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Acquired Aneurysm of Sinus of Valsalva
(2017) Coner, Ali; Akinci, Sinan; Cicek, Davran; Saba, Tonguc; Muderrisoglu, Haldun; 0000-0002-9635-6313; 0000-0001-5250-5404; 0000-0002-5711-8873; AAG-8233-2020; AAC-8036-2020; AAD-5564-2021; ABD-7321-2021
Acquired pseudoaneurysm of the sinus of Valsalva
(2017) Coner, Ali; Akinci, Sinan; Cicek, Davran; Saba, Tonguc; Muderrisoglu, Haldun; 0000-0001-5250-5404; 0000-0002-9635-6313; 0000-0002-5711-8873; 28902654; AAD-5564-2021; AAG-8233-2020; ABD-7321-2021; AAC-8036-2020
Arrhythmogenic Evidence for Epicardial Adipose Tissue: Heart Rate Variability and Turbulence are Influenced by Epicardial Fat Thickness
(2015) Balcioglu, Akif Serhat; Cicek, Davran; Akinci, Sinan; Eldem, Halil Olcay; Bal, Ugur Abbas; Okyay, Kaan; Muderrisoglu, Haldun; 0000-0002-9635-6313; 0000-0001-6134-8826; 0000-0001-5250-5404; 0000-0002-9446-2518; 25224491; AAC-8036-2020; AAG-8233-2020; AAK-7355-2020; AAD-5564-2021; AAK-4322-2021
BackgroundEpicardial adipose tissue (EAT) is a local source of various hormones, cytokines, and vasoactive substances affecting the myocardium. EAT contains abundant ganglionic plexi that interact with the autonomic nervous system. Evidence of the association between EAT and arrhythmia is limited, with the exception of atrial fibrillation. This study aimed to investigate the relation between EAT and cardiac autonomic function using heart rate variability (HRV) and heart rate turbulence (HRT) parameters. MethodsAll subjects underwent a 24-hour Holter recording to assess HRV and HRT parameters and a transthoracic echocardiography to measure EAT thickness. Patients were divided into two groups according to the median EAT thickness (3.9 mm). The higher EAT group consisted of 111 patients with a >3.9-mm thickness and the lower EAT group 113 patients with a 3.9-mm EAT thickness. ResultsHRV and HRT parameters were significantly influenced in the higher EAT group. Moreover, we observed significant correlations between EAT thickness and Holter findings (standard deviation of all NN intervals [SDNN]: r = -0.462, P < 0.001; SDNN index: r = -0.349, P < 0.001; standard deviation of the average NN intervals: r = -0.465, P < 0.001; root mean square of successive differences: r = -0.251, P < 0.001; pNN50: r = -0.354, P < 0.001; turbulence onset: r = 0.172, P = 0.010; turbulence slope: r = -0.279, P < 0.001, HRT category: r = 0.169, P = 0.011). In multivariate regression analysis, EAT thickness was independently associated with all measures of HRV and HRT, with the exception of turbulence onset. ConclusionsSympathovagal imbalance, detected by HRV and HRT parameters, is related to EAT thickness. As sympathovagal imbalance is a predictor of arrhythmic events, EAT may play an important arrhythmogenic role not limited to atrial fibrillation.
