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2. Relationship between Newly Diagnosed Hypertensive Patients' Dipping Status and Mean Neutrophil Volume.
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Ateş, Muhammet Salih, Yalçın, Muhammed Ulvi, Tunçez, Abdullah, Demir, Kenan, Aygül, Nazif, and Altunkeser, Bülent Behlül
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HYPERTENSION ,PATHOGENESIS ,AMBULATORY blood pressure monitoring ,PULSE wave analysis ,REGRESSION analysis - Abstract
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- 2023
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3. Effect of candesartan treatment on echocardiographic indices of cardiac remodeling in post-myocardial infarction patients
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Tezcan, Hüseyin, primary, Tunçez, Abdullah, additional, Demir, Kenan, additional, Altunkeser, Bulent Behlül, additional, Aygül, Nazif, additional, Yalcin, Muhammed Ulvi, additional, Ates, Muhammed Salih, additional, Aydoğan, Canan, additional, Polat, Onur Can, additional, and Toprak, Aslıhan Merve, additional
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- 2023
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4. Is heart-type fatty acid binding protein (H-FABP) a valid marker of arterial stiffness in patients with systemic sclerosis?
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Öztürk, Ercüment, primary, Yılmaz, Sema, additional, Tuncez, Abdullah, additional, Aygül, Nazif, additional, Ünlü, Ali, additional, and Vatansev, Hüsamettin, additional
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- 2022
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5. Aortocoronary dissection during percutaneous coronaryinterventions for chronic total occlusion: Insights from thePROGRESS‐CTO registry
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Kostantinis, Spyridon, Rempakos, Athanasios, Şimşek, Bahadır, Karacsonyi, Judit, Allana, Salman S., Alaswad, Khaldoon, Basir, Mir Babar, Krestyaninov, Oleg, Khelimskii, Dmitrii, Görgülü, Şevket, Davies, Rhian E., Benton, Stewart M., Khatri Jaikirshan J., Poommipanit, Paul, Choi, James W., Jaber, Wissam A., Rinfret, Stephane, Nicholson, William, Aygül, Nazif, Altunkeser, Bulent Behlul, ElGuindy, Ahmed M., Rafeh, Nidal Abi, Goktekin, Ömer, Mastrodemos, Olga C., Rangan, Bavana V., Sandova, Yader, Burke, M. Nicholas, Brilakis, Emmanouil S., and Tıp Fakültesi
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Complications ,Percutaneous Coronary Intervention ,Aortocoronary Dissection ,Chronic Total Occlusion - Abstract
Background: Aortocoronary dissection is a potentially serious complication of chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Methods: We examined the incidence, mechanisms, treatment, and outcomes of aortocoronary dissection among 12,117 CTO PCIs performed between 2012 and 2022 in a large multicenter CTO PCI registry. Results: The incidence of aortocoronary dissection was 0.2% (n = 27). Most aortocoronary dissections occurred in the right coronary artery (96.3%, n = 26). The baseline clinical characteristics of patients with and without aortocoronary dissection were similar, except for dyslipidemia, which was less common in patients with aortocoronary dissection (70.4% vs. 86.0%; p = 0.019). The retrograde approach was used more commonly among cases complicated by aortocoronary dissection (59.3% vs. 31.0%; p = 0.002). Technical (74.1% vs. 86.6%; p = 0.049) and procedural (70.4% vs. 85.2%; p = 0.031) success rates were lower among aortocoronary dissection cases, with a similar incidence of in-hospital major adverse cardiovascular events (3.7% vs. 2.0%; p = 0.541). Of the 27 patients with aortocoronary dissection, 19 (70.4%) were treated with ostial stenting and 8 (29.6%) were treated conservatively without subsequent adverse clinical outcomes. No patients required emergency surgery. Follow-up was available for 22 patients (81.5%): during a mean follow up of 767 (±562) days, the incidence of in-stent restenosis was 11.1% (n = 3). Conclusions: Aortocoronary dissection occurred in 0.2% of CTO PCIs performed by experienced operators, was associated with lower technical and procedural success, and was treated most commonly with ostial stenting. None of the patients required emergency cardiac surgery.
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- 2023
6. Rationale, Design, and Methodology of the MORCOR-TURK Trial: Predictors of In-hospital MORtality in CORonary Care Patients in Turkey
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Kahraman, Fatih, Ersoy, İbrahim, Yılmaz, Ahmet Şeyda, Atıcı, Adem, Tekin, Alpin Mert, Açar, Burak, Kaya, Çağlar, Kara, Faruk, Kurt, Feyza, Avcı Demir, Fulya, Çerik, İdris Buğra, Yılmaz, İshak, Adalı, Mehmet Koray, Yeni, Mehtap, Taşcanov, Mustafa Beğenç, Yenerçağ, Mustafa, Şahin, Mürsel, Düz, Ramazan, Güleşti, Sevil, Ömür, Sefa Erdi, Topuz, Şahin, Hidayet, Şiho, Kaçmaz, Yücel, Aygül, Nazif, and Ersoy, İbrahim
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Cardiovascular Mortality ,In-Hospital Mortality ,Mortality Scoring System ,Coronary Care Unit ,Mortality Predictors - Abstract
Background: Coronary care units are sophisticated clinics established to reduce deaths due to acute cardiovascular events. Current data on coronary care unit mortality rates and predictors of mortality in Turkey are very limited. The MORtality predictors in CORonary care units in TURKey (MORCOR-TURK) trial was designed to provide information on the mortality rates and predictors in patients followed in coronary care units in Turkey. Methods: The MORCOR-TURK trial will be a national, observational, multicenter, and noninterventional study conducted in Turkey. The study population will include coronary care unit patients from 50 centers selected from all regions in Turkey. All consecutive patients admitted to coronary care units with cardiovascular diagnoses between 1 and 30 September 2022 will be prospectively enrolled. All data will be collected at one point in time, and the current clinical practice will be evaluated (ClinicalTrials.gov number NCT05296694). In the first step of the study, admission diagnoses, demographic characteristics, basic clinical and laboratory data, and in-hospital management will be assessed. At the end of the first step, the predictors and rates of in-hospital mortality will be documented. The second step will be in cohort design, and discharged patients will be followed up till 1 year. Predictors of short- and long-term mortality will be assessed. Moreover, a new coronary care unit mortality score will be generated with data acquired from this cohort. Results: The short-term outcomes of the study are planned to be shared by early 2023. Conclusion: The MORCOR-TURK trial will be the largest and most comprehensive study in Turkey evaluating the rates and predictors of in-hospital mortality of patients admitted to coronary care units.
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7. A Comparison of Artificial Intelligence Methods on Determining Coronary Artery Disease
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Babaoğlu, İsmail, Baykan, Ömer Kaan, Aygül, Nazif, Özdemir, Kurtuluş, Bayrak, Mehmet, Papasratorn, Borworn, editor, Lavangnananda, Kittichai, editor, Chutimaskul, Wichian, editor, and Vanijja, Vajirasak, editor
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8. Effect of candesartan treatment on echocardiographic indices of cardiac remodeling in post myocardial infarction patients
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Tezcan, Hüseyin, primary, Tunçez, Abdullah, additional, Demir, Kenan, additional, Altunkeser, Bülent Behlül, additional, Aygül, Nazif, additional, Yalçın, Muhammed Ulvi, additional, Ateş, Muhammed Salih, additional, Aydoğan, Canan, additional, Polat, Onur Can, additional, and Toprak, Aslıhan Merve, additional
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- 2022
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9. Effects of Smoking on Very-Long Term Mortality after First ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction
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TOPSAKAL, RAMAZAN, Ozdemir, Kurtulus, AYGÜL, NAZİF, Karakaya, Ekrem, KIZILTUNÇ, EMRULLAH, ABACI, ADNAN, ŞAHİN, YUSUF, TOPAL, SALİH, and DÜZENLİ, MEHMET AKİF
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Background: The smoking paradox has been a matter of debate for acute myocardial infarction patients for more than two decades. Although there is huge evidence claiming that is no real paradox, publications supporting better outcomes in post-MI smokers are still being released.
