Cardiac Tumors and Thrombi

SEP 7, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE

Totally thoracoscopic beating-heart resection of a catheter-related right atrial thrombus: a case report

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

A single case report describing a novel surgical technique application; no comparator, no outcome data beyond feasibility narrative, and no replication across patients.

AUG 17, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE

Decoding the causes of ischemic stroke despite ongoing oral anticoagulation and their clinical impact: the ASPERA-R study

Journal of Neurology

Retrospective multicenter study identifying modifiable causes in breakthrough stroke despite anticoagulation, with adjusted hazard ratios for recurrence and myocardial infarction, but limited by observational design and surrogate clinical outcomes rather than definitive practice-changing evidence.

JUL 2, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE

Management of Patients at Risk of Ischemic Stroke With Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction in the Absence of Intracardiac Thrombus: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

Stroke

A scientific statement synthesizing evidence on anticoagulation management in LV dysfunction without intracardiac thrombus, providing best practice recommendations rather than presenting new primary data.