Objective Erectile dysfunction (ED) and coronary artery disease (CAD) are closely related as a result of endothelial dysfunction leading to the restriction of blood flow. ED is a potential independent…
Introduction Heparin resistance (HR) is defined as need for higher than normal heparin doses to induce sufficient anticoagulation for cardiopulmonary bypass. The definitions, causes and effects of HR are still…
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 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…
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…
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,…
