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[Percutaneous closure of ventricular septal defects in adult patients: our initial experience.]Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSION: Percutaneous closure of VSDs has become a good alternative to surgical repair in recent years, with high success rates and low morbidity. The results of percutaneous closure of VSDs are also successful in adult patients. PMID: 19875903 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi arsivi)
Source: Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi arsivi - October 31, 2009 Category: Cardiology Authors: Ergene O, Eren NK, Akyıldız ZI, Nazlı C Tags: Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars Source Type: journals

Tissue Doppler evaluation of the effects of major lung resection on cardiac functions.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSION: Findings of our study suggest that systolic functions are preserved but diastolic functions are affected after major lung resection in a relatively short time period. PMID: 19875904 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi arsivi)
Source: Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi arsivi - October 31, 2009 Category: Cardiology Authors: Cölkesen Y, Açıl T, Fındıkçıoğlu A, Tekin A, Kılıç D, Ozin B, Müderrisoğlu H Tags: Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars Source Type: journals

[Mid-term results of surgical radiofrequency ablation for permanent atrial fibrillation.]Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSION: Radiofrequency ablation is increasingly performed for the treatment of AF, yielding more successful results. PMID: 19875905 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi arsivi)
Source: Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi arsivi - October 31, 2009 Category: Cardiology Authors: Mataracı I, Polat A, Mert B, Aksüt M, Kırali K Tags: Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars Source Type: journals

A case of prolonged asystole during head-up tilt testing.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Head-up tilt test is used for assessing patients with vasovagal syncope. A 45-year-old man was examined for two syncopal and three presyncopal episodes during the past three months, all of which preceded by nausea and sweating. Examinations including electrocardiography and echocardiography showed normal findings. A head-up tilt table testing was performed at an angle of 75 degrees. At about 12 minutes, syncope associated with bradycardia and asystole was observed. He became hypotensive, and there was a ventricular asystolic pause lasting 18 seconds, associated with loss of consciousness. He was placed in the supine po...
Source: Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi arsivi - October 31, 2009 Category: Cardiology Authors: Sucu M, Sarı I, Davutoğlu V Tags: Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars Source Type: journals

[Transportation of two patients with acute myocardial infarction for primary percutaneous coronary intervention by a helicopter ambulance.]Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
We presented the first two cases of AMI whose transfers were made by a helicopter ambulance for primary percutaneous coronary intervention. One patient (age 58 years, male) presented to a state hospital 47 km away from Ankara about an hour after the onset of chest pain. Time to reach the patient by a helicopter ambulance was 28 minutes and transfer to our center was 14 minutes. The other patient (age 76 years, male) was admitted within 15 minutes of the onset of chest pain to a state hospital 58 km away from Ankara. Reaching the patient by a helicopter ambulance and transferring him to our center took 30 minutes and 16 min...
Source: Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi arsivi - October 31, 2009 Category: Cardiology Authors: Ornek E, Murat SN, Kılıç H, Akdemir R Tags: Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars Source Type: journals

[Egg consumption and cardiovascular health.]Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article reviews the current literature related to egg consumption and summarizes the merits and demerits of egg consumption on a scientific basis. Current guidelines recommend to restrict dietary cholesterol consumption to 200 mg daily for cardiovascular health. Therefore, when making dietary suggestions especially for patients with cardiovascular disease, diabetes, severe risk factors and hypercholesterolemia, or a family history of premature atherosclerosis, we should keep in mind that an average egg yolk contains >200 mg cholesterol even though its negative effect on serum lipid levels is less than that of other...
Source: Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi arsivi - October 31, 2009 Category: Cardiology Authors: Kayıkçıoğlu M, Soydan I Tags: Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars Source Type: journals

Letter to the editor: Relationship between elevated serum gamma-glutamyltransferase activity and slow coronary flow.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19875918 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi arsivi)
Source: Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi arsivi - October 31, 2009 Category: Cardiology Authors: Başarıcı I Tags: Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars Source Type: journals

