Browsing by Author "Yilmaz, Ahmet"
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Heart rate turbulence: An additional parameter in determining the need for mechanical relief of mitral stenosis?
Yalta, Kenan; Erdem, Alim; Yilmaz, Ahmet; Turgut, Okan Onur; Yilmaz, Mehmet Birhan; Yontar, Can; Tandogan, Izzet (I C R PUBLISHERS, 2007)Background and aim of the study: Heart rate turbulence (HRT) is a relatively newer parameter which has predictive value for mortality and severity in a variety of cardiovascular diseases. The study aim was to investigate ... -
Herbals in cardiovascular practice: Are physicians neglecting anything?
Yilmaz, Mehmet Birhan; Yontar, Osman Can; Turgut, Okan Onur; Yilmaz, Ahmet; Yalta, Kenan; Gul, Muslum; Tandogan, Izzet (ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD, 2007)Background: Herbal products have been widely used by many patients with cardiovascular problems solely expecting benefit out of them. Since, it is important to consider patients' needs and believes to prevent breaking off ... -
Hypertensive response to exercise in dipper and non-dipper normotensive diabetics
Kucukdurmaz, Zekeriya; Karavelioglu, Yusuf; Karapinar, Hekim; Gul, Ibrahim; Yilmaz, Ahmet; Yarlioglues, Mikail; Akpek, Mahmut; Kaya, Mehmet Gungor (TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC, 2014)Non-dipper blood pressure (NDP) as an indicator of autonomic dysfunction could be associated with hypertensive response to exercise (HRE) in diabetic patients. HRE was determined as a predictor of development of unborn ... -
Impact of beta-blockers on sleep in patients with mild hypertension: a randomized trial between nebivolol and metoprolol
Yilmaz, Mehmet Birhan; Erdem, Alim; Yalta, Kenan; Turgut, Okan Onur; Yilmaz, Ahmet; Tandogan, Izzet (SPRINGER, 2008)Introduction: Sleep is an innate and essential part of human life. Various aspects of sleep are negatively affected by beta-blockers. We compared the impact of two beta-blockers, metoprolol succinate (extended release) and ... -
Impact of coronary collateral circulation on QT dispersion in patients with coronary artery disease
Tandogan, Izzet; Aslan, Halil; Aksoy, Yuksel; Topal, Ergun; Turgut, Okan; Yilmaz, Ahmet; Acikgoz, Nusret; Kosar, Feridun; Ozdemir, Ramazan (LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, 2006)Objective The aim of this study was to assess the effect of coronary collateral circulation (CCC) on QT dispersion (QTD) in coronary artery disease. Background A prolonged QTD has been linked to increased heterogeneity of ... -
Is Atrial Electromechanical Coupling Delayed in Patients with Secundum Atrial Septal Defect?
Oflaz, Mehmet Burhan; Karapinar, Hekim; Kucukdurmaz, Zekeriya; Guven, Ahmet Sami; Gumrukcuoglu, Hasan Ali; Sarikaya, Savas; Yilmaz, Ahmet (WILEY-BLACKWELL, 2013)Background: There is no available published information about the atrial electromechanical coupling time (AEMCT) in patients with atrial septal defect (ASD). The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between ... -
Kissing balloons and kissing devices: transcatheter closure of multiple atrial septal defects on hypermobile atrial septum with two devices
Kucukdurmaz, Zekeriya; Karapinar, Hekim; Oflaz, Mehmet Burhan; Gul, Ibrahim; Yilmaz, Ahmet (TERMEDIA PUBLISHING HOUSE LTD, 2012)Endovascular treatment has become an accepted treatment modality for atrial septal defects (ASD) in adults. In multiple defects on a hypermobile atrial septum with atrial septal aneurysm (ASA), surgery used to be the ... -
Left ventricular outflow tract myxoma accompanied by dextrocardia with situs inversus: a case report
Yalta, Kenan; Turgut, Okan Onur; Yilmaz, Ahmet; Yilmaz, Mehmet Birhan; Ozyol, Ali; Karadas, Filiz; Tandogan, Izzet (SPRINGER, 2007)Myxoma is the most frequently encountered primary tumour of the heart, comprising more than 50% of all benign cardiac tumours. The case presented here was diagnosed as having dextrocardia with situs inversus and concomitant ... -
Levosimendan improves renal function in patients with acute decompensated heart failure: Comparison with dobutamine
Yilmaz, Mehmet Birhan; Yalta, Kenan; Yontar, Can; Karadas, Filiz; Erdem, Alim; Turgut, Okan Onur; Yilmaz, Ahmet; Tandogan, Izzet (SPRINGER, 2007)Background Levosimendan is a relatively new cardiac inotropic agent with calcium sensitizing activity. This study was conducted to investigate the effects of levosimendan (L) and dobutamine (D) on renal function in patients ... -
