The Anatolian Journal of Cardiology (Anadolu Kardiyoloji Dergisi) back issues from September 2006:
Onemli mektuplar, Ortadogu yanarken, "on-line" Aralik ayinda/Important letters, burning Middle East, on-line in December.(Editorden/Editorial)(article in Turkish)(Editorial)
Sep 01, 2006; ... Bazen Editor'e gelen mektuplar yayin politikamiza yon verecek agirlikta oluyor. Gecen haziran aylnda Kanada'da calisan bir Turk akademisyenden asagidaki mektubu aldim: "Sayin Editor; Anadolu Kardiyoloji Dergisi'ni ilgi ile takip etmekteyim. Yurtdisinda gorev yapan bir hekim olarak ...
Trace element status (Se, Zn, Cu) in heart failure/Kalp yetersizliginde eser elementlerin statusu (Se, Zn, Cu).(Original Investigation/Orijinal Arastirma)(Clinical report)
Sep 01, 2006; ... ABSTRACT Objective: It has been speculated that trace elements may play a role in the pathogenesis of heart failure. In the present study, we aimed to assess serum concentrations of selenium (Se), zinc (Zn) and copper (Cu) in patients with heart failure (HF) and to compare ...
Is the myocardial performance index a reliable parameter in patients with restrictive filling pattern?/Miyokard performans indeksi restriktif dolus paterni olan hastalarda guvenilir bir parametre midir?(Original Investigation/Orijinal Arastirma)(Clinical report)
Sep 01, 2006; ... ABSTRACT Objective: The myocardial performance index (MPI) enables noninvasive estimation of combined systolic and diastolic function. The only diastolic function parameter used in the index is the isovolumic relaxation time (IRT). We assessed the impact of shortened IRT in ...
An experience on radial versus femoral approach for diagnostic coronary angiography in Turkey/Turkiye' de radiyal ve femoral yoldan tanisal koroner anjiyografinin karsilastirmasi ile ilgili bir deneyim.(Original Investigation/Orijinal Arastirma)(Clinical report)
Sep 01, 2006; ... ABSTRACT Objective: The radial approach has been increasingly used as an alternative to femoral access. The purpose of the present study was to assess the feasibility, success, and safety of the transradial approach (TRA) for diagnostic coronary angiography, and to describe the ...
Can we predict the severity of coronary artery disease in patients with stable angina using NT-ProBNP?/Stabil angina pektorisli hastalarda NT-ProBNP' yi kullanarak koroner arter hastaligi ciddiyetini ongorebilir miyiz?(Original Investigation/Orijinal Arastirma)(Clinical report)
Sep 01, 2006; ... ABSTRACT Objective: We aimed to investigate the value of N-terminal pro-Brain Natriuretic Peptide (NT-proBNP) in combination with tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) to predict the presence of significant coronary artery (CAD) in patients with conventionally normal systolic and ...
Hepcidin is not a marker of chronic inflammation in atherosclerosis/Hepcidin aterosklerozda kronik inflamasyonun bir gostergesi degildir.(Original Investigation/Orijinal Arastirma)(Clinical report)
Sep 01, 2006; ... ABSTRACT Objective: To investigate the relationship between atherosclerosis, an inflammatory disease and hepcidin which is reported as an indicator of inflammation Methods: A total of 75 subjects between 40 and 70 years of age were included in the study. The patient ...
Similar pattern of diastolic function adaptation of both ventricles to programmed atrioventricular interval modification in patients with DDD pacing/DDD pacing'li hastalarda programlanmis atriyoventrikuler intervalin modifikasyonuna her iki ventrikulun benzer diyastolik fonksiyon adaptasyon paterni.(Original Investigation/Orijinal Arastirma)(Clinical report)
Sep 01, 2006; ... ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate both left ventricular (LV) and right ventricular (RV) diastolic performance adaptation to variable atrioventricular interval (AVI), in patients with DOD pacing for complete heart block and to investigate a possible interaction between LV and RV ...
Koroner arter cerrahisinde kros-klemp alinmadan once yapilan insulinin koroner sinus laktat seviyeleri uzerine etkileri/The effects of insulin given prior to release of cross-clamp on coronary sinus lactate levels in coronary artery surgery.(Orijinal Arastirma/Original Investigation)(Clinical report)
Sep 01, 2006; ... OZET Amac: Bu calisma elektif koroner arter baypas greft (KABG) operasyonu gecirecek hastalarda, kros-klemp alinmadan once uygulanan tek doz insulinin etkilerini arastirmak amaciyla yapildi. Yontemler: Koroner arter baypas greft operasyonu planlanan 120 hasta ...
