Roberto Lorusso

Professor

Prof. Roberto Lorusso studied medicine at the University of Milan, Italy and graduated in 1987 magna cum Laude. He worked at Maastricht UMC+ in 1990 at CTC research and in 1996 and 1997 at the academic Hospital of Leuven. In 1998, he successfully obtained his PhD degree at Maastricht University (thesis titled 'Cardiac reinforcement and assistance by electrically stimulated skeletal muscle').

Currently, Prof. Roberto Lorusso is staff member at the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Maastricht UMC+, Director of the Extracorporeal Life Support (ECLS) Program, Full Professor of Cardiac Surgery and ECLS at the Maastricht University and CARIM. His research group is focussed on mechanical circulatory support, minimally invasive valve surgery, coronary surgery, cardiac valve disease, extracorporeal circulation, acute myocardial infarction complications, cardiac valve disease, preclinical and clinical research.

Prof. Roberto Lorusso won the Gasperis-Donatelli Prize in 1989, a Young Investigator Award in 1995 and the Lillehei Award in 1998 by the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery.  He was Scientific Secretary of the Italian Society for Cardiac Surgery in 2007 and 2008, President of Euro-ELSO (2015-2017), and he is currently Editor-in-Chief of the Multi-Media Manual of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery as well as member of the ELSO Executive Committee.

He has almost 300 publications in PubMed, and has given more than 300 presentations at international meetings as invited speaker. He is Principal Investigator of international multicentre clinical studies and grant receiver from several funding bodies for clinical as well as pre-clinical investigations.

Department of Cardiothoracic surgery
P. Debyelaan 25, 6229 HX Maastricht 
PO Box 5800, 6202 AZ Maastricht
Room number: D.2037
T: +31(0)43 387 60 32

  • 2025
    • van Steenwijk, M. P. J., van Rosmalen, J., Kraemer, C. V. E., Donker, D. W., Hermens, J. A. J. M., Kraaijeveld, A. O., Maas, J. J., Akin, S., Montenij, L. J., Vlaar, A. P. J., van den Bergh, W. M., Lansink-Hartgring, A. O., de Metz, J., Voesten, N., Boersma, E., Scholten, E., Beishuizen, A., Lexis, C. P. H., Peperstraete, H., ... REMAP ECMO LV unloading study group (2025). A Randomized Embedded Multifactorial Adaptive Platform for Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation (REMAP ECMO) - Design and Rationale of the Left Ventricular Unloading trial domain. American Heart Journal, 279, 81-93. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2024.10.010
  • 2024
    • Kowalewski, M., Urbanowicz, T., De Piero, M. E., Mariani, S., Pasierski, M., Makhoul, M., Comanici, M., Dabrowski, E. J., Matteucci, M., Massimi, G., Litwinowicz, R., Kowalówka, A., Wanha, W., Martucci, G., Raffa, G. M., Malvindi, P. G., Kuzma, L., Suwalski, P., Lorusso, R., ... Thoracic Research Centre (2024). Correction to: Regional antibiotic delivery for sternal wound infection prophylaxis a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (Scientific Reports, (2024), 14, 1, (9690), 10.1038/s41598-024-60242-z). Scientific Reports, 14(1), Article 16283. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-66983-1
    • Battaglini, D., Kelly, T. L., Griffee, M., Fanning, J., Premraj, L., Whitman, G., Porto, D. B., Arora, R., Thomson, D., Pelosi, P., White, N. M., Bassi, G. L., Suen, J., Fraser, J. F., Robba, C., Cho, S. M., Al-Dabbous, T., Alfoudri, H., Shamsah, M., ... Mariani, S. (2024). Stroke in critically ill patients with respiratory failure due to COVID-19: Disparities between low-middle and high-income countries. Heart & Lung, 68, 131-144. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrtlng.2024.06.015
    • Bari, G., Mariani, S., van Bussel, B. C. T., Ravaux, J., Di Mauro, M., Schaefer, A., Khalil, J., Pozzi, M., Botta, L., Pacini, D., Boeken, U., Samalavicius, R., Bounader, K., Hou, X., Bunge, J. J. H., Buscher, H., Salazar, L., Meyns, B., Mazeffi, M., ... Post-Cardiotomy Extracorporeal Life Support (PELS-1) Investigators (2024). Post-cardiotomy extracorporeal life support: A cohort of cannulation in the general ward. Artificial Organs, 48(11), 1355-1365. https://doi.org/10.1111/aor.14818
