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

Sex differences in cardiovascular mechanisms underlying exercise intolerance in type 2 diabetes: the role of skeletal muscle microvasculature

Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2026 Feb 21. doi: 10.1152/ajpheart.00787.2025. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTType 2 diabetes (T2D) disproportionately increases cardiovascular disease risk and premature mortality in females compared to males. Exercise intolerance is a hallmark symptom of T2D and an

S Sian A O'Gorman

Preoperative Physical Fitness and Short-Term Postoperative Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Elective Cardiac Surgery: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2026 Feb 21:10892532261427827. doi: 10.1177/10892532261427827. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTPreoperative cardiorespiratory fitness, muscle strength, and frailty influence outcomes after cardiac surgery, but these modifiable physical factors are often not routinely in

Z Zoe van der Hoofd

Heart Rate Variability: Longitudinal Cardioautonomic Physiomarker in Congenital Central Hypoventilation Syndrome

Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2026 Feb 21:aaoag027. doi: 10.1093/annalsats/aaoag027. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTRATIONALE: Congenital Central Hypoventilation Syndrome (CCHS) is caused by PHOX2B gene variants, resulting in highly variable cardiac autonomic dysregulation, including abrupt sinus pauses and ris

J Joely R Gendler

Cost-utility analysis of the British Cardiovascular Interventional Society conveyance algorithm for patients with Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

Resuscitation. 2026 Feb 18:111021. doi: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2026.111021. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is associated with high mortality and substantial healthcare costs. The British Cardiovascular Interventional Society's conveyance algorithm prioritis

G Guilherme Movio

Correction to: When meta-analyses fall short: the need to reframe evidence generation through real-world data in cardiac rehabilitation

No abstractEur J Prev Cardiol. 2026 Feb 20:zwag112. doi: 10.1093/eurjpc/zwag112. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:41718764 | DOI:10.1093/eurjpc/zwag112

Comparison of incentive spirometry and oscillating positive expiratory pressure devices for pulmonary rehabilitation after coronary artery bypass graft surgery

Cardiovasc J Afr. 2025 Oct 17;36(4):478-484. doi: 10.5830/CVJA-2025-067. Epub 2025 Oct 17.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgeries, which are used in the treatment of coronary artery disease are still generally performed under cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). In addition to the

A Ali Bolat

Effect of a 6-Week Structured Exercise Intervention on TNF-α During the Chronic Recovery Phase of a Burn Injury Compared to Regular Daily Activities: A Pilot Randomised Cross-Over Trial

Eur Burn J. 2026 Feb 12;7(1):11. doi: 10.3390/ebj7010011.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Burn injury induces a prolonged inflammatory response that may contribute to long-term metabolic dysfunction. Exercise is known to reduce inflammation in various clinical populations; however, its effect on chronic post-bur

T Tyler Jerome Osborne

Declining Incidence of Atrial Fibrillation-Associated Ischemic Stroke in Auckland, New Zealand (2012 Versus 2021)

J Am Heart Assoc. 2026 Feb 20:e045260. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.125.045260. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a major cause of ischemic stroke (IS), and this risk can be substantially reduced with oral anticoagulants (OACs). Using the population-based ARCOS (Auckland Reg

K Karim M Mahawish

Heart Rate Variability Moderates the Association Between Trait Anxiety and Sympathetic Nerve Activity in Humans

Hypertension. 2026 Feb 20. doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.125.26014. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Chronic anxiety increases the risk of incident hypertension, yet mechanisms remain equivocal. Recent evidence documents that trait anxiety is positively associated with muscle sympathetic ner

J Jeremy A Bigalke

Successful large caloric deficit with high protein modification diet and intensive aerobic and resistance training with progressive overload in adult patient with significant coronary artery disease: a case report

Front Cardiovasc Med. 2026 Feb 4;13:1737431. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2026.1737431. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Lifestyle modification plays a central role in obesity and cardiometabolic disease management; however, its application in patients with obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD) is typi

R Reynard Laysandro

Effects of standing Baduanjin exercise on cardiac function and quality of life in patients with chronic heart failure: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Front Cardiovasc Med. 2026 Feb 4;13:1732696. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2026.1732696. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Chronic heart failure (CHF) is characterized by progressive cardiac dysfunction and impaired quality of life (QoL), which contribute to poor prognosis and frequent hospital readmissions.

