Masked hypertension is related to alteration of myocardial arrhythmia Parameters.

Background: Imbalance in autonomic nervous system and impaired myocardial repolarization have been shown to increase the risk for arrhythmias in patients with arterial hypertension. This study evaluated the effects of masked hypertension on QT interval dynamicity.

Methods: The study group consisted of 108 consecutive patients with masked hypertension and 102 control subjects.

Increased masked hypertension prevalence in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).

Objective: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common disorder with important clinical consequences. Many studies have proven that hypertension is one of the most important comorbid disorders in PCOS. Masked hypertension is defined as a presence of normal office blood pressure together with abnormal results in 24-h ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM).

Evaluation of atrial electromechanical properties in patients with masked hypertension.

Purpose: In this study, we evaluated the electromechanical properties of atriums in patients with masked hypertension by using tissue Doppler echocardiographic technique to predict the predisposition to atrial arrhythmias.

Methods: A total of 118 subjects were included in the study. Twenty-four-hour blood pressure monitorization (ABPM) was used to determinate the masked hypertension in the study group.

Increased rate of any retinopathy risk in patients with masked hypertension.

Purpose: Hypertension is a common chronic disorder with end organ damage. Hypertensive retinopathy is a response to elevated blood pressure characterized retinal arteriolar intimal thickening, hyperplasia of the intima-media end with sclerosis. There is a relationship between high blood pressure and retinopathy grade.

Association between Red Blood Cell Distribution Width and Coronary Artery Calcification in Patients Undergoing 64-Multidetector Computed Tomography.

Background And Objectives: The red blood cell distribution width (RDW) has been found to be associated with cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. The objective of this study was to determine whether the RDW measures are associated with the coronary artery calcification score (CACS) in patients who did not present with obvious coronary heart disease (CHD).

Subjects And Methods: A total of 527 consecutive patients with a low to intermediate risk for CHD but without obvious disease were enrolled in this study.

Epicardial adipose tissue and pericoronary fat thickness measured with 64-multidetector computed tomography: potential predictors of the severity of coronary artery disease.

Objective: The aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship between pericoronary fat and the severity and extent of atherosclerosis, quantified using 64-multidetector computed tomography, in patients with suspected coronary artery disease.

Methods: The study population consisted of 131 patients who were clinically referred for noninvasive multislice computed tomography coronary angiography for the evaluation of coronary artery disease. Patients were classified as follows: no atherosclerosis, Group 1; nonobstructive atherosclerosis (luminal narrowing <50% in diameter), Group 2; and obstructive atherosclerosis (luminal narrowing ≥ 50%) in a single vessel or obstructive atherosclerosis in the left main coronary artery and/or multiple vessels, Group 3.

Serum uric acid level is an independent risk factor for presence of calcium in coronary arteries: an observational case-controlled study.

Objective: A link between uric acid levels and cardiovascular diseases has been previously reported. Coronary artery calcium score (CACS) is a marker of atherosclerotic disease and a predictor of cardiovascular events. We sought to determine if serum uric acid level is an independent risk factor for the presence of calcium in coronary arteries.

Effects of Helicobacter pylori eradication on proteinuria: a prospective study.

Background: Helicobacter pylori is one of the most common bacterial infections, seen in humans worldwide and its possible relationship to different diseases is a focus of attention nowadays. The aim of this study was to analyse the effects of H. Pylori eradication on proteinuria.

Association between gamma-glutamyltransferase and coronary artery calcification.

Background: The exact mechanisms behind the association between atherosclerosis and gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT) are unclear. Coronary artery calcification (CAC) detected by computerized tomography is an important marker of atherosclerosis and its severity correlates with coronary plaque burden. The aim of this study was to investigate if serum GGT levels are associated with CAC in patients without known coronary heart disease (CHD) who had low-intermediate risk for CHD.

[Frequency of sublingual nitroglycerin prescription in patients with coronary artery disease and angina and awareness of patients about the shelf life of the drug].

Objectives: ACC/AHA/ESC guidelines recommend sublingual nitroglycerin (SNG) in patients with stable angina pectoris and coronary artery disease (CAD). However, the shelf life of SNG following first use is six months for SNG tablets and two years for SNG sprays. We investigated the frequency of prescription of SNG tablets/sprays in patients having anginal symptoms and documented CAD and the awareness levels of patients about appropriate use of SNG.

Cardiac flow parameters with conventional and pulsed tissue Doppler echocardiography imaging in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome.

Background: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is independently associated with the major cardiovascular risk factors. The aim of this study was to examine the echocardiographic profiles of patients with PCOS using conventional echocardiographic methods and tissue Doppler imaging.

Methods: For this study, we have registered 48 women with PCOS and 21 healthy control subjects who were matched with respect to age and body mass index.

Diagnostic accuracy of 64-slice computed tomography in patients with suspected or proven coronary artery disease.

Objectives: Multislice computed tomography (MSCT) is a promising noninvasive method of detecting coronary artery disease. However, most data have been obtained in selected series of patients. The purpose of this study was to investigate the accuracy of 64-slice CT in consecutive patients with suspected or proven coronary artery disease.