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10. Elevated serum homocitrulline levels in patients with peripheral artery disease
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ERYAVUZ ONMAZ, Duygu, primary, AYDOĞAN, Canan, additional, AYGÜL, Nazif, additional, SİVRİKAYA, Abdullah, additional, ABUŞOĞLU, Sedat, additional, and ÜNLÜ, Ali, additional
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- 2022
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11. Efeitos do Ato de Fumar na Mortalidade de Longo Prazo após Infarto do Miocárdio por Elevação de ST
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Kızıltunç, Emrullah, primary, Şahin, Yusuf Bozkurt, additional, Topal, Salih, additional, Düzenli, Mehmet Akif, additional, Karakaya, Ekrem, additional, Aygül, Nazif, additional, Topsakal, Ramazan, additional, Özdemir, Kurtuluş, additional, and Abacı, Adnan, additional
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12. Effects of admission body mass index, waist circumference and waist to height ratio on very long term mortality in patients with STEMI
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ÖZDEMİR, KURTULUŞ, KIZILTUNÇ, EMRULLAH, ŞAHİN, YUSUF BOZKURT, TOPAL, SALİH, DÜZENLİ, MEHMET AKİF, KARAKAYA, EKREM, AYGÜL, NAZİF, VATANKULU, MEHMET AKİF, TOPSAKAL, RAMAZAN, and ABACI, ADNAN
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- 2020
13. Paroksismal atriyal fibrilasyonu olan hastalarda paroksismal atriyal fibrilasyonun öngörülmesinde doku Doppler görüntüleme ve zirve hızlanma süresi
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Keleş, Fikri, Çelik, Mustafa, Karataş, Recep, Erseçkin, Ahmet, Yılmaz, Ahmet, Aygül, Nazif, Avcı, Ahmet, and Tıp Fakültesi
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Transthoracic Echocardiography ,Diagnostic Imaging ,Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation ,Zirve Hızlanma Süresi ,Paroksismal Atriyal Fibrilasyon ,Doku Doppler Görüntüleme - Abstract
Atrial fibrillation is the most common arrhythmia in the population and its prevalance increases with age; and also is the most morbid and mortal arrhythmia. Usually the beginning of the persistant atrial fibrillation is recurrent episodes of the paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF). Prediction of the paroxysmal atrial fibrillation can cause prevention of this arrhythmia and thus prevention of the adverse outcomes. We aimed to investigate tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) and peak acceleration time (pkAcc) parameters that can predict the paroxysmal atrial fibrillation in this study. Material and Methods: 20-73 years old (mean 47,5) 50 individuals that are diagnosed with PAF included the patient group. 50 individuals who have the similar baseline demographic charasteristics with patient group and who have no persistant or PAF included the control group. Transthoracic echocardiogaphic (TTE) evaluation is applied all of the control and study groups. Tissue Doppler parameters and pkAcc is measured in TTE and statistical analyses is performed. Results: In TTE evaluation, left atrium ejection fraction is lower in the patient group than the study group (%50,6 vs. %59,2, p, Atriyal fibrilasyon, popülasyonda en sık görülen aritmidir ve prevalansı yaşla artar ayrıca en sık rastlanılan morbidite ve mortalite oluşturan aritmidir. Genellikle persistan atriyal fibrilasyonun başlangıcı paroksismal atriyal fibrilasyonun (PAF) tekrarlayan bölümleridir. Paroksismal atriyal fibrilasyonun öngörülmesi, bu aritminin önlenmesine ve dolayısıyla olumsuz sonuçların önlenmesine neden olabilir. Bu çalışmada paroksismal atriyal fibrilasyonu öngörebilecek doku Doppler görüntüleme (TDI) ve pik hızlanma süresi (pkAcc) parametrelerini araştırmayı amaçladık. Gereç ve Yönetemler: 20-73 yaşları arasında (ortalama 47,5) PAF tanısı almış 50 kişi ile hasta grubu oluşturuldu.. Hasta grubu ile benzer temel demografik özelliklere sahip olan ve persistan veya PAF bulunmayan 50 kişi ile kontrol grubu oluşturuldu.Tüm kontrol ve çalışma gruplarına transtorasik ekokardiyografik (TTE) değerlendirme yapıldı. Doku Doppler parametreleri ve pkAcc TTE'de ölçüldü ve istatistiksel analizler yapıldı. Bulgular: TTE değerlendirmesinde, hasta grubunda sol atriyum ejeksiyon fraksiyonu çalışma grubundan daha düşüktü (% 50,6 vs.% 59,2, p
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14. Association of Fragmented QRS Complex with Myocardial Reperfusion in Acute ST-Elevated Myocardial Infarction
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Hizal Erdem, Fatma, Tavil, Yusuf, Yazici, Hüseyin, Aygül, Nazif, Abaci, Adnan, and Boyaci, Bülent
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15. A Comparison of Artificial Intelligence Methods on Determining Coronary Artery Disease
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Babaoğlu, İsmail, primary, Baykan, Ömer Kaan, additional, Aygül, Nazif, additional, Özdemir, Kurtuluş, additional, and Bayrak, Mehmet, additional
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16. The value of heat shock protein (HSP) 60 on in-hospital and short-term prognosis in patients with acute ST segment elevation myocardial infarction
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ÇELİK, Mustafa, primary, KARATAŞ, Recep, additional, YILMAZ, Ahmet, additional, KELEŞ, Fikret, additional, AYGÜL, Nazif, additional, VATANSEV, Hüsamettin, additional, SÖKMEN, Erdoğan, additional, and ERSEÇGİN, Ahmet, additional
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- 2020
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17. Periferik arter hastalarında yükselmiş serum homositrulin düzeyleri.
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ONMAZ, Duygu ERYAVUZ, AYDOĞAN, Canan, AYGÜL, Nazif, SİVRİKAYA, Abdullah, ABUŞOĞLU, Sedat, and ÜNLÜ, Ali
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PERIPHERAL vascular diseases ,LIQUID chromatography-mass spectrometry ,RECEIVER operating characteristic curves ,ARTERIAL stenosis ,PLATELET lymphocyte ratio - Abstract
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18. Long–term prognostic significance of terminal QRS distortion on patients with stemi and its correlation with the GRACE scoring system
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Yılmaz, Ahmet, primary, Demir, Kenan, additional, Karataş, Recep, additional, Çelik, Mustafa, additional, Avcı, Ahmet, additional, Keleş, Fikret, additional, Erseçgin, Ahmet, additional, Aygül, Nazif, additional, and Altunkeser, Bülent Behlül, additional
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- 2019
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19. The value of heat shock protein (HSP) 60 on in-hospital and shortterm prognosis in patients with acute ST segment elevation myocardial infarction.
