Publications by authors named "Zihni Bilik"
Objective: Thrombolysis in Cerebral Infarction(TICI) score is used to objectively evaluate cerebral perfusion after intervention in acute stroke with mechanical thrombectomy. In our study, we aimed to compare the results of patients with successful TICI perfusion score (TICI ≥ 2c) with the results of patients with poor TICI perfusion score (TICI < 2c) and to investigate the relationship of the CHADS-VASc scoring system with the final TICI perfusion score and other endpoints.
Methods: For this retrospective, single-center, cross-sectional study, 278 patients who underwent endovascular thrombectomy were screened consecutively by the interventional neurology department of hospital.
Global longitudinal strain score predicts all cause death in patients with chronic total occlusion with preserved ejection fraction.
Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci
September 2022
Objective: Change in LVEF is one of the most important indicators of prognosis in CTO cases. Studies in patients with CTO have shown improvement in LVEF approximately at 3 and 6 months after successful PCI. It has been shown that LV global longitudinal strain (GLS) starts to improve even 1 day after CTO-PCI.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: In this study, we sought to evaluate atrial electromechanical properties and conduction homogeneity by tissue Doppler imaging and electrocardiography in patients with psoriasis.
Methods: Thirty-four patients with psoriasis and 30 age- and gender-matched healthy controls were included in the study. Atrial electromechanical coupling intervals were assessed by means of tissue Doppler echocardiography and P-wave dispersion (Pd) was calculated from electrocardiogram.
Background: Our aim was to investigate the clinical and prognostic features of the patients with prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE) in a multicenter nation-wide study.
Methods: The present nation-wide study consisted of 75 consecutive patients with PVE treated at 13 major hospitals in Turkey from 2005 to 2012.
Results: The patients who died during follow-up were significantly older than the survivors and had higher C-reactive protein (CRP), creatinine, poor NYHA functional class and large vegetations.
Article Synopsis
- The study explores the connection between essential trace elements, specifically zinc (Zn) and copper (Cu), and the severity of atherosclerosis in patients with coronary artery disease.
- Research involved 67 patients and 26 healthy individuals, categorizing them into groups based on Gensini scores and other cardiovascular factors.
- Findings indicated lower serum levels of Zn and Cu in atherosclerosis patients compared to the control group, with correlations to disease extent, but no significant difference in trace element levels between mild and severe atherosclerosis.