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• Databases and registries recording the usage of cardiovascular implantable medical devices: A rapid review of the literature.
  Patrícia V Marrone, Maria LR Pinho Dias Scoton, Milana L dos Santos, Fabio R Mathias, Irineu F Delfino Silva Massaia, Eduardo M Dias.
  JRSM Cardiovascular Disease. yesterday
  JRSM Cardiovascular Disease, Volume 15, January-December 2026.
  BackgroundImplantable Medical Devices (IMDs) are essential for ensuring the quality of life in patients. They also play a crucial role in terms of the costs associated with surgical procedures, as well as incurring potential risks requiring continuous ...

  May 12, 2026   doi: 10.1177/20480040261446457   open full text
• Coronary atherectomy versus balloon angioplasty before drug-eluting stent implantation in severely calcified lesions: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
  Omar Kasimieh, Yashaswi Guntupalli, Prapti Atul Patel, Lydia Susan Abraham, Thomas Viji Pulickal, Md Arif Hasan Bhuiyan, Milikyas Abera Feyisa, Mohammed Bushnaq, Rohit Mote Reddy, Shiva Mokhtassi, Arooba Ejaz, Asma’a Munasar Ali Alsubari, Vaibhav Vats, Talal Almas, Huzaifa Ahmad Cheema.
  JRSM Cardiovascular Disease. 5 days ago
  JRSM Cardiovascular Disease, Volume 15, January-December 2026.
  BackgroundSevere coronary calcification can impede stent delivery and affect long-term outcomes. Few trials have compared coronary atherectomy with balloon-first strategies for lesion preparation before drug-eluting stent (DES) implantation.MethodsWe ...

  May 08, 2026   doi: 10.1177/20480040261446478   open full text
• Clinical value of non–electrocardiogram-gated computed tomography angiography for planning transcatheter aortic valve implantation: A retrospective single-centre study.
  Said Sanoussi, Lamyae Debbagh, Nasroola Damry, Jose C Rodriguez.
  JRSM Cardiovascular Disease. April 24, 2026
  JRSM Cardiovascular Disease, Volume 15, January-December 2026.
  PurposeComputed tomography angiography (CTA) is a key component of preprocedural planning for transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). Although current guidelines recommend electrocardiogram (ECG)-gated acquisition of the aortic root, non–ECG-gated ...

  April 24, 2026   doi: 10.1177/20480040261445492   open full text
• Clinical value of non–electrocardiogram-gated computed tomography angiography for planning transcatheter aortic valve implantation: A retrospective single-centre study.
  Said Sanoussi, Lamyae Debbagh, Nasroola Damry, Jose C Rodriguez.
  JRSM Cardiovascular Disease. April 24, 2026
  JRSM Cardiovascular Disease, Volume 15, January-December 2026.
  PurposeComputed tomography angiography (CTA) is a key component of preprocedural planning for transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). Although current guidelines recommend electrocardiogram (ECG)-gated acquisition of the aortic root, non–ECG-gated ...

  April 24, 2026   doi: 10.1177/20480040261445492   open full text
• Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as a rescue measure for postcardiotomy cardiogenic shock: A retrospective observational analysis.
  Keenan Conley, Daniel Mohammadi, Sibu Saha1Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, 12252University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, KY, USA.
  JRSM Cardiovascular Disease. April 22, 2026
  JRSM Cardiovascular Disease, Volume 15, January-December 2026.
  BackgroundNearly 500,000 open-heart operations are performed annually in the United States, with complications such as postcardiotomy cardiogenic shock (PCCS) occurring in 2–9% of cases. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a critical salvage ...

  April 22, 2026   doi: 10.1177/20480040261445493   open full text
• Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as a rescue measure for postcardiotomy cardiogenic shock: A retrospective observational analysis.
  Keenan Conley, Daniel Mohammadi, Sibu Saha1Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, 12252University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, KY, USA.
  JRSM Cardiovascular Disease. April 22, 2026
  JRSM Cardiovascular Disease, Volume 15, January-December 2026.
  BackgroundNearly 500,000 open-heart operations are performed annually in the United States, with complications such as postcardiotomy cardiogenic shock (PCCS) occurring in 2–9% of cases. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a critical salvage ...

