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Contents Volume 18 Issue 1 January 26, 2026

Editorial

Genetic insights into coronary heart disease in the Teochew population: Bridging gaps in precision medicine

Zu-Chian Chiang, Xi Huang

World J Cardiol 18(1):113579. Published online Jan 26, 2026. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v18.i1.113579

Abstract (50) | Core Tip (33) | Full Article (HTML) (227) | Full Article (PDF)-439K (85) | Full Article with Cover (PDF)-692K (105) | Full Article (XML)-109K (27) | Audio-93K (4) | Peer-Review Report-218K (21) | Answering Reviewers-214K (26) | Received: 08/28/2025 | Revised: 10/01/2025 | Accepted: 12/25/2025 | RCA | PubMed Central | PubMed | CrossRef | Google Scholar | Times Cited (0) | Total Visits (948) | Similar Articles (50) | Timeline of Article Publication (0) | Authors Evaluation (1) | Article Quality Tracking (0) | Cite |

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Review

Clinical application and expansion of paclitaxel-coated balloons in coronary atherosclerotic disease

A-Xiu Huang, Hong-Ying Xie, Gang Luo, Le Hong, Yun-Long Zhou, Yun Wang, De-Kui Gao

World J Cardiol 18(1):108975. Published online Jan 26, 2026. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v18.i1.108975

Abstract (41) | Core Tip (41) | Full Article (HTML) (246) | Tables (1-2) (36) | Full Article (PDF)-638K (68) | Full Article with Cover (PDF)-890K (29) | Full Article (XML)-393K (29) | Audio-496K (1) | Peer-Review Report-192K (22) | Answering Reviewers-243K (34) | Received: 04/29/2025 | Revised: 05/30/2025 | Accepted: 12/03/2025 | RCA | PubMed Central | PubMed | CrossRef | Google Scholar | Times Cited (0) | Total Visits (868) | Similar Articles (72) | Timeline of Article Publication (3) | Authors Evaluation (6) | Article Quality Tracking (0) | Cite |

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Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: A state-of-the-art review

Ajit Singh Brar, Tejasvini Khanna, Aalam Sohal, Juniali Hatwal, Vishal Sharma, Carol Singh, Akash Batta, Praveen Chandra, Bishav Mohan

World J Cardiol 18(1):111954. Published online Jan 26, 2026. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v18.i1.111954

Abstract (60) | Core Tip (38) | Full Article (HTML) (567) | Figures (1-6) (40) | Tables (1-1) (56) | Full Article (PDF)-9960K (113) | Full Article with Cover (PDF)-10215K (27) | Full Article (XML)-545K (20) | Audio-507K (9) | Peer-Review Report-194K (17) | Answering Reviewers-168K (18) | Received: 07/13/2025 | Revised: 08/04/2025 | Accepted: 11/24/2025 | RCA | PubMed Central | PubMed | CrossRef | Google Scholar | Times Cited (3) | Total Visits (1617) | Similar Articles (120) | Timeline of Article Publication (0) | Authors Evaluation (1) | Article Quality Tracking (0) | Cite |

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Cardiovascular burden of long coronavirus disease: Clinical challenges and emerging biomarkers

Carlos Eduardo Oliveira Aguiar, Juan Marcos Caram Costa, Marina Maria Gomes Leite Oliveira, Caio Ferraz Lopes, Pedro Henrique Melo Lima, Victoria Cenci Dietrich, Rafaella Fortini Queiroz Grenfell, Fabrício Freire de Melo

World J Cardiol 18(1):112466. Published online Jan 26, 2026. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v18.i1.112466

Abstract (42) | Core Tip (33) | Full Article (HTML) (683) | Figures (1-1) (31) | Tables (1-1) (28) | Full Article (PDF)-966K (67) | Full Article with Cover (PDF)-1220K (18) | Full Article (XML)-380K (18) | Audio-425K (1) | Peer-Review Report-249K (23) | Answering Reviewers-150K (15) | Received: 07/28/2025 | Revised: 10/05/2025 | Accepted: 11/20/2025 | RCA | PubMed Central | PubMed | CrossRef | Google Scholar | Times Cited (1) | Total Visits (1485) | Similar Articles (98) | Timeline of Article Publication (0) | Authors Evaluation (1) | Article Quality Tracking (0) | Cite |

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Minireviews

Comparative characteristics of in vitro models for studying angiogenesis in cardiovascular disease

Anastasia Kalinina, Nina Mzhavanadze, Roman Kalinin, Igor Suchkov

World J Cardiol 18(1):106885. Published online Jan 26, 2026. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v18.i1.106885

Abstract (39) | Core Tip (30) | Full Article (HTML) (183) | Tables (1-1) (33) | Full Article (PDF)-430K (42) | Full Article with Cover (PDF)-684K (14) | Full Article (XML)-105K (13) | Audio-1527K (8) | Peer-Review Report-272K (19) | Answering Reviewers-213K (13) | Received: 03/09/2025 | Revised: 05/30/2025 | Accepted: 11/25/2025 | RCA | PubMed Central | PubMed | CrossRef | Google Scholar | Times Cited (0) | Total Visits (755) | Similar Articles (64) | Timeline of Article Publication (1) | Authors Evaluation (1) | Article Quality Tracking (0) | Cite |

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Subclinical atrial fibrillation: Implications of recent trials for guideline updates?

