Publications
- 2026
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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. European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, 71(2), 172-270. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejvs.2025.12.050
- 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
- 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
- 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
- El Dsouki, Y., Condello, I., Iacona, C., El Daccache, S., & Lorusso, R. (2026). Securing data management systems in perfusion: A narrative review on cybersecurity and clinical risk. Perfusion. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/02676591261417526
- Peretto, G., Merlo, M., Ambrosi, A., Bacigalupi, E., Villatore, A., Molinari, L., Anguera, I., Claver, E., Dal Ferro, M., Suwalski, P., Spartalis, M., Verdonschot, J., Ciabatti, M., Martini, N., Zampieri, M., Paldino, A., Valeri, Y., Radesich, C., Lazzeroni, D., ... Sinagra, G. (2026). Major arrhythmias in non-dilated left ventricular cardiomyopathy: a novel prediction score. European Heart Journal, 47(1), 94-106. Article ehaf477. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehaf477
- Swinnen, B., Gollman-Tepeköylü, C., & Heuts, S. (2026). Beyond biomarkers: the relevance of supporting evidence in the diagnosis of periprocedural myocardial infarction. European heart journal - Quality of care & clinical outcomes, 12(1), 119. Article qcaf111. https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjqcco/qcaf111
- Venner, M. F. G. H. M., Verdonschot, J. A. J., & Knackstedt, C. (2026). Letter to the editor: Diastolic dysfunction as predictive parameter for the development of post-TIPS cardiac decompensation. International Journal of Cardiology, 442, Article 133886. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2025.133886
- 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, Article 106724. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejim.2026.106724
- Karelis, A., Adam, D., Piazza, M., Tinelli, G., Gallito, E., Matsagkas, M., Mees, B., Mani, K., D'Oria, M., Mansour, W., Cieri, E., Kolbel, T., Sonesson, B., Dias, N., & PEACE, C. (2026). Parallel Endografting And Chimney Endovascular (PEACE) registry outcomes in emergency repair of complex abdominal aortic aneurysms. British Journal of Surgery, 113(1), Article znaf278. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjs/znaf278
- Aerts, L., Kawczynski, M. J., Luermans, J., Bidar, E., Linz, D., Kowalewski, M., Lorusso, R., Pison, L., La Meir, M., Maesen, B., & Heuts, S. (2026). Effectiveness of Catheter and Standalone Surgical Ablation Procedures for Atrial Fibrillation: A Bayesian-Network Meta-analysis. Canadian Journal of Cardiology, 42(1), 136-148. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cjca.2025.10.018
- Cheheili Sobbi, S., Pavlykova-Chertovska, A., Dreesen, S., Maesen, J., & Sardari Nia, P. (2026). Comparison of Mechanical Properties of Patient-Specific Direct 3D-Printed Aortic Valve for Simulation Trainings: A Comparative Study. Innovations: Technology and Techniques in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/15569845251408924
- 2025
- Kopytina, V., Marchant, V., Rodrigues-Diez, R., Pascual-Anton, L., Toggweiler, N., Strahl, L., Kane, J., Tejera-Munoz, A., Cortes, M., Sucunza, D., Vaquero, J. J., Vervloet, M., Piecha, D., Eringa, E. C., Ruiz-Ortega, M., Lopez-Cabrera, M., & Gonzalez-Mateo, G. T. (2025). Troxerutin is a novel osmotic agent for peritoneal dialysis with protective cardiovascular actions. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, Article gfaf249. https://doi.org/10.1093/ndt/gfaf249
- Cabrucci, F., Bacchi, B., Petrone, D., Baudo, M., Magouliotis, D. E., Yamashita, Y., Sicouri, S., Bonacchi, M., Gelsomino, S., & Ramlawi, B. (2025). Clinical and Radiological Outcomes of Acute Type A Aortic Dissection Repair with the Ascyrus Medical Dissection Stent. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 14(23), Article 8553. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm14238553
- Heuts, S., Kawczynski, M. J., Lemmens, M. J., Vernooy, K., Bidar, E., Flohr, T., Wildberger, J. E., Smulders, M. W., & Mihl, C. (2025). Accuracy of Photon-counting Detector CT Angiography for the Diagnosis of Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease: A Bayesian Diagnostic Test Accuracy Meta-Analysis. Radiology. Cardiothoracic imaging, 7(6), Article e250313. https://doi.org/10.1148/ryct.250313
- Dalton, H. J., & Lorusso, R. (2025). Brain Injury and Venoarterial Unloading in Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: Questions Remain. Critical Care Medicine, 53(12), e2761-e2763. https://doi.org/10.1097/CCM.0000000000006928
