Publications by authors named "A Ocal"
Purpose: We presented the experience of a tertiary care center for maternal and fetal diseases and assessed the findings fetuses with double-inlet left ventricle (DILV) regarding fetal echocardiography, prenatal course including fetal growth and death, and postnatal outcome.
Methods: In this retrospective study, patients diagnosed with DILV via prenatal ultrasound in the maternal-fetal medicine department between 2015 and 2023 were included to evaluate important aspects of prenatal diagnosis and course, as well as postnatal management and outcome.
Results: There were 33 DILV cases prenatally diagnosed and postnatally confirmed.
Introduction: Persistent right umbilical vein (PRUV) is an embryonic vascular abnormality. Recent studies suggested that the perinatal outcome was good and the risk of aneuploidy was low in isolated forms. Our purpose in this study was to assess the relation of PRUV with genetic abnormalities and demonstrate concomitant malformations and perinatal outcomes of these fetuses.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Home blood pressure monitoring (HBPM) is commonly used to diagnose hypertension (HT), with a diagnostic threshold of ≥135/85 mm Hg, the same as daytime ambulatory BP monitoring (ABPM). This study hypothesizes that training and adherence to HBPM guidelines will yield more accurate BP readings compared to ABPM.
Methods: The study involved 129 patients with elevated office BP but no prior HT diagnosis.
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- Postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) can lead to serious complications like stroke and death, and a rhythm-control strategy is generally better than rate control for stable patients.
- This study aimed to assess if a higher loading dose of intravenous amiodarone could more effectively restore normal heart rhythm in patients experiencing POAF following noncardiac surgery.
- Results showed that patients receiving the higher amiodarone dosage restored sinus rhythm faster (about 2.4 hours) compared to those on the standard dosage (around 8.7 hours), though both groups achieved similar results by the 24-hour mark.
Introduction: The aim of this study was, first, to investigate the difference in fetal atrioventricular conduction in patients with and without intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP) by measuring the fetal PR interval; second, to evaluate the altering effect of ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) treatment on the fetal PR interval in ICP patients.
Methods: The study consisted of 42 ICP patients and 48 healthy pregnant women. Fetal echocardiography was performed to measure the mechanical PR interval.