Background: Albeit coronary artery angiography is the gold standard of the diagnosis of coronary artery disease (CAD), coronary artery calcification (CAC) is a less invasive diagnostic method. We evaluated pulsed-wave ...

A 60-year-old man presented with typical chest pain of the New York Heart Association function class III. The patient mentioned a history of stroke, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and gastrointestinal bleeding. Angiography ...

Background: Rheumatic heart disease is the main cause of mitral stenosis in developing countries. The assessments of left atrial deformation have yielded promising results in the evaluation of atrial function and the ...

Background: Preoperative use of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) is an independent predictor of the need for inotropic support postoperatively and hypotension during surgery; consequently, some surgeons ...

Background: Despite the great progress in the surgery of complex congenital heart diseases, there is still concern regarding adverse neurological events. We aimed to determine the pre- and on-pump modifiable factors that ...

Background: The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between nurses' work shifts in the intensive care unit (ICU) and the time of endotracheal extubation after cardiac surgery.Methods: The present study ...

Background: Blood transfusion is needed in patients following open-heart surgery; however, it may lead to the incidence of infection, increased mortality, and longer hospitalization. This study was designed to evaluate the ...