• 2025
    • Mane-Damas, M., Saxena, A., Nogales-Gadea, G., Stevens, J., Vincken, S., van Beek, M., van den Hoogen, N. J., Joosten, E. A. J., Willcox, N., Duimel, H., Maessen, J. G., Molenaar, P. C., De Baets, M. H., Losen, M., & Martinez-Martinez, P. (2025). Efficacy of MLN9708 (ixazomib) in experimental autoimmune myasthenia gravis and in anti-AChR producing primary thymic cell cultures from myasthenia gravis patients. Frontiers in Immunology, 16, Article 1521432. https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2025.1521432
    • Ling, R. R., Chen, Y., Low, C. J. W., Agerstrand, C., Jung, J.-S., Lim, S.-L., Lorusso, R., Müeller, T., Okada, Y., Tonna, J. E., Shekar, K., Brodie, D., MacLaren, G., & Ramanathan, K. (2025). Left ventricular unloading during extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation: a target trial emulation of the ELSO registry. Critical Care, 29(1), Article 186. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-025-05345-3
    • Beelen, N. J., Vohra, J., & Verdonschot, J. A. J. (2025). Basic principles of genetics and genetic counselling. Indian pacing and electrophysiology journal, 25(3), 177-184. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ipej.2025.05.002
    • Janssen-Telders, C., Eringa, E. C., de Groot, J. R., de Man, F. S., & Handoko, M. L. (2025). The role of epicardial adipose tissue remodelling in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. Cardiovascular Research, 121(6), 860-870. https://doi.org/10.1093/cvr/cvaf056
    • Habibi, Z., Verhaert, D. V. M., Betz, K., Hermans, B. J. M., Winters, J., Philippens, S. A. M., Chaldoupi, S. M., Maesen, B., Maessen, J. G., Isaacs, A., Westra, S. W., Nijveldt, R., Gillet, L., Wienhues-Thelen, U. H., Koehler, M., Zeemering, S., Vernooy, K., Linz, D., & Schotten, U. (2025). Association of atrial fibrillation burden and clinical profile with blood biomarkers: Results from the ISOLATION Ablation Cohort. Heart Rhythm O2, 6(5), 661-670. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hroo.2025.02.017
    • Suthahar, N., Mourmans, S. G. J., Achten, A., Aboumsallem, J. P., Meijers, W. C., Bomer, N., Kardys, I., Gansevoort, R. T., Bakker, S. J. L., Weerts, J., Eringa, E. C., Damman, K., van Empel, V., & de Boer, R. A. (2025). Peroxiredoxin-4, a marker of systemic oxidative stress, is associated with incident heart failure. European journal of heart failure, 27(5), 905-911. Article 3653. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejhf.3653
    • Meani, P., Todaro, S., Veronese, G., Kowalewski, M., Montisci, A., Protti, I., Marchese, G., Meuwese, C., Lorusso, R., & Pappalardo, F. (2025). Science of left ventricular unloading. Perfusion, 40(4), 818-831. https://doi.org/10.1177/02676591241268389
    • Zaaqoq, A. M., Heinsar, S., Yoon, H.-J., White, N., Griffee, M. J., Suen, J. Y., Bassi, G. L., Fanning, J. P., Shehatta, A. L., M A Alexander, P., Jacobs, J. P., Dalton, H. J., Lorusso, R., Cho, S.-M., Peek, G. J., Fraser, J. F., & COVID-19 Critical Care Consortium (COVID Critical) (2025). Worldwide application and valuation of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support during the COVID-19 pandemic (WAVES). Perfusion, 40(4), 993-1003. https://doi.org/10.1177/02676591241267228
    • Saraber, P., Bica, L., Reesink, K., Mees, B., Bidar, E., Schurger, L., & Heuts, S. (2025). The clinical relevance of the decelerating effect of angiotensin receptor blockers on aortic growth in Marfan patients; a Bayesian perspective. International Journal of Cardiology, 433, Article 133318. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2025.133318
    • Mourmans, S. G. J., Achten, A., Hermans, R., Scheepers, M. J. E., D'Alessandro, E., Swennen, G., Woudstra, J., Appelman, Y., Goor, H. V., Schalkwijk, C., Knackstedt, C., Weerts, J., Eringa, E. C., & van Empel, V. P. M. (2025). The effect of empagliflozin on peripheral microvascular dysfunction in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. Cardiovascular Diabetology, 24(1), Article 182. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12933-025-02679-8
    • Bodiou, V., Cristini, N., De Cristofaro, L., Pareek, T., Rajagopal, V., Verrougstraete, L., Heinrich, J. M., Post, M. J., & Moutsatsou, P. (2025). Process intensification of cultivated meat production through microcarrier addition strategy optimisation. Scientific Reports, 15(1), Article 14080. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-97813-7
