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Florea, A., Morgenroth, A., Bucerius, J., Schurgers, L. J., & Mottaghy, F. M. (2021). Locking and loading the bullet against micro-calcification. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, 28(12), 1370-1375. Article 2047487320911138. https://doi.org/10.1177/2047487320911138

Ravaux, J. M., Mariani, S., & Lorusso, R. (2021). Predictors of permanent pacemaker implantation following surgical aortic valve replacement: Letter to the editor-Reply. Journal of Cardiac Surgery, 36(11), 4444-4444. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocs.15899

Ronco, D., Matteucci, M., Kowalewski, M., De Bonis, M., Formica, F., Jiritano, F., Fina, D., Folliguet, T., Bonaros, N., Russo, C. F., Sponga, S., Vendramin, I., De Vincentiis, C., Ranucci, M., Suwalski, P., Falcetta, G., Fischlein, T., Troise, G., Villa, E., ... Lorusso, R. (2021). Surgical Treatment of Postinfarction Ventricular Septal Rupture. Jama network open, 4(10), Article e2128309. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.28309

Heinsar, S., Jung, J. S., Colombo, S. M., Rozencwajg, S., Wildi, K., Sato, K., Ainola, C., Wang, X. M., Abbate, G., Sato, N., Dyer, W. B., Livingstone, S. A., Pimenta, L. P., Bartnikowski, N., Bouquet, M. J. P., Passmore, M., Vidal, B., Palmieri, C., Reid, J. D., ... Fraser, J. F. (2021). An innovative ovine model of severe cardiopulmonary failure supported by veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. Scientific Reports, 11(1), Article 20458. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-00087-y

Gaudino, M., Sandner, S., Di Giammarco, G., Di Franco, A., Arai, H., Asai, T., Bakaeen, F., Doenst, T., Fremes, S. E., Glineur, D., Kieser, T. M., Lawton, J. S., Lorusso, R., Patel, N., Puskas, J. D., Tatoulis, J., Taggart, D. P., Vallely, M., & Ruel, M. (2021). The Use of Intraoperative Transit Time Flow Measurement for Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery Systematic Review of the Evidence and Expert Opinion Statements. Circulation, 144(14), 1160-1171. https://doi.org/10.1161/circulationaha.121.054311

Barbaro, R. P., MacLaren, G., Boonstra, P. S., Combes, A., Agerstrand, C., Annich, G., Diaz, R., Fan, E., Hryniewicz, K., Lorusso, R., Paden, M. L., Stead, C. M., Swol, J., Iwashyna, T. J., Slutsky, A. S., Brodie, D., & Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (2021). Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for COVID-19: evolving outcomes from the international Extracorporeal Life Support Organization Registry. Lancet, 398(10307), 1230-1238. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(21)01960-7

Ercig, B., Arfman, T., Hrdinova, J., Wichapong, K., Reutelingsperger, C. P. M., Vanhoorelbeke, K., Nicolaes, G. A. F., & Voorberg, J. (2021). Conformational plasticity of ADAMTS13 in hemostasis and autoimmunity. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 297(4), Article 101132. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbc.2021.101132

Rapp, N., Brandenburg, V. M., Kaesler, N., Bakker, S. J. L., Stohr, R., Schuh, A., Evenepoel, P., & Schurgers, L. J. (2021). Hepatic and Vascular Vitamin K Status in Patients with High Cardiovascular Risk. Nutrients, 13(10), Article 3490. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13103490

Sciatti, E., Mohseni, Z., Orabona, R., Mulder, E. G., Prefumo, F., Lorusso, R., Frusca, T., Ghossein-Doha, C., & Spaanderman, M. E. A. (2021). Maternal myocardial dysfunction after hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelets syndrome: a speckle-tracking study. Journal of Hypertension, 39(10), 1956-1963. https://doi.org/10.1097/HJH.0000000000002901

Mees, B. M. E., & Oderich, G. S. (2021). Peri-operative Myocardial Injury After Complex Endovascular Aortic Aneurysm Repair: MINS Is Not Meaningless. European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, 62(4), 559-560. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejvs.2021.07.007

de Loos, E. R., Daemen, J. H. T., Coorens, N. A., Maessen, J. G., Vissers, Y. L. J., & Hulsewe, K. W. E. (2021). Sternal elevation by the crane technique during pectus excavatum repair: A quantitative analysis. JTCVS Techniques, 9, 167-175. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xjtc.2021.05.028

Jiritano, F., Fina, D., Lorusso, R., ten Cate, H., Kowalewski, M., Matteucci, M., Serra, R., Mastroroberto, P., & Serraino, G. F. (2021). Systematic review and meta-analysis of the clinical effectiveness of point-of-care testing for anticoagulation management during ECMO. Journal of Clinical Anesthesia, 73, Article 110330. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinane.2021.110330

