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Rasiah, M. G., Konings, T. J. A. J., Nio, A., Moriconi, S., Patel, A. S., Smith, A., Gkoutzios, P., Abdelhalim, M. A., Delhaas, T., Cardoso, M. J., Lamata, P., Mees, B. M. E., & Modarai, B. (2026). In silico modelling of changes in spinal cord blood flow after endovascular aortic aneurysm repair. Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine, 280, Article 109336. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmpb.2026.109336

Potjewijd, J., Tobal, R., van Doorn, D. P. C., Schurgers, L. J., Heeringa, P., Damoiseaux, J. G. M. C., & van Paassen, P. (2026). Soluble immune checkpoints reflect immune activation and treatment response in high-risk systemic sclerosis patients treated with plasma exchange. Journal of Translational Autoimmunity, 12, Article 100361. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtauto.2026.100361

Manca, P., Puglisi, S., Pascalis, L., Nuzzi, V., Cannata, S., Raffa, G. M., Mule, M., Iacoviello, M., Cipriani, M., & Lorusso, R. (2026). Prognostic role of invasively determined pulmonary hypertension in ambulatory patients with advanced heart failure: a prospective cohort study. Current Problems in Cardiology, 51(5), Article 103301. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpcardiol.2026.103301

Philip, M., Dumonceau, R. G., Citro, R., Cosyns, B., Donal, E., Erba, P. A., Gouriet, F., Iung, B., Kong, W. K. F., Lancellotti, P., Maggioni, A., Mancini, J., Popescu, B. A., Prendergast, B., Sambola, A., Sengupta, S. P., Timoteo, A., Tribouilloy, C., van Melle, J. P., ... Streukens, B. (2026). Clinical characteristics, management and outcomes of enterococcal infective endocarditis: an ancillary study from the ESC-EORP EURO-ENDO registry. European heart journal - Quality of care & clinical outcomes, 12(3), 308-321. https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjqcco/qcaf145

de Gonzalo-Calvo, D., García-Hidalgo, M. C., Chatterjee, S., Thum, S., Ferreira, J. P., Rossignol, P., Girerd, N., Verdonschot, J. A. J., Heymans, S., Staessen, J. A., Cleland, J. G. F., Zannad, F., Thum, T., & Bär, C. (2026). Mechanistic insights into heart failure progression and therapeutic target discovery through plasma microRNA profiling: Findings from HOMAGE. European journal of internal medicine, 147, Article 106724. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejim.2026.106724

Pinckaers, N. E. T., Blankesteijn, W. M., Leenders, P., Weltjens, E., Opperhuizen, A., Van Schooten, F.-J., & Vrolijk, M. (2026). Potential Cardiovascular Risks of Phenethylamine Analogues in Food Supplements: Evidence from Vasocontraction of Rat Artery Segments. Cardiovascular Toxicology, 26(4), Article 36. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12012-026-10109-8

Davies, H., Boalot, A., Howitt, A., Vleugels, M.-J., Tam, S. K. P., Kwan, J. Y., Black, S., Francis, I., Bull, C., Mees, B. M. E., Mitchell, S., & Russell, D. (2026). Analgesic strategies for ischaemic pain in chronic limb-threatening ischaemia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Pain reports, 11(2), Article e1426. https://doi.org/10.1097/PR9.0000000000001426

Lucà, F., Gensini, G. F., Gabbrielli, F., Aschieri, D., Barisone, M., Battistoni, I., Benedetto, F. A., Bilato, C., Bisignani, G., Ceravolo, R., Ciconte, V., De Bonis, S., De Luca, L., Di Fusco, S. A., Di Lenarda, A., Gelsomino, S., Geraci, G., Gil Ad, V., Gori, M., ... Grimaldi, M. (2026). Position paper ANMCO: e-Health management nei percorsi di cura in cardiologia. Giornale Italiano di Cardiologia, 27(4), 289-306. https://doi.org/10.1714/4663.46757

Goossens, S. H., van der Reijden, J. J., Tseng, C. M. E. S. N., Hoogeveen, A. R., Vaes, R., Jan de Borst, G., Schurink, G. W., & Scheltinga, M. R. M. (2026). Short-term analysis of botulinum toxin A for functional popliteal artery entrapment syndrome. Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques, 12(2), Article 102139. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvscit.2026.102139

