Browsing by Author "Oflaz, Mehmet Burhan"
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Assessment of 17 Pediatric Cases With Colchicine Poisoning in a 2-Year Period
Alaygut, Demet; Kilic, Suar Caki; Kaya, Ali; Oflaz, Mehmet Burhan; Bolat, Fatih; Cevit, Omer; Icagasioglu, Fusun Dilara (LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, 2016)Aim The aim of the study is to discuss clinical effects, treatments, and outcomes of pediatric colchicine poisoning. Method This study was designed as an observational case series study. The medical records of children ... -
Assessment of Cardiac Functions in Fetuses of Gestational Diabetic Mothers
Balli, Sevket; Pac, Feyza Aysenur; Ece, Ibrahim; Oflaz, Mehmet Burhan; Kibar, Ayse Esin; Kandemir, Omer (SPRINGER, 2014)We investigated cardiac function in 67 fetuses of gestational diabetic mothers (FGDMs) and 122 fetuses of healthy mothers between 24 and 36 weeks of gestation. Cardiac functions were evaluated by M-mode, pulsed-wave, and ... -
Assessment of Fetal Cardiac Function in Mild Preeclampsia
Balli, Sevket; Kibar, Ayse Esin; Ece, Ibrahim; Oflaz, Mehmet Burhan; Yilmaz, Ozcan (SPRINGER, 2013)This study investigated cardiac function in 65 fetuses of mildly preeclamptic mothers and 55 fetuses of healthy mothers at 26-40 weeks of gestation. Fetuses with intrauterine growth restriction were excluded. Cardiac ... -
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. ... -
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. ... -
Early Subclinical Left-Ventricular Dysfunction in Obese Nonhypertensive Children: A Tissue Doppler Imaging Study
Kibar, Ayse Esin; Pac, Feyza Aysenur; Balli, Sevket; Oflaz, Mehmet Burhan; Ece, Ibrahim; Bas, Veysel Nejat; Aycan, Zehra (SPRINGER, 2013)A direct effect of obesity on myocardial function has not been not well established. Our aim was to investigate the effect of body mass index (BMI) and homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) on ... -
Effect of Antiepilepsy Drug Therapy on Ventricular Function in Children With Epilepsy: A Tissue Doppler Imaging Study
Kibar, Ayse Esin; Unver, Olcay; Oflaz, Mehmet Burhan; Guven, Ahmet Sami; Balli, Sevket; Ece, Ibrahim; Erdem, Sevcan; Icagasioglu, Fusun Dilara (SPRINGER, 2014)Impaired cardiac myocardial function may contribute to the risk for sudden unexpected death of a patient with epilepsy. This study aimed to investigate the effect of antiepilepsy drugs (AEDs) on cardiac function in pediatric ... -
Effect of Obesity on Left Ventricular Longitudinal Myocardial Strain by Speckle Tracking Echocardiography in Children and Adolescents
Kibar, Ayse Esin; Pac, Feyza Aysenur; Ece, Ibrahim; Oflaz, Mehmet Burhan; Balli, Sevket; Bas, Veysel Nejat; Aycan, Zehra (AVES, 2015)Background: Impaired subclinical ventricular function may contribute to the risk of cardiovascular disease in obesity. Aims: The aim of this study was to determine the influence of obesity on left ventricular (LV) longitudinal ... -
Effects of carvedilol therapy on cardiac autonomic control, QT dispersion, and ventricular arrhythmias in children with dilated cardiomyopathy
Oflaz, Mehmet Burhan; Balli, Sevket; Kibar, Ayse Esin; Ece, Ibrahim; Akdeniz, Celal; Tuzcu, Volkan (INT SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE, INC, 2013)Background: The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of carvedilol therapy on autonomic control of the heart and QT-interval dispersion (QTd) among children with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) whose ... -
Evaluation of Cardiac Functions of Patients with Benign Joint Hypermobility Syndrome
Balli, Sevket; Aydin, Mehmet Zafer; Gerdan, Vedat; Ece, Ibrahim; Oflaz, Mehmet Burhan; Kibar, Ayse Esin; Sen Dalkiran, Eylem (SPRINGER, 2014)We sought to investigate whether echocardiography with tissue Doppler imaging identifies myocardial dysfunction in children with benign joint hypermobility syndrome (BJHS). This cross-sectional study enrolled 75 children ... -