Akshyaya Pradhan, Shobhit Shah, Pravesh Vishwakarma, Alok Kumar Singh

World J Cardiol 18(1):111882. Published online Jan 26, 2026. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v18.i1.111882

Abstract (49) | Core Tip (40) | Full Article (HTML) (326) | Figures (1-5) (58) | Tables (1-1) (30) | Full Article (PDF)-1002K (83) | Full Article with Cover (PDF)-1256K (183) | Full Article (XML)-192K (32) | Audio-1379K (7) | Peer-Review Report-270K (27) | Answering Reviewers-918K (81) | Received: 07/11/2025 | Revised: 08/12/2025 | Accepted: 11/20/2025 | RCA | PubMed Central | PubMed | CrossRef | Google Scholar | Times Cited (1) | Total Visits (1220) | Similar Articles (57) | Timeline of Article Publication (1) | Article Quality Tracking (0) | Cite |

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Extended venous excess ultrasound: A promising addition to point-of-care ultrasound-based venous congestion assessment

Abhilash Koratala

World J Cardiol 18(1):112636. Published online Jan 26, 2026. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v18.i1.112636

Abstract (58) | Core Tip (41) | Full Article (HTML) (1288) | Figures (1-5) (85) | Full Article (PDF)-12110K (330) | Full Article with Cover (PDF)-12364K (52) | Full Article (XML)-130K (16) | Audio-370K (18) | Peer-Review Report-316K (17) | Answering Reviewers-105K (32) | Received: 07/31/2025 | Revised: 08/08/2025 | Accepted: 11/12/2025 | RCA | PubMed Central | PubMed | CrossRef | Google Scholar | Times Cited (0) | Total Visits (2637) | Similar Articles (92) | Timeline of Article Publication (0) | Authors Evaluation (1) | Article Quality Tracking (0) | Cite |

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Kounis syndrome type III triggered by stents in patients with coronary artery disease: A review of clinical cases

Kristina G Pereverzeva, Sergey S Yakushin, Ayoub Glenza, Arzu A Gurbanova

World J Cardiol 18(1):112827. Published online Jan 26, 2026. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v18.i1.112827

Abstract (73) | Core Tip (39) | Full Article (HTML) (278) | Tables (1-1) (40) | Full Article (PDF)-429K (64) | Full Article with Cover (PDF)-684K (79) | Full Article (XML)-76K (20) | Audio-393K (6) | Peer-Review Report-221K (20) | Answering Reviewers-84K (22) | Received: 08/06/2025 | Revised: 08/28/2025 | Accepted: 12/03/2025 | RCA | PubMed Central | PubMed | CrossRef | Google Scholar | Times Cited (0) | Total Visits (972) | Similar Articles (0) | Timeline of Article Publication (0) | Authors Evaluation (1) | Article Quality Tracking (0) | Cite |

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Frailty in acute coronary syndrome: From risk stratification to clinical decision-making

Ioanna Dimitriadou, Evangelos C Fradelos, John Skoularigis, Aikaterini Toska, Maria Saridi

World J Cardiol 18(1):113258. Published online Jan 26, 2026. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v18.i1.113258

Abstract (38) | Core Tip (32) | Full Article (HTML) (229) | Tables (1-1) (29) | Full Article (PDF)-499K (179) | Full Article with Cover (PDF)-753K (175) | Full Article (XML)-232K (18) | Audio-706K (7) | Peer-Review Report-193K (19) | Answering Reviewers-62K (29) | Received: 08/20/2025 | Revised: 09/15/2025 | Accepted: 11/18/2025 | RCA | PubMed Central | PubMed | CrossRef | Google Scholar | Times Cited (0) | Total Visits (1035) | Similar Articles (50) | Timeline of Article Publication (0) | Authors Evaluation (1) | Article Quality Tracking (0) | Cite |

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Retrospective Cohort Study

Fixed vs weight-based heparin dosing in stable patients undergoing diagnostic coronary physiology studies

Kristoffer Ken Ralota, Deniz Tuncer, Nay Min Htun, Rohit Samuel, Vivek Gupta, Robert Lew, Jamie Layland

World J Cardiol 18(1):112321. Published online Jan 26, 2026. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v18.i1.112321

