Cardiac autonomic involvement in Huntington's disease.

Introduction: Huntington's disease (HD) is known as a neurodegenerative disease with movement disorder and cognitive impairment; autonomic involvement is also becoming common in some recent studies. The aim of this study is to demonstrate the presence of cardiac autonomic involvement in HD patients.

Method: Time and frequency domain parameters obtained from the 24-h Holter ECG(hECG) were compared between 20 HD patients and 20 healthy control subjects.

Can platelet count be controlled with ticagrelor in patients with essential thrombocythaemia? A case series.

Background: Essential thrombocythaemia (ET) is defined as a myeloproliferative neoplasm with a tendency to haemorrhage and thrombosis. Acute coronary thrombosis can be observed in 1 out of 10 patients. The management of ET patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is a complex clinical condition that requires close follow-up.

Effects of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease on coronary atherosclerosis.

The chronic systemic inflammation and oxidative stress are important features in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Atherosclerosis is accepted as an inflammatory disease. Both local and systemic inflammation and oxidative stress negatively affect the atherosclerotic process.

Effects of intermittent and long-term glucose-insulin-potassium infusion in patients with systolic heart failure.

Background: Although single dose and short-term glucose-insulin-potassium (GIK) infusions are known to have positive cardiac effects, the effects of repeated and long-term GIK infusion on left ventricular (LV) systolic function and brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) levels are unknown.

Objective: To investigate the effects of repeated and long-term GIK infusion on LV systolic function and BNP levels.

Methods: Thirty-three patients diagnosed with ischemic cardiomyopathy were included in the study.

The relationship between Chlamydophila pneumoniae IgG titer and coronary atherosclerosis.

Background: The role of Chlamydophila pneumoniae (CP) in the progression of atherosclerosis is controversial. Also no sufficient angiographic study is available about the impact of CP infection on severity and intensity of coronary atherosclerosis. We investigated the relation between CP IgG antibody titers and severity and intensity of coronary atherosclerosis

Methods: The study population consisted of 516 consecutive patients who underwent a coronary angiography.

Use of ischemia-modified albumin in diagnosis of coronary artery disease.

Objective: The diagnosis of coronary artery disease (CAD) is an important clinical problem. Ischemia-modified albumin (IMA) has been demonstrated to be a helpful marker in detecting myocardial ischemia. In this study, we have investigated the diagnostic importance of IMA in CAD.

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection and pulmonary thromboembolism: a case report.

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) still is a rare cause of acute coronary syndrome. SCAD has been observed in three groups of patients: those with coronary atherosclerosis, peripartal women and idiopathic group. SCAD may be associated with some conditions.

Cardiovascular effects of carbon monoxide poisoning.

Carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning is an important health problem. Cardiac abnormalities may occur in patients with CO poisoning; however, the severity and duration of cardiac abnormalities are not well known. In this study, cardiac structures and function in CO poisoning were evaluated prospectively.

Protective effects of carvedilol against anthracycline-induced cardiomyopathy.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the protective effect of carvedilol in anthracycline (ANT)-induced cardiomyopathy (CMP).

Background: Despite its broad effectiveness, ANT therapy is associated with ANT-induced CMP. Recent animal studies and experimental observations showed that carvedilol prevented development of CMP due to chemotherapeutics.