Medicine (Baltimore). 2026 Apr 17;105(16):e48337. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000048337.ABSTRACTTo investigate the dynamic changes in serum lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) levels and their association with 90-day functional outcome in patients with large vessel occlusion acute ischemic stroke (LVO-AIS) who u
Retin Cases Brief Rep. 2025 Sep;19(5):618-622. doi: 10.1097/ICB.0000000000001612.ABSTRACTPURPOSE: To report the association of a combined central artery and vein occlusion-like pattern with aplastic anemia and discuss the pathophysiology associated with ophthalmologic examinations.METHODS: This stud
Retin Cases Brief Rep. 2025 Sep;19(5):668-670. doi: 10.1097/ICB.0000000000001614.ABSTRACTPURPOSE: There is growing evidence to support the potential role of low-carbohydrate healthy fat and ketogenic diets (therapeutic carbohydrate reduction - therapeutic carbohydrate reduction) in the management of
Int J Nurs Pract. 2026 Apr;32(2):e70148. doi: 10.1111/ijn.70148.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Assessing health literacy has become important as a component of strategies to increase self-care behaviour for patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD).AIM: This study aimed to develop a scale for measuring health
J Extracell Vesicles. 2026 Apr;15(4):e70247. doi: 10.1002/jev2.70247.ABSTRACTExtracellular vesicles (EVs) are non-replicating, lipid membrane-bound nanoparticles released by most eukaryotic cells into the extracellular space. When derived from platelets, a subset of EVs can exhibit remarkable anti-i
Clin Cardiol. 2026 Apr;49(4):e70308. doi: 10.1002/clc.70308.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a major cause of thromboembolic events, including ischemic stroke and transient ischemic attack (TIA). While Vitamin K antagonists (VKAs) have long been used for stroke prevention, Direct Oral
CNS Neurosci Ther. 2026 Apr;32(4):e70884. doi: 10.1002/cns.70884.ABSTRACTSUBJECT: To analyze the treatment response in patients with primary angiitis of the central nervous system (PACNS) in a large vasculitis cohort.METHOD: In this single-center retrospective observational study, we assessed treatm
Biol Reprod. 2026 Apr 17:ioag082. doi: 10.1093/biolre/ioag082. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTEndocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are a global concern for human health and the environment. EDCs include plasticizers, pharmaceutical agents, industrial chemicals, fungicides, and pesticides. Thus, EDC
Sud Med Ekspert. 2026;69(2):4-9. doi: 10.17116/sudmed2026690214.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: To establish patterns of macro- and microscopic anatomy and topography of myocardial bridges over the coronary arteries and their branches according to coronary angiography data and on preparations of hearts of adults
Clin Cardiol. 2026 Apr;49(4):e70307. doi: 10.1002/clc.70307.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Delirium is a common and serious complication in critically ill patients, particularly those with acute heart failure (HF). The lactate/albumin ratio (LAR) has emerged as a potential biomarker reflecting metabolic and nu
Echocardiography. 2026 Apr;43(4):e70461. doi: 10.1111/echo.70461.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Right ventricular (RV) dysfunction in chronic kidney disease (CKD) remains underrecognized. The tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion to systolic pulmonary artery pressure ratio (TAPSE/sPAP) reflects RV-pulmona
Clin Transl Sci. 2026 Apr;19(4):e70559. doi: 10.1111/cts.70559.ABSTRACTThe utility of heart-type fatty acid binding protein (H-FABP) as a prognostic biomarker in light chain cardiac amyloidosis (AL-CA) patients remains unestablished. Consecutive patients diagnosed with AL-CA in the Heart Failure Cen
J Glob Health. 2026 Apr 17;16:04065. doi: 10.7189/jogh.16.04065.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Intracerebral haemorrhage (ICH) is a leading cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide. Identifying early prognostic biomarkers is crucial to optimise clinical management of critically ill patients with ICH. The hae
Physiol Rep. 2026 Apr;14(8):e70877. doi: 10.14814/phy2.70877.ABSTRACTAs a widely used anticancer drug for the treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia, ponatinib is known to cause severe cardiovascular toxicities. Cardiomyocytes are the major functional units in the myocardium, and impairment of their
Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. 2026 May;70(5):e70239. doi: 10.1111/aas.70239.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Guidelines discourage prediction of neurological outcome in comatose patients within the first 72 h after cardiac arrest. Increasing evidence suggests that patients with the most severe brain injury and those
Elife. 2026 Apr 17;14:RP107332. doi: 10.7554/eLife.107332.ABSTRACTIntermittent fasting (IF) has emerged as a powerful dietary intervention with profound metabolic benefits, yet the tissue-specific molecular mechanisms underlying these effects remain poorly understood. In this study, we employed comp
Br J Health Psychol. 2026 May;31(2):e70068. doi: 10.1111/bjhp.70068.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVES: To evaluate the contribution of health anxiety, mental defeat and fear of recurrence and progression (FRP) as variables in the adjustment process following cardiac events and subsequent wellbeing, adjustment and
Cell Transplant. 2026 Jan-Dec;35:9636897261440297. doi: 10.1177/09636897261440297. Epub 2026 Apr 17.ABSTRACTCurrently, there is very limited large-scale real-world data on the use of total marrow irradiation (TMI) as conditioning for allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT). Th
Kardiol Pol. 2026 Apr 17. doi: 10.33963/v.phj.112156. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTD-dimer as a mixture of soluble cross-linked fibrin degradation products cleaved by plasmin is a well-established biomarker of in vivo blood coagulation activation with concomitant secondary fibrinolysis that is wide
Folia Morphol (Warsz). 2026;85:e01726048. doi: 10.5603/fm.110381.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Fluoroquinolones (FQs) have been associated with an increased risk of heart valve regurgitation, yet the cellular mechanisms underlying this association remain unclear. Although the effects of fluoroquinolones on ca
No abstractEur Heart J Qual Care Clin Outcomes. 2026 Apr 17:qcag068. doi: 10.1093/ehjqcco/qcag068. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:41994930 | DOI:10.1093/ehjqcco/qcag068
Clin Nephrol. 2026 Apr 17. doi: 10.5414/CN111926. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: The aim of this paper is to evaluate the effectiveness of percutaneous angiographic stenting in carefully selected, symptomatic patients diagnosed with hemodynamically significant atherosclerotic renal artery
Clin Nephrol. 2026 Apr 17. doi: 10.5414/CN111855. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: To investigate superior prognostic accuracy for long-term survival from all-cause mortality in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) undergoing maintenance hemodialysis (MHD).MATERIALS AND METHODS: Revi
Cureus. 2026 Mar 11;18(3):e105045. doi: 10.7759/cureus.105045. eCollection 2026 Mar.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases (ASCVDs) are a leading cause of mortality globally and in the United Arab Emirates. Despite regional studies on the ASCVD risk, no prior study has assessed
