Publications
- 2026
- Baker, A. H., Riley, P. R., & Giacca, M. (2026). The Medical Research Council/British Heart Foundation Centre of Research Excellence in Advanced Cardiac Therapies (REACT). European Heart Journal, 47(4), 399-400. Article ehaf776. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehaf776
- de Vries, J. C., Bras, J. G., de Vries, G. M., Vollenbroek, J. C., Wieringa, F. P., Jankowski, J., Verhaar, M. C., Stamatialis, D., Masereeuw, R., & Gerritsen, K. G. F. (2026). Strategies for Removal of Protein-Bound Uremic Toxins in Hemodialysis. Toxins, 18(1), Article 57. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins18010057
- Lemmens, M. J. D. K., Peeters, F. E. C. M., Schreurs, R., Natour, E., Weinans, C., Mihl, C., & Smulders, M. W. (2026). Characterizing a Left Ventricular Pseudoaneurysm With Photon-Counting Detector CT. JACC. Case reports, 31(3), Article 106238. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2025.106238
- Willemars, M. M. A., Sun, A., Wang, S., Simsek Papur, O., Brouns-Strzelecka, A., Van Leeuwen, R., Vanherle, S. J. V., Kapsokalyvas, D., Glatz, J. F. C., Neumann, D., Nabben, M., & Luiken, J. J. F. P. (2026). Phosphatidylinositol 4-Kinase IIIβ: A Therapeutic Target for Contractile Dysfunction in Hypertrophic Cardiomyocytes. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 27(2), Article 595. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms27020595
- Knapen, S. E., Hinsenveld, W. H., Janssen, M. L. F., Mess, W. H., Drenthen, J., & Tannemaat, M. R. (2026). Utility of continuous EEG monitoring in postanoxic coma: a retrospective multicenter study. Critical Care, 30(1), Article 9. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-025-05773-1
- van der Sluijs, P. M., Su, R., Schoon, B. A., van de Graaf, R. A., Cornelissen, S. A. P., van Es, A. C. G. M., van Doormaal, P. J., Hofmeijer, J., Roozenbeek, B., van Zwam, W. H., van der Lugt, A., van Walsum, T., & MR CLEAN Registry Investigators (2026). Perfusion Angiography in Reperfused Patients with Ischemic Stroke: differentiating between favorable and unfavorable outcome. American Journal of Neuroradiology, 47(1), 59-65. Article ajnr.A8936. https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A8936
- Klambauer, K., Demmert, T. T., Moser, L. J., Mergen, V., Senn, T. C., Kolb, B., Eberhard, M., Jost, G., Pietsch, H., Alkadhi, H., & Flohr, T. (2026). The potential of high-Z contrast media for vessel visualization near metal implants: a photon-counting detector CT phantom study with virtual monoenergetic images and iterative metal artifact reduction. Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery, 16(3), 1-14. Article 215. https://doi.org/10.21037/qims-2025-1861
- Frankort, J., Mess, W. H., Krabbe, J., Gombert, A., Mees, B. M. E., & Jacobs, M. J. (2026). Accuracy and Applicability of Motor Evoked Potential Monitoring during Open Thoraco-Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair. European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejvs.2025.12.058
- Doheim, M. F., Knapen, R. R. M. M., Dippel, D. W. J., Staals, J., Hofmeijer, J., van Es, A. C. G. M., Coutinho, J. M., van der Leij, C., Nogueira, R. G., van Oostenbrugge, R. J., van Zwam, W. H., & MR CLEAN Registry Investigators (2026). Association of anesthesia strategies with outcomes in endovascular treatment for distal and medium vessel occlusions: A propensity score-matched analysis of the MR CLEAN registry and meta-analysis. European Stroke Journal, 11(1), Article 23969873251352406. https://doi.org/10.1177/23969873251352406
- Wang, Y., Luijten, S. P. R., Bos, D., Mulder, I. A., Kappelhof, M., Westendorp, W. F., Emmer, B. J., Roosendaal, S. D., Roos, Y. B. W. M., Van Den Wijngaard, I. R., Van Oostenbrugge, R. J., Van De Beek, D., Coutinho, J. M., & MR CLEAN Registry Investigators (2026). Association of CRP levels and clinical and radiological outcomes in patients with large-vessel occlusion stroke: A MR CLEAN Registry study. European Stroke Journal, 11(1), Article 23969873251357134. https://doi.org/10.1177/23969873251357134
