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Møller, C. M., Clausen, T., Aust, B. & Eiberg, J. P. (2026). A National Study on Burnout and Pain in Vascular Surgery. European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejvs.2026.02.039

Borde, D. P., Ms, S. B., Misra, S., Joshi, S., Das, D., Chidambaram, K., Labus, J., Mora, B., Juhl-Olsen, P., Mahadi, A., Apsingekar, P., Deodhar, A., Takalkar, U., Babu, K., Jothinath, K. & Koshy, T. (2026). Automated Measurements of Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction During Cardiac Surgery by Transesophageal Echocardiography: Auto-EF Study. Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia, 40(1), 85-93. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.jvca.2025.10.001

Moseby-Knappe, M., Levin, H., Ullén, S., Zetterberg, H., Blennow, K., Lagebrant, A., Dankiewicz, J., Jakobsen, J. C., Lilja, G., Nichol, A. D., Eastwood, G., Ainscough, K., Thomas, M. J. C., Grejs, A. M., Keeble, T. R., Rylander, C., Düring, J., Wise, M. P., Hovdenes, J. ... TTM2 biobank study investigators (2026). Blood biomarkers for the prediction of outcome after cardiac arrest: An international prospective observational study within the Targeted Hypothermia versus Normothermia after Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest (TTM2) trial. The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, 14(3), 215-224. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2213-2600(25)00363-7

Grønlund, J. K., Møller, M. C. M., Bundsbæk Bøndergaard, K. & Neergaard, M. A. (2026). Burnout and psychosocial working environment in specialised palliative care: A cross-sectional study of a multiprofessional cohort. Palliative Medicine, 40(1), 132-142. https://doi.org/10.1177/02692163251395559

Karzoun, D., Højsgaard, A., Petersen, O. B., Bindzus, S., Hansen, A. K., Sandager, P. & Rubak, S. (2026). Congenital Pulmonary Malformation–Management and Long-Term Outcomes of a Danish Cohort. Pediatric Pulmonology, 61(5), Article e71676. https://doi.org/10.1002/ppul.71676

Mortensen, M. B., Jensen, J. M., Bøtker, H. E., Maeng, M., Olesen, K., Tang, M., Sand, N. P. R., Grove, E., Kragholm, K., Lyhne Knudsen, L., Busk, M., Øvrehus, K., Blaha, M. J., Serruys, P., Sørensen, H. T. & Nørgaard, B. L. (2026). Coronary plaque burden as a determinant of cardiovascular outcomes in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention versus coronary artery bypass grafting: The Western Denmark Heart Registry. American Journal of Preventive Cardiology, 26, Article 101429. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajpc.2026.101429

SUPE_R Study Group & Tornbjerg, S. M. (2026). Diagnostic Accuracy of [¹⁸F]FDG PET/CT versus CT for NSCLC Surveillance: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial. Clinical Lung Cancer, 27(3), 180-189.e1. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cllc.2025.11.011

Daugaard, R., Maribo, T., Borregaard, B., Skydt, D. S., Bech, K. H., Skovli, K. A. & Modrau, I. S. (2026). Digital Health Literacy in Elective Open-Heart Surgery Patients: Cross-Sectional Study. JMIR Cardio, 10, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.2196/83454

Squizzato, F., D'Oria, M., Antonello, M., Trimarchi, S., Mani, K., Holden, A., Koelbel, T., Haulon, S., Verhoeven, E., Boeckler, D., Resch, T., Azizzadeh, A., Lombardi, J., Piazza, M. & IDEAAS-IMH/PAU Investigators (2026). Editor's Choice – International Expert Consensus on the Management of Acute Aortic Type B Intramural Haematoma and Penetrating Ulcer. European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, 71(3), 402-412. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejvs.2025.09.045

Halabi, M., Ding, J., Salim, S., Bicknell, C., Budtz-Lilly, J., Magee, G. A., Mussa, F. F. & Kabbani, L. (2026). Equipoise: The basic necessity for conducting a trial on uncomplicated Type B aortic dissection. Seminars in Vascular Surgery. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.semvascsurg.2026.02.004

