Publications by authors named "Talat Tavlı"

Background/aims: The Mehran risk score (MS) was adopted to predict the development of contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) and includes clinical and procedural variables. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the value of MS in the prediction of CIN development after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI).

Methods: Ninety-three patients (47 females; mean age, 77.

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Background/aim: Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is a method which is increasingly applied in severe aortic stenosis treatment. The development of contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) after TAVI increases morbidity and mortality rates. Within the scope of this study, the importance of the contrast medium volume to glomerular filtration rate (CV/GFR) ratio in determining the development of CIN and the amount of CV that could be applied was evaluated.

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Objective: The floating wire technique is a special technique for solving interventional problems in aorta- ostial lesions. There are no long-term data in the literature for the floating wire technique in right aorto-ostial lesions.

Methods: One hundred twenty six patients were retrospectively analyzed in this study.

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Background: The aim of this study was to assess the effect of conventional inotropic drugs compared to levosimendan using tissue tracking echocardiography in the early postoperative period for patients with low ejection fraction undergoing coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery.

Methods: We prospectively analyzed 115 patients (69 male, 46 female) who planned for elective coronary artery bypass surgery with low ejection fraction, ≤% 30, from September 2012 to December 2013. Patients were divided into two groups.

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Patient: Male, 73 FINAL DIAGNOSIS: Coronary artery thrombosis Symptoms: Angina pectoris • short of breath

Medication: - Clinical Procedure: CABG Specialty: Cardiology.

Objective: Management of emergency care.

Background: Intra-operative formation of a thrombus in the right heart is rare and might be unrecognized.

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Background: The aim of this study is to determine the results of coronary artery bypass surgery in patients with a low ejection fraction. Between January 2007 and January 2011, 3556 consecutive patients who underwent coronary artery bypass grafting at the Cardiovascular Surgery Clinic at Sifa University Hospital, Izmir, Turkey, were analyzed retrospectively.

Methods: The patients were divided into 2 groups.

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Objective: In this study, we sought to investigate the serum levels of high sensitivity C-reactive protein (Hs-CRP), N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT proBNP), erythrocyte sedimentation rate, leukocyte, thyroid hormone and fibrinogen levels in patients with coronary slow flow phenomenon (CSFP).

Methods: A total of 82 patients with angiographically proven normal coronary arteries and slow coronary flow in all three coronary vessels (45 males and 37 females, mean age 59±11 years) and 34 patients with normal coronary arteries and normal coronary flow (19 males and 15 females, mean age 56±10 years) with similar risk profiles were included in this cross-sectional observational study. Coronary flow rates of all patients and control subjects were documented by Thrombolysis In Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) frame count, serum level of Hs-CRP, NT proBNP, sedimentation, leukocyte, free triiodothyronine (FT3), free thyroxine (FT4), thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) and fibrinogen levels were measured.

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Obesity is associated with a number of risk factors, such as hyperlipidemia, hyperinsulinemia, hypertension, and early atherosclerosis. Evidence indicates that atherosclerosis begins in childhood and progresses over decades. In this work, we examined the relationship between cardiovascular risk factors and ultrasonographic signs of subclinical atherosclerosis in 77 obese children and adolescents compared to 40 non-obese healthy peers.

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Article Synopsis
  • Coarctation of the aorta increases the risk of hypertension later in life, even after treatment, but the reasons for this phenomenon are not fully understood.
  • A study evaluated 14 normotensive children who underwent surgical or catheter treatment for coarctation and found significant differences in various heart performance parameters compared to 30 healthy controls, suggesting potential long-term issues.
  • Elevated levels of certain biomarkers (B-type natriuretic peptide and endothelin-1) in treated patients indicate ongoing changes in the heart and blood vessels, which may lead to hypertension later on.
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Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess the effects of losartan treatment on exercise tolerance and echocardiographic parameters in patients with mitral regurgitation (MR) secondary to mitral valve prolapse or rheumatic heart disease.

Methods: Twenty-seven patients (14 males, 13 females, mean age 51+/-11, range 21-76) with moderate MR due to mitral valve prolapse or rheumatic heart disease were examined by means of Doppler echocardiography. The subjects were submitted to treadmill exercise tests using the modified Bruce protocol at baseline, after six hours and after the six-week treatment period to be evaluated based on their exercise tolerance.

