2025

Publications 2025

González-Jaramillo V, Hagemann M, Hunziker L, Maessen M, Eychmüller S. Prescription of essential medication during the final hospitalization of patients with heart failure or cancer. BMC Palliat Care. 2025 Feb 26;24(1):51. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-025-01682-w  

Stark AW, Matthey-de-l’Endroit RL, Ferroni A, Kakizaki R, Bigler MR, Biccirè FG, Ueki Y, Haeberlin A, Siepe M, Shiri I, Windecker S, Räber L, Gräni C. Coronary CT Anatomy-Based Prediction of Invasively Assessed Hemodynamic Significance in Middle-Aged Patients With Right Coronary Artery Anomaly: The NARCO Study. Circulation. 2025 Feb 25;151(8):578–80. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.124.071637

Kakizaki R, Räber L, Gerges C, Dorfmüller P, Lang IM. 3D Reconstruction of Pulmonary Vascular Lesions in Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2025 Feb 25;e017935. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.124.017935

Molitor N, Berger F, Breitenstein A, Badertscher P, Kühne M, Sticherling C, Chen S, Chun J, Galuszka O, Reichlin T, Kueffer T, Roten L, Madhkour R, Lemoine M, Obergassel J, Ouyang F, Wolber T, Brunckhorst C, Duru F, Saguner AM. Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Occluders Can Impair Pulmonary Vein Isolation by Pulsed Field Ablation. Heart Rhythm. 2025 Feb 24:S1547-5271(25)00207-3. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrthm.2025.01.047

Palmerini T, Saia F, Bruno AG, Kim WK, Iadanza A, Ghetti G, De Backer O, Burzotta F, Van Mieghem NM, Nardi E, Orzalkiewicz M, Pilgrim T, Aranzulla TC, Meertens MM, Taglieri N, Joner M, Nardi G, Toggweiler S, Gallitto E, Gargiulo M, Testa L, Berti S, Montorfano M, Leone A, Pacini D, Braun D, Castriota F, De Carlo M, Barbanti M, Leone PP, Nickenig G, Piva T, Latib A, Vercellino M, Codner P, Bartorelli AL, Fraccaro C, Abdel-Wahab M, Stone GW. Cerebrovascular events with self-expanding versus balloon-expandable valves in patients with or without peripheral arterial disease. J Invasive Cardiol. 2025 Feb 21; https://doi.org/10.25270/jic/25.00020

Koskinas KC. Remnant cholesterol for cardiovascular risk assessment in the young: ready for prime time? Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2025 Feb 21;zwaf097. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjpc/zwaf097

Windecker S, Fraser AG, Szymanski P, Gilard M, Lüscher TF, Abid L, Brennan J, Byrne R, Crotti L, Drossart I, Franke J, Cossellu MG, Kirtane AJ, Kurucova J, Krucoff M, McGauran G, Myers PO, O’Connor DB, Parma R, Piscoi P, Rao A, Rappagliosi A, Stefanini G, Samset E, Vincent A, von Bardeleben RS, Weidinger F. Priorities for medical device regulatory approval: a report from the European Society of Cardiology Cardiovascular Round Table. Eur Heart J. 2025 Feb 20;ehaf069. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehaf069

Pagnesi M, Adamo M, Stolz L, Pancaldi E, Kresoja KP, von Stein J, Fortmeier V, Koell B, Rottbauer W, Kassar M, Goebel B, Denti P, Achouh P, Rassaf T, Barreiro-Perez M, Boekstegers P, Rück A, Zdanyte M, Vincent F, Schlegel P, von Bardeleben RS, Wild MG, Besler C, Brunner S, Toggweiler S, Grapsa J, Patterson T, Thiele H, Kister T, Tarantini G, Masiero G, De Carlo M, Sticchi A, Konstandin MH, Van Belle E, Geisler T, Estévez-Loureiro R, Luedike P, Karam N, Maisano F, Lauten P, Praz F, Kessler M, Kalbacher D, Rudolph V, Iliadis C, Lurz P, Hausleiter J, Metra M, on behalf of the EuroTR Investigators. Malnutrition and outcomes in patients with tricuspid regurgitation undergoing transcatheter tricuspid valve repair. Eur J Heart Fail. 2025 Feb 20; https://doi.org/10.1002/ejhf.3623

