Publications
- 2025
- Holtackers, R. J., Varga-Szemes, A., & Smulders, M. W. (2025). Editorial for “Improved and Automated Detection of Papillary Muscle Infarction Using Joint Bright- and Black-Blood Late Gadolinium Enhancement MRI”. Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, 62(3), 840-841. https://doi.org/10.1002/jmri.29794
- Ju, J., Neuen, S. M. L., Zandvoort, M. V., Keulers, T. G. H., & Rouschop, K. M. A. (2025). Extracellular vesicles: cargo loading, degradation and secretory pathways, and their intersection with autophagy. Extracellular Vesicles and Circulating Nucleic Acids, 6(3), 360-385. https://doi.org/10.20517/evcna.2025.21
- Tziotziou, A., Liu, Y., Fontana, F., Bierens, J., Nederkoorn, P. J., de Jong, P. A., Kooi, M. E., Mess, W., van der Lugt, A., van der Steen, A. F. W., Bos, D., Wentzel, J. J., & Akyildiz, A. C. (2025). Pressure- and flow-driven biomechanical factors associate with carotid atherosclerosis assessed by computed tomography angiography. Atherosclerosis, 408, Article 120415. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2025.120415
- Coveliers, J., Meani, P., Huizinga, E., Gutta, K., Piccirillo, G., Gasparotti, E., Vignali, E., Mazzoli, M., Kowalewski, 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. (2025). Large-scale computed tomography study of aortic arch and supra-aortic artery morphology: Variations and potential implications for arterial extracorporeal life support access. Perfusion. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/02676591251370074
- Zijta, F. M., Truyens, A., Weijers, R. E., Wildberger, J. E., Emans, P. J., & Flohr, T. (2025). The emerging role of photon-counting detector CT: primary experience on the integrated assessment of acute knee injuries. European Radiology Experimental, 9(1), Article 71. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41747-025-00616-8
- van der Sluijs, P. M., Su, R., Cornelissen, S., van Es, A. C. G. M., Nijeholt, G. J., van Doormaal, P. J., van Zwam, W. H., Dippel, D. W. J., van Walsum, T., van der Lugt, A., & MR CLEAN Registry Investigators (2025). Assessment of automated TICI scoring during endovascular treatment in patients with an ischemic stroke. Journal of Neurointerventional Surgery, 17(8), 830-836. https://doi.org/10.1136/jnis-2024-021892
- van Cauteren, Y. J. M., Lemmens, M. J. D. K., Bekkers, S. C. A. M., Kietselaer, B. L. J. H., Heijman, J., Theunissen, R. A. L. J., Rahel, B., Voorn, T., van Kuijk, S. M. J., Nijveldt, R., Vernooy, K., Wildberger, J. E., Mihl, C., & Smulders, M. W. (2025). Computed tomography angiography in the diagnosis of non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction: redefining our first line of defense. IJC Heart and Vasculature, 59, Article 101690. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcha.2025.101690
- Aizaz, M., Bierens, J., Gijbels, M. J. J., Schreuder, T. H. C. M. L., van Orshoven, N. P., Daemen, J.-W. H. C., Mess, W. H., Flohr, T., van Oostenbrugge, R. J., Postma, A. A., & Kooi, M. E. (2025). Differentiation of Atherosclerotic Carotid Plaque Components With Dual-Energy Computed Tomography. Investigative Radiology, 60(8), 508-516. https://doi.org/10.1097/RLI.0000000000001153
- Nies, K. P. H., Smits, L. J. M., van Kuijk, S. M. J., Hosseini, A. A., van Dam-Nolen, D. H. K., Kwee, R. M., Kurosaki, Y., Rupert, I., Nederkoorn, P. J., de Jong, P. A., Bos, D., Yamagata, S., Auer, D. P., Schindler, A., Saam, T., van Oostenbrugge, R. J., & Kooi, M. E. (2025). Individualized MRI-Based Stroke Prediction Score Using Plaque Vulnerability for Symptomatic Carotid Artery Disease Patients (IMPROVE). Stroke, 56(8), 2068-2078. https://doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.124.050020
- Alers, R.-J., Ghossein-Doha, C., Brandt, Y., Kooi, M. E., Gerretsen, S. C., Jansen, J. F. A., Backes, W. H., van de Ven, V., Hurks, P. P. M., & Spaanderman, M. E. A. (2025). Associations of Metabolic Syndrome and Insulin Resistance With Attenuated Executive Function Post-Preeclampsia: A Nested Case-Control Study. Bjog-an International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 132(9), 1269-1277. https://doi.org/10.1111/1471-0528.18186
