Sam Heuts

Sam studied medicine at Maastricht University, after which he pursued a PhD at the department of Cardiothoracic Surgery in preoperative planning of surgical procedures. He gained a special interest in coronary surgery, imaging, and periprocedural myocardial injury. In line of this work, he received a Dekker grant (Dutch Heart Foundation, Clinical Scientist) in 2023.

Sam is the principal investigator of the PRIMARY trial (Dekker grant, Dutch Heart Foundation), evaluating the extent and impact of periprocedural myocardial injury. Also, together with colleagues, he developed a new method for the evaluation of the association between surgical volume and clinical outcomes, and he takes a special interest in Bayesian statistical inference.

Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
P. Debeyeplein 25, 6229 HX Maastricht
P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht

2026
- Aerts, L., Gruwez, H., de Wever, M., Ezzat, D., Heuts, S., Luermans, J. G. L. M., Chaldoupi, S. M., Maessen, J. G., Lorusso, R., Gutermann, H., Pison, L., & Maesen, B. (2026). 1- and 2-stage hybrid atrial fibrillation ablation using a biparietal irrigated radiofrequency clamp: A dual-center cohort analysis. Heart Rhythm O2, 7(6), 1067-1076. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hroo.2026.03.014
- Denessen, E. J. S., Swinnen, B., Lamers, S. K., Delnoij, T. S. R., van Doorn, W. P. T. M., Bekers, O., Segers, P., Maessen, J. G., van der Horst, I. C. C., Heuts, S., & Mingels, A. M. A. (2026). Cardiac Biomarker Kinetics in Patients after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting with an Uncomplicated Course. Clinical Chemistry, 72(6), 692-702. Article hvag012. https://doi.org/10.1093/clinchem/hvag012
- Heuts, S., Pustjens, T. F. S., Lux, Á., Gabrio, A., van 't Hof, A. W. J., Rasoul, S., & SLIM trial investigators (2026). Probabilities of treatment effects in complete or culprit-only revascularization for NSTEMI: a Bayesian re-analysis of the SLIM trial. American heart journal, 296, Article 107369. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2026.107369
- van Cauteren, Y. J. M., Lemmens, M.-J. D. K., Bekkers, S. C. A. M., Heijman, J., van Koll, J., Kietselaer, B. L. J. H., Heuts, S., van Kuijk, S. M. J., Kim, R. J., Vernooy, K., Wildberger, J. E., Mihl, C., & Smulders, M. W. (2026). CTA and CMR in Suspected Non-ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Insights Into Patient Subgroups. JACC-Cardiovascular Imaging, 19(5), 659-661. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcmg.2025.10.022
- Bova, R., Bastings, J., Betti, M., Snik, C., Heuts, S., Segers, P., Winkler, P. J. C., Vriesendorp, P. A., Bidar, E., ten Berg, J. M., Lux, A., van't Hof, A. W. J., & COMMIT LAD Investigators (2026). Design and Rationale of the COMMIT-LAD Registry: A Comprehensive Analysis of Medical and Invasive Treatment Strategies for Patients With Significant Left Anterior Descending Artery Disease (COMMIT-LAD). Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology, 87(5), 357-363. https://doi.org/10.1097/FJC.0000000000001799
- Heuts, S., Marin-Cuartas, M., & Borger, M. A. (2026). Longer-Term Follow-up of Self-Expanding Transcatheter Versus Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Low Risk Patients: What Does the Data Tell Us?European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, 68(5), Article ezag120. https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezag120
- Elshiekh, M., Altawil, L., Alfeetouri, M. Y., Passos, F., Barakat, O., Heuts, S., Gupta, S., Baudo, M., Rad, A. A., Nia, P. S., & Elhadi, M. (2026). Perioperative Outcomes of Complex Versus Simple Segmentectomy Via Uniportal Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery for Lung Lesions: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Interdisciplinary CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, 41(5), Article ivag106. https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivag106
- Marin-Cuartas, M., Borger, M. A., & Heuts, S. (2026). Practical applicability of life expectancy and age in the decision to perform transcatheter or surgical aortic valve replacement. Heart. https://doi.org/10.1136/heartjnl-2026-328214
- Kawczynski, M. J., Barili, F., Brophy, J. M., De Caterina, R., Biondi Zoccai, G., Anselmi, A., Boden, W. E., Parolari, A., Heuts, S., & NTEGRITTY initiative (2026). Revascularisation strategies for non-acute myocardial ischaemic syndromes. Heart, 112(10), 530-538. https://doi.org/10.1136/heartjnl-2025-326101
- 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

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