Apolipoprotein B in cardiovascular risk assessment: beyond traditional lipid markers

Front Cardiovasc Med. 2026 Sep 30;13:1857230. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2026.1857230. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTApolipoprotein B (ApoB) serves as the structural backbone of triglyceride (TG)-rich lipoproteins and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) particles and plays a key role in lipid transport. A growing body

L Lingling Li

Pentasystem embolism associated with transient antiphospholipid antibodies in severe M. pneumoniae pneumonia: a "Dual-Hit" case report and systematic review

Front Immunol. 2026 Sep 30;17:1845246. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2026.1845246. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Thromboembolism is a critical complication of severe Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia (SMPP) in children, yet its clinical spectrum and immunothrombotic mechanisms remain poorly defined. The "

Y Yuhang Hu

Comparison of angioplasty, stents and conventional medical therapy for symptomatic intracranial atherosclerosis: a network meta-analysis

Front Neurol. 2026 Sep 30;17:1848611. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2026.1848611. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Medical treatment and endovascular therapy are widely employed in the management of symptomatic intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis, however, the comparative effectiveness of these treatment

J Jiawei Wang

A person-centered continuity pathway for pediatric contrast-enhanced imaging: sustaining one multisensory context across home, hospital, and scanner transitions

Front Health Serv. 2026 Sep 30;6:1940926. doi: 10.3389/frhs.2026.1940926. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Pediatric contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) require sustained cooperation, procedural immobility, and venous access, creating operational and e

T Tommaso Liuzzi

A defined isothiocyanate mixture suppresses platelet signaling and metabolism to limit thrombosis in vivo

Front Immunol. 2026 Sep 30;17:1944710. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2026.1944710. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTPathological platelet activation drives thrombosis and is a major contributor to morbidity and mortality. Current antiplatelet therapies reduce thrombotic risk but target a limited range of signaling pat

J Jan Yağız Buchholz

Upper extremity motor outcomes during paired vagus nerve stimulation in chronic ischemic stroke: a retrospective single-health-system cohort study

Front Neurol. 2026 Sep 30;17:1872498. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2026.1872498. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Persistent upper extremity (UE) impairment after stroke is a major cause of long-term disability, and treatment options in the chronic phase are limited. In randomized trials, vagus nerve stim

R Ronald Benitez

C-reactive protein-triglyceride-glucose index and diabetic vascular complications risk among patients with diabetes: a national cohort study

BMJ Public Health. 2026 Oct 12;4(4):e004508. doi: 10.1136/bmjph-2025-004508. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: The C-reactive protein-triglyceride-glucose index (CTI) has emerged as an innovative biomarker for insulin resistance and inflammatory processes. Nevertheless, the association between

S Shikai Xiong

A lipid-related transcriptomic signature for distinguishing Kawasaki disease from febrile infections: a Mendelian randomization and machine-learning study

Front Immunol. 2026 Sep 30;17:1851332. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2026.1851332. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Kawasaki disease (KD) diagnosis remains challenging because no pathognomonic test exists and the clinical presentation overlaps extensively with common childhood infections. Acute KD is accom

S Sibao Wang

Combined organ xenotransplantation: from graft function to cross-species homeostasis

No abstractLife Med. 2026 Sep 21;5(5):lnag034. doi: 10.1093/lifemedi/lnag034. eCollection 2026 Oct.NO ABSTRACTPMID:42876615 | PMC:PMC13661265 | DOI:10.1093/lifemedi/lnag034

K Kai Xing

Predictive value of the monocyte-to-albumin ratio at admission for 30-day mortality in elderly patients with spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage: a retrospective analysis

Front Neurol. 2026 Sep 30;17:1948936. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2026.1948936. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: The monocyte-to-albumin ratio (MAR) integrates systemic inflammation and nutritional status and has been proposed as a predictor of mortality after spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (sICH).

L Lihui Gong

Predictors of futile recanalization following endovascular therapy for acute anterior circulation large vessel occlusion stroke: a retrospective cohort study

Front Neurol. 2026 Sep 30;17:1777164. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2026.1777164. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Endovascular therapy (EVT) is effective for acute anterior circulation large vessel occlusion (LVO), yet futile recanalization remains common. Identifying its predictors is essential to optimi

Y Yangchun Wen

Who Owns Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Care?

