Publications
- 2026
- Popescu, S. S., Demirtakan, Z. G., Schmidt, V., Purerfellner, H., Sommer, P., Sohns, C., Veltmann, C., Steven, D., Chun, K. R. J., Maury, P., Gandjbakhch, E., Laredo, M., Willems, S., Beiert, T., Iden, L., Futing, A., Spittler, R., Richter, S., Schade, A., ... POTTER AF investigators (2026). Impact of age on the management and prognosis of esophageal fistula after atrial fibrillation ablation-a subanalysis of the worldwide POTTER-AF study. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 12, Article 1708499. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcvm.2025.1708499
- Kloosterman, M., Smits, K. C., Stoks, J., Boonstra, M. J., Meijborg, V. M. F., Bhagirath, P., Ter Bekke, R. M. A., Karel, J. M. H., Götte, M. J. W., Loh, P., Bayer, J. D., Nguyên, U. C., Coronel, R., & Cluitmans, M. J. M. (2026). Computer-aided characterization of the arrhythmogenic substrate after myocardial infarction. EP Europace, 28(2), Article euag003. https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euag003
- Alerni, N., Buonocunto, M., Nimani, S., Louradour, J., Barbieri, M., Giammarino, L., Matas, L., Lumens, J., Delhaas, T., Koren, G., Lopez, R., Zehender, M., Brunner, M., Ordog, B., Heijman, J., & Odening, K. E. (2026). Mechano-electrical feedback in transgenic rabbit models of long QT syndrome Type 2 and short QT syndrome Type 1. EP Europace, 28(2), Article euag011. https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euag011
- Hermans, B. J., Farnir, F. I., Bijvoet, G. P., Larsen, B. S., Jespersen, T., Jerltorp, K., Holtackers, R. J., Mihl, C., Schotten, U., Vernooy, K., Luermans, J. G., Chaldoupi, S.-M., & Linz, D. (2026). Visualization of monopolar biphasic focal pulsed field ablation lesions 3 months after pulmonary vein isolation on high-resolution 3-dimensional dark-blood late gadolinium enhancement cardiac magnetic resonance images. Heart Rhythm, 23(2), 243-248. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrthm.2025.07.047
- Van Koll, J., Joza, J., Luermans, J. G. L. M., Lumens, J., & Vernooy, K. (2026). Whole-heart electro-mechanical optimization: an integrative systems approach to modern cardiac pacing. Expert Review of Medical Devices, 23(4), 381-391. https://doi.org/10.1080/17434440.2026.2632135
- Heymans, A. B. M., van de Leur, R. R., Wang, P., González-López, E., Venner, M. F. G. H. M., Beelen, N. J., Muller, S. A., Mora-Ayestarán, N., Ramos, N., Faassen, I. M. E., Stroeks, S. L. V. M., Soria, M., van der Crabben, S. N., ter Bekke, R. M. A., van Es, R., Vernooy, K., te Riele, A. S. J. M., García-Pavía, P., Heymans, S. R. B., & Verdonschot, J. A. J. (2026). Detection of Titin-Associated Electrocardiography Features in Dilated Cardiomyopathy Using Conventional and Deep Neural Network Analysis. JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology, 12(2), 363-374. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacep.2025.10.006
- Oirbans, T., De Jong, J. S. S. G., Van Steenbergen, G. J., Adiyaman, A., Schoonderwoerd, B. A., Rijnhart-de Jong, H. G., Van Der Voort, P. H., Luermans, J. G. L. M., Westra, S. W., Kuijt, W. J., Van Der Stoel, M. D., Kelder, J. C., Boersma, L. V. A., & Balt, J. C. (2026). Quality of life before and after catheter ablation (pulmonary vein isolation) for atrial fibrillation: Results from the Netherlands Heart Registration. Netherlands Heart Journal, 34(2), 72-79. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12471-025-02014-6
- 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
- Heuts, S., de Keijzer, A. R., Adriaans, B. P., Notenboom, M. L., Mihl, C., Wildberger, J. E., Vos, R. J., Post, M. C., Rylski, B., Czerny, M., Reesink, K. D., Takkenberg, J. J. M., Veen, K. M., Arabkhani, B., Schalla, S. S., Schurgers, L. J., Lorusso, R., Hjortnaes, J., & Bidar, E. (2026). Rethinking Aortic Risk: The Potential Impact of Novel, Adjusted, and Combined Aortic Measures in the Prediction of Aortic Dissection. The Canadian journal of cardiology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cjca.2026.01.023