Letter to the editor: The relationship between nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and the severity of coronary artery disease in patients with metabolic syndrome.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19875919 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi arsivi)
Source: Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi arsivi - October 31, 2009 Category: Cardiology Authors: Uzun M, Yiğiner O, Kırılmaz A Tags: Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars Source Type: journals

The impact of diabetes and coronary artery disease on mortality and morbidity in patients with hypertension.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSION: This study demonstrated that the level of cardiovascular risk associated with DM was equal to the risk associated with CAD in hypertensive patients and that the coexistence of DM and CAD in these patients increases the risk geometrically. PMID: 19717953 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi arsivi)
Source: Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi arsivi - September 2, 2009 Category: Cardiology Authors: Oğuz A, Damcı T, Pehlivanoğlu S, Kültürsay H, Tokgözoğlu L, Senocak M, Yusuf M Tags: Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars Source Type: journals

Mentholated cigarette smoking and brachial artery, carotid artery, and aortic vascular function.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSION: Our findings show that mentholated cigarettes are not safer than nonmentholated cigarettes and that menthol-associated acute impairment is more severe in many parameters of elasticity and stiffness. PMID: 19717955 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi arsivi)
Source: Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi arsivi - September 2, 2009 Category: Cardiology Authors: Ciftçi O, Güllü H, Calışkan M, Topçu S, Erdoğan D, Yıldırır A, Yıldırım E, Müderrisoğlu H Tags: Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars Source Type: journals

[Idiopathic pulmonary artery aneurysm in a patient presenting with chest pain.]Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Pulmonary artery aneurysm (PAA) is a rare entity, isolated or idiopathic PAA is even less common. A 62-year-old woman presented with complaints of chest pain on exertion, palpitation, and dyspnea. Her blood pressure was 100/60 mmHg, and radial pulse was 100 beats/min and rhythmic. Transthoracic echocardiography demonstrated extreme dilatation of the main pulmonary artery and its branches. Systolic pulmonary artery pressure measured over the tricuspid regurgitation was 30 mmHg. Transesophageal echocardiography confirmed the presence of dilated pulmonary arteries and there was no thrombus. By multislice computed tomograp...
Source: Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi arsivi - September 2, 2009 Category: Cardiology Authors: Arslan S, Kalkan ME, Gündoğdu F, Kantarcı M Tags: Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars Source Type: journals

Mitral valve aneurysm associated with aortic valve regurgitation.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Mitral valve aneurysm (MVA) is uncommon and occurs most commonly in association with infective endocarditis involving the aortic valve. A 66-year-old man with anterior MVA is presented. Two-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography and transesophageal echocardiography revealed a saccular structure in the anterior mitral leaflet that bulged into the left atrium throughout the cardiac cycle, a localized aneurysmal lesion of the aortic valve, and severe mitral and aortic regurgitation. There were neither vegetations nor atrial thrombi and his medical record was not suggestive of any episode of infective endocarditis. The...
Source: Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi arsivi - September 2, 2009 Category: Cardiology Authors: Gülmez O, Sade LE, Yıldırır A, Müderrisoğlu H Tags: Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars Source Type: journals

[A rare cause of reversible dilated cardiomyopathy: hypocalcemia.]Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
We present a 27-year-old man who had severe heart failure unresponsive to medical therapy. He had vitamin D-resistant rickets for which he had received replacement therapy with vitamin D and calcium until age 20, but he discontinued treatment for the past seven years. Severe hypocalcemia was detected. Echocardiography showed left ventricular dilatation, global hypokinesia (ejection fraction 25%), and mitral and tricuspid regurgitation of grades 3 and 2, respectively. After calcium and vitamin D supplementation, his symptoms showed rapid improvement. At nine months, myocardial dysfunction improved fully. Hypocalcemia should...
Source: Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi arsivi - September 2, 2009 Category: Cardiology Authors: Arı H, Arı S, Koca V, Bozat T Tags: Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars Source Type: journals

