Long-term cardiovascular risk with cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome in U.S adults

Am Heart J Plus. 2026 Jul 14;69:100839. doi: 10.1016/j.ahjo.2026.100839. eCollection 2026 Sep.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic (CKM) syndrome staging helps identify cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. Determining how predicted CVD risks vary across CKM stages in the U.S can further

M Mohammed Essa

Case Report: Discordant high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T elevation in polymyositis: a diagnostic pitfall

Front Cardiovasc Med. 2026 Jul 23;13:1854699. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2026.1854699. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: High-sensitivity cardiac troponin T (hs-cTnT) is widely used as a gold-standard marker of myocardial injury, yet non-ischemic elevations can occur in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies

S Shuanglin Zheng

Predicting diuretic efficiency in critically ill patients with acute decompensated heart failure: External validation of the BAN-ADHF score

Am Heart J Plus. 2026 Jul 24;69:100841. doi: 10.1016/j.ahjo.2026.100841. eCollection 2026 Sep.ABSTRACTIn a critically ill cohort of 1505 patients with acute decompensated heart failure, the BAN-ADHF score was inversely associated with diuretic efficiency (Spearman ρ = -0.518) and discriminated the l

E Emmanuel Otabor

Ubiquitin-specific protease 25: a new regulator for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases

Front Cell Dev Biol. 2026 Jul 23;14:1802539. doi: 10.3389/fcell.2026.1802539. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTUbiquitin-specific protease 25 (USP25), a pivotal deubiquitinating enzyme, has attracted increasing attention in cardiovascular and cerebrovascular research due to its regulatory function in mainta

Y Yingchun Shao

Patients' perceptions of the role of community pharmacists in the prevention and control of cardiovascular diseases: a qualitative investigation

Afr Health Sci. 2026 Jun;26(2):90-98. doi: 10.4314/ahs.v26i2.11.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Cardiovascular diseases are a leading cause of mortality globally. Community pharmacists can improve the impact of cardiovascular diseases by early identification of risk factors and provision of health promotion. Ho

N Nthabiseng F Motlohi

Imaging-driven procedural strategies for coronary subclavian steal syndrome: Two cases of severe calcification and dual branch protection

Radiol Case Rep. 2026 Jul 24;21(10):4847-4851. doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2026.06.116. eCollection 2026 Oct.ABSTRACTCoronary subclavian steal syndrome (CSSS) is an uncommon cause of myocardial ischemia in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting using an internal thoracic artery conduit. Endova

M Masayuki Endo

Adverse exposure burden, NMR metabolomics, and risk of incident abdominal aortic aneurysm

Front Public Health. 2026 Jul 23;14:1842705. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2026.1842705. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: The cumulative impact of multidomain adverse exposures on abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) risk and the underlying metabolic pathways remain insufficiently understood.METHODS: We analyze

Y Yi Yang

A deep learning framework for standardized interpretation of multiparameter cardiac ultrasound and disease classification

iScience. 2026 Jul 24;29(8):116904. doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2026.116904. eCollection 2026 Aug 21.ABSTRACTEchocardiographic interpretation underlies a large share of cardiovascular diagnoses, yet specialist expertise remains unevenly distributed, and quantitative measurements show inter-observer variabil

Z Zhihong Wen

Stroke knowledge and awareness among adults in the West Bank: a cross-sectional study

Front Public Health. 2026 Jul 23;14:1771085. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2026.1771085. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Stroke, or cerebrovascular disease, stands as one of the leading causes of death worldwide, and the fourth leading cause in the West Bank, accounting for approximately 12.1% of all deat

S Suheir Sabbah

Catastrophic Outcome of Pregnancy Complicated With Tricuspid Valve Nonbacterial Thrombotic Endocarditis

J Med Cases. 2026 Jul 28;17(9):529-536. doi: 10.14740/jmc5270. eCollection 2026 Sep.ABSTRACTNonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE) is a rare condition characterized by sterile fibrin-platelet vegetations on cardiac valves, typically associated with hypercoagulable states. Isolated tricuspid val

J Jake Smith

ELN-Associated Supravalvular Aortic Stenosis With a Williams Syndrome-Like Cardiovascular Phenotype in a Neonate: A Case Report

Cureus. 2026 Jul 6;18(7):e112187. doi: 10.7759/cureus.112187. eCollection 2026 Jul.ABSTRACTWilliams syndrome (WS) is a rare microdeletion disorder affecting chromosome 7q11.23, including the ELN gene, which encodes elastin. Haploinsufficiency of ELN leads to vascular abnormalities, such as supravalv

J Jamshaid Akhtar

Kill Four Birds With One Stone: Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation, Atrial Flutter, and Supraventricular Tachycardia Plus Left Atrial Appendage

