Assessment of right ventricular sequelae by speckle tracking echocardiography in recovered COVID-19 patients.

Background: TTE is the main modality used to assess RV function, but conventional TTE parameters have limited diagnostic value because they may fail to detect early abnormalities in RV systolic function. Due to its ability to detect subclinical impairment of cardiac function, 2D STE has been widely used to investigate RV function. In this study, we aimed to investigate whether there are sequelae of RV function in recovered COVID-19 patients with pulmonary involvement.

Dilated sinuses of Valsalva subsequent to type A dissection surgery: Is reoperation inevitable?

Background: This study aims to investigate the dilation of sinus valsalva in patients who underwent aortic repair due to type A aortic dissection and to evaluate its progression.

Methods: Between January 2004 and December 2019, a total of 68 patients (50 males, 18 females; mean age: 54.2±10.

High AST/ALT Ratio Is Associated with Cardiac Involvement in Acute COVID-19 Patients.

We aimed to assess the effect of AST/ALT ratio on echocardiographic and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMRI) parameters after COVID-19 patients recover. 87 patients with COVID-19 were included in the study. The patients were hospitalized with COVID-19 pneumonia, but the patients did not need intensive care unit follow-up or non-invasive mechanical ventilation support.

Cardiac magnetic resonance T2* mapping in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia is associated with serum ferritin level?

The coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19)-related myocardial injury is an increasingly recognized complication and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has become the most commonly used non-invasive imaging technique for myocardial involvement. This study aims to assess myocardial structure by T2*-mapping which is a non-invasive gold-standard imaging tool for the assessment of cardiac iron deposition in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia without significant cardiac symptoms. Twenty-five patients with COVID-19 pneumonia and 20 healthy subjects were prospectively enrolled.

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.

Thrombolysis or Surgery in Patients With Obstructive Mechanical Valve Thrombosis: The Multicenter HATTUSHA Study.

Background: Prosthetic valve thrombosis (PVT) is one of the life-threatening complications of prosthetic heart valve replacement. Due to the lack of randomized controlled trials, the optimal treatment of PVT remains controversial between thrombolytic therapy (TT) and surgery.

Objectives: This study aimed to prospectively evaluate the outcomes of TT and surgery as the first-line treatment strategy in patients with obstructive PVT.

Investigation of the Effect of Asthma on Mortality and Morbidity After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery.

Objectives: No studies have been specifically conducted on asthma patients undergoing cardiac surgery for assessing mortality and morbidity. Distinct effects of cardiac surgery lead to negative effects on respiratory functions, putting patients with existing lung diseases under an increased risk. We aimed to investigate whether asthma patients are under higher risk for mortality and possible complications after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery than patients without asthma.

Hemoglobin A1c Levels Predicts Acute Kidney Injury after Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery in Non-Diabetic Patients.

Introduction:: Elevated hemoglobin A1c levels in patients with diabetes mellitus have been known as a risk factor for acute kidney injury after coronary artery bypass grafting. However, the relationship between hemoglobin A1c levels in non-diabetics and acute kidney injury is under debate. We aimed to investigate the association of preoperative hemoglobin A1c levels with acute kidney injury in non-diabetic patients undergoing isolated coronary artery bypass grafting.

Prognostic Value of Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio for Patients Undergoing Heart Valve Replacement.

Background And Aim Of The Study: The neutrophil-tolymphocyte ratio (NLR) was found to be a predictor of adverse outcome in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). The ratio may also be a useful marker to predict mortality following valve replacement surgery.

Methods: A total of 932 patients was enrolled retrospectively.

Spontaneous Right Coronary Artery Rupture and Acute Cardiac Tamponade in Behçet's Disease.

Coronary involvement in Behçet's disease is extremely rare and it can bring devastating consequences when it occurs. In this report, we present a 29-year-old male patient with Behçet's disease who developed rapidly changing and progressive coronary artery involvements under medical treatment.

Efficiency of postoperative statin treatment for preventing new-onset postoperative atrial fibrillation in patients undergoing isolated coronary artery bypass grafting: A prospective randomized study.

Objective: Recent studies have demonstrated that preoperative statin therapy reduces the incidence of postoperative atrial fibrillation (AF). The objective of this study was to assess the efficacy of statin therapy started in the early postoperative period for the prevention from new-onset AF after isolated coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG).

Methods: This prospective and randomized study consisted of 60 consecutive patients who underwent elective isolated CABG.

An extremely rare complication of varicose vein surgery: retained foreign body.

Foreign body is among complications of surgery. But as a complication of varicose vein surgery it was reported extremely rarely and, to our knowledge, there is only one paper in the literature. A case with retained sponge which was detected five months after varicose vein surgery was presented.

The effect of lidocaine and amiodarone on prevention of ventricular fibrillation in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting.