Oberhuber A, Deglise S, Richter O, Makaloski V, Bracale U, Isernia G, Tines R, Cappelli A, Dorweiler B, Brunkwall J, PLIANTII Study Collaboration. A Prospective, Multicentre Registry on Thirty Day and One Year Outcomes of the E-liac Stent Graft System in Patients with Unilateral or Bilateral Aorto-iliac or Iliac Aneurysms: The PLIANTII Study. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2025 Feb 20;S1078-5884(25)00163-7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejvs.2025.02.029

Kunadian V, Gitto M, Vogel B, Sartori S, Angiolillo DJ, Bhatt DL, Chehab BM, Feng Y, de la Torre Hernandez JM, Krucoff MW, Maksoud A, Mankerious N, Oliva A, Picon H, Richardt G, Sardella G, Thiele H, Toelg R, Varenne O, Vranckx P, Windecker S, Valgimigli M, Mehran R. 1-Month or 3-Month DAPT in Women and Men at High Bleeding Risk Undergoing PCI. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2025 Feb 19;S1936-8798(25)00495-9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcin.2025.01.424

Garot P, Nielsen-Kudsk JE, Freixa X, Berti S, Wunderlich N, Cruz-Gonzalez I, Räber L, Aminian A, De Backer O. Contemporary European practice in left atrial appendage closure: results from a survey focusing on planning, techniques and post-implantation management. BMJ Open. 2025 Feb 19;15(2):e090541. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-090541

Baskaralingam A, Marchetti M, Solana-Munoz J, Teres C, Le Bloa M, Porretta AP, Domenichini G, Ascione C, Roten L, Knecht S, Kühne M, Sticherling C, Pascale P, Pruvot E, Luca A. Predicting outcomes in persistent atrial fibrillation: the impact of surface ECG f-wave amplitude following pulmonary vein isolation. J Interv Card Electrophysiol. 2025 Feb 19; https://doi.org/10.1007/s10840-025-02018-7

Yildiz M, Nucera M, Mosbahi S, Münker K, Kapkin C, Jungi S, Siepe M, Schoenhoff F. One-Year Functional Outcome of Patients After Surgery for Acute Stanford Type A Aortic Dissection. J Am Heart Assoc. 2025 Feb 18;14(4):e036495. https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.124.036495

Tomii D, Lanz J, Heg D, Möllmann H, Kim WK, Burgdorf C, Linke A, Redwood S, Hilker M, Joner M, Thiele H, Conradi L, Kerber S, Thilo C, Toggweiler S, Prendergast B, Walther T, Windecker S, Pilgrim T, SCOPE I Investigators. The Impact of Frailty on VARC-3 Integrated Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. JACC Adv. 2025 Feb 14;4(3):101594. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacadv.2025.101594

Grob L, Schwerzmann Y, Kaiser D, Jung B, Schweizer T, Huettenmoser SP, Dozio S, Huber AT, Boscolo Berto M, Gräni C, Guensch DP, Fischer K. Retrospective temporal resolution interpolation alters myocardial strain quantification on compressed sensing cine CMR. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2025 Feb 14; https://doi.org/10.1007/s10554-025-03348-3

Csobay-Novák C, Makaloski V. Physician Modified Endografts in Aortic Care: Urgency for Updated Guidelines. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2025 Feb 13;S1078-5884(25)00064-4. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejvs.2024.12.043

Wahba A, Kunst G, De Somer F, Kildahl HA, Milne B, Kjellberg G, Bauer A, Beyersdorf F, Ravn HB, Debeuckelaere G, Erdoes G, Haumann RG, Gudbjartsson T, Merkle F, Pacini D, Paternoster G, Onorati F, Ranucci M, Ristic N, Vives M, Milojevic M, EACTS/EACTAIC/EBCP Scientific Document Group. 2024 EACTS/EACTAIC/EBCP Guidelines on cardiopulmonary bypass in adult cardiac surgery. Br J Anaesth. 2025 Feb 11;S0007-0912(25)00047-9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bja.2025.01.015

Kueffer T, Casoni D, Goepfert C, Beslac O, Parodi C, Ramirez D, Garrott K, Koop B, Coe S, Hagstrom N, Gibert G, Roten L, Haeberlin A, Reichlin T. Dose-dependent ventricular lesion formation using a novel large-area pulsed field ablation catheter: A preclinical feasibility study. Heart Rhythm. 2025 Feb 11;S1547-5271(25)00142-0. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrthm.2025.02.017

