Publications
- 2025
- 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
- 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
- Al-Chalabi, S., Sinha, S., Kalra, P. A., Evans, D., Green, D., Schurgers, L., & Poulikakos, D. (2025). A Randomised Prospective Crossover Study on the Effects of Medium Cut-Off Membranes on FGF-23 and Inflammatory Mediators in Patients Receiving Regular Haemodialysis. Blood Purification, 54(11), 639-651. https://doi.org/10.1159/000545745
- 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
- Ramos, K. S., Nassiri, S., Wijdeveld, L. F. J., van der Palen, R. L., Kuipers, M. F., Hills, M. T., Slijkerman, P., van Raalte, D. H., Handoko, M. L., de Groot, N. M. S., Grewal, N., Klautz, R. J. M., Eringa, E. C., & Brundel, B. J. J. M. (2025). Geranylgeranylacetone as Prevention for Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation (GENIALITY). Cardiovascular Drugs and Therapy, 39(6), 1589-1595. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10557-025-07693-2
- Buchtele, N., Tanaka, K., Tuzzolino, F., Agerstrand, C., Ait Hssain, A., Riera, J., Schellongowski, P., Schmidt, M., Ramanan, R., Balik, M., Broman, L. M., Rizzitello, N., Szuldrzynski, K., Gannon, W. D., Fanelli, V., Trethowan, B., Buscher, H., Alfoudri, H., Giani, M., ... PROTECMO Study group (2025). Incidence, kinetics, and clinical impact of thrombocytopenia in venovenous ECMO: insights from the multicenter observational PROTECMO study. Critical Care, 29(1), Article 349. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-025-05569-3
- 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
- Niederau, C., Maas, S. L., van der Vorst, E. P. C., Schurgers, L. J., Shi, Y., Holzle, F., Wolf, M., & Craveiro, R. B. (2025). Jaw-specific differential kinase activity profiles in human periodontal ligament stem cells under mechanical compression. Stem Cell Research & Therapy, 16(1), Article 624. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13287-025-04778-5
- 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
- Verberght, H. C. R., Delnoij, T. S. R., Suverein, M. M., Lunsing, J., Hermanides, R. C., Otterspoor, L., Elzo Kraemer, C. V., Vlaar, A. P. J., Van Der Heijden, J. J., Scholten, E., Uil, C. A. D., Miranda, D. D. R., Akin, S., Metz, J. D., Van Der Horst, I. C. C., Mathot, B. J., De Jonge, J., Nijboer, M. W. N., De Meijer, V. E., ... Van De Poll, M. C. G. (2025). Organ Donor Potential After Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Post-Hoc Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial. Clinical Transplantation, 39(11), Article e70382. https://doi.org/10.1111/ctr.70382
- Pölzl, L., Kletzer, J., Lohmann, R., Sutter, C., Ioannou-Nikolaidou, M., Engler, C., Graber, M., Nägele, F., Hirsch, J., Heuts, S., Czerny, M., Reinstadler, S. J., Holfeld, J., Grimm, M., Fagu, A., Kreibich, M., Hartikainen, T., Bonaros, N., Berger, T., & Gollmann-Tepeköylü, C. (2025). Prognostic Implications of Preoperative hs-cTnT in Elective Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting. JACC: Advances, 4(11P1), Article 102180. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacadv.2025.102180
- 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
- Heitzinger, G., Dreyfus, J., Dannenberg, V., Topilsky, Y., Benfari, G., Marsan, N. A., Taramasso, M., Russo, G., Bohbot, Y., Iliadis, C., Weber, M., Nombela-Franco, L., Eixeres-Esteve, A., Bazire, B., Iung, B., Obadia, J.-F., Loureiro, R. E., Riant, E., Donal, E., ... Et al. (2025). Left ventricular ejection fraction and benefit of tricuspid valve interventions - insights from the international TRIGISTRY. European journal of heart failure, 27(11), 2634-2643. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejhf.3797
- Schulz-Menger, J., Collini, V., Groschel, J., Adler, Y., Brucato, A., Christian, V., Ferreira, V. M., Gandjbakhch, E., Heidecker, B., Kerneis, M., Klein, A. L., Klingel, K., Lazaros, G., Lorusso, R., Nesukay, E. G., Rahimi, K., Ristic, A. D., Rucinski, M., Sade, L. E., ... Imazio, M. (2025). 2025 ESC Guidelines for the management of myocarditis and pericarditis Developed by the task force for the management of myocarditis and pericarditis of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Endorsed by the Association for European Paediatric and Congenital Cardiology (AEPC) and the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS). European Heart Journal, 46(40), 3952-4041. Article ehaf192. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehaf192
