The vagus nerve in myocardial infarction

Eur Heart J. 2026 Aug 26:ehag674. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehag674. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTMyocardial infarction can result from and leads to sympathetic activation, whereas vagal engagement provides a counter-regulatory influence that can limit ischaemic injury. This article reviews the organi

G Gerd Heusch

Withholding Oral Anticoagulation at Discharge and Post-Discharge Stroke and Bleeding Vulnerability in a Predominantly Older Cohort Hospitalized With Acute Heart Failure and Atrial Fibrillation

Geriatr Gerontol Int. 2026 Sep;26(9):e70817. doi: 10.1111/ggi.70817.ABSTRACTAIM: In older adults hospitalized with acute heart failure and atrial fibrillation, bleeding concern often drives withholding of oral anticoagulation at discharge. Whether withholding marks a genuinely lower bleeding-risk ph

J Jumpei Yamamoto

Acute perimyocarditis complicated by giant wall pseudoaneurysm

G Ital Cardiol (Rome). 2026 Sep;27(9 Suppl. 1):9-12. doi: 10.1714/4756.47733.ABSTRACTWe present the case of a patient with a giant pseudoaneurysm in the left ventricular anterolateral wall and hemorrhagic pericardial effusion extending to the aortic arch. The patient survived after emergency aneurys

R Roberta D'Elia

A case of percutaneous closure of a complex coronary artery fistula

G Ital Cardiol (Rome). 2026 Sep;27(9 Suppl. 1):6-8. doi: 10.1714/4756.47732.ABSTRACTCoronary artery fistulas (CAFs) are rare coronary anomalies defined as abnormal direct communications between a coronary artery and a cardiac chamber or great vessel. We report the case of a 66-year-old man admitted

G Gianmarco Cozzani

Breast arterial calcifications and cardiovascular risk in women

G Ital Cardiol (Rome). 2026 Sep;27(9):615-624. doi: 10.1714/4755.47725.ABSTRACTCardiovascular (CV) diseases remain the leading cause of mortality in women and often present as the first clinical manifestation, highlighting the limitations of current risk scores. In this context, breast arterial calc

M Marco Zuin

Six-Week Changes in Global Longitudinal Strain and Rehabilitation Outcomes After Enhanced External Counterpulsation Following PCI for Myocardial Infarction: An Analysis of a Pre-Existing Matched Cohort

Echocardiography. 2026 Sep;43(9):e70586. doi: 10.1111/echo.70586.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Left ventricular pressure-strain loop (LV-PSL) analysis provides non-invasive myocardial-work indices by integrating strain with contemporaneous brachial systolic blood pressure. Follow-up myocardial-work assessment

J Juan Su