Schlotter F, Stolz L, Kresoja KP, von Stein J, Fortmeier V, Koell B, Rottbauer W, Kassar M, Schöber A, Goebel B, Denti P, Achouh P, Rassaf T, Rück A, Zdanyte M, Adamo M, Vincent F, Schlegel P, von Bardeleben RS, Wild MG, Toggweiler S, Konstandin MH, Van Belle E, Metra M, Geisler T, Estévez-Loureiro R, Luedike P, Karam N, Maisano F, Lauten P, Praz F, Kessler M, Heitkemper M, Peterman K, Bekeredjian R, Schmitz T, Nickenig G, Donal E, Kister T, Thiele H, Rommel KP, Kalbacher D, Rudolph V, Iliadis C, Lauten A, Hausleiter J, Lurz P, EuroTR Investigators. Tricuspid Regurgitation Disease Stages and Treatment Outcomes After Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Repair. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2025 Feb 10;18(3):339–48. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcin.2024.10.034

Samim D, Sorajja P, Lanz J, Stolz L, Angellotti D, Hausleiter J, Ruge H, Kuhn EW, Baldus S, Ochs L, Ueyama HA, Babaliaros V, Greenbaum AB, Gössl M, Januska J, Alreshidan M, Reineke D, Windecker S, Adam M, Praz F. Transapical Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement After Failed Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair: A Multicenter Experience. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2025 Feb 10;18(3):311–21. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcin.2024.10.018

Angellotti D, Praz F, Windecker S. Tricuspid and mitral regurgitation after mitral transcatheter edge-to-edge repair: a complex interplay. Eur Heart J. 2025 Feb 10;ehaf044. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehaf044

Kazaj PM, Coles B, Shiri I, Baj G, Gräni C, Nikolakopoulou A, Siontis GCM. Extent of evidence synthesis in biomedical research: a MeSH-driven analysis of neglected and well-explored areas. Syst Rev. 2025 Feb 6;14(1):35. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-025-02780-9

Stolz L, Kalbacher D, Koell B, Karam N, Puscas T, Metra M, Adamo M, Spieker M, Horn P, Thiele H, Kister T, von Bardeleben RS, Lurz P, Kresoja KP, Iliadis C, Pfister R, Kassar M, Praz F, Melica B, Trenkwalder T, Xhepa E, Neuss M, Butter C, Grayburn P, Hausleiter J. Impact of GDMT on outcomes after mitral valve edge-to-edge repair stratified by SMR proportionality. Clin Res Cardiol. 2025 Feb 5; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00392-025-02599-3

Salimi Y, Shiri I, Mansouri Z, Sanaat A, Hajianfar G, Hervier E, Bitarafan A, Caobelli F, Hundertmark M, Mainta I, Gräni C, Nkoulou R, Zaidi H. Artificial intelligence-based cardiac transthyretin amyloidosis detection and scoring in scintigraphy imaging: multi-tracer, multi-scanner, and multi-center development and evaluation study. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2025 Feb 5; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00259-025-07117-1

Rothenberger R, Banz Y, Bruno J, Capek L, Fürholz M, Neagoe AM, Hunziker L, Martinelli M, Schnegg B, Schnegg-Kaufmann A. tMCS Causing Myocardial Extramedullary Hematopoiesis Secondary to Massive Hemolysis. JACC Case Rep. 2025 Feb 5;30(3):103127. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2024.103127

Wahba A, Kunst G, De Somer F, Agerup Kildahl H, Milne B, Kjellberg G, Bauer A, Beyersdorf F, Berg Ravn H, Debeuckelaere G, Erdoes G, Haumann RG, Gudbjartsson T, Merkle F, Pacini D, Paternoster G, Onorati F, Ranucci M, Ristic N, Vives M, Milojevic M, EACTS/EACTAIC/EBCP Scientific Document Group. 2024 EACTS/EACTAIC/EBCP Guidelines on cardiopulmonary bypass in adult cardiac surgery. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2025 Feb 4;67(2):ezae354. https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezae354

Kari FA, Czerny M, Borger M, Misfeld M, Rylski B, Zimmer E, Siepe M, Hagl C, Detter C, Petersen J, Richardt D, Ensminger S, Werner P, Andreas M, Peterss S, Pichlmaier M, Mueller CS. Valve-sparing aortic root replacement for valves with paracommissural fenestrations: which valve will fail? Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2025 Feb 1:ezaf034. https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezaf034

