Relation of red cell distribution width with dipper and non-dipper hypertension.

Aim Red cell distribution width (RDW), an index of erythrocyte size, is associated with high risk for cardiovascular disease. Nondipping hypertension (HT) is lack of nocturnal fall in blood pressure(BP). The association between RDW and non-dipping BP in normotensive and hypertensive patients was investigated.

Assessment of subclinical left ventricular dysfunction in patients with psoriasis by speckle tracking echocardiography: A Speckle Tracking Study.

Background: Psoriasis is a systemic inflammatory disease and is reportedly associated with adverse cardiovascular risks. Left ventricular (LV) function has not been studied comprehensively in psoriasis.

Objectives: This study was conducted to study LV mechanics in patients with psoriasis by speckle tracking echocardiography.

Relation of fragmented QRS to tissue Doppler-derived parametersin patients with familial Mediterranean fever.

Background: Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) may pose a risk for cardiovascular diseases due to continuous inflammatory status observed during the course of the disease. Recently, the presence of fragmented QRS (fQRS) has been recognized as a predictor of myocardial fibrosis. In this study, we aim to investigate the frequency of fQRS and its relation to Doppler-based indices.

An epidemiological study to evaluate the use of vitamin K antagonists and new oral anticoagulants among non-valvular atrial fibrillation patients in Turkey- AFTER-2 study design.

Objectives: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is one of the most common causes of preventable ischemic stroke and is related to increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. There is a lack of data in Turkey on the use of new oral anticoagulants (NOACs), and time in therapeutic INR range (TTR) in vitamin K antagonist users and AF management modality. In this multi-center trial, we aimed to analyze, follow and evaluate the epidemiological data in non-valvular AF patients.

The relationship between coronary collateral circulation and neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio in patients with coronary chronic total occlusion.

Objectives: To investigate the relationship between neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and coronary collateral circulation (CCC) in patients with coronary chronic total occlusion.

Subjects And Methods: Our study population consisted of 275 consecutive patients with chronic total occlusion. One hundred and thirty-eight patients with chronic total occlusion were included in the study.

Assessment of left ventricular dyssynchrony in patients with psoriasis.

Background: Psoriasis is an inflammatory disorder, which has been reported to be associated with cardiovascular (CV) risks. Although increased CV risks in psoriasis are well established, there are no data about changes of contraction synchrony in psoriasis. Therefore, we aimed to study the left ventricular (LV) contraction synchrony in patients with psoriasis with narrow QRS and normal ejection fraction.

Effect of remote ischemic postconditioning on left ventricular mechanics.

Background: Remote ischemic postconditioning (RIPC) decreases infarct size and prevents left ventricular (LV) remodeling in patients with myocardial infarction. However, there is no study that evaluates the effect of RIPC on LV mechanics assessed by speckle tracking echocardiography. Therefore, we aimed to test the effects of RIPC on LV deformation parameters such as strain, strain rate, rotation, and twist in healthy subjects.

Relation of presence and severity of metabolic syndrome with left atrial mechanics in patients without overt diabetes: a deformation imaging study.

Objective: We aimed to investigate left atrium (LA) function by speckle tracking echocardiography in patients with metabolic syndrome (MetSyn) and to show a possible relationship between the severity of MetSyn and LA function and to determine the predictors of low strain in MetSyn patients.

Methods: Our study design was observational and cross-sectional design consisted of 80 MetSyn patients without overt diabetes and 50 controls. The patients were classified into three groups based on the number of MetSyn criteria.

Mitral valve resistance correlates more closely with left atrial deformation than with conventional indices of rheumatic mitral stenosis.

Background And Aim Of The Study: The relationship between mitral valve (MV) resistance and left atrial (LA) mechanical function is unknown. Hence, the study aim was to investigate the relationship between LA mechanics and MV resistance, compared to conventional indices such as mitral valve area (MVA) and transmitral gradient, in patients with rheumatic mitral stenosis (MS).

