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Erdoes G, Mazzeffi M, Koster A. Future directions in viscoelastic hemostatic assay usage in bleeding patients. Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology. 2026;39(1):17-25. doi:10.1097/ACO.0000000000001609

Peper ES, Bauman G, Tagliabue M, Açikgöz BC, Plähn NMJ, Mackowiak ALC, Safarkhanlo Y, Woods JG, Piccini D, Feng L, Roy CW, Bieri O, Bastiaansen JAM. Pole‐To‐Pole 3D Radial Trajectory Designs Improve Image Quality and Quantitative Parametric Mapping in the Brain and Heart. Magnetic Resonance in Med. Published online January 4, 2026:mrm.70237. doi:10.1002/mrm.70237

Grapsa J, Zancanaro E, Rommel KP, Weber L, Coisne A, Estevez-Loureiro R, Delgado V, Sitges M, Enriquez-Sarano M, Praz F, Fam N, Cristell N, Latib A, Piazza N, Lurz P, Modine T, Hausleiter J, Hahn RT, Leon MB, Granada JF. Tricuspid valve disease: updates on diagnostic imaging and intervention. Nat Rev Cardiol. Published online January 2, 2026. doi:10.1038/s41569-025-01233-z

Rougier JS, Glushkov E, Guichard S, Kucera J, Zeeb V, Abriel H. All-optical diamond heater-thermometer enables versatile and reliable thermal modulation of ion channels at the single-cell level. Biophysical Journal. Published online January 1, 2026:S0006349525007490. doi:10.1016/j.bpj.2025.11.014

Tay D, Ahmed H, Dawoud A, Salam M, Gobbi L, Grether U, Edelmann MR, Wittwer MB, Collin L, Atz K, Keaney J, Giroud M, Rossi A, Gennari AG, Pagano G, Parrot NJ, Barakovic M, Rominger A, Gebhard C, Ametamey SM, Saindane AM, Liang SH, Haider A. Translational molecular imaging and drug development in multiple sclerosis. Theranostics. 2026;16(4):1630-1657. doi:10.7150/thno.119559

Thakur M, Quillard T, Angliker N, Siegrist M, Jansen Y, Yan Y, Wollenhaupt J, Goettsch C, Maegdefessel L, Sachs N, Schindewolf M, Kotelis D, Noels H, Döring Y. DDR1 Regulates Femoral Arterial Calcification in Lower‐Extremity Artery Disease Through NF ‐Kappa B Activation. Acta Physiologica. 2026;242(1):e70146. doi:10.1111/apha.70146

Silva I, Alperi A, Hecht S, Zanuttini A, Théron A, Giuliani C, Camacho B, Dahou A, Mares J, Bax J, Bonaros N, Windecker S, Messika‐Zeitoun D, Wesselink W, Rakova R, Bramlage P, Tchétché D, Eltchaninoff H, Pibarot P, the RHEIA Trial Investigators. Echocardiographic Results of Transcatheter Versus Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Women With Severe Aortic Stenosis: The RHEIA Trial. JAHA. Published online December 30, 2025:e047196. doi:10.1161/JAHA.125.047196

Peters LJF, Bidzhekov K, Megens RTA, Jansen Y, Jin H, Jans A, Lin C, Haberbosch M, Bartneck M, Biessen EAL, Weber C, Döring Y, Van Der Vorst EPC. Nonhematopoietic MicroRNA-26b^−/− Augments Atherosclerosis Development by Increasing Endothelial Inflammation and Leukocyte Adhesion. ATVB. Published online December 30, 2025:ATVBAHA.125.323888. doi:10.1161/ATVBAHA.125.323888

Soehnlein O, Döring Y. Un-plexing atherosclerosis: how flow shapes arterial inflammation through PlexinD1. European Heart Journal. Published online December 26, 2025:ehaf1039. doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehaf1039

Andrae J, Schindler A, Strecker C, Urbach H, Mast H, Hennemuth A, Hoffmann MM, Contini C, Winkler K, Sahlmann J, Mokhtari A, Hoermann G, Mayerhofer E, Obrist D, Harloff A. Wall shear stress and oscillatory shear index are independently associated with complicated carotid artery plaques. European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging. Published online December 24, 2025:jeaf366. doi:10.1093/ehjci/jeaf366

