Revascularization strategies in patients with infective endocarditis-related ST-elevation myocardial infarction: The STEMI-ENDO Registry.

Objective: Infective endocarditis (IE)-related ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is extremely rare. A clear clinical consensus is lacking regarding the management of this emergency. In this study, we aimed to describe the clinical outcomes of treatment strategies in this patient population.

Assessment of proarrhythmic ventricular electrophysiological remodeling in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

Introduction: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is related to cardiovascular disease and results in increased mortality rates. Ischemia, autonomic nervous system dysfunction, impaired cardiac ionic currents, and genetic predisposition may be the underlying mechanisms. Proarrhythmic ventricular electrophysiological remodeling detected on the basis of Tp‑e interval, Tp-e/QT, and Tp-e/QTc ratios plays a key role in the prognosis.

Epicardial adipose tissue volume predicts long term major adverse cardiovascular events in patients with Type 2 diabetes.

Objective: Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) is a metabolically active visceral fat depot that plays an important role in coronary atherosclerosis. In this study, our aim was to investigate the relationship between long-term major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs) and EAT volume detected by coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) in patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2-DM) without previous coronary events.

Methods: A total of 127 patients with diabetes who underwent CCTA between 2012 and 2014 were enrolled retrospectively.

Systemic immune-inflammation index predicts mortality in infective endocarditis.

Objectives: The aim of our study was to evaluate the usefulness of systemic immune-inflammation index (SII) at admission in predicting in-hospital mortality in patients with infective endocarditis.

Methods: 133 definite IE patients (≥18 years) according to modified Duke criteria, treated in our tertiary care hospital between December 2009 and May 2019, were retrospectively analysed. Symptoms, comorbidities, predisposing valvular diseases, prosthetic valve, device, history of injectable drug use, blood culture results, echocardiography findings, and complications were collected.

Characterization, epidemiological profile and risk factors for clinical outcome of infective endocarditis from a tertiary care centre in Turkey.

We aimed to investigate the clinical, laboratory, microbiological characteristics of IE in a single tertiary care centre in Turkey and to identify the factors associated with in-hospital mortality. A total of 155 consecutive adult patients (≥18 years) admitted to our single tertiary care hospital between 2009 and 2019 with definite infective endocarditis were retrospectively included in the study. The mean age of the patients was 58 years.