A multi-target shield: Protective roles of Scutellaria baicalensis flavonoids in heavy metal-induced organ damage

J Integr Med. 2026 Sep 3:S2095-4964(26)00116-0. doi: 10.1016/j.joim.2026.09.001. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTEnvironmental exposure to toxic heavy metals, including cadmium, lead and mercury, represents a significant global health concern, contributing to the pathogenesis of multi-organ dysfunctio

Y Yu-Fei Li

Research progress on the regulatory mechanisms of inflammatory signaling pathways in acupuncture treatment for ischemic stroke

Zhongguo Zhen Jiu. 2026 Sep 12;46(9):1567-1571. doi: 10.13703/j.0255-2930.20251029-k0002. Epub 2026 Jun 1.ABSTRACTThe occurrence of ischemic stroke is closely related to multiple inflammatory pathways, and acupuncture can improve neurological function in ischemic stroke by regulating inflammatory si

W Wenxin Xia

Mechanism of "biaoben acupoint combination" electroacupuncture pretreatment in alleviating cardiomyocyte cuproptosis in rats with myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury

Zhongguo Zhen Jiu. 2026 Sep 12;46(9):1473-1481. doi: 10.13703/j.0255-2930.20250312-0001. Epub 2026 May 29.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: To observe the effect of "biaoben acupoint combination" electroacupuncture (EA) pretreatment on cardiomyocyte cuproptosis in rats with myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury (

Y Yuqi Wei

Effect of electroacupuncture combined with suspension exercise therapy on lower limb motor function in elderly patients with post-stroke spastic hemiplegia

Zhongguo Zhen Jiu. 2026 Sep 12;46(9):1405-1414. doi: 10.13703/j.0255-2930.20250715-k0001. Epub 2026 Jul 1.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: To observe the efficacy of electroacupuncture (EA) combined with suspension exercise therapy in elderly patients with post-stroke spastic hemiplegia and its effect on lower li

F Fang Wang

All-Cause and Cardiovascular Mortality in Relation to Sleep Duration: A Community-Based Cohort With Over 30 Years of Follow-Up

J Sleep Res. 2026 Sep 15:e70458. doi: 10.1111/jsr.70458. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe study investigated the association between sleep duration and the risks of all-cause and cardiovascular death, and elucidated the mediating role of atherosclerotic markers in these associations to identify pot

Y Yu-Chien Lin

Turning over new stones and discovering new questions in the contributions of anaesthetic drugs to perioperative cardiac arrest

Br J Anaesth. 2026 Oct;137(4):966-967. doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2026.07.004. Epub 2026 Aug 18.ABSTRACTThe WHO VigiBase is a worldwide registry of cardiac arrests associated with anaesthesia cases. Using data from VigiBase, Perez and Fettiplace established a Risk of Reporting (RoR) metric for each common a

M Michael F O'Connor

Colchicine to prevent cardiovascular events in thoracic surgery patients with or without coronary artery disease: a secondary analysis

Open Heart. 2026 Sep 15;13(2):e004172. doi: 10.1136/openhrt-2026-004172.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVES: This exploratory post hoc secondary analysis of the Colchicine for the Prevention of Perioperative Atrial Fibrillation (COP-AF) randomised controlled trial evaluated the association between coronary artery di

G Ghazal Razeghi

Epidemiology of bloodstream infections and infective endocarditis: new insights on typical species and echocardiography screening

Open Heart. 2026 Sep 15;13(2):e004301. doi: 10.1136/openhrt-2026-004301.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Real-world data on bloodstream infections (BSI) and infective endocarditis (IE) epidemiology, their implications for screening and the applicability of typical species concepts by guidelines are scarce.OBJECT

E Elayne Kelen De Oliveira

Maintaining quality out-of-hours in an acute cardiology service in a UK primary PCI centre

Open Heart. 2026 Sep 15;13(2):e004310. doi: 10.1136/openhrt-2026-004310.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Many district general hospitals (DGHs) in the UK do not have resident on-call cardiology registrars overnight; in these situations, it is becoming more common for cardiac outreach practitioners (COPs) to prov

C Cullum Shaw

High prevalence of coxsackievirus B antibodies in patients with cardiac sarcoidosis: a retrospective cohort study

Open Heart. 2026 Sep 15;13(2):e004431. doi: 10.1136/openhrt-2026-004431.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVES: Cardiac sarcoidosis (CS) is a potentially life-threatening manifestation of sarcoidosis that is frequently underdiagnosed. Identifying accessible biomarkers that could identify cardiac involvement would impro

K Kimberly Lovell Donnelly

Risk of stroke in SLE: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Lupus Sci Med. 2026 Sep 15;13(2):e002161. doi: 10.1136/lupus-2026-002161.ABSTRACTThe association between SLE and composite stroke, ischaemic stroke and haemorrhagic stroke remains incompletely understood. This meta-analysis aims to assess the risk of stroke in patients with SLE.METHODS: Data sources

J Jingya Zhang

Racial differences in cardiovascular events and adverse pregnancy outcomes among pregnant individuals with SLE