Kraler S, Liberale L, Tirandi A, Moriero M, Wang Y, Farag M, Carbone F, Bertolotto MB, Pusterla V, Ramoni D, Ministrini S, Puspitasari YM, Bruno F, Räber L, Di Vece D, Templin C, Muller O, Mach F, Crea F, Camici GG, Lapikova-Bryhinska T, Akhmedov A, Von Eckardstein A, Gorog DA, Montecucco F, Lüscher TF. The junctional protein associated with coronary artery disease predicts adverse cardiovascular events in patients with acute coronary syndromes at high residual risk. European Heart Journal. Published online December 23, 2025:ehaf979. doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehaf979

Ilic M, Häner J, Lehmann J, Stark AW, Illi J, Gräni C, Bentele M, Baumann-Zumstein P, Busch J, Haeberlin A. A comprehensive workflow for CCTA and OCT data fusion with 3D printing validation: advancing patient-specific testing environments for percutaneous coronary intervention devices. BioMed Eng OnLine. Published online December 23, 2025. doi:10.1186/s12938-025-01501-6

Angellotti D, Elamin N, Ferro C, Tomii D, Lanz J, Stortecky S, Alaour B, Bartkowiak J, Samim D, Praz F, Reineke D, Muller O, Windecker S, Meier D, Pilgrim T. Real-Time Fluoroscopic Assessment of Underexpansion Predicts Hemodynamic Valve Deterioration Following TAVR With Balloon-Expandable Device. JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions. 2025;18(24):3024-3035. doi:10.1016/j.jcin.2025.10.005

Clowsley AH, Meletiou A, Janicek R, Bokhobza AFE, Lučinskaitė E, Bleuer G, Jansen I, Jones PP, Louch WE, Soeller C. MINFLUX microscopy resolves subunits of the cardiac ryanodine receptor and its 3D orientation in cells. Nat Commun. Published online December 21, 2025. doi:10.1038/s41467-025-67801-6

Mach F, Roeters Van Lennep JE, Koskinas KC. The ‘10 commandments’ for the 2025 focused update of the 2019 ESC/EAS guidelines for the management of dyslipidaemias. European Heart Journal. Published online December 19, 2025:ehaf919. doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehaf919

Jahren SE, Vennemann B, Bornemann KM, Rösgen T, Obrist D. Correction to: Modes of Leaflet Fluttering: Quantitative Characterization of a Bovine Bioprosthetic Heart Valve. Ann Biomed Eng. Published online December 18, 2025. doi:10.1007/s10439-025-03946-1

Hundertmark MJ, Birkhoelzer SM, Portwood C, Siu AG, Matthews V, Lewis AJ, Grist J, Mózes F, Henry JA, Patel J, Chamberlin P, Sarwar R, Yavari A, Dehbi HM, Rao P, Shi X, Zheng S, Robbins JM, Gerszten RE, Frenneaux MP, Valkovič L, Miller JJJJ, Neubauer S, Tyler DJ, Rider OJ. IMPROVE-DiCE, a 2-Part, Open-Label, Phase 2a Trial Evaluating the Safety and Effectiveness of Ninerafaxstat in Patients With Cardiometabolic Syndromes. Circulation. Published online December 18, 2025:CIRCULATIONAHA.125.074041. doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.125.074041

Ryzhov IM, Tuzikov AB, Popova IS, Li Y, Salimi‐Afjani N, Spijkers‐Shaw S, Rendle PM, Rieben R, Bovin NV, Zubkova OV. Synthesis of Lipid‐Conjugated Heparan Sulfate Mimetics and Their Effect on Complement Inhibition. ChemBioChem. Published online December 17, 2025:e202500262. doi:10.1002/cbic.202500262

Häner JD, Kakizaki R, Taniwaki M, Ohno Y, Yahagi K, Higuchi Y, Siontis GCM, Ando K, Stortecky S, Suzuki N, Watanabe N, Lanz J, Ueki Y, Otsuka T, Biccirè FG, Sakurada M, Koskinas KC, Losdat S, Räber L. Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Levels and Neoatherosclerosis After STEMI: A Secondary Analysis of the CONNECT Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Cardiol. Published online December 17, 2025. doi:10.1001/jamacardio.2025.4723

