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Journal of The American Society of Echocardiography | 2009

Assessment of Atrial Electromechanical Delay, Diastolic Functions, and Left Atrial Mechanical Functions in Patients with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus

Gurkan Acar; Ahmet Akcay; Abdullah Sokmen; Mesut Ozkaya; Ekrem Güler; Gulizar Sokmen; Hakan Kaya; A.B. Nacar; Cemal Tuncer

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to evaluate atrial electromechanical coupling obtained by tissue Doppler imaging (TDI), left and right ventricular diastolic functions, and left atrial (LA) mechanical functions in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM-1). METHODS A total of 43 patients with DM-1 (age 19.6 +/- 6.8 years) and 42 age- and gender-matched controls (age 19.5 +/- 6.4 years) were included. Atrial electromechanical coupling was measured with TDI and corrected for heart rate. P-wave dispersion (Pd) was calculated from the 12-lead electrocardiograms. Systolic and diastolic functions in both ventricles were assessed using conventional echocardiography and TDI. Myocardial performance index was calculated with TDI. LA maximal, minimal, and pre-systolic volumes were measured according to the biplane area-length method. LA mechanical function parameters were calculated. RESULTS Intra- and interatrial electromechanical delays and Pd were significantly higher in patients with DM-1 compared with controls (P = .02, P < .0001, and P = 0.005, respectively). A-wave velocity and isovolumic relaxation time were higher and E/A ratio was lower in patients with DM-1 (P = .03, P = .03, and P = .003, respectively). According to TDI, systolic velocities and myocardial performance index values of both ventricles were comparable. Diastolic filling velocities of the left ventricle, including E(m) global, A(m) global, E(m)/A(m) ratio, and right ventricular A(m), were different between groups (P = .03, P = .02, P < .001, and P = .02, respectively). LA passive emptying fraction was decreased, and LA active emptying volume and LA active emptying fraction were increased in patients with DM-1 (P = .02, P = .001, and P < .0001, respectively). Interatrial electromechanical delay was positively correlated with the presence of DM-1, age, LA active emptying fraction, and Pd (P < .001, P = .007, P < .001, and P = .002, respectively), and was negatively correlated with E(m)/A(m) ratio and LA passive emptying fraction (P < .001 and P = .001, respectively). In multivariate analyses, age and DM-1 were independent predictors of interatrial electromechanical delay (P = .001 and P < .001, respectively). CONCLUSION This study shows that intra- and interatrial electromechanical delays are prolonged diastolic functions of both ventricles and that LA mechanical functions are impaired in patients with DM-1. Age and the presence of DM-1 were independent factors of the interatrial electromechanical delay.


Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism | 2004

Effects of the sibutramine therapy on pulmonary artery pressure in obese patients

Aytekin Guven; Nurhan Koksal; Ali Cetinkaya; Gulizar Sokmen; Ramazan Ozdemir

Aim:  Obesity is a major global public health problem. Previous drugs (dexfenfluramine and fenfluramine) used for the treatment of obesity have been withdrawn due to various cardiac side effects. Sibutramine is an anti‐obesity agent. The purpose of this study was to assess cardiac valve disease and pulmonary artery pressure (PAP) of the patients who used once daily doses of sibutramine.


Arquivos Brasileiros De Cardiologia | 2013

The impact of isolated obesity on right ventricular function in young adults.

