Publication list
Selected Original Research 2023 – 2026
Prediction of mortality, bleeding, and ischaemic events in patients with cancer and acute coronary syndrome: a model development and validation study.
Wenzl FA, Ow KW, Velders MA, Tyrer F, Paley L, Lai J, Smolle MA, Schweiger V, Hagström E, de Belder MA, Wang P, Gasys A, Simonsson M, Weston C, Di Vece D, Templin C, Rickli H, Radovanovic D, Suter TM, Räber L, Peake MD, Deanfield J, James S, Adlam D, Lüscher TF.
Lancet. 2026;407:515-528. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(25)02020-3.
C-reactive protein and cardiovascular risk in the general population.
Kurt B, Reugels M, Schneider KM, Spiesshoefer J, Milzi A, Gombert A, Fordyce CB, Wenzl FA, Pagidipati NJ, Rocha V, Fudim M, Sharma A, Lehrke M, Shimokawa H, Liuzzo G, Tokgozoglu L, Crea F, Lüscher TF, Libby P, Ridker PM, Marx N, Schneider CV, Kahles F.
Eur Heart J. 2025;47:1799-810. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehaf937.
Extension of the GRACE score for non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome: a development and validation study in ten countries.
Wenzl FA, Kofoed KF, Simonsson M, Ambler G, van der Sangen NMR, Lampa E, Bruno F, de Belder MA, Hlasensky J, Mueller-Hennessen M, Smolle MA, Wang P, Henriques JPS, Kikkert WJ, Kelbæk H, Bouček L, Raposeiras-Roubín S, Abu-Assi E, Azzahhafi J, Velders MA, Stellos K, Engstrøm T, Chan Pin Yin DRPP, Weston C, Adlam D, Rickli H, Giannitsis E, Radovanovic D, Parenica J, Antoniades CA, Fox KAA, D’Ascenzo F, Ten Berg JM, Køber LV, James S, Deanfield J, Lüscher TF.
Lancet Digit Health. 2025:100907. doi: 10.1016/j.landig.2025.100907.
Gut microbiota-derived imidazole propionate predicts cardiometabolic risk in patients with coronary artery disease.
Wenzl FA, Wang P, Kahles F, Beck KR, Giannitsis E, Obeid S, Bruno F, Li XS, Nanchen D, Liberale L, Smolle MA, Schweiger V, Klingenberg R, Manka R, Stähli BE, Templin C, König M, Yuan J, Yildirim M, Lehrke M, von Eckardstein A, Marx N, Mach F, Räber L, Katus HA, Steinhagen-Thiessen E, Demuth I, Deanfield J, Libby P, Hazen SL, Haghikia A, Landmesser U, Bäckhed F, Lüscher TF.
Eur Heart J. 2025 Aug 30:ehaf661. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehaf661.
Direct Interleukin-6 Inhibition Blunts Arterial Thrombosis by Reducing Collagen-Mediated Platelet Activation.
Ministrini S, Liberale L, Puspitasari YM, Han J, Kirmes K, Unkelbach LP, Tirandi A, Niederberger R, Bengs S, Beer JH, Montecucco F, Libby P, Lüscher TF, Bongiovanni D, Camici GG.
Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2025;45:1432-1439. doi: 10.1161/ATVBAHA.125.322533.
Endothelial JCAD Worsens Acute Ischemic Stroke Outcomes by Enhancing I Inflammation in Response to Ischemia/Reperfusion.
Ministrini S, Puspitasari YM, Beer G, Schwarz L, Niederberger R, Kraler S, Wenzl FA, Katan M, Bacigaluppi M, Semerano A, Akhmedov A, Bengs S, Montecucco F, Lüscher TF, Camici GG, Liberale L.
JACC Basic Transl Sci. 2025;10:187-199. doi: 10.1016/j.jacbts.2024.09.009.
Proenkephalin improves cardio-renal risk prediction in acute coronary syndromes: the KID-ACS score.