Cardiac autonomic nervous dysfunction detected by both heart rate variability and heart rate turbulence in prediabetic patients with isolated impaired fasting glucose
(2016) Balcioglu, Akif Serhat; Akinci, Sinan; Cicek, Davran; Coner, Ali; Bal, Ugur Abbas; Muderrisoglu, Ibrahim Haldun; 0000-0002-9446-2518; 0000-0002-5711-8873; 0000-0001-5250-5404; 27025199; AAK-4322-2021; ABD-7321-2021; AAD-5564-2021; AAC-8036-2020
Objective: Cardiac autonomic nervous dysfunction (CAND), a severe complication of diabetes, has also been shown to affect prediabetic patients. The role of isolated impaired fasting plasma glucose (IFG), a subtype of prediabetes, is not clear in the pathogenesis of CAND. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between isolated IFG and cardiac autonomic function using heart rate variability (HRV) and heart rate turbulence (HRT) indices derived from 24-h Holter-electrocardiogram recordings. Methods: This observational, prospective, cross-sectional study examined 400 consecutive subjects divided into three groups according to oral glucose tolerance test results: the control group [Group I, fasting plasma glucose (FPG) <100 mg/dL and normal glucose tolerance, n=193], the isolated IFG group (Group II, FPG >= 100 and <126 mg/dL, n=134), and the isolated impaired glucose tolerance (IGT), both IFG and IGT, or newly diagnosed diabetes' group (Group III, n=73). Patients with non-sinus rhythm, known diabetes mellitus, coronary artery disease, heart failure, severe valvular disease, or receiving medical therapy that may affect HRV and HRT indices were excluded. Time domain HRV parameters, turbulence onset (TO), turbulence slope (TS), and HRT category were examined. Chi-square, one-way analysis of variance, Kruskal-Wallis H, and Mann-Whitney U tests were used to compare variables where appropriate. The correlation between Holter data and FPG levels was analyzed using the Spearman's test. Multiple linear regression analysis was performed to identify independent predictors of the HRV and HRT parameters. Results: Median (interquartile range 25-75) FPG levels in Groups I, II, and III were 89 (83/93) mg/dL, 109 (104/116) mg/dL, and 174 (150.5/197) mg/dL, respectively. There were significant differences in HRV and HRT parameters between and among all groups. While HRV parameters and TS decreased from Group I to Group III, TO and HRT category gradually increased. Additionally, FPG level was significantly correlated with SDNN, r=-0.220; SDNN index, r=-0.192; SDANN, r=-0.207; RMSSD, r=-0.228; pNN50, r=-0.226; TO, r=0.354; and TS, r=-0.331 (all p<0.001). Conclusion: CAND, as detected by both HRV and HRT, appear to be present in the isolated IFG subtype of prediabetes.
Chronic Aortic Dissection and Recoarctation As A Late Complication of Aortic Coarctation Surgery
(2015) Coner, Ali; Balcioglu, Serhat; Akinci, Sinan; Cicek, Davran; Muderrisoglu, Haldun; 0000-0001-5250-5404; 0000-0002-9635-6313; 0000-0002-5711-8873; 26717344; AAC-8036-2020; AAD-5564-2021; AAG-8233-2020; ABD-7321-2021
Effects of Three Month Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Treatment on Electrocardiographic, Echocardiographic and Overnight Polysomnographic Parameters in Newly Diagnosed Moderate/Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patients
(2015) Cicek, Davran; Balcioglu, Akif Serhat; Lakadamyali, Huseyin; Muderrisoglu, Haldun; 25503651
The objective of the study was to determine the effects of nasal continuous positive airway pressure (nCPAP) therapy on left ventricular (LV) function and electrocardiographic parameters in newly diagnosed moderate/severe obstructive sleep apnea (USA) patients without cardiovascular comorbidities and medical treatments. We examined 44 patients who underwent overnight polysomnography together with 24-hour Ho lter electrocardiography, cardiopulmonary exercise testing including heart rate recovery at 1 minute (HRR-1), echocardiography, surface electrocardiography, and those who were diagnosed with moderate/severe USA apnea-hypopnea index >= 15. After 3 months of nCPAP treatment, the above-mentioned examinations were repeated. Forty-four patients completed the treatment period. Twelve weeks on effective nCPAP induced a significant increase in the mitral E/A ratio (P = 0.001), as well as reductions in isovolumic relaxation time (P = 0.001) and mitral deceleration time (DT) (P = 0.002). There were no significant differences in LV ejection fraction, LV mass index, and pulsed wave Doppler parameters. Mean heart rate was 79.2 +/- 12.5 pulses/minute, maximum P-wave duration 117.5 +/- 8.6 msec, P-wave dispersion (PWd) 54.6 +/- 10.2 msec, corrected QT interval (QTc) 436.5 +/- 40.5 msec, and QT dispersion (QTd) 46.3 +/- 7.1 msec, which significantly decreased to 70.4 +/- 9.6 pulses/minute (P <0.001), 111.5 +/- 8.7 msec (P <0.001), 51.6 +/- 8.9 msec (P <0.001), 418.4 +/- 31.2 msec (P <0.001), and 33.8 +/- 3.4 msec (P < 0.001), respectively. Exercise capacity at baseline determined as 10.5 +/- 2.2 metabolic equivalents (METS) and HRR-1 (20.6 +/- 11.7 bpm) significantly increased (12.1 +/- 1.5 METS and 27.4 +/- 8.6 bpm). There was no significant difference in aortic root parameters. Three-month nCPAP therapy significantly increased LV shortening fraction, with no effect on systolic function or aortic root diameters and a positive effect on heart rate, PWd, HRR-1, QTc and QTd time following nCPAP therapy.
