A novel echocardiographic marker in hypertensive patients: is diastolic dysfunction associated with atrial electromechanical abnormalities in hypertension?Bunyamin Yavuz
Department of Cardiology, Kecioren Teaching and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich) 12:687-92. 2010
..It may be suggested that diastolic dysfunction is associated with atrial electromechanical abnormalities, which can be associated with atrial fibrillation in hypertension...
- Determining the relationship between metabolic syndrome score and angiographic severity of coronary artery disease
B Yavuz
Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Cardiology, Ankara, Turkey
Int J Clin Pract 62:717-22. 2008
..The effect of MS on angiographic severity of CAD is not well defined. The aim of this study was to examine the effect of MS on angiographic severity of CAD by using Gensini score...
- Impaired ventricular electrical stability and sympathetic hyperactivity in patients with multivessel coronary artery disease
Bunyamin Yavuz
Department of Cardiology, Kecioren Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
Coron Artery Dis 18:241-5. 2007
..The aim of this study was to identify autonomic nervous system activity and ventricular vulnerability in multivessel coronary artery disease...
- Increased mean platelet volume in rheumatic mitral stenosis: a possible factor for thromboembolic events
Bunyamin Yavuz
Kecioren Teaching and Research Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Ankara, Turkey
J Cardiol 53:204-7. 2009
..The aim of this study was to investigate MPV in patients with RMS and healthy control subjects...
- Increased levels of 25 hydroxyvitamin D and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D after rosuvastatin treatment: a novel pleiotropic effect of statins?
Bunyamin Yavuz
Kecioren Teaching and Research Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Ankara, Turkey
Cardiovasc Drugs Ther 23:295-9. 2009
..7-dehydrocholesterol is the precursor of both cholesterol and vitamin D. The aim of this study was to investigate the possible effect of rosuvastatin on vitamin D metabolism...
- Decreasing brain natriuretic peptide levels after treatment for hyperthyroidism
Derun Taner Ertugrul
Department of Internal Medicine, Kecioren Teaching and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
Endocr J 56:1043-8. 2009
..We conclude that hyperthyroidism may cause high BNP measurements which can lead to misdiagnosis of congestive heart failure. We suggest that thyroid hormones should be checked in patients with high levels of BNP...
- Potential biomarkers for vascular damage in Alzheimer's disease: thrombomodulin and von Willebrand factor
B B Yavuz
Hacettepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Geriatric Medicine, Sihhiye, 06100, Ankara, Turkey
J Nutr Health Aging 14:439-41. 2010
..The aim of this study was to examine the levels of vWF and thrombomodulin in AD as possible markers for vascular damage and to test their utility as an early biomarker in AD...
- Fenofibrate improves endothelial function and decreases thrombin-activatable fibrinolysis inhibitor concentration in metabolic syndrome
Alpaslan Kilicarslan
Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
Blood Coagul Fibrinolysis 19:310-4. 2008
..Further studies are warranted to confirm the effects of fibrates on thrombin-activatable fibrinolysis inhibitor and for conclusive evidence on the association between thrombin-activatable fibrinolysis inhibitor and thrombosis...
- Advanced age is associated with endothelial dysfunction in healthy elderly subjects
B B Yavuz
Division of Geriatric Medicine, Hacettepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
Gerontology 54:153-6. 2008
..Aging is associated with an increased risk for atherosclerosis in which endothelial dysfunction is an early marker...
- Cardiac repolarization abnormalities and increased sympathetic activity in scleroderma
Orcun Ciftci
Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
J Natl Med Assoc 99:232-7. 2007
..This paper focuses on QT dynamicity and heart rate variability (HRV) in patients with scleroderma and controls in an attempt to investigate the cardiac autonomic system and ventricular repolarization...
- Intra-left atrial mechanical delay detected by tissue Doppler echocardiography can be a useful marker for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation
Ali Deniz
Department of Cardiology, Ulus State Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
Echocardiography 26:779-84. 2009
..There are some clinical and echocardiographic parameters to predict paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF), but more sensitive predictors are needed. Tissue Doppler imaging may be a sensitive method for this purpose...
- White coat effect and its clinical implications in the elderly
Burcu Balam Yavuz
Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Geriatric Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
Clin Exp Hypertens 31:306-15. 2009
..Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring should be performed on geriatric patients with office-measured hypertension in order to avoid overtreatment...