Long coronary artery aneurysm treated by two graft stents on a single bare metal stent scaffold
Karapinar, Hekim; Kucukdurmaz, Zekeriya; Gumrukcuoglu, Hasan Ali; Yilmaz, Ahmet (TERMEDIA PUBLISHING HOUSE LTD, 2012)We report a case of a 61-year-old male who presented with symptoms of stable angina The coronary angiography revealed a long aneurysm and significant stenosis after the aneurysmatic segment on the circumflex artery. The ... -
Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio is Predictor of Atrial Fibrillation Recurrence After Cardioversion With Amiodarone
Karavelioglu, Yusuf; Karapinar, Hekim; Yuksel, Murat; Memic, Kadriye; Sarak, Taner; Kurt, Recep; Yilmaz, Ahmet (SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC, 2015)Background: In this study, our aim is to examine the role of the neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) in the predictions of recurrence under long-term follow-up in patients whose sinus rhythms (SRs) were restored with ... -
Polymorphisms of selected genes related to increased cardiovascular risk in patients with acute coronary syndromes and their relation to the severity of coronary artery disease
Gul, Ibrahim; Kucukdurmaz, Zekeriya; Kalay, Nihat; Karapinar, Hekim; Inanc, Mehmet Tugrul; Ozdogru, Ibrahim; Yilmaz, Ahmet; Eryol, Namik Kemal (TERMEDIA PUBLISHING HOUSE LTD, 2012)Background: beta-Fibrinogen 455G/A, factor V 1691G/A, 1299H/A and glycoprotein Ilb/IIla PL A1/A2 polymorphisms are tought to be related to arterial thrombotic disorders, especially coronary artery disease (CAD) and myocardial ... -
Prognostic relevance of coronary collateral circulation: Clinical and epidemiological implications
Turgut, Okan; Yilmaz, Mehmet Birhan; Yalta, Kenan; Tandogan, Izzet; Yilmaz, Ahmet (ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD, 2009)Coronary collateral circulation provides an important response to ischemic heart disease and partially determines the severity of ischemic myocardial damage. Practical significance of coronary collateral circulation has ... -
A pseudoaneurysm of the ascending aorta associated with aorta-coronary artery saphenous graft
Kucukdurmaz, Zekeriya; Karapinar, Hekim; Gul, Ibrahim; Yilmaz, Ahmet (TERMEDIA PUBLISHING HOUSE LTD, 2011)Ascending aortic pseudoaneurysms are very rare entities generally occurring after heart surgery associated with cannulation for cardiopulmonary pump or aorta-coronary artery graft implantation. The pseudoaneurysm should ... -
Red cell distribution width and hypertensive response to exercise in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus
Kucukdurmaz, Zekeriya; Karavelioglu, Yusuf; Karapinar, Hekim; Sancakdar, Enver; Deveci, Koksal; Gul, Ibrahim; Yilmaz, Ahmet (TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC, 2014)Objective: There is no study about hypertensive response to exercise (HRE), which is a marker of unborn hypertension (HT), and red cell distribution width (RDW) association, in diabetic normotensive patients. So, we aimed ... -
Reversible Cardiomyopathy Associated with Autoimmune Polyendocrine Syndrome Type II
Karavelioglu, Yusuf; Baran, Ahmet; Karapinar, Hekim; Kucukdurmaz, Zekeriya; Yilmaz, Ahmet (JAPAN SOC INTERNAL MEDICINE, 2013)Recovery of the ventricular function in a patient with cardiomyopathy is very rare. Autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome is also very rare. We herein report a case of reversed cardiomyopathy associated with autoimmune ... -
Separate coronary arteries originating from the right sinus of Valsalva
Kucukdurmaz, Zekeriya; Sezen, Yusuf; Karapinar, Hekim; Gul, Ibrahim; Yilmaz, Ahmet (TERMEDIA PUBLISHING HOUSE LTD, 2012)Three separate coronary arteries originating from the right or left coronary sinus of Valsalva are exceedingly rarely seen coronary anomalies. The clinical course depends on the site of origin and the anatomical trace. We ... -
Sleep quality among relatively younger patients with initial diagnosis of hypertension: Dippers versus non-dippers
Yilmaz, Mehmet Birhan; Yalta, Kenan; Turgut, Okan Onur; Yilmaz, Ahmet; Yucel, Oguzhan; Bektasoglu, Gokhan; Tandogan, Izzet (TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD, 2007)Background. Sleep is a basic physiological process. Normal sleep yields decrease in sympathetic activity, blood pressure ( BP) and heart rate. Those, who do not have expected decrease in their BP are considered "non-dippers''. ...