Acquired antithrombin deficiency in adult patients with postcardiotomy extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.

Introduction: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between acquired antithrombin deficiency in patients undergoing postcardiotomy extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (PC-ECMO) and thromboembolic or haemorrhagic events such as bleeding, peripheral arterial thromboembolism, and ischemic cerebrovascular events.

Methods: The study was designed as a single-center, prospective study and conducted at our hospital between November 2019 and June 2021. 50 patients who underwent ECMO due to postcardiotomy cardiogenic shock were included in the study.

The Utility of Risk Scores in Postcardiotomy Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation.

Background: The use of a venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in the postcardiotomy shock setting (PC-ECMO) can be life-saving. Risk stratification for patients under PC-ECMO is currently challenging. The aim of this study was to assess the discriminatory ability of the different available risk scores for mortality in PC-ECMO patients.

Extended length of stay after elective ascending aortic surgery and associated risk factors.

Objective: Surgery on the ascending aorta incurs greater risk than other cardiac procedures. The primary aim of this study is to identify pre-operative and operative risk factors that play a role in extended length of stay (LOS) after elective surgery for ascending aortic aneurysms. The secondary aim is to determine post-operative outcomes associated with extended LOS.

Endovascular closure of an arterivenous graft for dialysis-associated steal syndrome of lower extremity.

Steal syndrome causing limb ischemia is a rare but important complication of arteriovenous fistulas. When surgical or endovascular means to resolve ischemia are inconclusive, closure of the fistula becomes required. Our case presented with lower extremity ischemia resulting from an arteriovenous fistula graft.

Risk factors for vasoplegia after coronary artery bypass and valve surgery.

Introduction: Vasoplegia denotes a state of low tissue perfusion characterized by hypotension, tachycardia, and low systemic vascular resistance. This state results in increased mortality and morbidity following cardiac surgery. A better understanding of the associated risk factors will guide the surgical team in patient management.

Factors associated with excessive bleeding following elective on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting.

Introduction: Excessive bleeding following cardiac surgery is associated with worse outcomes. We aimed to analyze preoperative and operative factors associated with excessive bleeding in coronary artery bypass patients to better understand which patients are under increased risk.

Methods: The study was conducted as an observational study in a tertiary center for cardiac surgery by retrospective analysis of the hospital database.

Critical limb ischemia patients clinically improving with medical treatment have lower neutrophil-to-lymphocyte and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratios.

Objectives: Inflammation is a component in the pathogenesis of critical limb ischemia. We aimed to assess how inflammation affects response to treatment in patients treated for critical limb ischemia using neutrophil-to-lymphocyte (NLR) and platelet-to-lymphocytes ratios (PLR) as markers of inflammation.

Methods: Patients in a single tertiary cardiovascular center with critical limb ischemia unsuitable for surgical or interventional revascularization were retrospectively identified.

Microbiological Spectrum of Nosocomial ECMO Infections in a Tertiary Care Center.

Introduction: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a life-saving treatment in cardiogenic and respiratory shock. It is prone to various complications, infection being among the most frequent. This study aims to define the prevalence and characteristics of infections in ECMO patients in a tertiary care center for cardiac diseases.

Telecardiographic measurements for device migration: A useful tool for follow-up.

Objective: Pump thrombosis in left ventricular assist device (LVAD) patients is an important cause of mortality and morbidity. Inflow cannula migration is a predisposing factor for pump thrombosis. Telecardiographic measurements can be used to follow up apical cannula deviation.

The neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio and the platelet-lymphocyte ratio correlate with thrombus burden in deep venous thrombosis.

Objective: Deep venous thrombosis (DVT) is associated with a state of increased inflammation at the time of diagnosis as either a cause or consequence. The neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and the platelet-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) are easy-to-obtain, low-cost biomarkers of systemic inflammation. The objective of this study was to determine whether these two ratios at the time of diagnosis can be an indicator of thrombus burden in terms of thrombus location in DVT.

Cost of Healthcare Associated With Deep Vein Thrombosis in Patients Treated With Warfarin in Turkey: 2010-2013 Database Analysis of a Tertiary Care Center.

Objectives: To evaluate the cost of healthcare with respect to the quality of anticoagulation in patients with deep vein thrombosis (DVT) treated with warfarin in daily practice via the database analysis of a tertiary care center in the period 2010 to 2013.

Methods: Of 258 307 records in total, 42 582 unique patients with DVT and 32 012 patients with international normalized ratio (INR) measurements were included. Overall, 6720 unique patients with DVT diagnosis and one or more INR measurements were identified, and the records of 4377 out of 6720 unique patients were validated and included in the analysis data set.

The role of SYNTAX score in decision-making for preoperative carotid artery screening in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery.

Background: The coexistence of coronary artery disease (CAD) in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG) is a risk factor for stroke and death. The aim of this study is to evaluate the potential of the SYNTAX score (SXscore) for predicting carotid stenosis in patients undergoing CABG.

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed 291 patients (225 males, mean age 60.

Retrospective cohort study for evaluating the INR monitoring patterns in patients with deep vein thrombosis in daily practice: Analysis of 2010-2013 database of a tertiary care center.

Objective: To evaluate the international normalized ratio (INR) monitoring patterns in patients with deep vein thrombosis.

Methods: Of 32,012 patients with ≥1 outpatient INR measurement and 42,582 patients with confirmed deep vein thrombosis diagnosis registered to our hospital between 1 January 2010 and 31 December 2013, 6720 records were identified to have both deep vein thrombosis and international normalized ratio measurement, and 4.377 out of 6.

Reconstructive surgery of true aneurysm of the radial artery: A case report.

True radial artery aneurysms are uncommon pathologies and have an organic cause, unlike trauma-induced false aneurysms. A 52-year-old man presented with a pulsatile mass at the anatomical snuff box area of his left hand. The aneurysm was repaired with reconstructive procedure.

A case of a large Chiari network mimicking a right atrial thrombus.

The Chiari network is described as a reticulated network of fibers connected to the Eustachian valve identified as the embryological remnant of the right valve of the sinus venosus. It is an incidental finding without any significant pathophysiological consequences. However, the presence of the Chiari network in the right atrium obliges the physician to differentiate from other right atrial pathologies.

The Effect of Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation on Serum Albumin, Total Protein and Body Mass: A Short-Term, Longitudinal Follow-Up Study.

Background: Cardiac cachexia and low serum albumin levels are poor prognostic signs in advanced heart failure, while overweight patients or patients who gain weight after treatment have more favourable outcomes. Weight gain following LVAD implantation is common, while the dynamic changes in body mass or serum proteins have not been studied adequately. Our aim was to study short-term changes in serum albumin, total protein and body weight following LVAD implantation and to compare these changes with heart failure patients treated medically.