Aaron Isaacs (A.J.)

Kawczynski, M. J., Gilbers, M. D., Winters, J., Maesen, B., Isaacs, A., Linz, D., Rienstra, M., van Gelder, I., Maessen, J. G., Bidar, E., & Schotten, U. (2026). Circadian patterns of device-detected postoperative atrial fibrillation during 2.5 years of continuous monitoring after cardiac surgery: The RACE V–Tissue Bank Study. Heart Rhythm O2, 7(10), 1884-1899. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hroo.2026.06.023

Xie, T., Ani, A., Vaez, A., Nolte, I. M., Su, S., Ishikuro, M., Wang, S., Zhang, W., Soares, A. G., Motazedi, E., Calas, L., Ronkainen, J., Pedersen, C.-E. T., Lu, X., Stinson, S. E., Felix, J. F., Stankevic, E., Wang, C. A., Thiering, E., ... Et al. (2026). Genetic determinants of childhood blood pressure and heart rate in relation to adult health outcomes: the consortium of childhood blood pressure. European Heart Journal, 47(33), 4621-4637. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehag313

Winters, J., Kawczynski, M., Gilbers, M., Isaacs, A., Zeemering, S., Habibi, Z., Rienstra, M., van Gelder, I., Maesen, B., Bidar, E., Verheule, S., & Schotten, U. (2026). Histological evaluation of clinically defined atrial cardiomyopathy stages and their association with atrial fibrillation burden under continuous monitoring for a 2.5-year follow-up. EP Europace, 28(7), Article euag146. https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euag146

Habibi, Z., Verhaert, D. V. M., Ozgul, O. F., Betz, K., Hermans, B. J. M., Philippens, S. A. M., Chaldoupi, S.-M., Maesen, B., Sandgren, E., Maessen, J. G., Isaacs, A. J., Westra, S. W., Nijveldt, R., Zeemering, S., Vernooy, K., Linz, D., & Schotten, U. (2026). Pre-procedural time spent in atrial fibrillation using intermittent ECG monitoring is associated with arrhythmia recurrence after ablation: the ISOLATION cohort study. EP Europace, 28(3), Article euag044. https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euag044

D'alessandro, E., Scaf, B., Opacic, D., van Hunnik, A., Sobota, V., Kuiper, M., Viola, M., Hutschalik, T., Langione, M., Pioner, J. M., Munts, C., Simons, J., Winters, J., Isaacs, A., Heitmeier, S., Stoll, M., van Oerle, R., Ten Cate, H., Spronk, H. M. H., ... Schotten, U. (2026). Rivaroxaban Treatment Prevents Atrial Myocyte Hypertrophy in Goats with Persistent Atrial Fibrillation by Inhibition of Protease-Activated Receptor-1. Thrombosis and Haemostasis. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2761-6106

Kawczynski, M. J., Gilbers, M. D., Winters, J., Maesen, B., Isaacs, A., Linz, D., Rienstra, M., van Gelder, I., Maessen, J. G., Bidar, E., & Schotten, U. (2025). Right atrial endomysial fibrosis is associated with increased postoperative atrial fibrillation burden during 2.5 years of continuous rhythm monitoring after cardiac surgery including atrial arrhythmia surgery: RACE V Tissue Bank Study. EP Europace, 27(9), Article euaf207. https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euaf207

Habibi, Z., Verhaert, D. V. M., Betz, K., Hermans, B. J. M., Winters, J., Philippens, S. A. M., Chaldoupi, S. M., Maesen, B., Maessen, J. G., Isaacs, A., Westra, S. W., Nijveldt, R., Gillet, L., Wienhues-Thelen, U. H., Koehler, M., Zeemering, S., Vernooy, K., Linz, D., & Schotten, U. (2025). Association of atrial fibrillation burden and clinical profile with blood biomarkers: Results from the ISOLATION Ablation Cohort. Heart Rhythm O2, 6(5), 661-670. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hroo.2025.02.017

Smits, K. C., Bressi, E., Rademakers, L. M., Rijks, J. H. J., van Stipdonk, A. M. W., Engels, E. B., Isaacs, A., Hermans, B. J. M., Grieco, D., Luermans, J. G. L. M., Vernooy, K., Prinzen, F. W., & Nguyen, U. C. (2025). Time-dependent repolarization changes following left bundle branch area pacing vs. conventional biventricular pacing in patients with dyssynchronous heart failure. EP Europace, 27(3), Article euaf034. https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euaf034

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. (2025). Determinants and impact of postoperative atrial fibrillation burden during 2.5 years of continuous rhythm monitoring after cardiac surgery: Results from the RACE V prospective cohort study. Heart Rhythm, 22(3), 647-660. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrthm.2024.08.014

Isaacs, A., Zeemering, S., Winters, J., Batlle, M., Bidar, E., Boukens, B., Casadei, B., Chua, W., Crijns, H. J. G. M., Fabritz, L., Guasch, E., Hatem, S. N., Hermans, B., Kääb, S., Kawczynski, M., Maesen, B., Maessen, J., Mont, L., Sinner, M. F., ... Stoll, M. (2025). Lateral Atrial Expression Patterns Provide Insights into Local Transcription Disequilibrium Contributing to Disease Susceptibility. Circulation: Genomic and Precision Medicine, 18(1), Article e004594. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCGEN.124.004594