Sangani, N. B., Gomes, A. R., Curfs, L. M. G., & Reutelingsperger, C. P. (2021). The role of Extracellular Vesicles during CNS development. Progress in Neurobiology, 205, Article 102124. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pneurobio.2021.102124

Ravaux, J. M., Van Kuijk, S. M. J., Di Mauro, M., Vernooy, K., Bidar, E., Mariani, S., Dato, G. A., Van't Hof, A. W., Veenstra, L., Kats, S., Houterman, S., Maessen, J. G., Lorusso, R., & Cardiothoracic Surgery Registration Committee of the Netherlands Heart Registration (2021). Incidence and predictors of permanent pacemaker implantation after surgical aortic v alve replacement: Data of the Netherlands Heart Registration (NHR). Journal of Cardiac Surgery, 36(10), 3519-3527. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocs.15803

Matteucci, M., Kowalewski, M., De Bonis, M., Formica, F., Jiritano, F., Fina, D., Meani, P., Folliguet, T., Bonaros, N., Sponga, S., Suwalski, P., De Martino, A., Fischlein, T., Troise, G., Dato, G. A., Serraino, G. F., Shah, S. H., Scrofani, R., Antona, C., ... Lorusso, R. (2021). Surgical Treatment of Post-Infarction Left Ventricular Free-Wall Rupture: A Multicenter Study. Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 112(4), 1186-1192. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.11.019

Matteucci, M., Ferrarese, S., Mantovani, V., Ronco, D., Torchio, F., Franzosi, C., Marazzato, J., De Ponti, R., Lorusso, R., & Beghi, C. (2021). Surgical treatment of primary cardiac tumors in the contemporary era: A single-centre analysis. Journal of Cardiac Surgery, 36(10), 3540-3546. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocs.15813

Makhoul, M., Heuts, S., Mansouri, A., Taccone, F. S., Obeid, A., Mirko, B., Broman, L. M., Malfertheiner, M. V., Meani, P., Raffa, G. M., Delnoij, T., Maessen, J., Bolotin, G., & Lorusso, R. (2021). Understanding the "extracorporeal membrane oxygenation gap" in veno-arterial configuration for adult patients: Timing and causes of death. Artificial Organs, 45(10), 1155-1167. https://doi.org/10.1111/aor.14006

Bonalumi, G., Giambuzzi, I., Lorusso, R., & Di Mauro, M. (2021). Whatever happens, two mammary is better than one. Journal of Cardiac Surgery, 36(10), 3639-3640. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocs.15800

Chen, J. M., Norling, L. V., Mesa, J. G., Silva, M. D., Burton, S. E., Reutelingsperger, C., Perretti, M., & Cooper, D. (2021). Annexin A1 attenuates cardiac diastolic dysfunction in mice with inflammatory arthritis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 118(38), Article e2020385118. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2020385118

de Graaf, J. A., Nijsse, B., Schepers, V. P. M., van Heugten, C. M., Post, M. W. M., & Visser-Meily, J. M. A. (2021). Which approach to measure cognitive functioning should be preferred when exploring the association between cognitive functioning and participation after stroke?Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, 31(8), 1207-1223. https://doi.org/10.1080/09602011.2020.1769687

Ronco, D., Matteucci, M., & Lorusso, R. (2021). REPLY: Temporary Mechanical Circulatory Support in Postinfarct Ventricular Septal Defect Time for an Upgrade?Jacc-Cardiovascular Interventions, 14(17), 1955-1956. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcin.2021.07.027

Huckriede, J., de Vries, F., Hultstroem, M., Wichapong, K., Reutelingsperger, C., Lipcsey, M., de Frutos, P. G., Frithiof, R., & Nicolaes, G. A. F. (2021). Histone H3 Cleavage in Severe COVID-19 ICU Patients. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 11, Article 694186. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcimb.2021.694186

Nasso, G., Lorusso, R., Motekallemi, A., Dell'Aquila, A. M., Di Bari, N., Condello, I., Moscarelli, M., Iacopino, S., Serraino, G. F., Mastroroberto, P., Santarpino, G., & Speziale, G. (2021). The fate of patients after failed epicardial ablation of atrial fibrillation. Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 16(1), Article 249. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13019-021-01635-3

Jacobs, M. J., & Gombert, A. (2021). Distal aortic perfusion-still of relevance for spinal cord protection during complex aortic surgery?European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, 60(3), 577-578. https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezab212

