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February 202621

Clinical ResearchCardiology

Effect of Stellate Ganglion Block on Internal Mammary Artery Dynamics: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial.

This randomized controlled clinical trial assessed whether preoperative left stellate ganglion block (LSGB) affects left internal mammary artery (LIMA) dynamics in 70 patients undergoing elective coronary artery bypass…

Semin Cardiothorac Vasc AnesthFeb 19, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchCardiology

Short-Term PM 2.5 Exposure and Cardiovascular Mortality: A Global Exposure-Response Analysis to Inform Alert Thresholds.

This systematic review and meta-analysis combined 100 epidemiologic studies (123 effect estimates) to characterise the global nonlinear association between short-term ambient PM2.5 exposure and cardiovascular mortality…

J Am Coll CardiolFeb 18, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchCardiologyOpen access

Tricuspid Regurgitation and Impact of Surgical Valve Intervention in the Single Ventricle Reconstruction Trial.

This analysis of the Pediatric Heart Network’s Single Ventricle Reconstruction trial examined serial tricuspid regurgitation (TR) and transplant-free survival in children with single right ventricle anomalies followed…

Pediatr CardiolFeb 18, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchCardiology

"Teamwork Makes the Dream Work": Initial Evidence for Enhancing Problem-Solving in Rural Heart Failure Dyads.

This dyadic single-group repeated-measures study assessed the feasibility and preliminary effects of a tailored, telephone-based problem-solving intervention in 41 rural heart failure patient–care partner dyads.

J Cardiovasc NursFeb 17, 2026Read summary
Case ReportNephrologyOpen access

Coexistence of acute post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis and acute rheumatic fever: case report and systematic review.

A 15-year-old boy developed ankle pain and eyelid and limb edema after a throat infection. Investigations showed nephritic syndrome and elevated antistreptolysin O levels; echocardiography demonstrated rheumatic…

Pediatr NephrolFeb 17, 2026Read case
Case ReportPediatrics

Case series and literature review on functional pulmonary atresia in neonates functional PA in neonates: case & review.

This report describes five neonates diagnosed with functional pulmonary atresia, in which a structurally normal pulmonary valve fails to open.

J Matern Fetal Neonatal MedFeb 15, 2026Read case
Clinical ResearchObstetrics & Gynecology

Placenta-mediated Pregnancy Complications and Their Association With Maternal Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors Postpartum: A Systematic Review.

This systematic review synthesized observational evidence on postpartum cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors among women with a history of placenta-mediated pregnancy complications, including preeclampsia…

Can J CardiolFeb 10, 2026Read summary
Case ReportCardiology

Rehabilitation Course Through Compassionate Use of JenaValve Trilogy Heart Valve System in a Patient With Left Ventricular Assist Device: A Case Study.

A 47-year-old man with a destination HeartMate 3 LVAD developed methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia and severe aortic insufficiency, leading to cardiogenic shock.

ASAIO JFeb 10, 2026Read case
Case ReportCardiology

Long-Term Survival Under Biventricular Assist Device Support Despite Persistent Asystole.

A 45-year-old man supported with a biventricular assist device remained asymptomatic despite persistent asystole for 43 months.

ASAIO JFeb 10, 2026Read case
Case ReportCardiology

Calming the Adrenergic Storm: Mechanical Support Devices as a Life-Saving Stormbreaker in Iatrogenic Takotsubo Syndrome.

A 41-year-old woman developed iatrogenic Takotsubo syndrome with cardiogenic shock after norepinephrine was inadvertently administered in place of amiodarone.

Turk Kardiyol Dern ArsFeb 5, 2026Read case
Clinical ResearchCardiology

Presenting non-insulin-based indices of insulin resistance relevant to pre-hypertension: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

This systematic review and meta-analysis examined associations between non-insulin-based insulin-resistance indices and pre-hypertension in studies using cross-sectional designs.

Clin Exp HypertensFeb 4, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchCardiology

Health status trajectories using Markov modeling in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction.

This post hoc multistate Markov analysis of the PARAGON-HF randomized trial examined serial Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire scores and clinical outcomes in 4707 patients with heart failure with preserved…

Rev Esp Cardiol (Engl Ed)Feb 4, 2026Read summary
Case ReportCardiology

Navigating Anatomic Complexities: Ventricular Septal Defect Closure in an Infant With Right Lung Agenesis and Extreme Dextroversion.

A three-month-old infant with right lung agenesis and a large ventricular septal defect underwent surgical repair. The absent right lung was associated with malposition of the heart and mediastinal structures, creating…

World J Pediatr Congenit Heart SurgFeb 4, 2026Read case
Clinical ResearchNeurologyOpen access

Endovascular treatment in patients with cervical or intracranial isolated internal carotid artery occlusion: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

This systematic review and meta-analysis compared endovascular treatment (EVT) with best medical treatment (BMT) for adults with acute ischemic stroke due to isolated internal carotid artery occlusion, including…

Neuroradiol JFeb 4, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchCardiologyOpen access

Comparative effectiveness of percutaneous coronary intervention strategies for coronary small-vessel disease: a network meta-analysis of randomized trials.

This systematic review and network meta-analysis compared percutaneous coronary intervention strategies for angiographic small-vessel disease (reference vessel diameter ≤3.0 mm), using randomized trials in adults.

Ann MedFeb 3, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchEmergency Medicine

Effect of Bystander CPR on Survival After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

This systematic review and meta-analysis examined the association between bystander CPR and survival after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), pooling observational studies comparing patients who did and did not…

ShockFeb 3, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchCardiology

Single-Center, Open-Label, Randomized Controlled Trial on the Reduction of Scattered Radiation Exposure to the Primary Operator in Radial, Femoral, and Pectoral Cath Lab Procedures Using a Radiation Protection Drape.

This single-center, open-label randomized controlled trial assessed operator scatter radiation during catheterization procedures using radial, femoral, or pectoral access, and whether an additional radiation protection…

Health PhysFeb 2, 2026Read summary
Case ReportCardiology

Is Carbon Monoxide Poisoning a Potential Trigger for Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection? A Case Report and Review of the Literature.

A 55-year-old woman developed altered mental status and respiratory failure after acute carbon monoxide poisoning from a domestic gas leak and received hyperbaric oxygen therapy.

Turk Kardiyol Dern ArsFeb 2, 2026Read case
Clinical ResearchCardiologyOpen access

Effects of Slow Breathing Exercises on Heart Rate, Blood Pressure, and Quality of Life in Patients Undergoing Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Randomized Controlled Trial.

This randomized controlled trial evaluated slow breathing exercises after primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients admitted to a cardiology inpatient clinic in Türkiye.

Appl Psychophysiol BiofeedbackFeb 2, 2026Read summary
Case ReportCardiology

Transcatheter Mitral Edge-to-edge Repair in Patients with Transthyretin Cardiac Amyloidosis: A Four-case Series.

Four patients with transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis and mitral regurgitation underwent transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER).

Intern MedFeb 1, 2026Read case
Case ReportHematology

Management of an Allogeneic HSCT Recipient with an SICD during and after Total Body Irradiation.

A 19-year-old woman with acute myeloid leukemia who had received a subcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillator (SICD) was scheduled to undergo allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT).

Intern MedFeb 1, 2026Read case

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