- Lauck, S. B., Gulati, M., Lewis, K. B., Straiton, N., Takkenberg, J. J. M., Nia, P. S., Mcgonigle, S., Padilla, K., Ross, E., Eltchaninoff, H., & Prendergast, B. (2025). A path forward for the implementation of shared decision-making in valvular heart disease: global joint recommendations from clinicians, patients and researchers. Health Research Policy and Systems, 23(1), Article 136. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12961-025-01393-x
- Frankort, J., Frankort, S., Doukas, P., Uhl, C., Elfeky, M., Mees, B. M. E., Gombert, A., & Jacobs, M. J. (2025). Shift in Patient Demographics of Open Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair Patients in the Endovascular Era. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 14(19), Article 7088. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm14197088
- Jin, H., Maas, S. L., Zou, Y., Lu, C., Yu, B., Huchzermeier, R., Nadeau, S., Dos Santos, J., Gijbels, M., Mees, B. M. E., Smirnov, E., Matic, L., Hedin, U., Maffia, P., Monaco, C., Sluimer, J. C., Martins, G. A., van der Vorst, E. P. C., & Biessen, E. A. L. (2025). Identification of a PRDM1-regulated T cell network to regulate atherosclerotic plaque inflammation. Genome Medicine, 17(1), Article 109. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13073-025-01541-6
- 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
- Grazioli, V., Di Mauro, M., Gerometta, P., Parrella, B., Matteucci, M., Musazzi, A., Rinaldi, M., Sannito, M., Panisi, P., Agnino, A., Sweidan, E. B. I., Guareschi, D., Gaudino, M., Corradi, D., & Lorusso, R. (2025). Histological analysis of arterial and venous grafts used in coronary bypass for patients with renal insufficiency: A prospective multicentre observational study. Interdisciplinary CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, 40(10), Article ivaf222. https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivaf222
- Squiccimarro, E., Lorusso, R., Boccaforno, G., Buys, D., Vetuschi, P., Rauseo, M., Paternoster, G., Speziale, G., Whitlock, R. P., & Paparella, D. (2025). Inadequate Oxygen Delivery During Cardiopulmonary Bypass Drives Inflammatory Reaction after Cardiac Surgery. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, 67(10), Article ezaf340. https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezaf340
- Swinnen, B., Olsthoorn, J. R., Mihl, C., Smulders, M. W., Singh, S. K., van Brakel, T., van der Horst, I. C. C., Mingels, A. M. A., Myers, P. O., van 't Hof, A. W. J., Gorgels, A. P. M., Thielmann, M., De Caterina, R., Cerqueira, R. J., Bonaros, N., Oosterlinck, W., Jacobs, S., Lorusso, R., Bidar, E., ... Heuts, S. (2025). Periprocedural Myocardial Infarction After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: Current Clinical Practices and Future Perspectives. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, 67(10), Article ezaf344. https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezaf344
- Heuts, S., Kawczynski, M. J., Maesen, B., & Vriesendorp, P. A. (2025). When absence of evidence equates to evidence of absence: the case of routine use of cerebral embolic protection devices in transcatheter aortic valve implantation. Heart, 111(20), 947-951. https://doi.org/10.1136/heartjnl-2025-326208
- Heinsar, S., Labib, A., Cespedes, M., Riera, J., White, N., Zaaqoq, A., Jacobs, J. P., Buscher, H., Alexander, P. M. A., Ciullo, A., Aftab, M., Suen, J. Y., Bassi, G. L., Lorusso, R., Fraser, J. F., Peek, G., & COVID-19 Critical Care Consortium (COVID Critical) (2025). Level of sedation in patients with COVID-19 supported with ECMO: A comparative analysis of the critical care consortium international database. Perfusion, 40(7), 1689-1700. Article 2676591251324136. https://doi.org/10.1177/02676591251324136
- Zancanaro, E., Buzzatti, N., Guicciardi, N. A., Denti, P., Agricola, E., Ancona, F., Alfieri, O., De Bonis, M., Maisano, F., & Lorusso, R. (2025). Real-world outcomes of TMVR-eligible and TMVR-ineligible patients. European heart journal. Imaging methods and practice, 3(4), Article qyaf098. https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjimp/qyaf098