Abstract (36) | Core Tip (35) | Full Article (HTML) (169) | Tables (1-2) (27) | Full Article (PDF)-416K (40) | Full Article with Cover (PDF)-669K (16) | Full Article (XML)-82K (15) | Audio-664K (5) | Peer-Review Report-285K (17) | Answering Reviewers-340K (14) | Received: 07/23/2025 | Revised: 09/24/2025 | Accepted: 12/08/2025 | RCA | PubMed Central | PubMed | CrossRef | Google Scholar | Times Cited (0) | Total Visits (779) | Similar Articles (2) | Timeline of Article Publication (0) | Article Quality Tracking (0) | Cite |

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Retrospective Study

Coronary computed tomography angiography adipose tissue attenuation in diabetic patients with myocardial ischemia and non-obstructive coronary arteries

Kai-Xiang Su, Si-Yu Jiang, Cai-Feng Pang, Fan Yang, Yu-Qing Tang, Xiao-Gang Li, Wen-Feng He, Rui Li

World J Cardiol 18(1):112857. Published online Jan 26, 2026. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v18.i1.112857

Abstract (42) | Core Tip (36) | Full Article (HTML) (187) | Figures (1-2) (27) | Tables (1-5) (30) | Full Article (PDF)-1407K (54) | Full Article with Cover (PDF)-1661K (19) | Full Article (XML)-136K (22) | Audio-295K (7) | Peer-Review Report-220K (17) | Answering Reviewers-5495K (18) | Received: 08/07/2025 | Revised: 09/09/2025 | Accepted: 11/25/2025 | RCA | PubMed Central | PubMed | CrossRef | Google Scholar | Times Cited (0) | Total Visits (1302) | Similar Articles (6) | Timeline of Article Publication (0) | Authors Evaluation (1) | Article Quality Tracking (0) | Cite |

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Clinical Trials Study

Importance of digital media in patient education for transcatheter aortic valve implantation

Florian Genske, Anna Riepe, Elias Rawish, Thomas Stiermaier, Ingo Eitel, Christian Frerker, Tobias Schmidt

World J Cardiol 18(1):113783. Published online Jan 26, 2026. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v18.i1.113783

Abstract (42) | Core Tip (25) | Full Article (HTML) (214) | Figures (1-4) (32) | Tables (1-6) (30) | Full Article (PDF)-627K (60) | Full Article with Cover (PDF)-882K (44) | Full Article (XML)-84K (24) | Audio-516K (40) | Videos (1-1) (39) | Peer-Review Report-199K (19) | Answering Reviewers-114K (22) | Received: 09/04/2025 | Revised: 09/17/2025 | Accepted: 11/18/2025 | RCA | PubMed Central | PubMed | CrossRef | Google Scholar | Times Cited (0) | Total Visits (1100) | Similar Articles (12) | Timeline of Article Publication (0) | Article Quality Tracking (0) | Cite |

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Observational Study

Pulmonary hypertension in patients with obstructive sleep apnea: Correlation with disease severity and quality of life

Praveen Kumar, Ajay Kumar Verma, Jyoti Bajpai, Sujita Kumar Kar, Akshyaya Pradhan, Surya Kant, Rajiv Garg, Santosh Kumar, Ram Avadh Singh Kushwaha, Sanjeev Kumar Verma, Darshan Kumar Bajaj, Anand Srivastava, Ankit Katiyar

World J Cardiol 18(1):112541. Published online Jan 26, 2026. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v18.i1.112541

Abstract (39) | Core Tip (33) | Full Article (HTML) (241) | Tables (1-5) (31) | Full Article (PDF)-442K (59) | Full Article with Cover (PDF)-697K (122) | Full Article (XML)-74K (49) | Audio-1362K (5) | Peer-Review Report-232K (23) | Answering Reviewers-103K (20) | Received: 07/30/2025 | Revised: 09/01/2025 | Accepted: 11/21/2025 | RCA | PubMed Central | PubMed | CrossRef | Google Scholar | Times Cited (0) | Total Visits (996) | Similar Articles (195) | Timeline of Article Publication (0) | Article Quality Tracking (0) | Cite |

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Prospective Study

Impact of total occlusion of the infarct-related coronary artery on mortality of 2483 patients with acute myocardial infarction

Nikola Kos, Ivan Zeljković, Karlo Golubic, Vjekoslav Radeljic, Marijan Erceg, Diana Delic-Brkljacic, Maja Cigrovski Berkovic, Nikola Bulj

World J Cardiol 18(1):111736. Published online Jan 26, 2026. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v18.i1.111736

