Vitamin D levels in white coat and sustained hypertension.

Objective: The plasma levels of vitamin D in patients with white coat hypertension (WCHT) have not been studied previously. The aim of this study was to evaluate vitamin D levels in WCHT and compare with sustained hypertension (SHT) and with normotension (NT).

Patients And Methods: Fifty-three normotensive, 42 WCHT, and 59 SHT patients were recruited in this study.

Relationship between red cell distribution width and contrast-induced nephropathy in patients who underwent primary percutaneous coronary intervention.

Objective: This study evaluated the relationship between contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) and red cell distribution width (RDW) in patients who underwent primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).

Methods: A total of 359 patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) who had undergone primary PCI were included in the study. An increase of 25% in serum creatinine value after 48 h, or an increase of >0.

Effect of CPAP on New Endothelial Dysfunction Marker, Endocan, in People With Obstructive Sleep Apnea.

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with increased cardiovascular (CV) morbidity and mortality. Endocan is a surrogate endothelial dysfunction marker that may be associated with CV risk factors. In this study, we tested whether serum endocan is a biomarker for OSA.

The serum copeptin levels in obstructive sleep apnea patients with prehypertensive.

Objective: Copeptin is a precursor of AVP, an antidiuretic hormone, plays a pivotal role in the maintenance of cardiovascular homeostasis. Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is related to cardiovascular disease. We sought to evaluate the serum copeptin levels in newly diagnosed prehypertensive patients with OSAS.

Rosuvastatin Decreases Mean Platelet Volume in Patients With Diabetes Mellitus.

Statins have multiple effects (also known as pleiotropic effects) on inflammation, plaque stabilization, endothelial function, and hemostasis. We evaluated the effects of rosuvastatin on mean platelet volume (MPV)--a marker for platelet activity--in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) on rosuvastatin medication. Patients (n = 178) who were to be prescribed high-intensity rosuvastatin were retrospectively enrolled according to their medical records.

Serum neurokinin B levels in newly diagnosed nondipper hypertensive patients.

Objective: Cardiovascular diseases are more common in patients with nondipper hypertension (NDHT) compared with those with dipper hypertension (DHT). The aim of this study is to evaluate the serum neurokinin B levels in DHT and NDHT patients.

Methods: The study population included newly diagnosed hypertensive patients who were not under antihypertensive treatment.

Plasma urotensin II and neurokinin B levels in acute myocardial infarction and stable coronary artery disease.

Objective: This aim of the study is to investigate whether there are possible plasma urotensin-II (U-II) and neurokinin B (NKB) level changes in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) or not and plasma urotensin-II (U-II) and neurokinin B (NKB) level changes in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and stable coronary artery disease (CAD) and to evaluate whether there is any relationship between these changes and the pathogenesis of these diseases.

Methods: This is a prospective case-control study. Three groups were formed from randomly admitted patients with AMI, stable CAD, and controls.

Mean platelet volume in patients with obstructive sleep apnea and its relationship with simpler heart rate derivatives.

Some studies show increased mean platelet volume (MPV) in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). The aim of this study was to evaluate MPV in OSA patients without cardiovascular risk factors and the possible association of heart rate derivatives with MPV. A total of 82 patients (aged 30-70 years) were divided into 2 groups according to the presence of either OSA or non-OSA as the control group.

Atrial Fibrillation Is Associated With Increased Mean Platelet Volume and Apnea Hypopnea Index in Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea.

This study investigated whether there is a relationship between atrial fibrillation (AF), mean platelet volume (MPV), and apnea hypopnea index (AHI) in patients who have obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). We enrolled patients who had OSAS with either AF or normal sinus rhythm (NSR). We divided 90 patients (aged 50-80 years) into 2 groups: group 1 consisted of 40 patients with OSAS having AF and group 2 of 50 patients with OSAS having NSR.

Atherosclerosis, some serum inflammatory markers in psoriasis.

Aim: Psoriasis is an autoimmune inflammatory disease which is associated with increased inflammatory markers and atherosclerosis. We wanted to investigate whether there is a relationship between some inflammatory markers and subclinical atherosclerosis markers.

Methods: We studied 60 psoriasis patients and 50 healthy controls.

Heart rate recovery may predict the presence of coronary artery disease.

Objective: We investigated whether post-exercise first minute abnormal heart rate recovery (HRR1) helps to predict the presence and severity of CAD, because of some confounding data.

Methods: A cross-sectional, retrospective study was performed. Two hundred individuals were included.

Protective effects of onion extract on cadmium-induced oxidative stress, histological damage, and apoptosis in rat heart.

