Background Contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) is described as acute renal damage developed secondary to contrast media (CM) exposure and is associated with prolonged hospital stay and adverse clinical outcome. In recent…
Objective Coronary artery ectasia (CAE) is characterized by abnormal dilatation of the coronary arteries. Platelet volume indices including mean platelet volume (MPV), platelet distribution width (PDW), plateletcrit (PCT), and platelet…
Objective Recently, several studies has shown that monocyte to high density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio (MHR) are closely related with major adverse outcomes in various cardiovascular diseases. We aimed to investigate…
Objective The purpose of the present study is to investigate the association between cardiac syndrome X and monocyte-to-hdl cholesterol ratio (MHR). Methods A total of 230 patients (105 patients with…
Background Previous studies proposed that inflammation, oxidative stress and impaired endothelial dysfunction have a crucial role in occurrence of saphenous vein graft disease (SVGD). The aim of this study was…
Objective Atherosclerosis is a multifactorial disease and is the major cause of cardiovascular disease that still accounts for most of the mortality worldwide. The role of inflammation in the development…
Objective Atherosclerosis plays an important role in the etiopathogenesis of coronary artery ectasia (CAE). Inflammation markers may play a part in the pathogenesis of CAE.The aim of this study is…
Objectives Postoperative bleeding is a major cause of mortality and morbidity after CABG. Off-pump CABG techniques, quitting antiplatelet and anticoagulant agents before surgery can reduce postoperative bleeding. In our study,…
The clinical presentation of carbon monoxide (CO) intoxication includes dizziness, headache, and weakness, progressing in severe cases to confusion, loss of consciousness, and death. Carbon monoxide may cause hypoxia by…
Objective Air embolism is a serious complication of catheterization laboratory and may cause mortality and morbidity. Currently there is no device used for air embolism prevention during angiography and angioplasty…
