Publications by authors named "D Albayrak"
Background: Intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) is reportedly rare but has high morbidity and mortality risk in persons with hemophilia. Although the risk factors that facilitate bleeding are known, the factors affecting the sequelae are not well known.
Objectives: We planned to investigate the risk factors for neurologic sequelae in children and adolescents with hemophilia suffering from ICH.
Predictors of Residual Right to Left Shunt in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Transcatheter Patent Foramen Ovale Closure: A New Clue "Inferior Vena Cava-Patent Foramen Ovale Angle".
J Clin Med
November 2024
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates the relationship between residual right-to-left shunt (RLS) after percutaneous patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure and specific PFO structural features identified via transoesophageal echocardiography (TEE).
- Out of 123 patients screened for PFO closure due to cryptogenic stroke, 103 were successfully treated, with 21% showing significant residual RLS within an 18-month follow-up period.
- The research finds that certain anatomical characteristics, like aortic rim and IVC-PFO tunnel angle, are significantly associated with the presence of residual RLS, suggesting the IVC-PFO tunnel angle as a useful indicator for predicting RLS after PFO closure.
Background: Hemophilia B (HB), an X-linked recessive inherited bleeding disorder, exhibits a high prevalence among males.
Objectives: To present the first national cohort of persons with HB to define the demographics, clinical characteristics, and treatment patterns in Turkey.
Methods: This multicenter, retrospective study included 433 alive persons with HB registered in 35 centers between 1961 and 2018.
Pulsus alternans describes an arterial pulse waveform that shows alternating strong and weak beats despite a regular rhythm. Either discovered during physical examination or catheterization, pulsus alternans indicates severe left ventricular (LV) dysfunction and poor prognosis. There has been considerable debate about the underlying mechanism.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Data on the risk factors and outcomes for pediatric patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection (COVID-19) following hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) are limited.
Objectives: The study aimed to analyze the clinical signs, risk factors, and outcomes for ICU admission and mortality in a large pediatric cohort who underwent allogeneic HSCT prior to COVID-19 infection.
Method: In this nationwide study, we retrospectively reviewed the data of 184 pediatric HSCT recipients who had COVID-19 between March 2020 and August 2022.