Publications by authors named "Cenk Yildiz"

Purpose: Chronic venous insufficiency is defined as a progressive disease that impairs the quality of life. Symptomatic patients can be treated with a 97% success rate through endovenous radiofrequency ablation (RFA) procedures. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect and impact of RFA therapy on both the Venous Insufficiency Epidemiological and Economic Study Quality of Life/Symptom Questionnaire (VEINES-QOL/Sym) scale and the VEINES-QOL/Sym severity score in patients with isolated vena saphena magna insufficiency.

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Background And Aims: Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) surrounds the heart and coronary arteries and is important for comprehending the pathogenesis of coronary artery disease (CAD). We aimed to evaluate the expressions of mitochondrial biogenesis- and CAD-related genes and miRNAs in EAT by comparing them to visceral adipose tissue (VAT) in CAD, diabetes, and obesity subgroups.

Methods: In this study, a total of 93 individuals were recruited, and EAT samples (63 CAD; 30 non-CAD) and VAT samples from 65 individuals (46 CAD; 19 non-CAD) were collected.

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Introduction: Compromise of tissue oxygenation during surgery is associated with increased mortality and morbidity in the postoperative period in patients with congenital cardiac disorders. It may be monitored with near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS). We aimed to evaluate the tissue oxygenation and factors which may affect it by bilateral cerebral and somatic NIRS levels during cardiopulmonary bypass and to compare the NIRS values of cyanotic and acyanotic patient groups.

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Background: We aimed to evaluate the results of the combined use of rotational atherectomy (RA) followed by drug-coated balloon (DCB) treatment against DCB angioplasty alone in patients who had significantly calcified and symptomatic femoropopliteal peripheral arterial disease.

Methods: Patients presented to the clinic with symptoms of chronic limb ischemia of femoropopliteal segment such as moderate or severe claudication and rest pain, who received endovascular therapy between January 2016 and January 2018 in our hospital comprised the study cohort and investigated, retrospectively. Patients with minor or major tissue loss were excluded from the study.

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Objective: In this study, we aimed to evaluate the efficiency of rotational thrombectomy device in pharmaco-mechanical thrombolysis for symptomatic acute ilio-femoral deep vein thrombosis.

Materials And Methods: Between August 2013 and May 2018,82 patients with acute deep vein thrombosis comprising the iliofemoral segment whom underwent Pharmaco-mechanical thrombolysis were evaluated retrospectively. The Cleaner thrombectomy device was used.

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Introduction: Buerger's disease, or thromboangiitis obliterans, is associated with limb-threatening chronic arterial lesions. In this study, we sought to investigate the efficacy of the percutaneous transluminal angioplasty method for the treatment of critical limb ischemia (CLI) in patients with Buerger's disease in our modest cohort.

Methods: Patients diagnosed with CLI secondary to Buerger's disease who underwent percutaneous transluminal angioplasty between May 2014 and June 2017 were retrospectively investigated.

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Introduction: Patients experience muscle, joint and shoulder pain after heart surgery. We aimed to compare quality of life in 2 groups of patients, one group having an internal mammary artery (IMA) retractor during surgery, the second group undergoing non-coronary heart surgery.

Material And Methods: Group 1 was composed of 39 patients receiving an IMA retractor whereas in group 2 there were 29 patients.

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Carotid artery stenosis and atrial fibrillation are diseases of the aging patient population. Literature lacks precise anticoagulation treatment protocols for patients with atrial fibrillation following carotid endarterectomy. We present our experiences with anticoagulation strategy in this particular patient population.

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The present study was designed to evaluate the relationship between gender and coexisting anxiety in patients undergoing coronary artery surgery. Materials and Methods: A total of 137 patients (41 women and 96 men with a mean age 66.1 ± 6.

