2025

Publications 2025

Wagner TM, Torres-Puig S, Yimthin T, Irobalieva RN, Heller M, Kaessmeyer S, Démoulins T, Jores J. Extracellular vesicles of minimalistic Mollicutes as mediators of immune modulation and horizontal gene transfer. Commun Biol. 2025 Apr 29;8(1):674. DOI: 10.1038/s42003-025-08099-4

Bleiziffer S, Messika-Zeitoun D, Steeds R, Appleby C, Delgado V, Eltchaninoff H, Gebhard C, Hengstenberg C, Wojakowski W, Frey N, Kurucova J, Bramlage P, Rudolph TK. Gender differences in the presentation and management of patients with severe aortic stenosis at specialist versus primary/secondary care centres: A sub-analysis of the IMPULSE enhanced registry. Int J Cardiol. 2025;430:133223. https://doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2025.133223[DC1] 

Amado P, Dillinger C, Bahou C, Hashemi Gheinani A, Obrist D, Burkhard F, Ahmed D, Clavica F. Ultrasound-activated cilia for biofilm control in indwelling medical devices. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2025;122(18):e2418938122.  https://doi/10.1073/pnas.2418938122

Schnegg B, Deveza R, Barua S, Chavali S, Lo P, Capek L, Bruno J, Pavlicek-Bahlo M, Xourgia E, Neagoe A, Zürcher K, Muthiah K, Lam K, Reineke D, Siepe M, Hunziker L, Martinelli M, Macdonald P, Hayward C. Low dose apixaban in HeartMate 3 LVAD patients, interim analysis of the ApixiVAD trial, a randomized controlled study. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2025 Apr 24:S1053-2498(25)01921-7. DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2025.04.012

Tinelli G, Lescan M, Sica S, Piazza M, Bisdas T, Makaloski V, Bertoglio L, Verzini F, Pratesi G, Tshomba Y, Collaborative Study Group. Inner Branch Off the Shelf Technology for Chronic Post-dissection Thoracoabdominal Aneurysm with Narrow True Lumen: Results of a European Multicentre Study. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. Published online April 25, 2025:S1078-5884(25)00353-3. DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2025.04.044

Draxler DF, Johannes JK, Nakase M, Heg D, Dobner S, Turovskij E, Fürholz M, Häner J, Lanz J, Pilgrim T, Hunziker L, Praz F, Räber L, Rohla M, Siontis GCM, Susuri-Pfammatter N, Windecker S, Stortecky S. Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Acute Pulmonary Embolism Undergoing Ultrasound-Assisted Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis. J Am Heart Assoc. Published online April 25, 2025:e035916. DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.124.035916

Giammarino L, Matas L, Alerni N, Horváth A, Vashanthakumar V, Nimani S, Barbieri M, Bains S, Lopez R, Louradour J, Ördög B, Hof T, Maguy A, Conte G, Auricchio A, Schotten U, Odening KE. Sex and sex hormonal regulation of the atrial inward rectifier potassium current (IK1): insights into potential pro-arrhythmic mechanisms. Cardiovasc Res. Published online April 24, 2025:cvaf074. DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvaf074

Volarevic A, Harrell CR, Arsenijevic A, Djonov V, Volarevic V. Therapeutic Potential of Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Derived Extracellular Vesicles in the Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease. Cells. 2025;14(8):600. DOI: 10.3390/cells14080600

Erdoes G, Koster A, Nagler M, Levy JH. Limitations of current risk models for perioperative bleeding and transfusion in cardiac surgery: Are new strategies needed? Transfusion. 2025;65(4):791-792. DOI: 10.1111/trf.18215

Figlioli G, Sticchi A, Christodoulou MN, Hadjidemetriou A, Amorim Moreira Alves G, De Carlo M, Praz F, Caterina R, Nikolopoulos GK, Bonovas S, Piovani D. Global Prevalence of Mitral Regurgitation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Population-Based Studies. J Clin Med. 2025 Apr 16;14(8):2749. DOI: 10.3390/jcm14082749

