Objective To explore the influence of antidepression therapy on blood pressure and quality of life in elderly patients both with hypertension and depression. Methods A total of 67 elderly patients…
Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) has been reported to improve symptoms and reduce mortality in atrial fibrillation (AF) with systolic heart failure (SCI). Over 90% of the rhythm of the battery…
Objectives Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is associated with increased risf for cardiovascular disease and coronary flow reserve (CFR), an indicator of microvascular function, has been found to be impaired in MetS….
Treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF), by targeting the triggering autonomic nerve structures, have been shown high efficacy for converting the AF to sinus rhythm. However, the efficacy is limited to a…
Background Catheter ablation of isthmus dependent atrial flutter is highly effective to maintain sinus rhythm. Cryothermal or radiofrequency energy can be used for ablation. Aim The aim was to perform…
Background Behçet’s disease (BD) is a systemic vasculitis, capable of involving all types of vessels. BD is associated with endothelial dysfunction and chronic inflammation. The neutrophil-lymphocyte(N/L) ratio was introduced as…
Introduction Previous reports describe an association between antiphospholipid antibodies and acute rheumatic fever. We conducted this study to investigate anticardiolipin antibodies in patients with chronic rheumatic valvular disease (RVD). Methods…
Objective Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common complication after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) with an incidence that ranges between 10 and 40%. Postoperative atrial fibrillasyon (POAF) is associated…
Objective Coronary angiography (CAG) is the gold standart technique in diagnosing coronary artery disease (CAD). However contrast agents used for coronary angiography may lead to some contrast induced complications. In…
Objective Impairment of renal function is associated with increased inflammation and cardiovascular risk. Nonetheless, the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) is a combination of 2 independent markers of inflammation and regarded as…
