BIRC3 activates NF-κB to drive TNF-α-induced endothelial dysfunction in atherosclerosis

Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2026 Jul 18;831:154314. doi: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2026.154314. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAtherosclerosis, a chronic inflammatory arteriopathy, constitutes a principal contributor to cardiovascular events. Its pathogenesis commences with endothelial dysfunction elicited by p

Y Yongchun Cai

The predictive value of the TAPSE/PASP ratio for major adverse cardiovascular events in patients with chronic heart failure: evidence from a prolonged follow-up cohort

Ann Med. 2026 Dec;58(1):2705685. doi: 10.1080/07853890.2026.2705685. Epub 2026 Jul 21.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: The tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion to pulmonary artery systolic pressure (TAPSE/PASP) ratio is a noninvasive surrogate of right ventricular-pulmonary arterial coupling. Previous evid

X Xiaohan Wang

Cardio-oncology, novel biomarkers, and advances in structural heart disease and arrhythmia management

Acta Cardiol. 2026 Jul 21:1-7. doi: 10.1080/00015385.2026.2705730. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTCardiovascular medicine continues to move towards precision-based, individualised patient care, supported by novel biomarkers, refined imaging protocols, and multidisciplinary risk assessment. The studie

P Patrizio Lancellotti

Atrial fibrillation burden during in-patient cardiac monitoring after acute ischaemic stroke

Eur Stroke J. 2026 Jul 6;11(7):aakag079. doi: 10.1093/esj/aakag079.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Atrial fibrillation (AF) burden, the time spent in AF, is increasingly investigated. Data on its characteristics and temporal patterns during early in-hospital telemetry after ischaemic stroke remain limited.PATIE

M Markus G Klammer

Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy With Defibrillator Using the JROAD-DPC Database: Cost-Effectiveness Analysis

Interact J Med Res. 2026 Jul 21;15:e94073. doi: 10.2196/94073.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Cardiac resynchronization therapy with defibrillator (CRT-D) improves survival, reduces hospitalization, and enhances quality of life in patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). As heart failu

K Kazuki Ohashi

Seeing the Whole Elephant: Integrating Outcomes Research and Population Health

No abstractCirc Popul Health Outcomes. 2026 Jul;19(7):e014034. doi: 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.126.014034. Epub 2026 Jul 21.NO ABSTRACTPMID:42479826 | DOI:10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.126.014034

D Dhruv S Kazi

Outcomes Stratified by Adapted Inclusion Criteria After Transcatheter Tricuspid Edge-to-Edge Repair

Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2026 Jul 21. doi: 10.1002/ccd.70763. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Recent trials demonstrated that tricuspid transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (T-TEER) is particularly effective for symptoms and quality of life improvement. However, its effect on prognosis is

G Giulio Russo

Association of care fragmentation with financial and clinical outcomes of transcatheter aortic valve replacement in the US: A retrospective cohort study

PLoS One. 2026 Jul 21;21(7):e0353361. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0353361. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTPURPOSE: Care fragmentation (CF), defined as readmission to a non-index facility, has historically been linked with adverse clinical and financial outcomes for a variety of cardiac procedures. However,

A Arjun Chaturvedi

Causal Associations and Potential Mediating Factors Between Sarcopenia-related Traits and Heart Failure Risk: A Mendelian Randomization Study

Cardiology. 2026 Jul 21:1-18. doi: 10.1159/000553480. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: In this two-sample, two-step Mendelian randomization (MR) study, we aimed to elucidate the causal associations between sarcopenia-related characteristics and heart failure (HF) risk, and to identify the f

Y Yaping Zhang

Eugene Braunwald (1929-2026). Primus Inter Pares. Personal Reflections on the "First Among Equals" in Cardiovascular Medicine

No abstractCardiology. 2026 Jul 21:1-6. doi: 10.1159/000552950. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:42479673 | DOI:10.1159/000552950

H Heinrich Taegtmeyer

Multidisciplinary cardiac rehabilitation-an indispensable therapeutic intervention when starting a GLP-1 receptor agonist therapy?