Fredslund, E. K., Londero, L. S. & Buhl, C. S. (2026). Exploring the societal cost of major lower limb amputations in patients with type 2 diabetes – A nation-wide and matched register study using difference in difference analysis. Journal of Diabetes and its Complications, 40(5), Article 109310. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2026.109310

Jedrzejczyk, J. H., Andersen, F. T., Kaspersen, A. E., Væsel, J. T., Ammitzskov, D., Skov, S. N., Hasenkam, J. M. & Tjørnild, M. J. (2026). Functional competency of a novel 2-ply vacuum-pressed biological scaffold for entire posterior mitral valve reconstruction. Scientific Reports, 16(1), Article 5233. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-36236-4

Chilvers, N. J. S., Vandendriessche, K., Moeslund, N., Berman, M., Brouckaert, J., Butt, T., Cardoso, B., Cools, B., Crossland, D., Dark, J., Henderson, P., Hulley, K., Jeyakanthan, M., Jungschleger, J., Kaul, P., Khawaja, M., Lenbroch, K. V., McCheyne, A., Nassar, M. ... Kenny, L. (2026). HOPE for children: successful pediatric DCD heart transplantation using hypothermic oxygenated perfusion. Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, 45(3), 494-512. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healun.2025.09.020

Zattoni, M., Bontempi, L., Ringgaard, S., Luraghi, G., Benhassen, L. L., Johansen, P. & Colombo, M. (2026). In silico modelling of aortic annuloplasty: hemodynamic assessment through in vitro experiments and in vivo MRI. Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine, 277, Article 109246. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmpb.2026.109246

Jeppesen, T. D., Jedrzejczyk, J. H., Vingborg, A. L., Hansen, A. D. S., Skov, S. N., Benhassen, L. L., Michael Hasenkam, J. & Johansen, P. (2026). Impact of Tissue Freezing on the Functional and Biomechanical Characteristics of Porcine Aortic Roots. Cardiovascular Engineering and Technology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13239-026-00833-1

Hovgaard, H. L., Vistisen, S. T., Enevoldsen, J., de Paoli, F., Lie, R. H., Obad, D. S., Lind, P. C., Katballe, N., Kjær, D., Jørgensen, M. R. S., Karaliunaite, Z., Jeppesen, A. N., Riber, L., Scheeren, T. TW. & Juhl-Olsen, P. (2026). Individualized Perioperative Blood Pressure and Fluid Therapy in Esophagectomy: A Prospective, Single-blind Randomized Controlled Trial. Anesthesiology, 144(4), 823-836. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000005919

Björkman, P. & Budtz-Lilly, J. (2026). Inside Inner Branches: Difference and Indifference. European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, 71(5), 835-836. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejvs.2025.09.010

Bækgaard, E. S., Vester-Andersen, M., Crone, V., Møller, M. H., Yamanaka, S., Palmarsdottir, R., Uusalo, P., Haidl, F., Rådestad, M., van der Sloot, K., Corona, A., Johnström, A., Nørskov, A. K., Karlsen, A. P. H., Faustad, B. I., Sørensen, C. B., Spies, F., Krogh, H. B., El-Hallak, H. ... Krag, M. (2026). Intraoperative Hypotension and Vasoactive Treatment: An International Survey of Anaesthesiologists. Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica, 70(3), Article e70197. https://doi.org/10.1111/aas.70197

Andreasen, C. D., Jeppesen, T. D., Hasenkam, J. M. & Jedrzejczyk, J. H. (2026). Large animal models of ischemic mitral regurgitation - systematic review and meta-analysis. Frontiers in Medical Technology, 7, Article 1687873. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmedt.2025.1687873

Krogh, E., Hellmuth, S. G., Jørgensen, D. S., Kelly, B., Vejlstrup, N., Petersen, O., Hjortdal, V. E. & Lauridsen, M. H. (2026). Larger lung volumes in fetuses with transposition of the great arteries and an intact ventricular septum compared to heart healthy fetuses and fetuses with transposition of the great arteries and a ventricular septal defect. Cardiology in the Young, 36(4), 762-767. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1047951126112281