Vladymyrov M, Marchetti L, Aydin S, Soldati SGN, Mossu A, Pal A, Gueissaz L, Ariga A, Engelhardt B. UFMTrack, an Under-Flow Migration Tracker enabling analysis of the entire multi-step immune cell extravasation cascade across the blood-brain barrier in microfluidic devices. Elife. 2025;13:RP91150. DOI: 10.7554/eLife.91150

Krisai P, Eberl M, Coslovsky M, Rodondi N, Chocano-Bedoya P, Aeschbacher S, Balasundaram S, Rolny V, Kobza R, Moschovitis G, Rigamonti E, Beer JH, Müller A, Reichlin T, Conen D, Osswald S, Bonati LH, Kühne M, Swiss-AF investigators. Biomarker and cognitive decline in atrial fibrillation: a prospective cohort study. Sci Rep. 2025;15(1):12921. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-89800-9

Grbac AJ, Lee MGY, Chye D, Zhou JY, J R, Steinfort MLE, Biswas S, Gurvitch R, Wilson WM, Taylor AJ, Lefkovits J, O’Gara PT, Borger MM, Praz F, Tang GH, Koshy AN. MANAGEMENT OF ASYMPTOMATIC SEVERE AORTIC STENOSIS: A CRITICAL REVIEW OF GUIDELINES AND CLINICAL OUTCOMES. Am Heart J. Published online April 15, 2025:S0002-8703(25)00128-0. DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2025.04.012

Pfleger Y, Bode LSC, Haberthür D, Hlushchuk R, Regin Y, Gie AG, Salaets T, Toelen J, Mühlfeld C, Labode J. Location-specific pathology analysis of monopodial airways in a rabbit model of bronchopulmonary dysplasia: a proof of principle study. BMC Med Imaging. 2025;25(1):121. DOI: 10.1186/s12880-025-01657-6

Gennheimer V, Akhoundova D, Hoffmann M, Jeker B, Banz Y, Bacher U, Pabst T. Adherence to Multidisciplinary Tumor Board Recommendations in Patients with Multiple Myeloma. Cancers (Basel). 2025 Apr 11;17(8):1297. DOI: 10.3390/cancers17081297

Ostini A, Kléber AG, Rudy Y, Saffitz JE, Kucera JP. Computational Modeling of Effects of PKP2 Gene Therapy on Ventricular Conduction Properties in Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. Published online April 9, 2025:e013658. DOI: 10.1161/CIRCEP.124.013658

Yakubov SJ, Van Mieghem NM, Oh JK, Ito S, Grubb KJ, O’Hair D, Forrest JK, Gada H, Mumtaz M, Deeb GM, Tang GHL, Rovin JD, Jain R, Windecker S, Skelding KA, Kleiman NS, Chetcuti SJ, Dedrick A, Boatman SV, Popma JJ, Reardon MJ. Impact of Transcatheter or Surgical Aortic Valve Performance on 5-Year Outcomes in Patients at ≥ Intermediate Risk. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2025;85(13):1419-1430. DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2025.02.009

Volarevic V, Randall Harrell C, Arsenijevic A, Djonov V. An Interplay Between Pericytes, Mesenchymal Stem Cells, and Immune Cells in the Process of Tissue Regeneration. Anal Cell Pathol (Amst). 2025;2025:4845416. DOI: 10.1155/ancp/4845416

Meuli L, Zimmermann A, Petersen JK, Fosbøl EL, Dabravolskaité V, Makaloski V, Eiberg JP, Køber LV, Resch TA. Risk Stratification and Treatment Selection in Patients With Asymptomatic Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms. JAMA Netw Open. 2025;8(4):e253559. DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.3559

Angellotti D, Franzone A, Brugger N, Reineke D, Esposito G, Praz F. Optimizing the management of tricuspid regurgitation: an update on current treatment strategies and perspectives. Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther. Published online April 6, 2025:1-9. DOI: 10.1080/14779072.2025.2488869