Abdullah Sokmen; Gulizar Sokmen; Gurkan Acar; Ahmet Akcay; Sedat Koroglu; Murat Koleoglu; Sila Yalcintas; M. Naci Aydin

Background Obesity is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. The effects of obesity on left ventricular structure and function have been reported, but relatively little is known regarding right ventricular (RV) function in obesity. Objective To evaluate subclinical RV alterations in obese, but otherwise healthy, young adults by conventional echocardiography and tissue Doppler imaging (TDI). Methods In this study, we included 35 normal weight healthy subjects with a body mass index (BMI) < 25 kg/m2 (group I), 27 subjects with a BMI of 30-34.99 kg/m2 (group II), and 42 subjects with a BMI ≥ 35 kg/m2 (group III). All subjects underwent transthoracic echocardiography. In addition to standard echocardiographic measurements, tricuspid annular peak systolic (Sm), peak early (Em), and late diastolic (Am) velocities, isovolumetric contraction (ICTm), relaxation (IRTm) time, and ejection time (ETm) were obtained by TDI, and RV myocardial performance index (MPIm) was calculated. Results In group II, RV Em/Am was significantly decreased and IRTm and MPIm were significantly increased compared to group I (p < 0.01). RV Sm, Em, and the Em/Am ratio were significantly lower and RV IRTm and MPIm were significantly higher in group III than in group II (p < 0.05 for RV Sm and IRTm and p < 0.01 for others). RV Am differed significantly between groups III and I (p < 0.05). BMI was significantly and negatively correlated with RV Sm, Em, and the Em/Am ratio, but positively correlated with RV MPI (p < 0.01). Conclusion Our study showed that isolated obesity in young normotensive adults was associated with subclinical abnormalities in RV structure and function.


Journal of Electrocardiology | 2009

Effects of slow coronary artery flow on P-wave dispersion and atrial electromechanical coupling

Ahmet Akcay; Gurkan Acar; Arif Suner; Abdullah Sokmen; Gulizar Sokmen; A.B. Nacar; Cemal Tuncer

AIM Slow coronary flow (SCF) is characterized by angiographically normal coronary arteries with delayed opacification of the distal vasculature. The purpose of this study was to evaluate atrial electromechanical couplings and P-wave dispersion (Pd) reflecting intraatrial and interatrial conduction delays in SCF patients and the relationship between these parameters and Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) frame count. METHODS Thirty-four patients with SCF and 40 controls were enrolled. From 12-lead surface electrocardiograms, Pd was calculated. Atrial electromechanical coupling (PA), intraatrial, and interatrial electromechanical delay were measured with tissue Doppler imaging. RESULTS Maximum P-wave duration (Pmax) and Pd were higher in SCF patients than those of controls (109.2 +/- 9.3 vs 92.3 +/- 13.5 milliseconds; P < .0001 and 50.4 +/- 9.4 vs 34.4 +/- 8.9 milliseconds; P < .0001). Atrial electromechanical coupling at the left lateral mitral annulus (lateral PA), septal mitral annulus (septal PA), and right ventricular tricuspid annulus (RV PA) were significantly higher in SCF patients than controls (68.1 +/- 8.1 vs 52.6 +/- 7.3 milliseconds; P < .0001; 49.3 +/- 9.8 vs 38.2 +/- 5.3 milliseconds; P < .0001; 47.5 +/- 9.0 vs 37.6 +/- 4.6 milliseconds, P < .0001, respectively). Interatrial electromechanical delay (lateral PA - RV PA) was significantly longer in SCF patients (20.6 +/- 9.1 vs 15.0 +/- 6.0 milliseconds; P = .0002). A positive correlation was detected between circumflex coronary artery TIMI frame count and interatrial electromechanical delay (r = 0.45; P < .01). CONCLUSIONS Prolongation of interatrial electromechanical delay, Pmax, and Pd suggest that SCF might contribute to development of adverse functional and electrophysiologic atrial characteristics in these patients.