    • Gigli, M., Stolfo, D., Barbati, G., Graw, S., Chen, S. N., Merlo, M., Medo, K., Gregorio, C., Dal Ferro, M., Paldino, A., Perotto, M., Peter van Tintelen, J., Te Riele, A. S. J. M., Baas, A. F., Wilde, A. M., Amin, A. S., Houweling, A. C., Elliott, P., Cannie, D., ... Filamin C Registry Consortium (2025). Arrhythmic Risk Stratification of Carriers of Filamin C Truncating Variants. JAMA Cardiology, 10(4), 359-369. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamacardio.2024.5543
    • Baudo, M., Sicouri, S., Cabrucci, F., Yamashita, Y., Magouliotis, D. E., Carnila, S. M., Abramson, S. V., Hawthorne, K. M., Jarrett, H., Rodriguez, R., Goldman, S. M., Coady, P. M., Gnall, E. M., Gray, W. A., Gelsomino, S., & Ramlawi, B. (2025). Evolution of Untreated Moderate Mitral Regurgitation After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation. Medicina-Lithuania, 61(4), Article 686. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina61040686
    • Zancanaro, E., Grapsa, J., Kresoja, K. P., Ascione, G., Sethi, K., Rosch, S., Carino, D., Dohle, D. S., Di Mauro, M., Stephan von Bardeleben, R., Treede, H., Lurz, P., & Lorusso, R. (2025). Primary mitral regurgitation, surgery in the transcatheter era: when the neighbourhood becomes noisy. European heart journal. Imaging methods and practice, 3(1), Article 041. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjimp/qyaf041
    • Frankort, J., Frankort, S., Doukas, P., Uhl, C., Jacobs, M. J., Mees, B. M. E., & Gombert, A. (2025). Outcome Following Open Repair of Hereditary and Non-Hereditary Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm in Patients Under 60 Years Old-A Multicenter Study. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 14(7), Article 2513. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm14072513
    • Mahajna, A., Ott, S., Haneya, A., Leick, J., Pilarczyk, K., Shehada, S.-E., Bolotin, G., & Lorusso, R. (2025). Current insights on temporary mechanical circulatory support in adults with post-cardiotomy cardiogenic shock. European Heart Journal Supplements, 27(4), iv12-iv22. Article suaf005. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartjsupp/suaf005
    • Mahajna, A., Bolotin, G., & Lorusso, R. (2025). Managing the acute cardiac functional crisis: a comprehensive review of cardiogenic shock management strategies. European Heart Journal Supplements, 27(4), iv4-iv11. Article suae125. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartjsupp/suae125
    • Pappalardo, F., Lorusso, R., & Werner, N. (2025). Mechanical circulatory support in special settings: the Heart Team approach and new boundaries. European Heart Journal Supplements, 27(Supplement_4), iv1-iv3. Article suae120. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartjsupp/suae120
    • Lo Coco, V., Di Mauro, M., Loforte, A., Fux, T., Wiedemann, D., Verbelen, T., Broman, L. M., Kremer, J., Pozzi, M., Takeda, K., Boeken, U., Chen, Y.-S., Masiello, P., Vogel, D. J., Maas, J. J., Ballotta, A., Pappalardo, F., Hryniewicz, K., Lorusso, R., & PLACE Study Group (2025). PLACE: Multicenter Study for Right Ventricular Failure on Mechanical Cardiocirculatory Supports. Asaio Journal, 71(4), 290-299. https://doi.org/10.1097/MAT.0000000000002328
    • Scandroglio, A. M., Baldetti, L., Oezkur, M., Mahajna, A., Pieri, M., Kowalewski, M., Pilarczyk, K., & Lorusso, R. (2025). The application of mechanical circulatory support in special conditions. European Heart Journal Supplements, 27(4), iv62-iv71. Article suaf006. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartjsupp/suaf006
    • Schouteden, E., Heuts, S., Bels, J. L., Thiesen, S., van Gassel, R. J., Lee, Z.-Y., Stoppe, C., Beishuizen, A., De Bie Dekker, A., Fraipont, V., Lamote, S., Ledoux, D., Scheeren, C., De Waele, E., van Zanten, A., van Kuijk, S. M., van de Poll, M. C., Mesotten, D., Gabrio, A., & PRECISe study team (2025). The impact of high versus standard enteral protein provision on functional recovery following intensive care admission: A pre-planned Bayesian analysis of the PRECISe trial. Clinical Nutrition, 48, 153-160. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clnu.2025.03.022
