Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2026 Jun 17. doi: 10.2215/CJN.0000001107. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Evidence on the kidney-protective effects of statins in individuals with normal kidney function is mixed, with some trials suggesting benefits and others raising concerns about acute kidney inj
Eur Stroke J. 2026 Jun 2;11(6):aakag047. doi: 10.1093/esj/aakag047.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Guidelines recommend cognitive screening post-stroke, but there is no consensus on approach. Given the dynamic nature of cognition following stroke, acute screening should both detect prevalent issues (diagnosis
JMIR Res Protoc. 2026 Jun 16;15:e77429. doi: 10.2196/77429.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Survivors of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) in childhood face a high risk of metabolic and cardiovascular disease as well as accelerated aging. Estimates of the prevalence of these severe late effects have
JMIR Aging. 2026 Jun 16;9:e79797. doi: 10.2196/79797.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Home telemonitoring programs are increasingly used to support older adults living with chronic conditions such as heart failure (HF). While these interventions show promise for improving health outcomes and reducing care burden
J Occup Environ Med. 2026 Jun 16. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000003792. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: Firefighters experience chronic stress that contributes to elevated cardiometabolic disease (CMD) risk. This study examined associations between blood and salivary biomarkers of inflammation
ASAIO J. 2026 Jun 16. doi: 10.1097/MAT.0000000000002769. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTPediatric patients undergoing cardiac catheterization are at risk of major adverse events, including cardiac arrest and the need for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support. The primary aim of this study was t
PLoS One. 2026 Jun 16;21(6):e0351117. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0351117. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: The STRENGTH (Self-management and Theory-based Rehabilitation Encouraging New Gateways to Healthy-Hearts) study evaluated a behaviour change intervention embedded within cardiac rehabilitati
PLoS One. 2026 Jun 16;21(6):e0351466. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0351466. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: The PARTNER trials played a key role in the expansion of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) for severe aortic valve stenosis (AS), shaping international practice guidelines. We as
PLoS One. 2026 Jun 16;21(6):e0343399. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0343399. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) is a severe complication of diabetes that often leads to amputation and high mortality, yet survival outcomes and risk factors after DFU-related amputation remain p
PLoS One. 2026 Jun 16;21(6):e0348383. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0348383. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTSickle cell disease (SCD) is associated with substantial cardiovascular morbidity, but echocardiographic data from Latin American populations remain scarce. We aimed to characterise the structural, func
J Avian Med Surg. 2026 Jun;40(2):162-171. doi: 10.1647/AVIANMS-D-24-00039.ABSTRACTCardiovascular disease is frequently diagnosed in birds that are presented to veterinary hospitals, and atherosclerosis is a common cardiovascular condition identified in postmortem evaluations of pet psittacine birds.
Br J Nurs. 2026 Jun 18;35(12):S10-S17. doi: 10.12968/bjon.2025.0349. Epub 2026 Jun 16.ABSTRACTVenous leg ulcers (VLUs) are a chronic and often debilitating condition, affecting a significant number of individuals worldwide. One of the most distressing aspects of VLUs is the persistent pain they can
J Nephrol. 2026 Jun 16:aajaf048. doi: 10.1093/joneph/aajaf048. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: "Renalism" is a term defining the therapeutic nihilism that leads to patients with kidney disease waiting longer for effective interventions to reach them; in this context is also inscribed the r
Rheumatology (Oxford). 2026 Jun 16:keag307. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/keag307. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVES: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is strongly associated with lupus nephritis (LN), a major cause of chronic kidney disease (CKD). However, long-term renal and cardiovascular out
MMWR Surveill Summ. 2026 Jun 18;75(3):1-13. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.ss7503a1.ABSTRACTPROBLEM/CONDITION: Marine toxins cause most of the noninfectious outbreaks reported to CDC's Foodborne Disease Outbreak Surveillance System (FDOSS) each year. Certain marine toxins are produced by algae that accumulate i
Biol Reprod. 2026 Jun 16:ioag128. doi: 10.1093/biolre/ioag128. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTPrenatal e-cigarette (e-cig) exposure has been associated with adverse cardiovascular outcomes in offspring, yet the underlying molecular mechanisms remain poorly understood. Using a rat model of gestational
Am Fam Physician. 2026 Jun;113(6):578-585.ABSTRACTMetabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD; formerly nonalcoholic fatty liver disease) is an increasingly common cause of chronic liver disease. It is fatty infiltration of the liver with at least one cardiometabolic risk factor,
Am Fam Physician. 2026 Jun;113(6):551-558.ABSTRACTPacemakers are implantable cardiac devices used in the treatment of bradycardia and heart failure. They monitor electrical signals in the heart and deliver electrical stimuli to cause contraction in the targeted heart chamber. Permanent pacemaker the
STAR Protoc. 2026 Jun 16;7(3):104633. doi: 10.1016/j.xpro.2026.104633. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAll models are incomplete and must balance the need for experimental efficiency with the complexity of the natural world. To select and use models for the study of human disease, it is critical to un
Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2026 Dec;22(1):2687231. doi: 10.1080/21645515.2026.2687231. Epub 2026 Jun 16.ABSTRACTThe Shingrix vaccine has been recommended for immunocompetent adults aged ≥50 y since October 2017. It is important to assess recent trends and predictors of Shingrix vaccination among those n
Acta Microbiol Immunol Hung. 2026 Jun 16:030.2026.02892. doi: 10.1556/030.2026.02892. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe complex interplay between chronic metabolic disorders and acute cardiovascular decompensation represents a critical frontier in cardiology. This integrative research program conduc
Eur Heart J. 2026 Jun 16:ehag403. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehag403. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND AND AIMS: The role of genetic testing as part of universal screening programmes for familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) in children is not well defined. Here, a two-step approach to identify ch
No abstractEur Heart J. 2026 Jun 16:ehag470. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehag470. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:42301735 | DOI:10.1093/eurheartj/ehag470
J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2026 Jul;40(7):2069-2075. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2026.03.022. Epub 2026 Mar 18.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVES: To evaluate the association between ventilation strategy and catheter-tissue interaction, lesion characteristics, and procedural metrics during pediatric supraventricular tachy
