Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in coronary heart disease: IQWiG Reports - Commission No. D24-02

Cologne (Germany): Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG); 2026 Feb 22.ABSTRACTRESEARCH QUESTION: The aim of this report is toassess the benefit of diagnostics using cardiac magnetic resonance imaging as part of a diagnostic strategy, compared with a diagnostic strategy without

I Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG)

Research on dietary sodium with invalid methods does not advance scientific understanding

No abstractNutr Metab (Lond). 2026 Feb 5;23(1):17. doi: 10.1186/s12986-025-01057-1.NO ABSTRACTPMID:41645232 | DOI:10.1186/s12986-025-01057-1

N Norm R C Campbell

Coronary artery bypass without extracorporeal circulation pump in acute coronary syndromes: a single-center observational study

J Cardiothorac Surg. 2026 Feb 5. doi: 10.1186/s13019-025-03548-x. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) has been shown to reduce mortality and improve quality of life in patients with extensive coronary artery disease. However, evidence regarding its benefi

J Juan Pedro Fescina

Body composition and dyslipidemia in postmenopausal medical workers: a cross-sectional study

BMC Womens Health. 2026 Feb 5;26(1):77. doi: 10.1186/s12905-025-04245-6.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: Dyslipidemia, characterized by abnormalities in lipid levels, significantly increases the risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), particularly as its prevalence escalates with age, notably impa

F Fangfang Yao

Association between social determinants of health and overactive bladder: exploring the role of cardiovascular health in a cross-sectional analysis

No abstractBMC Public Health. 2026 Feb 6. doi: 10.1186/s12889-026-26535-w. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:41645167 | DOI:10.1186/s12889-026-26535-w

H Haojie Du

Wave-off: a mechanism for physician-reduced demand

BMC Health Serv Res. 2026 Feb 5. doi: 10.1186/s12913-026-14093-1. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: This study explores the "wave-off" mechanism in healthcare, in which physicians implicitly discourage patient revisits to manage high workloads. Understanding this mechanism is critical for ba

Y Yanan Dai

Atomically Precise Metal Clusters for NIR-II Imaging

Acc Chem Res. 2026 Feb 5. doi: 10.1021/acs.accounts.5c00837. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTConspectusNear-infrared II (NIR-II, 1000-3000 nm), also defined as shortwave infrared (SWIR) imaging, offers reduced light scattering and low tissue absorption, enabling centimeter-scale penetration and high s

H Huizhen Ma

The Significance of the Piezo1-Mediated Mechanotransduction Pathway in Normal Morphogenesis

DNA Cell Biol. 2026 Feb 5:10445498261417437. doi: 10.1177/10445498261417437. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTMechanical forces are fundamental drivers of morphogenesis, yet the molecular mechanisms that convert these physical cues into transcriptional responses remain incompletely understood. This rev

R Reza Rezaei

Study on biomarkers of homocysteine-induced transformation of vascular smooth muscle cells into foam cells

Sci Rep. 2026 Feb 5. doi: 10.1038/s41598-026-38763-6. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTHomocysteine (Hcy) is an independent risk factor for atherosclerosis (AS). Hcy induces the transformation of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) into foam cells, which play a crucial role in this process. However, t

X Xiuyu Wang

Explainable machine learning with bayesian hyper-optimization for predicting cognitive impairment from longitudinal nursing home data

Sci Rep. 2026 Feb 5. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-34060-w. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe monitoring of daily life in nursing home residents generates diverse and heterogeneous sources of information. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is increasingly used to predict a wide range of outcomes in both researc

S Silvia Campanioni

Low-dimensional materials for intracellular electrophysiology: advances from synthesis to applications

Microsyst Nanoeng. 2026 Feb 5;12(1):51. doi: 10.1038/s41378-025-01148-2.ABSTRACTCardiovascular diseases remain the leading global cause of mortality and disability, posing a major challenge to human health. Accurate, long-term monitoring of electrophysiological activity in excitable cells such as ca

A Ao Li

Author Correction: TRIM28-mediated nucleocapsid protein SUMOylation enhances SARS-CoV-2 virulence

No abstractNat Commun. 2026 Feb 5;17(1):1389. doi: 10.1038/s41467-026-68634-7.NO ABSTRACTPMID:41644946 | DOI:10.1038/s41467-026-68634-7

J Jiang Ren

Roles of Catecholamines and Inflammation in Endothelial Dysfunction: a Study Using Takotsubo Syndrome Patient-specific hiPSC-ECs

Stem Cell Rev Rep. 2026 Feb 6. doi: 10.1007/s12015-026-11059-y. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Takotsubo syndrome (TTS), also known as stress-induced cardiomyopathy, is characterized by transient left ventricular dysfunction often triggered by emotional or physical stress. Catecholamines

