67 research outputs found
Can Fragmented QRS On 12 Derivation ECG Predict Thrombolytic Therapy Success In Acute ST Elevated Myocardial Infarction?
Short Term Effect of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) on Echocardiographic Parameters: A Single Centre Experience
Koroner arter hastalığının klinikte karşılaşılan formları ile normal koroner anjiogramı olan bireylerin plazma sistatin C düzeylerinin karşılaştırılması
Egzersizle indüklenen miyokardiyal iskemiyi saptamada P-dalga süresi ve kalp hızı toparlanmasının kullanımı
Fibrinolitik tedavisi verilen ST yükselmeli myokard infarktüsü olgularında fibrinojen ve D-dimer düzeyleri ile fibrinolitik tedavi başarısızlığı arasındaki ilişki
Sık tekrarlayan nörokardiyojenik senkop olgularında yeni bir tedavi yaklaşımı: ayaktan uygulanan tilt eğitiminin proglamlanması
An observational study to evaluate the clinical practice of cardiovascular risk management among hypertensive patients in Turkey
Objectives: We evaluated clinical practice in cardiovascular risk management and related patient compliance among Turkish hypertensive patients. Study design: This noninterventional, observational study included 1023 patients (620 women, 403 men; mean age 58.4±10.6 years) with essential hypertension, from 50 centers across Turkey. Patients were evaluated at a cross-sectional phase and a follow-up phase of nine months. Data obtained at the cross-sectional phase included patient demographics, medical and past history, cardiovascular risk status, and current practice patterns regarding cardiovascular risk management. Results: The mean duration of hypertension was 8.1±7.1 years. The mean body mass index was 30.3±5.2 kg/m 2 and systolic and diastolic blood pressures (BP) were 147.8±22.4 and 88.9±12.5 mmHg, respectively. Ten-year coronary heart disease risk and risk level were significantly higher in males, and significantly increased in the presence of diabetes, metabolic syndrome, and renal disease and/or microalbuminuria (p<0.05). In past year history of cardiovascular risk management, 7.3% of the patients did not have BP measurements; no diet was recommended to 15.6%; 79.3% had high BP levels, and patient compliance with antihypertensive drug treatment and dietary recommendations were 87.7% and 62.5%, respectively. A similar profile was observed for dyslipidemia and diabetes mellitus. The physicians' efforts to motivate the patients to quit smoking, to lose weight, and involve in physical exercise were far below satisfactory levels, and the patients' compliance rates with these recommendations were even lower. Conclusion: Our study demonstrates that hypertensive patients are not adequately evaluated for cardiovascular risk, which is significantly increased in the presence of various cardiovascular risk factors such as diabetes, metabolic syndrome, and renal disease. © 2011 Turkish Society of Cardiology
Akut miyokart infarktüsünden sonra kontraktil fonksiyonları bozulan miyokardın canlılığının değerlendirilmesinde düşük doz dobutamin stres ekokardiyografinin değeri
SENKOP VE ANGİNAL YAKINMALARI OLAN SAĞ KORONER ARTERİ SOL KORONER SİNÜSTEN ÇIKAN BİR KORONER ARTER ANOMALİSİ
Koroner arter anomalilerinde, anomalili arterin çıkış açısı ve kıvrımlı seyri nedeniyle aterosklerotik lezyonların daha sık görülmesi ve bazı olgularda ani ölümlerin bildirilmesi, koroner arter anomalilerine olan ilgiyi arttırmıştır
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