  April 22, 2026   doi: 10.1177/20480040261445493   open full text
• Electrical cardioversion in patients with left ventricular thrombus: A systematic review of safety and thromboembolic risk.
  Carlson Sama, Muchi Ditah Chobufo, Ademola Ajibade, Leslie Tasha Mbapah, Efeturi Okorigba, Saim Rana, Mohamad Al-Saed, Lakshmi Muthukumar, Ruby Havistin, Sudarshan Balla.
  JRSM Cardiovascular Disease. April 21, 2026
  JRSM Cardiovascular Disease, Volume 15, January-December 2026.
  BackgroundThe thromboembolic risk of electrical cardioversion in patients with left-ventricular (LV) thrombus is poorly defined, producing variable clinical practice. We performed a systematic review to synthesize reported thromboembolic outcomes after ...

  April 21, 2026   doi: 10.1177/20480040261445487   open full text
• Determinants of image quality in transthoracic echocardiography: A retrospective cohort study.
  Aradhai Bana, Ciaran Grafton-Clarke, Rui Li, Zia Mehmood, Sunil Nair, Bahman Kasmai, Simon Eccleshall, Alisdair Ryding, Timothy Gilbert, Samer Alabed, Andrew J Swift, Peter Swoboda, Vassilios S Vassiliou, Gareth Matthews, Pankaj Garg.
  JRSM Cardiovascular Disease. April 21, 2026
  JRSM Cardiovascular Disease, Volume 15, January-December 2026.
  ObjectivesTo identify patient factors associated with poor transthoracic echocardiographic image quality and to evaluate whether a simple pre-test triage model could improve imaging efficiency.DesignRetrospective cohort study with derivation and ...

  April 21, 2026   doi: 10.1177/20480040261445490   open full text
• Determinants of image quality in transthoracic echocardiography: A retrospective cohort study.
  Aradhai Bana, Ciaran Grafton-Clarke, Rui Li, Zia Mehmood, Sunil Nair, Bahman Kasmai, Simon Eccleshall, Alisdair Ryding, Timothy Gilbert, Samer Alabed, Andrew J Swift, Peter Swoboda, Vassilios S Vassiliou, Gareth Matthews, Pankaj Garg.
  JRSM Cardiovascular Disease. April 21, 2026
  JRSM Cardiovascular Disease, Volume 15, January-December 2026.
  ObjectivesTo identify patient factors associated with poor transthoracic echocardiographic image quality and to evaluate whether a simple pre-test triage model could improve imaging efficiency.DesignRetrospective cohort study with derivation and ...

  April 21, 2026   doi: 10.1177/20480040261445490   open full text
• Electrical cardioversion in patients with left ventricular thrombus: A systematic review of safety and thromboembolic risk.
  Carlson Sama, Muchi Ditah Chobufo, Ademola Ajibade, Leslie Tasha Mbapah, Efeturi Okorigba, Saim Rana, Mohamad Al-Saed, Lakshmi Muthukumar, Ruby Havistin, Sudarshan Balla.
  JRSM Cardiovascular Disease. April 21, 2026
  JRSM Cardiovascular Disease, Volume 15, January-December 2026.
  BackgroundThe thromboembolic risk of electrical cardioversion in patients with left-ventricular (LV) thrombus is poorly defined, producing variable clinical practice. We performed a systematic review to synthesize reported thromboembolic outcomes after ...

  April 21, 2026   doi: 10.1177/20480040261445487   open full text
• The prognostic utility of the pulmonary artery pulsatility and aortic pulsatility index in patients with heart failure: A systematic review.
  Zain Albdour, Mohannad Qadri, Zaid Abdulraheem AlAbed, Zeid Mohannad Jarrar, Ahmad Fawzi Bayadreh, Oun Mohammad Abu-Shattal, Karam Albdour1Faculty of Medicine, 54658University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
  JRSM Cardiovascular Disease. April 16, 2026
  JRSM Cardiovascular Disease, Volume 15, January-December 2026.
  Heart failure (HF) continues to pose a major burden worldwide, and risk stratification is important to guide management. Hemodynamic indices such as the pulmonary artery pulsatility index (PAPI) and aortic pulsatility index (API) have gained attention as ...

  April 16, 2026   doi: 10.1177/20480040261444452   open full text
• The prognostic utility of the pulmonary artery pulsatility and aortic pulsatility index in patients with heart failure: A systematic review.
  Zain Albdour, Mohannad Qadri, Zaid Abdulraheem AlAbed, Zeid Mohannad Jarrar, Ahmad Fawzi Bayadreh, Oun Mohammad Abu-Shattal, Karam Albdour1Faculty of Medicine, 54658University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
  JRSM Cardiovascular Disease. April 16, 2026
  JRSM Cardiovascular Disease, Volume 15, January-December 2026.
  Heart failure (HF) continues to pose a major burden worldwide, and risk stratification is important to guide management. Hemodynamic indices such as the pulmonary artery pulsatility index (PAPI) and aortic pulsatility index (API) have gained attention as ...

