Acute pulmonary embolism: clinical and echocardiographic recognition of normotensive shock

Crit Care. 2026 Jul 25;30(1):386. doi: 10.1186/s13054-026-06214-3.ABSTRACTThe 2026 AHA/ACC guideline on acute pulmonary embolism introduces normotensive shock as a clinically relevant pre-cardiopulmonary failure state with implications for treatment escalation. Evidence from cardiogenic shock indica

O Oliver Hunsicker

Interaction of a genetic sum score of risk alleles associated with coronary artery disease by physical activity in the Heinz Nixdorf Recall study

BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2026 Jul 25;26(1):636. doi: 10.1186/s12872-026-06340-4.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVES: This study aimed to investigate the interaction between a genetic risk score for coronary artery disease (CAD) and measures of physical activity on coronary artery calcification (CAC) in a population-ba

J Johannes Penther

Early Warning and Behavioural Intervention on the Cardiovascular Disease Risk in People Living with HIV: A Multicentre Non-Randomized Controlled Trial

Infect Dis Ther. 2026 Jul 26. doi: 10.1007/s40121-026-01394-5. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection has currently become a manageable chronic disease with the prevalence of antiretroviral therapy (ART). The increase in life expectancy and the risin

Y Yuyin Zhou

Association of long-term exposure to air pollution, built environment and air temperature with the incidence of prediabetes phenotypes, and prediabetes remission and progression to type 2 diabetes: a longitudinal study in the KORA cohort

Diabetologia. 2026 Jul 25. doi: 10.1007/s00125-026-06814-2. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAIMS/HYPOTHESIS: Environmental exposures have been adversely associated with the risk of diabetes but their role in the remission and progression of prediabetes (impaired glucose tolerance [IGT] and/or impaired

Y Yue Xi

Musculoskeletal Stretching and Arterial Stiffness: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Acute and Longitudinal Interventions

Sports Med. 2026 Jul 26. doi: 10.1007/s40279-026-02483-8. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Musculoskeletal stretching, a low-skill and accessible exercise, may help lower cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk by reducing arterial stiffness (AS). The most well-established measure of AS is pulse

J Jeongok G Logan

Clove oil in combination with flurbiprofen attenuated imiquimod-induced psoriasis-like skin inflammation in a mouse model: A mechanistic study

Inflammopharmacology. 2026 Jul 25. doi: 10.1007/s10787-026-02304-4. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTPsoriasis is an immune-mediated chronic inflammatory skin disease characterized by scaly plaques, erythema, and thick skin. Psoriasis management is complicated and multifaceted as this disease is linked

Q Qianqian Xing

Association between body composition phenotypes and cardiovascular outcomes in patients with coronary artery disease: a retrospective cohort study

Eur J Clin Nutr. 2026 Jul 25. doi: 10.1038/s41430-026-01793-4. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe prognostic value of body composition phenotypes in coronary artery disease (CAD) remains underexplored. We retrospectively analyzed 178 CAD inpatients who underwent bioelectrical impedance analysis (InBo

T Tingting Wu

Pericardial migration of ventriculoperitoneal shunt: a case report with review of the literature

Childs Nerv Syst. 2026 Jul 25;42(1):312. doi: 10.1007/s00381-026-07407-5.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunting is the standard surgical treatment for hydrocephalus, yet it is associated with a wide range of complications. Distal catheter migration into the pericardial cavity is exce

Y Yehia Nabil

Parental perspectives on neurodevelopmental risk communication and care coordination in congenital heart disease: a nationwide survey in France

Eur J Pediatr. 2026 Jul 25;185(8):610. doi: 10.1007/s00431-026-07277-8.ABSTRACTNeurodevelopmental disorders are a major non-cardiac source of morbidity in congenital heart disease (CHD), but families' experiences of risk communication and developmental care remain insufficiently described. We aimed

M Marie Soulard

IRF1-mediated sensing of oxidized mitochondrial DNA drives macrophage PANoptosis in lung ischemia-reperfusion injury

Apoptosis. 2026 Jul 25;31(8):198. doi: 10.1007/s10495-026-02401-3.ABSTRACTLung ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI), a significant factor contributing to early mortality following lung transplantation (LTx), is driven by molecular mechanisms that are not yet fully understood. In this study, we elucidat

N Nan Zhang

Congenital heart defects - diagnosis and treatment

Sci Rep. 2026 Jul 25;16(1):23223. doi: 10.1038/s41598-026-63957-3.ABSTRACTMore than six decades ago, the first successful repair of a congenital heart defect opened a new frontier in pediatric medicine. Driven by advances in fetal imaging, computational fluid dynamics, machine learning, and surgical

R Robert S Kass

Trdn-as directs m6A-dependent transcriptional termination for accurate triadin isoform switching, preventing aberrant dyads and cardiomyopathy

Nat Commun. 2026 Jul 25;17(1):7269. doi: 10.1038/s41467-026-75985-8.ABSTRACTHeart failure is a leading cause of mortality, and impaired cardiac excitation-contraction coupling represents a potentially fatal trigger for myocardial dysfunction. Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) can contribute to cardiomy

