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Zielasek C, Stark S, Makaloski V, Bosiers M, Kotelis D, Jungi S. In vitro fenestrated endovascular aortic repair deployment and cannulation using an electromagnetically steerable guide wire. Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases, Innovations and Techniques. 1. August 2026;12(4):102301. doi:10.1016/j.jvscit.2026.102301

Gultom M, Thomi N, Teixeira-Riberio K, Shaw J, Despont A, Klymiuk N, Kemter E, Wolf E, Rieben R. Cellular Dynamics of Transgenic Porcine Endothelial Cells to Inflammatory Stimuli in Xenotransplantation Settings. Xenotransplantation. 1. August 2026;33(4):e70149. doi:10.1111/xen.70149 

Cereghetti GM, Huber LP, Todorski I, Peters AA, Klarhöfer M, Schmidt M, Kunze KP, Botnar RM, Prieto C, Fischer K, Guensch DP, Roos JE, Ebner L, Christe A, Schoenhoff F, Huber AT. Aorta and coronary artery assessment using high-contrast respiratory motion corrected and ECG-gated 3D T2-prepared GRE MRI with Dixon fat-water separation in patients with and without prior aortic root surgery at 3 T. Eur J Radiol. 1. August 2026;201:112919. doi:10.1016/j.ejrad.2026.112919 

Giammanco A, Gambacurta R, Gouni-Berthold I, Jukema JW, Roeters van Lennep JE, Ray K, Koskinas K, Stulnig T, Vanassche T, Lamparter M, Wenz-Pöschl K, Chhabra R, De Muniategui Climente M, Pintó X, Parhofer KG, Averna M, a nome del Gruppo di Studio MILOS. [Bempedoic acid in real-world clinical practice: baseline and 8-week data from the Italian prospective, non-interventional MILOS study]. G Ital Cardiol (Rome). 1. Juli 2026;27(7):497–504. doi:10.1714/4722.47389 

Biccirè FG, Arbustini E, Ozaki Y, Fabbiocchi F, Limbruno U, Gatto L, Romagnoli E, Kakizaki R, Preti G, Turturo M, Di Vito L, Cesaro A, Calabrò P, Alfonso F, Farcomeni A, Antuna P, Papafaklis MI, Räber L, Prati F. Long-term prognostic impact of optical coherence tomography detected plaque rupture in nonculprit coronary segments. Atherosclerosis. 31. Juni 2026;417:120681. doi:10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2026.120681

Kozhuharov N, Gstoehl AM, Calvert P, Koniari I, Najm A, Mills MT, Thu K, Xydis P, Usteri R, Babinska A, Haeberlin A, Reichlin T, Sticherling C, Burri H, Wright DJ, Rao A, Gupta D. Predictors of pacing-induced cardiomyopathy in patients undergoing AV nodal ablation: insights from a Delphi process and retrospective cohort study. Eur Heart J Open. 2026 Jun 29;6(3):oeag102. doi: 10.1093/ehjopen/oeag102. 

Costa G, Mazzola M, Sticchi A, Palmerini T, Saia F, Bruno AG, Kim WK, Renker M, Iadanza A, Fineschi M, Vanhaverbeke M, De Backer O, Romagnoli E, Burzotta F, Trani C, Adrichem R, Van Mieghem NM, Tomii D, Pilgrim T, Aranzulla TC, Musumeci G, Adam M, Meertens MM; Hector Alfonso Alvarez Covarrubias; Joner M, Meucci F, Di Mario C, Loretz L, Toggweiler S, Testa L, Bedogni F, Berti S, Ancona MB, Montorfano M, Gmeiner J, Braun D, Nerla R, Castriota F, Barbanti M, Tamburino C, Leone PP, Reimers B, Stefanini G, Sudo M, Nickenig G, Piva T, Scotti A, Latib A, Vercellino M, Porto I, Frumento P, Codner P, Kornowski R, Bartorelli AL, Tarantini G, Fraccaro C, Abdel-Wahab M, De Carlo M. Prediction of peri-procedural cerebrovascular accidents in patients with severe peripheral artery disease undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement. Vascul Pharmacol. 2026 Jun 29:107674. doi: 10.1016/j.vph.2026.107674. 

