Effect of kinesiophobia on physical activity level in patients with coronary heart disease

Front Rehabil Sci. 2026 Apr 24;7:1755286. doi: 10.3389/fresc.2026.1755286. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Physical activity (PA) is an established effective intervention to improve the prognosis of patients with cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). However, exercise-related barriers frequently hind

R Ruo-Han Wang

Position paper ANMCO in collaboration with Italian Alliance for Cardiovascular Rehabilitation and Prevention (ITACARE-P): 'the management of hospital discharge'

Eur Heart J Suppl. 2026 May 7;28(Suppl 6):vi249-vi271. doi: 10.1093/eurheartjsupp/suag055. eCollection 2026 May.ABSTRACTHospital discharge is a pivotal stage in the continuum of care, marking the transition from the acute clinical episode to subsequent therapeutic management. Rather than being a pur

C Carmine Riccio

ANMCO position paper E-health integration in cardiology clinical care framework

Eur Heart J Suppl. 2026 May 7;28(Suppl 6):vi286-vi303. doi: 10.1093/eurheartjsupp/suag061. eCollection 2026 May.ABSTRACTThe ongoing digital transformation is reshaping organisational and care delivery models in cardiology, positioning telemedicine as a pivotal tool to address increasing clinical and

F Fabiana Lucà

Occupational Hazards in Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories: Radiation and Beyond-ANMCO Position Paper Update 2026

Eur Heart J Suppl. 2026 May 7;28(Suppl 6):vi304-vi314. doi: 10.1093/eurheartjsupp/suag063. eCollection 2026 May.ABSTRACTInterventional cardiology has profoundly transformed the management of cardiovascular disease; however, working within the cardiac catheterization laboratory exposes healthcare pro

F Fabiana Lucà

Effect of Comprehensive Outpatient Cardiac Rehabilitation on All-Cause Mortality After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation

Circ Rep. 2026 Mar 7;8(5):719-729. doi: 10.1253/circrep.CR-25-0341. eCollection 2026 May 8.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) has enhanced outcomes in patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS). However, the additional effect of introducing outpatient cardiac rehabilit

D Daichi Kobayashi

Association Between Outpatient Cardiac Rehabilitation and Falls in Older Patients With Cardiovascular Disease: A 1-Year Longitudinal Study

Circ Rep. 2026 Feb 20;8(5):703-709. doi: 10.1253/circrep.CR-25-0267. eCollection 2026 May 8.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Falls are a serious medical problem. With the aging of patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD), falls have become an important clinical outcome. However, evidence regarding falls in thi

K Kohei Shiota

Incidence of Hypotension and Clinical Characteristics After the Introduction of Angiotensin Receptor-Neprilysin Inhibitors in Patients With Acute Decompensated Heart Failure: Effects on Cardiac Rehabilitation

Circ Rep. 2026 Mar 17;8(5):860-862. doi: 10.1253/circrep.CR-26-0016. eCollection 2026 May 8.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: To examine hypotension during cardiac rehabilitation (CR) after angiotensin receptor-neprilysin inhibitor (ARNI) initiation in patients with acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) and it

K Kaori Ando

Evaluation of Exercise Tolerance in Cancer Patients With Cardiovascular Complications: A Japanese Single-Center Retrospective Study Using Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing

Circ Rep. 2026 Mar 5;8(5):710-718. doi: 10.1253/circrep.CR-25-0331. eCollection 2026 May 8.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Despite growing interest in cardio-oncology rehabilitation (CORE), data on cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPX/CPET) in Japanese cancer patients remain scarce.METHODS AND RESULTS: We revi

A Asaki Saijo

Long-Term Outcomes After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention According to the High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein-to-Albumin Ratio in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in China

Rev Cardiovasc Med. 2026 Apr 17;27(4):46633. doi: 10.31083/RCM46633. eCollection 2026 Apr.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and coronary artery disease (CAD) frequently occur together, with systemic inflammation linking these two conditions. Recently, the high-sensitiv

Y Yueyue Cao

Time to Ditch 'Diurese & Discharge'- Spotlight on Heart Failure in Malaysia

J Geriatr Cardiol. 2026 Mar 28;23(3):206-210. doi: 10.26599/1671-5411.2026.03.003.ABSTRACTHeart failure remains a major healthcare burden in South-East Asian and Asia Pacific countries, including Malaysia. Despite strong evidence advocating for early initiation of guideline-recommended medical thera

R Raja Ezman Raja Shariff

Exploring Medication Adherence in Heart Failure From a Patient Perspective: A Qualitative Study

Circ Heart Fail. 2026 May 10:e014133. doi: 10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.125.014133. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Medication adherence (MA) is essential for achieving the benefits of guideline-directed medical therapy in heart failure, yet it is seldom assessed systematically in routine care

I Ingibjorg Gunnthorsdottir

Improved Cardiac Function and Glycemic Control in Elderly Diabetic Patients Through Structured Case Management After CABG

Med Sci Monit. 2026 May 11;32:e952109. doi: 10.12659/MSM.952109.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND Elderly patients with both coronary heart disease (CHD) and diabetes mellitus (DM) undergoing off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) face high risks of perioperative glucose fluctuations and impaired recovery

