Browsing by Author "Karaca, Oğuz"
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Acute left main coronary artery occlusion following transcatheter aortic valve replacement without obvious risk factors of coronary obstruction
Çakal, Beytullah; Çakal, Sinem; Karaca, Oğuz (Turkish Society of Cardiology, 2020)Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) has emerged as a prominent alternative for patients with severe aortic stenosis, who are deemed to be at a greater risk for surgical interventions (1). However, extreme caution ... -
Acute myocarditis or Kounis Syndrome? Role of cardiac MRI and speckle-tracking echocardiography for differential diagnosis
Karaca, Oğuz; Omaygenç, Mehmet Onur; Güler, Ekrem; Kızılırmak, Filiz; Olgun, Erkam; İbişoğlu, Ersin; Barutçu, İrfan; Kılıçaslan, Fethi; Türkmen, Muhsin (Wiley-Blackwell, 2014)… -
Acute myocarditis or the kounis syndrome: Role of cardiac MRI and speckle-tracking echocardiography in diagnosis
Introduction: The Kounis syndrome and acute myocarditis are two distinct clinical entities, which could share nearly the same symptomatology as well as ECG (electrocardiography) and laboratory findings. Case Presentation: ... -
Adding lipoprotein(a) levels to the GRACE score to predict prognosis in patients with non-ST elevation acute coronary syndrome
Güler, Ekrem; Geçmen, Çetin; Güler Babür, Gamze; Karaca, Oğuz; Hicaz Zencirkiran, Agus; Güneş, Hacı Murat; Batgerel, Ulankhuu; Elveran, Ali; Esen, Ali Metin (Via Medica, 2013)Background: High levels of lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] are known to be a cardiovascular risk factor associated with premature coronary artery disease. In predicting the long term prognosis in acute coronary syndromes (ACS), the ... -
Adjusting the QRS duration by body mass index for prediction of response to cardiac resynchronization therapy: Does one QRS size fit all?
Karaca, Oğuz; Omaygenç, Mehmet Onur; Çakal, Beytullah; Çakal Deniz, Sinem; Güneş, Hacı Murat; Olgun, Erkam; İbişoğlu, Ersin; Savur, Ümeyir; Gökdeniz, Tayyar; Boztosun, Bilal; Kılıçaslan, Fethi (Wiley, 2016)Background: QRS duration (QRSd) is known to be affected by body weight and length. We tested the hypothesis that adjusting the QRSd by body mass index (BMI) may provide individualization for patient selection and improve ... -
Angio-seal used as a bailout for incomplete hemostasis after dual perclose ProGlide deployment in transcatheter aortic valve implantation
Çakal, Beytullah; Çakal, Sinem; Karaca, Oğuz; Kızılırmak Yılmaz, Filiz; Güneş, Hacı Murat; Yıldırım, Arzu; Özcan, Özgür Ulaş; Güler, Yeliz; Boztosun, Bilal (Texas Heart Institute, 2022)Background: The failure rate of vascular closure devices remains a significant cause of major vascular complications in contemporary transcatheter aortic valve implantation practice. Methods: This research aimed to evaluate ... -
Changes in aortic pulse wave velocity and the predictors of improvement in arterial stiffness following aortic valve replacement
Cantürk, Emir; Çakal, Beytullah; Karaca, Oğuz; Omaygenç, Onur; Salihi, Salih; Özyüksel, Arda; Akçevin, Atıf (Japanese Association for Coronary Artery Surgery, 2017)Background: The interaction between valvular aortic stenosis (AS) and arterial stiffness, as well as the impact of aortic valve replacement (AVR) on arterial stiffness, remains unclear. In this study, we aimed to evaluate ... -
Correlationship between plasma osteopontin levels and echocardiography parameters in patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy
Avcı, Anıl; Karaca, Oğuz; Köprülü, Diyar; Alizade, Elnur; Açar, Göksel; Tabakçı, Mehmet Mustafa; Fidan, Serdar; Tellice, Muhammet; Yazıcıoǧlu, Mehmet Vefik; Esen, Ali Metin (Pulsus Group Inc., 2014)Background: Osteopontin (OPN) has been found to be elevated in patients with heart failure (HF). The relationship between OPN and severity of HF has not been widely studied. The aim of this study was to assess correlation ... -
Cystatin C and uncontrolled hypertension
Omaygenç, Mehmet Onur; Özcan, Özgür Ulaş; Çakal, Beytullah; Karaca, Oğuz (Turkish Society of Cardiology, 2020)Objective: Increased serum level of cystatin C, a sensitive biomarker for renal function, seems to predict adverse cardiovascular events. We investigated the predictive value of serum cystatin C for controlling hypertension ... -
Echocardiographic determinants of right ventricular systolic dysfunction in non-ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy: Relation to functional status and plasma BNP levels
Karaca, Oğuz; Avcı, Anıl; Güler Babür, Gamze; Alizade, Elnur; Güler, Ekrem; Güneş, Hacı Murat; Göl, Gökhan; Batgerel, Ulaankhuu; Omaygenç, Mehmet Onur; Kızılırmak, Filiz; Geçmen, Çetin; Esen, Ali Metin; Türkmen, Muhsin (Elsevier, 2013)Aim: Right ventricular (RV) functions are well-known to play an important role in prognosis of patients with non-ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy (NICMP) similar to all forms of heart failure. We investigated the echocardiographic ... -
Effect of cardiac resynchronization therapy on mitral valve geometry: A novel aspect as "reversed mitral remodeling"
Karaca, Oğuz; Çakal, Beytullah; Omaygenç, Mehmet Onur; Güneş, Hacı Murat; Kızılırmak, Filiz; Çakal, Sinem Deniz; Naki, Deniz Dilan; Barutçu, İrfan; Boztosun, Bilal; Kılıçaslan, Fethi (Springer, 2018)Amelioration of the valvular geometry is a possible mechanism for mitral regurgitation (MR) improvement in patients receiving cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT). We aimed to establish the precise definition, incidence, ... -
The effect of CRT on mitral valve geometry: Incidence and predictors of reversed mitral remodeling
Karaca, Oğuz; Çakal, Beytullah; Omaygenç, Mehmet Onur; Güneş, Hacı Murat; Çakal, Sinem Deniz; Kızılırmak, Filiz; İbişoğlu, Ersin; Savur, Umeyr; Çelebi, Fener; Naki, Deniz Dilan; Kılıçaslan, Fethi (Wiley, 2017)… -
Evaluation of adiponectin and lipoprotein(a) levels in cardiac syndrome x
Güler, Ekrem; Güler, Gamze; Kızılırmak, Filiz; Batgerel, Ulaankhuu; Demir, Gültekin Günhan; Güneş, Hacı Murat; Karaca, Oğuz; Özcan, Özgür; Barutçu, İrfan; Türkmen, Muhsin; Esen, Ali Metin (Urban & Vogel, 2015)Aims. Low adiponectin and high lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] levels are associated with endothelial dysfunction, atherosclerosis, and coronary artery disease. Cardiac syndrome X (CSX) is characterized by anginal symptoms, positive ... -
Factor XIII Val34Leu polymorphism in patients with cardiac syndrome X
Babür Güler, Gamze; Batgerel, Ulaankhuu; Güler, Ekrem; Karaca, Oğuz; Geçmen, Çetin; Güneş, Hacı Murat; Zencirkıran Ağuş, Hicaz; Esen, Ali Metin; Türkmen, Mehmet Muhsin (Via Medica Journals, 2014)Background: The aim of the study was to examine the frequency of factor XIII polymorphism among patients with cardiac syndrome X (CSX). Methods: This study was designed as a cross-sectional and observational study. Forty-eight ... -
Giant left ventricular pseudoaneurysm concomitant with severe mitral regurgitation: Multimodality imaging and successful surgical repair