Wenzl FA, Wang P, Arrigo M, Parenica J, Jones DJL, Bruno F, Tarnowski D, Hartmann O, Boucek L, Lang F, Obeid S, Schober A, Kraler S, Akhmedov A, Kahles F, Schober A, Ow KW, Ministrini S, Camici GG, Bergmann A, Liberale L, Jarkovsky J, Schweiger V, Sandhu JK, von Eckardstein A, Templin C, Muller O, Ondrus T, Olic JJ, Roffi M, Räber L, Cao TH, Jungbauer CG, Ng LL, Mebazaa A, Lüscher TF.
Eur Heart J. 2025;46:38-54. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehae602.
IL-23 promotes T cell trafficking in experimental autoimmune myocarditis.
Vdovenko D, Stefańska M, Wijnen WJ, Zarak-Crnkovic M, Bachmann M, Kania G, Camici GG, Lüscher TF, Eriksson U, Błyszczuk P.
J Immunol. 2025;214:1926-1936. doi: 10.1093/jimmun/vkaf150.
Sirtuin-1 directly binds and deacetylates hepatic PCSK9 thereby promoting the inhibition of LDL receptor degradation.
Velagapudi S, Miranda MX, Adla P, Kraler S, Mohammed SA, Baki S, Robert J, Rohrer L, Lee H, Jang HD, Obeid S, Tailleux A, Staels B, Sepuri NBV, Paneni F, Gutti RK, von Eckardstein A, Kim HS, Akhmedov A, Camici GG, Lüscher TF.
Cardiovasc Res 2025;121:1373-1384. doi: 10.1093/cvr/cvaf087
Adjustment of the SMART risk score by bioactive adrenomedullin enables a more accurate prediction of mortality in patients with ASCVD.
Kurt B, Rau M, Hartmann O, Bergmann A, Reugels M, Just S, Wenzl FA, Moellmann J, Spießhöfer J, Milzi A, Kneizeh K, Thiele K, Hohl M, Selejan SR, van der Vorst EPC, Dahl E, Schröder J, Lüscher TF, Marx N, Lehrke M, Kahles F.
Atherosclerosis. 2025;406:120220. doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2025.120220.
Myocardial Inflammation in Cardiac Transthyretin Amyloidosis: Prevalence and Potential Prognostic Implications.
Müller ML, Brand A, Mattig I, Spethmann S, Messroghli D, Hahn K, Violano M, Mitchell JD, Hare JM, Frustaci A, Klingel K, Lüscher TF, Landmesser U, Heidecker B.
Circ Heart Fail. 2025;18:e012146. doi: 10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.124.012146.
Effect of lipid-lowering therapies on C-reactive protein levels: a comprehensive meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
Xie S, Galimberti F, Olmastroni E, Luscher TF, Carugo S, Catapano AL, Casula M; META-LIPID Group.
Cardiovasc Res. 2024;120:333-344. doi: 10.1093/cvr/cvae034.
Timing of Complete Revascularization with Multivessel PCI for Myocardial Infarction.
Stähli BE, Varbella F, Linke A, Schwarz B, Felix SB, Seiffert M, Kesterke R, Nordbeck P, Witzenbichler B, Lang IM, Kessler M, Valina C, Dibra A, Rohla M, Moccetti M, Vercellino M, Gaede L, Bott-Flügel L, Jakob P, Stehli J, Candreva A, Templin C, Schindler M, Wischnewsky M, Zanda G, Quadri G, Mangner N, Toma A, Magnani G, Clemmensen P, Lüscher TF, Münzel T, Schulze PC, Laugwitz KL, Rottbauer W, Huber K, Neumann FJ, Schneider S, Weidinger F, Achenbach S, Richardt G, Kastrati A, Ford I, Maier W, Ruschitzka F; MULTISTARS AMI Investigators.
N Engl J Med. 2023;389:1368-1379. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2307823.
Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Heart Rhythm, Rate, and Variability in Atrial Fibrillation.