Epicardial adipose tissue thickness and plasma homocysteine in patients with metabolic syndrome and normal coronary arteries
(2014) Balcioglu, Akif Serhat; Durakoglugil, Murtaza Emre; Cicek, Davran; Bal, Ugur Abbas; Boyaci, Bulent; Muderrisoglu, Haldun
Background: Increased epicardial adipose tissue thickness and plasma homocysteine levels are associated with Metabolic Syndrome (MS) and coronary artery disease. The majority of patients with MS have subclinical or manifest coronary artery disease. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between MS and plasma homocysteine levels and epicardial adipose tissue thickness in subjects without epicardial coronary artery disease. Methods: Patients who underwent coronary angiography due to angina or equivocal symptoms and/or abnormal stress test results and were found to have normal coronary arteries were evaluated for the presence of MS. The study group comprised 75 patients with normal coronary arteries and MS, and the control group included 75 age-gender matched subjects without coronary artery disease or MS. Results: Epicardial adipose tissue thickness (5.8 +/- 1.9 mm vs. 4.3 +/- 1.6 mm, p <0.001) and plasma homocysteine levels (21.6 +/- 6.1 mu mol/L vs. 15.1 +/- 5.8 mu mol/L, p <0.001) were significantly higher in the MS group. Body mass index, triglyceride level, weight, age and waist circumference were positively and HDL cholesterol level were negatively correlated with both epicardial adipose tissue thickness and plasma homocysteine level. Epicardial adipose tissue thickness had the strongest correlation with plasma homocysteine level (r = 0.584, p < 0.001). For each 1 mm increase in epicardial adipose tissue thickness, an increase of 3.51 mu mol/L (95% CI: 2.24-4.79) in plasma homocysteine level was expected. Conclusions: We observed a close relationship between MS and epicardial adipose tissue thickness and plasma homocysteine levels, even in the absence of overt coronary artery disease.
Mid-term clinical outcomes of new generation drug-eluting stents for treatment of diffuse coronary artery disease
(2018) Coner, Ali; Cicek, Davran; Akinci, Sinan; Balcioglu, Serhat; Altin, Cihan; Muderrisoglu, Haldun; 30516523
Objective: Diffuse coronary artery disease (CAD) is a challenging issue in clinical cardiology practice. There are limited data about percutaneous revascularization in these patients. Methods: This study was an observational clinical evaluation. The records of patients with diffuse CAD revascularized with new-generation drug-eluting stents (DES) were researched retrospectively. Patients treated with multiple, overlapping new-generation DES (at least 60mm in length per vessel) were included. The incidence of major adverse cardiac events (MACE), defined as cardiac death, stent thrombosis, non-fatal myocardial infarction, and target lesion revascularization (TLR), at the end of the first year following the index procedure was recorded. Results: A total of 71 patients (with 75 coronary vessels) treated with new-generation DES for diffuse CAD were enrolled in the study. Zotarolimus-eluting stents were used in 48 vessels and biolimus A9-eluting stents were used in 27 vessels. The median total stent length per vessel was 75.0 mm (60.0-106.0) and the median number of stents implanted was 3 (2-4) for each vessel. The cumulative incidence of MACE at the end of the first year was 11.2% (8 patients). The presence of diabetes mellitus (DM) and ST-segment elevated myocardial infarction (STEMI) were defined as independent clinical risk factors related to MACE development. Conclusion: Coronary artery revascularization with new-generation drug-eluting stents can be a good choice in the treatment of selected patients with diffuse CAD. DM and STEMI were found to be related to poorer clinical outcomes with this treatment option in our study.
