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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 ...

Designing phase 3 sepsis trials: application of learned experiences from critical care trials in acute heart failure

Mebazaa, Alexandre; Laterre, Pierre Francois; Russell, James A.; Bergmann, Andreas; Gattinoni, Luciano; Gayat, Etienne; Harhay, Michael O.; Hartmann, Oliver; Hein, Frauke; Kjolbye, Anne Louise; Legrand, Matthieu; Lewis, Roger J.; Marshall, John C.; Marx, Gernot; Radermacher, Peter; Schroedter, Mathias; Scigalla, Paul; Stough, Wendy Gattis; Struck, Joachim; Van den Berghe, Greet; Yilmaz, Mehmet Birhan; Angus, Derek C. (BMC, 2016)

Substantial attention and resources have been directed to improving outcomes of patients with critical illnesses, in particular sepsis, but all recent clinical trials testing various interventions or strategies have failed ...

Comparison of Ultrafiltration and Intravenous Diuretic Therapies in Patients Hospitalized for Acute Decompensated Biventricular Heart Failure

Seker, Ayse; Kayatas, Mansur; Huzmeli, Can; Candan, Ferhan; Yilmaz, Mehmet Birhan (TURK NEFROLOJI DIYALIZ TRANSPLANTASYON DERGISI, 2016)

OBJECTIVE: Studies comparing ultrafiltration and diuretics in management of ADHF have shown controversial results. In this study, we compared the efficacy and safety of intravenous diuretic therapy and ultrafiltration in ...

Mean Platelet Volume as a Predictor of Heart Failure-Related Hospitalizations in Stable Heart Failure Outpatients with Sinus Rhythm

Kaya, Hakki; Yildinmh, Mustafa Kutay; Kurt, Recep; Beton, Osman; Yilmaz, Mehmet Birhan (TAIWAN SOC CARDIOLOGY, 2017)

Background: In this study, we investigated the relationship between the mean platelet volume (MPV) with mortality and heart failure (HF)-related hospitalization in stable chronic HF outpatients with reduced ejection fraction ...

Right Ventricular Dysfunction Complicates Time in Therapeutic Range in Heart Failure Patients Receiving Warfarin

Beton, Osman; Asarcikli, Lale Dinc; Sen, Taner; Ipek, Esra Gucuk; Kafes, Habibe; Yaman, Mehmet; Efe, Tolga Han; Kaya, Hakki; Temizhan, Ahmet; Yilmaz, Mehmet Birhan (KARGER, 2017)

Aim: We aimed to evaluate the effect of echocardiographically demonstrated right ventricular dysfunction (RVD) on time in therapeutic range (TTR) in heart failure (HF) patients receiving warfarin therapy. Methods:A total ...

Letter to editor: Clinical profile and predictors of in-hospital outcome in patients with heart failure

Ege, Meltem Refiker; Yucel, Oguzhan; Zorlu, Ali; Yilmaz, Mehmet Birhan (ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD, 2011)

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Association of right heart with CA-125 levels in patients with heart failure

Refiker, Meltem; Yilmaz, Mehmet Birhan (ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD, 2010)

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Depression and heart failure

Ege, Meltem Refiker; Yilmaz, Nuryil; Yilmaz, Mehmet Birhan (ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD, 2012)

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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 ...

CA125 in heart failure: Implications for immunoinflammatory activity

Turgut, Okan; Tandogan, Izzet; Yilmaz, Mehmet Birhan; Gul, Ibrahim; Zorlu, Ali (ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD, 2011)

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