Publications by authors named "Mert Aker"
Introduction Disasters, war, violence, and famine have driven people to migrate in search of a better life, resulting in an increasing number of health issues related to migration. Turkiye has historically been a host country for migration due to its geopolitical location for economic and educational reasons, among other reasons. Migrants frequently visit emergency departments (EDs) regarding their chronic or acute diseases.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTo appraise the prediction of tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion (TAPSE)/systolic pulmonary artery pressure (SPAP) with regard to hospitalization and the effect of spironolactone use. A total of 245 patients were evaluated for the study. Patients were followed for 1 year and cardiovascular outcomes were determined.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLower-extremity peripheral artery disease (PAD) can lead to a wide spectrum of symptoms that can progress from claudication to amputation. The prognostic nutritional index (PNI), which is calculated using the levels of albumin and lymphocyte, is an accepted indicator of immunological and nutritional status. In this study, the association between nutritional status determined using the PNI, and extremity amputation in patients with lower-extremity PAD was investigated.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground/aim: Ticagrelor is a drug widely used in patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) that specifically increases the plasma level of adenosine, which is likely to cause atrial fibrillation (AF). Therefore, in this study we aimed to investigate the electrocardiographic and echocardiographic predictors of AF development after P2Y12 receptor antagonists in ACS patients.
Materials And Methods: This cross-sectional study included 831 patients with ACS (486 [58.