- Heuts, S., van der Harst, P., Nodin, E., Frederiksen, J. G., Segers, P., Rosati, F., Bennett, J., Lux, A., Jacobs, S., Gianoli, M., Jakobsen, J. C., Carranza, C. L., & Oosterlinck, W. (2025). Combining Surgical and Percutaneous Revascularization for Multivessel Coronary Artery Disease: The Case for a Hybrid Approach. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, 67(12), Article ezaf406. https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezaf406
- Sartipy, U., Heuts, S., & James, S. K. (2025). Evidence for a Clinically Meaningful Effect of no-Touch Harvesting Technique on Vein Graft Patency-A Bayesian Reanalysis of the SWEDEGRAFT Trial. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, 67(12), Article ezaf407. https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezaf407
- Vinck, E. E., Bickel-Dabadghao, M., Zientara, A., Emrich, A. L., Gobel, N., Bleiziffer, S., Sardari Nia, P., & Gottardi, R. (2025). Left-Handed Cardiac Surgery Learning Lab: An EACTS Annual Meeting Initiative. Interdisciplinary CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, 40(12), Article ivaf279. https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivaf279
- Lanzer, P., Schurgers, L., Twarda-Clapa, A., Ferraresi, R., Hui, H., Kamenskiy, A., Chen, Y., Hamana, T., Fok, P.-W., Millán, Á., Virmani, R., & St Hilaire, C. (2025). Medial arterial calcification in ageing and disease: current evidence and knowledge gaps. European Heart Journal, 46(45), 4876-4900. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehaf341
- Faassen, I. M. E., Heijligers, M., Weijermans, N. H. N., van Buul-van Zwet, M. L., Zietse, C. S., Zamani Esteki, M., Paulussen, A. D. C., & Verdonschot, J. A. J. (2025). Preimplantation genetic testing for cardiomyopathies: a case series illustrating the clinical and technological perspective. European Heart Journal - Case Reports, 9(12), Article ytaf630. https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjcr/ytaf630
- Massimi, G., Matteucci, M., Ronco, D., & Lorusso, R. (2025). Reply to Li et al. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, 67(12), Article ezaf397. https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezaf397
- El Dsouki, Y., Condello, I., & Lorusso, R. (2025). Right Ventricular-Pulmonary Artery Cannulation in Right Ventricular Failure: An Updated Narrative Review. Artificial Organs. https://doi.org/10.1111/aor.70079
- Hertel, J. N., Nissen, S. D., Lindberg, L. A., Schneider, M., Niskala, A., Isaksen, J. L., Jerltorp, K., Ye, C., Hermans, B. J. M., Aerts, L., Maesen, B., Chaldoupi, S.-M., Coffey, K., Reilly, J., O'Brien, B., Jespersen, T., Saljic, A., & Linz, D. (2025). Targeted epicardial pulsed field ablation of atrial ganglionated plexi: Electrophysiological and histologic analysis in pigs. Heart Rhythm, 22(12), 3289-3299. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrthm.2025.06.016
- Ko, K., Heuts, S., Tjon Joek Tjien, A., Sardari Nia, P., Maessen, J. G., Houterman, S., Singh, S. K., Boon, R., Tonino, P., Verberkmoes, N., Olsthoorn, J. R., & Cardiothoracic Surgery Registration Committee of the Netherlands Heart Registration (2025). Textbook Outcome in Mitral Valve Surgery-Results from the Netherlands Heart Registration. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, 67(12), Article ezaf422. https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezaf422
- Jacobs, H., Frost, O., Rad, A. A., Chou, W. K., Al-saegh, S., Zubarevich, A., Weymann, A., Ruhparwar, A., Amanov, L., Nia, P. S., Kourliouros, A., & Athanasiou, T. (2025). The Impact of Obesity on Durable Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Artificial Organs. https://doi.org/10.1111/aor.70071
- Al-Chalabi, S., Sinha, S., Kalra, P. A., Evans, D., Green, D., Schurgers, L., & Poulikakos, D. (2025). A Randomised Prospective Crossover Study on the Effects of Medium Cut-Off Membranes on FGF-23 and Inflammatory Mediators in Patients Receiving Regular Haemodialysis. Blood Purification, 54(11), 639-651. https://doi.org/10.1159/000545745
- 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. (2025). 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. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjqcco/qcaf145
- Hernandez-Montfort, J., John, K. J., Goldstein, D., Lorusso, R., Sinha, S., Goodman, R., Natov, P., Li, S., Li, B., Kanwar, M., Garan, A. R., Abraham, J., Kong, Q., Sangal, P., Walec, K., Mahr, C., Rali, A., Burkhoff, D., Kapur, N. K., & CSWG Academic Research Consortium (2025). Clinical Outcomes of Cardiogenic Shock Patients Supported with VA-ECMO: Insights from the Cardiogenic Shock Working Group. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, 44(12), 1958-1971. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healun.2025.07.016
