Acute kidney injury in patients undergoing cardiac transplantation: a cohort study on incidence and risk factors in the first three years of service implementation

J Bras Nefrol. 2026 Jan-Mar;48(1):e20250135. doi: 10.1590/2175-8239-JBN-2025-0135en.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common complication in the postoperative period of heart transplantation and is associated with unfavorable patient outcomes.OBJECTIVE: To analyze the incidence of

M Mariana Moura Ferreira

Vericiguat Attenuates Post-Myocardial Infarction Inflammation Associated With Macrophage Polarization and Regulation of the Survivin/Caspase-6 Pathway

FASEB J. 2026 Mar 31;40(6):e71635. doi: 10.1096/fj.202501845RRR.ABSTRACTMyocardial infarction (MI) remains a leading cause of heart failure and mortality worldwide despite advances in reperfusion strategies and pharmacological therapies. Post-infarction inflammation, particularly macrophage-driven i

Y Yongjian Zhao

Association Between Ultraprocessed Food Intake and Inflammatory Bowel Disease Risk: A Propensity-Matched Analysis With Monte Carlo Simulation From the Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiology Study

No abstractGastroenterology. 2026 Mar 9:S0016-5085(25)06617-X. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2025.11.026. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:41801172 | DOI:10.1053/j.gastro.2025.11.026

N Neeraj Narula

Impact of local and national policies to reduce agriculture-related air pollution through improving diet and farm management: the AMPHoRA mixed methods study

Public Health Res (Southampt). 2026 Mar;14(3):1-120. doi: 10.3310/GJSR2325.ABSTRACTMETHODS: This study employed an interdisciplinary approach to assess the impact of agricultural production modifications and dietary changes on ammonia emissions, health outcomes and health inequalities. Statistical a

S Stefan Reis

Risk Factors Associated with Hypertension Among People Living with HIV Attending the Special Treatment Clinic, National Hospital, Abuja

West Afr J Med. 2025 Aug 29;42(8):660-667.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Hypertension is a major chronic comorbidity among people living with HIV (PLHIV), and it remains a significant risk factor for cardiovascular disease in this group. The study identified risk factors for hypertension among PLHIV and assess

N N E Okafor

Healthcare burden of mixed aortic valve stenosis and insufficiency disease

J Med Econ. 2026 Dec;29(1):761-771. doi: 10.1080/13696998.2026.2635880. Epub 2026 Mar 9.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: To compare mortality, healthcare utilization, and costs between patients with symptomatic and asymptomatic mixed aortic valve disease (MAVD).METHODS: We analyzed Optum United Health Care databa

I Ibrahim Sultan

Spectrum and Prevalence of Comorbidities in Stable COPD Patients Attending a Chest Clinic in Nigeria

West Afr J Med. 2025 Aug 29;42(8):642-651.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: COPD comorbidities have a significant impact on prognosis. There is underdiagnosis of comorbidities in sub-Saharan Africa. The study aimed to assess the prevalence and spectrum of comorbidities in stable COPD patients, and compare the pat

O O O Desalu

Depression and Cardiovascular Burden in Aging Populations: Insights From the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2010-2020 on Symptom Frequency, Sociodemographic Disparities, and Modifiable Risk Factors

Prim Care Companion CNS Disord. 2026 Mar 3;28(2):25m04116. doi: 10.4088/PCC.25m04116.ABSTRACTObjective: Depression and cardiovascular disease (CVD) commonly co-occur in adults aged ≥50 years and older, yet the relationship between depressive symptom frequency and specific cardiovascular outcomes rem

F Faizan Ahmed

Guidelines for Evaluating Endothelial Function in Vascular Tissue

Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2026 Mar 9. doi: 10.1152/ajpheart.00656.2025. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe endothelium plays a central role in maintaining vascular homeostasis by orchestrating vascular tone, inflammation, healing, permeability, and thrombosis. Assessing endothelial function in

C Cameron G McCarthy

Gastrointestinal complications of dual antiplatelet therapy in patients with ischemic heart disease: risk stratification, current management tactics. A review

Ter Arkh. 2026 Mar 7;98(2):125-130. doi: 10.26442/00403660.2026.02.203532.ABSTRACTCoronary heart disease is one of the leading causes of death worldwide, and antiaggregant therapy is crucial for both its prevention and treatment. The review article presents the data of clinical trials that allow to

E E S Deeva

Gastrointestinal bleeding after mitral valve implantation. Case report

Ter Arkh. 2026 Mar 7;98(2):115-118. doi: 10.26442/00403660.2026.02.203528.ABSTRACTPerforming surgical interventions on the mitral valve is one of the main high-tech treatment methods that requires further anticoagulation therapy. However, patients at high risk of bleeding have traditionally become a

G G O Isaev

Dynamics of lipid metabolism parameters following the change of targeted therapy for hypercholesterolemia after acute coronary syndrome

Ter Arkh. 2026 Mar 7;98(2):105-109. doi: 10.26442/00403660.2026.02.203601.ABSTRACTAIM: To evaluate lipid metabolism dynamics by switch from inclisiran to alirocumab in the setting of lipid-lowering therapy (LLT) after acute coronary syndrome (ACS).MATERIALS AND METHODS: 26 patients survived ACS with

