A randomised controlled study of the efficacy of Internet of Things-based telerespiratory rehabilitation for chronic respiratory diseases

Biomed Eng Online. 2026 Apr 7. doi: 10.1186/s12938-026-01562-1. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: To explore IoT-based remote respiratory rehabilitation for chronic respiratory disease patients at home.DESIGN: This was a randomised controlled trial.SETTING: The study took place in patients' h

M Mengmeng Wu

Effects of cardiac resynchronization therapy in adults with congenital heart disease

No abstractBMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2026 Apr 7. doi: 10.1186/s12872-026-05818-5. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:41947053 | DOI:10.1186/s12872-026-05818-5

R Ralph M L Neijenhuis

Index of Device Efficiency: IVUS-Based Metric to Quantify Cutting Balloon Performance in Calcified Coronary Lesions

Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2026 Apr 7. doi: 10.1002/ccd.70597. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Calcified coronary artery disease complicates percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), yet no standardized parameter quantifies the efficiency of plaque-modifying devices.AIMS: To introduce and

C Claudiu Ungureanu

Cardiovascular risk assessment characterized by proteomics in cancer survivors

Commun Med (Lond). 2026 Apr 7. doi: 10.1038/s43856-026-01570-1. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: The classic cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk scores perform poorly in predicting CVD in cancer survivors. This study aimed to identify proteins associated with major CVDs risk and explore their

P Peng Wang

Independent and joint associations of fatty liver index and physical activity with mortality in adults with hypertension: a nationwide cohort study

Hypertens Res. 2026 Apr 7. doi: 10.1038/s41440-026-02600-0. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTHypertension and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) frequently coexist and share metabolic pathways that elevate cardiovascular and all-cause mortality risk. Although physical activity (PA) is known to r

Y Yunmin Han

Association of dynamic blood pressure trajectory during pregnancy with adverse birth outcomes: a large prospective cohort study in China

Hypertens Res. 2026 Apr 7. doi: 10.1038/s41440-026-02615-7. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThis study investigated the associations between dynamic blood pressure (BP) trajectories during pregnancy and adverse birth outcomes using data from the China-US Collaborative Project on Neural Tube Defect Pre

W Wubulitalifu Dawuti

Publisher Correction: A meta-analysis of single-nucleus expression quantitative trait loci linking genetic risk to brain disorders

No abstractNat Genet. 2026 Apr 7. doi: 10.1038/s41588-026-02581-3. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:41946843 | DOI:10.1038/s41588-026-02581-3

B Beomjin Jang

Association between estimated plasma volume status and all-cause mortality in critically ill patients with non-traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage: analysis of the MIMIC-IV database

Sci Rep. 2026 Apr 7. doi: 10.1038/s41598-026-47116-2. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: The estimated plasma volume status (ePVS) is an independent risk factor for poor prognosis in certain cardiovascular disease populations. However, the relationship between ePVS and prognosis in critically

Q Qing Mei

Development and validation of an activatable PET radiotracer reporting extracellular myeloperoxidase activity for the detection of unstable atherosclerotic plaque

Npj Imaging. 2026 Apr 7;4(1):23. doi: 10.1038/s44303-026-00156-9.ABSTRACTExtracellular arterial activity of the pro-inflammatory enzyme myeloperoxidase (MPO) destabilizes atherosclerotic plaque and associates with future atherothrombosis. To facilitate first-in-human studies using extracellular MPO

G George P Keeling

Left atrial functional recovery precedes volumetric reverse remodeling after TAVI by speckle tracking echocardiography

Sci Rep. 2026 Apr 7. doi: 10.1038/s41598-026-42221-8. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe temporal sequence of left atrial (LA) functional and structural remodeling after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) for severe aortic stenosis (AS) remains inadequately characterized. We aimed to eval

G Guishen Li

Desidustat's cardioprotective mechanisms in heart failure: a network pharmacology, molecular docking and dynamics approach

Sci Rep. 2026 Apr 7. doi: 10.1038/s41598-026-45870-x. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTHeart failure (HF) remains a significant global health issue. Current guideline-directed therapies often focus on neurohormonal modulation and may not fully address the metabolic, oxidative, and inflammatory componen

M Mohammed Fayaz Sadiqbasha

Silver nanoparticles combine with Nigella sativa oil to potentiate apoptosis in cervical cancer

No abstractSci Rep. 2026 Apr 7;16(1):11446. doi: 10.1038/s41598-026-36082-4.NO ABSTRACTPMID:41946748 | DOI:10.1038/s41598-026-36082-4

K Kobra Hosseini

Synthetic data Using Population Profiles for cardiOvascular Risk facTors (SUPPORT) in mainland China

