Eur Heart J. 2026 Jul 7:ehag405. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehag405. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND AND AIMS: Obstructive sleep apnoea-hypopnoea syndrome (OSAHS) has emerged as a global epidemic with profound cardiovascular and renal consequences, yet its early pathogenic mechanisms remain poo
Geriatr Psychol Neuropsychiatr Vieil. 2026 Jun 1;24(2):149-157. doi: 10.1684/pnv.2026.1271.ABSTRACTChronic kidney disease (CKD) prevalence increases with age and is frequently associated with geriatric syndromes. These situations may require close collaboration between nephrologists and geriatrician
JAMA Netw Open. 2026 Jul 1;9(7):e2621966. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.21966.ABSTRACTIMPORTANCE: As the population of older people with HIV (PWH) in the US is growing, costs to Medicare are expected to rise substantially.OBJECTIVES: To project the number of Medicare beneficiaries aged 65 years
NEJM Catal Innov Care Deliv. 2026 Jan;7(1):CAT240478. doi: 10.1056/CAT.24.0478. Epub 2025 Dec 17.ABSTRACTHeart failure remains a leading cause of potentially avoidable hospital admissions throughout the United States and a significant driver of unnecessary, avoidable costs within value-based care pr
Odontology. 2026 Jul 7. doi: 10.1007/s10266-026-01480-7. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTGrowing evidence suggests a potential association between apical periodontitis (AP), chronic diseases, and smoking habits. However, findings from individual studies and systematic reviews remain fragmented, and hi
Probiotics Antimicrob Proteins. 2026 Jul 7. doi: 10.1007/s12602-026-11124-5. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTDespite advances in lipid-lowering and anti-inflammatory medications, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) continues to be the leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Rece
Sleep Breath. 2026 Jul 7;30(4):210. doi: 10.1007/s11325-026-03743-7.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: The prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in the general population has been rising in recent years. OSA has not only been identified as an independent risk factor for cerebrovascular disease (CVD) but is a
J Echocardiogr. 2026 Jul 7. doi: 10.1007/s12574-026-00742-1. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTCoronary artery disease (CAD) is associated with a high burden of long-term adverse cardiovascular events. Traditional risk stratification relies primarily on left ventricular ejection fraction, a measure limi
Heart Fail Rev. 2026 Jul 7;31(1):80. doi: 10.1007/s10741-026-10649-9.ABSTRACTExcessive trabeculation has been considered the morphological hallmark of left ventricular non-compaction (LVNC), traditionally viewed as a primary cardiomyopathy resulting from an arrest in myocardial compaction during emb
Heart Fail Rev. 2026 Jul 7;31(1):79. doi: 10.1007/s10741-026-10650-2.ABSTRACTTachycardia-induced cardiomyopathy (TIC) is a reversible form of myocardial dysfunction caused by sustained or recurrent tachyarrhythmias. Despite increasing recognition, its diagnosis and management remain challenging in c
Clin Res Cardiol. 2026 Jul 7. doi: 10.1007/s00392-026-02977-5. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Non-hyperemic pressure ratios are recommended to assess intermediate coronary lesions. Evidence on outcomes after deferral of revascularization based on resting full-cycle ratio (RFR) remains lim
Pediatr Radiol. 2026 Jul 7. doi: 10.1007/s00247-026-06706-y. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Ferumoxytol is used off-label as a contrast agent for cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR). However, the dose-response relationship between ferumoxytol, longitudinal relaxation, and image qualit
Cardiovasc Drugs Ther. 2026 Jul 7. doi: 10.1007/s10557-026-07896-1. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVES: No pharmacotherapies effectively halt the progression of calcific aortic valve stenosis (CAVS). We leveraged multi-omic analyses to identify potential drug targets of CAVS.METHODS: We integr
Psychopharmacology (Berl). 2026 Jul 7. doi: 10.1007/s00213-026-07127-3. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTRATIONALE: Inflammation-driven depression is increasingly recognized as a major therapeutic target, yet effective pharmacological strategies remain limited. Sotagliflozin (SOTA), a dual inhibitor of
Cancer Chemother Pharmacol. 2026 Jul 7;96(1):72. doi: 10.1007/s00280-026-04919-4.ABSTRACTAsciminib (ASC) is a novel BCR::ABL1 tyrosine kinase inhibitor that binds to the ABL myristoyl pocket. Although dose adjustments for renal impairment are generally considered unnecessary, pharmacokinetic data fo
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2026 Jul 7. doi: 10.1152/ajpheart.00948.2025. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTStroke work of the ventricle is a parameter that integrates ventricular systolic and diastolic function. However, its clinical application in single-ventricle physiology has not been establis
Orthopedics. 2026 Jul 8:1-9. doi: 10.3928/01477447-20260608-01. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Hip fractures impose substantial patient morbidity and burden to health care systems globally, with potentially high and variable 1-year mortality rates. To improve shared decision making when g
Dig Endosc. 2026 Jul;38(7):e70225. doi: 10.1111/den.70225.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVES: Endoscopic full-thickness resection (EFTR) and laparoscopic and endoscopic cooperative surgery (LECS) are minimally invasive treatments for gastric submucosal tumors (SMTs). Because comparative data of both methods are lac
CONCLUSIONS: Hemodynamic disease distribution, as measured by PPG(CT), complements FFR(CT) in predicting ACS risk. The integration of hemodynamic disease patterns provides additional prognostic value beyond lumen and plaque characteristics, with hemodynamic focal disease emerging as an independent p
JACC Case Rep. 2026 Jul 6:109140. doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2026.109140. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVES: To describe a simple balloon-based maneuver-the balloon-assisted stent advancement technique-as a guide-extension-free alternative to facilitate stent delivery.KEY STEPS: Advance a second g
No abstractKidney Int. 2026 Jul 6:S0085-2538(26)00492-8. doi: 10.1016/j.kint.2026.05.014. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:42412024 | DOI:10.1016/j.kint.2026.05.014
Radiology. 2026 Jul;320(1):e251932. doi: 10.1148/radiol.251932.ABSTRACTBackground The prognostic value of left ventricular (LV) entropy in acute myocarditis is unclear. Purpose To assess the association of LV entropy, a measure of myocardial heterogeneity derived from cardiac MRI, with cardiovascula
J Addict Dis. 2026 Jul 7:1-11. doi: 10.1080/10550887.2026.2695127. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOpioid use disorder remains a critical public health challenge, marked by high prevalence, overdose deaths, and substantial societal burden. Despite the availability of effective medications for OUD (MOU
Disabil Rehabil. 2026 Jul 7:1-12. doi: 10.1080/09638288.2026.2693411. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTPURPOSE: To examine in individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI): associations of blood pressure (BP) with demographic, injury, and medication characteristics at admission; changes in BP and heart rat