Arens, J., Belliato, M., Broman, L. M., Clauser, J. C., Donker, D. W., Lorusso, R., Malfertheiner, M., Rajsic, S., Swol, J., Vercaemst, L., Wittberg, L. P., EACTS Innovation Committee, Section CPB, ECLS & MCS, & EuroELSO Innovation Group (2026). Standardization of In Vitro Evaluation of Extracorporeal Life Support (ECLS) Devices for Research and Development. Artificial Organs. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/aor.70124

Arens, J., Belliato, M., Broman, L. M., Clauser, J. C., Donker, D. W., Lorusso, R., Malfertheiner, M., Rajsic, S., Swol, J., Vercaemst, L., Wittberg, L. P., EACTS Innovation Committee, EuroELSO Innovation Group, & Section CPB ECLS & MCS (2026). Standardization of In-Vitro Evaluation of Extracorporeal Life Support (ECLS) Devices for Research and Development. Interdisciplinary CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, 41(4), Article ivag054. https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivag054

Van Cauteren, Y. J. M., Heuts, S., Bijvoet, G. P., Wildberger, J. E., Vernooy, K., Kim, R. J., Heitner, J. F., Klem, I., Beijnink, C. W. H., Nijveldt, R., Heijman, J., Bekkers, S. C. A. M., Smulders, M. W., & Mihl, C. (2026). Diagnostic accuracy and prognostic value of CMR in patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome: a meta-analysis. European Heart Journal Cardiovascular Imaging, 27(4), 621-628. Article jeaf356. https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjci/jeaf356

Baldetti, L., Pontillo, D., Capoccia, M., Kowalewski, M., Tonna, J. E., Broman, M., Conrad, S. A., Swol, J., Scandroglio, A. M., Brewer, J. M., Maybauer, M. O., & Lorusso, R. (2026). Venopulmonary extracorporeal life support: An Extracorporeal Life Support Organization registry analysis. Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, 45(4), 621-633. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healun.2025.12.024

Baldetti, L., Beneduce, A., Schivalocchi, M., Cecchi, D., Zaccaria, L., Ajello, S., Chieffo, A., Maisano, F., Lorusso, R., & Scandroglio, A. M. (2026). Bedside Correction of Impella Malrotation to Resolve Mechanical Hemolysis. JACC. Cardiovascular interventions, 19(6), 792-793. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcin.2025.12.024

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Ruocco, G., Salzano, A., Franceschi, S., Lorusso, R., Pirrotta, F., Stefanini, A., Pagliaro, A., Severino, P., D'Amato, A., Vizza, C. D., Crisci, G., Guazzi, M., Frea, S., Pastorini, G., Feola, M., Fedele, F., & Palazzuoli, A. (2026). Continuous Versus Intermittent Loop Diuretics Step-by-Step Protocol in Acute Heart Failure (DIUR-AHF): A Propensity-Matched Analysis. Journal of the American Heart Association, 15(6), Article e045911. https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.125.045911

van Heeswijk, K., Heijmans, M., van der Cruijsen, M., Schurink, G. W., & Scheltinga, M. (2026). Association Between Number of Positive Pedowitz Criteria and Outcome After a Fasciotomy for Lower Leg Chronic Exertional Compartment Syndrome. Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine, 14(3), Article 23259671251394375. https://doi.org/10.1177/23259671251394375

Giustina, A., di Filippo, L., Aleksova, A., Bollerslev, J., Colao, A. M., Dawson-Hughes, B., Donini, L. M., Ebeling, P. R., Lazaretti-Castro, M., Lorusso, R., Luzi, L., Marcocci, C., Minisola, S., Napoli, N., Pittas, A. G., Rizzoli, R., Rovere Querini, P., Santini, F., Schafer, A. L., ... Bilezikian, J. P. (2026). Consensus statement on vitamin D role in metabolic health. Metabolism-Clinical and Experimental, 176, Article 156484. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.metabol.2025.156484

Lorusso, R., Salazar, L., Nersesian, G., Milojevic, M., Schmack, B., Engelman, D. T., Stein, L., Silvestry, S., Zimpfer, D., Wiedemann, D., Goldstein, D., Soltesz, E., Bermudez, C., Haft, J., Patel, B., Moreno, P., MacLaren, G., Tonna, J., Takayama, H., ... EACTS Scientific Document Group (2026). EACTS Expert Consensus Document on protected cardiac surgery: pre-emptive use of temporary mechanical circulatory support in adult cardiac surgery patients at high risk for perioperative low cardiac output syndrome. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, 68(3), Article ezaf296. https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezaf296