Hennel F, López MF, Schmid F. Evaluation of the diffusion time dependence of the IVIM effect based on realistic capillary flow simulations in mouse brain. MAGMA. 2026 Jun 29. doi: 10.1007/s10334-026-01382-3. 

Zito A, Landi A, Bhatt DL, Chen SL, De Luca G, Franzone A, Gwon HC, Kang J, Hahn JY, Hong SJ, Jang Y, Kim BK, Kim HS, Kimura T, Mehran R, Park KW, Steg PG, Stone GW, Vranckx P, Windecker S, Valgimigli M. Dual Antiplatelet Therapy Duration in Patients at High Bleeding Risk: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. JAMA Cardiol. 24. Juni 2026. doi:10.1001/jamacardio.2026.1922 

Roy CW, Vogeli E, Megalo A, Dirbach F, Bastiaansen JAM, Yerly J, Mueller M, Rodrigues D, Ledoux JB, Schwitter J, Prša M, Tenisch E, Rutz T, Stuber M. Performance of Free-Running Cardiac and Respiratory Motion-Resolved Whole-Heart 5D MRI in Congenital Heart Disease Patients Using a Gadolinium Enhanced Fast-Interrupted Steady-State Sequence. J Magn Reson Imaging. 24. Juni 2026. doi:10.1002/jmri.70402 

Gräni C, Koskinas KC. Beyond the Agatston Comfort Zone: Refining Coronary Calcium Scoring Below 130 HU. Eur J Prev Cardiol. 23. Juni 2026;zwag335. doi:10.1093/eurjpc/zwag335

El Makhzen N, El Hejjioui B, ElMakhzen B, Bouramtane A, Bennis S, Bouguenouch L, Abriel H. Long-Read Nanopore Sequencing Enhances BRCA1/2 Variant Detection Compared to Ion Torrent Analysis. J Mol Diagn. 19. Juni 2026;S1525-1578(26)00104-2. doi:10.1016/j.jmoldx.2026.06.001 

Amacher SA, Gebert P, Tröster V, Mikail N, Vinzens A, Regitz-Zagrosek V, Arslani K, Helms J, Merdji H, Long MT, Hunziker S, Lohri M, Grzonka P, Berger S, Hollinger A, Wildi K, Yuen B, Kaufmann M, Sutter R, Siegemund M, Gebhard C, Gebhard CE, Swiss ICU Trial Group. Timing matters: sex differences in treatment limitation decisions in intensive care. Crit Care. 19. Juni 2026;30(1):331. doi:10.1186/s13054-026-06139-x 

Deseoe J, Hänsel M, Herzog L, Davoudi N, Luft AR, Gebhard C, Menze B, Sick B, Wegener S. Ratio of Left Atrial and Ventricular Volume as New Marker of Atrial Cardiopathy and Stroke Risk. Stroke. 18. Juni 2026. doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.126.055551

Bernhard B, Fabian E, Stoyanov K, Elena E, Marques IR, Bakula A, Garefa C, Andreas W, Christoph R, Tanner G, Peters AA, Hundertmark M, Shiri I, Kwong RY, Gräni C. Clinical and Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Phenotype of Probable Viral versus Probable Immune-mediated Acute Myocarditis. Eur J Heart Fail. 18. Juni 2026;xuag202. doi:10.1093/ejhf/xuag202 

Messerli FH, Berzins RS, Reichlin T. Unanswered Questions in Aldosteronism and Cardiovascular Risk. JAMA Cardiol. 17. Juni 2026. doi:10.1001/jamacardio.2026.1795 

Roten L, Kueffer T, Badertscher P, Jüni P, Knecht S, Thalmann G, Kozhuharov N, Krisai P, Iqbal SUR, Jufer C, Maurhofer J, Heg D, Pereira TV, Mahfoud F, Servatius H, Tanner H, Kühne M, Sticherling C, Reichlin T. Autonomic effects and ablation success after pulsed field and cryoballoon ablation - A SINGLE SHOT CHAMPION substudy. Europace. 16. Juni 2026;euag152. doi:10.1093/europace/euag152 