Y Yinli Jiao

Ischemic Stroke as the First Manifestation of Primary Antiphospholipid Syndrome in a Patient With a Recent Diagnosis of HIV: A Case Report

Cureus. 2026 Jan 19;18(1):e101853. doi: 10.7759/cureus.101853. eCollection 2026 Jan.ABSTRACTThe importance of stroke in young adults lies in the clinical challenge it represents, because of the frequent association with uncommon causes and non-atherosclerotic causes, such as the antiphospholipid syn

F Felipe Esparza Salazar

The mechanism and clinical research of vagus nerve electrical stimulation in the treatment of myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury

iScience. 2026 Jan 9;29(2):114657. doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2026.114657. eCollection 2026 Feb 20.ABSTRACTVagus nerve stimulation (VNS), as a neuromodulation therapy, has shown promising prospects in the treatment of myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury (MIRI) following myocardial infarction (MI). MIRI

H Huanhui Wang

Effect of behavioural sleep interventions on blood pressure, heart rate, and heart rate variability in adults with poor sleep health: a systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression analysis

Eur Heart J Open. 2026 Jan 20;6(1):oeag006. doi: 10.1093/ehjopen/oeag006. eCollection 2026 Jan.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Poor sleep health is known to negatively impact cardiovascular risk factors, including systolic (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP), heart rate (HR), and heart rate variability (HR

S Samiul A Mostafa

Disseminated herpes zoster in adults: a single-center retrospective study on clinical spectrum and risk factors for adverse outcomes

Front Med (Lausanne). 2026 Feb 4;13:1760499. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2026.1760499. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Disseminated herpes zoster (DHZ) is defined by the involvement of more than two non-contiguous dermatomes or the presence of at least 20 lesions beyond the primary affected dermatome. Th

J Jia-Luo Cai

4-Octyl Itaconate Against Septic Cardiac Injury by Suppressing Cardiac Lymphatic Vessel Inflammation via the RhoA-ROCK1 Signaling Pathway

Clin Sci (Lond). 2026 Feb 16:CS20258569. doi: 10.1042/CS20258569. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTSepsis-associated cardiac injury represents a significant complication of critical infections, leading to cardiac dysfunction, myocardial oedema and myocardial inflammation. These manifestations result in

H Haoran Wu

Microglia‑mediated neuroinflammation in intracerebral hemorrhage: Pathological mechanisms and implications for therapeutic development (Review)

Int J Mol Med. 2026 Apr;57(4):95. doi: 10.3892/ijmm.2026.5766. Epub 2026 Feb 20.ABSTRACTIntracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), a life‑threatening subtype of stroke accounting for 10‑15% of global stroke cases, is characterized by high disability and mortality rates, imposing a heavy socioeconomic burden wo

X Xuehui Fan

Prevalence and predictors of dysphagia in cardiac patients during intensive rehabilitation: a cross-sectional study

Disabil Rehabil. 2026 Feb 19:1-9. doi: 10.1080/09638288.2026.2633263. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTPURPOSE: This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of dysphagia in cardiac patients admitted to intensive rehabilitation following cardiac surgery or interventional procedures and to identify ass

L Leone Stilo

Infective Endocarditis-Impact of Preoperative Neurological Complications on Postoperative Outcome

Eur J Neurol. 2026 Feb;33(2):e70539. doi: 10.1111/ene.70539.ABSTRACTAIM: Treating infective endocarditis (IE) complicated by neurological events remains challenging and often requires case-by-case decisions. Identifying predictors of postoperative complications is key to effective risk assessment an

G George Awad

Single-cell transcriptomic analysis and machine learning identify ATAD3A as a key gene that stabilizes mitochondrial-endoplasmic reticulum membranes, promoting bladder cancer progression

J Transl Med. 2026 Feb 20. doi: 10.1186/s12967-026-07857-0. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Mitochondria-associated endoplasmic reticulum membranes (MAM) play a critical regulatory role in cancer, yet their function in bladder cancer (BCa) remains unclear.METHODS: This study conducted a co

H Henghui Zhang

Prediction models for adherence to cardiac rehabilitation programs in patients with cardiovascular disease: a scoping review

No abstractBMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2026 Feb 19. doi: 10.1186/s12911-026-03391-7. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:41715041 | DOI:10.1186/s12911-026-03391-7

C Chengyu Xia

Outpatient Cardiac Rehabilitation and Long-Term Clinical Outcomes After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2026 Feb 19. doi: 10.1111/jgs.70356. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has become the standard treatment for severe aortic stenosis, particularly among very old adults, and long-term comprehensive management post-TAVR is becomin

K Koki Takegawa

The adverse effects of persistent wound stress on patients with type 2 diabetes. Part 1: Pathophysiological mechanisms and multi-organ impacts

Burns. 2026 Feb 6:107874. doi: 10.1016/j.burns.2026.107874. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTPersistent wound stress is an important but easily neglected driver of chronic nonhealing wounds and organ dysfunction in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. This review summarizes how the diabetic internal

C Chen Gao