No abstractBalkan Med J. 2026 Oct 14. doi: 10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2026.2026.290926. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:42876533 | DOI:10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2026.2026.290926

M Mehmet Çelik

Apelin aggravates inflammatory response and hepatic steatosis in alcohol-associated liver disease via ERK signaling pathway

Front Pharmacol. 2026 Sep 30;17:1912482. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2026.1912482. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Though apelin is involved in cardiovascular, metabolic, and homeostasis disorders, its role in alcohol-associated liver disease (ALD) remains unclear. This study aimed to investigate the me

H Hongyan Bian

Nonadherence to LLT associated with higher healthcare resource utilization and costs in a large integrated healthcare delivery system in Southern California

Am Heart J Plus. 2026 Mar 10;71:100751. doi: 10.1016/j.ahjo.2026.100751. eCollection 2026 Nov.ABSTRACTGuideline-recommended lipid-lowering therapy (LLT) can reduce healthcare utilization and costs for patients with and at-risk for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). We examined healthcar

M Matthew T Mefford

Sarcopenia and outcomes after revascularization for peripheral arterial disease: a scoping review

Front Med (Lausanne). 2026 Sep 30;13:1916774. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2026.1916774. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVES: Sarcopenia, a degenerative skeletal muscle disease associated with aging and chronic diseases, is a recognized risk factor for poor postoperative outcomes in various surgical fields. Ho

Y Yajiao Liu

Associated factors and predictive modeling of deep vein thrombosis in stroke patients undergoing rehabilitation

Front Neurol. 2026 Sep 30;17:1896717. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2026.1896717. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: This study aimed to identify factors associated with deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and to develop predictive models to facilitate individualized risk assessment in this population.METHODS: We ret

Y Yaping Wang

Remote ischemic conditioning plus stenting for symptomatic carotid artery stenosis (RICSICAS): rationale and design

Front Neurol. 2026 Sep 30;17:1915534. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2026.1915534. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Remote ischemic conditioning (RIC) has emerged as a promising non-invasive strategy to protect the brain, with evidence suggesting its benefit in patients with carotid artery stenting (CAS). H

J Jing Qiu

Prognostic value of platelet-to-white blood cell ratio in critically ill patients with non-traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage: a machine learning-driven study of the public database and the hospital information system

Front Neurol. 2026 Sep 30;17:1864288. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2026.1864288. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Assessment of prognosis is crucial for managing non-traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage (NSAH) patients. The study aimed to explore the association between platelet-to-white blood cell ratio (PW

L Liang Liu

Shifting competing underlying causes of death among U.S. decedents with diabetes recorded as a non-underlying cause, 1999-2024

Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2026 Sep 30;17:1957392. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2026.1957392. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: To examine U.S. trends and underlying-cause patterns among deaths with diabetes recorded as a non-underlying cause (DM-nonUCD).METHODS: We used CDC WONDER Multiple Cause of Death

Y Yanhua Xiao

Interpretable machine learning models to predict venous thromboembolism in sepsis patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2026 Sep 30;17:1958305. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2026.1958305. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Sepsis patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) face a substantially elevated risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE), yet prediction tools tailored for this population are la

L Longyang Ma

Clinical and Genetic Characteristics of Hereditary Arrhythmias and Cardiomyopathies in the Middle East

Mayo Clin Proc Innov Qual Outcomes. 2026 Oct 2;10(6):100760. doi: 10.1016/j.mayocpiqo.2026.100760. eCollection 2026 Dec.ABSTRACTInherited arrhythmias and cardiomyopathies are leading causes of sudden cardiac death in young individuals. Although global registries and genetic databases have advanced d

O Omar Ahmad

Comparative evaluation of diffusion models for detecting gray matter microstructural alterations in post-stroke depression patients

Front Neurol. 2026 Sep 30;17:1831557. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2026.1831557. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Post-stroke depression (PSD) is often underdiagnosed because its gray matter microstructural abnormalities can be subtle. This study compared four diffusion models (DTI, DKI, MAP, and NODDI) t

F Fang Zhang

Expression of Human Thrombomodulin by Porcine Endothelium Attenuates Thrombus Formation and Platelet Activation in a Dynamic Shear Flow Model

Xenotransplantation. 2026 Sep-Oct;33(5):e70176. doi: 10.1111/xen.70176.ABSTRACTLong term xenografts often fail in association with evidence of coagulation pathway dysregulation, which may be caused in part by the inefficient binding of inactivated protein C (PC) to porcine thrombomodulin (TBM). This

M Megan Dufault

Impaired Flow and Physiology in Coronaries With Anomalous Origin From the Opposite Sinus of Valsalva

Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2026 Oct 15. doi: 10.1002/ccd.70891. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Anomalous Aortic Origin of a Coronary Artery (AAOCA) high-risk anatomical features (intramural segment, acute take-off angle, slit-like ostium) cause coronary stenosis leading to myocardial inf

M Mauro Lo Rito