Can the efficacy of a medical treatment be predicted based on the type of idiopathic premature ventricular contraction?

Background: Premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) are common arrhythmias with diverse clinical implications. This retrospective study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of medical treatments using various clinical, imaging, and electrocardiographic parameters in patients with idiopathic PVCs.

Methods: A total of 1051 patients with idiopathic PVCs were retrospectively analyzed.

Rationale, Design, and Methodology of the MORCOR-TURK Trial: Predictors of In-hospital MORtality in CORonary Care Patients in Turkey.

Background: Coronary care units are sophisticated clinics established to reduce deaths due to acute cardiovascular events. Current data on coronary care unit mortality rates and predictors of mortality in Turkey are very limited. The MORtality predictors in CORonary care units in TURKey (MORCOR-TURK) trial was designed to provide information on the mortality rates and predictors in patients followed in coronary care units in Turkey.

Prognostic significance of serum galectin-3 in hospitalized patients with COVID-19.

Background: There are no major tools that could predict disease severity in COVID-19. The aim of this study is to evaluate if serum galectin-3 levels can identify disease progression in COVID-19.

Methods: Patients that were hospitalized due to COVID-19 between March and June 2020 were included in this cross-sectional prospective study.