The prevalence of coronary artery disease in rheumatoid arthritis patients in Palestine: a cross-sectional study

BMC Rheumatol. 2026 Jan 20. doi: 10.1186/s41927-026-00613-3. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic inflammatory disorder associated with a significantly increased risk of cardiovascular events. This study aims to assess the prevalence of coronary artery di

R Rami Shrouf

Unveiling sex-specific cardiometabolic and adiposity risk profiles for precision prevention

Eur J Med Res. 2026 Jan 20. doi: 10.1186/s40001-026-03878-z. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Cardiometabolic diseases (CMDs) are the leading global cause of mortality, driven by interrelated metabolic and cardiovascular factors. Sex differences significantly shape risk. We investigated s

G Gianvincenzo Zuccotti

Hypertriglyceridemia in chronic kidney disease: pathophysiological mechanisms, cardiovascular risk, and emerging therapeutics

No abstractLipids Health Dis. 2026 Jan 20. doi: 10.1186/s12944-026-02862-0. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:41559781 | DOI:10.1186/s12944-026-02862-0

D Dandan Li

Associations of metabolic indicators and inflammation-related indices with adverse cardiovascular events in US adults: NHANES 1999-2018

No abstractLipids Health Dis. 2026 Jan 21. doi: 10.1186/s12944-026-02866-w. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:41559753 | DOI:10.1186/s12944-026-02866-w

S Shuairong Lin

Head-to-head comparison of the ability of the cardiometabolic index and triglyceride-glucose index to predict 3-year major adverse cardiovascular events in patients with atrial fibrillation: insights from a community cohort

Lipids Health Dis. 2026 Jan 20. doi: 10.1186/s12944-025-02848-4. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Atrial fibrillation (AF) represents the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia and confers an elevated risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs). Emerging evidence indicates that me

X Xunhan Qiu

Triglyceride-glucose-related indices and cardiovascular outcomes in individuals with pre-frailty or frailty: insights from a prospective cohort analysis using UK Biobank data

Cardiovasc Diabetol. 2026 Jan 20. doi: 10.1186/s12933-025-03066-z. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Triglyceride-glucose (TyG)-related indices, which have emerged as promising prognostic markers in multiple vulnerable populations, are closely linked to the incidence and progression of cardi

Z Zhenyu Tian

Marine n-3 fatty acid treatment for carotid plaques in patients with type 2 diabetes

Cardiovasc Diabetol. 2026 Jan 20. doi: 10.1186/s12933-026-03082-7. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Carotid plaques result from a blockage or narrowing of carotid arteries associated with severe atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases. We aimed to assess the effect of marine n-3 fatty acid

P Pan Zhuang

Identification of the E3 ligase TRIM21 as a crucial regulator of STAT1 in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis

Cell Commun Signal. 2026 Jan 21. doi: 10.1186/s12964-026-02668-8. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND AND AIMS: Metabolic associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) is closely associated with metabolic disorders, including central obesity, dyslipidaemia, hypertension, hyperglycaemia and persistent

X Xun-Xun Chen

Exploring small airway disease in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis patients: insights from oscillometry analysis

BMC Pulm Med. 2026 Jan 21. doi: 10.1186/s12890-025-04012-1. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a progressive interstitial lung disease, with small airway dysfunction (SAD) increasingly recognized as part of its pathophysiology. This study evaluated SAD p

O Ourania S Kotsiou

Global drivers of heart failure attributable to atrial fibrillation/flutter: insights from Joinpoint regression, age-period-cohort analysis, and future projections from the GBD 2021 Study

BMC Med. 2026 Jan 20. doi: 10.1186/s12916-026-04628-y. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Heart failure attributable to atrial fibrillation/flutter (HF-AF/AFL) represents a growing global public health challenge. However, comprehensive analyses of its long-term trends, the independent effects

J Jing Chen

Chronic kidney disease onset, progression, and cardiovascular outcomes: proteomics informs biology and risk stratification

Cardiovasc Diabetol. 2026 Jan 20. doi: 10.1186/s12933-025-03049-0. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Large-scale proteomics provides an opportunity to understand chronic kidney disease (CKD) and cardiovascular disease, yet research in this field is limited. This study utilized proteomics to

J Jijuan Zhang

Association between the triglyceride glucose index:Chinese visceral adiposity index (TyG-CVAI) and new-onset cardiovascular disease in middle-aged and older adults-insights from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS)

