Real-World Experience With Mavacamten in SRT-Eligible Obstructive HCM

JACC Adv. 2026 Jul 1;5(8):102956. doi: 10.1016/j.jacadv.2026.102956. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Mavacamten, a cardiac myosin inhibitor, has been shown to improve symptoms and reduce left ventricular outflow tract gradients in obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (oHCM). However, re

An Unusual Etiology of Bayés' Syndrome: Fabry Disease

Ann Noninvasive Electrocardiol. 2026 Jul;31(4):e70220. doi: 10.1111/anec.70220.ABSTRACTWe present the case of a 72-year-old female with Fabry disease who developed an advanced interatrial conduction block and atrial fibrillation, a condition known as Bayés' syndrome. Fabry disease is an X-linked inh

Valve-Specific Comparative Effectiveness of Direct Oral Anticoagulants Versus Vitamin K Antagonists After Surgical Valve Procedures in Atrial Fibrillation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Cardiol Rev. 2026 Jul 2. doi: 10.1097/CRD.0000000000001386. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAnticoagulation after left-sided bioprosthetic valve replacement or mitral valve repair in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) remains uncertain, as decisions must balance prevention of thromboembolism again

From the arrhythmia to the substrate: the role of atrial cardiomyopathy in atrial fibrillation management

No abstractActa Cardiol. 2026 Jul 1:1-3. doi: 10.1080/00015385.2026.2695396. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:42384552 | DOI:10.1080/00015385.2026.2695396

Association between red cell distribution width and all-cause mortality in patients with congestive heart failure and atrial fibrillation

Acta Cardiol. 2026 Jul 1:1-11. doi: 10.1080/00015385.2026.2695318. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: The role of red cell distribution width (RDW) in critically ill patients with congestive heart failure (CHF) and atrial fibrillation (AF), requiring intensive care unit (ICU) admission, remai

Subclinical Atrial Fibrillation: Detection, Stroke Risk, and Treatment

Dtsch Arztebl Int. 2026 Oct 2;123(20):arztebl.m2026.0125. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.m2026.0125. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Clinically evident atrial fibrillation is estimated to affect more than 1.8 million people in Germany. Atrial arrhythmias are increasingly being detected by cardiac de

Sex differences in escalation to atrioventricular node ablation following catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation

J Interv Card Electrophysiol. 2026 Jul 1. doi: 10.1007/s10840-026-02395-7. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Sex-based differences in atrial fibrillation (AF) symptom burden and response to rhythm control strategies are recognised. Whether female and male patients differ in escalation to atr

From sensation to action: expectation, appraisal, and decision-making in patient-triggered cardiac monitoring

J Behav Med. 2026 Jul 1. doi: 10.1007/s10865-026-00690-2. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThis study examined whether objective physiological arousal predicts patient-triggered recordings (PTRs) in patients with an implantable loop recorder (ILR), to clarify how normative autonomic activation and clin

Comparative effectiveness of figure-of-eight suture and manual compression for femoral venous hemostasis after atrial fibrillation ablation: A grade assessed meta-analysis

J Thromb Thrombolysis. 2026 Jul 1. doi: 10.1007/s11239-026-03347-8. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAtrial fibrillation is a common cardiac arrhythmia associated with serious complications such as stroke, heart failure, and mortality. Catheter ablation is frequently used for drug-resistant cases but r

Marshall Bundle-Mediated Re-Entry After Combined Endo- and Epicardial PFA at the Mitral Isthmus Successfully Treated With VOMEI

No abstractJACC Clin Electrophysiol. 2026 Jun 26:S2405-500X(26)00555-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jacep.2026.05.031. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:42383974 | DOI:10.1016/j.jacep.2026.05.031

Durable PVI and AF Recurrence: Disconnecting the Dots

No abstractJACC Clin Electrophysiol. 2026 Jun 26:S2405-500X(26)00553-0. doi: 10.1016/j.jacep.2026.06.006. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:42383973 | DOI:10.1016/j.jacep.2026.06.006

Not All Lesions Are Created Equal: Limitations of Index-Guided Ablation

No abstractJACC Clin Electrophysiol. 2026 Jun 26:S2405-500X(26)00546-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jacep.2026.05.029. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:42383972 | DOI:10.1016/j.jacep.2026.05.029

Beyond the Silhouette: Defining a Predictive Phenotype for Persistent Atrial Fibrillation

No abstractJACC Clin Electrophysiol. 2026 Jun 25:S2405-500X(26)00547-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jacep.2026.06.002. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:42383969 | DOI:10.1016/j.jacep.2026.06.002