Evaluation of morphological characteristics of septal rims affecting successful transcatheter atrial septal defect closure in children and adults
Oflaz, Mehmet Burhan; Pac, Feyza Aysenur; Kibar, Ayse Esin; Balli, Sevket; Ece, Ibrahim (TERMEDIA PUBLISHING HOUSE LTD, 2013)Introduction: Determining other echocardiographic predictors along with the measured atrial septal defect (ASD) size and evaluating the closure together with these predictors would increase the chance of success for ... -
Evaluation of the serum levels of soluble IL-2 receptor and endothelin-1 in children with Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever
Deveci, Koksal; Oflaz, Mehmet Burhan; Sancakdar, Enver; Uysal, Elif Bilge; Guven, Ahmet Sami; Kaya, Ali; Alkan, Filiz; Cevit, Omer (WILEY, 2014)We aimed to assess the association between serum levels of soluble IL-2 receptor (sIL-2r) and endothelin-1 and severe infection in children with Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF). Fifty-two patients under 18 years 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 ... -
Neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio in children with familial Mediterranean fever: Original article
Duksal, Fatma; Alaygut, Demet; Guven, Ahmet Sami; Ekici, Mahmut; Oflaz, Mehmet Burhan; Tuncer, Rukiye; Cevit, Omer (AVES, 2015)Objective: The aim of present study was (a) to evaluate the relationship between the neutrophil/lymphocyte (N/L) ratio and mutation types of familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) in children and (b) to evaluate the relationship ... -
Noninvasive evaluation of cardiac autonomic modulation in children with primary Raynaud's phenomenon: a controlled study
Oflaz, Mehmet Burhan; Ece, Ibrahim; Kibar, Ayse Esin; Balli, Sevket; Alaygut, Demet; Guven, Ahmet Sami; Bolat, Fatih; Duksal, Fatma; Cevit, Omer (SPRINGER LONDON LTD, 2014)This study aimed to objectively evaluate autonomic nervous function in children with primary Raynaud's phenomenon (PRP). Thirty-two children with PRP and 30 healthy subjects were included in the study. We analyzed heart ... -
The Prevalence and Outcomes of Thrombocytopenia in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A Three-Year Report
Bolat, Fatih; Kilic, Suar Caki; Oflaz, Mehmet Burhan; Gulhan, Elif; Kaya, Ali; Guven, Ahmet Sami; Aygunes, Utku; Icagasioglu, Dilara; Gultekin, Asim (TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC, 2012)Neonatal thrombocytopenia is one of the most common hematologic disorders in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of thrombocytopenia and whether thrombocytopenia ... -
A Rare Heart Rhythm Problem in Acute Rheumatic Fever: Complete Atrioventricular Block
Kibar, Ayse Esin; Erdem, Sevcan; Oflaz, Mehmet Burhan (DERMAN MEDICAL PUBL, 2015)Rheumatic heart disease remains the most important cause of acquired heart disease in children and young adults. Different kinds of rhythm and conduction disturbances may be seen during the course of acute rheumatic fever ... -
Resting Heart Rate in Children with Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever: A Tool to Identify Patients at Risk?
Oflaz, Mehmet Burhan; Bolat, Fatih; Kaya, Ali; Guven, Ahmet Sami; Kucukdurmaz, Zekeriya; Karapinar, Hekim; Gulsever, Osman; Dogan, Melih; Cevit, Omer; Icagasioglu, Fusun Dilara (MARY ANN LIEBERT, INC, 2014)Objective: We aimed to assess the association between resting heart rate (RHR) and severe infection in children with Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF). Methods: In all, 121 patients under 18 years of age with a ... -
Rhythm and Conduction Analysis of Patients With Acute Rheumatic Fever
Balli, Sevket; Oflaz, Mehmet Burhan; Kibar, Ayse Esin; Ece, Ibrahim (SPRINGER, 2013)Various rhythm and conduction abnormalities can develop in acute rheumatic fever. This study investigated rhythm and conduction abnormalities in children with acute rheumatic fever using a standard 12-lead electrocardiogram ...