Koskinas KC, Windecker S. Coronary CT Angiography: New Insights in Search of Vulnerable Plaques and Patients. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 16. Juni 2026;S1936-878X(26)00265-2. doi:10.1016/j.jcmg.2026.05.005

Stolte T, Reichl JJ, Tueller D, Goetzinger F, Wagener M, Stortecky S, Jeger R, Reuthebuch O, Toggweiler S, Ferrari E, Wenaweser P, Nietlispach F, Huber C, Roffi M, Heg D, Meier D, Windecker S, Mahfoud F, Noble S, Nestelberger T. Longitudinal Trends and Outcomes in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation: a report from the SwissTAVI Registry. Cardiovasc Interv and Ther. 15. Juni 2026. doi:10.1007/s12928-026-01310-1

Koell B, Ludwig S, Weimann J, Patel D, Stolz L, Tanaka T, Trenkwalder T, Rudolph F, Samim D, von Stein P, Giannini C, Dreyfus J, Scotti A, Paradis JM, Adamo M, Karam N, Bohbot Y, Bernard A, Melica B, Kobari Y, Lavie-Badie Y, Kessler M, Chehab O, Redwood S, Lubos E, de Backer O, Metra M, Latib A, Primerano C, Iliadis C, Praz F, Gerçek M, Xhepa E, Weber M, Makkar R, Granada J, Modine T, Donal E, Hausleiter J, Coisne A, Kalbacher D, Prime-Mr Investigators OBOT. Temporal trends in mitral edge-to-edge repair for primary mitral regurgitation. EuroIntervention. 15. Juni 2026;22(12):e701–11. doi:10.4244/EIJ-D-25-01308 

Karaolanis GI, Koumarelas K, Kotopoulos K, Papazoglou D, Kukulski L, Becker D, Bosiers MJ, Jungi S, Kotelis D, Makaloski V. Incidence and Outcomes of Retrograde Type A Aortic Dissection After Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair for Type B Aortic Dissection: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. J Endovasc Ther. 14. Juni 2026;15266028261453320. doi:10.1177/15266028261453320

Jung B, Hundertmark M, Peters AA, Schaub C, Bonanno G, Schmitter S, Guensch DP, Gräni C, Fischer K. Cardiac function and myocardial strain analysis at 7T using B1 shimming in comparison to 3T magnetic resonance imaging. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 13. Juni 2026. doi:10.1007/s10554-026-03741-6

Zeimpekis KG, Kulgawczuk M, Bregenzer C, Schindewolf M, Sachpekidis C, Sari H, Pandya K, Afshar-Oromieh A, Rominger A, Shi K, Seifert R. Impact of scan duration and scatter correction on quantitative accuracy in Yttrium-90 PET/CT imaging using LAFOV and SAFOV systems: a phantom and clinical evaluation. EJNMMI Phys. 12. Juni 2026. doi:10.1186/s40658-026-00907-y

Angellotti D, Praz F. Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Replacement: When do Signals Become Evidence? Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 12. Juni 2026;S0828282X2600526X. doi:10.1016/j.cjca.2026.06.004

Bisdas T, Erb M, Charalambous N, Antonello M, Makaloski V, Izquierdo Lamoca LM, Abisi S, Elbasty A, Buz S, Vascular Investigators. Early Multicenter Experience with the Nexus Duo^TM Aortic Arch Stent Graft System in the Treatment of Aneurysmatic Aortic Arch Diseases. Ann Vasc Surg. 11. Juni 2026;S0890-5096(26)00417-6. doi:10.1016/j.avsg.2026.05.095 

