Comparison of preemptive living-donor kidney transplantation with incident hemodialysis in Japan: a region-specific analysis from a setting with limited deceased-donor kidney transplantation

J Nephrol. 2026 Jul 23:aajag075. doi: 10.1093/joneph/aajag075. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: In Japan, deceased-donor kidney transplantation is rare, and a substantial proportion of patients who would be placed on a transplant waiting list in Western countries remain within the dialysis

M Manabu Okada

Springfield Healthy Hearts Data Framework: Protocol for a Co-Designed, City-Wide, Multicomponent Initiative That Coordinates, Monitors, and Evaluates Place-Based Heart Health Action

JMIR Res Protoc. 2026 Jul 22;15:e92825. doi: 10.2196/92825.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Cardiovascular disease remains the leading global cause of mortality, driven by interrelated behavioral, biological, and psychosocial risk factors, despite the availability of effective prevention and treatment strategies

L Lauren Ball

Functional Data Analysis of Wearable Devices Reveals Subtle Time-Varying Differences of Sleep Efficiency on 24-Hour Blood Pressure Dynamics in People With HIV

No abstractHypertension. 2026 Jul 23. doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.126.27216. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:42488953 | DOI:10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.126.27216

S Sara Venkatraman

Increased Autoreactive CD8(+) T Cells to Apolipoprotein B Epitopes in Patients With Severe Coronary Artery Disease

Circ Res. 2026 Jul 23. doi: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.125.326804. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Atherosclerosis is a chronic inflammatory disease with a strong autoimmune component, marked by the detection of autoreactive T cells and autoantibodies. Recent single-cell RNA sequencing studies hav

P Payel Roy

Clinical Modifiers of Salt Sensitivity: A Metaregression and Risk Translation Study

Hypertension. 2026 Jul 23. doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.126.27410. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Hypertension guidelines generally recommend uniform sodium restriction although determinants of salt sensitivity, or sodium-blood pressure responsiveness, remain incompletely quantified. We e

S Szu-Han Chen

Aspirin Inhibits the cGAS-STING Signaling Pathway to Ameliorate the Development of Aortic Aneurysm and Dissection

Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2026 Jul 23. doi: 10.1161/ATVBAHA.126.324930. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Aortic aneurysm and dissection (AAD) is a life-threatening vascular disease that currently lacks effective pharmacological therapies. Clinical evidences suggest that aspirin may exe

Y Yi-Fan Zeng

Burden of Metabolic Syndrome and Associated Factors among Commercial Motor Drivers in Zaria, Nigeria

Niger Med J. 2026 Mar 26;66(6):2145-2153. eCollection 2025 Nov-Dec.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of cardiometabolic abnormalities that increases the risk of cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes mellitus and chronic kidney disease. Commercial motor drivers are an occupational

M Muhammad Mujtaba Abdulrasheed

Profile of Cardiovascular Risk Factors among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes in Zaria, Northwestern Nigeria

Niger Med J. 2026 Mar 26;66(6):2178-2190. eCollection 2025 Nov-Dec.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality among individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). In Nigeria, the burden of diabetes-related cardiovascular disease is rising, yet data

B Beatrice Ohunene Bello-Ovosi

Puerarin as a multifaceted anticancer agent: Mechanisms, targets, and therapeutic potential across multiple cancers

Chin Herb Med. 2025 Nov 4;18(3):643-661. doi: 10.1016/j.chmed.2025.11.001. eCollection 2026 Jul.ABSTRACTPuerarin (Pue), a key isoflavone from Pueraria lobata, has been traditionally used in Chinese medicine for cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, neurodegenerative, metabolic, and hepatic diseases. Rece

A Aida Alizamir

Challenges and opportunities for ginseng-based medicines in treating cardiac fibrosis from mechanistic insights to clinical translation

Chin Herb Med. 2026 May 14;18(3):555-570. doi: 10.1016/j.chmed.2026.05.014. eCollection 2026 Jul.ABSTRACTCardiac fibrosis, characterized by excessive extracellular matrix (ECM) deposition and progressive myocardial remodeling, is a common pathological outcome of various cardiovascular diseases and l

M Mengtao Zhi

Tanshinone IIA alleviates isoproterenol-induced myocardial injury via NR4A1/GATA4 pathway-mediated suppression of EndMT and oxidative stress

No abstractChin Herb Med. 2026 May 10;18(3):635-637. doi: 10.1016/j.chmed.2026.05.006. eCollection 2026 Jul.NO ABSTRACTPMID:42488825 | PMC:PMC13390055 | DOI:10.1016/j.chmed.2026.05.006

G Guanfeng Xu

Beyond glucose: wearable and implantable biosensors for continuous monitoring of metabolic, hormonal, and inflammatory biomarkers in personalized cardiometabolic care

Front Bioeng Biotechnol. 2026 Jul 8;14:1885022. doi: 10.3389/fbioe.2026.1885022. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTWearable and implantable biosensors are shifting biochemical assessment from episodic laboratory testing to continuous, context-rich physiological monitoring. Glucose remains the most successful

