Long-term exposure to ambient air pollution and lipid profiles: a longitudinal study in a heavily industrialized region of northern China

Front Public Health. 2026 Oct 6;14:1950282. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2026.1950282. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Dyslipidemia is an important modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular disease, and growing evidence suggests that long-term ambient air pollution exposure may adversely affect lipid met

C Caiyun Sun

Central nervous system, cranial, and cerebrovascular conditions beyond the Kimonis criteria in patients with Gorlin syndrome: a retrospective cohort study

Front Neurol. 2026 Oct 6;17:1935340. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2026.1935340. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Gorlin syndrome is a multisystem developmental and cancer-predisposing disorder commonly caused by germline PTCH1 variants. The Kimonis clinical criteria capture the canonical phenotype; howeve

Y Yukie Arahata

Development of the LARyNGTH score to predict central neurogenic respiratory failure in lateral medullary infarction

Front Neurol. 2026 Oct 6;17:1864132. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2026.1864132. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Central neurogenic respiratory failure (CNRF) is a fatal complication associated with lateral medullary infarcts (LMI). Its detection may be critical for timely intervention and to reduce the r

Y Yoon Sub Kim

Efficacy and safety of portable ultrasound-guided pingyangmycin sclerotherapy for deep-seated oral and maxillofacial venous malformations: a retrospective observational study

Front Neurol. 2026 Oct 6;17:1932113. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2026.1932113. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: Intralesional sclerotherapy is the mainstay treatment for venous malformations (VMs). This study aimed to assess the efficacy and safety of ultrasound-guided pingyangmycin sclerotherapy for outp

Q Qizhang Wang

Integrating 72-h BUN/Cr trajectories with interpretable machine learning for 28-day mortality after acute stroke: a dual-center landmark study

Front Neurol. 2026 Oct 6;17:1865384. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2026.1865384. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: The blood urea nitrogen-to-creatinine ratio (BUN/Cr) may reflect renal perfusion and systemic stress, but its early course after acute stroke is unclear. We identified 72-h BUN/Cr trajectories

Z Zihai Cheng

Widening educational inequalities in type 2 diabetes risk and mediators across successive generations: a prospective cohort study

Front Public Health. 2026 Oct 6;14:1893269. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2026.1893269. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Lower educational attainment has been associated with incident T2DM and adverse outcomes among people with established diabetes, but these stages have largely been studied separately. Wh

Z Zehao Zhao

Latent dimension of comorbidities and depression in older adults: a cross-sectional study using National Health Survey data, Brazil, 2019

Epidemiol Serv Saude. 2026 Oct 12;35:e20250722. doi: 10.1590/S2237-96222026v35e20250722.pt. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTOBJETIVO: Construir una dimensión latente de comorbilidades y evaluar su asociación con la depresión en adultos mayores brasileños.MÉTODOS: Estudio transversal que utilizó datos de la

F Fabian Leonardo Muñoz

Integrative and complementary practices, hypertension and social indicators: an ecological study, Brazil, 2023

Epidemiol Serv Saude. 2026 Oct 5;35:e20250570. doi: 10.1590/S2237-96222026v35e20250570.pt. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTOBJETIVO: Correlacionar el uso de prácticas integrativas y complementarias (PIC) y la atención de la hipertensión, así como su correlación con indicadores socioeconómicos en Brasil en

A Alexsandra da Silva Ferreira do Nascimento

Diagnostic value of cervical vascular ultrasound combined with CT angiography in carotid artery plaque in patients with cerebral infarction

Malawi Med J. 2026 Apr 28;38(1):23-28. doi: 10.4314/mmj.v38i1.4. eCollection 2026 Mar.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: To clarify diagnostic value of cervical vascular ultrasound (CVUS) combined with CT angiography (CTA) in carotid artery plaque in patients with cerebral infarction.METHODS: A total of 110 patient

J Jingjiao Qian

Use of mathematical modelling to estimate the impact of interventions and risk factors on cardiovascular diseases in Africa: A scoping review

Malawi Med J. 2026 Apr 28;38(1):34-51. doi: 10.4314/mmj.v38i1.6. eCollection 2026 Mar.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Achieving health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Africa is increasingly threatened by the rising burden of cardiovascular diseases (CVD), exacerbated by limited healthcare infras

W Wingston Felix Ng'ambi

Lower, Earlier, Longer and Personalized: Rethinking Lipid-Lowering Therapy for Cardiovascular Prevention

Eur J Clin Invest. 2026 Oct;56(10):e70267. doi: 10.1111/eci.70267.ABSTRACTAtherosclerotic cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Lipid-lowering therapy represents the cornerstone of cardiovascular prevention, with low-density lipoproteins (LDL) identif

C Chiara Dalla Valle

The Impact of Immunoglobulins on Cardiovascular Diseases and Lipid Profiles in Elderly and Middle-Aged Chinese Individuals: A 15-Year Retrospective Study

J Clin Lab Anal. 2026 Oct 20:e70363. doi: 10.1002/jcla.70363. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Humoral immunity defends via immunoglobulins. This study aimed to evaluate the association between immunoglobulins and CVDs and lipid profiles in a cohort of individuals aged 45 years and older.ME

