Browsing by Author "Yuksel, Serkan"
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Abnormal nail fold capillaroscopic findings in patients with coronary slow flow phenomenon
Yuksel, Serkan; Yuksel, Esra Pancar; Yenercag, Mustafa; Soylu, Korhan; Zengin, Halit; Gulel, Okan; Sahin, Mahmut (E-Century Publishing Corp, 2014)The coronary slow flow phenomenon (CSFP) is the delayed opacification of coronary arteries in the absence of significant stenosis. The pathogenesis of CSFP has not been completely understood yet. There are several proposed ... -
Acute anterior myocardial infarction in the 36th week of pregnancy: A successful stepwise treatment approach
Akcay, Murat; Meric, Murat; Gedikli, Omer; Yuksel, Serkan; Sahin, Mahmut (Turkish Soc Cardiology, 2018)Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is associated with a high incidence of maternal and fetal complications when it develops during pregnancy or the early postpartum period. The pathophysiology involves various factors, ... -
Assessment of Atrial Electromechanical Delay and Left Atrial Mechanical Functions in Patients with Psoriasis Vulgaris
Aksan, Goekhan; Nar, Gokay; Soylu, Korhan; Inci, Sinan; Yuksel, Serkan; Ocal, Hande Serra; Gulel, Okan (Wiley, 2015)ObjectivesIncreased frequency of atrial fibrillation (AF) has been demonstrated in psoriasis cases. Prolongation of the duration of atrial electromechanical delay (AEMD) is a well-known characteristic of the atrium, which ... -
Association of gamma-glutamyl transferase activity with coronary risk factors
Demircan, Sabri; Meric, Murat; Demir, Serdar; Yuksel, Serkan; Gulel, Okan; Zengin, Halit; Soylu, Korhan (Cardiology Academic Press, 2013)BACKGROUND: The association of gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT) activity with oxidative processes, which play an important role in atherogenesis, has been demonstrated in clinical studies. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the ... -
Association of serum chemerin levels with the severity of coronary artery disease in patients with metabolic syndrome
Aksan, Gokhan; Inci, Sinan; Nar, Gokay; Soylu, Korhan; Gedikli, Omer; Yuksel, Serkan; Sahin, Mahmut (E-Century Publishing Corp, 2014)Objectives: The newly identified adipokine chemerin has been shown to be associated with the components of MetS, inflammation and insulin resistance. In this study, the relationship between serum chemerin levels and the ... -
A case of mixed drainage total anomalous pulmonary venous return in an adult patient
Meric, Murat; Yuksel, Serkan (Baycinar Medical Publ-Baycinar Tibbi Yayincilik, 2018)Total anomalous pulmonary venous return is observed in 1.5 to 3% of congenital heart diseases. Urgent surgical intervention is required following the diagnosis, since severe heart failure is accompanied by cyanosis from ... -
Diffuse Coronary Artery Fistula Leading to Syncope and Treated with Transcatheter Coil Occlusion and a Defibrillator: A Case Report
Meric, Murat; Yuksel, Serkan (Karger, 2019)Objectives: Coronary artery fistulas connecting coronary arteries to cardiac cavities are rare but clinically significant anomalies. Clinical Presentation and Intervention: A 47-year-old male patient presented with syncope. ... -
Early left ventricular systolic and diastolic dysfunction demonstrated by myocardial performance index and tissue Doppler imaging in psoriasis patients: Early deterioration of cardiac functions in psoriasis
Yuksel, Serkan; Yuksel, Esra Pancar; Gulel, Okan; Demircan, Sabri; Senturk, Nilgun; Aydin, Fatma; Sahin, Mahmut (Cardiology Academic Press, 2013)BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Psoriasis is a chronic, immune-mediated disease and associated with a higher prevalence of cardiovascular problems. In the present study, left ventricular (LV) systolic and diastolic functions in ... -
The effect of blood cell count on coronary flow in patients with coronary slow flow phenomenon
Soylu, Korhan; Gulel, Okan; Yucel, Huriye; Yuksel, Serkan; Aksan, Gokhan; Soylu, Aysegul Idil; Sahin, Mahmut (Professional Medical Publications, 2014)Background and Objective: The coronary slow flow phenomenon (CSFP) is a coronary artery disease with a benign course, but its pathological mechanisms are not yet fully understood.The purpose of this controlled study was ... -
