Can the efficacy of a medical treatment be predicted based on the type of idiopathic premature ventricular contraction?

Background: Premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) are common arrhythmias with diverse clinical implications. This retrospective study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of medical treatments using various clinical, imaging, and electrocardiographic parameters in patients with idiopathic PVCs.

Methods: A total of 1051 patients with idiopathic PVCs were retrospectively analyzed.

A novel method for the evaluation of right ventricular dysfunction in acute pulmonary embolism: Myocardial work indices.

Purpose: The presence of right ventricular dysfunction indicates a higher risk status in patients with pulmonary embolism (PE). The RV strain evaluated by speckle-tracking echocardiography seems to be more reliable method in the evaluation of RV dysfunction as compared to standard echocardiographic measures. In this study, we aimed to determine the value of myocardial-work indices in evaluating serial changes of RV function in acute PE.

Evaluation of Arterial Stiffness and Subfoveal Choroidal Thickness in Patients with Coronary Slow Flow.

Background: Coronary slow flow may not only affect the coronary arteries, but it may also be a vascular problem affecting the rest of the arterial system.

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine peripheral arterial stiffness and the thickness of the choroid layer in patients with slow coronary flow.

Methods: Fifty consecutive patients (age, 54.

An Unusual Cause of Syncope: Persistent Hypoglossal Artery, A Case Report.

Persistent hypoglossal artery is a rare primitive anastomose which mainly supplies the posterior cerebral circulation by itself in the case of the absent vertebral arteries. This artery is an embryological remnant and is commonly found incidentally. It originates from the upper cervical vertebra (C1-C2 level) of the internal carotid artery.

Spontaneous Coronary Dissection Induced Cardiac Arrest During Posterior Instrumentation in Prone Position: A Case Report.

Intraoperative cardiac arrest (ICA) is a crucial property of morbidity and mortality for patients undergoing surgical operations. Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is an important cause of ICA and perioperative myocardial infarction, especially in young women. In this case report, we presented the successful management of SCAD-induced ICA in a 46-year-old female patient who underwent posterior spinal instrumentation in the prone position due to lumbar intervertebral disc extrusion.

An Eight-year, Single-center Experience on Ultrasound Assisted Thrombolysis with Moderate-dose, Slow-infusion Regimen in Pulmonary Embolism.

Background: There is limited data on moderate-dose with slow-infusion thrombolytic regimen by ultrasound-asssisted-thrombolysis (USAT) in patients with acute pulmonary embolism (PE).

Aims: In this study, our eight-year experience on USAT with moderate-dose, slow-infusion tissue-type plasminogen activator (t-PA) regimen in patients with PE at intermediate-high- and high-risk was presented, and short-, and long-term effectiveness and safety outcomes were evaluated.

Methods: Our study is based on the retrospective evaluation of 225 patients with PE having multiple comorbidities who underwent USAT.

Quantitative assessment of left atrial functions by speckle tracking echocardiography in hypertensive patients with and without retinopathy.

Purpose: The association between hypertensive retinopathy and left atrial (LA) impairment is unknown. Accordingly, it was aimed to investigate the possible relationship between hypertensive retinopathy and LA phasic functions by means of two-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography (2D-STE).

Methods: A total of 124 hypertensive patients and 27 control subjects were included in the study.

Predictive Factors of Prolonged Ventilation Following Cardiac Surgery with Cardiopulmonary Bypass.

Introduction: In this trial, we initially aimed to investigate the major predictive factors for prolonged mechanical ventilation (PMV) following cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) in our center and, secondarily, we tried to find out the effects of the independent factors on mortality.

Methods: Between July 2017 and August 2018, 207 patients who underwent cardiac surgery with CPB were retrospectively investigated. The patients were randomly divided into two subgroups according to the duration of ventilator dependence (group 1 <24 hours, n=164, 79%; group 2 >24 hours, n=43, 21%).

Temporal association of contamination obsession on the prehospital delay of STEMI during COVID-19 pandemic.