Koroner arter cerrahisinde insulin ve koroner sinus laktat seviyeleri/Coronary sinus lactate levels and insulin in coronary artery bypass surgery.(Editoryel Yorum/Editorial Comment)(Editorial)
Sep 01, 2006; ... Ilk kez 1965 yilinda Sodi-Pollares ve arkadaslari, akut miyokard enfarktuslu hastalarda infarkt alanini sinirlandirmak, ventrikuler ektopiyi azaltmak ve survey'i arttirmak icin glukoz-insulin-potasyum (GIK) solusyonunu kullandilar (1). Sonrasinda deneysel calismalar ile GIK solusyonunun ...
No-reflow'a guncel yaklasim/Current management of no-reflow.
Sep 01, 2006; ... OZET Epikardiyal kan akiminin surdurulmesi her zaman mikrovaskuler dolasimi ve doku perfuzyonunu saglamamaktadir. "No-reflow" adi verilen olaydan sorumlu mekanizmalar iyi bilinmemektedir. Ayrica etki eden mekanizma hastalar arasinda farklilik gusterebilmektedir. Doku ...
G-CSF in acute myocardial infarction--experimental and clinical findings/Akut miyokard infarktusunde G-CSF--Deneysel ve klinik bulgular.
Sep 01, 2006; ... ABSTRACT Early data from clinical studies suggest that intracoronary injection of autologous progenitor cells may beneficially affect postinfarction remodeling and perfusion. Beyond intracoronary infusion of autologous bone marrow mononuclear CD34+ cells (MNCCD34+), ...
Kalp hastaliklarinda cinsel aktivite/Sexual activity in cardiac patients.(Egitim/Education)
Sep 01, 2006; ... OZET Cinsel aktivite, hayat kalitesinin cok onemli bir parcasi olup kalp hastalari ve doktorlar icin de pek cok soru isaretleri iceren bir durumdur. Kalp hastalari, cinsel iliskinin miyokard infarktusu gibi istenmeyen olaylara neden olabilecegi onyargisi ile cinsel ...
Nonionic contrast media induced sialadenitis following coronary angiography/Koroner anjiyografi sonrasi noniyonik kontrast maddeye bagli sialadenit gelismesi.(Case Report/Olgu Sunumu)(Case study)
Sep 01, 2006; ... Introduction Sialadenitis is a rare complication occurring secondary to administration of iodinated contrast medium. So far, there have been approximately 30 case reports in literature presenting contrast induced sialadenitis. Iodide-induced sialadenitis has been described ...
Familial Mediterranean fever and acute anterior myocardial infarction in a young patient/Genc bir hastada ailevi Akdeniz atesi ve akut on cidar miyokard infarktusu.(Case Report/Olgu Sunumu)(Clinical report)
Sep 01, 2006; ... Introduction Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is an autosomol recessive disease found more commonly among Sephardic and North African Jewish people, Armenians, Arabs, Druze and Turks, and is manifested by recurrent self-limited febrile attacks of peritonitis, pleuritis and ...
Poor prognostic cardiac sequelae of possible Kawasaki disease mimicking dilated cardiomyopathy: the importance of extensive and serial cardiac evaluation and the significance of thromboembolic mechanisms/Dilate kardiyomiyopatiyi taklit eden olasi Kawasaki hastaliginin kotu prognostik kardiyak seyiri: Seri ve kapsamli kardiyak degerlendirme ve tromboembolik mekanizmalarin onemi.(Case Report/Olgu Sunumu)(Case study)
Sep 01, 2006; ... Introduction Giant coronary artery aneurysm is a serious complication of Kawasaki disease (1). Acute myocardial infarction can occur in some patients with giant coronary artery aneurysms (2), and dilated cardiomyopathy-like manifestations resulting in severe cardiac dysfunction ...
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with massive midventricular hypertrophy, midventricular obstruction and an akinetic apical chamber/Akinetik apikal bosluk, midventrikuler obstruksiyon ve midventrikuler hipertrofi ile seyreden hipertrofik kardiyomiyopati.(Case Report/Olgu Sunumu)
Sep 01, 2006; ... Introduction Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM) with midventricular obstruction and an akinetic apical chamber is a rare condition occuring in 1% of HCM patients, that carries significant risk of adverse clinical events. This case presentation provides examples of the ...
