Caporali, E., Lorusso, R., Torre, T., Toto, F., Pozzoli, A., Pedrazzini, G., Demertzis, S., & Ferrari, E. (2021). The Aortic Annulus Stabilization Technique Prevents Paravalvular Leaks after Rapid Deployment Aortic Valve Implantation. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 10(24), Article 5776. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10245776

Adriaans, B. P., Ramaekers, M. J. F. G., Heuts, S., Crijns, H. J. G. M., Bekkers, S. C. A. M., Westenberg, J. J. M., Lamb, H. J., Wildberger, J. E., & Schalla, S. (2021). Determining the optimal interval for imaging surveillance of ascending aortic aneurysms. Netherlands Heart Journal, 29(12), 623-631. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12471-021-01564-9

Suverein, M. M., Shaw, D., Lorusso, R., Delnoij, T. S. R., Essers, B., Weerwind, P. W., Townend, D., van de Poll, M. C. G., & Maessen, J. G. (2021). Ethics of ECPR research. Resuscitation, 169, 136-142. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resuscitation.2021.08.007

Groothof, D., Post, A., Sotomayor, C. G., Keyzer, C. A., Flores-Guerero, J. L., Hak, E., Bos, J. H. J., Schurgers, L. J., Navis, G. J., Gans, R. O. B., Eelderink, C., de Borst, M. H., Bakker, S. J. L., & Riphagen, I. J. (2021). Functional vitamin K status and risk of incident chronic kidney disease and microalbuminuria: a prospective general population-based cohort study. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, 36(12), 2290-2299. https://doi.org/10.1093/ndt/gfaa304

Lux, A., Veenstra, L. F., Kats, S., Dohmen, W., Maessen, J. G., Hof, A. W. J. V., & Maesen, B. (2021). Urgent transcatheter aortic valve implantation in an all-comer population: a single-centre experience. BMC Cardiovascular disorders, 21(1), Article 550. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12872-021-02347-1

Segers, P., Hendriks, B. M. F., & Heuts, S. (2021). Deep Venous Thrombosis With Symptomatic Bilateral Pulmonary Embolism After Using an Infrapatellar Strap for Patellofemoral Pain in an Athletic Cardiothoracic Surgeon. Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine, 31(6), E509-E511. https://doi.org/10.1097/JSM.0000000000000859

Lorusso, R., Mariani, S., & Ravaux, J. M. (2021). Gently handling the acutely failing right ventricle ... at last!Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, 33(5), 801-802. https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivab248

Sala, A., Lorusso, R., Bargagna, M., Ascione, G., Ruggeri, S., Meneghin, R., Schiavi, D., Buzzatti, N., Trumello, C., Monaco, F., Agricola, E., Alfieri, O., Castiglioni, A., & De Bonis, M. (2021). Isolated tricuspid valve surgery: first outcomes report according to a novel clinical and functional staging of tricuspid regurgitation. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, 60(5), 1124-1130. https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezab228

Lorusso, R., Ravaux, J. M., & Mariani, S. (2021). Left ventricular assist devices and right ventricular failure prediction: Quo Vadis?Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, 33(5), 793-794. https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivab208

van der Beelen, S. H. E., Agten, S. M., Suylen, D. P. L., Wichapong, K., Hrdinova, J., Mees, B. M. E., Spronk, H. M. H., & Hackeng, T. M. (2021). Letter: In response to a recent letter by Prior et al.Thrombosis Research, 207, 66-66. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.thromres.2021.06.017

Kawczynski, M. J., Gilbers, M., Van de Walle, S., Schalla, S., Crijns, H. J., Maessen, J. G., Schotten, U., Maesen, B., & Bidar, E. (2021). Role of pre-operative transthoracic echocardiography in predicting post-operative atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery: a systematic review of the literature and meta-analysis. EP Europace, 23(11), 1731-1743. https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euab095

Smeets, R. R., Demir, D., van Laanen, J., Schurink, G. W. H., & Mees, B. M. E. (2021). Use of covered stent grafts as treatment of traumatic venous injury to the inferior vena cava and iliac veins: A systematic review. Journal of Vascular Surgery: Venous and Lymphatic Disorders, 9(6), 1577-1587.e1. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvsv.2021.03.008

Hariri, E., Kassis, N., Iskandar, J. P., Schurgers, L. J., Saad, A., Abdelfattah, O., Bansal, A., Isogai, T., Harb, S. C., & Kapadia, S. (2021). Vitamin K-2-a neglected player in cardiovascular health: a narrative review. Open Heart, 8(2), Article e001715. https://doi.org/10.1136/openhrt-2021-001715