Sci Data. 2026 Apr 7. doi: 10.1038/s41597-026-07192-5. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTPublicly available synthetic population datasets often lack detailed health information, limiting their utility in disease modeling. To address this gap, we present the SUPPORT (Synthetic data Using Population Profi

Q Qiuping Liu

Daily steps offset risks of sedentary behavior in the All of Us research program

Nat Commun. 2026 Apr 7. doi: 10.1038/s41467-026-71652-0. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTSedentary behavior is associated with increased mortality and chronic diseases, yet it remains unclear whether higher daily step counts can mitigate these risks. In this study, we analyzed longitudinal sedentary a

N Neil S Zheng

Safety of Testosterone Therapy in Chronic Kidney Disease: A Propensity Score-Matched Cohort Study

World J Mens Health. 2026 Mar 5. doi: 10.5534/wjmh.250333. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTPURPOSE: Testosterone deficiency is highly prevalent in men with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and contributes to frailty, fatigue, and cognitive decline. While testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) may alleviat

L Lino Merlino

Whole-body phase angle as a non-invasive indicator of low-grade inflammation in generally healthy adults

Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. 2026 Feb 17:104630. doi: 10.1016/j.numecd.2026.104630. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND AND AIMS: Chronic low-grade inflammation contributes to metabolic and cardiovascular disease yet assessing relevant biomarkers can be costly and invasive. Whole-body phase angle

D Dallin Clinger

Marburg Heart Score and INTERCHEST score for telephone triage of acute chest pain: a prospective, diagnostic accuracy study in out-of-hours primary care

BMJ Open. 2026 Apr 7;16(4):e111113. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-111113.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVES: To assess whether the Marburg Heart Score (MHS) and INTERCHEST score may improve telephone triage of chest pain by providing better diagnostic discrimination compared with the triage protocol from the Netherland

A Amy Manten

Identification of immunomodulators associated with atrial fibrillation reporting to better understand AF immunologic mechanisms: a Vigibase retrospective disproportionality analysis and a literature review

BMJ Open. 2026 Apr 7;16(4):e098166. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-098166.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVES: Growing evidence exists about the pivotal role of immune mechanisms in the physiopathology of atrial fibrillation (AF). Drugs that modulate the immune system (immunomodulators) may contribute to the development

J Jonaz Font

Early-life infectious and nutritional exposures and cardiovascular risk in early adulthood in Uganda: protocol for a new round of data collection in the Entebbe Mother and Baby Study birth cohort at 21 years (EMaBS@21)

BMJ Open. 2026 Apr 7;16(4):e119342. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2026-119342.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Non-communicable diseases, particularly cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), have become major contributors to morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and are projected to surpass infectious diseases as

I Isaac Sekitoleko

Transition of obesity in India, 2006-2021: a state-wise investigation from an equity perspective

BMJ Glob Health. 2026 Apr 7;11(4):e021325. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2025-021325.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Obesity and its downstream non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the greatest health challenges of the 21st century, even in low-income and middle-income countries such as India. As traditional diseases of

J Jagyenswar Rath

Improvement in psychiatric symptoms after subdural haematoma and decompressive craniotomy

BMJ Case Rep. 2026 Apr 7;19(4):e266529. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2025-266529.ABSTRACTThis case study reports unexpected improvement in psychiatric symptoms following traumatic brain injury (TBI) in a man in his mid-30s with a complex psychiatric history, including autism spectrum disorder, paranoid schizoph

O Ozlem Erol Durgun

Mechanical Thrombectomies Requiring an Increased Number of Passes are Associated with Unfavorable Angiographic Outcomes

Arq Neuropsiquiatr. 2026 Mar;84(3):1-5. doi: 10.1055/s-0046-1818603. Epub 2026 Apr 7.ABSTRACTMechanical thrombectomy is the standard treatment for acute ischemic stroke due to large-vessel occlusion, but the impact of multiple retrieval attempts on angiographic success and procedural safety remains

J João Paulo Mota Telles

The Efficacy of the Naples Prognostic Score in Patients with Carotid Stenosis

Arq Neuropsiquiatr. 2026 Mar;84(3):1-8. doi: 10.1055/s-0046-1817033. Epub 2026 Apr 7.ABSTRACTThe Naples Prognostic Score (NPS) is widely used, especially in cancer patients. Although it has been emphasized that this scoring system has a strong prognostic power for cardiovascular diseases, studies on

D Derya Ozdogru

Associations of pesticide exposures with lipid profiles and mediation by metabolic pathways in children

Environ Res. 2026 Apr 5:124437. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2026.124437. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTChildhood dyslipidemia may predispose individuals to cardiovascular disease later in life. However, evidence linking pesticide exposure to lipid profiles in children, particularly through specific metabo

K Kun Huang