Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2026 Aug 11:zwag391. doi: 10.1093/eurjpc/zwag391. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAIMS: Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is an essential component of long-term care for adults with congenital heart disease (ACHD). This study provides novel patient-reported data on barriers to cardiac re
Tunis Med. 2026 May 1;104(4):602-616. doi: 10.62438/tunismed.v104i05.6752.ABSTRACTSedentary and non-communicable diseases continue to rise in Tunisia. Yet, graduates from the country's four institutes of Sport Sciences face persistent barriers to employment and lack legal recognition within the heal
J Cardiopulm Rehabil Prev. 2026 Aug 11. doi: 10.1097/HCR.0000000000001045. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTPURPOSE: Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is associated with poor health behaviors and risk for cardiovascular disease, and PTSD may impair cardiovascular disease recovery. Whether PTSD seve
Acta Medica (Hradec Kralove). 2026;69(2):46-47. doi: 10.14712/18059694.2026.17.ABSTRACTThe European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2025, officially launched as the Guidelines on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation 2025 on 22 October 2025 in Rotterdam and published in Resuscitation (1) as a thematic coll
ERJ Open Res. 2026 Aug 10;12(4):01449-2025. doi: 10.1183/23120541.01449-2025. eCollection 2026 Jul.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) is a serious complication of pulmonary embolism, leading to high pulmonary arterial pressures. Pulmonary endarterectomy (PEA) s
Circ Rep. 2026 Jun 23;8(8):1317-1325. doi: 10.1253/circrep.CR-26-0004. eCollection 2026 Aug 10.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: We investigated the association between nutritional risk and improvement in physical function during hospitalization among patients with cardiovascular disease, particularly those with
CONCLUSIONS: In an outpatient CR setting, ergometer-based home exercises were associated with modestly greater improvement in exercise capacity, assessed as peak V̇O(2), particularly as a continuous outcome. Although self-efficacy was not an independent predictor, its association with this relations
Circ Rep. 2026 Jun 11;8(8):1237-1243. doi: 10.1253/circrep.CR-26-0080. eCollection 2026 Aug 10.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: There have been no reports examining whether Registered Instructors of Cardiac Rehabilitation (RICRs) contribute to inpatient cardiac rehabilitation (CR) participation.METHODS AND RESUL
Circ Rep. 2026 Jun 18;8(8):1253-1261. doi: 10.1253/circrep.CR-25-0280. eCollection 2026 Aug 10.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD) admitted to community rehabilitation wards after acute care for cardiac rehabilitation (CR) continuation show improvements in activities of da
JMA J. 2026 Jul 15;9(4):909-916. doi: 10.31662/jmaj.2026-0041. Epub 2026 May 8.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: In this study, we aimed to evaluate the impact of sarcopenia and its severity on postoperative functional decline in patients undergoing cardiac surgery.METHODS: This retrospective cohort study inclu
Eur J Appl Physiol. 2026 Aug 10. doi: 10.1007/s00421-026-06385-5. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Physical training reshapes cardiovascular and autonomic regulation, yet the resting divergence between general- and strength-endurance loading is poorly characterized in cadets.METHODS: In t
Biomol Biomed. 2026 Aug 10. doi: 10.17305/bb.2026.14486. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTChronic kidney disease (CKD) is frequently accompanied by left ventricular remodeling, a major contributor to cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, while vitamin D deficiency is highly prevalent in this populati
J Multidiscip Healthc. 2026 Aug 5;19:619709. doi: 10.2147/JMDH.S619709. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: By mapping the full-course management journey of elderly patients undergoing radical esophagectomy for esophageal cancer, this study systematically identifies core needs, pain points, and shor
J Clin Nurs. 2026 Aug 9. doi: 10.1111/jocn.70499. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: To map and describe the digital health technologies and technology-supported interventions used by advanced practice nurses for cardiovascular risk management in primary health care, including the advanced nur
World Allergy Organ J. 2026 Jul 30;19(8):101429. doi: 10.1016/j.waojou.2026.101429. eCollection 2026 Aug.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Clinical remission is increasingly recognized as a primary treatment goal in severe asthma, particularly severe eosinophilic asthma (SEA), where comorbidities such as chronic
Eur Heart J. 2026 Aug 8:ehag577. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehag577. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND AND AIMS: Advances in therapeutics and interventions have enabled the comprehensive management of patients with heart failure (HF); however, real-world clinical practice remains poorly character
Pediatr Cardiol. 2026 Aug 7. doi: 10.1007/s00246-026-04411-z. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTStandard methods for prescribing exercise intensity in exercise therapy define moderate and vigorous exercise using a percentage of peak heart rate (HR). However, these approaches may be inappropriate for ped
Curr Cardiol Rev. 2026 Jul 27. doi: 10.2174/011573403X456284260713074713. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: The study aims to assess clinical, laboratory, and instrumental outcomes depending on smoking status in patients undergoing Cardiac Rehabilitation (CR) after Acute Coronary Syndrome
Front Med (Lausanne). 2026 Jul 23;13:1853986. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2026.1853986. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Despite optimized pharmacological therapy, a significant subset of severe asthma patients remains poorly controlled. Lack of control is often driven by complex, non-inflammatory "treata
Front Cardiovasc Med. 2026 Jul 23;13:1858770. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2026.1858770. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) are microbiota-derived metabolites implicated in immunometabolic regulation. How their systemic and myocardial signatures diverge during post-infarction
JMIR Res Protoc. 2026 Aug 6;15:e86832. doi: 10.2196/86832.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is recommended following valve replacement or repair procedures (VRPs), yet participation remains suboptimal among patients undergoing VRPs. Home-based CR (HBCR), including both fully digital an
No abstractJ Neurol. 2026 Aug 6;273(9):512. doi: 10.1007/s00415-026-13962-3.NO ABSTRACTPMID:42560427 | PMC:PMC13447321 | DOI:10.1007/s00415-026-13962-3
Eur Heart J Case Rep. 2026 Jul 23;10(8):ytag556. doi: 10.1093/ehjcr/ytag556. eCollection 2026 Aug.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Lupus myocarditis occurs in 1%-3% of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) cases and rarely coexists with proliferative nephritis at presentation. We describe simultaneous lupus myoperi
Eur Heart J Open. 2026 Jul 29;6(4):oeag120. doi: 10.1093/ehjopen/oeag120. eCollection 2026 Jul.ABSTRACTAIMS: Cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIED) training for novice implanters typically occurs in vivo, varies across countries/institutions, and results in inconsistent skill levels. Proficie
