Histological evaluation of clinically defined atrial cardiomyopathy stages and their association with atrial fibrillation burden under continuous monitoring for a 2.5-year follow-up

Europace. 2026 Jul 3;28(7):euag146. doi: 10.1093/europace/euag146.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND AND AIMS: Atrial cardiomyopathy (AtCM) is associated with atrial fibrillation (AF). While histological studies describe underlying mechanisms of AtCM, these insights remain disconnected from clinical AtCM. This stud

J Joris Winters

Recurrent Stroke - Should We Think Beyond Ischemia? - Case of MOG Encephalitis

Neurol India. 2026 Jul 1;74(4):675-677. doi: 10.4103/neurol-india.Neurol-India-D-25-00264. Epub 2026 Jul 21.ABSTRACTMyelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG) antibody-associated disease (MOGAD) is a rare autoimmune demyelinating disorder of the central nervous system that can present with varied neu

A Ajay Nathan

Intrasaccular Flow Disruption with the Contour Device: A Single-Center Experience in Ruptured Intracranial Aneurysms

Neurol India. 2026 Jul 1;74(4):629-636. doi: 10.4103/neurol-india.Neurol-India-D-25-00443. Epub 2026 Jul 21.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Management of wide-necked intracranial aneurysms remains a challenge for clinicians. Intrasaccular devices like Contour and WEB (Woven Endo Bridge) devices offer new promis

D Deepak K Singh

Atrial Cardiopathy in Embolic Strokes of Undetermined Source

Neurol India. 2026 Jul 1;74(4):621-626. doi: 10.4103/neurol-india.Neurol-India-D-25-00926. Epub 2026 Jul 21.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Embolic Strokes of Undetermined Source (ESUS) accounts for about 9-25% of all ischemic strokes. Atrial cardiopathy (AC) is a recently described pathology of the left atrium

L Lakshmi Priya Lalitha

Comparison of Balloon Guide Catheter and Non-Balloon Techniques in Middle Cerebral Artery (MCA) and Proximal M3 Occlusion Thrombectomy: A Retrospective Two-Center Study

Neurol India. 2026 Jul 1;74(4):616-620. doi: 10.4103/neurol-india.Neurol-India-D-25-00457. Epub 2026 Jul 21.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: While balloon guide catheters (BGCs) are widely used during endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) for large vessel occlusions, prior studies evaluated heterogeneous occlusion loc

W Wook-Joo Kim

The Hidden Side of Posterior Circulation Strokes: Diagnostic Efficacy of POST-NIHSS

Neurol India. 2026 Jul 1;74(4):611-615. doi: 10.4103/neurol-india.Neurol-India-D-25-00983. Epub 2026 Jul 21.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: The National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) has been widely accepted for quantifying stroke severity; however, its anterior circulation bias renders it inadequ

P Pranav J Mehta

Genetic Associations With Carotid Intima-Media Thickness in the Chinese Population and Shared Genetic Architecture With Cardiometabolic Diseases and Traits

Circ Genom Precis Med. 2026 Jul 21:e005542. doi: 10.1161/CIRCGEN.125.005542. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Carotid artery intima-media thickness (cIMT) is a highly heritable measure of subclinical atherosclerosis and a predictor of cardiovascular diseases. However, knowledge about its sh

W Wenxiu Wang

Indication for Durable Mechanical Circulatory Support: An Expert Opinion Review

ESC Heart Fail. 2026 Jul 21:xvag201. doi: 10.1093/eschf/xvag201. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAdvanced heart failure represents a significant and expanding clinical challenge, establishing durable mechanical circulatory support as the critical therapeutic pillar whether utilized as a bridge to tran

F Felix Schoenrath

Sex Differences in Long-term Outcomes Following Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: A Nationwide Population-Based Propensity Score-Matched Cohort Study

J Korean Med Sci. 2026 Jul 20;41(28):e161. doi: 10.3346/jkms.2026.41.e161.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: The relationship between sex differences and clinical outcomes following coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) has been highlighted in several studies. However, these studies were mostly based on single- o

S Suk Kyung Lim

Twenty-year trends in paediatric cardiovascular mortality in the United States

Cardiol Young. 2026 Jul 21:1-4. doi: 10.1017/S1047951126113523. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTUsing data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Wide-ranging Online Data for Epidemiologic Research database, we evaluated paediatric cardiovascular mortality across the United States from 20

S Shahnawaz Amdani

Ranking psychological interventions for post-stroke depression: A systematic review and network meta-analysis

Psychol Med. 2026 Jul 21;56:e230. doi: 10.1017/S0033291726105273.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Post-stroke depression (PSD) is the most common neuropsychological complication in stroke survivors. While psychological interventions are promising non-pharmacological treatments, the most effective intervention ty

X Xuerong Cao

Weizmannia coagulans JA845 modulates glucose and lipid metabolism via the gut microbiota-bile acid axis and FXR/TGR5 signaling to enhance GLP-1 secretion

Food Funct. 2026 Jul 21. doi: 10.1039/d6fo02139e. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTType 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a globally prevalent metabolic disorder, commonly leading to serious complications such as cardiovascular diseases, renal failure, and neuropathy. This study took spore-forming probioti

H Haifei Guan

Prognostic value of valve calcification and high cardiothoracic ratio for major adverse cardiovascular events and mortality in hemodialysis patients

