We describe a young boy with epigastric pains and transiently altered consciousness, admitted for surgery. After cardiology consultation and transthoracic echocardiography, a distal type aortic dissection ...

We describe a 1-year-old boy who underwent a percutaneous transthoracic biopsy of an incidentally detected cardiac tumor. The procedure was performed under ultrasound guidance to obviate the need for ...

Background: It is now suggested that the hypertensive state in diabetic patients may be associated with the level of hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c). In line with this hypothesis, we aimed ...

Background: Several studies in the past have shown that lead causes elevated blood pressure in humans and animals and exerts devastating effects on various organs of the body, ...

Background: Today, health literacy is introduced as a global issue and debate, and low health literacy appears to be related to nonadherence to healthy lifestyle behaviors and ...

Background: Despite impressive advances in therapeutics in the last years, acute heart failure (AHF) remains a major cause of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Additionally, ...

Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between serum endothelial cellspecific molecule-1 endocan levels and coronary artery ectasia (CAE).

Background: Sexual dysfunction is one of the most common problems in men after coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG). The aim of this study was to compare male sexual ...

Background: Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) programs effectively decrease mortality and lead to a better quality of life. Our study addresses the effects of these programs on the ...