Draxler DF, Brodard J, Ho H, Chalkou K, Turovskij E, Keragala CB, Lillicrap T, Heg D, Kremer Hovinga JA, Windecker S, Medcalf RL, Angelillo-Scherrer A, Stortecky S. The Individual Fibrinolytic Capacity Predicts Efficacy Of Ultrasound-Assisted Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis In Patients With Acute Pulmonary Embolism. J Thromb Haemost. 2025 Jan 28:S1538-7836(25)00045-5. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtha.2024.12.043

Tannu M, Lopes RD, Wojdyla DM, Goodman SG, Aronson R, Mehran R, Granger CB, Windecker S, Alexander JH, Jones WS. Antithrombotic Therapy to Minimize Total Events After ACS or PCI in Atrial Fibrillation: Insights From AUGUSTUS. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2025 Jan 24;S0735-1097(24)10555-4. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2024.10.125

Eser P, Käesermann D, Calamai P, Kalberer A, Stütz L, Huber S, Duffin J, Wilhelm M. Excess ventilation and chemosensitivity in patients with inefficient ventilation and chronic coronary syndrome or heart failure: a case-control study. Front Physiol. 2025 Jan 22;15:1509421. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2024.1509421

Auf der Maur E, Kueffer T, Thalmann G, Kozhuharov NA, Galuszka O, Iqbal SUR, Madaffari A, Servatius H, Haeberlin A, Noti F, Tanner H, Roten L, Reichlin T. Comparison of a Novel Temperature-Controlled Diamond-Tip Catheter and a Power-Controlled Gold-Tip Catheter for the Irrigated Ablation of Cavotricuspid Isthmus-Dependent Atrial Flutter. J Clin Med. 2025 Jan 22;14(3):701. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm14030701

Erdoes G, Birschmann I, Nagler M, Koster A. Personalizing Management of Antiplatelet Therapy in Cardiac Surgery: The Ongoing Need to Nourish “Dry Land.” J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2025 Jan 20;S1053-0770(25)00055-2. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.jvca.2025.01.022

Schütze J, Bernhard B, Greisser N, Joss P, Manser S, Stark AW, Shiri I, Gebhard C, Pavlicek M, Wilhelm M, Gräni C. Sports behaviour and adherence to sports and exercise recommendations in patients with myocarditis. BMJ Open Sport Exerc Med. 2025 Jan 20;11(1):e002218. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2024-002218

van der Vorst EPC, Kroon J, Guillamat-Prats R, Döring Y. Editorial: Vascular- and immuno-metabolism as drivers of cardiovascular disease: insights obtained from omics approaches. Front Cell Dev Biol. 2025;13:1559828. doi:10.3389/fcell.2025.1559828

Ramedani S, Kelesoglu E, Stutzig N, Von Tengg-Kobligk H, Daneshvar Ghorbani K, Siebert T.Physiol. Quantification of training-induced alterations in body composition via automated machine learning analysis of MRI images in the thigh region: A pilot study in young females. Rep. 2025 Feb;13(3):e70187. doi: 10.14814/phy2.70187.

Bernhard B, Gräni C. Reply: What Is the Diagnostic and Prognostic Value of the Electrocardiographic QRS Attenuation in Myocarditis? J Am Coll Cardiol. 2025 Feb 4;85(4):e59. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2024.11.037

Morrison M, Bucciarelli A, Korda A, Goetz LS, Caversaccio MD, Obrist D, Mantokoudis G. Impact of Vibrations and Rapid Decelerations on SemontPLUS Maneuver Efficacy: An In Vitro Study. Otol Neurotol. 2025 Jan 29; https://doi.org/10.1097/MAO.0000000000004412

Urbanek L, Heine GH, Reddavid C, Saw J, Kawamura I, Reddy VY, Galea R, Räber L, Sedaghat A, Della Rocca DG, Natale A, Fassini G, Tondo C, Doshi SK, Peng DS, von Bardeleben RS, Kreidel F, Schmidt B. Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation and Hemodialysis: An International, Multicentric Registry. JACC Clin Electrophysiol. 2025 Jan 28;11(1):71–82. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacep.2024.09.038

Woelders ECI, Onuma Y, Ninomiya K, O’Leary N, Damman P, Peeters DAM, Hof AWJ van ’t, Valgimigli M, Vranckx P, Windecker S, Serruys PWJC, van Geuns RJM. Parsimonious versus extensive bleeding score: can we simplify risk stratification after percutaneous coronary intervention and reduce bleeding events by de-escalation of the antiplatelet strategy? Open Heart. 2025 Jan 28;12(1):e003083. https://doi.org/10.1136/openhrt-2024-003083