A A A Nekrasov

Cardiology 2030

Harefuah. 2026 Mar;165(3):183-189.ABSTRACTThis is a summary of a few of the recent innovations in cardiology that affect our practice. In the area of cardiac intensive care, recent developments included the use of AI algorithms to improve multi-modality monitoring, thus improving patient safety. The

M Michael Glikson

The Use of ECMO for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (ECPR) and the Attempt to Modify Resuscitation Outcomes

Harefuah. 2026 Mar;165(3):180-182.ABSTRACTIn recent decades, considerable efforts have been invested in improving the survival of patients undergoing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Despite these advances, overall survival rates following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) remain low, and su

D Dekel Stavi

ECMO Treatment for CPR in Shaare Zedek Medical Center - A Seven Year Cohort

Harefuah. 2026 Mar;165(3):143-149.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: The Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) service at the Shaare Zedek Medical Center was established in 2015. In 2017, the first patient underwent emergent ECMO cannulation during extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) for ref

Y Yigal Helviz

Albuminuria Linked with Interstitial Myocardial Fibrosis At The Population Level: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis

Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2026 Mar 9:zwag137. doi: 10.1093/eurjpc/zwag137. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Albuminuria is a significant marker for cardiovascular disease(CVD) in both diabetics and non-diabetics. However, its relationship with myocardial fibrosis in the general population remai

O Omar Chehab

Subclinical Cardiac Diseases and the Role of Extracellular Vesicles in Patients with Hemophilia A Treated on-Demand

Clin Appl Thromb Hemost. 2026 Jan-Dec;32:10760296261432444. doi: 10.1177/10760296261432444. Epub 2026 Mar 9.ABSTRACTIntroductionPatients with hemophilia A (HA) can reach normal life expectancy and suffer from coronary artery disease (CAD). The study evaluates the likelihood of subclinical CAD evalua

Y Yanan Zong

A study on the risk prediction of heart disease in diabetes patients based on machine learning

Sci Prog. 2026 Jan-Mar;109(1):368504261424391. doi: 10.1177/00368504261424391. Epub 2026 Mar 9.ABSTRACTObjectiveThis study aims to identify the most suitable machine-learning model for early heart disease risk screening in diabetic populations.MethodsThis retrospective cohort study utilized data fro

T Tinghua Zhang

Projected life-year gains with semaglutide in individuals with cardiovascular disease without type 2 diabetes in the UK

Endocr Connect. 2026 Mar 9:EC-25-0903. doi: 10.1530/EC-25-0903. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTIn the SELECT cardiovascular (CV) outcomes trial, semaglutide 2.4 mg significantly reduced all-cause mortality or non-fatal CV events versus placebo in patients with CV disease (CVD) and overweight/obesity,

T Thomas van Sloten

Risk stratification for adult patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with congenital heart disease. A scientific statement of the ESC Working Group on Pulmonary Circulation & Right Ventricular Function, the ESC Working Group on Adult Congenital Heart Disease, and the Association of Cardiovascular Nursing & Allied Professions of the ESC

Eur J Heart Fail. 2026 Mar 9:xuag059. doi: 10.1093/ejhf/xuag059. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTFor patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), current guidelines recommend a 3- and 4-strata risk stratification model at baseline and follow-up, respectively. Risk stratification models in PAH

M Michele D'Alto

Impact of Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists on Proteinuria in Kidney Transplant Recipients

Pharmacotherapy. 2026 Apr;46(4):e70123. doi: 10.1002/phar.70123.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Proteinuria is a marker of kidney dysfunction and increased cardiovascular mortality. Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) have shown significant cardiorenal benefits in chronic kidney disease (CKD

S Stephanie Shabanowitz

Real world incidence, predictors and outcomes of endocrine immune-related adverse events following immune checkpoint inhibitors

Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2026 Dec;22(1):2638068. doi: 10.1080/21645515.2026.2638068. Epub 2026 Mar 9.ABSTRACTEndocrine dysfunction is one of the most common immune-related adverse events (irAEs) reported in immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) clinical trials. The aim of this research was to thoroughly

S Shuwen Tan

Mediating Role of Oral Problems in the Link between Obstructive Sleep Apnea Risk and Hearing Difficulties: A Cross-sectional Study from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2019-2023

Noise Health. 2026 Jan-Feb 01;28(130):194-204. doi: 10.4103/nah.nah_211_25. Epub 2026 Feb 28.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: This study examined the association between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) risk and hearing difficulty and evaluated whether oral health problems mediate this relationship in a nationally r

Y Yuanyuan Xing

Correlation of Intensive Care Unit Noise Level with Myocardial Injury Markers and Short-Term Prognosis in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction

Noise Health. 2026 Jan-Feb 01;28(130):128-138. doi: 10.4103/nah.nah_215_25. Epub 2026 Feb 28.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Environmental noise is common in intensive care units (ICUs), but its relationship with myocardial injury progression in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is not well understood. This stu

M MinZe Zheng