Background: One of the modifiable risk factors for ST elevation myocardial infarction is prehospital delay. The purpose of our study was to look at the effect of contamination contamination obsession on prehospital delay compared with other measurements during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Method: A total of 139 patients with acute STEMI admitted to our heart center from 20 March 2020 to 20 June 2020 were included in this study.

Prognostic value of main pulmonary artery diameter to ascending aorta diameter ratio in patients with advanced heart failure.

Objectives And Background: In this study we assessed the prognostic value of main pulmonary artery diameter and its ratio to ascending aorta diameter (P/Ao ratio) in advanced heart failure patients.

Methods: Patients with advanced heart failure who were candidates for heart transplantation were retrospectively evaluated. The clinical information, cardiac catheterisation results, and computed tomography images were gathered from institutional database system.

Presence of fragmented QRS is associated with left ventricular systolic dysfunction after surgery in patients with severe aortic regurgitation.

Background And Aim Of The Study: Chronic severe aortic regurgitation (AR) is associated with progressive accumulation of interstitial fibrosis and disruption of myocardial structure. After aortic valve replacement (AVR), the negative remodeling process reverses, and left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) improves but not in all patients. In this study, we aimed to investigate the association of fragmented QRS (F-QRS), which is a possible marker of myocardial fibrosis, with postoperative left ventricular (LV) systolic dysfunction.

Current clinical practice of cardiac resynchronization therapy in Turkey: Reflections from Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Survey-II.

Objective: Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) has been shown to reduce mortality in selected patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). CRT Survey-II was a snapshot survey to assess current clinical practice with regard to CRT. Herein, we aimed to compare Turkish data with other countries of European Society of Cardiology (ESC).

Impact of the updated hemodynamic definitions on diagnosis rates of pulmonary hypertension.

We evaluated whether updated pulmonary hypertension definitive criteria proposed in sixth World Symposium on Pulmonary Hypertension had an impact on diagnosis of overall pulmonary hypertension and pre-capillary and combined pre- and post-capillary phenotypes as compared to those in European Society of Cardiology/European Respiratory Society 2015 pulmonary hypertension Guidelines. Study group comprised the retrospectively evaluated 1300 patients (age 53.1 ± 18.

Comparison of two types of rotational mechanical dilatator sheath: Evolution and TightRail.

Introduction: Powered extraction tools are usually needed in chronically implanted leads. Comparative data are essential among different rotating dilator sheaths. The aim of the study was to compare procedural/clinical outcomes and adverse events in patients underwent lead extraction utilizing two different rotating dilator sheaths.

Is Hypoalbuminemia a Predictor for Acute Kidney Injury after Coronary Bypass Grafting in Diabetes Mellitus Patients?

Objective: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is one of the most important complications after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) procedure. Serum albumin, which is an acute phase reactant, is suggested to be associated with AKI development subsequent to various surgical procedures. In this study, we research the relation between preoperative serum albumin levels and postoperative AKI development in diabetes mellitus (DM) patients undergoing isolated CABG.

The duration of early systolic lengthening may predict ischemia from scar tissue in patients with chronic coronary total occlusion lesions.

In this study, we aimed to investigate the predictive value of early systolic lengthening duration in differentiating myocardial ischemia from scar tissue in patients with chronic coronary total occlusion. A total of 69 patients were included in the study. The participating patients were divided into two groups as 35 patients with ischemia and 34 patients with scar tissue based on the results of the myocardial perfusion scintigraphy.

Comparison of 30-Day MACE between Immediate versus Staged Complete Revascularization in Acute Myocardial Infarction with Multivessel Disease, and the Effect of Coronary Lesion Complexity.

In patients with acute myocardial infarction and multivessel disease, the timing of intervention to non-culprit lesions is still a matter of debate, especially in patients without shock. This study aimed to compare the effect of multivessel intervention, performed at index percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) (MVI-I) or index hospitalization (MVI-S), on the 30-day results of acute myocardial infarction (AMI), and to investigate the effect of coronary lesion complexity assessed by the Syntax (Sx) score on the timing of multivessel intervention. We enrolled 180 patients with MVI-I, and 425 patients with MVI-S.