    • Brewer, J. M., Broman, L. M., Swol, J., Lorusso, R., Conrad, S. A., & Maybauer, M. O. (2024). Standardized nomenclature for peripheral percutaneous cannulation of the pulmonary artery in extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: Current uptake and recommendations for improvement. Perfusion, 39(8), 1538-1544. https://doi.org/10.1177/02676591231210457
    • Lenarczyk, R., Proietti, M., Scheitz, J. F., Shah, D., Siebert, E., Gorog, D. A., Kowalczyk, J., Bonaros, N., Ntaios, G., Doehner, W., Van Mieghem, N. M., Nardai, S., Kovac, J., Fiszer, R., Lorusso, R., Navarese, E., Castrejón, S., Rubboli, A., Rivera-Caravaca, J. M., ... Lip, G. Y. H. (2024). Clinical and subclinical acute brain injury caused by invasive cardiovascular procedures. Nature Reviews Cardiology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41569-024-01076-0
    • Cho, S.-M., Hwang, J., Chiarini, G., Amer, M., Antonini, M. V., Barrett, N., Belohlavek, J., Brodie, D., Dalton, H. J., Diaz, R., Elhazmi, A., Tahsili-Fahadan, P., Fanning, J., Fraser, J., Hoskote, A., Jung, J.-S., Lotz, C., MacLaren, G., Peek, G., ... Lorusso, R. (2024). Correction to: Neurological monitoring and management for adult extracorporeal membrane oxygenation patients. Critical Care, 28(1), Article 327. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-024-05107-7
    • Cho, S.-M., Antonini, M. V., MacLaren, G., Zaaqoq, A. M., & Lorusso, R. (2024). Highlights of the 2024 ELSO Consensus Guidelines on Neurological Monitoring and Management for Adult ECMO. Asaio Journal. https://doi.org/10.1097/MAT.0000000000002324
    • Bunge, J. J. H., Mariani, S., Meuwese, C., van Bussel, B. C. T., Di Mauro, M., Wiedeman, D., Saeed, D., Pozzi, M., Loforte, A., Boeken, U., Samalavicius, R., Bounader, K., Hou, X., Buscher, H., Salazar, L., Meyns, B., Herr, D., Matteucci, S., Sponga, S., ... Post-Cardiotomy Extracorporeal Life Support (PELS-1) Investigators (2024). Characteristics and Outcomes of Prolonged Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation After Cardiac Surgery: The Post-Cardiotomy Extracorporeal Life Support (PELS-1) Cohort Study. Critical Care Medicine, 52(10), e490-e502. https://doi.org/10.1097/CCM.0000000000006349
    • Di Nardo, M., Moreau, A., Annoni, F., Su, F., Belliato, M., Broman, L. M., Malfertheiner, M., Lorusso, R., & Taccone, F. S. (2024). Evaluation of a new magnetically suspended centrifugal neonatal pump in healthy animals using a veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation configuration. Perfusion, 39(7), 1462-1470. Article 02676591231202380. https://doi.org/10.1177/02676591231202380
    • Cho, S.-M., Hwang, J., Chiarini, G., Amer, M., Antonini, M. V., Barrett, N., Belohlavek, J., Brodie, D., Dalton, H. J., Diaz, R., Elhazmi, A., Tahsili-Fahadan, P., Fanning, J., Fraser, J., Hoskote, A., Jung, J.-S., Lotz, C., MacLaren, G., Peek, G., ... Lorusso, R. (2024). Neurological monitoring and management for adult extracorporeal membrane oxygenation patients: Extracorporeal Life Support Organization consensus guidelines. Critical Care, 28(1), Article 296. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-024-05082-z
    • Brewer, J. M., Lorusso, R., Broman, L. M., Conrad, S. A., Swol, J., & Maybauer, M. O. (2024). Central Venopulmonary Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: Background and Standardized Nomenclature. Asaio Journal, 70(9), e123-e128. https://doi.org/10.1097/MAT.0000000000002239
    • van de Koolwijk, A. F., Delnoij, T. S. R., Suverein, M. M., Essers, B. A. B., Hermanides, R. C., Otterspoor, L. C., Elzo Kraemer, C. V., Vlaar, A. P. J., van der Heijden, J. J., Scholten, E., den Uil, C. A., Dos Reis Miranda, D., Akin, S., de Metz, J., van der Horst, I. C. C., Winkens, B., Maessen, J. G., Lorusso, R., van de Poll, M. C. G., & INCEPTION-investigators (2024). Health-related quality of life one year after refractory cardiac arrest treated with conventional or extracorporeal CPR; a secondary analysis of the INCEPTION-trial. Resuscitation Plus, 19, Article 100669. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resplu.2024.100669
