[Left main coronary artery stent application: early and late period results]. / Sol ana koroner artere stent uygulamalari: erken-geç dönem sonuçlari.

OBJECTIVES: Percutaneous coronary intervention of left main coronary artery (LMCA) in the setting of acute myocardial infarction or in patients with cardiac and non-cardiac diseases that increase mortality rate after coronary artery bypass surgery has been proposed as "last resort option" and these patients can be managed safely with intracoronary stenting. In this study, we evaluated the short- and long-term follow-up outcomes of patients with left main coronary lesions underwent stent implantation in our clinic. METHOD: A total of 15 patients (12 M, 3 F; mean age 58 +/- 13 years) with left main coronary stenosis considered at high risk for surgical treatment or patients with acute myocardial infarction with LMCA stenosis were enrolled into the study and treated by stenting. Eight patients were treated for unstable angina (53%), 2 had stable angina (13%) and 5 had acute myocardial infarction (33%). Three patients had "protected" and 12 patients "unprotected" LMCA stenosis. An intraaortic balloon pump was used in 6 (40%) and pacemaker in 4 (26.6%) patients. RESULTS: In the study group the short and long-term mortality rate was 4 (26.6%). Among 13 survived cases, signs of left ventricular failure developed in 2 patients (15.3%). Restenosis rate on control coronary angiography was revealed in 28.8% of cases. CONCLUSION: Utilization of elective stenting in patients at high surgical risk with protected and unprotected LMCA lesions and percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with acute myocardial infarction and left main coronary artery lesions could be appraised as an alternative to surgical treatment approaches.

[Demographic and clinical features of coronary artery patients in the district of Antalya and comparison of them with Turkey's averages]. / Antalya bölgesindeki koroner arter hastalarinin demografik ve klinik özellikleri ve bu özelliklerinin Türkiye ortalamalari ile karsilastirilmasi.

OBJECTIVES: Many studies have proved high plasma cholesterol and triglyceride levels as determinant major risk factors for coronary artery disease. It is also well known that coronary artery disease incidence and related mortality and morbidity is low in communities applying Mediterranean diet. Turkey, having a high incidence of coronary artery disease, is unique because of the diversity of eating habits in different regions of the country. The inhabitants of Antalya region of interest in our study, are generally kept Mediterranean diet. We thought to determine the clinical and demographic features of the coronary artery disease patients living in the district of Antalya, and to find out if they correlate with Turkey's averages when compared. We also searched for the preventive effect of Mediterranean diet, if there was any. METHODS: 516 patients, who were admitted to the department of cardiology, were investigated in terms of age, sex, smoking habits, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes, family history, angina class, usage of aspirin and nitrates. RESULTS: The results revealed that clinical and demographical features of the coronary artery disease in the district of Antalya were similar with turkey's averages and that the benefits brought by the preventive effects of Mediterranean diet, might have been comprised by smoking.

Electro-acupuncture in the treatment of enuresis nocturna.

In the present survey, 162 subjects with enuresis nocturna were given electro-acupuncture therapy. Specially chosen points were inserted once a day throughout a ten day period. After the therapy term, the success rate was evaluated as 98.2%.