Our study showed that interdialytic volume overload increased both LVMI and FGF-23 values. We can consider that interdialytic volume control exerts positive effects on increased FGF-23 levels which predict the negative cardiovascular outcomes.
The aim of this study was to investigate the possible relationship between worse clinical outcomes and the use of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) or angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) in hospitalized COVID-19 patients. A total of 247 adult patients (154 males, 93 females; mean age: 51.3 ± 14.2 years) hospitalized for COVID-19 as confirmed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) were retrospectively reviewed. Demographic and clinical characteristics and laboratory parameters were analyzed using various statistical modeling. Primary outcomes were defined as the need for intensive care unit (ICU), mechanical ventilation, or occurrence of death. Of the patients, 48 were treated in the ICU with a high flow oxygen/noninvasive mechanical ventilation (NIMV, n = 12) or mechanical ventilation ( n = 36). Median length of ICU stay was 13 (range, 7–18) days. Mortality was seen in four of the ICU patients. Other patients were followed in the COVID-19 services for a median of 7 days. There was no significant correlation between the primary outcomes and use of ACEIs/ARBs (frequentist OR = 0.82, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.29–2.34, p = 0.715 and Bayesian posterior median OR = 0.80, 95% CI 0.31–2.02) and presence of hypertension (frequentist OR = 1.23, 95% CI 0.52–2.92, p = 0.631 and Bayesian posterior median OR = 1.25, 95% CI 0.58–2.60). Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and D-dimer levels were strongly associated with primary outcomes. In conclusion, the presence of hypertension and use of ACEIs/ARBs were not significantly associated with poor primary clinical outcomes; however, NLR and D-dimer levels were strong predictors of clinical worsening.
BACKGROUND: The goal of this study was to show the importance of the identifying potential carotid and vertebrobasilar stenosis with Computed Tomography Angiography (CTA) in severe coronary artery disease. METHODS: In 109 patients, CTA of the carotid and the vertebrobasilar system were taken in the six months following the Coronary Angiography (CA). Coronary arteries and carotid vertebrobasilar system stenosis were considered signifi cant at more than ≥ 50 %. RESULTS: A signifi cant statistical relationship was found between a coronary artery group of three-vessel disease (3-VD) and stenosis of the cervical segments of the right (p = 0.022) and left internal carotid artery (ICA) (p = 0.001); intracranial segments of the right (p = 0.007) and left ICA (p = 0.020), and the right vertebral artery (VA) (p = 0.008). There was a signifi cant statistical relationship between Gensini score and stenosis of both the right (p = 0.030) and the left ICA cervical segments (p = 0.003). CONCLUSION: In patients with severe coronary artery disease especially in 3-VD, CTA scan may be useful diagnostic tool for identifying stenosis of the carotid arteries, particularly in the intracranial segments of the ICA and in the preforaminal (V1) segment of the VA (Tab. 4, Fig. 3, Ref. 22).
ED was more prevalent in the CAD(+) group, and the degree of ED correlated well with the extent and severity of CAD.
Objectives: Endothelial dysfunction (ED) is associated with coronary artery disease (CAD) and cardiovascular risk factors. The relationship between cardiovascular risk factors, ED and the presence, extent and severity of CAD, was evaluated in patients with and without angiographically defined CAD in our study. Study design:Eighty patients with CAD and 20 subjects with normal coronary arteries were included. Endothelial function was evaluated by endothelium-dependent, flow-mediated dilatation (FMD) and nitroglycerine-mediated dilatation (NMD) measurements, using brachial artery Doppler ultrasonography (USG). Cardiovascular risk factors were identified. The extent and severity of CAD was determined via vessel and modified Gensini scores.Results: FMD% and NMD% were significantly decreased in the CAD(+) group compared with the CAD(-) group (p=0.0001). In the CAD(+) group, the cut-off values of FMD% and NMD% in distinguishing between single-vessel and multivessel diseases were 8.5% (sensitivity: 95%, specificity: 62%) and 13.6% (sensitivity: 91%, specificity: 62%), respectively. Additionally, a modified Gensini score was significantly correlated with both FMD and NMD (r=-0.825, r=-0.778, respectively; p=0.0001) in the CAD(+) group. Conclusion:ED was more prevalent in the CAD(+) group, and the degree of ED correlated well with the extent and severity of CAD.Amaç: Endotel fonksiyonu bozukluğu (EFB), kalp damar hastalığı risk faktörleri ve koroner arter hastalığı (KAH) ile ilişkilidir. Çalışmamızın amacı, anjiyografik olarak saptanmış KAH'sı olan ve olmayan hastalarda, KAH risk faktörleri ile EFB ilişkisinin değerlendirilmesi ve KAH varlığı, yaygınlığı ve ciddiyeti ile EFB arasındaki ilişkinin gösterilmesidir.Çalışma planı: Koroner arter hastalığı saptanan 80 hasta çalışma grubuna, normal koroner arterleri olan 20 hasta kontrol grubuna alındı. EFB, brakiyal arter ultrasonografisi ile "endotel bağımlı vazodilatatör yanıt" (EBVY) ve "nitrat bağımlı vazodilatatör yanıt" (NBVY) ölçümleri yapılarak değerlendirildi. KAH risk faktörleri kaydedildi. KAH yaygınlığı ve ciddiyeti, hasta damar sayısı ve Gensini skoru ile belirlendi.Bulgular: Koroner arter hastalığı (+) grupta KAH (-) gruba göre EBVY ve NBVY anlamlı olarak daha düşük bulundu (p=0.0001). KAH (+) grupta, EBVY için; %8.5 cut-off değerinin %95 duyarlılık ve %62 özgüllükle, NBVY için ise; %13.6 cutoff değerinin %91 duyarlılık ve %62 özgüllükle tek damar ve çok damar hastalığı ayrımını sağlayabileceği bulundu. KAH (+) grupta Gensini skor ile EBVY ve NBVY arasında çok güçlü düzeyde korelasyon saptandı (sırasıyla, r=-0.825, r=-0.778; p=0.0001).Sonuç: Çalışmamızda KAH (+) grupta EFB'nin daha fazla olduğunu ve KAH yaygınlığı ve ciddiyeti ile EFB derecesinin arttığını tespit ettik.
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