- Frol, S., van Zwam, W. H., Siddiqui, A. H., & Chapot, R. (2025). Medium vessel occlusions and endovascular treatment: what's next??Neuroradiology, 67(8), 1967-1970. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00234-025-03712-z
- Knapen, R. R. M. M., Goldhoorn, R.-J. B., Vos, J. A., Emmer, B. J., Uyttenboogaart, M., Hofmeijer, J., Schonewille, W. J., Majoie, C. B., Roos, Y. B. W. E. M., van der Lugt, A., van Dippel, D. W. J., Lingsma, H. F., van der Leij, C., van Oostenbrugge, R. J., van Zwam, W. H., & MR CLEAN Registry study (2025). Outcomes After Thrombectomy for Acute Ischemic Stroke Related to Type of Stent Retriever; a MR CLEAN Registry Study. Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology, 48(8), 1126-1139. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-025-04048-0
- Vacante, F., Sanchez-Esteban, S., Tsarouchas, T., Rodor, J., Bennett, M., Carroll, M. S., Beqqali, A., & Baker, A. H. (2025). Effective Transcriptional Induction of the CARMN/miR-143/145 Complex Locus in Smooth Muscle Cells Using CRISPR Activation. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1161/ATVBAHA.124.322353
- Weerts, J., Schroen, B. L. M., Barandiaran Aizpurua, A., Berendschot, T. T. J. M., Brandts, L., Webers, C. A. B., Simons, S. O., Meex, S. J. R., Henry, R., van der Kallen, C. J. H., Brunner-La Rocca, H.-P., Knackstedt, C., Heymans, S. R. B., de Boer, R. A., van Empel, V. P. M., & Houben, A. J. H. M. (2025). Microvascular dysfunction across organs in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: the PROSE-HFpEF case-control study. Cardiovascular Diabetology, 24(1), Article 310. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12933-025-02850-1
- Wintersperger, B. J., Alkadhi, H., & Wildberger, J. E. (2025). Back to the Future-Cardiovascular Imaging From 1966 to Today and Tomorrow. Investigative Radiology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1097/RLI.0000000000001219
- Bruijel, J., Stapert, S., Vermeeren, A., Staals, J., Ponsford, J., & van Heugten, C. (2025). Course of Fatigue and Sleep After Moderate to Severe Traumatic Brain Injury. Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1097/HTR.0000000000001078
- Ganizada, B. H., Reesink, K. D., Parikh, S., Saraber, P. J. M. H., Cleutjens, J. P., Isabella, A., Krebbekx, M. Q. E., Jaminon, A. M., Maassen, C. F. M., Ramaekers, M. J. F. G., Spronck, B., van der Laan, K., Koenen, R. R., Lorusso, R., Maessen, J. G., Bidar, E., & Schurgers, L. J. (2025). Loss of wall stress homeostasis in ascending thoracic aortic aneurysm: histomorphometric insights into patient variants. The Journal of Physiology, 603(14), 3899-3922. https://doi.org/10.1113/JP288734
- Pencheva, M. G., Berends, E., van der Laan, K. W. F., Giudici, A., Niessen, P., Scheijen, J. L. J. M., Vangrieken, P., Leenders, P., Delhaas, T., Caiment, F., Kutmon, M., Trujillo, F. M., Wouters, K., Foulquier, S., Spronck, B., Reesink, K. D., & Schalkwijk, C. G. (2025). Glyoxalase-1 overexpression attenuates arterial wall stiffening in diabetic mice. Cardiovascular Diabetology, 24(1), Article 283. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12933-025-02823-4
- Hoeijmakers, E. J. I., Martens, B., Wildberger, J. E., Flohr, T. G., & Jeukens, C. R. L. P. N. (2025). Objective assessment of diagnostic image quality in CT scans: what radiologists and researchers need to know. Insights into Imaging, 16(1), Article 154. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13244-025-02037-y
- Schuurman, B., Mess, W. H., Postma, A. A., Staals, J., & van Weert, S. (2025). Pearls & Oy-sters: Eagle Syndrome in a Patient With Neurologic Deficit Upon Head Rotation. Neurology, 105(1), Article e213764. https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000213764
