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Intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography is essential for left atrial appendage closure
(Wiley, 2021)
To the Editor,We have recently read with great interest the article by Jianget al.1entitled“Left atrial appendage exclusion is effective in re-ducing postoperative stroke after mitral valve replacement.”Weappreciate the ...
A comprehensive review of the diagnosis and management of mitral paravalvular leakage
(Turkish Soc Cardiology, 2020)
Mitral paravalvular leaks (PVLs) commonly occur in patients with prosthetic valves. Paravalvular defects may be clinically inconsequential and may aggravate hemolysis or cause heart failure through regurgitation. Accordingly, ...
Eosinophil percentage as a new prognostic marker in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention
(Akademiai Kiado Zrt, 2019)
Background: In addition to proinflammatory properties, eosinophils can stimulate platelet activation and enhance prothrombotic pathways. In this study, we aimed to investigate the association between the eosinophil percentage ...
Evaluation of the relationship between platelet indices and spontaneous echo contrast in patients with mitral prosthetic heart valves
(2020)
Objective: Spontaneous echo contrast (SEC) is defined as dynamic, smoke-like echoes within the cardiac cavities with a characteristic swirling motion seen on echocardiography. Clinical studies have demonstrated that SEC ...
Echocardiographic measurement of epicardial adipose tissue thickness in patients with microvascular angina
(Akademiai Kiado Zrt, 2019)
Introduction: Impaired coronary microcirculation, inflammation, and endothelial dysfunction were reported etiological factors for microvascular angina (MVA). Recently, increased epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) thickness ...
Evaluation of homocystein and asymmetric dimethyl arginine levels in patients with coronary slow flow phenomenon
(Akademiai Kiado Zrt, 2019)
Background: Previous studies have demonstrated that homocysteine and asymmetric dimethyl arginine (ADMA) levels were strongly associated with cardiovascular diseases including coronary artery disease. The aim of this study ...
Management of prosthetic valve thrombosis complicated by ischemic stroke in pregnancy
(Elsevier Espana Slu, 2019)
To the Editor, We have recently read with great interest the article by Morgado et al. entitled ‘‘A pregnant woman with a prosthetic mechanical valve’’.1
Intravascular ultrasound is essential for left main coronary artery bifurcation stenting
(Polish Cardiac Soc-Polskie Towarzystwo Kardiologiczne, 2021)
To the editor We have recently read with great interest the article by Kassimis et al.1 We appreciate the authors’ management of the patient with iatrogenic left main coronary artery (LMCA) dissection and the technical ...
Substantial Value of Cardiac Computed Tomography for the Evaluation of Patients with Suspected Prosthetic Valve Dysfunction
(Karger, 2020)
Dear Editor, We recently read with great interest the article by Hsu et al. [1] entitled ‘‘Cine-Computed Tomography for the Evaluation of Prosthetic Heart Valve Function”. We appreciate the contribution made by these authors ...
Management of acute coronary syndromes in patients with prosthetic heart valves
(Cambridge Univ Press, 2020)
Dear Editor, We have recently read with great interest the article reported by Donmez et al which was published in the last issue of Cardiology in the Young1 . We would like to contribute to the case report by drawing ...