Hematologic parameters have prognostic importance in cardiovascular disease. However,
the relation between atherosclerosis progression and hematologic parameters is not well …

OBJECTIVE: Uric acid has been shown as a predictor and an independent risk factor for
coronary heart disease, but little is known regarding the association of uric acid levels with …

Methods Thirty healthy nonsmoker female volunteers (mean age: 26±5 years) were
prospectively enrolled in the study. Systolic and diastolic blood pressure and heart rate were …

The study aimed to investigate the intermediate-term effects of transcatheter atrial septal defect
(ASD) closure on cardiac remodeling in children and adult patients. Between December …

Objectives: Coronary artery ectasia (CAE) is characterized by an abnormal dilatation of the
coronary arteries. Red cell distribution width (RDW) is a measure of heterogeneity in the size …

BACKGROUND: Contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) is a leading cause of acute renal
failure and affects mortality and morbidity. We investigated the efficacy of prophylactic …

Objectives. Endothelial dysfunction is a well known risk factor for atherosclerosis. Uric acid
levels are associated with endothelial dysfunction and atherosclerosis even if in physiological …

OBJECTIVES: This study was designed to examine the change in mean platelet volume (MPV)
over the course of infective endocarditis (IE) and also the association between MPV and …

Background. Significant numbers of asymptomatic hypertensive patients are attacked by
subclinical target organ damage (TOD) such as proteinuria, left ventricular hypertrophy and …

Mean platelet volume (MPV) is an indicator of platelet activation. We investigated the acute
effect of passive smoking on MPV in healthy volunteers. Healthy nonsmoker volunteers (n = …