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Editorial

Printing the future of surgical education: a randomized trial of digital tools in cardiovascular training
Davi Shunji Yahiro, Carlos Henrique Bonfim Osaka, Claudio Tinoco Mesquita
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2026;
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A robust endothelial injury model inducing medial arterial calcification in C57BL/6J mice on a standard diet
David Magne
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2026;
16
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:15
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Original Article

Tiaozhi Tongmai Formula attenuates atherosclerosis by modulating the JAK1/STAT3 pathway to inhibit phenotypic transformation of vascular smooth muscle cells
Lu Zhang, Kaidinuer Maimaiti, Jia-Li Sun, Meng-Meng Zhang, Min-Yu Zhang
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2026;
16
(2)
:16
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Certain role of extra-domain A containing fibronectin in the development of pulmonary hypertension in the sugen/hypoxia mouse model
Clara Gutte, Katja Grün, Laura Tempel, Isabell Singerer, Andrea Schrepper, Alexander Berndt, Reinhard Bauer, P. Christian Schulze, Marcus Franz
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2026;
16
(2)
:17
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Gradients after transcatheter aortic valve replacements are impacted by both body mass index and valve size: a retrospective cohort study
Rafferty I. Koontz, James T. Watson, Samantha Roark, Shreeya Shabari, Riya Murugesan, Divya Chawla, Akhil R. Reddy, Spencer M. Ng, John P. Vavalle
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2026;
16
(2)
:18
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Association of the triglyceride glucose-body roundness index with stroke risk in middle-aged and elderly Chinese adults without diabetes: a prospective cohort study
Zhihan Liu, Ning Huo, Yingjie Li, Yingdi Yang, Hanbing Li, Jinjian Xu
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2026;
16
(2)
:19
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Left ventricular flow components and myocardial deformation following treatment for hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy: a retrospective cardiac magnetic resonance-based cohort of mavacamten vs. septal myectomy
Yinzhu Chen, Xinyi Luo, Yuelong Yang, Jiehao Ou, Hui Liu
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2026;
16
(2)
:20
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Association of neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio with the severity of coronary artery lesions in patients undergoing coronary angiography for the first time
Tiankun Wu, Xing Meng, Qingyu Yang, Honghui Yang, Yiming Guo, Yue Wu, Qingman Li, Yapan Yang, Tingjie Yang, Guian Xu
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2026;
16
(2)
:21
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Clinical outcomes of drug-coated balloons vs. drug-eluting stents for coronary chronic total occlusion: a retrospective cohort study
Xianglin Liu, Lei Guo, Haichen Lv
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2026;
16
(2)
:22
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Five-year retrospective analysis of invasive vs. conservative strategies for non-ST elevation myocardial infarction in critically ill cancer patients
Arif Timuroglu, Imran Ceren
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2026;
16
(2)
:23
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Automated right ventricle-to-left ventricle diameter ratio predicts ICU stay for acute pulmonary embolism on CTPA examinations in the emergency department
Kiran Batra, Yin Xi, Kaj Anderson, Trushil Shah, Maya Wiessman, Saiabhiroop R. Govindu, Aashna Vajramani, Ronald M. Peshock
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2026;
16
(2)
:24
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Age-related progression of myocardial dysfunction in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy assessed by cardiac magnetic resonance tissue tracking: a case-control study
Hui Liu, Hua-Yan Xu, Rong Xu, Hang Fu, Ying-Kun Guo, Liang-Geng Gong
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2026;
16
(2)
:25
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Review Article