    • Taccone, F. S., Minini, A., Avalli, L., Alm-Kruse, K., Annoni, F., Bougouin, W., Burrell, A., Cariou, A., Coppalini, G., Grunau, B., Hifumi, T., Heng Yen, H., Jouven, X., Jung, J. S., Lorusso, R., Maekawa, K., Mørk, S. R., Rob, D., Schober, A., ... Belohlavek, J. (2024). Impact of extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation on neurological prognosis and survival in adult patients after cardiac arrest: An individual pooled patient data meta-analysis. Resuscitation, 202, Article 110357. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resuscitation.2024.110357
    • Melillo, F., Fabiani, D., Santoro, A., Oro, P., Frecentese, F., Salemme, L., Tesorio, T., Agricola, E., De Bonis, M., & Lorusso, R. (2024). Multimodality Imaging for Right Ventricular Function Assessment in Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 13(17), Article 5076. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm13175076
    • Ronco, D., Matteucci, M., Massimi, G., Lodo, V., Garis, S., Scarantino, A., Messina, C., Francica, A., Russo, M., Lorusso, R., Barili, F., Parolari, A., & Nome SICCH Young Task Force (2024). Trattamento percutaneo delle complicanze meccaniche dell’infarto miocardico acuto: stato dell’arte. Giornale Italiano di Cardiologia, 25(9), 615-623. https://doi.org/10.1714/4318.43036
    • Chiarini, G., Mariani, S., Schaefer, A.-K., van Bussel, B. C. T., Di Mauro, M., Wiedemann, D., Saeed, D., Pozzi, M., Botta, L., Boeken, U., Samalavicius, R., Bounader, K., Hou, X., Bunge, J. J. H., Buscher, H., Salazar, L., Meyns, B., Herr, D., Matteucci, S., ... Post-Cardiotomy Extracorporeal Life Support (PELS-1) Investigators (2024). Neurologic complications in patients receiving aortic versus subclavian versus femoral arterial cannulation for post-cardiotomy extracorporeal life support: results of the PELS observational multicenter study. Critical Care, 28(1), Article 265. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-024-05047-2
    • Salazar, L., & Lorusso, R. (2024). Protected cardiac surgery: strategic mechanical circulatory support to improve postcardiotomy mortality. Current Opinion in Critical Care, 30(4), 385-391. https://doi.org/10.1097/MCC.0000000000001179
    • Kalra, A., Wilcox, C., Holmes, S. D., Tonna, J. E., Jeong, I. S., Rycus, P., Anders, M. M., Zaaqoq, A. M., Lorusso, R., Brodie, D., Keller, S. P., Kim, B. S., Whitman, G. J. R., & Cho, S.-M. (2024). Characterizing the Racial Discrepancy in Hypoxemia Detection in Venovenous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: An Extracorporeal Life Support Organization Registry Analysis. Lung, 202(4), 471-481. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00408-024-00711-4
    • Mariani, S., Makhoul, M., Schaefer, A.-K., Wiedemann, D., & Lorusso, R. (2024). The knowledge gap on the ECMO gap: The importance of speaking the same language. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 168(2), e56-e57. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2024.03.014
    • Meani, P., Todaro, S., Veronese, G., Kowalewski, M., Montisci, A., Protti, I., Marchese, G., Meuwese, C., Lorusso, R., & Pappalardo, F. (2024). Science of left ventricular unloading. Perfusion. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/02676591241268389
    • Zaaqoq, A. M., Heinsar, S., Yoon, H.-J., White, N., Griffee, M. J., Suen, J. Y., Bassi, G. L., Fanning, J. P., Shehatta, A. L., M A Alexander, P., Jacobs, J. P., Dalton, H. J., Lorusso, R., Cho, S.-M., Peek, G. J., Fraser, J. F., & COVID-19 Critical Care Consortium (COVID Critical) (2024). Worldwide application and valuation of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support during the COVID-19 pandemic (WAVES). Perfusion. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/02676591241267228