    • Hileman, B. A., Martucci, G., Rizzitello, N., Occhipinti, G., Rossetti, M., Tuzzolino, F., Lorusso, R., Panigada, M., Tanaka, K., Arcadipane, A., & Panarello, G. (2025). Antithrombin during veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation with heparin anticoagulation: A single-center cohort study. Perfusion, 40(3), 720-729. Article 2676591241258048. https://doi.org/10.1177/02676591241258048
    • Joram, N., Thiagarajan, R. R., Bembea, M., Cho, S. M., Guerguerian, A. M., Lorusso, R., Polito, A., Raman, L., Sanford, E., Shah, N., Zaaqoq, A., Hoskote, A., Di Nardo, M., & Euro-ELSO Working Group on Neurologic Monitoring and Outcome (2025). Can we reduce the risk of neurological injury in critically ill children on initiation of ECLS? A narrative review of potential modifiable factors. Perfusion, 40(1_suppl), 29S-38S. https://doi.org/10.1177/02676591251329555
    • Lenarczyk, R., Proietti, M., Scheitz, J. F., Shah, D., Siebert, E., Gorog, D. A., Kowalczyk, J., Bonaros, N., Ntaios, G., Doehner, W., Van Mieghem, N. M., Nardai, S., Kovac, J., Fiszer, R., Lorusso, R., Navarese, E., Castrejón, S., Rubboli, A., Rivera-Caravaca, J. M., ... Lip, G. Y. H. (2025). Clinical and subclinical acute brain injury caused by invasive cardiovascular procedures. Nature Reviews Cardiology, 22(4), 273-303. Article e010920. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41569-024-01076-0
    • Katsargyris, A., Haulon, S., Verhoeven, E. L. G., Early Launch Collaborators, & Mees, B. (2025). Editor's Choice – Initial Experience with the BeFlared Bridging Covered Stent for Fenestrated Endovascular Aneurysm Repair. European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, 69(4), 651-652. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejvs.2025.01.029
    • De Piero, M. E., Mariani, S., van Bussel, B. C. T., Jarczak, D., Krenner, N., de la Sota, E. P., Silva, P. E., Roemmer, M., Kowalewski, M., Carelli, S., Broman, L. M., Vuylsteke, A., Fortuna, P., Alessandri, F., Martucci, G., Patel, B. V., Lotz, G., Boeken, U., Maier, S., ... EuroECMO-COVID Study Group (2025). In-hospital outcomes and 6-month follow-up results of patients supported with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for COVID-19 from the second wave to the end of the pandemic (EuroECMO-COVID): a prospective, international, multicentre, observational study. The Lancet Respiratory medicine, 13(4), 307-317. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2213-2600(24)00369-2
    • Parrini, I., Lucà, F., Rao, C. M., Ceravolo, R., Gelsomino, S., Ammendolea, C., Pezzi, L., Ingianni, N., Del Sindaco, D., Murrone, A., Geraci, G., Bilato, C., Armentaro, G., Sciacqua, A., Riccio, C., Colivicchi, F., Grimaldi, M., Oliva, F., Gulizia, M. M., ... Epidemiology Working Group of Italian Association of Hospital Cardiologists (2025). Management of Atrial Fibrillation in Elderly Patients: A Whole New Ballgame?Journal of Clinical Medicine, 14(7), Article 2328. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm14072328
    • Mariani, S., Perazzo, A., De Piero, M. E., van Bussel, B. C. T., Di Mauro, M., Wiedemann, D., Lehmann, S., Pozzi, M., Loforte, A., Boeken, U., Samalavicius, R., Bounader, K., Hou, X., Bunge, J. J. H., Sriranjan, K., Salazar, L., Meyns, B., Mazzeffi, M. A., Matteucci, S., ... PELS Investigators (2025). Postcardiotomy extracorporeal membrane oxygenation after elective, urgent, and emergency cardiac operations: Insights from the PELS observational study. JTCVS open, 24, 280-310. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xjon.2025.01.018
    • Vleugels, M.-J., Gilissen, M., van de Water, W., Moser, A., van den Beuken-van Everdingen, M., & Mees, B. (2025). Potentially Inappropriate Care in Patients with Chronic Limb Threatening Ischaemia in the Last Month of Life. European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, 69(4), 653-654. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejvs.2024.12.022
    • Heuts, S., Kawczynski, M. J., Velders, B. J. J., Brophy, J. M., Hickey, G. L., & Kowalewski, M. (2025). Statistical primer: an introduction into the principles of Bayesian statistical analyses in clinical trials. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, 67(4), Article ezaf139. https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezaf139
