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October 202624

Clinical ResearchCardiologyOpen access

Cold and Room-Temperature Platelets in Cardiac Surgery: The CHIPS Randomized Clinical Trial.

The phase 3, multicenter, randomized CHIPS trial compared cold-stored platelets (CSPs; up to 21 days) with room-temperature platelets (RTPs; up to 7 days) in pediatric and adult patients receiving platelet transfusions…

JAMAOct 13, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchCardiology

Early Discharge Strategy Including Subcutaneous Furosemide in Hospitalized Heart Failure.

This multicenter, open-label, randomized active-controlled trial in the United Kingdom studied 172 patients hospitalized with heart failure who still required parenteral diuretics.

J Am Coll CardiolOct 13, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchCardiology

Effect of diet-induced plasma ceramide on human in vivo microvascular endothelial function.

This double-blind, randomized crossover trial examined whether a meal-induced rise in plasma ceramides impairs in vivo microvascular function in 23 healthy young adults.

Am J Physiol Heart Circ PhysiolOct 13, 2026Read summary
Case ReportCardiology

Bee Sting-Associated Kounis Syndrome Presenting as Myocardial Infarction: A Case Report and Systematic Review with Age-Based Analysis.

A 44-year-old man presented with myocardial infarction after a probable bee sting-associated allergic reaction and was considered to have Kounis syndrome, an acute coronary syndrome linked to hypersensitivity.

Turk Kardiyol Dern ArsOct 13, 2026Read case
Clinical ResearchCardiology

Impact of Extent of Coronary Artery Disease in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: A PRO-TAVI Substudy.

This post hoc substudy of the multicentre randomised PRO-TAVI trial examined whether coronary disease complexity, measured by SYNTAX score, was associated with outcomes among 466 patients with significant coronary…

JACC Cardiovasc IntervOct 12, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchCardiology

Immediate Versus Staged Complete Revascularization in Multivessel Disease and STEMI: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Trials.

This frequentist meta-analysis of four multicentre randomised trials compared immediate with staged complete revascularization in 2,651 patients with STEMI and multivessel disease.

JACC Cardiovasc IntervOct 12, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchCardiology

Occlusion-Focused Triage vs Very-High-Risk NSTEMI Criteria: A DIFOCCULT-3 Substudy.

This substudy of the multicenter, cluster-randomized DIFOCCULT-3 trial compared occlusion/nonocclusion (OMI/NOMI) classification with the conventional STEMI/NSTEMI framework and guideline-defined very-high-risk NSTEMI…

JACC Cardiovasc IntervOct 12, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchCardiology

Blood pressure targets in adults with hypertension.

This publication is a protocol for a Cochrane intervention review, not a report of completed results. It sets out to assess lower blood pressure targets (≤ 135/85 mmHg) versus standard targets (≤ 140 to 160/90 to 100…

Cochrane Database Syst RevOct 12, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchCardiologyOpen access

Robotic-assisted versus conventional coronary artery bypass grafting: a systematic review, meta-analysis, and trial sequential analysis of 39,918 patients.

This systematic review and meta-analysis compared robotic-assisted with conventional coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) across nine observational studies involving 39,918 patients.

J Cardiothorac SurgOct 12, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchCardiology

Effectiveness and safety of target-specific RNA-based lipid-lowering therapies: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

This systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials assessed the efficacy and safety of RNA-based therapies targeting PCSK9, APOC3, or ANGPTL3 in patients with hyperlipidemia or…

Eur J PharmacolOct 12, 2026Read summary
Case ReportAllergy & ImmunologyOpen access

Food-Associated Kounis Syndrome: Clinical Spectrum and Diagnostic Considerations from a Case Report and Systematic Qualitative Synthesis of Published Cases.

The supplied abstract does not describe an individual patient’s presentation, diagnostic findings, or outcome. It reports a qualitative synthesis of published food-associated Kounis syndrome cases: 53 patients across 50…

Clin Rev Allergy ImmunolOct 11, 2026Read case
Clinical ResearchCardiology

Impact of Evolocumab on LDL-Cholesterol and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients With Established CVD: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

This systematic review and meta-analysis pooled randomised controlled trials of evolocumab in adults with established cardiovascular disease.

