CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES IN TURKISH NEWSPAPERS

Newspapers are designed to be appealed by people at different cultural levels andnewspapers are very useful for health education if they are correctly used.According to data compiled by Turkish Statistical Institute in 2011, cardiovascular diseases are number one cause of death (% 39.9) in our country. Our study isdesigned to evaluate cardiovascular diseases in Turkish Newspapers in the light ofthis information.Total newspaper circulation of 33 newspapers-except sports newspapers- is4.177.135. In the ranking, first 4 newspapers are 2.188.338 daily and they constitute of 52.4 percent of total circulation. All the news about cardiovascular diseases are analyzed (n: 241) between January-June 2012.188 news items of total 214 news items (78.0%) contain protecting advices againstcardiovascular diseases. 136 (%72.3) of these advices contain "increasing physicalactivity, preventing obesity, tobacco control, avoiding climate and suddenemotional changes". Remaining 52 (27.7%) news contains nutrition suggestions(various plants, herbal tea, coffee, chocolate, reducing salt intake) and also adviseto avoid chronic fatigue, protecting drugs and electromagnetic areas.53 news items of total 241 news items (22 %) are consisted of innovations inmedicine (n: 13), newly - opened cardiovascular centers (n: 10), traditional treatment methods (n: 7), personal cardiovascular health problems of famous people (n: 18) and other sensational news such as "Betrayal causescardiomyopathy" and etc.Newspapers present scientific innovationswith popular explanationsina way public can understand. Concerned people should convey correct, sufficient and usable information on time to the press member for more valuable health education

Elective Shunt Use for Easy Resection of a Carotid Body Tumor

Carotid body tumor resection has the potential hazards of hemorrhage, cranial nerve palsy, and cerebrovascular accident. The control of intraoperative bleeding during manipulation of the tumor is a critical issue for safe resection. In the presented case with a carotid body tumor, the Shamblin II, a carotid shunt with a dual balloon was used electively. The aim of shunt use was partial isolation of the tumor from carotid arterial circulation in a short time only. Shunt use may facilitate safe and easy resection

Elective shunt use for easy resection of a carotid body tumor

Carotid body tumor resection has the potential hazards of hemorrhage, cranial nerve palsy, and cerebrovascular accident. The control of intraoperative bleeding during manipulation of the tumor is a critical issue for safe resection. In the presented case with a carotid body tumor, the Shamblin II, a carotid shunt with a dual balloon was used electively. The aim of shunt use was partial isolation of the tumor from carotid arterial circulation in a short time only. Shunt use may facilitate safe and easy resection

"Pinch-off syndrome": an unusual complication following central venous port implantation

Pinch-off syndrome is a rare complication which develops due to compression of the venous catheter between the clavicle and the first rib with subclavius muscle and costoclavicular ligament. Rarely embolization of venous catheter fragments to the pulmonary vasculature (0.2-1%) occurs due to trauma resulting from compression. Regular postoperative X-rays can help determine whether there are compression findings. To minimize the risk of catheter compression, a more lateral insertion to the subclavian vein may be used or cephalic vein cut-down may be performed. Also the pinch-off syndrome may be avoided by using the internal jugular vein. In this article we present a case of a patient who had a terminal stage colon tumor and catheter pulmonary embolization from an implanted venous port, together with a review of the literature

The primitive neuroectodermal tumor of the heart

A young man was admitted to hospital with dyspnea, malaise, chest pain and night sweating. Investigative studies revealed a cystic mass lesion originating from the heart. Surgical exploration of the tumor showed that it was unresectable and pathology of the biopsy material was primitive neuroectodermal tumor. Medical literature concerning this unusual type of tumor is reviewed. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved

Mid- and long-term results of external jugular vein patch plasty in carotid endarterectomy

Background: This study aims to report mid-and long-term results of external jugular vein patch plasty in carotid endarterectomy

Metastatic cardiac myxoma

A 22-year-old woman who had a history of three cardiac operations and a bilateral femoral embolectomy for recurrent cardiac myxoma and myxoma embolism, respectively, was accepted to our clinic with multiple immobile peripheral masses. One of them was compressing the left common femoral artery. This mass was extirpated. Pathology examination revealed myxoma. Chemotherapy was given to the patient and regression of the masses was observed. (C) 2001 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Anatomical Variations of the Carotid-Vertebral Arteries: "Double-Vessel" Sign on Doppler Ultrasonography

We describe the "double-vessel" sign and its relevance for the diagnosis of carotid and vertebral arterial anatomical variations in a series of four patients with stroke. In these four patients, two arteries could be seen at the expected location of the common carotid artery (CCA), leading to the diagnosis of anatomical variations including separate origin of internal and external carotid artery from the aortic arch on the left side and from the brachiocephalic trunk and the subclavian artery on the right side, early bifurcation of the CCA on both sides, and an aberrant course of the vertebral artery on the left side. The presence of two arteries at the expected location of the CCA should raise the suspicion of carotid or vertebral arterial variations. (C) 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound 39: 487-492, 2011; Published online in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com). DOI: 10.1002/jcu.2080