Can J Physiol Pharmacol. 2026 Aug 4. doi: 10.1139/cjpp-2026-0161. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe purpose of the study was to identify the incidence and type of arrhythmias and their relationship to the vascular abnormalities in a cross sectional study of 110 patients with peripheral artery diseas
J Occup Environ Med. 2026 Aug 4. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000003843. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: To determine whether sleep apnea-specific hypoxic burden (SASHB) is associated with self-reported hypertension beyond conventional obstructive sleep apnea metrics in rail workers.METHODS: Cro
Neurology. 2026 Aug 25;107(4):e218406. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000218406. Epub 2026 Aug 4.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Enlarged perivascular spaces (EPVSs) in the basal ganglia (BG-EPVS) are an important marker of cerebral small vessel disease (cSVD), and EPVS in the centrum semiovale (CSO-EPV
Agri. 2026 Jul 1;38(3):202-204. doi: 10.5606/agri.2026.43. Epub 2026 Jun 25.ABSTRACTNeurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome (nTOS) is a condition caused by compression of the brachial plexus in the thoracic outlet, often leading to pain and paresthesia. In this article, we report a 34-year-old female pa
J Eval Clin Pract. 2026 Aug;32(5):e70545. doi: 10.1111/jep.70545.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: The 2026 global consensus proposal published in The Lancet renamed Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) to Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome (PMOS), replacing an anatomically misleading, cyst-centered label with
Diab Vasc Dis Res. 2026 Jul-Aug;23(4):14791641261474007. doi: 10.1177/14791641261474007. Epub 2026 Aug 4.ABSTRACTDiabetic retinopathy (DR) is a leading cause of vision impairment among individuals with diabetes, driven by microvascular damage and retinal degeneration. Recent evidence implicates cera
Sci Signal. 2026 Aug 4;19(949):eaea4402. doi: 10.1126/scisignal.aea4402. Epub 2026 Aug 4.ABSTRACTAlthough reperfusion therapy effectively restores blood flow to occluded brain arteries after ischemic stroke, many patients develop persistent white matter injury, a major contributor to long-term neuro
PLoS One. 2026 Aug 4;21(8):e0354595. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0354595. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTPatients with kidney stones (KS) often have an increased risk of atherosclerosis (AS). Because endothelial dysfunction (ED) is closely associated with AS, its role in KS remains unclear. This study aimed
PLoS One. 2026 Aug 4;21(8):e0355214. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0355214. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTDevice sales representatives (DSRs) play a key role in providing vascular surgeons with device-specific education, operational guidance, and troubleshooting support. However, industry relationships may i
World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2026 Aug 4:21501351261463481. doi: 10.1177/21501351261463481. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAn 11-year-old patient with partial anomalous venous connection, atrial septal defect (ASD), and persistent left superior vena cava underwent a closed-chest, totally thora
PLoS One. 2026 Aug 4;21(8):e0355416. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0355416. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTPrevious studies indicate that preoperative chronic steroid use is associated with an increased risk of postoperative pulmonary embolism (PE) in adult patients undergoing tumor craniotomy. We aimed to ev
Am J Case Rep. 2026 Aug 4;27:e952931. doi: 10.12659/AJCR.952931.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND Cardiac metastasis from cervical cancer is extremely rare and associated with a poor prognosis. Given its rarity and the critical anatomical location of the lesion, optimal treatment strategies have not been establish
PLoS Biol. 2026 Aug 4;24(8):e3003902. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3003902. eCollection 2026 Aug.ABSTRACTPathogenic variants in the genes encoding the non-canonical TGFB signaling components TAK1 (MAP3K7), TAB2 and PKA-Cα (PRKACA) cause rare multisystem disorders, which may include congenital heart dis
Pediatr Allergy Immunol Pulmonol. 2026 Aug 4:2151321X261475048. doi: 10.1177/2151321X261475048. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTIntroduction:Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) affects 1-5% of children, causing neurocognitive impairment, behavioral problems, and cardiovascular complications. Children wit
West J Emerg Med. 2026 Jun 28;27(4):1018-1022. doi: 10.5811/westjem.53204.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: It is not known whether skin color influences inclusion of substance use on medical students' differential diagnoses for a simulated cardiac arrest. Our objective in this study was to investigate whether
West J Emerg Med. 2026 Jul 16;27(4):1082-1089. doi: 10.5811/westjem.61392.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Prevalence of heart failure is increasing, with an associated rise in emergency department (ED)-related care. Social determinants of health (SDoH) are associated with adverse health outcomes, but the extent
West J Emerg Med. 2026 Jul 16;27(4):994-1001. doi: 10.5811/westjem.53982.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Methamphetamine-associated heart failure with reduced ejection fraction is a serious consequence of methamphetamine use often underrecognized in the emergency department (ED). Point-of-care ultrasound (POC
J Int Med Res. 2026 Aug;54(8):3000605261469427. doi: 10.1177/03000605261469427. Epub 2026 Aug 4.ABSTRACTObjectiveTo investigate the clinical profiles and outcomes of pediatric patients with hemorrhagic stroke in southern China.MethodsThis retrospective cohort study reviewed the medical records of ch
J Clin Invest. 2026 Aug 4:e199140. doi: 10.1172/JCI199140. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTLoss-of-function mutations in PSMB8/beta5i and other components of the 20S proteasome result in multi-organ diseases, such as Chronic atypical neutrophilic dermatosis with lipodystrophy and elevated temperature
Pain Med Case Rep. 2026 Jul;10(5):419-422.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Median arcuate ligament syndrome (MALS) is an uncommon cause of postprandial abdominal pain that can be difficult to diagnose, especially in children.CASE REPORT: We report a 14-year-old male patient with 2 months of severe, stabbing peri
Pain Med Case Rep. 2026 Jul;10(5):413-417.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Erythromelalgia is a rare, debilitating chronic condition characterized by erythema, warmth, and recurrent burning pain typically in the feet. Despite numerous treatment options, management of erythromelalgia can be challenging. Sodium ch
J Magn Reson Imaging. 2026 Aug 4. doi: 10.1002/jmri.70398. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Patients with multivessel disease (MVD) after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) have worse outcomes than those with single-vessel disease (SVD), but whether MVD is associated with diffuse myocardial
JAMA Netw Open. 2026 Aug 3;9(8):e2626910. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.26910.ABSTRACTIMPORTANCE: The COVID-19 pandemic may serve as a natural experiment, with pandemic-associated changes in the epidemiology of Kawasaki disease (KD) potentially informing understanding of KD pathogenesis.OBJECTIV
JAMA Netw Open. 2026 Aug 3;9(8):e2627335. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.27335.ABSTRACTIMPORTANCE: Choosing between endovascular and open (bypass) surgical revascularization for chronic limb-threatening ischemia has major implications for clinical practice.OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the cost-effectiv