Markov N, Sabirova S, Sharapova G, Gomzikova M, Brichkina A, Barlev NA, Egger M, Rizvanov A, Simon HU. Mitochondrial, metabolic and bioenergetic adaptations drive plasticity of colorectal cancer cells and shape their chemosensitivity. Cell Death Dis. 2025;16(1):253. DOI: 10.1038/s41419-025-07596-y

Unic-Stojanovic D, Koster A, Erdoes G, Milojevic M. Vasoplegic syndrome in cardiac surgery: bridging therapeutic gaps with best practices and future research. Interdiscip Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2025;40(4):ivaf075. DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivaf075

Eser P, Pini M, Vetsch T, Marcin T, Berni S, Burri R, Casanova F, Huber S, Gurschler F, Boeni C, Hubli M, Herwegh N, Zimmermann A, Hess L, Schmutz S, Wilhelm M. Comparison of patient characteristics and health outcomes between self-selected centre-based cardiac rehabilitation and hybrid cardiac telerehabilitation: a prospective cohort study. Eur J Prev Cardiol. Published online April 4, 2025:zwaf107. DOI: 10.1093/eurjpc/zwaf107

Ciocca N, Rösslhuemer PC, Göber V, Veit M, Schönhoff F, Rexhaj E. Ruptured aneurysm of the non-coronary sinus of Valsalva with detachment of the tricuspid valve annulus: an unusual complication of a rare cardiac anomaly. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging.Published online April 4, 2025. DOI: 10.1007/s10554-025-03391-0

Tchetche D, Pibarot P, Bax JJ, Bonaros N, Windecker S, Dumonteil N, Nietlispach F, Messika-Zeitoun D, Pocock SJ, Berthoumieu P, Swaans MJ, Timmers L, Rudolph TK, Bleiziffer S, Leroux L, Modine T, van der Kley F, Auffret V, Tomasi J, Stastny L, Hengstenberg C, Andreas M, Leclercq F, Gandet T, Mascherbauer J, Trescher K, Prendergast B, Vasa-Nicotera M, Chieffo A, Mares J, Wesselink W, Rakova R, Kurucova J, Bramlage P, Eltchaninoff H. Transcatheter vs. surgical aortic valve replacement in women: the RHEIA trial. Eur Heart J. Published online April 2, 2025:ehaf133. DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehaf133

Hirokami J, Chun KRJ, Bordignon S, Tohoku S, Neven K, Reichlin T, Blaauw Y, Hansen J, Adelino R, Ouss A, Füting A, Roten L, Mulder BA, Ruwald MH, Mené R, van der Voort P, Reinsch N, Kueffer T, Boveda S, Albrecht EM, Schmidt B. Pulsed-Field Ablation for Persistent Atrial Fibrillation in EU-PORIA Registry. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. Published online April 2, 2025. DOI: 10.1111/jce.16583

Müller J, Zumkehr B, Heller M, Uldry AC, Braga-Lagache S, Lundström-Stadelmann B. Host Proteins in Echinococcus multilocularis Metacestodes. Int J Mol Sci. 2025;26(7):3266.  DOI: 10.3390/ijms26073266

Shiri I, Baj G, Mohammadi Kazaj P, Bigler MR, Stark AW, Valenzuela W, Kakizaki R, Siepe M, Windecker S, Räber L, Giannopoulos AA, Siontis GC, Buechel RR, Gräni C. AI-based detection and classification of anomalous aortic origin of coronary arteries using coronary CT angiography images. Nat Commun. 2025;16(1):3095. DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-58362-9

Kakizaki R, Räber L. Letter by Kakizaki and Räber Regarding Article, “Effect of Colchicine on Coronary Plaque Stability in Acute Coronary Syndrome as Assessed by Optical Coherence Tomography: The COLOCT Randomized Clinical Trial.” Circulation. 2025;151(13):e767-e768. DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.124.072950

