The effect of dapagliflozin therapy on ventricular repolarization parameters in electrocardiography in patients with diabetic cardiovascular disease.

Background: Dapagliflozin is an agent that has both antihyperglycemic effects and is significantly associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular events in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM). However, there is insufficient data and information about the effect of dapagliflozin on electrocardiographic (ECG) parameters.

Aim: The effects of dapagliflozin on ventricular repolarization parameters have not been fully elucidated yet.

The relationship between radial artery spasm and adropin levels in patients undergoing transradial coronary angiography.

Transradial coronary angiography (TRA) is associated with a lower incidence of bleeding rate and access site complications and is associated with better outcomes compared to transfemoral angiography. However, radial artery spasm (RAS) is an important limitation of TRA procedures. Little is known regarding the relationship of serum vasodilator and inflammatory markers with RAS.

Association between coronary dominance pattern and left ventricular mass index: Is there a gender disparity?

Background: Increased left ventricular mass index (LVMI) and left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) are independent predictors of adverse cardiovascular events. However, little is known regarding the association between coronary circulation and LVMI. We aimed to investigate the association between coronary dominance and LVMI, and to demonstrate the impact of coronary dominance pattern on the emergence of LVH.

Electrocardiographic differences in patients with true and pseudo-resistant hypertension.

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of mortality in hypertensives, and patients with true resistant hypertension have an increased risk for premature cardiovascular events. Electrocardiography (ECG) has an essential role in the monitoring of hypertensive heart disease; however, little is known about the importance of ECG parameters in patients with resistant hypertension. We aimed to investigate whether fragmented QRS (fQRS) and frontal plane QRS-T angle, which are novel ECG parameters indicating myocardial damage, predict true resistant hypertension in patients with uncontrolled blood pressure.