Pulmonary Embolism and Right Heart Failure Associated With Lipomatous Atrial Septal Hypertrophy: A Case Report

Am J Case Rep. 2026 Feb 22;27:e949860. doi: 10.12659/AJCR.949860.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND Lipomatous atrial septal hypertrophy (LASH) is a benign but uncommon condition characterized by excessive adipose tissue accumulation within the interatrial septum. Although most cases remain asymptomatic, large lesi

P Prutha Pathak

Association between coronary artery calcium scores and retinal ischemic perivascular lesions

No abstractInt J Retina Vitreous. 2026 Feb 21. doi: 10.1186/s40942-026-00798-2. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:41723512 | DOI:10.1186/s40942-026-00798-2

J Jay Bharatsingh Bisen

Enhanced predictive value of post-treatment lymphocyte-based immunoinflammatory biomarkers for cancer therapy-related cardiac dysfunction in anthracycline-treated breast cancer patients

No abstractCardiooncology. 2026 Feb 21. doi: 10.1186/s40959-026-00458-2. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:41723500 | DOI:10.1186/s40959-026-00458-2

S Shilan Zhang

Electrocardiogram-based deep learning score for coronary artery calcification reclassifies cardiovascular risk and identifies screening candidates

No abstractBMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2026 Feb 21. doi: 10.1186/s12911-026-03400-9. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:41723484 | DOI:10.1186/s12911-026-03400-9

C Changho Han

Prehospital diagnosis and management of supraventricular tachycardia - a scoping review

Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med. 2026 Feb 21. doi: 10.1186/s13049-026-01583-8. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Supraventricular tachycardias (SVTs) are tachyarrhythmias that may result in haemodynamic instability and require prompt recognition and management in the prehospital setting. Cur

L Lorenzo Gamberini

Assessment of cardiopulmonary function: updated two-minute walk distance and walk work equations for obese Chinese populations

No abstractBMC Pulm Med. 2026 Feb 21. doi: 10.1186/s12890-025-03955-9. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:41723396 | DOI:10.1186/s12890-025-03955-9

H He Zou

Ophiopogon japonicus-derived plant exosomes: a promising strategy for blocking the progression of diabetic vasculopathy to myocardial infarction

No abstractBMC Complement Med Ther. 2026 Feb 21. doi: 10.1186/s12906-026-05310-9. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:41723393 | DOI:10.1186/s12906-026-05310-9

Y Yan Pan

Incremental prognostic value of myocardial strain in patients with coronary slow flow

No abstractBMC Med Imaging. 2026 Feb 21. doi: 10.1186/s12880-026-02241-2. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:41723382 | DOI:10.1186/s12880-026-02241-2

B Binyu Zhou

Companionship at hospital discharge and its association with subsequent delirium onset in older adults - the TRADE observational study

No abstractBMC Geriatr. 2026 Feb 21. doi: 10.1186/s12877-026-07194-3. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:41723367 | DOI:10.1186/s12877-026-07194-3

S Simone Brefka

Vericiguat in patients with acute coronary syndrome and reduced ejection fraction: the EVE-ACSrEF study

No abstractBMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2026 Feb 21. doi: 10.1186/s12872-026-05622-1. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:41723351 | DOI:10.1186/s12872-026-05622-1

X Xinying Shi

The rs3024839 and rs2227483 polymorphisms with immune pathomechanism offers a starting point for diagnosis and susceptibility testing of myocardial infarction

No abstractSci Rep. 2026 Feb 21. doi: 10.1038/s41598-026-39886-6. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:41723211 | DOI:10.1038/s41598-026-39886-6

Z Zahra Khosravi Nezhad

How to monitor disease progression in ATTR amyloid cardiomyopathy: Implications for clinical practice and trial design

Eur J Intern Med. 2026 Feb 20:106773. doi: 10.1016/j.ejim.2026.106773. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTTransthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM) has been traditionally considered a rare and inexorably fatal condition. However, the development of therapies able to slow or halt ATTR-CM progression

A Aldostefano Porcari

Intraindividual variability in lipoprotein(a)