- van Dam-Nolen, D. H. K., Zadi, T., Kooi, M. E., Hendrikse, J., Nederkoorn, P. J., van der Lugt, A., & Bos, D. (2025). Regressing calcifications in the carotid artery: What's going on? A case series. Radiology Case Reports, 20(9), 4797-4801. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2025.05.108
- Asselberghs, S. E. J., Halder, M., Kramann, R., & Sluimer, J. C. (2025). Fibroblasts—The emerging therapeutic target of the cardiovascular system?Pharmacological Reviews, 77(4), Article 100072. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pharmr.2025.100072
- Basset-Sagarminaga, J., van de Weijer, T., Koene, E., den Kamp-Bruls, Y. M. H. O., Phielix, E., Brouwers, K., Springer, S., Johansson, E., Johansson, L., Kotasidis, F., Deak, P., Wildberger, J. E., Wierts, R., Laitinen, I., Iozzo, P., Schrauwen, P., & Schrauwen-Hinderling, V. B. (2025). Hepatic steatosis is associated with impaired hepatic glucose uptake under hyperglycemic conditions, a dynamic whole-body 18 F-FDG PET approach. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, 225, Article 112288. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diabres.2025.112288
- Downs, C., van der Sluijs, P. M., Cornelissen, S. A. P., te Nijenhuis, F., van Zwam, W. H., Gopalakrishnan, V., Zhang, X., Su, R., & van Walsum, T. (2025). Improving automatic cerebral 3D-2D CTA-DSA registration. International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery, 20(7), 1451-1460. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11548-025-03412-2
- Liu, S., Su, R., Su, J., van Zwam, W. H., van Doormaal, P. J., van der Lugt, A., Niessen, W. J., & van Walsum, T. (2025). Segmentation-assisted vessel centerline extraction from cerebral CT Angiography. Medical Physics, 52(7), Article e17855. https://doi.org/10.1002/mp.17855
- Saar-Kovrov, V., Pawlowska, A., Guillot, A., Gijbels, M. J. J., Sluimer, J. C., Temmerman, L., Goossens, P., Mees, B. M. E., Tacke, F., Jankowski, V., Jankowski, J., Donners, M. M. P. C., & Biessen, E. A. L. (2025). Correction: Protein carbamylation in atherosclerotic plaques correlates with uremia and disease progression, localizing predominantly to foam cells. Frontiers in Immunology, 16, Article 1637511. https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2025.1637511
- Olthuis, S. G. H., Pinckaers, F. M. E., Robbe, M. M. Q., de Ridder, I. R., Hoving, J. W., Venema, E., Daems, J. D., Pirson, F. A. V. A., Staals, J., Emmer, B. J., Lingsma, H. F., Roosendaal, S. D., van der Hoorn, A., Koopman, M. S., Postma, A. A., Dippel, D. W. J., Majoie, C. B., van Oostenbrugge, R. J., van Zwam, W. H., & MR CLEAN-LATE (Multicenter Randomized Clinical Trial of Endovascular Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke in the Netherlands for Late Arrivals) Investigators (2025). CT Perfusion Imaging After Selection for Late-Window Endovascular Stroke Treatment: Secondary Analysis of the MR CLEAN-LATE Randomized Trial. JAMA Neurology, 82(6), 589-596. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaneurol.2025.0716
- Verburgt, E., Fellah, L., Ekker, M. S., Schellekens, M. M. I., Boot, E. M., Immens, M. H. M., van Alebeek, M. E., Brouwers, P. J. A. M., Arntz, R. M., van Dijk, G. W., Gons, R. A. R., van Uden, I. W. M., den Heijer, T., van Tuijl, J. H., de Laat, K. F., van Norden, A. G. W., Vermeer, S. E., van Zagten, M. S. G., van Oostenbrugge, R. J., ... de Leeuw, F.-E. (2025). Risk of Poststroke Epilepsy Among Young Adults With Ischemic Stroke or Intracerebral Hemorrhage. JAMA Neurology, 82(6), 597-604. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaneurol.2025.0465
- Loeffen, D. V., Zijta, F. M., Boymans, T. A., Wildberger, J. E., & Nijssen, E. C. (2025). AI for fracture diagnosis in clinical practice: Four approaches to systematic AI-implementation and their impact on AI-effectiveness. European Journal of Radiology, 187, Article 112113. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejrad.2025.112113
