Machine learning algorithms using the inflammatory prognostic index for contrast-induced nephropathy in NSTEMI patients.

Inflammatory prognostic index (IPI), has been shown to be related with poor outcomes in cancer patients. We aimed to investigate the predictive role of IPI for contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) development in non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction patients using a nomogram and performing machine learning (ML) algorithms. A total of 178 patients with CIN (+) and 1511 with CIN (-) were included.

The Effect of Number of Pregnancies on Aortic Stiffness Index, Aortic Velocity Propagation, and Epicardial Fat Thickness.

Objective: Pregnancy causes physiological, hormonal, and hemodynamic changes that affect the aortic wall dimensions and elastic properties. Multiple pregnancies increase the risk of aortic enlargement and reduce aortic elasticity. The aortic stiffness index (ASI) and aortic velocity propagation (AVP) are markers of elasticity.

Evaluation of pulmonary arterial stiffness in post mild COVID-19 patients: a pilot prospective study.

Background: Our primary goal was to utilize pulmonary arterial stiffness (PAS) to demonstrate the early alterations in the pulmonary vascular area in individuals with prior COVID-19 illness who had not undergone hospitalization.

Methods: In total, 201 patients with prior COVID-19 infection without hospitalization and 195 healthy, age- and sex-matched individuals without a history of COVID-19 disease were included in this prospective analysis. The PAS value for each patient was calculated by dividing the mean peak pulmonary flow velocity by the pulmonary flow acceleration time.

The use of a 4.7 mg deslorelin slow release implant in male dogs in the field.

Objective: Slow-release GnRH agonist implants (SRI) are used for reversible medical downregulation of testicular function in male dogs as an alternative to surgery. The 4.7 mg deslorelin SRI should reduce testosterone after 6-8 weeks and induce castration-like effects for 6 months (mon).

The association of serum uric acid/albumin ratio with the development of coronary collateral circulation in patients with chronic total occluded coronary arteries.

Coronary collateral circulation (CCC) develops in chronic total occluded (CTO) vessels and protects the myocardium against ischemia in addition to the improvement of cardiac functions. Poor CCC is related to adverse cardiac events as well as poor prognosis. Serum uric acid/albumin ratio (UAR) has emerged as a novel marker associated with poor cardiovascular outcomes.

The Relationship between Uric Acid/Albumin Ratio and Carotid Intima-Media Thickness in Patients with Hypertension.

Background: Hypertension causes subendothelial inflammation and dysfunction in resulting atherosclerosis. Carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) is a useful marker of endothelial dysfunction and atherosclerosis. The uric acid to albumin ratio (UAR) has emerged as a novel marker for predicting cardiovascular events.

Evaluation of Naples Score for Long-Term Mortality in Patients With ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Undergoing Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention.

The Naples score (NS), which is a composite of cardiovascular adverse event predictors including neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio, albumin, and total cholesterol, has emerged as a prognostic risk score in cancer patients. We aimed to investigate the predictive value of NS for long-term mortality in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction patients (STEMI). A total of 1889 STEMI patients were enrolled in this study.

Prognostic value of Intermountain Risk Score for short- and long-term mortality in patients with cardiogenic shock.

Background: There is a lack of current research examining the predictive value of the Intermountain Risk Score (IMRS) in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) caused by cardiogenic shock. Therefore, the purpose of this research was to investigate the ability of IMRS to predict short- and long-term mortality in patients with cardiogenic shock triggered by STEMI.

Methods: The participants included 492 consecutive cardiogenic shock patients who underwent primary percutaneous coronary intervention following STEMI.

Predictive value of C-reactive protein/albumin ratio for no-reflow in patients with non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction.

The focus of this research was to explore the link between CRP (C-reactive protein) /albumin ratio (CAR), a novel inflammatory response marker, and no-reflow (NR) phenomena in non-ST elevation myocardial infarction (non-STEMI) patients during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). The current study recruited 209 non-STEMI participants who underwent PCI. The patients were divided into two groups based on their post-intervention Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) flow grade; those with and without NR.

Comparison of outcomes between single long stent and overlapping stents: a meta-analysis of the literature.

Objectives: There is no consensus on whether to treat diffuse coronary artery lesions with a single long stent (SLS) or by overlapping two or more stents (OLS). The goal of this review was to compare the outcomes of these two approaches through a meta-analysis of the literature.

Methods: We searched for relevant studies in MEDLINE, Scopus, EMBASE, Google Scholar, and the Cochrane Library.

The Association between Vitamin D Levels and Thrombus Burden in Patients with ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction.

