Endothelial Cells at the Crossroad of Atherosclerosis and Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease: A Unifying Target for Dual Treatment

JACC Basic Transl Sci. 2026 Jul 10;11(8):101624. doi: 10.1016/j.jacbts.2026.101624. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAtherosclerosis and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) are 2 highly prevalent conditions that frequently coexist and amplify each other's clinical burden. M

C Cyrine Ben Dhaou

Calcitriol Suppresses Platelet Activation and Thrombosis, Mitigating Cardiovascular Risks in Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease

JACC Basic Transl Sci. 2026 Jul 10;11(8):101632. doi: 10.1016/j.jacbts.2026.101632. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTMetabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease is associated with vitamin D deficiency, and platelets exhibit hyperactivity. Zhang et al provide novel insights into the mechani

P Peng Zhang

Efficacy and safety of dual antiplatelet treatment up to 72 hours after mild ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack in patients with established cardiovascular disease

Neurotherapeutics. 2026 Jul 10;23(4):e00963. doi: 10.1016/j.neurot.2026.e00963. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTPatients with established cardiovascular disease (CVD) may have a higher risk of recurrent stroke and a higher prevalence of antiplatelet resistance than those without CVD. This study invest

Z Zhang Xia

Benchmarking risk prediction tools in spine surgery: a national registry analysis of albumin, frailty, and surgical calculators

J Neurosurg Spine. 2026 Jul 10:1-15. doi: 10.3171/2026.2.SPINE251657. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: Preoperative risk-stratification tools, including frailty, nutritional, and surgical risk metrics, are used to predict complications after spine surgery. The relative performance of these t

M Michael Farid

Targeted Inhibition of Gut-Microbial Trimethylamine N-Oxide Production Fosters Regression of CKD Phenotypes

J Am Soc Nephrol. 2026 Jul 10. doi: 10.1681/ASN.0000001171. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Recent studies demonstrate gut-microbial trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO) is clinically and mechanistically linked to chronic kidney disease (CKD) development. Prior studies showed selective targeting

J Joseph A DiDonato

Effects of Velocity-Based Resistance Training on Renal Function and Metabolic Health in Kidney Transplant Recipients: Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

JMIR Res Protoc. 2026 Jul 10;15:e94010. doi: 10.2196/94010.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Kidney transplant recipients present reduced physical function and a high prevalence of cardiometabolic complications, which increase cardiovascular risk and compromise long-term graft outcomes. Resistance training has de

J Jhonatan Camilo Peña Ibagon

Community Health and Demographic Surveillance System for Noncommunicable Disease Epidemiology Among Adults in Rural and Urban Zimbabwe, 2024-2029: Protocol for a Longitudinal Surveillance Study

JMIR Res Protoc. 2026 Jul 10;15:e89292. doi: 10.2196/89292.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Zimbabwe currently faces a rapidly escalating burden of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) concurrently with persistent communicable disease challenges, resulting in profound epidemiological differences between rural and urb

R Richard Makurumidze

Identifying the educational needs of nurses caring for adults with congenital heart disease: A scoping review protocol

PLoS One. 2026 Jul 10;21(7):e0343891. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0343891. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: The objective of this scoping review is to answer the question, "What is the existing evidence on nurses' educational needs in caring for adults with congenital heart disease?" by identifying

T Tommy Lin

Prevalence and risk factors of hypertension in rural Bangladesh: A population-based cross-sectional study

PLoS One. 2026 Jul 10;21(7):e0351569. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0351569. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTNon-communicable diseases (NCDs), such as hypertension, are amongst the most fatal conditions afflicting people living in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC), including Bangladesh. This study addres

S Sobiya Aziz Badat

Degree of hypertension and subclinical coronary atherosclerosis in asymptomatic individuals without cardiovascular disease

PLoS One. 2026 Jul 10;21(7):e0353359. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0353359. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: This study sought to evaluate the association between degree of hypertension and subclinical coronary atherosclerosis.DESIGN AND METHOD: We analyzed 7,332 asymptomatic individuals (mean age 5

M Mi-Hee Jang

Compression therapies for venous leg ulcers: The VENous Ulcer Study 6 (VenUS 6), an open, multicentre, randomised clinical trial

PLoS Med. 2026 Jul 10;23(7):e1005154. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1005154. eCollection 2026 Jul.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Strong compression is a recommended first line venous leg ulcer treatment. With limited research comparing the clinical effectiveness of compression wraps (CW) and two-layer compression

C Catherine Arundel

Characteristics, management, and outcomes of segmental and subsegmental pulmonary embolism in ICU patients: A retrospective cohort study

PLoS One. 2026 Jul 10;21(7):e0353422. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0353422. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: To describe the incidence, management, and outcomes of segmental and subsegmental pulmonary embolism (PE) in intensive care unit (ICU) patients and to explore associations between therapeutic