Angiology | 2006

High-sensitivity C-reactive protein in patients with metabolic syndrome

Aytekin Guven; Ali Cetinkaya; Murat Aral; Gulizar Sokmen; Mehmet Akif Buyukbese; Alanur M. Guven; Nurhan Koksal

,!High-sensitivity C-reactive protein (CRP) has been shown to predict cardiovascular disease. Metabolic syndrome has been found to play a critical role in the development of cardiovascular disease. The purpose of this report is to assess the relationship between CRP and the metabolic syndrome. A total of 50 patients with metabolic syndrome and 40 healthy persons were included in the study. Plasma concentrations of CRP were measured by means of particle-enhanced immunonephelometry with the Behring nephelometer using N Latex CRP mono reagent. CRP levels were higher in patients with metabolic syndrome than control group (10.6 ±5.4 mg/L vs 3.5 ±0.8 mg/L, p<0.001). In partial correlation, plasma CRP positively correlated with body mass index (p<0.001), waist circumference (p<0.001), waist-to-hip ratio (p<0.01), total cholesterol (p<0.001), LDL-cholesterol (p=0.033), triglyceride (p=0.023), and fasting blood glucose (p=0.043) in patients with metabolic syndrome. HDL-cholesterol did not significantly correlate with CRP (p>0.05). In multiple regression analysis, body mass index (p<0.01), waist circumference (p<0.01), and fasting blood glucose (p<0.01) showed independent correlations with plasma CRP. CRP levels were found higher in patients with metabolic syndrome. These results suggest that abdominal obesity is the critical correlates of elevated plasma CRP levels found in patients with metabolic syndrome. These patients carrying high risk for cardiovascular events must be followed closely.


Türk Kardiyoloji Derneği arşivi : Türk Kardiyoloji Derneğinin yayın organıdır | 2012

Relation of inflammatory and oxidative markers to the occurrence and recurrence of persistent atrial fibrillation.

Sedat Koroglu; Cemal Tuncer; Gurkan Acar; Ahmet Akcay; Gulizar Sokmen; Sila Yalcintas; A.B. Nacar; Burak Altun; Abdullah Sokmen

OBJECTIVES There is increasing evidence linking inflammation and oxidative stress to atrial fibrillation (AF). In this study, we tested the hypothesis that C-reactive protein (CRP) and oxidative stress markers can predict the recurrence of persistent AF after successful pharmacological cardioversion. A possible relationship with AF occurrence was also investigated. STUDY DESIGN Using a case-control study design, CRP, catalase, superoxide dismutase (SOD), and malondialdehyde (MDA) levels of 42 patients (23 female, 19 male; mean age 58.4±13.6 years) with documented persistent AF episodes were compared with 21 controls (9 female; 12 male; mean age 58.1±6.9 years). RESULTS Overall AF patients were followed for 6 months, and 17 showed recurrence. Then, they were divided into two groups (recurrence and no recurrence) and compared with each other. CRP, SOD, and MDA levels were significantly higher in AF patients compared with controls. However, only CRP levels were significantly higher in patients with AF recurrence compared to those without recurrence. CONCLUSION Increased markers of inflammation and oxidative stress are found in patients with persistent AF, suggesting that inflammation and oxidative stress may be associated with the presence of arrhythmia.


International Journal of Cardiology | 2009

A previously undescribed anomaly of left anterior descending artery: Type V dual left anterior descending artery

Cemal Tuncer; Yakup Gumusalan; Abdullah Sokmen; Gulizar Sokmen; Sedat Koroglu; Arif Suner

Dual left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD) is a group of rare congenital coronary artery anomalies and exhibits 4 different types. The goal of this article is to define a new, previously undescribed type of dual LAD anomaly.


Echocardiography-a Journal of Cardiovascular Ultrasound and Allied Techniques | 2008

The influence of ambulatory blood pressure profile on global and regional functions of the left and the right ventricles in orderly treated hypertensive patients.

