The prevalence and treatment of chronic kidney disease in a cardiology outpatient clinic

Dan Med J. 2026 Apr 21;73(5):A08250635. doi: 10.61409/A08250635.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Patients with cardiovascular and chronic kidney disease (CKD) are at increased risk of adverse outcomes, calling for early monitoring of kidney function to reduce morbidity and mortality. We aimed to estimate CKD p

E Eline Panadevo

Mid-term Outcomes of Four-Fenestrated Endovascular Aneurysm Repair Without Stenting of the Celiac Artery (The UNCAP Study): Insights From a Multicentric European Experience

J Endovasc Ther. 2026 May 7:15266028261441232. doi: 10.1177/15266028261441232. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVES: This study analyses the results of endovascular treatment of juxtarenal and suprarenal aortic aneurysms (J/SAAAs) using fenestrated stent-grafts with 4 fenestrations (4×FEVAR) in

P Pablo Marques de Marino

Environmental risk factors and cardiovascular health

Eur Heart J. 2026 May 7:ehag270. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehag270. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTEnvironmental risk factors-air pollution, noise, heat, chemical contamination, and light pollution-are increasingly recognized as key contributors to cardiovascular disease but remain underrepresented in c

M Massimo Piepoli

Tissue-specific roles of IGFBP2 in glucose and lipid metabolism in obesity-related metabolic diseases

Front Nutr. 2026 Apr 21;13:1814752. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2026.1814752. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTObesity-related metabolic diseases are characterized by profound disturbances in glucose and lipid metabolism across multiple organs, yet the mediators that coordinate these tissue-specific alterations remai

X Xiaoyu Song

Integrating epidemiologic modeling and explainable machine learning to evaluate body roundness index for WHO-defined high cardiovascular risk: evidence from the ChinaHEART-Luohe screening cohort

Front Nutr. 2026 Apr 21;13:1818427. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2026.1818427. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Efficient identification of individuals at high cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk is essential for prevention in middle-aged and older adults. The body roundness index (BRI), derived from waist c

Z Zhiwei Huang

Translating nutrition science into national policy: comparative assessment of the 2025-2030 U. S. Dietary Guidelines and the Italian Mediterranean-based guidelines

Front Nutr. 2026 Apr 21;13:1821257. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2026.1821257. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTDietary guidelines represent foundational instruments of public health governance, influencing clinical practice, food assistance programs, school meal standards, and food system policies. The release of the

L Laura Rossi

Baseline triglyceride-cholesterol-body weight index and risk of incident cardiovascular disease: evidence from the CHARLS and ELSA cohorts

Front Nutr. 2026 Apr 21;13:1807288. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2026.1807288. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: The triglyceride-cholesterol-body weight index (TCBI) has been proposed as a composite indicator of nutritional-metabolic status, yet evidence regarding its association with incident CVD in gener

P Peijian Wang

Development and validation of a diagnostic nomogram for Wagner grade≥2 diabetic foot ulcers in hospitalized patients with type 2 diabetes

Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2026 Apr 21;17:1792343. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2026.1792343. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) represent a severe and prevalent complication of diabetes, contributing to substantial disability and elevated mortality. This study aimed to develop

J Jinying Zhang

Association of pericoronary fat attenuation index and insulin resistance for the risk of cardiometabolic multimorbidity: a cross-sectional study

Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2026 Apr 21;17:1801280. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2026.1801280. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Cardiometabolic multimorbidity (CMM) has become an increasingly serious public health problem. Patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) often present with multiple cardiome

L Linjuan Li

Multicenter cohort study reveals: composite inflammatory indexs are associated with increased risk of diabetes in patients with hypertension

Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2026 Apr 21;17:1819071. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2026.1819071. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Patients with hypertension commonly exhibit a persistent chronic inflammatory state. Accumulating evidence suggests that inflammation can induce insulin resistance, which is a k

F Fengyou Yao

Enhanced independent discriminative performance of elevated lipoprotein(a) for cardiovascular outcomes in patients with diabetes: a comparative analysis of optimal cutoff values

Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2026 Apr 21;17:1795181. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2026.1795181. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: This study aimed to evaluate the independent discriminative performance of elevated Lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] in identifying prevalent cardiovascular disease (CVD), specifically in

S Song Wen

Right and left heart morphology and function in dogs with compensated chronic right ventricular pressure overload secondary to pulmonic stenosis or precapillary pulmonary hypertension

Can Vet J. 2026 May 1;67(5):535-545. eCollection 2026 May.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: The study objective was to compare right and left heart morphology and function in dogs with compensated chronic right ventricular (RV) pressure overload secondary to pulmonic stenosis (PS) and chronic precapillary pulmonar

