Browsing by Author "Kucukdurmaz, Zekeriya"
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Abnormal Heart Rate Recovery in Stable Heart Failure Patients
Yilmaz, Ahmet; Erdem, Alim; Kucukdurmaz, Zekeriya; Karapinar, Hekim; Gul, Ibrahim; Sarikaya, Savas; Dizman, Rafet (WILEY, 2013)Background Heart rate decrease after exercise, that is associated with reactivation of parasympathetic system, is important, as it is also associated with mortality. Previous studies have shown that this is an independent ... -
The assessment of subsegmental branches of the pulmonary artery by intravascular ultrasound in patients with mitral stenosis
Karapinar, Hekim; Kaya, Zekeriya; Acar, Goksel; Esen, Ozlem Batukan; Bulut, Mustafa; Kucukdurmaz, Zekeriya; Gul, Ibrahim; Yazicioglu, Mehmet; Esen, Ali; Kirma, Cevat (TERMEDIA PUBLISHING HOUSE LTD, 2012)Background: There are limited data that examine the assessment of subsegmental branches of the pulmonary artery by intravascular ultrasound (IVUS). Aim: To assess the structural characteristics of pulmonary arteries by ... -
Atypical antipsychotic use is an independent predictor for the increased mean platelet volume in patients with schizophrenia: A preliminary study
Semiz, Murat; Yucel, Hasan; Kavakci, Onder; Yildirim, Osman; Zorlu, Ali; Yilmaz, Mehmet Birhan; Kucukdurmaz, Zekeriya; Canan, Fatih (ISFAHAN UNIV MED SCIENCES, 2013)Background: Cardiovascular diseases, cardiovascular risk factors, and mortality due to these situations are more frequently encountered in schizophrenic patients when compared with the general population. The mean platelet ... -
Blood pressure response to exercise is exaggerated in normotensive diabetic patients
Karavelioglu, Yusuf; Karapinar, Hekim; Gul, Ibrahim; Kucukdurmaz, Zekeriya; Yilmaz, Ahmet; Akpek, Mahmut; Kaya, Mehmet Gungor (INFORMA HEALTHCARE, 2013)Introduction. The aim of this study was to investigate the blood pressure (BP) response to exercise in normotensive patients with type II diabetes mellitus (DM). Materials and methods. A cross-sectional study was carried ... -
Bradycardia Seen In Children With Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever
Oflaz, Mehmet Burhan; Kucukdurmaz, Zekeriya; Guven, A. Sami; Karapinar, Hekim; Kaya, Ali; Sancakdar, Enver; Deveci, Koksal; Gul, Ibrahim; Erdem, Alim; Cevit, Omer; Icagasioglu, F. Dilara (MARY ANN LIEBERT, INC, 2013)Introduction: Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a zoonotic viral disease with a high mortality rate. In clinical practice, we observed bradycardia in some pediatric patients with CCHF during the clinical course. ... -
A BULLET NUCLEUS MOBILE WITH CARDIAC CYCLE
Kucukdurmaz, Zekeriya; Sezen, Yusuf; Yildiz, Ali; Gur, Mustafa; Demirbag, Recep (NOBEL ILAC, 2012)We hereby report a case of atypical chest pain after a firearm injury occurring 20 years ago, which remained asymptomatic throughout the years. The patient had a positive treadmill exercise test and his coronary angiographic ... -
Cardiac findings in children with Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever
Gul, Ibrahim; Kaya, Ali; Guven, Ahmet Sami; Karapinar, Hekim; Kucukdurmaz, Zekeriya; Yilmaz, Ahmet; Icagasioglu, Fusun Dilara; Tandogan, Izzet (INT SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE, INC, 2011)Background: Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) involves the multi-organ systems. The involvement of the heart in adult patients has been described previously. We investigated the electrocardiographic and echocardiographic ... -
Catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation results in greater improvement in cardiac function in patients with low versus normal left ventricular ejection fraction
Kucukdurmaz, Zekeriya; Kato, Ritsushi; Erdem, Alim; Golcuk, Ebru; Tobiume, Takeshi; Nagase, Takahiko; Ikeda, Yoshifumi; Nakajima, Yoshie; Matsumura, Makoto; Komiyama, Nobuyuki; Nishimura, Shigeyuki; Matsumoto, Kazuo (SPRINGER, 2013)It is still unknown whether left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) might affect the magnitude of improvement after atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation on cardiac function in persistent or longstanding persistent AF (CAF) ... -
Closure of patent ductus arteriosus with oversized Amplatzer occluder in a patient with pulmonary hypertension