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Karataş, Recep, Çelik, Mustafa, Yılmaz, Ahmet, Keles, Fikret, Aygül, Nazif, Vatansev, Hüsamettin, Sökmen, Erdoğan, and Erseçgin, Ahmet
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HEAT shock proteins ,MYOCARDIAL infarction ,CONGESTIVE heart failure ,CARDIOGENIC shock ,CORONARY disease - Abstract
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- 2020
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20. Kronik karaciğer hastalığında QT intervalindeki değişiklikler
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KAYAÇETİN, Ertuğrul, BÜK, Salih, and AYGÜL, Nazif
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Siroz,QT dispersiyonu ,Cirrhosis,QT dispersion - Abstract
Background and aim: QT prolongation is encountered quite frequently in cirrhosis patients and is an indicator of poor prognosis. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between chronic liver disease (etiology and Child-Pugh score) and QT pattern. Materials and methods: Fourty five patients with cirrhosis were included in the study. The QT pattern was calculated on ECG for each patient and control subject. The control group consisted of 20 age and sex matched healthy subjects. The results were compared by student's t test. Results: Mean QT was 47.5±13.5 ms for patients and 31.0±9.1 ms for controls, thus there was a signifi-cant difference between the groups (p, Giriş ve amaç: Sirozda QT aralığının uzaması rastlanılan bir bulgu olup, kötü prognozu gösterir. Bu çalışmada karaciğer sirozu ile hastalığın etyolojisi ve evreleri ile QT dispersiyonu arasında ilişki bulunup, bulunmadığını araştırmayı amaçladık. Gereç ve yöntem: Çalışmaya siroz tanısı konan 45 hasta alındı. Elektrokardiyografide her hastanın QT dispersiyonu hesaplandı. Elde edilen sonuçlar benzer yaş ve cinste 20 sağlıklı bireyin sonuçları ile karşılaştırıldı. Bulgular: Hastalarda ortalama QT değeri 47.5±13.5 ms iken kontrol gurubunda 31.0±9.1 ms bulundu, aradaki fark anlamlı idi (p
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- 2015
21. The effect of blood pressure regulation on arterial stiffness in ındividuals with stage I-II hypertension
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Arıbaş, Füsun Zeynep, Altunkeser, Bülent Behlül, Avcı, Ahmet, Demir, Kenan, Aygül, Nazif, Arıbaş, Alpay, Alpay Arıbaş: 0000-0003-0437-3237, Bülent Behlül Altunkeser: 0000-0003-0456-3356, Kenan Demir: 0000-0003-0037-0549, Nazif Aygül: 0000-0002-0424-231X, Necmettin Erbakan Üniversitesi Meram Tıp Fakültesi, Dahili Tıp Bilimleri Bölümü Kardiyoloji Anabilim Dalı, and Selçuk Üniversitesi
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Hipertansiyon ,Hipertansiyon, Arteryel sertlik ,Ambulatuvar kan basıncı monitorizasyonu ,Hypertension ,Kalp ve Kalp Damar Sistemi ,Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring ,Arterial stiffness - Abstract
Amaç: Hipertansif hastalarda sub-klinik organ hasarı göstergelerinden biri de arteryel sertliktir. Çalışmamızda Evre I-II hipertansiflerde kan basıncı düzenlemesinin arteryel sertlik üzerine etkilerini değerlendirdik. Gereç ve Yöntem: 18-65 yaş Evre I-II hipertansif 60 (34 Evre I, 26 Evre II) hastaya tedavi öncesi ve en az bir ay sonrası olmak üzere 24 saatlik ayaktan kan basıncı izlemi yapıldı. Hastaların tedavileri, arteryel sertlik parametrelerine kör olan hastanın kendi doktorunca verildi. Kan basıncı kontrol altına alınan (Grup 1, n30) ve alınamayan (Grup 2, n30) olarak iki grup oluşturuldu. 24 saatlik holter izleminden hesaplanan aortik sertlik parametrelerinin her iki grupta tedavi öncesi ve sonrası değerleri karşılaştırıldı. Bulgular: Tedavi sonrası; grup 1 hastaların kan basınçları ve arteryel sertlik parametrelerinde [Augmentasyon basıncı (13,46, 10.75.6, p0.001), Augmentasyon indeksi (29,68,2, 26,08,0, p0.001), nabız basıncı (479, 416, p0,001), nabız dalga hızı (7.70.9, 7.10.9, p0.001)] anlamlı düşme izlendi (p0,05). Grup 2 hastaların ortalama diyastolik kan basıncı (948, 918, p0,01) ile kalp hızında (788, 748, p0,03) anlamlı düşme, Augmentasyon basıncında (12,05,1, 14,05,9, p.03) anlamlı yükselme (p0,05) izlenirken, diğer parametrelerde anlamlı değişim görülmedi. Sonuç: Evre I ve Evre II hipertansif hastalarda kan basıncı kontrolü, arteryel sertlik parametrelerinde anlamlı düzelme sağlamaktadır. Yeterli kan basıncı kontrolünün sağlanamadığı durumda ise antihipertansiflere rağmen arteryel sertlik parametreleri düzelmemektedir., Aim: One of the indicators of sub-clinical organ damage in hypertensive patients is also arterial stiffness. We evaluated the effects of blood pressure regulation on arterial stiffness in stage I-II hypertensives. Material and Method: A total of 60 patients ageing 18-65 with stage I-II hypertension (34 stage I, 26 stage II) underwent 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring before and at least one month later treatment. The treatments were performed by their physi- cians who blind to parameters of arterial stiffness. Two groups were generated including blood pressure regulated- (Group 1, n30) and non-regulated (Group 2, n30). Aortic stiffness parameters, calculated by 24-hour monitoring, before and after treatment were compared in both groups. Results: After treatment, the blood pressures and arterial stiffness parameters [Augmentation pressure (13.4±6, 10.7±5.6, p
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22. İnferiyor miyokard infarktüslü bir hastada sağ sinüs vaisalvadan orijin alan spontan koroner arter diseksiyonu
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Aygül, Nazif, Aygül, Meryem Ülkü, Altunkeser, Bülent Behlül, and Selçuk Üniversitesi
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Kalp ve Kalp Damar Sistemi - Abstract
Sol ana koroner arterin tek koroner arter olarak sağ Valsalva sinüsünden çıkması oldukça nadir görülen bir koroner arter çıkış anomalisidir. Literatürde insidansı genel popülasyonda %0.017, koroner arter anomalileri içerisinde ise %1.3 olarak bildirilmektedir. Bu anomali sıklıkla çocukluk veya genç erişkinlik döneminde miyokardiyal iskemi veya ani ölümle karakterizedir. Biz bu yazıda, sağ Valsalva sinüsünden çıkan tek koroner artere sahip, inferiyor duvar miyokard infarktüsü ile kliniğe başvuran 75 yaşında bir olguyu takdim etmeyi amaçladık., Anomalous origin of the left main coronary artery from the right sinus of Valsalva as a single coronary artery is one of the exceedingly rare anomalies. In the literature, its incidence reported that 0.017% in general population and 1.3% in coronary artery anomalous. The clinical presentation of those anomalous is myocardial ischemia or sudden death in childhood or young adulthood. In this paper, we described a 75 year-old patient with a single coronary artery arising from the right sinus of Valsalva, and presenting inferior ST elevation myocardial infarction.
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23. Prevalence of risk factors of ST segment elevation myocardial infarction in Turkish patients living in Central Anatolia
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KARAKAYA, Ekrem, Yazici, Hueseyin Ugur, AYGÜL, NAZİF, Duezenli, Mehmet Akif, Vatankulu, Mehmet Akif, Oezdogru, Ibrahim, ÖZDEMİR, KURTULUŞ, ABACI, ADNAN, and Ayguel, Meryem Uelkue
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cardiovascular diseases - Abstract
Objective: There is not enough available data in our country about the prevalence of risk factors for ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), which has the highest in-hospital mortality rate within subtypes of acute coronary syndromes. Therefore, in this study, we aimed to evaluate the prevalence of risk factors for STEMI in Central Anatolia, one of the regions with high risk for coronary heart disease (CHD).
