Subacute normotensive cardiac tamponade as the initial presentation of metastatic lung adenocarcinoma: a case report

J Med Case Rep. 2026 Jun 6. doi: 10.1186/s13256-026-06173-x. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Malignant pericardial effusion as the initial presentation of lung cancer is rare, and its diagnosis can be challenging, particularly when clinical features mimic common infectious or cardiogenic c

M Mohd Aizuddin Mohd Zulastri

Diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers in heart failure and myeloproliferative neoplasms: clinical applications and risk scores - a narrative review

Cardiooncology. 2026 Jun 6. doi: 10.1186/s40959-026-00518-7. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTHeart failure (HF) remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide and frequently coexists with Philadelphia-negative myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs), which share thrombo-inflammatory pathways

I Ionela-Raluca Muraretu

Bacteroides-derived endocannabinoid-like commendamide attenuates skeletal muscle ferroptosis in vitro: implications for Duchenne muscular dystrophy

J Transl Med. 2026 Jun 6. doi: 10.1186/s12967-026-08407-4. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: The gut microbiota regulates skeletal muscle physiology, with an increasingly recognised role in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), the most severe X-linked myopathy. Unlike previous studies, we focus

N Noemi Di Muraglia

Association of the CHG Index with the onset, progression, and prognosis of cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome: findings from two large prospective cohorts

Diabetol Metab Syndr. 2026 Jun 6. doi: 10.1186/s13098-026-02192-2. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic (CKM) syndrome represents a composite disease state driven by glucose and lipid metabolic dysregulation. The Cholesterol, High-density lipoprotein, and Glucose

Z Zehao Zhao

Prognostic value of C-reactive protein to albumin ratio for in-hospital mortality in acute stroke patients

BMC Neurol. 2026 Jun 6. doi: 10.1186/s12883-026-05042-w. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: This study aimed to evaluate the prognostic significance of the C-reactive protein to albumin ratio (CAR) in predicting in-hospital mortality among patients presenting with acute stroke.METHOD: A total

T Tuba Gül

Comment on "Etiologic classification of suspected MINOCA using cardiovascular magnetic resonance reports: a comparison of a large language model and human readers"

No abstractInt J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2026 Jun 6. doi: 10.1007/s10554-026-03729-2. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:42251219 | DOI:10.1007/s10554-026-03729-2

S Santosh Mohanlal Modani

Effect of relative handgrip strength and back muscle strength on the incidence of hypertension: 18-year follow-up in a population-based cohort study

J Hum Hypertens. 2026 Jun 6. doi: 10.1038/s41371-026-01165-2. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTSubstantial evidence supports an association between physical exercises and hypertension. However, the role of muscle strength, such as hand grip strength (HGS) and back muscle strength (BMS), remains unclear

S Seung Ku Lee

Interferon-gamma release assay screening before solid organ transplantation in a low-incidence country: a prospective single-center cohort study

Sci Rep. 2026 Jun 6. doi: 10.1038/s41598-026-55505-w. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe risk of tuberculosis is increased after solid organ transplantation (SOT) and associated with morbidity and mortality. Pre-transplantation screening and treatment for tuberculosis infection (TBI) is recommended.

T Thomas Helbo

Frailty and sex differences in blood pressure control in older adults

Sci Rep. 2026 Jun 7. doi: 10.1038/s41598-026-56667-3. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTWe aimed to examine the prevalence of frailty in older adults with hypertension and its association with suboptimal blood pressure (BP), with a particular focus on differences by sex. The study was conducted at two m

T Tan Van Nguyen

Cardiogenic shock in Takotsubo syndrome: Insights into phenotype-tailored management

Med Intensiva (Engl Ed). 2026 Jun 6:502517. doi: 10.1016/j.medine.2026.502517. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTTakotsubo syndrome (TTS) is an acute and reversible condition that mimics acute coronary syndromes but occurs in the absence of coronary disease. Cardiogenic shock in TTS (CS-TTS) represents

M Marco Tomasino

Real-world adverse events and device failure modes of the sentinel cerebral protection system: An analysis of the FDA MAUDE database 2022 to 2026

Cardiovasc Revasc Med. 2026 Jun 4:S1553-8389(26)00240-X. doi: 10.1016/j.carrev.2026.06.004. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Stroke remains a significant complication after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), and embolic debris generated during the procedure is a major contributo

O Own Khraisat

Reading Between the Guidelines: Perioperative Implications of the 2025 American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology Hypertension Update

J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2026 May 13:S1053-0770(26)00383-6. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2026.05.008. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe 2025 American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology Guideline for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults introd