Baumgartner P, Reiner MF, Wiencierz A, Coslovsky M, Bonetti NR, Filipovic MG, Aeschbacher S, Kühne M, Zuern CS, Rodondi N, Oberle J, Moschovitis G, Lüscher TF, Camici GG, Osswald S, Conen D, Beer JH; SWISS‐AF Investigators.
J Am Heart Assoc. 2023;12:e027646. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.122.027646.
JCAD promotes arterial thrombosis through PI3K/Akt modulation: a translational study.
Liberale L, Puspitasari YM, Ministrini S, Akhmedov A, Kraler S, Bonetti NR, Beer G, Vukolic A, Bongiovanni D, Han J, Kirmes K, Bernlochner I, Pelisek J, Beer JH, Jin ZG, Pedicino D, Liuzzo G, Stellos K, Montecucco F, Crea F, Lüscher TF, Camici GG.
Eur Heart J. 2023;44:1818-1833. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehac641.
Chronic SIRT1 supplementation in diabetic mice improves endothelial function by suppressing oxidative stress.
Yang K, Velagapudi S, Akhmedov A, Kraler S, Lapikova-Bryhinska T, Schmiady MO, Wu X, Geng L, Camici GG, Xu A, Lüscher TF.
Cardiovasc Res. 2023;119:2190-2201. doi: 10.1093/cvr/cvad102.
Treatment with recombinant Sirt1 rewires the cardiac lipidome and rescues diabetes-related metabolic cardiomyopathy.
Costantino S, Mengozzi A, Velagapudi S, Mohammed SA, Gorica E, Akhmedov A, Mongelli A, Pugliese NR, Masi S, Virdis A, Hülsmeier A, Matter CM, Hornemann T, Melina G, Ruschitzka F, Luscher TF, Paneni F.
Cardiovasc Diabetol. 2023;22:312. doi: 10.1186/s12933-023-02057-2.
ESC President’s Page
What is the cardiologist of the future?
Lüscher TF.
Eur Heart J. 2026:ehag319. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehag319.
CardioMetabolic medicine: the advent of systems cardiology and the new cardiovascular generalist?
Lüscher TF.
Eur Heart J 2025;46:3147-3150. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehaf368.
From a club of friends to an institution: past successes and future challenges for the European Society of Cardiology
Lüscher TF.
Eur Heart J. 2025;46:3147-3150. DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehae505
Shaping the future on a solid tradition.
Lüscher TF.
Eur Heart J. 2025;46:4146-4149. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehaf693.
Editorials
Beta-Blockers after Myocardial Infarction – Toward Personalized Management.
Lüscher TF, Wenzl FA.
N Engl J Med. 2026;394:599-602. doi: 10.1056/NEJMe2600427.
Start your day with a morning coffee!
Lüscher TF.
Eur Heart J. 2025;46:760-762. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehae823.
Heart failure and respiratory tract infection: Cause and consequence of acute decompensation?
Heidecker B, Pagnesi M, Lüscher TF.
Eur J Heart Fail. 2024;26:960-962. doi: 10.1002/ejhf.3209. Epub 2024 Apr 12.
Screening and prevention in congenital heart disease: Whom, when, and how?
Lüscher TF, Deanfield JE.
Int J Cardiol Congenit Heart Dis. 2023;14:100480. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcchd.2023.100480. eCollection 2023 Dec.
Going backwards: lifestyle in younger cardiac patients.
Lüscher TF.
Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2023;30:1502-1503. doi: 10.1093/eurjpc/zwad088.
Sudden Cardiac Death of an Unusual Kind: Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection in Young Women.
Lüscher TF.
Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2023;43:793-795. doi: 10.1161/ATVBAHA.123.319136.
They eat what we eat, they digest what we ingest.
Lüscher TF.
Eur Heart J. 2023;44:1619-1621. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehad104.
Looking deeper into takotsubo’s heart.
Lüscher TF, Akhtar MM.