- Kalaja, I., Smeets, R. R., Wegner, M., Macherey-Meyer, S., Heyne, S., Espinola-Klein, C., Mees, B. M. E., & Meertens, M. M. (2025). Ultrasound Guided Versus Conventional Closure Device Deployment Following Transfemoral Endovascular Procedures: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, 70(4), 469-479. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejvs.2025.06.023
- Baudo, M., Sicouri, S., Yamashita, Y., Magouliotis, D. E., Cabrucci, F., Carnila, S. M., Goldman, S. M., Gnall, E. M., Gray, W. A., Gelsomino, S., & Ramlawi, B. (2025). Snorkel Stenting During Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation: A Single-Center Study. Medicina-Lithuania, 61(9), Article 1679. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina61091679
- He, H., Yu, C., Yang, Y., Maessen, J. G., & Sardari Nia, P. (2025). Three-dimensional reconstruction and virtual simulation of patient-specific anatomy for procedural planning in thoracoscopic segmentectomy: A systematic review and meta-analysis. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, 67(9), Article ezaf283. https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezaf283
- Massimi, G., Matteucci, M., De Bonis, M., Kowalewski, M., Formica, F., Russo, C. F., Sponga, S., Vendramin, I., Colli, A., Falcetta, G., Trumello, C., Carrozzini, M., Fischlein, T., Troise, G., Dato, G. A., D'Alessandro, S., Nia, P. S., Lodo, V., Villa, E., ... Lorusso, R. (2025). Repair versus Replacement in mitral valve papillary muscle rupture: a multicenter study. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, 67(9), Article ezaf284. https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezaf284
- Kawczynski, M. J., Gilbers, M. D., Winters, J., Maesen, B., Isaacs, A., Linz, D., Rienstra, M., van Gelder, I., Maessen, J. G., Bidar, E., & Schotten, U. (2025). Right atrial endomysial fibrosis is associated with increased postoperative atrial fibrillation burden during 2.5 years of continuous rhythm monitoring after cardiac surgery including atrial arrhythmia surgery: RACE V Tissue Bank Study. EP Europace, 27(9), Article euaf207. https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euaf207
- Heuts, S., Gabrio, A., Bels, J., Mesotten, D., & Van De Poll, M. (2025). The authors reply. Critical Care Medicine, 53(9), e1857-e1858. https://doi.org/10.1097/CCM.0000000000006779
- Swinnen, B., Kawczynski, M. J., Mingels, A. M. A., Wildberger, J. E., Mihl, C., Smulders, M. W., Maessen, J. G., Gollmann-Tepeköylü, C., & Heuts, S. (2025). The prognostic impact of prevailing definitions of periprocedural myocardial infarction in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting. European heart journal - Quality of care & clinical outcomes, 11(6), 847-856. https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjqcco/qcaf043
- Supady, A., Belohlávek, J., Combes, A., Hutin, A., Lorusso, R., MacLaren, G., Magnet, I., van de Poll, M., Price, S., Staudacher, D. L., Taccone, F. S., Yannopoulos, D., & Brodie, D. (2025). Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation for refractory cardiac arrest. The Lancet Respiratory medicine, 13(9), 843-856. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2213-2600(25)00122-5
- Costa, C., Arjomandi Rad, A., Yu, Y. T., Mayooran, N., Xanthopoulos, A., Koulouroudias, M., Vardanyan, R., Guida, G. A., Wilkinson, L., Schmitto, J., Ruhparwar, A., Zubarevich, A., Weymann, A., Sardari Nia, P., Kourliouros, A., & Athanasiou, T. (2025). Impact of Frailty in Patients With Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device Therapy in End-Stage Heart Failure: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Artificial Organs, 49(9), 1367-1379. https://doi.org/10.1111/aor.14998
- Romeo, J. L., Vriesendorp, P. A., Gerritsen, K., Nader, M., Mahtab, E., Maessen, J. G., van 't Hof, A. W. J., Gollmann-Tepeköylü, C., van Rosmalen, F., van der Horst, I. C. C., Mingels, A. M. A., & Heuts, S. (2025). Modeling creatine-kinase MB concentrations following coronary artery bypass grafting. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 170(3), 752-760.e3. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2024.08.019
