The role of non-invasive oscillometric method to detect aortic stiffness in patients with subclinical hypothyroidism.

Introduction: Subclinical hypothyroidism (SCH) is a biochemical condition that is diagnosed when peripheral free thyroid hormone levels are within normal reference laboratory range but serum thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) levels are mildly elevated. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between SCH and arterial stiffness using two different non-invasive methods, including echocardiography and oscillometric arteriography.

Material And Methods: The study included 33 newly diagnosed SCH patients and 34 age- and gender-matched healthy controls.

Novel predictor of pulmonary arterial hypertension: Monocyte to HDL cholesterol ratio.

Monocyte to HDL cholesterol ratio (MHR), lymphocyte to monocyte ratio (LMR), and neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) have been proposed as novel systemic inflammatory markers. The aim of this study was to explore the association between MHR, LMR and NLR with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). The study is a single-center, retrospective Cross-sectional study.

Predictive value of lymphocyte to monocyte ratio for cardiac syndrome X.

Objective: Cardiac syndrome X (CSX) is typically described with ischemia in stress tests in addition to angina-like chest pain and without stenosis in coronary angiography. We aimed at determining the relationship between LMR and CSX.

Patients And Methods: We retrospectively collected patients with CSX between January 2016 and December 2019.

Monocyte to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and lymphocyte to monocyte ratios are predictors of in-hospital and long-term mortality in patients with acute coronary syndrome.

Objective: We aimed to determine the relationship between LMR and MHR and in-hospital and long-term mortality in patients with ACS.

Methods: We retrospectively collected patients with ACS undergoing coronary angiography between January 2012 and December 2013.

Results: In total, 825 patients with a mean age of 62.

Prognostic Significance of Serum Albumin in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome.

In patients with unstable angina pectoris (UAP) or non-ST elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI), long-term mortality remains high despite improvements in the diagnosis and treatment. In this study, we investigated whether serum albumin level is a useful predictor of long-term mortality in patients with UAP/NSTEMI. Consecutive patients (n = 403) who were hospitalized with a diagnosis of UAP/NSTEMI were included in the study.

Platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio is a predictor of long-term mortality in patients with acute coronary syndrome.

Introduction: Atherosclerosis is a chronic inflammatory process and inflammation is an important component of acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) is a useful parameter showing the degree of the inflammatory response.

Aim: To explore the association between PLR and long-term mortality in patients with ACS.

Increased monocyte-to-HDL cholesterol ratio is related to cardiac syndrome X.

Objective: Cardiac syndrome X (CSX) is typically identified with ischaemia in treadmill exercise test or stress myocardial perfusion scintigraphy as well as angina-like chest pain without stenosis in coronary angiography. The purpose of the present study is to investigate the association between cardiac syndrome X and monocyte-to-HDL cholesterol ratio (MHR) which is a new marker associated with inflammation.

Patients And Methods: A total of 230 patients (105 patients with cardiac syndrome X and 125 normal controls) were included in the study.

The usefulness of plateletcrit to predict cardiac syndrome X in patients with normal coronary angiogram.

Introduction: Cardiac syndrome X (CSX) is a clinical entity defined as the triad of typical angina pectoris on exercise, electrocardiographic or metabolic findings of ischemia and normal epicardial coronary arteries. Platelets, whose amount in the blood is indicated with plateletcrit (PCT), play an important role in inflammatory and thrombotic processes and the physiopathology of cardiovascular events.

Aim: To investigate the association between cardiac syndrome X and PCT and platelet count.

Apelin Levels In Isolated Coronary Artery Ectasia.

Background And Objectives: The etiopathogenesis of coronary artery ectasia (CAE) is not known completely. In most of the cases, CAE is associated with atherosclerosis; however, isolated CAE has a nonatherosclerotic mechanism. The association between atherosclerotic coronary artery disease and apelin has been examined in previous studies.

The relationship between neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio, platelet to lymphocyte ratio and thrombolysis in myocardial infarction risk score in patients with ST elevation acute myocardial infarction before primary coronary intervention.

Introduction: The thrombolysis in myocardial infarction (TIMI) risk score is calculated as the sum of independent predictors of mortality and ischemic events in ST elevation acute myocardial infarction (STEMI). Several studies show that the neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) is a prognostic inflammatory marker. In preliminary studies, platelet to lymphocyte ratio (PLR) has been proposed as a pro-thrombotic marker.

Novel markers of endothelial dysfunction and inflammation in Behçet's disease patients with ocular involvement: epicardial fat thickness, carotid intima media thickness, serum ADMA level, and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio.

