Email: [email protected]

Qualifications

2004  Residency (Specialist Registrar), Dept. of Cardiovascular Surgery, Klinikum Oldenburg, Germany

Publications (Selected)

1. Santander, M. J., Mardus, A., Kensah, G., et al. (2026). Long-term outcomes of venous graft preservation in a rat autologous transplant model. Scientific Reports, 16(1), Article 17371.
2. Santander, M. J., Waezi, N., Rauen, U., et al. (2026). Long-term outcomes of aortic grafts after 2-week storage in a rat model of orthotopic aortic transplantation. Naunyn-Schmiedebergs Archives of Pharmacology.
3. Soubh, N., Danner, B. C., Krause, U., et al. (2026). First experience with extravascular implantable cardioverter-defibrillator under deep sedation. PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology.
4. Arnreiter, M., von Scheidt, M., Albes, J. M., et al. (2025). Extent of coronary artery disease and clinical outcomes with ticagrelor monotherapy versus aspirin after coronary artery bypass grafting: Insights from the TiCAB trial. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, 67(7), Article ezaf175.
5. Bougioukas, I. G., Friedrich, M. G., Danner, B. C., Schoendube, F. A., & Tirilomis, T. (2020). Re-exploration early after cardiac surgery in adults: The importance of bleeding-related complications. Heart Surgery Forum, 23(2), E174–E177.
6. Connolly, S. J., Healey, J. S., Belley-Cote, E. P., et al. (2023). Oral anticoagulation use and left atrial appendage occlusion in LAAOS III. Circulation, 148(17), 1298–1304.
7. Evertz, R., Hub, S., Kowallick, J. T., et al. (2022). Impact of observer experience on multi-detector computed tomography aortic valve morphology assessment and valve size selection for transcatheter aortic valve replacement. Scientific Reports, 12(1), Article 21430.
8. Fakuade, F. E., Gronwald, J., Brandes, P., et al. (2026). Cytosolic calcium handling signature: Integration with clinical predictors enhances prediction of post-operative atrial fibrillation. European Heart Journal, 47(13), 1609–1621.
9. Fakuade, F. E., Hubricht, D., Möller, V., et al. (2024). Impaired intracellular calcium buffering contributes to the arrhythmogenic substrate in atrial myocytes from patients with atrial fibrillation. Circulation, 150(7), 544–559.
10. Fakuade, F. E., Steckmeister, V., Seibertz, F., et al. (2021). Altered atrial cytosolic calcium handling contributes to the development of postoperative atrial fibrillation. Cardiovascular Research, 117(7), 1790–1801.
11. Gaudino, M., Lemma, M., Sandner, S., et al. (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.
12. Harnisch, L.-O., Brockmöller, J., Hapke, A., et al. (2023). Oral drug absorption and drug disposition in critically ill cardiac patients. Pharmaceutics, 15(11), Article 2598.
13. Heer, T., von Scheidt, M., Boening, A., et al. (2022). Prognostic impact of secondary prevention after coronary artery bypass grafting-insights from the TiCAB trial. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, 62(3).
14. Jebran, A.-F., Saha, S., Waezi, N., et al. (2019). Design and training effects of a physical reality simulator for minimally invasive mitral valve surgery. Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, 29(3), 409–415.
15. Kalbacher, D., Daubmann, A., Tigges, E., et al. (2020). Impact f pre- and post-procedural renal dysfunction on long-term outcomes in patients undergoing MitraClip implantation: A retrospective analysis from two German high-volume centres. International Journal of Cardiology, 300, 87–92.
16. Liutkute, A., Berrandou, T.-E., Kestel, S., et al. (2026). Mass spectrometric proteome profiling using a deep spectral library reveals homogenization of right and left atrial proteomes in persistent atrial fibrillation patients. Cardiovascular Research, 122(8), 1037–1054.
17. Pronto, J. R. D., Mason, F. E., Rog-Zielinska, E. A., et al. (2025). Impaired atrial mitochondrial calcium handling in patients with atrial fibrillation. Circulation Research, 137(11), 1333–1352.
18. Saha, S., Dudakova, A., Danner, B. C., Kutschka, I., Schulze, M. H., & Niehaus, H. (2023). Bacterial spectrum and infective foci in patients operated for infective endocarditis: Time to rethink strategies? Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon, 71(1), 2–11.
19. Sandner, S., Kastrati, A., Niessner, A., et al. (2023). Sex differences among patients receiving ticagrelor monotherapy or aspirin after coronary bypass surgery: A prespecified subgroup analysis of the TiCAB trial. International Journal of Cardiology, 370, 129–135.