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Published Newsletter Nr 1 2026:
1. Ammirati E, Palazzini M, Lehtonen J, Potena L, Mäyränpää MI, Rågback J, Foà A, Uribarri A, Thiele H, Vidal-Burdeus M, Freund A, Gustafsson F, Tschöpe C, Elsanhoury A, Ihle J, Rudi WS, Grabmaier U, Merlo M, Melenovský V, Weislova I, Jellinghaus S, Linke A, Baldovini C, Adorisio R, Kuchynka P, Paleček T, Krejčí J, Poloczková H, Caterino AL, Gilotra NA, Lovell JP, Macomb EP, Shih J, Hong K, Rossi VA, Ruschitzka F, Cavallini C, Riccini C, Kamal M, Huang F, Groh M, Gentile P, Garascia A, Lala A, Shimokawa H, Vandenbriele C, Sionis A, Schmidt M, Grosu A, Bollano E, Turco A, Crespo-Leiro MG, Couto-Mallon D, Cannatà A, Bromage DI, Narducci ML, Cicchitti V, Ianni U, De Luca L, Mistrulli R, Frea S, Raineri C, Schroeder JW, Arias AM, Emdin M, Corda M, Pasqualucci D, Greulich S, Gawaz M, Manuylova T, Martínez-Sellés M, Hernández Pérez FJ, Martín Centellas A, Dominguez F, Gaillet A, D’Alessandris N, Trankle C, Halushka MK, Moroni F, Abbate A, Basso C, Sinagra G, Veronese G, Camici PG, Adler ED, Bernasconi DP, Klingel K, Cooper LT Jr. Natural History of Patients With Histologically Proven Acute Eosinophilic Myocarditis. Circulation. 2026 Feb 6. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.125.074797. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41645905
2. De Marco C, Asatryan B, Te Riele ASJM, Di Marco A, Gasperetti A, Delinière A, Roberts JD, Jensen HK, Davies B, Krahn AD, Tadros R, Svensson A, Castelletti S, Crotti L, Platonov PG, Borowiec K, Biernacka EK, Arbelo E, David LP, Saguner AM, Healey JS, Brunckhorst C, Cappelletto C, Stolfo D, Merlo M, Rootwelt-Norberg C, Haugaa K, Duru F, van Tintelen JP, Velthuis BK, Calkins H, Zimmerman SL, James CA, Bosman LP, Cadrin-Tourigny J. Left Ventricular Late Gadolinium Enhancement for Arrhythmic Risk Prediction in ARVC. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2026 Jan 29:e014265. doi: 10.1161/CIRCEP.125.014265. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41608798.
3. Mejren AHJ, Ladefoged B, Pedersen ALD, Clemmensen TS, Oerlemans MIFJ, Fensman SK, Vase H, Andersen MJ, Poulsen SH. Distribution and prognostic implications of right and left ventricular systolic dysfunction in wild-type transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2026 Jan 19. doi: 10.1007/s10554-026-03614-y. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41549185.
4. Callegari A, Butera G, Krasemann T, Heying R, Michel-Behnke I, Bonnet D, Malekzadeh-Milani S. Response to a letter from Meng Sun and Zhiqiang Zhao commenting on the article entitled “Antithrombotic approach in percutaneous pulmonary valve implantation (PPVI): What is our standard of care? A study endorsed by the Association for EuropeanPaediatric and Congenital Cardiology”. Arch Cardiovasc Dis. 2025 Dec 20:S1875-2136(25)00839-3. doi: 10.1016/j.acvd.2025.12.001. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41539886.
5. De Raffele M, Casas G, Delgado V, Cediel G, Faggiano A, González-Santorum F, Anmad-Shihadeh LA, Subira-Ingla A, Juncà G, Kasa G, Conte C, Weerts J, Bertini M, Rodríguez-Palomares JF, Teis A. Left atrioventricular coupling index and atrial fibrillation and stroke in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: a CMR study. Rev Esp Cardiol (Engl Ed). 2026 Jan 6:S1885-5857(26)00001-0. English, Spanish. doi: 10.1016/j.rec.2026.01.001. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41506368.
6. Montanaro C, Tamborrino PP, Verma S, Butera G, Dimopoulos K, Ladouceur M, Veldtman G, Baessato F, Rocafort AG, Ponz de Antonio I, Pandja B, Frigiola A, Iannaccone G, Kacar P, English K, Prokselj K, Carbonell M, van de Bruaene A, Giannakoulas G, Jenkins P, Sarris G, Kansy A, Roos-Hesselink JW, Payance A, Fraga M, Bouchardy J, Voges I, Tutarel O, Ovaert C, Jalal Z, Chemello L, Padalino MA, Tritto G, Gatzoulis MA. Live(r) with a Fontan circulation: A European survey and a proposed expert consensus on liver surveillance in collaboration with the EuroFontan group. Int J Cardiol. 2026 Mar 15;447:134118. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2025.134118. Epub 2025 Dec 25. PMID: 41455559.
