Current State of Artificial Intelligence in Assessing Cardiac Function

Curr Cardiol Rep. 2025 Nov 27;27(1):158. doi: 10.1007/s11886-025-02314-8.ABSTRACTPURPOSE OF REVIEW: Accurate, timely quantification of cardiac function is central to the diagnosis, management, and monitoring of cardiovascular disease. This review synthesizes recent advances in artificial intelligenc

V Victoria Yuan

Microplastics and Cardiovascular Disease: Should Clinicians Be Paying Attention?

Curr Cardiol Rep. 2025 Nov 27;27(1):159. doi: 10.1007/s11886-025-02320-w.ABSTRACTPURPOSE OF REVIEW: To provide clinicians with a concise introduction of microplastics potential role as a cardiovascular risk factor.RECENT FINDINGS: Microplastics have been identified in human cardiovascular tissues. I

P Pedro Rafael Vieira de Oliveira Salerno

Left Atrial Dysfunction in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation and Heart Failure

Curr Cardiol Rep. 2025 Nov 27;27(1):162. doi: 10.1007/s11886-025-02324-6.ABSTRACTPURPOSE OF REVIEW: To summarize the recent literature examining the degree of overlap among atrial fibrillation (AF), heart failure (HF), and left atrial (LA) dysfunction, the prognostic relevance of finding a second co

C Cory R Trankle

Management of arrhythmias in left ventricular assist device recipients

Heart Fail Rev. 2025 Nov 27;31(1):2. doi: 10.1007/s10741-025-10582-3.ABSTRACTLeft ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation is an important surgical option for patients with advanced heart failure (HF) who are not eligible for heart transplantation (destination therapy) or who are not expected t

R Rita Gravino

The novel sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor modulator KRP-203 prevents myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury by preserving mitochondrial function through activation of the RISK and SAFE signaling pathways

Cell Biol Toxicol. 2025 Nov 27;41(1):159. doi: 10.1007/s10565-025-10114-7.ABSTRACTKRP-203, a novel agonist of sphingosine-1-phosphate receptors (S1PRs), has shown promise in treating in immune-related diseases by blocking lymphocyte recruitment to inflamed tissues. Although S1PRs are abundantly expr

N Nan Wu

The Ratio Paradox in Stroke Prognosis: Abundant Evidence, Absent Utility

Transl Stroke Res. 2025 Nov 27;17(1):1. doi: 10.1007/s12975-025-01391-9.ABSTRACTLaboratory ratios such as the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte, platelet-to-lymphocyte, and stress hyperglycemia ratios have been widely studied as prognostic markers in stroke. Despite hundreds of reports and multiple meta-anal

J Juan Manuel Marquez-Romero

Life Course Approach to Familial Hypercholesterolemia

Curr Cardiol Rep. 2025 Nov 27;27(1):168. doi: 10.1007/s11886-025-02328-2.ABSTRACTPURPOSE OF THE REVIEW: To describe recent advances in knowledge of familial hypercholesterolemia (FH).RECENT FINDINGS: There has been a significant advance in understanding the natural history, risk stratification, and

M Marcio H Miname