• 2024
    • Velt, M. J. H., Crijns, H. J. G. M., van Gelder, I. C., Linz, D., van de Lande, M. E., Ten Cate, H., Spronk, H. M. H., de Melis, M., Rienstra, M., & Mulder, B. A. (2024). Dynamic biomarker profiles in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: Assessing the differences between sinus rhythm and acute atrial fibrillation episode. International Journal of Cardiology, 417, Article 132526. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2024.132526
    • Hutschalik, T., Özgül, O., Casini, M., Szabó, B., Peyronnet, R., Bártulos, Ó., Argenziano, M., Schotten, U., & Matsa, E. (2024). Immune response caused by M1 macrophages elicits atrial fibrillation-like phenotypes in coculture model with isogenic hiPSC-derived cardiomyocytes. Stem Cell Research & Therapy, 15(1), Article 280. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13287-024-03814-0
    • Manninger, M., Zweiker, D., Hovakimyan, T., Matusik, P. T., Conti, S., Ollitrault, P., Aro, A., Mulder, B. A., Dichtl, W., Heeger, C.-H., Ter Bekke, R., Gul, E. E., Weijs, B., Rahm, A.-K., Darma, A., Evranos, B., Sabbag, A., Moroka, K., Traykov, V., ... Linz, D. (2024). Physician Preferences in Using Novel Digital Devices for the Management of Atrial Fibrillation-A DAS-CAM III Survey. Clinical Cardiology, 47(12), Article e24331. https://doi.org/10.1002/clc.24331
    • Heeger, C.-H., Almorad, A., Scherr, D., Szegedi, N., Baran, J., Duytschaever, M., Gupta, D., Linz, D., Lyan, E., Leventopoulos, G., Popescu, S. S., Rauber, M., Kollias, G., Niedzwiedz, M., Sarkozy, A., Badoz, M., Sohns, C., Ginks, M. R., Pürerfellner, H., & Tilz, R. R. (2024). Temperature guided high and very high-power short duration ablation for atrial fibrillation treatment - The peQasus multicentre study. EP Europace. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euae284
    • van Loon, T., Rijks, J., van Koll, J., Wolffs, J., Cornelussen, R., van Osta, N., Luermans, J., Prinzen, F., Linz, D., van Empel, V., Delhaas, T., Vernooy, K., & Lumens, J. (2024). Accelerated atrial pacing reduces left-heart filling pressure: a combined clinical-computational study. European Heart Journal. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehae718
    • Linz, D., & Chaldoupi, S.-M. (2024). Stroke risk in device-detected atrial fibrillation is modulated by the continuum of vascular disease burden. European Heart Journal, 45(46), 4917-4919. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehae797
    • Nies, H. M. J. M., Linz, D., Bijvoet, G. P., Holtackers, R. J., Luermans, J. G. L. M., van der Velden, K. E. H. M., Wildberger, J. E., Vernooy, K., van Kuijk, S. M. J., Mihl, C., & Chaldoupi, S. M. (2024). Local atrial bipolar electrogram voltage drops during cardiac magnetic resonance guided catheter ablation of typical atrial flutter: Associations with delivered radiofrequency energy and peri-procedural imaging. Heart Rhythm O2, 5(11), 778-787. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hroo.2024.08.015
    • Mihajlovic, M., Rienstra, M., Linz, D., Dagres, N., Dabrowski, R., Sterlinski, M., Heidbuchel, H., Potpara, T., & EHRA-PATHS (2024). Cluster-specific risk factors for suboptimal thromboprophylaxis in contemporary European cohort of patients with atrial fibrillation: the EHRA-PATHS Project. European Heart Journal, 45, Article ehae666515. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehae666.515
    • Mourmans, S. G. J., Weerts, J., Baumert, M., Aizpurua, A. B., Achten, A., Knackstedt, C., Linz, D., & van Empel, V. P. M. (2024). Prognostic value of hypoxaemic burden from overnight oximetry in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. Esc heart failure. https://doi.org/10.1002/ehf2.15116