  April 16, 2026   doi: 10.1177/20480040261444452   open full text
• Sepsis-associated myocarditis: Epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, management, and future directions.
  Kedir Negesso Tukeni, Mohammed Mecha Abafogi, Kidus Tesfaye Bezabih, Esayas Kebede Gudina, Nikolaus Alexander Haas.
  JRSM Cardiovascular Disease. March 23, 2026
  JRSM Cardiovascular Disease, Volume 15, January-December 2026.
  Sepsis-associated myocarditis is a major challenge in critical care, driving global morbidity and mortality through cardiac dysfunction. Despite advances in diagnostics, consensus on optimal management remains lacking. This review explores epidemiology, ...

  March 23, 2026   doi: 10.1177/20480040261432798   open full text
• Blood urea nitrogen and in-hospital mortality in critically ill patients with MI or cardiogenic shock: Analysis of the MIMIC-IV database.
  Sadaf Derakhshandeh, Sepehr Ramezanipour, Golnaz Yazdanpanah, Sahar Nasrollahi, Sina Esmaeili, Hamed Mottaghi, Atefeh Bahrambeigi, Mahmoud Abdollahi, Alaleh Alizadeh, Sepideh Hadimaleki, Danyal Yarahmadi, Niloofar Deravi.
  JRSM Cardiovascular Disease. March 21, 2026
  JRSM Cardiovascular Disease, Volume 15, January-December 2026.
  BackgroundBlood urea nitrogen (BUN) reflects renal function and metabolic catabolism and thus can be a potential biomarker in severe illness. The purpose of this investigation was to assess whether independent associations exist between admission BUN ...

  March 21, 2026   doi: 10.1177/20480040261434635   open full text
• Blood urea nitrogen and in-hospital mortality in critically ill patients with MI or cardiogenic shock: Analysis of the MIMIC-IV database.
  Sadaf Derakhshandeh, Sepehr Ramezanipour, Golnaz Yazdanpanah, Sahar Nasrollahi, Sina Esmaeili, Hamed Mottaghi, Atefeh Bahrambeigi, Mahmoud Abdollahi, Alaleh Alizadeh, Sepideh Hadimaleki, Danyal Yarahmadi, Niloofar Deravi.
  JRSM Cardiovascular Disease. March 21, 2026
  JRSM Cardiovascular Disease, Volume 15, January-December 2026.
  BackgroundBlood urea nitrogen (BUN) reflects renal function and metabolic catabolism and thus can be a potential biomarker in severe illness. The purpose of this investigation was to assess whether independent associations exist between admission BUN ...

  March 21, 2026   doi: 10.1177/20480040261434635   open full text
• Temporal change of lymphocyte subunits for maladaptive remodeling after anterior myocardial infarction.
  Ferhat Eyyupkoca, Huseyin Oren, Onur Yildirim, Ajar Kocak, Musa Baran Akbaba, Muhammed Emre Onder, Omer Faruk Ates.
  JRSM Cardiovascular Disease. March 12, 2026
  JRSM Cardiovascular Disease, Volume 15, January-December 2026.
  ObjectivesLymphocytes are key players in the adaptive immune system, playing an important role in the anti-inflammatory balance in the post-myocardial infarction (MI) period and being involved in healing process. We aimed to investigate temporal changes ...

  March 12, 2026   doi: 10.1177/20480040261426529   open full text
• Temporal change of lymphocyte subunits for maladaptive remodeling after anterior myocardial infarction.
  Ferhat Eyyupkoca, Huseyin Oren, Onur Yildirim, Ajar Kocak, Musa Baran Akbaba, Muhammed Emre Onder, Omer Faruk Ates.
  JRSM Cardiovascular Disease. March 12, 2026
  JRSM Cardiovascular Disease, Volume 15, January-December 2026.
  ObjectivesLymphocytes are key players in the adaptive immune system, playing an important role in the anti-inflammatory balance in the post-myocardial infarction (MI) period and being involved in healing process. We aimed to investigate temporal changes ...

  March 12, 2026   doi: 10.1177/20480040261426529   open full text
• The approach to chest pain during pregnancy.
  Stephanie Asbridge, Benjamin Cross, Dawn L Adamson156736Department of Cardiology, University Hospital of Coventry and Warwickshire, Coventry, UK.
  JRSM Cardiovascular Disease. March 03, 2026
  JRSM Cardiovascular Disease, Volume 15, January-December 2026.
  Maternal mortality in the UK is increasing, and thromboembolism and cardiac disease accounted for almost 30% of women in the MBRRACE 2024 report. This paper aims to give readers a simple and practical approach to chest pain in pregnancy, helping the ...

