We read the article entitled Serum uric＇ acid as a prognostic marker in the setting of advanced vascular disease： a prospective study in the elderly by Stolfo, et al. with great interest. The authors evaluated the a...We read the article entitled Serum uric＇ acid as a prognostic marker in the setting of advanced vascular disease： a prospective study in the elderly by Stolfo, et al. with great interest. The authors evaluated the association of serum uric acid （SUA） levels with adverse cardiovascular events and deaths in an elderly population affected by advanced atherosclerosis. They founded meaningful association between SUA levels and of cardiovascular events and cancer related death. We believe that these findings will lead for further studies on uric acid.展开更多
To the editor We read the article Usefulness of the epicardial fat tissue thickness as a diagnostic criterion for geriatric patients with metabolic syndrome by Kaya, et al. The authors aimed to evaluate the epicardial...To the editor We read the article Usefulness of the epicardial fat tissue thickness as a diagnostic criterion for geriatric patients with metabolic syndrome by Kaya, et al. The authors aimed to evaluate the epicardial fat tissue thickness （EFT） as a diagnostic criterion for geriatric patients with metabolic syndrome （MetS）. They concluded that EFT levels were higher in geriatric patients with MetS and can therefore be used as a diagnostic criterion for MetS.展开更多
We read the research article entitled Is cardiac resyn- chronisation therapy feasible, safe and beneficial in the very elderly？ with great interest. The authors emphasized that despite the average age of heart failur...We read the research article entitled Is cardiac resyn- chronisation therapy feasible, safe and beneficial in the very elderly？ with great interest. The authors emphasized that despite the average age of heart failure was 77 years in the general population of UK,patients receiving cardiac re- synchronisation therapy [with pacemaker alone （CRT-P） or with additional defibrillator capabilities （CRT-D）] were on younger ages at 72 and 67 years respectively. In the lights of this data, we agree with the authors that CRT seems to be undemtilized in the elderly patients with heart failure.展开更多
To the Editor： Coronary artery anomalies are usually detected incidentally during diagnostic coronary angiography or computed tomography examinations. The failure to visualize a coronary artery in its usual location ...To the Editor： Coronary artery anomalies are usually detected incidentally during diagnostic coronary angiography or computed tomography examinations. The failure to visualize a coronary artery in its usual location may be misinterpreted as a total occlusion.展开更多
文摘We read the article entitled Serum uric＇ acid as a prognostic marker in the setting of advanced vascular disease： a prospective study in the elderly by Stolfo, et al. with great interest. The authors evaluated the association of serum uric acid （SUA） levels with adverse cardiovascular events and deaths in an elderly population affected by advanced atherosclerosis. They founded meaningful association between SUA levels and of cardiovascular events and cancer related death. We believe that these findings will lead for further studies on uric acid.
文摘To the editor We read the article Usefulness of the epicardial fat tissue thickness as a diagnostic criterion for geriatric patients with metabolic syndrome by Kaya, et al. The authors aimed to evaluate the epicardial fat tissue thickness （EFT） as a diagnostic criterion for geriatric patients with metabolic syndrome （MetS）. They concluded that EFT levels were higher in geriatric patients with MetS and can therefore be used as a diagnostic criterion for MetS.
文摘We read the research article entitled Is cardiac resyn- chronisation therapy feasible, safe and beneficial in the very elderly？ with great interest. The authors emphasized that despite the average age of heart failure was 77 years in the general population of UK,patients receiving cardiac re- synchronisation therapy [with pacemaker alone （CRT-P） or with additional defibrillator capabilities （CRT-D）] were on younger ages at 72 and 67 years respectively. In the lights of this data, we agree with the authors that CRT seems to be undemtilized in the elderly patients with heart failure.
文摘To the Editor： Coronary artery anomalies are usually detected incidentally during diagnostic coronary angiography or computed tomography examinations. The failure to visualize a coronary artery in its usual location may be misinterpreted as a total occlusion.
