Browsing by Author "Yıldırım, Tarık"
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Acute coronary syndrome because of a scorpion sting in a patient with chronic coronary syndrome: A case report and review of the literature
Köse, Nuri; Yıldırım, Tarık (Turkish Soc Cardiology, 2021)The occurrence of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) following a scorpion sting has been very rarely reported in literature, and most of the cases presented had a normal coronary angiogram. The possible pathogenetic mechanisms ... -
Can NLR, PLR, and LMR be used as prognostic indicators in patients with pulmonary embolism? Author's reply on commentary COMMENT
Köse, Nuri; Yıldırım, Tarık; Akın, Fatih; Yıldırım, Seda Elçim; Altun, İbrahim (Assoc Basic Medical Sci Federation Bosnia & Herzegovina Sarajevo, 2021)We appreciate the comments made by Dr. Bedel et al. NLR, PLR, and LMR are affected by various diseases such as oncological, collagen tissue, inflammatory, or severe renal/liver diseases [1]. Due to this, ... -
Clinical outcomes of patients presenting with pulmonary embolism
Köse, Nuri; Yıldırım, Tarık; Avcı, Eyüp (İzmir Hastanelerine Yardım ve Bilimsel Araştırmaları Teşvik Derneği, 2021)Objective: Acute pulmonary embolism is closely associated with severe morbidity and mortality. Treatment guidelines recommend taking rapid action and application of thrombolytic treatment in selected cases. The aim of this ... -
Contrast-induced nephropathy is less common in patients with good coronary collateral circulation
Avcı, Eyüp; Yıldırım, Tarık; Kadı, Hasan (Karger, 2017)Background/Aims: Contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) is a typically reversible type of acute renal failure that develops after exposure to contrast agents; underlying endothelial dysfunction is thought to be an important ... -
Echocardiographic reference ranges for normal cardiac Doppler data in healthy Turkish population: ECHO-DOP-TR Trial
Şafak, Özgen; Gürsoy, Ozan; Emren, Volkan; Demir, Emre; Yıldırım, Tarık; Argan, Onur; Şimşek, Ersin Çağrı; Aytemiz, Fatih (Wiley, 2020)Aim Doppler echocardiography has become the standard imaging modality for diastolic function and provides pathophysiological insight into systolic and diastolic heart failure. In this study, we aimed to obtain normal ... -
Elevated levels of short-term blood pressure variability: A marker for ascending aortic dilatation in hypertensive patients
Argan, Onur; Avcı, Eyüp; Bozyel, Serdar; Yıldırım, Tarık; Şafak, Özgen; Yıldırım, Seda Elçim; Dolapoğlu, Ahmet; Kısacık, Halil Lütfi (Taylor & Francis Inc, 2021)Background: Ascending aortic aneurysms are one of the primary causes of mortality. However, not much is known about the etiologies of aortic aneurysm. Recently, in hypertensive (HT) patients, blood pressure variability ... -
Epicardial adipose tissue is a predictor of ascending aortic dilatation in hypertensive patients, but not paracardial adipose tissue
Argan, Onur; Avcı, Eyüp; Yıldırım, Tarık; Şafak, Özgen (BMC, 2020)Background Ascending aortic aneurysms are one of the major causes of mortality. In recent years, there is a growing interest of epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) and related diseases. The aim of this study was to investigate ... -
Epicardial adipose tissue predicts severe mitral annular calcification in patients aged ≥60 years
Argan, Onur; Avcı, Eyüp; Şafak, Özgen; Yıldırım, Tarık (Int Scientific Information, 2020)Background: Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) has been shown to be associated with diabetes mellitus (DM), hyper- tension (HT), coronary artery calcification, and atherosclerotic disease. Mitral annular calcification (MAC) ... -
Fibrinogen to albumin ratio as a powerful predictor of the exaggerated morning blood pressure surge in newly diagnosed treatment-naive hypertensive patients
