Resuscitation. 2026 Sep 11:111310. doi: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2026.111310. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Impella-treated cardiogenic shock (CS) includes distinct arrest presentations. In-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) during CS may reflect progressive in-hospital hemodynamic collapse,
Cardiovasc Toxicol. 2026 Sep 11;26(10):106. doi: 10.1007/s12012-026-10181-0.ABSTRACTMyocardial injury is a common pathological endpoint in conditions such as acute myocardial infarction, ischemia/reperfusion injury, myocarditis, and drug-induced cardiotoxicity, and remains a therapeutic challenge du
JACC Case Rep. 2026 Sep 10:110200. doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2026.110200. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Acute myocarditis is a recognized ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction mimic; however, focal septal myocarditis presenting with a proximal left anterior descending artery infarction
Eur J Case Rep Intern Med. 2026 Aug 18;13(9):007204. doi: 10.12890/2026_007204. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Mesalazine (5-aminosalicylic acid, 5-ASA) is the cornerstone treatment for mild-to-moderate ulcerative colitis. Although generally well tolerated, rare cases of drug-induced myocard
Eur J Case Rep Intern Med. 2026 Aug 14;13(9):006953. doi: 10.12890/2026_006953. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Familial hypocalciuric hypercalcemia (FHH) is a rare hereditary cause of mild hypercalcemia that usually follows a benign clinical course. Calcific aortic stenosis (AS) in a trileaf
J Thorac Dis. 2026 Aug 31;18(8):957. doi: 10.21037/jtd-2026-0993. Epub 2026 Jul 22.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Thymic epithelial tumors (TETs) are rare mediastinal malignancies with unique immunobiological features related to thymic immune tolerance. Although immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs
J Thorac Dis. 2026 Aug 31;18(8):961. doi: 10.21037/jtd-2026-1372. Epub 2026 Jul 21.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have revolutionized the treatment of advanced lung cancer. However, their associated cardiac toxicity constitutes a life-threatening immune-related
Transl Pediatr. 2026 Aug 31;15(8):301. doi: 10.21037/tp-2026-0505. Epub 2026 Aug 27.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Macrophage-driven inflammation contributes to myocardial injury in pediatric myocarditis, but the extent to which cardiomyocyte maturation status influences responses to inflammatory stimulation r
J Thorac Dis. 2026 Aug 31;18(8):890. doi: 10.21037/jtd-2026-1227. Epub 2026 Jul 21.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Public attention to myocarditis has increased markedly since the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and vaccine-related discussions. Because misleading online content may distort symptom
Transl Pediatr. 2026 Aug 31;15(8):336. doi: 10.21037/tp-2026-0457. Epub 2026 Jul 14.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Fulminant myocarditis (FM) is a life-threatening pediatric condition that may progress rapidly to cardiogenic shock and multiorgan dysfunction. This study evaluated early clinical and laboratory f
No abstractCirc Cardiovasc Imaging. 2026 Sep 11:e020119. doi: 10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.126.020119. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:42723626 | DOI:10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.126.020119
Heart Lung Circ. 2026 Sep 10:S1443-9506(26)00408-7. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2026.05.007. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Cardiac troponin immunoassays are critical for diagnosing myocardial infarction. Up to 10% of elevated results may be falsely positive because of heterophile antibodies or ma
No abstractEur J Heart Fail. 2026 Sep 10:xuag284. doi: 10.1093/ejhf/xuag284. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:42720928 | DOI:10.1093/ejhf/xuag284
Front Immunol. 2026 Aug 26;17:1834913. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2026.1834913. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI)-associated myocarditis (ICI-M) is a rare but potentially lethal immune-related adverse event (irAE). Early identification of fulminant (severe) cases remains
Front Med (Lausanne). 2026 Aug 26;13:1887831. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2026.1887831. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: In eosinophilic diseases, myocardial involvement critically impacts prognosis. Given the rarity and heterogeneity of eosinophilic myocarditis (EM), diagnosis and risk-adapted treatment r
BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2026 Sep 9;26(1):342. doi: 10.1186/s12911-026-03832-3.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: The rapid deployment of mRNA vaccines during the COVID-19 pandemic exposed limitations in traditional pharmacovigilance systems, including delayed reporting, high underreporting rates, and inability t
Circ J. 2026 Sep 10. doi: 10.1253/circj.CJ-26-0349. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Endomyocardial biopsy (EMB) remains the gold standard for diagnosing acute myocarditis (AM); however, its prognostic value has not been fully established. We investigated the prognostic impact of EMB, with
Infez Med. 2026 Sep 1;34(3):366-370. doi: 10.53854/liim-3403-11. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTCampylobacter jejuni is a common cause of bacterial gastroenteritis, while cardiac involvement is a rare extraintestinal complication. We report the case of a 21-year-old immunocompetent man who developed acute
Case Rep Cardiol. 2026 Sep 8;2026:4549069. doi: 10.1155/cric/4549069. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Myocarditis has been rarely reported following COVID-19 vaccination, most commonly in younger males. Although a temporal association has been observed, establishing causality in individual case
Exp Mol Med. 2026 Sep 9. doi: 10.1038/s12276-026-01835-8. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTDespite significant biomedical advances, cardiovascular disease remains a leading cause of global mortality. The traditional 'bench-to-bedside' research pipeline, which heavily relies on animal models to guide cl
No abstractNat Rev Cardiol. 2026 Sep 8. doi: 10.1038/s41569-026-01349-w. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:42711382 | DOI:10.1038/s41569-026-01349-w
Autoimmun Rev. 2026 Sep 8:104184. doi: 10.1016/j.autrev.2026.104184. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: To define the frequency, clinical and subclinical spectrum, diagnostic findings, and outcomes of lupus-related myocarditis (LM) through a cohort study and systematic literature review (SLR).
Circulation. 2026 Sep;154(9):863-871. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.126.081201. Epub 2026 Aug 31.ABSTRACTImmune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI)-associated myocarditis is uncommon but has been described as an important and potentially fatal complication of cancer treatment. Increasing evidence from a variet
Curr Rheumatol Rev. 2026 Aug 29. doi: 10.2174/0115733971487668260818115544. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: This report highlights a rare, catastrophic presentation of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) manifesting as sudden cardiovascular collapse in a patient with no prior autoimmune his
