Cologne (Germany): Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG); 2026 Feb 22.ABSTRACTRESEARCH QUESTION: The aim of this report is toassess the benefit of diagnostics using cardiac magnetic resonance imaging as part of a diagnostic strategy, compared with a diagnostic strategy without
Diabetes Obes Metab. 2026 Feb 18. doi: 10.1111/dom.70481. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: People with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and diabetes are at high risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Aortic pulse wave velocity (Ao-PWV) is an independent predictor of CVD. Cardiovascular outcome tr
<b>Introduction:</b> Chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) is a disease that affects 30 to even 50% of the population in developed countries. The cost of treatment is up to 2% of the funds allocated for health care. Optimization of the diagnostic and treatment process is a key challenge. The solution t
J Biopharm Stat. 2026 Feb 18:1-17. doi: 10.1080/10543406.2026.2626058. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe win ratio, along with its stratified variant known as the stratified win ratio, has been widely utilized in many disease areas for both design and analysis of clinical trials. It is applied most
Circ Res. 2026 Feb 18. doi: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.125.326551. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Myocardial infarction (MI) results in 3 distinct regions within the left ventricle: the infarct zone, the border zone (BZ), and the remote zone. A major focus of MI research is investigating the intr
Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2026 Feb 18. doi: 10.1161/ATV.0000000000000195. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTPediatric hypertriglyceridemia is common in youths, affecting 10% to 20% of US children and adolescents, and is increasingly recognized because of its association with obesity, insulin resist
J Biomed Mater Res B Appl Biomater. 2026 Feb;114(2):e70041. doi: 10.1002/jbm.b.70041.ABSTRACTImproving the patency rate of small-diameter vascular grafts in a pathological environment is the key to achieving their clinical translation and application. The current approach to in vivo implantation eva
Clin Transl Med. 2026 Feb;16(2):e70624. doi: 10.1002/ctm2.70624.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: C1q/TNF-related proteins (CTRPs) belong to the adipokine family. Here, we aimed to assess the relation of CTRP4 levels in serum and perivascular adipose tissue (PVAT) with coronary artery disease (CAD), and investiga
J Vasc Surg Cases Innov Tech. 2025 Sep 23;12(2):101990. doi: 10.1016/j.jvscit.2025.101990. eCollection 2026 Apr.ABSTRACTHymenoptera stings may cause severe cardiovascular events through direct prothrombotic venom effects and anaphylaxis-related hemodynamic collapse. We report the case of a 62-year-o
Front Immunol. 2026 Feb 2;17:1753815. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2026.1753815. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTArrhythmia is a prevalent complication associated with various cardiovascular diseases. The onset of cardiac disease or injury can impair the normal function of cardiomyocytes, thereby precipitating arrhy
Front Immunol. 2026 Feb 2;17:1721069. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2026.1721069. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a severe vascular disease that can lead to rupture and life-threatening hemorrhage. The role of ferroptosis in AAA pathogenesis remains insufficiently unders
Front Immunol. 2026 Feb 2;17:1755076. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2026.1755076. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Systemic sclerosis (Scleroderma; SSc) is associated with high morbidity and mortality, particularly in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (SSc-PAH) and pulmonary fibrosis (SSc-PF)
Front Physiol. 2026 Feb 2;16:1736143. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2025.1736143. eCollection 2025.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Ethanolic extracts of Viscum album L. (European mistletoe), known as mother tinctures (VAMTs), have been used in traditional medicine to treat hypertension and cardiovascular diseases. Howev
Int J Angiol. 2025 Mar 21;35(1):25-36. doi: 10.1055/a-2536-9215. eCollection 2026 Mar.ABSTRACTAortic atheroma (AA) is defined by the development of atherosclerotic plaques within the aorta wall and is associated with unfavorable cardiovascular outcomes such as cryptogenic stroke, systemic embolism,
Int J Angiol. 2025 Jul 29;35(1):10-24. doi: 10.1055/a-2645-8778. eCollection 2026 Mar.ABSTRACTResearch has shown that social determinants of health (SDOH) can influence health outcomes by up to 30 to 55% and can account for 80 to 90% of a person's health status. Our review evaluates SDOH in cardiova
Int J Angiol. 2025 Jul 14;35(1):50-63. doi: 10.1055/a-2644-4444. eCollection 2026 Mar.ABSTRACTCardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are a primary cause of death globally, with an increasing incidence in India. Machine learning (ML) has emerged as a viable approach for CVD prediction; however, dataset size
Farm Comunitarios. 2026 Feb 13;18(2):e242. doi: 10.33620/FC.2173-9218.2026.14. eCollection 2026 Apr 15.ABSTRACTWe present the case of a patient with polyarteritis nodosa who, during her stay in a functional recovery hospital, experienced a deterioration in renal function, with a suspected pharmacolo
Kidney Int Rep. 2025 Dec 23;11(3):103742. doi: 10.1016/j.ekir.2025.103742. eCollection 2026 Mar.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors have been demonstrated to reduce proteinuria and disease progression in people with chronic kidney disease (CKD), but data in Fabry
Cardiovasc Ther. 2026 Feb 15;2026:5113761. doi: 10.1155/cdr/5113761. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is characterized by left ventricular dilation and systolic dysfunction in the absence of severe hypertension, valvular disease, or coronary artery disease. Patients
Eur Heart J Case Rep. 2026 Jan 23;10(2):ytag016. doi: 10.1093/ehjcr/ytag016. eCollection 2026 Feb.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Coronary artery disease (CAD) often presents diagnostic challenges, especially in patients with atypical chest pain that persists despite negative non-invasive testing. For instance,
Front Physiol. 2026 Feb 2;17:1747133. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2026.1747133. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTSedentary lifestyle is a major risk factor for the occurrence and development of cardiovascular disease, which remains one of the leading contributors to global morbidity and mortality. Beyond inducing en
Res Pract Thromb Haemost. 2026 Jan 16;10(1):103358. doi: 10.1016/j.rpth.2026.103358. eCollection 2026 Jan.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: There are limited data on functional and patient-reported outcomes after acute upper-extremity deep vein thrombosis (UEDVT) caused by compression syndromes.OBJECTIVES: This s
iScience. 2026 Jan 13;29(2):114678. doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2026.114678. eCollection 2026 Feb 20.ABSTRACTCentenarians, individuals who reach extreme old age, provide a valuable model for understanding mechanisms associated with healthy aging. Using ATAC-seq and transcriptomic profiling of peripheral blo
ERJ Open Res. 2026 Feb 16;12(1):00697-2025. doi: 10.1183/23120541.00697-2025. eCollection 2026 Jan.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: Progressive pulmonary fibrosis (PPF) is a chronic interstitial lung disease (ILD) characterised by fibrotic progression and poor prognosis, with effective treatment strategies for pr