Milani JGPO, Milani M, D’Ascenzi F, Braga F, da Silveira AD, Cipriano GFB, Machado FVC, Wilhelm M, Marcin T, Cavigli L, Keytsman C, Falter M, Cornelissen V, Verboven K, Hansen D, Cipriano Junior G. Cardiorespiratory Exercise Intensity Prescription in Cardiovascular Rehabilitation: Do Updated Guideline Recommendations Reflect Real Individual Effort Responses? Eur J Prev Cardiol. 10. Juni 2026;zwag311. doi:10.1093/eurjpc/zwag311

Galuszka OM, Kueffer T, Baldinger SH, Servatius H, Siklódy CH, Kozhuharov N, Thalmann G, Madaffari A, Haeberlin A, Noti F, Tanner H, Reichlin T, Roten L. PVI Durability After PFA or RFA in Persistent-AF: Insights From a Mandated Prospective Remapping Study. JACC Clin Electrophysiol. 9. Juni 2026;S2405-500X(26)00440-8. doi:10.1016/j.jacep.2026.04.027 

Artels L, Follonier C, Baggio S, Carballo D, Nanchen D, Koskinas K, Matter CM, Räber L, Muller O, Rodondi N, Mach F, Gencer B. Weight change and long-term cardiovascular outcomes in overweight and obese patients after acute coronary syndromes. Eur Heart J Open. 2026 Jun 9;6(3):oeag105. doi: 10.1093/ehjopen/oeag105. 

Carvalho JAS, Arora P, Marques IJ, Galardi‐Castilla M, Timmer L, Van Rooij E, Mercader N. In silico analysis of putative interactions identifies fibroblasts as hubs for cell–cell communication during early regeneration of the zebrafish heart. Developmental Dynamics. 9. Juni 2026;dvdy.70158. doi:10.1002/dvdy.70158

Seitz L, Friedli R, Gözlügöl N, Bucher S, Seitz P, Lötscher F, Gilgen M, Amsler J, Stähli P, Helfenstein F, Döring Y, Hamvas G, Schindewolf M, Rominger A, Maurer B, Christ L, Caobelli F. Visual analysis of [18F]FDG PET/CT imaging yields superior diagnostic accuracy compared to semiquantitative analysis in the assessment of giant cell arteritis. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 6. Juni 2026. doi:10.1007/s00259-026-07981-5

Nilius H, Kaufmann J, Adler M, Minervini F, Wieland Greguare-Sander A, Alberio L, Gerber B, Kröll D, Veerakatty S, Kashev A, Haug S, Sauter TC, Koster A, Erdoes G, Hastings J, Levy JH, Nakas C, Nagler M. Development, validation, and user-centric evaluation of an interpretable machine learning decision support tool for the preoperative prediction of mild bleeding disorders (MBD-Check): a prospective diagnostic prediction study. The Lancet Digital Health. 4. Juni 2026;101019. doi:10.1016/j.landig.2026.101019

Tersalvi G, Rossi VA, Hundertmark M, Beltrani V, Escher F, Wörgötter K, Dobner S, Thianich FC, Treglia G, Schultheiss HP, Huber K, Martinelli M, Pölzl G, Rosenbaum AN, AbouEzzeddine OF, Grübler MR. Diagnostic challenges in isolated cardiac sarcoidosis. ESC Heart Failure. 3. Juni 2026;xvag159. doi:10.1093/eschf/xvag159

Santarpino G, Lorusso R, Di Mauro M, D’Anna V, Prencipe CM, Voisine P, Bisleri G, Parrino E, Bates M, Hughes GC, Roselli E, Baeza C, Heimansohn D, Bové T, Meuris B, Gutermann H, Corbi P, Pollari F, Awad G, Kappert U, Mellert F, Shehada SE, Girdauskas E, Troise G, Solinas M, Minniti G, Mazzaro E, Rinaldi M, Pacini D, Argano V, Torella M, Lam K, Micovic S, Siepe M, Baghai M, Lee SH, Choi JW, Je HG, Nobre A. Sex-related outcome after sutureless aortic valve replacement with Perceval Plus: results from a global registry and meta-regression. Interdisciplinary CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery. 3. Juni 2026;ivag170. doi:10.1093/icvts/ivag170

