Browsing by Author "Yıldırım, Erkan"
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The association between SYNTAX Score II and carotid artery disease severity in patients who underwent coronary artery bypass grafting
Ermiş, Emrah; Yıldırım, Erkan; Uçar, Hakan; Allahverdiyev, Samir; Teskin, Önder; Teker, Melike Elif; Ereren, Emrah; Cengiz, Mahir (SAGE Publications, 15-08-2019)The SYNTAX score (SS) and SS II, which include additional clinical parameters, are widely used today for deciding revascularization following coronary angiography. We investigated the association between the presence and ... -
Circulating miR-21 levels in hypertensive patients with asymptomatic organ damage
Yıldırım, Erkan; Ermiş, Emrah; Allahverdiyev, Samir; Uçar, Hakan; Yavuzer, Serap; Cengiz, Mahir (Wolters Kluwer Health, 2019-08-29)Abstract As a modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular disease, presence of hypertension (HT) necessitates the awareness of asymptomatic organ damage (AOD). The aim of this study was to measure plasma micro RNA-21 (miR-21) ... -
The comparison of angiographic scoring systems with the predictors of atherosclerosis
Kalkan, Kamuran; Hamur, Hikmet; Yıldırım, Erkan; İpek, Emrah; Ermiş, Emrah; Özturk, Mustafa; Karal, Hüseyin; Korkmaz, Ali Fuat; Bayantemur, Murat; Demirelli, Selami (Sage Publications Inc., 2018)Syntax score (SS) and Gensini score (GS) are used to determine the complexity and severity of coronary artery disease. Although there are some studies indicating the individual relationship of these scoring systems with ... -
The importance of thiol / disulfide homeostasisand ischemia-modified albumin levels in acute coronary syndrome and their relationship with angiographic scoring systems
Ermiş, Emrah; Hanikoğlu, Ferhat; Uçar, Hakan; Allahverdiyev, Samir; Yıldırım, Erkan; Neşelioğlu, Salim; Erel, Özcan; Dokur, Mehmet; Cengiz, Mahir (European Journal of Therapeutics, 12.2020)Objective: The objective of this study was to investigate the differences in thiol/disulfide homeostasis- and ischemia-modified albumin (IMA) levels that are known to be associated with oxidative damage in patients with ... -
Inflammatory markers of contrast - induced nephropathy in patients with acute coronary syndrome
Yıldırım, Erkan; Ermiş, Emrah; Cengiz, Mahir (Wolters Kluwer Health, 10-09-2019)Objective: Contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) is among the serious complications of invasive cardiovascular procedures that are performed with the administration of contrast agents. We investigated the role of the inflammatory ... -
A novel marker of inflammation: azurocidin in patients with ST segment elevation myocardial infarction
İpek, Emrah; Yolcu, Mustafa; Yıldırım, Erkan; Altınkaynak, Konca; Şebin, Saime Özbek; Kalkan, Kamuran; Gülcü, Oktay; Ermiş, Emrah; Öztürk, Mustafa (MDPI, 2018)To investigate the role of azurocidin, an antimicrobial protein, in patients with ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). This single-center prospective observational study included patients with STEMI and ... -
Protective effect of adenosine triphosphate and benidipine separately or together against cardiotoxicity caused by bevacizumab
Yıldırım, Erkan; Yıldırım, Nilgün; Cengiz, Mahir; Yazıcı, Gülce Naz; Coşkun, Reşit; Süleyman, Bahadır; Çoban, Abdulkadir; Süleyman, Halis (Taylor & Francis, 2022)Bevacizumab is a recombinant humanized monoclonal antibody whose adverse effects include cardiotoxicity. We investigated whether using adenosine triphosphate (ATP) or benidipine either separately or together protects against ... -
Relationship between blood pressure variability and cognitive function in geriatric hypertensive patients with well-controlled blood pressure
Yıldırım, Erkan; Ermiş, Emrah; Allahverdiyev, Samir; Uçar, Hakan; Yavuzer, Serap; Yavuzer, Hakan; Cengiz, Mahir (Springer International Publishing, 2019)Background: Hypertension is an important risk factor for cardiovascular diseases and cognitive function. Blood pressure (BP) variability has been associated with cognitive dysfunction, but data are sparse regarding the ... -
The relationship of micronucleus frequency and nuclear division index with coronary artery disease SYNTAX and gensini scores
İpek, Emrah; Ermiş, Emrah; Uysal, Handan; Kızılet, Halit; Demirelli, Selami; Yıldırım, Erkan; Ünver, Sedat; Demir, Bircan; Kızılet, Nergiz (Anatolian Journal Of Cardiology, 2017)Objective: We aimed to evaluate the relationship of micronucleus (MN) frequency and nuclear division index (NDI) with SYNTAX and Gensini scores and thrombolysis in myocardial infarction (TIMI) frame counts of coronary ... -
A sequential approach to the management of ostial coronary lesions via the modified flower petal technique
Ermiş, Emrah; Uçar, Hakan; Allahverdiyev, Samir; Yıldırım, Erkan (Thieme Medical Publishers, 2021)There is still no consensus on the optimal technique for performing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in ostial coronary lesions, due to potential complications. The modified flower petal technique is one of the ... -
Value of syntax Score II in prediction of new-onset atrial fibrillation in patients with NSTE-ACS undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention
Yıldırım, Erkan; Ermiş, Emrah; Allahverdiyev, Samir; Uçar, Hakan; Cengiz, Mahir (SAGE Publications, 2019)New-onset atrial fibrillation (NOAF) has been associated with poor outcome in patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACSs). The objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between the development of NOAF ...
