Tıp Fakültesi / Faculty of Medicine

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    Digital Based Practice Examples in Heart Failure Management
    (2020) Arslan, Abdulla; Altay, Hakan
    Heart failure remains to be a serious morbidity and mortality problem despite a lot of recent advances in diagnosis, follow-up and treatment. Since it's a complex,chronic, progressive and more importantly very prevalent clinical syndrome, its diagnosis and follow-up is challenging. Inadequacy in the diagnosis and follow-up of HF prevents timely and effective treatment as well. Due to this requirement, digital technology which proves to be useful in many fields has started to find place in cardiology and especially in HF field. Thus, studies investigating the effect of digital technology on the course of HF has been released one after another. Digital technology, if used widespread on the diagnosis and and follow-up of HF seems to be a good candidate to improve the prognosis of HF and also mitigate the burden of HF on the healthcare system in the future.
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    Aortic Root Dissection After Coronary Artery Bypass Operation
    (2017) Altay, Hakan; Gulmez, Oyku; Ozker, Emre; 0000-0002-9429-5430; AAE-1392-2021; ABC-7134-2021
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    Successful Thrombolysis of A Subacute Prosthetic Valve Thrombosis With Modified Ultra-Slow Thrombolytic Therapy
    (2018) Altay, Hakan; Kocabas, Umut; Yildirimturk, Ozlem; Ozkalayci, Flora; Saritas, Bulent; Pehlivanoglu, Seckin; https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6424-9399; 29943853; AAE-1392-2021; AAG-5856-2020; ABC-9264-2021
    Prosthetic valve thrombosis is a serious complication of heart valve surgery. According to the recent studies, thrombolytic therapy is an important alternative therapy to the open heart surgery with successful outcomes. We present a case of a prosthetic mitral valve thrombosis who was successfully treated with modified ultra-slow thrombolytic therapy.
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    Reply to The Letter to The Editor: Successful Thrombolysis of A Subacute Prosthetic Valve Thrombosis with Modified Ultra-Slow Thrombolytic Therapy
    (2018) Altay, Hakan; Kocabas, Umut; Yildirimturk, Ozlem; Ozkalayci, Flora; Saritas, Bulent; Pehlivanoglu, Seckin; 30079510
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    Pre-Discharge and Post-Discharge Management and Treatment Optimization in Acute Heart Failure
    (2022) Cavusoglu, Yuksel; Altay, Hakan; Nalbantgil, Sanem; Temizhan, Ahmet; Yilmaz, Mehmet Birhan; 35860891
    Acute heart failure is associated with high mortality and rehospitalization rates and required urgent evaluation and early initiation or intensification of therapy. The risk of death and heart failure rehospitalization is greatest in the early post-discharge period, particularly within the first 3-6 months, and declines over time, which is referred as a vulnerable period of acute heart failure hospitalization. Therefore, implementation of guidelines-directed optimal therapy is not only so crucial in the acute phase but also very important in the pre-discharge and early post-discharge period in reducing mortality and rehospitalization rates. The pre-discharge period represents a window of opportunity for treatment optimization which includes to eliminate congestion, to treat comorbidities or precipitating factors, and to initiate or uptitrate oral therapy before discharge. Early assessment in the post-discharge period based on clinical evaluation and laboratory exams, further optimization of disease-modifying therapy is associated with lower 30-day hospitalization for heart failure. In clinical practice, clinicians usually focus on acute phase intravenous medications and short-term device therapies and, in fact, neglect short- and long-term comprehensive approaches. This paper reviews management strategies that may help reduce mortality and heart failure rehospitalizations in pre-discharge and post-discharge periods and include adopting holistic approaches for heart failure, increasing optimization of evidence-based therapies, treating cardiac and noncardiac comorbidities, improving care transitions, monitoring, and disease management.
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    Heart failure with non-reduced ejection fraction: Epidemiology, pathophysiology, phenotypes, diagnosis and treatment approaches
    (2022) Cavusoglu, Yuksel; Celik, Ahmet; Altay, Hakan; Nalban, Sanem; Ozden, Ozge; Temizhan, Ahmet; Ural, Ditek; Unlu, Serkan; Yilmaz, Mehmet Birhan; Zoghi, Mehdi; 35969235
    Heart failure (HF) has been classified as reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), mildly reduced ejection fraction (HFmrEF) and preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) by the recent HF guidelines. In addition, HF with improved ejection fraction has been defined as a subgroup of HFrEF. In HFrEF, diagnostic workup and evidence-based pharmacological and device-based therapies have been well established. However, HFpEF, which comprises almost half of the HF population, represents significant uncertainties regarding its pathophysiology, clinical phenotypes, diagnosis and treatment. Diagnostic criteria of HFpEF have been changed a few times over the years and still remained a matter of debate. New paradigms including a prominent role of co-morbidities. inflammation, endothelial dysfunction have been proposed in its pathophysiology. As a complex, multifactorial syndrome HFpEF consists of many overlapping clinical and hemodynamic phenotypes. In contrast to HFrEF, clinical outcomes of HFpEF have not improved over the last decades due to lack of proven effective therapies. Although HFrEF and HFpEF have different clinical spectrums and proposed pathophysiological mechanisms, there is no clear defining syndrome postulated for HFmrEF. Clinical characteristics and risk factors of HFmrEF overlap with HFrEF and HFpEF. HFmrEF is also referred as a transitional zone for dynamic temporal changes in EF. So. HFpEF and HFmrEF, both namely HF with non-reduced ejection fraction (HF-NEF), have some challenges in the management of HF. The purpose of this paper is to provide a comprehensive review including epidemiology, pathophysiology, clinical presentation and phenotypes of HF-NEF and to guide clinicians for the diagnosis and therapeutic approaches based on the available data in the literature.
