Euro Surveill. 2026 Apr;31(13). doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2026.31.13.2500706.ABSTRACTBACKGROUNDInfluenza infection is a recognised trigger of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and stroke, but whether influenza vaccination modifies this risk remains unclear.AIMWe aimed to quantify the short-term card
Helicobacter. 2026 May-Jun;31(3):e70135. doi: 10.1111/hel.70135.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND AND AIMS: Helicobacter pylori is a persistent gastric microbe with systemic consequences beyond the stomach, yet its contribution to host lipid dysregulation remains unclear.METHODS: We analyzed clinical data from 57,
Eur J Neurol. 2026 May;33(5):e70616. doi: 10.1111/ene.70616.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Elevated blood pressure (BP) after spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is associated with poor outcomes, but the prognostic value of prehospital BP, particularly in relation to onset-to-arrival time, remains uncle
Mediators Inflamm. 2026;2026(1):e8899139. doi: 10.1155/mi/8899139.ABSTRACTThe arachidonate 5-lipoxygenase (ALOX5) specificity protein 1 (Sp1) promoter tandem repeat polymorphism is associated with enhanced cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. However, a functional understanding of these variants in im
Am J Case Rep. 2026 May 16;27:e951748. doi: 10.12659/AJCR.951748.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND Colonic angiodysplasia is an acquired arteriovenous malformation that mainly occurs in older patients and is routinely managed using argon plasma coagulation (APC). Among the available endoscopic treatment options fo
Wound Repair Regen. 2026 May-Jun;34(3):e70171. doi: 10.1111/wrr.70171.ABSTRACTOur aim was to evaluate the effect of pre-biopsy antibiotics and bacterial pathogen recovery after bone biopsy in patients suspected of having diabetic foot osteomyelitis. A meta-analysis following PRISMA guidelines was co
Stat Med. 2026 May;45(10-12):e70602. doi: 10.1002/sim.70602.ABSTRACTCovariate adjustment can enhance precision and power in clinical trials, yet its application to the win odds remains unclear. The win odds is a treatment effect measure related to the win ratio. Both measures are based on pairwise c
J Med Case Rep. 2026 May 15. doi: 10.1186/s13256-026-06072-1. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is a rare, non-atherosclerotic cause of acute coronary syndrome that predominantly affects young, healthy women without conventional cardiovascular ri
Chin Med. 2026 May 15;21(1):133. doi: 10.1186/s13020-026-01416-x.ABSTRACTDepression is a prevalent and debilitating psychiatric disorder that is frequently accompanied by chronic conditions such as cancer, cardiovascular diseases, and neurological disorders. Despite the availability of various pharm
BMC Nephrol. 2026 May 16. doi: 10.1186/s12882-026-05014-9. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: End-stage renal disease (ESRD) is frequently accompanied by major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events (MACCE) in affected patients. Therefore, there is an urgent need to develop effective biom
BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2026 May 15. doi: 10.1186/s12872-026-05968-6. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) continue to be the leading cause of global mortality. Despite the alarming statistics, effective prevention of CVD remains a significant challenge in practice.
BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2026 May 15. doi: 10.1186/s12872-026-05929-z. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: The transition from hospital to home represents a high-risk "vulnerable period" for patients with heart failure (HF). While numerous transitional care interventions (TCIs) have been develop
J Neurol. 2026 May 15;273(6):314. doi: 10.1007/s00415-026-13846-6.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: Estrogen-containing oral contraceptives (OCPs) increase the risk of thromboembolic events including cerebral venous sinus thromboses (CVSTs). However, robust pharmacovigilance data comparing CVST risk across OCPs re
Eur Radiol. 2026 May 15. doi: 10.1007/s00330-026-12594-5. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVES: This systematic review and meta-analysis are aimed at evaluating the incidence of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) following administration of clinically approved ultrasound contrast agents (UCAs) in adu
Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2026 May 16. doi: 10.1007/s10554-026-03730-9. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTPurpose To examine the impact of formalin fixation on biventricular cardiac diffusion tensor imaging (cDTI) parameters in a miniature swine model, using histological findings as the reference standa
Cardiol Ther. 2026 May 15. doi: 10.1007/s40119-026-00453-9. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: The multidisciplinary heart team (HT) remains the cornerstone of decision-making for complex cardiovascular disease. Large language models (LLMs) and other generative artificial intelligence model
World J Pediatr. 2026 May 15. doi: 10.1007/s12519-026-01031-8. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Pediatric heart failure (PHF) carries a high mortality burden, yet the prognostic value of admission blood pressure (BP) remains poorly defined, and evidence-based thresholds for risk stratificat
Acta Neuropathol. 2026 May 15;151(1):55. doi: 10.1007/s00401-026-03028-z.ABSTRACTIndividuals with Down syndrome (DS) develop Alzheimer's disease neuropathological change (ADNC) by the age of 40 years, and most develop dementia by their early 50s. The frequency of co-pathologies in clinically and neu
Eur J Pediatr. 2026 May 15;185(6):394. doi: 10.1007/s00431-026-07040-z.ABSTRACTPaediatric septic thrombophlebitis secondary to head and neck infections is a rare but life-threatening disease. Although commonly associated with oropharyngeal infections, otogenic cases have also been described, yet pae
Sci Rep. 2026 May 15. doi: 10.1038/s41598-026-53191-2. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTEpicardial adipose tissue (EAT) is an emerging cardiometabolic risk factor in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). While SGLT-2 inhibitors (SGLT-2i) offer cardiovascular benefits, their specific effects on EAT and left
Basic Res Cardiol. 2026 May 15. doi: 10.1007/s00395-026-01185-6. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTToll-like receptor 7 (TLR7) is an endosomal sensor of single-stranded RNA that is highly expressed in macrophages and contributes to post-infarct inflammation. Whether TLR7 also restrains macrophage repara
Eur J Pediatr. 2026 May 15;185(6):397. doi: 10.1007/s00431-026-07074-3.ABSTRACTIdiopathic recurrent pericarditis (IRP) is an increasingly recognized inflammatory condition in children, characterized by recurrent flares and therapeutic challenges, with emerging evidence supporting a role for interleu
Neuropsychopharmacology. 2026 May 15. doi: 10.1038/s41386-026-02440-z. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTStatins, renowned for their efficacy in treating cardiovascular diseases, have emerged as potential therapeutic agents for the prevention of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Among them, simvastatin (SV) has
NPJ Cardiovasc Health. 2026 May 15. doi: 10.1038/s44325-026-00130-9. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTWe examined associations between preconception retinal microvasculature and maternal dyslipidemia at mid-pregnancy and three months postpartum in 366 women (mean age 29.9 years). Preconception retinal
