Int J Gen Med. 2026 Sep 22;19:643145. doi: 10.2147/IJGM.S643145. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Serum uric acid (SUA) has been linked to vascular injury, but its impact on stroke risk in diabetic patients-a population inherently prone to cerebrovascular events-remains uncertain, and whether a
J Arrhythm. 2026 Sep 25;42(5):e70461. doi: 10.1002/joa3.70461. eCollection 2026 Oct.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Chronological age is often considered when selecting patients for atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation, but age alone may not identify which older patients are most likely to require recurrent rhyt
Biomed Eng Lett. 2026 Jun 18;16(5):1333-1343. doi: 10.1007/s13534-026-00589-6. eCollection 2026 Sep.ABSTRACTPURPOSE: Cardiovascular medications used in coronary artery disease (CAD) can potentially modulate the risk of incident atrial fibrillation (AF). However, comprehensive data regarding medicati
J Diabetes Metab Disord. 2026 Sep 25;25(2):269. doi: 10.1007/s40200-026-02091-3. eCollection 2026 Dec.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Apolipoprotein B (ApoB) reflects the number of circulating atherogenic lipoprotein particles and may reveal residual lipid-related risk when LDL cholesterol (LDL-C) appears norma
Res Heart Yield Transl Med. 2026;21(1):32-39. doi: 10.18502/jthc.v21i1.21281.ABSTRACTHIGHLIGHTS: Ferroptosis (iron-dependent lipid peroxidation-driven cell death) is implicated in ischemic injury.NSTEMI patients showed significantly higher oxidative stress (↑LPO) and iron overload (↑iron, ↑ferritin)
Res Heart Yield Transl Med. 2026;21(1):20-31. doi: 10.18502/jthc.v21i1.21280.ABSTRACTHIGHLIGHTS: Arrhythmia occurred in 26.5% of hospitalized STEMI patients in this cohort.Higher Killip class, TIMI, GRACE, reduced TAPSE, renal dysfunction, and hyperkalemia were associated with arrhythmia in unadjust
Discov Public Health. 2026;23(1):1530. doi: 10.1186/s12982-026-02812-2. Epub 2026 Sep 25.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: In 2016, Nepal adopted the World Health Organization's Package of Essential Non-Communicable Disease Interventions (PEN) to address the rising burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). This
Res Heart Yield Transl Med. 2026;21(1):85-97. doi: 10.18502/jthc.v21i1.21285.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is a heterogeneous syndrome associated with substantial morbidity, mortality, and impaired quality of life. Despite its rising prevalence, particula
J Vitreoretin Dis. 2026 Sep 25:24741264261484033. doi: 10.1177/24741264261484033. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTPurpose: To compare the systemic safety profiles of antivascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) agents using a large real-world dataset. Methods: The TriNetX Research Network databa
Res Heart Yield Transl Med. 2026;21(1):12-19. doi: 10.18502/jthc.v21i1.21279.ABSTRACTHIGHLIGHTS: Vitamin B12 and folate status were evaluated in adults with vasovagal syncope.No association was found between vitamin deficiency and vasovagal syncope overall.Lower vitamin B12 levels were observed in p
Res Heart Yield Transl Med. 2026;21(1):71-84. doi: 10.18502/jthc.v21i1.21284.ABSTRACTHIGHLIGHTS: Abnormal ankle-brachial index (ABI) values are strong predictors of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular risk in individuals with hypertension. Both low (≤0.9) and high (>1.4) ABI readings are associated w
Res Heart Yield Transl Med. 2026;21(1):50-70. doi: 10.18502/jthc.v21i1.21283.ABSTRACTHIGHLIGHTS: Global age-standardized mortality and DALY rates of rheumatic heart disease (RHD) declined substantially between 1990 and 2021 (56% and 53%, respectively), reflecting major progress in disease control. Y
Angiology. 2026 Sep 26:33197261489648. doi: 10.1177/00033197261489648. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe soluble urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor (suPAR) is a promising biomarker associated with various clinical entities. This review considers the association between suPAR and cardiovas
Med Sci Monit. 2026 Sep 27;32:e954025. doi: 10.12659/MSM.954025.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND Chronic respiratory diseases (CRDs), including asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, represent a major public health challenge in Europe. Despite international recommendations promoting integrated, primary
BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2026 Jul 24;26(1):846. doi: 10.1186/s12872-026-06347-x.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Managing heart failure often involves polypharmacy, reflecting the challenge of balancing multiple treatments to achieve the best outcomes for patients. We aimed to investigate the effect of polypharmac
BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2026 Jul 25;26(1):845. doi: 10.1186/s12872-026-06313-7.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: To investigate the associations between TyG-related indices and hypertension-diabetes comorbidity (HTN-DM) among middle-aged and older adults.METHODS: A total of 2854 participants (aged ≥ 45 years) livi
J Cardiothorac Surg. 2026 Jul 23;21(1):720. doi: 10.1186/s13019-026-04649-x.ABSTRACTST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), a critical manifestation of coronary artery disease, involves complex molecular mechanisms potentially linked to brown adipocyte (BA) biology. This study aimed to i
No abstractSci Bull (Beijing). 2026 Sep 3:S2095-9273(26)01011-X. doi: 10.1016/j.scib.2026.09.006. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:42800772 | DOI:10.1016/j.scib.2026.09.006
BMJ Open Gastroenterol. 2026 Sep 25;13(1):e002491. doi: 10.1136/bmjgast-2026-002491.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVES: Limited data are available on pancreatic arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) in patients with hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT), also known as Rendu-Osler-Weber disease. This systematic
Environ Toxicol Pharmacol. 2026 Sep 26:105177. doi: 10.1016/j.etap.2026.105177. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTFine particulate matter (PM2.5; aerodynamic diameter <2.5µm) is associated with respiratory and cardiovascular disease and is classified, together with outdoor air pollution, as carcinogenic
Respir Med. 2026 Sep 26:109184. doi: 10.1016/j.rmed.2026.109184. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a progressive disorder of the pulmonary vasculature. A subset of patients with PAH exhibit concomitant lung disease (LD); nonetheless, the clinical sign
Respir Med. 2026 Sep 26:109181. doi: 10.1016/j.rmed.2026.109181. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Cardiovascular events appear to cluster after acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but the timing, severity gradient, and implications for respiratory follow-up r
No abstractJ Nutr. 2026 Sep 26:101849. doi: 10.1016/j.tjnut.2026.101849. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:42800638 | DOI:10.1016/j.tjnut.2026.101849
Kidney Int. 2026 Sep 26:S0085-2538(26)00819-7. doi: 10.1016/j.kint.2026.06.054. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTIdiopathic nephrotic syndrome (INS) is the most common chronic glomerular disease in children. Corticosteroids remain first-line therapy, and the initial response, differentiating steroid-se
