Transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation reduces perioperative arrhythmia risk and improves recovery quality in laparoscopic cholecystectomy: mechanisms involving suppression of repolarization abnormalities induced by CO2 pneumoperitoneum

CONCLUSIONS: TEAS-assisted anesthesia effectively reduces the risk of arrhythmia during CO(2) pneumoperitoneum in patients undergoing LC. Besides, it significantly shortens postoperative emergence time and alleviates pain at early emergence stage, demonstrating a potential clinical value.Zhen Ci Yan

M Ming-de Tian

Sports cardiology for the general cardiologist

Heart. 2026 Mar 16:heartjnl-2025-326963. doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2025-326963. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTSports cardiology has emerged as a distinct subspecialty at the intersection of preventive cardiology and athlete care. While regular exercise confers substantial cardiovascular benefits, vigoro

S Sanjay Sharma

Value of cinematic rendering in cardiac and vascular imaging

Open Heart. 2026 Mar 16;13(1):e004015. doi: 10.1136/openhrt-2026-004015.ABSTRACTCinematic rendering (CR) is a three-dimensional visualisation technique that applies physically based lighting to standard volumetric CT and MRI datasets, producing images with enhanced depth and spatial realism. Althoug

A Amy Avakian

Comorbidity indices in observational studies on cardiovascular risk

Open Heart. 2026 Mar 16;13(1):e003999. doi: 10.1136/openhrt-2026-003999.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: To analyse comorbidity measures in relation to cardiovascular disease risk, using data from Swedish healthcare registries. The aim was to evaluate the performance of different indices in predicting incidences

B Björn Zethelius

Is Baduanjin beneficial and safe for the rehabilitation of patients with acute myocardial infarction undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention? A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

Complement Ther Med. 2026 Mar 14:103345. doi: 10.1016/j.ctim.2026.103345. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Baduanjin, a traditional Chinese exercise, is commonly used in China as a rehabilitation intervention for patients who have undergone percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) following

S Shi-Bing Liang