Introduction Pericardial cysts are quite rare and most of them have no associated symptoms and are incidental findings. Nonetheless, symptoms, if present, include atypical chest pain, dyspnea, and persistent cough….
Background Constrictive pericarditis is a clinical entity with many causes. After blunt trauma is a rare initiating cause. We report the case of a young man developing constrictive pericarditis after…
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TC) or left ventricular apical ballooning syndrome is typically characterized by reversible systolic dysfunction of the apical and mid-segments of the left ventricle. Symptoms are precipitated by intense…
Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate right ventricular (RV) diastolic function and its changes after transcatheter closure in patients with ASD using tissue Doppler imaging (TDI). Methods…
Objective Muscle strength and function progressively decreases with aging, but it may also decrease in younger people who are immobile or not mobile enough. However, muscle strength is affected by…
Objective The neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) in the peripheral blood is reported to be an easily assessable factor. Amongst different hematological indices, it has been shown that the neutrophil / lymphocyte…
Objecvtive Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) is proposed as a prognostic marker and found to be related to worse clinical outcomes in various cardiovascular diseases.In this study we tried to find out…
Case report A non-steroidal antiinflammatory drug diclofenac sodium was initiated by orthopedics clinic to 51 year-old male patient for his knee pain. After 45 minutes of ingestion of 100 mg…
Coronary artery aneurysm is a rare complication tha tmay be occurred after bare and drug-eluting stent implantation. Although some etiologic factors such as inflammation, hypersensitivity, drugtoxicity, vessel wall injury etc….
Background Preexisting renal insufficiency is a strong predictor of cardiovascular mortality and morbidity in patients admitted with acute coronary syndrome. The prognostic significance of worsening renal function has also been…
