Physiotherapy. 2025 Feb 26;128:101777. doi: 10.1016/j.physio.2025.101777. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: High intensity interval training (HIIT) is recognised within many international cardiac rehabilitation (CR) guidelines. In the United Kingdom (UK), however, similar guidance does not ex
BMC Med Educ. 2025 May 30;25(1):806. doi: 10.1186/s12909-025-07409-y.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Focused Cardiac Ultrasound (FOCUS) is an essential tool for rapid cardiac assessment across various clinical subspecialties. Consequently, teaching foundational FOCUS skills is of critical importance. This stu
BMC Nurs. 2025 May 30;24(1):617. doi: 10.1186/s12912-025-03255-x.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Patients who have had myocardial infarction often feel afraid and anxious about having sex again. This study examined the impact of sexual counseling training on nurses' responsibility and practice of sexual counsel
Clin Nutr ESPEN. 2025 May 28:S2405-4577(25)00339-0. doi: 10.1016/j.clnesp.2025.05.042. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Prolonged postoperative inactivity after cardiovascular surgery is associated with a decline in functional capacity. Early cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is vital for older p
Blood Press. 2025 May 30:1-15. doi: 10.1080/08037051.2025.2513434. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAIMS: To assess perceptions, motivations and barriers to treatment adherence depending on emotional, lifestyle, medical and non-adherence risk profiles in hypertensive patients.METHODS AND RESULTS: Cross
World J Surg. 2025 May 30. doi: 10.1002/wjs.12641. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Ventricular arrhythmia (VA) is a critical complication of off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (OPCABG). However, few studies have explored the impact of VA during operative. This study aimed to determin
Minerva Med. 2025 May 30. doi: 10.23736/S0026-4806.25.09678-8. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Hypertension (HT) is a leading modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular disease, but resting blood pressure (BP) measurements often miss hypertensive episodes during daily activities, affectin
West J Nurs Res. 2025 May 30:1939459251344565. doi: 10.1177/01939459251344565. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Cardiac patients often experience sleep problems and reduced physical activity (PA) after cardiac surgery. Sleep and PA are known to have a reciprocal interaction, but their tempo
Pediatr Int. 2025 Jan-Dec;67(1):e70098. doi: 10.1111/ped.70098.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Postoperative oral feeding difficulties in infants with congenital heart disease (CHD) are associated with prolonged hospital stays, increased readmission rates, and decreased patients' and their family's quality of l
Stroke. 2025 May 30. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.125.051673. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTPerioperative stroke, defined as a cerebrovascular event occurring during surgery or within 30 days postoperatively, remains a devastating complication associated with substantial morbidity, disability, mortality,
Front Oncol. 2025 May 15;15:1502361. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2025.1502361. eCollection 2025.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Recent advancements in medical technology have significantly boosted the survival rates of cancer patients. The potential toxicities that cancer treatments may induce in other areas of the human
BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2025 May 30;25(1):415. doi: 10.1186/s12872-025-04885-4.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Standardized tools are needed to accurately assess the severity of postoperative complications in cardiac surgery, which is critical for patient management and outcome evaluation. This study aims to eva
Sci Rep. 2025 May 29;15(1):18900. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-02956-2.ABSTRACTPhonation is important for our daily communication and requires the activation of internal and external laryngeal muscles, which can be recorded by electromyography (EMG) using surface or needle electrodes. Here we present a n
Medicine (Baltimore). 2025 May 30;104(22):e42694. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000042694.ABSTRACTVitamin D deficiency is a global health issue, primarily recognized for its role in bone health and calcium absorption. Emerging research has expanded its significance to cardiovascular health. This study aime
Epilepsia Open. 2025 May 29. doi: 10.1002/epi4.70061. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTVagal nerve stimulation (VNS) is a form of neuromodulation that is an established adjunct in the management of drug-resistant epilepsy. The common side effects of VNS are cough, dysphonia, or shortness of breath, whi
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2025 May 29. doi: 10.1007/s00405-025-09475-w. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTPURPOSE: This European multicentric, retrospective study aimed to analyze the short-term safety and effectiveness of the mCLIP ARC Ball Joint Prosthesis.METHODS: Type III Tympanoplasty with implant
Front Med (Lausanne). 2025 May 14;12:1578399. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2025.1578399. eCollection 2025.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: To alleviate symptoms and reduce adverse outcomes associated with heart failure, international guidelines strongly recommend cardiac rehabilitation. However, patient adherence to rehabi
Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. 2025 May 7:104109. doi: 10.1016/j.numecd.2025.104109. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND AND AIMS: Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) impact individuals' quality of life, mainly due to their effects on functional capacity. Nutritional interventions are crucial for enhanci
Eur Respir Rev. 2025 May 28;34(176):240198. doi: 10.1183/16000617.0198-2024. Print 2025 Apr.ABSTRACTIMPORTANCE: The minimum important difference (MID) for field walking tests aims to improve interpretation of outcomes, but the volume and heterogeneity of MIDs for these tests is challenging. We aimed
J Am Coll Cardiol. 2025 Jun 3;85(21):2028-2042. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2025.04.010.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] is a common risk factor for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, potentially more atherogenic per particle than low-density lipoprotein. An estimated 1.5 billion individuals
BMJ Open. 2025 May 27;15(5):e094254. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-094254.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is common and causes functional limitation, poor health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and impairs prognosis. Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation is a
Acta Psychol (Amst). 2025 May 27;257:105095. doi: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2025.105095. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTA deceleration in heart rate (HR), along with a lengthening of the time between heartbeats, has been associated with attentional engagement. Here, we investigated the feasibility of using ch
J Cardiovasc Pharmacol. 2025 May 28. doi: 10.1097/FJC.0000000000001722. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTTo investigate the potential effects of aerobic exercise rehabilitation training (AET) on the progression of myocardial infarction (MI) in a left anterior descending (LAD) coronary artery ligation m
Int J Hypertens. 2025 May 20;2025:3743691. doi: 10.1155/ijhy/3743691. eCollection 2025.ABSTRACTIntroduction: Hypertension is the most prominent established risk factor for adverse cardiovascular outcomes. The influence of hypertension in combination with other major cardiovascular disease risk facto