Veen KM, Ahmed M, Stark C, Botta L, Anastasiadis K, Bernhardt A, Berchtold-Herz M, Caliskan K, Reineke D, Damman K, Fiane A, Gkouziouta A, Gollmann-Tepeköylü C, Najjar E, Hulman M, Iacovoni A, Loforte A, Merkely B, Musumeci F, Comisso M, Němec P, Netuka I, Özbaran M, Potapov E, Pya Y, Rábago G, Ramjankhan F, Scandroglio AM, Pieri M, Reichenspurner H, Dashkevich A, Stockman B, Vanderheyden M, Tops L, Wahlers T, Przybyłowski P, Zimpfer D, Løgstrup BB, Santer D, Färber G, Gummert J, Meyns B, de By TMMH, Schoenrath F. The European Registry for Patients with Mechanical Circulatory Support (EUROMACS) of the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Fourth report: Focus on standardized outcome ratios. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2025 Jan 28;ezaf016. https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezaf016

Erdoes G, Milojevic M, Rocca B, Koster A. Clinical guidelines for a dry land: challenges in developing recommendations for DOAC management in emergent cardiac surgery. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2025 Jan 28;ezaf015. https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezaf015

Fischer K, Bastiaansen JAM. Expanding the volume on 4D flow CMR : Editorial for “Robustness of 4D flow MRI derived aortic wall shear stress and pulse wave velocity across different protocols in healthy controls and in patients with bicuspid aortic valve.” Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2025 Jan 27; https://doi.org/10.1007/s10554-025-03335-8

Braschler L, Nikolaidis PT, Thuany M, Chlíbková D, Rosemann T, Weiss K, Wilhelm M, Knechtle B. Physiology and Pathophysiology of Marathon Running: A narrative Review. Sports Med Open. 2025 Jan 27;11(1):10. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40798-025-00810-3

Karaolanis GI, Kotopoulos K, Jungi S, Kotelis D, Makaloski V. Fenestrated Anaconda Endograft for the Treatment of Complex Aortic Aneurysms: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. J Endovasc Ther. 2025 Jan 24;15266028251313947. https://doi.org/10.1177/15266028251313947

Milzi A, Rodriguez AE, Piccolo R, Bonaa KH, Varenne O, Landi A, Kaiser C, Remkes W, Räber L, de la Torre Hernandez JM, Valgimigli M. Do drug-eluting stents increase non-cardiac mortality? Can J Cardiol. 2025 Jan 23;S0828-282X(25)00071-6. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cjca.2024.12.038

Amacher SA, Zimmermann T, Gebert P, Grzonka P, Berger S, Lohri M, Tröster V, Arslani K, Merdji H, Gebhard C, Hunziker S, Sutter R, Siegemund M, Gebhard CE, Swiss ICU Trial Group. Sex disparities in ICU care and outcomes after cardiac arrest: a Swiss nationwide analysis. Crit Care. 2025 Jan 23;29(1):42. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-025-05262-5

Mader A, Haeberli D, Larcher B, Dopheide JF, Saely CH, Heinzle CF, Amann P, Schindewolf M, Festa A, Drexel H. Contribution of type 2 diabetes to major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) in a long-term observational study with different stages of atherosclerosis. Sci Rep. 2025 Jan 22;15(1):2792. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-84985-x

Fortmeier V, Lachmann M, Stolz L, von Stein J, Rommel KP, Kassar M, Gerçek M, Schöber AR, Stocker TJ, Omran H, Fett M, Tervooren J, Körber MI, Hesse A, Harmsen G, Friedrichs KP, Yuasa S, Rudolph TK, Joner M, Pfister R, Baldus S, Laugwitz KL, Windecker S, Praz F, Lurz P, Hausleiter J, Rudolph V. Simplified Outcome Prediction in Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Intervention by Survival Tree-Based Modelling. JACC Adv. 2025 Jan 22;4(2):101575. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacadv.2024.101575

Cannata A, Segev A, Madaudo C, Bobbio E, Baggio C, Schütze J, Gentile P, Sanguineti M, Monzo L, Schettino M, Ferone E, Elshanoury A, Younis A, Palazzini M, Ferroni A, Giani V, Sadler M, Di Lisi D, Albarjas M, Calò L, Sado D, Polte CL, Garascia A, Scott PA, Shah AM, Giacca M, Sinagra G, Bollano E, McDonagh T, Tschöpe C, Novo G, Ammirati E, Beigel R, Gräni C, Merlo M, Ameri P, Bromage DI. Elevated Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio Predicts Prognosis in Acute Myocarditis. JACC Heart Fail. 2025 Jan 22;S2213-1779(24)00865-5. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jchf.2024.11.003

