Protective effects of Astragaloside IV on various liver diseases: From chemistry to herbal medicines (Review)

Int J Mol Med. 2026 Sep;58(3):249. doi: 10.3892/ijmm.2026.5920. Epub 2026 Jul 10.ABSTRACTNumerous liver diseases are characterized by late diagnosis, rapid progression and high incidence, seriously threatening public health. Though widely used, traditional treatments such as drug therapy, resection

J Jialu Shi

Preoperative Venous Thromboembolism in Elderly Patients with Hip Fractures: Independent Risk Factors and Interactions Between D-Dimer and Clinical Variables

Clin Appl Thromb Hemost. 2026 Jan-Dec;32:10760296261468425. doi: 10.1177/10760296261468425. Epub 2026 Jul 10.ABSTRACTObjectivesTo explore independent risk factors for preoperative venous thromboembolism (VTE) and to evaluate the predictive value of D-dimer levels and their interactions with key clin

C Chengyi Zhong

Forecasting multimorbidity in aging people with HIV using a microsimulation model

Commun Health. 2026;1(1):7. doi: 10.1038/s44528-026-00004-7. Epub 2026 Jul 2.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: While life expectancy has significantly increased among people living with HIV (PLWH) due to effective antiretroviral therapy, aging-related non-communicable diseases and multimorbidity have emerged as c

V Viviane D Lima

Longitudinal trajectories of depressive symptoms in children are associated with baseline inflammation and HIV status

Commun Health. 2026;1(1):9. doi: 10.1038/s44528-026-00008-3. Epub 2026 Jul 3.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Mental health outcomes are substantially poorer among people with HIV than the general population. We investigated whether inflammation or HIV status may play a role in the longitudinal trajectories of d

A Arish Mudra Rakshasa-Loots

Health-related quality of life and demographic profiling of patients with selected noncommunicable diseases

Health SA. 2026 Jun 30;31:3379. doi: 10.4102/hsag.v31i0.3379. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) reflects physical, mental and socioeconomic well-being. In people living with chronic noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), HRQoL is an important indicator of treatmen

L Lynn Smith

Temperature-related indicators and risk of incident cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic multimorbidity in middle-aged and older adults: a longitudinal cohort study from CHARLS

Front Public Health. 2026 Jun 25;14:1823025. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2026.1823025. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: To examine associations between temperature-related indicators and incident cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic (CKM) multimorbidity in middle-aged and older Chinese adults.METHODS: We analy

J JiaXin Huang

An integrated lifestyle-, genetic- and metabolomics-based prediction model for mild cognitive aging in the HCHS/SOL

NPJ Dement. 2026;2(1):58. doi: 10.1038/s44400-026-00120-9. Epub 2026 Jul 8.ABSTRACTPrediction models for cognitive aging measures have largely evaluated demographic variables and APOE carrier status in populations of European ancestry. To comprehensively assess prediction models among Hispanic/Latin

A Annah B Wyss

Extreme Cardiovascular Risk and LDL-C Target Achievement in People With HIV

Open Forum Infect Dis. 2026 Jul 6;13(7):ofag398. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofag398. eCollection 2026 Jul.ABSTRACTA substantial proportion of people with HIV and established atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) meet criteria for extreme cardiovascular risk, yet low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (

A Andrea Giacomelli

Coronary heart disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease prevalence and temporal trends among United States adults: a national population-based study

Front Epidemiol. 2026 Jun 25;6:1840095. doi: 10.3389/fepid.2026.1840095. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) are two independent leading causes of morbidity and death, with co-existence contributing substantially to morbi

M Muinat Abolore Idris

Effectiveness of a Smartphone-Based Self-Management App (BeHealth app) for Women with Breast Cancer: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Iran J Public Health. 2025 Nov;54(11):2490-2499. doi: 10.18502/ijph.v54i11.20393.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Self-management and health behaviors are essential for improving the quality of life and preventing subsequent complications in patients with breast cancer. To investigate effects of a smartphone-app

H Hee-Seung Kim

Preoperative Systemic Coagulation Inflammation Index may be a Predictor of Worse Outcomes After Carotid Endarterectomy

Sisli Etfal Hastan Tip Bul. 2026 Jun 29;60(2):180-187. doi: 10.14744/SEMB.2026.62558. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVES: Stroke is a significant disease associated with high mortality and morbidity rates, and carotid artery stenosis (CAS) is one of its most important causes. Although endovascular

M Mesut Engin

Comparative Utility of Body Fat and Visceral Fat Measured by Bioimpedance Versus BMI and Waist Circumference in Predicting Elevated Cardiovascular Risk Scores

Sisli Etfal Hastan Tip Bul. 2026 Jun 29;60(2):188-199. doi: 10.14744/SEMB.2026.34079. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVES: Obesity is a key modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD), yet the most effective anthropometric index for identifying individuals at elevated cardiovascular risk

M María Gordito Soler

Non-invasive detection of acute cell-mediated graft rejection in paediatric heart transplant recipients: The role of cardiovascular magnetic resonance