- Paulussen, E., Delhaas, T., Decloedt, A., van Loon, G., & Van Steenkiste, G. (2026). Vectorcardiography at rest and during exercise in horses using the Delta (Δ) 12-lead configuration. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 40(1). https://doi.org/10.1093/jvimsj/aalaf008
- Fantazi, N., Hermans, B. J. M., Zeemering, S., Berbers, J., Emrani, M., Napp, A., Marx, N., Gramlich, M., Schotten, U., & Zink, M. D. (2026). Acute effect of cryoballoon pulmonary vein isolation on the signal-averaged P-wave. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 12, Article 1728939. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcvm.2025.1728939
- Cai, M., Barrios-Espinosa, C., Rienstra, M., Crijns, H. J. G. M., Schotten, U., & Heijman, J. (2026). Optimizing atrial fibrillation management using a novel patient-level computational model. Med, 7(1), Article 100896. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.medj.2025.100896
- Vad, O. B., van Vreeswijk, N., Yassin, A. S., Blaauw, Y., Paludan-Muller, C., Kanters, J. K., Graff, C., Schotten, U., Benjamin, E. J., Svendsen, J. H., & Rienstra, M. (2026). Atrial cardiomyopathy: markers and outcomes. European Heart Journal, 47(2), 235-246. Article ehaf793. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehaf793
- Svennberg, E., Freedman, B., Andrade, J. G., Anselmino, M., Biton, Y., Boriani, G., Brandes, A., Buckley, C. M., Cameron, A., Clua-Espuny, J. L., Crijns, H. J. G. M., Diederichsen, S. Z., Doehner, W., Dominguez, H., Duncker, D., Fauchier, L., Glotzer, T., Guo, Y. S., Haeusler, K. G., ... Et al. (2026). Recent-onset atrial fibrillation: challenges and opportunities. European Heart Journal, 47(2), 170-187. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehaf478
- Marques, V. G., Gharaviri, A., Ozgul, O., Pezzuto, S., Auricchio, A., Vernooy, K., Linz, D., Hermans, B., Bonizzi, P., Zeemering, S., & Schotten, U. (2026). Ablation of atrial fibrillation sources identified through sequential high-density mapping: in silico comparison against anatomy-based approaches. EP Europace, 28(1), Article euaf304. https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euaf304
- Farnir, F. I. P., Chaldoupi, S.-M., Hermans, B., Johannessen, A., Haugdal, M. A., Ruwald, M. H., Tasnim Mohaissen, J. G. L. M., Saljic, A., Jerltorp, K., Nissen, S. D., Hertel, J. N., Farnir, F., Jespersen, T., Schotten, U., Luermans, J. G. L. M., Vernooy, K., Hansen, J., & Linz, D. (2026). Ablation of cavo-tricuspid isthmus dependent atrial flutter using a focal monopolar pulsed-field ablation catheter: Feasibility, periprocedural coronary spasms and conduction disorders. Heart Rhythm, 23(1), 105-113. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrthm.2025.07.001
- Van Koll, J., Luermans, J. G. L. M., Joza, J., & Vernooy, K. (2026). A case report of functional LV septal pacing. Indian pacing and electrophysiology journal. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ipej.2026.03.002
- Burri, H., Kozhuharov, N., Bode, K., Cano, O., Curila, K., Drossart, I., Geller, L., Heidbuchel, H., Jastrzebski, M., Karvonen, J., Leclercq, C., Merino, J. L., Pürerfellner, H., Tijssen, J., Traykov, V., van Gelder, I., Vernooy, K., Whinnett, Z., & Brignole, M. (2026). Catheter Ablation of atrial fibrillation vs. atrioventricular nodal ablation with Conduction system pacing in persistent atrial fibrillation and heart failure (ABACUS): rationale and design. European heart journal open, 6(1), Article oeag007. https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjopen/oeag007