Deharo JC, Dreyfus J, Bongiorni MG, Burri H, Defaye P, Glikson M, Lever N, Mangieri A, Mondésert B, Nielsen JC, Shah M, Starck CT, Rao A, Leclercq C, Praz F. Management of patients with transvalvular right ventricular leads undergoing transcatheter tricuspid valve interventions. A scientific statement of the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) and the European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions (EAPCI) of the ESC endorsed by the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS), the Asian Pacific Heart Rhythm Society (APHRS) and the Canadian Heart Rhythm Society (CHRS). Europace. Published online March 31, 2025:euaf061. DOI: 10.1093/europace/euaf061

Hahn RT, Badano L, Praz F, Muraru D, Agricola E, Ajmone Marsan N, Bartkowiak J, Delgado V, Dreyfus J, Hausleiter J, Lurz P, Maisano F, Margonato D, Messika-Zeitoun D, Enriquez-Sarano M, Cavalcante JL. The Last Decade in Tricuspid Regurgitation: How Imaging Shaped a Field. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2025 Mar 29:S1936-878X(25)00138-X. DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2025.03.003

Ciocca N, Lu H, Tzimas G, Maurizi N, Skalidis I, Gissler MC, Monney P, Gräni C, Ge Y, Antiochos P. A clinician’s guide to cardiovascular MRI referrals: a practical guide of ESC recommendations. Future Cardiol. Published online April 1, 2025:1-8. DOI: 10.1080/14796678.2025.2485787

Coppe B, Galardi-Castilla M, Sanz-Morejón A, Arora P, Lucas J, Iciek C, Lalaguna L, Lara-Pezzi E, Flores I, Mercader N. Paternal Cardiac Lesion Induces Cardiac Adaptation in Offspring. Circulation. 2025;151(13):968-971. DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.124.070323

Nielsen-Kudsk JE, Schmidt B, Windecker S, Shah N, Gray W, Ellis CR, Koulogiannis K, Anderson JA, Gage R, Lakkireddy D. Characterization and Clinical Outcomes of High-Risk Device-Related Thrombus in the Amulet IDE Trial. JACC Clin Electrophysiol. Published online March 24, 2025:S2405-500X(25)00130-6.  DOI: 10.1016/j.jacep.2025.02.016

Behr ER, Winkel BG, Ensam B, Alfie A, Arbelo E, Berry C, Cerrone M, Conte G, Crotti L, Corcia CMG, Kaski JC, Nademanee K, Postema PG, Priori S, Probst V, Sarquella-Brugada G, Schulze-Bahr E, Tadros R, Wilde A, Tfelt-Hansen J, Wolpert C, Cuesta A, Damman P, Dobrev D, Drago F, Haugaa K, Krahn A, Krause U, Lambiase PD, Napolitano C, Odening KE, Shimizu W, Veltmann C. The diagnostic role of pharmacological provocation testing in cardiac electrophysiology: a clinical consensus statement of the European Heart Rhythm Association and the European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions (EAPCI) of the ESC, the ESC Working Group on Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy, the Association of European Paediatric and Congenital Cardiology (AEPC), the Paediatric & Congenital Electrophysiology Society (PACES), the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS), the Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society (APHRS), and the Latin American Heart Rhythm Society (LAHRS). Europace. 2025;27(4):euaf067. DOI: 10.1093/europace/euaf067

Aggarwal R, Bhatt DL, Bonaca MP, Deck C, Lesogor A, Patel MR, Stroes ESG, Taub PR, Windecker S. Generalizability of VICTORION-1 PREVENT enrollment criteria to the United States population. Am J Prev Cardiol. 2025;22:100957. DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpc.2025.100957

