Comparison of two different techniques for balloon sizing in percutaneous mitral balloon valvuloplasty: which is preferable?

Background: Percutaneous balloon mitral valvuloplasty (BMV) is an important option for the treatment of mitral valve stenosis. The crux of this process is choosing the appropriate Inoue balloon size. There are two methods to do this.

What is better for predilatation in bioresorbable vascular scaffold implantation: a non-compliant or a compliant balloon?

Objective: The bioresorbable vascular scaffold system (BVS) is a fully absorbable vascular treatment system. In this study, we aimed to compare the periprocedural effectiveness and long term results of non-compliant balloon (NCB) and compliant balloon (CB) systems, which are used for predilatation before BVS implantation.

Methods: One hundred forty-six BVS-treated lesions from 119 patients were retrospectively analyzed in the study.

The importance of contrast volume/glomerular filtration rate ratio in contrast-induced nephropathy patients after transcatheter aortic valve implantation.

Background/aim: Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is a method which is increasingly applied in severe aortic stenosis treatment. The development of contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) after TAVI increases morbidity and mortality rates. Within the scope of this study, the importance of the contrast medium volume to glomerular filtration rate (CV/GFR) ratio in determining the development of CIN and the amount of CV that could be applied was evaluated.

Comparison of floating wire and single wire techniques in right coronary ostial lesions in terms of procedural features and one-year clinical follow-up results.

Objective: The floating wire technique is a special technique for solving interventional problems in aorta- ostial lesions. There are no long-term data in the literature for the floating wire technique in right aorto-ostial lesions.

Methods: One hundred twenty six patients were retrospectively analyzed in this study.

Medical treatment of an adult with uncorrected isolated interrupted aorta resulted in no complications after 4 years of follow-up.

Patient: Female, 56.

Final Diagnosis: Isolated adult interrupted aortic arch.

Symptoms: Headache • hypertension • left ventricular hypertrophy.

Thrombosed left circumflex artery aneurysm presenting with myocardial infarction.

Coronary artery aneurysms are life-threatening conditions that are quite uncommon in adults. They are observed in 1.1% to 4.

Circumflex-to-bronchial artery fistula with saccular aneurysm.

We report a case of fistulous communication with two saccular aneurysms (9 mm and 7 mm) between the sinoatrial branch of the circumflex artery and the bronchial arteries.

Diagnosis of a huge right atrial thrombus during coronary artery bypass graft surgery.

Patient: Male, 73 FINAL DIAGNOSIS: Coronary artery thrombosis Symptoms: Angina pectoris • short of breath

Medication: - Clinical Procedure: CABG Specialty: Cardiology.

Objective: Management of emergency care.

Background: Intra-operative formation of a thrombus in the right heart is rare and might be unrecognized.

H1N1 infection in Pregnancy: clinical course in two women.

Pregnant women are one of the major risk groups for disease related morbidity and mortality from influenza A (H1N1, swine flu) pandemic. Healthy pregnant women are supposed to have 4 to 5 fold increased rate of serious illness and hospitalization compared to non-pregnant subjects. Herein, the clinical course of novel influenza A (H1N1) infection in two pregnant women was presented.

Are complex coronary lesions more frequent in patients with diabetes mellitus?

Background: Coronary atherosclerotic burden is excessive in diabetic patients. Diabetes mellitus (DM) is an independent predictor for both death and myocardial infarction. It is not known whether the prevalence of complex coronary lesions, such as bifurcation and ostial lesions, is different in diabetics from nondiabetics.