The objective of this study was to investigate the distribution of CD8+ and CD20+ lymphocytes in chronic periapical inflammatory lesions. A total of 90 periapical inflammatory lesions (chronic abscesses, abscessed cysts, and inflammatory cysts) were evaluated. The biotin-streptavidin immunohistochemical technique was used to identify cytotoxic/suppressor T-lymphocytes (CD8) and B-lymphocytes (C...

Abstract A 74-year-old man with a history of ischaemic heart disease (multiple percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI)), broke his ankle. Therefore, he discontinued dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) -acetylsalicylic acid plus clopidogrel- and started enoxaparin sodium 4000 UI/day on medical advice. few days later, was admitted to the emergency department for refractory chest pain, vomit syncop...

A 50‐year‐old gentleman was referred to our department for computed tomography (CT) coronary angiography with complaints of pain on the left side of the chest and cold sweats since 4 days. CT coronary angiography, done on a 64‐slice CT (Somatom Sensation‐64, Erlangen, Germany), showed evidence of dual LAD. The short LAD was arising from the left main coronary artery and coursing in the proximal...

Abstract Background Coronary angiography is the gold standard approach to assess coronary artery disease, especially in acute settings. Additional morphological and functional methods such as intravascular ultrasound (IVUS), optical coherence tomography (OCT), fractional flow reserve or instantaneous wave free ratio (FFR iFR) are used confirm hemodynamic relevance of stenoses, characterise plaq...

Management of brainstem mass lesions remains a controversial issue, especially when the lesion cannot be excised and when infiltration occurs; moreover, the benefits of a stereotactic procedure are still under debate. In most studies, treatment decisions are based solely on MRI features and do not include a histopathological diagnosis. In the current study, we compared MRI characteristics with ...

To determine the impact of left anterior descending-competitive flow (LAD-CF) on distal coronary flow (LAD-DF) and on left internal mammary artery-graft flow (LIMA-GF), we performed a quantitative blood-flow analysis in a swine model of a LIMA-to-LAD coronary artery bypass graft (CABG). In six swine, a LIMA-to-LAD CABG was performed. LAD blood-flow was measured bilaterally to the LIMA-to-LAD an...

proper differentiation between acral malignant melanoma and benign pigmented lesions like melanocytic nevi is of great value. to avoid unnecessary biopsies, dermatoscopy has been introduced as a non-invasive modality and has improved the clinical diagnostic accuracy in recent decades. we aimed to describe dermoscopic patterns of acral pigmented lesions of patients in the clinic of dermatology i...

In stable patients with multivessel coronary artery disease (CAD), coronary bypass operation (coronary artery bypass grafting [CABG]) has been found to be superior to percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) using drug-eluting stents (DES) [1–3]. The finding is based on wellpowered randomized studies [4,5] and large-scale registries [6,7]. The superiority of CABG is demonstrated by lower shorta...

PURPOSE Breast conserving surgery (BCS) followed by whole breast irradiation (WBI) is the standard of care for breast cancer patients. However, there is a risk of coronary events with WBI therapy. In this study, we compared the radiation dose in the left anterior descending artery (LAD) in patients receiving partial breast irradiation (PBI) with WBI. MATERIAL AND METHODS We evaluated consecut...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Cardiac troponins are associated with increased mortality, even among patients with no coronary artery disease. Elevated cardiac troponin levels are frequently observed in patients without significant coronary lesions, although the mechanism underlying this finding is unclear. The aim of our study was to evaluate the association between the levels of cardiac troponin a...