Circadian Rhythms in Drug Response: From Molecular Clocks to Precision Dosing

Annu Rev Pharmacol Toxicol. 2026 Oct 12. doi: 10.1146/annurev-pharmtox-060325-102258. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTCircadian rhythms organize mammalian physiology across the 24-h day through molecular clocks coordinated by the central clock in the suprachiasmatic nucleus and distributed to peripher

R Ronan Lordan

The Inverted Sign: Rule-In, Rule-Out, and the Epistemology of the Red Flag

J Eval Clin Pract. 2026 Oct;32(7):e70674. doi: 10.1111/jep.70674.ABSTRACTRATIONALE, AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: A validated rule-out instrument can turn the collective absence of warning findings into an explicit warrant for stopping a specified diagnostic inquiry. This paper characterises that inversion i

A Albert Grüger

Cardiovascular Complications of Chronic Liver Disease

Circulation. 2026 Oct 13;154(15):1518-1536. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.126.079443. Epub 2026 Oct 12.ABSTRACTChronic liver disease is an increasingly prevalent and heterogeneous syndrome with important consequences for cardiovascular function. As the global burdens of chronic liver disease and cirrh

S Seong Park

A Rare Case of Leptospirosis-Induced Fulminant Myocarditis: A Case Report

Ann Card Anaesth. 2026 Oct 1;29(4):646-649. doi: 10.4103/aca.aca_325_25. Epub 2026 Oct 12.ABSTRACTLeptospirosis is a rare but deadly disease that is often difficult to diagnose. Very often, it is a late presentation, and clinicians have limited time to save the patient's life. The authors hereby pre

N Nakul Mittal

Bentall Procedure in a Patient with Loeys-Dietz Syndrome: A Case Report

Ann Card Anaesth. 2026 Oct 1;29(4):622-626. doi: 10.4103/aca.aca_317_25. Epub 2026 Oct 12.ABSTRACTLoeys-Dietz syndrome (LDS) is a rare autosomal dominant connective tissue disorder characterized by aggressive aortopathy, craniofacial anomalies and systemic involvement. Rapid aortic root dilatation a

D Dheeraj Arora

Comparison of Effectiveness of Caudal Dexmedetomidine vs. Caudal Fentanyl with Bupivacaine during Pediatric Cardiac Surgery with regards to Hemodynamic Fluctuations and Postoperative Pain

Ann Card Anaesth. 2026 Oct 1;29(4):594-599. doi: 10.4103/aca.aca_42_25. Epub 2026 Oct 12.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Optimum analgesia, reflecting into attenuation of stress response, is pertinent in pediatric cardiac surgery. Narcotics are still the mainstay in providing analgesia, and they are a common ad

R Roshani Nitin Manwani