Cardiovasc Res. 2022;118:1851-1853. doi: 10.1093/cvr/cvac069.
Wine, chocolate, and coffee: forbidden joys?
Lüscher TF.
Eur Heart J. 2021;42:4520-4522. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab654.
They eat, what we eat, they digest, what we ingest: the microbiome and the vulnerable plaque.
Lüscher TF.
Cardiovasc Res. 2021;117:333-335. doi: 10.1093/cvr/cvaa339.
Review and Special Articles
A practical guide to the management of dyslipidaemia.
Siegel PM, Katzmann JL, Weinmann-Menke J, Landmesser U, Schunkert H, Baldus S, Böhm M, Laufs U, Lüscher TF, Hilgendorf I.
Clin Res Cardiol. 2026;115:185-197. doi: 10.1007/s00392-025-02833-y.
h-index, age-index, or fake-index?
Lüscher TF, Camici GG.
Eur Heart J. 2025;46:4453-4455. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehaf688.
Importance of basic science and research training for the future generation of cardiologists.
Chiva-Blanch G, Liehn E, Andreadou I, Barc J, Brundel BJJM, Davidson SM, Elliott P, Evans PC, Giricz Z, Gladka M, Gollmann-Tepeköylü C, Kleinbongard P, Krieg T, Linde C, Lüscher TF, Guzik T, Maguy A, McDonagh T, Paillard M, Parma R, Pesce M, Pompilio G, Rubini M, Streckfuss-Bömeke K, Thielmann M, Tocchetti CG, Van Linthout S, Vardas P, Vranckx P, Wojta J, Perrino C.
Eur Heart J. 2025 Sep 25:ehaf738. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehaf738.
Vaccination as a new form of cardiovascular prevention: a European Society of Cardiology clinical consensus statement.
Heidecker B, Libby P, Vassiliou VS, Roubille F, Vardeny O, Hassager C, Gatzoulis MA, Mamas MA, Cooper LT, Schoenrath F, Metra M, Amir O, Solomon SD, Landmesser U, Lüscher TF.
Eur. Heart J. 2025;46:3518-3531. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehaf384.
Trajectories of cardiovascular ageing-from molecular mechanisms to clinical implementation.
Ministrini S, Wenzl FA, Lüscher TF, Camici GG.
Cardiovasc Res. 2025;121:1509-1523. doi: 10.1093/cvr/cvae178.
Roadmap for alleviating the manifestations of ageing in the cardiovascular system.
Liberale L, Tual-Chalot S, Sedej S, Ministrini S, Georgiopoulos G, Grunewald M, Bäck M, Bochaton-Piallat ML, Boon RA, Ramos GC, de Winther MPJ, Drosatos K, Evans PC, Ferguson JF, Forslund-Startceva SK, Goettsch C, Giacca M, Haendeler J, Kallikourdis M, Ketelhuth DFJ, Koenen RR, Lacolley P, Lutgens E, Maffia P, Miwa S, Monaco C, Montecucco F, Norata GD, Osto E, Richardson GD, Riksen NP, Soehnlein O, Spyridopoulos I, Van Linthout S, Vilahur G, Wentzel JJ, Andrés V, Badimon L, Benetos A, Binder CJ, Brandes RP, Crea F, Furman D, Gorbunova V, Guzik TJ, Hill JA, Lüscher TF, Mittelbrunn M, Nencioni A, Netea MG, Passos JF, Stamatelopoulos KS, Tavernarakis N, Ungvari Z, Wu JC, Kirkland JL, Camici GG, Dimmeler S, Kroemer G, Abdellatif M, Stellos K.
Nat Rev Cardiol. 2025;22:577-605. doi: 10.1038/s41569-025-01130-5.
Pharmacotherapy of cardiovascular diseases from herbs and pills to nucleic acids.
