Browsing by Author "Ege, Meltem Refiker"
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Advanced age and apnea-hypopnea index predict subclinical atherosclerosis in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome
Arik, Bilal; Inci, Mehmet Fatih; Gumus, Cesur; Varol, Kenan; Ege, Meltem Refiker; Dogan, Omer Tamer; Zorlu, Ali (BIOMED CENTRAL LTD, 2013)Background: Both obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) and coronary artery calcification (CAC) are considered to be related with the presence of coronary artery disease (CAD). In this study we evaluate the association ... -
CA-125 and heart failure
Ege, Meltem Refiker; Zorlu, Ali; Yilmaz, Mehmet Birhan (ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD, 2011)… -
Cardiac cachexia and gastrointestinal system
Ege, Meltem Refiker; Yilmaz, Mehmet Birhan; Guray, Yesim (ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD, 2011)… -
Central Diastolic Blood Pressure Is Associated With the Degree of Coronary Collateral Development
Ege, Meltem Refiker; Zorlu, Ali; Yilmaz, Mehmet Birhan; Acikgoz, Savas; Tandogan, Izzet; Cinar, Ziynet (SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC, 2013)Coronary collaterals (CCs) serve as alternative conduits for blood flow in obstructive coronary artery disease. We investigated the association of various components of blood pressure (BP) parameters with the the degree ... -
Depression and heart failure
Ege, Meltem Refiker; Yilmaz, Nuryil; Yilmaz, Mehmet Birhan (ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD, 2012)… -
Depression and perceptions about heart failure predict quality of life
Ege, Meltem Refiker; Yilmaz, Nuryil; Yilmaz, Mehmet Birhan (MOSBY-ELSEVIER, 2011)… -
Does electrocardiography at admission predict outcome in Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever?
Yilmaz, Mehmet Birhan; Engin, Aynur; Bektasoglu, Gokhan; Zorlu, Ali; Ege, Meltem Refiker; Bakir, Mehmet; Dokmetas, Ilyas (MALARIA RESEARCH CENTRE, INDIAN COUNCIL MEDICAL RESEARCH-ICMR, 2011)Background & objectives: Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever is an acute viral hemorrhagic fever with considerable mortality. Despite increasing knowledge about hemorrhagic fever viruses, the pathogenesis of Crimean-Congo ... -
Echocardiographic Epicardial Adipose Tissue Predicts Subclinical Atherosclerosis: Epicardial adipose tissue and Atherosclerosis
Comert, Nuri; Yucel, Oguzhan; Ege, Meltem Refiker; Yaylak, Baris; Erdogan, Guney; Yilmaz, Mehmet Birhan (SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC, 2012)We examined the relationship between coronary flow rate and epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) in patients with slow coronary flow (SCF) and normal coronary arteries. The study included 40 consecutive patients with stable ... -
Increased d-dimer levels predict cardiovascular mortality in patients with systolic heart failure
Zorlu, Ali; Yilmaz, Mehmet Birhan; Yucel, Hasan; Bektasoglu, Gokhan; Ege, Meltem Refiker; Tandogan, Izzet (SPRINGER, 2012)D-dimer is a fibrin degradation product, and is implicated in pathologies of cardiovascular system. Thrombosis within the vascular system in relation with inflammation and stasis might be associated with poor prognosis in ... -
Increased gamma-glutamyl transferase levels predict early mortality in patients with acute pulmonary embolism
Zorlu, Ali; Yucel, Hasan; Bektasoglu, Gokhan; Turkdogan, Kenan Ahmet; Eryigit, Umut; Sarikaya, Savas; Ege, Meltem Refiker; Tandogan, Izzet; Yilmaz, Mehmet Birhan (W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC, 2012)Background: Increased gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT) level is associated with increased oxidative stress, all-cause mortality, the development of cardiovascular disease, and metabolic syndrome. However, its role in acute ... -
