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Clinical features of heart failure with mid-range and preserved ejection fraction in octogenarians: Results of a multicentre, observational study
Özlek, Bülent; Özlek, Eda; Tekinalp, Mehmet; Kahraman, Serkan; Zencirkıran Ağuş, Hicaz; Çelik, Oğuzhan; Çil, Cem; Bekar, Lütfü (Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2019)Objectives: To compare real-world characteristics and management of individuals aged 80 and older with heart failure (HF) and mid-range ejection fraction (HFmrEF) and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) ... -
Comparison of aortic pressures and aortic elastic properties between patients with end-stage renal disease and healthy controls
Kalçık, Macit; Yetim, Mücahit; Doğan, Tolga; Doğan, İbrahim; Eser, Barış; Bekar, Lütfü; Karavelioğlu, Yusuf (Akademiai Kiado Zrt, 2019)Background: Current evidence indicates that vascular calcification plays an essential role in the development of cardiovascular diseases in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients. Arterial stiffness is a marker of increased ... -
Drug Adherence in Patients With Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation Taking Non-Vitamin K Antagonist Oral Anticoagulants in Turkey: NOAC-TR
Emren, Sadık Volkan; Şenöz, Oktay; Bilgin, Murat; Beton, Osman; Aslan, Abdullah; Taşkın, Uğur; Açıksarı, Gönül; Bekar, Lütfü (SAGE Publications Inc., 2018)Adherence to non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOACs) is an important factor for ensuring efficacy and safety in nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF). There are controversial results regarding NOAC adherence ... -
Echocardiographic measurement of epicardial adipose tissue thickness in patients with microvascular angina
Kalçık, Macit; Yesin, Mahmut; Güner, Ahmet; Bayam, Emrah; Yetim, Mücahit; Doğan, Tolga; Karavelioğlu, Yusuf (Akademiai Kiado Zrt, 2019)Introduction: Impaired coronary microcirculation, inflammation, and endothelial dysfunction were reported etiological factors for microvascular angina (MVA). Recently, increased epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) thickness ... -
Echocardiographic predictors of interatrial block in patients with severe chronic kidney disease
Kalçık, Macit; Yetim, Mücahit; Doğan, Tolga; Eser, Barış; Doğan, İbrahim; Bekar, Lütfü; Karavelioğlu, Yusuf (Springer, 2020)Background Interatrial block (IAB), defined as a conduction delay between the right and left atrium, is manifested on the electrocardiogram as a prolonged P-wave duration. Large number of studies recently have been published ... -
Evaluation of homocystein and asymmetric dimethyl arginine levels in patients with coronary slow flow phenomenon
Demirci, Erkan; Çelik, Oğuzhan; Kalçık, Macit; Bekar, Lütfü; Yetim, Mücahit; Doğan, Tolga (Akademiai Kiado Zrt, 2019)Background: Previous studies have demonstrated that homocysteine and asymmetric dimethyl arginine (ADMA) levels were strongly associated with cardiovascular diseases including coronary artery disease. The aim of this study ... -
Fragmented QRS complexes are a marker of myocardial fibrosis in hypertensive heart disease
Bekar, Lütfü; Katar, Muzaffer; Yetim, Mücahit; Çelik, Oğuzhan; Kilci, Hakan; Önalan, Orhan (Turkish Society of Cardiology, 2016)Objective: Carboxy-terminal propeptide of type 1 procollagen (PICP) is a marker of extracellular collagen synthesis. Fragmented QRS (fQRS) on a 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) has been demonstrated as a marker of myocardial ... -
Gender disparities in heart failure with mid-range and preserved ejection fraction: Results from APOLLON study
Özlek, Bülent; Özlek, Eda; Kahraman, Serkan; Tekinalp, Mehmet; Zencirkıran Ağuş, Hicaz; Çelik, Oğuzhan; Biteker, Murat (2019)Objective: This study aimed to examine gender-based differences in epidemiology, clinical characteristics, and management of consecutive patients with heart failure with mid-range ejection fraction (HFmrEF) and heart failure ... -
How Did the Updated 2019 European Society of Cardiology/European Atherosclerosis Society Risk Categorization for Patients with Diabetes Affect the Risk Perception and Lipid Goals? A Simulated Analysis of Real-life Data from EPHESUS Study
Başaran, Özcan; Doğan, Volkan; Mert, Kadir Uğur; Bekar, Lütfü; Kalçık, Macit; ... (KARE PUBL, 2023)Background: The recent 2019 European Society of Cardiology/European Atherosclerosis Society practice guidelines introduced a new risk categorization for patients with diabetes. We aimed to compare the implications of the ... -
Investigation of ICAM-1 levels in hypertensive patients with fragmented QRS complexes
Bekar, Lütfü; Kalçık, Macit; Katar, Muzaffer; Yetim, Mücahit; Çelik, Oğuzhan; Doğan, Tolga; Karavelioğlu, Yusuf; Gölbaşı, Zehra (Taylor and Francis Ltd., 2019)Objective: Fragmented QRS (fQRS) detected on a 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) has been demonstrated to be a marker of myocardial fibrosis. Intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) is a protein which plays an important ... -
Left atrial compression (Diagnostic Puzzle)
Bekar, Lütfü (Kare Publishing, 2014)A 55-years old male patient presented to our clinic with the complaint of atypical chest pain. On the physical examination; blood pressure was 110/70 mm Hg, heart rate was 70/min with sinüs rhythm without murmur. -
Marital status and outcomes in chronic heart failure: Does it make a difference of being married, widow or widower?