W Wei Zhai

High-Intensity Interval Training Combined with Moderate-Intensity Continuous Training in Post-PCI Acute Myocardial Infarction Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Am Heart J. 2026 May 8:107472. doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2026.107472. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Conventional moderate-intensity continuous training (MICT) has certain shortcomings in enhancing peak oxygen consumption (VO2peak) and recovery of left ventricular function in post-percutaneous c

W Weilin Wang

Hypertension and blood pressure profiles in patients with acute intermittent porphyria: a prospective case-control study

Eur J Intern Med. 2026 May 8:106920. doi: 10.1016/j.ejim.2026.106920. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Acute intermittent porphyria (AIP), a rare disorder of heme biosynthesis, may manifest with neurovisceral crises affecting autonomic regulation. This study aimed to assess blood pressure (

K Krzysztof Jaworski

Acupuncture enhances warm kidney and spleen granules efficacy in diabetic diarrhea through synergistic p300/CBP inhibition and Nrf2/HO-1 pathway activation

Mol Immunol. 2026 May 8;195:101-116. doi: 10.1016/j.molimm.2026.04.012. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTDiabetic diarrhea (DD), affecting ∼20% of diabetic patients, lacks effective pharmacological treatment. This study investigates Warm Kidney and Spleen Granules (WKSG) combined with acupuncture for t

Z Zitong Wang

Rehabilitation exercise improves aging myocardial injury by suppressing the ILK/integrin beta3alphav/p38 MAPK signaling pathway

Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2026 May 5;821:153904. doi: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2026.153904. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: This study investigated whether rehabilitation exercise improves aging myocardial injury by modulating the ILK/Integrin β3αv/p38 MAPK pathway, and examined how ILK overexpress

D Dongbo Ou

Etiology-specific predictors for short-term functional outcomes of OHCA: A Japanese Nationwide registry study

Am J Emerg Med. 2026 Apr 23;106:90-95. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2026.04.035. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) functional outcomes vary widely by etiology, but cerebrovascular-origin OHCA remains poorly characterized. This study aimed to identify etiology-spe

S Satoru Hanada

Affairs of the heart: couples coping with cardiac rehabilitation

Psychol Health. 2026 May 8:1-16. doi: 10.1080/08870446.2026.2670014. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTMETHODS: A dyadic design was used, with partners from 86 couples filling a self-report questionnaire at cardiac rehabilitation admission.FINDINGS: Results from path analysis showed that patient activat

S Silvia Donato

Interpretation of the 2025 American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation scientific statement: optimization strategies for aerobic exercise volume on cardiac rehabilitation outcomes

Zhonghua Nei Ke Za Zhi. 2026 May 1;65(5):407-412. doi: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112138-20250922-00563.ABSTRACT运动训练是心脏康复计划的核心组成部分，也是心血管疾病二级预防的关键要素。尽管运动处方中的核心组成部分已经明确，包括频率、强度、时间和类型；然而，运动量的具体目标并不明晰。美国心肺康复协会（AACVPR）于2025年5月在《心肺康复与预防杂志》发表了《有氧运动量对心脏康复效果的优化策略》科学声明，该声明明确了心脏康复运动处方中的有氧运动量的具体目标，并首次确立以运动量为核心靶点的精准处方模式。本文

L L Y Zhu

Effect of physical exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation on frail patients with heart failure: focus on endothelial dysfunction

Prog Cardiovasc Dis. 2026 May 6:S0033-0620(26)00042-3. doi: 10.1016/j.pcad.2026.05.001. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThis narrative review examines the interplay between frailty, heart failure (HF), and endothelial dysfunction, with a specific focus on the role of exercise-based cardiac rehabilitat

R Rosanna Maniscalco

A microenvironment-responsive, injectable, and conductive hydrogel integrated with a catalytic nanozyme with ROS scavenging, anti-inflammation, and pro-angiogenic capabilities for synergistic myocardial infarction therapy

Acta Biomater. 2026 May 6:S1742-7061(26)00289-8. doi: 10.1016/j.actbio.2026.05.005. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTMyocardial infarction (MI) often leads to adverse ventricular remodeling, a major precursor to heart failure, while current clinical approaches remain limited in effectively promoting my

H Huiyuan Zheng

An exploratory dosimetric and treatment-time analysis of tangent-arc and continuous semi-arc VMAT in deep inspiration breath-hold radiotherapy for stage I left-sided breast cancer

PLoS One. 2026 May 8;21(5):e0348570. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0348570. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: The use of the deep inspiration breath-hold (DIBH) technique reduces cardiac and lung radiation exposure during left breast cancer radiotherapy. However, the optimal beam delivery technique a

Y Yucheng Li

Morphological and functional echocardiographic findings in pediatric patients diagnosed with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome

Front Pediatr. 2026 Apr 22;14:1768520. doi: 10.3389/fped.2026.1768520. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (hEDS) is a connective tissue disorder that may involve the cardiovascular system. While mitral valve prolapse (MVP) and aortic root dilatation (ARD) have

W Walter Vignaroli

A machine learning approach predicts improvement of physical exercise capacity based on pulse wave analysis in coronary artery disease patients

J Sport Health Sci. 2026 May 5:101144. doi: 10.1016/j.jshs.2026.101144. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Patients with stable coronary artery disease (CAD) have a residual risk of adverse events and all-cause mortality. Enhancing exercise capacity by exercise training (ET) during cardiac re

H Hendrik Schäfer