Thickening of the epicardial adipose tissue can be alleviated by thyroid hormone replacement therapy in patients with subclinical hypothyroidism.

Background: Subclinical hypothyroidism (SCH) is a common disorder which has adverse cardiovascular effects. Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT), a novel marker of cardiovascular risk, is increased in SCH.

Aim: We aimed to investigate whether L-thyroxine treatment can reverse the thickening of EAT in SCH.

The relationship between serum uric acid levels and angiographic severity of coronary heart disease.

Background: Many studies have shown that the serum uric acid (SUA) level is associated with atherosclerosis.

Aim: To determine the relationship between the SUA level and the presence and severity of coronary heart disease (CHD).

Methods: A total of 705 patients who underwent coronary angiography were included in this study.

Successful management of coronary artery rupture with stent-graft: a case report.

Perforation of coronary arteries is a relatively rare yet life-threatening complication of percutaneus coronary interventions and is encountered in approximately 0.5% of these procedures. According to the type of coronary perforation, various methods of correction are employed, ranging from conservative approach to emergency cardiac surgery.

25-Hydroxy vitamin D levels and endothelial vasodilator function in normotensive women.

Introduction: Vitamin D was shown to be related to endothelial function and blood pressure. Reactive hyperaemia index (RHI) measurement by pulse arterial tonometry is a new method to evaluate vasodilator function of endothelium. We aimed to evaluate the relationship between vitamin D levels and RHI in women.

Cardiac autonomic function and global left ventricular performance in autoimmune eauthyroid chronic thyroiditis: is treatment necessary at the euthyroid stage?

Objective: Autoimmune chronic thyroiditis (ACT) is characterized by lymphocyte infiltration in the thyroid gland and the presence of antithyroid antibodies in serum. Medical treatment does not affect antibody levels and treatment decision is not definite yet for the euthyroid patients. We aimed to evaluate cardiac autonomic function and global left ventricular performance in autoimmune euthyroid chronic thyroiditis and determine the need for medical treatment.