J Vis Exp. 2026 Oct 16;(236). doi: 10.3791/72100.ABSTRACTPostoperative lower limb deep vein thrombosis (DVT) remains a common complication after hip fracture surgery, and complementary strategies targeting coagulation, inflammation, and venous circulation may provide additional preventive benefits.
J Vis Exp. 2026 Oct 16;(236). doi: 10.3791/73407.ABSTRACTDischarge-phase neurocognitive abnormalities may affect rehabilitation participation, self-management, and discharge safety after acute cerebrovascular disease, but early clinically accessible correlates remain incompletely defined. We examine
J Vis Exp. 2026 Oct 16;(236). doi: 10.3791/72402.ABSTRACTElderly patients with concurrent coronary artery disease (CAD) and hypertension face elevated risks of cardiovascular events and require therapies that balance efficacy, safety, and tolerability. Sacubitril/valsartan has demonstrated benefits
J Vis Exp. 2026 Oct 16;(236). doi: 10.3791/74188.ABSTRACTThis review re-evaluates the literature from a matrix-centered perspective and determines how strongly it supports versican as a regulator of myocardial renewal rather than merely a marker of tissue remodeling. The evidence is organized around
J Vis Exp. 2026 Oct 16;(236). doi: 10.3791/72065.ABSTRACTSevere community-acquired pneumonia may involve mixed pathogens and concurrent vascular complications. A 72-year-old man presented with fever, nonproductive cough, vomiting, hypoxemia, markedly elevated inflammatory markers, and an elevated D-
J Vis Exp. 2026 Oct 16;(236). doi: 10.3791/72082.ABSTRACTRight-to-left shunt (RLS) has been associated with cryptogenic stroke, migraine, and other neurological conditions in which ischemic brain injury may be clinically relevant. In routine practice, however, assessment is often fragmented. Shunt p
FASEB J. 2026 Oct 31;40(20):e72396. doi: 10.1096/fj.202602809RR.ABSTRACTMatrin-3 is a DNA- and RNA-binding protein implicated in cardiovascular development. However, the role of endothelial Matrin-3 in atherosclerosis has not been previously studied. Here, we found that Matrin-3 silencing induces en
Cardiovasc Ther. 2026;2026(1):e3618662. doi: 10.1155/cdr/3618662.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: The incidence of in-hospital major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) remains high in patients with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) after emergency percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)
J Paediatr Child Health. 2026 Oct 17. doi: 10.1111/jpc.70632. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAIM: The association of adherence to a gluten-free diet (GFD) on lipid metabolism and cardiovascular risk markers in paediatric coeliac disease (CD) remains incompletely understood. This study aimed to evalua
Acta Bioeng Biomech. 2026 Oct 16;28(3):70-80. doi: 10.37190/abb/231653. eCollection 2026 Jan 1.ABSTRACTPURPOSE: Paravalvular leak (PVL) is a pathological condition that may arise following prosthetic mitral valve implantation and is characterized by regurgitant blood flow through a gap between the p
Prim Dent J. 2026 Oct 17:20501684261470514. doi: 10.1177/20501684261470514. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Periodontal disease is a prevalent chronic inflammatory condition with consequences that extend beyond oral health. Despite strong evidence linking it to systemic diseases, mental he
Mo Med. 2026 Sep-Oct;123(5):449-456.ABSTRACTMissouri's rural health needs are inseparable from cardiovascular health. Nearly one-quarter of Missourians live in nonmetro areas, where rural hospitals, clinics, community health centers, emergency medical services agencies, public health departments, an
Indoor Air. 2026;2026:9936046. doi: 10.1155/ina/9936046. Epub 2026 Apr 15.ABSTRACTHousehold air pollution from biomass fuel combustion affects approximately 36% of the world's population and is associated with negative health, environmental, economic, and social impacts. Although randomized controll
Eur Heart J Case Rep. 2026 Aug 31;10(10):ytag659. doi: 10.1093/ehjcr/ytag659. eCollection 2026 Oct.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM) is a genetic cardiac disease characterized by left ventricular hypertrophy that induces left ventricular outflow tract obstruction (LV
Eur Heart J Case Rep. 2026 Sep 12;10(10):ytag684. doi: 10.1093/ehjcr/ytag684. eCollection 2026 Oct.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Cardiovascular manifestations of thyrotoxicosis are common, typically presenting as tachyarrhythmias or high-output physiology. Coronary artery spasm (CAS) is an uncommon but increa
PeerJ. 2026 Oct 13;14:e21697. doi: 10.7717/peerj.21697. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Coronary artery disease (CAD) combined with diabetes mellitus (DM) significantly increases the risk of vascular restenosis following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Despite advancements in stent te
Cureus. 2026 Sep 16;18(9):e116351. doi: 10.7759/cureus.116351. eCollection 2026 Sep.ABSTRACTBackground Minimally invasive coronary artery bypass grafting (MICS-CABG) through an anterolateral mini-thoracotomy is an alternative to conventional coronary artery bypass grafting through median sternotomy.
Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis. 2026 Oct 12;21:640995. doi: 10.2147/COPD.S640995. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTPURPOSE: COPD and vascular aging frequently coexist in later life. Whether widened pulse pressure identifies older adults with COPD at particularly high cardiovascular risk is uncertain.PATIEN
J Med Life. 2026 Aug;19(8):675-680. doi: 10.25122/jml-2026-0102.ABSTRACTAcute ischemic stroke patients may demonstrate persistent tissue-level hypoperfusion despite successful angiographic recanalization after mechanical thrombectomy. We report a 57-year-old man with wake-up stroke due to tandem occ
J Med Life. 2026 Aug;19(8):618-626. doi: 10.25122/jml-2026-0125.ABSTRACTAnxiety and depressive symptoms may coexist with cognitive dysfunction after stroke. This study characterized their frequency and severity during acute stroke hospitalization in patients with documented cognitive dysfunction. We
Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis. 2026 Oct 12;21:628759. doi: 10.2147/COPD.S628759. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is strongly linked to heart failure (HF), but comprehensive global evaluations of COPD-associated HF remain limited.METHODS: Using Glob
MedEdPORTAL. 2026 Oct 16;22:11642. doi: 10.15766/mep_2374-8265.11642. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Cardiac arrest is a common cause of morbidity and mortality in hospitalized patients, and is a critical event that hospital-based physicians must be prepared to manage. While cardiac arrest c
Front Immunol. 2026 Oct 2;17:1948343. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2026.1948343. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTHigh-salt diet (HSD) has traditionally been studied in the context of cardiovascular disease, hypertension, and kidney disease. Increasing evidence now suggests that salt intake may also influence cancer
Biol Psychiatry Glob Open Sci. 2026 Aug 28;6(6):100817. doi: 10.1016/j.bpsgos.2026.100817. eCollection 2026 Nov.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Type 2 diabetes (T2D) and psychiatric disorders frequently co-occur; however, it remains unclear whether this overlap is generalized or defined by particular T2D mechan
