The platelet to lymphocyte ratio (PLR) is an integrated reflection of 2 opposite thrombotic/
inflammatory pathways that are easily calculated from a complete blood count. The PLR …

The coronary slow flow phenomenon (CSFP) is an important, angiographic entity
characterized by delayed progression of the injected contrast medium through the coronary …

Background: Previous studies proposed that both inflammation, oxidative stress, and
impaired endothelial dysfunction have a significant role in occurrence of slow coronary flow …

Coronary slow flow (CSF) is an angiographic phenomenon with specific epidemiologic
characteristics, associated clinical presentation, and prognosis. Although patients with CSF …

Background Guidelines recommend that coronary slow flow phenomenon (CSFP), defined
as corrected thrombolysis in myocardial infarction frame count (CTFC)>> 27, can diagnose …

We report a case of coronary slow flow phenomenon (CSFP) in a patient who underwent
coronary angiography due to anginal chest pain and recurrent syncope with complete …

BACKGROUND: Inflammation has been reported to be a major contributing factor to many
cardiovascular events. In the present study, we aimed to evaluate plasma soluble adhesion …

Methods Forty-nine patients who underwent coronary angiography because of typical and
quasi-typical symptoms of angina between January 2001 and June 2002 were diagnosed …

Objective: Endothelial dysfunction was widely regarded as the initial lesion in the
multifactorial pathogenesis of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Serum endocan, a novel …

Background and purpose Endothelial dysfunction may play a role in the pathogenesis of the
slow coronary flow (SCF) phenomenon. A detailed examination of blood cellular …