Any chronic hypereosinophilic state, including eosinophilic leukemia, reactive eosinophilia and idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome may be complicated by the end-organ damaging effects of eosinophilic degranulation, ...

Coronary fistula is the most frequent hemodynamically significant congenital malformation of coronary circulation. It can originate from any of the three major coronary arteries and drain in all the cardiac chambers and ...

Background- Hyperuricemia is accompanied by many cardiovascular risk factors. However, the relationship between them, especially with acute myocardial infarction has not been confirmed. The aim of this study was to measure ...

We describe a case of Noonan syndrome referred to the department of pediatric cardiology for routine evaluation of cardiovascular abnormalities. Physical examination, electrocardiogram, chest X-ray and echocardiographic ...

Background- Decreased right ventricular function is a suggested echocardiographic finding after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). However, the assessment of RV function is still technically difficult because of the ...

Background- Acute pulmonary embolism is a serious condition and despite diagnostic and therapeutic advances, mortality is still high. Anticoagulation, thrombolytic therapy, catheter embolectomy and open pulmonary embolectomy ...

Objective- This randomized, double blind trial was designed to compare the efficacy and safety of ezetimibe, a new cholesterol-lowering agent with atorvastatin (Lipitor), a potent cholesterol inhibitor derivative.

Background- In the evaluation of the severity of aortic valve stenosis with echocardiography or catheterization, ventricular function seems to have an impact on the estimation of preferential non-invasive procedure of ...

Background -The aim of this study was to determine whether characteristics, presentation and outcome differences based on the patient's gender occur after acute myocardial infarction (AMI).Methods- By this prospective ...

Background- This study was performed to determine whether absence of initial septal q waves in ECG leads correlates with significant (more than 50%) stenosis in the proximal left anterior descending (LAD) coronary artery.