Publications by authors named "A O Aktan"
Objective: There are variations in prognosis and therapeutic approach for renal cell carcinoma among different histological subtypes. This study aims to determine the relationship between radiologically detected peritumoral neovascularization and the histological subtypes of Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) and to assess whether extratumoral neovascularization characteristics detected via imaging can contribute to distinguishing these subtypes alongside tumor size and T-stage.
Materials And Methods: 104 renal tumors from 104 cases consisting of 31 females (29.
Predictive value of nutritional scores in non-valvular atrial fibrillation patients: Insights from the AFTER-2 study.
Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis
November 2024
Background And Aim: Many scoring systems are used to evaluate malnutrition, but there is no consensus on which scoring system would be more appropriate. We aimed to investigate the effect of malnutrition in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) and to compare three scoring systems.
Methods And Results: A total of 2592 patients with non-valvular AF from 35 different centers in Turkey were included in this prospective study.
A Novel Determinant of Prognosis in Acute Pulmonary Edema: Intermountain Risk Score.
Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars
December 2024
Article Synopsis
- The Intermountain Risk Score (IMRS) is a simple and inexpensive tool that predicts mortality using patient demographics and basic lab results, specifically for those with acute pulmonary edema.
- In a study of 371 patients, the IMRS effectively stratified patients into low, moderate, and high-risk groups based on their likelihood of dying within one month or one year of hospitalization.
- Results showed that a cutoff IMRS value of 15.5 significantly predicted mortality risk, with higher scores correlating to greater risk of death, confirming the IMRS as a reliable predictor in this medical context.
Background: Sarcopenia is a progressive age-related skeletal muscle disease associated with adverse outcomes in those with cardiovascular disease. In this study, the prevalence of sarcopenia and its effect on clinical outcomes in heart failure with mildly reduced ejection fraction (HFmrEF) patients were examined.
Methods: A total of 722 patients from three centres who applied to the outpatient clinic with the diagnosis of HFmrEF between 01 January 2020 and 01 June 2021 were included in the study retrospectively.