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Objectives: We evaluated short- and mid-term results of balloon angioplasty performed in pediatric patients with aortic coarctation.

Study Design: The study included 20 children (12 boys, 8 girls; mean age 3.4+/-3.

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Neurocardiac syncope (NS) is a common cause of syncope in children. The mechanism, though related to abnormalities in autonomic function, has not been fully elucidated, particularly in pediatric patients. This study assessed the heart-rate variability (HRV) response to head-upright tilt-table test (HUT) in children with NS and normal volunteers.

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Objective: Diastolic dysfunction is considered as the most important cause of heart failure and morbidity in hypertensives. This study was designed to evaluate the relationship between the transmitral diastolic color M-mode flow propagation velocity (FPV) and left ventricular relaxation by using Doppler echocardiography.

Methods: In the present study, thirty-nine patients (21 male, 58.

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Hypocalcemia is a rare cause of reversible heart failure. We reported a 40-year-old woman who had severe heart failure resistant to the usual antifailure therapy. She had severe hypocalcemia due to hypoparathyroidism after strumectomy.

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Objective: The assessment of short duration early clarithromycin treatment on major cardiac events in acute coronary syndrome patients.

Methods: One hundred and thirteen patients with acute coronary syndrome had been enrolled in the study in a prospective manner. Fifty-seven of 113 patients received peroral clarithromycin 1g/day for 14 days in addition to standard therapy.

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Objective: The aim of the present study was to examine the levels of insulin-like growth factor (IGF-I) and binding protein-3 (IGFBP-3) in acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and their relationship with prognosis.

Methods: Thirty patients with ACS (22 male, 8 female) were included in our study. Patient's population included 20 patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and 10 with non-ST-elevation ACS.

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The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of regular exercise on maximum oxygen uptake capacity (VO2max), reaction time (RT), testosterone (T), growth hormone (GH), insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) in athletes compared to sedentary controls. VO2max, RT, T, GH, and IGF-I levels were 31.2 +/- 6.

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Objective: The objectives of the study were to assess myocardial systolic and diastolic functions by myocardial performance index (MPI) and its relationship with E - wave deceleration time (DT) in early phase of acute Q-wave myocardial infarction (MI).

Methods: We performed nongeometric Doppler-derived echocardiography to assess combined systolic and diastolic functions using myocardial performance index in 50 patients with acute Q-wave MI at early phase of events, (25 pts with anterior MI and 25 pts with inferior MI). The index is defined as the sum of the isovolumic contraction and isovolumic relaxation times divided by ventricular ejection time and was obtained by Doppler measurement from the diastolic mitral inflow and left ventricular outflow velocity-time intervals.

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Background: Combination therapy with an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor and a diuretic has been shown to be highly effective in hypertension. Clinical trials have demonstrated that ACE inhibitors may improve endothelial cell dysfunction in hypertension. However, the effectiveness of the combination treatment in endothelial cell dysfunction is unknown.

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Our goal in this study was to detect endothelial function in normal and preeclamptic patients by using color Doppler sonography and plasma fibronectin levels. The increased ratio of the brachial artery diameter during shear stress, and plasma fibronectin levels were measured in 15 preeclamptic and 11 normal, gestational-age matched pregnant patients. The test was repeated at the postpartum second and sixth weeks in the preeclamptic group.

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Objective: To assess the effect of cilazapril treatment on several hemodynamic parameters during handgrip maneuvers in patients with congestive heart failure. Cilazapril, an ACE inhibitor with high affinity, has been shown to be highly effective against a variety of vascular disorders. The effectiveness of isometric handgrip exercise on changes of cardiovascular hemodynamic parameters before and after cilazapril treatment in patients with congestive heart failure is unknown.

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Flow-mediated vasodilation (FMV), brachial artery flow (BAF), and brachial artery diameter were evaluated in 30 patients with congestive heart failure before and after cilazapril treatment. While mean pulmonary artery pressure and pulmonary capillary wedge pressure decreased significantly, flow-mediated vasodilation and left ventricular ejection fraction increased significantly following cilazapril administration (P < 0.001).

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