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24. Prevalence of risk factors of ST segment elevation myocardial infarction in Turkish patients living in Central Anatolia
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Aygül, Nazif, Özdemir, Kurtuluş, Abacı, Adnan, Aygül, Meryem Ülkü, Düzenli, Mehmet Akif, Vatankulu, Mehmet Akif, Yazıcı, Hüseyin Uğur, and Selçuk Üniversitesi
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ST - elevation myocardial infarction ,Turkey ,risk factors - Abstract
WOS: 000263427100002, PubMed: 19196566, Objective: There is not enough available data in our country about the prevalence of risk factors for ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), which has the highest in-hospital mortality rate within subtypes of acute coronary syndromes. Therefore, in this study, we aimed to evaluate the prevalence of risk factors for STEMI in Central Anatolia, one of the regions with high risk for coronary heart disease (CHD). Methods: This cross-sectional observational study included 1210 patients (962 men, 248 women) with the diagnosis of STEMI in 3 tertiary-medical centers in 3 cities in Central-Anatolia (Ankara, Konya, and Kayseri). Demographic characteristics (age, gender) and risk factors known to be traditional risk factors for CHD (history of hypertension (HT), diabetes mellitus (DM), smoking, and family history) were inquired and fasting blood samples within 24 hours from onset of STEMI were taken to analyze lipid levels. Patients were divided into 3 groups based on their ages: Group A - age = 65 years. Prevalence of risk factors and differences within age-groups and genders were evaluated. Results: The mean age was 58+/-11 years (range 24-96 years). Although the percentage of female patients increased in relation to increasing age, 80% of the total patients were male. While prevalence of smoking and family history was observed to decrease with aging, there was a statistically significant increase in prevalence of HT and DIM (p
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- 2009
25. The value of cardiothoracic ratio in the assessment of left ventricular size and function
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Düzenli, Mehmet Akif, Karabağ, Turgut, Sökmen, Abdullah, Soylu, Ahmet, Aygül, Nazif, Emlik, Dilek, Arıbaş, Alpay, and Selçuk Üniversitesi
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Kalp ve Kalp Damar Sistemi - Abstract
Amaç: Telekardiyografiden hesaplanan kardiyotorasik oran (KTO) kalp genişliğinin değerlendirilmesinde sıklıkla kullanılmaktadır. Bu çalışma KTO ile ekokardiyografiden elde edilen sol ventrikül (SV) çapları ve ejeksiyon fraksiyonu (EF) arasındaki ilişkinin değerlendirilmesi amacıyla planlandı. Gereç ve Yöntem: Çalışmaya farklı kardiyak şikayetlerle kardiyoloji polikliniğine başvuran 159 hasta alındı. Hastaların telekardiyografileri çekildi ve KTO hesaplandı. Ekokardiyografi ile sistol ve diyastol sonunda sol ventrikül sistolik ve diyastolik çapları (SVSÇ, SVDÇ) ölçüldü ve SV EF modifiye Simpson’s kuralına göre hesaplandı. Bulgular: KTO ile ekokardiyografi parametrelerden SVDÇ ile orta derecede korelasyon tespit edilirken, SVSÇ ve SVEF arasında zayıf korelasyon tespit edildi (r0.48, p0.0001; r0.31, p0.005, r-29, p0.01 sırasıyla). Çoklu lineer regresyon analizinde sadece SVDÇ ile KTO arasında bağımsız ilişki bulundu (?0.57, p0.005). KTO’nın sol ventrikül genişlemesini göstermesi açısından; duyarlılığı % 94, özgüllüğü % 40, negatif öngörü değeri % 93, pozitif öngörü değeri % 44 iken; sol ventrikül sistolik fonksiyon bozukluğunu göstermesi yönünden duyarlılığı %82, özgüllüğü %35, negatif öngörü değeri %70, pozitif öngörü değeri %52 bulundu. Sonuç: Kolay ulaşılabilen ucuz ve pratik olan telekardiyografi, genel hasta populasyonunda SV büyüklüğünün belirlenmesinde tarama testi olarak kullanılabilir., Aim: Cardiothoracic ratio (CTR) measured from telecardiography is commonly used to assess the size of the heart. This study is planned to evaluate the relationship between CTR and left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction (EF) and LV diameters measured from echocardiography. Material and Method: One hundred fifty nine patients who applied to our cardiology clinic with different cardiologic complaints were enrolled in the study. For each patient, routine telecardiography was taken and CTR was calculated. LV end-systolic and end-diastolic diameters (LVESD and LVEDD) were measured by standard M-mode echocardiography. LVEF was calculated according to modified Simpson’s rule. Results: While CTR correlated weakly with LVESD and LVEF, a moderate correlation was found between CTR and LVEDD (r0.31, p
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26. The role of tissue Doppler echocardiography in the evaluation of functional capacity of patients with heart failure
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Düzenli, Mehmet Akif, Özdemir, Kurtuluş, Aygül, Nazif, Zengin, Kadriye, Gök, Hasan, and Selçuk Üniversitesi
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Amaç: Kalp yetersizliği (KY) olan hastalarda, fonksiyonel kapasitenin değerlendirilmesinde yaygın olarak kullanılan New York Kalp Derneği (NYHA) fonksiyonel sınıflandırma sistemi ile klasik ekokardiyografi ve doku Doppler ekokardiyografi (DDE) parametreleri arasındaki ilişki değerlendirildi. Çalışma planı: Çalışmaya, sol ventrikül (SV) ejeksiyon fraksiyonu (EF) %50’nin altında olan KY’li 122 hasta (31 kadın, 91 erkek; ort. yaş 5911) alındı. Hastalar NYHA fonksiyonel sınıf I-II (n79; ort. yaş 58) ve III-IV (n43; ort. yaş 61) olmak üzere iki grupta değerlendirildi. Standart ikiboyutlu ekokardiyografi ve DDE parametreleri ile NYHA fonksiyonel kapasite arasındaki ilişkiler araştırıldı. Bulgular: NYHA fonksiyonel sınıf, klasik ekokardiyografi parametrelerinden SV EF, SV atım hacmi, mitral erken doluş deselerasyon zamanı ve ileri akım hızı (Vp) ile negatif ilişki gösterdi. Fonksiyonel sınıf ile mitral erken (E) ve geç (A) diyastolik zirve hızları ve E/A oranı arasında ilişki bulunmazken, sistol ve diyastol sonu çaplar ve hacimler, pulmoner arter basıncı, E/Vp oranı ile pozitif ilişki vardı. NYHA fonksiyonel sınıf DDE parametrelerinden sistolik miyokardiyal (Sm), erken (Em) ve geç (Am) diyastolik miyokardiyal hızlar ile negatif, E/Em oranı ile pozitif ilişki gösterdi; Em/Am oranı ile anlamlı ilişki bulunmadı. Çoklu lineer regresyon analizinde, Sm, EF ve pulmoner arter basıncının NYHA fonksiyonel sınıfı ile ilişkisi anlamlı ve bağımsız bulundu (sırasıyla -0.33, p0.005; -0.26, p0.05; 0.23, p0.05). Sonuç: Miyokardiyal hızlar fonksiyonel kapasite ile ilişki göstermektedir. Özellikle Sm, konvansiyonel ekokardiyografi ve diğer DDE parametrelerine göre fonksiyonel kapasiteyle daha güçlü ilişki içindedir., Objectives: We investigated correlations between the New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional classification system, which is commonly used to asses functional capacity, and conventional echocardiographic and tissue Doppler echocardiographic (TDE) parameters in patients with heart failure (HF). Study design: The study included 122 patients (31 females, 91 males; mean age 59±11 years) with HF, whose left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction (EF) was less than 50%. The patients were evaluated in two groups based on the NYHA class I-II (n79; mean age 58 years) and class III-IV (n43; mean age 61 years). Correlations were sought between the functional status and standard two-dimensional echocardiographic and TDE parameters. Results: The NYHA class showed significant inverse correlations with LV EF, LV stroke volume, mitral deceleration time of early filling, and flow propagation velocity (Vp), and significant positive correlations with end-systolic and end-diastolic diameters and volumes, pulmonary artery pressure (PAP), and the E/Vp ratio. Mitral early (E) and late (A) diastolic peak velocities and the E/A ratio were not correlated. Concerning TDE parameters, the NYHA class was in significant inverse correlation with systolic (Sm), early (Em) and late (Am) diastolic myocardial velocities, and in positive correlation with the E/Em ratio, whereas no correlation was found with the Em/Am ratio. Linear regression analysis showed that Sm, EF, and PAP were independent variables of functional capacity (-0.33, p
