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Current Cardiology Reports

Issue 1/2026

Content (31 Articles)

Outcomes of Adding Computed Tomography Angiography for Pre-procedural Planning of Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Vinicius Pereira, Julia Fernandes, Rafael Petri Santos Pinheiro, Naieli Andrade, Eric Katsuyama, Chidubem Ezenna, Mrinal Murali Krishna, Meghna Joseph, Andrew M. Goldsweig, Wilton F. Gomes

Preserving the Metabolic Engine: Muscle as the Therapeutic Target for Cardiovascular Prevention in Obesity Pharmacotherapy

  • Cardiometabolic Disease (DM and CV) (CJ Lavie, Section Editor)

Fabian Sanchis-Gomar, Ian J. Neeland, Pilar Ruiz-Lozano, Osama Alnahar, Fatima Rodriguez

Lipid-Lowering Therapies and Cognition in Older Adults: A Narrative Review and Clinical Considerations

  • Lipid Abnormalities and Cardiovascular Prevention (NJ Pagidipati, Section Editor)

Raiza Rossi, Armin Nouri, Zafer Akman, Shefa Arya Nezhad, Abdulla A. Damluji, Michael G. Nanna

The Treatment of Obesity in the Context of the Obesity Paradox in Patients with Heart Failure: A Narrative Review

  • Open Access
  • Obesity
  • Myocardial Disease (A Abbate and M Merlo, Section Editors)

Pamela L. Alebna, Sarah Martey, Anurag Mehta, Carl J. Lavie, Salvatore Carbone

Leadless Devices: the Future of Pacing

Benjamin W. Furman, Bo Wang, Aparna Sajja, Mikhael F. EL-Chami

Mesenchymal Stem Cell Based-Regenerative Therapy in Atherosclerosis: an Updated Review

Hanie Mahaki, Mohsen Sheykhhasan, Hamid Reza Rahimi, Gholamhossein Kazemzadeh, Hassan Ravari, Sima Nobari, Hanieh Salmani Izadi, Susan Darroudi, Fatemeh Forouzanfar, Hamed Afkhami, Hamid Tanzadehpanah

Review of Management of the Borderline Left Ventricle: A Focus on Current Transcatheter and Hybrid Approaches

Bassel Mohammad Nijres, Reid C. Chamberlain, Rachel A. Taylor, Rupesh Natarajan, Cauyna Moreira, Thomas K. Jones

Targeting Triglycerides in Cardiovascular Disease Prevention: Evidence, Mechanisms, and Emerging Therapies

Usman Alam, Sheetal V. Mathai, Annalisa Filtz, Toshiki Kuno, Juan J. Badimon, Allan D. Sniderman, Salim S. Virani, Peter P. Toth, Michael D. Shapiro, Carl J. Lavie, Deepak L. Bhatt, Leandro Slipczuk

Precision Management of Coronary Stent Thrombosis: A Contemporary Guide

Tanawat Attachaipanich, Affan Rizwan, Hafeez Ul Hassan Virk, Mahboob Alam, Muzamil Khawaja, Hani Jneid, Chayakrit Krittanawong

Cholesteryl Ester Transfer Protein Inhibitors: State of the Science

  • Ezetimibe
  • Lipid Abnormalities and Cardiovascular Prevention (NJ Pagidipati, Section Editor)

Mojgan Nejabat, Niki Katsiki, Debabrata Mukherjee, Farzin Hadizadeh, Amirhossein Sahebkar

Echocardiographic Deformation Imaging of the Right Atrium: A New Paradigm in Noninvasive Hemodynamic Assessment

Ahmad Daoud, Pablo Perez Lopez, Hoda Mombeini, Anna Zaeske, Jiwon Kim, Valentina Mercurio, Julia Grapsa, Monica Mukherjee

Echocardiography in Athletes: the Ever-Evolving Assessment of Physiology Versus Pathology

  • Open Access
  • CSF Drainage
  • Echocardiography (JM Gardin and AH Waller, Section Editors)

John T. Fritzlen, Matthew W. Martinez

Contemporary Assessment and Management of Effusive-Constrictive Pericarditis

  • Open Access
  • Pericardiectomy
  • Pericardial Disease (AL Klein and CL Jellis, Section Editors)

Lamis El Harake, Ashraf Samhan, Paul C. Cremer, Mohamed Al Kazaz

Pericardiectomy for Constrictive and Recurrent Pericarditis: State of the Art Update

  • Open Access
  • Pericardiectomy
  • Myocardial Disease (A Abbate and M Merlo, Section Editors)

Kristina Krzelj, Maria Bakaeen, Tom Kai Ming Wang, Allan Klein, Saberio Lo Presti Vega, Christine Jellis, Deborah Kwon, Michael Tong, Shinya Unai, Marijan Koprivanac

The Emerging Role of Artificial Intelligence in the Assessment of Valvular Heart Disease with Cardiac Imaging

Cory Sejo, Michael Randazzo, Roberto Lang, Jeremy Slivnick

Race and Patient-Physician Communication on Blood Pressure Management: Helping Improve Care

  • Open Access
  • Hypertension
  • Diversity and Health Equity in Cardiology (AE Johnson, Section Editor)

Samar A. Nasser, Ashley Pender, Ayan Ali, Kardie Tobb, Keith C. Ferdinand

Optimizing Care in Pulmonary Embolism with the Pulmonary Embolism Response Team

  • Thrombectomy
  • Interventional Cardiology (SR Bailey and T Helmy, Section Editors)

Bryan Kindya, Wissam Jaber

Bioresorbable Scaffolds: Ready for a Rematch?