Lupus Sci Med. 2026 Sep 15;13(2):e001846. doi: 10.1136/lupus-2025-001846.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: We aimed to characterise differences in the occurrence of maternal cardiovascular events (CVEs) and adverse pregnancy outcomes (APOs) in each of four racial/ethnic groups compared with non-Hispanic white wome

R Rashmi Dhital

Pilot feasibility study to deliver low-dose CT lung cancer screening in Scotland: descriptive findings from the LungScot study

BMJ Open. 2026 Sep 15;16(9):e120569. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2026-120569.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVES: To assess the feasibility and acceptability of delivering risk-stratified low-dose CT (LDCT) lung cancer screening across diverse geographical and socioeconomic settings in Scotland and to characterise uptake,

D Debbie Cavers

Generation Malawi: a family-based birth cohort investigating physical and mental health conditions in rural and urban Malawi - study protocol

BMJ Open. 2026 Sep 15;16(9):e122132. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2026-122132.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Malawi is at a unique time point when infectious disease and undernutrition persist while modern diets, and changes in urbanisation, medical treatments and climate change, non-communicable long-term physical

W Wisdom P Nakanga

Influence of low-dose colchicine on coronary microcalcification activity in patients with diffuse coronary artery disease undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting: protocol for single-centre randomised open-label blinded-endpoint trial (the COL-CABG trial)

BMJ Open. 2026 Sep 15;16(9):e117294. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2026-117294.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is the main method to improve myocardial ischaemia in patients with complex coronary artery stenosis. Whereas, patients with diffuse coronary artery disease (DCAD) have

M Mingxin Gao

Cross-Sectional Associations of Visfatin and YKL-40 With Carotid Intima-Media Thickness in Peritoneal Dialysis: A 12-Month Prospective Cohort Study

Ther Apher Dial. 2026 Sep 15. doi: 10.1002/1744-9987.70221. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of mortality in peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients. We investigated the cross-sectional and longitudinal associations of visfatin, YKL-40, and adiponectin

B Beyza Hilal Kından

Lipid regulation of mitochondrial function in metabolic Diseases: Lipotoxic mediators and therapeutic targeting

Biochem Pharmacol. 2026 Sep 15:118475. doi: 10.1016/j.bcp.2026.118475. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTLipid dysregulation is a key driver of chronic metabolic and degenerative diseases. However, lipid abnormalities and mitochondrial dysfunction are often examined separately, with limited attention gi

H Hao Cui

Acteoside ameliorates doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity by suppressing ferroptosis through activation of the KEAP1/NRF2 pathway

Eur J Pharmacol. 2026 Sep 15:179349. doi: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2026.179349. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTDoxorubicin (DOX)-induced cardiotoxicity (DIC) is a major limitation to the clinical use of DOX, highlighting the need for effective cardioprotective strategies. Although acteoside (ACT), a natural

M Meng Wang

Chronic Liver Disease-Related Osteoporosis: From Mechanisms to Precision Intervention

JHEP Rep. 2026 Sep 15:102029. doi: 10.1016/j.jhepr.2026.102029. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND & AIMS: Patients with chronic liver disease (CLD) frequently develop reduced bone mass and an increased risk of fragility fractures, making osteoporosis a major extrahepatic complication that aff

W Wenjing Wang

Multifaceted signaling of the cell surface receptor neuropilin-1 (NRP1): pathophysiological roles and therapeutic potential

Gene. 2026 Sep 15:150400. doi: 10.1016/j.gene.2026.150400. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTNeuropilin-1 (NRP1) is a developmentally conserved cell surface receptor that functionally acts to bind various ligands like class 3 semaphorins and several members of the VEGF family to engage in different sign

S Sabreena Aashaq

Truncated acid sphingomyelinase induces substantially accelerated LDL aggregation in vitro

J Lipid Res. 2026 Sep 15:101149. doi: 10.1016/j.jlr.2026.101149. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTHigh levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) in circulation are linked to an elevated risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases (ASCVD). LDL contributes to ASCVD by forming plaques unde

A Alina Iakubovskaia

Real-world implementation of ESC guidelines in chronic coronary syndromes: Insights from the EURECA registry with a focus on Italian practice

Int J Cardiol. 2026 Sep 15:134784. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2026.134784. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: The EURECA registry showed that 2019 ESC guideline adoption (GA) for management of Chronic Coronary Syndromes is suboptimal regarding the use of diagnostic tests. The present sub-analysi

N Nazario Carrabba

Left atrial dimension and new-onset atrial fibrillation in chronic Chagas disease: A competing-risk analysis of the SEARCH-Rio cohort

Int J Cardiol. 2026 Sep 15:134788. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2026.134788. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Atrial cardiomyopathy and atrial fibrillation (AF) complicate chronic Chagas disease (CCD). We assessed whether baseline left atrial (LA) diameter predicts new-onset AF during long-term fo

P Paulo Roberto Benchimol-Barbosa

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B Bin Gao