The etiology of Behçet's disease (BD) has not been fully elucidated. However, immunological and environmental factors, endothelial dysfunction (ED), and genetic susceptibility have been proposed to play a role. In this study, we aimed to evaluate epicardial fat thickness (EFT) together with serum asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA), carotid intima media thickness (CIMT), and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) in BD patients with ocular involvement.

Ceraflex versus Amplatzer occluder for secundum atrial septal defect closure. Multicenter clinical experience.

Aim: The Ceraflex atrial septal defect occluder is an alternative device to the Amplatzer septal occluder with some structural innovations including flexible connection, increased flexibility, and minimized amount of implant material. We evaluated the efficiency and safety of the Ceraflex septal occluder device in percutaneous closure of secundum atrial septal defects.

Patients And Methods: This was a prospective, nonrandomized, multicenter study of patients undergoing transcatheter closure for an atrial septal defect with the Ceraflex and the Amplatzer septal occluder devices.

Novel predictors of infarct-related artery patency for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: Platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio, uric acid, and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio.

Objective: The neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio (NLR), the platelet/lymphocyte ratio (PLR), and uric acid (UA) are inflammatory markers in cardiovascular disease. However, there are not enough data on infarct-related artery (IRA) patency in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). We aimed to investigate the association of NLR, PLR, and UA with IRA patency before percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in STEMI.

The association between platelet/lymphocyte ratio and coronary artery disease severity.

Objective: In this study, we aimed to explore the association between platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) and the severity of atherosclerosis in coronary artery disease (CAD).

Methods: Clinical and laboratory data of 388 patients who underwent coronary angiography were evaluated retrospectively. Gensini score, which indicates the severity of atherosclerosis, was calculated for all of the patients.

The relationship between atrial electromechanical delay and left atrial mechanical function in stroke patients.

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between atrial electromechanical delay (EMD) measured with tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) and left atrial (LA) mechanical functions in patients with ischemic stroke and compare them with healthy controls.

Methods: Thirty patients with ischemic stroke were enrolled into this cross-sectional, observational study. The control group consisted of 35 age- and gender-matched apparently healthy individuals patients.

Coronary sinus dilatation is a sign of impaired right ventricular function in patients with heart failure.

Objective: The coronary sinus (CS) has been largely ignored by physicians due to a lack of adequate data about the importance of CS enlargement in patients with heart failure (HF). We aimed to assess whether CS dilatation develops in patients with HF and to demonstrate its relation with global myocardial function of the right ventricle (RV).

Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 45 healthy subjects and 95 HF patients exhibiting left ventricular systolic dysfunction on echocardiographic examination (EF <45%) secondary to ischemic (n=56) or idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) (n=39) were enrolled.

Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio predicts poor functional capacity in patients with heart failure.

Objectives: We aimed to assess the relationship between neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (N/L ratio) and functional capacity (FC) of patients with compensated heart failure (CHF).

Study Design: A total of 94 consecutive CHF patients and age-gender matched 70 subjects with normal echocardiographic examination were enrolled. Peripheral venous blood samples were drawn before echocardiography examination and treadmill test in all study population.

Platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio is a predictor of in-hospital mortality patients with acute coronary syndrome.

Objective: Platelets and inflammatory cells are vital elements of acute coronary syndromes (ACS). Recent studies have shown that the platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) is associated with several malignancies; however, there are not enough data in cardiovascular diseases. Therefore, the aim of this study was to explore the association between PLR and in-hospital mortality in patients with ACS.

Assessment of atrial electromechanical delay and P-wave dispersion in patients with psoriasis.

Background: In this study, we sought to evaluate atrial electromechanical properties and conduction homogeneity by tissue Doppler imaging and electrocardiography in patients with psoriasis.

Methods: Thirty-four patients with psoriasis and 30 age- and gender-matched healthy controls were included in the study. Atrial electromechanical coupling intervals were assessed by means of tissue Doppler echocardiography and P-wave dispersion (Pd) was calculated from electrocardiogram.

Effects of lying position on P-wave dispersion in patients with heart failure.

Objective: It was the aim of this study to investigate the effects of the right lateral decubitus, left lateral decubitus and supine lying position on P-wave dispersion (PWD) in patients with heart failure (HF).

Subjects And Methods: Seventeen patients with HF whose ejection fraction was <35% were included in the study. Right lateral decubitus, left lateral decubitus and supine electrocardiogram (ECG) recordings were obtained.