Environmental risk factors and cardiovascular health

Eur Heart J. 2026 May 7:ehag270. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehag270. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTEnvironmental risk factors-air pollution, noise, heat, chemical contamination, and light pollution-are increasingly recognized as key contributors to cardiovascular disease but remain underrepresented in c

M Massimo Piepoli

Integrating epidemiologic modeling and explainable machine learning to evaluate body roundness index for WHO-defined high cardiovascular risk: evidence from the ChinaHEART-Luohe screening cohort

Front Nutr. 2026 Apr 21;13:1818427. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2026.1818427. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Efficient identification of individuals at high cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk is essential for prevention in middle-aged and older adults. The body roundness index (BRI), derived from waist c

Z Zhiwei Huang

Right and left heart morphology and function in dogs with compensated chronic right ventricular pressure overload secondary to pulmonic stenosis or precapillary pulmonary hypertension

Can Vet J. 2026 May 1;67(5):535-545. eCollection 2026 May.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: The study objective was to compare right and left heart morphology and function in dogs with compensated chronic right ventricular (RV) pressure overload secondary to pulmonic stenosis (PS) and chronic precapillary pulmonar

E Emilie Van Renterghem

Exercise benefits in metabolism on cardiovascular disease

Front Cardiovasc Med. 2026 Apr 21;13:1781202. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2026.1781202. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTLow physical activity (PA) is an independent predictor of cardiovascular disease. Exercise, as a non-pharmacological intervention for prevention and treatment, has been widely proven to have direct

Y Yuxuan Guo