Turgay Celik

..We report on a case of a 44-year-old male presenting with symptomatic sustained idiopathic VT originating from the posteroseptal tricuspid annulus...

..Most are located at the right cardiophrenic angle. Life-threatening complications may be infrequently encountered. We report the case of a 54 year-old male with acute coronary syndrome and a pericardial cyst in an unusual localization...

..We evaluated the effects of nebivolol on platelet activation in hypertensive patients by measuring mean platelet volume (MPV) and plasma soluble P-selectin (sP-sel) levels and compared with those of the patients taking metoprolol...

..Accordingly, the current study was designated to evaluate aortic elastic features in young patients with prehypertension...

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..The aim of this study is to examine the effects of preinfarct angina (PIA) on electrocardiographic ischemia grades...

..More importantly, increased GGT levels are independently associated with impaired aortic elasticity in patients with prehypertension...

..In the current case report, we described a 21-year-old man presenting with severe hypertension in whom the diagnosis of hypoplasia of the descending thoracic and abdominal aorta was made using with magnetic resonance imaging...

..To determine the effects of nebivolol on oxidative stress, insulin resistance, adiponectin and plasma soluble P-selectin levels in hypertensive patients in comparison with metoprolol...

..We aimed to investigate the long-term cardiac mortality and the relationship between cardiac mortality and electrocardiographic abnormalities in patients with diphtheritic myocarditis who survived after hospital discharge...

..This study was designed to evaluate the possible relationship between aortic elasticity and PWD in young prehypertensive patients...

..56, P < 0.001, for sP-selectin r = 0.67, P < 0.001). The current study demonstrates that platelet activity is increased in the patients with SCF compared to that of the patients with normal coronary flow...

..It is a subcategory of overall lead perforation and it has been described in several case reports. In the current paper, we present two cases with late partial lead perforation developing after the PM implantation...

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..To investigate urinary methylmalonic acid (uMMA) levels and their relationship with markers of myocyte necrosis and inflammation in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI)...

..Accordingly, this study was designed to evaluate the association between metabolic syndrome and myocardial perfusion grade in patients with acute myocardial infarction undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention...

..We strongly believe that we do not have enough data supporting the use of antioxidant treatment in the management of HF patients, including a diabetic subset...

..Diabetic patients have been reported to have impaired coronary collateral vessel growth, although they have excessive neovascularization in the retina...

..To evaluate the relationship between site of infarction (anterior vs. inferior) and circadian variation in patients with ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) in a Turkish cohort...

..In the current case, we report a 25-year-old man who underwent orthotopic heart transplantation three years ago in whom isolated pneumopericardium occurred following endomyocardial biopsy performed via right internal jugular vein...

..RESULTS: We present a case of bilateral coronary-pulmonary artery fistula combined with severe aortic insufficiency causing myocardial ischemia and who subsequently underwent fistula ligation during aortic valve surgery...

..Accordingly, the purpose of the current study was to analyze the comparative effects of metoprolol and perindopril on aortic elasticity in young patients with prehypertension after 6 months of therapy...

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..Accordingly, this study was designed to investigate the impact of admission CRP levels on the development of poor myocardial perfusion after PCI in patients with acute MI...

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..Several studies demonstrated that P wave dispersion (PWD) increased after coronary occlusion. The effect of primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) on PWD needs to be elucidated...

..Angiotensin II receptor blockers (AARBs) and angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) have beneficial effects on atrial conduction times. However, there are not enough data about the comparative effects of those drugs on PWD...

..Accordingly, in the present study, we aimed to investigate the effects of prior statin use on coronary blood flow after primary PCI in patients with AMI using the Thrombolysis In Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) frame count method...

..To evaluate ischemia in right ventricle (RV) in patients with small caliber of right coronary artery (RCA)...

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..It is yet to be established which factors are responsible for differences among patients with the same degree of coronary artery disease in terms of coronary collateral development (CCD)...