J Med Cases. 2026 Jul 28;17(9):493-497. doi: 10.14740/jmc5352. eCollection 2026 Sep.ABSTRACTAtrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia in clinical practice. Catheter ablation, particularly pulmonary vein isolation, reduces AF recurrence by 50% and is more effective than antiarrhythmic dr

Z Zuo Feng Qin

Clinical effects of persistent pulmonary hypertension in newborns diagnosed with transposition of the great arteries

Front Cardiovasc Med. 2026 Jul 23;13:1888066. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2026.1888066. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Transposition of the great arteries (TGA) is one of the critical congenital heart diseases of the newborn. The transition from fetal to postnatal circulation in these infants is compl

H Halise Zeynep Genc

Knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding premature ventricular contractions among patients: a cross-sectional study

Front Public Health. 2026 Jul 23;14:1879497. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2026.1879497. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: This study aimed to investigate the knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) regarding premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) among patients.METHODS: A cross-sectional study was con

Z Zhaorui Yang

Anesthetic Management of Cesarean Delivery in a Patient With Ellis-van Creveld Syndrome

J Med Cases. 2026 Jul 28;17(9):449-452. doi: 10.14740/jmc5288. eCollection 2026 Sep.ABSTRACTEllis-van Creveld (EVC) syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive skeletal dysplasia characterized by disproportionate short stature, skeletal abnormalities, craniofacial and dental anomalies, and a high prevale

D Devaki Kalvapudi

Dynamic changes in right ventricular free wall strain during hemodialysis identify patients at risk for intradialytic hypotension

Clin Hypertens. 2026 Aug 1;32:e35. doi: 10.5646/ch.2026.32.e35. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Intradialytic hypotension (IDH) is a frequent complication of hemodialysis that is associated with adverse cardiovascular consequences. The contribution of right ventricular (RV) functional reserve t

B Bong-Joon Kim

Public awareness of early symptoms of acute coronary syndrome and its association with anticipated prehospital delay: a cross-sectional study in Palestine

Front Public Health. 2026 Jul 23;14:1856753. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2026.1856753. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Timely recognition of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) symptoms is critical for early intervention and improved outcomes. This study assessed public awareness of ACS symptoms and its assoc

M Musab Basem Dwaik

Hepatic granulomas as a manifestation of ANCA-associated vasculitis:a systematic review

Front Immunol. 2026 Jul 23;17:1879137. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2026.1879137. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: ANCA-associated vasculitides (AAV) - granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA), eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA), and microscopic polyangiitis (MPA) - are rare small-vessel a

T Tayssir Ben Achour

Gut microbiota-derived metabolites in cardiovascular disease: mechanisms, disease-specific roles, and translational opportunities

Front Cardiovasc Med. 2026 Jul 23;13:1884283. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2026.1884283. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTCardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of global morbidity and mortality and arises from complex interactions among metabolic dysregulation, inflammation, thrombosis, and vascular dysfunc

G Guanqun Zhu

An explainable machine learning model for type B aortic dissection identification: development and internal evaluation

Front Public Health. 2026 Jul 23;14:1845404. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2026.1845404. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTPURPOSE: Type B aortic dissection (TBAD) is a life-threatening cardiovascular emergency that requires timely recognition. This study aimed to develop and internally evaluate an explainable machine

D Donglin Li

Clustering-derived clinical subtypes and outcomes of chronic kidney disease in patients with diabetes: a multicenter cohort study

Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2026 Jul 23;17:1866115. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2026.1866115. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) with diabetes is a heterogeneous condition with multiple underlying causes. However, no classification system appropriately captures the diversity o

J Jeong-Yeun Lee

Case Report: Acute monocytic leukemia mimicking large-vessel vasculitis on 18F-FDG PET/CT

Front Immunol. 2026 Jul 23;17:1893213. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2026.1893213. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Systemic inflammatory manifestations caused by hematologic malignancies may be very similar to autoimmune diseases, making diagnosis difficult. Acute monocytic leukemia (AML-M5) is characteri

L Liuyan Nie

Risk prediction for long-term cardiovascular events in patients with concurrent hypertension, HFpEF, and unstable angina: a multicenter machine learning-assisted cohort study

Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2026 Jul 23;17:1851201. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2026.1851201. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Patients with concurrent hypertension, heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), and unstable angina pectoris (UAP) represent a high-risk population with heterogen

L Long Tang

Serum zinc deficiency and progression of cardiovascular- kidney-metabolic syndrome

Front Nutr. 2026 Jul 23;13:1910233. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2026.1910233. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic (CKM) syndrome represents an interconnected disease continuum linking metabolic dysfunction, chronic kidney disease (CKD), and cardiovascular disease. Serum zinc

K Kuan-Chieh Tu