- Van der Taelen, L., Briones, A. M., Unger, T., Staals, J., van Oostenbrugge, R. J., & Foulquier, S. (2025). Circulating immune cells in cerebral small vessel disease: a systematic review. Biogerontology, 26(3), Article 101. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10522-025-10250-x
- Robbe, M. M. Q., Pinckaers, F. M. E., Dirx, A. H. H., Voorter, P. H. M., van Zwam, W. H., Wagemans, B. A. J. M., & Postma, A. A. (2025). Comparison of objective quality parameters between CTA and CTP angiographic reconstructions in ischemic stroke patients. European journal of radiology open, 14, Article 100634. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejro.2025.100634
- Holtackers, R. J., Ogier, A. C., Romanin, L., Tenisch, E., Quesada, I. M., van Heeswijk, R. B., Roy, C. W., Yerly, J., Prsa, M., & Stuber, M. (2025). How low can we go? The effect of acquisition duration on cardiac volume and function measurements in free-running cardiac and respiratory motion-resolved five-dimensional whole-heart cine magnetic resonance imaging at 1.5T. Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, 27(1), 101863. Article 101863. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jocmr.2025.101863
- Xu, H., & Sluimer, J. (2025). IL-1β inhibition in stabilizing atherosclerotic plaques: The critical role of fibroblast-like cells. Vascular Pharmacology, 159, Article 107493. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vph.2025.107493
- Monteiro, J. P., Saha, D., Spiroski, A.-M., Mahesh, S., Kaltzis, P., Nadavallil, A., Janbandhu, V., Murray, N. J., Severi, F., De Pace, A. L., Sanchez-Esteban, S., Rodor, J., Beqqali, A., Bennett, M., Stewart, K., Thomson, A., Hadoke, P. W. F., Markose, D., Wilson-Kanamori, J. R., ... Baker, A. H. (2025). Loss of conserved long non-coding RNA MIR503HG leads to altered NOTCH pathway signalling and left ventricular non-compaction cardiomyopathy. Cardiovascular Research, 121(7), 988-991. Article cvaf043. https://doi.org/10.1093/cvr/cvaf043
- Dassen, S., Robbe, Q., Wagemans, B., Knapen, R., Olthuis, S., Jacobi, L., van der Leij, C., Fischer, U., Ghariq, E., Kruyt, N., van der Steen, W., Lecouffe, N., van der Lugt, A., Majoie, C., van Zwam, W., Es, A. V., & Staals, J. (2025). M2 vessel occlusion characteristics and outcome after endovascular therapy: A post-hoc pooled analysis of MR CLEAN MED, NO-IV and LATE. Interventional Neuroradiology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/15910199251349012
- Sopic, M., Mitic, T., Sluimer, J., Magni, P., Devaux, Y., & AtheroNET COST Action CA 21153 (2025). Editorial: Multiomic approaches in atherosclerosis. Vascular Pharmacology, 159, Article 107501. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vph.2025.107501
- Weerts, J., Mourmans, S. G. J., Lopez-Martinez, H., Domingo, M., Aizpurua, A. B., Henkens, M. T. H. M., Achten, A., Lupon, J., Brunner-La Rocca, H.-P., Knackstedt, C., Bayes-Genis, A., & van Empel, V. P. M. (2025). Inter-atrial block as a predictor of adverse outcomes in patients with HFpEF. Esc heart failure, 12(3), 2287-2297. https://doi.org/10.1002/ehf2.15179
- Su, R., van der Sluijs, P. M., Marc, F.-G., Te Nijenhuis, F., Cornelissen, S. A. P., Roozenbeek, B., van Zwam, W. H., van der Lugt, A., Ruijters, D., Pluim, J., & van Walsum, T. (2025). perfDSA: Automatic Perfusion Imaging in Cerebral Digital Subtraction Angiography. International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery, 20(6), 1195-1203. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11548-025-03359-4
- Achten, A., van Empel, V. P. M., Weerts, J., Mourmans, S., Brunner-La Rocca, H.-P., Sanders-van Wijk, S., & Knackstedt, C. (2025). Prevalence of transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy in an unselected cohort with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. Netherlands Heart Journal, 33(6), 193-198. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12471-025-01954-3
- Yu, B., Sopic, M., & Sluimer, J. C. (2025). Single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) and its insights into cellular heterogeneity in atherosclerosis. Vascular Pharmacology, 159, Article 107499. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vph.2025.107499
