Publications
- 2026
- 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
- Mohanta, S. K., Peng, L., Li, Y., Lu, S., Sun, T., Carnevale, L., Perrotta, M., Ma, Z., Forstera, B., Stanic, K., Zhang, C., Zhang, X., Szczepaniak, P., Bianchini, M., Saeed, B. R., Carnevale, R., Hu, D., Nosalski, R., Pallante, F., ... Habenicht, A. J. R. (2026). Author Correction: Neuroimmune cardiovascular interfaces control atherosclerosis. Nature, 649, E7. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-10043-9
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Demandt, J., Sagel, D., Camaro, C., Van Hattem, V. A. E., Mahler, S. A., Cooper, J., Tolsma, R., Fokkert, M., Cetinyurek-Yavuz, A., Snavely, A. C., Donaldson, L. A. A., Van Der Harst, P., Van 't Hof, A., Van Royen, N., Van 't Veer, M., & Vlaar, P. J. (2026). Prehospital risk stratification in suspected non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome with point-of-care troponin: an individual patient data meta-analysis. Heart. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1136/heartjnl-2025-326922
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Franchin, L., Angriman, F., Pezzato, A., Vignut, L. S., Fabris, E., Sinagra, G., van 't Hof, A. W. J., & Imazio, M. (2026). Heparin pretreatment in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: A meta-analysis. Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine, 82, 136-144. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carrev.2025.08.004
- 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
- Kim, J. U., Kaza, N., Zuhair, M., Naraen, A., Arnold, A. D., Shun-Shin, M. J., Francis, D. P., Vernooy, K., Luermans, J. G. L. M., Israel, C., Whinnett, Z. I., & Keene, D. (2026). Atrial Dyssynchrony and Bachmann Bundle Pacing: A Review. JAMA Cardiology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamacardio.2026.2226
- 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
- MacArthur, R. B., Rikken, S. A. O. F., Vootukuri, S. R., Coller, B. S., Gibson, C. M., Granger, C. B., Montalescot, G., Ten Berg, J. M., Ducharme, M. P., & Hof, A. W. J. V. (2026). Mass balance and metabolite profiling of <SUP>14</SUP>C-Zalunfiban in humans following single-dose subcutaneous administration. Xenobiotica, 56(1), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1080/00498254.2025.2597225
- 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
- Vranken, N. P. A., Janssen, S., Pustjens, T. F. S., Michon, R., Derks, L., van't Hof, A. W. J., Rasoul, S., & Netherlands Heart Registration (2026). Outcomes in octogenarians undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention: nationwide data from the Netherlands Heart Registration. Journal of Geriatric Cardiology, 23(1), 1-8. https://doi.org/10.26599/1671-5411.2026.01.005
- Jastrzebski, M., Shah, R., Bednarek, A., Cano, O., Sondej, T., Kielbasa, G., Moskal, P., Atallah, R., Vernooy, K., Rajzer, M., & Vijayaraman, P. (2026). Radiofrequency current-facilitated implantation of left bundle branch pacing lead for cardiac resynchronization therapy. Heart Rhythm. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrthm.2026.03.1943
- 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
- van't Hof, A. W. J., Gibson, C. M., Rikken, S. A. O. F., Januzzi, J. L., Granger, C. B., van Beurden, A., Rasoul, S., Ruiters, L., Vainer, J., Verburg, A., Arslan, F., Jukema, J. W., Durieux, M., Polad, J., van Vliet, R., van den Branden, B. J. L., Magro, M., Remkes, W., Beelen, J., ... CELEBRATE Trial Investigators (2025). Zalunfiban at First Medical Contact for ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction. NEJM Evidence, 5(1). https://doi.org/10.1056/EVIDoa2500268
- 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
- Svennberg, E., Merino, J. L., Andrade, J., Anselmino, M., Arbelo, E., Boersma, E., Boriani, G., Breithardt, G., Chung, M., Chyou, J., Cohen, A., Nielsen, J. C., Dichtl, W., Diederichsen, S. Z., Dobrev, D., Doehner, W., Dworatzek, E., Fabritz, L., Filgueiras-Rama, D., ... Et al. (2025). Transforming atrial fibrillation management by targeting comorbidities and reducing atrial fibrillation burden: the 10th AFNET/EHRA consensus conference. EP Europace, 27(12), Article euaf318. https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euaf318
- Homberg, M., Betz, K., Kuijk, S. M. J. V., Luermans, J., Joosten, E. A., Buhre, W., Schotten, U., Vernooy, K., Linz, D., & Bouman, E. (2025). Peri-procedural respiratory complications in patients undergoing pulmonary vein isolation under procedural sedation and analgesia: Incidence and predictive factors. IJC Heart and Vasculature, 61, Article 101822. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcha.2025.101822
- Kantharia, B. K., Hulsurkar, M. M., Heijman, J., Linz, D., & Wehrens, X. H. T. (2025). Atrial Fibrillation in Transthyretin Amyloid Cardiac Atrial Cardiomyopathy: Mechanisms, Prevalence, and Clinical Implications. American Journal of Cardiology, 255, 155-157. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjcard.2025.07.003
- van Vliet, R., van Eck, M., Wieringa, W. G., Moors, X. R. J., & Van't Hof, A. W. J. (2025). Elective Cardioversion of Atrial Fibrillation at Home by Advanced Practice Providers: A Feasibility Study in the Dutch Emergency Medical Service - Design and Pilot Results. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 24(8), 1324-1330. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjcn/zvaf140