No abstractEur J Prev Cardiol. 2026 Jul 21:zwag351. doi: 10.1093/eurjpc/zwag351. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:42479608 | DOI:10.1093/eurjpc/zwag351

B Bernhard Rauch

Endothelial deletion of the neddylation E2 enzyme UBE2M inhibits tumor growth by promoting non-productive angiogenesis

J Clin Invest. 2026 Jul 21:e201769. doi: 10.1172/JCI201769. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTNeddylation is highly activated in many human cancers and may serve as a therapeutic target for clinical treatment. However, it remains unclear regarding the role of neddylation in tumor angiogenesis. Here, we

X Xinyi Jiang

Troponin Screening and Major Cardiovascular Adverse Events During Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy

JAMA Netw Open. 2026 Jul 1;9(7):e2624168. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.24168.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Troponin monitoring is recommended for the early detection of immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI)-associated myocarditis, but its utility as a universal screening tool for all cardiovascular (CV) toxi

I Imen Hamdi

Where is the tachycardia? Cardiac tamponade in severe hypothyroidism

No abstractNeth Heart J. 2026 Jul 21. doi: 10.1007/s12471-026-02068-0. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:42479399 | DOI:10.1007/s12471-026-02068-0

I Ilire Imeri

A systematic review and meta-analyses of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists in acute myocardial infarction

Egypt Heart J. 2026 Jul 21;78(1):55. doi: 10.1186/s43044-026-00767-y.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Previous research has shown that glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) have cardioprotective effects. However, their efficacy in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is not yet well established. We

J Jasmin Kaur Bhullar

Needle-in-needle micropuncture technique for epicardial access during ventricular tachycardia ablation

J Interv Card Electrophysiol. 2026 Jul 21. doi: 10.1007/s10840-026-02400-z. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Epicardial access is often required for catheter ablation of ventricular tachycardia (VT) when arrhythmogenic substrates are located on the epicardial surface, but it is associated w

R Roland Richard Tilz

Platelet membrane-fusing MSC-derived apoptotic extracellular vesicles enhanced cardiac repair after ischemia/reperfusion injury

Drug Deliv Transl Res. 2026 Jul 21. doi: 10.1007/s13346-026-02178-7. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTMyocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury (I/RI) is a common complication following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Mesenchymal stem cell-deriv

Z Zhifeng Song

Machine learning algorithms for predicting arrhythmic events in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: limited enhancement beyond late gadolinium enhancement

Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2026 Jul 21. doi: 10.1007/s10554-026-03779-6. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTWe aimed to develop and assess the performance of a Machine learning (ML) model integrating common clinical features to predict arrhythmic events in patients with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM).

J Joana Certo Pereira

Cardiac energetics and ventriculo-arterial interaction-based phenotyping in heart failure: a machine learning analysis

Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2026 Jul 21. doi: 10.1007/s10554-026-03777-8. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTLeft-ventricular cardiac power output (CPO), stroke-work index (LVSWI), and ventriculo-arterial coupling (VAC) capture cardiac energetics and ventricular-vascular interaction, however their bedside

K Kapil Rajendran

CAPIRE score in suspected coronary artery disease: predicting spontaneous events or downstream revascularization?

No abstractInt J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2026 Jul 21. doi: 10.1007/s10554-026-03783-w. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:42479337 | DOI:10.1007/s10554-026-03783-w

O Oğuzhan Yılmaz

Influence of left bundle branch block on left atrial strain parameters in patients with ischaemic and non-ischaemic dilated cardiomyopathy

Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2026 Jul 21. doi: 10.1007/s10554-026-03773-y. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTLeft atrial (LA) strain parameters predict mortality in patients with ischaemic/non-ischaemic dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). Left bundle branch block (LBBB) is a common conduction abnormality in thos

A Antonia Petersen

Egyptian Society of Cardiology national advisory statement revisiting antiplatelet therapy: insights from E. S. C. 2025 hot-line trials

Egypt Heart J. 2026 Jul 21;78(1):56. doi: 10.1186/s43044-026-00769-w.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Antiplatelet therapy remains a cornerstone of the management of acute (ACS) and chronic coronary syndromes (CCS). The 2025 European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress presented several pivotal Hot-Line trials

S Sameh Shaheen

Perceptions on Accessible Mentorship and Barriers to Subspecialty Training: A Comparison Study in URiM and Non-URiM Pediatric Cardiology Trainees

Pediatr Cardiol. 2026 Jul 21. doi: 10.1007/s00246-026-04385-y. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTPhysicians who are underrepresented in medicine (URiMs), defined by the Association of American Medical Colleges as Black, Hispanic, and Native American, are significantly underrepresented in pediatric cardi

O Ogochukwu M Cox

IL-17-associated Pro-inflammatory Programs in Aortic Valve Interstitial Cell Osteogenic Differentiation: JUN as a Candidate Regulator

Inflammation. 2026 Jul 21. doi: 10.1007/s10753-026-02565-9. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTCalcific aortic valve disease (CAVD) involves fibro-calcific remodeling, in which osteogenic differentiation of valvular interstitial cells (VICs) is a key process. Although inflammation is implicated, uncertai

Y Yining Dai