Vol 16, No 2 (April 24, 2026): Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy

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;
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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;
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: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;
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: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;
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: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;
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: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;
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: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;
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: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;
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: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;
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: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;
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: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;
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: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;
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: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;
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: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;
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: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;
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: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;
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: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;
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: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;
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: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;
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: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;
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: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;
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: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;
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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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