Cardiac evaluation of paediatric athletes

Eur Heart J. 2026 Apr 9:ehag188. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehag188. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTPaediatric athletes are not simply 'mini adults'. Most existing recommendations for cardiac screening in paediatric athletes are primarily based on evidence in adults and are designed for adult athletes. P

G Guido E Pieles

Timing of Redox Imbalances in Cardiac Surgery

Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2026 Apr 1;68(4):ezag134. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezag134.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVES: Cardiac surgery perturbs oxidative metabolism, increasing reactive oxygen species (ROS) and reduces various endogenous antioxidants. Yet, most clinical studies rely on indirect oxidative stress markers.

J Jan-Steffen Pooth

Investigating prognostic classifications of pre-existing multiple long-term conditions for health outcomes one-year after COVID-19 hospitalisation: a UK prospective observational study

Int J Infect Dis. 2026 Apr 9:108695. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2026.108695. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Pre-existing multiple (two or more) long-term conditions (MLTCs) may negatively affect recovery after COVID-19. We investigated how pre-existing MLTCs, including different categorisation a

L Lucy E Gardiner