Browsing by Author "Doganozu, Ersin"

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Activity performance problems of patients with cardiac diseases and their impact on quality of life
(2015) Duruturk, Neslihan; Tonga, Eda; Karatas, Metin; Doganozu, Ersin; 26311919
[Purpose] To describe the functional consequences of patients with cardiac diseases and analyze associations between activity limitations and quality of life. [Subjects and Methods] Seventy subjects (mean age: 60.1+/-12.0 years) were being treated by Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Cardiology Departments were included in the study. Activity limitations and participation restrictions as perceived by the individual were measured by the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM). The Nottingham Extended Activities of Daily Living (NEADL) Scale was used to describe limitations in daily living activities. To detect the impact of activity limitations on quality of life the Nottingham Health Profile (NHP) was used. [Results] The subjects described 46 different types of problematic activities. The five most identified problems were walking (45.7%), climbing up the stairs (41.4%), bathing (30%), dressing (28.6%) and outings (27.1%). The associations between COPM performance score with all subgroups of NEADL and NHP; total, energy, physical abilities subgroups, were statistically significant. [Conclusion] Our results showed that patients with cardiac diseases reported problems with a wide range of activities, and that also quality of life may be affected by activities of daily living. COPM can be provided as a patient-focused outcome measure, and it may be a useful tool for identifying those problems.
Acute myocardial infarction due to coronary dissection in early postpartum
(2016) Altay, Hakan; Oguz, Didem; Doganozu, Ersin; Pehlivanoglu, Seckin
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is a rare but well known cause of myocardial ischemia. The majority of the victims are young who have a few cardiac risk factors. SCAD typically causes large myocardial infarction and presents significant challenges to diagnosis and management. SCAD is the most common cause of myocardial ischemia during peripartum and postpartum period in woman of childbearing age. We present a case of acute anterior myocardial infarction (MI) in a breastfeeding woman, 13 days after delivery. The presumed cause was flow limiting left anterior descending (LAD) artery dissection, in the particular context of peripartum. We discuss briefly the epidemiology, pathophysiology, risk factors, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of myocardial infarction related to pregnancy and postpartum period. (C) 2015 The Czech Society of Cardiology. Published by Elsevier Sp. z o.o. All rights reserved.
Coronary Artery Disease Detected by Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography is Associated with Red Cell Distribution Width
(2016) Karacaglar, Emir; Bal, Ugur; Hasirci, Senem; Yilmaz, Mustafa; Doganozu, Ersin; Coskun, Mehmet; Atar, Ilyas; Yildirir, Aylin; Muderrisoglu, Haldun; 0000-0002-2538-1642; 0000-0002-9446-2518; 0000-0002-8342-679X; 0000-0002-2557-9579; 0000-0001-8750-5287; 0000-0002-9635-6313; 27774965; ABI-6723-2020; AAK-4322-2021; AAK-7805-2021; S-6973-2016; A-4947-2018; AAG-8233-2020
Objective: Increased red blood cell distribution width (RDW) is associated with severity of coronary artery disease (CAD). The aim of the present study was to retrospectively evaluate the relationship between CAD detected by coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) and RDW. Methods: Records of 291 patients who underwent 16-slice CCTA due to the presence of angina-like chest pain were retrospectively evaluated. Exclusion criteria were applied. Clinical characteristics, risk factors for CAD, and RDW values on CCTA were noted. Results: RDW levels in patients with CAD were significantly higher than in those with normal coronary arteries (NCAs) (15.50 +/- 1.57 compared to 14.80 +/- 1.41, p=0.001). Diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and history of smoking were significantly more common in the CAD group (p=0.018, p=0.007, and p=0.013, respectively). On multivariate logistic regression analysis, RDW (p=0.009 [odds ratio (OR): 1.352; 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.081-1.683]), age (p<0.001 [OR: 1.063; 95% CI 1.031-1.090]), and history of smoking (p=0.003 [OR: 2.672; 95% CI: 1.360-5.232]) were shown to be independent predictors for CAD detected by CCTA. Conclusion: The present results suggest that higher RDW levels are independently associated with presence of CAD detected by CCTA in patients without known CAD. Further studies are warranted to clarify the exact role of RDW in risk stratification.