7. Lieve KV, van der Werf C, Kallas D, Denjoy I, Bos JM, Aiba T, Behr ER, van den Berg MP, Bergeman AT, Blom NA, Borggrefe M, Brugada R, Carrillo Mora LM, Chorin E, Crotti L, Davis A, Drago F, Dusi V, Extramiana F, Franciosi S, Giudicessi JR, González Llopis FÁ, Haugaa KH, van den Heuvel F, Horie M, Ingles J, Kammeraad J, Kannankeril PJ, Khan HR, Krahn AD, MacIntyre C, Maltret A, Marjamaa A, Ohno S, Peltenburg PJ, Perez GJ, Probst V, Roberts JD, Robyns T, Rootwelt-Norberg C, Roses I Noguer F, Roston TM, Rydberg A, Sacher F, Sarquella-Brugada G, Schwartz PJ, Semsarian C, Shimizu W, Starling L, Sumitomo N, Skinner JR, Tavacova T, Tfelt-Hansen J, Till JA, Yap SC, Wada Y, Wangüemert F, Zorio E, Ackerman MJ, Leenhardt A, Sanatani S, Tanck MW, Wilde AA. Catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia mediated by ryanodine receptor 2: a validated risk stratification. Eur Heart J. 2025 Dec 19:ehaf965. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehaf965. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41416846.
8. Boleti OD, Roussos S, Monda E, Norrish G, Field E, Cervi E, Bakalakos A, Fernandes P, McLeod K, Ilina M, Khodaghalian B, Jones C, Escudero F, Castro F, Ali MNL, Bharucha T, Nepali G, Bhole V, Delle Donne G, Brown E, Gimeno JR, Elliott PM, Wolf C, Limongelli G, Kaski JP. Childhood-onset RASopathy-associated hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, diastolic dysfunction, and arrhythmias. Eur Heart J. 2025 Dec 19:ehaf1012. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehaf1012. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41414925
9. Mascia G, Brugada J, Arbelo E, Minghini A, Bianchi L, Barca L, Pierucci N, Monaco C, Di Donna P, Porto I. Exercise practice and short-QT interval on ECG. J Electrocardiol. 2026 Jan-Feb;94:154173. doi: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2025.154173. Epub 2025 Dec 7. PMID: 41380380.
10. Sheikh A, Achten A, Aimo A, Razvi Y, Mansell J, Rauf MU, Porcari A, Patel R, Venneri L, Martinez-Naharro A, Whelan C, Quarta C, Virsinskaite R, Feffer Barak D, Wechalekar A, Lachmann H, Knight D, Kotecha T, Kellman P, Manisty C, Moon J, Emdin M, Solomon SD, Hawkins PN, Gillmore J, Fontana M. Myocardial Amyloid Burden in Transthyretin Amyloidosis. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2025 Nov 8:S0735-1097(25)10065-X. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2025.10.054. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41369616.
11. Amir R, Ladouceur M, Danford D, Aboulhosn J, Antonova P, Baker D, Bouchardy J, Budts W, Burchill LJ, Celermajer DS, Cotts T, Cramer J, Dehghani P, Fusco F, Dellborg M, DeZorzi C, Gallego P, Gatzoulis M, Ginde S, Grewal J, Gupta T, Han F, Jameson SM, Del Cerro Marin MJ, John AS, Kauling RM, Kay WA, Kay J, Khairy P, Krieger EV, Kuo M, Labombarda F, Lubert AM, Magalski A, Nicolarsen J, O’Donnell C, Opotowsky AR, Pavsic N, Prokselj K, Pylypchuk S, Rodriguez F 3rd, Rodriguez-Monserrate CP, Roos-Hesselink J, Rutz T, Fuente MA, Sarubbi B, Shah S, Van De Bruaene A, van Dissel A, Garrido-Lestache ME, Muhll IV, Wilson WM, Wong T, Wong J, Yeung E, Kutty S, Broberg CS, Cedars A; AARCC and MARES research groups. Tricuspid valve surgery in transposition of the great arteries with a systemic right ventricle. Int J Cardiol. 2026 Feb 15;445:134055. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2025.134055. Epub 2025 Nov 25. PMID: 41309003.