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27. Predictive value of lead aVR for lesions in the proximal portion of the left anterior descending coronary artery
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Aygül, Nazif, Özdemir, Kurtuluş, Tokaç, Mehmet, Aydın, Meryem Ülkü, Vatankulu, Mehmet Akif, and Selçuk Üniversitesi
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Kalp ve Kalp Damar Sistemi - Abstract
Amaç: Bu çalışmada son zamanlarda elektrokardiyografinin (EKG) değerlendirilmesinde kullanımı gündeme gelen aVR derivasyonun, sol ön inen arter (SİA) proksimal lezyonlarını belirlemedeki değeri araştırıldı. Çalışma planı: Çalışmaya, tipik göğüs ağrısı nedeniyle hastaneye başvuran ve EKG’de tipik ST yükselmesi görülen akut miyokard infarktüslü (AMİ) 361 hasta (293 erkek, 68 kadın; ort. yaş 5810; dağılım 24-84) alındı. Hastaların hepsine koroner anjiyografi (KAG) yapılarak infarktüsten sorumlu arter (İSA) ve segmenti saptandı. Elektrokardiyografi değerlendirmesinde her bir derivasyonda ve aVR’de meydana gelen ST yükseklikleri ve çökmeleri kaydedildi. Hastalar aVR’de 0.5 mm ST yüksekliği varlığına göre aVR pozitif () ve negatif (-) olmak üzere iki gruba ayrıldı. Bulgular: Elektrokardiyografi değerlendirmesinde, aVR () grupta hastaların %54’ünde infarktüsten sorumlu arter SİA proksimali iken, aVR (-) grupta bu oran %9 idi (p0.001). Çokdamar hastalığı da aVR () grupta daha fazla görüldü (p0.001). aVR derivasyonunda ST segment yüksekliği Gensini skoru ile pozitif, fakat zayıf bir korelasyon göstermekteydi (r0.21, p0.002). Anterior AMİ’li hastalarda, aVR pozitifliğinin İSA’nın SİA proksimalinde olmasını göstermedeki duyarlılığı %47, özgüllüğü %91, negatif öngörü değeri %81, pozitif öngörü değeri %68 ve tanısal doğruluğu %78 olarak hesaplandı. Sonuç: Anterior AMİ’li bir hastada aVR derivasyonunun değerlendirilmesi, İSA’nın SİA proksimalinde olduğunu ve tehdit altındaki miyokard dokusunun daha fazla olduğunu öngörmede yol gösterici olabilir., Objectives: We aimed to investigate the predictive value of lead aVR in the evaluation of electrocardiograms (ECG) for lesions in the proximal portion of the left anterior descending (LAD) coronary artery. Study design: The study consisted of 361 patients (293 males, 68 females; mean age 58±10 years; range 24 to 84 years) with acute myocardial infarction (AMI), who presented with typical chest pain and ST elevation on ECG. All of the patients underwent coronary angiography (CAG) in order to identify the infarct-related artery (IRA) and its segments. Changes in the ST segment (i.e. elevation or depression) were evaluated in all leads including aVR. The patients were divided into two groups according to the ST elevation recorded in lead aVR, namely as positive (≥0.5 mm) or negative (
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28. Evaluation of restenosis by the exercise testing in revascularized patients and value of C-reaktive protein and fibrinojen as a risk for restenosis
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Yeter, Ekrem, Aygül, Nazif, Kayrak, Mehmet, Tokaç, Mehmet, Gök, Hasan, and Selçuk Üniversitesi
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Genel ve Dahili Tıp - Abstract
Amaç: Biz bu çalışmada revaskülarize edilen hastalarda restenoz tespitinde egzersiz testinin önemini ve restenoz için bir risk olarak fibrinojen ve CRP’nin değerini araştırdık. Yöntem: Çalışmaya Selçuk Üniversitesi Meram Tıp Fakültesi Kardiyoloji Anabilim Dalında 2001-2002 yılları arasında revaskülarize edilen 100 hasta alındı. 20 hasta çeşitli nedenlerden dolayı çalışma dışı bırakıldı. Geriye kalan 80 hasta çalışmaya dahil edildi. Tüm hastalar egzersiz stres testi (EST), C reaktif protein (CRP), fibrinojen ve diğer biokimyasal ölçümler ile 6. ayda kontrol edildi. Elli hastaya kontrol koroner anjiyografi yapıldı. Koroner anjiyografisi yapılıp restenoz tespit edilmiş olanlar grup 1 ve koroner anjiyografi sonrası restenoz tespit edilmeyenler ile maksimal efor testi negatif olup asemptomatik olan olgular grup 2 olarak ayrıldı. Bulgular: Fibrinojen ve CRP değerleri arasında grup 1’de, grup 2’ e göre anlamlı yükseklik belirlendi. Grup 1’de hastaların % 78’ inde efor testi pozitif iken; grup 2’de hastaların % 21’inde pozitif olarak bulundu (p0.01). Çalışmamızda; efor testinin duyarlılığı % 78, özgüllüğü % 79 olarak belirlendi. Sonuç: Revaskülarizasyon sonrası restenozu belirlemede egzersiz testi yeni tanı metotlarına rağmen önemli bir testtir. Diğer tanı metotları ile duyarlılığı arttırılabilir. CRP ve plazma fibrinojen düzeyi de restenoz riskini öngörmede bize yardımcı olabilecek önemli biyokimyasal parametrelerdir., Objective: This study was designed to investigate; (i) the importance of exercise stress testing (EST) for detection of restenosis, (ii) value of C-reactive protein (CRP) and fibrinogen as a risk factor for restenosis in the revascularized patients. Methods: One hundred revascularized patients were enrolled to the study but 20 of the subjects were excluded from the study due to the various reasons that may affect the results of study. All patients were reevaluated 6 month after revascularization by the EST, CRP, fibrinogen and blood parameters. Fifty patients were underwent control coronary angiography. Patients were divided into two groups according to restenosis. Patients with restenosis in control coronary angiography were assigned as group 1, and patients without restenosis and having maximal negative EST were assigned as group 2. Results: Fibrinogen and CRP values were significantly high in group 1 than group 2 (p
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29. Brugada syndrome: Two cases and description of their family
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Altunkeser, Bülent, Atar, İlyas, Özdemir, Kurtuluş, Aygül, Nazif, Yazıcı, Mehmet, Düzenli, Mehmet Akif, Ertan, Çağatay, and Selçuk Üniversitesi
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Kalp ve Kalp Damar Sistemi - Abstract
Brugada sendromu, EKG'de sağ dal bloğu paterni ve sağ prekordiyal derivasyonlarda ST yükselmesi ile karakterize, ani ölüm riskinin yüksek olduğu bir genetik durumdur. Tüm dünyada yapılan epidemiyolojik çalışmalarda, özellikle gençlerde gözlenen, ani, beklenmedik kalp ölümlerinin önemli bir kısmından sorumludur. Tipik EKG değişiklikleri, hastalarda zaman zaman ortaya çıkıp zaman zaman kaybolabilmektedir. Sodyum kanallarını bloke eden bazı antiaritmik ajanların bu EKG değişikliklerini ortaya çıkarmada etkili oldukları bilinmektedir. Bu yazıda Brugada sendromlu bir ailenin klinik ve elektrokardiyografik özellikleri incelenmektedir., Brugada syndrome is a genetic disorder associated with sudden cardiac death and characterized by right bundle branch pattern and ST segment elevation in the right precordial leads. Epidemiologic studies have shown that this syndrome is responsible from substantial number of sudden unexpected deaths throuhout the world. Typical ECG changes which are the hallmark of the disease can be masked sometimes and Class I antiarrhythmic agents are successful in unmasking these changes. In this article, we describe a family with the Brugada syndrome.
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30. Association of Fragmented QRS Complex with Myocardial Reperfusion in Acute ST-Elevated Myocardial Infarction
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Hizal Erdem, Fatma, primary, Tavil, Yusuf, additional, Yazici, Hüseyin, additional, Aygül, Nazif, additional, Abaci, Adnan, additional, and Boyaci, Bülent, additional
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31. Effect of overweight and obesity on the left ventricular systolic and diastolic functions in patients with acute myocardial infarction
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Poyraz, Fatih, primary, Turfan, Murat, additional, Kocaman, Sinan A., additional, Yazici, Huseyin U., additional, Sen, Nihat, additional, Tulmac, Murat, additional, Vatankulu, Mehmet A., additional, Aygül, Nazif, additional, Ozdogru, Ibrahim, additional, Aydar, Yuksel, additional, Tavil, Yusuf, additional, and Abaci, Adnan, additional
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32. Antiaggregant and anticoagulant therapy of free-floating thrombus in left atrium.