An infant with severe mitral insufficiency and collapse of the left lung due to hammock mitral valve: emergency mitral valve replacement/Hamak mitral kapaga bagli agir mitral yetersizligi ve sol akciger kollapsi gelisen bir infant: Acil mitral kapak replasmani.(Case Report/Olgu Sunumu)(Case study)
Sep 01, 2006; ... Introduction Congenital mitral valve disease is uncommon in children. It has a wide spectrum of morphologic abnormalities and is frequently associated with other cardiovascular anomalies (1). A small percentage of patients with valve stenosis or insufficiency become severely ...
Koroner anjiyografi sonrasi gecici korluk/Temporary blindness after coronary angiography.(Letter to the editor)
Sep 01, 2006; ... Koroner anjiyografi (KAG), koroner arter hastaliginin tanisinda kesin tani yontemidir. Islem ile ilgili komplikasyonlar nadir olmakla birlikte; strok, miyokard infarktusu, vaskuler komplikasyonlar, aritmiler, kontrast nefropatisi ve hatta olum meydana gelebilir. Kontrast maddenin oksipital ...
Terminal sicak kan kardiyoplejisinin miyokardiyal iskemi/reperfuzyon hasari uzerine olan etkisi/The effect of terminal warm blood cardioplegia on myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury.(Letter to the editor)
Sep 01, 2006; ... Acik kalp ameliyatlari sirasinda en buyuk hasarin, iskemik donemi takip eden reperfuzyon doneminde olustugu bilinmektedir (1). Miyokardiyal reperfuzyon hasari; "miyokardiyal stunning", "mikrovaskuler disfonksiyon" ve "letal reperfuzyon hasari" olmak uzere 3 farkli sekilde ...
Renal transplantasyonlu bir hastada "off-pump" koroner arter baypas cerrahisi/Off-pump coronary artery bypass operation in a renal transplant patient.
Sep 01, 2006; ... Sayin Editur, Kronik renal yetmezlikli hastalar koroner arter hastaligi gorulme prevalansi cok yuksek bir hasta grubunu olusturmaktadirlar. Anadolu Kardiyoloji Dergisinin Haziran 2006 sayisinda yayinlanan makalede (1) de belirtildigi gibi bu hastalardaki en sik olum nedeni ...
Mini mi, yoksa kompleks kardiyopleji uygulamasi mi?/Minikardiyopleji yontemi ile kardiyopleji uygulamasi/Which application, complex or mini cardioplegia?/ Cardioplegia by minicardioplegia technique.(Letter to the editor)
Sep 01, 2006; ... Yirmi ve yirmi birinci yuzyilda insanoglunun en onemli olum nedeni kalp hastaliklaridir ve ne yazik ki uzun sure bu sekilde kalacak gibi gorunmektedir. Kalp hastaliklarinin tedavisinde son 50 yilin en buyuk geb[sections]mesi yapay kalp-akciger makinesinin icadi olup, bu cihazin klinik ...
Ebstein anomalisi ile aort koarktasyonu birlikteligi ve neonatal balon anjiyoplasti/Ebstein's anomaly with coarctation of the aorta and neonatal balloon angioplasty.
Sep 01, 2006; ... Sayin Editor, Ebstein anomalisi ve aort koarktasyonu birlikteligi ve balon anjiyoplasti uygulamasi isimli yaziyi okudum. Nadir gorulen bir birlikteligi sunulmasi ve yeni dogan donemindeki bir hastada basari ile balon anjiyoplasti uygulanmis olmasi yonunden yazarlari kutlamak ...
Melatoninin kalp ve dolasim sistemi hastaliklarinda kullanimi/miyokardiyal iskemi-reperfuzyon hasari ve melatonin/Use of melatonin for cardiovascular diseases/Myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury and melatonin.
Sep 01, 2006; ... Sayin Editor, Anadolu Kardiyoloji Dergisi'nin Haziran 2006 sayisindaki derleme makalesinde Sayin Engin Sahna ve arkadaslari miyokardiyal iskemi ve reperfuzyon hasarinda melatoninin rolunu gozden gecirmislerdir(1). Son yillarda angina pektoris, kararsiz angina ve infarktus ...
