Effects of Sandbag-Free Follow-up After Manual Compression in Patients Who Underwent Transfemoral Access for Percutaneous Intervention.

Objective: Femoral access site complications (ASC) are frequent yet significant conditions associated with percutaneous intervention procedures that affect patient-physician comfort. In this study, we compared ASC rates between patients who received compression with a sandbag, the standard practice in many clinics, and patients monitored solely with bedrest without sandbag compression.

Methods: This study included patients undergoing any transfemoral percutaneous intervention (mostly coronary interventions) between April 2019 and May 2023 at our clinic.

Diastolic Strain Parameters are Associated with Short Term Mortality and Rehospitalization in Patients with Advanced Heart Failure.

Background: Heart failure (HF) is a leading cause of hospitalization and mortality worldwide and places a great economic burden on healthcare systems. Identification of prognostic factors in HF patients is of great importance to establish optimal management strategies and to avoid unnecessary invasive and costly procedures in end-stage patients.

Objectives: In the current study, we aimed to investigate the association between diastolic strain parameters including E/e' SR, and short-term outcomes in advanced HF patients.

Confounding giant right atrial mass.

Background: Primary cardiac tumors are uncommon, with approximately 70-80% classified as benign. Myxomas constitute roughly half of all benign cardiac tumors, while cardiac hydatid cysts are exceptionally rare. Shortness of breath is a prominent symptom associated with these conditions.

Association between syndecan-4 and subclinical atherosclerosis in ankylosing spondylitis.

Background: Despite advances in the diagnosis and treatment of ankylosing spondylitis (AS), the risk of cardiovascular complications in AS patients is still higher than in the general population. Macrophages are at the intersection of the basic pathogenetic processes of AS and atherosclerosis. Although syndecan-4 (SDC4) mediates a variety of biological processes, the role of SDC4 in macrophage-mediated atherogenesis in AS patients remains unclear.

Predictive value of transmitral A-wave acceleration time for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.

Background: It has been shown that transmitral A-wave (TMAW) is affected in paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF), and decreased left atrial contractions cause a decrease in the TMAW velocity. The relationship between TMAW acceleration time (TMAW-AccT) and PAF is unknown. In this study, the predictive value of TMAW-AccT for PAF was investigated.