Browsing by Author "Zorlu, Ali"
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Determinants of coronary collateral circulation in patients with coronary artery disease
Zorkun, Cafer; Akkaya, Emre; Zorlu, Ali; Tandogan, Izzet (TURKISH SOC CARDIOLOGY, 2013)Objective: This study aims to identify possible determinants of coronary collaterals in patients with severe coronary artery disease. Methods: The current study has a retrospective cohort design. Seventy four patients with ... -
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 ... -
Effect of Levosimendan in Patients with Severe Systolic Heart Failure and Worsening Renal Function
Zorlu, Ali; Yucel, Hasan; Yontar, Osman Can; Karahan, Oguz; Tandogan, Izzet; Katrancioglu, Nurkay; Yilmaz, Mehmet Birhan (ARQUIVOS BRASILEIROS CARDIOLOGIA, 2012)Background: Levosimendan, a calcium sensitizer, increases the sensitivity of the heart to calcium, thus increasing myocardial contractility without a rise in intracellular calcium. It was recently shown that levosimendan ... -
Elevated gamma glutamyl transferase levels are associated with the location of acute pulmonary embolism. Cross-sectional evaluation in hospital setting
Korkmaz, Ozge; Yucel, Hasan; Zorlu, Ali; Berkan, Ocal; Kaya, Hakki; Goksel, Sebahattin; Beton, Osman; Yilmaz, Mehmet Birhan (ASSOCIACAO PAULISTA MEDICINA, 2015)CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: The location of embolism is associated with clinical findings and disease severity in cases of acute pulmonary embolism. The level of gamma-glutamyl transferase increases under oxidative stress-related ... -
Elevated mean pulmonary artery pressure in patients with mild-to-moderate mitral stenosis: a useful predictor of worsening renal functions?
Zorkun, Cafer; Amioglu, Gullu; Bektasoglu, Gokhan; Zorlu, Ali; Ekinozu, Ismail; Turgut, Okan Onur; Tandogan, Izzet; Yilmaz, Mehmet Birhan (TURKISH SOC CARDIOLOGY, 2013)Objective: Renal dysfunction commonly accompanies the course of cardiac disorders and strongly associates with increased morbidity and mortality. Elevated central venous pressure is related to worsening renal function in ... -
Elevated mean pulmonary artery pressure in patients with mild-to-moderate mitral stenosis: a useful predictor of worsening renal functions? Reply
Zorkun, Cafer; Amioglu, Gullu; Bektasoglu, Gokhan; Zorlu, Ali; Ekinozu, Ismail; Turgut, Okan Onur; Tandogan, Izzet; Yilmaz, Mehmet Birhan (AVES, 2014)… -
Familial genetic risk factors in premature cardiovascular disease: a family study
Yucel, Oguzhan; Karahan, Oguz; Zorlu, Ali; Manduz, Sinasi (SPRINGER, 2012)Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is closely associated with familial predisposition. The aim of the present study was to investigate predisposing risk factors in the family of a young patient who underwent coronary artery ... -
Frequency of the mdr-1 C > T gene polymorphism in patients with COPD
Dogan, Omer Tamer; Katrancioglu, Nurkay; Karahan, Oguz; Sanli, Gulizar Canan; Zorlu, Ali; Manduz, Sinasi (HOSPITAL CLINICAS, UNIV SAO PAULO, 2010)BACKGROUND AND AIM: The multi-drug resistant-1 (MDR-1) gene is located on human chromosome 7 and encodes a glycosylated membrane protein that is a member of the ATP-binding cassette transporters superfamily. The aim of the ... -
Higher cancer antigen 125 level is associated with the presence of permanent atrial fibrillation in systolic heart failure patients
Kaya, Hakki; Zorlu, Ali; Yucel, Hasan; Tatlisu, Mustafa Adem; Kivrak, Tarik; Coskun, Abuzer; Yilmaz, Mehmet Birhan (ACTA CARDIOLOGICA, 2016)Introduction Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common arrhythmia in heart failure (HF). Recent studies have shown that serum cancer antigen-125 (CA-125) levels are elevated in HF, and high levels of CA-125 in HF patients with ... -
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 ... -
Influence of preoperative coronary collateral circulation on in-hospital mortality in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery with intra-aortic balloon pump support
Gungor, Hasan; Zencir, Cemil; Babu, Abraham Samuel; Akgullu, Cagdas; Eryilmaz, Ufuk; Zorlu, Ali; Selvi, Mithat; Onay, Sevil; Kurtoglu, Tunay (CHINESE MEDICAL ASSOC, 2014)Background Outcomes in patients requiring coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery have been improved with devices such as the intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP). Good coronary collateral circulation (CCC) has been shown ... -
Influence of Regular Blood Donation Onto Flow Mediated Vasodilatation
Yucel, Hasan; Kaya, Hakki; Zorlu, Ali; Yilmaz, Mehmet Birhan (ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC, 2013)… -
Is Preoperative Eosinopenia an Independent Predictor of Early Mortality for Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery?
Korkmaz, Ozge; Kaya, Hakki; Beton, Osman; Zorlu, Ali; Goksel, Sabahattin; Gul, Muslim; Ince, Ilker; Berkan, Ocal; Yilmaz, Mehmet Birhan (FORUM MULTIMEDIA PUBLISHING, LLC, 2016)Objective: Coronary artery bypass graft surgery in one of the most effective and widely used methods employed in the treatment of ischemic heart disease, but many factors to various degrees are directly associated with ... -
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 CA-125 level is related to both sides of the heart: A retrospective analysis
Yilmaz, Mehmet Birhan; Zorlu, Ali; Tandogan, Izzet (ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD, 2011)Objective: CA-125 is an old marker, recently shown to be associated with systolic heart failure. We aimed to search for factors influencing its plasma level. Design: 430 patients with one available CA-125 level 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 ... -
Postperfusion Syndrome in Cadaveric Liver Transplantations
Aydinli, Bahar; Karadeniz, Umit; Demir, Asli; Guclu, Cigdem Yildirim; Kazanci, Dilek; Koculu, Rabia; Haytural, Candan; Ozgok, Aysegul; Bostanci, Erdal Birol; Zorlu, Ali (AVES, 2016)Objective: To evaluate the factors that affects the postperfusion syndrome in cadaveric liver transplantations and the effect of the postperfusion syndrome on discharge from the hospital. Methods: Patients who underwent ...