Cardiometabolic Outcomes and Levothyroxine Treatment Effects in Subclinical Hypothyroidism: A Systematic Review

Cureus. 2026 Aug 13;18(8):e114468. doi: 10.7759/cureus.114468. eCollection 2026 Aug.ABSTRACTSubclinical hypothyroidism (SCH) is a common biochemical thyroid disorder characterized by elevated thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) concentrations despite normal circulating free thyroxine levels. However,

M Mohamed Abdelgadir Hag Elagib

Left Ventricular Recovery Following Bromocriptine Initiation at Different Stages of Peripartum Cardiomyopathy: A Report of Two Cases

Cureus. 2026 Aug 13;18(8):e114483. doi: 10.7759/cureus.114483. eCollection 2026 Aug.ABSTRACTPeripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is a rare yet potentially life-threatening form of heart failure that occurs during late pregnancy or within the months following delivery. Bromocriptine, which suppresses pro

T Tomohide Sato

Social determinants of health, clinical outcomes, and healthcare resource utilization in participants with and without narcolepsy in the All of Us research program

Sleep Adv. 2026 Aug 5;7(3):zpag088. doi: 10.1093/sleepadvances/zpag088. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTSTUDY OBJECTIVES: Evaluate the clinical and economic burden and impact of social determinants of health (SDoH) in narcolepsy.MATERIALS AND METHODS: This retrospective, observational study used electronic

S Sarah C Markt

Tropheryma whipplei: A Cause of Rapidly Fatal Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis Despite a Classically Indolent Disease Course

Case Rep Cardiol. 2026 Sep 12;2026:1675151. doi: 10.1155/cric/1675151. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Tropheryma whipplei (T. whipplei) is a rare cause of culture-negative infective endocarditis and may present without classic gastrointestinal manifestations, leading to delayed diagnosis and s

A Abdallatif Dawoud

Colchicine and Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events in Patients With Established Coronary or Cerebrovascular Atherosclerotic Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials

Cureus. 2026 Aug 12;18(8):e114451. doi: 10.7759/cureus.114451. eCollection 2026 Aug.ABSTRACTColchicine entered secondary-prevention guidelines on the strength of early randomised trials, but three large trials reported since 2024 have been neutral. We quantified its effect on major adverse cardiovas

A Ahmed Alameleman Edris Ebrahim

Association Between Mineral Metabolism Abnormalities and Vascular Access Complications Among Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients in Ethiopia

Int J Nephrol. 2026 Sep 12;2026:4669522. doi: 10.1155/ijne/4669522. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Chronic kidney disease-mineral and bone disorder (CKD-MBD) contributes to vascular calcification and cardiovascular morbidity among maintenance hemodialysis patients. Mineral metabolism abnormali

D Daniel Rebuma Bekele

Understanding possible differences between haemodialysis and haemodiafiltration which affect survival in end-stage kidney disease dialysis patients: the STITCHED study halted by the COVID-19 epidemic

NIHR Open Res. 2026 Aug 4;6:27. doi: 10.3310/nihropenres.14213.2. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: The mortality rate of kidney dialysis patients remains high, predominantly due to cardiovascular disease. The clearance of uraemic solutes with standard high-flux haemodialysis (HD) is mainly media

A Andrew Davenport

Protective Effect of Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitors (SGLT2i) on Liver Function: Results From MELD Analysis in Surgical Revascularization-A Preliminary Study

Med Sci Monit. 2026 Sep 13;32:e953130. doi: 10.12659/MSM.953130.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND Coronary artery disease is associated with long-term systemic inflammation and perioperative multiorgan vulnerability, including transient hepato-renal dysfunction after cardiac surgery. Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2

T Tomasz Urbanowicz

Corrigendum to "Spatially heterogeneous microgel-annealed PRP-derived fibrin hydrogel promotes coordinated vasculogenesis and angiogenesis after myocardial infarction" [Acta Biomaterialia 213 (2026) 182-199]

No abstractActa Biomater. 2026 Sep 12:S1742-7061(26)00594-5. doi: 10.1016/j.actbio.2026.09.005. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:42731973 | DOI:10.1016/j.actbio.2026.09.005

Y Yini Huangfu

Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS)-guided angioplasty for femoropopliteal (FP) peripheral artery disease: A Meta-analysis of its mid-term efficacy

Cardiovasc Revasc Med. 2026 Sep 7:S1553-8389(26)00384-2. doi: 10.1016/j.carrev.2026.09.003. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS)-guided femoropopliteal (FP) angioplasty has emerged as a promising imaging-guided strategy in clinical practice. However, current ev

S Sania Zahrani

Chirality-engineered nanozymes orchestrate gut microbiota-host metabolism to shield against cardiotoxicity during cancer chemotherapy via the gut-heart axis

Sci Bull (Beijing). 2026 Aug 30:S2095-9273(26)01004-2. doi: 10.1016/j.scib.2026.08.083. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTDoxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity remains a critical challenge in cancer chemotherapy, as current strategies rarely balance antitumor efficacy with prevention of systemic side effec

X Xiaowan Fan

Long-term association of the triglyceride-glucose index with cardiovascular involvement in systemic lupus erythematosus: a retrospective cohort study