- Ramos, K. S., Nassiri, S., Wijdeveld, L. F. J., van der Palen, R. L., Kuipers, M. F., Hills, M. T., Slijkerman, P., van Raalte, D. H., Handoko, M. L., de Groot, N. M. S., Grewal, N., Klautz, R. J. M., Eringa, E. C., & Brundel, B. J. J. M. (2025). Geranylgeranylacetone as Prevention for Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation (GENIALITY). Cardiovascular Drugs and Therapy, 39(6), 1589-1595. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10557-025-07693-2
- Stroeks, S. L. V. M., Wang, P., Merlo, M., Muller, S., Paldino, A., Mora-Ayestaran, N., Jason, M., Ferro, M. D., Loca, C. P., Dominguez, F., Gonzalez-Lopez, E., van den Wijngaard, A., Venner, M. F. G. H. M., Sikking, M., Minten, M., Nihant, B., Beelen, N., Graw, S., Medo, K., ... Verdonschot, J. A. J. (2025). Impact of genotype-phenotype associations on prognosis in dilated cardiomyopathy. European journal of heart failure, 27(12), 3205-3218. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejhf.70040
- Buchtele, N., Tanaka, K., Tuzzolino, F., Agerstrand, C., Ait Hssain, A., Riera, J., Schellongowski, P., Schmidt, M., Ramanan, R., Balik, M., Broman, L. M., Rizzitello, N., Szuldrzynski, K., Gannon, W. D., Fanelli, V., Trethowan, B., Buscher, H., Alfoudri, H., Giani, M., ... PROTECMO Study group (2025). Incidence, kinetics, and clinical impact of thrombocytopenia in venovenous ECMO: insights from the multicenter observational PROTECMO study. Critical Care, 29(1), Article 349. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-025-05569-3
- Santarpino, G., Lorusso, R., Concistrè, G., Castillo, J. C., Argano, V., Royse, A., Nobre, A. L., Parrino, P., Bisleri, G., Baghai, M., Fischlein, T., Troise, G., Mastrogiovanni, G., Fontaine, R., Pacini, D., Minniti, G., Pappalardo, A., Hughes, G. C., Noirhomme, P., ... Solinas, M. (2025). Prognostic impact of small size sutureless prostheses: results for 241 patients from an international registry. Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 20(1), Article 313. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13019-025-03558-9
- Wensing, C. S., Valencia, G. A., Amante, E. R., Post, M., & Verruck, S. (2025). Starch-Based Scaffolds for Cultivated Meat Production: Challenges and Perspectives. Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety, 24(6), Article e70343. https://doi.org/10.1111/1541-4337.70343
- Di Feo, M. F., Paramonov, I., Borrel, L. M., Töpf, A., Hoischen, A., Beltran, S., Graessner, H., Vissers, L., de Voer, R., van Gijn, M., Balestrini, S., Lerche, H., Lesca, G., Gayathri, S. N., Ellwanger, K., Cossee, M., Perrin, A., Sarkozy, A., Bonne, G., ... SOLVE-RD Consortium (2025). The burden of TTN variants in the genomic era: analysis of 18,462 individuals from the Solve-RD consortium and general recommendations. Genetics in Medicine, Article 101649. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gim.2025.101649
- Verdonschot, J. A. J., Kaski, J. P., Asselbergs, F. W., Behr, E. R., Charron, P., Dawson, D., Haugaa, K. H., Kuchynka, P., Lopes, L. R., Mazzanti, A., Monserrat, L., Pantazis, A., Prasad, S. K., Schunkert, H., Seferovic, P. M., Sheppard, M. N., Sinagra, G., van Tintelen, J. P., Tome Esteban, M. T., ... Garcia-Pavia, P. (2025). Clinical care of family members of patients with dilated cardiomyopathy: A clinical consensus statement of the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology, the European Society of Cardiology Working Group on Myocardial & Pericardial Diseases, and the European Society of Cardiology Council on Cardiovascular Genomics. European Heart Journal, 46(43), 4569-4582. Article ehaf571. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehaf571
- Niederau, C., Maas, S. L., van der Vorst, E. P. C., Schurgers, L. J., Shi, Y., Holzle, F., Wolf, M., & Craveiro, R. B. (2025). Jaw-specific differential kinase activity profiles in human periodontal ligament stem cells under mechanical compression. Stem Cell Research & Therapy, 16(1), Article 624. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13287-025-04778-5
- Husen, T. F., Vidya, A. P., Heuts, S., Prasetyo, A., Nugroho, A. K. Z., Lorusso, R., Bidar, E., Maesen, B., & Sardari Nia, P. (2025). Comparative Study of Different Minimally Invasive Aortic Valve Replacement Techniques: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis. Interdisciplinary CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, 40(11), Article ivaf244. https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivaf244
- Ceravolo, R., Parise, O., & Gelsomino, S. (2025). Cuore e innovazione: applicazione dell’intelligenza artificiale sintetica in cardiologia. Giornale Italiano di Cardiologia, 26(11), 805-814. https://doi.org/10.1714/4585.45926
- Aerts, L., Kowalewski, M., & Maesen, B. (2025). Internal Suture Closure of the LAA: Ineffective and out of Date. Interdisciplinary CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, 40(11), Article ivaf256. https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivaf256