Schousboe, L. A. G., Nygaard, J. V. & Skov, S. N. (2026). Mechanical tissue changes caused by liquid jet blasting of the aortic cannula. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine, 240(2), 164-170. https://doi.org/10.1177/09544119251414214

Karelis, A., Jonsson, M., Budtz-Lilly, J., Jirström, W., Sonesson, B. & Dias, N. V. (2026). Multicentric Use of Commercially Available Infrarenal Endografts During Fenestrated Endovascular Aortic Repair: A Feasibility Study. Journal of Endovascular Therapy, 33(1), 391-396. https://doi.org/10.1177/15266028241257090

Gregg, A. C., Tian, M., Gaudino, M., Angelini, G., Fremes, S., Jeppsson, A., Modrau, I. S., Redfors, B., Sandner, S., Sartipy, U., Thelin, S., Hu, S. & James, S. (2026). Outcomes of No-Touch Vs Conventionally Harvested Saphenous Veins for Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: Individual Patient Data Meta-Analysis Protocol. CJC Open, 8(5), 550-556. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cjco.2026.01.008

Holck, E. N., Holm, N. R., Hildick-Smith, D., Lindsay, M. M., Spence, M. S., Erglis, A., Menown, I. B. A., Steigen, T., Hune Mogensen, L. J., Modrau, I. S., Niemelä, M., Lassen, J. F., Oldroyd, K., Stradins, P., Walsh, S. J., Endresen, P. C., Trovik, T., Fröbert, O., Graham, A. N. J. ... Christiansen, E. H. (2026). Percutaneous coronary intervention versus coronary artery bypass grafting for unprotected left main stenosis: 10-year final results from the randomised, open-label, non-inferiority NOBLE trial. The Lancet, 407(10536), 1374-1382. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(26)00205-9

Lyhne, M. D., Ellegaard, M. S., Korsholm, K. K., Hansen, J. V., Schultz, J. G., Andersen, S., Andersen, M. J., Ilkjær, L. B., Zochios, V., Grejs, A. M., Juhl-Olsen, P. & Andersen, A. (2026). Preoperative Right Ventricle-to-Pulmonary Artery Coupling Correlates With Intensive Care Length of Stay After Pulmonary Endarterectomy. Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia, 40(4), 1171-1179. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.jvca.2025.12.013

Sejr-Hansen, M., Jørgensen, N. P., Greve, T., Nielsen, R. A., Arildsen, H., Budtz-Lilly, J. & Markvard Møller, C. (2026). Proteseinfektioner i aorta og iliacakar. Ugeskrift for Læger, 188(17), 1-6. https://doi.org/10.61409/V08250651

Andersen, B. K., Holm, N. R., Sejr-Hansen, M., Erriquez, A., Råmunddal, T., Stähli, B. E., Guiducci, V., Mogensen, L. J. H., Westra, J., Escaned, J., Christiansen, E. H. & On Behalf Of The Favor Iii Europe Investigators (2026). Quantitative flow ratio versus fractional flow reserve: 2-year follow-up of the FAVOR III Europe trial. EuroIntervention : journal of EuroPCR in collaboration with the Working Group on Interventional Cardiology of the European Society of Cardiology, 22(9), e489-e498. https://doi.org/10.4244/EIJ-D-25-01255

Aagaard, R., Hermansen, J. L., Christensen, S. K. & Juhl-Olsen, P. (2026). Renal doppler ultrasound: comparison of measurements sampled in different anatomical locations. Journal of Clinical Monitoring and Computing, 40(3), 687-694. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10877-026-01413-3

Rodenburg, T. C., Higuchi, S., Andersen, S., Stilling, E., Braams, N. J., Kianzad, A., Nossent, E. J., Aman, J., Jensen, M. K., Kim, W. Y., Beijk, M. A. M., Lely, R. J., Winkelman, J. A., Ilkjær, L. B., de Man, F. S., Vonk Noordegraaf, A., Andersen, M. J., Andersen, A., Meijboom, L. J. & Bogaard, H. J. (2026). Right Ventricular Adaptation after Pulmonary Endarterectomy and Balloon Pulmonary Angioplasty in Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension: A comparative Cardiac MRI-Based Study. European Respiratory Journal. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1183/13993003.02314-2025