Left ventricular noncompaction associated with Ebstein's anomaly.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Left ventricular (LV) noncompaction is a congenital dysfunction of endomyocardial morphogenesis characterized by excessively prominent trabeculations and deep intratrabecular recesses of the myocardium. Its association with Ebstein's anomaly is very rare. A 13-year-old boy presented to the outpatient clinic for a cardiac evaluation before enrolling in a sports activity. On physical examination, there was a grade 1/6 systolic murmur at the tricuspid valve location. His electrocardiogram was normal. Transthoracic echocardiography revealed numerous large trabeculations and deep intratrabecular recesses at the apex, latera...
Source: Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi arsivi - September 2, 2009 Category: Cardiology Authors: Saltık L, Eroğlu E, Bayrak F, Değertekin M Tags: Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars Source Type: journals

[Primary prevention of cardiovascular diseases with statins in women.]Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Cardiovascular disease is one of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity in postmenopausal women. Menopausal changes have been shown to be related with an atherogenic lipid profile. The efficiency of statins in reducing the incidence of cardiovascular diseases has been well-documented in a variety of randomized, placebo-controlled trials. This review outlines the effectiveness of statins both in cardiac events and in some noticeable indications in postmenopausal women. PMID: 19717964 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi arsivi)
Source: Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi arsivi - September 2, 2009 Category: Cardiology Authors: Alıcı G, Karpuz V, Karpuz H Tags: Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars Source Type: journals

[Case images: Pulmonary embolism in a patient with a snake-like thrombus in the right atrium.]Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19717966 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi arsivi)
Source: Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi arsivi - September 2, 2009 Category: Cardiology Authors: Sahin T, Kılıç T, Acar E, Celikyurt YU Tags: Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars Source Type: journals

Case images: Real-time three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography in the assessment of tricuspid mechanical prosthetic valve.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19717967 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi arsivi)
Source: Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi arsivi - September 2, 2009 Category: Cardiology Authors: Ozkan M, Gökdeniz T, Yıldız M, Duran NE Tags: Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars Source Type: journals

Case images: Intracoronary bypass.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19717968 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi arsivi)
Source: Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi arsivi - September 2, 2009 Category: Cardiology Authors: Okmen AS Tags: Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars Source Type: journals

[Oral anticoagulant use in patients with atrial fibrillation.]Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSION: The most important factor for inadequate oral anticoagulant use especially in patients having a high risk for stroke is the low incidence of prescription of the drug by the physicians, suggesting low influence of the guidelines on the clinical practice. PMID: 19553738 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi arsivi)
Source: Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi arsivi - June 27, 2009 Category: Cardiology Authors: Ertaş F, Duygu H, Acet H, Eren NK, Nazlı C, Ergene AO Tags: Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars Source Type: journals

Relationship between elevated serum gamma-glutamyltransferase activity and slow coronary flow.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSION: We have shown for the first time an association between increased serum GGT activity and SCF. Further clinical studies are needed to clarify the physiopathologic role of serum GGT activity in SCF. PMID: 19553739 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi arsivi)
Source: Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi arsivi - June 27, 2009 Category: Cardiology Authors: Sen N, Ozlü MF, Başar N, Ozcan F, Güngör O, Turak O, Malçok O, Cağlı K, Maden O, Erbay AR, Demir AD Tags: Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars Source Type: journals

[Editorial comment: Slow coronary flow.]Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19553740 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi arsivi)
Source: Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi arsivi - June 27, 2009 Category: Cardiology Authors: Ağırbaşlı M Tags: Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars Source Type: journals

[Echocardiography-guided pericardiocentesis with the apical approach.]Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSION: Echocardiography-guided pericardiocentesis with the apical approach is readily performed bedside without the need for catheterization laboratory, with a high success rate and low complication rate. It should be considered especially in cases in which anterior pericardial collection is more prominent where it will reduce unnecessary surgical interventions. PMID: 19553741 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi arsivi)
Source: Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi arsivi - June 27, 2009 Category: Cardiology Authors: Ozer HO, Davutoğlu V, Cakıcı M, Doğan A, Sarı I, Oylumlu M, Aksoy M Tags: Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars Source Type: journals

