Effectiveness of video-enhanced educational intervention for fluid management on knowledge, practice, and adherence among patients undergoing hemodialysis: A randomized controlled trial

J Educ Health Promot. 2026 Aug 31;15:383. doi: 10.4103/jehp.jehp_434_26. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Fluid management remains a cornerstone of hemodialysis care; however, suboptimal adherence frequently precipitates life-threatening complications, including hypertension and cardiovascular m

S S Hepsi Prabha

Health-related quality of life among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus using EuroQol five-dimension five level: A cross-sectional study from an urban health training center, Coimbatore, India

J Educ Health Promot. 2026 Aug 31;15:381. doi: 10.4103/jehp.jehp_27_26. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Diabetes mellitus significantly impacts health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Data from urban primary care settings in South India remain limited. This study assessed HRQoL among type 2 dia

S Suganathan Soundararajan

Identification of Risk Factors and Prediction Models for Acute Kidney Injury in Hospitalized Elderly Patients with Heart Failure

Clin Interv Aging. 2026 Sep 29;21:623634. doi: 10.2147/CIA.S623634. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Elderly heart failure (HF) patients have an increased risk of acute kidney injury (AKI) during hospitalization. Identifying risk factors and developing a prediction model are clinically important

M Mingyu Liu

Impact of Inflammatory Bowel Disease on Outcomes After Coronary Interventions: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Cureus. 2026 Sep 3;18(9):e115696. doi: 10.7759/cureus.115696. eCollection 2026 Sep.ABSTRACTInflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is associated with an elevated long-term cardiovascular risk through chronic systemic inflammation, yet whether it adversely affects outcomes following coronary revascularizati

S Sariyah Fatima

Optimization of the Sequence of Computed Tomography Angiography and Perfusion in One-Stop-Shop CT Imaging for Acute Ischemic Stroke

Med Sci Monit. 2026 Oct 4;32:e952875. doi: 10.12659/MSM.952875.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND In the "one-stop-shop" stroke computed tomography (CT) scanning protocol, CT perfusion (CTP) can be performed either before or after CT angiography (CTA). This study analyzed the effect of different scanning strategies

B Bo Gao

Association between route of nutrition and serum I-FABP and MMP-9 levels in critically ill patients with acute ischemic stroke: a prospective cohort study

Ann Saudi Med. 2026 Sep-Oct;46(5):376-387. doi: 10.5144/0256-4947.2026.376. Epub 2026 Oct 1.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Gut barrier dysfunction and neuroinflammation are increasingly recognised as linked pathophysiological processes in acute ischaemic stroke (AIS). However, the influence of nutritional rout

N Nurhayat Tugra Ulema

Sex, Racial/Ethnic, and Regional Disparities in Mortality Involving Both Cardiac Arrest and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Among U.S. Adults, 1999-2020

J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2026 Oct 3. doi: 10.1007/s40615-026-03215-4. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAIMS: Type 2 Diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and cardiac arrest (CA) drive significant mortality and healthcare costs in the U.S., yet national trends and disparities remain unclear. This study aims

A Asma Chaudhary

The safety and tolerability of opicapone in elderly Parkinson's disease patients: a real-world, multicenter, retrospective study

J Neural Transm (Vienna). 2026 Oct 3. doi: 10.1007/s00702-026-03284-z. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOpicapone (OPC) is an effective add-on medication for motor fluctuations in Parkinson's disease (PD), with a favorable safety and tolerability profile. Elderly PD patients are a great proportion of t

L Lanfranco De Carolis

Metabolomic biomarkers and metabolic remodelling in genetically characterised hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: a systematic review

Metabolomics. 2026 Oct 3;22(5):164. doi: 10.1007/s11306-026-02526-1.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is the most common inherited cardiomyopathy and a major cause of heart failure, malignant arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death. Although pathogenic variants in sarcomeric genes

A Ammar Hariz Ahmad Razmy

Metabolic vulnerabilities in multiple myeloma: targeting iron and amino acid metabolism to induce ferroptosis

Apoptosis. 2026 Oct 3;31(10):238. doi: 10.1007/s10495-026-02449-1.ABSTRACTCould ferroptosis, a novel cell death pathway, offer a potential therapeutic strategy for multiple myeloma (MM)? Our previous research showed that ferroptosis is suppressed in MM patients, with varying sensitivities among MM c

Q Qi Li

Statins are associated with decreased risk of disease progression and death in non-cirrhotic patients with primary biliary cholangitis

Eur J Intern Med. 2026 Oct 3:107219. doi: 10.1016/j.ejim.2026.107219. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND/AIMS: We evaluated whether statins in non-cirrhotic patients with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) might influence disease progression, including cirrhosis development, hepatic decompensat

E Eirini I Rigopoulou

Marked Variability in Lipid Profile Reporting Among Australian Pathology Providers: A National Cross-Sectional Review of Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol

Heart Lung Circ. 2026 Oct 3:S1443-9506(26)00460-9. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2026.05.025. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Lipid profiles facilitate cardiovascular risk stratification, therapeutic monitoring, and patient education. Variability in pathology reporting practices may generate confusio