Verdonschot, J. A. J., Van Spaendonck-Zwarts, K. Y., Hellebrekers, D. M. E., Asselbergs, F. W., Behr, E. R., Charron, P., Dawson, D., Garcia-Pavia, P., Haugaa, K. H., Jurcut, R., Kuchynka, P., Lopes, L. R., Mazzanti, A., Metra, M., Monserrat, L., Kaski, J. P., Pantazis, A., Prasad, S. K., Rosano, G., ... Van Tintelen, J. P. (2026). Genetic counselling implementation in dilated cardiomyopathy. European Heart Journal. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehag159

Frankort, J., Keszei, A., Doukas, P., Uhl, C., Jacobs, M. J., Mees, B. M. E., Gombert, A., & Elfeky, M. (2026). Outcome following open TAAA repair after TEVAR compared to conventional open type II TAAA repair. Vasa-European Journal of Vascular Medicine, 55(2 Special Issue:Complex aortic pathologies), 114-120. https://doi.org/10.1024/0301-1526/a001247

Frankort, J., Doukas, P., Krabbe, J., Otte, N., Uhl, C., Schurink, G. W., Gombert, A., Jacobs, M. J., & Mees, B. M. E. (2026). Outcomes Following Contemporary Open Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm Extent I Repair: A Cross-Border Study. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, 68(3), Article ezag104. https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezag104

You, W., Berendschot, T. T. J. M., Benedikter, B. J., Webers, C. A. B., Reutelingsperger, C. P. M., & Gorgels, T. G. M. F. (2026). Potential and value of rescuing dying neurons. Neural Regeneration Research, 21(3), 1013-1022. https://doi.org/10.4103/NRR.NRR-D-24-01134

van Heeswijk, K., van Essen, B., Kokshoorn, A., Schurink, G. W., & Scheltinga, M. (2026). Pressure-controlled ultrasound is a novel non-invasive technique for detecting anterior chronic exertional compartment syndrome. BJM Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, 12(1), Article e003094. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2025-003094

Tomsic, A., Velders, B. J. J., Kawczynski, M. J., Schoones, J. W., Klautz, R. J. M., Palmen, M., Sardari Nia, P., Owais, T., Girdauskas, E., & Heuts, S. (2026). Representativeness of surgical controls in aortic valve replacement trials: comparison with routine surgical cohorts. Heart, 112(5), 239-245. https://doi.org/10.1136/heartjnl-2025-326162

Lorusso, R., & Fan, E. (2026). Role of Biomarkers in Acute Brain Injury During ECMO Support. JAMA Pediatrics, E1-E2. Article 0387. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapediatrics.2026.0387

Francesco Squizzato, U., D'Oria, M., Antonello, M., Trimarchi, S., Mani, K., Holden, A., Kölbel, T., Haulon, S., Verhoeven, E., Böckler, D., Resch, T., Azizzadeh, A., Lombardi, J., Piazza, M., Fargion, A. T., Zimmermann, A., Wanhainen, A., Holden, A., Freyrie, A., ... IDEAAS-IMH/PAU Investigators (2026). Editor's Choice – International Expert Consensus on the Management of Acute Aortic Type B Intramural Haematoma and Penetrating Ulcer. European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, 71(3), 402-412. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejvs.2025.09.045

Vleugels, M.-J., Moser, A., van den Beuken-van Everdingen, M., Mees, B., & Hendriks, J. M. (2026). Nurses in the lead: advancement of integrated palliative care and professional autonomy in peripheral arterial disease. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 25(2), 217-218. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjcn/zvag005

Slegers, D. P. J., Bova, R., Heuts, S. F. M., Betti, M., Theunissen, R., Veenstra, L., Vainer, J., Ilhan, M., Ijsselmuiden, A. J. J., Rasoul, S., Vriesendorp, P. A., Van't Hof, A. W. J., Lux, A., & South Limburg Interventional Cardiology Group (2026). Diffuse coronary artery disease leads to deferral of both surgical and percutaneous coronary artery revascularisation. International Journal of Cardiology, 445, Article 134049. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2025.134049