Karapinar, Hekim; Kucukdurmaz, Zekeriya; Oflaz, Mehmet Burhan; Gul, Ibrahim; Yilmaz, Ahmet (TERMEDIA PUBLISHING HOUSE LTD, 2013)Diagnosis of patent ductus arteriosus is rare in adulthood. Closure of ductus is difficult when diagnosed at an adult age due to the development of pulmonary hypertension and pulmonary arterial disease that generally occurs. ... -
Effect of Blood Donation Mediated Volume Reduction on Right Ventricular Function Parameters in Healthy Subjects
Kucukdurmaz, Zekeriya; Karapinar, Hekim; Karavelioglu, Yusuf; Acar, Goksel; Gul, Ibrahim; Emiroglu, Mehmet Yunus; Bulut, Mustafa; Esen, Ali Metin (WILEY-BLACKWELL, 2012)Purpose: We aimed to investigate the effect of controlled and limited volume change by the blood donation model to the right ventricular (RV) function via different echocardiographic parameters in healthy adults. Methods: ... -
The effect of percutaneous mitral balloon valvuloplasty on left atrial systolic functions
Karapinar, Hekim; Emiroglu, Mehmet Y.; Aung, Soe M.; Kaya, Zekeriya; Karavelioglu, Yusuf; Kucukdurmaz, Zekeriya; Gul, Ibrahim; Esen, Ali M.; Kirma, Cevat (TERMEDIA PUBLISHING HOUSE LTD, 2011)Background: Conventional echocardiographic methods have already shown that successful mitral balloon valvuloplasty (MBV) can effectively increase left atrial (LA) functions. Aim: To evaluate LA functions after MBV using ... -
Evaluation of Atrial Electromechanical Coupling Times in Hemodialysis Patients
Karavelioglu, Yusuf; Karapinar, Hekim; Ozkurt, Sultan; Sarikaya, Savas; Kucukdurmaz, Zekeriya; Arisoy, Arif; Kurt, Recep; Yilmaz, Ahmet; Kaya, Mehmet G. (WILEY, 2014)BackgroundThere are no definite data about the atrial electromechanical coupling times (AEMCT) in patients with end stage renal failure (ESRF). The aim of this study was to investigate the AEMCT in ESRF patients without ... -
Evaluation of Endothelium Functions by Flow-mediated Dilatation in Pediatric Patients With Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever
Karapinar, Hekim; Kaya, Ali; Uysal, Elif Bilge; Kucukdurmaz, Zekeriya; Deveci, Koksal; Guven, Ahmet Sami; Sancakdar, Enver; Yilmaz, Ahmet (LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, 2015)Background: Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a systemic viral disease that also affects the endothelium. Thrombocytopenia and hemorrhage are seen in this disease. But, the cause of thrombocytopenia is not clear. ... -
The Evaluation of Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1 in N-Nitro-L-Arginine Methyl Ester Preeclampsia Model of Pregnant Rats
Kaya, Ali; Boztosun, Abdullah; Seckin, Hulya; Guven, Ahmet Sami; Kucukdurmaz, Zekeriya; Gulturk, Sefa; Cevit, Omer (BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP, 2011)Objective: The objective of the study was to evaluate hypoxia-inducible factor 1 (HIF-1), which plays a major role in the stimulation of angiogenesis in placental tissues, by using immunohistochemical staining in preeclampsia ... -
Evaluation of left ventricular diastolic function in nonhypertensive nondiabetic hemodialysis patients
Karavelioglu, Yusuf; Ozkurt, Sultan; Karapinar, Hekim; Kucukdurmaz, Zekeriya; Arisoy, Arif; Kurt, Recep; Yilmaz, Ahmet; Yarlioglues, Mikail; Akpek, Mahmut; Kaya, Mehmet G. (LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, 2013)Aim Diastolic dysfunction (DD) is common in hemodialysis (HD) patients. Because diabetes mellitus (DM) and hypertension (HT) are also common in this patient group, the exact reason for DD in HD patients is not clear. The ... -
External iliac artery pseudo-stenosis associated with catheterization: report of two cases
Karapinar, Hekim; Gul, Ibrahim; Kucukdurmaz, Zekeriya; Gumrukcuoglu, Hasan Ali; Yilmaz, Ahmet (TERMEDIA PUBLISHING HOUSE LTD, 2012)In invasive cardiology practices, the most commonly used vascular access site is the femoral artery. Atherosclerotic stenoses on the femoral and iliac arteries create difficulties in these practices. Vasospasm rarely occurs ... -
Giant Left Atrium
Kucukdurmaz, Zekeriya; Gunes, Hakan; Kurt, Recep; Karapinar, Hekim (WILEY-BLACKWELL, 2013)… -
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 ... -
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 ...