Factors affecting left ventricular synchronicity in hypertensive patients: are arterial stiffness and central blood pressures influential?Abdulkadir Kiris
Department of Cardiology, Karadeniz Technical University Faculty of Medicine, Trabzon, Turkey
Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars 40:581-8. 2012
..The objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between AS, central blood pressures (BP) and LV dyssynchrony...
- Relationship between cardiac troponin-T and right ventricular Tei index in patients with hemodynamically stable pulmonary embolism: an observational study
Savas Ozsu
Department of Chest Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Karadeniz Teknik University, Trabzon Turkey
Anadolu Kardiyol Derg 12:659-65. 2012
..The purpose of this observational prospective study was to assess the relationship between the RV Tei index and cTn-T in patients with acute normotensive PE...
- Left ventricular dyssynchrony and its effects on cardiac function in patients with newly diagnosed hypertension
Abdulkadir Kiris
Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey
Echocardiography 29:914-22. 2012
..The aim of this study was to assess the impacts of LV systolic dyssynchrony on LV function in newly diagnosed hypertensives...
- Patients with ankylosing spondylitis have evidence of left ventricular asynchrony
Abdulkadir Kiris
Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey
Echocardiography 29:661-7. 2012
..The aim of this study was to evaluate LV systolic asynchrony noninvasively in patients with AS by using tissue synchrony imaging (TSI)...
- Carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity in patients with isolated coronary artery ectasia: an observational study
Abdulkadir Kiris
Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey
Anadolu Kardiyol Derg 12:313-9. 2012
..The increased PWV is recognized as an indicator of atherosclerosis. The relationship between isolated coronary artery ectasia (CAE) and carotid-femoral PWV has not been well-described. The aim of our study was to assess this relation...
- Intra-left ventricular systolic asynchrony in patients with overt hyperthyroidism
Abdulkadir Kiris
Department of Cardiology, Ahi Evren Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital, and Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey
Endocrine 38:283-8. 2010
..2±18.2 vs 16.8±9.7, P=0.01); and the maximal difference in Ts between any 2 of the 6 basal LV segments (76.6±42.0 vs 44.4±25.7, P=0.005). Patients with overt hyperthyroidism present evidence of LV asynchrony by TSI...
- The assessment of left ventricular systolic asynchrony in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism
Abdulkadir Kiris
Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey
Echocardiography 28:955-60. 2011
..LV asynchrony is defined as the loss of the simultaneous peak contraction of corresponding cardiac segments. The objective of this study was to assess systolic asynchrony in patients with overt hyperparthyroidism...
- Low total antioxidative capacity levels are associated with augmentation index but not pulse-wave velocity
Omer Gedikli
Department of Cardiology, KTU Faculty of Medicine, Trabzon, Turkey
Heart Vessels 24:366-70. 2009
..21, P = 0.03) was an independent determinant of AIx@75 in multivariable analysis. Our results suggest that the decrease in the ability of antioxidant defenses contributes significantly to increased wave reflections...
- The relationship between endothelial damage and aortic augmentation index
Omer Gedikli
Karadeniz Technical University, Departmant of Cardiology, Trabzon, Turkey omergedikli yahoo com
Clin Exp Hypertens 32:29-34. 2010
..However, the sTM level was not associated with AIx@75. We found that the vWF level was an independent determinant of AIx@75. Our results suggest that increased an vWF level contributes significantly to increased wave reflections...
- Effects of prehypertension on arterial stiffness and wave reflections
Omer Gedikli
Karadeniz Technical University, Faculty of Medicine, Departmant of Cardiology, Trabzon, Turkey
Clin Exp Hypertens 32:84-9. 2010
..26, p = 0.009) and AIx@75 (beta = 0.46, p = 0.0001). Our results suggest that arterial functions were impaired even at the prehypertensive stage...
- Assessment of left ventricular systolic asynchrony in patients with clinical hypothyroidism
Sahin Kaplan
Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey
Echocardiography 27:117-22. 2010
..Left ventricular (LV) asynchrony is defined as loss of the simultaneous peak contraction of corresponding cardiac segments...
- Circulating levels of relaxin and its relation to cardiovascular function in patients with hypertension
Omer Gedikli
Department of Cardiology, KTU Faculty of Medicine, Trabzon, Turkey
Blood Press 18:68-73. 2009
..The role of endogenous relaxin on hypertensive cardiovascular damage remains unknown. We investigated the relaxin level and its relation to cardiovascular function in patients with never treated hypertension (HT)...
- Investigation of effects of different treatment modalities on structural and functional vessel wall properties in patients with ankylosing spondylitis
Erhan Capkin
Karadeniz Technical University, Medical School, Dept of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Farabi Hospital, 61080 Trabzon, Turkey
Joint Bone Spine 78:378-82. 2011
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- Anti-TNF-α therapy may not improve arterial stiffness in patients with AS: a 24-week follow-up
Erhan Capkin
Division of Rheumatology, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Karadeniz Technical University, Medical School, 61080 Trabzon, Turkey
Rheumatology (Oxford) 51:910-4. 2012
..Hence this prospective clinical study evaluated the effectiveness of a 24-week anti-TNF-α therapy on vascular stiffness [pulse wave velocity (PWV)] in AS...
