Giant Coronary-Pulmonary Artery Fistula Incidentally Detected in a Patient Presenting With Acute Inferior Myocardial Infarction.

Coronary artery fistulas are abnormal connections between the coronary arteries and the heart or other surrounding vascular structures. Although they are usually congenital, they can also occur iatrogenically or due to trauma. They are usually asymptomatic, but they can cause serious and even fatal complications.

The overlooked symptom of coccydynia: evaluation of sacrococcygeal morphologic and morphometric findings.

Background: Coccydynia is one of the most overlooked symptoms in daily clinical practice. Definitions for radiologic evaluation are controversial.

Objectives: We aimed to compare the morphology and morphometric measurements of the sacrococcygeal region with those of a healthy population to support radiologic decision-making.

Imaging findings and treatment in coccydynia - update of the recent study findings.

Background: Coccydynia is one of the most overlooked symptoms in clinical practice. The diagnosis and radiologic findings of traumatic coccyx can be more easily detected unless it is delayed and postponed. For idiopathic coccydynia, which accounts for one third of cases, patients present with long-standing pain and multiple physician visits.

Factors Affecting Carotid Artery Stenosis in the Elderly Living at High Altitudes.

Background: Factors affecting carotid artery stenosis have been generally investigated. However, considering the protective effect of altitude, studies on elderly individuals at high altitudes are few. Our aim is to investigate the systematic adaptive changes caused by high-altitude exposure through the causes of carotid artery stenosis.

Type 1C Multiple Symmetrical Lipomatosis: A Cause of Misdiagnosis in Females.

Multiple symmetrical lipomatosis (MSL) is a disease that causes symmetrical fat deposits in the neck, shoulders, and upper trunk. It is more common in the neck area in men who consume alcohol. The male-to-female ratio varies from 15:1 to 30:1.

Comparison of Clopidogrel, Prasugrel and Ticagrelor Response of Patients by PFA-100-Innovance Test Results.

Devices such as stents and flow diverters require the use of safe and fast antiplatelet therapy. We aimed to compare the responses to clopidogrel, prasugrel, and ticagrelor by assessing the Platelet Function Analysis (PFA-100)-Innovance test results of patients undergoing endovascular stenting to determine their resistance rates. Sixty-one women and 55 men, aged 18-87 years, were included in this study.

Mortality Outcomes of Endovascular Treatment and Surgical Clipping in Patients with Cerebral Aneurysms: A Single-Center Study.

Aim: To compare endovascular and surgical treatment methods for cerebral aneurysms focusing on mortality.

Material And Methods: The study included 187 patients who had undergone aneurysm treatment. The patients were divided into four groups according to their treatment modality and subarachnoid hemorrhage status: patients with endovascular treatment and bleeding aneurysms (EVG-b), patients with endovascular treatment and non-bleeding aneurysms (EVG-nb), patients with surgical clipping and bleeding aneurysms (SCG-b), and patients with surgical clipping and non-bleeding aneurysms (SCG-nb).

Assessment of BNP and BDNF results in elective endovascular cerebral aneurysm treatment.

Background: B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) levels increase with an increase in intracranial pressure. A decrease in BNP levels has been found to be associated with patient positive prognosis. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) levels decrease in patients with acute stroke.

The effect of living at high altitude on carotid intima-media thickness in the elderly: a comparative study.

Background: Previous studies have shown that high altitude may have a protective effect on cardiovascular diseases. However, the effects of high altitude on carotid atherosclerosis have been less evidenced.

Purpose: To compare the effect of altitude on atherosclerosis by using carotid artery ultrasonography (CAU) findings.

Correlation Between Semen Analysis Parameters and Diffusion-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Testicles in Patients With Varicocele: A Pilot Study.

Purpose: The aims of this study were to evaluate using testicle apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values in patients with varicocele and compare them with those of healthy individuals, to identify an optimal ADC threshold level to predict abnormal semen analysis using diffusion-weighted imaging.

Materials And Methods: Thirty-one patients with the diagnosis of varicocele and 20 healthy controls were enrolled in the study. All subjects underwent testicle diffusion-weighted imaging at b values of 0, 400, and 800 s/mm and semen analysis.