Previous percutaneous coronary intervention may increase symptom recurrence and adverse cardiac events following surgical revascularization/Onceden gecirilmis perkutan koroner girisim cerrahi revaskularizasyon sonrasi semptom rekurrensini ve major kardiyak olaylarl artirabilir mi?
Sep 01, 2006; ... Dear Editor, With great interest we read the recently published original investigation by Gurbuz et al. in the June issue of the Anatolian Journal of Cardiology (1). Former percutaneous coronary in tervention (PCI) is supposed to be a new, independent risk factor for a negative ...
An aneurysm of the distal portion of the left anterior descending coronary artery associated with angina pectoris/Angina pektoris ile iliskili distal sol on inen koroner arterin anevrizmasi.(Original Image/Orijinal Goruntu)
Sep 01, 2006; ... A 61-year-old man was admitted to our department with effort related angina pectoris continued for 3 months. He had no history of any cardiac disease. However, he had hypertension as a risk factor for coronary artery disease. On physical examination his systolic and diastolic blood ...
Iatrogenic pneumopericardium/Iatrojenik pnomoperikardiyum.(Original Image/Orijinal Goruntu)(Brief article)
Sep 01, 2006; ... An 85- year-old women presented with dyspnea, fatigue, dizziness and palpitation. An electrocardiogram showed atrial fibrillation with a ventricular rate of 110 / min irregularly irregular rhythm and ST-T wave changes. The chest radiograph showed cardiomegaly (Fig. 1). An echocardiographic ...
Left atrial myxoma showing angiographic neovascularization/Anjiyografik olarak neovaskularizasyon gosteren sol atriyal miksoma.(Original Image/Orijinal Goruntu)
Sep 01, 2006; ... A 67-year-old woman was admitted to our cardiology clinic with progressive symptoms of palpitation and dyspnea. She had had these complaints for four years, however severity of her symptoms have increased significantly during the last week. In her physical examination there was a moderate ...
Platipneye neden olan sol atriyal miksoma olgusu/A case of left atrial myxoma as a cause of platypnea.(Orijinal Goruntu/Original Image)(article in Turkish)
Sep 01, 2006; ... Elli yasinda erkek hasta bir yildir devam eden ozellikle oturmakla artip, duz yatinca gecen nefes darligi yakinmasi ile klinigimize basvurdu. Ozgecmisinde ozellik olmayan hastanin yapilan fizik muayenesinde kan basinci 120/80 mmHg, nabiz 72/dakika ve duzenli olup, oturur pozisyonda yapilan ...
Dev sinus Valsalva anevrizmasi/Giant sinus of Valsalva aneurysm.(Orijinal Goruntu/Original Image)(article in Turkish)
Sep 01, 2006; ... Sinus Valsalva anevrizmasi cok ender gorulen bir kalp hastaligidir. Bu patoloji genellikle nonkoroner sinuslerde gorulmekle birlikte, nadiren sag koroner sinusu de etkileyebilir (1). Anevrizma, olgularin hemen tamaminda aortun media tabakasi nin sinus Valsalva seviyesindeki dogumsal ...
A surgical salvage case with active endocarditis and aortic coarctation/Aktif endokarditli aort koarktasyonlu olguda kurtarici cerrahi girisim.(Original Image/Orijinal Goruntu)
Sep 01, 2006; ... There is little information concerning patients with active native valve endocarditis and the aortic coarctation. We report our experience of valve replacement with active valve endocarditis and extensive aortic surgery in a 23 years old man. He was admitted to our hospital with ...
Plagiarism notice/Asirma bildirisi.(Miscellaneous/Cestli)(Reprint)
Sep 01, 2006; ... The editors of the American Heart Journal regret to inform our readers that a paper published in our Journal (Patel H, Rosengren A, Ekman I. Symptoms in acute coronary syndromes: Does sex make a difference? Am Heart J 2004;148: 2733), has been found to contain considerable material (text ...
Editore/To editor.(Cesitli/Miscellaneous)
Sep 01, 2006; ... Sayin Editor, Daha once gondermis oldugumuz ve tarafinizdan yayimlanmaya 28/10/2005 tarihinde kabul edilen 822/2005 kayit numarali "Congenital absence of Left Circumflex Coronary Artery with Superdominant Right Coronary Artery: An Original Image" adli vaka sunumumuzun revizyonu ...