Browsing by Author "Akil, Mehmet Ata"
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Apelin Levels In Isolated Coronary Artery Ectasia
Bilik, Mehmet Zihni; Kaplan, Ibrahim; Yildiz, Abdulkadir; Akil, Mehmet Ata; Acet, Halit; Yuksel, Murat; Polat, Nihat (Korean Soc Cardiology, 2015)Background and Objectives: The etiopathogenesis of coronary artery ectasia (CAE) is not known completely. In most of the cases, CAE is associated with atherosclerosis; however, isolated CAE has a nonatherosclerotic mechanism. ... -
Assessment of atrial electromechanical delay and P-Wave dispersion in patients with Psoriasis
Yildiz, Abdulkadir; Ucmak, Derya; Oylumlu, Mustafa; Akkurt, Meltem Z.; Yuksel, Murat; Akil, Mehmet Ata; Polat, Nihat; Aydin, Mesut; Bilik, M. Zihni; Acet, Halit (Echocardiography- A Journal Cardiovascular Ultrasound and Allied Techniques, 2014)Background: 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 ... -
Assessment of Platelet to Lymphocyte Ratio to Predict Stent Thrombosis in Patients with ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction
Yildiz, Abdulkadir; Yuksel, Murat; Oylumlu, Mustafa; Bilik, Mehmet Zihni; Acet, Halit; Akil, Mehmet Ata; Polat, Nihat (Elsevier Science Inc, 2013)[Abstract Not Available] -
Assessment of Right Ventricular Systolic Functions in Patients with Chronic Renal Failure before and after Hemodialysis
Yildiz, Abdulkadir; Akyuz, Abdurrahman; Yuksel, Murat; Oylumlu, Mustafa; Bilik, Mehmet Zihni; Polat, Nihat; Akil, Mehmet Ata (Elsevier Science Inc, 2013)[Abstract Not Available] -
The Association Between the Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio and the Presence of Ventricular Premature Contractions in Young Adults
Yildiz, Abdulkadir; Oylumlu, Mustafa; Yuksel, Murat; Aydin, Mesut; Polat, Nihat; Acet, Halit; Akil, Mehmet Ata (Sage Publications Inc, 2015)Inflammation has recently emerged in the pathogenesis of several cardiovascular disorders, including arrhythmias. The neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) is a simple marker for the assessment of inflammatory status. Therefore, ... -
The association between the neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio and functional capacity in patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy
Yildiz, Abdulkadir; Yuksel, Murat; Oylumlu, Mustafa; Polat, Nihat; Akil, Mehmet Ata; Acet, Halit (Turkish Soc Cardiology, 2015)Objective: The neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio (NLR) is an inexpensive, readily available and reliable inflammatory marker, which has a predictor value in different cardiovascular disorders. Functional capacity is one of the ... -
Association of Neutrophil-Lymphocyte Ratio With the Presence and Severity of Rheumatic Mitral Valve Stenosis
Polat, Nihat; Yildiz, Abdulkadir; Yuksel, Murat; Bilik, Mehmet Zihni; Aydin, Mesut; Acet, Halit; Akil, Mehmet Ata (Sage Publications Inc, 2014)The aim of the study is to investigate the association between the severity of rheumatic mitral valvular disease (RMVD) and the neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR). A total of 227 patients were enrolled in the study and ... -
A co-anomaly: hourglass-like aorta and giant coronary arteries
Akil, Mehmet Ata; Bilik, Mehmet Zihni; Acet, Halit; Ertas, Faruk; Yildiz, Abdulkadir (Turkish Soc Cardiology, 2014)[Abstract Not Available] -
Distribution of Accessory Pathways in Atrioventricular Reentrant Tachycardia in Southeast Anatolian Region of Turkey
Aydin, Mesut; Polat, Nihat; Yuksel, Murat; Yildiz, Abdulkadir; Acet, Halit; Bilik, Mehmet Zihni; Akil, Mehmet Ata (Duzce Univ, 2015)Objective: We aimed to evaluate distribution of accessory pathway (AP) in atrioventricular reentrant tachycardia (AVRT) in southeast Anatolian region of Turkey. Methods: The study was a retrospective cross-sectional design. ... -
Echocardiographic Epicardial Fat Thickness and Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio Are Novel Inflammatory Predictors of Cerebral Ischemic Stroke
Akil, Esref; Akil, Mehmet Ata; Varol, Sefer; Ozdemir, Hasan Huseyin; Yucel, Yavuz; Arslan, Demet; Akyuz, Abdurahman (Elsevier Science Bv, 2014)Background: The role of epicardial fat thickness (EFT) in ischemic stroke (IS) has not been previously investigated. The aim of the present study was to evaluate EFT and neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio (NLR) among patients ... -
