Low-Load Resistance Exercise With Blood Flow Restriction Versus High-Load Resistance Exercise on Hamstring Muscle Adaptations in Recreationally Trained Men.

Kamiş, O, Gürses, VV, Şendur, HN, Altunsoy, M, Pekel, HA, Yıldırım, E, and Aydos, L. Low-load resistance exercise with blood flow restriction vs. high-load resistance exercise on hamstring muscle adaptations in recreationally trained men.

Endovascular Repair of Ruptured Aortic Aneurysm: A Single-Center Experience.

Objective: Aortic rupture is a rare and catastrophic emergency. Prompt diagnosis and treatment are the primary determinants of mortality. During follow-up, the majority of patients who have been effectively treated die from hypovolemic shock and multiorgan failure.

Mitral-Tricuspid Regurgitation Change After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation and Its Effect on Mortality and Hospitalization.

Objective: Moderate to severe mitral regurgitation (MR) and tricuspid regurgitation (TR) are present in approximately 20-60% of patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). This study aims to evaluate the impact of TAVI on MR and TR, pulmonary hypertension, and reverse cardiac remodeling in these patients.  Methods: Out of 240 patients who underwent TAVI, 79 who met the inclusion and exclusion criteria were analyzed.

Evaluation of the Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Results in Patients with Borderline Aortic Annulus and the Impact of Under- or Oversizing the Valve.

Background: Optimal valve sizing provides improved results in transcatheter aortic valve replacement. Operators hesitate about the valve size when the annulus measurements fall into borderline area. Our purpose was to compare the results of borderline versus non-borderline annulus and to understand the impact of valve type and under or oversizing.

Does the variant positivity and negativity affect the clinical course in COVID-19?: A cohort study.

The primary aim of the current study is to analyze the clinical, laboratory, and demographic data comparing the patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) admitted to our intensive care unit before and after the UK variant was first diagnosed in December 2020. The secondary objective was to describe a treatment approach for COVID-19. Between Mar 12, 2020, and Jun 22, 2021, 159 patients with COVID-19 were allocated into 2 groups: the variant negative group (77 patients before December 2020) and the variant positive group (82 patients after December 2020).

Evaluation of pulmonary artery stiffness and right ventricle functions in polycythemia vera patients by transthoracic echocardiography.

Introduction: Polycythemia vera (PV) is known to be a subgroup of chronic myeloproliferative neoplasms and is recognized as a cause of pulmonary hypertension (PH). Pulmonary artery stiffness (PAS) is a relatively new noninvasive echocardiographic index developed to evaluate the structural features and functions of the pulmonary vascular bed. In this study, we aimed to evaluate right ventricular (RV) functions and PAS in PV patients and healthy controls.

Protective effect of adenosine triphosphate and benidipine separately or together against cardiotoxicity caused by bevacizumab.

Bevacizumab is a recombinant humanized monoclonal antibody whose adverse effects include cardiotoxicity. We investigated whether using adenosine triphosphate (ATP) or benidipine either separately or together protects against cardiac damage induced by bevacizumab in rats. Forty Wistar albino male rats were allocated to five groups of eight: bevacizumab (Bv), ATP + bevacizumab (ABv), benidipine + bevacizumab (BBv), ATP + benidipine + bevacizumab (ABBv) and untreated controls.

Atrial and ventricular arrhythmia predictors with electrocardiographic parameters in myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary artery disease (MINOCA).

Background: The clinical importance and recognition of myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary artery disease (MINOCA) is increasing. Nevertheless, no studies are investigating the risk of atrial fibrillation and ventricular arrhythmia in MINOCA patients. This study aimed to determine the risk of arrhythmia with electrocardiographic predictors in MINOCA patients.

Prognostic Value of Nutritional Indexes in Evaluating the 1-Year Results after Implantation of the Carillon Mitral Contour System.

Background: The prognostic importance of nutritional indexes has been shown in some diseases. We aimed to examine the prognostic value of these indexes in patients implanted with the Carillon Mitral Contour System (CMCS).

Methods: Fifty-four patients who underwent successful CMCS implantation were evaluated.

Effects of the Cerebral Aneurysm Treatment Method on Coil Packing Density and Its Relationship with the Ostium Area.

Purpose: To test the following hypotheses: (a) balloon or stent assistance increases coil packing density (CPD) in the endovascular treatment of intracranial aneurysms, and (b) CPD correlates to ostium area (OA) and aneurysm volume (AV).

Materials And Methods: This retrospective study included 60 aneurysms (54 ruptured and 6 unruptured) treated with simple coiling (SC) (n = 18), balloon-assisted coiling (BAC) (n = 7), or stent-assisted coiling (SAC) (n = 35) at the authors' institution between August 2017 and December 2019. AV and OA measurements were obtained from 3-dimensional digital subtraction angiography images using commercial software.

Comprehensive assessment of Mahaim accessory pathways' anatomic distribution.

Objective: To present the authors' experience of Mahaim-type accessory pathways (MAPs), focusing on anatomic localizations.

Methods: Data from consecutive patients who underwent electrophysiological study (EPS) for MAP ablation in two tertiary centres, between January 1998 and June 2020, were retrospectively analysed.

Results: Of the 55 included patients, 27 (49.

Characteristics of a large-scale cohort with accessory pathway(s): A cross-sectional retrospective study highlighting over a twenty-year experience.