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    Consensus Statement of Endocrinology, Cardiology, and Nephrology(ENCARNE) Experts on Prevention, Diagnosis, and Management of Cardiovascular and Renal Complications of Diabetes
    (2021) Altay, Hakan
    An array of medical practitioners, including endocrinologists, family physicians, internal medicine specialists in nephrology and cardiology, unceasingly investigate, diagnose and treat over 8 million diabetic patients in Turkey. Apart from routine glycemic regulation, several frequent coexisting comorbidities such as obesity, hypertension, dyslipidemia, and their associated complications should also be promptly managed. Due to the concomitant occurrence of complications, the involvement of additional specialties in the precise management of such conditions becomes indispensable. Owing to the ever-expanding knowledge about the prevalence and clinical manifestations of diabetes, various international medical societies publish annual diabetes guidelines, which makes it too cumbersome as well as challenging for the practicing physicians to follow these comprehensive guidelines in clinical practice. There is an unmet need for an easyto-read and concise document for all physicians working for diabetes management for a standardized approach for better management of diabetes and improved patient care. This consensus report was prepared collectively by the Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism Turkey, Turkish Society of Cardiology, Turkish Society of Nephrology, Turkish Society of Hypertension and Renal Diseases to prevent cardiac and renal complications of diabetes, to timely detect these complications by using pertinent measures and to develop, implement and monitor strategies for managing them effectively.
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    Acute Coronary Syndrome Associated with Carfilzomib Treatment
    (2020) Kocabas, Umut; Atalay, Figen; Altay, Hakan; Altun, Armagan; Pehlivanoglu, Seckin; 0000-0003-4384-2913; 0000-0002-8506-7583; 0000-0002-3233-8263; 32647445; AAE-1392-2021; B-5507-2014; ABB-5844-2020
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    Gender-related clinical and management differences in patients with chronic heart failure with reduced ejection fraction
    (2020) Kocabas, Umut; Kivrak, Tarik; Yilmaz Oztekin, Gulsum Meral; Tanik, Veysel O.; Ozdemir, Ibrahim; Kaya, Ersin; Yuce, Elif Ilkay; Avci Demir, Fulya; Dogdus, Mustafa; Altinsoy, Meltem; Ustundag, Songul; Ozyurtlu, Ferhat; Karagoz, Ugur; Karakus, Alper; Urgun, Orsan Deniz; Sinan, Umit Yasar; Mutlu, Inan; Sen, Taner; Astarcioglu, Mehmet Ali; Kinik, Mustafa; Ozden Tok, Ozge; Uygur, Begum; Yeni, Mehtap; Alan, Bahadir; Dalgic, Onur; Altay, Hakan; Pehlivanoglu, Seckin; 33063424; AAE-1392-2021
    Aim Gender-related differences have been described in the clinical characteristics and management of patients with chronic heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). However, published data are conflictive in this regard. Methods We investigated differences in clinical and management variables between male and female patients from the ATA study, a prospective, multicentre, observational study that included 1462 outpatients with chronic HFrEF between January and June 2019. Results Study population was predominantly male (70.1%). In comparison to men, women with chronic HFrEF were older (66 +/- 11 years vs 69 +/- 12 years, P < .001), suffered more hospitalisations and presented more frequently with NYHA class III or IV symptoms. Ischaemic heart disease was more frequent in men, whereas anaemia, thyroid disease and depression were more frequent in women. No difference was seen between genders in the use rate of renin-angiotensin system inhibitors, beta-blockers, mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists, or ivabradine, or in the proportion of patients achieving target doses of these drugs. Regarding device therapies, men were more often treated with an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) and women received more cardiac resynchronisation therapy. Conclusion In summary, although management seemed to be equivalent between genders, women tended to present with more symptoms, require hospitalisation more frequently and have different comorbidities than men. These results highlight the importance of gender-related differences in HFrEF and call for further research to clarify the causes of these disparities. Gender-specific recommendations should be included in future guidelines in HFrEF.