Introduction Valvular heart disease (VHD) in pregnant women, whether due to congenital or acquired etiologies poses a challenge to clinicians and their patients. Significant valve disease, which can affect a…
Introduction Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is still the most common acquired cardiovascular disease in especially developing countries. In this ongoing pilot study, we aim to investigate the prevalence of both…
Objective Abnormal hemostatic and platelet activation parameters have been reported in patients with AF. However, whether activation of platelets via Toll- like receptors has a role in AF persistency has…
Objective Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained arrhythmia. Electrical and structural remodeling in the atrium have been suggested to contribute to its pathogenesis. Activity of monocytes localized in…
Objective To evaluate the efficacy and safety of the new oral anticoagulants of rivaroxaban and dabigatrane etexilate in daily clinical practice in Turkey. Methods In the four tertiary centers in…
Objective Role of Galectin- 3 as a marker of myocardial fibrosis has been established in previous studies. Recently, Galectin-3 has also been reported to be associated with atrial fibrillation (AF),…
Introduction Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained cardiac rhythm disorder, and is associated with a high risk of mortality and morbidity. Among patients with AF, women tend to…
Objective Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained arrhythmia and is associated with increased risk of stroke. Stroke risk in AF increases with comorbid diseases such as hypertension, coronary…
Objective Epicardial adipose tissue is associated with coronary artery disease, metabolic syndrome and atrial fibrillation. Increased epicardial adipose tissue thickness (EATT) has been found recently to be significantly correlated with…
Objective Metabolic syndrome (MS) is defined by a cluster of interdependent physiological, biochemical and clinical risk factors and linked to a state of chronic low grade inflammation. YKL-40 is known…
