Sleep Quality and Its Predictors among Dyspnea, Fatigue and Exercise Capacity in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension.

Background: Poor sleep quality is an overlooked symptom in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), however it may significantly contribute to disease burden.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess the sleep quality of patients with PAH and investigate its association with dyspnea, fatigue, and exercise capacity.

Methods: Forty-five patients were included.

Evaluation of upper extremity functional capacity and activities of daily living in patients with heart failure: A cross-sectional study.

Background: Considering the limitations in activities of daily living (ADL) and the impact of improvements in patients with heart failure (HF), appropriate assessment of upper extremity functional capacity and ADL is important.

Objectives: To evaluate upper extremity functional capacity and ADL in patients with HF and compare them with healthy controls.

Methods: This study included 30 HF patients and healthy controls.

Evaluation of left ventricular function in patients with mitral annular disjunction using speckle tracking echocardiography.

Background: Mitral annular disjunction (MAD) is a structural abnormality characterized by the systolic detachment of the posterior mitral annulus and the ventricular myocardium. It is usually observed coexistent with mitral valve prolapse (MVP) and associated with a mechanical dysfunction despite preserved electrical isolation function of the mitral annulus. This study aimed to evaluate left ventricular (LV) function using speckle tracking echocardiography in MVP patients with MAD.

A Breathtaking Case of Pulmonary Hypertension with Frightening Complications and Intertwining Different Etiologies.

Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a major health problem with increasing awareness. Although most common cause of PH is left heart disease (Group 2 PH), life-threatening complications occur mostly in Group 1 (pulmonary arterial hypertension) and Group 4 (chronic thromboembolic PH) patients. Although external compression of the left main coronary artery (LMCA) due to pulmonary artery dilatation is rare, it is a life-threatening complication since it causes myocardial ischemia and sudden cardiac death.