Okholm, K. B., Seefeldt, J. M., Dalsgaard, F. F., Hansen, K. P., Ilkjær, L. B., Clemmensen, T. S., Poulsen, S. H., Jespersen, N. R., Bøtker, H. E., Nielsen, B. R. R. & Eiskjær, H. (2026). Serial Assessment of Cardiac Mitochondrial Function in the Early Phase After Heart Transplantation. Transplantation, 110(5), e1061-e1070. Article 10.1097/TP.0000000000005621. https://doi.org/10.1097/TP.0000000000005621

Vincenzo de Paoli, F., Juhl-Olsen, P., Katballe, N., Christensen, T. D. & Media, A. S. (2026). The Physiological Mirage: Why Oxygen Pulse Overstates Surgical Success in Pectus Excavatum. Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 61(5), Article 162939. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2026.162939

Kooijman, M. A., D’Oria, M., Bertoglio, L., Van Herzeele, I., Milner, R., de Vries, J. P. P. M., Schuurmann, R. C. L. & DECIDE Collaborative Study Group (2026). Transatlantic Delphi Consensus on the Common Iliac Artery Sealing Zone in Endovascular Aorto-Iliac Aneurysm Repair (the DECIDE Study). Journal of Endovascular Therapy, 33(3), 1537-1547. https://doi.org/10.1177/15266028241295919

Meuli, L., Gavali, H., Budtz-Lilly, J., Khashram, M., Lattmann, T., Lopez-Espada, C., Møller, C. M., McMillan, N., Ribeiro, T. F., Venermo, M. & Mani, K. (2026). Trends in Treatment Strategies and Perioperative Outcomes for Complex Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms: A VASCUNET Report. European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, 71(1), 48-58. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejvs.2025.08.007

Thomassen, M. B., Ballan, E. M., Moeslund, N., Lenbroch, K. V., Larsen, P. T. N., Ali, S. A., Lilleøre, J. G., Lützhøft, C., Jager, S. C. A. D., Lehnert, P., Ilkjær, L., Clemmensen, T. S., van der Kaaij, N., Erasmus, M. & Eiskjær, H. (2026). Twenty-four–hour hypothermic oxygenated perfusion preserves graft viability in a porcine donation after circulatory death and donation after brain death heart transplant model. Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, 45(7), 1135-1146. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healun.2026.03.021

Ravn, E. J., Krasniqi, L., Mortensen, P. E., Juel Kjeldsen, B., Lund, J., Gerke, O., Holdgaard Smerup, M., Modrau, I. S., Sanchez Dahl, J. & Schødt Riber, L. P. (2026). Valve-Sparing Aortic Root Replacement: Comparison of Long-Term Outcomes Between the David and Yacoub Procedure in Denmark. Interdisciplinary Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, 41(5). https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivag107

Mussa, F. F., Mani, K. & Budtz-Lilly, J. (2025). “A medical dogma: Someone told someone, who told someone else, and somebody made it all up”. Journal of Vascular Surgery, 82(3), 1134. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvs.2025.05.050

Collaborative CONTROL-RAAA Study Group & Budtz-Lilly, J. (2025). An International Expert-Based CONsensus on Indications and Techniques for aoRtic balloOn occLusion in the Management of Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms (CONTROL-RAAA). Journal of Endovascular Therapy, 32(5), 1623-1633. https://doi.org/10.1177/15266028231217233

Schack, A., Poulsen, F. R., Debrabant, B., Jensen, T. S. R., Miscov, R., Haldrup, M., Islamagič, L., Sindby, A. K., Fugleholm, K., Bergholt, B., Bjarkam, C. R., Korshøj, A. R. & Grønhøj, M. H. (2025). Antithrombotic Therapy After Burr Hole Evacuation of Chronic Subdural Hematoma: A Post Hoc Analysis of 2 Randomized Clinical Trials. JAMA Neurology, 82(7), 749-751. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaneurol.2025.1433