Kaesler, N., Schurgers, L. J., & Floege, J. (2021). Vitamin K and cardiovascular complications in chronic kidney disease patients. Kidney International, 100(5), 1023-1036. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.kint.2021.06.037

Di Mauro, M., Calafiore, A. M., & Lorusso, R. (2021). All roads lead to Rome, but some are safer. Journal of Cardiac Surgery, 36(11), 4320-4321. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocs.15956

Florea, A., Morgenroth, A., Bucerius, J., Schurgers, L. J., & Mottaghy, F. M. (2021). Locking and loading the bullet against micro-calcification. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, 28(12), 1370-1375. Article 2047487320911138. https://doi.org/10.1177/2047487320911138

Ravaux, J. M., Mariani, S., & Lorusso, R. (2021). Predictors of permanent pacemaker implantation following surgical aortic valve replacement: Letter to the editor-Reply. Journal of Cardiac Surgery, 36(11), 4444-4444. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocs.15899

Ronco, D., Matteucci, M., Kowalewski, M., De Bonis, M., Formica, F., Jiritano, F., Fina, D., Folliguet, T., Bonaros, N., Russo, C. F., Sponga, S., Vendramin, I., De Vincentiis, C., Ranucci, M., Suwalski, P., Falcetta, G., Fischlein, T., Troise, G., Villa, E., ... Lorusso, R. (2021). Surgical Treatment of Postinfarction Ventricular Septal Rupture. Jama network open, 4(10), Article e2128309. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.28309

Heinsar, S., Jung, J. S., Colombo, S. M., Rozencwajg, S., Wildi, K., Sato, K., Ainola, C., Wang, X. M., Abbate, G., Sato, N., Dyer, W. B., Livingstone, S. A., Pimenta, L. P., Bartnikowski, N., Bouquet, M. J. P., Passmore, M., Vidal, B., Palmieri, C., Reid, J. D., ... Fraser, J. F. (2021). An innovative ovine model of severe cardiopulmonary failure supported by veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. Scientific Reports, 11(1), Article 20458. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-00087-y

Gaudino, M., Sandner, S., Di Giammarco, G., Di Franco, A., Arai, H., Asai, T., Bakaeen, F., Doenst, T., Fremes, S. E., Glineur, D., Kieser, T. M., Lawton, J. S., Lorusso, R., Patel, N., Puskas, J. D., Tatoulis, J., Taggart, D. P., Vallely, M., & Ruel, M. (2021). The Use of Intraoperative Transit Time Flow Measurement for Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery Systematic Review of the Evidence and Expert Opinion Statements. Circulation, 144(14), 1160-1171. https://doi.org/10.1161/circulationaha.121.054311

Barbaro, R. P., MacLaren, G., Boonstra, P. S., Combes, A., Agerstrand, C., Annich, G., Diaz, R., Fan, E., Hryniewicz, K., Lorusso, R., Paden, M. L., Stead, C. M., Swol, J., Iwashyna, T. J., Slutsky, A. S., Brodie, D., & Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (2021). Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for COVID-19: evolving outcomes from the international Extracorporeal Life Support Organization Registry. Lancet, 398(10307), 1230-1238. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(21)01960-7

Moossdorff, M., Maesen, B., den Uijl, D. W., Lenderink, T., Franssen, F. A. R., Vissers, Y. L. J., & de Loos, E. R. (2021). Case report: ventricular fibrillation and cardiac arrest provoked by forward bending in adolescent with severe pectus excavatum. European Heart Journal - Case Reports, 5(10), Article ytab373. https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjcr/ytab373

Rapp, N., Brandenburg, V. M., Kaesler, N., Bakker, S. J. L., Stohr, R., Schuh, A., Evenepoel, P., & Schurgers, L. J. (2021). Hepatic and Vascular Vitamin K Status in Patients with High Cardiovascular Risk. Nutrients, 13(10), Article 3490. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13103490

Sciatti, E., Mohseni, Z., Orabona, R., Mulder, E. G., Prefumo, F., Lorusso, R., Frusca, T., Ghossein-Doha, C., & Spaanderman, M. E. A. (2021). Maternal myocardial dysfunction after hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelets syndrome: a speckle-tracking study. Journal of Hypertension, 39(10), 1956-1963. https://doi.org/10.1097/HJH.0000000000002901

Mees, B. M. E., & Oderich, G. S. (2021). Peri-operative Myocardial Injury After Complex Endovascular Aortic Aneurysm Repair: MINS Is Not Meaningless. European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, 62(4), 559-560. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejvs.2021.07.007

Stiekema, M., Ramaekers, F. C. S., Kapsokalyvas, D., van Zandvoort, M. A. M. J., Veltrop, R. J. A., & Broers, J. L. V. (2021). Super-Resolution Imaging of the A- and B-Type Lamin Networks: A Comparative Study of Different Fluorescence Labeling Procedures. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 22(19), Article 10194. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms221910194

