Evaluation of the prognostic value of papillary muscle-free strain in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

Background: The prognosis of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) varies from mild disease with a normal life expectancy to heart failure and sudden cardiac death (SCD). The identification of patients who are at high risk for SCD remains challenging.

Aims: In this study, we evaluated the prognostic value of papillary muscle-free strain in HCM patients.

Evaluation of systemic immune-inflammation index for predicting severity of lower extremity arterial disease.

Objective: Predictive value of systemic immune-inflammation index (SII) has been shown in clinical outcomes and complexity of coronary artery disease, acute coronary syndrome, and heart failure. We sight to evaluate value of SII in patients with lower extremity arterial disease (LEAD).

Methods: A total of 271 patients diagnosed with LEAD were included to our study.

A rare case of septic pulmonary embolism in co-existence with infective endocarditis and COVID-19.

Infective endocarditis (IE) symptoms including fever, fatigue, dyspnea and myalgia are similar in COVID-19 findings. Therefore, the diagnosis of IE may be missed in patients with COVID-19. Co-existence with IE in COVID-19 is rarely reported.