Zientara A, Brizzi F, Von Zur Mühlen C, Bruijnen H, Kreibich M, Berger T, Kondov S, Siepe M, Rylski B, Benk J, Beyersdorf F, Rilinger J, Maier A, Oettinger V, Westermann D, Czerny M, Gottardi R. Feasibility of valve-in-root transcatheter aortic valve implantation in patients with prior aortic root replacement and repair. EuroIntervention. 2025;21(24):e1500-e1509. doi:10.4244/EIJ-D-24-01168

Galea R, La Fazia VM, Della Rocca DG, Gasys A, Bini T, Siontis GCM, Gianni C, Roten L, Mohanty S, Brugger N, Torlapati PG, Horton R, Al-Ahmad A, Biase LD, Natale A, Räber L. Watchman FLX versus Watchman 2.5 for left atrial appendage closure: a propensity score-matched analysis. EuroIntervention. 2025;21(24):e1479-e1487. doi:10.4244/EIJ-D-25-00757

Yildiz M, Luehr M, Ma WG, Martens A, Ruhparwar A, Pellenc Q, Girault A, Mosbahi S, Desai ND, Polycarpou A, Pochettino A, Cameron D, Heck R, Kempfert J, Okita Y, Murana G, Bischoff MS, Osada H, Minatoya K, Peterss S, Dumfarth J, Jassar A, Zierer A, Berger T, Kolowca M, Sun LZ, Schoenhoff F. Type B aortic dissection in patients aged 30 years or younger: a retrospective multicentre study. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. Published online December 14, 2025:ezaf450. doi:10.1093/ejcts/ezaf450

Briosa E Gala A, Spahiu V, Kovacs B, Kozhuharov N, Laredo M, Servatius H, Tanner H, Roten L, Reichlin T, Kueffer T. Pulsed-Field Ablation Demonstrates Superior Pulmonary Vein Isolation Durability at 90 Days: Pooled Analysis of Mandated Remapping Data. Heart Rhythm. Published online December 13, 2025:S1547527125031522. doi:10.1016/j.hrthm.2025.12.016

Egle M, Graf S, Arnold M, Segiser A, Sanz MN, Clavier A, Vermathen P, Mihalj M, Kadner A, Siepe M, Longnus S. Functional and biochemical biomarkers of cardiac graft quality measured during normothermic ex-situ heart perfusion in a porcine model of donation after circulatory death. American Journal of Transplantation. Published online December 12, 2025:S1600613525031648. doi:10.1016/j.ajt.2025.12.005

Shuvy M, Praz F, Lurz P, De Backer O. How to perform annuloplasty-oriented T-TEER in secondary tricuspid regurgitation: the role of anatomy and imaging. European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging. Published online December 11, 2025:jeaf340. doi:10.1093/ehjci/jeaf340

Patton KK, Windecker S. Mechanistic Insights Into Post-TAVR Atrioventricular Block. JAMA Cardiol. Published online December 10, 2025. doi:10.1001/jamacardio.2025.4447

Haider A, Bengs S, Portmann A, Gebert P, Rossi A, Mikail N, Etter D, Fröhlich S, Maredziak M, Warnock GI, Grämer M, Akhmedov A, Gebhard CE, Meisel A, Kozerke S, Kwiatkowski G, Ceglarek U, Reinicke M, Biemann R, Gaudl A, Keller C, Müller Herde A, Weber B, Mu L, Gräni C, Buechel RR, Regitz-Zagrosek V, Ametamey SM, Vassalli G, Camici GG, Kaufmann PA, Balbi C, Gebhard C. Sex-specific cardiac ageing and sympathetic compensation: a translational study. European Heart Journal. Published online December 10, 2025:ehaf922. doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehaf922

Becker D, Zielasek C, Jungi S, Bosiers MJ, Kotelis D, Makaloski V. Physician Modification of the TREO Stent Graft Using a Customized 3D-Printed Template (TREO FIT, Terumo Aortic, UK). J Endovasc Ther. Published online December 10, 2025:15266028251396288. doi:10.1177/15266028251396288