- Lotfalla, A., Schreurs, R., Heuts, S., & Bidar, E. (2026). Beating Heart Removal of an Aortic Arch Thrombus Under Total Body Perfusion. Annals of Thoracic Surgery Short Reports. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atssr.2026.04.001
- 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
- van Nijnatten, T. J. A., Meltem, E., van der Molen, A. J., Parillo, M., Mallio, C. A., Quattrocchi, C. C., Vega, F., Wasser, M. N. J. M., Wildberger, J. E., & Nijssen, E. C. (2026). Contrast-associated risks of iodine-based contrast media administration in breast imaging: Tips and overview of existing evidence-A narrative review. European Journal of Radiology, 194, Article 112481. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejrad.2025.112481
- Reitsma, F. J., van Kuijk, S. M. J., Werring, D. J., Banerjee, G., Cordonnier, C., Kaaouana, O., Puy, L., Biffi, A., Viswanathan, A., van Oostenbrugge, R. J., Staals, J., & Rouhl, R. P. W. (2026). Development and external validation of the LEAN score to predict late seizures after intracerebral haemorrhage. European Stroke Journal, 11(1), Article 23969873251350882. https://doi.org/10.1177/23969873251350882
- Schenck, H., van Kuijk, S. M. J., Vink, H., Gommer, E., Mess, W., de Ridder, I. R., Hoogland, G., Teernstra, O., Dings, J., Aries, M., Temel, Y., & Haeren, R. (2026). Feasibility of sidestream darkfield imaging of the sublingual and conjunctival microcirculation in aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage patients: A technical report. Journal of Stroke & Cerebrovascular Diseases, 35(1), Article 108498. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2025.108498
- Byerly, K., Vecsey-Nagy, M., Martens, B., Mihl, C., Osoria-Velasquez, J., Griggers, J. I., Schoepf, U. J., Wildberger, J., Bamberg, F., Emrich, T., Varga-Szemes, A., & Hagar, M. T. (2026). Fully personalized contrast injection optimized for weight and tube voltage in low-dose high-pitch coronary CT angiography. European Journal of Radiology, 194, Article 112502. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejrad.2025.112502
- Mikolajetz, D., Kalim, S., Noels, H., Wu, Z., Jankowski, V., Jankowski, J., & de la Puente-secades, S. (2026). Impact of amino acid supplementation on cardiovascular and chronic kidney diseases: a systematic review. Cardiovascular Research, 122(2), 178-194. https://doi.org/10.1093/cvr/cvag007
- Baker, A. H., & de Vries, M. R. (2026). Insights into arteriovenous fistula (non)maturation: single-cell transcriptomics reveals new drivers of arteriovenous fistula remodeling. Kidney International, 109(1), 37-40. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.kint.2025.09.034
- Napolitano, D., Körver, E., Cornelisse, Y., Doddema, A., Wang, Y., Hendrix, R., Verkerk, K., Oostveen, C., de Jong, M., Gelsomino, S., Simons, J., Jiritano, F., Serraino, G. F., Li, X., Nia, P. S., Verheule, S., Kawczynski, M. J., Heuts, S., Bidar, E., & Lorusso, R. (2026). In Vitro Tests of Antegrade Distal Limb Perfusion Modalities in Peripheral Veno-Arterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation. Asaio Journal. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1097/MAT.0000000000002761
- Hoeijmakers, E., Martens, B., Wildberger, J., Flohr, T., & Jeukens, C. (2026). It Is All About Energy-the Changing Role of X-ray Photons in Photon-counting Detector Computed Tomography: What the Radiologist Needs to Know About kV and keV. Investigative Radiology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1097/RLI.0000000000001283
- Schellekens, M. M. I., Li, H., Wijnands, M., Papounidou, A., Boot, E. M., Verhoeven, J. I., Ekker, M. S., 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., Heijer, T. D., van Tuijl, J. H., de Laat, K. F., van Norden, A. G. W., Vermeer, S. E., van Zagten, M. S. G., ... Tuladhar, A. M. (2026). Lesion locations are associated with cognitive impairment after ischemic stroke in young adults. NeuroImage: Clinical, 49, Article 103930. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nicl.2025.103930
- Pinckaers, F. M. E., Wagemans, B. A. J. M., Huijberts, I., Flohr, T. G., Wildberger, J. E., & Postma, A. A. (2026). Leveraging the Potential of Ultra-High Resolution Photon Counting Detector CT Angiography of the Cerebral Vasculature by Using Low kVp and Sharp Kernels. Investigative Radiology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1097/RLI.0000000000001285