The Effects of Nebivolol on QT Duration and Dispersion in Patients with Coronary Slow Flow
Sahin, Musa; Simsek, Hakki; Akyol, Aytac; Akdag, Serkan; Akil, Mehmet Ata; Aksoy, Hakan; Dogan, Adnan (Elsevier Science Inc, 2013)[Abstract Not Available] -
Estimated plasma volume is not a robust indicator of the severity of congestion in patients with heart failure
Guvenc, Rengin Cetin; Guvenc, Tolga Sinan; Akil, Mehmet Ata; Bekar, Lutfu; Vural, Mustafa Gokhan; Yilmaz, Mehmet Birhan (Elsevier Science Inc, 2023)Background: Congestion is the main cause of morbidity and a prime determinant of survival in patients with heart failure (HF). However, the assessment of congestion is subjective and estimation of plasma volume (ePV) has ... -
Frequency of Pulmonary Hypertension in Patients with COPD due to Biomass Smoke and Tobacco Smoke
Sertogullarindan, Bunyamin; Gumrukcuoglu, Hasan Ali; Sezgi, Cengizhan; Akil, Mehmet Ata (Ivyspring Int Publ, 2012)Objectives; Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a common and well established complication of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Its presence is associated with decreased survival. This study was designed to investigate ... -
Identifying autonomic nervous system dysfunction in acute cerebrovascular attack by assessments of heart rate variability and catecholamine levels
Akil, Esref; Tamam, Yusuf; Akil, Mehmet Ata; Kaplan, Ibrahim; Bilik, Mehmet Zihni; Acar, Abdullah; Tamam, Banu (Georg Thieme Verlag Kg, 2015)Objective: This study aimed to evaluate changes in the autonomic nervous system caused by cerebral lesions due to acute stroke. We assessed heart rate variability and catecholamine levels in lieu of stroke lesion localization. ... -
Impact of insulin resistance on contrast induced nephropathy in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention
Elbey, Mehmet Ali; Evliyaoglu, Osman; Simsek, Ziya; Oylumlu, Mustafa; Akil, Mehmet Ata; Aydin, Mesut; Bilik, Zihni (Springer India, 2014)Contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) is a common complication following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Contrast-induced nephropathy after emergency PCI in subjects with insulin resistance (IR) has not been studied ... -
Minefield in the aorta: a rare case of thrombus
Akil, Mehmet Ata; Kaya, Hasan; Ertas, Faruk; Bilik, Mehmet Zihni (Turkish Soc Cardiology, 2013)[Abstract Not Available] -
New inflammatory predictors for non-valvular atrial fibrillation: echocardiographic epicardial fat thickness and neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio
Acet, Halit; Ertas, Faruk; Akil, Mehmet Ata; Oylumlu, Mustafa; Polat, Nihat; Yildiz, Abdulkadir; Bilik, Mehmet Zihni (Springer, 2014)The objective of this study was to investigate the relationship of echocardiographic epicardial fat thickness (EFT) and neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) with different types of non-valvular atrial fibrillation (AF) in ... -
New inflammatory predictors for non-valvular atrial fibrillation: echocardiographic epicardial fat thickness and neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio
Acet, Halit; Ertas, Faruk; Akil, Mehmet Ata; Oylumlu, Mustafa; Polat, Nihat; Yildiz, Abdulkadir; Bilik, Mehmet Zihni (Oxford Univ Press, 2014)[Abstract Not Available] -
Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation in the Elderly; Preliminary Results from the National AFTER (Atrial Fibrillation in Turkey: Epidemiologic Registry) Study
Ertas, Faruk; Oylumlu, Mustafa; Akil, Mehmet Ata; Acet, Halit; Bilik, Mehmet Zihni; Celepkolu, Tahsin; Yildiz, Abdulkadir (Elsevier Science Inc, 2013)[Abstract Not Available] -
A novel predictor of infarct-related artery patency before percutaneous intervention and in-hospital outcomes for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction patients: serum bilirubin level
Acet, Halit; Ertas, Faruk; Akil, Mehmet Ata; Polat, Nihat; Aydin, Mesut; Akyuz, Abdurrahman; Aycicek, Hilal (Termedia Publishing House Ltd, 2014)Introduction: Previous studies have reported a relationship between serum bilirubin levels and coronary artery disease (CAD). However, data are rare up to now regarding the relation of bilirubin levels with infarct-related ...