Electrocardiographic changes in immune checkpoint inhibitor-associated cardiac injury: a narrative review
Shaqi Rao, Guangying Wang, Jinjing Wu, Jiawei Ouyang, Zhuoqi Liu, Xiaohong Yang, Daya Luo, Shuhua Zhang
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2026;
16
(2)
:26
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Rethinking heart rate modulation in heart failure: physiological basis, clinical evidence, and individualized targets: a narrative review
Yusuke Yumita, Yuji Nagatomo, Akane Kawai, Midori Iwashita, Kota Mizutani, Ayami Naito, Toshiki Chishiki, Yukinori Ikegami, Takeshi Adachi
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2026;
16
(2)
:27
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A narrative review on the use of artificial intelligence in cardiovascular medicine
Mohamed Hamdy Serour, Hasan Alhouri, Musab Taha Ahmed Egaimi, Asmaa Alshazly, Ayub Khan, Zahid Khan
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2026;
16
(2)
:28
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Artificial intelligence, extended reality and computational modelling in cross-sectional cardiovascular imaging in congenital heart disease: a narrative review
Francesca Raimondi, Almudena Ortiz-Garrido, Inga Voges
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2026;
16
(2)
:29
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Artificial intelligence-enhanced electrocardiography for acute myocardial infarction detection: a systematic review
Yangyoun Lee, Jung Hwan Ahn, Hyoung-Mo Yang
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2026;
16
(2)
:30
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AI-driven radiomics in vascular disease: a narrative review of image analysis and clinical translation
Dongmei Zhu, Yishen Fu, Yuyao Wang, Zhixiu Li, Anying Cheng, Fan He
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2026;
16
(2)
:31
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Small vessel disease in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: a comprehensive narrative review of multimodality imaging evaluation
Luciana Eltz Soares, Zaid Alkaabneh, Rahul D. Renapurkar
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2026;
16
(2)
:32
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Artificial intelligence across the cardiovascular diagnostic pathway: a case-based narrative review
Hesham M. Abdalla, Adam Bacon, Hunter VanDolah, Luke Dreher, Isabel Scalia, Abdulrahman Eldeib, Todd Laffaye, Mahmoud Abdelnabi, Ramzi Ibrahim, Girish Pathangey, Reza Arsanjani, Chadi Ayoub
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2026;
16
(2)
:33
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Artificial intelligence in cardiology in the current era: a narrative review
Avilash Mondal, Harshith Thyagaturu, Sahas Reddy Jitta, Binita Bhandari, Emmett Helsel, Megha Dogra, Kesar Prajapati, Karthik Gonuguntla
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2026;
16
(2)
:34
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Mitophagy in cardiovascular diseases: a literature review
Ran Zhang, Junyan Zhang, Shuangliang Ma, Li Rao, Zhongxiu Chen
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2026;
16
(2)
:35
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Cardiac magnetic resonance-derived left heart parameters in pulmonary hypertension: diagnostic and prognostic value—a narrative review
Gengmin Liang, Huaxin Yuan, Sitong Chen, Iokfai Cheang, Xu Zhu, Xinli Li, Yanli Zhou
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2026;
16
(2)
:36
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Arts and Medicine