- Is psoriasis a pre-atherosclerotic disease? Increased insulin resistance and impaired endothelial function in patients with psoriasis
Ayse Serap Karadag
Department of Dermatology, Kecioren Teaching and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
Int J Dermatol 49:642-6. 2010
..In this study, we aimed to evaluate endothelial function by flow-mediated dilation (FMD) and insulin resistance by Homeostasis model assessment-insulin resistance (HOMA-IR)...
- Serum elevated gamma glutamyltransferase levels may be a marker for oxidative stress in Alzheimer's disease
Burcu Balam Yavuz
Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Geriatric Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
Int Psychogeriatr 20:815-23. 2008
..An increase in serum GGT is thought to be an early and sensitive marker of oxidative stress. Oxidative stress has a role in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD). The aim of this study was to investigate the GGT levels in AD...
- Addition of rituximab to chop does not increase the risk of cardiotoxicity in patients with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
Saadettin Kilickap
Department of Medical Oncology, Hacettepe University Institute of Oncology, Sihhiye, 06100, Ankara, Turkey
Med Oncol 25:437-42. 2008
..However, the impact of this approach on doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity has not been elucidated...
- Simvastatin treatment improves endothelial function and increases fibrinolysis in patients with hypercholestrolemia
Gulay S Guven
Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
J Natl Med Assoc 98:627-30. 2006
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- QT dispersion increases with aging
Bunyamin Yavuz
Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
Ann Noninvasive Electrocardiol 11:127-31. 2006
..The aim of this study was to investigate how QTd changes with increasing age by calculating the QTd in the elderly and younger subjects...
- QT dispersion increases in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus
Bunyamin Yavuz
Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, 06100, Sihhiye, Ankara, Turkey
Clin Rheumatol 26:376-9. 2007
..Our result suggests that prolonged QT dispersion can be a useful noninvasive and simple method for early detection of cardiac involvement in SLE patients...
- Novel cardiovascular risk factors and cardiac event predictors in female inactive systemic lupus erythematosus patients
Omer Karadag
Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
Clin Rheumatol 26:695-9. 2007
..These findings suggest that SLE patients without traditional major cardiovascular risk factors may have increased risk of cardiovascular disease and future cardiac events...
- Increased myocardial vulnerability and autonomic nervous system imbalance in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome
Kudret Aytemir
Department of Cardiology, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
Respir Med 101:1277-82. 2007
..The aim of this study was to show the effects of OSAS on predictors of arrhythmias by the evaluation of heart rate turbulence (HRT), heart rate variability (HRV) and QT dynamicity reflecting the ANS balance and myocardial vulnerability...
- B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) levels in female systemic lupus erythematosus patients: what is the clinical significance?
Omer Karadag
Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
Clin Rheumatol 26:1701-4. 2007
..Although none of the SLE patients in our study had clinical signs of ischemic heart disease, increased levels of BNP in SLE patients might be a reflection of a ischemic myocardial tissue...
- Assessment of endothelial function in Alzheimer's disease: is Alzheimer's disease a vascular disease?
Didem Sener Dede
Department of Internal Medicine, Haceteppe University, Ankara, Turkey
J Am Geriatr Soc 55:1613-7. 2007
..To compare endothelial function of people with Alzheimer's disease (AD) with that of people without...
- The role of surface ECG and transthoracic echocardiography for predicting postoperative atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass surgery
Halil I Ucar
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Sihhiye, Ankara, Turkey
Saudi Med J 29:352-6. 2008
..To evaluate the roles of surface electrocardiogram (ECG) and transthoracic echocardiography (ECHO) for prediction of atrial fibrillation (AF) after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG)...
- Coronary artery bypass grafting is associated with a significant worsening of QT dynamicity and heart rate variability
Bunyamin Yavuz
Department of Cardiology, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
Cardiology 106:51-5. 2006
..This study evaluated the effects of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) on heart rate variability and QT interval dynamicity in subjects with coronary artery disease undergoing elective CABG surgery...
- Are familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) patients at increased risk for atherosclerosis? Impaired endothelial function and increased intima media thickness are found in FMF
Ali Akdogan
J Am Coll Cardiol 48:2351-3. 2006
