Left-Sided Pseudomonas Infective Endocarditis Presenting with Septic Shock and Ischemic Stroke in a Non-Injection Drug User Receiving PD-L1 Inhibitor Therapy

Cureus. 2026 Aug 4;18(8):e113961. doi: 10.7759/cureus.113961. eCollection 2026 Aug.ABSTRACTInfective endocarditis from Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a rare but serious infection with high morbidity and mortality. We report the case of a 66-year-old female with small cell lung cancer and no history of in

G Gilgamish Maloul

Atherosclerosis: cell biology and lipoproteins

No abstractCurr Opin Lipidol. 2026 Oct 1;37(5):169. doi: 10.1097/MOL.0000000000001055. Epub 2026 Sep 3.NO ABSTRACTPMID:42698378 | DOI:10.1097/MOL.0000000000001055

M Mohamad Navab

Comprehensive Risk Factor Control Attenuates Excess Cardiovascular Risk in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Prospective Cohort Study

Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2026 Sep 5:zwag467. doi: 10.1093/eurjpc/zwag467. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) confers substantially elevated cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. We quantified the association between joint risk factor control and incident CVD among RA patients

H Hongxuan Fan

Association between serum calcium levels and mortality in critically ill patients with gastrointestinal bleeding: a retrospective cohort study

Intern Med J. 2026 Sep 4. doi: 10.1111/imj.70592. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: The prognostic value of serum total calcium levels in critically ill patients with gastrointestinal bleeding remains unclear. This study aimed to investigate the association between baseline serum total calci

X Xiaoyu Zhao

Effects of transcutaneous cervical vagus nerve stimulation on autonomic function in posttraumatic stress disorder and opioid use disorder

Stress. 2026 Dec 31;29(1):2726826. doi: 10.1080/10253890.2026.2726826. Epub 2026 Sep 4.ABSTRACTThe vagus nerve has branches that extend to the brain and a number of peripheral organs. Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) affects autonomic function through enhancement of parasympathetic activity and suppres

J J Douglas Bremner

DNMT3A-driven clonal haematopoiesis induces semaphorin 4A-dependent endothelial activation in heart failure

No abstractCardiovasc Res. 2026 Sep 5:cvag192. doi: 10.1093/cvr/cvag192. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:42698267 | DOI:10.1093/cvr/cvag192

M Mariana Shumliakivska

Unpacking Enteric Fever in Pakistan: Insights into Clinical Patterns and Financial Burdens

J Coll Physicians Surg Pak. 2026 Sep;36(9):1214-1216. doi: 10.29271/jcpsp.2026.09.1214.ABSTRACTTyphoid fever (TF) and paratyphoid fever (PTF), collectively known as enteric fever (EF), are acute febrile illnesses that are common and cause significant morbidity and mortality. EF is responsible for ab

M Maria Khan

Association of Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Severity with Nocturnal Blood Pressure and Autonomic Dysfunction in Patients with Hypertension

J Coll Physicians Surg Pak. 2026 Sep;36(9):1170-1174. doi: 10.29271/jcpsp.2026.09.1170.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: To determine the association of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) severity with nocturnal blood pressure patterns, blood pressure variability (BPV), and heart rate variability (HRV) in patients wit

H Huirong Sun

Preoperative global longitudinal strain predicts myocardial hypertrophy burden but not the magnitude of reverse remodeling after surgical aortic valve replacement in severe aortic stenosis

J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2026 Sep 4;34(1):30. doi: 10.1186/s44348-026-00089-2.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Global longitudinal strain (GLS) is a marker of subclinical myocardial dysfunction and predicts adverse outcomes in severe aortic stenosis. However, its ability to predict the magnitude of left ventricular

J Joy Wulansari Purba

Utilization and outcomes of organs from ECMO-supported brain-dead donors: two-center experience

J Intensive Care. 2026 Sep 4;14(1):98. doi: 10.1186/s40560-026-00933-z.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Organ shortages remain a critical global challenge, and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) has emerged as a potential strategy to preserve organ perfusion and expand the donation after brain death (DBD

J Jihyuk Chung

Effects of supervised exercise immediately after bariatric surgery: results from the EFIBAR randomized trial

Obes Surg. 2026 Sep 5. doi: 10.1007/s11695-026-08915-8. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Bariatric surgery is the most effective treatment for severe obesity. We evaluated whether a 16-week supervised exercise program initiated immediately post-surgery improves weight loss, body compositi

E Elena Martínez-Rosales

Treatment updates in myotonic disorders

J Neurol. 2026 Sep 4;273(10):562. doi: 10.1007/s00415-026-14073-9.ABSTRACTMyotonia is delayed muscle relaxation after forceful contraction. It is due to hyperexcitability of the skeletal muscle membrane. It can arise from primary skeletal muscle ion channel dysfunction, involving chloride or sodium

E Emma Matthews

Inflammation as a therapeutic target to improve kidney and cardiovascular outcomes

