Evaluation of elderly patients with bacteremia in the cardiology intensive care unit.

In this study, the blood culture results of patients aged >65 years who were admitted to the cardiology intensive care unit in a training and research hospital and who had positive blood cultures within the first 48 hours were evaluated. This was a retrospective, observational and nonrandomized study. Patient data at the time of the blood culture were included in the study.

A Novel Electrocardiographic Marker to Predict the Development of Preeclampsia: Frontal QRS-T Angle-A Prospective Pilot Study.

: Preeclampsia, a pregnancy-induced hypertensive disorder, shares cardiovascular characteristics in etiology, prognosis, and fetomaternal risks. Electrocardiography plays a pivotal role in assessing cardiovascular risks. Beyond conventional predictors, identifying easily obtainable and reproducible electrocardiographic markers may significantly contribute to the early identification of individuals at risk of preeclampsia.

Atherogenic Combined Index: Validation of a Coronary Artery Disease Predictive Biomarker.

Background/aim: The balance between atherogenic and antiatherogenic lipid particles significantly influences coronary artery disease (CAD), as an imbalance may contribute to the development and progression of atherosclerosis, which affects the risk and severity of CAD. This study aims to introduce and validate the atherogenic combined index (ACI) as a novel lipid biomarker that, comprehensively assesses the balance between atherogenic and antiatherogenic particles in the blood to effectively reflect the cumulative atherogenic effect and its association with the presence and severity of CAD.

Material And Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 1,830 patients diagnosed with CAD and a total of 650 patients without CAD were included in the study cohort for comprehensive analysis and comparison.

Comparison of the Effect of Non-HDL-C/HDL-C Ratio on Coronary Slow Flow with Other Non-Traditional Lipid Markers.

Background: Coronary slow flow (CSF) is a microvascular disease characterized by delayed opacification of the epicardial coronary arteries during angiography. The main pathogenesis of CSF is endothelial dysfunction caused by diffuse atherosclerosis. Dyslipidemia is one of the primary factors raising the risk of atherosclerosis.

Prediction of Major Adverse Cardiac Events After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation: A Machine Learning Approach with GRACE Score.

Objectives: Predictive risk scores have a significant impact on patient selection and assessing the likelihood of complications following interventions in patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS). This study aims to explore the utility of machine learning (ML) techniques in predicting 30-day major adverse cardiac events (MACE) by analyzing parameters, including the Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events (GRACE) score.

Methods: This retrospective, multi-center, observational study enrolled 453 consecutive patients diagnosed with severe AS who underwent transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) from April 2020 to January 2023.

Comparison of minimal invasive extracorporeal circulation versus standard cardiopulmonary bypass systems on coronary artery bypass surgery.

Background: In this study, we shared our experience with the minimal invasive extracorporeal circulation system for coronary artery bypass grafting patients.

Methods: A total of 163 patients were included in the retrospective study, with 83 patients (63 males, 20 females; mean age: 61.9±8.

Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis in Lung Transplant Recipients: Retrospective Clinical Analysis from a Tertiary Transplant Center.

Aim: Aspergillosis is the most common invasive fungal infection among lung transplant recipients (LTRs). Although its incidence is lower than that of bacterial or viral infections, it poses a similar or even higher mortality rate due to challenges in early diagnosis, limited treatment options, and various complications. Therefore, we aimed to evaluate the pulmonary aspergillosis cases in our tertiary lung transplant center.

Comparison of the Early Results of Supra-Annular and Intra-Annular Aortic Valve Replacement in Isolated Aortic Valve Replacement.

Objectives: This study aims to compare the early results of patients who underwent isolated aortic valve replacement (AVR) with supra-annular and intra-annular AVR.

Methods: Between 2013 and 2019, 113 patients (77 males; mean age 57.8±16.

Investigation of Gambling Behavior, Self-Confidence and Psychological Resilience Levels of University Students.

The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between gambling behavior, self-confidence, and psychological resilience levels among university students. Additionally, the study aims to investigate the relationship between gambling behavior and socio-demographic variables. This descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted between April and June 2023.

Inflammation-based markers, especially the uric acid/albumin ratio, are associated with non-dipper pattern in newly diagnosed treatment-naive hypertensive patients.

Objective: Physiologically, at night, blood pressure (BP) is expected to decrease by at least 10% in hypertensive individuals. The absence of this decrease, called non-dipper hypertension, is associated with increased end-organ damage and cardiovascular mortality and morbidity in hypertensive individuals. It is known that increased inflammatory process plays an important role in the etiopathogenesis of non-dipper hypertension pattern.

Electrocardiographic Changes During and After Alcohol Withdrawal.

Background: Our study aimed to examine the possible risk of ventricular arrhythmia and sudden cardiac death by calculating the electrocardiographic changes and indicators of ventricular repolarization during and after alcohol withdrawal.

Methods: One hundred participants who were identified with alcohol withdrawal and who met the inclusion criteria were included in the study. Data were collected between July 2020 and August 2020.

Anticoagulation strategy with bivalirudin plus aspirin combination during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for COVID-19-associated acute respiratory distress syndrome.

Background: In this study, we present our experience in treating patients receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for novel coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19)-associated acute respiratory distress syndrome using a combined anticoagulant and antiaggregant treatment with intravenous infusion of bivalirudin and aspirin.