    • Schotten, U., Goette, A., & Verheule, S. (2024). Translation of pathophysiological mechanisms of atrial fibrosis into new diagnostic and therapeutic approaches. Nature Reviews Cardiology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41569-024-01088-w
    • Gawalko, M., Middeldorp, M. E., Saljic, A., Penders, J., Jespersen, T., Albert, C. M., Marcus, G. M., Wong, C. X., Sanders, P., & Linz, D. (2024). Diet and risk of atrial fibrillation: a systematic review. European Heart Journal, 45(40), 4259-4274. Article ehae551. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehae551
    • Joza, J., Burri, H., Andrade, J. G., Linz, D., Ellenbogen, K. A., & Vernooy, K. (2024). Atrioventricular node ablation for atrial fibrillation in the era of conduction system pacing. European Heart Journal, Article ehae656. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehae656
    • Gottlieb, L. A., Mahfoud, F., Stavrakis, S., Jespersen, T., & Linz, D. (2024). Autonomic Nervous System: A Therapeutic Target for Cardiac End-Organ Damage in Hypertension. Hypertension, 81(10), 2027-2037. Article 19460. https://doi.org/10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.123.19460
    • Chaldoupi, S.-M., Nissen, S. D., Vriesendorp, P. A., Jerltorp, K., Farnir, F. I. P., Linz, B., Johannessen, A., Haugdal, M. A., Luermans, J. G. L. M., Saljic, A., Jespersen, T., Hansen, J., & Linz, D. (2024). Focal monopolar pulsed field ablation from within the great cardiac vein for idiopathic premature ventricular contractions after failed radiofrequency ablation. Heart Rhythm, 21(10), 1877-1887. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrthm.2024.07.002
    • Bijvoet, G. P., Hermans, B. J. M., Linz, D., Luermans, J. G. L. M., Maesen, B., Nijveldt, R., Mihl, C., Vernooy, K., Wildberger, J. E., Holtackers, R. J., Schotten, U., & Chaldoupi, S.-M. (2024). Optimal Threshold and Interpatient Variability in Left Atrial Ablation Scar Assessment by Dark-Blood LGE CMR. JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology, 10(10), 2186-2197. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacep.2024.05.017
    • Sandgren, E., Hermans, A. N., Gawalko, M., Betz, K., Sohaib, A., Fung, C. H., Hillmann, H. A., van der Velden, R. M., Verhaert, D., Scherr, D., Sultan, A., Steven, D., Pisters, R., Hemels, M., Lodzinski, P., Chaldoupi, S.-M., Gupta, D., Gruwez, H., Pluymaekers, N. A., ... TeleCheck-AF investigators (2024). Smartphone app-based approximation of time spent with atrial fibrillation and symptoms in patients after catheter ablation: Data from the TeleCheck-AF project. EP Europace, 26(10), Article euae247. https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euae247
    • Schnabel, R. B., Benezet-Mazuecos, J., Becher, N., McIntyre, W. F., Fierenz, A., Lee, S. F., Goette, A., Atar, D., Bertaglia, E., Benz, A. P., Chlouverakis, G., Birnie, D. H., Dichtl, W., Blomstrom-Lundqvist, C., Camm, A. J., Erath, J. W., Simantirakis, E., Kutyifa, V., Lip, G. Y. H., ... Kirchhof, P. (2024). Anticoagulation in device-detected atrial fibrillation with or without vascular disease: a combined analysis of the NOAH-AFNET 6 and ARTESiA trials. European Heart Journal. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehae596