Predictors of neurologically favorable survival among patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: A tertiary referral hospital experience
(2017) Coner, Ali; Cicek, Davran; 0000-0002-5711-8873; 28694409; AAC-8036-2020; ABD-7321-2021
Renal artery stenting of chronic kidney disease patient with resistant hypertension
(2016) Coner, Ali; Cicek, Davran; Akinci, Sinan; Muderrisoglu, Haldun; 0000-0002-5711-8873; 0000-0002-9635-6313; 0000-0001-5250-5404; 27872437; ABD-7321-2021; AAC-8036-2020; AAG-8233-2020; AAD-5564-2021
Successful treatment of massive pulmonary embolism with reteplase
(2018) Coner, Ali; Cicek, Davran; Balcioglu, Serhat; Akinci, Sinan; Müderrisoglu, Haldun; 0000-0002-9635-6313; 0000-0001-5250-5404; 0000-0002-5711-8873; 29512616; AAC-8036-2020; AAG-8233-2020; AAD-5564-2021; ABD-7321-2021
Unexpected and unexplained out-of-hospital cardiac arrests have a poor prognosis. Difficulties encountered during the differential diagnosis phase may delay the administration of specific treatment for treatable and reversible causes of cardiac arrest. Massive pulmonary embolism is a reversible cause of cardiac arrest, but without proper management it has a high mortality rate. Presently described is the case of a 53-year-old female patient with a massive pulmonary embolism.
Which Is Responsible for Cardiac Autonomic Dysfunction in Non-Diabetic Patients with Metabolic Syndrome: Prediabetes or the Syndrome Itself
(2016) Balcioglu, Akif Serhat; Akinci, Sinan; Cicek, Davran; Eldem, Halil Olcay; Coner, Ali; Bal, Ugur Abbas; Muderrisoglu, Haldun; https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5250-5404; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5711-8873; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9446-2518; 26610403; AAD-5564-2021; ABD-7321-2021; AAK-4322-2021
Aims: Cardiac autonomic dysfunction (CAD) is associated with both prediabetes and metabolic syndrome (MS). Heart rate variability (HRV) and heart rate turbulence (HRT) are reliable 24-h Holter-ECG findings of cardiac autonomic function. This study aimed to investigate the relation between MS and its components and CAD using HRV and HRT. Materials and methods: The study included 80 non-diabetic patients with MS and 70 control subjects. All study population and the patients with MS were further analyzed for each diagnostic component of MS to investigate which criteria impaired HRV and HRT. Results: HRV and HRT parameters were disturbed in patients in the MS group. While impairment in HRV and HRT was significantly related to the presence of the fasting plasma glucose (FPG) criterion, there were no differences between groups in terms of the other 4 MS criteria. Moreover, FPG level was significantly correlated with SDNN (r = -0.352, p < 0.001), SDNN index (r = -0.423, p < 0.001), SDANN (r = -0.301, p < 0.001), RMSSD (r = -0.237, p < 0.001), pNN50 (r = -0.237, p < 0.001), turbulence onset (TO) (r = 0.365, p < 0.001) and turbulence slope (TS) (r = -0.365, p < 0.001). Among the MS diagnostic criteria, only FPG level was an independent determinant of all HRV and HRT parameters. Conclusions: This study confirms the relation between MS and CAD. Increased FPG alone appears to be responsible for the mentioned findings among the 5 diagnostic criteria. Accordingly, CAD may be the result of prediabetes, not MS in patients with MS. (C) 2015 Diabetes India. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.