Objective: Ventricular fibrillation is common after aortic declamping in patients undergoing open heart surgery. This situation has a negative impact on morbidity and mortality. The aim of this prospective study was to compare the effect of administering lidocaine versus amiodarone before aortic declamping during elective coronary bypass grafting, paying close attention to when the initial effect of amiodarone sets in.

Neuroprotective effect of alpha-lipoic acid and methylprednisolone on the spinal cord ischemia/reperfusion injury in rabbits.

Objective: The aim of this study is to investigate the putative neuroprotective effect of alpha-lipoic acid (LA) on spinal ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury in rabbits.

Methods: Thirty-five adult female New Zeland rabbits, weighing 2,000-3,500 g (mean: 2,800), were divided randomly into five groups of seven rabbits each (n: 7) as Group 1: sham, only laparotomy; Group 2 (İ/R): I/R; Group 3 (LA): I/R and 100 mg/kg of LA; Group 4 (MP): I/R and 30 mg/kg of methylprednisolone (MP); and Group 5 (LA + MP): I/R and 100 mg/kg of LA plus 30 mg/kg of MP.

Results: A statically significant effect of LA, MP, and LA plus MP on lowering malondialdehyde levels both in the blood and in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) has been observed.

Therapeutic efficacy of vacuum-assisted-closure therapy in the treatment of lymphatic complications following peripheral vascular interventions and surgeries.

Objectives: Lymphatic complications, lymphocele and lymphorrhea being the leading, are generally encountered after vascular interventions and surgeries. The present study aimed to evaluate the outcomes of vacuum-assisted-closure (VAC) therapy, which we frequently prefer as the first-choice treatment for such complications.

Materials And Methods: Among patients undergoing peripheral vascular intervention or surgery between January 2008 and February 2012, the medical files of 21 patients who received VAC therapy or other treatment due to symptomatic lymphatic complications were retrospectively analyzed and the results were discussed.

Cineangiographic intraoperative evaluation of venous grafts during coronary bypass surgery.

Background And Objective: Evaluation of graft patency is an important component of coronary bypass surgery. In the present study, intraoperative cineangiography was performed in a cardiovascular hybrid operating room to evaluate anastomosis quality and patency of coronary venous grafts.

Method: This prospective study evaluated coronary bypass grafts in 34 patients between January 2012 and June 2012.

A method for locating embedded left anterior descending coronary arteries.

Intraoperative detection of deeply embedded coronary arteries is difficult. This study describes an effective method to identify embedded coronary arteries by intraoperative cine angiography. Two embedded left anterior descending coronary arteries were successfully identified by intraoperative cine angiography.

A rare complication: aorta-cutaneous fistula with abundant bleeding.

Pseudoaneurysm and aorto-cutaneous fistula following surgical procedures of the aorta are rare complications with potentially catastrophic results that require rapid diagnosis and urgent surgical treatment. We performed a successful life-saving operation using hypothermic circulatory arrest with femoral artery and vein cannulation. The patient had undergone open heart surgery in our clinic twice, and there was active and abundant bleeding from aorta-cutaneous fistula that occured 5 years after the last surgery.

The role of carnitine in preventing renal damage developed as a result of infrarenal aortic ischemia-reperfusion.

Background: This study was designed to use carnitine for preventing deposition of end products of lipid peroxidation in rat models in the prevention of ischemia-reperfusion (IR) damage frequently seen following operations of infrarenal abdominal aorta (AA).

Methods: Forty male rats of Sprague-Dawley type were evenly (n = 8) randomized to five groups: sham laparotomy (SHAM), carnitine control (CC), aortic IR (AIR), AIR + low-dose carnitine (AIR+LDC), and AIR + high-dose carnitine (AIR+HDC).

Results: Compared to other groups, serum creatinine levels of AIR group were significantly higher.

Mitral valve prolapse as a new finding in branchio-oto-renal syndrome.

We report a patient and his family, who have branchio-oto-renal (BOR) syndrome and coexisting mitral valve prolapse. A literature review of BOR syndrome failed to identify any similar families and we report this as a new observation. During the preoperative assessment of a patient with BOR syndrome, tachycardia was noted and a cardiologic examination including echocardiography revealed mitral valve prolapse.

Advantages of autologous blood transfusion in off-pump coronary artery bypass.

Background: In this randomized controlled study, we investigated the effects of autologous Hemobag blood transfusion (AHBT) and allogenic blood transfusion (ABT) in off-pump coronary artery bypass (OPCAB) surgery.

Methods: Sixty patients who underwent surgery between February 2008 and August 2008 were randomized into 2 groups. The AHBT group (n = 30) consisted of patients who received autologous Hemobag blood transfusion, and the ABT group (n = 30) consisted of patients who received allogenic blood transfusion.