Surrogates of the Left Ventricular Thrombus Resolution: A Retrospective Data Review.

Objective: The left ventricular thrombus is one of the serious complications of ischemic cardiomyopathy. In this study, we aimed to search for the independent factors to predict the resolution of left ventricular thrombus.

Methods: This retrospective study included all patients with coronary artery disease, aged above 18 years old, and with the thrombus at the apical location of the left ventricle.

The Role of Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography in Evaluation of High Troponin Patients with Narrow-Complex Supraventricular Tachycardia.

Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the relation of high-sensitive cardiac troponin T (hs-cTnT) elevation with characteristics of supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) episode (duration and maximum heart rate) and coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) findings in patients with SVT who presented to the emergency room with palpitation.

Methods: This retrospective, single-center, noninvasive study included all patients aged between 18 years and 65 years who presented to the emergency department due to narrow-complex SVT and underwent CCTA to rule out coronary artery disease (CAD) due to elevation of hs-cTnT and reverted back to sinus rhythm after intravenous adenosine. The first, second, and the maximum hs-cTnT levels were obtained from the database.

The importance of bedside echocardiographic assessment in emergency admissions with probable acute coronary syndromes: A case of an unruptured giant ascending aorta aneurysm.

Symptomatic aortic aneurysms can manifest in different clinical settings, such as acute coronary syndrome (ACS), acute heart failure, a shock that is mostly due to the complications related to dissection or rupture of the aneurysm. In these clinical settings, the diagnosis can be established with the help of medical history, physical examination, and promptly performed imaging tests. However, the diagnosis of an asymptomatic aortic aneurysm is usually incidental.

[Evaluation of the relationship between erectile dysfunction and epicardial fat tissue thickness and carotid intima-media thickness in patients with newly diagnosed hypertension].

Objective: This study is an investigation of the relationship between erectile dysfunction and epicardial adipose tissue and carotid intima-media thickness, which are indicators of endothelial dysfunction and subclinical atherosclerosis, in patients with newly diagnosed hypertension.

Methods: The epicardial adipose tissue and carotid intima-media thickness of 101 male patients with newly diagnosed hypertension were measured using echocardiography between May 1, 2018 and May 31, 2019. Evaluation of erectile dysfunction was performed using the 5-item version of the International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF-5) in a face-to-face interview in the urology outpatient clinic.