T Theresa Hofmann

Association of household income-mediated fruit and vegetable intake with albuminuria in primary hypertension

Am J Med. 2026 Jul 25:S0002-9343(26)00534-6. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2026.07.006. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Lower socioeconomic status associates with greater risk for cardiovascular disease and chronic kidney disease progression but socioeconomic status factors that mediate these risk

N Nimrit Goraya

Rationale, Design, and Experiences from the Vanguard Phase of the Bariatric Surgery for the Reduction of Cardiovascular Events (BRAVE) Trial

Am Heart J. 2026 Jul 25:107544. doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2026.107544. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Observational studies suggest that metabolic/bariatric surgery (MBS) reduces mortality and major adverse cardiovascular events in patients with obesity, but adequately powered randomized trials

J Jorge A Wong

Cardiovascular risk is increased in patients with Paget's disease of bone: Insights from the CARTaGENE cohort

Bone. 2026 Jul 25:118031. doi: 10.1016/j.bone.2026.118031. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: We aimed to assess whether Paget's disease of bone (PD) increases the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) and arterial stiffness in middle-aged men and women.METHODS: We analyzed dat

C Catherine Champagne

Misdiagnosed as Idiopathic PAH: Methylmalonic Acidemia as a Reversible Cause of Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension

J Heart Lung Transplant. 2026 Jul 25:S1053-2498(26)02005-X. doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2026.07.021. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Methylmalonic acidemia (MMA)-induced pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a rare but treatable cause of pediatric PH, often misdiagnosed as idiopathic pulmonary arterial

Y Yan Wu

Ginsenoside Rh1 ameliorates polystyrene nanoplastics-caused vascular injury by regulating HSP70 to suppress endoplasmic reticulum stress and pyroptosis

J Adv Res. 2026 Jul 25:S2090-1232(26)00598-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jare.2026.07.053. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: The vascular toxicity of polystyrene nanoparticles (PS-Nps) via the circulatory system has emerged as novel critical health risk factors. However, the specific mechanisms underl

Y Yue-Qin Song

Erratum to 'Global genetic diversity of human apolipoproteins and effects on cardiovascular disease risk' [Journal of Lipid Research 59/10 (2018) 1987-2000]

No abstractJ Lipid Res. 2026 Jul 25;67(8):101095. doi: 10.1016/j.jlr.2026.101095. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:42501656 | DOI:10.1016/j.jlr.2026.101095

Y Yitian Zhou

MULTIPREVENT: Integrated screening for smoking-related multimorbidity using low-dose chest computed tomography

Public Health. 2026 Jul 25;258:106423. doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2026.106423. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVES: Tobacco consumption, combined with individual genetic predispositions, contributes to an age-dependent risk not only for lung cancer but also for other non-communicable diseases (NCDs) s

P Piotr Widłak

Triggers for Serious Illness Conversations in Adults With Congenital Heart Disease: A Delphi Consensus Study

JACC Adv. 2026 Jul 25;5(8):103067. doi: 10.1016/j.jacadv.2026.103067. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Adults with congenital heart disease (CHD) experience earlier and higher cardiovascular morbidity and mortality than the general population. Serious illness conversations (SICs) can help a

M Markus Schwerzmann

Myosin light chain phosphatase (MLCP), a type I phosphatase: Key regulator of vascular tone and an attractive target for novel therapeutic strategies in cardiovascular medicine

Biomed Pharmacother. 2026 Jul 25;202:119804. doi: 10.1016/j.biopha.2026.119804. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe maintenance of stable vascular tone is functionally important for buffering flow and redistributing blood oxygen and glucose to match the metabolic demands of organs and tissues. As the

N Nikola R Lazarov

Joint association of metabolic syndrome and low handgrip strength with incident stroke in middle-aged and older adults: findings from the CHARLS cohort

Arch Gerontol Geriatr. 2026 Jul 15;150:106361. doi: 10.1016/j.archger.2026.106361. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) and low handgrip strength (HGS) are each associated with cardiovascular disease, but their joint association with incident stroke remains unclear. We

P Peiling Ke

Use of Advanced Coronary Artery Disease Imaging Within Veterans Affairs Facilities Compared to Medicare Beneficiaries

No abstractJ Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr. 2026 Jul 25:S1934-5925(26)00424-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jcct.2026.07.004. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:42502014 | DOI:10.1016/j.jcct.2026.07.004

Y Yosef A Cohen

SIRT3 inhibition promotes age-associated vascular impairment by mediating mitochondrial dysfunction and endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition

Exp Gerontol. 2026 Jul 25:113250. doi: 10.1016/j.exger.2026.113250. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Vascular aging profoundly impacts on cardiovascular disease. Sirtuin 3 (SIRT3) is a key regulator of metabolic homeostasis whose expression declines with age; however, the mechanisms linking

S Shiye Ke