E Emilie Van Renterghem

Can development alone save lives? trends and forecasts of congenital heart anomalies-attributable premature mortality in ASEAN

Front Cardiovasc Med. 2026 Apr 21;13:1698307. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2026.1698307. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Congenital heart anomalies (CHAs) are a leading cause of premature childhood mortality and contribute substantially to years of life lost (YLL). Despite overall improvements in child su

M Muhammad Iqhrammullah

Clinical and epidemiological characterization of heart failure patients in a high-altitude setting: a retrospective study at a tertiary hospital in Quito, Ecuador

Front Cardiovasc Med. 2026 Apr 21;13:1776502. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2026.1776502. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Heart failure (HF) is a major global health problem and a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. In Latin America, evidence remains limited, and HF characterization in high-altitude

V Vladimir Ullauri

Bidirectional Mendelian randomization analysis of hypertension, coronary artery disease, and gastric cancer with supplementary clinical data

Front Cardiovasc Med. 2026 Apr 21;13:1803696. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2026.1803696. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: The relationship between gastric cancer and cardiovascular traits, including hypertension and coronary artery disease (CAD), remains incompletely understood. Observational studies are p

Q Qian Ma

Impact of left ventricular ejection fraction on unplanned readmission after aortic regurgitation surgery: a single-center retrospective cohort study

Front Cardiovasc Med. 2026 Apr 21;13:1714384. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2026.1714384. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Aortic regurgitation (AR) is a common valvular heart disease. Despite advances in surgical techniques, unplanned readmission rates after surgery remain high. This study ai

P Pan Li

Associations of AI-derived coronary CT angiography features with CZT-SPECT coronary flow reserve and FFR-CT

Front Cardiovasc Med. 2026 Apr 21;13:1803774. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2026.1803774. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: This study aims to explore the associations of artificial intelligence (AI)-derived coronary CT angiography (CCTA) features with coronary flow reserve (CFR) measured by cardiac-cadmium z

J Jing Ni

Exercise benefits in metabolism on cardiovascular disease

Front Cardiovasc Med. 2026 Apr 21;13:1781202. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2026.1781202. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTLow physical activity (PA) is an independent predictor of cardiovascular disease. Exercise, as a non-pharmacological intervention for prevention and treatment, has been widely proven to have direct

Y Yuxuan Guo

From pathogenesis to precision medicine in systemic lupus erythematosus: Emerging biomarkers and targeted interventions

iScience. 2026 Apr 15;29(5):115738. doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2026.115738. eCollection 2026 May 15.ABSTRACTSystemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic, systemic autoimmune disease characterized by immune dysregulation, autoantibody production, and chronic inflammation, which can potentially damage alm

W Weiya Lan

Risk factors and prognostic impact of continuous renal replacement therapy after heart transplantation: a single-center retrospective study

Front Med (Lausanne). 2026 Apr 21;13:1807526. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2026.1807526. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Heart transplantation (HT) is an effective treatment for end-stage heart disease, but postoperative acute kidney injury (AKI) requiring continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) is as

X Xiang Wu

Prevalence and Risk Factors of Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Syndrome in Noncardiac Surgery Patients

Kidney Dis (Basel). 2026 Feb 26;12(1):362-371. doi: 10.1159/000551029. eCollection 2026 Jan-Dec.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic (CKM) syndrome is a systemic disease that leads to multiple organ dysfunction and high rates of cardiovascular adverse outcomes. This cross-sectional

Y Yanqi Lang

Analysis of characteristics of hospitalized patients with chronic insomnia: a single-center retrospective study

Front Psychiatry. 2026 Apr 21;17:1682122. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2026.1682122. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: Insomnia is a prevalent health issue within the general population. Nonetheless, there is a paucity of research specifically addressing chronic insomnia among hospitalized patients. Consequ

H Hong Su

How Advanced is Nanomedicine to Treat Atherosclerosis? A Comprehensive Review of the Literature

Int J Nanomedicine. 2026 May 1;21:563561. doi: 10.2147/IJN.S563561. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTAtherosclerosis (AS) is a major underlying cause of cardiovascular disease. Rupture of unstable atherosclerotic plaques can induce severe acute cardiovascular events and sudden cardiac death. Therefore, deve

J Jiahui Zhang

Association Between Systemic Inflammation Response Index, Worsening of Left Ventricular Systolic Function and Prognosis in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease

J Inflamm Res. 2026 May 1;19:577895. doi: 10.2147/JIR.S577895. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Inflammation contributes substantially to the progression and adverse prognosis of coronary artery disease (CAD). Worsening of left ventricular (LV) systolic function is a key contributor to poor prog

H Huangtao Ruan