Emotion-triggered spontaneous coronary artery dissection in a patient with multiple cardiovascular risk factors: navigating the diagnostic overlap with atherosclerotic acute coronary syndrome and Takotsubo cardiomyopathy

Future Cardiol. 2026 Aug 27:1-6. doi: 10.1080/14796678.2026.2722562. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTSpontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD), once considered rare, is increasingly recognized as a cause of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) owing to advances in coronary imaging. Although classically d

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Stage-Dependent Prognostic Value of the Joint MASLD-NAFLD Fibrosis Score Phenotype Across the Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Syndrome Continuum: A Retrospective NHANES Cohort Analysis, 1999-2018

Kaohsiung J Med Sci. 2026 Aug 26:e70285. doi: 10.1002/kjm2.70285. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic (CKM) framework and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) describe a shared clinical continuum, but the prognostic value of joint fatty liver

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Mechanistic Insights Into the Association Between Gut Microbiota Diversity and Atherosclerosis, Acute Coronary Syndrome, and Peripheral Arterial Disease Progression

Clin Cardiol. 2026 Sep;49(9):e70455. doi: 10.1002/clc.70455.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: The gut microbiome has emerged as a potential contributor to cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), including atherosclerosis, acute coronary syndrome (ACS), and peripheral arterial disease (PAD). While observational studies li

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