Rogers, R. T., Lemmens, C., Farazdaghi, A., Cirillo-Penn, N. C., Mees, B., Tenorio, E. R., Schurink, G. W. H., De Martino, R., Oderich, G. S., & Mendes, B. C. (2021). Fenestrated/Branched Endovascular Aortic Repair Using Unilateral Femoral Access in Patients With Unilateral Iliac Occlusive Disease. Journal of Vascular Surgery, 74(3), E138-E138. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvs.2021.06.210

TransplantLines Investigators (2021). Kidney Function-Dependence of Vitamin K-Status Parameters: Results from the TransplantLines Biobank and Cohort Studies. Nutrients, 13(9), Article 3069. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13093069

Matteucci, M., Formica, F., Kowalewski, M., Massimi, G., Ronco, D., Beghi, C., & Lorusso, R. (2021). Meta-analysis of surgical treatment for postinfarction left ventricular free-wall rupture. Journal of Cardiac Surgery, 36(9), 3326-3333. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocs.15701

Heuts, S., & Nia, P. S. (2021). Periprocedural myocardial infarction: a web of definitions. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, 60(3), 443-447. https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezab306

Mariani, S., Napp, L. C., Kraaier, K., Li, T., Bounader, K., Hanke, J. S., Dogan, G., Schmitto, J. D., & Lorusso, R. (2021). Prophylactic mechanical circulatory support for protected ventricular tachycardia ablation: A meta-analysis of the literature. Artificial Organs, 45(9), 987-997. https://doi.org/10.1111/aor.13945

Matteucci, F., Maesen, B., De Asmundis, C., Bidar, E., Parise, G., Maessen, J. G., La Meir, M., & Gelsomino, S. (2021). Comparison between biparietal bipolar and uniparietal bipolar radio frequency ablation techniques in a simultaneous procedural setting. Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology, 61(3), 567-575. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10840-020-00852-5

Sala, A., Lorusso, R., Bargagna, M., Ruggeri, S., Buzzatti, N., Scandroglio, M., Monaco, F., Agricola, E., Giacomini, A., Carino, D., Meneghin, R., Schiavi, D., Lapenna, E., Denti, P., Blasio, A., Alfieri, O., Castiglioni, A., & De Bonis, M. (2021). Complicated postoperative course in isolated tricuspid valve surgery: Looking for predictors. Journal of Cardiac Surgery, 36(9), 3092-3099. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocs.15739

Matteucci, F., La Meir, M., Maesen, B., Chierchia, G.-B., De Asmundis, C., & Gelsomino, S. (2021). In vivo preliminary test of a new biparietal bidirectional bipolar radiofrequency magnetic coupling system. Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology, 44(9), 1585-1592. Article ARTN 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1111/pace.14320

Heuts, S., Ubben, J. F., Banks-Gonzales, V., Sels, J.-W., Lorusso, R., van Mook, W. N. K. A., & Delnoij, T. S. R. (2021). Nitric Oxide Ventilation Improves Recirculation and Right Ventricular Function During Veno-Venous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in a COVID-19 Patient. Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia, 35(9), 2763-2767. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.jvca.2020.09.137

Scheenstra, B., Mohansingh, C., Bongers, B., Dahmen, S., Wouters, Y., Lenssen, T., Geerlings, P., Knols, H., van Kuijk, S., Kimman, M., Nieman, M., Maessen, J., van 't Hof, A., & Sardari Nia, P. (2021). Personalized teleprehabilitation in elective cardiac surgery: Personalized teleprehabilitation in elective cardiac surgery. European Heart Journal - Digital Health, 2(3), 477-486. https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjdh/ztab041

Olsthoorn, J. R., Daemen, J. H. T., de Loos, E. R., Ter Woorst, J. F., van Straten, A. H. M., Maessen, J. G., Sardari Nia, P., & Heuts, S. (2021). Right Anterolateral Thoracotomy Versus Sternotomy for Resection of Benign Atrial Masses: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Innovations: Technology and Techniques in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, 16(5), 426-433. Article 15569845211032230. https://doi.org/10.1177/15569845211032230

van Gorp, R. H., Baaten, C. C. F. M. J., Habibi, A., Jaminon, A. M. G., Peeters, F. E. C. M., Leenders, P., Crijns, H. J. G. M. C., Heemskerk, J. W. M., Reutelingsperger, C. P., Spronk, H. M., & Schurgers, L. J. (2021). Vitamin K antagonist use induces calcification and atherosclerotic plaque progression resulting in increased hypercoagulability. European heart journal open, 1(2), Article oeab017. https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjopen/oeab017

Huckriede, J., Anderberg, S. B., Morales, A., de Vries, F., Hultstrom, M., Bergqvist, A., Ortiz-Perez, J. T., Sels, J. W., Wichapong, K., Lipcsey, M., van de Poll, M., Larsson, A., Luther, T., Reutelingsperger, C., Garcia de Frutos, P., Frithiof, R., & Nicolaes, G. A. F. (2021). Evolution of NETosis markers and DAMPs have prognostic value in critically ill COVID-19 patients. Scientific Reports, 11(1), Article 15701. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-95209-x

