: A Prospective Multicenter Study. JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology, 12(9), 2120-2132. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacep.2026.03.032

Milzi, A., Landi, A., Leonardi, S., Frazzetto, M., Covani, M., Frigoli, E., Vant'Hof, A. W. J., Vranckx, P., & Valgimigli, M. (2026). Impact of guidelines-directed very-high-risk criteria in the identification and management of occlusion myocardial infarction in patients with NSTE-ACS. European Heart Journal: Acute Cardiovascular Care, Article zuag096. https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjacc/zuag096

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. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bspc.2026.110424

Roefs, M. M., Amoroso, G., Camaro, C., Daeter, E. J., Grundeken, M. J., van 't Hof, A. W. J., de Lind van Wijngaarden, R. A. F., Lipsic, E., Meuwissen, M., van der Harst, P., van Veghel, D., & Netherlands Heart Registration (2026). Cardiology in numbers: coronary artery disease in the Netherlands. Netherlands Heart Journal, 34(7-8), 283-284. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12471-026-02058-2

Terron, M. C., Rossi, C., Krause, J., Schroen, B., Herum, K. M., & Nieuwenhoven, F. A. V. (2026). Cartilage intermediate layer protein (CILP) in cardiac fibrosis: Protective or pathogenic? Matrix Biology, 147, Article 102032. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matbio.2026.102032

Linz, D. (2026). Erythrocyte dysfunction in sleep-disordered breathing: a driver of vascular injury beyond reduced oxygen transport. European Heart Journal. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehag567

Peeters, D. A. M., Woelders, E. C. I., Janssen, S., Azzahhafi, J., Yin, D. R. P. P. C. P., van den Broek, W. W. A., Winkler, P. J. C., van de Pol, Q. Y. F., Cetinyurek-Yavuz, A., Damman, P., Luijkx, J. J. P., Remkes, W. S., van't Hof, A. W. J., ten Berg, J. M., & van Geuns, R. J. M. (2026). Lipid-lowering therapy omission at discharge and one-year outcomes after percutaneous coronary intervention: a real-world analysis of overall and elderly patients. IJC Heart and Vasculature, 65, Article 101961. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcha.2026.101961

Gold, C., Falagkari, A., Post, F., Johnson, V., Roth, E., Kühn, S. J., Linz, D., Dobrev, D., Erath-Honold, J., Rottner, L., Leistner, D. M., Kupusovic, J., & Wakili, R. (2026). PulseSelect vs FARAPULSE pulsed field ablation: Comparative analysis of myocardial, neural-injury and hemolysis biomarkers and short-term outcomes. IJC Heart and Vasculature, 65, Article 101957. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcha.2026.101957

De Koning, I. A., Heutinck, J. M., Buckley, B. J. R., Dibben, G. O., Campo, G., Hautala, A. J., Snoek, J. A., Maddison, R., Santaularia, N., Lear, S. A., Houle, J., Lip, G. Y. H., Van Geuns, R. J. M., Vromen, T., Kemps, H. M. C., Taylor, R. S., Stens, N. A., Thijssen, D. H. J., Hughes, A. D., ... CaReMATCH collaborators (2026). Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation for patients with angina pectoris - a CaReMATCH individual participant data meta-analysis. American Journal of Preventive Cardiology, 28, Article 101535. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajpc.2026.101535

Farnir, F. I. P., Luermans, J. G. L. M., Farnir, F. P. F. J. D. J., Chaldoupi, S. M., & Linz, D. (2026). Impedance drop during focal monopolar pulsed field ablation in the atrium. Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology, 69(5), 801-803. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10840-024-01793-z

Roodenburg, R., Verheul, L. M., Hoeksema, W. F., Evertz, R., Balt, J. C., Yap, S. C., Alings, M., Kapel, G. F. L., Bootsma, M., Mulder, B. A., van der Voort, P., Volders, P. G. A., Postema, P. G., Wilde, A. A. M., Meine, M., & Hassink, R. J. (2026). Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Therapy and Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Complications in Idiopathic Ventricular Fibrillation Patients. JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology, 12(8), 1896-1905. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacep.2026.02.026

Engels, M. D. E. A., Rippens, M., Hermans, B. J. M., Sandgren, E., Luermans, J., Chaldoupi, S.-M., Hendriks, J. M. L., Lankveld, T., Kessels, M., Vorstermans, B. J. G. H., Beukema, R. J., Vernooy, K., Heesen, W., Hermans, A. N. L., & Linz, D. K. (2026). Smartphone app-based symptom assessment in patients with atrial fibrillation on the waiting list for electrical cardioversion: a TeleConvert-atrial fibrillation sub analysis. EP Europace, 28(8), Article euag201. https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euag201

Yilmaz, D., Egorova, A. D., Grauss, R., Spierenburg, H. A. M., Venooy, K., van Woerkens, L. P. M., de Medina, R. R., Schalij, M. J., & van Erven, L. (2026). The Dutch Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Decision Aid in Clinical Practice: A Stepped-Wedge Randomized Controlled Trial. Medical Decision Making, 46(6), 744-756. https://doi.org/10.1177/0272989X261438122

Kovacs, B., Dinshaw, L., Marco del Castillo, A., Jungen, C., Kurath-Koller, S., Stojkovic, S., Santoro, F., Mugnai, G., Perrotta, L., ter Bekke, R. M. A., Vernooy, K., Volders, P. G. A., & Vandenberk, B. (2026). Ventricular Tachycardia Recurrence After Catheter Ablation in Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy with Mildly to Moderately Reduced Ejection Fraction. CJC open, 8(8), 958-967. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cjco.2026.04.009

Homberg, M., Linz, D., Brandts, L., Joosten, E. A., Buhre, W., & Bouman, E. (2026). High-flow versus low-flow nasal oxygen during procedural sedation for atrial fibrillation ablation: A randomised controlled trial. European Journal of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, 5(4), Article e0129. https://doi.org/10.1097/EA9.0000000000000129

Tangos, M., Schneider, L., Jarkas, O., El-Battrawy, I., & Hamdani, N. (2026). Extracellular Vesicles as Mediators of Pathophysiology and Disease Progression in Cardiovascular Diseases. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 27(15), Article 6786. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms27156786

Daniels, F., Eerenberg, F., Kloosterman, M., van Stipdonk, A. M. W., Chiu, C. S. L., Meine, M., Vernooy, K., Rienstra, M., & Maass, A. H. (2026). QRS Area Before and After Upgrading to Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Is Not Sufficient to Predict Outcome. Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease, 13(7), Article 331. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcdd13070331

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

Hashiba, M., Linz, D., Frandsen, R., Jennum, P., Grove, E. L., Gantzhorn, E., Al-Ansary, L., Nielsen, S. K., Al-Alak, A., Bille, J., Fuglsang, M., Tang, L. H., Korshoj, M., Risom, S. S., & Lamberts, M. (2026). VIR-SAAF: a study protocol for a national decentralised randomised controlled trial of home-based sleep apnoea screening in patients with atrial fibrillation in Denmark. BMJ Open, 16(7), Article e121645. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2026-121645

Marques, V. G., Gharaviri, A., Pezzuto, S., Guasch, E., Mont, L., Bonizzi, P., Zeemering, S., & Schotten, U. (2026). Analysis of the Effect of Anatomical Variability on Atrial Fibrillation Dynamics Through a Novel Framework for Personalised Atrial Model Generation. Annals of Biomedical Engineering. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10439-026-04265-9