Microbiological patterns of bacterial bloodstream infections and predictors of kidney dysfunction at a tertiary hospital in Zambia

Pan Afr Med J. 2026 Jun 4;54:29. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2026.54.29.52096. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: bloodstream infections (BSIs) are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality and are frequently complicated by kidney dysfunction. Evidence on the prevalence, predictors, and associated m

J John Nzobokela

Parathyroid hormone, pulmonary artery pressure and right ventricular function in patients undergoing/awaiting hemodialysis

Caspian J Intern Med. 2026 Sep 1;17(3):582-588. doi: 10.22088/cjim.17.3.582. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of death in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients, with pulmonary hypertension (PH) and right ventricular (RV) dysfunction being especially detr

R Roghayeh Pourkia

Early changes in CT-derived quantitative flow ratio after transcatheter aortic valve replacement: a serial coronary physiological assessment

Front Cardiovasc Med. 2026 Oct 9;13:1902728. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2026.1902728. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTAIMS: Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is an established treatment for severe aortic valve stenosis, but its effects on coronary physiology remain incompletely understood. CT-derived qu

L Lieyou Li

Association of social determinants of health and all-cause mortality among individuals across cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic stages 0-4: a nationwide prospective cohort study

J Diabetes Metab Disord. 2026 Oct 22;25(2):295. doi: 10.1007/s40200-026-02113-0. eCollection 2026 Dec.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: This study aims to examine the association between social determinants of health (SDOH) and all-cause mortality among middle-aged and elderly Chinese population across cardiovascu

Z Zhengxing Jiang

Admission platelet-to-hemoglobin ratio and 1-year outcomes after percutaneous coronary intervention: a multicenter registry cohort study

Front Cardiovasc Med. 2026 Oct 9;13:1981126. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2026.1981126. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: The platelet-to-hemoglobin ratio (PHR) is a proposed prognostic marker in cardiovascular disease, but it has not been evaluated against a broad major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE)

J Jeong Tae Byoun

Circulating and vascular NAD+ metabolism remodeling in Tgαq*44 mice with progressive heart failure

Front Mol Biosci. 2026 Oct 9;13:1927197. doi: 10.3389/fmolb.2026.1927197. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTHeart failure (HF) is a complex systemic syndrome in which ongoing myocardial dysfunction and vascular alterations interact to drive disease progression. Given its pivotal role in cellular energetics a

A Agata Jedrzejewska

Sitting Baduanjin-based rehabilitation programme following endovascular therapy in patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia: protocol for a WeChat mini program-assisted multicentre randomized controlled trial

Front Cardiovasc Med. 2026 Oct 9;13:1921616. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2026.1921616. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Endovascular therapy (EVT) is an important revascularization strategy for limb salvage in patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI). However, despite restoration of blood fl

J Jiayi Song

Temporal trends and disparities in mesenteric ischemia-associated cardiovascular mortality among U.S. adults aged 45 years, 1999-2023

Front Cardiovasc Med. 2026 Oct 9;13:1920942. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2026.1920942. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Mesenteric ischemia (MI) is a highly fatal vascular condition associated with cardiovascular disease, but long-term national mortality patterns remain poorly described.OBJECTIVE: To eval

M Muhammad Atif Mazhar

VB-ROI-focused segmentation-to-morphometry workflow for vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia assessment on MRA

Front Neurol. 2026 Oct 9;17:1943260. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2026.1943260. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia (VBD) is closely associated with posterior circulation infarction; however, reliable MRA-based morphometric quantification is hindered by the challenges of deli

J Jianheng Guan

Efficacy and safety of bone marrow mononuclear cell therapy for myocardial infarction: a dose-response meta-analysis

Front Cell Dev Biol. 2026 Oct 9;14:1952788. doi: 10.3389/fcell.2026.1952788. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Bone marrow mononuclear cells (BMMNCs) have been investigated as a potential regenerative therapy for myocardial infarction (MI). However, whether their clinical benefits are sustained o

J Jianzhou Tian

Periprocedural body temperature and clinical outcomes after successful reperfusion in large vessel occlusion stroke

Front Neurol. 2026 Oct 9;17:1910898. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2026.1910898. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Functional recovery remains heterogeneous among patients with large-vessel occlusion stroke, even after successful reperfusion. Body temperature may constitute a potentially modifiable physiolo

H Hong-Ting Yan

Risk factors for aortic disease combined with coronary artery disease and the significance of preoperative coronary assessment in endovascular aortic repair

Front Cardiovasc Med. 2026 Oct 9;13:1967015. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2026.1967015. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: The clinical utility of preoperative coronary assessment in patients undergoing endovascular aortic repair (EVAR) remains uncertain. This study aims to identify risk factors for aortic di