G Guoqiang Yang

Correction to: Association of accelerated phenotypic aging, lifestyle and genetic risk with progression of cardiometabolic multimorbidity: a multi‑state model analysis

No abstractGeroscience. 2026 Feb 6. doi: 10.1007/s11357-026-02142-w. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:41644871 | DOI:10.1007/s11357-026-02142-w

Y Yunxin Shi

Comparing Cardiovascular Outcomes of GLP-1 Receptor Agonists Versus Metabolic Bariatric Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Obes Surg. 2026 Feb 5. doi: 10.1007/s11695-026-08500-z. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Obesity significantly increases cardiovascular risk through insulin resistance, dyslipidemia, hypertension, and systemic inflammation. Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) and metaboli

D Dorsa Shekouh

The Physiology Of the WEight Reduced State (POWERS) study: strategies for the analysis of biological specimens

Int J Obes (Lond). 2026 Feb 5. doi: 10.1038/s41366-025-01944-w. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe Physiology Of the WEight Reduced State (POWERS) study is a multi-center clinical trial designed to understand the physiological basis for observed variability in weight regain following intentional weig

M Michael Rosenbaum

Transcription Factor SP1 Drives Myocardial Ischemia/reperfusion Injury By Transcription Activation-mediated GADD45G Upregulation

J Cardiovasc Transl Res. 2026 Feb 5;19(1):19. doi: 10.1007/s12265-025-10739-3.ABSTRACTMyocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury (MIRI) is an unresolved clinically fatal complication in the management of acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Growth arrest and DNA damage-inducible gene 45 Gamma (GADD45G) pl

Y Yaping Wang

MiR-499-5P/PACS2/TRPV1 Axis Maintains Mitochondrial Homeostasis and Left Ventricular Function after Extreme Cold Stress

J Cardiovasc Transl Res. 2026 Feb 5;19(1):18. doi: 10.1007/s12265-025-10742-8.ABSTRACTExposure to cold environments is physiologically challenging, with extreme cold stress (ECS) impairing the function of the left ventricle (LV) of the heart. We aimed to determine the role and mechanism of action of

R Renzheng Chen

Translational Methods for Wearable Heart Rate Variability Monitoring in Older Adults: Preoperative Risk Stratification and Postoperative Monitoring

J Cardiovasc Transl Res. 2026 Feb 5;19(1):20. doi: 10.1007/s12265-025-10741-9.ABSTRACTLow preoperative heart rate variability (HRV) is associated with adverse cardiovascular outcomes and delirium after geriatric surgery, but in-person testing is burdensome and impractical. To evaluate wrist-based we

N Nathaniel Brooke

Biologic therapy is associated with reduced ocular disease in psoriasis: a real-world study

Eye (Lond). 2026 Feb 5. doi: 10.1038/s41433-026-04274-x. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Psoriasis is a systemic immune-mediated disease with ocular involvement. While biologic therapies reduce cardiovascular and musculoskeletal comorbidities, their impact on ocular health is no

S Shoham Kubovsky

A hybrid learning framework for automated multiclass electrocardiogram classification with SimCardioNet

Sci Rep. 2026 Feb 6. doi: 10.1038/s41598-026-36932-1. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTElectrocardiography is a cornerstone in the diagnosis of cardiovascular diseases; however, accurate interpretation demands expert knowledge and is often impeded by data scarcity and annotation costs. To address these

M Muhammad Dawood Majid

Integrated foodomics and network pharmacology reveal functional food potential in tatsoi microgreens and baby greens

NPJ Sci Food. 2026 Feb 5. doi: 10.1038/s41538-026-00731-9. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThis study examined the growth-stage-dependent metabolic variations in tatsoi microgreens (TM) and baby greens (TBG) through the application of flavoromics, metabolomics, and network pharmacology. The HS-SPME-GC

Y Yuxuan Xie

Integrative functional genomics analysis identifies pleiotropic genes for vascular diseases

Nat Commun. 2026 Feb 5. doi: 10.1038/s41467-026-69273-8. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTSeveral vascular diseases including coronary artery disease, hypertension, stroke, and abdominal aortic aneurysm, have significant genetic underpinnings. Genome-wide association studies have unveiled many genetic

C Charles U Solomon

Retraction Note: The P-selectin and PSGL-1 axis accelerates atherosclerosis via activation of dendritic cells by the TLR4 signaling pathway

No abstractCell Death Dis. 2026 Feb 5;17(1):166. doi: 10.1038/s41419-026-08455-0.NO ABSTRACTPMID:41644520 | DOI:10.1038/s41419-026-08455-0

Z Zhishuai Ye