Methods: Between April 1, 2020 and January 31, 2022, a total of 52 adult patients (32 males, 20 females; mean age: 44.5±11.

Comparison of Early and Mid-Term Outcomes After Classic and Modified Morrow Septal Myectomy in Patients with Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy.

Introduction: The aim of our study is to compare the early and mid-term outcomes of patients with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy who underwent classic and modified Morrow septal myectomy.

Methods: Between 2014 and 2019, 48 patients (24 males; mean age 49.27±16.

Hypoglycaemic confidence levels and experiences related to the hypoglycaemia of patients with diabetes: A mixed methods study.

Aims: This study had three aims: to determine the hypoglycaemic confidence levels of participants, to identify factors affecting hypoglycaemic confidence levels of participants and to assess experiences related to hypoglycaemia of participants.

Design: The explanatory-sequential-mixed method was used in this study.

Methods: The quantitative stage included a sample of 177 people, and the qualitative stage included a sample of 18 people.

Understanding clinical outcomes and factors influencing mortality in intensive care unit patients with COVID-19-associated candidemia.

Background: During the COVID pandemic, research has shown an increase in candidemia cases following severe COVID infection and the identification of risk factors associated with candidemia. However, there is a lack of studies that specifically explore clinical outcomes and mortality rates related to candidemia after COVID infection.

Objectives: The aim of this international study was to evaluate the clinical outcomes and identify factors influencing mortality in patients who developed candidemia during their COVID infection.

Turkish Real Life Atrial Fibrillation in Clinical Practice: TRAFFIC Study.

Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most prevalent cardiac arrhythmia worldwide and is associated with an increased risk of thromboembolism, ischemic stroke, impaired quality of life, and mortality. The latest research that shows the prevalence and incidence of AF patients in Türkiye was the Turkish Adults' Heart Disease and Risk Factors study, which included 3,450 patients and collected data until 2006/07.The Turkish Real Life Atrial Fibrillation in Clinical Practice (TRAFFIC) study is planned to present current prevalence data, reveal the reflection of new treatment and risk approaches in our country, and develop new prediction models in terms of outcomes.

Electrocardiographic Abnormalities During and After Withdrawal in Patients Diagnosed with Opioid Use Disorder.

Introduction: Opioid withdrawal is one of the most critical complications of opioid use disorder. In this study, we aimed to examine the possible risk of ventricular arrhythmia and sudden cardiac death by calculating electrocardiography (ECG) changes, the markers of ventricular repolarization, in opioid withdrawal.

Methods: A total of 90 patients diagnosed with opioid withdrawal who met the inclusion and exclusion criteria were included in the study.

Comparison of the effect of uric acid/albumin ratio on coronary colleteral circulation with other inflammation-based markers in stable coronary artery disease patients.

Background: The Uric acid/Albumin ratio (UAR) has recently been identified as a prominent marker in cardiovascular diseases. In this study, we aimed to reveal the effect of UAR on coronary collateral circulation (CCC) in patients with stable coronary artery disease (CAD) patients by comparing it with conventional inflammation-based markers.

Methods: In this study, 415 consecutive patients who underwent coronary angiography for stable angina pectoris and were found to have chronic total occlusion in at least one coronary artery were retrospectively included.

Evaluation of donor-derived bacterial infections in lung transplant recipients.

Background: This study aims to evaluate the etiology and outcomes of donor-derived bacterial infections in patients undergoing lung transplantation.

Methods: Between January 2013 and December 2017, a total of 71 lung transplant recipients (56 males, 15 females; median age: 43.3 years) were retrospectively analyzed.

DETERMINING THE RISK OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE IN PATIENTS DIAGNOSED WITH SCHIZOPHRENIA AND BIPOLAR AFFECTIVE DISORDER.

Background: In Schizophrenia (SCZ) and Bipolar Affective Disorder (BAD) patients using the Framingham Heart Risk Scoring (FHRS), we aimed to investigate the possible cardiac arrhythmia risk by calculating electrocardiogram (ECG) parameters (QT, QTc, Tpe, and TPE/QTc ratios), which are ventricular repolarization markers.

Subjects And Methods: A total of 140 BAD and 253 SCZ patients were included in the study. Age, blood test results (fasting blood glucose, LDL-HDL-TC levels, hemogram values), blood pressure and heart rate, smoking status, antihypertensive drug use, and FHRS were calculated from the patient files, and sociodemographic information was recorded.

The prognostic significance of early troponin levels in patients undergoing aortic ridge surgery.

Subaortic stenosis is a CHD that can lead to left ventricular hypertrophy, heart failure, and aortic valve damage if left untreated. The gold standard treatment for subaortic stenosis is septal myectomy. However, there is no clear consensus on the surgical margins required for adequate muscle resection.

Integrating the Left Atrium Diameter to Improve the Predictive Ability of the Age, Creatinine, and Ejection Fraction Score for Atrial Fibrillation Recurrence After Cryoballoon Ablation.

Background: Several clinical trials have assessed predictors for atrial fibrillation recurrence following cryoballoon catheter ablation. With these predictors, a practical and new scoring system can be developed to evaluate atrial fibrillation recurrence. The present study aimed to analyze the predictive value of the age, creatinine, and ejection fraction-left atrium score for potential recurrence of atrial fibrillation following cryoballoon catheter ablation in patients with symptomatic paroxysmal or persistent atrial fibrillation.