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Slegers, D. P. J., Bova, R., Heuts, S. F. M., Betti, M., Theunissen, R., Veenstra, L., Vainer, J., Ilhan, M., Ijsselmuiden, A. J. J., Rasoul, S., Vriesendorp, P. A., Van't Hof, A. W. J., Lux, A., & South Limburg Interventional Cardiology Group (2026). Diffuse coronary artery disease leads to deferral of both surgical and percutaneous coronary artery revascularisation. International Journal of Cardiology, 445, Article 134049. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2025.134049

Luca, F., Ceravolo, R., Gulizia, M. M., Gelsomino, S., Rao, C. M., Ingianni, N., Vitale, G., Geraci, G., Iacovoni, A., Scicchitano, P., Murrone, A., Bilato, C., Guasti, L., Colivicchi, F., Oliva, F., Nardi, F., Grimaldi, M., & Parrini, I. (2026). Primary and Secondary Prevention of Ischemic Stroke in Elderly Patients with Cardiovascular Disease: The Role of Frailty and Care Pathways. Neurology International, 18(2), Article 36. https://doi.org/10.3390/neurolint18020036

Cannata, S., Sultan, I., Van Mieghem, N. M., Giordano, A., De Backer, O., Byrne, J., Tchetche, D., Buccheri, S., Nombela-Franco, L., Teles, R. C., Barbanti, M., Barbato, E., Santos, I. A., Blackman, D. J., Maisano, F., Lorusso, R., La Spina, K., Millin, A., Kliner, D. E., ... Latib, A. (2026). Intra-annular self-expanding or balloon-expandable TAVI in small annuli: the NAVULTRA registry. Eurointervention, 22(3), e161-e171. Article e161 - e171. https://doi.org/10.4244/EIJ-D-25-00937

Yang, Y., He, H., Yu, C., & Sardari Nia, P. (2026). Artificial Intelligence Models to Predict Recurrence Risk Prediction in Early-Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Systematic Review. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, 68(2), Article ezag072. https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezag072

Van Cauteren, Y. J. M., Heuts, S., Bijvoet, G. P., Wildberger, J. E., Vernooy, K., Kim, R. J., Heitner, J. F., Klem, I., Beijnink, C. W. H., Nijveldt, R., Heijman, J., Bekkers, S. C. A. M., Smulders, M. W., & Mihl, C. (2026). Diagnostic accuracy and prognostic value of CMR in patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome: a meta-analysis. European Heart Journal Cardiovascular Imaging, Article jeaf356. https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjci/jeaf356

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van der Hoofd, Z., van Dijk-Huisman, H. C., Bongers, B. C., Scheenstra, B., Maessen, J., & Lenssen, A. F. (2026). Preoperative Physical Fitness and Short-Term Postoperative Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Elective Cardiac Surgery: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Seminars in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/10892532261427827

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Verolino, G., Di Mauro, M., Czerny, M., Kawczynski, M., Heuts, S., Bidar, E., & Lorusso, R. (2026). Surgical Explant of Degenerated Transcatheter Valves: A New Type of Threat?Interdisciplinary CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, 41(2), Article ivag018. https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivag018

Condello, I., Dell'Aquila, M., Gunaydin, S., & El Dsouki, Y. (2026). The lactate risk score (LRS): Anticipating hyperlactatemia during cardiopulmonary bypass. Perfusion. https://doi.org/10.1177/02676591261426843

Ronco, D., Matteucci, M., Di Mauro, M., Massimi, G., Gemelli, M., Ariza-Solé, A., & Lorusso, R. (2026). On the hindered path of evidence in postinfarction mechanical complications: How research can support improved management. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 171(2), e38-e40. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2025.06.004

Coveliers, J., Meani, P., Kowalewski, M., Huizinga, E., Gutta, K., Piccirillo, G., Gasparotti, E., Vignali, E., Mazzoli, 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. (2026). Subclavian or axillary artery cannulation for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: A systematic review. JTCVS open, 29, Article 101562. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xjon.2025.101562