Y Ya Li

Association of alkaline phosphatase with mortality in patients on peritoneal dialysis

Kidney Res Clin Pract. 2026 Oct 21. doi: 10.23876/j.krcp.26.121. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) undergoing peritoneal dialysis (PD) experience high mortality rates, necessitating the establishment of reliable prognostic markers. Although serum

J Jae Young Kim

Index for prevention and management of intradialytic hypotension with noninvasive hemodynamic monitoring based on electrical impedance tomography

Kidney Res Clin Pract. 2026 Oct 21. doi: 10.23876/j.krcp.26.064. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Intradialytic hypotension (IDH) is the most common complication of hemodialysis (HD) and is associated with major adverse cardiovascular events and mortality. Current management strategies are

Y Yoosun Joo

The Senokine Gas6 Promotes Aortic Valve Calcification Through CaMKII-DRP1-Mediated Terminal Scission of Mitochondrial-Derived Vesicles

Aging Cell. 2026 Nov;25(11):e70758. doi: 10.1111/acel.70758.ABSTRACTCalcific aortic valve disease (CAVD) is an age-associated valvular disorder in which calcification expands from discrete foci into adjacent tissue. We investigated whether mitochondrial-derived vesicles (MDVs) released by human valv

Y Yaoyu Zhang

Habitual tea consumption is associated with lower cardiovascular disease risk

J Intern Med. 2026 Oct 21. doi: 10.1111/joim.70172. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Tea consumption has been associated with vascular health, but evidence regarding multidimensional tea-drinking characteristics and their joint associations with other lifestyle factors remains limited.OBJEC

Z Zichen Ye

Quality standards for the diagnosis and management of ATTR and AL amyloidosis: a nominal group technique study

Amyloid. 2026 Oct 21:1-15. doi: 10.1080/13506129.2026.2743072. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Transthyretin (ATTR) and immunoglobulin light-chain (AL) amyloidosis are progressive conditions that can have debilitating effects on people. Delayed diagnosis and variable access to high-quality

L Laura Obici

Association between dietary inflammatory index and mortality in adults with chronic kidney disease: a retrospective study from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

Korean J Fam Med. 2026 Oct 21. doi: 10.4082/kjfm.26.0060. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: The prevalence and mortality of chronic kidney disease (CKD) are high. Systemic inflammation often occurs in patients with CKD and limits overall survival. The dietary inflammatory index (DII), develo

X Xinxuan Meng

Potential roles for transient receptor potential vanilloid 1 in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction

Channels (Austin). 2026 Dec;20(1):2746860. doi: 10.1080/19336950.2026.2746860. Epub 2026 Oct 21.ABSTRACTHeart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is a heterogeneous syndrome in which diastolic dysfunction develops against a background of interacting mechanisms: inflammation, oxidative s

Z Zhicheng Gao

Mechanisms by which interleukin-18 binding protein regulates the NLRP3 inflammasome in Kawasaki disease-related coronary artery lesions

Zhongguo Dang Dai Er Ke Za Zhi. 2026 Oct 15;28(10):1312-1317. doi: 10.7499/j.issn.1008-8830.2605032.ABSTRACTKawasaki disease (KD) is an acute febrile illness characterized by systemic vasculitis, with coronary artery lesion (CAL) representing its most serious complication. The NOD-like receptor fami

W Wen Xu

Evolution of treatment strategies and risk-stratified management of patent ductus arteriosus in preterm infants

Zhongguo Dang Dai Er Ke Za Zhi. 2026 Oct 15;28(10):1305-1311. doi: 10.7499/j.issn.1008-8830.2606113.ABSTRACTPatent ductus arteriosus is a common cardiovascular problem in preterm infants, particularly those born very preterm. Persistent left-to-right shunting may cause pulmonary overcirculation, lef

T Tai-Xiang Liu

Duchenne muscular dystrophy-associated cardiomyopathy: advances in diagnosis and management

Zhongguo Dang Dai Er Ke Za Zhi. 2026 Oct 15;28(10):1289-1297. doi: 10.7499/j.issn.1008-8830.2606154.ABSTRACTDuchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is an X-linked recessive neuromuscular disorder in which cardiac involvement is relatively insidious, and heart failure has become one of the major determinan

J Jie Gu

Risk Factors and Emerging Therapies for Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-related Myocarditis: A Narrative Review

J Assoc Physicians India. 2026 Aug 1;74(8):81-86. doi: 10.59556/japi.74.1665.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) represent a groundbreaking development in immunotherapy, offering significant promise in the treatment of various malignancies previously considered incurable. However

U Ujjvala Kalluri

A Retrospective Study of Clinical, Microbiological, and Ulcer Severity Patterns of Diabetic Foot Presenting to a Tertiary Care Hospital

J Assoc Physicians India. 2026 Aug 1;74(8):52-56. doi: 10.59556/japi.74.1675.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) are a major complication of diabetes and are frequently associated with infection, antimicrobial resistance, and limb amputation. Regional Indian data on microbiological patte

A Asif Dabeer Jafri