Maesen, B., Bidar, E., Luermans, J. G., & Maessen, J. G. (2021). Ablation of persistent atrial fibrillation: the added value of hybrid. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, 60(2), 231-232. https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezab170

Luca, F., Giubilato, S., Di Fusco, S. A., Piccioni, L., Rao, C. M., Iorio, A., Cipolletta, L., D'Elia, E., Gelsomino, S., Rossini, R., Colivicchi, F., & Gulizia, M. M. (2021). Anticoagulation in Atrial Fibrillation Cardioversion: What Is Crucial to Take into Account. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 10(15), Article 3212. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10153212

Lorusso, R., & Mueller, T. (2021). COVID-19 and ECMO: a call for close cooperation and more investigation. The Lancet Respiratory medicine, 9(8), 805-807. https://doi.org/10.1016/s2213-2600(21)00128-4

Jaminon, A. M. G., Akbulut, A. C., Rapp, N., Kramann, R., Biessen, E. A. L., Temmerman, L., Mees, B., Brandenburg, V., Dzhanaev, R., Jahnen-Dechent, W., Floege, J., Uitto, J., Reutelingsperger, C. P., & Schurgers, L. J. (2021). Development of the BioHybrid Assay: Combining Primary Human Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells and Blood to Measure Vascular Calcification Propensity. Cells, 10(8), Article 2097. https://doi.org/10.3390/cells10082097

Nia, P. S., Olsthoorn, J. R., Heuts, S., van Kuijk, S. M. J., Vainer, J., Streukens, S., Schalla, S., Segers, P., Barenbrug, P., Crijns, H. J. G. M., & Maessen, J. G. (2021). Effect of a dedicated mitral heart team compared to a general heart team on survival: a retrospective, comparative, non-randomized interventional cohort study based on prospectively registered data. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, 60(2), 263-273. https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezab065

Broman, L. M., Eksborg, S., Lo Coco, V., Piero, M. E., Belohlavek, J., Lorusso, R., & EuroECMO COVID-19 Working Group (2021). Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for COVID-19 during first and second waves. The Lancet Respiratory medicine, 9(8), E80-E81. https://doi.org/10.1016/s2213-2600(21)00262-9

Dahlberg, S., Schott, U., Eriksson, E. A., Tahirsylaj, Y., Schurgers, L., & Kander, T. (2021). Intravenous Vitamin K1 for the Correction of Prolonged Prothrombin Times in Non-Bleeding Critically Ill Patients: A Prospective Observational Study. Nutrients, 13(8), Article 2580. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13082580

Willers, A., Arens, J., Mariani, S., Pels, H., Maessen, J. G., Hackeng, T. M., Lorusso, R., & Swol, J. (2021). New Trends, Advantages and Disadvantages in Anticoagulation and Coating Methods Used in Extracorporeal Life Support Devices. Membranes, 11(8), Article 617. https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes11080617

Kaddoura, R., Omar, A. S., Ibrahim, M. I. M., Alkhulaifi, A., Lorusso, R., Elsherbini, H., Soliman, O., & Caliskan, K. (2021). The Effectiveness of Levosimendan on Veno-Arterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Management and Outcome: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia, 35(8), 2483-2495. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.jvca.2021.01.019

Chiarini, G., Cho, S.-M., Whitman, G., Rasulo, F., & Lorusso, R. (2021). Brain Injury in Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: A Multidisciplinary Approach. Seminars in Neurology, 41(04), 422-436. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0041-1726284

Lorusso, R., Shekar, K., MacLaren, G., Schmidt, M., Pellegrino, V., Meyns, B., Haft, J., Vercaemst, L., Pappalardo, F., Bermudez, C., Belohlavek, J., Hou, X., Boeken, U., Castillo, R., Donker, D. W., Abrams, D., Ranucci, M., Hryniewicz, K., Chavez, I., ... Combes, A. (2021). ELSO Interim Guidelines for Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Adult Cardiac Patients. Asaio Journal, 67(8), 827-844. https://doi.org/10.1097/MAT.0000000000001510

Mariani, S., Li, T., Boethig, D., Napp, L. C., Chatterjee, A., Homann, K., Bounader, K., Hanke, J. S., Dogan, G., Lorusso, R., Bauersachs, J., Haverich, A., & Schmitto, J. D. (2021). Lateral Thoracotomy for Ventricular Assist Device Implantation: A Meta-Analysis of Literature. Asaio Journal, 67(8), 845-855. https://doi.org/10.1097/MAT.0000000000001359