Methods: The study population consisted of 73 patients with MS and 30 age- and gender-matched controls.

Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio as a measure of systemic inflammation in psoriasis.

Objective: Psoriasis is a chronic systemic inflammatory disorder. The neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (N/L ratio) has been used as a marker for systemic inflammatory status. In our study, we aimed to evaluate N/L ratio in patients with psoriasis.

Plateletcrit and red cell distribution width are independent predictors of the slow coronary flow phenomenon.

Background And Purpose: Endothelial dysfunction may play a role in the pathogenesis of the slow coronary flow (SCF) phenomenon. A detailed examination of blood cellular components has not been performed for this condition. We investigated the relationship between SCF and whole blood cell counts.

The relationship between coenzyme Q10 and severity of coronary artery disease.

Aim: To evaluate the relationship between the levels of plasma coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10), a known antioxidant, and severity of the coronary atherosclerosis (AS) measured by Gensini score.

Methods: Patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) were enrolled to the study between 2010 and 2011 in cardiology outpatient clinics. They were admitted for diagnostic coronary angiography or angioplasty for typical indications.

The serum pentraxin-3 is elevated in patients with cardiac syndrome X.

Objectives: Cardiac syndrome X (CSX) is a clinical entity that is defined as normal coronary arteries with angina pectoris and objective sins of ischemia. The correlation between CSX and inflammatory markers such as high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) is well established, however an association with pentraxin-3 (PTX-3) has not been examined. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between PTX-3 and CSX.

Clinical and morphological evaluation of coronary bifurcation lesions.

Objectives: We aimed to investigate the anatomical and morphological characterization of coronary bifurcation lesions.

Study Design: The study population consisted of 542 stable patients who underwent coronary angiography. Bifurcation lesions were defined as a lesion >=50% diameter stenosis involving a main branch and/or contiguous side branch with a diameter of >=2.

Usefulness of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 to predict no-reflow and three-year mortality in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention.

Although monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) levels are increased in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction, the prognostic value of MCP-1 in primary percutaneous coronary intervention (pPCI) is not clear. The goal of the present study was to investigate the association of MCP-1 levels with myocardial perfusion and prognosis in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction undergoing pPCI. Consecutive pPCI patients (n = 192) were assigned to tertiles according to their admission serum MCP-1 levels.

The relationship between atrial electromechanical delay and P-wave dispersion with the presence and severity of metabolic syndrome.

Objectives: In this study, we aimed to investigate the association between the presence and severity of metabolic syndrome (MetS) with intra- and inter-atrial electromechanical delay (AEMD) and P-wave dispersion (PWD).

Study Design: A total of 144 patients (72 MetS patients and 72 age- and sex-matched control subjects) were included in the study. Patients with MetS were classified into three groups based on the number of MetS criteria as follows: Group 1 (patients with three MetS criteria), Group 2 (patients with four MetS criteria) and Group 3 (patients with five MetS criteria).

The neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio was associated with impaired myocardial perfusion and long term adverse outcome in patients with ST-elevated myocardial infarction undergoing primary coronary intervention.

Objectives: In the present study we aimed to reveal any probable correlation between neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (N/L ratio) and the occurrence of no-reflow, along with assessment of the prognostic value of N/L ratio in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).

Background: The N/L ratio stands practically for the balance between neutrophil and lymphocyte counts in the body, which can also be utilized as an index for systemic inflammatory status.

Methods: In our study, we included 204 consecutive patients suffering from STEMI who underwent primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).

Assessment of left ventricular dyssynchrony in dipper and non-dipper hypertension.

Background: Ventricular dyssynchrony is an co-determinant of progression and exacerbation of heart failure (HF). The co-existence of ventricular dyssynchrony with hypertension (HT) and HF were shown, however there is no data regarding the effect of circadian rhythm of blood pressure (BP) on ventricular synchrony. Therefore, we aimed to study the left ventricular synchrony in dipper and non-dipper normotensive and hypertensive participants.