Lipomatous hypertrophy of the interatrial septum: a case report.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Lipomatous hypertrophy of the interatrial septum is generally a benign disorder characterized by lipid accumulation in the interatrial septum. A 56-year-old asymptomatic woman with a history of hypertension and hyperlipidemia was referred to echocardiographic examination. Transthoracic echocardiography showed left ventricular hypertrophy, normal left ventricular systolic function, and left ventricular relaxation disturbance. The apical four-chamber view showed a hyperechogenic mass in the interatrial septum. Lipomatous hypertrophy was suspected and transesophageal echocardiography was performed. A dumbbell-shaped hyper...
Source: Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi arsivi - June 27, 2009 Category: Cardiology Authors: Sahin T, Kılıç T, Celikyurt UY, Bildirici U Tags: Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars Source Type: journals

Misleading ECG appearance of AV block due to concealed AV nodal conduction caused by interpolated ventricular ectopic beats.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Concealed conduction commonly occurs when a retrogradely conducted interpolated ectopic impulse enters the atrioventricular (AV) node; thus, the next sinus beat is not conducted to the ventricle or conducted with a prolonged PR interval because of increased refractoriness of AV conduction system. A 67-year-old man had complaints of exertional fatigue and palpitations at rest. His blood pressure was 110/70 mmHg and heart rate was 78 beats/min. Auscultation revealed a mild systolic murmur at the apex and an irregular rhythm. His electrocardiogram was normal, except for the presence of frequent premature ventricular compl...
Source: Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi arsivi - June 27, 2009 Category: Cardiology Authors: Arı H, Arı S, Koca V, Bozat T Tags: Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars Source Type: journals

[Implantation of the left ventricular pacemaker lead after successful balloon angioplasty for coronary vein stenosis: a report of two cases.]Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
We report two cases of left ventricular pacemaker lead implantation after successful balloon angioplasty for posterolateral and posterior vein stenoses, respectively. PMID: 19553747 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi arsivi)
Source: Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi arsivi - June 27, 2009 Category: Cardiology Authors: Vural A, Kılıç T, Ural E, Ural D Tags: Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars Source Type: journals

[Case images: Pulmonary embolism as a rare complication of liposuction.]Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19553751 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi arsivi)
Source: Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi arsivi - June 27, 2009 Category: Cardiology Authors: Sahin T, Celikyurt YU, Acar E, Kılıç T Tags: Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars Source Type: journals

[Age at death in the Turkish Adult Risk Factor Study: Temporal trend and regional distribution at 56,700 person-years' follow-up.]Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSION: Coronary mortality declined modestly, but life expectancy of Turkish adults rose by a mean of nearly seven years in the 12 years to 2003-08, without showing major differences in sex, urban-rural dwelling, or geographic regions. PMID: 19553737 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi arsivi)
Source: Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi arsivi - March 31, 2009 Category: Cardiology Authors: Onat A, Uğur M, Tuncer M, Ayhan E, Kaya Z, Küçükdurmaz Z, Bulur S, Kaya H Tags: Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars Source Type: journals

[Clinical and epidemiological characteristics of infective endocarditis.]Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSION: The diagnosis and treatment of IE should be designed taking into consideration that epidemiologic and clinical features of IE may differ from those of individual countries. PMID: 19553742 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi arsivi)
Source: Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi arsivi - March 31, 2009 Category: Cardiology Authors: Cay S, Gürel OM, Korkmaz S Tags: Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars Source Type: journals

Acute rupture of a congenital sinus of Valsalva aneurysm after severe exercise.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Ruptured aneurysms of the sinus of Valsalva may cause manifestations of prompt onset. A 22-year-old man with no previous cardiac complaints presented with dyspnea, palpitation, fatigue, and shortness of breath, all of which occurred after a football match. Transthoracic echocardiography showed an aneurysmal dilatation of the right sinus of Valsalva to the direction of the right ventricle. Color Doppler imaging showed a marked left-to-right turbulent flow from the aortic root to the right ventricle. Continuous Doppler imaging also revealed a continuous left-to-right systolodiastolic shunting. The patient was submitted t...
Source: Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi arsivi - March 31, 2009 Category: Cardiology Authors: Tuncer M, Eryonucu B, Güntekin U, Gümrükçüoğlu HA Tags: Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars Source Type: journals