    • Bousema, J. E., Spaans, L. N., Dijkgraaf, M. G. W., van der Heijden, E. H. F. M., Verhagen, A. F. T. M., Annema, J. T., van den Broek, F. J. C., MEDIASTrial study group, Sprooten, R., & Maessen, J. (2025). Two-year survival and disease recurrence after endosonography with or without confirmatory mediastinoscopy for resectable lung cancer (a short communication of the MEDIASTrial follow-up). Lung Cancer, 202, Article 108462. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lungcan.2025.108462
    • Perazzo, Á., Mariani, S., Montenegro, G. L., Conci, L., Sepúlveda, D. P. L., Steffen, S. P., Gaiotto, F. A., Lorusso, R., Caldas, S., Lins, E. M., Leal, J. C. F., & Moraes, F. R. D. (2025). Cardiopulmonary Bypass and Cross-Clamping Times in Aortic Valve Replacement Surgery by Ministernotomy with Sutureless Prosthesis Implantation Compared to Conventional Prosthesis: A Cross-Sectional Study. Revista Brasileira de Cirurgia Cardiovascular, 40(2), Article e20240290. https://doi.org/10.21470/1678-9741-2024-0290
    • Squiccimarro, E., Lorusso, R., Margari, V., Labriola, C., Whitlock, R., & Paparella, D. (2025). Sex-related differences in systemic inflammatory response and outcomes after cardiac surgery and cardiopulmonary bypass. Interdisciplinary CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, 40(3), Article ivaf066. https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivaf066
    • Monzo, L., Kobayashi, M., Ferreira, J. P., Lamiral, Z., Delles, C., Clark, A. L., Edelmann, F., González, A., Heymans, S., Pellicori, P., Petutschnigg, J., Verdonschot, J. A. J., Rossignol, P., Cleland, J. G. F., Zannad, F., Girerd, N., & HOMAGE “Heart Omics in AGEing” Trial Committees and Investigators (2025). Echocardiographic and biomarker characteristics in diabetes, coronary artery disease or both: insights from HOMAGE trial. Cardiovascular Diabetology, 24(1), Article 111. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12933-025-02609-8
    • Grazioli, V., Di Mauro, M., Perocchio, G., Gerometta, P., Agnino, A., Pin, M., Meani, P., Matteucci, M., Ronco, D., Massimi, G., Maessen, J., Corradi, D., Gaudino, M., & Lorusso, R. (2025). Myocardial revascularization in patients with chronic kidney disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis of surgical versus percutaneous coronary revascularization. Interdisciplinary CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, 40(3), Article ivaf021. https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivaf021
    • Arjomandi Rad, A., Vardanyan, R., Athanasiou, T., Maessen, J., & Sardari Nia, P. (2025). The ethical considerations of integrating artificial intelligence into surgery: a review. Interdisciplinary CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, 40(3), Article ivae192. https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivae192
    • Scheenstra, B., van Susante, L., Bongers, B. C., Lenssen, T., Knols, H., van Kuijk, S., Nieman, M., Maessen, J., Van't Hof, A., Sardari Nia, P., & Digital Cardiac Counseling (DCC) Trial investigators (2025). The Effect of Teleprehabilitation on Adverse Events After Elective Cardiac Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 85(8), 788-800. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2024.10.064
    • Timmer, L. T., den Hertog, E., Versteeg, D., Post, H., Verdonschot, J. A. J., Monshouwer-Kloots, J., Kyriakopoulou, E., Perini, I., Koopmans, T., van der Kraak, P., Zentilin, L., Heymans, S. R. B., Vink, A., Giacca, M., Heck, A. J. R., & van Rooij, E. (2025). Cardiomyocyte SORBS2 expression increases in heart failure and regulates integrin interactions and extracellular matrix composition. Cardiovascular Research, 121(4), 585-600. Article cvaf021. https://doi.org/10.1093/cvr/cvaf021
    • Wegner, M., Smeets, R. R., Veenstra, L. F., Ahmad, W., Behrens, A. L., Kursch, F., Wienemann, H., Dorweiler, B., Baldus, S., Adam, M., Mees, B. M. E., & Meertens, M. M. (2025). Comparison of patients with occlusive or hemorrhagic access site complications requiring reintervention after percutaneous transfemoral transcatheter aortic valve implantation. Vasa-European Journal of Vascular Medicine, 54(2), 133-141. https://doi.org/10.1024/0301-1526/a001154