    • Rijks, J. H. J., Heckman, L., Westra, S., Cornelussen, R., Ghosh, S., Curila, K., Smisek, R., Grieco, D., Bressi, E., Nguyen, U. C., Lumens, J., van Stipdonk, A. M. W., Linz, D., Prinzen, F. W., Luermans, J. G. L. M., & Vernooy, K. (2024). Assessment of ventricular electrical heterogeneity in left bundle branch pacing and left ventricular septal pacing by using various electrophysiological methods. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology, Article 16435. https://doi.org/10.1111/jce.16435
    • Goette, A., Corradi, D., Dobrev, D., Aguinaga, L., Cabrera, J.-A., Chugh, S. S., de Groot, J. R., Soulat-Dufour, L., Fenelon, G., Hatem, S. N., Jalife, J., Lin, Y.-J., Lip, G. Y. H., Marcus, G. M., Murray, K. T., Pak, H.-N., Schotten, U., Takahashi, N., Yamaguchi, T., ... Nattel, S. (2024). Atrial Cardiomyopathy Revisited - Evolution of a Concept. A Clinical Consensus Statement of the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) of the ESC, the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS), the Asian Pacific Heart Rhythm Association (APHRS), and the Latin American Heart Rhythm Society (LAHRS): a clinical consensus statement of the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) of the ESC, the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS), the Asian Pacific Heart Rhythm Society (APHRS), and the Latin American Heart Rhythm Society (LAHRS). EP Europace, 26(9), Article euae204. https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euae204
    • Malik, V., Linz, D., & Sanders, P. (2024). The Role of the Autonomic Nervous System as Both “Trigger and “Substrate” in Atrial Fibrillation. Cardiac Electrophysiology Clinics, 16(3), 271-280. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccep.2023.08.003
    • Fabritz, L., Al-Taie, C., Borof, K., Breithardt, G., Camm, A. J., Crijns, H. J. G. M., Roth Cardoso, V., Chua, W., van Elferen, S., Eckardt, L., Gkoutos, G., Goette, A., Guasch, E., Hatem, S., Metzner, A., Mont, L., Murukutla, V. A., Obergassel, J., Rillig, A., ... Kirchhof, P. (2024). Biomarker-based prediction of sinus rhythm in atrial fibrillation patients: the EAST-AFNET 4 biomolecule study. European Heart Journal. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehae611
    • Diener, H. C., Becher, N., Sehner, S., Toennis, T., Bertaglia, E., Blomstrom-Lundqvist, C., Brandes, A., Beuger, V., Calvert, M., Camm, A. J., Chlouverakis, G., Dan, G.-A., Dichtl, W., Fierenz, A., Goette, A., de Groot, J. R., Hermans, A., Lip, G. Y. H., Lubinski, A., ... NOAH-AFNET 6 investigators (2024). Anticoagulation in Patients With Device-Detected Atrial Fibrillation With and Without a Prior Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack: The NOAH-AFNET 6 Trial. Journal of the American Heart Association, 13(17), e036429. https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.124.036429
    • Reyat, J. S., Sommerfeld, L. C., O'Reilly, M., Cardoso, V. R., Thiemann, E., Khan, A. O., O'Shea, C., Harder, S., Müller, C., Barlow, J., Stapley, R. J., Chua, W., Kabir, S. N., Grech, O., Hummel, O., Hübner, N., Kääb, S., Mont, L., Hatem, S. N., ... Fabritz, L. (2024). PITX2 deficiency leads to atrial mitochondrial dysfunction. Cardiovascular Research. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1093/cvr/cvae169
    • Shahrbabaki, S. S., Dharmaprani, D., Tiver, K. D., Jenkins, E., Strong, C., Tonchev, I., O'Loughlin, L. P., Linz, D., Chapman, D., Lechat, B., Ullah, S., Stone, K. L., Eckert, D. J., Baumert, M., & Ganesan, A. N. (2024). Power-law properties of nocturnal arrhythmia avalanches: a novel marker for incident cardiovascular events. Heart Rhythm. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrthm.2024.08.015