Nat Rev Nephrol. 2026 Sep 4. doi: 10.1038/s41581-026-01117-6. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTChronic kidney disease (CKD) is a leading cause of premature death due to the loss of kidney function and development of kidney failure, and because of attendant major adverse cardiovascular events. High-sens

K Katherine R Tuttle

HDAC inhibition via suberoylanilide hydroxamic acid ameliorates doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity

Nat Commun. 2026 Sep 4;17(1):9505. doi: 10.1038/s41467-026-77428-w.ABSTRACTAnthracycline-induced cardiotoxicity remains a major limitation of cancer therapy, and effective preventive strategies are lacking. Topoisomerase IIb has been implicated as a central driver of this toxicity, suggesting that e

B Benay Eksi

Targeting inflammation to prevent conduction injuries following TAVI: A systematic review and meta-analysis of glucocorticoid therapy

Cardiovasc Revasc Med. 2026 Aug 30:S1553-8389(26)00379-9. doi: 10.1016/j.carrev.2026.08.020. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Cardiac conduction disturbances are common after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) and frequently require permanent pacemaker implantation (PPI), asso

R Ricardo F O Suruagy-Motta

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: a genome-wide association meta-analysis and polygenic risk score

J Med Genet. 2026 Sep 4:jmg-2026-111722. doi: 10.1136/jmg-2026-111722. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a heritable trait with marked variability in expression and outcomes. Our aims were to discover new genetic loci associated with HCM and to test the e

L Luis R Lopes

Subacute aortic dissection presenting as heart failure due to aortic valve insufficiency and right coronary artery dissection

BMJ Case Rep. 2026 Sep 2;19(9):e272319. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2026-272319.ABSTRACTSubacute thoracic aortic aneurysm dissection (TAAD) often presents with a clinical profile distinct from its acute form, which can closely mimic common cardiac conditions, risking diagnostic delay. We report a case of subac

H Hediyeh Vaseli

Left Atrial Reservoir Strain and Heart Failure Rehospitalization Burden in Acute Heart Failure With Atrial Fibrillation

Echocardiography. 2026 Sep;43(9):e70616. doi: 10.1111/echo.70616.ABSTRACTPURPOSE: To examine associations of left atrial reservoir strain, diameter, and volume index with first rehospitalization and recurrent readmission burden in acute heart failure with atrial fibrillation.METHODS: Among 716 enrol

J Jumpei Yamamoto

Body Composition in Heart Failure: A Phenotype-Informed Framework for Assessment and Management

J Card Fail. 2026 Sep 4:S1071-9164(26)00516-6. doi: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2026.08.018. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBody mass index (BMI) and waist-based anthropometric indices are widely used to estimate adiposity and cardiometabolic risk. Yet in established heart failure (HF), modestly higher BMI is

C Camilla C S van der Hoef

Circulating Dipeptidyl Peptidase 3 levels, an Antagonist of Angiotensin-(1-7), in Acute Heart Failure: Insights from the PUSH-AHF trial

J Card Fail. 2026 Sep 4:S1071-9164(26)00517-8. doi: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2026.08.019. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Angiotensin-(1-7) promotes vasodilation and counteracts angiotensin II in the vasculature and kidneys, while dipeptidyl peptidase 3 (DPP3) inactivates Ang-(1-7). Although cir

S Stijn Legtenberg

miR-124 alleviates behavioral deficits via inhibiting hippocampal microglial pyroptosis by targeting P2X7R in PTSD model rats

Arch Biochem Biophys. 2026 Sep 4:110994. doi: 10.1016/j.abb.2026.110994. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTPost-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a refractory psychiatric disorder with limited effective treatments. Emerging evidence indicates that abnormal microglial activation and pyroptosis in the h

Y Yi-Long Lin

Advances in self-assembling growth factor-mimetic peptides for regenerative medicine

J Control Release. 2026 Sep 4:115334. doi: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2026.115334. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTGrowth factors (GFs) are signaling molecules that play pivotal roles in tissue engineering by regulating essential biological processes such as cell proliferation, differentiation, migration, and

C Chuhan Yao

Trends in the incidence and outcomes of cardiopulmonary resuscitation-induced consciousness in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a retrospective study

Resuscitation. 2026 Sep 4:111287. doi: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2026.111287. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: To examine the incidence, trends, characteristics, and patient outcomes associated with cardiopulmonary resuscitation induced consciousness (CPRIC) in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (

J Jack Howard

Pelvic venous disorders (PeVD): objective hemodynamic signature from quantitative 2-dimensional phase-contrast magnetic resonance imaging

J Vasc Surg Venous Lymphat Disord. 2026 Sep 4:102616. doi: 10.1016/j.jvsv.2026.102616. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: The lack of objective hemodynamic criteria for diagnosing pelvic venous disorders (PeVD) limits interdisciplinary consensus in vascular surgery, radiology, phlebology and g

S Shih-Chung Wang