- Streukens, S. A. F., Peeters, F. E. C. M., Theunissen, R. A. L. J., Welman, M. J. M., Mihl, C., Smulders, M. W., & Vriesendorp, P. A. (2026). Fatal Platypnea-Orthodeoxia Syndrome After Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Replacement: When HALT Reverses the Shunt. JACC. Case reports, (27), Article 108368. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2026.108368
- van Koll, J., Ramalingam, V., Tai, P., Essebag, V., Nguyên, U. C., Opmeer, K. H. M., Lumens, J., Luermans, J. G. L. M., Vernooy, K., & Joza, J. (2026). Identifying Left Ventricular Posterolateral Wall Delay in Right Bundle Branch Block Patients Using Lead V8. JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacep.2026.03.009
- Roodenburg, R., Verheul, L. M., Hoeksema, W. F., Evertz, R., Balt, J. C., Yap, S. C., Alings, M., Kapel, G. F. L., Bootsma, M., Mulder, B. A., van der Voort, P., Volders, P. G. A., Postema, P. G., Wilde, A. A. M., Meine, M., & Hassink, R. J. (2026). Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Therapy and Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Complications in Idiopathic Ventricular Fibrillation Patients. JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacep.2026.02.026
- Bergeman, A. T., Lauffer, P., Herkert, J. C., van den Heuvel, F. M. A., Clur, S. A. B., Vermeer, A. M. C., Groffen, A. J. A., Jongbloed, J. D. H., Krapels, I. P. C., Schroer, C., Eijsbouts, S. C. M., Volders, P. G. A., van der Pas, V., Tian, S., Zhu, H. L., Wang, R., Estillore, J. P., Wilde, A. A. M., van der Werf, C., ... van der Crabben, S. N. (2026). Novel RYR2-A4510T Variant Presenting Both as Autosomal Dominant and Autosomal Recessive Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia. Circulation: Genomic and Precision Medicine, Article e005625. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCGEN.125.005625
- Koltzau, A., Benslama, Y., Schneider, H., Vernooy, K., Linz, D., & Dinshaw, L. (2026). Progressive coronary spasm after focal pulsed field ablation of premature ventricular contractions in the great cardiac vein despite pretreatment with intravenous nitroglycerin. Heart Rhythm. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrthm.2026.01.057
- D'alessandro, E., Scaf, B., Opacic, D., van Hunnik, A., Sobota, V., Kuiper, M., Viola, M., Hutschalik, T., Langione, M., Pioner, J. M., Munts, C., Simons, J., Winters, J., Isaacs, A., Heitmeier, S., Stoll, M., van Oerle, R., Ten Cate, H., Spronk, H. M. H., ... Schotten, U. (2026). Rivaroxaban Treatment Prevents Atrial Myocyte Hypertrophy in Goats with Persistent Atrial Fibrillation by Inhibition of Protease-Activated Receptor-1. Thrombosis and Haemostasis. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2761-6106
- Keelani, A., Tavkhelidze, S., Lisica, L., Ruwald, M. H., Chaldoupi, S. M., Alothman, O., Borisov, G., Frommhold, M., Abdelwahab, H., Johannesen, A., Hansen, M., Worck, R., Haugdal, M., Raffa, S., Hansen, J., Linz, D., Anic, A., & Geller, J. C. (2026). Safety and Midterm Outcome of Focal Pulsed Field Ablation for Outflow Tract Premature Ventricular Contractions: A Prospective Multicenter Study. JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacep.2026.03.032
- Buonocunto, M., Delhaas, T., Lyon, A., Heijman, J., & Lumens, J. (2026). Spatiotemporal determinants of stretch-activated channel-induced re-entry in ventricular tissue: An in-silico study. Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology, 210, 150-164. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yjmcc.2025.11.007
- Linz, D., Gulpen, J., Engels, M., Hendriks, J. M., Tjong, F., Mulder, B. A., Weijs, B., Pisters, R., Hemels, M., Ter Bekke, R., Beukema, R., Evens, S., Pürerfellner, H., Merino, J. L., Gunawardene, M., Chun, K.-R. J., & Yap, S.-C. (2026). Digital pulse self-measurement by a photoplethysmography smartphone application in the general population: The "#PulseDay in The Netherlands" awareness campaign. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 25(1), 195-197. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjcn/zvaf142