Sex Differences in the Burden of Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter and Associated Heart Failure Stratified by Age at Onset

Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2026 Jul 1. doi: 10.1111/pace.70341. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Early-onset atrial fibrillation/flutter (AF/AFL), defined as AF/AFL onset before age 45 years, can lead to adverse outcomes including heart failure (HF). The sex-specific patterns of early-onse

Philippine Clinical Practice Guidelines for Periodic Health Examination: Screening for Cardiovascular Disease

Acta Med Philipp. 2026 May 30;60(10):42-52. doi: 10.47895/amp.v60i10.11059. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Cardiovascular diseases remain to be the leading cause of death in the Philippines. Screening may lead to improvement of clinical outcomes if such conditions are detected an

Atrial fibrillation and cardiovascular comorbidity burden as predictors of in-hospital mortality in acute pancreatitis: A National Inpatient Sample analysis of 1.9 million hospitalizations

Int J Cardiol Cardiovasc Risk Prev. 2026 Jun 18;30:200662. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcrp.2026.200662. eCollection 2026 Sep.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Atrial fibrillation (AF) and cardiovascular (CV) comorbidities are prevalent in acute pancreatitis (AP) and may compromise hemodynamic tolerance of systemic inflammat

Stage D heart failure in the United States: A study from a national database

Am Heart J Plus. 2026 Jun 24;68:100820. doi: 10.1016/j.ahjo.2026.100820. eCollection 2026 Aug.ABSTRACTSTUDY OBJECTIVE: To study the clinical characteristics and outcomes of hospitalized Stage D HF as there is paucity of data regarding this class of HF patients.DESIGN: This is a non-interventional re

Finerenone after FINEARTS-HF: evidence boundaries and implementation in heart failure with LVEF ≥40

Front Cardiovasc Med. 2026 Jun 16;13:1880045. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2026.1880045. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTFINEARTS-HF moved finerenone from cardiorenal biological plausibility to randomized outcome evidence for selected adults with symptomatic heart failure (HF) and left ventricular ejection fraction (

Closing the quality gap: analysis of implementation barriers and interventions for postoperative exercise rehabilitation for patients with radiofrequency ablation for atrial fibrillation

Front Cardiovasc Med. 2026 Jun 16;13:1757839. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2026.1757839. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Atrial fibrillation patients often experience issues such as recurrence and reduced exercise tolerance following radiofrequency catheter ablation, which adversely affect postoperative r

Proton pump inhibitor co-therapy in patients receiving non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants: current evidence, gastrointestinal bleeding prevention, and clinical considerations

Front Cardiovasc Med. 2026 Jun 16;13:1816099. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2026.1816099. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOACs) are widely prescribed for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation (AF). Although they reduce intracranial hemorrhage compared with

Three-port laparoscopic cholecystectomy with common bile duct exploration in situs inverse totalis: a case report and literature review

Front Surg. 2026 Jun 16;13:1775353. doi: 10.3389/fsurg.2026.1775353. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: The anatomical variations in patients with situs inverse totalis (SIT) pose unique challenges to laparoscopic cholecystectomy with common bile duct exploration (LC + LCBDE) that relies on conv

Documented Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Cardiometabolic Phenotype, and Rhythm-Related Outcomes After Atrial Fibrillation Ablation: An Observational Cohort Study

J Arrhythm. 2026 Jun 30;42(4):e70410. doi: 10.1002/joa3.70410. eCollection 2026 Aug.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is common in atrial fibrillation (AF) and may influence AF phenotype and post-ablation recurrence. We aimed to determine whether documented OSAS identifies

Single-stage minimally invasive resection of synchronous left atrial myxoma and pulmonary atypical carcinoid: case report

J Surg Case Rep. 2026 Jun 30;2026(6):rjag540. doi: 10.1093/jscr/rjag540. eCollection 2026 Jun.ABSTRACTSynchronous primary cardiac and pulmonary tumors are rare, presenting complex therapeutic challenges regarding surgical sequencing and perioperative risk. A 52-year-old man with atrial fibrillation

Asthma increased the risk of atrial fibrillation: insights from clinical association to genetic and molecular evidence

BMC Pulm Med. 2026 Jun 30. doi: 10.1186/s12890-026-04274-3. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Despite the high global incidence of asthma and atrial fibrillation (AF), the causal relationship between the two conditions remains unclear. Emerging observational evidence suggests a potential ass