Comparison of muscle and fat parameters measured by ultrasonography and dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry between older palliative care patients with and without type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Background And Aims: There are limited data on the comparison of body compositions between diabetic and non-diabetic patients. We aimed to compare the muscle mass and fat parameters measured by ultrasonography (USG) and dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) between older palliative care patients with and without type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM).

Methods: We conducted a prospective, cross-sectional study.

Long-Term Results of Thoracofemoral Bypass in the Initial Treatment of Juxtarenal Total Aortic Occlusion.

Background: Thoracofemoral bypass has been applied mostly secondary to previous procedures in the treatment of aortoiliac occlusive disease. However, its application as an initial treatment is less common, and long-term outcomes remain uncertain. The aim of this analysis was to review the 16-year experience and long-term outcomes of 31 consecutive patients who underwent thoracofemoral bypass as the primary procedure.

COVID-19 presenting with diarrhea in a heart transplant patient.

A 55-year-old man who underwent bicaval orthotopic heart transplantation nine months earlier presented with complaints of diarrhea and oliguria. Laboratory findings showed pancytopenia and an elevated creatinine level. Cyclosporine and mycophenolate mofetil were discontinued, and the patient received only everolimus.

In-Hospital and Long-Term outcomes after Open-Heart Surgery in Turkish Octogenarians: a Single-Center Study.

Objective: We aimed to analyze the early and long-term results of open-heart surgery in Turkish patients aged 80 years or older who were operated on at our center.

Methods: All patients aged 80 years or older who underwent surgery between January 2000 and December 2013 at a high-level heart center were included in the study. The in-hospital data of study patients were obtained from the electronic database and from the hospital files.

Clinical Effects of Pleurotomy on Postoperative Outcomes of Patients Undergoing On-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting with Skeletonized Left Internal Thoracic Artery.

Purpose: To evaluate the clinical impact of pleurotomy during skeletonized internal thoracic artery (ITA) harvesting in patients undergoing on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG).

Methods: Consecutive patients (n = 758) who underwent CABG with skeletonized ITA were divided into 2 groups according to pleural integrity: open pleura (OP) and closed pleura (CP). Propensity score matching was performed after retrospective data extraction.

The publication rate of oral presentations presented in national congresses of Turkish Society of Cardiovascular Surgery.

Background: This study aims to investigate the literature contribution of oral presentations presented in the largest national congresses of the Turkish Society of Cardiovascular Surgery.

Methods: A total of 675 orally presented abstracts during biannually organized 12, 13, and 14 congresses were reviewed using the PubMed and Google Scholar databases in May 2018. Abstracts were searched for institutions where they were submitted, publication status in scientific journals, type of peer-reviewed journal, and publication year.

Transition from Conventional Technique to Less Invasive Approach in Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantations.

Surgical treatments for heart failure patients are being increasingly performed every year. While experiences in this field are increasing, transition to alternative surgical approaches to minimize incisions is gaining popularity. However, there are clinics that still avoid performing these techniques.

Seasonal variations of digestive enzymes in sea cucumbers (Holothuria tubulosa, G. 1788) under culture conditions.

Sea cucumber, Holothuria tubulosa (Gmelin, 1788), is an economically valuable species due to its rich nutrients content that being exported in Turkey. However, culture of this species is difficult due to a lack of knowledge. The main objective of this study is to investigate seasonal activities of main digestive enzymes (protease, lipase, and amylase) for nutritional requirements.

Salvage pulmonary thromboembolectomy for massive pulmonary embolism in a child presented with syncope and subsequent cardiac arrest.

Pulmonary embolism is frequently under-recognised in children and, therefore, a high index of suspicion should be exerted on patients with exertional dyspnoea, presyncope/syncope and unexplained cardiopulmonary arrest. We discuss a 10-year-old previously healthy girl who presented with syncope and subsequent cardiac arrest related to massive pulmonary embolism and was salvaged successfully by emergent pulmonary embolectomy.

Effect of ejection fraction on left ventricular remodeling in aortic insufficiency.

Background: Due to ventricular compensatory mechanisms, patients with severe aortic regurgitation are generally asymptomatic. Severe left ventricular dysfunction develops annually in 20% of non-operated cases, and the prognosis in those cases is poor. Although surgery is recommend in patients with left ventricular dysfunction, surgeons are wary.

The effect of sea cucumber Holothuria tubulosa (G., 1788) on nutrient and sediment of Aegean Sea shores.

The effects of sea cucumber, Holothuria tubulosa, on sediment of hypereutrophic conditions were investigated. Research was designed as two groups with 3 replicates. And data determined from sea cucumber groups were compared to that of the control.