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Amaç: Yüksek kan basıncının karotis arterler üzerinde istenmeyen etkilere yol açtığı iyi bilinmesine ragmen bu etkinin hangi değerden itibaren başladığı net değildir. Bu çalışmanın amacı bunu değerlendirmektir. Yöntem: Çalışma kesitsel planlandı ve toplam 308 birey dahil edildi. Sistolik kan basıncı (SKB) 0.05) ancak grup 3 ile 1 arasında anlamlı fark vardı (p135,5 mmHg olmasının%78,2 sensitivite, %74,6 spesifite, DKB>86,5 mmHg olmasının %79,3 sensitivite ve %71,6 spesifite ile karotis distensibilitesini etkilemeye başladığı bulundu. Benzer olarak SKB>137,5 mmHg olmasının %80,4 sensitivite, %73,1 spesifite, DKB>88,5 mmHg olmasının ise %79,1 sensitivite ve %73,8spesifite ile karotis elastisitesini etkilemeye başladığı gösterildi. Sonuç: Karotis distensibilitesi ve elastisitesi kan basıncının artışı ile azalmaktadır. Yüksek-normal kan basıncına sahip bireylerde belirli bir kan basıncı değerinden sonra karotis hasarı başlıyor olabilir.

Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı supraaortik çoklu stenotik lezyonlarda yapılan, eş zamanlı endovasküler tedavinin başarısı ile komplikasyonlarını değerlendirmektir.Gereç ve Yöntem: 1 Ocak-2004 ile 31 Aralık 2009 tarihler arasında supraaortik damar yatağında çoklu darlık nedeni ile perkütan girişimsel işlem uygulanan hastaların kayıtları geriye dönük incelendi. Doppler ultrasonografi, manyetik rezonans inceleme, bilgisayarlı tomografi veya dijital subtraksiyon anjiyografi ile supraaortik damarlarda %50 nin üzerinde darlık saptanması koşuluyla perkütan endovasküler girişim uygulanması kararı alındı. Klinik olarak en az 2 tane ciddi darlığı olan ve aynı seansta çoklu girişimsel işlem kararı verilen hastalar çalışmaya dahil edildi.Bulgular: Çalışmaya 6’sı kadın (%17,4) toplam 34 hasta (ortalama yaş 60,4±12,5) dahil edildi. Otuzdört hastada toplam 74 lezyona girişim uygulandı. Girişimlerin tamamında stent kullanıldı. Mortalite veya ciddi morbidite görülmedi. İşlemin teknik olarak akut başarısı %100’dü. Ortalama 29,5±18,3 aylık takipte, 4 hastada (%11,7) restenoz geliştiği görüldü. Bu hastalardan 3’üne tekrar girişim uygulandı.Sonuç: Çalışmamızın sonuçlarına göre supraaortik dallarda tıkayıcı aterosklerotik damar hastalığı gelişmesi durumunda endovasküler girişim güvenle uygulanabilir. Bu tedavinin mortalitesive morbiditesi oldukça düşüktür. Takiplerinde restenoz gelişen hastalara tekrar girişim güvenle uygulanabilir. Aynı hasta grubunda çoklu lezyon var ise aynı seansta çoklu girişim güvenle uygulanabilen bir tedavi seçeneğidir., Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the success and complications of endovascular treatment in supraaortic multiple stenotic lesionsMaterials and Methods: The study was planned as a retrospectively. The records of patients who underwent percutaneous interventional treatment for multiple stenosis in the supraaortic vessels between January 1, 2004 and December 31, 2009 were reviewed. Percutaneous endovascular intervention was decided with doppler ultrasonography, magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography or digital subtraction angiography provided that more than 50% stenosis was detected in the supraaortic vessels. Patients with at least 2 severe stenosis who underwent multiple interventional procedures in one session were included in the study.Results: A total of 34 patients (mean age 60.4 ± 12.5 years and 6 female (17.4%)) were included in the study. A total of 74 lesions were treated in 34 patients. Stents were used in all procedures. No mortality or serious morbidity was observed during follow-up. The technical success of the procedure was 100%. Restenosis was observed in 4 patients (11.7%) at a mean follow-up of 29.5 ± 18.3 months. Three of these patients were re-treated.Conclusion: According to the results of our study, endovascular intervention can be safely performed in occlusive atherosclerotic vascular disease of the supraaortic branches. Mortality and morbidity of this treatment is very low. In patients with restenosis during follow-up, re-intervention can be performed safely. If multiple lesions are present in the same patient group, multiple interventions are a safe treatment option.