Ren Fail. 2026 Dec;48(1):2659425. doi: 10.1080/0886022X.2026.2659425. Epub 2026 Jul 21.ABSTRACTMaintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients are at high risk of valve calcification (VC) and cardiomegaly, defined as cardiothoracic ratio (CTR) ≥0.5. CTR is a widely used indicator of volume overload and left

W Wan-Lun Hsu

Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia: Insights from a Portuguese tertiary centre cohort

Pulmonology. 2026 Dec;32(1):2704422. doi: 10.1080/25310429.2026.2704422. Epub 2026 Jul 21.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD) is a rare genetic disorder caused by defective ciliary structure and function, leading to chronic respiratory and systemic manifestations. Diagnostic pathw

S Sofia Teixeira-Oliveira

Prevalence and risk of cardiovascular events among people living with HIV: a meta-analysis

Ann Med. 2026 Dec;58(1):2540614. doi: 10.1080/07853890.2025.2540614. Epub 2026 Jul 20.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: People living with HIV (PLWH) have increased cardiovascular risk, but the contribution of HIV-related factors to all-cause cardiovascular events remains unclear. We assessed the prevalence and d

S Shuqing Jin

Hemoglobin Glycation Index and Prognosis in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction Without Reduced Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction: A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study

J Diabetes. 2026 Jul;18(7):e70257. doi: 10.1111/1753-0407.70257.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: The prognostic value of the hemoglobin glycation index (HGI) in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) without reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) remains unclear.METHODS: This multicenter retr

S Shangjian Luo

Impact of nonintubated versus intubated anesthesia on postoperative pulmonary complications after video-assisted thoracoscopic lung resection: A retrospective cohort study

J Int Med Res. 2026 Jul;54(7):3000605261469830. doi: 10.1177/03000605261469830. Epub 2026 Jul 20.ABSTRACTObjectivePostoperative pulmonary complications are a leading determinant of perioperative mortality and adverse prognosis in thoracic surgery. This study aimed to explore the association between

R Rui Xu

Nurse-Led Identification of Financial Toxicity in Stroke Patients Using Machine Learning: Development and Validation of an Associational Prediction Model

J Nurs Manag. 2026;2026(1):e1006360. doi: 10.1155/jonm/1006360.ABSTRACTAIM: To develop and validate a machine learning-based associational prediction model for nurse-led identification of financial toxicity (FT) among stroke patients.BACKGROUND: FT is increasingly recognized among patients with chro

Y Yuan Song

Myocardial fat fraction in Becker muscular dystrophy and women carrying pathogenic DMD gene variants assessed by Dixon cardiac MRI

J Neuromuscul Dis. 2026 Jul 20:22143602261448701. doi: 10.1177/22143602261448701. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBackground/ObjectivePathogenic variants in the dystrophin gene (DMD) cause dystrophinopathies. These variants can cause skeletal and cardiac involvement. Disease progression in skeletal mu

Z Zhe Lyu

Effectiveness of Cardiac Telerehabilitation in Improving Functional Capacity, Quality Of Life and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients After Acute Coronary Syndrome and/or Coronary Revascularisation (PCI/CABG): A Systematic Review Comparing Telerehabilitation With Traditional Cardiac Rehabilitation

Med Sci Monit. 2026 Jul 21;32:e953366. doi: 10.12659/MSM.953366.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND This systematic review evaluates the effectiveness of telerehabilitation via mobile applications compared with conventional cardiac rehabilitation in patients after acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and/or coronary revasc

A Anna Nowaczyk

Associations of Atherogenic Lipid Ratios and Visceral Adiposity Indices with Cardiovascular Risk Scores in Rheumatoid Arthritis

Arch Rheumatol. 2026 May 11;41(3):242-248. doi: 10.5152/ArchRheumatol.2026.26338.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND/AIMS: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with increased cardiovascular risk beyond traditional risk factors. Recently, atherogenic lipid ratios and visceral adiposity indices have emerged as pote

U Uğur Güngör Demir

Construction of a discharge survival prediction model for extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation in patients with cardiac arrest

Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi. 2026 Jul 21;106(26):2730-2736. doi: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112137-20260109-00102.ABSTRACTObjective: To develop a predictive model for discharge survival in patients with cardiac arrest treated with extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR). Methods: The clinical data of pa

M M J Wang

Clinical characteristics of pregnant women with different high-risk factors for Stanford type A aortic dissection

Zhonghua Fu Chan Ke Za Zhi. 2026 Jul 25;61(7):537-545. doi: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112141-20260303-00115.ABSTRACTObjective: To analyze the clinical characteristics of pregnant women with different risk factors of Stanford type A aortic dissection (TAAD), so as to provide evidence for early warning and stra

N N Duan

Efficacy of Reticulocyte Haemoglobin Equivalent-Guided Versus Transferrin Saturation-Guided Iron Supplement Protocol in Haemodialysis Patients: A Multicenter Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

Nephrology (Carlton). 2026 Jul;31(7):e70247. doi: 10.1111/nep.70247.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Iron deficiency is common in patients receiving haemodialysis and contributes to adverse outcomes. Conventional iron biomarkers, including ferritin and transferrin saturation (TSAT), have limitations and may be l

C Chalermchon Suttaluang