    • Schlotter, F., Huber, K., Hassager, C., Halvorsen, S., Vranckx, P., Poess, J., Krychtiuk, K., Lorusso, R., Bonaros, N., Calvert, P. A., Montorfano, M., & Thiele, H. (2024). Ventricular septal defect complicating acute myocardial infarction: diagnosis and management. A Clinical Consensus Statement of the Association for Acute CardioVascular Care (ACVC) of the ESC, the European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions (EAPCI) of the ESC and the ESC Working Group on Cardiovascular Surgery. European Heart Journal, 45(28), 2478-2492. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehae363
    • Capoccia, M., Brewer, J. M., Rackauskas, M., Becker, T. K., Maybauer, D. M., Stukov, Y., Lorusso, R., & Maybauer, M. O. (2024). Outcome of Veno-Pulmonary Extracorporeal Life Support in Lung Transplantation Using ProtekDuo Cannula: A Systematic Review and Description of Configurations. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 13(14), Article 4111. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm13144111
    • Follis, M., & Lorusso, R. (2024). Editorial: Right ventricular failure. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 11, Article 1388501. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcvm.2024.1388501
    • Heuts, S., Ubben, J. F. H., Kawczynski, M. J., Gabrio, A., Suverein, M. M., Delnoij, T. S. R., Kavalkova, P., Rob, D., Komárek, A., van der Horst, I. C. C., Maessen, J. G., Yannopoulos, D., Belohlávek, J., Lorusso, R., & van de Poll, M. C. G. (2024). Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation versus standard treatment for refractory out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a Bayesian meta-analysis. Critical Care, 28(1), Article 217. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-024-05008-9
    • Koulouroudias, M., Di Mauro, M., Chiariello, G., Meani, P., & Lorusso, R. (2024). Long-Term Outcomes of Bioprosthetic Valves in the Mitral Position: A Pooled Meta-Analysis of Reconstructed Time-to-Event Individual Patient Data. American Journal of Cardiology, 221, 64-73. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjcard.2024.04.008
    • Delnoij, T. S. R., Suverein, M. M., Essers, B. A. B., Hermanides, R. C., Otterspoor, L., Elzo Kraemer, C. V., Vlaar, A. P. J., van der Heijden, J. J., Scholten, E., den Uil, C., Akin, S., de Metz, J., van der Horst, I. C. C., Maessen, J. G., Lorusso, R., van de Poll, M. C. G., & INCEPTION-investigators (2024). Cost-effectiveness of extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation vs. conventional cardiopulmonary resuscitation in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: A pre-planned, trial-based economic evaluation. European Heart Journal: Acute Cardiovascular Care, 13(6), 484-492. https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjacc/zuae050
    • Ubben, J. F. H., Heuts, S., Delnoij, T. S. R., Suverein, M. M., Hermanides, R. C., Otterspoor, L. C., Kraemer, C. V. E., Vlaar, A. P. J., van der Heijden, J. J., Scholten, E., den Uil, C., Dos Reis Miranda, D., Akin, S., de Metz, J., van der Horst, I. C. C., Winkens, B., Maessen, J. G., Lorusso, R., & van de Poll, M. C. G. (2024). Favorable resuscitation characteristics in patients undergoing extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation: A secondary analysis of the INCEPTION-trial. Resuscitation Plus, 18, Article 100657. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resplu.2024.100657
    • Dabrowski, E. J., Kurasz, A., Pasierski, M., Pannone, L., Kolodziejczak, M. M., Raffa, G. M., Matteucci, M., Mariani, S., de Piero, M. E., La Meir, M., Maessen, B., Meani, P., McCarthy, P., Cox, J. L., Lorusso, R., Kuzma, L., Rankin, S. J., Suwalski, P., Kowalewski, M., & Thoracic Research Centre (2024). Surgical Coronary Revascularization in Patients With Underlying Atrial Fibrillation: State-of-the-Art Review. Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 99(6), 955-970. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mayocp.2023.12.005
