The predictive value of systemic immune-inflammation index for long-term cardiovascular mortality in non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction.

Background: Increased levels of inflammatory markers have been found in association with the severity of coronary atherosclerosis. Systemic immuneinflammation index (SII), which is calculated by multiplying neutrophil and platelet counts and then dividing the result by the lymphocyte count, can also be used as a prognostic indicator in different cardiovascular diseases. In this study, we investigated SII levels and long-term mortality of patients with non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI).

The association between QT interval changes and the treatment protocols of COVID-19 patients.

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the QT, QTc, and QTc dispersion changes that may occur with the use of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ), favipiravir, and moxifloxacin in combination or alone in COVID 19 patients.

Methods: This study was retrospectively conducted on 193 inpatients diagnosed with COVID-19. We divided the patients into four separate groups due to their medications as, group-1: favipiravir, group-2: favipiravir + HCQ, group-3: favipiravir + moxifloxacin, and group-4: favipiravir + moxifloxacin + HCQ.

The Mean Corrected TIMI Frame Count Could Predict Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events in Patients with Coronary Slow-Flow Phenomenon.

Objective: The aim of the present study was to investigate the association between the mean corrected thrombolysis in myocardial frame count and major adverse cardiovascular events in patients with the coronary slow-flow phenomenon.

Methods: A total of 98 patients with coronary slow-flow phenomenon who met inclusion cri- teria from 2015 to 2020 were retrospectively included in the analysis. The patients were ranked according to their mean corrected thrombolysis in myocardial frame count values and were divided into quartiles based on those.

Percutaneous closure of an iatrogenic ventricular septal defect associated with transcatheter aortic valve implantation.

An 81-year-old man who had dyspnea was admitted to our hospital with a diagnosis of severe aortic stenosis. A transcatheter aortic valve implantation was successfully performed with a 29 mm Edwards Sapien XT valve using a transfemoral access. After the procedure, the echocardiography showed a restrictive ventricular septal defect (VSD) in the membranous septum.

Monocyte to high-density lipoprotein ratio at hospital admission predicts intrahospital mortality in patients with Stanford type-A dissection.

Background: Immune inflammatory mechanisms have crucial roles not only in the presence but also in the progression of aortic dissection (AD). Monocyte count to high-density lipoprotein ratio (MHR) has recently emerged as an indicator of inflammation and oxidative stress. Thus, we aimed to examine the prognostic value of MHR in patients with AD.

Predictive power of diastolic parameters on medical cardioversion success in acute atrial fibrillation.

Background: Diastolic function assessment has been reported to provide valuable data in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of diastolic parameters on predicting the effectiveness of medical cardioversion in restoring sinus rhythm among patients with acute AF.

Methods: 40 non-valvular, new onset AF patients were included.

Evaluation of the relationship between pseudo-hypertension and the parameters of subclinical atherosclerosis.

Background: Methods using for determining the subclinical atherosclerosis have gained growing interest in the recent years. However, the effects of pseudo-hypertension on the parameters of subclinical atherosclerosis are uncertain. We aimed to evaluate the relationship between pseudo-hypertension and subclinical atherosclerosis in individuals diagnosed with pseudo-hypertension.

Does the volume overload exaggerate the severity of mitral regurgitation in patients with decompensated heart failure?

Background/aim: Diagnosing and managing functional mitral regurgitation (MR) is often challenging and requires an integrated approach including a comprehensive echocardiographic examination. However, the effects of volume overload on the echocardiographic assessment of MR severity are uncertain. The purpose of this study was to weigh the effects of volume overload in the echocardiographic assessment of MR severity among patients with heart failure (HF).

The relationship between the severity of coronary artery disease and skin measurement parameters.

Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between skin parameters and CAD.

Materials And Methods: The study included 50 patients diagnosed with coronary artery disease as the patient group and 45 volunteers without any known coronary artery disease as the control group. The participants' skin TEWL, pH, temperature, electrical capacitance, sebum, and elasticity values were measured using noninvasive methods at the forehead, back, and forearm.

Successful stenting of a brachial artery occlusion following surgical retrieval of a twisted diagnostic catheter during transradial coronary angiography.

Coronary angiography and percutaneous coronary intervention via radial access has been progressively performed over the last three decades and has become standard of care. Even though the radial approach, compared with femoral access, is safe and is also associated with less bleeding in patients with myocardial infarction, it may be problematic in some cases. Here, we describe an 80-year-old woman with brachial artery dissection due to a twisted diagnostic catheter during transradial coronary angiography, who subsequently underwent surgical retrieval of the catheter.

Hyaluronan as a Promising Biomarker for Myocardial Damage.

Hyaluronan is a glycosaminoglycan, one of the chief components of the extracellular matrix. The aim of the present study is to investigate plasma hyaluronan levels among patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). This prospective study enrolled 56 consecutive patients with AMI who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention within 2 hours after admission.

Relationship between presence of spontaneous echo contrast and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio in patients with mitral stenosis.

Background: Left atrial spontaneous echo contrast (SEC) is an existence of smoke-like echoes with a typical swirling motion of blood in left atrial cavity or appendage, and it is known to be a marker of prothrombotic state. Previous studies have revealed that there is an association between prothrombotic state and the platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR). Thus, we aimed to investigate the association between the presence of SEC and PLR in patients with mitral stenosis (MS).

Association of red blood cell distribution width levels with severity of coronary artery disease in patients with non-ST elevation myocardial infarction.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the association of the levels of red blood cell distribution width (RDW) with the severity of atherosclerosis and to determine whether or not the RDW level on admission is an independent predictor of all-cause mortality in patients with non-ST elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI).

Materials And Methods: A total of 335 consecutive patients with NSTEMI were enrolled in this study. The patients were divided into high (n = 105) and low (n = 230) SYNTAX groups.