Echocardiographic assessment of mitral regurgitation severity in dogs

J Vet Cardiol. 2026 Oct 6:S1760-2734(26)00113-X. doi: 10.1016/j.jvc.2026.09.006. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTMitral regurgitation (MR) is the most important cardiovascular problem affecting dogs. Transthoracic echocardiography is the most practical imaging modality to characterize the fundamental

L L C Visser

SGLT2 inhibitor therapy following aortic valve intervention for aortic stenosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of mortality, heart failure, rhythm, renal, and valve-related outcomes

J Cardiothorac Surg. 2026 Jul 28;21(1):838. doi: 10.1186/s13019-026-04572-1.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Residual mortality and heart-failure events remain common after aortic valve intervention for severe aortic stenosis. Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) improve cardiovascular and renal ou

H Hamzah Pratama Megantara

Exercise tolerance test in Kawasaki patients without coronary lesions

BMC Pediatr. 2026 Jul 27;26(1):1054. doi: 10.1186/s12887-026-07397-y.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Kawasaki disease (KD) is a systemic vasculitis of unknown origin and the leading cause of acquired heart disease in children in developed countries. If untreated, it can cause coronary artery damage in up to 2

E Ehsan Aghaei-Moghadam

Genetic variations underlying bitter and sweet taste perception are associated with food and beverage intake habits and taste-modifying behaviors among Dutch adults with a prior myocardial infarction

Genes Nutr. 2026 Jul 28;21(1):24. doi: 10.1186/s12263-026-00814-y.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Taste perception influences eating behaviors and varies partly based on genetics. Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified many variants related to bitter, sweet, salt, sour, and umami perception (tas

J Julie E Gervis