Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases

SEP 1, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE

When time itself is the comparator: Methodological problems and a way forward for trials of surgery versus conservative management in neurosurgery

Contemporary Clinical Trials

A methodological critique and design framework for surgery-versus-conservative trials in neurosurgery, proposing solutions to recurrent conceptual and statistical problems in trial design rather than reporting new empirical results.

AUG 27, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE

Side branch ballooning in provisional stenting of coronary bifurcation lesions: the case for a selective, imaging- and physiology-guided approach

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

A clinical review synthesizing mechanistic rationale, randomized trial evidence, and imaging data to propose a selective, physiology-guided framework for side branch ballooning in bifurcation PCI—positioned to inform practice rather than report a new trial result.

AUG 18, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE

Cardiovascular effects of chemoradiotherapy in patients with lung cancer: an [18F]FDG PET-CT imaging study

Cardio-oncology

A small single-centre imaging study with surrogate endpoints (calcium score and FDG uptake) showing a signal of chemoradiotherapy-associated aortic atherosclerosis progression, but lacking hard clinical outcomes and requiring confirmation.

JUL 15, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE

Coronary Vulnerable and High-Risk Plaque: Current Concepts, Selective Preventive PCI, and an ISIC Position Statement

Indonesian Journal of Cardiology

This is a consensus position statement from the Indonesian Society of Interventional Cardiology synthesizing evidence on vulnerable plaque detection and selective preventive PCI, offering clinical recommendations rather than reporting original trial data.