Abstract Background Ankle–brachial index (ABI) is a noninvasive and cheap measurement that used to define peripheral arterial disease (PAD). It as marker predict coronary artery (CAD). The SYNTAX score was created quantify the extent of CAD in patients with multivessel disease. Two-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) useful method for evaluating left ventricular (LV) volumes ejecti...

BACKGROUND Red cell distribution width (RDW) is a quantitative measurement and shows heterogeneity of red blood cell size in peripheral blood. RDW has recently been associated with cardiovascular events and cardiovascular diseases, and it is a novel predictor of mortality. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the clinical usefulness of measuring RDW in patients with coronary stent thrombosis. ...

Background and Aims: Bilirubin has been considered an antioxidant that protects against atherosclerosis. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship of serum bilirubin level with the severity and complexity of coronary artery disease (CAD) and long-term outcome in the patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Materials and Methods: This prospective coho...

Background : Traditional cardiovascular risk factors (CVRF’s) including smoking, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, dyslipidaemia, obesity and family history of coronary artery disease (CAD) are well recognised for their association with atherosclerotic CAD. However the correlation between CVRF’s and severity of atherosclerotic burden assessed angiographically is not well established, with studie...

BACKGROUND Vitamin B12 is required in the metabolism of homocysteine. Vitamin B12 deficiency has been implicated in endothelial dysfunction and cardiovascular disease via hyperhomocysteinaemia. However, the association of vitamin B12 and the severity of coronary artery disease has not been studied to date. AIM This study was conducted with the aim of evaluating the relationship between vitami...

BACKGROUND We planned to investigate the relationship of thrombus burden with SYNTAX score in patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). MATERIAL AND METHODS We retrospectively enrolled 780 patients who underwent PPCI in our clinic due to STEMI. Clinical, laboratory, and demographic properties of the patients were recorded. Angiographic coronary thrombus burden was classified usi...

OBJECTIVE We aimed to investigate the relationship between ABO blood groups and complexity of coronary lesions assessed by SYNTAX score (SS) in stable coronary artery disease (CAD) patients. METHODS Our cross-sectional and observational study population consisted of 559 stable CAD patients. From all patients, ABO blood group was determined and the SS was calculated as low SYNTAX score (0-22),...

OBJECTIVES We evaluated the influence of the complexity of coronary artery disease stratified by the Synergy between Percutaneous Coronary Intervention with Taxus and Cardiac Surgery (SYNTAX) score on early or late outcomes after complete revascularization with long segmental reconstruction of the left anterior descending artery using the left internal thoracic artery. METHODS From March 1995...