- van de Water, W., Jeukens, C. R. L. P. N., Antonello, M., Dubosq-Lebaz, M., Hamdi, S., Hazenberg, S. C. E. V. B., Lodema, S., Mani, K., Modarai, B., Secemsky, E. A., & D’Oria, M. G. G. (2026). Promising Radiation Reduction Techniques in Endovascular Aortic Interventions: A Multidisciplinary Consensus. European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejvs.2026.05.033
- Heuts, S., Baudo, M., Oosterlinck, W., Torregrossa, G., Segers, P., Jacobs, S., Di Bacco, L., Repossini, A., Benussi, S., & Rosati, F. (2026). Risk-Adjusted Outcomes After Minimally Invasive Direct Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: A Multicentre Experience. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, 68(1), Article ezag043. https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezag043
- Bierens, J., Kuijpers, J., Pinckaers, F. M. E., Saba, L., Smits, L. J. M., van Oostenbrugge, R. J., Flohr, T., Kooi, M. E., & Postma, A. A. (2026). Spectral Photon-Counting Detector CT for Comprehensive Evaluation of Carotid Plaque and Stenosis. Investigative Radiology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1097/RLI.0000000000001291
- Bhargava, S., Rao, Z., Vanholder, R., Tacke, F., Noels, H., Jankowski, V., Hermann, J., & Jankowski, J. (2026). The impact of gut-liver-derived mediators on the organ crosstalk with brain, heart, and kidney: A systematic review. Molecular Metabolism, 103, Article 102295. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molmet.2025.102295
- Glorieux, G., Burtey, S., Evenepoel, P., Jankowski, J., Koppe, L., Masereeuw, R., & Vanholder, R. (2026). A guide to uraemic toxicity. Nature Reviews Nephrology, 22(1), 50-68. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41581-025-01006-4
- Jansen, G., De Rooy, A., Janssen, E., Altintas, S., van 't Hof, A., Mihl, C., Kietselaer, B., Spaanderman, M., & Ghossein-Doha, C. (2026). Atherosclerosis after pre-eclampsia: systematic review and meta-analysis. Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology, 67(1), 15-26. https://doi.org/10.1002/uog.70014
- 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
- Kersten, C., Zandbergen, A. A. M., Olthuis, S. G. H., Van Zwam, W., Hofmeijer, J., Emmer, B. J., Hoving, J. W., van Oostenbrugge, R. J., & den Hertog, H. (2026). Hyperglycaemia does not modify the efficacy of endovascular therapy in the late time window (6-24 hours). International journal of stroke, 21(1), 138-145. https://doi.org/10.1177/17474930251358824
- Bierens, J., Ament, S. M. C., Truijman, M. T. B., de Borst, G. J., Nederkoorn, P. J., Bos, D., Joore, M. A., Postma, A. A., Kooi, M. E., van Oostenbrugge, R. J., Smits, L. J. M., & IMPROVE Investigators (2026). Plaque Magnetic Resonance Imaging Based Decision Rule for the Selection of Symptomatic Patients for Carotid Revascularisation: Clinician Perspectives on Acceptability and Implementation Barriers in the Netherlands. European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, 71(1), 5-11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejvs.2025.08.022
- Kucikas, V., Morgan, A. D., Ciurlionis, I., Bohm, C., Jockenhovel, S., Jahnen-Dechent, W., & van Zandvoort, M. A. M. J. (2026). A new flow chip in combination with multiphoton microscopy as a protocol for longitudinal 3D imaging of tissue calcification under shear stress. FEBS Open Bio. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1002/2211-5463.70295
- Olsen, T., Elshorbagy, A., Tore, E. C., Bastani, N. E., Stolt, E., Blokland, G. A. M., Stehouwer, C. D. A., Kooi, M. E., Jansen, J. F. A., Eussen, S. J. P. M., Grootswagers, P., Refsum, H., Retterstol, K., Vinknes, K. J., van Greevenbroek, M. M. J., & Nichenametla, S. N. (2026). Higher plasma serine levels are associated with favorable values of metabolic health markers among middle-aged and older adults in The Maastricht Study. Geroscience. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11357-026-02237-4
