JMIR Public Health Surveill. 2026 Apr 8;12:e81412. doi: 10.2196/81412.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Ambient ozone (O3) exposure has been found to be associated with gestational hypertension, which, in turn, increases the risk of term low birth weight (LBW). As such, gestational hypertension acts as a potentia
N Engl J Med. 2026 Apr 9;394(14):1376-1387. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2504068.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Uncontrolled hypertension disproportionately affects populations that have substantial health disparities. Data regarding the effectiveness and implementation of multifaceted, team-based strategies for hyperte
Am J Public Health. 2026 May;116(5):711-721. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2025.308407.ABSTRACTObjectives. To determine whether optimism and anger modify the association between neighborhood disadvantage and incident cardiovascular disease (CVD) and whether these relationships vary by ethnoracial group. Methods
Eur Heart J Qual Care Clin Outcomes. 2026 Apr 7:qcag054. doi: 10.1093/ehjqcco/qcag054. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Albuminuria is a key diagnostic and prognostic biomarker of chronic kidney disease (CKD), associated with adverse cardiovascular and renal outcomes. Despite guideline reco
Am J Hypertens. 2026 Apr 6:hpag030. doi: 10.1093/ajh/hpag030. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Nocturnal hypertension is closely associated with left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Recently, several studies have shown that central pressure refle
PLoS One. 2026 Apr 8;21(4):e0345363. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0345363. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Many children do not achieve recommended levels of physical activity (PA), although PA is important for cardiovascular health, mental well-being, and reducing chronic disease risk. The aim
PLoS One. 2026 Apr 8;21(4):e0346329. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0346329. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTEye diseases, including diabetic retinopathy (DR), glaucoma, and cataracts, represent a major global health concern and can lead to severe visual impairment or blindness if not identified in a timely man
PLoS One. 2026 Apr 8;21(4):e0346522. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0346522. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTCardiac troponin I (cTnI) is a cardiac specific biomarker of myocardial damage in humans, dogs, and cats. The ADVIA Centaur XP High-Sensitivity Troponin I assay (AC-cTnI-HS) has been validated for use in
PLoS One. 2026 Apr 8;21(4):e0346556. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0346556. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Dizziness is a frequent emergency department (ED) presentation, and a subset of patients, especially those with isolated dizziness without focal neurological deficits, have stroke but are pro
PLoS One. 2026 Apr 8;21(4):e0346798. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0346798. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTNeonatal encephalopathy suspected to be hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy (NESHIE) remains a leading cause of neonatal mortality and long-term neurodevelopmental impairment, particularly in low- and middl
PLoS One. 2026 Apr 8;21(4):e0344620. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0344620. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Obesity at a given point in time is a known cardiovascular risk factor. However, the contribution of long-term excess weight exposure to cardiovascular risk has not been well established. We
Rev Bras Epidemiol. 2026 Apr 3;29:e260017. doi: 10.1590/1980-549720260017. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: To estimate the mortality attributable to passive smoking in the population aged 35 years old and older, by gender, in the 27 Brazilian state capitals, from 2009 to 2021.METHODS: A prevalen
Alzheimers Dement. 2026 Apr;22(4):e71320. doi: 10.1002/alz.71320.ABSTRACTAnti-amyloid therapies for Alzheimer's disease (AD) modestly slow cognitive decline but carry significant risk of amyloid-related imaging abnormalities (ARIAs), brain swelling, and hemorrhage, particularly in apolipoprotein E ε
J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2026 Apr;28(4):e70240. doi: 10.1111/jch.70240.ABSTRACTHypertension exhibits variability in diagnosis and treatment across phenotypes. Obesity and metabolic disorders are key risk factors, interacting with inflammatory states. This study explores their associations with
Blood. 2026 Apr 8:blood.2025032282. doi: 10.1182/blood.2025032282. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTHemostasis and thrombosis are strongly dependent on the unique ability of platelets to rapidly activate integrin receptors and to firmly adhere to sites of injury under shear stress conditions. Central t
Can Respir J. 2026;2026(1):e8046858. doi: 10.1155/carj/8046858.ABSTRACTPulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a progressive, life-threatening disease characterized by vascular remodeling, endothelial dysfunction, and chronic inflammation. Despite existing targeted therapies, long-term outcomes rem
Tunis Med. 2025 Nov 1;103(11):1718-1723. doi: 10.62438/tunismed.v103i11.6139.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: congenital thrombopathies (CTs) are rare bleeding disorders resulting from platelet dysfunction which may also be associated with thrombocytopenia. To date, the prevalence of CT in Tunisia has not been
Tunis Med. 2025 Nov 1;103(11):1669-1677. doi: 10.62438/tunismed.v103i11.5789.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Balloon pulmonary valvuloplasty (BPV) has emerged as the standard of care for critical pulmonary stenosis (CPS) in newborns. The aim of this study was to describe BVP results for CPS in a North African
Tunis Med. 2025 Nov 1;103(11):1572-1576. doi: 10.62438/tunismed.v103i11.5779.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Basic life support is important for increasing patient survival after a cardiac arrest. However, it was demonstrated that healthcare professionals lacked certain knowledge and skills in basic life supp
Tunis Med. 2025 Dec 15;103(12):1827-1833. doi: 10.62438/tunismed.v103i12.5758.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a recognized cardiovascular risk factor, associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Charlson comorbidity index (CCI) is widely used to measure comorbidities in
Tunis Med. 2025 Dec 15;103(12):1789-1794. doi: 10.62438/tunismed.v103i12.5986.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Diabetic macular edema represents the primary cause of blindness in individuals under the age of 50 and in those with diabetes. Treatment success is influenced by numerous factors.Our objective was to i
JAMA Cardiol. 2026 Apr 8. doi: 10.1001/jamacardio.2026.0401. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTIMPORTANCE: Genetic diagnosis has become increasingly important to guide clinical decision-making for patients with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). Pathogenic or likely pathogenic (P/LP) missense variants in the
JAMA. 2026 Apr 8. doi: 10.1001/jama.2026.2986. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTIMPORTANCE: Apolipoprotein B (apoB) is a superior marker of residual atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk in patients treated with lipid-lowering therapy (LLT) compared with low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C
JAMA Netw Open. 2026 Apr 1;9(4):e265447. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.5447.ABSTRACTIMPORTANCE: High-flow nasal oxygen therapy (HFNOT) is used for noninvasive respiratory support following cardiac surgery despite uncertainty about its clinical effectiveness or associated costs.OBJECTIVE: To dete