Yildiz M, Schoenhoff F, Werdecker V, Nucera M, Mosbahi S, Zhao Y, Goel N, Berezowski M, Lawrence K, Kapoor S, Kreibich M, Berger T, Kletzer J, Bavaria J, Szeto W, Siepe M, Czerny M, Desai N. Revisiting ascending aortic resection in the elective valve-sparing root replacement: assessing the benefits and necessity of hemiarch replacement at three centres. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2025 Jan 20;ezaf006. https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezaf006

Windecker S, Tomii D. Myval transcatheter heart valve system: a new TAVI contender and remaining uncertainties. EuroIntervention. 2025 Jan 20;21(2):e97–9. https://doi.org/10.4244/EIJ-E-24-00067

Ekundayo B, Arullampalam P, Gerber CE, Hämmerli AF, Guichard S, Boukenna M, Ross-Kaschitza D, Lochner M, Rougier JS, Stahlberg H, Abriel H, Ni D. Identification of a binding site for small molecule inhibitors targeting human TRPM4. Nat Commun. 2025 Jan 19;16(1):833. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-56131-2

Scherr D, Turagam MK, Maury P, Blaauw Y, van der Voort P, Neuzil P, Reichlin T, Metzner A, Vijgen J, Kautzner J, Boveda S, Anic A, Hansen J, Manninger M, Sommer P, Anselme F, Willems S, Deneke T, Tilz R, Steven D, Wakili R, Jais P, Funasako M, Arentz T, Rollin A, Mulder BA, Ouss A, Petru J, Kueffer T, Lemoine MD, Koopman P, Peichl P, Adelino R, Jurisic Z, Ruwald M, Eberl AS, Sohns C, Savoure A, Nentwich K, Gunawardene M, Heeger CH, Sultan A, Bohnen JE, Kupusovic J, Derval N, Lehrmann H, Ekanem E, Reddy VY. Repeat Procedures After Pulsed Field Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation: MANIFEST-REDO Study. Europace. 2025 Jan 17;euaf012. https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euaf012

Witthöft A, Marcin T, Thuany M, Scheer V, Nikolaidis PT, Wilhelm M, Weiss K, Rosemann T, Knechtle B. Running trends in Switzerland from 1999 to 2019: An exploratory observational study. PLoS One. 2025 Jan 16;20(1):e0311268. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0311268

Haider A, Bengs S, Portmann A, Fröhlich S, Etter D, Maredziak M, Warnock GI, Akhmedov A, Kozerke S, Keller C, Montecucco F, Weber B, Mu L, Buechel RR, Regitz-Zagrosek V, Kaufmann PA, Camici GG, Ametamey SM, Gebhard C. Age- and sex-specific differences in myocardial sympathetic tone and left ventricular remodeling following myocardial injury. Biol Sex Differ. 2025 Jan 16;16(1):2. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13293-024-00673-5

Agnelli G, Hoffmann U, Hainaut P, Gaine S, Ay C, Coppens M, Schindewolf M, Jimenez D, Fronk EM, Souza J, Laeis P, Bramlage P, Brüggenjürgen B, Levy P, Cohen AT, ETNA-VTE-Europe investigators. Treatment of Venous Thromboembolism with Edoxaban over 18 Months: Results from ETNA-VTE Europe. Thromb Haemost. 2025 Jan 16; https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2497-4089

Waschke J, Amagai M, Becker C, Delmar M, Duru F, Garrod DR, Gerull B, Green KJ, Hertl M, Kowalczyk AP, Niessen CM, Nusrat A, Schinner C, Schlegel N, Sivasankar S, Vielmuth F, Spindler V. Meeting report - Alpine desmosome disease meeting 2024: advances and emerging topics in desmosomes and related diseases. J Cell Sci. 2025 Jan 15;138(2):JCS263796. https://doi.org/10.1242/jcs.263796

Boudon A, Locatelli I, Gencer B, Carballo D, Klingenberg R, Räber L, Windecker S, Rodondi N, Lüscher T, Matter CM, Mach F, Muller O, Nanchen D. Association between the intensity of statin therapy and physical activity 1 year after acute coronary syndrome: a multicentre prospective cohort study in Switzerland. BMJ Open. 2025 Jan 15;15(1):e088262. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-088262

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