Recurrent pericarditis as the initial manifestation of familial Mediterranean fever

K Okutur, S Seber, E Oztekin, C Bes… - Medical Science …, 2008 - medscimonit.com
Background Familial Mediterranean fever is an autosomal recessive disease largely restricted
to certain ethnic groups and presenting with recurrent febrile serositis attacks. Peritonitis, …

Comparison of epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) thickness and anthropometric measurements in metabolic syndrome (MS) cases above and under the age of 65

B Karadag, B Ozulu, FY Ozturk, E Oztekin… - Archives of Gerontology …, 2011 - Elsevier
EAT is a new index of cardiac and visceral obesity. Waist circumference (WC) measurement
is not fully reliable in the determination of visceral adipose tissue (VAT), especially in elderly …

After myocardial infarction carvedilol improves insulin resistance compared to metoprolol

O Basat, S Ucak, S Seber, E Oztekin… - Clinical research in …, 2006 - Springer
Principles Both carvedilol and metoprolol have cardioprotective effects and decrease infarct
size in myocardium. We compared effects of carvedilol and metoprolol on insulin resistance …

Impact of volume status on blood pressure and left ventricle structure in patients undergoing chronic hemodialysis

Y Koc, A Unsal, H Kayabasi, E Oztekin, T Sakaci… - Renal …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
In this study, we aimed to examine the impact of volume status on blood pressure (BP) and
on left ventricular mass index (LVMI) in chronic hemodialysis (HD) patients. This study …

The prevalence of hypertension, valve calcification and left ventricular hypertrophy and geometry in peritoneal dialysis patients

M Yilmaz, A Unsal, E Oztekin, O Kesmezacar… - Kidney and blood …, 2013 - karger.com
Background/Aims: Cardiac valve calcification (CVC) and left ventricular (LV) abnormalities
are common indicators of a poor prognosis in dialysis patients. We determined the …

Prognostic value of increased B type natriuretic peptide in cases with acute pancreatitis

MS Bugdaci, E Oztekin, E Kara, I Koker… - European Journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a systemic disease with a rising incidence. Cardiac
dysfunction may occur as an early complication of AP. B type natriuretic factor (BNP) is a …

A rare cause of acute abdomen: ruptured adrenal pheochromocytoma

K Okutur, K Küçükler, E Öztekin, F Borlu, L Erdem… - 2010 - acikerisim.demiroglu.bilim.edu.tr
Pheochromocytoma is a tumor of the chromaffin cells which secretes catecholamines and 90%
of it originates from adrenal medulla. The main symptoms and signs are hypertension, …

Predictive Value of Admission Electrocardiogram For Multivessel Disease in Acute Anterior and Anterior‐Inferior Myocardial Infarction

T Kürüm, E Öztekin, F Özçelik, H Eker… - Annals of …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Background: Our aim was to investigate the correlation between admission ECG and coronary
angiography findings in terms of predicting the culprit vessel responsible for the infarct or …

[PDF][PDF] Effects of coronary collateral vessels in left ventricular segmental motions and myocardial viability using color kinesis dobutamine stress echocardiography

E Tatli, H Surucu, E Oztekin, A Ulucay, F Ozcelik… - group, 2006 - researchgate.net
Objective: To detect the functional importance of coronary collaterals, which develop after
acute myocardial infarctions (AMI). Methods: Forty patients with acute AMI whose coronary …

Electrocardiographic changes and importance of repolarization changes in cases with acute pancreatitis.

M Sökmen, MS Buğdaci, E Oztekın - The Turkish Journal of …, 2011 - europepmc.org
Methods Patients with acute pancreatitis referred to gastroenterohepatology clinic between
2009 and 2010 were included into the study. Echocardiography, electrocardiography, chest …