The effect of cardiac resynchronization therapy on arterial stiffness and central hemodynamic parameters
Coksevim, Metin; Akcay, Murat; Yuksel, Serkan; Yenercag, Mustafa; Cerik, Bugra; Gedikli, Omer; Sahin, Mahmut (Wiley, 2020)Introduction: Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is a device-based method of treatment which decreases morbidity and mortality in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). This study was aimed to investigate ... -
The Effect of Mean Platelet Volume/Platelet Count Ratio on Dipper and Non-Dipper Blood Pressure Status
Meric, Murat; Yuksel, Serkan; Coksevim, Metin; Gulel, Okan (Mdpi, 2019)Background and Objectives: The mean platelet volume (MPV) represents a possible marker of platelet activation. There is an association between the platelet count (PC) and inflammation and platelet reactivity. We assessed ... -
Evaluation of left atrial functions by color tissue Doppler imaging in adults with body mass indexes >= 30 kg/m(2) versus those < 30 kg/m(2)
Gulel, Okan; Yuksel, Serkan; Soylu, Korhan; Kaplan, Ozgur; Yilmaz, Ozcan; Kahraman, Hakki; Sahin, Mahmut (Springer, 2009)Evaluation of atrial function has received less attention than that of the ventricle although normal atrial function is required for optimal overall cardiac function. Obesity is associated with increased cardiovascular ... -
Evaluation of left ventricular myocardial deformation parameters in individuals with electrocardiographic early repolarization pattern
Gulel, Okan; Dagasan, Goksel; Yuksel, Serkan; Soylu, Korhan; Sahin, Mahmut (Turkish Soc Cardiology, 2016)Objective: Although an early repolarization (ER) pattern was considered to be a benign electrocardiographic variant, several studies have shown that it is associated with an increased risk of idiopathic ventricular ... -
Evaluation of plasma chemerin levels in patients with non-dipper blood pressure patterns
Meric, Murat; Soylu, Korhan; Avci, Bahattin; Yuksel, Serkan; Gulel, Okan; Yenercag, Mustafa; Uzun, Adem (Int Scientific Literature, Inc, 2014)Background: Chemerin is a novel adipokine that plays a role in inflammation and atherosclerosis. Although there are several correlations between hypertension and the inflammatory system, there is still insufficient information ... -
Evaluation of the Relationship Between Arterial Blood Pressure, Aortic Stiffness and Serum Endothelin-1 Levels in Patients with Essential Hypertension
Nar, Gokay; Soylu, Korhan; Akcay, Murat; Gulel, Okan; Yuksel, Serkan; Meric, Murat; Sahin, Mahmut (Taylor & Francis Inc, 2013)This study has attempted to evaluate the relationship between aortic stiffness, blood pressure (BP) and serum endothelin-1 (ET-1) levels in patients with essential HT. Totally 152 subjects, consisting of 103 patients ... -
Evidence of left ventricular systolic and diastolic dysfunction by color tissue doppler imaging despite normal ejection fraction in patients on chronic hemodialysis program
Gulel, Okan; Soylu, Korhan; Yuksel, Serkan; Karaoglanoglu, Muge; Cengiz, Kuddusi; Dilek, Melda; Arik, Nurol (Blackwell Publishing, 2008)Background: Cardiovascular diseases are responsible for about half of deaths and are the major cause of mortality in hemodialysis patients. The aim of this study is to assess left ventricular (LV) longitudinal myocardial ... -
High-amplitude left ventricular pacing in cardiac resynchronization therapy: an alternative way to increase response rate in non-responders
Zengin, Halit; Akin, Filiz; Demircan, Sabri; Soylu, Korhan; Erbay, Aliriza; Yuksel, Serkan; Yilmaz, Ozcan (Pioneer Bioscience Publ Co, 2013)Purpose: This study compared patients who underwent cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) by high-amplitude left ventricular (LV) pacing with those who underwent CRT by standard LV pacing. Methods: We included 32 CRT ... -
Huge cardiac cyst hydatid causing cardiac symptoms and electrocardiographic changes
Yuksel, Serkan; Gulel, Okan; Elmali, Muzaffer; Kale, Abdurrahman; Sahin, Mahmut (Oxford Univ Press, 2009)Here we present a huge cardiac cyst hydatid case with wonderful echocardiographic and computed tomographic images, causing cardiac symptoms and electrocardiographic changes.