Luca, F., Ceravolo, R., Gulizia, M. M., Gelsomino, S., Rao, C. M., Ingianni, N., Vitale, G., Geraci, G., Iacovoni, A., Scicchitano, P., Murrone, A., Bilato, C., Guasti, L., Colivicchi, F., Oliva, F., Nardi, F., Grimaldi, M., & Parrini, I. (2026). Primary and Secondary Prevention of Ischemic Stroke in Elderly Patients with Cardiovascular Disease: The Role of Frailty and Care Pathways. Neurology International, 18(2), Article 36. https://doi.org/10.3390/neurolint18020036

Welman, M. J. M., Theunissen, R. A. L. J., Wolfs, N. S. A., Streukens, S. A. F., Jaarsma, C., Tjeerdsma, G., Hoebers, L. P., Luyten, P., Vainer, J., Segers, P., Sardari Nia, P., Heuts, S., Van't Hof, A. W. J., & Vriesendorp, P. A. (2026). Rationale and Design of the SMILE Registry: A Comprehensive Approach to Predicting Treatment Outcomes in Mitral Regurgitation. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 15(4), Article 1495. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm15041495

Parise, G., Ceravolo, R., Luca, F., Gulizia, M. M., Tetta, C., Parise, O., Nardi, F., Grimaldi, M., & Gelsomino, S. (2026). The Cardiologist Driving Synthetic AI: The TIMA Method for Clinically Supervised Synthetic Data Generation. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 15(4), Article 1351. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm15041351

Cannata, S., Sultan, I., Van Mieghem, N. M., Giordano, A., De Backer, O., Byrne, J., Tchetche, D., Buccheri, S., Nombela-Franco, L., Teles, R. C., Barbanti, M., Barbato, E., Santos, I. A., Blackman, D. J., Maisano, F., Lorusso, R., La Spina, K., Millin, A., Kliner, D. E., ... Latib, A. (2026). Intra-annular self-expanding or balloon-expandable TAVI in small annuli: the NAVULTRA registry. Eurointervention, 22(3), e161-e171. Article e161 - e171. https://doi.org/10.4244/EIJ-D-25-00937

Torfs, T., Veltrop, R. J. A., Lezzoche, G., Heymans, S. R. B., Verdonschot, J. A. J., & Nabben, M. (2026). Metabolic Dysregulation in Laminopathies: Implications for Heart Failure and Cardiac Health. Current Heart Failure Reports, 23(1), Article 6. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11897-025-00735-8

Yang, Y., He, H., Yu, C., & Sardari Nia, P. (2026). Artificial Intelligence Models to Predict Recurrence Risk Prediction in Early-Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Systematic Review. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, 68(2), Article ezag072. https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezag072

Lima, L. S., Ribeiro, M., Cardozo, L. F. M. F., Bittner, R., Ribeiro-Alves, M., Schultz, J., Rosado, A. S., Leite, P. E. C., Nakao, L. S., Schurgers, L. J., & Mafra, D. (2026). Association of poor vitamin K status with inflammation and gut microbiota in hemodialysis patients: A cross-sectional study. Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry, 148, Article 110139. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnutbio.2025.110139

Wanhainen, A., Gombert, A., Antoniou, G. A., Domingos, L. A. F., Gouveia e Melo, R., Grabenwoger, M., Haulon, S., Katsargyris, A., Kolbel, T., Loftus, I. M., Mani, K., Mees, B. M. E., Melissano, G., Pedro, L. M., Prendes, C. F., Spanos, K., Tsilimparis, N., Van Herzeele, I., Venermo, M., ... Vermassen, F. E. G. (2026). European Society for Vascular Surgery (ESVS) 2026 Clinical Practice Guidelines on the Management of Descending Thoracic and Thoraco-Abdominal Aortic Diseases – Editor's Choice. European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, 71(2), 172-270. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejvs.2025.12.050

Moula, A. I., Spanos, K., Xanthopoulos, A., Kouvelos, G., Parise, O., Gelsomino, S., Giamouzis, G., & Giannoukas, A. (2026). Heart Failure Rate After Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair (TEVAR). Journal of Endovascular Therapy. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/15266028261420021

Greenleaf, E. K., Maximus, S., Oden-Brunson, H., Ferreira, Z. C., Miranda, J., Huang, Y., Mees, B., & Oderich, G. S. (2026). Historical Evolution of Physician-Modified Endografts (PMEGs) for Treatment of Complex Aortic Aneurysms. Annals of Vascular Surgery, 123, 636-652. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avsg.2025.10.015

van der Hoofd, Z., van Dijk-Huisman, H. C., Bongers, B. C., Scheenstra, B., Maessen, J., & Lenssen, A. F. (2026). Preoperative Physical Fitness and Short-Term Postoperative Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Elective Cardiac Surgery: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Seminars in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/10892532261427827