To date, there is no available information on the protective effect of onion (Allium cepa) extract (AcE) on cadmium (Cd)-induced cardiotoxicity. The present study was performed to assess the possible antioxidant and anti-apoptotic roles of AcE in Cd-induced cardiotoxicity in rats. A Cd group was injected subcutaneously with CdCl2 dissolved in saline at a dose of 2 ml/kg/day for 30 days, resulting in a dosage of 1 mg/kg Cd.

[Effect of overweight on cardiac function in children].

Objectives: It is known that obesity is related to heart failure. Asymptomatic left ventricular diastolic dysfunction (LVDD) is associated with the development of heart failure. The relationship between subclinical LVDD and overweight in children is not clear.

Maximal Exercise-Corrected QT as a Predictor of Coronary Artery Disease: Comparison of Simpler Heart Rate Corrections.

Background And Objectives: The relationship between QT prolongation and myocardial ischemia is widely known. Due to the limited value of ST depression, we aimed to evaluate, by using four simpler heart rate corrections (Bazett, Framingham, Fridericia and Hodges), the value of maximal exercise-QTc prolongation in the diagnosis of coronary artery disease (CAD) presence and severity.

Subjects And Methods: We enrolled 234 subjects (mean age 57.

Anomaly of the Conus Artery Arising from the Right Coronary Artery.

Unlabelled: Some anomalies of the conus artery are relatively common, such as those arising from the discrete ostium of the right coronary artery. We report a 63 y/o male with an unusual anatomic variation of the conus artery terminating in the pericardium. Coronary anomalies may cause coronary ischemia, infarction and sudden cardiac death; hence, it is significant to identify coronary anomalies.

Effect of overweight on P-wave and QT dispersions in childhood.

Objectives: The effects of obesity on atrial conduction and ventricular repolarization have been studied in detail, but these parameters have not been well documented in overweight children. The aim of our study was to investigate the effects of overweight on atrial conduction and ventricular repolarization in children by using P-wave dispersion (Pw-d) and QT dispersion (QT-d) analyses.

Study Design: Sixty-seven overweight children and 70 children within normal limits were included in this cross-sectional prospective controlled study.

Association between serum fetuin-A levels, carotid artery stiffness, and intima-media thickness in patients with normotensive obstructive sleep apnea syndrome.

Increased carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) and stiffness, reflecting subclinical atherosclerosis, are associated with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). The relationship between serum fetuin-A, which inhibits ectopic calcification, and atherosclerosis is unclear. Therefore, we investigated the association between serum fetuin-A levels and carotid artery stiffness and cIMT in patients with normotensive OSAS (n = 50) and non-OSAS controls (n = 38).

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection and woven coronary artery: three cases and a review of the literature.

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) and woven coronary artery anomaly (WCAA) are relatively rare. A few of the previously reported woven coronary artery cases have involved in a single coronary artery. We present an unusual woven case involving all coronary arteries and two patient with SCAD.

Does low birth weight affect P-wave and QT dispersion in childhood?

Background: The aim of our study is to investigate the effects of low birth weight (LBW) on atrial conduction and ventricular repolarization in children by using P-wave dispersion (Pw-d) and QT dispersion (QT-d) analyses. These effects have not yet been studied in detail in LBW children.

Methods: Fifty LBW children and 70 normal birth weight (NBW) children were enrolled in this cross-sectional controlled study.

Serum fetuin-A levels are associated with carotid intima-media thickness in patients with normotensive chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Background: There are contradictory reports about the relationship between fetuin-A and atherosclerotic process. Coronary artery disease is the most important cause of mortality in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). We aimed to investigate the association of serum fetuin-A level with mean carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) and ankle-brachial index (ABI) in COPD.

Effect of lifestyle modifications on diastolic functions and aortic stiffness in prehypertensive subjects: a prospective cohort study.

Objective: Prehypertension is one of the primary causes of major cardiovascular events independent from other cardiovascular risk factors. The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of therapeutic lifestyle modifications (LSMs) on cardiac diastolic function and aortic stiffness in prehypertensive subjects.

Methods: This study designed as a prospective cohort study.

Is Overweight a Risk of Early Atherosclerosis in Childhood?

We measured brachial artery flow-mediated dilatation (FMD) and common carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) in overweight (n = 67) and normal weight children (n = 115, controls). Age at examination ranged from 72 to 182 months (mean 123 ± 27). Compared to controls, the overweight children had increased weight, waist and hip circumference, systolic and diastolic blood pressures (all < .