Cardiovasc Diabetol. 2026 Jan 20. doi: 10.1186/s12933-025-03063-2. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Insulin resistance and visceral adiposity are established pathophysiological drivers of cardiovascular disease (CVD). The triglyceride‒glucose (TyG) index and the Chinese visceral adiposity i

W Wenling Zheng

Insulin resistance and coronary microvascular dysfunction: a complex interplay

Cardiovasc Diabetol. 2026 Jan 20. doi: 10.1186/s12933-025-03068-x. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTUp to 40-60% of patients undergoing coronary angiography because of angina and/or evidence of inducible ischaemia on non-invasive stress testing are diagnosed with ischaemia and non-obstructive coronary

M Martina Magistri

Public health interventions for Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) in humanitarian emergencies: an overview of systematic reviews

BMC Public Health. 2026 Jan 20. doi: 10.1186/s12889-026-26299-3. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) encounter significant challenges in humanitarian emergencies due to limited resources and disrupted health systems. Systematic reviews can provide valuable insi

A Andrew Aoun

Management of airway hemorrhage with endobronchial valve in patients undergoing pulmonary endarterectomy- an expert center experience: a case report

No abstractBMC Anesthesiol. 2026 Jan 20. doi: 10.1186/s12871-026-03610-8. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:41559612 | DOI:10.1186/s12871-026-03610-8

J Jan Kunstýř

Identifying patients at high risk of decompensated liver disease through unscheduled care attendance data: a retrospective cohort study

No abstractBMC Gastroenterol. 2026 Jan 21. doi: 10.1186/s12876-025-04534-2. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:41559603 | DOI:10.1186/s12876-025-04534-2

R R Swann

Association between triglyceride-glucose index and OCT-defined high-risk coronary plaques in stable angina

No abstractBMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2026 Jan 20. doi: 10.1186/s12872-025-05493-y. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:41559590 | DOI:10.1186/s12872-025-05493-y

C Cao Ma

Global, regional, and national burden and trends of atrial fibrillation and flutter among individuals aged 55 and older from 1990 to 2021: results from the 2021 global burden of disease study

No abstractBMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2026 Jan 20. doi: 10.1186/s12872-026-05531-3. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:41559557 | DOI:10.1186/s12872-026-05531-3

H Hailong Li

A novel photosensitizer berberine derivative B12 induces apoptosis and suppresses HIF-1α expression in colorectal cancer cells via mitochondria-to-nucleus sequential-targeting

Acta Pharmacol Sin. 2026 Jan 20. doi: 10.1038/s41401-025-01728-y. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTPhotodynamic therapy (PDT) boasts the advantages of high spatiotemporal selectivity and non-invasiveness, but its clinical application is still limited by the hypoxic tumor microenvironment and inherent d

W Wen-Bin Pei

Mortality rates and causes of death after cardiac interventions: real-world short- and long-term insights from the Netherlands

Neth Heart J. 2026 Jan 21. doi: 10.1007/s12471-025-02016-4. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: The aim of this study is to gain insight into mortality rates and causes of death after major cardiac interventions, using nationwide real-world data from the Netherlands.METHODS: For this retrospect

L Lineke Derks

Epidemiology and Natural History of Preclinical and Clinical Obesity: Insights From a UK Cohort

Obesity (Silver Spring). 2026 Jan 20. doi: 10.1002/oby.70126. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: Obesity has been traditionally defined by BMI alone, but this metric has limitations in assessing body fat composition and adiposity complications. The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology Commission

S Sohail Zahid

Knowledge of cardiovascular diseases among university students in Egypt

No abstractSci Rep. 2026 Jan 21. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-34137-6. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:41559179 | DOI:10.1038/s41598-025-34137-6

M Maha Ibrahim Adel

Left atrioventricular coupling in isolated pediatric mitral valve prolapse with preserved ejection fraction and moderate regurgitation

Sci Rep. 2026 Jan 20;16(1):2608. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-33951-2.ABSTRACTThis study aimed to study the coupling between the left ventricle and left atrium in pediatric patients with mitral valve prolapse (MVP) by utilizing strain parameters and the left atrioventricular coupling index (LACI). A retr

F Farah Ahmed Shokeir

Hyperpolypharmacy in patients with chronic kidney disease and its impact on clinical outcomes

Sci Rep. 2026 Jan 20. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-25632-x. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTHyperpolypharmacy (≥ 10 daily medications) is frequent in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), but its impact remains poorly characterized. This study, based on 3,011 non-dialyzed, non-transplant CKD outpatie

A Agathe Mouheb