Publications by authors named "Erkan Oztekın"
Background/aims: Cardiac valve calcification (CVC) and left ventricular (LV) abnormalities are common indicators of a poor prognosis in dialysis patients. We determined the prevalence of hypertension, CVC, LV hypertrophy (LVH) and LV geometry in peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients.
Methods: Eighty-seven patients (50 female; mean age 42 ± 13 years; mean dialysis duration 46 ± 24 months) on strict salt and volume restriction, none of whom were receiving antihypertensives, were included in the study.
Article Synopsis
- Acute pancreatitis (AP) is becoming more common and can cause early cardiac dysfunction, with B-type natriuretic factor (BNP) serving as a key biomarker for heart-related issues.
- In this study, 55 patients with AP had their BNP levels measured upon hospital admission and after recovery, with results showing significantly higher BNP levels initially that correlated positively with disease severity.
- The findings suggest that elevated BNP may be a useful indicator of the severity of AP as the disease progresses.
Objective: We investigated the effect of intravenous levosimendan on QT dispersion compared with intravenous dobutamine in patients with acute decompensated heart failure.
Methods: This prospective cohort study included 38 patients who were admitted with acute decompensated heart failure (New York Heart Association functional class III-IV). Twenty-five patients (11 men, 14 women; mean age 70.
Objective: The aim of our study was to evaluate the effects of two different statins and a statin/ezetimibe combination on high sensitive C-reactive protein (hsCRP) values, which were given at high doses in the early period of acute coronary syndromes.
Methods: A total of 150 patients with non-ST elevation myocardial infarction and unstable angina pectoris were enrolled to our prospective, randomized, single-blind study. Patients were divided into three groups by block randomization method.
Background/aims: Acute pancreatitis is a systemic disease with high mortality. The most common electrocardiography finding in acute pancreatitis cases is reported to be nonspecific repolarization changes in the literature. Recently, it is reported that repolarization changes carry high mortality risk.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn this study, we aimed to examine the impact of volume status on blood pressure (BP) and on left ventricular mass index (LVMI) in chronic hemodialysis (HD) patients. This study enrolled 74 patients (F/M: 36/38, mean age 53.5 ± 15.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA rare cause of acute abdomen: ruptured adrenal pheochromocytoma.
Turk J Gastroenterol
December 2010
Pheochromocytoma is a tumor of the chromaffin cells which secretes catecholamines and 90% of it originates from adrenal medulla. The main symptoms and signs are hypertension, tachycardia, sweating and headache. Rarely, acute abdomen may occur as a result of the rupture of tumoral mass or bleeding inside the mass.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEAT is a new index of cardiac and visceral obesity. Waist circumference (WC) measurement is not fully reliable in the determination of visceral adipose tissue (VAT), especially in elderly individuals. Studies on the reflection of the intra-abdominal fat mass by the EAT mass surrounding the heart were performed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Familial Mediterranean fever is an autosomal recessive disease largely restricted to certain ethnic groups and presenting with recurrent febrile serositis attacks. Peritonitis, pleuritis, and synovitis are common manifestations; however, the pericardium is rarely affected.
Case Report: In this case report, we describe a 25-year-old Turkish woman who presented with recurrent pericarditis of no obvious cause, which eventually responded to colchicine therapy.
Objective: To detect the functional importance of coronary collaterals, which develop after acute myocardial infarctions (AMI).
Methods: Forty patients with acute AMI whose coronary angiography demonstrated a total occlusion of the left anterior descendant (LAD) artery were included in the study, between January 2003 and June 2004. All of the study patients underwent coronary angiography and left ventriculography using standard Judkins techniques (Phillips Integris-3000).
Principles: Both carvedilol and metoprolol have cardioprotective effects and decrease infarct size in myocardium. We compared effects of carvedilol and metoprolol on insulin resistance and serum lipid levels after myocardial infarction.
Methods: Fifty-nine patients aged between 30 and 70 and BMI = 25-30 kg/m2, who were diagnosed with myocardial infarction with ST segment elevation, were considered to be eligible for the study.
Background: In patients with inferior acute myocardial infarction (AMI), right ventricular (RV) function is an important determinant of global cardiac performance, prognosis, and exercise capacity. Several echocardiographic methods for quantifying RV function have been developed over the years but the usefulness of colour kinesis (CK) and acoustic quantification (AQ) have not yet been investigated.
Aim: To test whether AQ and CK may provide quantitative assessment of global and regional RV function in patients with inferior AMI.
Background: Our aim was to investigate the correlation between admission ECG and coronary angiography findings in terms of predicting the culprit vessel responsible for the infarct or multivessel disease in acute anterior or anterior-inferior myocardial infarction (AMI).
Methods: We investigated 101 patients with a diagnosis of anterior AMI with or without ST-segment elevation or ST-segment depression in at least two leads in DII, III, aVF. The patients were classified as those with vessel involvement in the left anterior descending (LAD) coronary artery and patients with multivessel disease.