Landmesser U, Thum T, Tokgözoğlu L, Guzik TJ, Cosentino F, Hajjar R, Goncalves A, Laguna-Fernandez A, Nioi P, Prochaska JH, Rocha R, Kathiresan S, März J, Maurer MS, O’Donnell CJ, Passacquale G, Tavridou A, Van Heetvelde M, Himmelmann A, Meder B, Roessig L, Crea F, Lüscher TF .
Eur Heart J. 2025:ehaf520. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehaf520.
Current and novel biomarkers in cardiogenic shock.
Galusko V, Wenzl FA, Vandenbriele C, Panoulas V, Lüscher TF, Gorog DA.
Eur J Heart Fail. 2025;27:1106-1125. doi: 10.1002/ejhf.3531. Epub 2025 Jan 17.
Evolving concepts of low-density lipoprotein: From structure to function.
Chen CH, Sawamura T, Akhmedov A, Tsai MH, Akyol O, Kakino A, Chiang HH, Kraler S, Lüscher TF.
Eur J Clin Invest. 2025;55:e70019. doi: 10.1111/eci.70019.
Machine learning in cardiovascular risk assessment: Towards a precision medicine approach.
Wang Y, Aivalioti E, Stamatelopoulos K, Zervas G, Mortensen MB, Zeller M, Liberale L, Di Vece D, Schweiger V, Camici GG, Lüscher TF, Kraler S.
Eur J Clin Invest. 2025;55 Suppl 1:e70017. doi: 10.1111/eci.70017.
Calcific aortic stenosis: omics-based target discovery and therapy development.
Blaser MC, Bäck M, Lüscher TF, Aikawa E.
Eur Heart J. 2025;46:620-634. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehae829.
The cardiologist in the age of artificial intelligence: what is left for us?
Lüscher TF, Wenzl FA.
Cardiovasc Res. 2024;120:e57-e59. doi: 10.1093/cvr/cvae171.
Artificial intelligence in cardiovascular medicine: clinical applications.
Lüscher TF, Wenzl FA, D’Ascenzo F, Friedman PA, Antoniades C.
Eur Heart J. 2024;45:4291-4304. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehae465.
How to make cardiology clinical trials more inclusive.
Zannad F, Berwanger O, Corda S, Cowie MR, Gamra H, Gibson CM, Goncalves A, Hucko T, Khunti K, Kostrubiec M, Kraus BJ, Linde C, Lüscher TF, Mafham M, Mindham R, Ortega RF, Prescott E, Thabane L, Yancy C, Ziegler A, Van Spall HGC.
Nat Med. 2024;30:2745-2755. doi: 10.1038/s41591-024-03273-3.
Cardiogenic shock: do we need a paradigm shift?
Lüscher TF, Thiele H.
Eur Heart J. 2024;45:4178-4180. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehae425.
Recyclable and contaminated waste from cardiac procedures: a call to action for a sustainable catheterisation laboratory and operating theatre.
Amin H, Yousif N, Lüscher TF.
EuroIntervention. 2024;20:968-969. doi: 10.4244/EIJ-D-24-00335.
SGLT2 inhibitors: from glucose-lowering to cardiovascular benefits.
Preda A, Montecucco F, Carbone F, Camici GG, Lüscher TF, Kraler S, Liberale L.
Cardiovasc Res. 2024;120:443-460. doi: 10.1093/cvr/cvae047.
The inflammatory spectrum of cardiomyopathies.
Musigk N, Suwalski P, Golpour A, Fairweather D, Klingel K, Martin P, Frustaci A, Cooper LT, Lüscher TF, Landmesser U, Heidecker B.
Front Cardiovasc Med. 2024;11:1251780. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2024.1251780.
Evaluation and management of patients with coronary chronic total occlusions considered for revascularisation. A clinical consensus statement of the European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions (EAPCI) of the ESC, the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI) of the ESC, and the ESC Working Group on Cardiovascular Surgery.