- 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
- van den Acker, G. P. H., Dhont, S., van Loon, T., Churchill, T. W., Timmermans, F., Delhaas, T., Bertrand, P. B., & Lumens, J. (2026). Impact of left-heart myopathy on mitral valve stenosis assessment and interventional outcomes: an in-silico trial. European Heart Journal - Digital Health, 7(1), Article ztaf097. https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjdh/ztaf097
- Dagres, N., Gale, C. P., Nadarajah, R., Boveda, S., Merino, J. L., Nielsen, J. C., Kirchhof, P., Kutyifa, V., Táborský, M., Thiele, H., Tijssen, J. G. P., Verma, A., De Potter, T., Braunschweig, F., Merkely, B., Sommer, P., Vernooy, K., Suleiman, M., Pürerfellner, H., ... PROFID EHRA trial investigators (2026). PRevention Of sudden cardiac death aFter myocardial Infarction by Defibrillator im-plantation: Design and rationale of the PROFID EHRA randomized clinical trial. American Heart Journal, 291, 37-43. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2025.07.071
- Vernooy, K., Joza, J., Jastrzebski, M., Burri, H., Cano, O., Vijayaraman, P., Pujol-Lopez, M., Whinnett, Z., Ellenbogen, K. A., Crijns, H. J. G. M., Ibrahim, M., & Leyva, F. (2026). Great debate: conduction system pacing will replace conventional cardiac resynchronization therapy. European Heart Journal, 47(8), 891-901. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehaf814
- Giudici, A., Robberechts, T., Kadziela, J., Stoenoiu, M. S., Delmotte, P., Donkers, K. M., van Leeuwen, J. E., Toubiana, L., Januszewicz, A., Januszewicz, M., Persu, A., & Spronck, B. (2026). Non-invasive evaluation of the hemodynamic significance of renal artery stenosis in fibromuscular dysplasia through quantitative image analysis. Kardiologia Polska, 84(2), 245-249. https://doi.org/10.33963/v.phj.108870
- ter Bekke, R., Kaya, Y., Pison, L., Evertz, R., Vernooy, K., Luermans, J., Vroomen, M., Jeurissen, J., Chaldoupi, M., Bidar, E., Lorusso, R., Sauren, B., Lameir, M., & Maesen, B. (2026). Patient-tailored minimally invasive hybrid ablation of complex ventricular tachycardia substrates. JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacep.2026.02.031
- Hamad, S., Aksoy, E., Kalil, M., Martinez-Falguera, D., Jungst, C., Zahn, K., Gaedke, F., Peinkofer, G., Boukens, B. J., Firuzi, R., Prause, R., Aranyo, J., Bisbal, F., Iborra-Egea, O., Jorge, E., Iraola-Picornel, G., Teis, A., de Raffele, M., Delgado, V., ... Pfannkuche, K. P. (2026). Scalable differentiation of human cardiac organoids from iPSCs generates cardiac tissues for cardiac cell therapy. Theranostics, 16(12), 6437-6462. https://doi.org/10.7150/thno.127654
- 2025
- Gawalko, M., Kociemba, W., Sanders, P., & Linz, D. (2025). Gut microbiome and atrial fibrillation: mechanistic insights metabolites and comorbidities. Systematic review. Gut Microbes, 17(1), Article 2570423. https://doi.org/10.1080/19490976.2025.2570423
- Ayagama, T., Berridge, G., Fischer, R., Capel, R. A., Verheule, S., Schotten, U., & Burton, R. A. B. (2025). Protocol for endolysosomal proteomics in goat atrial tissue using a refined density-gradient approach. STAR protocols, 6(4), Article 104248. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xpro.2025.104248
- Linz, D., & Chaldoupi, S.-M. (2025). Hypokalaemia in atrial fibrillation: a red flag for more comprehensive workup?European Heart Journal, 46(47), 5140-5142. Article ehaf651. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehaf651
- 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
- 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