Sobanski PZ, De Perna ML, Eckstein S, Fusi-Schmidhauser T, Gaertner J, Gonzalez-Jaramillo V, Hentsch L, Hertler C, Hullin R, Hunziker L, Larkin P, Mercoli JB, Meyer P, Moschovitis G, Paul M, Pfister O. National strategy for integrating palliative care into standard cardiac care for people living with heart failure: a position statement from the joint working group of the Swiss Societies of Cardiology and Palliative Care. Front Cardiovasc Med. 2025;12:1548595. DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2025.1548595

du Fay de Lavallaz J, Knecht S, Reichlin T, Krisai P, Mannhart D, Serban T, Roten L, Arnet R, Isenegger C, Minder J, Jordan F, Sticherling C, Kühne M, Badertscher P. Novel vs established cryoballoon ablation system for atrial fibrillation: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Heart Rhythm O2. 2025;6(1):21-31. DOI: 10.1016/j.hroo.2024.10.022

Mills MT, Futyma P, Calvert P, Penela D, Roten L, Perrotta L, Migliore F, Lip GYH, Gupta D, Chun JKR. Lifestyle and risk factor modification in atrial fibrillation: A European Heart Rhythm Association survey. Europace. Published online March 28, 2025:euaf075. doi:10.1093/europace/euaf075

Nageswaran V, Carreras A, Reinshagen L, Beck KR, Steinfeldt J, Henricsson M, Ramezani Rad P, Peters L, Strässler ET, Lim J, Verhaar B, Döring Y, Weber C, König M, Steinhagen-Thiessen E, Demuth I, Kränkel N, Leistner DM, Potente M, Nieuwdorp M, Knaus P, Kuebler WM, Ferrell M, Nemet I, Hazen SL, Landmesser U, Bäckhed F, Haghikia A. Gut Microbial Metabolite Imidazole Propionate Impairs Endothelial Cell Function and Promotes the Development of Atherosclerosis. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. Published online March 27, 2025. doi:10.1161/ATVBAHA.124.322346

Dodge-Khatami A, Gil-Jaurena JM, Hörer J, Heinisch PP, Cleuziou J, Arrigoni SC, Cesnjevar RA, Dave HH, Giamberti A, Rito ML, Kadner A, Siepe M, Sekelyk R, Kozhokar D, Yemets I, Poncelet A, de Beco G, Rubay J, Rüffer A, Kundt V, Said SM, Tobota Z, Jacobs JP, Padalino M, Vida V. Over 3,000 Minimally Invasive Thoracotomies From the European Congenital Heart Surgeons Association for Quality Repairs of the Most Common Congenital Heart Defects: Safe and Routine for Selected Repairs. World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. Published online March 25, 2025:21501351251322155. doi:10.1177/21501351251322155

Salimi-Afjani N, Rieben R, Obrist D. Pulsatile-flow culture: a novel system for assessing vascular-cell dynamics. Lab Chip. 2025 Mar 25;25(7):1755-1766. doi: 10.1039/d4lc00949e

Musso P, Hachulla AL, Gräni C. The forgotten bullet: a rare coronary-CT image discovery. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. Published online March 24, 2025. doi:10.1007/s10554-025-03374-1

Makaloski V, Ilcheva L, Valcheva-Ilieva S, Darwish M, Kotelis D, Wyss TR. Long-Term Outcomes of Open Surgical Repair for Complex Aortoiliac Occlusive Disease in the Age of Endovascular Advancements. Ann Vasc Surg. Published online March 24, 2025:S0890-5096(25)00139-6. doi:10.1016/j.avsg.2025.03.007

Windecker S. Appraisal of the 2024 revision of the level of evidence grading system in European Society of Cardiology Guidelines. Eur Heart J. Published online March 21, 2025:ehaf102. doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehaf102

Jüni P, Antoniou S, Arbelo E, Buccheri S, Cikes M, da Costa BR, Fauchier L, Gale CP, Halvorsen S, James S, Koskinas KC, Kotecha D, Landmesser U, Lewis BS, Løchen ML, Nielsen JC, Rosselló X, Vaartjes I, Prescott EB, Baigent C. 2024 Revision of the level of evidence grading system for ESC clinical practice guideline recommendations I: therapy and prevention. Eur Heart J. Published online March 21, 2025:ehaf009. doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehaf009

