Background: Stroke remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, with dyslipidemia playing crucial role in atherosclerosis stroke development. The Atherogenic Index Plasma (AIP), calculated as log(triglyceride/HDL), has emerged biomarker for cardiovascular risk. However, its relationship prognosis unclear. This study aimed to investigate the association between AIP favorable clinical outcomes at three months acute ischemic patients undergoing mechanical thrombectomy. Methods:...

Background: The interaction between valvular aortic stenosis (AS) and arterial stiffness, as well the impact of valve replacement (AVR) on remains unclear. In this study, we aimed to evaluate degree AS severity non-invasive pulse wave velocity (PWV) measurements. We also searched whether AVR procedure favorably affects PWV.

Introduction: The aim of this study is to investigate whether macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) predicts the prognosis COVID-19 disease.
 Methodology: This descriptive and cross-sectional was conducted on 87 confirmed patients. patients were separated into two groups according admission in ICU or ward. MIF determined batchwise plasma obtained as soon admitted. Both compared with respect demographic characteristics, biochemical parameters prediction requirement...

ENWEndNote BIBJabRef, Mendeley RISPapers, Reference Manager, RefWorks, Zotero AMA Kalender M, Adademir T, Tasar et al. CARDIAC SURGERYValidation of EuroSCORE II risk model for coronary artery bypass surgery in high-risk patients. Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska/Polish Journal Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2014;11(3):252-256. doi:10.5114/kitp.2014.45672. APA Kalender, M., Adademir, T., Tasar, Ecevit, A., Karaca, O., & Salihi, S. (2014). Surgery, 11(3), 252-256....

This study aims to present clinical outcomes of mitral valve repair in patients with different etiologies.Between June 2006 and August 2017, a total 421 consecutive (266 males, 155 females; mean age 53.1±15.6 years; range, 5 89 years) who underwent or without concomitant cardiac procedures were retrospectively analyzed. All pre-, intra-, postoperative data collected. Echocardiographic examinations performed at discharge during follow-up. Kaplan-Meier analysis was used estimate overall...

Redo-sternotomy for mitral valve (MV) surgery may be complex and attendant complications can avoided using anterolateral right thoracotomy, deep hypothermia (20°C, nasopharyngeal) with low flow cardiopulmonary perfusion. Video-assisted minithoracotomy technique is a further improvement.We performed 20 consecutive MV operations in patients previous cardiac video-assisted minithoracotomy, femoro-femoral bypass, hypothermia, bypass without aortic cross-clamping. The mean follow-up was 30 ± 17.8...

TThis study aims to investigate the effect of Jackson-Pratt drain on sternal wound complications in patients with a Body Mass Index ≥30 kg/m2 undergoing open cardiac surgery via median sternotomy.A total 174 (124 males, 50 females; mean age 58.2±10.4 years; range, 33 78 years) sternotomy between January 2011 and December 2015 our institution were retrospectively analyzed. Of patients, 94 inserted (JP group) following sternotomy, while 80 received no (non-JP group). Pre-, intra, postoperative...

Various techniques for treating tricuspid regurgitation have been described; however, because of scarce data about the long-term outcomes different repairs, optimal technique has not established. We evaluated effectiveness and durability artificial neochordae implantation in treatment regurgitation. From 2009 through 2014, 507 patients underwent valve repair at our institution. Of those, 48 implanted with were included study. The median age participants was 62 years (range, 4-77 yr) 50%...

Carotid artery disease is not rare in cardiac patients. Patients with risk factors and carotid stenosis are prone to neurological cardiovascular complications. With factors, endarterectomy operation becomes challenging. Regional anesthesia an alternative option, so we aimed investigate the operative results of operations under regional patients factors.We analyze compare outcomes groups retrospectively. Between 2006 2014, applied 129 ± patch plasty 126 combined cervical plexus block...

SUMMARY OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of dexamethasone in dialysis patients with COVID-19 and whether it predicts mortality. METHODS: is a comparative cross-sectional 113 consecutive severe pneumonia signs. The were divided into two groups according use treatment: group 1 (n=45) included who treated 2 (n=68) did not receive dexamethasone. RESULTS: mean age both was 67.0±10.6 67.2±13.0 years, respectively (p=0.947). With respect demographic laboratory findings,...

In this study, we aimed to evaluate the most common causes of recurrent angina after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and our treatment approaches applied in these patients.