  March 03, 2026   doi: 10.1177/20480040261418970   open full text
• The approach to chest pain during pregnancy.
  Stephanie Asbridge, Benjamin Cross, Dawn L Adamson156736Department of Cardiology, University Hospital of Coventry and Warwickshire, Coventry, UK.
  JRSM Cardiovascular Disease. March 03, 2026
  JRSM Cardiovascular Disease, Volume 15, January-December 2026.
  Maternal mortality in the UK is increasing, and thromboembolism and cardiac disease accounted for almost 30% of women in the MBRRACE 2024 report. This paper aims to give readers a simple and practical approach to chest pain in pregnancy, helping the ...

  March 03, 2026   doi: 10.1177/20480040261418970   open full text
• Is left ventricular relative wall thickness a predictor of 5-year mortality in patients with acute decompensated heart failure?
  Sefa Tatar, Hasan Kan, Yunus Emre Yavuz, Selçuk Cakmak, Yakup Alsancak, Abdullah Icli, Hakan Akilli1Department of Cardiology, 64222Necmettin Erbakan University, Meram Faculty of Medicine, Meram, Konya, Turkey.
  JRSM Cardiovascular Disease. February 05, 2026
  JRSM Cardiovascular Disease, Volume 15, January-December 2026.
  ObjectivesHeart failure (HF) is a significant global health problem that continues to increase in prevalence, morbidity, and mortality, particularly in aging populations. Relative wall thickness (RWT), an echocardiographic parameter reflecting geometric ...

  February 05, 2026   doi: 10.1177/20480040261421393   open full text
• Is left ventricular relative wall thickness a predictor of 5-year mortality in patients with acute decompensated heart failure?
  Sefa Tatar, Hasan Kan, Yunus Emre Yavuz, Selçuk Cakmak, Yakup Alsancak, Abdullah Icli, Hakan Akilli1Department of Cardiology, 64222Necmettin Erbakan University, Meram Faculty of Medicine, Meram, Konya, Turkey.
  JRSM Cardiovascular Disease. February 05, 2026
  JRSM Cardiovascular Disease, Volume 15, January-December 2026.
  ObjectivesHeart failure (HF) is a significant global health problem that continues to increase in prevalence, morbidity, and mortality, particularly in aging populations. Relative wall thickness (RWT), an echocardiographic parameter reflecting geometric ...

  February 05, 2026   doi: 10.1177/20480040261421393   open full text
• Clinical significance of diastolic wall strain in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: A cross-sectional observational analysis.
  Premapassan Krishnamurthy, Justin Paul Gnanaraj, Panneerselvam Ganesan1Institute of Cardiology, 29847Madras Medical College, Chennai, India.
  JRSM Cardiovascular Disease. February 03, 2026
  JRSM Cardiovascular Disease, Volume 15, January-December 2026.
  BackgroundDiastolic wall strain (DWS) is based on linear elastic theory, which shows that impaired diastolic wall thinning reflects resistance to deformation in diastole and thus, increased diastolic myocardial stiffness. We aim to explore the role of DWS ...

  February 03, 2026   doi: 10.1177/20480040261418963   open full text
• Clinical significance of diastolic wall strain in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: A cross-sectional observational analysis.
  Premapassan Krishnamurthy, Justin Paul Gnanaraj, Panneerselvam Ganesan1Institute of Cardiology, 29847Madras Medical College, Chennai, India.
  JRSM Cardiovascular Disease. February 03, 2026
  JRSM Cardiovascular Disease, Volume 15, January-December 2026.
  BackgroundDiastolic wall strain (DWS) is based on linear elastic theory, which shows that impaired diastolic wall thinning reflects resistance to deformation in diastole and thus, increased diastolic myocardial stiffness. We aim to explore the role of DWS ...

  February 03, 2026   doi: 10.1177/20480040261418963   open full text
• Systemic inflammatory response index and its obesity-related derivatives as predictors of heart failure: A cross-sectional study from NHANES 2017–2020.
  Chutawat Kookanok, Methavee Poochanasri, Sethapong Lertsakulbunlue.
  JRSM Cardiovascular Disease. February 03, 2026
  JRSM Cardiovascular Disease, Volume 15, January-December 2026.
  IntroductionHeart failure (HF), a growing public health concern, is primarily driven by metabolic disorders. While the systemic inflammatory response index (SIRI) has demonstrated prognostic value in cardiometabolic diseases, its role in predicting HF ...

