Objective As a highly uncommon congenital defect, cor triatriatum sinister represents only 0.1% of congenital cardiac anomalies. Depending on the degree of obstruction and the accompanying symptoms, cor triatriatum can…
In the past 10 years, stent implantation has become a real alternative to surgery and stent technology has continued to evolve with potential for further modifications since its inception in…
Conventional management of neonates with ductal-dependent pulmonary flow entails maintaining ductal patency using prostaglandin E1 infusion followed by surgical palliation with Blalock-Taussig shunt (B-T shunt). In recent years, percutaneous transcatheter…
Objective Correlation of increased copeptin levels with various cardiovascular diseases has been described. The correlation of copeptin levels with presence of HCM and echocardiographic indices of LV has not been…
Brucellosis is a zoonotic disease endemically seen in Turkey, which occurs with various clinical findings. Brucella endocarditis is associated with high morbidity and mortality. It can lead to complications affecting…
Background Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is associated with increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Recent studies have indicated that OSAS is associated with increased systemic inflammation. Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio…
Cardiomyopathies are the primary diseases of the myocardium. The most common type of them is dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) characterized by diminished systolic functions associated with dilatation of ventricles most commonly…
Introduction and Case Report SY is 87 years old female with severe symptomatic aortic stenosis and ischemic heart failure presented with dyspnea, angina and syncope despite medical treatment. She had…
Introduction Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is increasingly performed and represents a relatively safe alternative treatment for high risk patients denied to surgical aortic valve replacement. Case 83 years old…
Background Criss-cross heart is a extremely rare congenital cardiac anomaly characterized by crossing of the inflow streams of the two ventricles and almost always associated with other severe cardiac anomalies….