Myocardial mapping: anatomy in the era of digital cardiology
Piotr Jan Bramora
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2026;
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:37
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Review Article on Heart Failure in the Young and Old: Insights into Various Therapies 
Pathophysiology of heart failure
Robert H. G. Schwinger
Published online: 26 February 2021
Review Article 
Pulmonary vascular anatomy & anatomical variants
Asha Kandathil, Murthy Chamarthy
Published online: 27 June 2018
Review Article 
Deep vein thrombosis: pathogenesis, diagnosis, and medical management
Jonathan Stone, Patrick Hangge, Hassan Albadawi, Alex Wallace, Fadi Shamoun, M. Grace Knuttien, Sailendra Naidu, Rahmi Oklu
Published online: 21 December 2017
Non-invasive Cardiovascular Imaging 
Coronary artery calcium scoring, what is answered and what questions remain
George Youssef, Matthew J. Budoff
Published online: 27 June 2012
Review Article 
Imaging of acute pulmonary embolism: an update
Alastair J. E. Moore, Jason Wachsmann, Murthy R. Chamarthy, Lloyd Panjikaran, Yuki Tanabe, Prabhakar Rajiah
Published online: 27 June 2018
Original Article 
Vegetarian diets and glycemic control in diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Yoko Yokoyama, Neal D. Barnard, Susan M. Levin, Mitsuhiro Watanabe
Published online: 30 October 2014
Review Article 
Echocardiographic Guidance for Diagnostic and Therapeutic Percutaneous Procedures
Cam Tu Nguyen, Eunice Lee, Huai Luo, Robert J Siegel
Published online: 09 December 2011
Review Article 
4D flow imaging with MRI
Zoran Stankovic, Bradley D. Allen, Julio Garcia, Kelly B. Jarvis, Michael Markl
Published online: 23 April 2014
Original Article 
Type 2 versus type 1 myocardial infarction: a comparison of clinical characteristics and outcomes with a meta-analysis of observational studies
Sonu Gupta, Satyanarayana R. Vaidya, Sameer Arora, Amol Bahekar, Santhosh R. Devarapally
Published online: 29 August 2017
Review Article on Impact of Cardiac CT in Clinical Practice 
Cardiac CT angiography: normal and pathological anatomical features—a narrative review
Alberto Clemente, Sara Seitun, Cesare Mantini, Giovanni Gentile, Duccio Federici, Andrea Barison, Andrea Rossi, Magdalena Cuman, Alessandra Pizzuto, Lamia Ait-Ali, Eduardo Bossone, Filippo Cademartiri, Dante Chiappino
Published online: 17 December 2020
Review Article 
Cardiac biomarkers: New tools for heart failure management
Navaid Iqbal, Bailey Wentworth, Rajiv Choudhary, Alejandro De La Parra Landa, Benjamin Kipper, Arrash Fard, Alan S. Maisel
Published online: 27 June 2012
Review Article 
Computed tomography in the evaluation for transcatheter aortic valve implantation
Paul Schoenhagen, Jörg Hausleiter, Stephan Achenbach, Milind Y. Desai, E. Murat Tuzcu
Published online: 09 December 2011
Review Article 
Congenital anomalies of the aortic arch
Sarv Priya, Richard Thomas, Prashant Nagpal, Arun Sharma, Michael Steigner
Published online: 13 April 2018
Review Article 
Advanced imaging in acute and chronic deep vein thrombosis
Gita Yashwantrao Karande, Sandeep S. Hedgire, Yadiel Sanchez, Vinit Baliyan, Vishala Mishra, Suvranu Ganguli, Anand M. Prabhakar
Published online: 29 December 2016

Original Article

Reproducibility of myocardial perfusion reserve - variations in measurements from post processing using commercially available software
Pavel Goykhman, Puja K. Mehta, Megha Agarwal, Chrisandra Shufelt, Piotr J. Slomka, Yuching Yang, Yuan Xu, Leslee J. Shaw, Daniel S. Berman, Noel Bairey Merz, Louise E. J. Thomson
3D morphometry using automated aortic segmentation in native MR angiography: an alternative to contrast enhanced MRA?
Matthias Müller-Eschner, Tobias Müller, Andreas Biesdorf, Stefan Wörz, Fabian Rengier, Dittmar Böckler, Hans-Ulrich Kauczor, Karl Rohr, Hendrik von Tengg-Kobligk
Noninvasive pressure difference mapping derived from 4D flow MRI in patients with unrepaired and repaired aortic coarctation
Fabian Rengier, Michael Delles, Joachim Eichhorn, Yoo-Jin Azad, Hendrik von Tengg-Kobligk, Julia Ley-Zaporozhan, Rüdiger Dillmann, Hans-Ulrich Kauczor, Roland Unterhinninghofen, Sebastian Ley
Life span of patients with Eisenmenger syndrome is not superior to that of patients with other causes of pulmonary hypertension
Béatrice Bonello, Sébastien Renard, Julien Mancini, Sandrine Huber, Gilbert Habib, Alain Fraisse
Vegetarian diets and glycemic control in diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Yoko Yokoyama, Neal D. Barnard, Susan M. Levin, Mitsuhiro Watanabe

