J Am Heart Assoc. 2026 Sep 2:e049492. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.126.049492. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: There is increasing recognition that trauma exposure and related psychiatric consequences predict cardiovascular disease risk. However, most research has specifically examined post-traumatic
Pol J Pathol. 2026 Jan 19;76(4):338-342. doi: 10.5114/pjp.2025.158613.ABSTRACTA granular cell tumor (GCT) is a soft tissue neoplasm of rare occurrence in the lung. A 44-year-old male asphalt worker had interstitial lung disease. Incidentally, a 7 mm polypoid nodule was observed at the entrance of th
Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2026 Sep 2:gfag202. doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfag202. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is characterized by proximal tubule (PT) stress, oxidative injury, and metabolic dysfunction. Human kidney single-nucleus RNA-sequencing (snRNA-seq) identifie
Am J Hypertens. 2026 Sep 2:hpag105. doi: 10.1093/ajh/hpag105. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Excessive dietary sodium intake contributes to approximately five million deaths annually, mainly due to its association with hypertension and cardiovascular disease. However, healthcare providers
Ann Afr Med. 2026 Sep 2. doi: 10.4103/aam.aam_489_26. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is a major global cause of morbidity and mortality. Early identification of high-risk patients is crucial for guiding treatment. Von Willebrand factor (VWF) antigen, a marker
Indian J Pharmacol. 2026 Sep 1;58(5):505-512. doi: 10.4103/ijp.ijp_37_26. Epub 2026 Sep 2.ABSTRACTObesity is now recognized as a chronic, multifactorial, and progressive disease as opposed to mere excess of body weight. It significantly increases the risk of type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease,
No abstractJ Am Coll Cardiol. 2026 Sep 1;88(9):1030-1032. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2026.07.020.NO ABSTRACTPMID:42683968 | DOI:10.1016/j.jacc.2026.07.020
No abstractJACC Asia. 2026 Sep;6(9):2123-2125. doi: 10.1016/j.jacasi.2026.06.031.NO ABSTRACTPMID:42683962 | DOI:10.1016/j.jacasi.2026.06.031
JACC Asia. 2026 Sep;6(9):2053-2062. doi: 10.1016/j.jacasi.2026.06.026.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Suboptimal parallel wire technique (PWT) success rates result primarily from progressive subintimal hematoma expansion during procedural maneuvers in chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary interven
No abstractJACC Asia. 2026 Sep;6(9):2030-2032. doi: 10.1016/j.jacasi.2026.06.029.NO ABSTRACTPMID:42683955 | DOI:10.1016/j.jacasi.2026.06.029
No abstractJACC Asia. 2026 Sep;6(9):2015-2017. doi: 10.1016/j.jacasi.2026.07.027.NO ABSTRACTPMID:42683954 | DOI:10.1016/j.jacasi.2026.07.027
JACC Asia. 2026 Sep;6(9):1987-1997. doi: 10.1016/j.jacasi.2026.07.015.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Outcomes after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) reflect cumulative myocardial injury beyond stenosis. Left ventricular (LV) and right ventricular (RV) dysfunction may present as overlapping but dis
Pediatr Obes. 2026 Sep;21(9):e70148. doi: 10.1111/ijpo.70148.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: The early vascular impact of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) remains unclear. This study examined associations of steatosis in childhood and young adulthood with cardiovascular risk in a
Crit Pathw Cardiol. 2026 Sep 2. doi: 10.1097/HPC.0000000000000436. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThis study aimed to determine whether angiography-based physiological assessment yields clinical outcomes comparable to those of conventional wire-based pressure measurements in patients with coronary ar
Crit Pathw Cardiol. 2026 Sep 2. doi: 10.1097/HPC.0000000000000441. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Tricuspid regurgitation (TR) is a common but historically under-recognized valvular heart disease. Although mild to moderate TR was long considered benign, accumulating evidence indicates tha
Clin Chem Lab Med. 2026 Sep 3. doi: 10.1515/cclm-2026-1262. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTLipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] is a causal, independent risk factor for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and calcific aortic valve stenosis. New guidelines recommend testing everyone at least once in a lifetime,
Cardiovasc Ther. 2026;2026(1):e4716803. doi: 10.1155/cdr/4716803.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Severe coronary artery calcification (CAC) can complicate percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and is associated with less favourable procedural and clinical outcomes. Rotational atherectomy (RA) and orbital a
Curr Opin Nephrol Hypertens. 2026 Sep 2. doi: 10.1097/MNH.0000000000001225. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTPURPOSE OF REVIEW: This review examines the mechanistic, epidemiological and therapeutic evidence underpinning liver integration into the cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic (CKM) construct. For the
Cardiovasc Ther. 2026;2026(1):e5400858. doi: 10.1155/cdr/5400858.ABSTRACTConnective tissue growth factor (CTGF), also known as CCN2, is a matricellular protein of the CCN family (CCN1-6) that regulates the proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs), thereby contributing to the pathogenesi
Eur J Clin Invest. 2026 Sep;56(9):e70258. doi: 10.1111/eci.70258.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: People living with HIV (PWH) are at increased risk for metabolic and cardiovascular diseases. However, there is no structured prevention strategy for these subjects. The triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index has shown pr
Torture. 2026 May 11;36(1). doi: 10.7146/torture.v36i1.158375.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Forensic Medical Evaluations (FMEs), which provide objective documentation of physical and psychological consequences of past abuse, can be pivotal in immigration proceedings, offering critical evidence of persecutio
Afr J Prim Health Care Fam Med. 2026 Aug 28;18(1):e1-e8. doi: 10.4102/phcfm.v18i1.5461.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Cardiometabolic abnormalities substantially increase morbidity among individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), particularly in primary health care (PHC) settings. In Nigeria, evidence
Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2026 Sep 2:e3622603. doi: 10.1002/anie.3622603. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThoracic aortic dissection (TAD) is a highly lethal cardiovascular disease, yet its accurate diagnosis and effective treatment remain challenging due to poor imaging contrast and insufficient specif
Acta Cardiol. 2026 Sep 2:1-10. doi: 10.1080/00015385.2026.2719110. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Rate-dependent left bundle branch block (LBBB) during exercise testing is traditionally considered a potential marker of coronary artery disease (CAD), yet the long-term prognosis remains unc