Ye H, Zang J, Zhu J, Von Arx D, Zhao J, Pustovalov V, Mao M, Tang Q, Veciana A, Torlakcik H, Zhang E, Sevim S, Sanchis-Gual R, Gao Q, Chen XZ, Ahmed D, Sanchez-Vives MV, Puigmartí-Luis J, Luo C, Nelson BJ, Neuhauss SCF, Pané S. Magnetoelectric microrobots for spinal cord injury regeneration. Nat Mater. 2. Juni 2026. doi:10.1038/s41563-026-02625-3

Brand FL, Mokhtari A, Cazzaniga S, Brand C, Franklin C, Furrer S, Grover C, Haneke E, Heidemeyer K, Iorizzo M, Junge A, Langhorst CA, Lipner SR, Naldi L, Ragonsesi TL, Rey S, Richert B, Signer B, Vogel C, Yawalkar N, Zürcher S, Obrist D, Jafari SMS. Human expertise or artificial intelligence? A prospective study on nail disorder diagnosis. npj Digit Med. 2. Juni 2026. doi:10.1038/s41746-026-02850-9

Seiler T, Noti F, Laimer M, Reichlin T, Haeberlin A. Semaglutide-associated Twiddler syndrome. JCEM Case Rep. 1. Juni 2026;4(6):luag103. doi:10.1210/jcemcr/luag103 

Koell B, Ludwig S, Weimann J, Patel D, Stolz L, Tanaka T, Trenkwalder T, Rudolph F, Samim D, Von Stein P, Giannini C, Dreyfus J, Scotti A, Paradis JM, Adamo M, Karam N, Bohbot Y, Bernard A, Melica B, Kobari Y, Lavie-Badie Y, Kessler M, Chehab O, Redwood S, Lubos E, De Backer O, Metra M, Latib A, Primerano C, Iliadis C, Praz F, Gerçek M, Xhepa E, Weber M, Makkar R, Granada J, Modine T, Donal E, Hausleiter J, Coisne A, Kalbacher D, Prime-Mr Investigators OBOT. Temporal trends in mitral edge-to-edge repair for primary mitral regurgitation. EuroIntervention. 1. Juni 2026;22(12):e701–11. doi:10.4244/EIJ-D-25-01308

Biccirè FG, Arbustini E, Ozaki Y, Fabbiocchi F, Limbruno U, Gatto L, Romagnoli E, Kakizaki R, Preti G, Turturo M, Di Vito L, Cesaro A, Calabrò P, Alfonso F, Farcomeni A, Antuna P, Papafaklis MI, Räber L, Prati F. Long-term prognostic impact of optical coherence tomography detected plaque rupture in nonculprit coronary segments. Atherosclerosis. 1. Juni 2026;417:120681. doi:10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2026.120681 

Angellotti D, Lanz J, Praz F. Management of tricuspid regurgitation: time to adopt a lifetime perspective? Ann Cardiothorac Surg. 31. Mai 2026;15(3):39. doi:10.21037/acs-2026-0062-tvd 

Atighetchi S, Pilgrim T, Bahtiyar Y, Suc G, Urena-Alcazar M, Döring Y, Chong-Nguyen C. The potential role of sex related differences of the microbiome and its impact on calcific aortic stenosis: a narrative review. Biol Sex Differ. 29. Mai 2026. doi:10.1186/s13293-026-00932-7

Costa G, Laterra G, Sammartino S, De Backer O, Jia Y, Pilgrim T, Daijiro T, Montorfano M, Ancona F, Bellini B, Redwood S, Patterson T, Kornowski R, Hamdan A, Mylotte D, Sole PAD, Saia F, Palmierini T, Bedogni F, Gandolfo C, Cannata S, Garot P, Gall E, De Carlo M, Angelillis M, Immè S, Tamburino C, Mangieri A, Tartaglia F, Nombela L, Santos IA, Gomez MG, Attizzani G, Frazzetto M, Calì M, Millar K, Webb J, Barbanti M. Progression of bicuspid-related aortopathy in patients undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation: rationale and design of the international, multicenter PROSPERO-TAVI registry. American Heart Journal. 27. Mai 2026;107494. doi:10.1016/j.ahj.2026.107494

Grogg H, Kozhuharov N, Haeberlin A, van Gool S, Luginbühl M, Stadelmann M, Schnegg B. When the Pacemaker Goes Rogue: Pacemaker-Induced Tachycardia, Syncope, and Car Crash. Case Rep Cardiol. 2026 May 26;2026:5546851. doi: 10.1155/cric/5546851. 