Jiritano, F., Fina, D., Lorusso, R., ten Cate, H., Kowalewski, M., Matteucci, M., Serra, R., Mastroroberto, P., & Serraino, G. F. (2021). Systematic review and meta-analysis of the clinical effectiveness of point-of-care testing for anticoagulation management during ECMO. Journal of Clinical Anesthesia, 73, Article 110330. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinane.2021.110330

Ravaux, J. M., Van Kuijk, S. M. J., Di Mauro, M., Vernooy, K., Bidar, E., Mariani, S., Dato, G. A., Van't Hof, A. W., Veenstra, L., Kats, S., Houterman, S., Maessen, J. G., Lorusso, R., & Cardiothoracic Surgery Registration Committee of the Netherlands Heart Registration (2021). Incidence and predictors of permanent pacemaker implantation after surgical aortic v alve replacement: Data of the Netherlands Heart Registration (NHR). Journal of Cardiac Surgery, 36(10), 3519-3527. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocs.15803

Matteucci, M., Kowalewski, M., De Bonis, M., Formica, F., Jiritano, F., Fina, D., Meani, P., Folliguet, T., Bonaros, N., Sponga, S., Suwalski, P., De Martino, A., Fischlein, T., Troise, G., Dato, G. A., Serraino, G. F., Shah, S. H., Scrofani, R., Antona, C., ... Lorusso, R. (2021). Surgical Treatment of Post-Infarction Left Ventricular Free-Wall Rupture: A Multicenter Study. Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 112(4), 1186-1192. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.11.019

Matteucci, M., Ferrarese, S., Mantovani, V., Ronco, D., Torchio, F., Franzosi, C., Marazzato, J., De Ponti, R., Lorusso, R., & Beghi, C. (2021). Surgical treatment of primary cardiac tumors in the contemporary era: A single-centre analysis. Journal of Cardiac Surgery, 36(10), 3540-3546. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocs.15813

Makhoul, M., Heuts, S., Mansouri, A., Taccone, F. S., Obeid, A., Mirko, B., Broman, L. M., Malfertheiner, M. V., Meani, P., Raffa, G. M., Delnoij, T., Maessen, J., Bolotin, G., & Lorusso, R. (2021). Understanding the "extracorporeal membrane oxygenation gap" in veno-arterial configuration for adult patients: Timing and causes of death. Artificial Organs, 45(10), 1155-1167. https://doi.org/10.1111/aor.14006

Bonalumi, G., Giambuzzi, I., Lorusso, R., & Di Mauro, M. (2021). Whatever happens, two mammary is better than one. Journal of Cardiac Surgery, 36(10), 3639-3640. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocs.15800

Ronco, D., Matteucci, M., & Lorusso, R. (2021). REPLY: Temporary Mechanical Circulatory Support in Postinfarct Ventricular Septal Defect Time for an Upgrade?Jacc-Cardiovascular Interventions, 14(17), 1955-1956. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcin.2021.07.027

Nasso, G., Lorusso, R., Motekallemi, A., Dell'Aquila, A. M., Di Bari, N., Condello, I., Moscarelli, M., Iacopino, S., Serraino, G. F., Mastroroberto, P., Santarpino, G., & Speziale, G. (2021). The fate of patients after failed epicardial ablation of atrial fibrillation. Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 16(1), Article 249. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13019-021-01635-3

TransplantLines Investigators (2021). Kidney Function-Dependence of Vitamin K-Status Parameters: Results from the TransplantLines Biobank and Cohort Studies. Nutrients, 13(9), Article 3069. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13093069

Matteucci, M., Formica, F., Kowalewski, M., Massimi, G., Ronco, D., Beghi, C., & Lorusso, R. (2021). Meta-analysis of surgical treatment for postinfarction left ventricular free-wall rupture. Journal of Cardiac Surgery, 36(9), 3326-3333. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocs.15701

Heuts, S., & Nia, P. S. (2021). Periprocedural myocardial infarction: a web of definitions. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, 60(3), 443-447. https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezab306

Mariani, S., Napp, L. C., Kraaier, K., Li, T., Bounader, K., Hanke, J. S., Dogan, G., Schmitto, J. D., & Lorusso, R. (2021). Prophylactic mechanical circulatory support for protected ventricular tachycardia ablation: A meta-analysis of the literature. Artificial Organs, 45(9), 987-997. https://doi.org/10.1111/aor.13945