Lupus Sci Med. 2026 Sep 12;13(2):e002141. doi: 10.1136/lupus-2026-002141.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: SLE is a chronic autoimmune disease associated with heightened cardiovascular risk. However, the relationship between the triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index and cardiovascular involvement remains unclear. This

Z Zixian Deng

Future promise, current clinical ambiguity: a systematic review of machine learning algorithm outputs predicting risk of cardiovascular disease

Open Heart. 2026 Sep 12;13(2):e004228. doi: 10.1136/openhrt-2026-004228.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: To examine whether the outputs of machine learning algorithms designed to predict risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) address known deficiencies of the Framingham Risk Score (FRS) and improve risk estimates.M

S Susan P Phillips

P2Y12 inhibitor pre-treatment in NSTE-ACS: translating trial evidence into UK clinical practice

Open Heart. 2026 Sep 12;13(2):e004269. doi: 10.1136/openhrt-2026-004269.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Dual antiplatelet therapy is indicated in the management of non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome (NSTE-ACS) and can be administered before coronary angiography (pre-treatment) or after coronary anatomy is

K Kerrick Hesse

Long-term incidence and risk factors of atrial fibrillation after percutaneous patent foramen ovale occlusion: a retrospective cohort study

Open Heart. 2026 Sep 12;13(2):e004344. doi: 10.1136/openhrt-2026-004344.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Percutaneous patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure is an established intervention for secondary prevention of cryptogenic stroke. Increasing evidence indicates that the procedure is associated with a risk of new

O Oscar Rommens

Development of a heart failure with preserved ejection fraction risk prediction score in primary care settings with a high HIV prevalence

Open Heart. 2026 Sep 12;13(2):e004346. doi: 10.1136/openhrt-2026-004346.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Antiretroviral therapy (ART)-treated people with HIV (PWH) have increased risk of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). The diagnosis of HFpEF relies on cardiac imaging and expertise and is

F Frissiano Honwana

Ultra-rapid outpatient treatment of patients with severe aortic stenosis presenting with acute valve syndrome: evaluation of a novel pathway for urgent TAVI

Open Heart. 2026 Sep 12;13(2):e004222. doi: 10.1136/openhrt-2026-004222.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Up to 30% of patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) have presented to hospital with acute decompensation of aortic stenosis (acute valve syndrome, (AVS)). Such patients conventiona

J Jonathan Vibhishanan

Barriers and facilitators to reducing sedentary behaviour in stroke survivors: a scoping review based on the theoretical domains framework

BMJ Open. 2026 Sep 11;16(9):e119904. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2026-119904.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVES: To synthesise barriers and facilitators to reducing sedentary behaviour among stroke survivors and map them to the Theoretical Domains Framework (TDF).DESIGN: A scoping review conducted following Joanna Briggs

Y Yaqin Li

Distinguishing Cardiac Sarcomas From Lymphomas: Comparative Insights From Clinical and Echocardiographic Characteristics

Echocardiography. 2026 Sep;43(9):e70588. doi: 10.1111/echo.70588.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Cardiac sarcomas and lymphomas are rare malignant tumors with distinct treatment strategies and prognoses. Accurate preoperative differentiation remains clinically challenging.METHODS: This retrospective observation

J Jingzhi Huang

A reactive oxygen species-responsive diclofenac nanogel coating improves the anti-degeneration performance of bioprosthetic heart valves

Acta Biomater. 2026 Sep 12:S1742-7061(26)00619-7. doi: 10.1016/j.actbio.2026.09.020. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe growing burden of valvular heart disease has led to increased use of bioprosthetic heart valves (BHVs), yet limited durability remains a major challenge. Although calcification, chr

Z Zheng Chai

Interpretable machine learning-enabled risk stratification for pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with unrepaired congenital heart disease: results from a national prospective registry

Int J Cardiol. 2026 Sep 12:134779. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2026.134779. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Standard pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) risk models may not fully apply to PAH associated with unrepaired congenital heart disease (PAH-CHD). We aimed to develop and internally vali

C Chuanyong Wang

Incidence, Risk factors, and Outcomes of Thromboembolism in Patients with Melanoma Receiving Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors, Chemotherapy, or Targeted Therapy: a SEER-Medicare Analysis

J Thromb Haemost. 2026 Sep 12:S1538-7836(26)00565-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jtha.2026.09.005. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Little is known about venous thromboembolism (VTE) and arterial thromboembolism (ATE) risk in melanoma patients receiving immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI), compared to ot

T Tamara A Sussman

Disrupted blood-brain barrier maturation links congenital heart diseases to hippocampal injury: Insights from a translational neonatal mouse model

Exp Neurol. 2026 Sep 12:116026. doi: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2026.116026. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Neurodevelopmental impairment is the most common non-cardiac morbidity in children with congenital heart diseases (CHDs), yet its pathogenic mechanisms remain poorly understood due to a la

Y Yiting Xue

Rapid myocardial infarction rule-out: A single high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I and T threshold strategy for the Chinese emergency department

Clin Chim Acta. 2026 Sep 12:121333. doi: 10.1016/j.cca.2026.121333. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: High-sensitivity cardiac troponin (hs-cTn) discerns MI with high sensitivity, facilitating swift ED discharge. Yet, its application in Chinese cohorts is understudied. This study seeks optim

Y Yang Fangfang