Y Yuping Lei

Factors associated with pulmonary embolism in children with severe Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia

Front Immunol. 2026 Oct 9;17:1900602. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2026.1900602. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: To investigate the clinical characteristics and factors for pulmonary embolism (PE) in children with severe Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia (SMPP).METHODS: This retrospective study included pe

X Xuelian Chang

Comprehensive coronary computed tomography angiography assessment in high-altitude diabetic populations: integrating plaque characteristics, pericoronary inflammation, and coronary function

Front Cardiovasc Med. 2026 Oct 9;13:1886360. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2026.1886360. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) provides complementary anatomical, inflammatory, calcific, and functional biomarkers, but their interpretation under chronic high-altitude

X Xin Fang

Association between changes in obesity- and lipid-related indices and the risk of cardiovascular disease: a prospective cohort study in Northwest China

Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2026 Oct 9;17:1975120. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2026.1975120. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a major global health burden. Traditional indicators inadequately capture CVD risk. This study evaluated the association between dynamic changes i

J Jinlong You

A machine learning model for predicting cognitive improvement after scalp cluster needling therapy in patients with post-stroke mild cognitive impairment

Front Neurol. 2026 Oct 9;17:1884682. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2026.1884682. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Cognitive recovery varies substantially among patients with post-stroke mild cognitive impairment (PSCI-MCI), whereas individualized models for predicting post-treatment cognitive improvement r

Y Yican Hao

Effects and safety of acupuncture on inflammatory biomarkers in patients with coronary heart disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Front Cardiovasc Med. 2026 Oct 9;13:1891405. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2026.1891405. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Inflammation contributes to the development and progression of coronary heart disease (CHD), and residual inflammatory risk remains an important clinical concern despite advances in stan

L Linghao Meng

Effect of Obicetrapib on Glycaemia and New-Onset Diabetes: Pooled Analysis of BROADWAY/BROOKLYN and an Updated Meta-analysis of CETP Inhibitor Trials

Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2026 Oct 24:zwag551. doi: 10.1093/eurjpc/zwag551. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAIMS: New-onset diabetes (NoD) is a recognised effect of statin therapy potentially influencing acceptance of intensive LDL-C-lowering. In contrast, cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) inhibitio

J Julia Brandts

A 78-Year-Old Man With a Previously Stable Atherosclerotic Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Presenting With Impending Rupture Following COVID-19

Am J Case Rep. 2026 Oct 24;27:e954216. doi: 10.12659/AJCR.954216.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) rupture is a life-threatening condition. Although elective repair is generally guided by aneurysm size, impending rupture can occur when rapid aneurysmal expansion or periaortic inflam

T Takeru Hori

Cardioprotective mechanisms and efficacy of colchicine, methotrexate, hydroxychloroquine, sulfasalazine and leflunomide in inflammatory rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases

Rheumatology (Oxford). 2026 Oct 23:keag596. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/keag596. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTChronic systemic inflammation contributes to the excess risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) in inflammatory rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs), raising the possi

R Rabia Agca

Targeting STAT3 to Modulate the Effectiveness of Cardioprotective Conditioning Strategies Against Myocardial Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury in Subjects With Diabetic Cardiomyopathy

J Cell Mol Med. 2026 Oct;30(20):e71418. doi: 10.1111/jcmm.71418.ABSTRACTMyocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury (MIRI) is a major cause of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Reperfusion, although essential for myocardial restoration, can paradoxically exacerbate injury through oxidative stress,

C Chunyan Wang

Ischemic stroke: molecular mechanisms of blood-brain barrier dysfunction and opportunities for drug development

Fluids Barriers CNS. 2026 Jul 25;23(1):121. doi: 10.1186/s12987-026-00848-9.ABSTRACTIschemic stroke remains a leading cause of disability and death, yet decades of therapeutic development have yielded remarkably little clinical progress. The limited progress in improving stroke outcomes is closely l

P Patrick T Ronaldson

Real-world injection burden, treatment switching, and visual outcomes in diabetic macular edema: a 563-eye cohort study

BMC Ophthalmol. 2026 Jul 25;26(1):676. doi: 10.1186/s12886-026-05156-2.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: To evaluate real-world injection burden, treatment switching patterns, and visual outcomes in patients with diabetic macular edema (DME) receiving intravitreal anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEG

H Hasan Öncül

Association of hypothermic temperature-control duration at 33 °C with coagulation parameters after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a single-center retrospective cohort study

BMC Emerg Med. 2026 Jul 27;26(1):288. doi: 10.1186/s12873-026-01678-6.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: The optimal duration of temperature control after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest remains uncertain. Prolonged hypothermic temperature control may affect coagulation, but clinical data remain limited. We evaluat

X Xiaogang Wang