Almanac 2013: heart failure.
PMID: 24566555 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: The Anatolian Journal of Cardiology)
Source: The Anatolian Journal of Cardiology - February 20, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Clark AL Tags: Anadolu Kardiyol Derg Source Type: research

Heart failure: a complex clinical process interpreted by systems biology approach and network medicine.
Abstract Systems biology is founded on the principles of integrative computational analysis and on the data from genetic and molecular components. The integration of biological components produces interacting networks, modules and phenotypes with remarkable applications in the field of clinical medicine. The evolving concept of network medicine gives a more precise picture of the intrinsic complexity of failing myocardium and its clinical consequences. The present review is focused on the impact of network cardiology in explaining the progressive nature of the clinical syndrome of heart failure. The failin...
Source: The Anatolian Journal of Cardiology - February 11, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Louridas GE, Lourida KG Tags: Anadolu Kardiyol Derg Source Type: research

Renal denervation.
Abstract Severe hypertension, resistant to conventional antihypertensive medications, is associated with major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events and renal insufficiency. Renal sympathetic nerve over-activity frequently accompanies essential hypertension. Catheter-based renal sympathetic denervation leads to a reduction in renal and overall sympathetic nerve activity and improvement in blood pressure in the setting of severe resistant hypertension. In the following, we review the role of the renal sympathetic nervous system in blood pressure control and recent clinical experience with renal ...
Source: The Anatolian Journal of Cardiology - February 11, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Drexel T, Bertog SC, Vaskelyte L, Sievert H Tags: Anadolu Kardiyol Derg Source Type: research

Approach to cases with resistant hypertension.
Abstract Resistant hypertension is defined as blood pressure that remains above 140/90 mm Hg despite the concurrent use of optimal dose of 3 antihypertensive agents of different classes. Ideally, 1 of these 3 agents should be a diuretic agent. The etiology of resistance hypertension is multifactorial. Successful treatment requires identification and reversal of lifestyle factors (obesity, dietary salt intake, alcohol intake, lack of adherence to prescribed medicines, and interfering substances), and to exclude the presence of pseudoresistance. Once confounding factors have been ruled out, evaluation for po...
Source: The Anatolian Journal of Cardiology - February 11, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Torun D Tags: Anadolu Kardiyol Derg Source Type: research

Evaluation of pulmonary vascular resistance and vasoreactivity testing with oxygen in children with congenital heart disease and pulmonary arterial hypertension.
PMID: 24566516 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: The Anatolian Journal of Cardiology)
Source: The Anatolian Journal of Cardiology - February 11, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Cevik A, Kula S, Olguntürk R, Tunaoğlu S, Oğuz D, Saylan B, Sanlı C Tags: Anadolu Kardiyol Derg Source Type: research

IL-10R1 (Ser138Gly) functional polymorphism is associated with acute myocardial infarction in Tunisian patients.
PMID: 24566517 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: The Anatolian Journal of Cardiology)
Source: The Anatolian Journal of Cardiology - February 11, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Khlifi L, Chabchoub E, Letaief A, Othmen LB, Smach MA, Charfeddine B, Zemni R, Khalifa L Tags: Anadolu Kardiyol Derg Source Type: research

Almanac 2013: acute coronary syndromes.
Abstract Unstable coronary artery plaque is the most common underlying cause of acute coronary syndromes (ACS) and can manifest as unstable angina, non-ST segment elevation infarction (NSTE-ACS), and ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), but can also manifest as sudden cardiac arrest due to ischaemia induced tachyarrhythmias. ACS mortality has decreased significantly over the last few years, especially from the more extreme manifestations of ACS, STEMI, and cardiac arrest. This trend is likely to continue based on recent therapeutic progress which includes novel antiplatelet agents such as prasugrel...
Source: The Anatolian Journal of Cardiology - February 11, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Meier P, Lansky AJ, Baumbach A Tags: Anadolu Kardiyol Derg Source Type: research

The impact of the pre-procedural hemodynamic assessment in transcatheter aortic valve replacement.
PMID: 24566477 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: The Anatolian Journal of Cardiology)
Source: The Anatolian Journal of Cardiology - February 4, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Buğan B, Kapadia SR, Tuzcu EM Tags: Anadolu Kardiyol Derg Source Type: research

Successful use of a cryoablation sheath for closure of problematic atrial septal defect.
PMID: 24566478 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: The Anatolian Journal of Cardiology)
Source: The Anatolian Journal of Cardiology - February 4, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Sahin M, Alizade E, Akçakoyun M, Kırma C Tags: Anadolu Kardiyol Derg Source Type: research

Cardiac arrest and ventricular tachycardia from coronary embolism: an unusual presentation of infective endocarditis.
PMID: 24566479 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: The Anatolian Journal of Cardiology)
Source: The Anatolian Journal of Cardiology - February 4, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Kitkungvan D, Denktaş AE Tags: Anadolu Kardiyol Derg Source Type: research

A rare cause of congestive heart failure after seven years of open heart surgery: Organized intrapericardial hematoma.
PMID: 24566480 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: The Anatolian Journal of Cardiology)
Source: The Anatolian Journal of Cardiology - February 4, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Velibey Y, Sahin S, Altay S, Bakshaliyev N, Tusun E, Unal S, Eren M Tags: Anadolu Kardiyol Derg Source Type: research

A case of radial arteriovenous fistula during coronary angiography.
PMID: 24566481 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: The Anatolian Journal of Cardiology)
Source: The Anatolian Journal of Cardiology - February 4, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Ozçem B Tags: Anadolu Kardiyol Derg Source Type: research

An invitation for rethinking about gamma-glutamyltransferase and its association with coronary collaterals.
PMID: 24566482 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: The Anatolian Journal of Cardiology)
Source: The Anatolian Journal of Cardiology - February 4, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Koza Y, Demir P, Aşkın L, Aksu U Tags: Anadolu Kardiyol Derg Source Type: research

Right ventricular functions in obstructive nasal polyposis.
PMID: 24566483 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: The Anatolian Journal of Cardiology)
Source: The Anatolian Journal of Cardiology - February 4, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Salah A, Zhou S Tags: Anadolu Kardiyol Derg Source Type: research

Does bilirubin level have an effect on cardiac parameters?
PMID: 24566484 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: The Anatolian Journal of Cardiology)
Source: The Anatolian Journal of Cardiology - February 4, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Oztürk C, Balta S Tags: Anadolu Kardiyol Derg Source Type: research