Int J Cardiol Congenit Heart Dis. 2026 Jun 25;25:100692. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcchd.2026.100692. eCollection 2026 Sep.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Acute cardiac rejection is currently diagnosed by endomyocardial biopsy (EMB), but multiparametric cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) may be a non-invasive alternative b

V Valentina Gesuete

Right ventricular function, exercise capacity and quality of life in adults with congenital heart disease and the effect of a home-based exercise program

Int J Cardiol Congenit Heart Dis. 2026 Jun 25;25:100694. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcchd.2026.100694. eCollection 2026 Sep.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Right ventricular (RV) function is crucial in the prognosis of adults with congenital heart disease (ACHD). However, its relationship with exercise capacity (EC) and q

I Inne Vanreusel

Identifying novel Japanese heart failure variants via endothelial cis-regulatory element analysis

Bioinform Adv. 2026 Jun 22;6(1):vbag178. doi: 10.1093/bioadv/vbag178. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTMOTIVATION: The detailed molecular mechanisms and disease risk factors for heart failure, especially in the Japanese population, remain to be identified. In this study, we developed a trans-omics approach

M Momoko Hamano

Takotsubo syndrome treated with VA-ECMO in plastic surgery: echocardiography first-case series

Eur Heart J Case Rep. 2026 Jun 22;10(7):ytag462. doi: 10.1093/ehjcr/ytag462. eCollection 2026 Jul.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Takotsubo syndrome is a transient cardiac disease induced by emotional or physical stress secondary to sympathetic hyperstimulation resulting in regional wall motion abnormalities. S

A Anna Greti Everding

Coronary microvascular dysfunction: a narrative review

Cardiovasc Diagn Ther. 2026 Jun 18;16(3):52. doi: 10.21037/cdt-2025-1-545. Epub 2026 Jun 15.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Coronary microvascular dysfunction (CMD) describes pathology within the microcirculation of the coronary arterial tree. Patients with this condition present similarly to macr

J Joseph M O'Brien

Plasma alarmin S100A8/A9 serves as a potential biomarker of major adverse cardiovascular events after acute myocardial infarction

Cardiovasc Diagn Ther. 2026 Jun 18;16(3):47. doi: 10.21037/cdt-2025-1-626. Epub 2026 Apr 26.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: S100A8/A9 is a key inflammatory protein significantly upregulated during acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Although previous small-scale studies suggest its potential for cardiovascular r

J Jingjiang Pi

Association analysis of metabolic score for visceral fat with cardiovascular disease: a prospective cohort study based on the China health and retirement longitudinal study

Cardiovasc Diagn Ther. 2026 Jun 18;16(3):40. doi: 10.21037/cdt-2025-472. Epub 2026 May 15.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Accumulation of visceral fat beyond normal levels is closely linked to the development of cardiovascular disease (CVD). The metabolic score for visceral fat (METS-VF), a novel composite indi

L Linhua Feng

Mid-term outcomes of using drug-coated balloon angioplasty for the treatment of large vessel de novo coronary lesions: comparison of large and small vessels

Cardiovasc Diagn Ther. 2026 Jun 18;16(3):46. doi: 10.21037/cdt-2025-1-634. Epub 2026 Apr 23.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Although a number of studies involving small-vessel de novo coronary disease have indicated that drug-coated balloons (DCBs) angioplasty, provides clinical benefits, the clinical value of

W Wenjie Wang

Blood flow patterns in patients with bicuspid aortic valve undergoing different type of aortic valve replacement-computational fluid dynamics analyses and case reports

Cardiovasc Diagn Ther. 2026 Jun 18;16(3):55. doi: 10.21037/cdt-2025-1-643. Epub 2026 Jun 12.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Computation fluid dynamics is useful for assessment of hemodynamic abnormalities. It allows visualization of the blood flow streamline and provides information regarding the pressure and t

K Kang An

Pharmacy-Based Atrial Fibrillation Screening Model Coordinated by a Regional Stroke and Cardiovascular Disease Support Center: The Catch AF Project

Circ Rep. 2026 May 28;8(7):1131-1140. doi: 10.1253/circrep.CR-26-0109. eCollection 2026 Jul 10.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a major cause of cardioembolic stroke and often remains undiagnosed because of its asymptomatic or paroxysmal nature. Although opportunistic AF screening has

T Toshiaki Sakamoto

Geographical Disparities in the Detection and Certification of Systemic Amyloidosis in Japan: A Nationwide Registry Analysis, 2015-2024

Circ Rep. 2026 May 16;8(7):1113-1120. doi: 10.1253/circrep.CR-26-0088. eCollection 2026 Jul 10.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Systemic amyloidosis has long been considered a rare disease, yet its nationwide epidemiology in Japan remains incompletely characterized, particularly with respect to geographical vari

T Toru Kubota

Clinical Significance of Helicopter Transportation for Patients With Acute Illness Admitted to Medical Intensive Care Unit

Circ Rep. 2026 May 15;8(7):1104-1112. doi: 10.1253/circrep.CR-25-0318. eCollection 2026 Jul 10.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: We aimed to elucidate the characteristics and prognosis of patients admitted to a medical intensive care unit (ICU) by helicopter emergency medical service (HEMS).METHODS AND RESULTS: A

S Shohei Kawakami