2026 September - 14 articles
Low cholesterol levels have been linked to severe illness, including sepsis. This study evaluated whether early postoperative cholesterol levels are associated with adverse outcomes in patients after elective Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting with extr...
Patients with severely impaired left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) undergoing surgical coronary revascularization face elevated perioperative risk. We retrospectively analyzed all consecutive patients who underwent off-pump coronary artery byp...
Despite major advances in cardiovascular medicine, ischemic heart disease (IHD) in women remains underrecognized and undertreated. A substantial proportion of symptomatic women have no flow-limiting epicardial stenosis, and ischemia may arise from co...
Cardiac sarcoidosis (CS) is an inflammatory cardiomyopathy with heterogeneous presentation and potentially life-threatening complications, including ventricular arrhythmia, atrioventricular block, and heart failure. Early diagnosis is challenging and...
Background: Large language models (LLMs) are increasingly accessible to healthcare providers and patients for clinical decision support, yet their ability to perform precise mathematical calculations required for validated risk scores remains unexplo...
Heart rate variability (HRV) is a non-invasive marker of cardiac autonomic regulation that reflects the dynamic interaction between sympathetic and parasympathetic influences on the sinoatrial node. Reduced HRV is a hallmark of autonomic dysfunction...
Myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary arteries (MINOCA) is a clinically important but heterogeneous syndrome associated with substantial long-term morbidity and adverse cardiovascular outcomes. Pharmacologic management remains largely e...
Background: Optimal antithrombotic therapy in patients with AF undergoing PCI while receiving OAC remains a clinical challenge. Although clopidogrel is generally recommended as the preferred P2Y12 inhibitor in this setting, evidence comparing clopido...
Coronary artery bypass grafting is frequently performed in combination with valve surgery; however, minimally invasive approaches for such combined procedures remain limited due to challenges in exposure and access. While bilateral minimally invasive...
This case demonstrates the efficacy and feasibility of visceral–renal debranching with endovascular repair for the treatment of a distal stent graft-induced new entry (dSINE) that occurred 47 months after a frozen elephant trunk procedure in a...
Vasoplegic syndrome is a common and potentially life-threatening complication following cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass. It is characterized by profound hypotension due to persistently reduced systemic vascular resistance despite preserve...
Tricuspid regurgitation (TR) is being increasingly recognized in the patient population. It is a common cardiac cause of chronic disability. This pathology is characterized by a heterogeneous and broad spectrum of clinical manifestations with signs a...
Four-dimensional cinematic rendering represents a convergence of physically based volumetric visualization and time-resolved cardiac imaging, enabling simultaneous assessment of structure and motion within a continuous spatial context. Its applicatio...
The recent rise of artificial intelligence (AI) has become unstoppable in cardiovascular medicine [...]
