Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in coronary heart disease: IQWiG Reports - Commission No. D24-02

Cologne (Germany): Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG); 2026 Feb 22.ABSTRACTRESEARCH QUESTION: The aim of this report is toassess the benefit of diagnostics using cardiac magnetic resonance imaging as part of a diagnostic strategy, compared with a diagnostic strategy without

I Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG)

Antioxidant and anti-aging activities of Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge callus extracts in H2O2-induced premature senescence and chronological aging models of human dermal fibroblasts

Biogerontology. 2026 Feb 7;27(2):54. doi: 10.1007/s10522-025-10381-1.ABSTRACTDermal fibroblasts are pivotal in maintaining skin integrity through extracellular matrix (ECM) production, a process compromised during aging due to oxidative stress from excessive reactive oxygen species (ROS). Salvia mil

S Shinn-Zong Lin

Impact of β-Blockers on the Risk of Low-Birth-Weight Infants in Women with Long QT Syndrome or Marfan Syndrome: A Single-Center Retrospective Study from 2008 to 2022 in a Tertiary Care Center

Paediatr Drugs. 2026 Feb 7. doi: 10.1007/s40272-026-00740-x. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: β-Blockers are an essential treatment for cardiovascular disease, the incidence of which is rising among women of childbearing age. Several large cohort and registry studies have reported an asso

M Mélissa Grégori

Predicting the Apnea-Hypopnea index for the diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea with cardiovascular and cancer comorbidity using wearable sleep-tracking devices

Sleep Breath. 2026 Feb 7;30(1):34. doi: 10.1007/s11325-025-03565-z.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) is a highly prevelance sleep breathing disorder that imposes, significant public health and economic burdens through its untreated associated comorbidities. The gold standard for di

H Hon Keung Tony Ng

Cortical venous redness as a semi-quantitative marker for predicting transient neurological events in adult moyamoya disease

Neurosurg Rev. 2026 Feb 7;49(1):207. doi: 10.1007/s10143-026-04163-7.ABSTRACTTransient neurological events (TNEs) frequently occur after direct revascularization in adult moyamoya disease, often due to acute alterations in cerebral hemodynamics. Cortical venous redness has been linked to perioperati

K Koki Onodera

Comparison of Near-Infrared Spectroscopy and Traditional Parameters for Monitoring Neonates with Aortic Coarctation

No abstractPediatr Cardiol. 2026 Feb 7. doi: 10.1007/s00246-026-04177-4. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:41653324 | DOI:10.1007/s00246-026-04177-4

D Danielle P Sharp

Internal carotid artery involvement and stroke risk in Takayasu arteritis: a case-control study

Rheumatol Int. 2026 Feb 7;46(3):45. doi: 10.1007/s00296-026-06075-7.ABSTRACTStroke represents a major complication in Takayasu arteritis (TA). We aimed to determine clinical characteristics and neurological outcomes in TA patients with stroke compared to those without. We retrospectively analyzed 35

H Hulya Odabasi Bukun

Role of neutrophils in regulating vascular permeability in inflammatory and autoimmune diseases

Inflamm Res. 2026 Feb 7;75(1):35. doi: 10.1007/s00011-025-02157-7.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Regulation of vascular endothelial permeability is crucial for maintaining hemostasis and controlling extravasation of immune cells in response to injury or infection. A transient increase in vascular permeability

R Reza Akbarzadeh

Leveraging polygenic risk scores to infer causal directions in genotype-by-environment interactions between complex traits

Hum Genet. 2026 Feb 7;145(1):19. doi: 10.1007/s00439-025-02799-x.ABSTRACTMost existing genotype-by-environment interaction (G×E) methods assume a known causal direction as an assumption that often does not hold and can lead to biased estimates and spurious findings. To address this, we introduce the

Z Zinabu Fentaw

Temporal Trends in Age Profile and Safety of Balloon Pulmonary Angioplasty for CTEPH

JACC Asia. 2026 Jan 30:S2772-3747(26)00029-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jacasi.2025.12.016. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Balloon pulmonary angioplasty (BPA) techniques have been refined and increasingly adopted for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension.OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to evalu

R Ryo Takano

Ambrisentan for Early-Stage Low-Risk Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: Design of the Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled ALEPH Trial

JACC Asia. 2026 Jan 28:S2772-3747(26)00027-X. doi: 10.1016/j.jacasi.2025.12.014. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Early-stage pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) with mild hemodynamic abnormalities is increasingly being concerned because of the revised PAH definition. However, there is a

J Jun-Yan Kan

Integrated Echocardiographic and Biomarker Assessment Reveal Progressive Cardiovascular Injury After Moderate and Severe COVID-19

Echocardiography. 2026 Feb;43(2):e70407. doi: 10.1111/echo.70407.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: COVID-19 has been associated with significant cardiovascular complications, yet the long-term cardiovascular consequences and prognostic biomarkers in moderate versus severe disease remain incompletely characterized

C Cuma Süleymanoğlu

Association of blood pressure dipping status with Naples Prognostic Score and arterial stiffness in newly diagnosed hypertensive patients