Abstract Background: Various techniques have been proposed for the preservation of subvalvular apparatus (SVA) in mitral valve replacement. This study aimed to compare midterm results posterior leaflet with selective SVA involving artificial chordae implantation terms left ventricular performance patients undergoing Methods: In total, 127 were included this study. Patients allocated 1 2 groups according used preserve SVA. group underwent preservation: The anterior was completely resected,...

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate how the German Registry of Acute Aortic Dissection Type A (GERAADA) score performs in predicting operative mortality for ATAAD. Methods: retrospective included 86 consecutive patients (60 males, 26 females; mean age: 61.37±12.96 years) who underwent surgical repair ATAAD between January 2013 and December 2023. Data collection comprised 11 preoperative main parameters required calculation new GERAADA score: age, sex, previous cardiac surgery, inotropic...

Brucellosis is a zoonotic disease common in developing countries. Vascular complications, including arterial and venous, associated with Brucella infection have rarely been reported. A case of deep venous thrombosis (DVT) after diagnosis acute brucellosis young milkman presented. 26-year-old man presented pain the right leg. The patient's medical history included our hospital where he had complaints weakness fever. Peripheral Doppler ultrasound showed DVT, patient was treated anticoagulants....

Trans-apical off-pump mitral valve repair is a new minimally invasive surgical technique for the correction of regurgitation caused by leaflet prolapse. The purpose this study to evaluate, using clinical and echocardiographic follow-up data, mid-term results patients undergoing procedure.A total 26 diagnosed with severe underwent trans-apical neochord implantation NeoChord device at our hospital from July 2015 2017. All were examined transthoracic transesophageal echocardiography. Eighteen...

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) can lead to systemic coagulation activation and thrombotic complications including venous thromboembolism. This study compares the development of pulmonary embolism, post-thrombotic syndrome, clinical outcomes COVID-19 non-COVID-19 patients with deep vein thrombosis (DVT).One hundred eight diagnosed acute (DVT) between June 2020 February 2021 in our institution were included this retrospective study. Thirty-nine had been previously specified as group....

Aim: Carotid endarterectomy (CEA) is the choice of treatment for prevention cerebrovascular events in vulnerable patients. In this single-center multi surgeon study, we aimed to evaluate outcomes neurologically stable patients who underwent CEA after symptoms event according time between and operation. Methods: our clinic during 2008-2012, applied 67 65 Ten these excluded from trial due combined CABG 18 were asymptomatic prior operation excluded. Thirty-nine symptomatic enrolled study. Data...

SjA¶gren’s syndrome (SS) is an autoimmune disease with glandular and extraglandular manifestations. Pleural pericardial effusions in association SS are rare. Similarly, ascites rare it can occur when combined primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC). Inflammatory Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm together has been described only one case. We report herein the case of a 70-year-old man presenting polyserositis (pleural effusion ascites) gastrointestinal manifestations (atrophic gastritis candida esophagitis)...

Introduction: The aim of this study is to investigate the change in dimension sinus Valsalva patients who underwent supracoronary ascending aorta replacement with aortic valve replacement.Methods: A total 81 were included.Ten died during follow-up.The divided into three groups according diseases.Group I (n=17) included bicuspid valves, group II (n=30) stenotic degenerative and regurgitation constituted III (n=24).In preoperative follow-up periods, diameter was evaluated by echocardiographic...

Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) in patients with left ventricular dysfunction (LVD) remains a surgical challenge and is still controversial. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness CABG LVD.This retrospective included total 160 consecutive (133 males, 27 females, mean age 62.1±10.12 years [range 37 86 years]) who had ejection fraction (LVEF) ≤ 45% determined by echocardiography underwent elective isolated between September 2013 December 2018. Preoperative...

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy favipiravir (FVP) in severe COVID-19. Materials and methods: This is a retrospective 142 COVID-19 patients with pneumonia signs, who received inpatient treatment between March 15 May 20, 2020. were divided into two groups according use FVP treatment; group 1 (n = 99) included treated 2 43) didn’t receive FVP. Results: Mean age 66.47 ± 11.89 1, 68.58 14.78 2. Forty (40.4%) 22 (51.2%) intensive care unit (P > 0.05)....

In recent decades, new high-performance prostheses have been invented for use with small aortic annuli, and they helped avoid patient prosthesis mismatch (PPM) without the need annular enlargement. The purpose of this study is to examine trends in mechanical valve replacement surgery a large, multi-surgeon, single hospital practice.Between January 1999 2008, 1337 consecutive patients underwent (AVR) or concomitant annulus Patients dissections undergoing Bentall Ross procedures were excluded...