J Jeff R Ma

Changing Patterns of Causes of Death in Patients With Multiple Myeloma During the Modern Therapeutic Era

Clin Lymphoma Myeloma Leuk. 2026 Sep 11:S2152-2650(26)03290-8. doi: 10.1016/j.clml.2026.09.004. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Therapeutic advances have substantially prolonged survival in multiple myeloma (MM). However, real-world evidence on temporal changes in causes of death remains l

A Abel Rosado-Rodriguez

Patency and functional outcomes of endovascular treatment in juxta-anastomotic venous stenosis of native arteriovenous fistulas

Nefrologia (Engl Ed). 2026 Oct;46(8):501536. doi: 10.1016/j.nefroe.2026.501536.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Juxta-anastomotic venous stenosis is a frequent cause of dysfunction in native arteriovenous fistula (AVFs), compromising both maturation and long-term patency. Endovascular treatment has emerged as

I Iván Zamora

Haemodynamic and neurophysiological assessments for 2-year outcome prediction in neonates with hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy treated with therapeutic hypothermia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

BMJ Paediatr Open. 2026 Oct 3;10(1):e004810. doi: 10.1136/bmjpo-2026-004810.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: To evaluate the prognostic accuracy of amplitude-integrated electroencephalography (aEEG), cerebral near-infrared spectroscopy (cNIRS) and targeted neonatal echocardiography (TnECHO) for predicting 2-year

M Mona Noureldein

Development and Evaluation of a Trauma-Informed Women's Health Education Program for Intimate Partner Violence Survivors: A Mixed-Methods Study

Violence Vict. 2026 Oct 3:VV-2025-0100.R1. doi: 10.1891/VV-2025-0100. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTWomen with a history of intimate partner violence (IPV) are at increased risk for cardiovascular disease, human papillomavirus (HPV), cervical cancer, and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which we

S Sarah Joseph

A Tribute by The Editorial Board of the American Journal of Medicine. Our Retrospective and an Interview with the Outgoing Editor, Joseph S. Alpert, MD MACP

No abstractAm J Med. 2026 Oct 3:S0002-9343(26)00678-9. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2026.09.016. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:42829131 | DOI:10.1016/j.amjmed.2026.09.016

R Richard D deShazo

Thrombin Generation in Critically Ill Adults: A Systematic Review of Venous Thromboembolism and Pharmacological Thromboprophylaxis

J Thromb Haemost. 2026 Oct 3:S1538-7836(26)00627-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jtha.2026.09.037. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Venous thromboembolism (VTE) remains an important complication in critically ill adults despite standard pharmacological thromboprophylaxis. Thrombin generation assays (TGAs

C Caseng Zhang

CRISPR-based genome editing of smooth muscle cells: Disease models, therapeutic applications, and future perspectives

Vascul Pharmacol. 2026 Oct 3:107709. doi: 10.1016/j.vph.2026.107709. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTSmooth muscle cells (SMCs) are essential for the normal function of the cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, and urogenital systems, and SMC dysfunction contributes to a wide range of genetic

Q Qianqian Ding

Frailty-Related Metabolic Signature in the Association Between Frailty and Coronary Artery Disease: Modification by Genetic Susceptibility

J Nutr Health Aging. 2026 Oct 3;30(12):100998. doi: 10.1016/j.jnha.2026.100998. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Frailty is associated with increased coronary artery disease (CAD) risk, but the circulating metabolic features underlying the frailty-CAD relationship and their interplay with g

J Junchi Liu

Chronic sleep deprivation promotes atherosclerosis via NFIL3/RORgammat Axis mediated Th17/Treg imbalance, targeting IL-17A attenuates disease progression

Int Immunopharmacol. 2026 Oct 3;190:117496. doi: 10.1016/j.intimp.2026.117496. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Chronic sleep deprivation (CSD) is an independent risk factor for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, but the underlying mechanisms remain elusive. This study aimed to investi

X Xixi Liu

Deficiency of purinergic receptor P2X7 attenuates neointima hyperplasia in mice after carotid artery wire injury

Int Immunopharmacol. 2026 Oct 3;190:117498. doi: 10.1016/j.intimp.2026.117498. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTVascular restenosis remains a major clinical challenge following interventional treatments for cardiovascular diseases. While P2X7-mediated inflammatory responses have been implicated in vari

Z Zhongchen Luo

Rediscovering Kaposi Sarcoma in North Africa: Thirteen years of HIV-negative cases and survival insights from Morocco

Cancer Treat Res Commun. 2026 Oct 3;49:101466. doi: 10.1016/j.ctarc.2026.101466. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Kaposi sarcoma (KS) is a human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8)-associated angioproliferative malignancy with distinct epidemiological and clinical variants. While HIV-associated KS has be

K Khaoula Oussama

Can tissue engineering applications replace cardiovascular medical devices? Searching for the key to clinical translation

Biomater Adv. 2026 Oct 1;191:215221. doi: 10.1016/j.bioadv.2026.215221. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTCardiovascular diseases are the number one killer worldwide. Malfunction of the conduction system, heart valves, the myocardial muscle or the vessels irrigating the tissue have been traditionally ad

M María Flandes-Iparraguirre