JAMA Netw Open. 2026 May 1;9(5):e2615420. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.15420.ABSTRACTIMPORTANCE: Kawasaki disease (KD) remains a clinical diagnosis without an objective molecular test. Early identification is critical to prevent coronary artery complications through timely intravenous immunoglo
Health Care Manag Sci. 2026 May 28;29(2):21. doi: 10.1007/s10729-026-09763-9.ABSTRACTSurvival for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest can be significantly improved through volunteer efforts. To shorten the time to good-quality cardiopulmonary resuscitation, some emergency call centers use mobile phone te
Rheumatol Int. 2026 May 28;46(6):116. doi: 10.1007/s00296-026-06149-6.ABSTRACTTemporal arteritis with marked eosinophilic infiltration is uncommon and can present as either a localized arteritis or a manifestation of systemic eosinophilic disease. We report a 48-year-old woman who presented with fat
Discov Oncol. 2026 May 28. doi: 10.1007/s12672-026-04918-0. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) faces significant challenges in the development of novel therapeutic strategies due to drug resistance and disease relapse. Therefore, this study aims to identify new the
Curr Pain Headache Rep. 2026 May 28;30(1):77. doi: 10.1007/s11916-026-01514-3.ABSTRACTPURPOSE OF REVIEW: Erythromelalgia (EM) is an uncommon, multifaceted neurovascular pain disorder. The distal extremities are typically affected, with symptoms of overwhelming warmth, burning pain, and erythema. The
Curr Atheroscler Rep. 2026 May 28;28(1):58. doi: 10.1007/s11883-026-01423-1.ABSTRACTPURPOSE OF THE REVIEW: Despite continuing therapeutic advances in cardiovascular disease, it remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the US. The current challenge is not the development of therapeutics
Biomech Model Mechanobiol. 2026 May 28;25(3):49. doi: 10.1007/s10237-026-02057-7.ABSTRACTMarfan syndrome (MFS) is a multisystemic connective tissue disorder caused by pathogenic variants of the gene encoding fibrillin-1, an important glycoprotein of the extracellular matrix. Among its diverse sympto
Clin Oral Investig. 2026 May 28;30(6):252. doi: 10.1007/s00784-026-06951-3.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Oral health deterioration is common after neurological injury and may contribute to functional impairment beyond the oral cavity. In stroke rehabilitation, impaired oral conditions coexist with orofacial d
Curr Med Res Opin. 2026 May 28:1-11. doi: 10.1080/03007995.2026.2668774. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Coronary artery disease (CAD) remains a leading global cause of mortality. The apelin/apelin receptor (APJ) system has emerged as a novel pathway implicated in cardiovascular regulation
Braz J Cardiovasc Surg. 2026 Apr 1;41(2). doi: 10.21470/1678-9741-2024-0440.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: The aim of our study is to investigate the relationship and predictive significance of routinely measured serum lactate values with postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) in patients following isolate
Braz J Cardiovasc Surg. 2026 May 1;41(3). doi: 10.21470/1678-9741-2025-0303.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: he CHA2DS2-VA score, which is used to determine the risk of thromboembolism in patients with atrial fibrillation, has been shown to be a predictor of mortality in many cardiovascular diseases. However,
J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle. 2025 Oct;16(5):e70091. doi: 10.1002/jcsm.70091.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Muscular fitness, particularly handgrip strength, is increasingly recognized as a robust marker of cardiometabolic risk (CMR) in children and adolescents. However, evidence-based diagnostic thresholds fo
Arq Bras Cardiol. 2026 May 22;123(3):e20250394. doi: 10.36660/abc.20250394. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTHyperkalemia is associated with poor prognosis in heart failure (HF), but its reporting in administrative data is likely suboptimal. The aim was to evaluate the frequency and impact of hyperkalemia I
Arq Bras Oftalmol. 2026 May 25;89(3):e20250392. doi: 10.5935/0004-2749.2025-0392. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTPURPOSE: To evaluate the accuracy of a short-term intravitreal dexamethasone sodium phosphate challenge in predicting the anatomical response to a sustained-release dexamethasone implant (Ozurd
Arq Bras Oftalmol. 2026 May 25;89(3):e20250248. doi: 10.5935/0004-2749.2025-0248. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTPURPOSE: This study aimed to identify barriers to diabetic retinopathy screening among a socioeconomically vulnerable urban population in northeast Brazil.METHODS: A cross-sectional study was c
Arq Gastroenterol. 2026 May 25;63:e25093. doi: 10.1590/S0004-2803.24612025-093. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: The incidence and prevalence of disorders such as obesity, metabolic syndrome (MS), and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) have increased over recent decades. MS is a complex condition
JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2026 May 26:S1936-878X(26)00227-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2026.04.006. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) and cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) are established risk markers for patients with myoca
JACC Case Rep. 2026 May 28:108604. doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2026.108604. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Stress-induced cardiomyopathy (SCMP) is a transient cardiac syndrome often mimicking acute coronary syndrome. It is commonly associated with QT prolongation and can lead to serious dysrhyt
World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2026 May 28:21501351261434210. doi: 10.1177/21501351261434210. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBackgroundThis study analyzed the utility of the pulmonary artery flow study (PAFS) in prognostic assessment for children with pulmonary atresia and ventricular septal de
ACS Biomater Sci Eng. 2026 May 28. doi: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.6c00131. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe biological performance of NiTi alloys is governed by surface-mediated interactions that control protein adsorption, cellular behavior, and blood compatibility. In this study, atmospheric-pressu
J Intensive Care Med. 2026 May 28:8850666261452151. doi: 10.1177/08850666261452151. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTPulmonary embolism (PE) is a leading cause of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Systemic thrombolysis is recommended for high-risk PE, but risk of major bleeding limits its use des
Adv Sci (Weinh). 2026 May 28:e75588. doi: 10.1002/advs.75588. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTMyocardial ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury causes cardiomyocyte death and cardiac dysfunction in part through ferroptosis. Brown adipocytes (BAs) have emerged as endocrine regulators with cardioprotective p
Transl Vis Sci Technol. 2026 May 1;15(5):27. doi: 10.1167/tvst.15.5.27.ABSTRACTPURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to apply radiomics feature extraction from fundus photographs to automatically identify biomarkers that distinguish different stages of diabetic retinopathy (DR).METHODS: A total of
Orthopedics. 2026 May-Jun;49(3):e184-e189. doi: 10.3928/01477447-20260408-01. Epub 2026 May 29.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Although venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis has been widely studied, comparative data evaluating aspirin versus direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) following primary total knee art