Review Article

Hypoxamirs in pulmonary hypertension: breathing new life into pulmonary vascular research
Andrew E. Hale, Kevin White, Stephen Y. Chan
Bone marrow-derived cell therapy in chagasic cardiac disease: a review of pre-clinical and clinical results
Antonio Carlos Campos de Carvalho, Adriana Bastos Carvalho, Debora Bastos Mello, Regina Coeli dos Santos Goldenberg
Imaging in the context of replacement heart valve development: Use of the Visible Heart® methodologies
Michael G. Bateman, Paul A. Iaizzo
Antioxidant therapies for the management of atrial fibrillation
Tong Liu, Panagiotis Korantzopoulos, Guangping Li
The Popeye domain containing genes: essential elements in heart rate control
Roland F. Schindler, Kar Lai Poon, Subreena Simrick, Thomas Brand
Dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging: fundamentals and application to the evaluation of the peripheral perfusion
Yaron Gordon, Sasan Partovi, Matthias Müller-Eschner, Erik Amarteifio, Tobias Bäuerle, Marc-André Weber, Hans-Ulrich Kauczor, Fabian Rengier
4D flow imaging with MRI
Zoran Stankovic, Bradley D. Allen, Julio Garcia, Kelly B. Jarvis, Michael Markl
Review of MRI-based measurements of pulse wave velocity: a biomarker of arterial stiffness
Andrew L. Wentland, Thomas M. Grist, Oliver Wieben

Brief Report

Correlates of objectively measured physical activity in cardiac patients
Wonwoo Byun, Cemal Ozemek, Katrina Riggin, Scott Strath, Leonard Kaminsky

Original Articles

Left ventricular energy model predicts adverse events in women with suspected myocardial ischemia: results from the NHLBI-sponsored women’s ischemia syndrome evaluation (WISE) study
Mark Doyle, Nicole Weinberg, Gerald M. Pohost, C. Noel Bairey Merz, Leslee J. Shaw, George Sopko, Anthon Fuisz, William J. Rogers, Edward G. Walsh, B. Delia Johnson, Barry L. Sharaf, Carl J. Pepine, Sunil Mankad, Steven E. Reis, Geetha Rayarao, Diane A. Vido, Vera Bittner, Lindsey Tauxe, Marian B. Olson, Sheryl F. Kelsey, Robert WW Biederman
Cardiac risk factors and myocardial perfusion reserve in women with microvascular coronary dysfunction
Megha Agarwal, Chrisandra Shufelt, Puja K. Mehta, Edward Gill, Daniel S. Berman, Debiao Li, Behzad Sharif, Ning Li, C. Noel Bairey Merz, Louise E.J. Thomson
Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging myocardial perfusion reserve index assessment in women with microvascular coronary dysfunction and reference controls
Chrisandra L. Shufelt, Louise E. J. Thomson, Pavel Goykhman, Megha Agarwal, Puja K. Mehta, Tara Sedlak, Ning Li, Edward Gill, Bruce Samuels, Babak Azabal, Saibal Kar, Kamlesh Kothawade, Margo Minissian, Piotr Slomka, Daniel S. Berman, C. Noel Bairey Merz
Improved diagnosis and prognosis using Decisions Informed by Combining Entities (DICE): results from the NHLBI-sponsored Women’s Ischemia Syndrome Evaluation (WISE)
Mark Doyle, Gerald M. Pohost, C. Noel Bairey Merz, Leslee J. Shaw, George Sopko, William J. Rogers, Barry L. Sharaf, Carl J. Pepine, Diane A. Vido-Thompson, Geetha Rayarao, Lindsey Tauxe, Sheryl F. Kelsey, Douglas Mc Nair, Robert W. Biederman

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