  • Thrombosis
  • Interventional Cardiology (SR Bailey and T Helmy, Section Editors)

Oludamilola Akinmolayemi, Alexander Levy, Swagata Patnaik, Gregg W. Stone, Solomon W. Bienstock

Combination Lipid-Lowering Therapy After ACS: Should this be the New Standard of Care?

  • Open Access
  • Acute Coronary Syndrome
  • Lipid Abnormalities and Cardiovascular Prevention (NJ Pagidipati, Section Editor)

Julia Brandts, Nikolaus Marx

The Role of Inflammation in Takotsubo Syndrome: From Pathogenic Pathways To Imaging Insights and Therapeutic Perspectives

  • Open Access
  • Cardiomyopathy
  • Myocardial Disease (A Abbate and M Merlo, Section Editors)

Cristina Madaudo, Hibba Kurdi, Jessica Ielapi, Cornelia Margineanu, Sara Moscatelli, Chiara Bucciarelli-Ducci, Daniel Bromage, Jessica Artico

Cardiorenal and Metabolic Dimensions of Cardiomyopathies and Heart Failure: Focus on SGLT2i, GLP1-RA, and ns-MRA

  • Cardiomyopathy
  • Myocardial Disease (A Abbate and M Merlo, Section Editors)

Carla Indennidate, Brigitta Perencin, Vittorio Di Maso, Iris Buda, Riccardo Candido, Gianfranco Sinagra, Marco Merlo

Assessment of Right Ventricular Function Prior to Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Interventions

  • CSF Drainage
  • Structural Heart Disease (S Vakamudi, Section Editor)

Paolo Springhetti, Michele Tomaselli, Luigi P. Badano, Noela Radu, Andra Negru, Denisa Muraru

A Growing Burden: Obesity’s Impact on Cardiometabolic Disease Risk in Children and Adolescents

  • Obesity
  • Cardiometabolic Disease (DM and CV) (CJ Lavie, Section Editor)

Vince J. Catalfamo, Samer Farhud, John Mulkey, Carl J. Lavie

Correction to: The Emerging Role of Lithotripsy in Structural Heart Interventions

  • Open Access
  • Correction

Jonathan X. Fang, Leo Kar Lok Lai, Gennaro Giustino, Jaffar M. Khan, Pedro Engel Gonzalez, Brian P. O’Neill, Tiberio M. Frisoli, James C. Lee, Ahmad Jabri, Dee Dee Wang, William W. O’Neill, Pedro A. Villablanca

Survey of Board-Certified Adult Congenital Heart Disease Providers Assessing Workforce Gaps

  • Review

Shane Clark, Annirudh Balachandran, Tabitha Moe, Danielle Hile, Mark Roeder, Richard A. Krasuski

Social Determinants of Cardiovascular Health: Yes, They Matter—But What Can We Do to Address Them?

  • Open Access
  • Public Health Policy (SS Virani and D Mahtta, Section Editors)

Faith E. Metlock, Mathias Lalika, Joshua J. Joseph, Yvonne Commodore-Mensah, LaPrincess C. Brewer

Multimodality Imaging for Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Devices

Alvin Ho, Leila Alizadeh, Alan F Vainrib, Richard Ro, Daniel Bamira, Robin S. Freedberg, Muhamed Saric

Interventional Strategies for Pulmonary Artery Stenosis After the Arterial Switch Operation

Giuliano Giusti, Ahmed Afifi, Mina Tewfik, Salim G M Jivanji, Talita Lima Ribeiro, Lee Benson

Catheter-Based Valvular and Structural Interventions in Cancer Patients

Tony Joudi, Ahmad Safdar, Neehal Shukla, Rochell Issa, Zoha Majeed, Alok A. Khorana, Cezar Illescu, Rishi Puri, Rohit Moudgil

Global Burden of Cardiovascular Disease: What Should Be Expected in the Next 25 Years?

  • Review

Unaiza Naeem, Salil Deo, Amirhossein Sahebkar, Sana Sheikh, Adeel Khoja, Elizabeth M. Vaughan, Ali bin Abdul Jabbar, Dinesh K. Kalra, Leandro Slipczuk, Salim Shahbuddin Virani

A quick guide to ECGs

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