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Winters, J., Kawczynski, M., Gilbers, M., Isaacs, A., Zeemering, S., Habibi, Z., Rienstra, M., van Gelder, I., Maesen, B., Bidar, E., Verheule, S., & Schotten, U. (2026). Histological evaluation of clinically defined atrial cardiomyopathy stages and their association with atrial fibrillation burden under continuous monitoring for a 2.5-year follow-up. EP Europace, 28(7), Article euag146. https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euag146

Al-Taie, C., Obergassel, J., Borof, K., Ridder, J., Rillig, A., Metzner, A., Goette, A., Magnussen, C., Sinner, M. F., Sommerfeld, L. C., Willems, S., Zeller, T., Schnabel, R. B., Schotten, U., Zapf, A., Kirchhof, P., & Fabritz, L. (2026). Interactions of blood biomolecules with early rhythm control in atrial fibrillation patients: exploratory analysis of the EAST-AFNET 4 biomolecule study. EP Europace, 28(7), Article euag149. https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euag149

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Sobota, V., Stoks, J., Patel, K. H. K., Shetty, R., Ni, H., Grandi, E., Ng, F. S., Volders, P. G. A., Cluitmans, M. J. M., & Bayer, J. D. (2026). The apicobasal dispersion of ventricular repolarization in humans is associated with age and affects arrhythmia vulnerability. The Journal of Physiology, 604(13), 5260-5275. https://doi.org/10.1113/JP288356

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