Tomii D, Lanz J, Heg D, Thiele H, Kim WK, Joner M, Möllmann H, Conradi L, Thilo C, Toggweiler S, Prendergast B, Windecker S, Pilgrim T. Relationship between baseline patient-reported health status and patient-centered outcomes after Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. American Heart Journal. 26. Mai 2026;107495. doi:10.1016/j.ahj.2026.107495

Magyar CTJ, Gretener CP, Frossard J, Mellac K, Sidler D, Reineke D, Mueller NJ, Immer F, Van Delden C, Manuel O, Krueger T, Khanna N, Boggian K, Beekman L, Hirzel C, Banz V, Swiss Transplant Cohort Study (STCS). Recipient–Donor Sex Combinations and Posttransplant Infections: A Swiss Transplant Cohort Study. Transplant Infectious Dis. 26. Mai 2026;e70245. doi:10.1111/tid.70245

Ciocca N, Brändle D, Riederer L, Fischer K, Schütze J, Wahl A, Tanner G, Guensch DP, Stoyanov K, Garefa C, Pavlicek-Bahlo M, Hundertmark M, Shiri I, Bernhard B, Kwong RY, Gräni C. Atrial Function by Long Axis Shortening Enhances Risk Stratification Beyond Traditional CMR Markers in Possible Myocarditis. JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging. 26. Mai 2026;S1936878X26002275. doi:10.1016/j.jcmg.2026.04.006

Cecco DD, De Lavallaz JDF, Huang HD, Kovacs B, Beney J, Reichlin T, Badertscher P, Jordan F, Sticherling C, Liang JJ. Intracardiac Echocardiography and Coronary Angiography During Ventricular Ablation From the Aortic Cusps and Commissures: Marked Inter‐Center Variability Without an Observed Coronary Injury Signal. Cardiovasc electrophysiol. 26. Mai 2026;jce.70383. doi:10.1111/jce.70383

Stolz L, Lauten P, Iliadis C, Kalbacher D, Wild MG, Kessler M, Rudolph V, Lurz P, Thiele H, Hausleiter J, EuroTR Investigators. The Less the Better: Mild vs Moderate Residual Tricuspid Regurgitation After T-TEER: Insights From EuroTR. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 25. Mai 2026;19(10):1319–21. doi:10.1016/j.jcin.2026.02.047 

Ruberti A, Cepas-Guillén P, Praz F, Rudolph V, Sanchez-Recalde A, Vilalta V, Papadis A, Angellotti D, Santaló-Corcoy M, Sanchis L, Freixa X. Percutaneous Annuloplasty Followed by TEER for Tricuspid Regurgitation. JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions. 25. Mai 2026;19(10):1313–5. doi:10.1016/j.jcin.2026.02.022

Helmer A, Clavier A, Arnold M, Segiser A, Lischer HEL, Graf S, Masoodi M, Beer G, Ottersberg R, Egle M, Siepe M, Longnus S. Sex differences in cardiac recovery and ventricular gene expression in a rat model of donation after circulatory death. Biol Sex Differ. 23. Mai 2026. doi:10.1186/s13293-026-00915-8

Bini T, Quintiliani S, Makaloski V, Galea R, Räber L, Brugger N. Descending Aorta Perforation During Transseptal Puncture for Left Atrial Appendage Closure. JACC: Case Reports. 23. Mai 2026;108495. doi:10.1016/j.jaccas.2026.108495

