Quality of Care among Patients with Acute Heart Failure at the Emergency Room and Adherence of Physicians at the University of the Philippines - Philippine General Hospital to the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine - Heart Failure Pathway: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Acta Med Philipp. 2026 Jan 30;60(2):22-32. doi: 10.47895/amp.vi0.11548. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Clinical pathways (CPs) ensure adherence to heart failure (HF) management guidelines. To optimize quality care in a low resource setting, an evidence-based care pathway for the

M Mark John D Sabando

Electrocardiographic Profile of Adult Patients with Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) who were Given Remdesivir and Admitted in the University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital (UP-PGH)

Acta Med Philipp. 2026 Jan 30;60(2):59-65. doi: 10.47895/amp.vi0.10060. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome - Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) was initially known to affect the respiratory system and has been reported to also involve the cardiovascular syst

K Kaye Eunice L Lustestica

Hypertension Management Beyond Blood Pressure Control in India: An Expert Consensus on Angiotensin II Receptor Blocker and Calcium Channel Blocker Combination Therapy With Reference to Telmisartan and Cilnidipine

Cureus. 2026 Feb 9;18(2):e103320. doi: 10.7759/cureus.103320. eCollection 2026 Feb.ABSTRACTHypertension is a leading cause of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality globally, with particularly low control rates in India. Beyond controlling blood pressure (BP), effective management must address assoc

J Jagdish Hiremath

Systemic inflammation is associated with increased risk of death in population with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and chronic kidney disease-a Danish national register study

Front Cardiovasc Med. 2026 Feb 27;13:1749835. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2026.1749835. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTAIMS: Systemic inflammation (SI), indicated by elevated C-reactive protein (CRP) levels, is known to increase the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) and mortality. This study aims t

J Jan Håkon Rudolfsen

Predicting major adverse cardiovascular events in diabetic and non-diabetic patients with coronary artery disease: visual models integrating multi-parametric coronary computed tomography angiography and pericoronary adipose tissue radiomics

Front Cardiovasc Med. 2026 Feb 27;13:1669037. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2026.1669037. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: To compare the application value differences of PCAT radiomic features, clinical risk features and computed tomography (CT)-derived parameters in predicting Major adverse cardiovascular

M Ming Chen

Atrial fibrillation and acute myocardial infarction: a Two-Way relationship

Front Cardiovasc Med. 2026 Feb 27;13:1699897. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2026.1699897. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTAtrial fibrillation (AF) and coronary artery disease (CAD) are among the most frequent cardiovascular diseases and leading causes of morbidity/mortality worldwide. The concomitant presence of AF an

A Arianna Pannunzio

Perioperative and Surgical Management of Constrictive Pericarditis

Methodist Debakey Cardiovasc J. 2026 Mar 10;22(2):97-109. doi: 10.14797/mdcvj.1789. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTConstrictive pericarditis represents a form of severe diastolic heart failure characterized by impaired diastolic filling due to a rigid, noncompliant pericardium. Surgical pericardiectomy is

L Lamis El Harake

Role of Cardiac MRI and CT in Pericarditis and Pericardial Constriction

Methodist Debakey Cardiovasc J. 2026 Mar 10;22(2):41-49. doi: 10.14797/mdcvj.1779. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTPericardial diseases span a spectrum from acute and recurrent pericarditis to chronic constrictive pericarditis. While echocardiography remains the first-line test in the evaluation of patient

K Kazim Baser