- Assessment of the Tei index by tissue Doppler imaging in patients with acromegaly: serum growth hormone level is associated with the Tei index
Merih Baykan
KTU Faculty of Medicine, Department of Cardiology, Trabzon, Turkey
Echocardiography 25:374-80. 2008
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- Relationship between arterial stiffness and myocardial damage in patients with newly diagnosed essential hypertension
Omer Gedikli
Faculty of Medicine, Department of Cardiology, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey
Am J Hypertens 21:989-93. 2008
..We investigate the relationship between serum H-FABP levels and arterial stiffness in patients with newly diagnosed HT...
- Evaluation of right ventricular function in early period following transcatheter closure of atrial septal defect
Mustafa Tarik Agac
Cardiology Department, Ahi Evren Heart and Vascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Trabzon, Turkey
Echocardiography 29:358-62. 2012
..We aimed to evaluate RV function by echocardiography (ECG) with these novel indices in early period in patients with secundum-type ASD that was closed percutaneously...
- Relation between carotid intima-media thickness and aortic knob width in patients with essential hypertension
Hakan Erkan
Department of Cardiology, Ahi Evren Heart and Vascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Turkey
Blood Press Monit 16:282-4. 2011
..The aim of this study was to determine the usefulness of the aortic knob width measured on chest radiography in the assessment of subclinical atherosclerosis in hypertensive patients...
- Dilated cardiomyopathy secondary to coarctation of the aorta was completely resolved after stent implantation
Mustafa Tarik Agac
Ahi Evren Chest, Heart and Vascular Surgery Hospital, Soğuksu Mah, Trabzon, Turkey
Cardiovasc J Afr 23:e12-3. 2012
..The procedure resulted in immediate clinical improvement. Six-months after stent implantation, the patient was free of symptoms and an echocardiographic examination showed completely normalised cardiac size and systolic function...
Diagonal ear-lobe crease is associated with carotid intima-media thickness in subjects free of clinical cardiovascular diseaseSukru Celik
KTU Faculty of Medicine, Department of Cardiology, Trabzon, Turkey
Atherosclerosis 192:428-31. 2007
..There is no knowledge concerning the relation between carotid intima-media thickness (IMT), an index of subclinical atherosclerosis, and diagonal ELC. The aim of our study was to assess this relation...
- Assessment of left ventricular function and Tei index by tissue Doppler imaging in patients with slow coronary flow
Merih Baykan
KTU Faculty of Medicine, Department of Cardiology, Trabzon, Turkey
Echocardiography 26:1167-72. 2009
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- Lipoprotein phospholipase A2 in patients with isolated coronary artery ectasia
Levent Korkmaz
Department of Cardiology, Ahi Evren Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Trabzon, Turkey
Clin Res Cardiol 100:511-4. 2011
..Nevertheless, the relation between LP-PLA2 and isolated coronary artery ectasia (CAE) has not been investigated yet. The aim of our study was to assess this relation...
- Adult-type anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the main pulmonary artery: one case report
Cihan Orem
Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey
Echocardiography 26:1232-5. 2009
..Computed tomography confirmed ALCAPA syndrome. Surgical corrections were planned...
- Anomalous origin of right coronary artery originating from the proximal part of the left anterior descending artery via a collateral
Sahin Kaplan
Department of Cardiology, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey
South Med J 102:1075-7. 2009
..The case of a patient with a rare anomalous right coronary artery (RCA) from the very proximal part of the left anterior descending (LAD) artery via a collateral, aberrant vessel is described...
- Relationship between aortic stiffness and the development of coronary collateral in patients with coronary artery disease
Sukru Celik
KTU Faculty of Medicine, Department of Cardiology, Trabzon, Turkey
Angiology 58:671-6. 2007
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- Impairment of flow mediated vasodilatation of brachial artery in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism
Merih Baykan
Department of Cardiology, KTU Faculty of Medicine, 61080, Trabzon, Turkey
Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 23:323-8. 2007
..Hyperparathyroid condition might influence endothelial cells. The aim of this study was to assess flow mediated dilatation (FMD) in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT)...
- Assessment of left ventricular diastolic function and Tei index by tissue Doppler imaging in patients with Cushing's Syndrome
Merih Baykan
KTU Faculty of Medicine, Departments of Cardiology, Trabzon Turkey
Echocardiography 25:182-90. 2008
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- A comparison of the effects of ramipril and losartan on blood pressure control and left ventricle hypertrophy in patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease
Sukru Ulusoy
Department of Nephrology, Karadeniz Technical University, School of Medicine, Trabzon, Turkey
Ren Fail 32:913-7. 2010
..In this study, we aimed to compare the effects of losartan and ramipril on blood pressure (BP) control, LVH, and renal progression in patients with hypertensive ADPKD...
- The effect of anti-TNF agent on oxidation status in patients with ankylosing spondylitis
Murat Karkucak
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Farabi Hospital, Karadeniz Technical University, Medical School, 61080, Trabzon, Turkey
Clin Rheumatol 29:303-7. 2010
..These results clearly indicate positive effects of anti-TNF treatment on oxidative status of AS patients. The limited effects of NSAIDs compared with controls may be due to excess impaired oxidative status in the patients in this study...
- Carotid intima-media thickness in patients with isolated coronary artery ectasia
Sukru Celik
KTU Faculty of Medicine, Department of Cardiology, 61080 Trabzon, Turkey
Atherosclerosis 190:385-7. 2007
..However, the relation between carotid IMT and isolated coronary artery ectasia (CAE) has not been investigated. The aim of our study was to assess this relation...
