J Surg Res. 2025 Dec 9;317:138-146. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2025.11.034. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Suturing often receives limited attention in undergraduate medical education. Many students graduate with inadequate proficiency, particularly in handling aesthetically sensitive wounds. I
JACC Adv. 2025 Dec 9;5(1):102412. doi: 10.1016/j.jacadv.2025.102412. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Hypertension (HTN) is a leading modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular disease, yet diagnosis, treatment, and control are suboptimal in many low- and middle-income countries. The World H
J Med Internet Res. 2025 Dec 10;27:e77858. doi: 10.2196/77858.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Early neurological deterioration (END) significantly worsens outcomes in patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS) receiving intravenous thrombolysis, yet clinicians lack reliable tools to identify high-risk patients w
Georgian Med News. 2025 Oct;(367):216-227.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Iatrogenic vascular injuries (IVIs) are rare but severe complications of general surgical procedures, often leading to hemorrhage, ischemia, and increased healthcare costs. Despite technological advances in imaging and endovascular manage
Georgian Med News. 2025 Oct;(367):88-97.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: This review aims to analyse and systematise the ethical and legal aspects of implementing artificial intelligence (AI) in the diagnosis of cardiovascular diseases within the framework of primary health care.MATERIALS AND METHODS: The review
Georgian Med News. 2025 Oct;(367):65-72.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: The pharmacokinetics, metabolism, and bioavailability of local anesthetics are well established to date. However, in individuals with concomitant systemic diseases, these parameters may undergo significant alterations.AIM: To analyze the
No abstractEur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2025 Dec 1;67(12):ezaf406. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezaf406.NO ABSTRACTPMID:41370637 | DOI:10.1093/ejcts/ezaf406
Age Ageing. 2025 Nov 28;54(12):afaf353. doi: 10.1093/ageing/afaf353.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Although cerebrovascular reactivity (CVR) correlates with cognitive performance in neurodegenerative conditions, the age-related spatial patterns of CVR alterations and their relationships with grey matter (GM) a
Rev Bras Enferm. 2025 Dec 8;78(4):e20240504. doi: 10.1590/0034-7167-2024-0504. eCollection 2025.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVES: to develop a middle-range theory for the risk for shock in people with acute myocardial infarction.METHODS: theoretical-causal validity of the nursing diagnosis "Risk for shock" in peo
J Bras Pneumol. 2025 Dec 5;51(5):e20250056. doi: 10.36416/1806-3756/e20250056. eCollection 2025.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) is a rare complication of acute pulmonary embolism, being characterized by persistent obstruction of pulmonary vessels and leading
Rev Saude Publica. 2025 Dec 8;59:e44. doi: 10.11606/s1518-8787.2025059006781. eCollection 2025.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: To analyze hospitalizations, mortality, and costs related to cerebrovascular diseases in Brazil from 2017 to 2022 and to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on these numbers.MET
Einstein (Sao Paulo). 2025 Dec 8;23:eRW1780. doi: 10.31744/einstein_journal/2025RW1780. eCollection 2025.ABSTRACTAtherosclerosis remains the leading cause of mortality worldwide. The characterization of atherosclerotic lesions reveals that they represent a chronic and progressive inflammatory condit
Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992). 2025 Dec 5;71(11):e20250997. doi: 10.1590/1806-9282.20250997. eCollection 2025.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence, socio-demographic, and health-related predictors of frailty among community-dwelling elderly Chinese with hypertension.ME
Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992). 2025 Dec 5;71(11):e20250600. doi: 10.1590/1806-9282.20250600. eCollection 2025.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: The aims of this study were to investigate the effects of core stabilization exercises delivered through telerehabilitation on blood pressure, quality of life, and levels of a
Rev Bras Enferm. 2025 Dec 8;78(5):e20250059. doi: 10.1590/0034-7167-2025-0059. eCollection 2025.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVES: to identify the determining factors and soft skills that interfere with the nursing team's care for people in cardiorespiratory arrest in the Family Health Strategy.METHODS: explorator
An Acad Bras Cienc. 2025 Dec 5;97(suppl 4):e20250045. doi: 10.1590/0001-3765202520250045. eCollection 2025.ABSTRACTA maternal diet high in saturated fat during critical periods of development is associated with an increased risk of chronic diseases in adulthood. We investigated whether cardiovascula
Braz J Cardiovasc Surg. 2026 May 1;41(3). doi: 10.21470/1678-9741-2024-0234.ABSTRACTWe present a clinical case of mitral insufficiency in a 59-year-old patient with dextrocardia and complete transposition of the viscera. The patient underwent mitral valve posterior leaflet repair and annuloplasty. D
Braz J Cardiovasc Surg. 2026 Mar 1;41(2). doi: 10.21470/1678-9741-2025-0008.ABSTRACTHybrid coronary revascularization combines minimally invasive surgical coronary artery bypass grafting with percutaneous coronary intervention. This case report describes a 72-year-old male with multivessel coronary
Braz J Cardiovasc Surg. 2026 Jan 1;41(1). doi: 10.21470/1678-9741-2024-0280.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: This study investigated whether blood groups are predictive factors for the severity and postoperative mortality in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) undergoing bypass surgery with extracorporeal
Sci Transl Med. 2025 Dec 10;17(828):eadq0143. doi: 10.1126/scitranslmed.adq0143. Epub 2025 Dec 10.ABSTRACTMessenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 are highly effective and were instrumental in curbing the COVID-19 pandemic. However, rare cases of noninfective myocarditis, particularly in you
Sci Transl Med. 2025 Dec 10;17(828):eadu8484. doi: 10.1126/scitranslmed.adu8484. Epub 2025 Dec 10.ABSTRACTSignal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) is essential for cell signaling in response to extracellular stimuli, and its overactivation is a hallmark of inflammation and tumorige
PLoS One. 2025 Dec 10;20(12):e0338505. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0338505. eCollection 2025.ABSTRACTHomocysteine (Hcy), a sulfur-containing amino acid, is produced in prodigious quantities by the methionine cycle in the liver. Hcy is the major biomarker for cardio-vascular disorders and is associated
PLoS One. 2025 Dec 10;20(12):e0338653. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0338653. eCollection 2025.ABSTRACTDiabetes mellitus (DM) is identified as a potential modifier of clinical outcomes in acute heart failure (AHF), yet its prognostic impact is not fully determined. This systematic review and meta-analys
PLoS Genet. 2025 Dec 10;21(12):e1011964. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1011964. eCollection 2025 Dec.ABSTRACTRecent studies have linked compound heterozygous mutations in ASNA1 to progressive dilated cardiomyopathy and early infantile mortality in humans. However, the specific role of ASNA1 in cardiomyo