Galassi AR, Vadalà G, Werner GS, Cosyns B, Sianos G, Hill J, Dudek D, Picano E, Novo G, Andreini D, Gerber BLM, Buechel R, Mashayekhi K, Thielmann M, McEntegart MB, Vaquerizo B, Di Mario C, Stojkovic S, Sandner S, Bonaros N, Lüscher TF.
EuroIntervention. 2024;20:e174-e184. doi: 10.4244/EIJ-D-23-00749.
Artificial intelligence and deep learning: Wittgenstein beats Plato.
Lüscher TF, Wenzl FA.
Eur Heart J. 2023;44:4403-4405. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehad576.
Takotsubo syndrome: getting closer to its causes.
Akhtar MM, Cammann VL, Templin C, Ghadri JR, Lüscher TF.
Cardiovasc Res. 2023;119:1480-1494. doi: 10.1093/cvr/cvad053.
Long-term dietary n3 fatty acid prevents aging-related cardiac diastolic and vascular dysfunction.
Saeedi Saravi SS, Bonetti NR, Vukolic A, Vdovenko D, Lee P, Liberale L, Basso C, Rizzo S, Akhmedov A, Lüscher TF, Camici GG, Beer JH.
Vascul Pharmacol. 2023;150:107175. doi: 10.1016/j.vph.2023.107175. Epub 2023 Apr 25.
Cyclic GMP modulating drugs in cardiovascular diseases: mechanism-based network pharmacology.
Petraina A, Nogales C, Krahn T, Mucke H, Lüscher TF, Fischmeister R, Kass DA, Burnett JC, Hobbs AJ, Schmidt HHHW.
Cardiovasc Res. 2022;118:2085-2102. doi: 10.1093/cvr/cvab240.
Long COVID: post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 with a cardiovascular focus.
Raman B, Bluemke DA, Lüscher TF, Neubauer S.
Eur Heart J. 2022;43:1157-1172. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehac031.
Inflammation, Aging, and Cardiovascular Disease: JACC Review Topic of the Week.
Liberale L, Badimon L, Montecucco F, Lüscher TF, Libby P, Camici GG.
.J Am Coll Cardiol. 2022;79:837-847. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2021.12.017.
Calcific aortic valve disease: from molecular and cellular mechanisms to medical therapy.
Kraler S, Blaser MC, Aikawa E, Camici GG, Lüscher TF.
Eur Heart J. 2022;43:683-697. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab757.
Lectin-like oxidized low-density lipoprotein receptor-1 (LOX-1): a crucial driver of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.
Akhmedov A, Sawamura T, Chen CH, Kraler S, Vdovenko D, Lüscher TF.
Eur Heart J. 2021;42:1797-1807. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehaa770.
Multi-Omics Approaches to Define Calcific Aortic Valve Disease Pathogenesis.
Blaser MC, Kraler S, Lüscher TF, Aikawa E.
Circ Res. 2021;128:1371-1397. doi: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.120.317979.
Management of refractory angina: an update.
Davies A, Fox K, Galassi AR, Banai S, Ylä-Herttuala S, Lüscher TF.
Eur Heart J. 2021;42:269-283. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehaa820.
Targeting cardiovascular inflammation: next steps in clinical translation.
Lawler PR, Bhatt DL, Godoy LC, Lüscher TF, Bonow RO, Verma S, Ridker PM.
Eur Heart J. 2021;42:113-131. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehaa099.
Virome Sequencing in Patients With Myocarditis.
Heidecker B, Williams SH, Jain K, Oleynik A, Patriki D, Kottwitz J, Berg J, Garcia JA, Baltensperger N, Lovrinovic M, Baltensweiler A, Mishra N, Briese T, Hanson PJ, Lauten A, Poller W, Leistner DM, Landmesser U, Enseleit F, McManus B, Lüscher TF, Lipkin WI.
Circ Heart Fail. 2020;13:e007103. doi: 10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.120.007103.
What is a normal blood pressure?
Lüscher TF.
Eur Heart J. 2018;39:2233-2240. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy330.