Introduction Abdominal aorta aneurysm (AAA) is a progressive vessel disease which happens when the aorta loses its normal structure. The aortic wall gets thinner and the diameter expands more than…
Objective Total white blood cell (WBC), neutrophil, and lymphocyte counts, as well as the neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (N/L) are markers of systemic inflammation. Increased neutrophil count was shown to be related…
Objectives Some diagnoses could be resulted in fatal results in patients presented to emergency department with chest pain. For this reason, these should be ostracized. Generally, cardiac problems are forefront…
Introduction The platelet distribution width (PDW) is one of the parameters of platelet activation. However, no data has been reported this far on PDW and postoperative AF in patients undergoing…
Objective Platelets, as an important actor in atherothrombosis, secrete a group of substances that play some crucial role in coagulation, inflammation and thrombosis. Platelet volume is a marker of platelet…
Background In patients admitted to outpatient clinics with chest pain, changes in the ST segments of ECG readings are the most widely used criteria during tredmill ECG tests to determine…
Objective We investigated whether serum bilirubin level (a marker of heme oxygenase activity) is a predictor of trombus burden in patients with acute myocardial infarction. Methods Patients (n = 229; male…
Objective As already known there is strong association between chronic kidney disease (CKD) and atherosclerotic coronary disease. In this study we aimed to evaluate the relationship between coronary artery disease…
Objective Erectile dysfunction (ED) and coronary artery disease (CAD) are closely related as a result of endothelial dysfunction leading to the restriction of blood flow. ED is a potential independent…
Introduction Heparin resistance (HR) is defined as need for higher than normal heparin doses to induce sufficient anticoagulation for cardiopulmonary bypass. The definitions, causes and effects of HR are still…