Klok, F. A., Sharp, A., Ahrens, I., Aleksic, M., Ni Ainle, F., Barco, S., Bertoletti, L., Keeling, B., Fengler, K., Helms, J., Jimenez, D., Lang, I. M., Lauw, M. N., Lorusso, R., Martin-Loeches, I., Meijboom, L. J., Meneveau, N., Montero-Cabezas, J., O'sullivan, G., ... Konstantinides, S. (2026). Rationale for and approach to establishing a multidisciplinary acute pulmonary embolism expert care team. European Heart Journal: Acute Cardiovascular Care, 15(2), 151-161. Article zuaf141. https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjacc/zuaf141

Verolino, G., Di Mauro, M., Czerny, M., Kawczynski, M., Heuts, S., Bidar, E., & Lorusso, R. (2026). Surgical Explant of Degenerated Transcatheter Valves: A New Type of Threat?Interdisciplinary CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, 41(2), Article ivag018. https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivag018

Barb, A., Uhl, C., Bornhak, L., El-Sanosy, E., Fink, M., Böckler, D., Hatzl, J., Zephyr study group collaborators, & Mees, B. (2026). Accuracy of fully automated iliac artery tortuosity measurements in patients with abdominal aortic aneurysm using deep learning. European Journal of Radiology, 195, Article 112609. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejrad.2025.112609

Raafs, A. G., Verdonschot, J. A. J., Knackstedt, C., Nijveldt, R., & Heymans, S. R. B. (2026). Clinical and prognostic impact of left atrial strain in non-ischemic cardiomyopathies. International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging, 42(2), 175-193. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10554-025-03597-2

Stenvinkel, P., Kotanko, P., Painer-Gigler, J., Shiels, P. G., Evenepoel, P., Schurgers, L., Natterson-Horowitz, B., Kalogeropoulu, S., Schiffman, J., & Johnson, R. J. (2026). Comparative physiology and biomimetics in metabolic and environmental health: what can we learn from extreme animal phenotypes?Diabetologia, 69(2), 295-307. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00125-025-06611-3

Heymans, A. B. M., van de Leur, R. R., Wang, P., González-López, E., Venner, M. F. G. H. M., Beelen, N. J., Muller, S. A., Mora-Ayestarán, N., Ramos, N., Faassen, I. M. E., Stroeks, S. L. V. M., Soria, M., van der Crabben, S. N., ter Bekke, R. M. A., van Es, R., Vernooy, K., te Riele, A. S. J. M., García-Pavía, P., Heymans, S. R. B., & Verdonschot, J. A. J. (2026). Detection of Titin-Associated Electrocardiography Features in Dilated Cardiomyopathy Using Conventional and Deep Neural Network Analysis. JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology, 12(2), 363-374. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacep.2025.10.006

Ronco, D., Matteucci, M., Di Mauro, M., Massimi, G., Gemelli, M., Ariza-Solé, A., & Lorusso, R. (2026). On the hindered path of evidence in postinfarction mechanical complications: How research can support improved management. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 171(2), e38-e40. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2025.06.004

Coveliers, J., Meani, P., Kowalewski, M., Huizinga, E., Gutta, K., Piccirillo, G., Gasparotti, E., Vignali, E., Mazzoli, M., Huberts, W., Moradi, H., Di Mauro, M., Holtackers, R. J., de Jong, M., Gelsomino, S., Paparella, D., Celi, S., Haxhiademi, D., Körver, E., ... Lorusso, R. (2026). Subclavian or axillary artery cannulation for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: A systematic review. JTCVS open, 29, Article 101562. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xjon.2025.101562

Kowalewski, M., Smoczynski, R., Ogorzelec, N., Stec, S., Kornaszewska, M., Maesen, B., & Suwalski, P. (2026). State-of-the-Art: Central Europe’s first hybrid unilateral left-sided thoracoscopic MAZE ablation of atrial fibrillation with left atrial appendage occlusion followed by robotic coronary artery bypass LIMA-LAD. Kardiologia Polska, 84(1), 106-107. Article 84508. https://doi.org/10.33963/v.phj.108301