An Experimental Case-Based Role Model Study of Mitral NeoChord Implantation with New Tools via Transapical Approach
(2023) Doganozu, Ersin; Doganozu, Ayse Ceren; Beyazpinar, Deniz Sarp; Sezgin, Atilla; Muderrisoglu, Ibrahim Haldun; Aydinalp, Alp
Increasing fragility with the aging population compels less invasive procedures. Even if cardiac surgeries are getting minimally invasive with new techniques and technological development in the fi eld, many valve surgery candidates suffer from being qualifi ed as inoperable due to fragility, unstable circulatory system, and to be post-myocardial infarction and their life is in danger every day that they are not operated. The main purpose of this case-based role model study is to invent a new technique for implanting a transapical mitral valve NeoChord implantation with new tools.
Idarucizumab administration in a patient with incarcerated bowel hernia
(2019) Doganozu, Ersin; Sahin, Ilker; Karacaglar, Emir; Hasirci, Senem Has; Buldanli, Mehmet Zeki
Atrial fibrillation is the most common rhythm disorder worldwide. Oral anticoagulants are used in the treatment of atrial fibrillation. Non-vitamin K oral anticoagulants have been used more often because of the fact that they are more effective and safer than conventional warfarin therapy. The absence of antidote in the majority of new generation oral anticoagulants leads to some difficulties in clinical usage. Idarucizumab, a recently introduced drug, is used in reversing the dabigatran effect in cases of lethal bleeding or acute surgery and invasive procedures. However, little data are available on the efficacy and safety of idarucizumab in geriatric patients. Here, we present a case of the successful administration of idarucizumab in a geriatric patient with incarcerated bowel hernia.
Markers of coagulation and fibrinolysis do not detect or predict the presence of left atrial appendage thrombus in patients with atrial fibrillation
(2020) Doganozu, Ersin; Ciftci, Orcun; Hasirci, Senem; Yilmaz, Kerem Can; Karacaglar, Emir; Sade, Leyla Elif; Muderrisoglu, Ibrahim Haldun; Ozin, Mehmet Bulent; 0000-0002-2538-1642; 0000-0001-8926-9142; 0000-0002-8342-679X; 0000-0003-3737-8595; 32147650; ABI-6723-2020; W-5233-2018; AAK-7805-2021; AAJ-1331-2021; AAQ-7583-2021
Objective: This study was designed to evaluate the role of hemostatic variables in arterial blood serum in left atrial thrombosis and to define any hemostatic variables, such as serum biomarkers, that could potentially reduce the need for transesophageal echocardiography. Method: This study included patients with non-valvular asymptomatic atrial fibrillation (AF), either paroxysmal, persistent, or chronic. The presence of an left atrial appendix (LAA) thrombus was used to form 2 groups: thrombus (+) and thrombus (-). The serum levels of the thrombotic/fibrinolytic markers including beta-thromboglobulin, prothrombin fragment 1+2, thrombin/antithrombin complex, human plasminogen activator inhibitor-1/tissue plasminogen activator complex, and D-dimer were compared between 2 groups. Results: The mean age of the study population was 65.6 +/- 12.2 years (range: 30-96 years), and 33 (61.1%) patients were male. Fourteen (25.9%) patients had an LAA thrombus and 40 patients did not. Two groups did not differ significantly with regard to any of the coagulation/fibrinolysis markers. The LAA thrombus (+) group had significantly higher rates of heart failure, peripheral artery disease, coronary artery disease, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (p<0.05). Neither the serum levels of the study markers nor demographic and clinical parameters were predictive of an LAA thrombus in binary logistic regression analysis. Conclusion: The arterial blood serum markers did not differ significantly between groups with and without an LAA thrombus and did not predict an LAA thrombus in patients presenting with AF.