..However, the relationship between hypertension and plasma adiponectin levels is not clear. Also, there is not enough data about the effects of different antihypertensive regimens on plasma adiponectin levels...

..Moreover, PTX3 has been suggested to represent a novel mortality risk factor, and elevated PTX3 levels have been shown to accompany increased albuminuria among patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD)...

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..We aimed to define the clinical features and cardiac electrophysiological characteristics of these patients, and to examine the incidence and identify predictors of AF recurrences after elimination of AVNRT...

..To determine the effects of nebivolol on diastolic functions of the left ventricle in the hypertensive patients in the early treatment period...

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..The diverticulum has a connection with the left ventricular outflow truct, and contracts simultaneously with the left ventricle. The patient has been included in our congenital anomaly follow-up program...

..Reduced heart rate recovery (HRR) in coronary artery disease (CAD) is predictive of increased cardiovascular mortality and is related to reduced parasympathetic tonus...

..It has also recently been shown that adiponectin plays an essential role in the modulation of angiogenesis. These data led us to hypothesize that adiponectin might contribute to end-organ damage in hypertension...

..We aimed in this study to investigate the differences in left ventricular (LV) structure, function and elastance parameters in the patients with normotensive blood pressure (BP) levels...

..We report a case of AVNRT continuing despite the occurrence of ventriculoatrial block, thus supporting the existence of an upper common pathway...

..The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of mitral stenosis (MS) on left atrial (LA) function using two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography (2DSTE)...

..51, p = 0.009). Prehypertension causes platelet activation as evidenced by increased MPV and plasma sP-selectin levels. Increased platelet activation might be related to increased vascular thrombotic risk in those patients...

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..Successful surgical treatment was performed. We emphasize the rarity of this condition, and discuss its major features...

..We present the first case of congenital left ventricular aneurysm combined with saccular aortic aneurysm in descending thoracic aorta in this case report...

..The administration of octreotide for treatment of in-stent restenosis results in a relatively low long-term angiographic restenosis rate and no significant acute effects on cardiovascular clinical events...

..Ventricular tachycardia could not be induced during the control electrophysiologic study after surgical revascularization...

..Our results suggest that acute or chronic tianeptine treatment attenuates ethanol withdrawal syndrome in ethanol-dependent rats and this drug may be useful for treatment of ethanol-type dependence...

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..We aimed to investigate the effects of autonomic and left ventricular functional and structural changes on QT interval and dispersion differences between normal and prehypertensive patients...

..We assessed prospectively the initial safety and efficacy of the Epiclose-T after diagnostic cardiac catheterization, and evaluated patient comfort...

..Anomalous high insertion of the inferior vena cava into the right atrium is probably the most infrequent anomaly among the anomalies of the inferior vena cava...

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..In addition, serum ChE levels do not seem to be involved in impairment of cognitive functions in ethanol dependent-rats...

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..The aim of this study was to design a new, scintigraphic method of imaging the flow-mediated dilation in the forearm, which represents the functional characteristic of endothelial dysfunction...

..The antioxidant system and trace elements have been investigated in many different studies including HD, but these subjects have not been investigated as a whole in these patients...

..Although more than one antegrade slow pathway exists, creation of a single lesion at the right posterior atrial septum using the conventional right-sided approach successfully eliminated AVNRT...

..Not only, wall motion abnormalities of the left ventricle are detected by gMPI, but also this test provides additional information regarding the function of structural malformations as in our case...

..We present here a case with agenesis of the hepatic vena cava associated with scimitar syndrome...

..To investigate whether or not P-wave dispersion (PWD) can be used as a good indicator of effective hemodialysis...

..A few cases have been reported till now. In this case report, we present a 58-year-old male with a woven right coronary artery...

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..In this case report, we present a 48-year-old male patient with a woven coronary artery anomaly in the circumflex artery and who had been followed up for 5 years...

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..But it is too early to talk about the prognostic significance in patients with acute cerebrovascular accident not undergoing thrombolytic treatment...