Letter to the Editor: Weekend versus weekday hospital admissions for acute heart failure
Ege, Meltem Refiker; Yilmaz, Nuryil (ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD, 2011)… -
Lymphocytopenia is associated with poor NYHA functional class in chronic heart failure patients with reduced ejection fraction
Yucel, Hasan; Ege, Meltem Refiker; Zorlu, Ali; Kaya, Hakki; Beton, Osman; Gungor, Hasan; Acar, Gurkan; Temizhan, Ahmet; Cavusoglu, Yuksel; Zoghi, Mehdi; Eren, Mehmet; Ural, Dilek; Yilmaz, Mehmet Birhan (TURKISH SOC CARDIOLOGY, 2015)Objective: In heart failure (HF) patients, functional capacity has been demonstrated to be a marker of poor prognosis, independent of left ventricular ejection fraction (EF). Lymphocyte count is currently recognized in ... -
Microalbuminuria is Associated With the Severity of Coronary Artery Disease Independently of Other Cardiovascular Risk Factors
Ozyol, Ali; Yucel, Oguzhan; Ege, Meltem Refiker; Zorlu, Ali; Yilmaz, Mehmet Birhan (SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC, 2012)The potential early predictive value of microalbuminuria (MA) in the estimation of atherosclerosis and the relation between the degree of urinary albumin excretion and the extent of coronary artery disease (CAD) were ... -
Plasma osmolality predicts mortality in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction
Kaya, Hakki; Yucel, Oguzhan; Ege, Meltem Refiker; Zorlu, Ali; Yucel, Hasan; Gunes, Hakan; Ekmekci, Ahmet; YIlmaz, Mehmet Birhan (VIA MEDICA, 2017)Background: Heart failure (HF) is a fatal disease. Plasma osmolality with individual impacts of sodium, blood urea nitrogen (BUN), and glucose has not been studied prognostically in patients with HF. Aim: This study aims ... -
Poor sleep quality, stress status, and sympathetic nervous system activation in nondipping hypertension
Ege, Meltem Refiker; Acikgoz, Savas; Yucel, Oguzhan (LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, 2011)… -
Relationship between functional capacity and socioeconomic status in a cohort of Turkish heart failure patients
Kaya, Hakki; Ege, Meltem Refiker; Zorlu, Ali; Beton, Osman; Gungor, Hasan; Temizhan, Ahmet; Guray, Yesim; Cavusoglu, Yuksel; Zoghi, Mehdi; Yilmaz, Mehmet Birhan (TURKISH SOC CARDIOLOGY, 2016)Objective: New York Heart Association (NYHA) classification predicts prognosis for heart failure (HF) patients. Socioeconomic status (SES) has the potential to affect treatment strategy and disease course. The present ... -
The Relationship between Mean Pulmonary Artery Pressure and Quality of Life in Patients with Mitral Stenosis
Zorlu, Ali; Amioglu, Gullu; Yilmaz, Nuryil; Semiz, Murat; Ege, Meltem Refiker; Aydin, Gulay; Tandogan, Izzet; Yilmaz, Mehmet Birhan (KARGER, 2011)Objectives: We aimed to evaluate echocardiography-guided hemodynamic determinants of quality of life (QoL) via the Medical Outcomes Study Short Form (SF-36) questionnaire in patients with mild to moderate mitral stenosis ... -
Relationship between red cell distribution width and right ventricular dysfunction in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Sincer, Isa; Zorlu, Ali; Yilmaz, Mehmet Birhan; Dogan, Omer Tamer; Ege, Meltem Refiker; Amioglu, Gullu; Aydin, Gulay; Ardic, Idris; Tandogan, Izzet (MOSBY-ELSEVIER, 2012)BACKGROUND: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a progressively debilitating disease limiting patients' survival. The prognosis of COPD worsens with the addition of right ventricular (RV) failure. Red cell ... -
Role of mean platelet volume in the diagnosis of acute coronary events
Ege, Meltem Refiker; Acikgoz, Savas; Yucel, Oguzhan (B M J PUBLISHING GROUP, 2012)…