Gulizar Sokmen; Abdullah Sokmen; Ekrem Aksu; Sedat Koroglu; Arif Suner; Cemal Tuncer

Background: The association between nondipping profile and adverse cardiovascular outcome is still controversial. Tissue Doppler imaging (TDI), a new and useful addition to standard echocardiographic imaging techniques, permits a quantitative assessment of both global and regional function and timing of myocardial velocities. In this study, we aimed to assess whether a reduced nocturnal fall in blood pressure (BP) in orderly treated hypertensive patients with satisfactory BP control is related to more prominent structural and functional alterations of the ventricles. Method and Results: Sixty‐nine hypertensive patients with adequate BP control were divided into two groups with respect to ambulatory BP profiles as dippers and nondippers. In addition to conventional echocardiographic parameters, in septal and lateral segments of left ventricle and free wall of right ventricle, peak systolic velocity (Sm), early (Em), and late (Am) diastolic velocities, isovolumic contraction time (ICTm), isovolumic relaxation time (IRTm), and ejection times (ETm) were measured, and modified myocardial performance index (MPIm) was calculated. Left ventricular (LV) and atrial dimensions, ejection fraction, transmitral early to late diastolic flow ratio, LV mass index, and LV hypertrophy ratio did not differ between groups. Both regional and mean LV Sm, Em/Am, MPIm and right ventricular Sm and MPIm were similar in both groups. Conclusion: In treated hypertensive patients with satisfactory BP control, there was no significant difference in cardiac structural and functional abnormalities among dipper and nondipper subjects.


Blood Pressure | 2003

Comparison of the echocardiographic and pulmonary function test findings in orderly treated and untreated essential hypertensive patients

Aytekin Guven; Nurhan Koksal; Gulizar Sokmen; Ramazan Ozdemir

Objective: Although it has been well established that hypertension effects pulmonary functions negatively, the effect of regular antihypertensive therapy on pulmonary functions is not known. In this study, we aimed to compare the pulmonary function tests of the hypertensive patients taking regular antihypertensive therapy with those of the ones not taking any antihypertensive medicine, to document the differences in pulmonary functions of both hypertensive groups. Materials and Methods: Patients who had received antihypertensive treatment (Group I: 29 males, 24 females, mean age 42.3 ± 8.2 years), and untreated cases (Group II: 28 males, 22 females, mean age 43.4 ± 6.4 years) were included in the study. Patients with a history of coronary heart disease, respiratory diseases, smokers and those who were obese were excluded from the study. Results: Forced vital capacity (FVC) and forced expiratory volume at the first second (FEV 1 ) levels were found significantly lower in Group II (p < 0.05). In echocardiographic evaluation, the mitral E/A ratio of Group II was lower than that of Group I (p < 0.05). Isovolumetric relaxation time and deceleration time was higher in Group II than in Group I (p < 0.05). There was a significant association between pulmonary function tests and impaired left ventricular diastolic parameters; especially, mitral E/A ratio was significantly associated with decreased FVC and FEV 1 in Group II (respectively r = −0.695, p = 0.01 and r = −0.591, p = 0.03). Conclusion: FVC and FEV 1 levels in untreated hypertensive cases were lower than in those of treated hypertensive cases, and this may be caused by diastolic function rather than the systolic function. In the evaluation of dyspnea in hypertensive patients, it would be useful to examine respiratory function in addition to echocardiographic investigation.


International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging | 2006

Aneurysm involving bifurcation of left main coronary artery presenting with transient ischemic attack, paroxysmal atrial fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia

Cemal Tuncer; Gulizar Sokmen; Abdullah Sokmen; Aytekin Guven

Coronary artery aneurysm, especially left main coronary artery (LMCA) aneurysm is a rare phenomenon. The disease may be congenital or acquired. The most common cause of coronary artery aneurysm is atherosclerosis. We presented a man with a large LMCA aneurysm presenting with unstable angina, transient ischemic attack, ventricular tachycardia and paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.

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Abdullah Sokmen

Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University

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Gurkan Acar

Süleyman Demirel University

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Sedat Koroglu

Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University

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Ahmet Akcay

Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University

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A.B. Nacar

Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University

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Arif Suner

Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University

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Hakan Kaya

Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University

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Aytekin Guven

Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University

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