Echocardiographic evaluation from a different perspective in asthmatic patients.

Introduction: It is known that there is a complex interaction between asthma and cardiovascular physiology. Some investigations on echocardiography and electrocardiography (ECG) in asthmatic patients have revealed many findings such as pulmonary hypertension (PHT) and arrhythmia. In this study, we aimed to perform tissue Doppler imaging (TDIE) and conventional echocardiographic (CEI) assessment with many indexes of arrhythmia on electrocardiography (ECG) in asthmatic patients.

Usefulness of white blood cell count to mean platelet volume ratio in the prediction of SYNTAX score in patients with non-ST elevation myocardial infarction.

Objective: White blood cell (WBC) count to mean platelet volume (MPV) ratio (WMR) is associated with major adverse cardiovascular events in patients with non-ST elevation acute coronary syndrome (NSTEMI). We aimed to compare WMR between NSTEMI patients and matched-controls and to evaluate its predictive value on SYNTAX score.

Methods: Total 175 patients with NSTEMI and 160 age and co-morbidity matched subjects were recruited in our study.

Association between Growth Differentiation Factor 15 and Non-Dipping Circadian Pattern in Patients with Newly Diagnosed Essential Hypertension.

Objective: Non-dipper hypertension (HT) confers greater risk compared with dipper HT. Growth differentiation factor 15 (GDF-15) recently emerged as a novel and independent marker of cardiovascular disease, both in diagnostic and prognostic scopes. Our aim was to evaluate the relationship of circadian blood pressure (BP) pattern with serum GDF-15 level in newly diagnosed HT patients without left ventricular hypertrophy.

Assessment of Tp-Te Interval and Tp-Te/Qt Ratio in Patients with Aortic Aneurysm.

Background: Arrhythmic disorders in the aortic aneurysm (AA) have been rarely reported.

Aim: The study aimed to assess the repolarisation indices of ventricular arrhythmia (VA) (mainly Tp-Te interval and Tp-Te/QT ratio) in patients with AA.

Methods: A group of 98 patients with AA and 75 patients as control were recruited.

Comparing of Tp-Te Interval and Tp-Te/Qt Ratio in Patients with Preserved, Mid-Range and Reduced Ejection Fraction Heart Failure.

Background: Heart failure (HF) is classified in three class: HF with preserved EF (HFpEF); normal or LVEF ≥ 50%, HF with reduced EF (HFrEF); LEVF < 40% and newly HF mid-range EF (HFmrEF); LVEF 40-49%. On Electrocardiography (ECG) T wave, Tpeak-Tend (Tp-Te) interval reflects transmural dispersion of repolarisation (TDR) which of these indexes have been proposed as predictors of risk for ventricular arrhythmia (VA) in many cardiac diseases.

Aim: Aim of this study to asses these indices of TDR among three HF class.