The value of STAF (Score for the Targeting of Atrial Fibrillation) in Patients with Cryptogenic Embolic Stroke.

Introduction: The aim of the present study was to predict paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF) in acute ischemic stroke patients with presumed cryptogenic embolic etiology.

Methods: In this retrospective cohort study, demographics, blood tests, data of neuroimaging studies such as non-contrast computed tomography (NCCT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), standard 12-lead electrocardigraphy (ECG), 24-hour Holter ECG, echocardiography was collected. The diagnostic work-up to detect atrial fibrillation (AF) was either medical history of the patient or 12-lead ECG or 24-hour Holter ECG or continuous ECG monitoring.

[Do Turkish reimbursement recommendations cover current European Lipid Guidelines? A retrospective analysis of patients presenting with first acute coronary syndrom].

Objective: This study was a comparison of the statin therapy protocol issued by the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and the Ministry of Health's Health Implementation Directive (SUT) in Turkey, performed in order to assess the adequacy of hyperlipidemia treatment indications for primary prevention.

Methods: A total of 582 patients with first acute coronary syndrome were included in the study. Patients with noncritical stenosis observed on coronary angiography or a history of atherosclerotic disease were excluded.

A Case of Brucellosis with a Rare Complication: Pericarditis.

Objectives: To describe brucellosis and its possible complications according to clinical, laboratory and radiological findings.

Methods: We describe a case of pericarditis visualized at transthoracic echocardiography with clinical manifestations.

Results: Clinical manifestations, imaging and laboratory findings provided the correct diagnosis of pericarditis.

Predictors of Symptom Development in Intermediate Carotid Artery Stenosis: Mean Platelet Volume and Platelet Distribution Width.

Platelets play an important role in the pathogenesis of atherothrombosis. Platelet activation is associated with increased mean platelet volume (MPV) and platelet distribution width (PDW). In this study, we investigated the relation of MPV and PDW with the risk of stroke in patients with intermediate (50%-70%) carotid artery stenosis.

Successful percutaneous coronary intervention for acute coronary syndrome in a patient with haemophilia B.

Haemophilia is a congenital coagulation defect brought about by the deficiency or lack of coagulation factor IX. The prevalence of coronary artery disease and acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is lower among haemophiliacs than in the normal population. However, with the administration of factor concentrate, average life expectancy can now extend to as long as 70 years in patients with haemophilia, and this in turn is leading to an increase in the prevalence of cardiac diseases among this population.