Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. 2026 Jul 22. doi: 10.1152/ajpregu.00169.2026. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTPurpose: Chronic anxiety, evidenced by a clinical diagnosis of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) or symptoms consistent with GAD, has been linked to irregular sleep patterns that, whe
JAMA Cardiol. 2026 Jul 22. doi: 10.1001/jamacardio.2026.2510. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTIMPORTANCE: Bridging the low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) care gap in patients with established atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) is challenging. Few quality improvement (QI) intervent
Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep. 2026 Jul 22;26(1):35. doi: 10.1007/s11910-026-01505-2.ABSTRACTPURPOSE OF REVIEW: To synthesize recent evidence on how environmental exposures influence stroke risk, with emphasis on air pollution, thermal stress, circadian and occupational disruption, built and social envir
Intern Emerg Med. 2026 Jul 22. doi: 10.1007/s11739-026-04461-4. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTMetabolic dysfunction-associated steatosis liver disease (MASLD) has emerged as the most prevalent chronic liver disease worldwide, reflecting the global rise in metabolic disorders, such as obesity and typ
Curr Heart Fail Rep. 2026 Jul 22;23(1):37. doi: 10.1007/s11897-026-00770-z.ABSTRACTPURPOSE OF REVIEW: Cancer therapy-related cardiac dysfunction (CTRCD) remains a significant risk of contemporary cancer treatment. Despite advances in oncologic therapies, cardiac surveillance strategies have largely
Curr Heart Fail Rep. 2026 Jul 22;23(1):38. doi: 10.1007/s11897-026-00769-6.ABSTRACTPURPOSE OF REVIEW: Heart failure (HF) is increasingly understood not as a single, uniformly treated diagnosis but as a heterogeneous syndrome requiring aetiological clarification, in which cardiac imaging is central.
Brain Struct Funct. 2026 Jul 22;231(7):105. doi: 10.1007/s00429-026-03156-y.ABSTRACTBorder-associated macrophages (BAM) and mast cells are resident immune cells at the peripheral CNS borders, strategically located close to the brain surface, potentially influencing the homeostasis of the underlying
J Mol Med (Berl). 2026 Jul 22;104(1):98. doi: 10.1007/s00109-026-02704-7.ABSTRACTCardiometabolic diseases remain a major global health burden, and current therapies only partially address the persistent residual risk driven by chronic inflammation, hypoxia, metabolic overload, and mechanical stress.
Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol. 2026 Jul 22. doi: 10.1007/s00210-026-05660-8. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTUncontrolled and resistant hypertension continues to be a significant contributor to cardiovascular and renal risk. Baxdrostat is a selective aldosterone synthase inhibitor which has demo
Eur J Epidemiol. 2026 Jul 22. doi: 10.1007/s10654-026-01438-7. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThis study aims to estimate the effects of vitamin D supplementation on cardiovascular diseases in populations with different baseline vitamin D distributions, by emulating the VITAL and D-Health trials with
Transl Stroke Res. 2026 Jul 22;17(4):85. doi: 10.1007/s12975-026-01471-4.ABSTRACTTMEM16A forms a Ca²⁺-activated Cl⁻ channel in vascular mural cells (smooth muscle cells and pericytes) that generates depolarizing Cl⁻ efflux upon intracellular Ca²⁺ elevation, thereby amplifying agonist-induced vasocon
A growing number of studies suggest that exposure to particulate matters with aerodynamic diameters < 2.5 μm (PM(2.5)) below air quality standards still increases the risk of death from cardiovascular disease (CVD), and the risk of death from ischemic heart disease (IHD) and stroke, the largest caus
Mol Neurobiol. 2026 Jul 22;63(1):782. doi: 10.1007/s12035-026-06079-1.ABSTRACTBrown adipose tissue (BAT) possesses thermogenic and endocrine functions, leading to it being considered a therapeutic target, but its role in cerebrovascular pathologies is largely unknown. Here, we elucidated BAT activat
Curr Obes Rep. 2026 Jul 22;15(1):62. doi: 10.1007/s13679-026-00740-5.ABSTRACTPURPOSE OF REVIEW: Obesity is a multifactorial, chronic, and relapsing non-communicable disease characterized by excessive adipose tissue accumulation and metabolic dysfunction. Increasing evidence indicates that biological
Neurol Sci. 2026 Jul 22;47(8):652. doi: 10.1007/s10072-026-09261-4.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) is a modifiable risk factor for stroke, yet the long-term trajectory of PM2.5-attributable hemorrhagic stroke in China-and its standing among G20 nations-remains inadequately charac
Biomech Model Mechanobiol. 2026 Jul 22;25(4):88. doi: 10.1007/s10237-026-02114-1.ABSTRACTAortic dissection is a life-threatening pathology characterized by the progressive delamination of adjacent lamellar units within the aortic media. Because this internal damage propagates predominantly along the
Langenbecks Arch Surg. 2026 Jul 22;411(1):197. doi: 10.1007/s00423-026-04158-4.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: This study evaluates whether indocyanine green (ICG) fluorescence during hypothermic oxygenated machine perfusion (HOPE) can predict early allograft dysfunction (EAD) after liver transplantation.METHOD
Curr Pain Headache Rep. 2026 Jul 22;30(1):92. doi: 10.1007/s11916-026-01532-1.ABSTRACTPURPOSE OF REVIEW: Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) is a congenital connective tissue disorder that is often marked by chronic pain and considerable functional impairment. Pain in EDS is typically multifaceted, involvi
Herz. 2026 Jul 22. doi: 10.1007/s00059-026-05390-w. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: We aimed to evaluate the association of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) goal attainment and continuous LDL‑C levels with major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) risk in real-world coronary hea
No abstractEur J Public Health. 2026 Jun 10;36(4):ckag142. doi: 10.1093/eurpub/ckag142.NO ABSTRACTPMID:42484619 | DOI:10.1093/eurpub/ckag142
Diab Vasc Dis Res. 2026 Jul-Aug;23(4):14791641261454501. doi: 10.1177/14791641261454501. Epub 2026 Jul 22.ABSTRACTObjectiveThis work aimed to verify the value of miR-143-3p in diabetic cardiomyopathy (DCM).MethodsThe ROC curve, correlation analysis, and multivariate Logistic regression analysis asse
J Am Coll Cardiol. 2026 Jul 15:S0735-1097(26)06835-X. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2026.06.015. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBeta-blockers have long been a foundational pharmacotherapy in cardiovascular care across many disease conditions. However, the emergence of contemporary randomized trials and large p
No abstractJ Am Coll Cardiol. 2026 Jul 15:S0735-1097(26)06834-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2026.06.014. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:42484582 | DOI:10.1016/j.jacc.2026.06.014
JACC Case Rep. 2026 Jul 22:109425. doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2026.109425. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Myocardial bridging (MB) may cause myocardial ischemia through impaired diastolic coronary perfusion and coronary vasomotor dysfunction, occasionally presenting as exertional presyncope or
