Category Archives: General

Mitral Valve Prolapse: Symptoms and Surgery

Mitral valve prolapse (MVP) occurs when the valve leaflets bulge backward into the left atrium [...]

What is Cardiovascular Surgery? Which Diseases Do Cardiovascular Surgeons Treat?

Cardiovascular surgery is a medical specialty that treats diseases of the heart and blood vessels. [...]

Yüksek Tansiyonun Kalp Sağlığına Etkisi

Yüksek tansiyonun kalp sağlığına etkisi, kalbin pompalama yükünü artırarak kalp kasında kalınlaşma ve sertleşmeye neden [...]

Kalp krizini önlemek için nelere dikkat edilmeli?

Kalp krizi riskinden korunmak için sağlıklı yaşam alışkanlıklarını benimsemek ve risk faktörlerini kontrol altında tutmak [...]

Open Heart Surgery: Success Rates and Mortality Risk

Open heart surgery success rates are high, with most patients achieving significant improvement in cardiac [...]

Doppler Ultrasonography (Doppler USG)

Doppler ultrasonography is a diagnostic imaging technique that measures blood flow in vessels using sound [...]

Nutcracker Syndrome: Causes, Symptoms and Treatment

Nutcracker syndrome is a rare vascular disorder caused by compression of the left renal vein [...]

Heart Valve Calcification: Symptoms and Treatment

Heart valve calcification and degeneration refer to progressive structural changes in the valve tissue. These [...]

What is the Pulmonary Artery? Anatomy, Function and Importance

The pulmonary artery is a vital vessel that carries deoxygenated blood from the right ventricle [...]

The Effect of Cholesterol on Heart Health

Cholesterol plays a key role in cardiovascular health, with elevated low-density lipoprotein (LDL) being a [...]

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Symptoms & Treatment

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a genetic heart disease characterized by abnormal thickening of the heart muscle, [...]

Kalp ve Dolaşım Sistemi Hastalıkları ve Tırnak

Kalp ve dolaşım sistemi hastalıkları, tırnak yapısında ve renginde belirgin değişikliklere yol açabilir. Kan dolaşımının [...]

Heart Aneurysm: Symptoms and Treatment

A heart aneurysm is a localized dilatation of the heart wall, often developing after a [...]

What is Cardiac Arrest? Why Does It Happen, How to Intervene?

Cardiac arrest symptoms occur suddenly and require immediate medical attention. The most typical signs are [...]

What is Troponin?

Troponin is a cardiac protein released into the bloodstream when heart muscle damage occurs. Elevated [...]

Venous thrombosis

Leg pain occurs due to circulatory disorders, musculoskeletal problems, or nerve compression. Vascular causes such [...]

Kalp Tümörü Belirtileri, Türleri ve Tedavisi

Kalp tümörü, kalp dokusunda veya kalbi çevreleyen yapılarda gelişen anormal hücre çoğalmasıdır. Primer kalp tümörleri [...]

Life After Heart Valve Surgery

Life after heart valve surgery involves a structured recovery period, with gradual improvement in physical [...]

Numbness in Hands: Causes & Treatment

Numbness in the hands refers to partial or complete loss of sensation, often described as [...]

Pericardial Effusion: Symptoms & Causes

Pericardial effusion is the accumulation of excess fluid in the pericardial sac surrounding the heart. [...]

Holt Oram Sendromu Belirtileri, Nedenleri ve Tedavisi

Holt-Oram sendromu, kalp ve üst ekstremite kemiklerinde doğuştan anormalliklerle seyreden nadir bir genetik hastalıktır. TBX5 [...]

Arteriovenous Malformations (AVMs)

Arteriovenous malformation (AVM) is a vascular anomaly where abnormal connections between arteries and veins bypass [...]

What is Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD)? How Is It Treated?

 VSD surgery is performed to correct a congenital heart defect where an abnormal opening exists [...]

Ebstein Anomalisi Nedir? Belirtileri ve Tedavisi

Ebstein anomalisi, triküspit kapağın doğuştan yapısal bozukluğu ile karakterize nadir bir kalp hastalığıdır. Bu durumda [...]