J Clin Lipidol. 2026 Jan 27:S1933-2874(26)00017-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jacl.2026.01.016. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] is an independent risk factor for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. Although Lp(a) levels are generally stable, the extent of intraindividual var

L Lakshmi Lakkineni

When replacing the kidney, protect the heart

No abstractKidney Int. 2026 Mar;109(3):610-611. doi: 10.1016/j.kint.2025.11.015.NO ABSTRACTPMID:41722951 | DOI:10.1016/j.kint.2025.11.015

G Gregorio Romero-González

Readability of Online Patient Education Materials for Peripartum Cardiomyopathy

No abstractAm J Med Sci. 2026 Feb 19:S0002-9629(26)00075-3. doi: 10.1016/j.amjms.2026.02.010. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:41722903 | DOI:10.1016/j.amjms.2026.02.010

M Mansunderbir Singh

A Pressure Valve in the Allocation System: Understanding Out-of-Sequence Heart Allocation

No abstractJ Card Fail. 2026 Feb 19:S1071-9164(26)00070-9. doi: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2026.02.009. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:41722892 | DOI:10.1016/j.cardfail.2026.02.009

J Jenna Skowronski

Effect of Age on Restrictive and Liberal Transfusion Outcomes in Patients with Anemia and Myocardial Infarction

Am Heart J. 2026 Feb 19:107381. doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2026.107381. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTFor patients with anemia and myocardial infarction, the randomized, 3504-patient MINT trial found that a liberal transfusion threshold (10 g/dL) may be preferable to a restrictive threshold (8 g/dL) in term

A Andrew M Goldsweig

Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists and the risk of obesity-related cancers: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2026 Feb 19:113158. doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2026.113158. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and obesity are increasing and are established risk factors for malignancy. Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) are widely used

Y Yousef A Ateiwi

Clinical knowns and mechanistic unknowns: cardioprotection and inflammation modulation of GLP-1 receptor agonists and SGLT2 inhibitors

Can J Cardiol. 2026 Feb 19:S0828-282X(26)00141-8. doi: 10.1016/j.cjca.2026.02.024. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTCardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. In the recent years, clinical trials of sodium glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors and glucagon-

E Ellis Y Kim

Cardiac macrophages across space and time: Roles in homeostasis, disease, and remodeling

Can J Cardiol. 2026 Feb 19:S0828-282X(26)00142-X. doi: 10.1016/j.cjca.2026.02.025. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTCardiac macrophages are central regulators of heart homeostasis, injury response, and repair, exhibiting remarkable heterogeneity shaped by developmental origin, transcriptional state, an

S Seily Shrestha

Sex differences in cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome and new onset cardiovascular outcomes

Metabolism. 2026 Feb 19:156573. doi: 10.1016/j.metabol.2026.156573. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic (CKM) syndrome integrates metabolic risk factors, chronic kidney disease (CKD), and cardiovascular dysfunction, and is closely linked to cardiovascular diseas

L Lin Liu

The role of sex and age in response to early post-myocardial infarction cardiac rehabilitation

Curr Probl Cardiol. 2026 Feb 19:103303. doi: 10.1016/j.cpcardiol.2026.103303. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is a key component of secondary prevention after myocardial infarction (MI). However, real-world effectiveness is limited by incomplete uptake and heter

J Joanna Popiolek-Kalisz

Pigtail assisted tracking of guide catheter during transradial coronary angioplasty on forearm complications: prospective randomized trial

Indian Heart J. 2026 Feb 19:S0019-4832(26)00007-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ihj.2026.02.002. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVES: During transradial percutaneous intervention (PCI), sharp edge of guide catheter tip may produce "razor blade effect" leading to radial vascular injury. Pigtail assisted track

N Naveen Garg

The Effect of General Anesthesia and Mechanical Ventilation on the Echocardiographic Evaluation of Cardiac Function

J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2026 Feb 19:S0894-7317(26)00079-9. doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2026.02.010. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTEchocardiography is a cornerstone of diagnosis and management of heart disease. Its ability to provide real-time, detailed images of cardiac anatomy and function is essential for

J Johan T M Tol