Nucera M, Tschumi S, Siepe M. Mini-sternotomy for direct right atrial dialysis catheter placement in a child with central venous occlusion. Pediatr Nephrol. Published online December 9, 2025. doi:10.1007/s00467-025-07104-6

Bergonti M, Mills MT, Roten L, Ruwald MH, Metzner A, Conte G, Zylla MM, Vlachos K, Mazurek M, Perrotta L, Futyma P, Sultan A, Heeger CH, Chun JKR. Pulsed field ablation for atrial fibrillation ablation: a European Heart Rhythm Association survey. Europace. 2025;27(12):euaf294. doi:10.1093/europace/euaf294

Walser A, Gräni C, Stämpfli SF, Cuddy SAM, Clerc OF, Pabón AJR, Vijayakumar S, Ben Zadok OI, Falk RH, Dorbala S, Benz DC. Evaluating natural history and treatment response in cardiac amyloidosis: the evolving role of multimodality imaging. European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging. Published online December 8, 2025:jeaf347. doi:10.1093/ehjci/jeaf347

Tomii D, Lanz J, Thiele H, Heg D, Kim WK, Joner M, Möllmann H, Burgdorf C, Linke A, Redwood S, Hilker M, Conradi L, Kerber S, Thilo C, Toggweiler S, Walther T, Prendergast B, Windecker S, Pilgrim T. Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease and Health Status in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: A Post Hoc Analysis of the SCOPE I Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2025;8(12):e2547111. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.47111

Hartmann C, Roidou M, Lombardo P, Kessler S, Von Tengg-Kobligk H, Ruder T, Garni S, Cossmann P, Heinze S, Zech WD. Comparative image quality evaluation of unenhanced postmortem Photon-Counting CT and Energy-Integrating CT. Forensic Sci Med Pathol. Published online December 6, 2025. doi:10.1007/s12024-025-01118-0

Florindi C, Ostini A, Bertarelli C, Kucera JP, Lodola F. Capacitance-Driven Modulation of Cardiac Impulse Conduction by an Intramembrane Molecular Photoswitch. IJMS. 2025;26(24):11766. doi:10.3390/ijms262411766

Milojevic M, Myers PO, Falk V, Bavaria JE, Borger MA, Casselman FPA, Badhwar V, Kaul S, Siepe M, Sadaba JR. Methodological Appraisal of Ongoing Trial of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Versus Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Younger Patients: From Incentives to Guideline-Informing Evidence. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. 2025;67(12):ezaf348. doi:10.1093/ejcts/ezaf348

Li Y, Leberzammer J, Blanchet X, Duan R, Lacy M, Triantafyllidou V, Eckardt V, Briem E, Jung AS, Su R, Guerra J, Jansen Y, Hristov M, Enard W, Bernhagen J, Weber C, Atzler D, Bartelt A, Döring Y, Santovito D, Kaltner H, Ludwig AK, Von Hundelshausen P. Galectin-1 induces macrophage immunometabolic reprogramming, modulates T cell immunity and attenuates atherosclerotic plaque formation. Atherosclerosis. 2025;413:120608. doi:10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2025.120608

Ivanovic E, Vannucci M, Moise N, Weinberg SH, Kucera JP. Electrodiffusion in cardiac intercalated disc nanostructures alters cell–cell action potential transmission via ephaptic coupling: A model study. The Journal of Physiology. Published online November 23, 2025:JP290031. doi:10.1113/JP290031

Samim D, Siepe M, Jüni P, Gupta A, Jilaihawi H, Borger MA, Makkar RR, Leon MB, Windecker S. Transcatheter Treatment of Bicuspid Aortic Valve Stenosis: From Observational Studies to Randomized Clinical Trials. Structural Heart. 2025;9(12):100754. doi:10.1016/j.shj.2025.100754

Engels E, Forrester HB, Trappetti V, Mouchemore K, Klein M, Sprung AH, Brunt K, Barnes MJ, Cameron M, De Rover V, Dietler BDB, Rosenfeld AB, Lerch MLF, Anderson RL, Martin OA, Djonov VG. Is Ultrahigh Dose Rate Critical for the Effectiveness of Microbeam Radiation Therapy in a Broad-Beam Combined Treatment? Advances in Radiation Oncology. 2025;11(2):101949. doi:10.1016/j.adro.2025.101949