    • Gilbers, M. D., Kawczynski, M. J., Bidar, E., Maesen, B., Isaacs, A., Winters, J., Linz, D., Rienstra, M., van Gelder, I., Maessen, J. G., & Schotten, U. (2024). Determinants and impact of postoperative atrial fibrillation burden during 2.5 years of continuous rhythm monitoring after cardiac surgery. Heart Rhythm. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrthm.2024.08.014
    • Linz, D., & Dobrev, D. (2024). Recent highlights from the International Journal of Cardiology heart & Vasculature: Comprehensive management of atrial fibrillation. IJC Heart and Vasculature, 53, Article 101478. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcha.2024.101478
    • Linz, D., & Hermans, B. J. M. (2024). Remote technical support of nurse-lead electro-anatomic mapping during complex catheter ablation procedures. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjcn/zvae108
    • van Hunnik, A., Sobota, V., Zeemering, S., Opacic, D., Scaf, B., D'Alessandro, E., Oyaert, K., Kuiper, M., Diness, J. G., Sorensen, U. S., Milnes, J. T., van der Heyden, M. A. G., Jespersen, T., Schotten, U., & Verheule, S. (2024). Analysis of drug-induced and spontaneous cardioversions reveals similar patterns leading to termination of atrial fibrillation. Frontiers in physiology, 15, Article 1399037. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2024.1399037
    • Linz, D., & Chaldoupi, S. M. (2024). Early Rhythm Management in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: From Symptom Control to Adverse Outcome Reduction. JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology, 10(7), 1406-1408. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacep.2024.06.003
    • Calvert, P., Mills, M. T., Howarth, K., Aykara, S., Lunt, L., Brewer, H., Green, D., Green, J., Moore, S., Almutawa, J., Linz, D., Lip, G. Y. H., Todd, D., & Gupta, D. (2024). Remote rhythm monitoring using a photoplethysmography smartphone application after cardioversion for atrial fibrillation. European Heart Journal - Digital Health, 5(4), 461-468. Article ztae028. https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjdh/ztae028
    • Winters, J., Kawczynski, M. J., Gilbers, M. D., Isaacs, A., Zeemering, S., Bidar, E., Maesen, B., Rienstra, M., van Gelder, I., Verheule, S., Maessen, J. G., & Schotten, U. (2024). Circulating BMP10 Levels Associate With Late Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation and Left Atrial Endomysial Fibrosis. JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology, 10(7), 1326-1340. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacep.2024.03.003
    • Ekanem, E., Neuzil, P., Reichlin, T., Kautzner, J., van der Voort, P., Jais, P., Chierchia, G. B., Bulava, A., Blaauw, Y., Skala, T., Fiala, M., Duytschaever, M., Szeplaki, G., Schmidt, B., Massoullie, G., Neven, K., Thomas, O., Vijgen, J., Gandjbakhch, E., ... Et al. (2024). Safety of pulsed field ablation in more than 17,000 patients with atrial fibrillation in the MANIFEST-17K study. Nature Medicine, 30(7), 2020-2029. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-024-03114-3
    • Ayagama, T., Charles, P. D., Bose, S. J., Boland, B., Priestman, D. A., Aston, D., Berridge, G., Fischer, R., Cribbs, A. P., Song, Q., Mirams, G. R., Amponsah, K., Heather, L., Galione, A., Herring, N., Kramer, H., Capel, R. A., Platt, F. M., Schotten, U., ... Burton, R. A. B. (2024). Compartmentalization proteomics revealed endolysosomal protein network changes in a goat model of atrial fibrillation. iScience, 27(6), Article 109609. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2024.109609
