Publications by authors named "Haci Y Yakupoglu"
Comparative effectiveness of exercise electrocardiography versus exercise echocardiography in women presenting with suspected coronary artery disease: a randomized study.
Eur Heart J Open
May 2023
Aims: There is a paucity of randomized diagnostic studies in women with suspected coronary artery disease (CAD). This study sought to assess the relative value of exercise stress echocardiography (ESE) compared with exercise electrocardiography (Ex-ECG) in women with CAD.
Methods And Results: Accordingly, 416 women with no prior CAD and intermediate probability of CAD (mean pre-test probability 41%), were randomized to undergo either Ex-ECG or ESE.
Article Synopsis
- The study examined how left atrial (LA) function changed after ablation treatment for long-standing persistent atrial fibrillation (AF) and its relation to AF recurrence in patients from the CASA-AF trial.
- Assessment involved echocardiography before and after the procedure, measuring LA volumes and function, along with left ventricular diastolic function using specialized Doppler techniques.
- Results showed that patients who maintained sinus rhythm post-ablation had better LA function and diastolic parameters compared to those who experienced AF recurrence, with LA contractile strain at 3 months being a key predictor of whether AF would return.
Background: Flecainide and propafenone are Class Ic antiarrhythmic drugs that block the cardiac fast inwards Na+ current and are used for rhythm control in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). However, data on long-term clinical efficacy and safety of these drugs in a real-world setting are scarce.
Methods: Patients with AF who received chronic flecainide or propafenone therapy were retrospectively studied from the database of a tertiary care center.
Background: Persisting disturbances in acid/base homeostasis may have an impact on several metabolic aspects of individuals with a kidney graft, specifically with regard to mineral metabolism and bone.
Methods: We undertook a cross-sectional analysis among 823 unselected patients being transplanted with a functioning renal allograft who had at least one measurement of venous serum bicarbonate available within a 4-year period before May 1, 2005. As a determinate of metabolic acidosis bicarbonate was measured along with serum calcium, phosphate, parathyroid hormone, and other routine serological and epidemiological parameters.