- Bierens, J., Scicolone, R., Nardi, V., Benson, J., De Rubeis, G., Incollu, A., Piludu, M., Piras, M., Suri, J. S., Song, J. W., Lanzino, G., Faa, G., Kooi, M. E., & Saba, L. (2026). Impact of Attenuation Threshold Selection on the Quantification of Carotid Calcification on CTA. American Journal of Neuroradiology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A9468
- Phi, H. Q., Chen, C. E., Cao, Q., Dang, Q.-A., Guggenberger, K. V., Woo, J. H., Johansson, E., Bierens, J., Kooi, M. E., Saba, L., Cucchiara, B. L., Wang, G. J., & Song, J. W. (2026). Low Plaque Calcification Attenuation on CTA Marks Vulnerable Cervical Carotid Plaque Independent of Stenosis Severity. American Journal of Neuroradiology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A9444
- Maintz, P. N., Demmert, T. T., Flohr, T., Klambauer, K., Moser, L. J., Mergen, V., Eberhard, M., Froehlich, J. M., & Alkadhi, H. (2026). Quantification of myocardial iron and fat-an experimental study with photon-counting detector CT. British Journal of Radiology, 99(1181), 866–871. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjr/tqag020
- Phaneuf, J.-C., Sehlbach, C., Gauvin-Morin, A., Slimani, O., Walsh, C. M., & Heeneman, S. (2026). When using entrustable professional activities thwarts basic psychological needs: A case study of residents' experience. Medical Teacher. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/0142159X.2026.2649217
- 2025
- van Kempen, E. J., Schellekens, M. M. I., Verhoeven, J. I., Ekker, M. S., Verburgt, E., Immens, M. H. M., Hilkens, N. A., Boot, E. 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., ... Tuladhar, A. M. (2025). Prevalence and Factors Associated With Atrial Fibrillation Among Young Patients With Ischemic Stroke. Journal of the American Heart Association, 14(24), Article e043996. https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.125.043996
- van der Pol, J. A. J., Rahel, B., van Cauteren, Y. J. M., Moonen, R. P. M., Meeder, J. G., Gerretsen, S. C., Aizaz, M., Prieto, C., Botnar, R. M., Bucerius, J., van Langen, H., Wildberger, J. E., Holtackers, R. J., & Kooi, M. E. (2025). Molecular Imaging of Coronary Plaque Vulnerability Using 18F-Fluorocholine PET-MRI in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease: Validation with Optical Coherence Tomography. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 14(24), Article 8708. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm14248708
- Tsarouchas, T. M., Vacante, F., Kazakou, N.-L., Wagstaff, L., Bennett, M., Zoupi, L., Gibson, E. M., Baker, A. H., & Williams, A. (2025). The LncRNA MYRACL Regulates Human Oligodendrocyte Maturation and Myelination. Molecular Therapy, 33(12), 6025-6032. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ymthe.2025.08.011
- 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
- Feng, M., Thevenot, A., Kuntz, S., Liu, C., Schellenberg, C., Charle, L., Brouard, N., Schaeffer, C., Ortiz, S. J., Cosemans, J. M. E. M., Chakfe, N., & Mangin, P. H. (2025). Aortic atherosclerotic plaques are more thrombogenic than carotid and femoral plaques: the role of fibrillar collagen. Atherosclerosis, 411, Article 120552. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2025.120552
- Okoro, C., van der Kallen, C. J. H., Mokhtar, S. B. A., Zhou, T. L., Berendschot, T. T. J. M., Koster, A., Reesink, K., Reulen, J., Mess, W. H., Webers, C. A. B., Kroon, A., & Stehouwer, C. D. A. (2025). Arterial stiffness is associated with small and large fiber neuropathy: The Maastricht Study. Journal of Hypertension, 43(12), 1945-1952. https://doi.org/10.1097/HJH.0000000000004126
- Cesario, M., Littlewood, S. J., Nadel, J., Fletcher, T. J., Fotaki, A., Castillo-Passi, C., Hajhosseiny, R., Pouliopoulos, J., Jabbour, A., Olivero, R., Rodríguez-Palomares, J., Kooi, M. E., Prieto, C., & Botnar, R. M. (2025). Automated segmentation of thoracic aortic lumen and vessel wall on three-dimensional bright- and black-blood magnetic resonance imaging using nnU-Net. Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, 27(2), Article 101923. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jocmr.2025.101923
- 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