    • Wörmann, J., Strik, M., Jurisic, S., Stout, K., Elrefai, M., Becher, N., Schaer, B., van Stipdonk, A., Srinivasan, N. T., Ploux, S., Breitenstein, A., Kron, J., Roberts, P. R., Toennis, T., Linz, D., Dulai, R., Hermes-Laufer, J., Koneru, J., Erküner, Ö., ... Lüker, J. (2024). Occurrence of Premature Battery Depletion in a Large Multicenter Registry of Subcutaneous Cardioverter-Defibrillator Patients. EP Europace, 26(7), Article euae170. https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euae170
    • Wörmann, J., Strik, M., Jurisic, S., Stout, K., Elrefai, M., Becher, N., Schaer, B., van Stipdonk, A., Srinivasan, N. T., Ploux, S., Breitenstein, A., Kron, J., Roberts, P. R., Toennis, T., Linz, D., Dulai, R., Hermes-Laufer, J., Koneru, J., Erküner, Ö., ... Lüker, J. (2024). Incidence, Implications, and Management of Sense-B-Noise Failure in Subcutaneous Cardioverter-Defibrillator Patients: insights from a large Multicenter Registry. EP Europace, 26(6), Article euae161. https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euae161
    • Norup Hertel, J., Isaksen, J. L., Jerltorp, K., Dalgas Nissen, S., Hansen, M., Saljic, A., Linz, B., Sattler, S., Ye, C., Overgaard Larsen, J., Nørregaard, M., Chaldoupi, S.-M., Gang, U., Manninger, M., Jespersen, T., & Linz, D. (2024). Catheter-based pulmonary vein isolation fails to prevent transient atrial arrhythmogenic changes related to acute obstructive respiratory events in a porcine model. EP Europace, 26(6), Article euae132. https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euae132
    • Frausing, M. H. J. P., van de Lande, M., Linz, D., Crijns, H. J. G. M., Tieleman, R. G., Hemels, M. E. W., De Melis, M., Schotten, U., Kronborg, M. B., Nielsen, J. C., Van Gelder, I., & Rienstra, M. (2024). Healthcare utilisation and quality of life according to atrial fibrillation burden, episode frequency and duration. Heart. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1136/heartjnl-2024-324016
    • Rillig, A., Eckardt, L., Borof, K., Camm, A. J., Crijns, H. J. G. M., Goette, A., Breithardt, G., Lemoine, M. D., Metzner, A., Rottner, L., Schotten, U., Vettorazzi, E., Wegscheider, K., Zapf, A., Heidbuchel, H., Willems, S., Fabritz, L., Schnabel, R. B., Magnussen, C., & Kirchhof, P. (2024). Safety and efficacy of long-term Sodium Channel Blocker therapy for Early Rhythm Control: The EAST-AFNET 4 trial. EP Europace, 26(6), Article euae121. https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euae121
    • Guenzler, V., Arzt, M., Grimm, M., Ebert, A., Zeman, F., Linz, D., Woehrle, H., Tamisier, R., Cowie, M., & Fisser, C. (2024). Temporal association of ventricular arrhythmias and respiratory events in heart failure patients with central sleep apnoea. Sleep Medicine, 118, 59-62. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleep.2024.04.002
    • Betz, K., Linz, D., Duncker, D., & Hillmann, H. A. K. (2024). Charakterisierung der Vorhofflimmerlast mittels Wearables. Herzschrittmachertherapie und Elektrophysiologie, 35(2), 111-117. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00399-024-00995-2
    • Duncker, D., & Linz, D. (2024). eCardiology in der Rhythmologie. Herzschrittmachertherapie und Elektrophysiologie, 35(2), 95-96. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00399-024-01024-y