Although it is well known that obesity increases the risk of atherosclerosis in carotid arteries, it is not clear whether this risk changes after obesity surgery. The aim of this study was to investigate whether weight reduction with a laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) has any effect on distensibility and elasticity which show subclinical atherosclerosis in the carotid arteries of obese individuals. This prospective study included 130 patients (body mass index (BMI) 48.21 ± 6.97 kg/m2) who underwent LSG. The patients were followed up for 1 year. Comparisons were made of the distensibiliy and elasticity values calculated preoperatively and at 1, 3, 6, and 12 months, postoperatively. There was a statistically significant increase in distensibility and elasticity values from baseline to 1, 3, 6, and 12 months postoperatively (p

Aim of the study: The aim of this study was to evaluate the long-term effects of access to the femoral artery for the purposes of coronary angiography through the measurement of femoral artery distensibility and elasticity on the accessed and non-accessed sides. Material and methods: This cross-sectional study included patients who underwent femoral angiography at least 1 year previously. Those whose femoral artery was accessed once formed Group 1 (n = 59), those who were accessed twice formed Group 2 (n = 57), those accessed 3 times formed Group 3 (n = 55), and those with more than 3 accesses, Group 4 (n = 60). The groups were compared in respect of femoral artery elasticity and distensibility in the accessed and non-accessed sides. Results: No statistically significant difference was determined in respect of femoral distensibility and elasticity in Group 1 (9.40 ± 0.84 vs 9.48 ± 0.75, p = 0.107 and 0.23 ± 0.03 vs 0.23 ± 0.03, p = 0.433, respectively). However, a significant difference was observed between the two sides in terms of distensibility and elasticity in Group 2 (9.02 ± 0.81 vs 9.23 ± 0.75, and 0.21 ± 0.02 vs 0.22 ± 0.02), in Group 3 (8.49 ± 0.77 vs 9.18 ± 0.9 and 0.19 ± 0.02 vs 0.21 ± 0.02), and in Group 4 (8.14 ± 0.74 vs 9.03 ± 0.81 and 0.16 ± 0.01 vs 0.2 ± 0.02, p

AIM To evaluate the relationship between trigeminal neuralgia (TN) and potential magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-related measurements in patients with TN. MATERIAL AND METHODS Retrospective analysis of 104 patients with TN was performed. MRI studies of 98 healthy controls were included in the study to compare the parameters with TN patients’ measurements. MRI measurements of cerebellopontine cistern (CPC) cross-sectional area, trigeminal-pontine angle (TPA) width, and trigeminal nerve cisternal segment length and thickness were assessed on both symptomatic and asymptomatic sides using 1.5T MRI with constructive interference in steady-state sequences. The images were interpreted by two radiologists blinded to the affected sides of the patients. RESULTS There were significant differences between the symptomatic and asymptomatic sides in terms of mean trigeminal nerve length (8.8 ± 2.34 mm vs. 9.39 ± 2.29 mm; respectively, p=0.001) and thickness (20.9 ± 9.6 mm2 vs. 25 ± 9.98 mm2, respectively; p < 0.001). The median cerebellopontine cistern cross-sectional area was considerably lower on the symptomatic side compared with the asymptomatic side [201 mm2 (interquartile range=93) vs. 224.5 mm2 (interquartile range=77), respectively; p < 0.001]. There were no significant differences between the trigeminal-pontine angle width on either side (38.32 ± 10.38 vs. 38.78 ± 10.9, respectively; p=0.679). There were no statistically significant differences between the right and left sides regarding these parameters in the control group. CONCLUSION Smaller CPC cross-sectional area, trigeminal nerve length, and trigeminal nerve thickness on MRI were demonstrated to commonly exist on the symptomatic side in patients with TN. We suggest that this narrow space may increase the risk of vascular compression on the nerve.