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Ozdemir K, Aygül N, Can I, Aribas A, Ozdemir, Kurtuluş, Aygül, Nazif, Can, Ilknur, and Aribaş, Alpay
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33. Perifer arter hastalığı olan ve olmayan hastalarda endocan seviyesi karşılaştırılması
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Aydoğan, Canan, Aygül, Nazif, Tunçez, Abdullah, and Kardiyoloji Anabilim Dalı
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Periferik arter hastalığı (PAH),abdominal aort ve aortun bifurkasyon seviyesinin distalindeki arterlerde tıkanıklık ile kendini gösteren, ilerleyici aterosklerozisin eşlik ettiği bir hastalıktır. Periferik arter hastalığı, görülme sıklığı giderek artan önemli bir sağlık sorunudurDünyada 200 milyondan fazla insanın PAH'tan etkilendiği tahmin edilmektedir. Periferik arter hastalığı asemptomatik olabildiği gibi yürümekle artan istirahatla azalan intermittan kladikasyo olarak bilinen bacak ağrısı şeklinde semptom verir. Önceleri yürümekle ortaya çıkan bu ağrı (intermittan kladikasyo) ilerleyen dönemde istirahatte de görülür hale gelmektedir. Hastalarını bazıları ülserasyon veya gangrenle de başvururlar. Dünyada aterosklerotık kardiyovasküler morbiditeye neden olan üçüncü nedendir.Endotel hücresine özgü molekül 1(Endocan), vasküler endotel hücreleri tarafından salgılananan, çözünebilen 50 kda ağırlığında bir dermatan sülfat proteoglikandır. Endocan, endotel disfonksiyonunun yeni bir biyolojik belirtecidir. Kronik böbrek hastalıklarında, renal transplant rejeksiyonlarında, hipertansiyonda ve tümör progresyonunda endocan seviyelerinin artış gösterdiği görülmüştür. Endotelyal disfonksiyon aterosklerotik hastalıkların çoğu zaman ilk bulgusudur. Biz bu çalışmamızda; Perifer arter hastalığı olan hastalarda ve sağlıklı kişilerde serum Endocan düzeylerini ölçerek, periferik arter hastalığını non-invazif, erken bir biyokimyasal öngördürücü olarak değerini araştırmak ve literatüre katkı sağlamayı amaçladık.Periferik arter hastalığının varlığına göre 110 gönüllü 2 gruba ayrıldı.110 hastanın 56 (%50,9) sinde perifer arter hastalığı olduğu görüldü. Endocan seviyesi PAH olan grupta PAH olmayan gruba göre belirgin olarak yüksek olmasına rağmen bu yükseklik istatistiksel olarak anlamlılığa ulaşmadı(sırasıyla 218,76 pg/ml ± 166,95 pg/ml ve 170,48 pg/ml± 90,06 pg/ml, p=0.063). Ayrıca iki grup arasında HT, DM, KAH, HL oranları benzerdi. (p=0,84). Serum kreatinin değeri PAH grubunda daha yüksekti(p=0,003). Serum HDL değeri PAH grubunda daha düşük olarak saptandı(p < 0.00). Hemoglobin değeri PAH grubunda daha düşükken(p=0.00) nötrofil sayısı PAH grununda daha yüksek saptandı(p=0.022). Sistolik ve diyastolik kan basıncı her iki grupta benzerdi(p=0,88).Sonuç olarak; ENDOCAN seviyesinin, PAH'ın non-invazif, erken bir biyokimyasal öngördürücü olarak istatistiksel olarak anlamlı olmasa da yüksek olduğunu gördük.Bunlara ilaveten; hasta sayısının az olmasından dolayı kesin bir neticeye varmamız mümkün görünmemekte; yine de bu önemli neticeler ışığında daha fazla hasta sayılarıyla daha büyük çalışmalara ihtiyaç vardır. Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is a disease accompanied by progressive atherosclerosis manifested by occlusion of the distal arteries of the abdominal aorta and aortic bifurcation level. Peripheral artery disease is an important health problem with increasing frequencyIt is estimated that more than 200 million people in the world are affected by PAH. Peripheral arterial disease may be asymptomatic or as a leg pain, which is known as intermittent kladikasyon. This pain (claudication intermittens), which was seen by walking in the past, is also seen in the resting period. Some of the patients also present with ulceration or gangreneAtherosclerotic is the third cause of cardiovascular morbidity in the worldEndothelial cell-specific molecule 1 (endocan) is a dermatan sulfate proteoglycan, soluble 50 kda, secreted by vascular endothelial cells. Endocan is a new biological marker of endothelial dysfunction. Endocan levels have been observed to increase in chronic renal diseases, renal transplant rejection, hypertension and tumor progression. Endothelial dysfunction is often the first finding of atherosclerotic diseases. In this study; We aimed to investigate the value of peripheral arterial disease as a non-invasive, early biochemical predictor by measuring serum endocan levels in patients with peripheral artery disease and healthy individuals and to contribute to the literature.110 volunteers were divided into 2 groups according to the presence of peripheral artery disease. Of the 110 patients, 56 (50.9%) had peripheral artery disease. Although the Endocan level was significantly higher in the PAH group than in the non-PAH group, this elevation did not reach statistical significance (respectively; 218,76 pg/ml ± 166,95 pg/ml and 170,48 pg7ml ± 90,06 pg/ml p= 0.063,). In addition, HT, DM, CAD, HL ratios were similar between the two groups. (p = 0.84), Serum creatinine value was higher in PAH group. (P = 0.003). Serum HDL levels were lower in the PAH group. p
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34. Comparative effects of atorvastatin 80 mg and rosuvastatin 40 mg on the levels of serum endocan, chemerin, and galectin-3 in patients with acute myocardial infarction
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Muhammed Salih Ateş, Canan Aydoğan, Bahadir Ozturk, Fikret Akyurek, Abdullah Tuncez, Hüseyin Tezcan, Bülent Behlül Altunkeser, Ulvi Yalçın, Emre Can Kirik, Nazif Aygul, Kenan Demir, Selçuk Üniversitesi, Tıp Fakültesi, Dahili Tıp Bilimleri Bölümü, Tunçez, Abdullah., Altunkeser, Bülent Behlül., Öztürk, Bahadır., Ateş, Muhammed Salih., Tezcan, Hüseyin., Aydoğan, Canan., Kırık, Emre Can., Yalçın, Ulvi., Aygül, Nazif., Demir, Kenan., and Akyürek, Fikret.
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Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,lcsh:Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system ,Galectin 3 ,Galectins ,Atorvastatin ,030204 cardiovascular system & hematology ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Internal medicine ,galectin-3 ,medicine ,Humans ,Chemerin ,Rosuvastatin ,In patient ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Myocardial infarction ,Rosuvastatin Calcium ,Original Investigation ,endocan ,biology ,business.industry ,Angioplasty ,Atorvastatin 80 MG ,Blood Proteins ,atorvastatin ,Middle Aged ,medicine.disease ,Pathophysiology ,Neoplasm Proteins ,Treatment Outcome ,Endocrinology ,myocardial infarction ,Galectin-3 ,lcsh:RC666-701 ,biology.protein ,Female ,Proteoglycans ,Chemokines ,Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,business ,rosuvastatin ,Biomarkers ,chemerin ,medicine.drug - Abstract
WOS: 000493983800007, PubMed: 31674929, Objective: Endocan, chemerin, and galectin-3 are discrete biomarkers associated with cardiovascular diseases and acting through different pathophysiological pathways. The aim of this study is to investigate and compare the effects of high doses of atorvastatin and rosuvastatin on serum endocan, chemerin, and galectin-3 levels in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Methods: Sixty-three patients with AMI were randomized to receive atorvastatin (80 mg/day) or rosuvastatin (40 mg/day) after percutaneous revascularization. Serum levels of endocan, chemerin, and galectin-3 were evaluated at baseline and after 4-week therapy. Results: Endocan levels were not decreased statistically significantly with atorvastatin 80 mg, but rosuvastatin 40 mg markedly decreased the levels of endocan according to baseline [from 110.27 (86.03-143.69) pg/mL to 99.22 (78.30-122.87) pg/mL with atorvastatin 80 mg and from 110.73 (77.28-165.22) pg/mL to 93.40 (70.48-115.13) pg/mL with rosuvastatin 40 mg, p=0.242 for atorvastatin 80 mg and p=0.014 for rosuvastatin 40 mg]. Chemerin levels significantly decreased in both groups according to baseline [from 264.90 (196.00-525.95) ng/mL to 135.00 (105.95-225.65) ng/mL with atorvastatin 80 mg and from 309.95 (168.87-701.27) ng/mL to 121.25 (86.60-212.65) ng/mL with rosuvastatin 40 mg, p, Selcuk UniversitySelcuk University, of this article presented as poster abstract at the 23rd International Congress of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine Congress, helded at the Durban International Convention Center in Durban, South Africa on October 22-25, 2017. This study was supported by Scientific Research Project Coordinator of Selcuk University and the founding source did not involve in study design, in the collection, analysis, and interpretation of data; in the writing of the report; in the decision to submit the article for publication.
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35. Rationale, Design, and Methodology of the MORCOR-TURK Trial: Predictors of In-hospital MORtality in CORonary Care Patients in Turkey.