    • Mahtab, E. A. F., Max, S. A., Braun, J., Regeer, M. V., Kaufman, B., Dunning, J., Bibleraaj, B., Andreas, M., Rodríguez Lecoq, R., Klinceva, M., Rosalia, R., Lorusso, R., Bruining, N., & Egorova, A. D. (2025). Developing a Systematic Approach for the Implementation of Medical Extended Reality Learning Modules in Cardiothoracic Health Care: Recommendations From an International Expert Group. JACC: Advances, 4(3), Article 101633. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacadv.2025.101633
    • Heuts, S., Lee, Z. Y., Lew, C. C. H., Bels, J. L. M., Gabrio, A., Kawczynski, M. J., Heyland, D. K., Summers, M. J., Deane, A. M., Mesotten, D., Chapple, L. A. S., Stoppe, C., & van de Poll, M. C. G. (2025). Higher Versus Lower Protein Delivery in Critically Ill Patients: A Systematic Review and Bayesian Meta-Analysis. Critical Care Medicine, 53(3), e645-e655. https://doi.org/10.1097/CCM.0000000000006562
    • Lemmens, M.-J. D. K., Heuts, S., Bidar, E., Wildberger, J. E., Mihl, C., & Smulders, M. W. (2025). Integrating Coronary Artery Assessment and Myocardial Late Enhancement Imaging With Photon-Counting Detector CT: Visualizing the Invisible. Circulation-Cardiovascular Imaging, 18(3), e017238. Article e017238. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.124.017238
    • de la Puente-secades, S., Mikolajetz, D., Gayrard, N., Hermann, J., Jankowski, V., Bhargava, S., Meyer, A., Argiles, A., Saritas, T., van der Vorst, E. P. C., Wu, Z., Noels, H., Tepel, M., Alghamdi, K., Ward, D., Zidek, W., Wolf, M., Floege, J., Schurgers, L., ... Jankowski, J. (2025). Vasoconstriction-inhibiting factor: an endogenous inhibitor of vascular calcification as a calcimimetic of calcium-sensing receptor. Cardiovascular Research, 121(3), 507-521. https://doi.org/10.1093/cvr/cvaf016
    • Badulak, J., Abrams, D., Luks, A. M., Zakhary, B., Conrad, S. A., Bartlett, R., MacLaren, G., Vercaemst, L., Lorusso, R., Broman, L. M., Agerstrand, C., Price, S., Combes, A., Peek, G., Fan, E., Shekar, K., Fraser, J., Brodie, D., & Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO) (2025). Correction: Position paper on the physiology and nomenclature of dual circulation during venoarterial ECMO in adults. Intensive Care Medicine, 51(3), 661-662. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-025-07809-0
    • Bassett, C., Doukas, P., Gombert, A., Schurgers, L., Jacobs, M., Uhl, C., & Hruschka, B. (2025). Degradation elastischer Fasern in thorakoabdominellen Aortenaneurysmen: Ein multinationales und multizentrisches Forschungsprojekt mit Vorbildcharakter. Gefässchirurgie, 30(2), 79-82. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00772-025-01181-5
    • Gilbers, M. D., Kawczynski, M. J., Bidar, E., Maesen, B., Isaacs, A., Winters, J., Linz, D., Rienstra, M., van Gelder, I., Maessen, J. G., & Schotten, U. (2025). Determinants and impact of postoperative atrial fibrillation burden during 2.5 years of continuous rhythm monitoring after cardiac surgery: Results from the RACE V prospective cohort study. Heart Rhythm, 22(3), 647-660. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrthm.2024.08.014
    • Squiccimarro, E., Lorusso, R., Consiglio, A., Labriola, C., Haumann, R. G., Piancone, F., Speziale, G., Whitlock, R. P., & Paparella, D. (2025). Impact of Inflammation After Cardiac Surgery on 30-Day Mortality and Machine Learning Risk Prediction. Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia, 39(3), 683-691. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.jvca.2024.12.013
    • Cucchi, M., Mariani, S., Kawczynski, M. J., Shkurka, E., Ius, F., Comentale, G., Hoskote, A., & Lorusso, R. (2025). Individual patient data meta-analysis on awake pediatric extracorporeal life support: Feasibility and safety of analgesia, sedation and respiratory support weaning, and physiotherapy. Perfusion, 40(2), 371-383. https://doi.org/10.1177/02676591241240377
    • Hameed, I., Ahmed, A., Waldron, C., Algarate, P. T., Kawczynski, M., Fatima, M., Alhazmi, A., Colon, S., Brackett, A., Heuts, S., Nia, P. S., Gaudino, M., Badhwar, V., & Geirsson, A. (2025). Mitral Valve Repair: Optimal Annual Case Volume for Surgery. JACC: Advances, 4(3), 101589. Article 101589. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacadv.2025.101589