Şentürk, Bihter; Kaya, Hakkı; Çelik, Ahmet; Bekar, Lütfü; Güngör, Hasan; Zoghi, Mehdi; Yılmaz, Mehmet Birhan (2021)OBJECTIVE: We aimed to compare the outcomes of chronic heart failure (HF) patients with reduced ejection fraction (CHFrEF) in the Turkish Research Team in HF (TREAT-HF) registry according to marital status with a specific ... -
Misperceptions and management of LDL-cholesterol in secondary prevention of patients with familial hypercholesterolemia in cardiology practice: Real-life evidence from the EPHESUS registry
Kayıkçıoğlu, Meral; Başaran, Özcan; Doğan, Volkan; Bekar, Lütfü; Kalçık, Macit (ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC, 2023)BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a common inherited disease, leading to premature atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) due to elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels. ... -
Missed unroofed coronary sinus
Karavelioğlu, Yusuf; Çağlı, Kerim; Yetim, Mücahit; Bekar, Lütfü; Gölbaşı, Zehra (Blackwell Publishing Inc., 2019)Coronary sinus atrial septal defect (ASD) is a rare congenital cardiac anomaly, which might be difficult to diagnose. In this report, we describe a patient with small secundum ASDs and an associated large coronary sinus ... -
Patients with HFpEF and HFmrEF have different clinical characteristics in Turkey: A multicenter observational study
Özlek, Bülent; Özlek, Eda; Zencirkıran Ağuş, Hicaz; Tekinalp, Mehmet; Kahraman, Serkan; Çil, Cem; Çelik, Oğuzhan; Bekar, Lütfü (Elsevier B.V., 2019)Background: To determine and compare the demographic characteristics, clinical profile and management of patients with heart failure with mid-range ejection fraction (HFmrEF) and heart failure with preserved ejection ... -
Presence of fragmented QRS is associated with increased epicardial adipose tissue thickness in hypertensive patients
Bekar, Lütfü; Kalçık, Macit; Çelik, Oğuzhan; Alp, Çağlar; Yetim, Mücahit; Doğan, Tolga; Ekinözü, İsmail; Karaarslan, Osman; Çamkıran, Volkan; Karavelioğlu, Yusuf; Gölbaşı, Zehra (John Wiley and Sons Inc., 2019)Background: Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) is a cardiometabolic risk factor, and its possible relationship with hypertension has been reported previously. Fragmented QRS (fQRS) detected on electrocardiography (ECG) has ... -
Presence of fragmented QRS may be associated with complex ventricular arrhythmias in patients with essential hypertension
Bekar, Lütfü; Kalçık, Macit; Kilci, Hakan; Çelik, Oğuzhan; Yetim, Mücahit; Doğan, Tolga; Önalan, Orhan (Churchill Livingstone Inc., 2019)Background: Ventricular arrhythmias (VAs)are frequent in hypertensive patients. Myocardial fibrosis is one of the components of left ventricular hypertrophy secondary to hypertension. Fragmented QRS (fQRS)on electrocardiography ... -
A rare complication of percutaneous coronary intervention: Coronary pseudoaneurysm formation
Çelik, Oğuzhan; Bekar, Lütfü; Yetim, Mücahit; Doğan, Tolga; Çağlar, Alp; Kalçık, Macit; Karavelioğlu, Yusuf (Akademiai Kiado Rt., 2017)Coronary pseudoaneurysms (CPAs) are rare complications developed after percutaneous coronary interventions. They may cause stent thrombosis, distal embolization, and coronary rupture leading to cardiac tamponade. Therefore, ... -
The real-life data of hospitalized patients with heart failure: On behalf of the Journey HF-TR study investigators
Sinan, Ümit Yaşar; Ekmekçi, Ahmet; Özbay, Benay; Akyıldız, Filiz Akçay; Bekar, Lütfü; Koza, Yavuzer; Zoghi, Mehdi (2019)Objective: Acute heart failure (AHF) is a life-threatening clinical syndrome characterized by rapid onset of heart failure (HF) symptoms and signs and requires urgent therapy. The aim of the present study was to evaluate ... -
The relationship between R wave peak time and left ventricular mass index in patients with end-stage renal disease on hemodialysis
Kalçık, Macit; Yetim, Mücahit; Doğan, Tolga; Eser, Barış; Doğan, İbrahim; Bekar, Lütfü; Karavelioğlu, Yusuf (Springer, 2019)Purpose Cardiovascular complications have been reported to be the main cause of mortality in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Although left ventricular hypertrophy is the most common clinical presentation of ...