Left ventricular rupture following mitral valve replacement is an unusual and often lethal complication. Three cases of early type 1- left ventricular rupture are presented here. The pathology, types of rupture, and ...

Background - The electrocardiogram (ECG) of patients with a permanent pacemaker may conceal the changes of acute myocardial infarction (AMI), which can delay both its recognition and treatment. We studied electrocardiographic ...

Background- Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease is a global problem that affects every nation and ethnic group. Concerted efforts at both the societal and individual levels are required to prevent the increasing burden ...

Background - The explosive increase in coronary stenting has made it the primary option for the treatment of many coronary lesions, especially after reducing the risk of subacute stent thrombosis and hemorrhagic complications. ...

We have performed a simple left atrial procedure for treating chronic atrial fibrillation (AF) by irrigated radiofrequency ablation (iRFA) in a 62 year-old female. iRFA operation was performed in the left atrium before the ...

Background - Central obesity, which has recently been considered by many investigators, is one of the major cardiovascular risk factors. It can be assessed by measuring the waist-hip ratio (WHR). The relation between the ...

Background- Cardiac involvement is not a common feature of Behcet's disease (BD), but may be a sign for poor prognosis. There are only few case reports in the literature and the prevalence of cardiac involvement in BD is ...

Background - When it is impossible to cross and to dilate the lesion, particularly calcified lesions, ostial lesions, bifurcation lesions, long lesions (10-25mm) and when diffuse in-stent restenosis could be considered ...

Background - To evaluate the short and mid-term results of saphenous vein graft angioplasty, we studied 34 consecutive patients who underwent percutaneous revascularization of 39 lesions by either balloon angioplasty or ...