Background: Cardiovascular risk factors are reported to increase the incidence of aortic valve calcification. Among older women, low bone mineral density appears to be associated with increased prevalence of aortic ...

Cystatin C, known as an inhibitor of the cathepsin family of cysteine proteases, has been evaluated in several cardiovascular disorders such as atherosclerosis and acute myocardial infarction. The potential interaction ...

Aim: To evaluate the impact of metabolic syndrome on global left ventricular function by using the index of myocardial performance.

The relationship between Behcet's disease (BD) and platelet aggregation has not sufficiently been investigated yet. Mean platelet volume (MPV) is a marker of platelet function, and the increase in MPV has been identified ...

Objectives: Prehypertension is a predictor for the future development of hypertension and represents an increased risk for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Prolonged intra/interatrial conduction times demonstrated ...

This study evaluated heart rate variability and its changes in 30 patients before and after transcatheter closure of secundum atrial septal defects. Heart rate variability data from 30 healthy volunteers with normal ...

Behcet's disease (BD) is a multisystemic disorder characterized by endothelial dysfunction. However, the relationship between oxidative stress and endothelial function has not been clearly shown. We investigated the ...

Objective: Cardiomyopathy (CMP) is a disorder associated with an increased risk of thromboembolism due to blood stasis, platelet activation and altered coagulation status. In this study, we aimed to investigate mean platelet ...