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Kahraman F, Ersoy İ, Yılmaz AS, Atıcı A, Tekin AM, Açar B, Kaya Ç, Kara F, Kurt F, Avcı Demir F, Çerik İB, Yılmaz İ, Adalı MK, Yeni M, Taşcanov MB, Yenerçağ M, Şahin M, Düz R, Gülaştı S, Ömür SE, Topuz Ş, Hidayet Ş, Kaçmaz Y, and Aygül N
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Background: Coronary care units are sophisticated clinics established to reduce deaths due to acute cardiovascular events. Current data on coronary care unit mortality rates and predictors of mortality in Turkey are very limited. The MORtality predictors in CORonary care units in TURKey (MORCOR-TURK) trial was designed to provide information on the mortality rates and predictors in patients followed in coronary care units in Turkey., Methods: The MORCOR-TURK trial will be a national, observational, multicenter, and noninterventional study conducted in Turkey. The study population will include coronary care unit patients from 50 centers selected from all regions in Turkey. All consecutive patients admitted to coronary care units with cardiovascular diagnoses between 1 and 30 September 2022 will be prospectively enrolled. All data will be collected at one point in time, and the current clinical practice will be evaluated (ClinicalTrials.gov number NCT05296694). In the first step of the study, admission diagnoses, demographic characteristics, basic clinical and laboratory data, and in-hospital management will be assessed. At the end of the first step, the predictors and rates of in-hospital mortality will be documented. The second step will be in cohort design, and discharged patients will be followed up till 1 year. Predictors of short- and long-term mortality will be assessed. Moreover, a new coronary care unit mortality score will be generated with data acquired from this cohort., Results: The short-term outcomes of the study are planned to be shared by early 2023., Conclusion: The MORCOR-TURK trial will be the largest and most comprehensive study in Turkey evaluating the rates and predictors of in-hospital mortality of patients admitted to coronary care units.
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36. Effects of Smoking on Very-Long Term Mortality after First ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction.
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Kızıltunç E, Şahin YB, Topal S, Düzenli MA, Karakaya E, Aygül N, Topsakal R, Özdemir K, and Abacı A
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- Humans, Proportional Hazards Models, Risk Factors, Smoking adverse effects, Treatment Outcome, Myocardial Infarction diagnosis, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention, ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction
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Background: The smoking paradox has been a matter of debate for acute myocardial infarction patients for more than two decades. Although there is huge evidence claiming that is no real paradox, publications supporting better outcomes in post-MI smokers are still being released., Objective: To explore the effect of smoking on very long-term mortality after ST Elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI)., Methods: This study included STEMI patients who were diagnosed between the years of 2004-2006 at three tertiary centers. Patients were categorized according to tobacco exposure (Group 1: non-smokers; Group 2: <20 package*years users, Group 3: 20-40 package*years users, Group 4: >40 package*years users). A Cox regression model was used to estimate the relative risks for very long-term mortality. P value <0.05 was considered as statistically significant., Results: There were 313 patients (201 smokers, 112 non-smokers) who were followed-up for a median period of 174 months. Smokers were younger (54±9 vs. 62±11, p: <0.001), and the presence of cardiometabolic risk factors were more prevalent in non-smokers. A univariate analysis of the impact of the smoking habit on mortality revealed a better survival curve in Group 2 than in Group 1. However, after adjustment for confounders, it was observed that smokers had a significantly increased risk of death. The relative risk became higher with increased exposure (Group 2 vs. Group 1; HR: 1.141; 95% CI: 0.599 to 2.171, Group 3 vs Group 1; HR: 2.130; 95% CI: 1.236 to 3.670, Group 4 vs Group 1; HR: 2.602; 95% CI: 1.461 to 4.634)., Conclusion: Smoking gradually increases the risk of all-cause mortality after STEMI.
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- 2022
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37. Comparative effects of atorvastatin 80 mg and rosuvastatin 40 mg on the levels of serum endocan, chemerin, and galectin-3 in patients with acute myocardial infarction.
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Tunçez A, Altunkeser BB, Öztürk B, Ateş MS, Tezcan H, Aydoğan C, Kırık EC, Yalçın U, Aygül N, Demir K, and Akyürek F
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- Angioplasty, Biomarkers blood, Blood Proteins, Chemokines blood, Chemokines drug effects, Female, Galectin 3 blood, Galectin 3 drug effects, Galectins, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Myocardial Infarction therapy, Neoplasm Proteins blood, Neoplasm Proteins drug effects, Proteoglycans blood, Proteoglycans drug effects, Treatment Outcome, Atorvastatin pharmacology, Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors pharmacology, Myocardial Infarction blood, Rosuvastatin Calcium pharmacology
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Objective: Endocan, chemerin, and galectin-3 are discrete biomarkers associated with cardiovascular diseases and acting through different pathophysiological pathways. The aim of this study is to investigate and compare the effects of high doses of atorvastatin and rosuvastatin on serum endocan, chemerin, and galectin-3 levels in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI)., Methods: Sixty-three patients with AMI were randomized to receive atorvastatin (80 mg/day) or rosuvastatin (40 mg/day) after percutaneous revascularization. Serum levels of endocan, chemerin, and galectin-3 were evaluated at baseline and after 4-week therapy., Results: Endocan levels were not decreased statistically significantly with atorvastatin 80 mg, but rosuvastatin 40 mg markedly decreased the levels of endocan according to baseline [from 110.27 (86.03-143.69) pg/mL to 99.22 (78.30-122.87) pg/mL with atorvastatin 80 mg and from 110.73 (77.28-165.22) pg/mL to 93.40 (70.48-115.13) pg/mL with rosuvastatin 40 mg, p=0.242 for atorvastatin 80 mg and p=0.014 for rosuvastatin 40 mg]. Chemerin levels significantly decreased in both groups according to baseline [from 264.90 (196.00-525.95) ng/mL to 135.00 (105.95-225.65) ng/mL with atorvastatin 80 mg and from 309.95 (168.87-701.27) ng/mL to 121.25 (86.60-212.65) ng/mL with rosuvastatin 40 mg, p<0.001, respectively, for both groups]. Galectin-3 levels did not change markedly with atorvastatin 80 mg, but they decreased with rosuvastatin 40 mg [from 17.00 (13.10-22.25) ng/mL to 19.30 (15.25-23.45) ng/mL with atorvastatin 80 mg, p=0.721, and from 18.25 (12.82-23.82) ng/mL to 16.60 (10.60-20.15) ng/mL with rosuvastatin 40 mg, p=0.074]. There were no significant between-group differences in terms of absolute and percentage changes of endocan, chemerin, and galectin-3 at 4 weeks., Conclusion: We reported that both statins similarly decreased the endocan levels, whereas rosuvastatin seems to have more prominent effects on the reduction of the chemerin and galectin-3 levels in patients with AMI.
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- 2019
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38. Association of fragmented QRS complex with myocardial reperfusion in acute ST-elevated myocardial infarction.
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Erdem FH, Tavil Y, Yazici H, Aygül N, Abaci A, and Boyaci B
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- Chi-Square Distribution, Comorbidity, Coronary Angiography, Electrocardiography, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Myocardial Infarction diagnostic imaging, Retrospective Studies, Myocardial Infarction drug therapy, Myocardial Infarction physiopathology, Myocardial Reperfusion, Thrombolytic Therapy
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In this study, we aimed to evaluate the relationship between TIMI myocardial perfusion (TMP) grade, as an indicator of myocardial reperfusion, and fragmented QRS (fQRS) in standard 12-lead electrocardiogram. Also, we evaluate fQRS is an additional indicator of myocardial reperfusion. One hundred patients admitted with first STEMI to Coronary Intensive Care Unit and who were used thrombolytic therapy was included in this retrospective study. Standard 12-lead electrocardiogram records of patients simultaneous with coronary angiography (second day) were assessed and analysed for the presence of fQRS. Also, coronary angiography images were analyzed to identify the infarct related artery, TIMI grade of infarct related artery and TMP grade of infarct related artery. The patients with fQRS demonstrated a significantly lower TMP grade, TIMI grade and ejection fraction compared with the non-fQRS patients (P = 0.004, P = 0.003, P = 0.02 respectively). The patients with inadequate myocardial reperfusion demonstrated a significantly higher fQRS compared with the adequate myocardial reperfusion patients. (56.9% versus 23.5%, P = 0.002 respectively). On correlation analysis, there was a significant negative correlation between fQRS and left ventricular ejection fraction (r = -232, P = 0.02) TMP grade and adequate myocardial reperfusion (TMP 3) showed significant negative correlation with fQRS (r = -0.370, P = 0.000; r = -0.318, P = 0.001 respectively). Presence of fragmented QRS in STEMI patients was associated with inadequate myocardial reperfusion and it can be used as a simple, noninvasive parameter to evaluate myocardial reperfusion., (©2012, Wiley Periodicals, Inc.)
