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Delirium is a syndrome frequently encountered in intensive care and associated with a poor prognosis. Intensive care delirium is mostly based on general and palliative intensive care data in the literature. In this study, we aimed to investigate the incidence of delirium in coronary intensive care unit (CICU), related factors, its relationship with inhospital and follow up prognosis, incidence of age-related delirium and its effect on outcomes.This study was conducted with patients hospitalized in CICU of a tertiary university hospital between 01 August 2017 and 01 August 2018. Files of all patients were examined in details, and demographic, clinic and laboratory parameters were recorded. Patients confirmed with psychiatry consultation were included in the groups of patients who developed delirium. Patients were divided into groups with and without delirium developed, and baseline features, inhospital and follow up prognoses were investigated. In addition, patients were divided into four groups as65 years old, 65-75 yo, 75-84 yo and85 yo, and the incidence of delirium, related factors and prognoses were compared among these groups.A total of 1108 patients (mean age: 64.4 ± 13.9 years; 66% men) who were followed in the intensive care unit with variable indications were included in the study. Of all patients 11.1% developed delirium in the CICU. Patients who developed delirium were older, comorbidities were more frequent, and these patients showed increased inflammation findings, and significant increase in inhospital mortality compared to those who did not develop delirium (p0.05). At median 9-month follow up period, rehospitalization, reinfarction, cognitive dysfunction, initiation of psychiatric therapy and mortality were significantly higher in the delirium group (p0.05). When patients who developed delirium were divided into four groups by age and analyzed, incidence of delirium and mortality rate in delirium group were significantly increased by age (p0.05).Development of delirium in coronary intensive care unit is associated with increased inhospital and follow up morbidity and mortality. Delirium is more commonly seen in geriatric patients and those with comorbidity, and is associated with a poorer prognosis. High-risk patients should be more carefully monitored for the risk of delirium.A delírium gyakran jelentkezik intenzív osztályon ápolt betegek körében, és rossz prognózissal társul. A de­lírium intenzív osztályos ellátása leginkább általános és palliatív intenzív osztályos adatokon alapul. Ebben a vizsgálatban azt a célt tûztük ki, hogy megállapítsuk a delí­rium incidenciáját és sajátosságait coronaria intenzív osztályon (CICU), továbbá megállapítsuk prognózisát, életkori eloszlását és a betegkimenetre gyakorolt hatását.A vizsgálatba egy tercier egyetemi kórház CICU-ján 2017. augusztus 1. és 2018. augusztus 1. között ápolt betegeit vontuk be. Részletesen tanulmányoztuk a betegdokumentációkat, rögzítettük a demográfiai, klinikai és laboratóriumi paramétereket. A delírium diagnózisát pszichiáter konzulens erôsítette meg. A betegeket két csoportra osztottuk (delírium vs. delíriummentesség), megállapítottuk a két csoportba kerülô betegek sajátosságait a vizsgálat kezdetén, és prognózisukat a kórházi ápolás és az utánkövetés során. Életkori sajátosságok alapján négy csoportba osztottuk a pácienseket:65 éves, 65–75 éves, 75–84 éves és85 éves, és a különbözô életkori csoportok között összehasonlítottuk a delí­rium incidenciáját, sajátosságait és prognózisát.1108, különbözô indikációk miatt intenzív osztályon ápolt beteget vontunk be a vizsgálatba (átlagos életkor: 64,4 ± 13,9 év; 66% férfi). Az összes beteg 11,1%-a esetében alakult ki delírium a CICU-n. A delí­riumban szenvedô betegek idôsebbek voltak, több kísérô betegségben szenvedtek, magasabb volt a szervezetük gyulladásos szintje, és magasabb volt a mortalitásuk is a kórházi ápolás során, mint azok esetében, akiknél nem alakult ki delírium (p0,05). A delirálók csoportjában az átlagosan 9 hónapos utánkövetés során szignifikánsan magasabb volt a kórházi újrafelvétel, az ismételt infarktus, a kognitív diszfunkció, a pszichiátriai kezelés szükségessége és a mortalitás is (p0,05). Az életkori alcsoportok szerinti felosztásban a delirálók csoportjában az életkor elôrehaladtával szignifikánsan nôtt a delírium és a mortalitás incidenciája egyaránt (p0,05).Amennyiben a coronaria intenzív osztályon ápolt betegnél delírium alakul ki, megnô a morbiditás és mortalitás incidenciája a kórházi ápolás alatt és az utánkövetés során is. A delírium gyakrabban fordul elô geriátriai betegek és társbetegségekkel küzdôk körében, és rosszabb prognózissal társul. A delírium mielôbbi felismerése érdekében a nagy kockázatú betegeket szorosan után kell követni.

Congenital absence of the pericardium is not a common condition in daily practice. There are no obvious and clear symptoms. This condition, which is diagnosed incidentally, may cause some complications when not diagnosed. Therefore, imaging techniques, such as echocardiography, are essential. In this article, we present a rare case of pericardial agenesis.

Background and objectives: Despite being within the normal reference range, changes in thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) levels have negative effects on the cardiovascular system. The majority of patients admitted to hospital with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) are euthyroid. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of TSH level on the prognosis of in-hospital and follow-up periods of euthyroid ACS patients. Materials and Methods: A total of 629 patients with acute coronary syndrome without thyroid dysfunction were included in the study. TSH levels of patients were 0.3–5.33 uIU/mL. Patients were divided into three TSH tertiles: TSH level between (1) 0.3 uIU/mL and &lt, 0.90 uIU/mL (n = 209), (2) 0.90 uIU/mL and &lt, 1.60 uIU/mL (n = 210), and (3) 1.60 uIU/mL and 5.33 uIU/mL (n = 210). Demographic, clinical laboratory, and angiographic characteristics were compared between groups in terms of in-hospital and follow-up prognosis. Results: Mean age was 63.42 ± 12.5, and 73.9% were male. There was significant difference between tertiles in terms of TSH level at admission (p &lt, 0.001), the severity of coronary artery disease (p = 0.024), in-hospital mortality (p &lt, 0.001), in-hospital major hemorrhage (p = 0.005), total adverse clinical event (p = 0.03), follow-up mortality (p = 0.022), and total mortality (p &lt, 0.001). In multivariate logistic regression analysis, the high–normal TSH tertile was found to be cumulative mortality increasing factor (OR = 6.307, 95%, CI: 1.769–22.480, p = 0.005) during the 6-month follow-up period after hospitalization and discharge. Conclusions: High–normal TSH tertile during hospital admission in euthyroid ACS patients is an independent predictor of total mortality during the 6-month follow-up period after hospitalization and discharge.

To the Editor In clinical practice, pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) associated with congenital cardiac shunts may possibly progress to end-stage pulmonary arterial vasculopathy even after successful shunt closure potentially leading to substantially worse prognosis in certain settings.1 In their recently published article, van der Feen et al have discussed a variety of modalities in assessing the reversibility of PAH in the setting of congenital heart disease (CHD).1 We agree on the potential utility of most of these modalities along with the limited, value of well-known biomarkers including natriuretic peptides in this setting.1 On the other hand, we hold the opinion …