Browsing by Author "Turhan Çağlar, Fatma Nihan"
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Addition of the duration of ST segment depression to Duke treadmill score for diagnostic accuracy of exercise electrocardiography to predict obstructive coronary artery disease
Turhan Çağlar, Fatma Nihan; Gök, Gülay; Öztimer, Gülsüm; Katkat, Fahrettin; Karakozak, Dilay; Öztaş, Didem Melis; Beyaz, Metin Onur; Uğurlucan, Murat (Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2022)Introduction Exercise electrocardiography (EET) is a safe and cost-effective method to predict the presence, prognosis, and severity of coronary artery disease (CAD). Various score models have been developed to increase ... -
The effect of renin-angiotensin blockers on COVID-19 related mortality: A tertiary center's experience
Oflar, Ersan; Koyuncu, Atilla; Alp, Murat Erdem; Kara Osmanoğlu, Hayat Kumbasar; Ünal, Orçun; Beyaz, Metin Onur; Öztaş, Didem Melis; Uğurlucan, Murat; Turhan Çağlar, Fatma Nihan (Czech Society of Cardiology & Czech Society Cardiovascular Surgery, 2022)Background: The first reports on coronaviruse disease 2019 (COVID-19) revealed an exaggerated mortality rate in hypertensive patients. In this regard, concerns about angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors’ and ... -
Increased CRP/albumin ratio is associated with superficial venous reflux disease and varicose vein formation
Ünal, Orçun; Öztaş, Didem Melis; Beyaz, Metin Onur; Erdinç, İbrahim; Meriç, Mert; Ulukan, Mustafa Özer; Karakaya, Atalay; Turhan Çağlar, Fatma Nihan; Uğurlucan, Murat (Czech Society of Cardiology and Czech Society for Cardiovascular Surgery, 2021)Background: It has been recently postulated that inflammation may have an effect on varicose vein development and prognosis, besides increased venous pressure. CRP/albumin (CAR) is a novel inflammatory marker associated ... -
Interleukin-35 levels in patients with stable coronary artery disease
Oflar, Ersan; Şahin, Mustafa Hakan; Demir, Bülent; Ertuğrul, Abdulcelil Sait; Öztaş, Didem Melis; Beyaz, Metin Onur; Uğurlucan, Murat; Turhan Çağlar, Fatma Nihan (Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia, 2022)Background: It has been shown that interleukin-35 (IL-35) subunits are strongly expressed in atherosclerotic plaques in humans. Therefore, it is considered to play a role in atherosclerosis. Objectives: In this study, IL-35 ... -
Is there any association between rs1303 (Pi*M3) variant of alpha-1 antitrypsin gene and atrial septal aneurysm development?
Turhan Çağlar, Fatma Nihan; Işıksaçan, Nilgün; Bıyık, İsmail; Oktay Türeli, Hande; Katkat, Fahrettin; Karabulut, Dilay; Öztaş, Didem Melis; Uğurlucan, Murat (Wiley, 2019)Aim Atrial septal aneurysm (ASA) is one of the congenital heart defects. The underlying pathophysiology of ASA has not been fully understood yet. Alpha-1 antitrypsin (A1AT) is a serine protease inhibitor glycoprotein, which ... -
Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio and platelet to lymphocyte ratio are associated with cryptogenic stroke in patients with patent foramen ovale
Turhan Çağlar, Fatma Nihan; Alp, Murat Erdem; Karabulut, Nilay; Işıksaçan, Nilgün; Katkat, Fahrettin; Cebe, Hülya; Oflar, Ersan; Öztaş, Didem Melis; Rodoplu, Orhan; Ünal, Orçun; Conkbayır, Cenk; Aktürk, Faruk; Uğurlucan, Murat (Termedia Publishing House Ltd., 2020)Introduction: Although most ischaemic strokes are due to cardioembolism, about 25-40% of strokes are cryptogenic. Patent foramen ovale has been associated with cryptogenic stroke; however, the precise mechanism of this ...