Özdemir, Mahmut; Yurtdaş, Mustafa; Asoğlu, Ramazan; Yıldırım, Tarık; Aladaǧ, Nesim; Asoǧlu, Emin (Taylor and Francis Inc, 2020)Background The exaggerated morning blood pressure surge (MS) is a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. Inflammation is associated with the pathogenesis of hypertension. We aimed to investigate the association between ... -
Increased serum CRP-albumin ratio is independently associated with severity of carotid artery stenosis
Yıldırım, Tarık; Kiriş, Tuncay; Avcı, Eyüp; Yıldırım, Seda Elçim Durusoy; Argan, Onur; Şafak, Özgen; Aktaş, Zihni; Toklu, Oğuzhan; Esin, Fatma Kayaali (Sage Publications, 2020)Carotid artery stenosis (CAS), mainly caused by carotid atherosclerosis, is related to ischemic stroke. We investigated whether C-reactive protein (CRP) to albumin ratio (CAR) was associated with increased severity of ... -
Outcomes and efficacy of percutaneous transluminal renal artery angioplasty with stent in patients with atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis
Köse, Nuri; Yıldırım, Tarık (Galenos, 2020)Objectives: Renal artery stenosis is the most common cause of secondary hypertension. The aim of this study is to evaluate the outcomes of percutaneous transluminal renal artery angioplasty and stenting (PTRAS) procedure ... -
Pansystolic tricuspid regurgitation may be associated with patent foramen ovale in healthy young adults
Kadı, Hasan; Özkan, Birol; Avcı, Eyüp; Gürbüzer, Taha; Yıldırım, Tarık (Ortadogu Reklam Tanitim Yayincilik Turizm Egitim Insaat Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S., 2016)Objective: Tricuspid regurgitation is a common finding in healthy subjects. This finding may associate with patent foramen ovale that it is relatively common in the community. No study was found investigating the association ... -
Prognostic role of NLR, PLR, and LMR in patients with pulmonary embolism
Köse, Nuri; Yıldırım, Tarık; Akın, Fatih; Yıldırım, Seda Elçim Durusoy; Altun, İbrahim (Assos Basic Medical SCI Federation Bosnia & Herzegovina Sarejevo, 2020)Pulmonary embolism (PE) is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. New biological markers are being investigated for estimating the prognosis of PE patients. Since PE is closely associated with inflammatory ... -
Protective effect of Nigella sativa oil on myocardium in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats
Altun, Eren; Avcı, Eyüp; Yıldırım, Tarık; Yıldırım, Serkan (Editura Acad Romane, 2019)Background. To evaluate the protective effect of Nigella sativa oil (NSO) on the myocardium in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. Materials and methods. Thirty-two 7-8-week-old female Wistar albino rats (300-350 g) ... -
The relationship between contrast associated nephropathy and coronary collateral circulation in very old patients
Yıldırım, Tarık; Özkan, Birol; Alıcı, Gökhan; Yıldırım, Seda Elçim Durusoy; Buğra, Onursal; Kadı, Hasan (MDPI, 2020)Background: The aim of this study was to investigate whether there is a relationship between coronary collateral circulation (CCC) and contrast associated nephropathy (CAN) in very elderly patients. Methods: Patients aged ... -
The relationship between coronary collateral circulation and contrast induced nephropathy in patients with non-ST elevation myocardial infarction
Yıldırım, Tarık; Avcı, Eyüp; Kiriş, Tuncay; Hasan, Kadı (Edizioni Minerva Medica, 2019)BACKGROUND: Contrast induced nephropathy (CM) is defined as a temporary renal failure follov,ing the administration of radiocontrast agent during the coronary angiography. It is associated with increases in morbidity and ... -
Using soluble ST2 to predict adverse postoperative outcomes in patients with ımpaired left ventricular function undergoing coronary bypass surgery
Dolapoğlu, Ahmet; Avcı, Eyüp; Yıldırım, Tarık; Kadı, Hasan; Çelik, Ahmet (MDPI, 2019)Background and Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the prognostic value of soluble ST2 (sST2) in predicting postoperative adverse events in patients with impaired left ventricular (LV) function undergoing ...
