J Med Case Rep. 2026 May 15. doi: 10.1186/s13256-026-06072-1. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is a rare, non-atherosclerotic cause of acute coronary syndrome that predominantly affects young, healthy women without conventional cardiovascular ri
BMC Nephrol. 2026 May 16. doi: 10.1186/s12882-026-05014-9. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: End-stage renal disease (ESRD) is frequently accompanied by major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events (MACCE) in affected patients. Therefore, there is an urgent need to develop effective biom
BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2026 May 15. doi: 10.1186/s12872-026-05968-6. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) continue to be the leading cause of global mortality. Despite the alarming statistics, effective prevention of CVD remains a significant challenge in practice.
BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2026 May 15. doi: 10.1186/s12872-026-05929-z. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: The transition from hospital to home represents a high-risk "vulnerable period" for patients with heart failure (HF). While numerous transitional care interventions (TCIs) have been develop
J Neurol. 2026 May 15;273(6):314. doi: 10.1007/s00415-026-13846-6.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: Estrogen-containing oral contraceptives (OCPs) increase the risk of thromboembolic events including cerebral venous sinus thromboses (CVSTs). However, robust pharmacovigilance data comparing CVST risk across OCPs re
Eur Radiol. 2026 May 15. doi: 10.1007/s00330-026-12594-5. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVES: This systematic review and meta-analysis are aimed at evaluating the incidence of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) following administration of clinically approved ultrasound contrast agents (UCAs) in adu
Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2026 May 16. doi: 10.1007/s10554-026-03730-9. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTPurpose To examine the impact of formalin fixation on biventricular cardiac diffusion tensor imaging (cDTI) parameters in a miniature swine model, using histological findings as the reference standa
Cardiol Ther. 2026 May 15. doi: 10.1007/s40119-026-00453-9. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: The multidisciplinary heart team (HT) remains the cornerstone of decision-making for complex cardiovascular disease. Large language models (LLMs) and other generative artificial intelligence model
World J Pediatr. 2026 May 15. doi: 10.1007/s12519-026-01031-8. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Pediatric heart failure (PHF) carries a high mortality burden, yet the prognostic value of admission blood pressure (BP) remains poorly defined, and evidence-based thresholds for risk stratificat
Acta Neuropathol. 2026 May 15;151(1):55. doi: 10.1007/s00401-026-03028-z.ABSTRACTIndividuals with Down syndrome (DS) develop Alzheimer's disease neuropathological change (ADNC) by the age of 40 years, and most develop dementia by their early 50s. The frequency of co-pathologies in clinically and neu
Eur J Pediatr. 2026 May 15;185(6):394. doi: 10.1007/s00431-026-07040-z.ABSTRACTPaediatric septic thrombophlebitis secondary to head and neck infections is a rare but life-threatening disease. Although commonly associated with oropharyngeal infections, otogenic cases have also been described, yet pae
Sci Rep. 2026 May 15. doi: 10.1038/s41598-026-53191-2. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTEpicardial adipose tissue (EAT) is an emerging cardiometabolic risk factor in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). While SGLT-2 inhibitors (SGLT-2i) offer cardiovascular benefits, their specific effects on EAT and left
Eur J Pediatr. 2026 May 15;185(6):397. doi: 10.1007/s00431-026-07074-3.ABSTRACTIdiopathic recurrent pericarditis (IRP) is an increasingly recognized inflammatory condition in children, characterized by recurrent flares and therapeutic challenges, with emerging evidence supporting a role for interleu
NPJ Cardiovasc Health. 2026 May 15. doi: 10.1038/s44325-026-00130-9. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTWe examined associations between preconception retinal microvasculature and maternal dyslipidemia at mid-pregnancy and three months postpartum in 366 women (mean age 29.9 years). Preconception retinal
Sci Rep. 2026 May 15. doi: 10.1038/s41598-026-49385-3. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe global burden of cardiovascular disease (CVD) is substantial, particularly among individuals with cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic (CKM) syndrome. This study aimed to examine the relationship between the modified
Sci Rep. 2026 May 16. doi: 10.1038/s41598-026-47521-7. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTCardio-Vascular Diseases (CvDs) persist as a significant mortality reason worldwide, which requires advanced risk categorization technologies that can offer custom medicine while protecting patient information. Pres
Nutr Diabetes. 2026 May 15. doi: 10.1038/s41387-026-00428-8. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Saturated fatty acids (SFAs) have been recognized as an important risk factor for cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). SFAs with varying carbon chain lengths may differentially influence CVD progression
Adv Wound Care (New Rochelle). 2026 Jul;15(7):469-480. doi: 10.1177/21621918251405881. Epub 2026 Jan 15.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: Platform studies are an innovative clinical trial design to evaluate multiple potential therapies simultaneously using a master protocol framework for more rapid discovery of cr
J Natl Med Assoc. 2026 May 15:S0027-9684(26)00063-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jnma.2026.03.013. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common arrhythmia that is a potent independent risk factor for stroke. The incidence of AF increases with age, and most affected people have u
Surgery. 2026 Apr 20:110261. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2026.110261. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Cervical thymectomy is commonly performed during parathyroidectomy for primary hyperparathyroidism in multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1. Recently, there have been several single-institutional st
Soins. 2026 May;71(905):10-17. doi: 10.1016/j.soin.2026.03.002. Epub 2026 Apr 28.ABSTRACTThe Covid-19 pandemic has had well-established effects on mental health. However, few studies have examined its specific impact on people with hypertension. To address this gap, a study was conducted in the Beni
Atherosclerosis. 2026 May;416:120696. doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2026.120696. Epub 2026 May 14.ABSTRACTAIMS: Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) is the third gene involved in autosomal dominant hypercholesterolemia, an atherosclerosis major cause. Its role in regulating plasma
Atherosclerosis. 2026 May;416:120662. doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2026.120662. Epub 2026 May 14.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND AND AIMS: Breast cancer (BC) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) are leading causes of death in women. However, their bidirectional relationship and key risk factors remain unclear.METH
Clin Lab Med. 2026 Jun;46(2):389-403. doi: 10.1016/j.cll.2026.02.013. Epub 2026 Mar 19.ABSTRACTExtracellular vesicles (EVs) are key modulators of hemostasis, influencing coagulation under physiologic and pathologic conditions. Depending on their cellular origin and their releasing conditions, EVs pr