    • Kowalewski, M., Swieczkowski, M., Kuzma, L., Maesen, B., Dabrowski, E. J., Matteucci, M., Batko, J., Litwinowicz, R., Kowalówka, A., Wanha, W., Jiritano, F., Raffa, G. M., Malvindi, P. G., Pannone, L., Meani, P., Lorusso, R., Whitlock, R., La Meir, M., de Asmundis, C., ... Thoracic Research Centre (2024). Systematic review and meta-analysis of left atrial appendage closure's influence on early and long-term mortality and stroke. JTCVS open, 19, 131-163. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xjon.2024.02.022
    • Ganizada, B. H., J. A. Veltrop, R., Akbulut, A. C., Koenen, R. R., Accord, R., Lorusso, R., Maessen, J. G., Reesink, K., Bidar, E., & Schurgers, L. J. (2024). Unveiling cellular and molecular aspects of ascending thoracic aortic aneurysms and dissections. Basic Research in Cardiology, 119(3), 371-395. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00395-024-01053-1
    • Mariani, S., Ravaux, J. M., van Bussel, B. C. T., De Piero, M. E., van Kruijk, S. M. J., Schaefer, A.-K., Wiedemann, D., Saeed, D., Pozzi, M., Loforte, A., Boeken, U., Samalavicius, R., Bounader, K., Hou, X., Bunge, J. J. H., Buscher, H., Salazar, L., Meyns, B., Mazzeffi, M. A., ... Post-Cardiotomy Extracorporeal Life Support (PELS-1) Investigators (2024). Features and Outcomes of Females and Males Requiring Postcardiotomy Extracorporeal Life Support. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2024.04.033
    • Perazzo, A., Steffen, S. P., Gaiotto, F. A., Santos, R. H. B., Jatene, F. B., & Lorusso, R. (2024). A Milestone in Cardiac Care: The Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump in Cardiac Surgery and Transplantation. Brazilian journal of cardiovascular surgery, 39(2), Article e20240991. https://doi.org/10.21470/1678-9741-2024-0991
    • Lorusso, R., Matteucci, M., Lerakis, S., Ronco, D., Menicanti, L., Sharma, S. K., & Moreno, P. R. (2024). Postmyocardial Infarction Ventricular Aneurysm: JACC Focus Seminar 5/5. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 83(19), 1917-1935. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2024.02.044
    • Lorusso, R., Cubeddu, R. J., Matteucci, M., Ronco, D., & Moreno, P. R. (2024). Ventricular Pseudoaneurysm and Free Wall Rupture After Acute Myocardial Infarction: JACC Focus Seminar 4/5. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 83(19), 1902-1916. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2023.10.054
    • Cubeddu, R. J., Lorusso, R., Ronco, D., Matteucci, M., Axline, M. S., & Moreno, P. R. (2024). Ventricular Septal Rupture After Myocardial Infarction: JACC Focus Seminar 3/5. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 83(19), 1886-1901. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2024.01.041
    • Estévez-Loureiro, R., Lorusso, R., Taramasso, M., Torregrossa, G., Kini, A., & Moreno, P. R. (2024). Management of Severe Mitral Regurgitation in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction: JACC Focus Seminar 2/5. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 83(18), 1799-1817. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2023.09.840
    • Feth, M., Weaver, N., Fanning, R. B., Cho, S.-M., Griffee, M. J., Panigada, M., Zaaqoq, A. M., Labib, A., Whitman, G. J. R., Arora, R. C., Kim, B. S., White, N., Suen, J. Y., Li Bassi, G., Peek, G. J., Lorusso, R., Dalton, H., Fraser, J. F., Fanning, J. P., & COVID-19 Critical Care Consortium (2024). Hemorrhage and thrombosis in COVID-19-patients supported with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: an international study based on the COVID-19 critical care consortium. Journal of Intensive Care, 12(1), Article 18. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40560-024-00726-2
    • Gaudino, M., Lemma, M., Sandner, S., Boening, A., Harik, L., Albert, M., Martin, J. A., Alcocer, J., Alexander, J. H., Bhatt, D. L., Bonaros, N., Borger, M., Danner, B. C., Davierwala, P., Deja, M. A., De Paulis, R., Deutsch, M.-A., Flather, M., Kappetein, P., ... Fremes, S. E. (2024). The ROMA trial: 7 years of trial activities and the development of the ROMA trial network. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, 65(5), Article ezae188. https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezae188
