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Anomalous Origin And Inter-Arterial Course of the Right Coronary Artery: A Case Series
(DERMAN MEDICAL PUBL, 2017)
In our radiology clinic, between November 2014 and May 2016, we obtained MSCT from a total of 1,200 patients who had presented with chest pain, and who had undergone coronary revascularization procedures, in order to ...
Gender-related differences in presentation and treatment of patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation: results from RAMSES study
(TURKISH SOC CARDIOLOGY, 2017)
Objective: Gender is an important feature in the management of atrial fibrillation (AF). This study investigated gender-related differences in patients with AF in Turkey. Methods: As a part of RAMSES (ReAl-life Multicenter ...
Asymmetric dimethylarginine and M30 concentrations in heart failure
(DERMAN MEDICAL PUBL, 2017)
Aim: Apoptosis has been implicated in the development of various cardiovascular diseases. Caspase-cleaved cytokeratin 18 (M30) is released during apoptotic cell death. The concentrations of M30 and the correlation with ...
Cancer Antigen 125 is Associated with Length of Stay in Patients with Acute Heart Failure
(TEXAS HEART INST, 2017)
Length of stay is the primary driver of heart-failure hospitalization costs. Because cancer antigen 125 has been associated with poor morbidity and mortality rates in heart failure, we investigated the relationship between ...
Which Coronary Lesions Are More Prone to Cause Acute Myocardial Infarction?
(ARQUIVOS BRASILEIROS CARDIOLOGIA, 2017)
Background: According to common belief, most myocardial infarctions (MIs) are due to the rupture of nonsevere, vulnerable plaques with < 70% obstruction. Data from recent trials challenge this belief, suggesting that the ...
Prediction of fractional flow reserve with angiographic DILEMMA score
(TURKISH SOC CARDIOLOGY, 2017)
Objective: Angiographic assessment of stenosis has limited predictive value for functionally significant lesions compared with fractional flow reserve (FFR). The recently developed angiographic DILEMMA score, which consists ...