H Hong Cai

The CARDIOLIPID Plan: A Cardiovascular Risk-centred Implementation Framework for the Diagnosis and Management of Dyslipidaemia: Experts' Proposal

Eur Cardiol. 2026 Jul 9;21:e37. doi: 10.15420/ecr.2026.08. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTDyslipidaemia remains a major contributor to cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, despite the availability of effective lipid-lowering therapies and well-established European Society of Cardiology/European Atheros

S Stanisław Surma

Relationship Between ST-Segment Resolution and Clinical Outcomes After Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention of Bifurcation Lesion in Patients With ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction: A Cohort Study

Health Sci Rep. 2026 Jul 21;9(7):e72620. doi: 10.1002/hsr2.72620. eCollection 2026 Jul.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND AND AIMS: ST resolution (STR) is associated with improved cardiac outcomes after primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI) and is a marker of success. In this study, we aimed to determin

S Sara Mirzamohamadi

Chagas disease and health-related quality of life in pacemaker patients: A cross-sectional analysis using the AQUAREL questionnaire

JRSM Cardiovasc Dis. 2026 Jul 21;15:20480040261469407. doi: 10.1177/20480040261469407. eCollection 2026 Jan-Dec.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Pacemakers (PMs) are crucial for treating symptomatic bradyarrhythmias and improving patient health-related quality of life (HRQoL). While Chagas disease (ChD) is known

V Victor Cordeiro Simão

Tailoring cardioplegia delivery circuits with modular heart-lung machines: A narrative review

JRSM Cardiovasc Dis. 2026 Jul 21;15:20480040261472353. doi: 10.1177/20480040261472353. eCollection 2026 Jan-Dec.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Cardioplegia remains a cornerstone of myocardial protection during cardiac surgery; however, the configuration of its delivery circuit, particularly priming volume and

Y Youssef El Dsouki

SIRT Family: Biological Functions and Therapeutic Targets

Sirtuins (SIRT1-SIRT7) are nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD^(+)) dependent deacylases that serves as metabolic sensors, coupling cellular energy status to chromatin structure, mitochondrial function, and stress responses. Dysregulated SIRT activity has been extensively studied in aging, metabo

J Jia-Yi Wang

Acute Heart Failure in Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: A State-of-the-art Review from an International Expert Group

Card Fail Rev. 2026 Jul 1;12:e16. doi: 10.15420/cfr.2025.56. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTAcute heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (acute heart failure-heart failure with preserved ejection fraction) is increasingly prevalent, resulting from the interaction between a dysfunctional ventricle,

R Razvan I Radu

Clinical and preclinical evidence of meningeal immunity and glymphatic pathways in stroke: a systematic review

Front Immunol. 2026 Jul 8;17:1885846. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2026.1885846. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTGlymphatic transport, meningeal lymphatic drainage, and meningeal immunity have been implicated in metabolic waste clearance, cerebral edema formation, and the regulation of neuroinflammation after stroke

Y Yuyin Han

Dysregulated lipid metabolites GML and GMO were associated with cytotoxic T cell function and serve as biomarkers for acute pulmonary embolism

Front Immunol. 2026 Jul 8;17:1756977. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2026.1756977. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: To identify serum lipid biomarkers for acute pulmonary embolism (APE) and evaluate their diagnostic value, and to investigate the impact of glycerol monolaurate (GML) and glycerol monooleate (G

T Tongyao Guo

SIRT3 in post-myocardial infarction macrophage reprogramming: linking mitochondrial fitness to inflammation resolution and repair

Front Immunol. 2026 Jul 8;17:1848626. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2026.1848626. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTMyocardial infarction (MI) remains a leading cause of cardiovascular mortality worldwide. Despite significant advances in reperfusion strategies and pharmacotherapy, persistent inflammation and adverse ve

X Xin Li

Case report: Sequential complement inhibition and BAFF/APRIL blockade in progressive IgA nephropathy and IgA vasculitis nephritis: a report of two cases

Front Immunol. 2026 Jul 8;17:1866835. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2026.1866835. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTRapidly progressive IgA nephropathy (IgAN) and IgA vasculitis nephritis (IgAVN) are characterized by marked glomerular inflammation, extensive extracapillary proliferation, and rapid renal function declin

X Xinyuan Tian

Admission D-Dimer-to-Albumin Ratio as a Predictor of Poor Prognosis in Patients with Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Infect Drug Resist. 2026 Jul 18;19:620018. doi: 10.2147/IDR.S620018. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTPURPOSE: Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) is a severe viral infection associated with rapid clinical deterioration and high mortality. This study evaluated the prognostic value of the D-di

J Jiankang Zhang

A modification of retrograde Langendorff-perfusion to increase the yield of Ca2+-tolerant murine atrial cardiomyocytes isolated from remodelled, fibrotic atria

Front Pharmacol. 2026 Jul 8;17:1836453. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2026.1836453. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: Langendorff-perfusion is an established method to isolate cardiomyocytes from cardiac tissue for the investigation of cellular remodelling in cardiovascular diseases. Despite the existence of

J Jan Peter Reinhardt