Abstract (49) | Core Tip (31) | Full Article (HTML) (206) | Figures (1-1) (32) | Tables (1-4) (34) | Full Article (PDF)-697K (83) | Full Article with Cover (PDF)-952K (22) | Full Article (XML)-144K (18) | Audio-10184K (3) | Peer-Review Report-226K (18) | Answering Reviewers-194K (17) | Received: 07/07/2025 | Revised: 07/28/2025 | Accepted: 12/03/2025 | RCA | PubMed Central | PubMed | CrossRef | Google Scholar | Times Cited (0) | Total Visits (1483) | Similar Articles (60) | Timeline of Article Publication (0) | Authors Evaluation (1) | Article Quality Tracking (0) | Cite |

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Basic Study

Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide inhibits the production of reactive oxygen species and myocardial cell pyroptosis caused by hypoxia/re-oxygenation injury

Shuang Dong, Yun-Qi Liu, Yi-Jun Tu, Shan Gao, Yu-Jie Liu, Chang Liu, Zuo-Wei Pei

World J Cardiol 18(1):114108. Published online Jan 26, 2026. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v18.i1.114108

Abstract (34) | Core Tip (31) | Full Article (HTML) (184) | Figures (1-5) (28) | Tables (1-1) (36) | Full Article (PDF)-1929K (50) | Full Article with Cover (PDF)-2184K (74) | Full Article (XML)-90K (17) | Audio-481K (2) | Peer-Review Report-214K (22) | Answering Reviewers-369K (24) | Supplementary Material-244K (25) | Received: 09/12/2025 | Revised: 10/11/2025 | Accepted: 12/01/2025 | RCA | PubMed Central | PubMed | CrossRef | Google Scholar | Times Cited (0) | Total Visits (999) | Similar Articles (24) | Timeline of Article Publication (1) | Article Quality Tracking (0) | Cite |

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Systematic Reviews

Non-operative management of blunt traumatic aortic injuries

Veysel Embel, Muhammad Saad Hafeez, Larissa Russo, Nasim Ahmed

World J Cardiol 18(1):111254. Published online Jan 26, 2026. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v18.i1.111254

Abstract (41) | Core Tip (27) | Full Article (HTML) (155) | Figures (1-1) (28) | Tables (1-1) (33) | Full Article (PDF)-573K (87) | Full Article with Cover (PDF)-824K (19) | Full Article (XML)-115K (17) | Audio-4333K (8) | Peer-Review Report-228K (22) | Answering Reviewers-231K (24) | Received: 06/25/2025 | Revised: 07/25/2025 | Accepted: 12/04/2025 | RCA | PubMed Central | PubMed | CrossRef | Google Scholar | Times Cited (0) | Total Visits (790) | Similar Articles (2) | Timeline of Article Publication (0) | Authors Evaluation (1) | Article Quality Tracking (0) | Cite |

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Meta-Analysis

Comparison of 6% hydroxyethyl starch 130/0.4 vs 5% albumin in cardiopulmonary bypass for cardiac surgery

Ahmed Alqarni, Abdulwahab Algarni, Rejina Chhetri

World J Cardiol 18(1):114123. Published online Jan 26, 2026. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v18.i1.114123

Abstract (37) | Core Tip (30) | Full Article (HTML) (283) | Figures (1-2) (32) | Tables (1-2) (30) | Full Article (PDF)-3421K (54) | Full Article with Cover (PDF)-3672K (16) | Full Article (XML)-113K (19) | Audio-770K (7) | Peer-Review Report-285K (33) | Answering Reviewers-69K (29) | Supplementary Material-418K (20) | Received: 09/11/2025 | Revised: 09/22/2025 | Accepted: 12/01/2025 | RCA | PubMed Central | PubMed | CrossRef | Google Scholar | Times Cited (0) | Total Visits (950) | Similar Articles (54) | Timeline of Article Publication (0) | Authors Evaluation (2) | Article Quality Tracking (0) | Cite |

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Letter to the Editor

Deciphering Teochew population’s genetic protective barrier: Apolipoprotein E- lipoprotein(a) kringle IV type 2 synergy as novel cardioprotective pathway

Ru-Tong Wang, Ying-Qi Feng, Si-Qi Tu, Shen Yang

World J Cardiol 18(1):113327. Published online Jan 26, 2026. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v18.i1.113327

Abstract (43) | Core Tip (34) | Full Article (HTML) (149) | Full Article (PDF)-362K (58) | Full Article with Cover (PDF)-618K (58) | Full Article (XML)-25K (20) | Audio-2645K (5) | Peer-Review Report-197K (22) | Answering Reviewers-37K (34) | Received: 08/21/2025 | Revised: 09/16/2025 | Accepted: 11/25/2025 | RCA | PubMed Central | PubMed | CrossRef | Google Scholar | Times Cited (0) | Total Visits (688) | Similar Articles (7) | Timeline of Article Publication (0) | Article Quality Tracking (0) | Cite |

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