Huber AT, Bartkowiak J, Seitz R, Bernhard B, Boscolo Berto M, Spano G, Wagner B, Obmann VC, Ebner L, Todorski IAS, Brönnimann MP, Fischer K, Guensch DP, Christe A, Berzigotti A, Räber L, Reichlin T, Pilgrim T, Praz F, Gräni C, Brugger N, Peters AA. The Association of Heart Failure and Liver T1 Mapping in Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Diagnostics (Basel). 2025;15(6):779. doi:10.3390/diagnostics15060779

Schoofs H, Daubel N, Schnabellehner S, Grönloh MLB, Palacios Martínez S, Halme A, Marks AM, Jeansson M, Barcos S, Brakebusch C, Benedito R, Engelhardt B, Vestweber D, Gaengel K, Linsenmeier F, Schürmann S, Saharinen P, van Buul JD, Friedrich O, Smith RS, Majda M, Mäkinen T. Dynamic cytoskeletal regulation of cell shape supports resilience of lymphatic endothelium. Nature. Published online March 19, 2025. doi:10.1038/s41586-025-08724-6

van den Bruck JH, Hohendanner F, Heil E, Albert K, Duncker D, Estner H, Deneke T, Parwani A, Potapov E, Seuthe K, Wörmann J, Sultan A, Schipper JH, Eckardt L, Doldi F, Lugenbiel P, Servatius H, Thalmann G, Reichlin T, Khalaph M, Guckel D, Sommer P, Steven D, Lüker J. Characterization of ventricular tachycardia ablation in end-stage heart failure patients with left ventricular assist device (CHANNELED registry). Europace. Published online March 18, 2025:euaf054. doi:10.1093/europace/euaf054

Koskinas KC. Visceral adiposity by CT imaging and cardiovascular risk: Seeing is believing. Eur J Prev Cardiol. Published online March 18, 2025:zwaf149. doi:10.1093/eurjpc/zwaf149

Khalique OK, Zaid S, Tang GHL, Abdel-Wahab M, Akodad M, Bapat VN, Bax JJ, Blackman DJ, Blanke P, Bleiziffer S, Capodanno D, Cavalcante JL, Dasi LP, De Backer O, De Beuel M, Duncan A, Dweck MR, Fukui M, Gupta A, Hayashida K, Herrmann HC, Kaneko T, Karam N, Khan JM, Kovac J, Landes U, Leipsic JA, Leon MB, Mack MJ, Madhavan MV, Makar MM, Makkar RR, Al Mallah M, Meier D, Modine T, Okada A, Parikh RK, Parma R, Patel D, Pibarot P, Prendergast B, Quader N, Reardon MJ, Rogers T, Safi LM, Sellers SL, Skaf S, Tarantini G, Tchetche D, van Mieghem N, Wang DD, Webb JG, Windecker S, Yakubov SJ, Delgado V, Hahn RT, Jilaihawi H. Best Practices for Imaging of Transcatheter Valve Failure: An Update From the Heart Valve Collaboratory. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2025;85(10):1042-1055. doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2024.12.017

Turnwald J, Valero D, Forte P, Weiss K, Villiger E, Thuany M, Scheer V, Wilhelm M, Andrade M, Cuk I, Nikolaidis PT, Knechtle B. Analysis of the 50-mile ultramarathon distance using a predictive XGBoost model. Sci Rep. 2025;15(1):9016. doi:10.1038/s41598-025-92581-w

Garcia DA, Fazzari JM, Hlushchuk R, Khoma OZ, Bakken KK, Burgenske DM, Lester SC, Mutter RW, Lucien F, Remmes NB, Sarkaria JN, Park SS, Djonov VG, Grams MP. Minibeam radiotherapy valley dose determines tolerance to acute and late effects in the mouse oral cavity. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. Published online March 15, 2025:S0360-3016(25)00245-7. doi:10.1016/j.ijrobp.2025.03.016

