Europe PMCPublished 2026Medicine & Clinical ResearchDisease Diagnosis & Prevention JournalLife (Basel, Switzerland)DOI10.3390/life16060965Record sourceEurope PMC Research Library Abstract / DescriptionCardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the leading cause of mortality worldwide, accounting for approximately 18-20 million deaths annually, with coronary artery disease alone responsible for nearly half of these events [...].Read original research ↗Open DOI ↗