Bessière F, Kronborg MB, Sommer P, Almorad A, Rodrigues G, Scherr D, Sebag FA, De Potter T, Grimaldi M, Reichlin T, Knecht S, Sohns C, Chierchia GB, Gardey K, Ernst S. Evaluating the Safety Profile and Learning Curve With a Pulsed Field Ablation Variable Loop Circular Catheter in Procedures for AF: Observations From the VARIPURE Prospective, Multicenter, Postmarket Study. Circ: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology. 20. Mai 2026;e014294. doi:10.1161/CIRCEP.125.014294

Aurigemma C, Costa G, Laterra G, Pilgrim T, Amat Santos IJ, De Backer O, Kim WK, Barbosa Ribeiro H, Saia F, Bunc M, Tchetche D, Garot P, Ribichini FL, Mylotte D, Watanabe Y, Bedogni F, Tesorio T, Rheude T, Sardella G, Tocci M, Franzone A, Valvo R, Sammartino S, Savontaus M, Wienemann H, Porto I, Gandolfo C, Iadanza A, Mach M, Latib A, Biasco L, Taramasso M, De Marco F, Frittitta V, Dipietro E, Reddavid C, Strazzieri O, Agnello F, Comis A, Calì M, Abdel-Wahab M, Stefanini GG, Tomii D, Nuyens P, Sondergaard L, Bortone AS, Zimarino M, Camara SF, Palmerini T, Orzalkiewicz M, Steblovnik K, Gautier A, Del Sole PA, Mainardi A, Lunardi M, Kawashima H, Criscione E, Cesario V, Biancari F, Zanin F, Esposito G, Adam M, Grube E, Baldus S, De Marzo V, Piredda E, Cannata S, Iacovelli F, Andreas M, Angellotti D, Sgroi C, Xhepa E, Kargoli F, Tamburino C, Burzotta F, Barbanti M, for the REVASC-TAVI Registry. Clinical Impact of Myocardium at Risk in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation. Circ: Cardiovascular Interventions. 20. Mai 2026;e015770. doi:10.1161/CIRCINTERVENTIONS.125.015770

Zhong C, Winderoll V, Kshetri KG, Dillinger C, Bianchi T, Shi Z, Schnermann J, Amabili M, Liu S, Wittkowski R, Nama N, Ahmed D. Bioinspired ultrasound-driven ultrafast soft microgripper. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 19. Mai 2026;123(20):e2537655123. doi:10.1073/pnas.2537655123 

Tiosano S, Morris PB, Koskinas KC, Tokgozoglu L, Blumenthal RS, Gianos E. Building Global Bridges in Clinical Guidance: Harmony Across Dyslipidemia Guidelines. J Am Coll Cardiol. 19. Mai 2026;87(19):2600–2. doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2026.03.055 

Grassini D, Kresoja KP, von Stein J, Fortmeier V, Pauschinger C, Rottbauer W, Kassar M, Goebel B, Denti P, Achouh P, Rassaf T, Barreiro-Perez M, Boekstegers P, Rück A, Zdanyte M, Adamo M, Vincent F, Schlegel P, Rosch S, Wild MG, Besler C, Toggweiler S, Brunner S, Grapsa J, Patterson T, Thiele H, Kister T, Tarantini G, Masiero G, De Carlo M, Giannini C, Voss F, Polzin A, Popolo Rubbio A, Bedogni F, Stolte T, Nestelberger T, Benito-González T, Sánchez-Muñóz E, Vrijkorte M, Swaans M, Konstandin MH, Van Belle E, Metra M, Geisler T, Estévez-Loureiro R, Mahabadi AA, Karam N, Maisano F, Lauten P, Kessler M, Kalbacher D, Rudolph V, Iliadis C, Lurz P, Praz F, Stolz L, Hausleiter J, EuroTR Investigators. Impact of Previous Cardiac Surgery on Outcomes After Tricuspid Valve Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair: Insights from EuroTR. Clin Res Cardiol. 18. Mai 2026. doi:10.1007/s00392-026-02914-6 

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Pilgrim T, Cozzi O. Inflammation after TAVI: an emerging therapeutic target? EuroIntervention. 15. Mai 2026;22(10):513–5. doi:10.4244/EIJ-D-26-00452 

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