Kowalewski, M., Smoczynski, R., Ogorzelec, N., Stec, S., Kornaszewska, M., Maesen, B., & Suwalski, P. (2026). State-of-the-Art: Central Europe’s first hybrid unilateral left-sided thoracoscopic MAZE ablation of atrial fibrillation with left atrial appendage occlusion followed by robotic coronary artery bypass LIMA-LAD. Kardiologia Polska, 84(1), 106-107. Article 84508. https://doi.org/10.33963/v.phj.108301

El Dsouki, Y., Condello, I., Iacona, C., El Daccache, S., & Lorusso, R. (2026). Securing data management systems in perfusion: A narrative review on cybersecurity and clinical risk. Perfusion. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/02676591261417526

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

Rossetti, M., Capuano, P., Mamone, G., Abdulaziz, S., Ghisulal, P., Panarello, G., Martucci, G., Cho, S.-M., & Lorusso, R. (2026). Diagnostic Imaging Challenges During Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation. Artificial Organs, Article 70092. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/aor.70092

Hon, J. J., Rad, A. A., Harbinson, O., Al-Zubaidi, F., Sardari Nia, P., Sayeed, R., Srivastava, V., Kourliouros, A., & Athanasiou, T. (2026). Clinical and Haemodynamic Outcomes in Small Versus Large Prostheses in Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal of Cardiac Surgery, 2026(1), Article 9523752. https://doi.org/10.1155/jocs/9523752

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

Cheheili Sobbi, S., Pavlykova-Chertovska, A., Dreesen, S., Maesen, J., & Sardari Nia, P. (2026). Comparison of Mechanical Properties of Patient-Specific Direct 3D-Printed Aortic Valve for Simulation Trainings: A Comparative Study. Innovations: Technology and Techniques in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/15569845251408924

Cabrucci, F., Bacchi, B., Petrone, D., Baudo, M., Magouliotis, D. E., Yamashita, Y., Sicouri, S., Bonacchi, M., Gelsomino, S., & Ramlawi, B. (2025). Clinical and Radiological Outcomes of Acute Type A Aortic Dissection Repair with the Ascyrus Medical Dissection Stent. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 14(23), Article 8553. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm14238553

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

Dalton, H. J., & Lorusso, R. (2025). Brain Injury and Venoarterial Unloading in Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: Questions Remain. Critical Care Medicine, 53(12), e2761-e2763. https://doi.org/10.1097/CCM.0000000000006928

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

Vinck, E. E., Bickel-Dabadghao, M., Zientara, A., Emrich, A. L., Gobel, N., Bleiziffer, S., Sardari Nia, P., & Gottardi, R. (2025). Left-Handed Cardiac Surgery Learning Lab: An EACTS Annual Meeting Initiative. Interdisciplinary CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, 40(12), Article ivaf279. https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivaf279

Massimi, G., Matteucci, M., Ronco, D., & Lorusso, R. (2025). Reply to Li et al. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, 67(12), Article ezaf397. https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezaf397

El Dsouki, Y., Condello, I., & Lorusso, R. (2025). Right Ventricular-Pulmonary Artery Cannulation in Right Ventricular Failure: An Updated Narrative Review. Artificial Organs. https://doi.org/10.1111/aor.70079

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

Ko, K., Heuts, S., Tjon Joek Tjien, A., Sardari Nia, P., Maessen, J. G., Houterman, S., Singh, S. K., Boon, R., Tonino, P., Verberkmoes, N., Olsthoorn, J. R., & Cardiothoracic Surgery Registration Committee of the Netherlands Heart Registration (2025). Textbook Outcome in Mitral Valve Surgery-Results from the Netherlands Heart Registration. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, 67(12), Article ezaf422. https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezaf422

Jacobs, H., Frost, O., Rad, A. A., Chou, W. K., Al-saegh, S., Zubarevich, A., Weymann, A., Ruhparwar, A., Amanov, L., Nia, P. S., Kourliouros, A., & Athanasiou, T. (2025). The Impact of Obesity on Durable Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Artificial Organs. https://doi.org/10.1111/aor.70071

