J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2026 Apr 18:15409996261445556. doi: 10.1177/15409996261445556. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDPs) are associated with an increased risk of long-term maternal cardiovascular disease. Lactation is associated with favorable ca
J Vet Emerg Crit Care (San Antonio). 2026 Apr 18. doi: 10.1111/vec.70090. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: To describe liberation in a population of dogs undergoing ≥24 h of mechanical ventilation (MV) and to assess for differences between successful and unsuccessful liberation attempts as w
Eur J Neurol. 2026 Apr;33(4):e70588. doi: 10.1111/ene.70588.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Mitochondrial Encephalomyopathy, Lactic acidosis and Stroke-like episodes (MELAS) is a rare multisystem mitochondrial disorder with clinical heterogeneity. Diagnostic criteria and management strategies for ME
Nephrology (Carlton). 2026 Apr;31(4):e70206. doi: 10.1111/nep.70206.ABSTRACTIn patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), the burden of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) remains distinctively high. Management of dyslipidaemia in individuals with CKD is essential yet often deficient due
Am J Hum Biol. 2026 Apr;38(4):e70260. doi: 10.1002/ajhb.70260.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVES: Traits that are detrimental for health may persist in populations because they are advantageous for reproduction. Apolipoprotein E is a protein involved in lipid metabolism, and it is encoded by a polymorphic gene (Apo
Endocrinol Diabetes Metab. 2026 May;9(3):e70203. doi: 10.1002/edm2.70203.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Empagliflozin, a sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitor (SGLT2i), may be associated with improved renal outcomes. However, the magnitude and potential heterogeneity of effect among patients with cardiovasc
J Am Geriatr Soc. 2026 Apr 17. doi: 10.1111/jgs.70457. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: While PCI is widely used for chronic coronary disease (CCD), older adults (≥ 75 years) face distinct procedural risks, and their outcomes compared with younger patients remain incompletely understood.MET
Clin Anat. 2026 Apr 17. doi: 10.1002/ca.70106. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAtherosclerotic lesions within carotid and cerebral vessels are likely to influence hemodynamics and manifest into vascular pathologies, including Alzheimer's Disease and ischemic stroke. Hemodynamics are influenced by chan
Mediators Inflamm. 2026;2026(1):e1754881. doi: 10.1155/mi/1754881.ABSTRACTC3a is a key active factor in the complement system, capable of participating in various physiological and pathological processes by binding to its C3a receptor (C3aR). The C3a-C3aR pathway not only plays an important role in
Glia. 2026 Jun;74(6):e70159. doi: 10.1002/glia.70159.ABSTRACTThe formation of glial scar at the chronic stage of neurological disease is mainly attributed to the activation and proliferation of astrocytes, termed astrogliosis. It is documented that astrogliosis-induced glial scar formation following
Physiol Rep. 2026 Apr;14(8):e70868. doi: 10.14814/phy2.70868.ABSTRACTLong-term cardiovascular consequences of COVID-19 remain unclear, particularly in non-hospitalized individuals. We investigated longitudinal changes (~3 years) in cardiovascular risk factors, cardiac biomarkers, physical functionin
Physiol Rep. 2026 Apr;14(8):e70834. doi: 10.14814/phy2.70834.ABSTRACTCardiovascular disease (CVD) is a leading cause of mortality in men with prostate cancer (PC), with non-Hispanic Black (NHB) men experiencing disproportionately higher CVD-related mortality compared to non-Hispanic White (NHW) men.
Physiol Rep. 2026 Apr;14(8):e70879. doi: 10.14814/phy2.70879.ABSTRACTPeople living with HIV (PLWH) experience a greater risk of cardiovascular disease due to HIV-related vascular injury. Pulse waveform analysis can characterize arterial vascular dysfunction and this study compared arterial waveforms
Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2026 Apr 17:zwag220. doi: 10.1093/eurjpc/zwag220. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAIMS: It remains largely unknown whether and how plant-based diets are associated with mortality and life expectancy among people with cardiometabolic disorders, who have a significantly increased ris
Pharmacotherapy. 2026 May;46(5):e70149. doi: 10.1002/phar.70149.ABSTRACTCancer-associated thrombosis (CAT) remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among patients with cancer. Female-specific malignancies such as breast, ovarian, endometrial, and cervical cancers exhibit distinct thromboti
No abstractHereditas. 2026 Apr 17. doi: 10.1186/s41065-026-00675-w. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:41998783 | DOI:10.1186/s41065-026-00675-w
Res Involv Engagem. 2026 Apr 17. doi: 10.1186/s40900-026-00867-8. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: There are very few reports of patient and public involvement (PPI) initiatives in cardiovascular disease research and even fewer in heart failure, the eventual end point of many cardiovascul
No abstractLipids Health Dis. 2026 Apr 17. doi: 10.1186/s12944-026-02951-0. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:41998626 | DOI:10.1186/s12944-026-02951-0
No abstractBMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2026 Apr 17. doi: 10.1186/s12872-026-05834-5. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:41998504 | DOI:10.1186/s12872-026-05834-5
High Blood Press Cardiovasc Prev. 2026 Mar 17. doi: 10.1007/s40292-026-00793-6. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Effective cardiovascular (CV) prevention requires accurate risk estimation and patient engagement, which depends on perceived risk. The Perception of Risk of Heart Disease Scal
Eur J Clin Nutr. 2026 Apr 17. doi: 10.1038/s41430-026-01749-8. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Water fasting involves completely abstaining from all caloric intake. Multiple studies have demonstrated that water fasting for up to 21 days is well-tolerated, but none focused on patients wit
Nat Rev Cardiol. 2026 Apr 17. doi: 10.1038/s41569-026-01287-7. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTConventional, rigid simulators and therapeutic devices for cardiovascular disease have several fundamental limitations, such as poor biomimetic fidelity, substantial surgical invasiveness and mismatch at the
Neurol Sci. 2026 Apr 18;47(5):435. doi: 10.1007/s10072-026-09021-4.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND AND AIMS: Embolic stroke of undetermined source (ESUS) is biologically heterogeneous and often presumed cardioembolic (CE). We investigated whether thrombus composition can capture etiologic heterogeneity within ES
No abstractSci Rep. 2026 Apr 17. doi: 10.1038/s41598-026-49091-0. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:41998258 | DOI:10.1038/s41598-026-49091-0