N Nuanprae Kitisin

Evaluating the feasibility and acceptability of home-based isometric exercise and behaviour change for the management of hypertension: The HOME-FIT study protocol

PLoS One. 2026 Jul 10;21(7):e0353111. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0353111. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTThis protocol describes a pilot randomised controlled trial that aims to assess the feasibility and acceptability of a 24-week remotely delivered home-based isometric exercise and behaviour change inter

H Helen Llewellyn

Psychological distress in hypertension: Prevalence and links to self-care in Gonabad, Iran

PLoS One. 2026 Jul 10;21(7):e0352892. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0352892. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: A critical component in the hypertension management and the prevention of its life-threatening complications, is self-care. Psychological factors such as stress, anxiety and depression may

F Fatemehzahra Naddafi

Kidney and Cardiovascular Outcomes by CKD stage and etiology of CKD: A Randomly Selected Nationwide Prospective Multicenter Cohort Study in Japan (Reach-J Study)

Am J Nephrol. 2026 Jul 10:1-27. doi: 10.1159/000553499. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Countermeasures against kidney disease are recognized worldwide as an important health management issue. Accurate identification and examination of the primary diseases that lead to end-stage kidney d

R Ryoya Tsunoda

Lipoprotein(a) and Cardiovascular Risk: Emerging Therapeutic Perspectives with Implications for Chronic Kidney Disease

Cardiorenal Med. 2026 Jul 10:1-16. doi: 10.1159/000553534. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTLipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] is an LDL-like particle containing apolipoprotein B100 covalently bound to apolipoprotein(a). Elevated Lp(a) is now recognized as a genetically determined, independent, and likely causal r

L Luca Di Lullo

Association between serum uric acid-to-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio and myocardial bridging: a cross-sectional study

Cardiovasc J Afr. 2026 Jul 3;37(3):264-268. doi: 10.5830/CVJA-2026-012. Epub 2026 Jul 3.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Myocardial bridging (MB) is a congenital coronary anomaly that is often regarded as a benign condition but may lead to adverse clinical outcomes. Systemic metabolic and inflammatory markers ha

E Emirhan Hancıoğlu

Association between occupational working time and cardiovascular morbidity: a cross-sectional study of NHANES database

Occup Med (Lond). 2026 Jul 10:kqag061. doi: 10.1093/occmed/kqag061. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Long working hours are recognized as an occupational hazard that may increase the risk of cardiovascular diseases. However, limited contemporary evidence exists from nationally representativ

N N G Alqahtani

Association Between Fat-Free Mass and Mortality: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle. 2026 Aug;17(4):e70331. doi: 10.1002/jcsm.70331.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Body composition is a major determinant of health, yet the role of fat-free mass, a key component of body composition, in mortality remains unclear.METHODS: A PRISMA-guided systematic review and meta-ana

V Valerie L Haas

Molecular and imaging biomarkers in myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury: from pathogenetic mechanisms to therapeutic targeting

Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther. 2026 Jul 10. doi: 10.1080/14779072.2026.2703072. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Ischemic heart disease remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide despite advances in diagnosis, revascularization, and risk-factor control. Myocardial ischemia/

A Athina Nasoufidou

Consecutive Emergency Carotid Artery Stenting and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in a Patient With Cardiogenic Shock: A Case Report

Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2026 Jul 10. doi: 10.1002/ccd.70741. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTSevere aortic stenosis (AS) carries a poor prognosis when symptomatic, particularly in cardiogenic shock (CS). Emergency transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is rarely performed but may represent

M Max Groche

Serum uric acid to creatinine ratio as marker of early vascular damage and renal tubular injury in non-albuminuric diabetic kidney disease

J Endocrinol Invest. 2026 Jul 10. doi: 10.1007/s40618-026-02972-7. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTPURPOSE: Serum uric acid to creatinine ratio (SUA/sCr) has emerged as potential biomarker for non-albuminuric diabetic kidney disease (NA-DKD), a recently recognized high-prevalence DKD phenotype. Howeve

M Maurizio Di Marco

Deep-learning denoising for ultrahigh-resolution photon-counting detector CT: phantom and in vivo evaluation of non-calcified coronary plaques

Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2026 Jul 10. doi: 10.1007/s10554-026-03774-x. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTTo assess the value of convolutional neural network (CNN)-based denoising for the evaluation of non-calcified coronary plaques on ultrahigh-resolution (UHR) photon-counting detector (PCD) coronary C

S Sardi Hyska

Neuroprotective Effects of lncRNA EPB41L4A-AS1 Against Ischemic Stroke Injury Through Regulating Microglial State Transition and Ferroptosis via miR-214-3p/GPX4 Axis

Neurochem Res. 2026 Jul 10;51(4):211. doi: 10.1007/s11064-026-04827-2.ABSTRACTLong non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) regulate microRNAs and their target genes to control key pathological processes after acute ischemic stroke (AIS). To investigate lncRNA EPB41L4A-AS1's role in microglial function via miR-214

Y Ying Guo