Møller, C. M., Pedersen, S. F. & Budtz-Lilly, J. (2025). Aortic Intimal Invagination and Septectomy Following Electrosurgical Septotomy in a Patient With a Type B Dissection. EJVES Vascular Forum, 63, 57-60. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejvsvf.2025.02.003

Ravn, E. J., Poulsen, V., Mortensen, P. E., Dahl, J. S., Øvrehus, K., Gerke, O., Modrau, I. S., Müllertz, K., Riber, L. P. S. & Krasniqi, L. (2025). Aortic Root Replacement Procedures: A Validation Study of the Western Denmark Heart Registry from 1999 to 2022. Diagnostics, 15(5), Article 611. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics15050611

Ravn, E. J., Krasniqi, L., Poulsen, V., Mortensen, P. E., Juel Kjeldsen, B., Lund, J., Øvrehus, K., Gerke, O., Carter-Storch, R., Holdgaard Smerup, M., Susanne Modrau, I., Bloch Rasmussen, T., Müllertz, K. M., Clavel, M. A., Sanchez Dahl, J. & Schødt Riber, L. P. (2025). Aortic valve-sparing root replacement and composite root replacement: a Danish multicentre nationwide study. European Heart Journal Open, 5(5), Article oeaf112. https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjopen/oeaf112

Liisberg, M., Lindholt, J. S., Larsen, K. L., Diederichsen, A. C. P., Hallas, J., Gerke, O., Lasota, A. N., Jensen, H. K., Benhassen, L. L., Mørkved, A. L., Srinanthalogen, R., Skovbo, J. S. & Obel, L. M. (2025). Beta Blockers as Primary and Secondary Prevention for Aortic Dissections in Nonsyndromic Patients With Hypertension. Journal of the American Heart Association, 14(12), Article e040149. https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.124.040149

Christensen, L. J., Larsen, A. M., Homilius, C., Gopalasingam, N., Moeslund, N., Berg-Hansen, K., Boedtkjer, E., Vibjerg Jensen, R., Johannsen, M., Hansen, J., Seefeldt, J. M., Bøtker, H. E., Schütz, J., Hørsdal, O. K. & Nielsen, B. R. R. (2025). Butyrate increases cardiac output and causes vasorelaxation in a healthy porcine model. Life Sciences, 363, Article 123407. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lfs.2025.123407

Toft, B. S., Rodkjær, L. Ø., Bekker, H., Nielsen, B. K. & Modrau, I. S. (2025). Cardiac surgery rehabilitation pathways and patient experiences: exploring gaps, challenges, and opportunities. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, 32(Supplement 1). https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjpc/zwaf236.321

Uimonen, M., Olsson, C., Jeppsson, A., Geirsson, A., Hjortdal, V., Hansson, E. C., Zindovic, I., Ede, J., Gunn, J., Wickbom, A., Gudbjartsson, T. & Mennander, A. (2025). Cardiopulmonary Bypass Time During Surgery for Acute Type A Aortic Dissection and Mid-Term Survival. Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease, 12(4), Article 139. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcdd12040139

Media, A. S., Juhl-Olsen, P., Christensen, T. D., Katballe, N., Vad, H., Petersen, R. H., Wiggers, H., Hansen, S. N., Farup, J., Overgaard, K. & de Paoli, F. V. (2025). Cardiorespiratory fitness after correction of pectus excavatum: a systematic review with meta-analysis. Scientific Reports, 15(1), 1-20. Article 26282. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-08038-7

Uhrenfeldt, L. & Toft, B. S. (2025). Caring Theory, Qualitative Data Collection and Analysis: A Hermeneutic-Based Contribution. Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, 39(3), Article e70084. https://doi.org/10.1111/scs.70084

Møller, C. M. & ENHANCE Research Collaborative (2025). Certification of Basic Skills in Open Repair of Infrarenal Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Through a Modular Simulation Course with Real Time Performance Assessment. European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, 70(6), 831-837. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejvs.2025.05.059

Bille, S., Lindhardt, R. B., Riber, L. P., Juhl-Olsen, P., Ravn, H. B. & Rasmussen, S. B. (2025). Chronic kidney disease progression after cardiac surgery: a retrospective multicentre study. BJA Open, 16, Article 100506. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjao.2025.100506

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