Clin Exp Hypertens. 2026 Dec 31;48(1):2627333. doi: 10.1080/10641963.2026.2627333. Epub 2026 Feb 7.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Abnormal circadian blood pressure variation, particularly a non-dipper pattern, is associated with increased cardiovascular risk. Naples Prognostic Score (NPS) is a laboratory-based

M Muhammed Ulvi Yalcin

WHODAS 2.0 to Assess Disability in the Rehabilitation of Individuals With Chronic Respiratory Conditions: Responsiveness and Interpretability

Physiother Res Int. 2026 Apr;31(2):e70170. doi: 10.1002/pri.70170.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Individuals with chronic respiratory conditions have physical impairments that lead to disability, but which can be alleviated with physical exercise. We aimed to examine the responsiveness and interpre

C Chayenne Chylld César Lopes

Beyond glycemic control: How incretins are changing the cardiovascular trajectories of diabetes and obesity

Eur J Clin Invest. 2026 Feb;56(2):e70184. doi: 10.1111/eci.70184.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Diabetes mellitus is a leading global health concern. The parallel rise in obesity has exacerbated this burden, with projections suggesting over half of the adult population will be overweight or obese by 2050. Incr

A Angelo Avogaro

Improving end-of-life care in the cardiac intensive care unit: Navigating the challenge of timing palliative care intervention

Eur J Clin Invest. 2026 Feb;56(2):e70174. doi: 10.1111/eci.70174.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Integrating end-of-life (EoL) care in cardiac intensive care units (CICUs) is particularly complex because it requires a shift from a purely curative approach to one that emphasizes symptom management, emotional and

S Simona Giubilato

Biallelic LAMP3 Variants in Five Families with Interstitial Lung Disease: Evidence of a Disease-Gene Association

Genet Med. 2026 Feb 3:102531. doi: 10.1016/j.gim.2026.102531. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTPURPOSE: Genetic causes of surfactant dysfunction are associated with childhood interstitial lung disease (chILD). Lysosome-associated membrane glycoprotein 3 (LAMP3) is highly expressed within lamellar bodie

L Laura A Keehan

Outcome of diabetic foot ulcers after revascularisation in patients with peripheral arterial disease

J Wound Care. 2026 Feb;35(Sup2a):v-xi. doi: 10.12968/jowc.2021.0249. Epub 2026 Feb 7.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: To assess the outcome of endovascular revascularisation in patients with diabetes presenting with ischaemic foot ulcers.METHOD: This prospective observational study was conducted at the foot clini

A Arwa Hatim

Cholesterol Lowering Alone Fails to Reverse Atherosclerotic Plaque Necrosis, Granulopoiesis, and Neurovascular Neutrophils in Middle-Aged Mice

FASEB J. 2026 Feb 28;40(4):e71508. doi: 10.1096/fj.202503638RR.ABSTRACTCholesterol lowering through diet, lifestyle, and pharmacologic therapy remains central for limiting atherosclerosis and prevention of major adverse cardiovascular events. Yet, 33%-50% of individuals on lipid-lowering therapy con

O Olivia Gannon

Identification of Mitophagy-Related Genes With Diagnostic Value in Atherosclerosis Using Bioinformatics Analysis and Experiment Validation

Chem Biol Drug Des. 2026 Feb;107(2):e70260. doi: 10.1111/cbdd.70260.ABSTRACTAtherosclerosis (AS) is a chronic inflammatory condition with complex molecular underpinnings, where mitophagy-selective mitochondrial autophagy-plays a critical yet poorly defined role. By integrating bulk and single-cell R

Z Zhe Chen

Emerging insights into enhancer RNAs: biogenesis, function, mechanism, and disease implication

Brief Bioinform. 2026 Jan 7;27(1):bbaf700. doi: 10.1093/bib/bbaf700.ABSTRACTIn current years, the molecular mechanisms through which enhancer-derived noncoding RNAs-enhancer RNAs (eRNAs) have been increasingly elucidated. eRNAs are not mere as transcript products but considered as a marker of active

M Meiqian Qiu

ETV2-ECSCR-mTOR pathways regulate reprogramming to the endothelial lineage

Stem Cells. 2026 Feb 6:sxaf075. doi: 10.1093/stmcls/sxaf075. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTETV2 is a pioneer factor that regulates cell fate decisions and direct reprogramming of the endothelial lineage. While ETV2 drives the cell fate conversion through epigenetic remodeling, its downstream targets

Y Young Geun Choi

Inactivation of the Phosphatase Activity of Soluble Epoxide Hydrolase Modulates SIRT3 and Attenuates Experimental Pulmonary Hypertension

Compr Physiol. 2026 Feb;16(1):e70108. doi: 10.1002/cph4.70108.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a severe cardiovascular disorder characterized by elevated pulmonary artery pressure caused by remodeling of the pulmonary circulation. This study aimed to investigate the role of the s

M Matthieu Leuillier

Heart rate variability changes in adolescents following surgical correction of aortic coarctation: Persistent autonomic alterations

Physiol Rep. 2026 Feb;14(3):e70769. doi: 10.14814/phy2.70769.ABSTRACTHeart rate variability (HRV) is a sensitive marker of autonomic regulation. This study examined adolescents in the long-term postoperative period after early surgical correction of aortic coarctation (CoA) compared with age-matched

O O V Shevaldova