Triglyceride glucose index-a body shape index (TyG-ABSI) outperforms traditional obesity indices in predicting all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in metabolic-dysfunction associated steatotic liver disease: the mediating role of biological aging

Cardiovasc Diabetol. 2026 Feb 22. doi: 10.1186/s12933-026-03112-4. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) is burdened by significant all-cause and cardiovascular mortality, yet simple and effective predictive indices for long-term o

G Guodong Yang

Association between estimated glucose disposal rate and cause-specific mortality among individuals with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease

Cardiovasc Diabetol. 2026 Feb 22. doi: 10.1186/s12933-026-03115-1. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Insulin resistance (IR) serves as a core pathophysiological factor among patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) and has an adverse impact on prognosis.

W Wenguang Lai

Frailty, depressive symptoms, and incident respiratory disease: a CHARLS cohort study

No abstractBMC Pulm Med. 2026 Feb 23. doi: 10.1186/s12890-026-04199-x. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:41724960 | DOI:10.1186/s12890-026-04199-x

Y Yawen Wang

Gut Lachnospiraceae improves white matter injury-related cognitive decline by increasing L-arginine

No abstractCell Mol Biol Lett. 2026 Feb 22. doi: 10.1186/s11658-026-00866-3. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:41724956 | DOI:10.1186/s11658-026-00866-3

Y Yuhao Xu

Erythrocytosis after SGLT2 inhibitor initiation and anticoagulated outcomes in atrial fibrillation: a real-world analysis with counterfactual modeling

No abstractCardiovasc Diabetol. 2026 Feb 22. doi: 10.1186/s12933-026-03117-z. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:41724932 | DOI:10.1186/s12933-026-03117-z

Z Zuo Qi

Venous thromboembolism in heart failure: incidence, phenotype-specific risk, and predictors in a large real-world cohort

Intern Emerg Med. 2026 Feb 22. doi: 10.1007/s11739-026-04290-5. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Venous thromboembolism, including deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism, is a clinically important complication in patients with heart failure. Despite its relevance to internal and emerge

L Lama Alfehaid

Glucagon-like Peptide-1 Receptor Dependent Signaling in Cardiovascular Health and Disease: A Mini-review

J Cardiovasc Transl Res. 2026 Feb 22;19(1):29. doi: 10.1007/s12265-026-10759-7.ABSTRACTGlucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) is a hormone mainly produced by intestinal L cells after meal, and its main functions include enhancing glucose-dependent insulin secretion, promoting insulin biosynthesis, inhibiti

M Meng-Piao Lin

Hepatitis B Virus Infection and the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease: Findings From the China Kadoorie Biobank

J Viral Hepat. 2026 Mar;33(3):e70157. doi: 10.1111/jvh.70157.ABSTRACTThe existing evidence on the association of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection with the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) is limited and mixed. Moreover, no epidemiological studies have been conducted to comprehensively investiga

C Chun-Rui Wang

Lacylation of Stearoyl-CoA Desaturase-1 Contributes to the Myocardial Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury Through Regulating Wnt/β-Catenin Signaling

J Cardiovasc Transl Res. 2026 Feb 22;19(1):28. doi: 10.1007/s12265-026-10751-1.ABSTRACTMyocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury (MIRI) involves tissue damage following restoration of blood flow. Stearoyl-CoA desaturase 1 (SCD1), associated with metabolic disorders, may contribute to MIRI. This study i

Y Ying Zhang

Longitudinal and cross-sectional associations of myocardial stress markers with kidney function and chronic kidney disease in the BiomarCaRE project

Sci Rep. 2026 Feb 23. doi: 10.1038/s41598-026-37377-2. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTGiven the complex relationship between cardiovascular disease (CVD) and chronic kidney disease (CKD), CVD-related markers may serve as CKD biomarkers. We examined associations of three major CVD-markers [mid-regiona

J Jie-Sheng Lin

Parathyroid hormone-related protein is a therapeutic target in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Signal Transduct Target Ther. 2026 Feb 23;11(1):67. doi: 10.1038/s41392-026-02578-8.ABSTRACTThe crosstalk between immune or alveolar epithelial cells and fibroblasts mediated by paracrine signaling molecules is associated with the pathogenesis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). However, studies

X Xue-Quan Fang

Ageing Through the Looking-Glass: The Different Flavours of Clonal Haematopoiesis

Aging Cell. 2026 Mar;25(3):e70425. doi: 10.1111/acel.70425.ABSTRACTClonal haematopoiesis (CH) is the presence of acquired mutations in blood cells and is a consequence of ageing that is linked to malignancy, cardiovascular disease and other diseases of ageing. CH is a reflection of genomic instabili

J Jasmine Singh

Spatially resolved transcriptomic profiling identifies distinct signatures in parenchymal and vascular microenvironments in Alzheimer's Disease with Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy

Alzheimers Dement. 2026 Feb;22(2):e71208. doi: 10.1002/alz.71208.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathology frequently coexists with cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA), in which amyloid beta (Aβ) deposits in cerebral blood vessels. Although anti-Aβ immunotherapies can reduce parenchymal

E Enrique Chimal-Juárez

Perilesional white matter gradients reveal microstructural differences in cerebral amyloid angiopathy versus Alzheimer's disease

Alzheimers Dement. 2026 Feb;22(2):e71182. doi: 10.1002/alz.71182.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: White matter hyperintensities (WMHs) are common in both Alzheimer's disease (AD) and cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA), yet their spatial tissue characteristics and microstructural differences remain poorly unders

X Xinyuan Yang

Pre-pregnancy BMI, gestational weight gain trajectories, and new-onset hypertensive disorders in ART singleton pregnancies: a retrospective cohort study

J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2026 Dec;39(1):2633047. doi: 10.1080/14767058.2026.2633047. Epub 2026 Feb 22.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: To investigate non-linear associations between pre-pregnancy BMI and new-onset hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP), and the relationship between gestational weight gain

W Wen Ye

Postintubation Hemodynamic Collapse in Traumatically Injured Critical Care Transport Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Air Med J. 2026 Mar-Apr;45(2):111-116. doi: 10.1016/j.amj.2025.10.007. Epub 2025 Nov 17.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Endotracheal intubation of trauma patients incurs risks including post-intubation hemodynamic collapse. Trauma patients are at increased risk of secondary harm related to hypotension. The aim

K Kalle J Fjeld

Detecting undiagnosed hypertension using repeated blood pressure measurements: a cross-sectional study in rural Sidama Region, Ethiopia

BMJ Open. 2026 Feb 22;16(2):e109851. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-109851.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of undiagnosed hypertension and its risk factors among adults in rural Sidama Region, Ethiopia, using a two-step diagnostic method.DESIGN: A community-based cross-sectional study was

B Betelhem E Birhanu

Blood pressure control rates among hypertensive patients managed in community health centres in Shenzhen, China: a megacity population-based observational study

BMJ Open. 2026 Feb 22;16(2):e105830. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-105830.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Hypertension represents a major public health challenge globally, with a rising prevalence in China. This study aims to explore the factors shaping blood pressure (BP) control among hypertensive patients manage

J Jinyu He

Effect of preoperative liposomal bupivacaine single-injection pericapsular nerve group (PENG) block on lower extremity deep vein thrombosis in elderly patients with hip fractures: a randomised controlled, double-blind, prospective clinical study protocol

BMJ Open. 2026 Feb 22;16(2):e111579. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-111579.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) of the lower limbs has a significantly higher incidence among elderly populations than that observed in other types of fractures, prolonged immobilisation and the systemic inflammat

H Haobin Peng

Comparative risk of the neurodegenerative outcomes between sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors and thiazolidinediones in type 2 diabetes: a multicentre cohort study using the Korean healthcare database (2014-2025)

BMJ Open. 2026 Feb 22;16(2):e105271. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-105271.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: Type 2 diabetes mellitus has been associated with an increased risk of cognitive decline and dementia, with patients being 1.5-2 times more likely to develop these conditions. While both sodium-glucose co-transp

S Sang Joon Park

Long-term physical health conditions among UK female veterans: a UK Biobank cohort study comparing male veterans and female civilians

BMJ Open. 2026 Feb 22;16(2):e108672. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-108672.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVES: To examine differences in physical health conditions among female veterans compared with male veterans and female civilians.DESIGN: Cohort analysis using data from the UK Biobank, incorporating self-reported an

A Alexandria Catherine Smith

3D Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Substrate Features-Based Machine Learning Model for Post-myocardial Infarction Risk Stratification: a Multicenter Study

Can J Cardiol. 2026 Feb 20:S0828-282X(26)00145-5. doi: 10.1016/j.cjca.2026.01.064. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Accurate risk stratification post-myocardial infarction (MI) remains challenging. This study aimed to develop interpretable machine learning (ML) models integrating 3D cardiac

L Lujing Wang

Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies of food allergy and IgE-sensitization

J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2026 Feb 20:S0091-6749(26)00093-X. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2026.02.012. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Food allergies (FA) arise from a complex interplay between an individual's genetic predisposition and environmental factors and their prevalence is increasing. Genome

L Lisa Maier

Neuroticism as a protective factor for cardiomyopathy: A mediation Mendelian randomization study

J Affect Disord. 2026 Feb 20:121400. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2026.121400. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: The relationship between Neuroticism and cardiomyopathy (CM) remains underexplored, despite links to other cardiovascular conditions.OBJECTIVES: To investigate the causal effect of genetica

M Mengmeng Wang