Circ Popul Health Outcomes. 2026 Jul 30:e013117. doi: 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.125.013117. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Publicly reported 30-day acute myocardial infarction (AMI) mortality rates are widely used to benchmark hospital performance. However, these measures may lack validity whe
Circ Popul Health Outcomes. 2026 Jul 30:e013500. doi: 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.126.013500. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Large commercial laboratories serve millions of patients and generate billions of test results annually. The objective of our study was to assess the potential use of comm
Circ Popul Health Outcomes. 2026 Jul 30:e013159. doi: 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.125.013159. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: The risk of recurrence remains high among patients with coronary heart disease (CHD). Life's Simple 7 (LS7), a composite indicator of cardiovascular health, has been assoc
Circ Popul Health Outcomes. 2026 Jul 30:e012993. doi: 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.125.012993. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: COVID-19 hospitalization in the pre-Omicron era was associated with an increased risk of major adverse cardiovascular events, but data from the Omicron era are sparse. We
Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2026 Jul 30. doi: 10.1161/ATVBAHA.126.324247. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTCardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of death globally. In particular, ischemic heart disease represents the most common condition in clinics. Adult hearts have minimal regenerative
Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2026 Jul 30. doi: 10.1161/ATVBAHA.126.324949. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is associated with age-related macular degeneration (AMD), suggesting shared pathogenic pathways. Natural IgM antibodies targeting oxidation-specific ep
Hypertension. 2026 Jul 30. doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.126.27207. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Arterial elasticity, noninvasively assessed by carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (cfPWV), is an important determinant of cardiovascular health, yet reference values are lacking for Chinese
Ann Med. 2026 Dec;58(1):2705593. doi: 10.1080/07853890.2026.2705593. Epub 2026 Jul 30.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: The coexistence of acute ischemic stroke (AIS) and unruptured intracranial aneurysms (UIAs) is relatively common, but the safety of antithrombotic therapy in this population remains uncertain. T
Br J Pharmacol. 2026 Jul 30. doi: 10.1111/bph.70580. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and subsequent pulmonary fibrosis are associated with high mortality and limited treatment options. Periostin (POSTN) is a profibrotic mediator predic
Eur Heart J Digit Health. 2026 Jun 20;7(7):ztag091. doi: 10.1093/ehjdh/ztag091. eCollection 2026 Aug.ABSTRACTThe electrocardiogram (ECG) is a cornerstone of cardiovascular care. Traditionally, it has relied on expert visual interpretation and rule-based systems to define the presence of disease. How
Cureus. 2026 Jun 29;18(6):e111728. doi: 10.7759/cureus.111728. eCollection 2026 Jun.ABSTRACTMetabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) and its inflammatory form, metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH), are strongly linked to obesity, insulin resistance, type 2
Gastroenterol Hepatol Bed Bench. 2026;19(1):e1. doi: 10.22037/ghfbb.v19i01.3232. Epub 2026 Mar 2.ABSTRACTAIM: To evaluate the impacts of successful Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) eradication on lipid profiles and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk.BACKGROUND: Recent evidence suggests that H. pylori
RSC Med Chem. 2026 Jul 29. doi: 10.1039/d6md00144k. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTSirtuins (SIRTs) involvement in different biological pathways opens a promising scenario for the development of related ligands to be evaluated as therapeutic agents in different diseases, such as cancer, neurodegenera
Gastroenterol Hepatol Bed Bench. 2026;19(1):e4. doi: 10.22037/ghfbb.v19i01.3255. Epub 2026 Mar 2.ABSTRACTAIM: We analyzed global and regional trends from 1990 to 2021, examined the impact of the Human Development Index (HDI), and compared spatial clusters in 1990 and 2021.BACKGROUND: Alcohol-related
Cureus. 2026 Jun 29;18(6):e111723. doi: 10.7759/cureus.111723. eCollection 2026 Jun.ABSTRACTCardiovascular disease is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) have been assessed in several large cardiovascu
Front Nutr. 2026 Jul 15;13:1793837. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2026.1793837. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Hypertension (HTN) affects 31.6% of Chinese adults and contributes to cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases through chronic inflammation. Pro-inflammatory diets, measured by the Dietary Inf
Eur Heart J Imaging Methods Pract. 2026 Jul 14;4(3):qyag126. doi: 10.1093/ehjimp/qyag126. eCollection 2026 Aug.ABSTRACTAIMS: Survival following total cavopulmonary connection (TCPC) is influenced by pre-operative haemodynamics. We developed a minimally invasive method to measure total pulmonary resi
Ann Ib Postgrad Med. 2026 Apr 30;24(1):63-73.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Chemotherapy remains a cornerstone in breast cancer management but is associated with significant cardiovascular toxicity, which may adversely affect long-term outcomes. Anthracyclines are particularly implicated due to their dose-depe
Front Med (Lausanne). 2026 Jul 8;13:1824631. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2026.1824631. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Cerebral-cardiac syndrome (CCS) is a complication commonly observed following an ischemic stroke, which results in increased morbidity and mortality. Timely diagnosis of CCS is of progno
Front Surg. 2026 Jul 15;13:1838220. doi: 10.3389/fsurg.2026.1838220. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) remains a leading cause of cardiovascular morbidity and maternal mortality in pregnancy worldwide. Despite near-eradication in high-income countries, RHD continues
J Arrhythm. 2026 Jul 29;42(4):e70435. doi: 10.1002/joa3.70435. eCollection 2026 Aug.ABSTRACTRisk stratification using validated scoring systems is fundamental to contemporary cardiovascular medicine, underpinning diagnosis, treatment selection, and prognostic assessment. This review provides a compr
Cardiol Res Pract. 2026 Jul 29;2026:4623305. doi: 10.1155/crp/4623305. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTAbout 50% of cardiac patients do not have typical cardiac risk factors. Therefore, it is important to search for additional factors that may be responsible for heart disease. If these factors are identifi
J Microelectromech Syst. 2026 Feb;35(1):19-28. doi: 10.1109/JMEMS.2025.3616606. Epub 2025 Nov 3.ABSTRACTRow-column addressed 2D ultrasonic transducer arrays require fewer connections compared to their fully addressed counterparts. This allows easier integration with electronics and convenience for h
Case Rep Transplant. 2026 Jul 29;2026:2999849. doi: 10.1155/crit/2999849. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: BK polyomavirus (BKPyV) is an opportunistic infection following kidney transplantation due to immunosuppression. It is a recognized cause of tubulitis and graft dysfunction in kidney transp
