Publications by authors named "Recep Gulmez"
Background: Contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) is a frequent complication of endovascular interventions for peripheral artery disease (PAD). It is linked to renal dysfunction, extended hospital stays, increased cardiovascular events, and higher mortality rates. The CHADS-VASc score, widely utilized for assessing cardioembolic risk and guiding anticoagulation therapy in nonvalvular atrial fibrillation, encompasses risk factors that overlap with those of CIN.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Silent new cerebral ischemic lesions (sNCIL) are a common complication of carotid artery stenting (CAS) that can lead to an increase in morbidity and mortality. We aimed to evaluate the impact of hematological parameters on sNCIL in patients undergoing CAS.
Methods: We retrospectively evaluated 103 patients who underwent CAS, with a mean age of 70.
Background: This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Pro-Glide, a suture-mediated vascular closure device, regarding technical success and complications in patients who had undergone aortic intervention and had previous groin intervention (PGI).
Methods: One hundred and thirty-five patients who underwent percutaneous thoracic endovascular aortic repair via the femoral artery and were closed with the Pro-Glide device were analyzed retrospectively. PGI was defined as a history of open surgical access to the femoral artery or wide sheath (>18 F) placement due to endovascular or valvular intervention.
Background: Critical limb ischemia (CLI) patients take too many medications because they are elderly and frail patients with multiple comorbidities. Polypharmacy is associated with frailty, although its prognostic significance in CLI patients is unknown. In this study, we aimed to determine the prevalence of hyperpolypharmacy among adults with CLI and its effect on 1-year amputation and mortality.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The CHA2DS2-VASc score is associated with adverse clinical outcomes in patients with cardiovascular disease. The residual Syntax score (rSS) is a scoring tool which has prognostic value in patients with ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).
Objectives: Our aim in this study is to investigate the predictive value of the CHA2DS2-VASc score on rSS in STEMI patients.
Fragmented QRS complex may predict long-term mortality after isolated surgical aortic valve replacement in patients with severe aortic stenosis.
Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg
January 2022
Article Synopsis
- - The study investigates the link between fragmented QRS (fQRS) on electrocardiograms and long-term mortality after surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) in patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS), a condition that causes heart muscle damage.
- - Out of 289 patients analyzed, 43.5% exhibited fQRS, and 20.4% died within an average follow-up of about 54 months, with those having fQRS showing significantly higher mortality rates.
- - The presence of fQRS, along with left ventricular strain and previous stroke history, was identified as an independent predictor of increased mortality risk, suggesting that fQRS can provide important insight into patient outcomes after