Asymmetrical dimethylarginine--more sensitive than NT-proBNP to diagnose heart failure in adults with congenital heart diseaseOktay Tutarel
Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
PLoS ONE 7:e33795. 2012
..Asymmetrical dimethylarginine (ADMA) correlates with disease severity and independently predicts adverse clinical events in heart failure of non-congenital origin. Its role in ACHD has not been investigated...
- Geographical distribution of publications in the field of medical education
Oktay Tutarel
Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
BMC Med Educ 2:3. 2002
..We investigated the geographical distribution of contributions to the two leading journals in the field of medical education, Academic Medicine and Medical Education...
The double-orifice tricuspid valve: a reviewOktay Tutarel
Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
J Heart Valve Dis 16:508-10. 2007
..Duplication of an atrioventricular valve is a rare congenital anomaly, with only single cases of double-orifice tricuspid valves (DOTV) having been identified. Because of its rarity, the clinical spectrum of this entity remains obscure...
- How international are leading general paediatric journals?
O Tutarel
Arch Dis Child 90:816-7. 2005
..The board members' country of current affiliation was classified according to the Human Development Index. The results showed that only a very small number of the board members are based in the developing world...
- The quadricuspid aortic valve: a comprehensive review
Oktay Tutarel
Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
J Heart Valve Dis 13:534-7. 2004
..All published cases of this rare malformation were reviewed. The study aim was to enlarge the evidence base for the condition, thus enabling conclusions to be drawn about its clinical course...
- Four decades with a Starr-Edwards ball valve in the aortic position
Oktay Tutarel
Clinic for Cardiology and Angiology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
J Heart Valve Dis 18:453-4. 2009
..Although very few instances have been described of valve durability exceeding 30 years, the case is reported of a patient with a well-functioning Starr-Edwards ball valve prosthesis in the aortic position, 43 years after implantation...
- Composition of the editorial boards of leading medical education journals
Oktay Tutarel
Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
BMC Med Res Methodol 4:3. 2004
..To obtain an objective basis for further discussion the present study was designed to assess the composition of the editorial boards of leading medical education journals...
Symmetrical dimethylarginine outperforms CKD-EPI and MDRD-derived eGFR for the assessment of renal function in patients with adult congenital heart diseaseOktay Tutarel
Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
Kidney Blood Press Res 34:41-5. 2011
..Therefore, this study compares different markers and equations for the estimation of renal function in adults with congenital heart disease...
- William Thornton Mustard
Oktay Tutarel
Children's Hospital, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
Clin Cardiol 29:424-5. 2006
- Safety and efficiency of chronic ACE inhibition in symptomatic heart failure patients with a systemic right ventricle
Oktay Tutarel
Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
Int J Cardiol 154:14-6. 2012
..Therefore, we investigated the effects of ACE inhibition in these patients on heart failure symptoms, echocardiographic diameters, NT-proBNP and exercise capacity...
- Therapeutic plasma exchange decreases levels of routinely used cardiac and inflammatory biomarkers
Oktay Tutarel
Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
PLoS ONE 7:e38573. 2012
..The effect of TPE on biomarkers used in the clinical routine has not been investigated...
- Pulmonary valve replacement in chronic pulmonary regurgitation in adults with congenital heart disease: impact of preoperative QRS-duration and NT-proBNP levels on postoperative right ventricular function
Mechthild Westhoff-Bleck
Division of Cardiology and Angiology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
Int J Cardiol 151:303-6. 2011
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- Serial evaluation of the thoracic aorta in patients with a bicuspid aortic valve: a magnetic resonance angiography study
O Tutarel
Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Hannover, Germany
Vasa 39:140-4. 2010
..Recent studies have shown that the whole thoracic aorta is affected by this arteriopathy. Longitudinal data regarding the progression of this arteriopathy in the whole thoracic aorta has not been reported before...
- Dilatation of the entire thoracic aorta in patients with bicuspid aortic valve: a magnetic resonance angiography study
M Westhoff-Bleck
Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
Vasa 34:181-5. 2005
..The presence of a bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) might be associated with a progressive dilatation of the aortic root and ascending aorta. However, involvement of the aortic arch and descending aorta has not yet been elucidated...
- QRS duration in Fontan circulation in adults: a predictor of aerobic capacity
Mechthild Westhoff-Bleck
Division of Cardiology Angiology, Hannover Medical School, Germany
Int J Cardiol 132:375-81. 2009
..In congenital heart disease a broad QRS complex has been related to increased intracardiac volume and mass being associated with poor ventricular function and prognosis...
- The quadricuspid aortic valve
Oktay Tutarel
Wien Klin Wochenschr 115:212. 2003
- Concerning B. Koul et Al, Scand Cardiovasc J 2002; 36: 48-52
Oktay Tutarel
Scand Cardiovasc J 36:275. 2002
- Quadricuspid aortic valves and anomalies of the coronary arteries
Oktay Tutarel
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 127:897; author reply 897. 2004
- Functional status of the quadricuspid aortic valve/an uncommon coincidence of congenital quadricuspid aortic valve accompanied by hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy
Oktay Tutarel
Anadolu Kardiyol Derg 8:86; author reply 86-7. 2008
- Bicuspid aortic valves and dilatation of the ascending aorta
Oktay Tutarel
Ann Thorac Surg 80:1562; author reply 1562-3. 2005
- Quadricuspid aortic valves: a review
Oktay Tutarel
Clin Cardiol 26:A24. 2003
- Surgical pitfalls of the quadricuspid aortic valve
Oktay Tutarel
Ann Thorac Surg 83:1581; author reply 1581. 2007
