Abstract Background: Inflammation is known to play a crucial role in many diseases, including COVID-19. Objective: Using flow-mediated dilatation (FMD), we aimed to assess the effects of inflammation on endothelial function in COVID-19 patients. Methods: This study was conducted with a total of 161 subjects, of whom 80 were diagnosed with COVID-19 within the last six months (comprising 48 women and 32 men with a mean age of 32.10 ± 5.87 years) and 81 were healthy controls (comprising 45 women […]

Introduction Congenital anomalies of the aortic arch affect 1-2% of the population and comprise a wide variety of abnormalities in the position and/or branching pattern of the aortic arch. Double aortic arch (DAA) represents 1-2% of all aortic arch anomalies and is characterized by persistence of both left and right embryonic aortic arches. It can be found either in isolation or, less frequently, in association with other cardiovascular or chromosomal abnormalities. Antenatal diagnosis of DAA may be challenging, as its […]