    • Lip, G. Y. H., Nikorowitsch, J., Sehner, S., Becher, N., Bertaglia, E., Blomstrom-Lundqvist, C., Brandes, A., Beuger, V., Calvert, M., Camm, A. J., Chlouverakis, G., Dan, G.-A., Dichtl, W., Diener, H. C., Fierenz, A., Goette, A., de Groot, J. R., Hermans, A., Lubinski, A., ... NOAH-AFNET 6 investigators (2024). Oral anticoagulation in device-detected atrial fibrillation: effects of age, sex, cardiovascular comorbidities, and kidney function on outcomes in the NOAH-AFNET 6 trial. European Heart Journal, 45(19), 1733-1737. Article ehae225. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehae225
    • van der Velden, R. M. J., Bonander, C., Crijns, H. J. G. M., Kemp-Gudmundsdottir, K., Engdahl, J., Linz, D., & Svennberg, E. (2024). Adherence to a handheld device-based atrial fibrillation screening protocol is associated with clinical outcomes. Heart, 110(9), 626-634. https://doi.org/10.1136/heartjnl-2023-323522
    • Fabritz, L., Chua, W., Cardoso, V. R., Al-Taie, C., Borof, K., Suling, A., Krause, L., Kany, S., Magnussen, C., Wegscheider, K., Breithardt, G., Crijns, H. J. G. M., Camm, A. J., Gkoutos, G., Ellinor, P. T., Goette, A., Schotten, U., Wienhues-Thelen, U.-H., Zeller, T., ... Kirchhof, P. (2024). Blood-based cardiometabolic phenotypes in atrial fibrillation and their associated risk: EAST-AFNET 4 biomolecule study. Cardiovascular Research, 120(8), 855-868. https://doi.org/10.1093/cvr/cvae067
    • Aydeniz, E., Weberndorfer, V., Brandts, L., Smulders, M. W., van Herpt, T. T. W., Martens, B., Vernooy, K., Linz, D., van der Horst, I. C. C., Wildberger, J. E., van Bussel, B. C. T., Driessen, R. G. H., & Mihl, C. (2024). Pericardial Fat Is Associated With Less Severe Multiorgan Failure Over Time in Patients With Coronavirus Disease-19: The Maastricht Intensive Care COVID Cohort. Journal of Thoracic Imaging, 39(3), W32-W39. https://doi.org/10.1097/RTI.0000000000000732
    • Bijvoet, G. P., Nies, H. M. J. M., Holtackers, R. J., Martens, B. M., Smink, J., Linz, D., Vernooy, K., Wildberger, J. E., Nijveldt, R., Chaldoupi, S. M., & Mihl, C. (2024). Tissue characterization of acute lesions during cardiac magnetic resonance-guided ablation of cavo-tricuspid isthmus-dependent atrial flutter: a feasibility study. European Heart Journal Cardiovascular Imaging, 25(5), 635-644. Article jead334. https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjci/jead334
    • Gilbers, M. D., Kawczynski, M. J., Bidar, E., Maesen, B., Isaacs, A., Winters, J., Linz, D., Rienstra, M., van Gelder, I., Maessen, J. G., & Schotten, U. (2024). Clinical Predictors of Device-Detected Atrial Fibrillation During 2.5 Years After Cardiac Surgery: Prospective RACE V Cohort. JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology, 10(5), 941-955. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacep.2024.01.013
    • Hertel, J. N., Linz, B., Isaksen, J., Jerltorp, K., Leonhardt, C., Gottlieb, L., Saljic, A., Jespersen, T., & Linz, D. (2024). Inhibition of the acetylcholine-regulated potassium current prevents transient apnea-related atrial arrhythmogenic changes in a porcine model. Heart Rhythm, 21(5), 622-629. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrthm.2024.01.033
    • Steffens, S., Schröder, K., Krüger, M., Maack, C., Streckfuss-Bömeke, K., Backs, J., Backofen, R., Baeßler, B., Devaux, Y., Gilsbach, R., Heijman, J., Knaus, J., Kramann, R., Linz, D., Lister, A. L., Maatz, H., Maegdefessel, L., Mayr, M., Meder, B., ... Kohl, P. (2024). The challenges of research data management in cardiovascular science: a DGK and DZHK position paper-executive summary. Clinical research in cardiology, 113(5), 672-679. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00392-023-02303-3