Beyond the Chamber: Left Atrial Diameter Index Shapes Outcome in Valve Surgery

Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2026 Mar 20. doi: 10.1055/a-2828-9823. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTLeft atrial enlargement is a well-recognized marker of adverse cardiovascular outcomes, but its impact on early morbidity and mortality after valve replacement remains uncertain.We retrospectively reviewed 4

N Nizar R Alwaqfi

Beyond binary comparisons: A Bayesian dose-response meta-analysis of adherence to the planetary health diet and risks of all-cause mortality and cardiovascular outcomes in adults

Prev Med. 2026 Mar 18:108551. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2026.108551. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVES: The Planetary Health Diet (PHD) is associated with lower mortality and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk, but evidence on specific CVD subtypes and risk patterns across the full range of adheren

K Khuc Thi Hong Hanh

Baseline body mass index modifies the effects of digital health interventions versus usual care on cardiovascular risk in people with type 2 diabetes: a secondary analysis of the SMARTDiabetes trial

Am J Clin Nutr. 2026 Mar 18:101282. doi: 10.1016/j.ajcnut.2026.101282. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Body weight is a critical determinant of cardiovascular risk among people with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), substantially contributing to the incidence of and outcomes from cardiovasc

J Jingyi Ren