Objective TAVI is a quite new methodology and following the international guidelines it should be only for selected type of patients. The long term safety of this valves is not…
Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a common cause of heart failure. Genetic mutations account for 50% of DCM cases with TTN mutations being the most common, accounting for up to 25%…
Objective Coronary slow flow is characterized by the delayed opacification of coronary arteries in the absence of obstructive coronary artery disease on coronary angiography. Coronary slow flow is thought to…
Objective Pulmonary hypertension is a negative prognostic indicator in patients undergoing cardiac surgery. Preoperative assessment of such patients demands clinical, echocardiographic and hemodynamic exams. Our study aims to identify the…
Background Right heart function is a major determinant of clinical outcome in patients with elevated pulmonary artery pressure due to pulmonary venous hypertension (PVHT) and pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Asymmetric…
Background Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a progressive disease of the pulmonary vascular bed and causes right heart failure and death. Combination therapy which targeted at 3 different pathways is…
Background Deep venous thrombosis (DVT) is a common disorder that can be develops after traumas, major surgical operations, homeostasis problems etc. DVT is a life threatening and morbid pathology if…
Objective One in four patients with primary iliofemoral deep vein thrombosis (DVT) develops post-thrombotic syndrome (PTS) within 1 year despite optimal standard tripletherapy (anticoagulation, compression and mobilisation). Removal of thrombus by…
Background Human resistin is a cysteine-rich peptide with a mature sequence consisting of 108 amino acid. Several studies indicated that resistin levels are related with several cardiovascular risk factors, presence…
Introduction Pulse transit time is the duration between the pulse pressure waveform that leaves from the ejection of blood from the left ventricle and blood pressure wave that arrives in…
