Folia Med Cracov. 2025 Jul 31;65(2):93-99. doi: 10.24425/fmc.2025.156127.ABSTRACTThe gold standard for assessing liver fibrosis is core needle biopsy. Its invasive nature, however, limits its wide use. Hence the need for non-invasive methods in patients with hepar venostaticum due to right ventricul
Perfusion. 2025 Dec 2:2676591251407292. doi: 10.1177/02676591251407292. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBackgroundMediastinal masses in children secondary to malignancy can cause significant airway and great vessel compression, leading to respiratory and cardiovascular compromise. Extracorporeal membr
Community Dent Health. 2025 Dec 2:265539X251401832. doi: 10.1177/0265539X251401832. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Oral health, though linked with overall health and well-being, is often neglected in low- and middle-income countries such as India. Tooth loss, primarily caused by dental
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2025 Dec 2. doi: 10.2215/CJN.0000000968. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTLipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] was discovered more than six decades ago. Since then, it has evolved from a subject of curious experiments performed by a few scientists to an extensively explored therapeutic target
No abstractJ Cardiovasc Nurs. 2025 Dec 2. doi: 10.1097/JCN.0000000000001273. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:41329861 | DOI:10.1097/JCN.0000000000001273
Crit Care Explor. 2025 Dec 2;7(12):e1359. doi: 10.1097/CCE.0000000000001359. eCollection 2025 Dec 1.ABSTRACTIMPORTANCE: Long-term functional outcomes and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in survivors of cardiogenic shock treated with venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) rema
Clin Appl Thromb Hemost. 2025 Jan-Dec;31:10760296251401575. doi: 10.1177/10760296251401575. Epub 2025 Dec 2.ABSTRACTBackgroundPulmonary embolism (PE) is a leading cause of cardiovascular mortality. The albumin platelet product (APP), a novel biomarker integrating nutritional and inflammatory status,
PLoS One. 2025 Dec 2;20(12):e0337283. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0337283. eCollection 2025.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVES: To investigate the vascular signatures of retrograde trans-synaptic degeneration (RTSD) on OCT and OCTA, and to assess whether these changes differ from those associated with non-arteritic a
No abstractEuropace. 2025 Dec 2:euaf311. doi: 10.1093/europace/euaf311. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:41329640 | DOI:10.1093/europace/euaf311
Endocrinol Diabetes Metab. 2026 Jan;9(1):e70135. doi: 10.1002/edm2.70135.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Rhus coriaria L. (Anacardiaceae), known as Sumac, is a commonly used spice, which is rich in various classes of phytochemicals including flavonoids, tannins, polyphenolic compounds, organic acids, and may be
Physiol Res. 2025 Dec 2;74(5):861-869.ABSTRACTWe studied the effect of Methylpredisolone (MP) on ischemic brain edema after temporary occlusion of the middle cerebral artery for 90 min (MCAo90). We verified the presence of ischemic edema by determining the brain water content (BWC) by measuring dry/
Physiol Res. 2025 Dec 2;74(5):779-795.ABSTRACTStroke-prone spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRSP) are widely used as a model to study cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD) and its association with chronic hypertension. This study investigated the relationship between metabolic, cardiovascular, and n
Physiol Res. 2025 Dec 2;74(5):767-777.ABSTRACTRegarding cardiovascular (CV) risk, patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1D) are a heterogeneous population with CV risk ranging from low to very high. For personalized prevention strategies, screening for subclinical atherosclerosis may be of clinic
Physiol Res. 2025 Dec 2;74(5):755-765.ABSTRACTThis study compares the interrelationships among different methods of determining predictive factors of cardiovascular risk: the Night-to-Day ratio (ND-R), Ambulatory Arterial Stiffness Index (AASI), Cardio-Ankle Vascular Index (CAVI), and Ankle-Brachial
Physiol Res. 2025 Dec 2;74(5):729-741.ABSTRACTAn important harmful side effect of the prolonged support of the left ventricle (LV) with an LV assist device (LVAD) in patients with advanced heart failure (HF) is development of cardiac atrophy. Our first aim was to evaluate if implantation of the four
J Clin Invest. 2025 Dec 2:e196290. doi: 10.1172/JCI196290. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Critically ill patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and sepsis exhibit distinct inflammatory phenotypes with divergent clinical outcomes, but the underlying molecular mechanisms r
Europace. 2025 Dec 2:euaf307. doi: 10.1093/europace/euaf307. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAIMS: Atypical atrial flutter (AAFl) encompasses a diverse group of macro-reentrant arrhythmias with variable circuits, presenting diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. This European Heart Rhythm Association
JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Dec 1;8(12):e2546327. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.46327.ABSTRACTIMPORTANCE: The rate of follow-up after endovascular aortic repair (EVAR) of an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is low despite guidelines recommending regular surveillance due to increased risk of stent-relate
Ann Biomed Eng. 2025 Dec 2. doi: 10.1007/s10439-025-03923-8. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTPURPOSE: Clinical failure rates associated with in-stent restenosis are difficult to predict and manage, particularly at the patient-specific level. Studies have linked biomechanical factors to focal disease d
Pediatr Cardiol. 2025 Dec 2. doi: 10.1007/s00246-025-04123-w. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTHistoplasmosis in children remains understudied, drawing most clinical understanding from adult populations. Located in a histoplasmosis-hyperendemic region, our institution aimed to characterize the cardiova
Clin Drug Investig. 2025 Dec 2. doi: 10.1007/s40261-025-01495-y. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThis paper aims to introduce a new treatment strategy for salt-sensitive hypertension and heart failure (HF). Hypertension is very common and a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease, coronary heart
Rheumatol Int. 2025 Dec 2;46(1):1. doi: 10.1007/s00296-025-06042-8.ABSTRACTIdiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) are rare autoimmune disorders primarily affecting skeletal muscles, with occasional involvement of other organs and an increased risk of malignancy. Dermatomyositis (DM), a major IIM s
Rheumatol Int. 2025 Dec 2;46(1):5. doi: 10.1007/s00296-025-06049-1.ABSTRACTManagement of ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) has significantly improved, yet up to 40% of patients experience relapses, leading to worse long-term outcomes and organ damage. This multicenter cohort study investigated the pr
Heart Fail Rev. 2025 Dec 2;31(1):8. doi: 10.1007/s10741-025-10573-4.ABSTRACTIn the past five years, rapid progress has been made in biosensor platforms for BNP and NT-proBNP detection. Innovations span fluorescence-based assays (FRET aptasensors, quantum dots, NIR persistent luminescence probes), co