    • Di Mauro, M., Guarracini, S., Mazzocchetti, L., Capuzzi, D., Salute, L., Di Marco, M., Lorusso, R., & Calafiore, A. M. (2024). Transcatheter bicaval valve system for the treatment of severe isolated tricuspid regurgitation. Features from a single-Centre experience. International Journal of Cardiology, 402, Article 131864. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2024.131864
    • Formica, F., Hernandez-Vaquero, D., Tuttolomondo, D., Gallingani, A., Singh, G., Pattuzzi, C., Niccoli, G., Lorusso, R., & Nicolini, F. (2024). Resultados tras 5 años de cirugía o abordaje percutáneo en coronariopatía grave. Metanálisis de ensayos aleatorizados con reconstrucción del tiempo hasta el evento. Revista Espanola de Cardiologia, 77(5), 383-392. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.recesp.2023.09.008
    • Formica, F., Vaquero, D. H., Tuttolomondo, D., Gallingani, A., Singh, G., Pattuzzi, C., Niccoli, G., Lorusso, R., & Nicolini, F. (2024). Results beyond 5-years of surgery or percutaneous approach in severe coronary disease. Reconstructed time-to-event meta-analysis of randomized trials. Revista espanola de cardiologia (English Edition), 77(5), 383-392. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rec.2023.09.007
    • Kowalówka, A. R., Kowalewski, M., Wańha, W., Kołodziejczak, M., Mariani, S., Li, T., Pasierski, M., Łoś, A., Stefaniak, S., Malinowski, M., Gocoł, R., Hudziak, D., Bachowski, R., Wojakowski, W., Jemielity, M., Rogowski, J., Lorusso, R., Suwalski, P., & Deja, M. (2024). Surgical and transcatheter aortic valve replacement for severe aortic stenosis in low-risk elective patients: Analysis of the Aortic Valve Replacement in Elective Patients From the Aortic Valve Multicenter Registry. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 167(5), 1714-1723.e4. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2022.10.026
    • Kowalewski, M., Kolodziejczak, M. M., Urbanowicz, T., De Piero, M. E., Mariani, S., Pasierski, M., Makhoul, M., Comanici, M., Dabrowski, E. J., Matteucci, M., Massimi, G., Litwinowicz, R., Kowalówka, A., Wanha, W., Jiritano, F., Martucci, G., Raffa, G. M., Malvindi, P. G., Kuzma, L., ... Thoracic Research Centre (2024). Regional antibiotic delivery for sternal wound infection prophylaxis a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Scientific Reports, 14(1), Article 9690. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-60242-z
    • Meani, P., Veronese, G., Todaro, S., Marchese, G., Mondellini, G. M., Protti, I., de Arroyabe, B. M.-L., Epis, F., Pappalardo, F., Pedrazzini, G., Munch, C., Margari, V., Grazioli, L., Lorini, F. L., Cattaneo, S., Montisci, A., Ballotta, A., Raffa, G. M., Carboni, P., ... ECMO LENS Research Group (2024). Evaluation of Left Ventricular Overload and Use of Unloading Techniques in Venoarterial Extracorporeal Life Support: A Nationwide Survey. ASAIO journal (American Society for Artificial Internal Organs : 1992), 70(4), E57-E60. https://doi.org/10.1097/MAT.0000000000002113
    • Simons, J., Mees, B., MacLaren, G., Fraser, J. F., Zaaqoq, A. M., Cho, S.-M., Patel, B. M., Brodie, D., Belohlávek, J., Belliato, M., Jung, J.-S., Salazar, L., Meani, P., Mariani, S., Di Mauro, M., Yannopoulos, D., Broman, L. M., Chen, Y.-S., Riera, J., ... Lorusso, R. (2024). Evolution of distal limb perfusion management in adult peripheral venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation with femoral artery cannulation. Perfusion, 39(1_suppl), 23S-38S. https://doi.org/10.1177/02676591241236650
    • Cucchi, M., Mariani, S., Kawczynski, M. J., Shkurka, E., Ius, F., Comentale, G., Hoskote, A., & Lorusso, R. (2024). Individual patient data meta-analysis on awake pediatric extracorporeal life support: Feasibility and safety of analgesia, sedation and respiratory support weaning, and physiotherapy. Perfusion. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/02676591241240377
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