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Authors
Amstutz, C. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2755-8138
Hersberger, M.
Fontaine, N.
Behr, J.
Haeberlin, A. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9283-0110
Vogel, R.
Zurbuchen, A. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0920-378X
Burger, J.
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
Innosuisse - Schweizerische Agentur für Innovationsförderung (32091.1 IP-LS)
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Article History
Received: 28 March 2024
Accepted: 1 March 2026
First Online: 22 March 2026
Declarations
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: C. Amstutz, J. Burger, and A. Zurbuchen collaborated closely with SIS Medical AG during this investigation. Furthermore, C. Amstutz and J. Burger collaborate closely with Swiss Medical Device AG. Dr. Haeberlin has received travel fees/educational grants from Medtronic, Biotronik, Abbott, and Philips/Spectranetics without impacting his personal remuneration. He serves as a proctor for Medtronic. He is the Co-founder and CEO of Act-Inno AG. Dr. Vogel has received consultant fees and travel/educational grants from Biotronik, Abbott, SIS Medical AG, and SMD.
: The porcine coronary arteries were obtained from a slaughterhouse, thus being a by-product of routine industry, which does not require any form of ethical approval by our local legislation.
: Not applicable.
: Recent work in several fields of science has identified a bias in citation practices such that papers from women and other minority scholars are undercited relative to the number of papers in the field [ – ]. We recognize this bias and have worked diligently to ensure that we are referencing appropriate papers with fair gender and racial author inclusion.