J Joshua Insler

Sex and 30-day mortality in elderly critically Ill adults: A frailty-adjusted multinational analysis with frequentist and bayesian estimates

Eur J Intern Med. 2026 Jun 6:106986. doi: 10.1016/j.ejim.2026.106986. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Evidence on sex-related mortality differences in critically ill older adults is inconsistent, and frailty is rarely incorporated despite its major prognostic relevance in geriatric intensi

D Daniel Dankl

Phase III maintenance telerehabilitation in elderly patients with chronic heart failure and type 2 diabetes (TELEMECHRON study)

Eur J Intern Med. 2026 Jun 6:106981. doi: 10.1016/j.ejim.2026.106981. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Heart failure (HF) and type 2 diabetes (T2DM) are significant public health concerns. This study evaluated a 6-month home-based telemedicine program for older patients with combined HF and

S Simonetta Scalvini

Vitamin K status and vascular health in a general population

Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. 2026 May 30:104808. doi: 10.1016/j.numecd.2026.104808. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND AND AIM: Vitamin K has been proposed to have a preventive effect against arterial calcification through activation of the vitamin K dependent proteins and potentially protect ag

J Julie Aaberg Lauridsen

Impact of hemoglobin glycation index and stress hyperglycemia ratio on short-term mortality in critically ill patients with heart failure: a retrospective cohort study using the MIMIC database

Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. 2026 May 27:104814. doi: 10.1016/j.numecd.2026.104814. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND AND AIMS: To evaluate the prognostic value of the combined assessment of hemoglobin glycation index (HGI) and stress hyperglycemia ratio (SHR) for short-term mortality in critic

M Min He

When angiography starts speaking the language of the myocardium

No abstractArch Cardiovasc Dis. 2026 May 27:S1875-2136(26)00233-0. doi: 10.1016/j.acvd.2026.05.002. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:42250968 | DOI:10.1016/j.acvd.2026.05.002

I Ikram El Marzouki

Circumferential Strain Recovery After Human Cardiomyocyte Transplantation in Minipigs Using a Novel Frequency-Based Method for Myocardial Tagging Quantification

J Cardiovasc Magn Reson. 2026 Jun 5:102756. doi: 10.1016/j.jocmr.2026.102756. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Transplantation of human pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes (hPSC-CMs) is promising new method for heart remuscularization after infarction. We hypothesized that hPSC-CMs

A Anna V Naumova

Risk stratification in patients with apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with the use of conventional and novel risk scores: An unmet need in clinical practice

No abstractRev Port Cardiol. 2026 Jun 5:S0870-2551(26)00174-5. doi: 10.1016/j.repc.2026.03.009. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:42250872 | DOI:10.1016/j.repc.2026.03.009

A Ana Rita Bello

Genomic and proteogenomic insights into Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD): A systematic review of emerging multi-omic evidence

Vascul Pharmacol. 2026 Jun 5:107657. doi: 10.1016/j.vph.2026.107657. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is a major cause of myocardial infarction in young women without traditional cardiovascular risk factors (Hayes et al., 2018; Adlam et al., 201

A Alice Russo

Cardiac magnetic resonance in patients with acute myocardial infarction: The added clinical value

Vascul Pharmacol. 2026 Jun 5:107656. doi: 10.1016/j.vph.2026.107656. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTCardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) has emerged as the reference noninvasive modality for a comprehensive assessment of myocardial injury following acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Beyond accurat

M Mattia Alberti

Methodological considerations regarding the 2025 Hypertension Canada guideline analysis

No abstractCan J Cardiol. 2026 Jun 5:S0828-282X(26)00522-2. doi: 10.1016/j.cjca.2026.05.024. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:42250795 | DOI:10.1016/j.cjca.2026.05.024

M Miao Zhang

The impact of primary percutaneous coronary intervention timing on prognosis in STEMI patients

Clin Med (Lond). 2026 Jun 5:100602. doi: 10.1016/j.clinme.2026.100602. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: The benefit of primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI) performed beyond 6hours after ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) symptom onset remains uncertain.METHODS:

L Lihui Zhou

PNPLA3 polymorphisms and risk of hepatic and extrahepatic outcomes in MASLD: a meta-analysis of observational studies

JHEP Rep. 2026 Jun 5:101918. doi: 10.1016/j.jhepr.2026.101918. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND & AIMS: The rs738409 C>G polymorphism in the patatin-like phospholipase domain-containing protein 3 gene (PNPLA3 I148M variant) contributes to the largest fraction of metabolic dysfunction-associa

C Ciro Celsa