- Pölzl, L., Lohmann, R., Theurl, F., Puelacher, C., Sterzinger, P., Eder, J., Sutter, C., Ioannou-Nikolaidou, M., Nägele, F., Hirsch, J., Graber, M., Engler, C., Heim, V., Schmidt, S., Kilo, J., Reinstadler, S. J., Ulmer, H., Heuts, S., Gudbjartsson, T., ... Gollmann-Tepeköylü, C. (2025). Prognostic Implications of Preoperative N-Terminal Pro-B-Type Natriuretic Peptide Dynamics in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery. JACC: Advances, 4(9), 102096. Article 102096. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacadv.2025.102096
- Squiccimarro, E., Lorusso, R., Vetuschi, P., Rauseo, M., Paternoster, G., Speziale, G., Whitlock, R. P., & Paparella, D. (2025). Unsupervised machine learning to explore inflammation following cardiopulmonary bypass. Perfusion. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/02676591251372507
- Coveliers, J., Meani, P., Huizinga, E., Gutta, K., Piccirillo, G., Gasparotti, E., Vignali, E., Mazzoli, M., Kowalewski, 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. (2025). Large-scale computed tomography study of aortic arch and supra-aortic artery morphology: Variations and potential implications for arterial extracorporeal life support access. Perfusion. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/02676591251370074
- Zancanaro, E., Di Mauro, M., Chiariello, G. A., Dohle, D. S., Kresoja, K.-P., Lin, J., De Angelis, G., Rosch, S., Rommel, K.-P., De Bonis, M., & Lorusso, R. (2025). Long-term outcomes of bioprosthetic tricuspid valves: a systematic review of studies published over the last 20 years. European heart journal. Imaging methods and practice, 3(4), Article 097. https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjimp/qyaf097
- Makhoul, M., Natour, N., Salmasi, M. Y., Jainandunsing, J. S., Slomka, A., Lorusso, R., Bidar, E., & Natour, E. (2025). Delayed Two-Stage Bentall Procedure: A Safe Technique of Redo Supra-Prosthetic Aortic Root Replacement. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 14(16), Article 5638. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm14165638
- Betti, M., Streukens, S. A. F., Kats, S., Maesen, B., Vainer, J., Theunissen, R. A. L. J., van ‘t Hof, A. W. J., & Vriesendorp, P. A. (2025). Mitral Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair for Anterior Leaflet Flail Induced by Transapical Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. JACC. Case reports, 30(22), Article 104653. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2025.104653
- Heuschkel, M. A., Jaminon, A., Gräber, S., Artati, A., Adamski, J., Jankowski, J., Schurgers, L., Marx, N., Jahnen-Dechent, W., & Goettsch, C. (2025). Hypotaurine Reduces Glucose-Mediated Vascular Calcification. Acta Physiologica, 241(8), Article e70075. https://doi.org/10.1111/apha.70075
- Heuts, S., Swinnen, B., Oosterlinck, W., & Gollmann-Tepeköylü, C. (2025). Refining the diagnosis of periprocedural myocardial infarction after cardiac surgery: Time to embrace the EACTS algorithm?European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, 67(8), Article ezaf251. https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezaf251
- Farnir, F., Chaldoupi, S.-M., Hermans, B. J., Farnir, F., Habibi, Z., Jerltorp, K., Verhaert, D., Schotten, U., Maesen, B., Vernooy, K., Luermans, J., & Linz, D. (2025). A tailored substrate-based approach using focal pulsed field catheter ablation in patients with atrial fibrillation and advanced atrial substrate: Procedural data and 6-month success rates. Heart Rhythm, 22(8), 1957-1968. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrthm.2025.01.015
- Deschamps, J., Obanor, O., Clarizia, N., Singh, G., Lobdell, K., Bailey, D., Barnett, C. F., Shaw, A. D., Engelman, D. T., Arora, R. C., PeriOperative Quality Initiative (POQI), Enhanced Recovery After Surgery® (ERAS) Cardiac Society Workgroup, & Lorusso, R. (2025). Best Management Practices on Temporary Mechanical Circulatory Support: Joint Consensus Report of the PeriOperative Quality Initiative and the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Cardiac Society. Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 120(2), 225-243. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2025.01.039
- Durakiewicz, M., Konings, T. J. A. J., & Mees, B. M. E. (2025). Covered Endovascular Reconstruction of The Coeliac Artery Bifurcation to Treat Hepatic Artery Aneurysm. European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, 70(2), 276. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejvs.2025.04.021



