JAMA Cardiol. 2026 Aug 31:e263803. doi: 10.1001/jamacardio.2026.3803. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTIMPORTANCE: In transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM), tricuspid regurgitation (TR) severity may be underestimated by conventional (semi-)quantitative echocardiographic criteria derived from n
J Mol Cell Cardiol Plus. 2026 Aug 17;17:100864. doi: 10.1016/j.jmccpl.2026.100864. eCollection 2026 Sep.ABSTRACTPrimary (genetic) cardiomyopathy comprises a heterogeneous group of predominantly monogenic (genetically determined) myocardial diseases-principally hypertrophic (HCM), dilated (DCM) and r
Children (Basel). 2026 Jul 24;13(8):983. doi: 10.3390/children13080983.ABSTRACTBackground/Objectives: Isolated Left Ventricular Apical Hypoplasia (ILVAH) is a rare congenital anomaly characterized by a truncated, spherical left ventricle (LV) with fibro-fatty apical replacement. Historically conside
Biophys Rev. 2026 Feb 9;18(3):641-648. doi: 10.1007/s12551-026-01420-3. eCollection 2026 Jun.ABSTRACTIn this review, we summarize a series of studies focused on cardiac myosin light chains and hereditary human mutations that cause hypertrophic (HCM), restrictive (RCM), or dilated (DCM) cardiomyopath
Case Rep Cardiol. 2026 Aug 17;2026:5307648. doi: 10.1155/cric/5307648. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTLöffler endocarditis, an idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome, can present symptoms of heart failure and peripheral eosinophilia. We present the case of a 46-year-old woman with fatigue, shortness of bre
Cureus. 2026 Jul 17;18(7):e112834. doi: 10.7759/cureus.112834. eCollection 2026 Jul.ABSTRACTTransthyretin cardiac amyloidosis (ATTR-CM) is an increasingly recognized infiltrative cardiomyopathy characterized by progressive myocardial amyloid deposition, leading to heart failure, arrhythmias, and con
JACC Case Rep. 2026 Aug 11:109527. doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2026.109527. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Malignant mesothelioma is a rare late complication of thoracic radiotherapy and may contribute to complex cardiothoracic manifestations decades after treatment.CASE SUMMARY: A 60-year-old
Front Med (Lausanne). 2026 Jul 27;13:1800984. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2026.1800984. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND AND AIMS: Pediatric cardiomyopathy is the leading indication for cardiac transplantation in children. However, data on its prevalence and outcomes mainly comes from developed countries,
No abstractJTCVS Tech. 2026 May 14;38:102419. doi: 10.1016/j.xjtc.2026.102419. eCollection 2026 Aug.NO ABSTRACTPMID:42577013 | PMC:PMC13453638 | DOI:10.1016/j.xjtc.2026.102419
Eur Heart J Case Rep. 2026 Jul 14;10(8):ytag494. doi: 10.1093/ehjcr/ytag494. eCollection 2026 Aug.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Left ventricular non-compaction (LVNC) is a genetically heterogeneous cardiomyopathy linked to sarcomeric and cytoskeletal genes, yet only one case has previously been associated wit
JACC Heart Fail. 2026 Aug;14(8):103182. doi: 10.1016/j.jchf.2026.103182.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Rapid diagnostic screening is an unmet need in patients with suspected cardiomyopathy (CM). The authors recently demonstrated in a retrospective study that magnetocardiography (MCG) may be a suitable tool to
Glob Cardiol Sci Pract. 2026 Jun 30;2026(3):e202625. doi: 10.21542/gcsp.2026.25. eCollection 2026 Jun 30.ABSTRACTBackground: Transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTR) is a progressive disease that causes a restrictive cardiomyopathy. Vutrisiran, a subcutaneous RNA interference (RNAi) therapy, is an approved
Artif Organs. 2026 Sep;50(9):1207-1216. doi: 10.1111/aor.70207. Epub 2026 Jul 30.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Conventional mechanical circulatory support offers limited options for patients with small or restrictive left ventricles. Left atrial inflow (LA-Ao) ventricular assist device (VAD) configuration rep
Eur Heart J Case Rep. 2026 Jul 14;10(7):ytag505. doi: 10.1093/ehjcr/ytag505. eCollection 2026 Jul.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Iatrogenic arteriovenous (AV) fistula is a rare but treatable cause of high-output heart failure that can mimic restrictive cardiomyopathy and may lead to inappropriate listing for h
Yonsei Med J. 2026 Aug;67(8):577-585. doi: 10.3349/ymj.2025.0268.ABSTRACTPURPOSE: There are few national studies of waiting-list mortality for heart transplantation (HT) in Korea. Our multicenter study examined mortality on the HT waiting list and its associated risk factors.MATERIALS AND METHODS: W
Front Cardiovasc Med. 2026 Jul 3;13:1835652. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2026.1835652. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Cardiac amyloidosis (CA) is an infiltrative restrictive cardiomyopathy characterized by the deposition of β-fold amyloid, often presenting as left ventricular hypertrophy. Early nonspeci
JACC Case Rep. 2026 Sep 2;31(35):109237. doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2026.109237. Epub 2026 Jul 18.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Val142Ile hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis (hATTR) is an underrecognized cause of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) in older individuals of African ancestry.CASE
JACC Adv. 2026 Aug;5(8):103006. doi: 10.1016/j.jacadv.2026.103006. Epub 2026 Jul 17.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Myocarditis progressing to a dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) phenotype carries a high risk of end-stage heart failure in early childhood.OBJECTIVES: Given the age-dependent regenerative capacity of t
Cureus. 2026 Jul 12;18(7):e112551. doi: 10.7759/cureus.112551. eCollection 2026 Jul.ABSTRACTCardiac immunoglobulin light chain (AL) amyloidosis classically presents with biventricular heart failure and increased wall thickness. Recurrent unilateral pleural effusion as the inaugural manifestation is
Clin Case Rep. 2026 Jul 9;14(7):e73115. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.73115. eCollection 2026 Jul.ABSTRACTSystemic amyloidosis, which may involve the heart as an infiltrative cardiomyopathy, is frequently underdiagnosed, particularly in low-resource settings where access to advanced imaging and laboratory inves
Vet J. 2026 Aug;318:106773. doi: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2026.106773. Epub 2026 Jul 9.ABSTRACTDespite many decades of research into the underlying pathophysiology of thromboembolic disease in cats with cardiomyopathy, findings across the literature are still limited with inconsistencies across study findings
Int J Cardiol. 2026 Oct 15;461:134666. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2026.134666. Epub 2026 Jul 9.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Loeffler's endomyocarditis, the cardiac manifestation of hypereosinophilic syndrome, is characterized by eosinophilic myocardial infiltration and thrombus formation leading to restrictive ca
Eur Heart J Case Rep. 2026 Jul 4;10(7):ytag472. doi: 10.1093/ehjcr/ytag472. eCollection 2026 Jul.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Loeffler endocarditis (LE) is a rare but potentially life-threatening cardiac manifestation of hyper-eosinophilic syndrome (HES). The disease is often complicated by intracardiac thro
Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2026 Jul;42(7):831-843. doi: 10.1007/s12055-026-02195-8. Epub 2026 Feb 28.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVES: Body weight is still the most common metric used for donor-recipient matching in Pediatric Heart Transplantation (PHTX) and its impact on long-term outcomes remains unclear
