Objective To evaluate quality of life (QoL) in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) in relation to oral anticoagulant therapy in tertiary reference center setting in Turkey. Methods This multicenter,…
Objectives Patients with cardiogenic shock and left main coronary artery stenosis have an extremely high mortality rate. Sparse evidence for benefit of intra aortic balloon pump implantation (IABP) is present….
Background Left atrial (LA) size is considered as a marker of adverse outcome among patients with heart failure. Moreover prior studies evaluated LA size or volume is a predictor of…
Objective N-terminal pro-Brain Natriuretic Peptide (NT-proBNP) is associated with atrial fibrillation (AF) in the setting of acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). The aim of this study was to assess the…
The aim of this study was to evaluate the use of a new manual thrombus-aspirating device in unselected patients with ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction (STEMI) undergoing urgent percutaneous coronary…
Introduction Carotid intima media thickness (CIMT) and epicardial fat thickness (EFT) is well known surrogate markers of subclinical atherosclerosis. Also, they have been suggested as prognostic markers in patients with…
Introduction Patients with ACS who needs CABG are surgical challenge due to their instability, potential unrecognized co-morbidity, and the need for urgent treatment. Dual antiplatelet therapy (clopidogrel + aspirin) has to…
Anticoagulant drugs (warfarin, UFH and LMWH, and direct thrombin and factor Xa inhibitors) routinely used for the prevention of thromboembolism in patients with nonvalvular AF, mechanical heart valves, deep venous…
Objectives Pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) with second- generation cryoballoon is known to be associated with higher phrenic nerve palsy (PNP) incidence when compared with first- generation cryoballoon. Identification of spatial…
Aim The aim of the current study was to compare the new oral anticoagulants with warfarin in patients with atrial fibrillation and diabetes. Methods Three large randomized trials of the…