- Santoro, F., Mugnai, G., Perrotta, L., Kovacs, B., Dinshaw, L., Del Castillo, A. M., Jungen, C., Kurath-Koller, S., Stojkovic, S., Vandenberk, B., & Vernooy, K. (2025). Catheter ablation vs. anti-arrhythmic drug therapy for ventricular tachycardia in ischaemic heart disease: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. EP Europace, 27(12), Article euaf302. https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euaf302
- Becher, N., Kollner, G., Bertaglia, E., Blomstrom-Lundqvist, C., Brandes, A., Beuger, V., Calvert, M., Camm, A. J., Cabanelas, N., Chlouverakis, G., Dan, G.-A., Dichtl, W., Diener, H. C., Fierenz, A., Goette, A., de Groot, J. R., Kennes, L. N., Lip, G. Y. H., Lubinski, A., ... Kirchhof, P. (2025). Effects of anticoagulation in patients with device-detected atrial fibrillation and multiple stroke risk factors: a win ratio analysis of the NOAH-AFNET 6 trial. European heart journal - Quality of care & clinical outcomes, 11(8), 1351-1358. https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjqcco/qcaf087
- van Koll, J., Luermans, J. G. L. M., Joza, J., Burri, H., Curila, K., Bressi, E., Grieco, D., van Kuijk, S. M. J., Rijks, J. H. J., van Stipdonk, A. M. W., Smits, K. C., Prinzen, F. W., Rademakers, L. M., Vernooy, K., & Nguyên, U. C. (2025). Heterogeneity in clinical judgment of septal lead position and capture type in left bundle branch area pacing. Heart Rhythm, 22(12), 3218-3227. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrthm.2025.03.1959
- Haugaard, S. L., Schneider, M. J., Kjeldsen, S. T., Sattler, S. M., Bastrup, J. A., Saljic, A., Birk, J. B., Hansen, C., Synnestvedt, J. N., Van Hunnik, A., Sobota, V., Carstensen, H., Hopster-Iversen, C., Schwarzwald, C. C., Altintas, A., Barres, R., Jepps, T. A., Larsen, S., Kjobsted, R., ... Buhl, R. (2025). Metformin Protects Against Persistent Atrial Fibrillation in an Equine Model. Circulation-Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology, 18(12), Article e013850. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCEP.125.013850
- Reichl, J. J., Abdel Hamid, K., Burkard, T., Vischer, A. S., Gutmann, C., Dudek, D., Pawlik, A., Merkely, B., László, J. M., Manolis, A. J., Kallistratos, M. S., Linz, D., Dörr, M., Bahr, C., Belesin, B., Hübner, T., König, N., Piper, D., & Eckstein, J. (2025). PPG-based smartphone application vs usual care for atrial fibrillation screening: A European Multicenter Randomized Trial. Heart Rhythm, 22(12), e1155-e1162. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrthm.2025.07.060
- van der Horst, S. F. B., Chu, G., Seelig, J., Trinks-Roerdink, E. M., Voorhout, L., de Vries, T. A. C., van Alem, A. P., Beukema, R. J., Boersma, L. V. A., Brouwer, M. A., ten Cate, H., Faber, L. M., de Groot, J. R., Gu, Y. L., den Hartog, F. R., de Jong, J. S. S. G., de Jong, Y., Kirchhof, C. J. H. J., Kleijwegt, F. S., ... Huisman, M. V. (2025). Predicting clinically relevant bleeding in new-onset atrial fibrillation patients initiating oral anticoagulant therapy: External validation of the AF-BLEED score. Thrombosis Research, 256, Article 109533. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.thromres.2025.109533
- Dinshaw, L., Koltzau, A., Linz, D., Vernooy, K., Grau, M., & Benslama, Y. (2025). Radiofrequency ablation of a reentrant atrial tachycardia at the superior left atrium via the pulmonary artery. HeartRhythm Case Reports, 11(12), 1373-1378. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrcr.2025.10.005
- Linz, D., & Dobrev, D. (2025). Recent highlights from the <i>International Journal</i> <i>of Cardiology Heart & Vasculature</i> Stroke prevention and rhythm control in patients with atrial fibrillation. IJC Heart and Vasculature, 61, Article 101816. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcha.2025.101816
- 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




