Curr Atheroscler Rep. 2026 Jun 18;28(1):64. doi: 10.1007/s11883-026-01432-0.ABSTRACTPURPOSE OF REVIEW: This review highlights recent advances in single-cell analysis technologies and their application in clarifying the cellular and molecular complexity of atherosclerosis, redefining our understandin
Curr Diab Rep. 2026 Jun 18;26(1):18. doi: 10.1007/s11892-026-01627-4.ABSTRACTPURPOSE OF REVIEW: Adults with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) demonstrate a high prevalence of obesity, metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) and cardiometabolic comorbidities. Cardiovascular di
Intern Emerg Med. 2026 Jun 18. doi: 10.1007/s11739-026-04438-3. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTType 2 diabetes mellitus and obesity constitute major global public health concerns, with their incidence continuing to rise worldwide. These metabolic conditions are closely interrelated and commonly coexi
Fam Cancer. 2026 Jun 18;25(3):65. doi: 10.1007/s10689-026-00579-8.ABSTRACTVon Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease is a hereditary tumor predisposition syndrome caused by pathogenic germline variants in the VHL gene. Patients with VHL disease have an increased risk of developing characteristic VHL disease-as
Mol Biol Rep. 2026 Jun 18;53(1):948. doi: 10.1007/s11033-026-12137-7.ABSTRACTCardiovascular and neurodegenerative disorders remain major contributors to global morbidity and mortality, underpinned by overlapping pathogenic processes including chronic inflammation, oxidative stress, endothelial dysfu
Mol Biol Rep. 2026 Jun 18;53(1):952. doi: 10.1007/s11033-026-12096-z.ABSTRACTChemotherapy-induced cardiotoxicity is a significant difficulty in chemotherapy, contributing to long-term morbidity and reduced quality of life among cancer survivors. The NLRP3 inflammasome is a crucial molecular associat
Surg Today. 2026 Jun 18. doi: 10.1007/s00595-026-03375-0. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTPURPOSE: The current guidelines recommend cisplatin-based adjuvant chemotherapy for patients with completely resected stage II-III non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Carboplatin-based chemotherapy is occasionall
Pediatr Cardiol. 2026 Jun 18. doi: 10.1007/s00246-026-04313-0. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTMost medium to small-sized coronary artery aneurysms (CAAs) caused by Kawasaki disease (KD) can regress. To clarify the outcomes of patients with regressed-CAAs (r-CAAs). We reviewed characteristics and outc
Handb Exp Pharmacol. 2026 Jun 19. doi: 10.1007/164_2026_814. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAtherosclerosis, the leading cause of cardiovascular death worldwide, is initiated by endothelial cells (ECs) dysfunction and sustained by maladaptive vascular remodeling. Far from being a uniform barrier, the
Handb Exp Pharmacol. 2026 Jun 19. doi: 10.1007/164_2026_815. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTEndothelial cells translate hemodynamic forces into biochemical signals that regulate vascular homeostasis through a process called mechanotransduction. Over the past decades, the study of this physiological p
Handb Exp Pharmacol. 2026 Jun 19. doi: 10.1007/164_2026_808. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBased on a significant amount of evidence from in vitro, animal, and human experiments, the basic aspect of the mechanism of action of nutritional, pharmacological, and toxicologic inorganic boron is the forma
Radiol Imaging Cancer. 2026 Jul;8(4):e250648. doi: 10.1148/rycan.250648.ABSTRACTPurpose To develop and evaluate a preoperative MRI-based model for predicting inferior vena cava (IVC) wall invasion in renal cell carcinoma (RCC) with IVC tumor thrombus (IVCTT) and to compare its performance with that
Pulmonology. 2026 Dec;32(1):2691458. doi: 10.1080/25310429.2026.2691458. Epub 2026 Jun 18.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Remimazolam is a novel benzodiazepine increasingly used for procedural sedation and general anaesthesia. Its role in clinical use in flexible bronchoscopy remains under investigation.AIM: To
JACC Case Rep. 2026 Jun 18:108808. doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2026.108808. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TCM) is a stress-induced cardiomyopathy that mimics acute coronary syndrome without obstructive coronary artery disease. Complications include persistent, life-th
JACC Case Rep. 2026 Jun 18:108917. doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2026.108917. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Caseous mitral annular calcification is a variant of annular calcification that may alter mitral valve geometry and represent a potential embolic source.CASE SUMMARY: A 50-year-old woman w
JACC Case Rep. 2026 Jun 17:108886. doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2026.108886. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Internal medicine residents frequently encounter arrhythmias on admission and telemetry, yet studies consistently demonstrate suboptimal electrocardiogram (ECG) interpretation accuracy and
JACC Case Rep. 2026 Jun 18:108883. doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2026.108883. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Idiopathic ventricular fibrillation is characterized by malignant ventricular arrhythmias without identifiable structural heart disease or inherited arrhythmia syndrome.CASE SUMMARY: A 50-
Value Health Reg Issues. 2026 Jun 17:101659. doi: 10.1016/j.vhri.2026.101659. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVES: To assess the economic impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI)-assisted stress echocardiography (SE) in the National Health Service (NHS) diagnostic pathway for coronary artery dise
HIV Med. 2026 Jun 18. doi: 10.1111/hiv.70271. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVES: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a major comorbidity and leading cause of morbidity and mortality in people with HIV (PWH). The REPRIEVE trial demonstrated that statin therapy significantly reduces cardiovascular
Swiss Med Wkly. 2026 May 19;156:5415. doi: 10.57187/5415.ABSTRACTObesity is a chronic, relapsing, and multifactorial disease that poses a significant public health challenge in Switzerland, where approximately 43% of adults are overweight or obese. This new clinical practice guidance establishes a s
JACC Adv. 2026 Jun;5(6 Pt 2):102829. doi: 10.1016/j.jacadv.2026.102829.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: The associations between coronary artery tortuosity and age, sex, and cardiovascular risk factors are not fully established. Prior studies enrolled fewer than 1,000 subjects and relied on heuristic metrics.OBJ
JACC Adv. 2026 Jun;5(6 Pt 2):102842. doi: 10.1016/j.jacadv.2026.102842.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Left bundle branch block (LBBB) describes a specific cardiac conduction abnormality which may be a cause, consequence, or exacerbator of cardiovascular dysfunction and events. Electrocardiogram-derived definit
JACC Adv. 2026 Jun;5(6 Pt 2):102841. doi: 10.1016/j.jacadv.2026.102841.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Contemporary trends in pulmonary embolism (PE)-attributable mortality among U.S. patients with heart failure (HF) remain underexplored.OBJECTIVES: The objective of the study was to evaluate trends in PE-attrib
JACC Adv. 2026 Jun;5(6 Pt 2):102801. doi: 10.1016/j.jacadv.2026.102801.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) affects 20 million individuals globally, with increased risk of sudden death and heart failure. Although cardiac myosin inhibitors show great promise as disease-specific treat
