Coronary artery disease (CAD) which is a complex cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death worldwide. The changing prevalence of the disease in diferent ethnic groups pointing out the genetic background of CAD. ...

Objective: Total bilirubin (TB) was recently recognized as an endogenous anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant molecule. Uric acid (UA) takes part in cardiovascular diseases by inducing oxidative stress, inflammation, and ...

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Sinus of Valsalva aneurysms (SVA) are relatively rare lesions with a variable clinical presentation. Rupture of a SVA (RSVA) often causes hemodynamic instability due to intracardiac shunting or cardiac tamponade, therefore ...

Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate whether urinary neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) and serum ischemia-modified albumin (IMA) levels could serve as early biomarkers of contrast-induced acute ...

Parachute mitral valve complex is an unusual congenital anomaly that has been described by Shone et al. It is characterized by a parachute deformity of the mitral valve associated with additional forms of left heart ...

Epicardial adipose tissue thickness is associated with the severity and extent of atherosclerotic coronary artery disease. We prospectively investigated whether epicardial adipose tissue thickness is related to coronary ...

Objective. Migraine is a common type of headache accompanied or preceded by signs of central and autonomic nervous system dysfunction. Autonomic dysfunction has been suggested to be a potential contributor to impaired ...

Objective: Genetic risk factors that cause coronary artery disease (CAD) demonstrate variations in different populations. In this study, a single nucleotide polymorphism in the APOA5 gene was targeted to determine genetic ...