Ozgur Ciftci

..We sought to investigate whether smoking mentholated cigarettes impairs coronary flow reserve (CFR) more so than smoking regular cigarettes...

..The aim of the study was to compare acute effects of normal and mentholated cigarettes smoking on both ventricular diastolic functions in chronic smokers...

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..We investigated possible acute effects of mentholated versus nonmentholated cigarette smoking on vascular functions and left ventricular diastolic functions in otherwise healthy young smokers...

..However, the question of whether patients with familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) are at risk of atherosclerosis and related diseases remains controversial...

..To date, there has been no study comparing the possible acute effects on coronary microvascular functions of smoking light cigarettes (those with low tar and nicotine yield) and regular cigarettes...

..Endothelial and coronary microvascular functions are compromised in BD patients without vascular involvement as remarkably as that in patients with vascular involvement...

..However, to date, there is no study to investigate a possible association of disease activity (active versus inactive disease period) with cardiovascular complications...

..Smoking low-tar, low-nicotine cigarettes (light cigarettes) would be expected to be less hazardous than smoking regular cigarettes owing to the lower nicotine and tar yield...

..Accordingly, we aimed to determine whether serum GGT level is independently and specifically associated with coronary flow reserve (CFR) impairment in hypertensive patients...

..Brachial FMD is more prominently impaired in BD patients within the active disease period. BD patients are possibly more vulnerable to cardiovascular manifestations when they are in the active disease period...

..Accordingly, the present study was designed to evaluate CFR in subjects with prehypertension...

..Therefore, we investigated coronary flow reserve (CFR) reflecting coronary microvascular function in patients with SHT...

..Nebivolol reduces mortality and morbidity in patients with heart failure and left ventricular dysfunction, including cases caused by IDC...

..In patients with chronic renal failure and normal coronary arteries, decreased CFR by transthoracic echocardiography might be regarded as an early finding of an affected coronary vasculature...

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..In addition, non-dipper BP leads to structural changes in the left ventricle; however, the influences of non-dipper BP on aortic elastic properties and left ventricular diastolic function have not been studied yet...

..We evaluated the effect of carvedilol, a nonselective beta-blocker with vasodilating action, on coronary flow reserve (CFR) in patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (IDC)...

..Isotretinoin is a widely prescribed drug for the treatment of severe acne. Several adverse cardiac effects due to isotretinoin have been previously reported. However, no data exist on the effects of isotretinoin therapy on QT intervals...

..This study aims to assess QT dispersion (QTD) and P wave dispersion (PWD) changes in children who have undergone laparoscopic appendectomy...

..In the present study, FMD and IMT were studied in healthy subjects with lower and higher serum bilirubin concentrations in physiological ranges...

..To evaluate the plasma asymmetric dimethyl arginine (ADMA) levels and carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)...

..Patients with masked hypertension have higher MPV and CRP values than controls. Increased MPV and CRP levels may be the possible mechanisms behind the increased cardiovascular risk in masked hypertensive patients...

..The aim of this study was to assess endothelial function measuring nitric oxide (NO) and C-reactive protein (CRP) level in WCH and to compare those with essential hypertension (EH) and healthy subjects...

..The patient had an uneventful recovery. The use of a multipurpose Hockey Stick catheter may be considered when the usual techniques fail to cannulate an anomalous RCA...

..To evaluate the effects of controlled ovarian hyperstimulation (COH) treatment on cardiac functions using tissue Doppler imaging (TDI)...

..Accordingly, we evaluated the effects of normal BP, PHT and hypertension on left ventricular (LV) diastolic function and aortic elasticity, which are sensitive indicators of target-organ damage...