Endocrinol Diabetes MetabOct 10, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchCardiologyOpen access

Integrated management of atrial fibrillation with digital health support: a pooled analysis of individual participant data from the mAFA-II and MIRACLE-AF trials.

This pooled individual participant data analysis combined two prospective randomised trials of adults with atrial fibrillation: mAFA-II, which delivered ABC pathway care through a mobile app, and MIRACLE-AF, which used…

Cardiovasc ResOct 10, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchObstetrics & Gynecology

Assisted Reproductive Technology and Risk of Congenital Heart Defects in the Offspring: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

This systematic review and meta-analysis assessed congenital heart defect (CHD) risk in offspring conceived through assisted reproductive technology (ART) compared with spontaneous conception.

J Am Heart AssocOct 10, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchCardiology

Body Mass Index, Valsartan, and Myocardial Remodeling in Early-Stage Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: A Secondary Analysis of the Randomized VANISH Trial.

This post hoc analysis of the randomized, multicenter VANISH trial examined BMI and cardiac remodeling in participants with early-stage hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Of 171 participants, 52% had elevated BMI.

J Am Heart AssocOct 10, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchCardiology

Pilot Randomized Trial of 2 Food Purchasing Interventions in Individuals With Hypertension in New Orleans: An American Heart Association Food Is Medicine Initiative.

This randomized pilot trial compared online and in-store food vouchers among 98 people with uncontrolled hypertension in New Orleans.

J Am Heart AssocOct 10, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchVascular Surgery

Omega-6 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Peripheral Artery Disease: An Individual Participant-Level Analysis of 9 International Prospective Studies.

This multicohort individual participant-level analysis and meta-analysis examined baseline omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids and incident peripheral artery disease (PAD) among 137,704 participants without clinical PAD…

J Am Heart AssocOct 10, 2026Read summary
Case ReportCardiology

Balanced double aortic arch with late-onset symptoms detected on 18F-FDG PET/CT in an octogenarian with advanced prostate cancer: A case report.

An 80-year-old man with advanced prostate cancer underwent 18F-FDG PET/CT for staging. He reported dysuria and back pain for more than a year, with mild intermittent swallowing discomfort.

Medicine (Baltimore)Oct 9, 2026Read case
Case ReportPulmonology

Kartagener syndrome with pulmonary mycetoma and recurrent thromboembolism: A case report.

A 27-year-old man with Kartagener syndrome and situs inversus totalis presented with worsening dyspnea, chest pain, fever, hemoptysis, and ankle swelling, against a history of deep vein thrombosis, recurrent pulmonary…

Medicine (Baltimore)Oct 9, 2026Read case
Case ReportCardiology

ST elevation in lead aVR - a marker of critical left main coronary artery stenosis: A series of case reports and literature review.

Five consecutive patients presenting with acute chest pain or cardiac arrest had ST-segment elevation of at least 1 mm in lead aVR with diffuse ST depression of at least 1 mm in six or more leads.

Medicine (Baltimore)Oct 9, 2026Read case
Case ReportCardiologyOpen access

Axillary microaxial flow pump support for stepwise source control and bridge to durable left ventricular assist device therapy in cardiac device-related infective endocarditis.

A 53-year-old man with long-standing dilated cardiomyopathy presented with cardiac resynchronization therapy-defibrillator infection, methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia, respiratory failure, acute…

J Artif OrgansOct 9, 2026Read case
Clinical ResearchOncology (Medical)

Attributable fraction of cardiac disease following radiotherapy among breast cancer survivors: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

This systematic review and random-effects meta-analysis assessed the relationship between mean heart dose (MHD) from radiotherapy and cardiac disease among breast cancer survivors.

J Radiat ResOct 9, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchCardiology

Blinded withdrawal of randomized treatment with low-dose digoxin or placebo in heart failure: the DECISION trial.

This pre-specified analysis of the multicentre, randomised DECISION trial examined blinded withdrawal of long-term low-dose digoxin or placebo in patients with heart failure and reduced or mildly reduced ejection…

Eur Heart JOct 9, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchCardiology

Sex differences in pharmacological treatment of heart failure: a meta-analysis of randomized trials.

This systematic review and meta-analysis examined sex differences in pharmacological treatment effects across randomized heart failure trials and whether women’s representation influenced estimated efficacy.

Eur Heart JOct 9, 2026Read summary

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