Exploration of Cardiology

Open Access Review

Heterophile antibody interference in cardiac biomarker testing: mechanisms, pitfalls, and clinical consequences

Ömer Burak Çelik ... Yusuf Karavelioğlu

Published: April 24, 2026 Explor Cardiol. 2026;4:1012105

DOI: https://doi.org/10.37349/ec.2026.1012105

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Open Access Case Report

Inadvertent implantable cardioverter defibrillator lead malpositioning in the left ventricle via a patent foramen ovale: a case report and review of the literature

Samrina Jannat ... Azeem S Sheikh

Published: April 23, 2026 Explor Cardiol. 2026;4:1012104

DOI: https://doi.org/10.37349/ec.2026.1012104

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Open Access Perspective

Missed, masked, and manageable: coronary vasospasm in modern cardiology

Albert Varga, Gergely Ágoston

Published: April 19, 2026 Explor Cardiol. 2026;4:1012103

DOI: https://doi.org/10.37349/ec.2026.1012103

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Open Access Original Article

Homophasic idiopathic intermittent left bundle branch block and cardiac memory (OIL-CAME): reappraisal of a distinct electrocardiographic phenotype

Marcello Costantini ... Marcelo Victor Elizari

Published: March 23, 2026 Explor Cardiol. 2026;4:1012102

DOI: https://doi.org/10.37349/ec.2026.1012102

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Open Access Original Article

Health literacy: application of SAHLPA-18 in patients with acute coronary syndrome

Monielle Evelyn Oliveira Freitas ... Clesnan Mendes-Rodrigues

Published: March 13, 2026 Explor Cardiol. 2026;4:1012101

DOI: https://doi.org/10.37349/ec.2026.1012101

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Open Access Review

Comparison of transannular patch and valve-sparing repair techniques in tetralogy of Fallot

Jui Rajendra Gaikwad ... Lester Thomas D Costa

Published: March 08, 2026 Explor Cardiol. 2026;4:1012100

DOI: https://doi.org/10.37349/ec.2026.1012100

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Open Access Commentary

Author’s Reply: The Editor’s role, again

Eugenio Picano

Published: March 08, 2026 Explor Cardiol. 2026;4:101299

DOI: https://doi.org/10.37349/ec.2026.101299

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Open Access Letter to the Editor

The Editor-in-Chief should be a virtuous friend of the scientific and broader community

Timothy Daly, Jaime A. Teixeira da Silva

Published: March 02, 2026 Explor Cardiol. 2026;4:101298

DOI: https://doi.org/10.37349/ec.2026.101298

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Open Access Case Report

Challenges in diagnosing infective endocarditis in the context of recent COVID-19 infection: A case report

Erum Ahmad ... Azeem S. Sheikh

Published: February 27, 2026 Explor Cardiol. 2026;4:101297

DOI: https://doi.org/10.37349/ec.2026.101297

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Open Access Case Report

Gerbode defect secondary to tricuspid valve endocarditis: a case report

Roberto Ramos Barbosa ... Luiz Fernando Machado Barbosa

Published: February 12, 2026 Explor Cardiol. 2026;4:101296

DOI: https://doi.org/10.37349/ec.2026.101296

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Open Access Review

Autonomic dysfunction and resting heart rate abnormalities as early cardiovascular signals in polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS): a focused review

Afra Wasama Islam ... Harsahaj Singh Wilkhoo

Published: February 12, 2026 Explor Cardiol. 2026;4:101295

DOI: https://doi.org/10.37349/ec.2026.101295

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Open Access Review

Association of insulin and GH/IGF-1 derangements and heart failure: a narrative review

Arturo Cesaro ... Serafino Fazio

Published: February 11, 2026 Explor Cardiol. 2026;4:101294

DOI: https://doi.org/10.37349/ec.2026.101294

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Open Access Meta-Analysis

The diagnostic accuracy of artificial intelligence enhanced electrocardiography for the detection of cardiac dysfunction

Habib Shahzad ... Hooria Sulaiman

Published: February 05, 2026 Explor Cardiol. 2026;4:101293

DOI: https://doi.org/10.37349/ec.2026.101293

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Open Access Case Report

Sudden cardiac arrest in a young patient—a systematic diagnostic journey leading to the diagnosis: case report

Mónica Dias ... Carina Arantes

Published: February 04, 2026 Explor Cardiol. 2026;4:101292

DOI: https://doi.org/10.37349/ec.2026.101292

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Open Access Case Report

Case report: a giant left ventricular pseudoaneurysm long after blunt chest trauma

Emin Can Ata

Published: February 2, 2026 Explor Cardiol. 2026;4:101291

DOI: https://doi.org/10.37349/ec.2026.101291

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Open Access Review

Redesigning local cardiovascular services: an exportable model of hospital–community integration

Carlo Ratti ... Giuseppe Licitra

Published: February 02, 2026 Explor Cardiol. 2026;4:101290

DOI: https://doi.org/10.37349/ec.2026.101290

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Open Access Meta-Analysis

Is mavacamten superior to aficamten for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy? A frequentist network meta-analysis

Ayesha Aman ... Malik Waleed Zeb Khan

Published: January 23, 2026 Explor Cardiol. 2026;4:101289

DOI: https://doi.org/10.37349/ec.2026.101289

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Open Access Short Communication

Pulse wave velocity to left ventricular global longitudinal strain ratio as an indicator of cardiac alteration in rheumatoid arthritis following physical activity

Sara Meziani ... Magnus Bäck

Published: January 18, 2026 Explor Cardiol. 2026;4:101288

DOI: https://doi.org/10.37349/ec.2026.101288

This article belongs to the special issue Exploring Exercise Cardiology: from Molecules to Humans

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Open Access Case Report

Two cases of exercise-related arrhythmia: hemodynamic correlates and short-term response to bisoprolol

Toru Maruyama ... Michinari Hieda

Published: January 14, 2026 Explor Cardiol. 2026;4:101287

DOI: https://doi.org/10.37349/ec.2026.101287

This article belongs to the special issue Exploring Exercise Cardiology: from Molecules to Humans

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Open Access Editorial

Who is the Editor-in-Chief of a scientific journal: supreme judge or mailman?

Eugenio Picano

Published: January 14, 2026 Explor Cardiol. 2026;4:101286

DOI: https://doi.org/10.37349/ec.2026.101286

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