Karaca, Oğuz; Güneş, Hacı Murat; Çakal, Beytullah; Türkoǧlu, Halil (Oxford University Press, 2015)A 58-year old man with previous myocardial infarction was shown to have a huge pseudoaneurysm (8 × 6 cm) on the left ventricular posterior wall concomitant with severe mitral regurgitation. The left ventricle was reconstructed ... -
Guideline-adherent therapy for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation in different health care settings: Results from ramses study
Başaran, Özcan; Doğan, Volkan; Biteker, Murat; Karadeniz Özpamuk, Fatma; Tekkesin, Ahmet İlker; Çakıllı, Yasin; Türkkan, Ceyhan; Hamidi, Mehmet; Demir, Vahit; Gürsoy, Mustafa Ozan; Öztürk, Müjgan Tek; Aksan, Gökhan; Seyis, Sabri; Ballı, Mehmet; Alıcı, Mehmet Hayri; Bozyel, Serdar; Kırma, Cevat; Beton, Osman; Tekinalp, Mehmet; Aykan, Ahmet Çağrı; Kalaycıoğlu, Ezgi; Bolat, İsmail; Taşar, Onur; Şafak, Özgen; Kalçık, Macit; Yaman, Mehmet; İnci, Sinan; Altıntaş, Bernas; Kalkan Semih; Çalık, Feyza; Karaca, Oğuz; Helvacı, Füsun; Akay Halli, Kadriye; Çanga, Yiğit; Çelebi, Savaş; Altuntaş, Emine; Aytürk, Mehmet; Güneş, Hacı Murat; Bezgin, Tahir; Aksakal, Aytekin; Çakal, Beytullah; Çolak, Ayşe; Kaplan, Özgür; Tatlısu, Adem; Gözübüyük, Gökhan; Demirelli, Selami; Kaya, Adnan; Rencüzoğulları, İbrahim; Bayram, Zübeyde; Şimşek, Ziya; Civan, Murat; Batgharel, Ulaankhu; Ata, Ali Ekber; Göl, Gökhan; Mert Gurbet Özge; Mert, Kadir Uğur; Değirmencioğlu, Aleks; Candan, Özkan; Çelebi Özcan, Özlem; Doğan, Cem; Yavuz, Fethi; Ulucan, Şeref; Arısoy, Arif; Şahin Dilekçi, Bingül; Ermiş, Emrah; Gökaslan, Serkan; Pektaş, İdris; Tanındı, Aslı; Tekin, Kamuran; Sancar Memiç, Kadriye; Çekiç, Edip Güvenç; Başaran, Filiz Nesrin; Altun, İbrahim (Elsevier B.V., 2017)Objective No studies have been conducted in Turkey to compare the quality of stroke prevention therapies provided in different healthcare settings in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). Therefore, we aimed to evaluate ... -
Hemopericardium and cardiac tamponade in a patient treated with dabigatran etexilate
Kızılırmak, Filiz; Güneş, Hacı Murat; Güler, Ekrem; Demir, Gültekin Günhan; Karaca, Oğuz; Canpolat, Habibe Gamze (Korean Soc Cardiology, 2016)Dabigatran etexilate is one of the new oral anticoagulants approved to reduce the risk of stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). A variety of bleeding complications with dabigatran have been reported, but reports ... -
How accurate are manufacturers' recommendations in determining ineligibility for transfemoral transcatheter aortic valve implantation?
Çakal, Beytullah; Çakal, Sinem; Karaca, Oğuz; Kızılırmak Yılmaz, Filiz; Güneş, Hacı Murat; Yıldırım, Arzu; Güler, Yeliz; Özcan, Özgür Ulaş; Boztosun, Bilal (Sociedade Portuguesa De Cardiologia, 2023)Introduction: Up to one-third of patients indicated for transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) may be unsuitable for transfemoral TAVI (TF-TAVI) according to manufacturers' recommendations and numerous professional ... -
Is bioresorbable vascular scaffold acute recoil affected by baseline renal function and scaffold selection?
Güneş, Hacı Murat; Kızılırmak Yılmaz, Filiz; Gökdeniz, Tayyar; Demir, Gültekin Günhan; Güler, Ekrem; Babür Güler, Gamze; Karaca, Oğuz; Çakal, Beytullah; İbişoğlu, Ersin; Boztosun, Bilal (Elsevier Ireland Ltd., 2016)Objective: The aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship between glomerular filtration rate (GFR) and acute post-scaffold recoil (PSR) in patients undergoing bioresorbable scaffold (BVS) implantation. ...
