V.P.M. van Empel

Fudim, M., Van Empel, V., Zehnder, T., Sauty, B., Esposito, C., Balazard, F., Mayer, I., Hallal, M., Loiseau, N., Weerts, J., Patel, M., Balu, S., Hintze, B., Torres, F., Micsinai, M., Rigolli, M., Kessler, P., Touzot, M., Lund, L. H., ... Butler, J. (2026). CONFIDENT-HFpEF: a machine learning-based risk stratification for mortality and hospitalization using multimodal real-world data. Esc heart failure, 13(4), Article xvag097. https://doi.org/10.1093/eschf/xvag097

Sikking, M. A., Peisker, F., Maatz, H., Lopez-Anguita, N., Hazebroek, M. R., Henkens, M. T. H. M., Raafs, A. G., Heymans, A. B. M., Stroeks, S. L. V. M., Abdul Hamid, M. A., Li, X., Vicenzetto, C., Caforio, A. L. P., Brunner-La Rocca, H.-P., Knackstedt, C., van Paassen, P., van Empel, V. P. M., Hubner, N., Verdonschot, J. A. J., & Heymans, S. R. B. (2026). Improved outcome up to 10 years after intravenous immunoglobulin therapy in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy. European journal of heart failure. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1093/ejhf/xuag134

Kok, T. F., van Essen, B. J., Weerts, J., Yang, Y., Achten, A., Gansevoort, R. T., Bakker, S. J. L., van Empel, V., Damman, K., Boersma, E., Kardys, I., Voors, A. A., de Boer, R. A., & Suthahar, N. (2026). Associations of Serially Measured NT-proBNP With Incident Heart Failure With Reduced and Preserved Ejection Fraction. Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 101(6), 920-931. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mayocp.2025.08.022

Weerts, J., Voorrips, S. N., Jeneson, J. A. L., Barandiaran Aizpurua, A., Mevenkamp, J., Sibeijn-Kuiper, A. J., Renken, R. J., Schroen, B. L. M., Knackstedt, C., Houben, A. J. H. M., van der Meer, P., Schrauwen-Hinderling, V. B., Westenbrink, B. D., & van Empel, V. P. M. (2026). Quantifying skeletal muscle energy metabolism during exercise in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction using in vivo <SUP>31</SUP>P magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Esc heart failure, 13(2), Article xvaf035. https://doi.org/10.1093/eschf/xvaf035

Cami, E., Verghote, E., Pecetto, E., Gonzalez, A., Brakenhielm, E., Jones, E. A., & Van Empel, V. (2026). Comorbidity-Driven Inflammation in HFpEF: Immune Profiling and Therapeutic Targets. Current Heart Failure Reports, 23(1). Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11897-026-00745-0

Vajargah, K. K., Dib, M.-J., Tavolinejad, H., Zamani, P., Richards, A. M., Mann, D. L., Rietzschel, E., van Empel, V., Burgess, S., Cappola, T. P., & Chirinos, J. A. (2026). Proteome-Wide Genetic Investigation of Kidney Function in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction. JACC: Heart Failure, 14(3), Article 102771. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jchf.2025.102771

Vidula, M. K., Schurgers, L. J., Zhao, L., Dib, M.-J., Zhao, M., Wang, Z., Ebert, C., Salman, O., Azzo, J. D., Zamani, P., van Empel, V., Richards, A. M., Doughty, R., Javaheri, A., Mann, D. L., Rietzschell, E., Kammerhoff, K., Schafer, P., Seiffert, D. A., ... Chirinos, J. A. (2026). Dephospho-Uncarboxylated Matrix Gla-Protein Is Associated With Adverse Outcomes in Heart Failure. Circulation-Heart Failure, 19(2), 1-11. Article e012734. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.124.012734

Mourmans, S. G. J., Achten, A., Weerts, J., Scheepers, M., Barandiarán Aizpurua, A., Henkens, M., Uszko-Lencer, N., Brunner-La Rocca, H.-P., Knackstedt, C., & van Empel, V. P. M. (2026). The diagnostic yield of an elaborate workup for comorbidities in a real-life heart failure with preserved ejection fraction outpatient population. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, 33(2), 276-285. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjpc/zwaf429

van de Bovenkamp, A. A., Nassiri, S., de Man, F. S., Oosterveer, F. P. T., Mourmans, S. G. J., van Raalte, D. H., Dijkmans, P. A., van Heerebeek, L., van Empel, V. P. M., Eringa, E. C., Bakermans, A. J., & Handoko, M. L. (2026). Intravenous IRON supplementation in Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction and iron deficiency (IRON-HFpEF): a comprehensive phase II multicentre placebo-controlled randomized clinical trial. European journal of heart failure. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1093/ejhf/xuag162

Weerts, J., Aizpurua, A. B., Patel, R. B., van de Bovenkamp, A. A., Amin, H., Sanders-van Wijk, S., Mourmans, S. G. J., Achten, A., Handoko, M. L., Bayes-Genis, A., Brunner-La Rocca, H.-P., Shah, S. J., Knackstedt, C., & van Empel, V. P. M. (2025). A simplified approach for diagnosing heart failure with preserved ejection fraction by assessing the left atrium and natriuretic peptides. European journal of heart failure, 27(12), 2897-2902. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejhf.3651