- Schenck, H., van Craenenbroeck, C., van Kuijk, S., Gommer, E., Veldeman, M., Temel, Y., Aries, M., Mess, W., & Haeren, R. (2025). Systematic review and meta-analysis of transcranial doppler biomarkers for the prediction of delayed cerebral ischemia following subarachnoid hemorrhage. Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism, 45(6), 1031-1047. https://doi.org/10.1177/0271678X251313746
- Lambrichts, S. M. P., van Oostenbrugge, R. J., & Foulquier, S. (2025). TRPV4 in Cerebral Small Vessel Disease: A key interacting partner. Vascular Pharmacology, 159, Article 107492. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vph.2025.107492
- Saar-Kovrov, V., Pawlowska, A., Guillot, A., Gijbels, M. J. J., Sluimer, J. C., Temmerman, L., Goossens, P., Mees, B. M. E., Tacke, F., Jankowski, V., Jankowski, J., Donners, M. M. P. C., & Biessen, E. A. L. (2025). Protein carbamylation in atherosclerotic plaques correlates with uremia and disease progression, localizing predominantly to foam cells. Frontiers in Immunology, 16, Article 1532250. https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2025.1532250
- Mohanta, S. K., Heron, C., Klaus-Bergmann, A., Horstmann, H., Brakenhielm, E., Giannarelli, C., Habenicht, A. J. R., Gerhardt, H., & Weber, C. (2025). Metabolic and Immune Crosstalk in Cardiovascular Disease. Circulation Research, 136(11), 1433-1453. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.125.325496
- Noels, H., van der Vorst, E. P. C., Rubin, S., Emmett, A., Marx, N., Tomaszewski, M., & Jankowski, J. (2025). Renal-Cardiac Crosstalk in the Pathogenesis and Progression of Heart Failure. Circulation Research, 136(11), 1306-1334. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.124.325488
- Fließer, E., Jandl, K., Chen, S.-H., Wang, M.-T., Schupp, J. C., Kuebler, W. M., Baker, A. H., & Kwapiszewska, G. (2025). Transcriptional signatures of endothelial cells shape immune responses in cardiopulmonary health and disease. JCI INSIGHT, 10(10), Article e191059. https://doi.org/10.1172/jci.insight.191059
- Berghout, B. P., Fontana, F., Huijben, F., Korteland, S.-A., Kooi, M. E., Nederkoorn, P. J., de Jong, P. A., Gijsen, F. J., Pirola, S., Ikram, M. K., Bos, D., & Akyildiz, A. C. (2025). Morphometry of Intracranial Carotid Artery Calcifications in Patients with Recent Cerebral Ischemia. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 14(10), Article 3274. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm14103274
- Saba, L., Cau, R., Vergallo, R., Kooi, M. E., Staub, D., Faa, G., Congiu, T., Ntaios, G., Wasserman, B. A., Benson, J., Nardi, V., Kawakami, R., Lanzino, G., Virmani, R., & Libby, P. (2025). Correction to: Carotid artery atherosclerosis: mechanisms of instability and clinical implications. European Heart Journal, 46(18), 1716. Article ehaf085. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehaf085
- Tziotziou, A., Fontana, F., Korteland, S.-A., Nies, K., Nederkoorn, P., de Jong, P. A., Kooi, M. E., van der Lugt, A., van der Steen, A. F. W., Wentzel, J. J., Bos, D., & Akyildiz, A. C. (2025). In-Depth Carotid Calcification Morphometrics and Their Temporal Changes Are Associated with Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Patients with Recent Ischemic Event: The Plaque At Risk Study. Cerebrovascular Diseases, 55(1), 10-20. https://doi.org/10.1159/000546164
- Nageswaran, V., Carreras, A., Reinshagen, L., Beck, K. R., Steinfeldt, J., Henricsson, M., Ramezani Rad, P., Peters, L., Strässler, E. T., Lim, J., Verhaar, B., Döring, Y., Weber, C., König, M., Steinhagen-Thiessen, E., Demuth, I., Kränkel, N., Leistner, D. M., Potente, M., ... Haghikia, A. (2025). Gut Microbial Metabolite Imidazole Propionate Impairs Endothelial Cell Function and Promotes the Development of Atherosclerosis. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology, 45(5), 823-839. https://doi.org/10.1161/ATVBAHA.124.322346



