Heart failure & cardiogenic shock

Differential prognostic value of echocardiography and strain in HFrEF vs HFpEF at early post-acute reassessment.

Salvador-Casabón et al. · Acta Cardiol · 2026 May 29

Coronary disease & intervention

Distribution of LDL-Cholesterol Levels and Their Associations With Cardiovascular Outcomes in Young Adults Under 40 Years in South Korea: A Nationwide Cohort Study.

Lee et al. · J Lipid Atheroscler · 2026 May

Heart failure & cardiogenic shock

Glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors on mortality and hospitalization in heart failure patients: a comprehensive meta-analysis.

Mao et al. · Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) · 2026

Coronary disease & intervention

Hypoglycemic agents and contrast-induced acute kidney injury in type 2 diabetes: A retrospective cohort study of patients undergoing coronary angiography or percutaneous coronary intervention.

Guo et al. · Sci Prog · 2026 Apr-Jun

Rhythm & electrophysiology

Impact of Left Atrial Dilatation on Catheter Ablation Outcomes for Persistent Atrial Fibrillation: Does Size Matter?

William et al. · JACC Clin Electrophysiol · 2026 May 21

Heart failure & cardiogenic shock

Comparative Analysis of Randomized versus Real World Populations in Heart Failure: DIAMOND Trial versus CARE-HK Registry.

Fabien et al. · ESC Heart Fail · 2026 May 29

Coronary disease & intervention

Left Ventricular and Left Atrial Mechanics in Resistant Hypertension-The Role of Two-Dimensional Speckle Tracking Echocardiography.

Akhmimi et al. · Echocardiography · 2026 Jun

Cardiovascular imaging

High-density contrast echocardiography for patent foramen ovale assessment: sensitivity and relationship with invasively measured shunt severity and atrial septum morphology.

Medilek et al. · Echo Res Pract · 2026 May 28

Rhythm & electrophysiology

A Standardized Zero-Fluoroscopy, 3D-Guided Workflow for AVNRT Ablation With Same-Day Discharge: PICENO AVNRT Approach.

Marchese et al. · Pacing Clin Electrophysiol · 2026 May 28

Coronary disease & intervention

Validation of a 2-Gene Blood Test for Kawasaki Disease in Febrile Children.

Kuo et al. · JAMA Netw Open · 2026 May 1

Rhythm & electrophysiology

Long-term clinical efficacy of Marshall vein ethanol infusion combined with catheter ablation for persistent AF.

Ge et al. · Front Cardiovasc Med · 2026

Cardiovascular imaging

Clinical Utility and Limitations of TAPSE in Pediatric Echocardiography: A Narrative Review.

Mselle et al. · Echocardiography · 2026 Jun