The contribution of MR coronary angiography to the diagnosis of a left anterior descending artery aneurysm in a patient with Kawasaki disease.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
We present a 4-year-old boy with a diagnosis of Kawasaki disease of six-month history. At the time of diagnosis, no significant coronary artery aneurysm was detected by transthoracic echocardiography. On his routine follow-up echocardiography, dilatation of the left anterior descending (LAD) artery was suspected, but an exact diagnosis could not be made. He underwent magnetic resonance (MR) coronary angiography which showed a large fusiform aneurysmatic dilatation in the proximal segment of the LAD with a diameter of 9 mm. Coronary angiography performed to plan surgical repair confirmed the findings of MR angiography. The ...
Source: Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi arsivi - March 31, 2009 Category: Cardiology Authors: Oncel D, Oncel G Tags: Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars Source Type: journals

[Myocardial noncompaction recognized following a transient ischemic attack.]Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Myocardial noncompaction is a rare type of congenital cardiomyopathy characterized by excessively prominent trabeculations in one or more segments of the ventricles and deep intertrabecular recesses in ventricular walls. A 25-year-old male patient presented to the neurology department with complaints of weakness in the left extremities. A mild loss of muscle strength was detected on neurological examination. With a preliminary diagnosis of acute cerebrovascular event, treatment with aspirin and enoxaparin was instituted, which improved his complaints within two hours. Electrocardiography showed sinus rhythm, left ventr...
Source: Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi arsivi - March 31, 2009 Category: Cardiology Authors: Karabulut A, Erden I, Erden E, Cakmak M Tags: Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars Source Type: journals

Case images: Prosthetic mitral valve thrombosis demonstrated by real-time 3D transesophageal echocardiography.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19553749 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi arsivi)
Source: Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi arsivi - March 31, 2009 Category: Cardiology Authors: Ozkan M, Kaya H, Biteker M, Duran NE Tags: Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars Source Type: journals

[Case images: Demonstration of isolated persistent left superior vena cava by three-dimensional multislice computed tomography.]Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19553750 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi arsivi)
Source: Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi arsivi - March 31, 2009 Category: Cardiology Authors: Kocatürk H, Karaca L Tags: Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars Source Type: journals

Case images: Huge intrapericardial aneurysm of the left atrial appendage.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19553752 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi arsivi)
Source: Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi arsivi - March 31, 2009 Category: Cardiology Authors: Akgün T, Kahveci G, Güler A, Andaçoğlu O Tags: Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars Source Type: journals

[Letter to the editor: Exercise-induced ventricular tachycardia associated with asymptomatic Brugada syndrome in a patient with urinary bladder stone.]Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19553753 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi arsivi)
Source: Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi arsivi - March 31, 2009 Category: Cardiology Authors: Kutucularoğlu MG, Simşek Z Tags: Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars Source Type: journals

[Letter to the editor: Prosthetic mechanic valve thrombosis in pregnant women.]Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19553754 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi arsivi)
Source: Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi arsivi - March 31, 2009 Category: Cardiology Authors: Ozkan M, Biteker M, Oğuz AE, Duran NE Tags: Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars Source Type: journals

Moderate and heavy alcohol consumption among Turks: long-term impact on mortality and cardiometabolic risk.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSION: Risk of alcohol intake depends on the amount used: heavy intake raising the risk for diabetes and CHD in combined sexes, and overall mortality in men, contrasted to moderate intake reducing (borderline) the CHD risk and marginally reducing all-cause mortality. Risk for MetS tends to be reduced in women alone. PMID: 19404028 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi arsivi)
Source: Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi arsivi - March 1, 2009 Category: Cardiology Authors: Onat A, Hergenç G, Küçükdurmaz Z, Uğur M, Kaya Z, Can G, Yüksel H Tags: Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars Source Type: journals