Hiniesto-Iñigo I, Sridhar A, Louradour J, De la Cruz A, Lundholm S, Jauregi-Miguel A, Giannetti F, Sala L, Odening KE, Larsson HP, Ottosson NE, Liin SI. Rescue of loss-of-function long QT syndrome-associated mutations in KV7.1/KCNE1 by the endocannabinoid N-arachidonoyl-L-serine (ARA-S). Br J Pharmacol. Published online March 14, 2025. doi:10.1111/bph.70008

Dayer N, Ciocca N, Antiochos P, Lu H, Auberson D, Meier D, Monney P, Gräni C, Rotzinger D, Leipsic J, Tzimas G. Comparison of cardiac computed tomography recommendations in recent ESC vs. ACC/AHA guidelines. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. Published online March 14, 2025. doi:10.1007/s10554-025-03375-0

Davidson SM, Andreadou I, Antoniades C, Bartunek J, Basso C, Brundel BJJM, Byrne RA, Chiva-Blanch G, da Costa Martins P, Evans PC, Girão H, Giricz Z, Gollmann-Tepeköylü C, Guzik T, Gyöngyösi M, Hübner N, Joner M, Kleinbongard P, Krieg T, Liehn E, Madonna R, Maguy A, Paillard M, Pesce M, Petersen SE, Schiattarella GG, Sluijter JPG, Steffens S, Streckfuss-Bömeke K, Thielmann M, Tucker A, Van Linthout S, Wijns W, Wojta J, Wu JC, Perrino C. Opportunities and challenges for the use of human samples in translational cardiovascular research: a scientific statement of the ESC Working Group on Cellular Biology of the Heart, the ESC Working Group on Cardiovascular Surgery, the ESC Council on Basic Cardiovascular Science, the ESC Scientists of Tomorrow, the European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions of the ESC, and the Heart Failure Association of the ESC. Cardiovasc Res. Published online March 14, 2025:cvaf023. doi:10.1093/cvr/cvaf023

Korosoglou G, Lee JT, Andrassy M, Kotelis D, Usai MV, D’Oria M, Coscas R, Troisi N, Nasr B, Saratzis A, Antoniades S, Donas KP. Atherectomy-assisted endovascular therapy versus open repair for atherosclerotic common femoral artery disease: The multicenter ARISTON study. Vasc Med. Published online March 13, 2025:1358863X251323508. doi:10.1177/1358863X251323508

Beer G, Egle M, Graf S, Segiser A, Clavier A, Helmer A, Ottersberg R, Mäusli M, Fischer K, Guensch DP, Kadner A, Siepe M, Longnus S. Response to hypercapnia as a tool to assess cardiac recovery in a porcine model of DCD heart transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant. Published online March 11, 2025:S1053-2498(25)01833-9. doi:10.1016/j.healun.2025.03.006

Fazzari J, Fernandez-Palomo C, Pellicioli P, Day L, Trappetti V, Lucien-Matteoni F, Kim Y, Mutter R, Park S, Grams M, Djonov V. Spatially fractionated minibeam radiation delivered at clinically feasible dose rates induces transient vascular permeability. Sci Rep. 2025;15(1):8210. doi:10.1038/s41598-025-87395-9

Pancaldi E, Adamo M, Pagnesi M, Russo G, Alessandrini H, Andreas M, Braun D, Cani D, Connelly KA, Denti P, Estevez-Loureiro R, Fam N, Hahn RT, Harr C, Hausleiter J, Himbert D, Kalbacher D, Ho E, Latib A, Lubos E, Ludwig S, Lurz P, Monivas V, Nickenig G, Pedicino D, Pedrazzini G, Praz F, Rodes-Cabau J, Besler C, Schöber AR, Schofer J, Scotti A, Piayda K, Sievert H, Tang GHL, Messika-Zeitoun D, Thiele H, Schlotter F, von Bardeleben RS, Webb J, Dreyfus J, Windecker S, Leon M, Maisano F, Metra M, Taramasso M. Right heart failure and mortality in patients undergoing transcatheter tricuspid valve interventions. Int J Cardiol. 2025;429:133137. doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2025.133137

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