Philip, M., Dumonceau, R. G., Citro, R., Cosyns, B., Donal, E., Erba, P. A., Gouriet, F., Iung, B., Kong, W. K. F., Lancellotti, P., Maggioni, A., Mancini, J., Popescu, B. A., Prendergast, B., Sambola, A., Sengupta, S. P., Timoteo, A., Tribouilloy, C., van Melle, J. P., ... Streukens, B. (2025). Clinical characteristics, management and outcomes of enterococcal infective endocarditis: an ancillary study from the ESC-EORP EURO-ENDO registry. European heart journal - Quality of care & clinical outcomes. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjqcco/qcaf145

Hernandez-Montfort, J., John, K. J., Goldstein, D., Lorusso, R., Sinha, S., Goodman, R., Natov, P., Li, S., Li, B., Kanwar, M., Garan, A. R., Abraham, J., Kong, Q., Sangal, P., Walec, K., Mahr, C., Rali, A., Burkhoff, D., Kapur, N. K., & CSWG Academic Research Consortium (2025). Clinical Outcomes of Cardiogenic Shock Patients Supported with VA-ECMO: Insights from the Cardiogenic Shock Working Group. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, 44(12), 1958-1971. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healun.2025.07.016

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Santarpino, G., Lorusso, R., Concistrè, G., Castillo, J. C., Argano, V., Royse, A., Nobre, A. L., Parrino, P., Bisleri, G., Baghai, M., Fischlein, T., Troise, G., Mastrogiovanni, G., Fontaine, R., Pacini, D., Minniti, G., Pappalardo, A., Hughes, G. C., Noirhomme, P., ... Solinas, M. (2025). Prognostic impact of small size sutureless prostheses: results for 241 patients from an international registry. Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 20(1), Article 313. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13019-025-03558-9

Husen, T. F., Vidya, A. P., Heuts, S., Prasetyo, A., Nugroho, A. K. Z., Lorusso, R., Bidar, E., Maesen, B., & Sardari Nia, P. (2025). Comparative Study of Different Minimally Invasive Aortic Valve Replacement Techniques: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis. Interdisciplinary CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, 40(11), Article ivaf244. https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivaf244

Ceravolo, R., Parise, O., & Gelsomino, S. (2025). Cuore e innovazione: applicazione dell’intelligenza artificiale sintetica in cardiologia. Giornale Italiano di Cardiologia, 26(11), 805-814. https://doi.org/10.1714/4585.45926

Aerts, L., Kowalewski, M., & Maesen, B. (2025). Internal Suture Closure of the LAA: Ineffective and out of Date. Interdisciplinary CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, 40(11), Article ivaf256. https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivaf256

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Husen, T. F., Genechten, S. V., Claessens, J., Packle, L., Heuts, S., Maessen, J. G., & Yilmaz, A. (2025). Y-Graft Versus In Situ Bilateral Internal Mammary Arteries in Endoscopic Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting. Innovations: Technology and Techniques in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, 20(6), 547-554. https://doi.org/10.1177/15569845251377059

Grasso, E., Lorusso, R., Ibrahim, A., Abdelhamed, M. I., Abdallah, H., & Sayin, O. A. (2025). Heartmate 3 left ventricular assist device system in patients with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency. Perfusion, 40(8), 1870-1877. https://doi.org/10.1177/02676591251334897

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Lorusso, R., Salazar, L., Nersesian, G., Milojevic, M., Schmack, B., Engelman, D. T., Stein, L., Silvestry, S., Zimpfer, D., Wiedemann, D., Goldstein, D., Soltesz, E., Bermudez, C., Haft, J., Patel, B., Moreno, P., MacLaren, G., Tonna, J., Takayama, H., ... EACTS Scientific Document Group (2025). EACTS Expert Consensus Document on protected cardiac surgery: pre-emptive use of temporary mechanical circulatory support in adult cardiac surgery patients at high risk for perioperative low cardiac output syndrome. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, (3). Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezaf296

Heuts, S., Hjij, W., Kawczynski, M. J., Olsthoorn, J. R., Tjon Joek Tjien, A., van Kuijk, S. M. J., Maessen, J. G., & Sardari Nia, P. (2025). Defining centres of expertise for minimally invasive mitral valve surgery: a systematic review and volume-outcome meta-analysis. Heart, 111(20), 984-991. https://doi.org/10.1136/heartjnl-2024-325048