[The relationship of microalbuminuria with left ventricular functions and silent myocardial ischemia in asymptomatic patients with type 2 diabetes]Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSION: Our data suggest that MA can be used as an important marker for coronary artery disease in patients with diabetes mellitus. PMID: 19404029 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi arsivi)
Source: Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi arsivi - March 1, 2009 Category: Cardiology Authors: Yildirimtürk O, Kiliçgedik M, Tuğcu A, Aytekin V, Aytekin S Tags: Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars Source Type: journals

[Assessment of the relationship between silent myocardial ischemia, microalbuminuria, and left ventricular function in asymptomatic subjects with non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus]Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19404030 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi arsivi)
Source: Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi arsivi - March 1, 2009 Category: Cardiology Authors: Demirbağ R Tags: Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars Source Type: journals

The influence of dipper and nondipper blood pressure patterns on left ventricular functions in hypertensive patients: a tissue Doppler study.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSION: Nondipper blood pressure pattern may be associated with increased left ventricular mass, impaired left ventricular systolic and diastolic dysfunction, and higher left ventricular filling pressures. PMID: 19404031 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi arsivi)
Source: Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi arsivi - March 1, 2009 Category: Cardiology Authors: Tigen K, Karaahmet T, Fotbolcu H, Gürel E, Cevik C, Geçmen C, Bitigen A, Mutlu B, Başaran Y Tags: Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars Source Type: journals

[Compensatory hemodynamic variations for cardiovascular stabilization in complete atrioventricular block before and after pacemaker implantation]Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSION: While no compensatory alterations occur in SV, SAC, and BNP before and after pacemaker implantation, decreased CO in complete AV block seems to be balanced by increased SVR, which results in maintenance of MAP within the normal range. PMID: 19404032 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi arsivi)
Source: Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi arsivi - March 1, 2009 Category: Cardiology Authors: Duran NE, Astarcioğlu MA, Aykan AC, Karapinar H, Duran I, Ertürk E, Gökdeniz T, Kaya H, Ozkan M Tags: Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars Source Type: journals

[The diagnostic value of N-terminal B-type natriuretic peptide in diastolic heart failure: comparison with echocardiographic findings]Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSION: Plasma NT-proBNP levels are elevated in DHF independently from LV hypertrophy. NT-proBNP levels provide estimation of LV end-diastolic pressure in symptomatic hypertensive patients with preserved systolic LV function. PMID: 19404033 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi arsivi)
Source: Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi arsivi - March 1, 2009 Category: Cardiology Authors: Tuğcu A, Yildirimtürk O, Aytekin S Tags: Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars Source Type: journals

Aneurysm of the right atrial appendage in an elderly patient.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A 72-year-old male patient presented with a complaint of pain in both legs during short walks of less than 50 meters. Physical examination showed weak arterial pulses in both lower extremities. Electrocardiographic and telecardiographic evaluations were normal. A previous abdominal ultrasonography examination performed for abdominal pain showed an abdominal aortic aneurysm. Coronary angiography findings were normal; however, peripheral angiography showed an abdominal aortic aneurysm and extensive critical bilateral peripheral artery disease. Transthoracic echocardiography disclosed an aneurysmal structure neighboring t...
Source: Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi arsivi - March 1, 2009 Category: Cardiology Authors: Duran NE, Ertürk E, Gündüz S, Ozkan M Tags: Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars Source Type: journals

Superior vena cava syndrome arising from subclavian vein port catheter implantation and paraneoplastic syndrome.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
We presented a 49-year-old male patient who developed massive central venous thrombosis causing superior vena cava (SVC) syndrome after placement of a right subclavian vein port catheter. The patient had inoperable gastric cancer for which he had been receiving chemotherapy for two years. He had a six-month history of fixed port catheter placement into the right subclavian vein. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) of the chest showed complete obstruction of the SVC and CT angiography showed extensive thrombosis from the subclavian vein to the end of the SVC. Extensive lung and mediastinal metastases were also observ...
Source: Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi arsivi - March 1, 2009 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dağdelen S Tags: Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars Source Type: journals