In current practice, establishing the potential predictors of high thrombus burden (HTB) before primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is crucial for its management. In this research, we aimed to investigate the association between vitamin D levels and HTB in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). This prospective, observational study was conducted on 257 STEMI patients undergoing primary PCI in Van Education and Research Hospital between March 2020 and March 2021.

Evaluation of cardiac-electrophysiological balance according to National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale score at admission and discharge in acute ischemic stroke patients: A pilot study.

Objective: The main objectives of this investigation were to determine whether there were any relationships between corrected cardiac-electrophysiological balance value and National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale scores at admission and discharge in patients with acute ischemic stroke and to assess whether cardiac-electrophysiological balance value was an independent predictor of high National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale scores (National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale score ≥5).

Methods: In this retrospective and observational study, 231 consecutive adult patients with acute ischemic stroke were evaluated. The cardiac-electrophysiological balance value was obtained by dividing the corrected QT interval by the QRS duration measured from surface electrocardiography.

Triglyceride-to-glucose index to detect a non-dipping circadian pattern in newly diagnosed hypertensive patients.

In this investigation, we aimed to explore the relationship between the triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index and the non-dipping blood pressure (BP) pattern in newly diagnosed hypertensive patients. In this retrospective study, 216 consecutive newly diagnosed hypertensive patients who had undergone 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure (ABPM) monitoring and had not received anti-hypertensive drugs were included. Non-dipping status was evaluated by a 24-h ABPM monitoring in all patients.

Evaluation of electrocardiographic P wave parameters in predicting long-term atrial fibrillation in patients with acute ischemic stroke.

Background: Electrocardiographic parameters, such as P wave peak time (PWPT), P wave duration (PWD), and P wave amplitude in lead DI, have been utilized to assess left atrial anomalies linked to the development of atrial fibrillation (AF) in different cohort settings.

Objective: To compare electrocardiographic parameters, such as P waves, in predicting long-term AF risk in acute ischemic stroke cases.

Methods: The data of 231 consecutive acute ischemic stroke cases were retrospectively collected.

The predictive value of triglyceride-glucose index for in-hospital and one-year mortality in elderly non-diabetic patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction.

Background: Triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index, a reliable marker of insulin resistance, was associated with cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. This study aimed to evaluate the predictive value of TyG index for mortality in elderly non-diabetic patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).

Methods: In total, 430 non-diabetic patients aged over 65 years with STEMI were consecutively included.

Association of Tp-e/QT ratio with SYNTAX score II in patients with coronary artery disease.

. The SYNTAX score II (SS) is an angiographic tool, which grades the complexity of coronary artery lesions and predicts short- and long-term events. Tp-e/QT ratio is a novel electrocardiographic marker for the risk of ventricular arrhythmias.

Intravenous Leiomyomatosis with Intracardiac Extension as a Rare Cause of Abdominal Pain in an Adult Patient: A Case Report.

Intravenous leiomyomatosis (IVL) is a rare and benign smooth muscle tumor that arises from intrauterine venules or the myometrium. We herein describe a 49-year-old woman with a history of myomectomy who developed abdominal pain. An intravascular mass with extension to the right atrium was detected in the inferior vena cava.

Association of eosinophil-to-lymphocyte ratio with coronary slow-flow phenomenon in patients undergoing coronary angiography.

Introduction: The current investigation intended to evaluate the correlation between eosinophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (ELR) and the coronary slow-flow phenomenon (CSFP) in patients undergoing elective coronary angiography.

Material And Methods: A case-control investigation was conducted on 200 individual CSFP patients and another 200 individuals with normal coronary arteries and who were matched for age, gender, and body mass index. ELR was computed by dividing the number of eosinophils by the number of lymphocytes.

Predictive value of uric acid/albumin ratio for the prediction of new-onset atrial fibrillation in patients with ST-Elevation myocardial infarction.

Background: There is a lack of studies supporting the association between the uric acid/albumin ratio (UAR) and the development of new-onset atrial fibrillation (NOAF) in ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention (pPCI).

Objective: The objective of the study was to assess the efficacy of the UAR for predicting the occurrence of NOAF in STEMI patients undergoing pPCI.

Methods: We recruited 1484 consecutive STEMI patients in this retrospective and cross-sectional investigation.

The Association of Serum Uric Acid/Albumin Ratio with No-Reflow in Patients with ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction.

The goal of this investigation was to explore the relationship between serum uric acid/albumin ratio (UAR) and no-reflow (NR) in ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients (n = 838) who underwent primary percutaneous coronary intervention (pPCI). Angiographic NR was defined as thrombolysis in myocardial infarction (TIMI) flows 0, 1, and 2 in the absence of coronary spasm or dissection. NR developed in 91 (10.