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Background: The distribution of gene variants in the Turkish Cypriot population with coronary artery disease has not been investigated. In this study, we sought to research different genetic variants in the susceptibility to coronary artery disease and to identify possible associations between various clinical parameters and the genes involved in blood coagulation as well as glucose and lipid metabolism among the Turkish Cypriots and compared the results with the respective Turkish patients from Turkey. Methods: A total of 187 individuals with coronary artery disease, namely 87 Turkish Cypriot individuals from Northern Cyprus, and 100 Turkish patients from Turkey, were investigated.

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Objective We aimed to evaluate the efficiency of O-(beta-Hydroxyethyl)-rutosides (Oxerutin) in reducing the incidence of venous system disease among patients with calf muscle pump dysfunction secondary to immobilization due to lower-limb fractures. Methods A total of 60 patients with lower-limb fractures and immobilized in plaster casts were included in this study randomized into control (n = 30; mean: 30.37 ± 6.

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We aimed to investigate whether or not cardiotrophin-1 (CT-1) can be used as a predictor of sinus rhythm constancy in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) converted to sinus rhythm. Thirty two patients with AF (48-78 years), without any structural heart disease were enrolled for the study. The control group consisted of 32, age and gender matched healthy persons.

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Cardiac cystic echinococcosis is a rare parasitic infestation caused by Echinococcus granulosus larvae and it composes 0.5-2% of all human cystic echinococcosis cases. The left ventricle is the most common affected area followed by right ventricle, interventricular septum, left atrium, right atrium, and interatrial septum.

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Objectives: We aimed to investigate the role of oxidative stress related with ischemia- reperfusion damage on the pathogenesis of atrial fibrillation (AF) developing after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery.

Study Design: In our prospective, single-center study, 118 patients who underwent elective isolated on-pump CABG surgery were included. Patients were divided into two groups according to the development of postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) as Group 1: Patients who developed POAF, and Group 2: Patients who remained in sinus rhythm.

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Background: Postoperative atrial fibrillation (AF) following cardiac surgery is associated with an increased risk of stroke, prolonged hospitalization, and increased costs. Statin therapy is associated with a lower incidence of postoperative AF. We aimed to compare the preventive effects of rosuvastatin and atorvastatin on postoperative AF.

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Constrictive pericarditis is an uncommon cause of heart failure. It is a clinical entity caused by thickening, fibrosis, and/or calcification of the pericardium. We present a 50-year-old female patient who was admitted to our institution with a 6-month history of progressive dyspnea on exertion, abdominal swelling, and lower extremity edema.

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Ascending aortic aneurysms are commonly associated with bicuspid aortic valves in adults but are rarely seen in childhood. We now report the management of an ascending aortic aneurysm in a 12-year-old male with an associated bicuspid aortic valve and a coarctation.

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Early recognition of congenital cardiac pathologies and their treatment by means of palliative or corrective surgery at birth or infancy has vital importance. Successful repair of congenital cardiac defects by surgical methods has gained importance especially during the last twenty years. As the scope of the surveillance increased so did the interest in the outcomes of these treatments when the patients had reached puberty and adulthood.

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Scimitar syndrome, or pulmonary venolobar syndrome, is a rare congenital anomaly, in which all the right pulmonary veins drain into the inferior vena cava. In this study, we review the diagnostic features, clinical management, and surgical strategy in the Scimitar syndrome and discuss the significance of new generation diagnostic imaging methods for this rare anomaly. 

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Where pulmonary veins drain and their relationship with an atrial septal defect (ASD) are important. A sinus venosus (high venosum) type of defect is the most common pathology accompanying partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection. Typically, the right superior pulmonary vein and occasionally the middle pulmonary vein drain into the junction of the superior vena cava (SVC) and the right atrium (RA), and a sinus venosus type of ASD usually accompanies these anomalies.

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Purpose: Several alternative procedures have been proposed to achieve complete revascularization in the presence of diffuse left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD) disease. With the extensive use of internal thoracic artery grafts in coronary artery bypass procedures, sequential anastomosis of the left internal thoracic artery (LITA) to LAD has gained popularity in these challenging cases. The long term results of sequential LITA to LAD anstomosis were examined in this study.

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