JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2026 Jul 16. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2026.1777. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTIMPORTANCE: As hypoglossal nerve stimulation (HGNS) grows as an obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) treatment option, health risk reduction data are needed.OBJECTIVE: To determine whether HGNS is as
J Endocrinol Invest. 2026 Jul 16. doi: 10.1007/s40618-026-02983-4. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTPURPOSE: Fat accumulation leads to obesity, which increases the risk of cardiovascular diseases. Recent studies have shown that adipose (pro)renin receptor ([P]RR) may play a role in fat accumulation, an
Eur J Epidemiol. 2026 Jul 16. doi: 10.1007/s10654-026-01432-z. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTParticipation in exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation (ExCR) lowers hospitalisation risk in people with coronary heart disease. We investigated whether improvements in health-related quality of life (HRQoL)
Quasi-ultrafine particles (qUFPs; particulate matter < 0.49 μm; PM(0.49)) exposure is a key environmental contributor to cardiovascular disease, but its epigenetic impact on human cardiac fibroblasts (HCFs) remains unclear. Dysregulated DNMT activity and aberrant DNA methylation have been implicated
J Cardiovasc Transl Res. 2026 Jul 16;19(1):91. doi: 10.1007/s12265-026-10814-3.ABSTRACTTo investigate the association between cognitive function and postoperative stroke in patients undergoing off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). We reviewed patients who underwent cognitive evaluations i
J Physiol Biochem. 2026 Jul 16;82(1):69. doi: 10.1007/s13105-026-01204-z.ABSTRACTRheumatic heart disease (RHD) is a chronic sequel of acute rheumatic fever characterized by sustained inflammation, fibrosis, and valve degeneration; however, the underlying processes remain unclear. To identify dysregu
Cancer Causes Control. 2026 Jul 16;37(8):127. doi: 10.1007/s10552-026-02213-5.ABSTRACTPURPOSE: Early-onset colorectal cancer (EOCRC, < 50 years) is rising in the United States, whereas late-onset CRC (LOCRC, ≥ 50 years) is declining. Fewer studies have examined association between risk factors and a
Biogerontology. 2026 Jul 16;27(4):126. doi: 10.1007/s10522-026-10475-4.ABSTRACTHypertension affects one-third of adults and is a major comorbidity of neurocognitive disorders. The causal relationship, shared genetic architecture, and upstream mechanisms linking hypertension to brain aging remain unc
Childs Nerv Syst. 2026 Jul 16;42(1):295. doi: 10.1007/s00381-026-07392-9.ABSTRACTPURPOSE: Large language models (LLMs) are becoming increasingly popular in medicine and neurosurgery. Because LLMs are not trained in specific subspecialties or diagnoses, a better understanding of the implications, eff
Eur J Appl Physiol. 2026 Jul 16. doi: 10.1007/s00421-026-06337-z. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTPURPOSE: Acute physical exercise triggers a transient immune response. For endurance exercise, these effects are intensity-dependent. In contrast, the role of exercise intensity in resistance exercise (RE
Biomech Model Mechanobiol. 2026 Jul 16;25(4):83. doi: 10.1007/s10237-026-02098-y.ABSTRACTThe rapid development of advanced cardiac imaging and modeling technologies has significantly increased the number of parameters required to accurately characterize cardiac function, thereby improving model accu
J Cardiovasc Transl Res. 2026 Jul 16;19(1):92. doi: 10.1007/s12265-026-10816-1.ABSTRACTTo examine distribution of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I (hs-cTnI) and myoglobin in patients with suspected coronary microvascular dysfunction (CMD). This study included consecutive patients with chest pain
Metab Brain Dis. 2026 Jul 16;41(1):165. doi: 10.1007/s11011-026-01931-8.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Ischemic stroke (IS) is associated with high mortality and disability rates, and secondary neuroinflammation is a key driver of exacerbated neuronal damage. Xenon (Xe) exhibits neuroprotective effects, yet th
Appl Biochem Biotechnol. 2026 Jul 16. doi: 10.1007/s12010-026-05835-2. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOxidative stress and inflammasome-driven inflammation are key contributors to atherosclerotic disease progression. Here, we report a ROS-responsive hyaluronic acid-PEGDA hydrogel designed for the sus
Echocardiography. 2026 Jul;43(7):e70540. doi: 10.1111/echo.70540.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM) causes dynamic left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) obstruction and disabling symptoms; many patients do not respond to conventional agents. Mavacamten, a selective ca
Curr Atheroscler Rep. 2026 Jul 16;28(1):72. doi: 10.1007/s11883-026-01447-7.ABSTRACTPURPOSE OF REVIEW: Social isolation and loneliness have emerged as important cardiovascular risk factors, yet the biological mechanisms linking adverse social experiences to cardiovascular disease remain incompletely
J Physiol Biochem. 2026 Jul 16;82(1):70. doi: 10.1007/s13105-026-01210-1.ABSTRACTPyroptosis is a lytic form of cell death that is highly regulated and executed by certain members of the Gasdermin protein family. The lytic process occurs because the N-terminal domains of gasdermins possess pore-formi
Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2026 Jul 16. doi: 10.1002/ccd.70756. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Evidence regarding the risk-stratified effectiveness of drug-coated balloon (DCB)-based PCI for de novo coronary artery disease (CAD) remains limited, particularly in patients undergoing comple
Exp Physiol. 2026 Jul 16. doi: 10.1113/EP093824. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTMaternal obesity is a major public health concern, with growing evidence supporting its role in the developmental programming of cardiometabolic disease. Although prenatal mechanisms have been investigated extensively, th
Radiol Cardiothorac Imaging. 2026 Aug;8(4):e260010. doi: 10.1148/ryct.260010.ABSTRACTPurpose To generate high-resolution fibrosis maps using universal ventricular coordinates for spatial characterization of fibrotic patterns across disease severity in desmoplakin cardiomyopathy. Materials and Method
Multimed Man Cardiothorac Surg. 2026 Jul 16;2026. doi: 10.1510/mmcts.2026.041.ABSTRACTWe present a case of an otherwise healthy young male with a 5.0 cm aortic root aneurysm complicated by a thin "sinking" right sinus of Valsalva who underwent a valve-sparing aortic root replacement with a planned r
World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2026 Jul 16:21501351261460042. doi: 10.1177/21501351261460042. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBackgroundMinimally invasive approaches are increasingly used in congenital cardiac surgery; however, their application remains challenging, particularly in pediatric pat
Nurs Res. 2026 Jul 16. doi: 10.1097/NNR.0000000000000929. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Multivariate risk prediction models are recommended for assessing cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk and developing effective management plans. The widely used Framingham Risk Score (FRS) requires vali
No abstractJACC Case Rep. 2026 Jul 15;31(28):109221. doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2026.109221.NO ABSTRACTPMID:42460968 | DOI:10.1016/j.jaccas.2026.109221