Objective: Catheter ablation following electrophysiologic study (EPS) is the mainstay of diagnosis and treatment for patients with atrioventricular reentrant tachycardia (AVRT), demonstrating excellent long-term outcome and a low rate of complications. In this study, our aim was to assess our experience in patients with accessory pathway (AP) and to compare our data with the literature.

Methods: We included 1,437 patients who were diagnosed and treated for AP in our hospital between 1998 and 2020.

Radiofrequency catheter ablation of patients with permanent junctional reciprocating tachycardia and long-term follow-up results.

Background: Permanent junctional reciprocating tachycardia (PJRT) is an infrequent form of atrioventricular re-entrant tachycardia. We report the clinical and electrophysiological properties of PJRT and outcomes of radiofrequency catheter ablation (RCA) in a large group of patients.

Methods: We included 62 patients with the diagnosis of PJRT.

Evaluation of percutaneous annuloplasty for treatment of functional mitral regurgitation: A retrospective study.

Objective: The management of severe functional mitral regurgitation (FMR) in patients with heart failure (HF) and low ejection fraction is controversial, but percutaneous transcatheter procedures are promising. In this retrospective analysis, we aimed to assess the efficacy of the Carillon Mitral Contour System in patients with "inoperable" severe FMR.

Methods: Seventy three patients (mean age 66.

A Sequential Approach to the Management of Ostial Coronary Lesions via the Modified Flower Petal Technique.

There is still no consensus on the optimal technique for performing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in ostial coronary lesions, due to potential complications. The modified flower petal technique is one of the techniques to management of ostial lesions. It seems suitable technique in terms of covering the coronary ostium well.

Comparison of clinical and functional outcomes of vertebral body tethering to posterior spinal fusion in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis and evaluation of quality of life: preliminary results.

Purpose: This preliminary study was aimed to present the results of the comparison of clinical and functional outcomes of vertebral body tethering (VBT) and posterior spinal fusion (PSF) for the first time in the literature.

Methods: 21 thoracolumbar (T5-L3) VBT patients (VBT group); and 22 age-gender-fusion level and minimum follow-up duration matched thoracolumbar (T3-L3) PSF patients (PSF group) were enrolled. Average FU duration of group 1 and 2 were 37.

The Number of Patients Diagnosed with Brain Death and Organ Donation Rates at the Başkent University Konya Hospital: 6-Year Experience.

Objectives: Kidney transplant started at Başkent University Konya Hospital in July 2016. In this study, we compared the causes of brain death and the organ donation rates in our center between 2013 and 2016 versus between 2016 and 2019.

Materials And Methods: Patient files and records were analyzed retrospectively.

Inflammatory markers of contrast-induced nephropathy in patients with acute coronary syndrome.

Objective: Contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) is among the serious complications of invasive cardiovascular procedures that are performed with the administration of contrast agents. We investigated the role of the inflammatory markers in predicting CIN in acute coronary syndrome patients.

Methods: This study included 232 consecutive patients with acute coronary syndrome who underwent emergency angiography at our center.

Circulating miR-21 levels in hypertensive patients with asymptomatic organ damage.

As a modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular disease, presence of hypertension (HT) necessitates the awareness of asymptomatic organ damage (AOD). The aim of this study was to measure plasma micro RNA-21 (miR-21) and the parameters that reflect AOD such as carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT), microalbuminuria (MAU) in hypertensive patients compared with healthy controls. In addition, the aim of this study was to evaluate plasma miR-21 levels in HT patients with AOD.

The Association Between SYNTAX Score II and Carotid Artery Disease Severity in Patients Who Underwent Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting.

The SYNTAX score (SS) and SS II, which include additional clinical parameters, are widely used today for deciding revascularization following coronary angiography. We investigated the association between the presence and severity of carotid artery disease (CrAD) using the SS and SS II in 287 patients who underwent coronary artery bypass grafting. We based this investigation on the known association between coronary artery disease and CrAD.

Value of Syntax Score II in Prediction of New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation in Patients With NSTE-ACS Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention.

New-onset atrial fibrillation (NOAF) has been associated with poor outcome in patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACSs). The objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between the development of NOAF and severity of coronary artery disease using the SYNTAX score (SS) and SYNTAX score II (SSII) in patients with non-ST-segment elevation ACS (NSTE-ACS) who were treated with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). A total of 662 patients with NSTE-ACS were consecutively enrolled.

Relationship between blood pressure variability and cognitive function in geriatric hypertensive patients with well-controlled blood pressure.

Background: Hypertension is an important risk factor for cardiovascular diseases and cognitive function. Blood pressure (BP) variability has been associated with cognitive dysfunction, but data are sparse regarding the relationship between BP variability and cognitive function in geriatric patients with well-controlled BP.

Aim: The aim of this study was to demonstrate the relationship between blood pressure variability and cognitive functions in geriatric hypertensive patients with well-controlled BP.

A Novel Marker of Inflammation: Azurocidin in Patients with ST Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction.

(1) To investigate the role of azurocidin, an antimicrobial protein, in patients with ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). (2) This single-center prospective observational study included patients with STEMI and healthy age- and sex-matched control subjects. Baseline demographic, clinical and biochemical data were compared between the two groups.

Principles of Urgent Management of Acute Airway Obstruction.

Recognizing and acting early on airway compromise reduces morbidity and mortality in patients with airway obstruction. Causes include foreign bodies, toxic/hot fumes, difficult intubation, laryngeal spasm, and tumors. Before definitive control of the airway is possible, provide 100% oxygen with a tightly fitting mask to optimize body oxygen stores.