Published Newsletter Nr 5 2025:
1.Fulvio G, Marinello D, Zucchi D, Aguilera S, Benachi A, Biller R, Blanco I, Boiteux MC, Borgards P, Brandi ML, Costafreda E, Fonseca JE, Fredi M, Guimarães V, Iotova V, Lecointe-Artzner E, Lopes AR, Louisse S, Nalli C, Olesinska M, Onali M, Papenthin W, Power B, Röhl C, Rousset-Jablonski C, Sturz D, Tincani A, van Vleuten CJ, Vieira A, Dan D, Backer J, Smulders CD, Dufke A, Frank C, Limongelli G, Lorenz B, Kilpiäinen E, Pascau MJ, Raidt J, Ray-Coquard I, Rimmer R, Schneider H, Van Pal HJ, Yap T, Talarico R, Tani C, Mosca M. Addressing unmet needs in pregnancy and family planning of people living with rare and low-prevalence diseases: results of the “ERN transversal working group on pregnancy and family planning” survey. Reprod Health. 2025 Nov 25;22(1):240. doi: 10.1186/s12978-025-02136-5. PMID: 41291857. Read article
2.Garcia-Pavia P, Gonzalez-Lopez E, Anderson LJ, Cappelli F, Damy T, Fontana M, Gonzalez-Costello J, Jurcut R, Lairez O, van der Meer P, Merlo M, Perlini S, Bayes-Genis A. Non-amyloid specific treatment for transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis: a clinical consensus statement of the ESC Heart Failure Association. Eur Heart J. 2025 Oct 7:ehaf710. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehaf710. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41055898. Read article
3.Desai MY, Maurizi N, Biagini E, Charron P, Fernandes F, González-López E, van Haelst PL, Haugaa KH, Kramer CM, Meder B, Michels M, Owens A, Yuasa S, Elliott P. Pathophysiology and Therapeutic Needs in Nonobstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. JACC Heart Fail. 2025 Nov;13(11):102658. doi: 10.1016/j.jchf.2025.102658. Epub 2025 Sep 24. PMID: 40997544.
4.Jurcut R, Barriales-Villa R, Biagini E, Garcia-Pavia P, Olivotto I, Protonotarios A, Arbustini E, Mogensen J, Elliott P, Arbelo E, Kaski JP; Members of the Task Force for the 2023 ESC Guidelines for the management of cardiomyopathies. Key priorities for the implementation of the 2023 ESC Guidelines for the management of cardiomyopathies in low-resource settings. Eur Heart J Qual Care Clin Outcomes. 2025 Nov 4;11(7):910-918. doi: 10.1093/ehjqcco/qcae103. PMID: 39657995.
5.Campuzano O, Tirón C, Martínez-Barrios E, Greco A, Cruzalegui J, Chipa F, Cesar S, Merchan EF, Coll M, Fernández-Falgueras A, Brugada R, Ortega M, Molina N, Barberia E, Toro R, Oliva A, Grassi S, Sarquella-Brugada G. The Role of Molecular Autopsy in Concealed Cardiomyopathies. Genes (Basel). 2025 Oct 28;16(11):1273. doi: 10.3390/genes16111273. PMID: 41300724.
6.O’Neill MJ, Ma JG, Aldridge JL, Solus JF, Harvey GR, Roberson PH, Barc J, Bezzina CR, Roden DM, Walsh R, Vandenberg JI, Glazer AM, Ng CA. Automated patch clamp data improve variant classification and penetrance stratification for SCN5A-Brugada syndrome. Eur Heart J. 2025 Nov 18:ehaf874. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehaf874. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41251004.
7.Venner MFGHM, Heymans ABM, Beelen NJ, Stroeks SLVM, Faassen IME, Sikking MA, Henkens MTHM, van der Crabben SN, Raafs AG, Heymans SRB, Verdonschot JAJ. Predictive value of ambulatory ECG monitoring for malignant arrhythmic events in genetic dilated cardiomyopathy. Europace. 2025 Oct 31;27(11):euaf279. doi: 10.1093/europace/euaf279. PMID: 41206691; PMCID: PMC12619085.
8.Sikking M, Wiethoff I, Henkens M, Evers S, Stroeks S, Venner M, Weerts J, Brunner-la Rocca HP, Knackstedt C, van Empel V, Michels M, Heymans S, Hiligsmann M, Verdonschot J. High societal costs and reduced health-related quality of life in inflammatory and systemic immune disease-associated dilated cardiomyopathies. Qual Life Res. 2025 Oct;34(10):2901-2910. doi: 10.1007/s11136-025-04027-5. Epub 2025 Jul 30. PMID: 40739074; PMCID: PMC12535485.
9.Francia P, Falasconi G, Musumeci MB, Biagini E, Freitas P, Penela D, Ortiz-Pérez JT, Tini G, Sclafani M, Schiavo MA, Amador R, Carli S, Del Monaco G, Panico C, Soto-Iglesias D, Franco-Ocaña P, Ditaranto R, Saglietto A, Martì-Almor J, Autore C, Berruezo A. Scar Architecture as a Structural Biomarker of Ventricular Arrhythmias and Sudden Cardiac Death in Patients with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: a Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Study. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2025 Oct 28:jeaf297. doi: 10.1093/ehjci/jeaf297. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41150638.