Background Levosimendan is a relatively new cardiac inotropic agent with calcium sensitizing
activity. This study was conducted to investigate the effects of levosimendan (L) and …

Background. Sleep is a basic physiological process. Normal sleep yields decrease in
sympathetic activity, blood pressure (BP) and heart rate. Those, who do not have expected …

Severe heart failure represents a major source of morbidity and mortality. Poor right ventricular
function is an independent prognostic marker for mortality in patients with chronic heart …

Introduction Sleep is an innate and essential part of human life. Various aspects of sleep
are negatively affected by beta-blockers. We compared the impact of two beta-blockers, …

Introduction Idiopathic pulmonary hypertension(IPAH) is a rare disease that causes severe
morbidity and mortality despite advances in treatment management. Evaluating the prognosis …

Myocyte necrosis has been considered to play a fundamental role in the pathophysiology of
congestive heart failure (CHF), which has usually evolved as a consequence of depletion of …

BACKGROUND: Herbal products have been widely used by many patients with cardiovascular
problems solely expecting benefit out of them. Since, it is important to consider patients’ …

Introduction Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most frequently encountered chronic arrhythmia
associated with significant morbidity. It is generally encountered in the elderly, and will …

Background The perioperative use of antithrombotic therapy is associated with increased
bleeding risk after cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) implantation. Topical …

Serum carbohydrate antigen (CA-125) and carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) have always
been of clinical importance in the diagnosis and follow-up of various tumors. This study was …