  February 03, 2026   doi: 10.1177/20480040261419613   open full text
• Systemic inflammatory response index and its obesity-related derivatives as predictors of heart failure: A cross-sectional study from NHANES 2017–2020.
  Chutawat Kookanok, Methavee Poochanasri, Sethapong Lertsakulbunlue.
  JRSM Cardiovascular Disease. February 03, 2026
  JRSM Cardiovascular Disease, Volume 15, January-December 2026.
  IntroductionHeart failure (HF), a growing public health concern, is primarily driven by metabolic disorders. While the systemic inflammatory response index (SIRI) has demonstrated prognostic value in cardiometabolic diseases, its role in predicting HF ...

  February 03, 2026   doi: 10.1177/20480040261419613   open full text
• Trends in Mortality Due to Coexisting Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Ischemic Heart Disease in the United States, 1999–2020: A Retrospective Observational Study.
  Reyan Hussain Shaikh, Mariam Shahabi, Mian Muinuddin Jamshed, Hashim Ishfaq, Kamran Hussain, Navaira Azeem, Osman Faheem.
  JRSM Cardiovascular Disease. January 27, 2026
  JRSM Cardiovascular Disease, Volume 15, January-December 2026.
  ObjectivesTo describe trends in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and ischemic heart disease (IHD)-related mortality in the United States from 1999 to 2020 using data from CDC WONDER.MethodsThis study analyzed mortality data from CDC WONDER, ...

  January 27, 2026   doi: 10.1177/20480040261418101   open full text
• Trends in Mortality Due to Coexisting Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Ischemic Heart Disease in the United States, 1999–2020: A Retrospective Observational Study.
  Reyan Hussain Shaikh, Mariam Shahabi, Mian Muinuddin Jamshed, Hashim Ishfaq, Kamran Hussain, Navaira Azeem, Osman Faheem.
  JRSM Cardiovascular Disease. January 27, 2026
  JRSM Cardiovascular Disease, Volume 15, January-December 2026.
  ObjectivesTo describe trends in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and ischemic heart disease (IHD)-related mortality in the United States from 1999 to 2020 using data from CDC WONDER.MethodsThis study analyzed mortality data from CDC WONDER, ...

  January 27, 2026   doi: 10.1177/20480040261418101   open full text
• Axillary artery thrombus in a patient with critical bicuspid aortic stenosis.
  Lucy Searle, Emma Walsh, Sirpi Malar Selvaraju, Zulfiquar Adam.
  JRSM Cardiovascular Disease. January 21, 2026
  JRSM Cardiovascular Disease, Volume 15, January-December 2026.
  Severe aortic stenosis typically presents with reduced exercise tolerance, exertional chest pains, or syncope. We report on a case of a young female on therapeutic anticoagulation and a history of nephrotic syndrome, who presented with subacute limb ...

  January 21, 2026   doi: 10.1177/20480040261418110   open full text
• Axillary artery thrombus in a patient with critical bicuspid aortic stenosis.
  Lucy Searle, Emma Walsh, Sirpi Malar Selvaraju, Zulfiquar Adam.
  JRSM Cardiovascular Disease. January 21, 2026
  JRSM Cardiovascular Disease, Volume 15, January-December 2026.
  Severe aortic stenosis typically presents with reduced exercise tolerance, exertional chest pains, or syncope. We report on a case of a young female on therapeutic anticoagulation and a history of nephrotic syndrome, who presented with subacute limb ...

  January 21, 2026   doi: 10.1177/20480040261418110   open full text
• What work-up do we need for women with congenital heart disease in the 21st century for the preparation of pregnancy?
  Spyros Bakalis, Hannah Douglas.
  JRSM Cardiovascular Disease. January 16, 2026
  JRSM Cardiovascular Disease, Volume 15, January-December 2026.
  Pregnancy poses significant risks for women with congenital heart disease (CHD) due to major cardiovascular changes that can lead to complications which increases the morbidity and mortality rate in these patients. CHD is the leading cause of pregnancy-...

  January 16, 2026   doi: 10.1177/20480040251404532   open full text
• What work-up do we need for women with congenital heart disease in the 21st century for the preparation of pregnancy?
  Spyros Bakalis, Hannah Douglas.
  JRSM Cardiovascular Disease. January 16, 2026
  JRSM Cardiovascular Disease, Volume 15, January-December 2026.
  Pregnancy poses significant risks for women with congenital heart disease (CHD) due to major cardiovascular changes that can lead to complications which increases the morbidity and mortality rate in these patients. CHD is the leading cause of pregnancy-...

  January 16, 2026   doi: 10.1177/20480040251404532   open full text