Exercise-induced ventricular tachycardia associated with asymptomatic Brugada syndrome in a patient with urinary bladder stone.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
It is well-known that autonomic nerve modulation has an important role in the occurrence of ventricular tachyarrhythmias in Brugada syndrome. A 59-year-old man underwent cardiac evaluation before surgery for urinary bladder stone. He had no cardiac complaints and the only coronary risk factor was heavy smoking. The electrocardiogram showed a saddleback type ST-segment elevation in leads V1-V2, and left axis deviation. During exercise stress test, ventricular tachycardia with a left bundle branch block pattern appeared, and the saddleback type ST-segment elevation in V2 changed into a coved-type ECG at the recovery phas...
Source: Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi arsivi - March 1, 2009 Category: Cardiology Authors: Ozeke O, Cağli KE, Aras D, Ilkay E Tags: Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars Source Type: journals

An important cause of dyspnea after coronary artery bypass grafting: phrenic nerve paralysis.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Diaphragmatic paralysis (DP) due to phrenic nerve paralysis is a rare complication after cardiac surgery. A 48-year-old male patient developed respiratory insufficiency, tachypnea, sinus tachycardia, chest pain, pneumonia, and fever immediately after coronary artery bypass grafting. Paradoxical movement of the epigastrium was noted during spontaneous ventilation and the chest X-ray showed elevation of the left hemidiaphragm. The diagnosis of DP was confirmed by ultrasonographic assessment. Antibiotherapy and intermittent positive airway pressure ventilation by a nasal mask resulted in significant improvement in the gen...
Source: Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi arsivi - March 1, 2009 Category: Cardiology Authors: Aksakal E, Erol MK, Gündoğdu F, Cinici O Tags: Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars Source Type: journals

[Endomyocardial disease: a case report]Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Endomyocardial disease is a form of restrictive cardiomyopathy, of unknown etiology, which occurs most commonly in tropical and subtropical areas. It is characterized by the formation of endomyocardial fibrosis of the apical and subvalvular regions of one or both ventricles. A 29-year-old male patient was admitted with restrictive cardiomyopathy and decompensated heart failure. Telecardiography showed cardiomegaly and right pleural effusion. Transthoracic echocardiography revealed preserved left ventricular systolic functions, biatrial dilatation, apical obliteration of both ventricles, increased endocardial echoreflec...
Source: Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi arsivi - March 1, 2009 Category: Cardiology Authors: Cağli K, Uygur B, Ozlü F, Gölbaşi Z Tags: Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars Source Type: journals

[A case of aortic coarctation mimicking interrupted aorta]Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
An asymptomatic, healthy, 19-year-old male patient was examined for aortic coarctation upon detection of a heart murmur and hypertension on routine physical examination. Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) showed rupture of the sinus of Valsalva and bicuspid aortic valve. Findings of aortography and computed tomography (CT) angiography were compatible with an interrupted aorta. For further delineation, transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) was performed and color Doppler imaging showed passage at the site of the descending aorta, which was suggestive of interruption by other imaging methods. The patient underwent sur...
Source: Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi arsivi - March 1, 2009 Category: Cardiology Authors: Ozdoğru I, Günebakmaz O, Kaya MG, Doğan A Tags: Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars Source Type: journals

Case images: intrapericardial bullet.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19404040 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi arsivi)
Source: Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi arsivi - March 1, 2009 Category: Cardiology Authors: Aksu T, Selçuk H, Aksu AO, Selçuk T Tags: Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars Source Type: journals

[Case images: Spontaneous coronary artery spasm during coronary angiography]Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19404041 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi arsivi)
Source: Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi arsivi - March 1, 2009 Category: Cardiology Authors: Ozmen N, Uz O, Cebeci BS Tags: Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars Source Type: journals