medRxiv [Preprint]. 2026 Oct 11:2026.10.08.26365083. doi: 10.64898/2026.10.08.26365083.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Heart rate fragmentation (HRF) has emerged as a novel marker of sinoatrial instability and neuroautonomic dysregulation and is a predictor of incident cardiovascular disease (CVD) events and ca
Lancet Reg Health Eur. 2026 Oct 15;71:101896. doi: 10.1016/j.lanepe.2026.101896. eCollection 2026 Dec.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Lower income is consistently associated with poorer survival after disease diagnosis, even in countries with universal healthcare such as Sweden. While income-related survival di
medRxiv [Preprint]. 2026 Oct 5:2026.10.02.26364589. doi: 10.64898/2026.10.02.26364589.ABSTRACTBackground Sedentary behavior (SB) has been associated with cardiovascular disease risk, independent of physical activity (PA) and sleep. However, the effect of replacing SB with PA or sleep on atrial fibri
bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2026 Oct 9:2026.10.08.757731. doi: 10.64898/2026.10.08.757731.ABSTRACTFDA-approved carbonic anhydrase inhibitors (CAIs) have shown robust efficacy in reducing amyloid-β (Aβ) pathology, neurodegeneration, and cerebrovascular dysfunction in Alzheimer's disease (AD) and cerebral amy
bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2026 Oct 7:2026.10.01.755665. doi: 10.64898/2026.10.01.755665.ABSTRACTLead (Pb) exposure is strongly associated with cardiovascular diseases, but the effects of developmental Pb exposure on the electrophysiological properties of human cardiomyocytes have not yet been investigated
Am J Case Rep. 2026 Oct 25;27:e954932. doi: 10.12659/AJCR.954932.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND Delayed traumatic cardiac rupture complicated by secondary tricuspid chordae tendineae rupture is an exceedingly rare clinical entity. We report this case to describe the temporal sequence of events from blunt myocar
Int J Comput Assist Radiol Surg. 2026 Oct 24. doi: 10.1007/s11548-026-03797-8. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTPURPOSE: Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of mortality worldwide. Among them, myocardial infarction (MI), which is characterized by abnormal myocardial motion, remains a critical
BMC Cancer. 2026 Oct 15;26(1):1290. doi: 10.1186/s12885-026-17177-7.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Multiple myeloma (MM) frequently causes osteolytic bone disease and skeletal symptoms. Proteasome inhibitors (PIs) are central to MM treatment and in routine practice, PI-based therapy is preferentially selected
Eur J Appl Physiol. 2026 Oct 24. doi: 10.1007/s00421-026-06471-8. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTPURPOSE: Endurance exercise remodels the large arteries, but whether a recreational training dose is sufficient to induce such remodelling is unclear. Masters recreational runners over 40 years are under-
Arthritis Res Ther. 2026 Oct 23;28(1):187. doi: 10.1186/s13075-026-03924-5.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Comorbidities are major contributors to morbidity and mortality in patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases (IRDs). We assessed real-world implementation of European Alliance of Associations for Rheum
BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2026 Oct 16;26(1):974. doi: 10.1186/s12872-026-06838-x.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Obese patients with acute myocardial infarction complicated by cardiogenic shock (AMI-CS) remain at high risk of early mortality despite percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Obesity and related car
BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2026 Oct 19;26(1):973. doi: 10.1186/s12872-026-06779-5.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Slow-pathway (SP) ablation is the established therapy for atrioventricular nodal re-entrant tachycardia (AVNRT). While conventional anatomical and electrogram-guided approaches are effective, SP localiz
BMC Public Health. 2026 Aug 3;26(1):3055. doi: 10.1186/s12889-026-28804-0.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: The incidence of scrub typhus in China has consistently remained high, evolving into a significant public health concern. This study analyzed the epidemiological characteristics and temporal trends of scrub
Transplant Proc. 2026 Oct 24:S0041-1345(26)00518-X. doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2026.09.025. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) have proved beneficial effects on cardiovascular risk and preservation of renal function in patients with diabetes
J Formos Med Assoc. 2026 Oct 24:S0929-6646(26)00966-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jfma.2026.10.030. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: To evaluate 10-year trends in metabolic control and guideline-directed pharmacotherapy among adults with type 2 diabetes in Taiwan.METHODS: Using Taiwan's National Health
Semin Nephrol. 2026 Oct 24:151748. doi: 10.1016/j.semnephrol.2026.151748. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTIn chronic kidney disease (CKD), intestinal phosphate absorption stays largely constant even as the kidneys lose the ability to excrete phosphate, creating a tendency toward positive phosphate bal
Eur J Pharmacol. 2026 Oct 24:179482. doi: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2026.179482. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Macrophages are central to atherosclerosis by driving vascular inflammation, plaque growth, and instability. Although interleukin-17D (IL-17D) has been linked to endothelial inflammati
Biochim Biophys Acta Rev Cancer. 2026 Oct 24:189739. doi: 10.1016/j.bbcan.2026.189739. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAlthough endothelial dysfunction (ED) is a hallmark of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), it is also being increasingly recognised as a key contributor to cancer pathophysiology and a de
Autoimmun Rev. 2026 Oct 24:104217. doi: 10.1016/j.autrev.2026.104217. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTSystemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a heterogeneous, multisystem autoimmune disease in which the breakdown of T-cell tolerance is increasingly recognized as a central and therapeutically tractable e
Ann Thorac Surg. 2026 Oct 24:S0003-4975(26)01053-2. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2026.10.007. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: In high-risk patients requiring coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) we sought to evaluate the differential impact of comorbid and cardiovascular risk factors on per
Fitoterapia. 2026 Oct 24:107530. doi: 10.1016/j.fitote.2026.107530. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTFluid and electrolyte balance is essential for cardiovascular homeostasis, and disturbances in renal sodium and water handling contribute to hypertension, heart failure, and chronic kidney disease. Alth
J Card Fail. 2026 Oct 24:S1071-9164(26)00601-9. doi: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2026.09.036. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTHeart failure (HF) is a growing health problem in Japan, associated with substantial morbidity, mortality, recurrent hospitalization, impaired quality of life, and increasing healthcare
Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Res. 2026 Oct 24:120240. doi: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2026.120240. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTCardiac injury and chronic heart disease are increasingly recognized as multicellular processes driven by dynamic interactions between immune and thrombotic signaling networks. Alt
J Mol Cell Cardiol. 2026 Oct 24:S0022-2828(26)00161-6. doi: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2026.10.010. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTDiabetic cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a distinct myocardial disease defined by the existence of abnormal myocardial structure and performance in diabetes mellitus patients without hypert