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- 2013
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39. The relationship between admission hemoglobin level and left ventricular systolic functions in patients with first ST-segment elevated myocardial infarction.
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Sen N, Yazici HU, Tavil Y, Poyraz F, Turfan M, Aygül N, Vatankulu MA, Ozdoğru I, and Abaci A
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- Adult, Aged, Anemia diagnosis, Anemia epidemiology, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Myocardial Infarction diagnostic imaging, Prevalence, Prospective Studies, Stroke Volume, Ultrasonography, Ventricular Dysfunction, Left diagnosis, Ventricular Dysfunction, Left physiopathology, Young Adult, Anemia etiology, Hemoglobins analysis, Myocardial Infarction complications, Myocardial Infarction physiopathology, Ventricular Dysfunction, Left etiology
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Objectives: The goal of this study was to evaluate the relationship between admission hemoglobin levels and left ventricular systolic functions in patients admitted with first ST-segment elevated myocardial infarction (STEMI)., Study Design: The study was conducted prospectively in three centers in 483 consecutive patients (402 men, 81 women; mean age 56.5 ± 11.2 years; range 24 to 74 years) with first STEMI. All patients were evaluated by echocardiography after a mean of 2.4 days of admission. Evaluation of left ventricular systolic functions included measurements of ejection fraction (EF), wall motion score index (WMSI), and tissue Doppler S wave velocities at four different localizations (anterior, inferior, lateral, posterior septum). Hemoglobin levels were measured within one hour of admission. Anemia was defined according to the World Health Organization criteria (hemoglobin < 13.0 g/dl in men and < 12.0 g/dl in women). Echocardiographic characteristics of the patients with and without anemia were compared., Results: Anemia was detected in 67 patients (13.9%). There were no significant differences between patients with and without anemia with respect to left ventricular end-systolic and end-diastolic diameters, wall thickness, WMSI, and EF. The mean EF in the anemic group (47.5%) was lower than that of the patients without anemia (48.5%), but this difference was not significant. All Sm velocities were lower in the anemic group, but only septal mitral annular Sm velocity reached statistical significance (p = 0.048). There was no correlation between hemoglobin levels and EF (r = 0.027, p = 0.55)., Conclusion: Our findings suggest that mild to moderate anemia has no deleterious effect on systolic function in patients with first STEMI.
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40. Emergency revascularization procedures in patients with acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction due to acute total occlusion of unprotected left main coronary artery: a report of five cases.
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Aygül N, Aygül MU, Ozdemir K, and Altunkeser BB
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- Aged, Coronary Angiography methods, Coronary Artery Disease etiology, Coronary Artery Disease surgery, Coronary Vessels physiopathology, Emergencies, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Myocardial Infarction complications, Tachycardia, Ventricular etiology, Coronary Vessels surgery, Myocardial Infarction surgery
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Several studies have compared the efficacy of elective coronary artery stenting and coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) in patients with unprotected left main coronary artery (ULMCA) disease. However, a definite reperfusion modality has yet to be established in ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) due to acute total occlusion of ULMCA, which has catastrophic clinical results. We presented five patients (3 males, 2 females; mean age 59 years; range 53 to 67 years) with acute anterior STEMI and angiographically documented acute total occlusion of ULMCA. On presentation, all the patients had chest pain and four patients were in cardiogenic shock. All the patients were taken to the catheterization room with minimum delay. Intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation was used during coronary angiography in all the patients. Three patients underwent PCI and, after balloon predilatation, bare-metal stents were implanted and TIMI III flow was achieved. One patient who had atrial fibrillation on admission died on the 14th day of hospitalization after PCI due to pump failure. After diagnostic coronary angiography, two patients were submitted to surgery for emergency CABG. They both died, one within two hours of admission during preparation of the surgical team, and the other on the third postoperative day. Both were in cardiogenic shock on admission.
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- 2010
41. Prevalence of risk factors of ST segment elevation myocardial infarction in Turkish patients living in Central Anatolia.
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Aygül N, Ozdemir K, Abaci A, Aygül MU, Düzenli MA, Vatankulu MA, Yazici HU, Ozdoğru I, and Karakaya E
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- Adult, Age Factors, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Myocardial Infarction blood, Prevalence, Risk Factors, Sex Factors, Turkey epidemiology, Young Adult, Coronary Care Units statistics & numerical data, Lipids blood, Myocardial Infarction epidemiology, Smoking adverse effects
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Objective: There is not enough available data in our country about the prevalence of risk factors for ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), which has the highest in-hospital mortality rate within subtypes of acute coronary syndromes. Therefore, in this study, we aimed to evaluate the prevalence of risk factors for STEMI in Central Anatolia, one of the regions with high risk for coronary heart disease (CHD)., Methods: This cross-sectional observational study included 1210 patients (962 men, 248 women) with the diagnosis of STEMI in 3 tertiary-medical centers in 3 cities in Central-Anatolia (Ankara, Konya, and Kayseri). Demographic characteristics (age, gender) and risk factors known to be traditional risk factors for CHD (history of hypertension (HT), diabetes mellitus (DM), smoking, and family history) were inquired and fasting blood samples within 24 hours from onset of STEMI were taken to analyze lipid levels. Patients were divided into 3 groups based on their ages: Group A--age = or <44 years; Group B--age 45-64 years; and Group C--age = or >65 years. Prevalence of risk factors and differences within age-groups and genders were evaluated., Results: The mean age was 58+/- 11 years (range 24-96 years). Although the percentage of female patients increased in relation to increasing age, 80% of the total patients were male. While prevalence of smoking and family history was observed to decrease with aging, there was a statistically significant increase in prevalence of HT and DM (p<0.001). Prevalence of smoking was the highest in young patients and males (p<0.001). Prevalence of HT and DM, on the other hand, was significantly higher in women than in men (p<0.001). Although the number of modifiable risk factors was found to be significantly smaller in men, male patients with STEMI were 8 years younger than females on average., Conclusions: The results of our study, in which modifiable risk factors and especially smoking were found to have a high prevalence in patients with STEMI living in Central Anatolia, suggested that most STEMI cases especially at younger ages might be prevented by the modification of these risk factors.
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- 2009
42. [The role of tissue Doppler echocardiography in the evaluation of functional capacity of patients with heart failure].
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Düzenli MA, Ozdemir K, Aygül N, Zengin K, and Gök H
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- Echocardiography, Female, Heart Failure classification, Heart Failure physiopathology, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Severity of Illness Index, Stroke Volume, Ventricular Function, Left, Echocardiography, Doppler, Heart Failure diagnostic imaging
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Objectives: We investigated correlations between the New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional classification system, which is commonly used to assess functional capacity, and conventional echocardiographic and tissue Doppler echocardiographic (TDE) parameters in patients with heart failure (HF)., Study Design: The study included 122 patients (31 females, 91 males; mean age 59+/-11 years) with HF, whose left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction (EF) was less than 50%. The patients were evaluated in two groups based on the NYHA class I-II (n=79; mean age 58 years) and class III-IV (n=43; mean age 61 years). Correlations were sought between the functional status and standard two-dimensional echocardiographic and TDE parameters., Results: The NYHA class showed significant inverse correlations with LV EF, LV stroke volume, mitral deceleration time of early filling, and flow propagation velocity (Vp), and significant positive correlations with end-systolic and end-diastolic diameters and volumes, pulmonary artery pressure (PAP), and the E/Vp ratio. Mitral early (E) and late (A) diastolic peak velocities and the E/A ratio were not correlated. Concerning TDE parameters, the NYHA class was in significant inverse correlation with systolic (Sm), early (Em) and late (Am) diastolic myocardial velocities, and in positive correlation with the E/Em ratio, whereas no correlation was found with the Em/Am ratio. Linear regression analysis showed that Sm, EF, and PAP were independent variables of functional capacity (beta =-0.33, p<0.005; beta =-0.26, p<0.05; beta =0.23, p<0.05, respectively)., Conclusion: There is significant relationship between myocardial velocities and functional capacity, and Sm, in particular, has the strongest association compared to conventional echocardiographic and other TDE parameters.
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- 2008
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