Sharif, M. O., Leavis, H. L., van Paassen, P., van Rhenen, A., Timmermans, S. A. M. E. G., Ton, E., van Laar, J. M., & Spierings, J. (2021). Severe thrombotic microangiopathy after autologous stem cell transplantation in systemic sclerosis: a case report. Rheumatology, 60(9), E326-E328. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keab239

Matteucci, F., Maesen, B., De Asmundis, C., Bidar, E., Parise, G., Maessen, J. G., La Meir, M., & Gelsomino, S. (2021). Comparison between biparietal bipolar and uniparietal bipolar radio frequency ablation techniques in a simultaneous procedural setting. Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology, 61(3), 567-575. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10840-020-00852-5

Sala, A., Lorusso, R., Bargagna, M., Ruggeri, S., Buzzatti, N., Scandroglio, M., Monaco, F., Agricola, E., Giacomini, A., Carino, D., Meneghin, R., Schiavi, D., Lapenna, E., Denti, P., Blasio, A., Alfieri, O., Castiglioni, A., & De Bonis, M. (2021). Complicated postoperative course in isolated tricuspid valve surgery: Looking for predictors. Journal of Cardiac Surgery, 36(9), 3092-3099. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocs.15739

Matteucci, F., La Meir, M., Maesen, B., Chierchia, G.-B., De Asmundis, C., & Gelsomino, S. (2021). In vivo preliminary test of a new biparietal bidirectional bipolar radiofrequency magnetic coupling system. Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology, 44(9), 1585-1592. Article ARTN 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1111/pace.14320

Heuts, S., Ubben, J. F., Banks-Gonzales, V., Sels, J.-W., Lorusso, R., van Mook, W. N. K. A., & Delnoij, T. S. R. (2021). Nitric Oxide Ventilation Improves Recirculation and Right Ventricular Function During Veno-Venous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in a COVID-19 Patient. Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia, 35(9), 2763-2767. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.jvca.2020.09.137

Scheenstra, B., Mohansingh, C., Bongers, B., Dahmen, S., Wouters, Y., Lenssen, T., Geerlings, P., Knols, H., van Kuijk, S., Kimman, M., Nieman, M., Maessen, J., van 't Hof, A., & Sardari Nia, P. (2021). Personalized teleprehabilitation in elective cardiac surgery: Personalized teleprehabilitation in elective cardiac surgery. European Heart Journal - Digital Health, 2(3), 477-486. https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjdh/ztab041

Olsthoorn, J. R., Daemen, J. H. T., de Loos, E. R., Ter Woorst, J. F., van Straten, A. H. M., Maessen, J. G., Sardari Nia, P., & Heuts, S. (2021). Right Anterolateral Thoracotomy Versus Sternotomy for Resection of Benign Atrial Masses: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Innovations: Technology and Techniques in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, 16(5), 426-433. Article 15569845211032230. https://doi.org/10.1177/15569845211032230

van Gorp, R. H., Baaten, C. C. F. M. J., Habibi, A., Jaminon, A. M. G., Peeters, F. E. C. M., Leenders, P., Crijns, H. J. G. M. C., Heemskerk, J. W. M., Reutelingsperger, C. P., Spronk, H. M., & Schurgers, L. J. (2021). Vitamin K antagonist use induces calcification and atherosclerotic plaque progression resulting in increased hypercoagulability. European heart journal open, 1(2), Article oeab017. https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjopen/oeab017

Maesen, B., Bidar, E., Luermans, J. G., & Maessen, J. G. (2021). Ablation of persistent atrial fibrillation: the added value of hybrid. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, 60(2), 231-232. https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezab170

Lorusso, R., & Mueller, T. (2021). COVID-19 and ECMO: a call for close cooperation and more investigation. The Lancet Respiratory medicine, 9(8), 805-807. https://doi.org/10.1016/s2213-2600(21)00128-4

Jaminon, A. M. G., Akbulut, A. C., Rapp, N., Kramann, R., Biessen, E. A. L., Temmerman, L., Mees, B., Brandenburg, V., Dzhanaev, R., Jahnen-Dechent, W., Floege, J., Uitto, J., Reutelingsperger, C. P., & Schurgers, L. J. (2021). Development of the BioHybrid Assay: Combining Primary Human Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells and Blood to Measure Vascular Calcification Propensity. Cells, 10(8), Article 2097. https://doi.org/10.3390/cells10082097

Nia, P. S., Olsthoorn, J. R., Heuts, S., van Kuijk, S. M. J., Vainer, J., Streukens, S., Schalla, S., Segers, P., Barenbrug, P., Crijns, H. J. G. M., & Maessen, J. G. (2021). Effect of a dedicated mitral heart team compared to a general heart team on survival: a retrospective, comparative, non-randomized interventional cohort study based on prospectively registered data. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, 60(2), 263-273. https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezab065